As anyone knows, having a current SBF file can be invaluable for someone that has bricked their phone or anyone who may just want to start a new ROM install fresh. I always SBF prior to any new ROM install and have always seemed to have the best luck when flashing to anything custom made.
I always keep any SBF file and a copy of the latest RSD Lite on my SD card for safe keeping and routinely backup my SD card to a hard drive to protect those life saving files.
My questions is:
I currently have the 2.2.340 Froyo only OTA file which I'll keep without question as I am still on Froyo and have used more than any other SBF to date.
I also have the new OTA unrootable 2.3.596 SBF tucked away for future use if and when OTA Gingerbread can be easily rooted.
However, I still have the original 2.1 Eclair OTA SBF, 2.2.315 OTA SBF, 2.2.320 TBH System-Only SBF, and 2.2.320 Complete Happy Holidays TBH SBF
I know that the new GB and 2.2.340 SBFs have upgraded basebands and radios which are incompatible with the older SBFs anyway so I have no desire to try and flash back to Eclair at the moment anyway and be seen sporting an expensive paperweight
However, is there any practical reason to keeping these older SBFs?
Is it actually feasible to successfully downgrade back to 2.1-for what reason, I have no idea?
I am currently still on Froyo because in my mind it is actually more stable than GB and allows me to better keep certain custom ROM features more easily than if I went to 2.3.596 and flashed the rooted files.
Of course, I may not have any idea what I am talking about since I have not touched GB, unlike some who have touched it and decided to SBF back to Froyo.
I always keep any SBF file and a copy of the latest RSD Lite on my SD card for safe keeping and routinely backup my SD card to a hard drive to protect those life saving files.
My questions is:
I currently have the 2.2.340 Froyo only OTA file which I'll keep without question as I am still on Froyo and have used more than any other SBF to date.
I also have the new OTA unrootable 2.3.596 SBF tucked away for future use if and when OTA Gingerbread can be easily rooted.
However, I still have the original 2.1 Eclair OTA SBF, 2.2.315 OTA SBF, 2.2.320 TBH System-Only SBF, and 2.2.320 Complete Happy Holidays TBH SBF
I know that the new GB and 2.2.340 SBFs have upgraded basebands and radios which are incompatible with the older SBFs anyway so I have no desire to try and flash back to Eclair at the moment anyway and be seen sporting an expensive paperweight
However, is there any practical reason to keeping these older SBFs?
Is it actually feasible to successfully downgrade back to 2.1-for what reason, I have no idea?
I am currently still on Froyo because in my mind it is actually more stable than GB and allows me to better keep certain custom ROM features more easily than if I went to 2.3.596 and flashed the rooted files.
Of course, I may not have any idea what I am talking about since I have not touched GB, unlike some who have touched it and decided to SBF back to Froyo.
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