[Q] Downgrade from 2.3.4 HKTW to 1.83 (Solved)

[d3athsd00r]

After upgrading to 2.3.4 and having a few issues with it, I wanted to get back down to the 1.83. However when I try flashing with RSD Lite, it fails. I have a CWM backup from right before upgrading to 2.3.4. Can I restore that with recovery mode or is there some other way I need to do it?

 

[d3athsd00r]

I attempted to fastboot flash my system.img from my CWM backup.
It flashes the system.img but the bootloader isn't the correct one for 1.83. Any suggestions? I would really like to get back to 1.83 until the retail OTA comes out.

 

[Kraize]

I had the same problem earlier! What I basically did was go to the Firmware thread [here] and then downloaded the 1.8.3 full (it doesn't work with the service one) and flashed that sbf file through RSDLite and it went back to Froyo. You said it failed though, so maybe try an older/different sbf file?

 

[_Dennis_]

Does it just fail to reboot when sbf flashing? Load to fastboot and type 'fastboot -w'

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[KeRmiT80]

i went back from ginger

rsd full 1.2.6
rsd unlocker
fastboot cwm
update.zip my own 1.8.3 modified ota

no problems at all

 

[d3athsd00r]

i went back from ginger

rsd full 1.2.6
rsd unlocker
fastboot cwm
update.zip my own 1.8.3 modified ota

no problems at all

Ive been waiting for the 1.83 full to download but its taking forever. I tried the 1.26 but it fails after flashing some of the code groups. I think it almost makes it to 100%. But Idk. I'm gonna keep trying cause I'm having too many issues with GB right now.

 

[d3athsd00r]

Got it working.
Flash the full 1.83 SBF (flash says it fails but it actually finishes), flash unlocker SBF, root, install the old CWM recovery and restore CWM backup.