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[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] yogi2010:
from what i've read, people associated with Sprint are saying that it is rolling out in waves, and to be patient. but it is weird however, not to see a single report from anyone anywhere having received it!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Okay, so I'm right in saying this is NOT normal ota behavior?

Yeah I figured.

I'll just bite my tongue...until...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] noXcape:
Cm10.1 is at DD and so much better
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
That's nice for GSM users, but what about us on CDMA??? Has that issue been hashed out on this device yet?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Would you like CM10.1?

Or do you prefer CM10?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] noXcape:
I don't have the gsm mod... arrrghhh has 10.1 Rollin :)

Sent from my XT897C using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
Well......I'm......speechless! That is good news.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
So, after a week of waiting and no ota, i gave up waiting and installed the soak test update. I'm happy!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] yogi2010:
i saw this over on Android Central, not sure as to the validity..

http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=2751095

edit. i tried to link to the relevant single post using Tapatalk, but not sure if it worked. possibly the update will be available for download on the 5th or 6th.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Die Bruine:
I also installed the update (EU GSM user). Only issue I've fount up 'till now is the data connection icon. It's always on 3G eventhough I know it's 2G.

But at least no more screen orientation issues or tearing.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Hmmm...So that's for version 9.8.2, but the soak test that's posted here is 9.10.5. Interesting. They could have tested two versions I guess, and released the one with the fewest bugs. It will be interesting to see what shows up Monday, if anything.

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Here on Sprint, data won't work on 1x-RTT anymore. 2G is dead. Maybe that's why there's no 2G icon in the rom?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Data works on 1xRTT for me (normally), is there something special about the soak?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
No. Even my Samsung Epic won't work on 1x data. Maybe it just turned off in some areas, but if I don't at least have evdo, I don't have data. Its been that way for at least a couple years.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
*shrug*, must just be your area. I get data on 1xRTT all the time... sure it's about like dial-up, but it's better than nothing.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Lol. You just made me remember dialing into Compuserve on a 300 baud modem when I was much younger. How far we have come. I ran a speedtest on my phone last night on the wifi and got 21Mbs down. That's what, 70000 times faster?

And that's pretty far off topic. Sorry guys.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
98.10.5.XT897 is the 'Software version', not the 'Build number'. The 'soak' is the same as what they're releasing, which is 9.8.2Q-122_XT897_FFW-5. They told us that during the soak.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Ah, thanks. Yes i looked at the wrong thing. Sorry about that.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
No worries, just clearing up the confusion there mate :)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] yogi2010:
has anyone noticed any improvements to the camera in JB? that was one of the listed changes, but of course sometimes we may not even notice any difference.

I did find the camera to be just so-so on ICS, kind of hard to focus on the area I wanted to, and maybe not so good in low light, like most cameras I suppose.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] BAMF:
Is there any way to downgrade from JB? I've got the soak test installed, and have reverted to stock recovery, bootloader is unlocked. Tried flashing the FXZ for the two prior versions, but it fails and says: Failed flashing process. 1/23 flash partition "gpt_main0.bin" -> Phone returned FAIL. On the phone's screen is says: Fastboot Reason: Flash Failure / usb connected / downgraded security version / update gpt_main version failed / preflash validation failed for GPT (The slashes are line breaks.) Any ideas? Anyone have a nandroid backup for the stock ROM prior to JB?

EDIT: Almost forgot, the flash failure was from trying to reload the JB ROM, but it failed updated a stock app that I had removed.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Seems you need to just remove that line from the XML.

It was mentioned a few pages ago.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] yogi2010:
you can downgrade from JB with the FXZ files, but you have to edit out the GPT line from the xml file, as advised by noXcape: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40727978&postcount=174

of course you also will probably have to make the other 2 edits described in the FXZ thread, if you haven't already.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] BAMF:
Thank you arrgghh and Yogi, worked like a charm! I had already deleted the two getvar lines, but I missed the gpt line. Much appreciated!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Today, according to rumor, is the day the ota should show up. Please post here if you actually receive notification for the ota. Inquiring minds like to know.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] gameaddict8:
Good luck everyone. Lol
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] JaceAlvejetti:
and Gods Speed, No update here, Though Ill be checking through out trough out the day, I am on the soak so it will be interesting to see if the soak gets the update or if only the others do (asa14)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] mrgaret87:
I got the update, so far so good, jb rocks
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] benofilis:
wooo hooo ... installing now
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
Soak = release, you won't see an update because its the same build.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] fritzum:
I got it too, but thanks to TWRP (?) the installation stops with an error.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] peztoa:
it just updated on my girlfriend's phone, it works pretty good so far :p
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
You do need to be on stock recovery to apply OTA's from the carrier.

Edit - I should say, you can't apply vanilla OTA's from the carrier with custom recovery. If you flash stock recovery back (easiest thru RSD Lite) you should be able to apply the OTA. RSD will wipe the device.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Al936:
Could you please upload OTA zip file if you have root?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] fritzum:
Unfortunately, the zip is gone from my cache folder since the failed update attempt.

Gonna have to wait till it offers me to download again, because my "search for updates" button is gone because of some debloating I did...

Is there a way to flash stock recovery without resetting the phone to factory default?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Al936:
Just flash it using fastboot: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] kubago:
Is the soak and this update really the same version? Did someone actually check it for sure?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] CornholioGSM:
...here is it :)

Blur_Version.77.8.14.XT897.Sprint.en.US.zip - 188.08 MB
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
Now all we need is for a kernel to overclock the CPU and GPU, and maybe make the touch sensitivity a bit better when connected via USB.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] PythonFanTN:
Its the exact same build number, and they told us in the soak that barring any major unforeseen issues what we had would be what is released soon after.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] yogi2010:
yeah, plus the soak update and the one posted by CornholioGSM are identical in size, down to the byte..
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Working on the CPU OC part at least. Github is making me want to stab things right now tho, so slow!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
I had a suspicion you were already on top of that :thumbup:

I found a thread where someone had already come up with a modded kernel for ramping up the CPU and GPU for the snapdragon S4...want me to find it, would it help? He's working with GitHub also...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] palmwangja:
Thanks!

Can we just flash this zip with Open Recovery or TWRP??
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
I believe that you need to place it in the root of your external SD card and flash it with stock recovery or it'll fail, if I am correct. The update checks the integrity of your stock ROM and it will fail if you have a custom recovery (the hash values won't check out)...

I had to flash TWRP just so I could restore a purely stock backup image of ASA 14 and then flash back to a stock recovery so the update would take, otherwise it failed.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Die Bruine:
Sticky not working

Just wondering if those who upgrade can test the "sticky-ness" in let's say Whatsapp. The first line I type will work. But after I've sent a message, SHIFT won't stick (as posted previously). Pretty annoying.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] h16h:
I got impatient waiting my for OTA; I successfully updated using the zip posted earlier in the thread. Everything seems fine so far.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] rpankoe:
How did you do it? Did you place it in the root and get into stock recovery? Did it upgrade or wipe your device?

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Is this the correct JB file? Wasn't it supposed to be 9.8.2Q-122_XT897_FFW-7? Or is that build packed into this Moto Blur file? I just checked my current version and this is not the latest JB file. I'm already on 77.8.14.XT897.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] nwo122383:
The name of the zip always reflects the version your are upgrading from if I am correct so since that is the version you are on it should flash
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] rpankoe:
Thanks, that makes sense then. I've been searching for the steps to do an OTA manually on a stock Photon Q with this file, but can't seem to find anything about it.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
First Q: yes, you place the OTA zip in the root of your external SD card, and can flash it using stock recovery. I updated my system only after restoring completely to stock, wiping all user data, and then wiping dalvik and system cache for good measure, so I don't know if JB upgrade wipes your device.

;;;;;;Oslo p

Second Q: For clarification, the actual name of the update file for JB is the same as the operating system it is being updated from, 77.8.14.XT897, and once updated it makes your OS version 9.8.2Q:-122_XT897_FFW-7. So go ahead and flash that update...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] rpankoe:
Ohh well, guess I'll have to wait for OTA. Even though I still have locked bootloader and did the Vodoo OTA rootkeeper and unrooted, I still get assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/bin/app_process", .....

E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
Just curious, did you remove any of the stock apps? If so, you need to restore your system to purely stock to apply the update, FYI. No kernel mods, etc. Or it will fail. Also, are you using the stock recovery? You may need to just bite the bullet and go ahead and flash back to a stock system and find a way to re-root later...there's probably a way to do so since many other Moto devices running JB have already been updated long ago
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] rpankoe:
Nope, that's why I was surprised. I didn't remove any stock apps, I didn't do any kernels or ROMs. Only thing I did after root was install Google Wallet and Wifi Tether. Maybe I'll try to uninstall those 2 and try again. Maybe it's the Wallet APK in the system folder?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
Very well could be wallet, I do know that the update checks hash values or integrity of all system files to allow the install to proceed, could be the status 7 code reason...

Also, did you have busybox installed? I don't know if it may matter, but I know that it adds bin files in your system. Someone else may be able to better answer that question than I though...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] rpankoe:
Whoops. I think I figured it out. I did have the XPosed Framework installed for Google Wallet. Removed that and it seems to be proceeding past the error. I had removed the XPosed patch for google wallet already, but I had to also uninstall the framework too. I did leave the Google Wallet APK in the system/apps folder and it seems to be taking so far. Will know in a little bit if I'm successful and have JB!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
Awesome, glad you figured it out! Keep us posted...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
Oh, and for all of you who are trying to keep root after updating, I lost root when flashing back to a stock image. However, after I did update to JB and re-flashed TWRP recovery through fastboot, I reinstalled superuser through the recovery and regained root no problem. I know this doesn't apply to those who are still boot loader locked.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] rpankoe:
Ok all, this works to update to JellyBean if you've got a locked bootloader and are rooted. If you've installed the XPosed framework for Google Wallet, you have to uninstall the framework.

I downloaded the JB update package from http://d-h.st/44a to my external SD Card.

Used Vodoo OTA Rootkeeper to temp unroot

Went into stock recovery by pressing Volume Up/Down and power at the same time during boot

flash the file you downloaded onto the external SD card in recovery

The next boot, it completed the update, then I restored my root in Vodoo OTA rootkeeper, as well as the XPosed framework and all see good!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
I don't remember if it was posted but 'shift' works if you hold it down while typing. 'caps lock' is a no go too. Not sure if there's s a work around for that. I'll keep experimenting...until I root the thing and find a permanent fix. =)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] kabaldan:
Just to make it dead simple clear:

The Sprint soak test released on 15.04.2013 and the official ota update released three weeks later on 06.05.2013 are identical, bit to bit.

Zero difference.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] jae18708:
My OTA is also failing. Locked bootloader. Renamed my camera sound files back. temp unroot in voodoo and supersu set to survival mode.. i think my problem is i froze sprint zone in rom toolbox. gonna do a factory reset and try again.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] oTToToTenTanz:
I don't have a problem with the shift button. I press it once and it will capitalize my next letter.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] nightwkr:
Problems with WiFi Tether

Has anyone gotten wi-fi tether to work after upgrading to Jellybean? I'm rooted through TWRP, and I've tried the old tried and true "Android WiFi Tether", and Foxfi/PDANet+ - Neither seem to work. PDANet+ looks like it's going to work, but as soon as the device connects to it the 3g radio keeps resetting.

Any advice is welcome.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dpwhitty11:
WiFi Tether for Root Users works for me, although it is super slow despite the app saying its going fast.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] nightwkr:
What settings are you using? My devices aren't seeing a network with it.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dpwhitty11:
I have everything set to automatic.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] nightwkr:
OK - I figured out my actual problem.

I can connect if I turn off security encryption. I used to use wpa and passphrase encryption, but apparently THAT is what's not working.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] swintec:
I could not install the update since it kept failing. I did a factory reset however it still fails and complains about a "magazines.apk" app and then sideload packages.zip error. What should I do? Do I need to find a copy of the original install?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dpwhitty11:
Use RSD to get pure stock ASA-14, then take the update.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] swintec:
Thanks for the reply. I am having trouble locating the files I need...could I just use this tutorial: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2001108 I know it is older unless there is a better / newer one to use? Ive never used RSD before.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
This is the "official" thread for the FXZ files & RSD Lite:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2095536
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dpwhitty11:
The thread you want is this one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2095536

All you need to do is find a download for RSD 6.1.5 or 6.1.4. If you have any trouble with that, I can put mine up for you to download somewhere.

Its pretty straightforward. You download the firmware you want, extract it, open RSD and browse to the .xml file for the firmware you downloaded and extracted, boot into the bootloader, and just hit the apply button and watch it work. You may or may not have to edit a few lines in the .xml as the thread states. I had to.

*EDIT*

Arrrghhh beat me to it :P
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Yea, but your post was so much more thorough :good:

:p
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] swintec:
thanks guys think i got it.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] tt c6:
Uhhhhh..... Why isn't everyone just downloading directly from Sprint using System Update in the Photon's settings now that it's available ???

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2269027
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] surroundedbydrones:
Feature scale back is unfortunate

It's a shame the OTA removed the quickviews functionality. It was actually a very useful overlay that I'd grown accustomed to. Also, the volume controls are now somehow less responsive; they just don't seem right, and volume for streaming media or sounds makes a big jump at the 50% slider level on up, but it doesn't respond much at 50% or less on the slider.

Audio effects are also removed. I did use the stock equalizer and am going to miss that as well. Same for the phonebook tab in the dialer screen.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] yogi2010:
is the proximity sensor working properly on the JB update? I have already face-hungup on my GF, and face-entered the wrong selections on a touchtone menu :eek:
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] sprintomatic:
hey guys, thanks for all the handwork. I searched around and couldn't find a definite answer. After the update, can it be rooted with original root? and will wifi tether still work?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] BAMF:
I have noticed that the proximity sensor is not working inside the Google Voice app. I was listening to a voicemail last night and kept pausing it with my face. Can't say I've had a problem yet on calls, but don't have enough time on it yet to know definitively.

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Those having problems with Shift and Caps Lock, I've noticed it only seems to happen in some apps. When either key doesn't stick, I can switch to a different app and it works. Likewise, if I force close the app that I'm in and reopen it, both keys work again. Haven't noticed yet if it only affects certain apps, or if it randomly occurs in all apps.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] swintec:
would love to know this as well. will try to look at the JB root methods for the other moto phones tonight.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] BAMF:
Rooting with the same method as used before (flash with CWM or TWRP) still works.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] swintec:
Is there a thread or tutorial for this? I follow the steps here: http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/137 and Goo.IM but nothing happens. I press "InstallOpenRecovery" and it downloads but then nothing happens. This happened before the JB update as well.

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Just found the MotoChopper root method posted in the Atrix forum and it worked like a dream. Literally like three clicks.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] oTToToTenTanz:
Ha, I just tried to slide up these icons and noticed that quickview has gone...that's a shame :(

I doubt we could bring it back?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] surroundedbydrones:
The QuickViews services and references remain in the background, the MotoBlur software just disabled the app UI, it seems. I don't know if that's typical.

I wonder if anyone else has cooked the QuickViews functionality or a similar variant into any other roms. I find it is pretty useful. Although, the new Jelly Bean notification changes do accomplish some of what the QuickViews does, so I'm sure that's the justification for the removal.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
Mine wors sometimes, and sometimes not. When I'm entering a password on certain secure sites it won't recognize the shift key unless I hold it down while typing. As some have described it, it doesn't "stick."
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
I think it depends on the input field. For example, if I'm using an app like TeamViewer, it never seems to stick properly - I have to hold the SHIFT key in order for a capital letter to be inserted.

The same is on some web forms, etc - and apps that do not have a "standard" input field? Most apps I do not have a problem with.

This issue was present on stock ICS as well.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] amateurhack:
In my case, there's a secure web login that I have to use several times each day for work that I did not have the problem with in ICS. Seems that the behavior has changed at least somewhat.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] judogti:
Is there a way to decline the upgrade? My phone downloaded it automatically, and asks me every 2 hours to install it.

Im content with the Apex launcher and Ice Cream Sandwich, how can I tell it to permanently decline?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] palmwangja:
Yes, you just freeze Update 4.0.4-15 or something apk, then it won't annoy you.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pb908:
Too bad, i feel the same, got annoyed with the update message, then i click update.

now mine already jb, and the first issue i found is i lost usb-otg...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
So FXZ back to ICS, and freeze the updater APK as was stated earlier. I used this trick to prevent ICS updates from being sent/notified on my device, I'm sure it will work for JB as well.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] judogti:
Thanks, worked perfect. Titanium Backup worked perfectly for this.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Die Bruine:
Sticky issue

Is there anyone who's performed a reset/clean install and still stuck with the sticky shift issue? This is really annoying. It takes the speed out of typing with an hardware keyboard.

Right now it doesn't work at all in none of the programs. Yesterday it started working again for a couple of hours. That was until i updated some programs and hasn't worked since.

Sticky always worked for me until the upgrade to JB (no wipe).
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] galacticservant:
Same...issue. Did completely clean install from stock ASA 14 with NO user apps. Pure stock. Strange. Even wiped Dalvik and Cache 3x before update just for good measure.

From The Q, Of Course

live the life you love, love the life you live
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Die Bruine:
What I find really annoying is that sometimes everything works fine. It's rare, but it has happened at least twice. But since it only happened two or three times I can't pinpoint what could have triggered the non-sticky behavior.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Stunherald:
Did anyone make PDroid 2.0 work properly on PhotonQ w/ JB 4.1.2 ? :confused:
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pb908:
going back to ICS, and use App-quarantine to freeze the Update, no regret of turning back !!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pujdo1:
i didnt know there to post this, but if you look at the motorola upgrade page, you can see that every other smartphone from motorolas current line up, like the atrix hd, razr m/hd/maxx, ultra etc will recieve a android 4.4 upgrade. expecially since the razr m has a similar hardware to our photon q we can hope for a official android 4.4 upgrade. sadly motorola hasnt updated the photon q upgrade page, only "further informations coming soon..."
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] The Solutor:
The loss of functionality in the (so called) upgrade from ICS to JB is not enough for you ?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] CornholioGSM:
...this is same again and again with qwerty phones from motorola....BUT i mean that when rolls out KK for razr m etc, then will be simple mod it for phq because hardware is really similar :)