New software update Kola Nut 1.8.5 is ready

[erv]

Did you try to update/install any app from the Play Store? This should reset your connection to GCM.

Yes, several times. GCM stayed disabled (still is), but after a few hours, message notifications for Text Secure / Threema have come back, WIFI-sign becomes blue again …

Since you state that it stopped working. Did you try to set the music on the SD card as ringtone again after the update? I imagine this has to be done so the Fairphone can link the ringtones.

Yes, again it took a few hours and restarts and the ringtones worked again …
Anyway thank you for your support. Next time a should be more patient.

[dilbert55]

When I try to update on 1.8.5 (I have already 1.8), after downloading and executing the “restart” button, I get a picture with little andoid telling me “KEIN BEFEHL”.Only by taking out the battery I can make my FP1 work again.

There is no way to install 1.8.5 on my phone. What is the main issue of 1.8.5? “Making update process easier?”

[ibes]

this is the recovery mode - you have to press the power buttons short to make the menu appear.
This is described in the official tutorial about manually install 1.8.5

[paulakreuzer]

Try updating again while having “stay awake” (Settings > Developer Options) ticked and the phone plugged in.
If you end up in recovery mode again see here how to get out without having to take out the battery:

https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fairphone-forum-dictionary/5309/21?u=paulakreuzer

[gsoundsgood]

I have exactly the same problem. Followed the instruction, and now it’s just “loading” and then black screen. I cannot even access recovery mode any more…it also goes into the loading-with-bluebackground -> black-screen loop.

Phone totally unusable.

Support very much welcome.

[paulakreuzer]

Oh no that sounds to me like you hard-bricked your phone. (A word I just learned today, so I’m not exactly an expert.)

[gsoundsgood]

I am now trying to flash my phone, as described in this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Fairphone_Fairphone/Guides#How_to_restore_Fairphone_if_you_totally_bricked_it) and as suggested in some of the posts above.

I installed the driver, downloaded the Flash tool (http://mtk2000.ucoz.ru/down9/FlashTool_exe_v5.1320.00.rar), downloaded the Fairphone recovery file (http://storage.googleapis.com/fairphone-updates/FP1-Fairphone_OS_v1_8_5_OTA_2015-05-07.zip).

However, when I load the scatter file in the FlashTool I get the following error:

Did anybody else encounter the same error? Since others have been succesful, I assume I must be missing something… could anybody point me in the right direction? thanks!

[joagri]

@gsoundsgood

http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Fairphone_Fairphone/Guides#How_to_restore_Fairphone_if_you_totally_bricked_it

I think you have to download the image-binary http://storage.googleapis.com/fairphone-updates/FP1-Fairphone_OS_v1_8_5_Image_2015-05-07.zip if you have the updated partition layout, with the original partition-layout the file http://storage.googleapis.com/fairphone-updates/FP1-Fairphone_OS_1G13G_v1_8_5_Image_2015-05-07.zip. You downloaded the recovery -file, I remember the same error some time ago with another update I made, so it’s worth a try. good luck
Jo

[gsoundsgood]

thanks for your reply, but in the files you linked there’s no scatter file. How am I supposed to flash them?

[dilbert55]

Is there no simpler solution for an update? Your suggestion sounds rather sophisticated. And if there is none, what is the ‘stay awake’ in the german Version?

[gsoundsgood]

I finally found the solution… I this post by @daveboschma in another thread explaing the process in more details and providing direct links to the files needed:

Google Apps can't be reinstalled

Ok, this is for now the only working methode of getting GAPPS and 1.8.5 working on a FP1 model having gone the manual 1.8.5 FP1U route. Beware Only use this method if you are absolutely sure you are fine with flash your phone using SP Flasher! Warning Only use this method after a BACKUP! (or if you already used the Recovery route, in which case you probably wiped your data partition anyways…) To get you kickstarted, you need: SP Flasher v5.13.52 - http://d-h.st/w6v (click the BLUE download …

before you start the process, read the post until the end: there’s a link to a functioning scatter file by @Kephson that will allow you to install directly the latest 1.8.5 version of Fairphone.

[paulakreuzer]

Einstellungen > Entwickleroptionen > Aktiv lassen (Display wird beim Laden nie in den Ruhezustandversetzt.)
Diese Option versichert, dass das Handy während dem Update nicht einschläft.

Der Teil mit dem “Recovery Mode” ist normalerweise nicht nötig.

[paulakreuzer]

I’m glad it’s working now.
I thought you allready tried that solution since you said…

@gsoundsgood

I have exactly the same problem. Followed the instruction […]

…replying to a post that said

@inamo

[…]I decided to follow jopi79’s and daveboschma’s instructions. […]

Btw, @inamo did you solve your problems yet?

[Asperamanca]

My update worked without any issues. However, now the phone regularly checks for updates - even when WIFI is disabled. How can I turn that off?

[paulakreuzer]

Here you go.

[Asperamanca]

Tried to install autostarts via F-Droid, but only get cryptic “not installed” message. Don’t have google store. Any alternatives you could recommend?

[Angela_Wells]

Oh ok Paul, Sorry about that I didn’t realize you weren’t FP employee. Thanks for the update. I’ll keep my eye out for the new storage upgrade then.

[paulakreuzer]

Sometimes you have to wait a few seconds after installing an app on f-droid.

other option would be to download one of the goolge apps via evozi

[Asperamanca]

I managed to install autostarts by downloading the apk directly from via f-droid website. For some reason, directly installing from F-Droid no longer seems to work. Wonder if this is related to the update (had no issues previously)