[HOWTO] Update Walkthrough for those with custom ROMs - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Okay, so I see there are many people that have the same questions I had yesterday trying to apply this update with a custom ROM already on my phone. Here is what you'll need and how to get your phone updated. This isn't the only way to do it, but it's what I did and it was pretty easy. It was harder finding out how to do all of this, and in what order than actually doing the process.
It will take a little while to do this, roughly 30-45 minutes.
Here are the steps I had to use being on 1.5.7 with GingerBlur:
Here is what you'll need after backing up your apps/files to the SD Card, in this order:
Download RSD Lite 5.0
Download 1.8.3 sbf
Gingerbreak
GladEnable
Tenwar's System Recovery
GreyBlur 2.X (Or insert custom ROM here)
1: Flash the 1.8.3 update on to your phone using RSD Lite, this will reset your phone completely to stock.
2: Run GingerBreak to root the device.
3: At this point I was unable to install Tenwar's, so I used GladEnable to sideload it.
4: Installed Tenwar's and loaded up my custom ROM.
5: Restore your backup.
This should get you all updated and with your custom ROM installed.

Awesome! Thanks man
quick question: how do we make a backup (Ti Backup?) on our current setups? And will restoring the backup we make bring back all apps and settings and everything?

Thanks a lot for this....

spitefulcheerio said:
Awesome! Thanks man
quick question: how do we make a backup (Ti Backup?) on our current setups? And will restoring the backup we make bring back all apps and settings and everything?
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Yes, use Titanium Backup to backup your User Apps and Data, not the system apps or data. And make sure to backup to your SD Card as the flash with wipe your internal memory and your backup will be lost. I had that issue and had to reinstall all of my apps. It's minor, but still a pain in the ass.

Flashing 1.83 should not wipe anything; as far as apps or info. goes. Some people have had a problem with gingerbreak wiping some things though. I flashed 1.83 and ran ginerbreak with no problems, except for having the bloatware re-installed and loosing my root, but that's to be expected.

Swiftks said:
Flashing 1.83 should not wipe anything; as far as apps or info. goes. Some people have had a problem with gingerbreak wiping some things though. I flashed 1.83 and ran ginerbreak with no problems, except for having the bloatware re-installed and loosing my root, but that's to be expected.
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When I flashed 1.8.3 through RSD Lite, it completely put everything back to bone stock. It wiped the entire internal memory. So I'm not sure if it should or shouldn't, but it did. I know it wasn't GingerBreak because you flash the update before installing GB.

IrateCustomer said:
When I flashed 1.8.3 through RSD Lite, it completely put everything back to bone stock. It wiped the entire internal memory. So I'm not sure if it should or shouldn't, but it did. I know it wasn't GingerBreak because you flash the update before installing GB.
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that's weird, b/c when I flashed it, it didn't wipe anything just added the bloat ware back and changed the radio, etc. still had homescreen the same with all my apps, etc.... oh well

Swiftks said:
that's weird, b/c when I flashed it, it didn't wipe anything just added the bloat ware back and changed the radio, etc. still had homescreen the same with all my apps, etc.... oh well
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Maybe because I was on 1.5.7, and flashed 1.8.3 instead of going back and OTAing the phone. That would make sense because the OTA process probably does a backup/restore during the process. As mentioned in the OP, it's only one way to do it, but there are other options.

the sbf download is sending me to Motorola site,, dont I need the sbf not the exe??

Datblkbro said:
the sbf download is sending me to Motorola site,, dont I need the sbf not the exe??
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I've updated the link in the OP so you can download the correct file. My apologies.

Regarding 1.8.3 sbf, which of the sfb files from the link you provided is it? They vary in size. Thanks.

You want the one with the most hits and the ridiculously long filename.

It actually has 1.8.3 buried in the name of the file. It's a few from the top.

THANK YOU this has been a big question mark for me ever since 1.83 came out. Fantastic guide.

Swiftks said:
Flashing 1.83 should not wipe anything; as far as apps or info. goes. Some people have had a problem with gingerbreak wiping some things though. I flashed 1.83 and ran ginerbreak with no problems, except for having the bloatware re-installed and loosing my root, but that's to be expected.
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Did the GingerBlur 3.1 get fixed when it comes to the Webtop mod? Cuz I read something about it having a problem with actually working on this Rom? Maybe that was on the 3.0, so I figure 3.1 fixed it?
PLease just a simple "yes it works" or "No, it doesn't" will suffice
Thanks

Just wanted to post my initial experience with using RSDlite to update afterting and gingerblurring it.
I followed your how to as much as I could (You should provide a link to RSDlite instructions, I had to search for it because I didn't know how to do it exactly... not a big deal but it would make it easier/idiot proof)
When I first updated via RSDlite, something must hve went wrong. At first, A triangle and lil android was haunting me on my screen... so I went to reboot.. **** [I thought I bricked it]... Then I restarted it again... DOUBLE ****... Couldn't load into recovery... I restarted a third time and it loaded up(**** YES). But for some odd reason, it said I still had to update (even though it said the firmware was @ 1.8.3.)
Everything seemed to work fine, and was able too root and ginger blur it. About a few hours later, wifi seemed wonky (kept randomly disconnecting and the update dialog came up every 15 minutes).
I ended up reflashing to 1.2.8 and OTA's all the way up to 1.8.3 and then re-rooted and blurred it. No problems since the full refresh
Hopefully everybody elses experience goes better than mine!

Also, Random question. How do you remove Tenwars System Recovery app after using it to load up a rom?

winky! said:
Also, Random question. How do you remove Tenwars System Recovery app after using it to load up a rom?
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You can use Uninstaller for Root (I found it on the Market), and you can uninstall from there if you wish. Personally I see no real reason to remove it, but you can if you need to with the above referenced Uninstaller. There are a few others that can do it, but UfR is free, which is clearly a win.

564mb for the sfb??? Thats freaking huge

GreyBlur on 1.8.3
After following the steps I still show
"System Version 4.1.57MB860.ATT.us"
rooted and sideloading enabled by gladroot then flashed greyblur 2.1....little help for the n00b?

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[Q] - Flashed to GingerBlur, I still get update notifications. What is wrong?

So I rooted my phone about a month ago and didn't bother to do an OTA update. So I didn't think this one through all the way and I am not sure if I actually flashed 1.8.3 onto the phone.
When I look at the phone information the System Version says:
Version.4.1.83.MB860.ATT.en.US
GingerBlur appears to work just fine...how ever I can't reboot into clockwork recovery mode any more...
I've had good luck with my Captivate but this atrix is proving to be a challenge.
Is their any way that I can flash back and start over? Or am I **** out of luck on this one?
Just found an answer to my problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
I still am not understanding. So did you end up just reflashing? or did you figure a way to turn it off ( I am having the same issue, but can boot into recovery)
winky! said:
I still am not understanding. So did you end up just reflashing? or did you figure a way to turn it off ( I am having the same issue, but can boot into recovery)
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Yea I just ended up reflashing all together. Backed up all of my pictures, contacts, etc... and then reflashed the phone to 1.2.6 and OTA updated all the way to 1.8.3
Now to root and flash to gingerblur
Alternatively, you can use TiBU to freeze "updater".
warmwaffles said:
Yea I just ended up reflashing all together. Backed up all of my pictures, contacts, etc... and then reflashed the phone to 1.2.6 and OTA updated all the way to 1.8.3
Now to root and flash to gingerblur
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Why not just directly flash to 1.8.3? (Im an android n00b, so dont hate)
winky! said:
Why not just directly flash to 1.8.3? (Im an android n00b, so dont hate)
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Because I didn't think about that and I figured it was safer to go all the way back.
Well, I ended up doing what you did and just flashed to 1.28 and OTA'd up and now it works fine. So you may have done the better thing anyways... its not like the OTA's take that long.

[Q] Cannot flash sbf to Atrix running Gingerblur

Guys I'm new to the forum but have been messing around with custom pseudo-roms for the Atrix for a little while now. I was running Adeo, then Gingerblur, then Greyblur all without a hitch when I heard about the new OTA update coming to the phone and Gingerbread coming up, so I wanted to go back to any build that would allow me to get the HSUPA update as well as the gingerbread update, but when I went to flash my phone to sbf using rsdlite, it said internal programming fail and nothing else happened. I installed gingerblur over greyblur in an attempt to see if it would flash, but nothing. Have done a factory data wipe, still can't flash. I can't even get into the stock Android Recovery, all that comes up is a triangle and exclamation point. Could someone please help me out here, I'm running gingerblur on a rooted Atrix on 1.5.7 and cannot get it to flash sbf, all I want to do is go back to stock att rom for the coming updates.
Thanks,
BK
Hey,
I have the same exact set up as you. It seems vague in your post if you re-flashed back to 1.26, and that may be why you're getting errors? Every time I update roms, I re-flash to 1.26 using the method in the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Then I ran Gladroot to unlock, enable sideloading, etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016060
Downloaded and install the 1.83 update online (not on-air because I didn't get prompted)
http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=9098bc50a569f210VgnVCM10000081bbb00aRCRD
I ran the 'afterupdate.bat' on Gladroot after installing the update.
And I now have 2.2.2 / 1.8.3
Thanks bud, what I ended up doing was trying to manually uninstall gingerblur and greyblur and the adeo rom by using scripts etc but it never worked. My phone started acting weird, the home button stopped working, no 3g connectivity, it would say I have superuser but it wouldn't be rooted... something was seriously messed up. I tried to get into the stock android recovery but it wouldn't boot, I think something was corrupted. I knew sbf files rewrite system and boot data, so I went into tenfar's custom recovery (after rooting for the 10th time) and deleted system and boot data, system data was deleted, but boot data had an error. I wiped the caches and all and I tried to sbf flash to 1.8.3 but nothing and the phone bricked. I then tried it on another computer with more memory than mine (mine was running kind of low because of a linux partition) and the flash worked and I'm on 1.8.3. I think I'll wait for official gingerbread and unlocked bootloader in July before I mess with my phone again.

my x2 doesnt play nice with gingerbread..either version

My x2 doesnt seem to wont to update to gingerbread i tried to install the pre rooted gingerbread from p3 yesterday to no avail ..i tried wiping data and cache after several failed installs coming rooted 2.2 i decided to try the locked down offical update from vzw. The update always fails to install after it reboots and goes into the recovery. Upon rebooting and goin back to the homescreen the installation still fails. Any suggestions . i even tried unrooting and removing apps that required super user access and still no luck.
You need to SBF your phone back to complete stock in order to install either update. There can't be any removed system apps, or modified system files.
uhh186 said:
You need to SBF your phone back to complete stock in order to install either update. There can't be any removed system apps, or modified system files.
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yeah do that also you understand that both versions Are exactly THE SAME XDDDDD, The only difference is the rooted one has a patch
gcforreal said:
My x2 doesnt seem to wont to update to gingerbread i tried to install the pre rooted gingerbread from p3 yesterday to no avail ..i tried wiping data and cache after several failed installs coming rooted 2.2 i decided to try the locked down offical update from vzw. The update always fails to install after it reboots and goes into the recovery. Upon rebooting and goin back to the homescreen the installation still fails. Any suggestions . i even tried unrooting and removing apps that required super user access and still no luck.
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You are not the only one. I did a pre-emptive total defrost and factory reset before downloading the update, so everything should have been stock. The update starts to install, makes it about a fourth of the way through, then the phone reboots and tells me the update failed. After spending an hour with Verizon's tech support I finally convinced them to replace the phone, hopefully with one that already has the update installed..
God, I'm starting to hate smartphones. My old Moto KRZR never gave me this kind of trouble ... I'm seriously thinking of going back to it.
Ok, Just so I have this right. I have to reset the phone to factory settings, then update to GB. A simple unroot will not do the trick. (I tried this and the update failed)
I factory reset my wife's DX before updating to GB and had no issues.
Also as of this post it appears there is no way to root GB 2.3.3 correct?
depco164 said:
Ok, Just so I have this right. I have to reset the phone to factory settings, then update to GB. A simple unroot will not do the trick. (I tried this and the update failed)
I factory reset my wife's DX before updating to GB and had no issues.
Also as of this post it appears there is no way to root GB 2.3.3 correct?
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Nope. Needs to be prerooted because the exploit used by gingerbreak is fixed in the update.
Go to my thread here, it explains how to install the update.
Here's what I did:
From a rooted 2.2.2 - unrooted using gingerbreak, then followed the spf tutorial.
Now back to stock with all my apps, ran the update. Installed fine.
SBF
Just do the SBF procedure listed on several threads and it will work fine. Something that has been done to your phone isn't playing nice with either update. There is virtually no difference between the updates other than the patch for root. I format and factory reset, then sbf and then wipe/data in recovery every time before I flash new roms or updates, just to eliminate any crap that might cause problems. Helps to narrow down what I need and don't need. If I forget to re-install it, I probably don't need it anyways. Good Luck. After root try the eclipse rom it pretty basic mostly just a debloat.
so you can not yet root when you do the GB update......

[Q] Is a 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 update possible? (when it's available)

I'm thinking about SBFing my rooted x2 back to 2.3.3 from 2.3.4 because of the terrible battery indicator, and was just wondering if I would be able to update straight to 2.3.5 (or possibly ICS) when the update comes. I don't know why this wouldn't be possible, but I just wanted to make sure before I actually SBFed the phone.
I also was wondering if my phone would still be rooted after the SBF because of the maintain-root-through-any-update mod. Any thoughts?
On a different note, if I had the x2 bootstrap, the maintain-root-through-any-update mod, and MyBackup Root, could I just backup all my apps and the system (using MyBackup Root and the bootstrap, respectively), SBF, then restore the phone by downloading the bootstrap and MyBackup Root and restoring my apps/system? Would this get my back to where I was before, or would I have to manually download each one of my apps and lose all previous data that I had on them? I'm just wondering what's the easiest way to restore my phone back to the layout that I had before I SBFed.
Thanks for your answers to any of these 3 questions!!! I definitely appreciate it.
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I'm thinking about SBFing my rooted x2 back to 2.3.3 from 2.3.4 because of the terrible battery indicator, and was just wondering if I would be able to update straight to 2.3.5 (or possibly ICS) when the update comes. I don't know why this wouldn't be possible, but I just wanted to make sure before I actually SBFed the phone.
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Perhaps someone elses experience proves different however, I kept 2.2.2 on my DX2 for quite some time because of similar reasons. When I decided to take the plunge from 2.2.2 and upgraded to 2.3.4 OTA, my phone needed to first upgrade to 2.3.3 before it would upgrade to 2.3.4. Thus, I had to perform two separate OTA updates.
If you're going to SBF you can SBF directly from your current version to the desired version.
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I also was wondering if my phone would still be rooted after the SBF because of the maintain-root-through-any-update mod. Any thoughts?
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To be honest, I'm not sure. I personally prefer to SBF to a clean DX2, wiping all settings and cache. To me I treat it like formatting my computer with a clean install of it's OS.
Perhaps someone else will have more insight with the maintain root through updates mod.
germmeetsworld said:
On a different note, if I had the x2 bootstrap, the maintain-root-through-any-update mod, and MyBackup Root, could I just backup all my apps and the system (using MyBackup Root and the bootstrap, respectively), SBF, then restore the phone by downloading the bootstrap and MyBackup Root and restoring my apps/system? Would this get my back to where I was before, or would I have to manually download each one of my apps and lose all previous data that I had on them? I'm just wondering what's the easiest way to restore my phone back to the layout that I had before I SBFed.
Thanks for your answers to any of these 3 questions!!! I definitely appreciate it.
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What I typically do is using the X2 Bootstrap, I make a Nandroid backup and restore directly from that. Performing an SBF is only going to be necessary if the backup was on a different kernel, otherwise if you may run into boot looping.
What exactly happened and what are you trying to do? Are you trying to restore your phone to an earlier point via SBF? As in you enjoyed the phone on 2.3.3, made a backup and now you're unhappy on 2.3.4 and wish to go back?
It sounds like if you were to SBF back to your desired version (the version you made the backups on) you would then be able to apply your backups and should be back to your desired phone state.
I'm slightly confused to the details due to the way it's worded. I know it's somewhat difficult to describe but that's the basic idea I'm getting. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong or fill in the blanks.
Is 2.3.5 much better?
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Okay so what I did was SBF back to 2.3.3 (I did this two nights ago) and before I did that, I:
1. Renamed the bloatware back to .apk (I had the suffix's ".bak" as an alternate "freezing" method).
2. Used MyBackup Root to make a backup of all my apps+their data.
3. Made a backup of the phone using the bootstrap.
4. SBFed
5. Rooted
6. Downloaded MyBackup Root
7. Restored all my apps and data and it worked!!!
8. Celebrated! I had no faith in it working but all my apps are back! I was so impressed, I was expecting to have to redo all my games and everything. MyBackup Root is such a sweet app, or I'm just a loser.
I hoped this helped other people, I had no idea what was gonna happen, no one's ever told me how to specifically get my phone back to the layout that I wanted.
and related to reaktor's post, what I was doing was SBFing back to my desired state of 2.3.3, just because I hate the battery glitch on 2.3.4. It had nothing to do with any apps I had, sorry for the confusion.
Your last reply was a little off but that was my fault, I'm sorry for my wording haha. I just have never known how to NOT have to redownload all my apps and start over on my games' data once I restore/SBF a phone. Now I know.
BTW my phone didn't maintain its root, just for reference for others. I had to reroot.
Well... You might want to do that again. There's now a battery fix for 2.3.4 and 2.3.5 in the dev forum.
Pepperm1nt's battery fix thread @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350336
It works great
Greatttttt haha all that fer nuthin. I may update again, or I just might wait til I get bored with the phone again to install this. Thanks a bunch for the link though!
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The battery fix works great. Just flash it over stock or any custom rom. It works perfect!

[Q] Sbfing questions

What do I backup when I sbf? Can I back up everything I need with TiBu pro? When I reboot my phone after sbfing, is it like getting it out of the box, but with a newer version? How do I restore everything? Will it save app data?
Sorry for all the questions, but I need to know.
Edit: Also, if it is like getting it out of the box, what happens to my verizon plan?
Arbybear said:
What do I backup when I sbf? Can I back up everything I need with TiBu pro? When I reboot my phone after sbfing, is it like getting it out of the box, but with a newer version? How do I restore everything? Will it save app data?
Sorry for all the questions, but I need to know.
Edit: Also, if it is like getting it out of the box, what happens to my verizon plan?
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You can back up your apps and data with TiBu. After sbf your phone will be like new, out of box, and you will need to activate your phone. It does not effect your plan. You can restore your apps and data from TiBu after the sbf.
maggard5 said:
You can back up your apps and data with TiBu. After sbf your phone will be like new, out of box, and you will need to activate your phone. It does not effect your plan. You can restore your apps and data from TiBu after the sbf.
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Thank you. Is the only bug in 2.3.4 the battery percentage?
Arbybear said:
Thank you. Is the only bug in 2.3.4 the battery percentage?
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I am using cm7 so not sure what issues you might encounter with stock 2.3.4.
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If u aren't on a rom or have any tweaks
just sbf
sbf doesn't wipe ur user data AT ALL it just upgrade ur system
BUT if u have a rom running or scripts or tweaks like that then u may bootloop after the sbf and will need to data wipe from stock recovery to remedy the bootloop
If u r dong sbf just to upgrade u wont lose ur apps data ...
ashclepdia said:
If u aren't on a rom or have any tweaks
just sbf
sbf doesn't wipe ur user data AT ALL it just upgrade ur system
BUT if u have a rom running or scripts or tweaks like that then u may bootloop after the sbf and will need to data wipe from stock recovery to remedy the bootloop
If u r dong sbf just to upgrade u wont lose ur apps data ...
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so do you HAVE to wipe after sbf? I thought I had read on here that people had successfully sbf's without a wipe? as your post would seem to suggest?
I sbf'd for the first time in forever tonight, but didn't wipe just yet cause I didn't feel like setting everything up from scratch again.
But I still have superuser listed in my app drawer, but I seem to no longer be rooted, and had to reactivate the phone.
If the "crashed" rom is the same as the sbf no wipe needed but it's a crapshoot if "crashed" is custom rom then sbf will need wiping!
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If the "crashed" rom is the same as the sbf no wipe needed but it's a crapshoot if "crashed" is custom rom then sbf will need wiping!
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not necessarily
im not exactly sure why sometimes you need a wipe, and sometimes you dont.
i havent sbfd enough times to figure that out cuz i can usually just nandroid restore back to where i need to be.
but i have definitly sbfd from a rom like eclipse and NOT needed a data wipe
and i have also sbf'd when just stock rooted with some tweaks and NEEDED data wipe to stop the bootloop.
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so do you HAVE to wipe after sbf? I thought I had read on here that people had successfully sbf's without a wipe? as your post would seem to suggest?
I sbf'd for the first time in forever tonight, but didn't wipe just yet cause I didn't feel like setting everything up from scratch again.
But I still have superuser listed in my app drawer, but I seem to no longer be rooted, and had to reactivate the phone.
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if you did a sbf you no longer have root access
i am not sure if the superuser app will be wiped away at this point if you do a data wipe either, superuser is usually a /system/app am i correct?
BUT if it is a user app(found in /data/app) then you can just uninstall the superuser via manage applications
if it is system/app you NEED root access to be able to remove the apk
if you wanna check if you are rooted or not just try to use an app that requires root access, if you are not rooted it wont work.
so yes, you inferred correctly, a data wipe is not NECESSARY after EVERY sbf flash, BUT it IS needed if you get caught up in a bootoop, data wipe from android recovery is the only way to get out of a bootloop resulting from sbf flash.
it is aso recommnded to data wipe after a sbf flash just due to issues that may arise later and u might have to data wipe then to get rid of those issues, you might end up never needing to data wipe, but if you do run into issues, that will be the solution
sorry, im not tryng to ramble here, just trying to be clear as much as i can based on my experience and based on the many results of others and their feedback.(if i have caused confusion i apologize, just ask and i will try to clear it up, i just watched hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, if u have ever read the book or seen the movie you know where my mind is right now LMAO)
well I was just going back to stock for, ya know, reasons
I had been just rooted stock at the time. I really don't want to wipe and set everything up from scratch again.
Root is gone, BSR is not functional, but they both still show in the app drawer.
Pulldown toggles are gone.
I think I'm going to give it a shot like this and see what comes
I think you will WANT to SBF>Factory Reset if you wanna do the "reasons"...
But only bug noted(that I can remember anyway) is the battery jump.
TiBu will not restore your apps or data unless you are rooted. My suggestion... do a Nandroid Backup and then do provided instructions... at least this way you can go back to what you had before hand.
SBF will bring your phone to an Out-of-Box state... Exactly how you got it at Verizon.
Questions Asked:
What do I backup when I sbf?
Whatever you want. Nandroid will be for if you want to go back to what you were using. TiBu is for if you are going to apply:
-SBF to a different Android Version.
-Apply a New Rom.
Can I back up everything I need with TiBu pro?
Depends on what you are doing. TiBu is intended for apps and app data, also keep in mind to watch what you restore because you DO NOT want to restore the Settings and other system apps when you are going to a different android version(if you know the exceptions then you know the exceptions... Dragons lie ahead if you don't know what you are doing... just trust this advice).
This WILL NOT cover user configuration in the internal settings.
When I reboot my phone after sbfing, is it like getting it out of the box, but with a newer version?
Did you upgrade or downgrade? SBF is used to go back if you brick your device or need to be on a specific android version/kernel for applying a ROM. Yes it will be out of box state with a specific android version.(i.e. If you apply 2.2 SBF you go back to 2.2 android out-of-box. If you apply 2.3.3 SBF you go back to 2.3.3 android out-of-box. etc...)
How do I restore everything? Will it save app data?
Did you Nandroid or TiBu?
Nandroid:
Apply SBF to specific android version/kernel version you were previously on(you want to be on the kernel you had with said Nandroid backup). Boot into BSR/CWM then go to restore>Internal/External Memory>Restore>Wait for application of backup>Reboot.
TiBu
Once you are on a satisfied android version/kernel open TiBu and restore whatever apps you want. You get the option to restore App(s) Only, App(s) Data Only, or App(s) and Data.
Also, if it is like getting it out of the box, what happens to my verizon plan?
Nothing!! Your Verizon Plan is saved server side and is paired with your device MEID. After a SBF is applied, you can follow the initial boot and activate your phone or dial *228 at any time to activate your device.
I hope I answered everything for you sir. Good luck with SBFing...If you have ANY bootloops or crashes after SBFing do this please:
Boot into STOCK android recovery:
1. Turn device off or Battery Pull.
2. Hold Volume Down until step 4.
3. Turn on device.
4. You should see the Moto Red Logo with white text "Fastboot" at the top of your screen. Press volume down until white text reads Android Recovery.
5. Press Volume Up to select Android Recovery.
6. You should see a Blue Android with Yellow Exclamation point.
7. Press Volume Up + Volume Down at the same time.
8. Using Volume Keys, highlight "Factory/Data Reset" then press Power Button.
9. Select Yes.
10. Reboot once complete.
Side Note:
lol I'm really bored at work right now.

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