Is it possible to flash a Bell Atrix with an AT&T sbf in order to make it compatible with Gingerblur. I understand that it has been next to impossible to find a Bell sbf, so it would be nice if this could be an alternative method.
IrshaadH said:
Is it possible to flash a Bell Atrix with an AT&T sbf in order to make it compatible with Gingerblur. I understand that it has been next to impossible to find a Bell sbf, so it would be nice if this could be an alternative method.
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it's next to impossible to find a Bell sbf simply because it's not out there. moto canada has it, and i expect bell probably has it too, but they sure as hell aren't sharing.
also, it is impossible to flash AT&T sbf's to Bell phones. If you download RSD Lite, and an AT&T sbf, then try to flash the sbf, it simply won't start. RSD will recognize that your phone is connected, and will also recognize that you have selected a valid SBF file, but won't let you hit the "start" button to start the flash.
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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?!
Hi, there are probably numerous questions similar to mine, but I couldn't find the right thread for me.
I recently unlocked my atrix's bootloader, and tried to update to the gingerbread update. Ultimately, I wanted to flash the Alien rom, but the gingerbread update (not the OTA one), caused my phone to be stuck on the Moto logo, so I flashed the 1.2.6 sbf on my phone.
Now, I'm not sure what I should do to update my phone to gingerbread since I read that if I update directly from 1.2.6, I will hard break my phone. What should I do?
By the way, I have been having troubles with an update to 1.8.3 via sbf. It keeps saying that the phone did not enumerate.
Thanks for all the help!!
phillyf8n said:
Hi, there are probably numerous questions similar to mine, but I couldn't find the right thread for me.
I recently unlocked my atrix's bootloader, and tried to update to the gingerbread update. Ultimately, I wanted to flash the Alien rom, but the gingerbread update (not the OTA one), caused my phone to be stuck on the Moto logo, so I flashed the 1.2.6 sbf on my phone.
Now, I'm not sure what I should do to update my phone to gingerbread since I read that if I update directly from 1.2.6, I will hard break my phone. What should I do?
By the way, I have been having troubles with an update to 1.8.3 via sbf. It keeps saying that the phone did not enumerate.
Thanks for all the help!!
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I'm surprised you aren't already hardbricked.. Use the OTA updates until 1.8.3 (RSD shouldn't be used at all really) and then re-root and unlock whatever using: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871.
If it did not reenumerate, then all you should do is boot back into RSD and see whether that fixes it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163342
this gives stock 2.3.4 without touching bootloader
My Atrix went from stock to rooted, unlocked BL, and then installed Kenneth's beta 4.5, then installed the wipe version of Alien (2nd release, I think).
My touchscreen has stopped responding, so I can't maneuver in the phone and need to try to get it in a state where AT&T will switch it out for me without having a hissy fit.
I've been reading snippets that I'm ok to SBF to 2.2.2, or that I should use fruitcake. Which should I do? Or is there another method?
I apologize if this is already covered, I searched for hours, and either its not there, or I don't know the right keywords to search by.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
First did fruitcake, then did the RSD lite route. Both worked, but the RSD lite route got me what I wanted.
Thanks
rileyh1278 said:
First did fruitcake, then did the RSD lite route. Both worked, but the RSD lite route got me what I wanted.
Thanks
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Did you get hit on the warranty exchange for having an unlocked bl? I know it doesn't say UNLOCKED if you flash the stock 4.5.91 but it's still unlocked.
I'm sure people want to know just in case they get in the same situation.
At that point would it be in the users benefit to brick the phone intentionally by flashing an older sbf?
I know it's fraud but just curious.
Yes I made a mistake (**** happens) and now when I boot my phone i get "Failed to boot 2"
and it goes into SBF mode. prior to this I was on gingerbread 2.3.4, on bell in canada.
I've seen guides offering a 2.1.1 SBF that can be used to fix a phone, but I'm worried using this will brick my phone since I'm on 2.3.4
I've seen plenty of warnings not to use an ATT SBF, but nothing about using an older bell version.
derkinit said:
Yes I made a mistake (**** happens) and now when I boot my phone i get "Failed to boot 2"
and it goes into SBF mode. prior to this I was on gingerbread 2.3.4, on bell in canada.
I've seen guides offering a 2.1.1 SBF that can be used to fix a phone, but I'm worried using this will brick my phone since I'm on 2.3.4
I've seen plenty of warnings not to use an ATT SBF, but nothing about using an older bell version.
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why don't you just reflash a 2.3.4 sbf? i wouldn't risk hard bricking your phone; as long as you can get into RSD mode and can flash a sbf with RSD Lite, then you're fixable.
or better yet, reflashing the pudding .sbf (if you're unlocked)
btw, what was the mistake you made? this can help me solve your problem.
there is no 2.3.4 sbf available for bell, and i didnt unlock
my mistake was trying to install CM without unlocking the bootloader, i misread some things, and I'm kicking it myself now.
I did see one thread during my searching of a guy who successfully used an AT&T 2.3.4 SBF on his bell atrix, so I'm contemplating trying that
other than that I can try sending it in and getting the phone repaired (which will most lilely be denied based on me voiding the warranty) and past that, I drop 500 bucks on a new phone, and being a teenager saving for univeristy, thats annoying.
So I loaded up the AT&T sbf in RSD lite, and it wouldnt even let me try to flash it
as a shot in the dark i tried using pudding (IHOP), and it tried, and failed.
pretty much out of ideas at this point, only bell has the sbf my phone truly needs so I'm gonna take it in tomorrow and hope for the best.
I was trying to apply the OTA 4.5.141, on my rooted AT&T Motorola Atrix stock rom 2.3.4 and after the first reboot, following the instructions from the update, I am getting the message “failed to boot 2 starting rds mode” and just sit there. After removing the battery and booting up again, the phone seems to booting up normally and then when the phone finishes loading most of the widgets, I get a message saying “turning off” and the same cycle keeps repeating.
This is my primary phone and I am really desperate right now and I do not know what to do.
Please I need some help,
You could try to use RSDlite to flash the official 4.5.91 SBF, info in the 2.3.6 OTA thread and then apply the 141 OTA. There's still a chance that the update will fail though . Worst case you will have to use fruitcake 2.3.4/2.3.6. Info on that is also in the same thread. If you just want your phone to work with no hassle use fruitcake and don't apply the official OTA update.
Thank you for the information it was very helpful.
I am pretty new on android and my experience has been on windows mobile phones mainly (flashing, unlocking and installing roms) and I can see know that my problem it’s that I tried to update my phone without removing the root access.
Now I have RDS lite 5.6 and I am trying to find the official 2.3.6 stock rom and because this is my first time flashing an Android phone, I am very nervous to tell you the truth and I don’t want to brick my phone. It’s there any tips you have to not screw up the whole thing.
I am following a guide found on atrix forums to use RDS lite to flahs my phone. [HOW TO] Use RSD Lite to Flash a SBF File - Motorola Atrix.
Thank you again,
I got it working again following the suggestions from Atrixforums.com. What I did was to flash my phone with RDS lite v5.6 using the file 1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011 and that fixed my phone and it’s been working normally.
Notes:
My phone was using the stock rom version 2.3.4
Rooted (I did not remove the root access before applying OTA 4.5.141 and this is reason why I got in this problem)
Locked bootloader (I am not sure if this method will work with an unlocked bootloader)
Unlocked sim card
Thank you,