How to stop the update to fc09 message!!! Modified 5/14/2012

[flastnoles11]

Edit- use the same method but replace all EL30 with FC09

First off so everybody knows, feezing system updates did not work... neither did just installing the el30 modem... but this did... Ok this is very easy! Let it try to install... obviously it will fail because you are rooted... now you should see an exclamation point... just pull the battery and reboot! No more nagging message from your phone to update! This will work regardless of if you are on the el30 modem or not.... I have done it with the ei22 modem, el30 modem, and the ec05 modem and haven't had the update prompt after doin this...
Edit- after the battery pull and reboot don't panic if it throws you into cwm upon reboot, just reboot from there and you're good to go! LIKE ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP!
Edit- for everybody getting the update a few days after doin this try this (fix by toadlife)
The update notification will probably stop if you modify the build.prop file to trick the phone into thinking it already has EL30.


Try this:

Open up a root shell and type the following (via adb, or a shell app)


su
remount rw
sed -i 's/SPH-D700-user 2.3.5 GINGERBREAD EI22 release-keys/SPH-D700-user 2.3.6 GINGERBREAD EL30 release-keys/g' /system/build.prop
sed -i 's/sprint\/SPH-D700\/SPH-D700:2.3.5\/GINGERBREAD\/EI22:user\/release-keys/sprint\/SPH-D700\/SPH-D700:2.3.6\/GINGERBREAD\/EL30:user\/release-keys/g' /system/build.prop
remount ro


I would recommend adb so you can copy and paste. Typing that might take awhile. 


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[iil]

Interesting. I wonder if deleting the update.zip file would accomplish the same although I suppose it could just download again.

 

[incisivekeith]

I am on ERA ROM and I don't get any message to update.

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[The Root]

Thanks, I don't freeze things and that was going to be annoying.

 

[socos25]

I have not received any update notification. I will consider myself lucky.

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[The Root]

I have not received any update notification. I will consider myself lucky.

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I woke up to it.

 

[austin420]

I woke up to it.

me too. i dismissed it though, and it hasnt popped back up yet.

 

[JRRinNC]

I woke this morning to the update as well. I dismissed it but it kept coming back up for me about every half hour. I have CleanGB MTD, so wasn't sure what it would do if I allowed the update. Saw this post, though, and let it go / pulled battery as directed. Haven't had it pop up since. Phew! THANKS!

 

[MДЯCЦSДИT]

This would be annoying if it failed from a bad download and then you couldn't update when you are actually stock...

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[latinoboi30]

First off so everybody knows, feezing system updates did not work... neither did just installing the el30 modem... but this did... Ok this is very easy! Let it try to install... obviously it will fail because you are rooted... now you should see an exclamation point... just pull the battery and reboot! No more nagging message from your phone to update! This will work regardless of if you are on the el30 modem or not.... I have done it with the ei22 modem, el30 modem, and the ec05 modem and haven't had the update prompt after doin this...

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Thanks for this info...... I was getting frustrated with the update message. I did as u stated and it no longer shows the message. Thanks again!



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[running_the_dream]

Thanks! Looks like it worked for me. EI22 forever!

 

[levin91e]

Thanks for the tip, worked for me using Clean GB build 18.

 

[flastnoles11]

Interesting. I wonder if deleting the update.zip file would accomplish the same although I suppose it could just download again.

Lol ya I tried that too... kept getting that stupid message to update though....

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[DaKillaWilla]

Copy this apk into dir /system/app with root explorer
make sure u set the permissions to the same as the other files in that dir.

Fotakill.apk
http://db.tt/i2YmYqwT

This stopped the ei22 ota from downloading to my phone when I was on froyo.

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[flastnoles11]

Copy this apk into dir /system/app with root explorer
make sure u set the permissions to the same as the other files in that dir.

Fotakill.apk
http://db.tt/i2YmYqwT

This stopped the ei22 ota from downloading to my phone when I was on froyo.

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No need... just let it try to install and the notification stops....

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[The Root]

No need... just let it try to install and the notification stops....

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I even took the time to flash the new Shadow after, finally.

 

[flastnoles11]

I even took the time to flash the new Shadow after, finally.

Nice... I stick to samurai... it runs better on my phone for some reason...

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[samep]

Thanks for this; I haven't seen nags to update but now I know what to do when it happens.

 

[KennyG123]

Thanks for this; I haven't seen nags to update but now I know what to do when it happens.

Glad it worked for everyone.

 

[DroidApprentice]

I was a shade worried when the first thing that happened after the battery pull was a kick back into CWM. I just did a nandroid before to be safe, and didn't want to be placed in a CWM bootloop or something. But other than that I think this method may have worked like a charm! Thanks.