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    How to manually upgrade from OTA-3 to OTA-4

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      • advocatuxA Offline
        advocatux @Mika15
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        @mika15 it's always a good idea to make a backup πŸ˜‰ but said that, you'll keep all your data if you don't check the wipe option

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          Mika15 @advocatux
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          @advocatux Thanks for the quick response! I will do a backup before upgrading using rsync over ssh is enough as it or some procedures are better ? Other question, If I'm not happy with OTA4, is easy to downgrade or do I have to forget ? Thanks!

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            advocatux @Mika15
            last edited by advocatux

            @mika15 you're welcome. You can backup the whole /home if you want peace of mind [*] but you only need to backup the data you want to keep really.

            You have the obvious things like Documents, Music, etc, that's easy to find πŸ˜‰

            In ~.local/share/evolution/ you'll find the addressbook, calendar, memos, and tasks DDBB.

            ~.local/share/history-service/history.sqlite for SMS and calls log.

            If you're using Authenticator, you'll find the config file here .config/com.ubuntu.developer.mzanetti.ubuntu-authenticator/

            Probably the easier way to downgrade is to use the installer, probably switching channels will work too though.

            [*] Edit to explain that if you have a complete home backup, you can easily copy to your phone any bit you could need or you forgot the first time

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              A Former User @UniSuperBox
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              Thanks for this, @UniSuperBox
              How long does the download take? I'm just wondering if the Snap is hanging, or whether! it's doing its thing.
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                Lakotaubp @Guest
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                @3arn0wl How long is long? About 15-20 mins all should be done.

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                  A Former User @Lakotaubp
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                  Thanks, @Lakotaubp

                  Meh! It was longer than that, I think. I might just wait for OTA-5. πŸ˜•

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                    Lakotaubp @Guest
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                    @3arn0wl Just restarting the installer and reconneting the phone fixed it for me when installing ubports on the nexus. Try that if you cant wait till Monday ; )

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                      A Former User
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                      I also ran into the installation hanging after clicking "Install," even with the latest version (0.1.21-beta AppImage) of the installer. I discovered the problem, in this case at least, concerned the installer's handling of adb and fastboot. The system is intended to operate whether they are installed or not. I had adb installed, but not fastboot. Unfortunately, the fallback appears to have failed because the "platform-tools" subdirectory tree it depends on (see src/utils.js:getFallbackPlatformTools) is missing. However, once I installed fastboot, the installation did not need to fall back and it worked just fine.

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                        Mika15 @advocatux
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                        @advocatux Thanks! Migration is done, my phone is working perfectly, I migrated from AppImage installer a fantastic tool, I have all my data as it was before, many thanks to the team for their work, the installer and the OS are excellent!

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                          advocatux @Mika15
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                          @mika15 kudos! Enjoy your new UT device πŸ™‚

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                            marc_aurel
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                            Unfortunately, I can't update my Fairphone 2. I have tried the update on three different systems:

                            1. macOS

                            The installer app asks in an infinite loop for the password. I have reproduced this error with a PIN and a password.

                            macOS screenshot

                            The first install didn't work either. It's a usb-c driver issue, I think.

                            1. Neon

                            I managed the first installation in Neon. The installer couldn't update the device with the following error:

                            Neon screenshot

                            I also couldn't install the recent installer. Therefore I removed the files for the installer at /opt/ and /usr/share/applications with sudo. Then I tried the installation again, but nothing happens after entering the password.

                            Installation screenshot

                            1. Windows 10

                            The installation app sais, that I have to reboot in bootloader but afterwards nothing happens. This application doesn't ask for a passwird.

                            Very frustrating user experience with UBPorts update!!

                            I have added some screenshots, but unfortunately they are not schon in the forum with the suggested syntax:

                            https://www.dropbox.com/s/0oy7f3j6m4ug3y/screenshot macOS.png?dl=0
                            https://www.dropbox.com/s/gi1gavtx9r34e2n/screenshot neon.png?dl=0
                            https://www.dropbox.com/s/cvr3d2u7vjp5jn3/Install screenshot.png?dl=0

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                              mihael @marc_aurel
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                              @marc_aurel You may want to check the method described above with system-image-cli - it is done from the phone terminal or from a computer logged into the phone via adb or ssh.

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                                marc_aurel @mihael
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                                @mihael This requires a setup for ssh, doesn't it?

                                It this instruction up to date? I'm not sure because of the path with the directory "phablet". I wouldn't call a FF2 a phablet.

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                                  mihael @marc_aurel
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                                  @marc_aurel I don't remember if I did it this way but just connect a usb cable and then adb shell and you are inside the phone from the computer. Or just type that command for the updatr within the phone terminal app - you don't even need a computer, just the phone connected to internet.

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                                    marc_aurel @mihael
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                                    @mihael Thanks, this works now.

                                    Unfortunately the settings of the new UBports still doesn't offer custom text size. This is a problem for visual impaired people. Has someone an idea, whether whis is on the roadmap?

                                    Dekko is not working any more. Has someone a recommendation for an email app?

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                                      Stefano @marc_aurel
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                                      @marc_aurel DEKKO beta is here:

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                                        flohack @marc_aurel
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                                        @marc_aurel BTW the password is the one of your PC, not the phone...

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                                          GT
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                                          Hi all, short question:

                                          if I manually upgrade to OTA-4 following the described steps, will I lose my data and apps or will they remain intact on the device after the update? Thanks.

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                                            advocatux @GT
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                                            @gt you'll keep all your data as long as you don't check the wipe option.

                                            Anyhow, if your data is important for you, you should make a backup

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                                              Stefano @GT
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                                              @gt The apps that were not updated to 16.04 might( most likely) not work, data should stays intact.

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