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Package is too old

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:09 pm
by leelau
Hi, I just bought a Canadian version of Sony NSZ-GS7 and I'm trying to flash US firmware via USB update.
In the update process, I got the following error messages :
package is too old.
E:Error in /cache/sideload/package.zip
(Status7)
Installation aborted.

Can anyone help please.
Thanks

Re: Package is too old

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:56 pm
by bovoro
you can not install a lower version you have

Re: Package is too old

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:05 pm
by leelau
Thanks for your quick reply.
I currently have REL10_NSZGS7_CA2_2203_133772_20130529_URSC_S67254 installed, the latest US firmware I can find is
REL08_NSZGS7_U2_2106_131390_20130406_URSC
Do you know where can I find more up to date US firmware ?
Thanks

Re: Package is too old

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:23 pm
by bovoro
there is no newer version that you have, what you can do is hope that a new one comes out, perhaps the REL11, who knows, and do not update your device with the update canada instead use the US one when is avaliable. Im waiting too :P

Re: Package is too old

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:32 am
by dexter
problem is that the REL11 might be automatically installed before he can prevent it from happening.

i have the US REL10 here, and i never saw my box asking for approval on updating from REL07 :(
so it might just be a problem to catch the box in the act of upgrading?

Re: Package is too old

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:51 am
by bovoro
yes, that will be a problem, I can think of is to have it offline, until a update, or otherwise disable automatic updates, now that we have root

Re: Package is too old

Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 12:08 pm
by dexter
bovoro wrote:yes, that will be a problem, I can think of is to have it offline, until a update, or otherwise disable automatic updates, now that we have root
maybe worth sharing that you managed to replace build.prop on you box and can now install a US REL10 update using a REL07 build.prop :)

Re: Package is too old

Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:35 pm
by bovoro
Yes , thats right.
since we have root access,its posible now, changing the build.prop from a older one ,for example:

change to a REL05 build.prop, then put in a usb stick rel07 update ZIP and in recovery you can update to any release newer than REL05.

I can think in another application for the build.prop, changing the current release information by a newer, to protect us of a new updates, while we assess whether or not lose root access or they fix the hole used by saurik with impactor