[BOOTLOADER] gingerbread & froyo up/downgrading the easy way

[nitr8]

This is just a quick way to switch between bootloaders. Most people are downloading ~150MB to upgrade to downgrade there bootloaders. This is a small 7MB for GB & 8MB for froyo download to help you flash just your boot loaders.

An example, you on froyo and want to install a custom CWM gingerbread ROM, you can now just download the gingerbread bootloader and flash it insted of flashing a full ROM.
Or, if you on gingerbread and wish to flash CM7 you need to downgrade, again insted of flashing a full ROM, just download the froyo bootloader and flash that

Downloads:

EZboot-Froyo-1.0.tar.md5 - Froyo

EZboot-GingerBread-1.0.tar.md5 - GingerBread

EZOdin​

Instructions:
Remember this flashes the bootloader, if it fails it means you might be trouble.

• Download the right version from section above
• Reboot your phone into Download mode
• Connect your phone to computer
• Run EZOdin
• Select EZboot-Froyo-1.0.tar.md5 or EZboot-GingerBread-1.0.tar.md5as a PDA file in EZOdin
• Check the "Phone Bootloader Update" checkbox
• Click Start
• Wait until phone reboots and make it reboot into Recovery
• Flash a custom CWM ROM

Screenshots:

GingerBread - Froyo​

 

[hensk]

10ks nitr8,You're a magician

 

[runedrune]

First your EZbase saved so many when flashing to MIUI/CM7. Now this makes things even easier.

 

[{Angel}]

What bootloaders does each have? from what releases... Thanks.

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[smoker46]

NIT you are a GOD

 

[nitr8]

What bootloaders does each have? from what releases... Thanks.

froyo - XXJPY
gingerbread - XWJVH

 

[zyryn]

froyo - XWJVB

Huh?!......

 

[stassano]

Great stuff! Now switching roms has gotten even easier

 

[tomeks]

froyo - XWJVB
gingerbread - XWJVH

latest 2.1 JSD are working fine with CM7

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[redstripes89]

Stupid question:

The CM-installation instruction says that you have to be on a rooted froyo with CWM.
Are these requirements fullfilled by flashing the EZbase?
And does this mean I only have to make a nandroid backup, put the newest CM7-zip on my sdcard, flash EZbase, go to recovery and flash CM/ and... done?!

 

[tkalli]

froyo - XWJVB
gingerbread - XWJVH

Huh?!......

JVB for Froyo?????

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[nitr8]

Froyo = i9000xxjpy

 

[corgar]

and which kernel? hardcore on froyo and for gb?

 

[kasper_h]

and which kernel? hardcore on froyo and for gb?

This is bootloader only, so no ROM/no kernel.

 

[tt0204]

Stupid question:

The CM-installation instruction says that you have to be on a rooted froyo with CWM.
Are these requirements fullfilled by flashing the EZbase?
And does this mean I only have to make a nandroid backup, put the newest CM7-zip on my sdcard, flash EZbase, go to recovery and flash CM/ and... done?!

Yes...The CM guide says froyo with CWM means froyo bootloader with recovery that has abilitiy to flash your own zips.

Btw thx NO3 (nitr8--nitrate XD). It's awsome. And which kernel is it?


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[redstripes89]

Yes...The CM guide says froyo with CWM means froyo bootloader with recovery that has abilitiy to flash your own zips.

Btw thx NO3 (nitr8--nitrate XD). It's awsome. And which kernel is it?

Thanks! Will give it a try then when my phone has charged completely.

 

[corgar]

This is bootloader only, so no ROM/no kernel.

a kernel "zImage" is inside the zip so a kernel is included, but which one?

 

[nitr8]

CF kernel with CWM for GB
SpeedMod kernel with CWM for froyo

 

[kenkiller]

CF kernel with CWM for GB
SpeedMod kernel with CWM for froyo

Now everything is made clear...Thanks!

 

[bududroid]

I think its very risk if failed.. no download mode anymore and if the connection is unstabil this will break sgs ?..
But thanks for this.. you're good dev ..

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