[Q] How to uninstall Gingerblur - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I need some help with my android device
I have a motorola Atrix
i rooted it and installed gingerblur 7.7 on it
I then did a factory reset and tried to delete everything off the device but it is still on there and it deleted all the APNS and VPNS
so now i have no internet except through wifi
I tried unrooting it with a uninstaller batch that was included with gingerblur 7.7 when i goto launch it it says unable to find device.
How do i go about restoring my phone to factory settings and delete gingerblur 7.7?
also does rooting void your warrenty with att

gingerblur uninstall
make sure the connection between your computer and phone is set right.

Nevermind, I just flashed the 1.8.3 sbf.

How did you even get gingerblur 7.7? 3.0 is the latest. Also, I don't think gingerblur has an uninstaller. You have to flash an sbf using rsdlite.
Sent from my Greyblurred Atrix

If I don't need flash with rsdlite, How do I uninstall it?
Can Factory reset help?

You flash sbf w/ RSD Lite

mirageromeo said:
If I don't need flash with rsdlite, How do I uninstall it?
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Supposedly there is a themes uninstaller app in the themes and apps section on here? Which I heard Kennethpenn himself tell a member on here to try and uninstall gingerblur with that. Don't know for certain that it will work though?
Edit: This is the link for the uninstaller! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042736

That uninstaller doesn't replace all of the changes that gingerblur makes. I've tried to make a comprehensive uninstaller that will put all the necessary stock files back on the phone but gave up after a series of soft bricks. I read somewhere that you can do a CWM backup and advanced restore only certain aspects (data). With that you may be able to create a backup, flash 1.83 sbf, then restore any lost data with CWM. With different software versions out for ATT phones it can be tricky though.

So, When I run on gingerblur, Can I OTA update in normal case?

mirageromeo said:
So, When I run on gingerblur, Can I OTA update in normal case?
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No, if you have gingerblur installed, you will have to flash a previous sbf to OTA update, or wait till the new sbf is released and flash it. 1.83 sbf has already been released btw.

Help removing Gingerblur from Atrix MB860
I have been scouring the internet all day looking for a way to remove Gingerblur and put my Atrix MB860 (US, AT&T) back the way it was before I installed the mod. Every link is broken, out of date, or just a flame war between geeks with nothing better to do. Needless to say, this is frustrating.
The instructions on this thread are out of date. I can't find the stock version of 1.2.6 on any site that's not down or seized by the US government. Could someone please post instructions on how to remove Gingerblur from an Atrix MB860 for AT&T with working links? Thanks

jezra78 said:
I have been scouring the internet all day looking for a way to remove Gingerblur and put my Atrix MB860 (US, AT&T) back the way it was before I installed the mod. Every link is broken, out of date, or just a flame war between geeks with nothing better to do. Needless to say, this is frustrating.
The instructions on this thread are out of date. I can't find the stock version of 1.2.6 on any site that's not down or seized by the US government. Could someone please post instructions on how to remove Gingerblur from an Atrix MB860 for AT&T with working links? Thanks
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Were you on Froyo or Gingerbread before Gingerblur?
Sent from that Atrix... Motorola, where's my ICS?!

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Does 1.8.3 do a complete wipe/restore back to stock, or do i need 1.2.6 for that?

I've tried searching for this answer, but haven't found it, so apologies if it's been answered. I've been tinkering with my phone a lot over the past 4 weeks, and flashes to 1.2.6 always take me back to the way I bought it, like out-of-the-box stock.
However, when I re-flash to 1.8.3, it keeps all my settings, texts, etc. So what's the difference? Is 1.2.6 a full OS flash, and 1.8.3 just an upgrade flash? What about 1.5.7? How would I go back to out-of-the-box? Thanks!
If I understand correctly, the 1.83 update is like the 1.57 update. It simply updates the software/firmware versions on the phone but does not do a clean wipe of the phone's storage.
The 1.26 sbf is a completely clean, stock reset of the phone's internal storage and will blank out anything you have on it. I haven't yet gone to 1.83 but that is my understanding.
If you want to go stock, flash back to 1.26 then OTA update it to 1.57 then OTA to 1.83. So fresh So clean. I have tried just about every mod that is available for the Atrix and I have flash back to 1.26 many times. Running 1.83 OTA now, Gingerbreak, and in the process of adding Gingerblur 3.1.
Ok makes sense, that's what I figured. So if all else fails, 1.2.6 will wipe everything, where the other SBF's won't. Thanks!
the 4.1.57 sbf also flashes the /data partition, so you can use that too.
Thanks for the addition! I had already forgot about that. I got caught up in the whole pre release mayhem and pretty much have been rolling with just rooted stock 1.83 for now.
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If I can't mod it, Ill break it trying.
Hi,
I am currently running 4.1.57 on my Atrix and I rooted using gingerbreak. Two questions
1. If I update to 1.83, will I lose the root?
2. If I lose the root, how can I get it back.
Ps:- I don't know his to flash back to 1.26 etc and am a novice with androids.
Help appreciated.
Shaurya
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shauryas said:
Hi,
I am currently running 4.1.57 on my Atrix and I rooted using gingerbreak. Two questions
1. If I update to 1.83, will I lose the root?
2. If I lose the root, how can I get it back.
Ps:- I don't know his to flash back to 1.26 etc and am a novice with androids.
Help appreciated.
Shaurya
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
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Yes, you will loose your root. To get it back use gingerbreak again.
Thanks Swift! Updating now!
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QUICK question
i have 1.5.7 with root and sideload and also both HSUPA and HDMI Mod DO I HAVE To do a fresh flash (2.1.6 or what ever) for can i just update to 1.8.3 with out it missing up my Phone meaning brick
There is a way to update with your current setup but its pretty involved from what ive read. Best bet would be to flash back to 1.57. There is a a flashable SBF available now so you dont have to go back to 1.26 anymore. Flash to 1.57 then OTA to 1.83, use gingerbreak to root ( there are other methods to root with 1.83-i found gingerbreak to be the quickest and easiest for me) Same goes for sideloading, HDMI etc, since your already modded i assume you know your way arond the forum. Check the development and general threads for the Tools you will need. Shouldnt take you too long, Use titanium backup to backup your apps and app settings to make setting your phone back up fast and easy.

[Q] Root Problem- help!

Hi, I have a root problem. I rooted the original firmware (1.2.6) using SuperOneClick and am now on firmware 1.8.3. I'm not sure if I still have root, but I'm doing a warranty exchange with AT&T (faulty ear piece) and even though I updated to 1.8.3, the Superuser icon remains there. I definitely need it removed because rooting voids the warranty, and if the warranty is void with the device I send in, it will cost $500.
I've read some people suggest a SBF Flash, but will AT&T be able to tell the firmware isn't the actual stock firmware? Or, if I was to restore to 1.2.6 via SBF Flash, will I then be able to update the firmware through the Android OS to the official AT&T 1.8.3 version?
Another suggestion I saw was the option to Gladroot it then remove root, but since I'm already on 1.8.3, I'd have to SBF Flash back to 1.2.6 to root it, anyways.
So, really the question is, will the SBF Flash remove the Superuser icon? And will AT&T be able to tell if the phone has been SBF flashed?
Thanks so much, and if you've found another way to remove the Superuser icon, please let me know!
If you sbf flash it to 1.2.6 was like how you bought it. So superuser would be gone and it wont be rooted. Also At&t wont be able to tell.
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I rooted the original firmware (1.2.6) using SuperOneClick
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derp
and yes flash 1.2.6
Flashed it successfully, Superuser was removed, no problems. Thanks so much for the help!

[Q] How to unroot 2.3.4 Atrix

I had previously had Android 2.2.2 installed on my AT&T Atrix and done some research with no avail. I have yet to find an unrooting to 2.3.4, Need to return my phone, not really enjoying GB and sucky battery life. Will wait for a newer phone to come stateside. So please help? Method of root was SuperOneClick Gingerbreak 1.1 and then update OTA. Any working methods found yet?
THanks in advance. Hope for some answers soon, returning tomorrow.
I used this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15023022&postcount=2
This is to root it but not unroot?
what he posted was to Root
just search the forum for aroot, it has the option to root and unroot or you can use RSD to flash back to a stock rom like 1.2.6 then just go through the updates to the latest if you so choose to,
I dont have an unlocked bootloader and Im not interested in doing so. Doesnt using RSDlite cause bricks on official updates. I tried unroot with aRoot and it just restarted. I tried unroot with gingerbreak and it is greyed out.
I had to return my first Atrix back in March and all I did was use "Root Explorer" to delete the SU files/apk and did a factory reset. If they intend on reselling it as refurbished they will flash a stock sbf anyways. Actually, you can find the stock sbf in the development forum and flash it yourself and it should return it to stock.
ArtificialMusik said:
I had previously had Android 2.2.2 installed on my AT&T Atrix and done some research with no avail. I have yet to find an unrooting to 2.3.4, Need to return my phone, not really enjoying GB and sucky battery life. Will wait for a newer phone to come stateside. So please help? Method of root was SuperOneClick Gingerbreak 1.1 and then update OTA. Any working methods found yet?
THanks in advance. Hope for some answers soon, returning tomorrow.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I'm going to go ahead and look for these files. Just wondering, where are they stored at?
Look here.
Be sure to read the thread. Also, you were right about NOT downgrading from the OTA GB, it will brick your phone.
ArtificialMusik said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I'm going to go ahead and look for these files. Just wondering, where are they stored at?
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I would actually prefer to just delete SU from the system (since it wont show any use of SU all together since I did do a restore) and I'm not comfortable with flashing and the chance of bricking.
ArtificialMusik said:
I dont have an unlocked bootloader and Im not interested in doing so. Doesnt using RSDlite cause bricks on official updates. I tried unroot with aRoot and it just restarted. I tried unroot with gingerbreak and it is greyed out.
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i unlocked my BL and used RSD to go back to 1.2.6 twice with no problems, only time it will brick is if you OTA update to GB and unlock the BL and try to RSD back to a stock rom, as long as you havent updated to the official GB and use RSD you will be fine, at least i was twice
can i unroot 2.3.4?
would this work for 2.3.4? just deleting the files to send back to at&t for a replacement?

[Q] Rooting & Recovery with OTA 2.3.3.?

Please bear with me here if this sounds like a noob question ...
After the OTA update failed on my DX2 (and that after a total defrost and factory reset) I managed to convince Vz tech support to replace the phone. First thing I did after activating was to download and install the OTA 2.3.3.
I then tried to install the DX2 recovery that c21johnson described in another thread, but can't get it to install. Any help?
I also would like to know if I can somehow install the pre-rooted GB AFTER the OTA install has gone through. Everything I see has the install starting from 2.2.2. Am I missing something?
Apologies for all the dumb questions.
Ok that recovery app requires root, they patched this 2.3.3 so gingerbreak doesn't work. Currently the only way ti get root is to go back to 2.2.2, will put link up 1 second
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193818
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[Q] ready to update my x2 but would like a couple questions answered first

I am ready to install the latest update to my x2, but i am currently rooted and have the pulldown toggle zip and crt animation on my device, as well as the supercharger script, i know its very easy to remove the supercharger script,but would the crt or pulldown effect the install? Anyone encountered this issue yet?
thanks for the help.
amancini92292 said:
I am ready to install the latest update to my x2, but i am currently rooted and have the pulldown toggle zip and crt animation on my device, as well as the supercharger script, i know its very easy to remove the supercharger script,but would the crt or pulldown effect the install? Anyone encountered this issue yet?
thanks for the help.
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In order for you to update your gonna have to sbf back to 2.3.3 if that's what your on. If not, then the update will fail because of the root. You will be able to update once you sbf & wipe data in stock recovery as well just to be safe. Hope that helps
Edit: this is for if you are trying to get the ota...sorry I should clarified that first
thanks for the help that basically clears it all up, seeing as im fairly happy with it right now im going to leave well enough alone, when they roll out a bigger update i will consider it, thats what i figured i was going to have to do.
amancini92292 said:
thanks for the help that basically clears it all up, seeing as im fairly happy with it right now im going to leave well enough alone, when they roll out a bigger update i will consider it, thats what i figured i was going to have to do.
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Just use titanium backup then and back to stock, do the update and reload ur apps. Takes all of about an hour, tops.
Droid X2 - Eclipse v1.0
yeah i have all of that done already, i might give it a try, thanks
Rp...I don't think it will fail just due to root. U WILLA lose ur root.
It most likely WILL fail due to the mods/or rom u run due to missing files that are necessary.
if u are stock rooted I think it would work...but either way good idea to go back bone stock just to avoid any issues altogether
im running the completely stock rom, removing the script i have isnt an issue what so ever, is there any way to remove installed zips that were installed in the recovery?
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Rp...I don't think it will fail just due to root. U WILLA lose ur root.
It most likely WILL fail due to the mods/or rom u run due to missing files that are necessary.
if u are stock rooted I think it would work...but either way good idea to go back bone stock just to avoid any issues altogether
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True always better to be safe than sorry
if your on stock and you want to return your animations to stock you could possibly extract framework-res.apk from /system/framework/ of the stock gingerbread and push it via adb to your phone or you could use root explorer to do so as well. that should erase your mods to animations. and you'll most likely have to reboot after. but animations should retrun to stock after, than unroot and take the ota. but its never a bad idea just to go to bone stock via sbf as rp076 suggested
For taking off the toggles u can just flash the stock notification zip from one of those threads I think it is there somewhere. Or ask the creator of the toggle zip u flashed for the stock one...
But ur safest bet is sbf and data wipe. It's not hard to do at all and is just a good thing to know how to do
I recovered my stock rooted backup from eclipse .8 and took the OTA no problem. You will lose root but Pete's one click will work to root again. You won't lose any apps.
Sent from my eclipsed DROID X2 using xda premium
rp076 said:
In order for you to update your gonna have to sbf back to 2.3.3 if that's what your on. If not, then the update will fail because of the root. You will be able to update once you sbf & wipe data in stock recovery as well just to be safe. Hope that helps
Edit: this is for if you are trying to get the ota...sorry I should clarified that first
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Steve125 said:
I recovered my stock rooted backup from eclipse .8 and took the OTA no problem. You will lose root but Pete's one click will work to root again. You won't lose any apps.
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Why do people keep thinking that just because you have root you have to SBF.. Root has nothing to do with the OTA update..
If you try and it fails it's not due to root, it would have to do with something frozen, or you have OTA Blocked with Rom Manager, or something else changed...
Of all the phones out there I can't think of any (ever) that have blocked OTA updates just because of root access.. In fact OTA Blocking had been added in to Rom Manger a few years back to prevent the OTA updates so people wouldn't update and lose root on updates that were not rooted yet.
On a side note, why would you SBF to 2.3.3 instead of just going to 2.3.4? You're just adding an extra step there. That would be like flashing back to Froyo SBF (what's the point?) if you want 2.3.4 GB..
masters said:
Why do people keep thinking that just because you have root you have to SBF.. Root has nothing to do with the OTA update..
If you try and it fails it's not due to root, it would have to do with something frozen, or you have OTA Blocked with Rom Manager, or something else changed...
Of all the phones out there I can't think of any (ever) that have blocked OTA updates just because of root access.. In fact OTA Blocking had been added in to Rom Manger a few years back to prevent the OTA updates so people wouldn't update and lose root on updates that were not rooted yet.
On a side note, why would you SBF to 2.3.3 instead of just going to 2.3.4? You're just adding an extra step there. That would be like flashing back to Froyo SBF (what's the point?) if you want 2.3.4 GB..
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Calm down killa...just stating what I know thru past experiences & I'm not the only one who's had the problem before. When the 2.3.3 update first came out I couldn't update because my phone still was rooted, NOTHING FROZEN OR REMOVED. I read in other threads at the time that sbf'ing was the way to fix the problem. Once i did that, i was able to get the update installed successfully. Its not a wrong procedure, but a way to be sure to get a clean install. And as for flashing back, I was saying to do that if he wanted the ota
Side note...rom manager isn't or hasn't even been available yet for this phone ...surely you knew that

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