Comments on: Android OS 1.5 ‘Cupcake’ download available – Manually install Cupcake

By: Kirstie

Kirstie — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:37:41 +0000

Ok, so basically I’m trying to update this from a rooted phone. I’m stuck on RC 29 and i have no idea what happened. I get an error saying the i cant open the /sdcard/update.zip (bad) I downloaded signed-kila-ota-148830, it was 95.8 MB. I’m working on an iMac and I know the issue isnt the name, its update.zip. Please help!

By: Dheeraj

Dheeraj — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:45:29 +0000

Dear All,

I want to upgrade my G1 phone to OS 1.5 but when I am clicking on the above mentioned link, I gets the below mentioned error:–

The requested URL /updates/partner/signed-kila-ota-148830.de6a94ca.zip was not found on this server.

Can anyone can help me on the same ASAP.

By: noob

noob — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:32:58 +0000

i found this link for the us cupcake update sine the other has been removed.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/ahd7aeh/n/US_CUPCAKE_zip

By: chewiens

chewiens — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:36:24 +0000

is there anybody out there with a working link,im lookin for the zip file download…pliiiizz help..

By: kg

kg — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:50:30 +0000

hi i was tring to download the file but it keep saying file not found error how can i get pass that whats wrong with it anybody can help me thanks

By: rikkter

rikkter — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:44:31 +0000

does anyone have a mirror link to the file?
i the link doesn’t work anymore…

By: SLim

SLim — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:44:32 +0000

alright im having similar problems got some questions:

what format does the sdcard need to be?

what version of firmware do you need? I currently had firmware 1.0 and rc29

By: johnny

johnny — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:53:02 +0000

hmm, for some reason that OS update image didn’t work (failed authentication) so i had to get another one but other than that, worked like a charm. Thanks!

By: Loh

Loh — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:47:30 +0000

I have the same problem trying to upgrade my Singapore Singtel htc Dream
How did you overcome the problem?
Thanks

By: Amaan

Amaan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:10:25 +0000

Hey guys i live in india and i got the adp (android dev phone) i really really want the cupcake update but i dunno how to get it? im kind off a newbie firstly wtf is rooting my phone? in english please! and i need to know how to manually install the cupcake update onto my phone ? pls help me out!!! and please u simple terms and does an adp need to be ‘rooted’?

By: trav!s

trav!s — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:34:09 +0000

yeah also… hint: Tip: Use the SHA1 checksum shown to verify file integrity.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:10:31 +0000

I did the forced update and it works great. I wonder if it has any differences with the OTA update?

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:11:56 +0000

To those who are having problems installing… so did I. Make sure the file that you download is 40+ MB. I say this because I have heard some people talking about 47MB but for some reason mine downloaded as 49MB. The first five times I tried downloading the file it came out to be 20 something MB and would return a (bad) error on trying to install. I don’t know why it will sometimes download only a partial of the file… but apparently it will. Once I downloaded the FULL file (to my Macbook Pro), copied it over, and followed the instructions again, it worked no problems. Please make sure you have the full version! On mac ctrl+click/get info or pc right click/properties will tell you the file size!

Cupcake is BAD A$$. Love it and is so worth it!

By: NewG1User

NewG1User — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:47:42 +0000

so guys, I just got my G1 about a week ago and I followed the prompts to install android 1.5 and it works beautifully…no problems with install at all even for my first time…I first renamed the file update.zip and it said that it couldn’t find the file, then I realized that windows automatically labels it a .zip file so therefore I renamed it just “update” and it worked…so the people that named it update.zip and couldn’t get it to work, thats the reason why…good luck and rock on…

By: Jim C

Jim C — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:25:11 +0000

Just for anyone else struggling with the endless 503 errors from Google, -hang in there, it finally worked for me. The correct size of the file is 47,341K. Starting the re-imaging process now! I’m feeling very giddy!

By: Jim C

Jim C — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:56:51 +0000

Quick Followup – I suspect that my problem is with the actual download. Could someone that actually got this to work tell the actual exact byte-size of the file is? Mine seems small for an OS.

By: Jim C

Jim C — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:46:42 +0000

So – I followed said process -with no luck. Getting:
”
opening update package
Can’t open /sdcard/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
”
I assume that /sdcard is the std mount point for the sd filesystem.
I am using an 8GB sd card. Has anyone successfully flashed from an 8GB card? I am (obviously) able to mount it through the android OS, as I got the file on the card. The root of sd file system is another issue. I did freshly format the card. The root of the card is the Windows root, – no?
Thanks! – I want my cupcake!!!!

By: PJSquared » Blog Archive » Upgraded G1 to Android v1.5

PJSquared » Blog Archive » Upgraded G1 to Android v1.5 — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:27:54 +0000

[...] The manual install was pretty straight forward, using these simple steps [...]

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:41:09 +0000

This worked perfectly for me!! Thanks for posting this.. I should have done the update manually sooner lol

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:17:49 +0000

Installing from sdcard
finding update package
opening update package
E: can’t open /sdcard/update.zip(bad)
Installation aborted.

What’d I do wrong? =(