Hi!
Can i install themes on Atrix with:
Android Recovery\Install update.zip ?
Or need tenfar's CWM?
its best just to install tenfars CWM its useful in other ways too. and its not hard
To do this we need to unlock bootloader!
I don't want to void the warranty!
Android Recovery\Install update.zip works with themes??
Filipeknot said:
To do this we need to unlock bootloader!
I don't want to void the warranty!
Android Recovery\Install update.zip works with themes??
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Well, you can always install the older CWM, that requires you to be plugged into AC power. Doesn't require you to be unlocked and actually works better for most of the P-ROMs available for the Atrix at this time, as they use the older install scripts, and most won't flash with the new fastboot CWM. However, once some newer actual ROMs start to appear (CM7, MIUI, etc.) you will need to use the newer CWM. Here is the link for the older CWM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019143
Using MOTOA4_Bootstrap_0408_1103-signed.apk will erase some data on my phone?
Filipeknot said:
Using MOTOA4_Bootstrap_0408_1103-signed.apk will erase some data on my phone?
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I dont remember erasing mine...what did the OP say for it. search its thread. I dont remember erasing mine though.
it won't erase your data, you just need to make sure you are rooted, have side-loading enabled, and have some way to install 3rd-party apps.
Filipeknot said:
Using MOTOA4_Bootstrap_0408_1103-signed.apk will erase some data on my phone?
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Won't erase data, and all you need is to get the .apk onto your internal/external sdcard and install it like any other application.
I will try to install this and post later...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076524
Don't work! =/
you're trying to install that theme?
you need to be deodexed
jakew02 said:
you're trying to install that theme?
you need to be deodexed
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Yup. Install GladiAtrix first. It's a nice base for anything else and will deodex for you.
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Sorry for the noob question but I'm on Kenneth's Alien Rom and am having issues with it that no one seems to be able to help me with... So I wanna try one of the other roms instead. So my question is do I have to do anything special or do I just wipe Cache and data before installing the other rom? Also any suggestions for a different rom would be great, thanks.
Instructions should be in threads for other ROM's, but rule of thumb is full battery, wipe Dalvik, cache, and factory reset/data before flashing a new ROM.
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Thanks for the quick reply
Cubeplayer said:
Thanks for the quick reply
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How are you doing your wipes? Just want to make sure you're either doing it via fastboot or tenfars CWM and not Rom Manager
mysticdrew said:
How are you doing your wipes? Just want to make sure you're either doing it via fastboot or tenfars CWM and not Rom Manager
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Well, I unlocked the bootloader with mramirezusa's automatic bootloader unlock and it had what I thought was Tenfar's CWM but now that I look at it I think it's actually rom manager, lol. Any guide on how to use fastboot?
If i weren't in my backyard on my phone I'd link it, but there's a flashable .zip to install Tenfar's CWM. It's here somewhere.
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Cubeplayer said:
Well, I unlocked the bootloader with mramirezusa's automatic bootloader unlock and it had what I thought was Tenfar's CWM but now that I look at it I think it's actually rom manager, lol. Any guide on how to use fastboot?
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here is a link for Tenfar's CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138541
I just started using Cherry Pi last night, and so far, I'm digging it. I too used mramirezusa's automatic bootloader unlock/root on my stock 2.3.4. Worked perfect.
I haven't really tried any other roms, but with how much I'm liking Cherry Pi, unless something really mindblowing comes out, I will stick with it.
deziguy420 said:
here is a link for Tenfar's CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138541
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Thanks, but I don't know how to use or install fastboot...any pointers?
EDIT: nvm found a great guide here http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/21534/
We've tested and can confirm this bootstrap recovery is working. Thank you to bane449 for testing. The recovery is a straight APK pull from the Droid X2. Worked thanks to the similarities between devices.
Instructions and download:
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-photon-4g-root-custom-recovery-now-available
Looks successful to me: DroidX2 Recovery GFAN.COM V2.5.1.8
And it booted back into Android properly, even
So what will this allow me to do? What are its advantages? What are the risks?
sub2k1 said:
So what will this allow me to do? What are its advantages? What are the risks?
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CWM allows users to easily install unsigned update packages. This will open up the Photon to pseudo-ROMs, all sorts of modifications, and more.
Forgive my ignorance but what is a "pseudo-Rom"?
kennethpenn said:
CWM allows users to easily install unsigned update packages. This will open up the Photon to pseudo-ROMs, all sorts of modifications, and more.
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I know what ROM's are, never heard anyone say psuedo-ROM.
Lokifish Marz said:
Custom ROMs (if available for the Photon) like MIUI, CM7 etc...
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mikeyinid said:
I know what ROM's are, never heard anyone say psuedo-ROM.
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Psuedo meaning "not really" a ROM. A locked bootloader will prevent true custom ROMs, but P-ROMs will be possible.
P-ROMs are based off of stock files and modifications. They don't replace the kernel or modem.
Yup i installed this and rebooted into recovery mode. It worked just fine for me. What happens if Sprint releases an OTA update? Can i recover root access or downgrade with this? Sounds like I can't because I can't modify the kernel.
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I can't seem to get mine to reboot into CWM. I run the apk, hit install recovery, says installed sucessfully, hit recovery mode and it reboots back into system.
b-reezy said:
I can't seem to get mine to reboot into CWM. I run the apk, hit install recovery, says installed sucessfully, hit recovery mode and it reboots back into system.
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Make sure your device is plugged into the wall charger when you do Reboot Recovery. That's the only way it'll work since it's a bootstrap recovery.
kennethpenn said:
Make sure your device is plugged into the wall charger when you do Reboot Recovery. That's the only way it'll work since it's a bootstrap recovery.
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Can you explain why this is? I'm a little confused as to what makes a "bootstrap recovery" different from a regularly flashed "recovery.img".
brianez21 said:
Can you explain why this is? I'm a little confused as to what makes a "bootstrap recovery" different from a regularly flashed "recovery.img".
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Caveats:
This is not a *real* recovery. The way this recovery works is by hijacking portions of your boot process during system initialization and starting into recovery instead. So, if you hose your system *COMPLETELY* you will need to SBF. Specifically, if your logwrapper, logwrapper.bin, or hijack binary are missing from /system/bin, you will be screwed.
This is from koush himself concerning droid x/2 bootstrap. I would seriously wait til an sbf surfaces before flashing any of these "psuedo-ROMS" or even just deleting any system apk's. Just my opinion.
sub2k1 said:
Yup i installed this and rebooted into recovery mode. It worked just fine for me. What happens if Sprint releases an OTA update? Can i recover root access or downgrade with this? Sounds like I can't because I can't modify the kernel.
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Does the phone need to be rooted first in order to installl this recovery apk?
Is this "ClockworkMod" recovery, or something else? If it's CWM, what version?
So what specifically did this do to my phone? What files were modified to allow this to run at bootup? Anybody have any info on this (just in case I want to return my phone to stock.)
mediawiz said:
Is this "ClockworkMod" recovery, or something else? If it's CWM, what version?
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This is CWM bootstrap. Original one was on the Droid X, created by Koushik Dutta. Then it was ported to the Defy. Then to the Atrix. Next, the Droid X2. Now, the Photon 4G.
V2.5.1.8
Sbf is gonna be your friend when it comes to unrooting and restoring. It will pop up soon.
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So what specifically did this do to my phone? What files were modified to allow this to run at bootup? Anybody have any info on this (just in case I want to return my phone to stock.)
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Once I'm in CWM, is it safe to unplug the charger or does it need to be connected until I exit and reboot?
beartrap said:
Once I'm in CWM, is it safe to unplug the charger or does it need to be connected until I exit and reboot?
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You can unplug.
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Hey All,
Ok so I have a problem and please excuse the dumb questions as I am new to Motorola (I came from the EVO).My device is rooted and bootstrap recovery installed and I created a backup of my normal setup. I tried to install the Alien ROM (I am not unlocked) and I did a wipe ect. the ROM will boot but I can't get past the touch here Android icon and I get a bunch of force closes.
I turned the phone off, put the wall charger in and I can not get back into recovery by holding the power and volume down to install my nandroid. My phone is stuck.....I can see fastboot but I don't know how to get back into my recovery.
Please help!!!!
Now that I think of it, my backup was on internal and the wipe might have erased the backup and bootstrap.....what the heck do I do now?
Mustangmatt1966 said:
Now that I think of it, my backup was on internal and the wipe might have erased the backup and bootstrap.....what the heck do I do now?
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Did you install the ROM and theme all in one session?
Mustangmatt1966 said:
Now that I think of it, my backup was on internal and the wipe might have erased the backup and bootstrap.....what the heck do I do now?
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It probably didn't erase your backup. You can always use rsdlite and flash cm5.
[email protected] said:
Did you install the ROM and theme all in one session?
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Thats correct. Flashed ROM and then Flashed Theme
[email protected] said:
Did you install the ROM and theme all in one session?
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Thats probably where I ran into an issue....as I see it says flash zip then reboot. Then flash theme after.... I am going to try and use RSD lite and CM5. Then go from there.
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Thats probably where I ran into an issue....as I see it says flash zip then reboot. Then flash theme after.... I am going to try and use RSD lite and CM5. Then go from there.
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Yes exactly.you will be fine this way
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[email protected] said:
Yes exactly.you will be fine this way
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Thanks MAX, I am so used to the EVO and flashing a rom and theme in the same recovery I didnt think twice about it....Lesson learned.
So I need to use RSD Lite and flash CM5. Then root again, install bootstrap, backup current rom. Then flash Alien, reboot, then flash theme and I should be ok?
Thanks for all of the help everyone, I got it resolved and fixed
What is the use of flashing clockworkmode??
cant we just root the device=>flash cm7???
and after I flash cm7 can I do a recovery??
You can't flash CM7 without a recovery
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I think you don't understand what a "Custom recovery" actually means...
And by the way, LGDRM, KDZ Updater and fastboot can update firmware without an installed recovery
sweetnsour said:
You can't flash CM7 without a recovery
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is recovery a tool to flash cm7?
Ianis G. Vasilev said:
I think you don't understand what a "Custom recovery" actually means...
And by the way, LGDRM, KDZ Updater and fastboot can update firmware without an installed recovery
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what are those?? never heard of them
thomaslau said:
what are those?? never heard of them
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How can you expect to flash cm7 on your phone if you don't know what to use and what you are doing?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=900905
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152306
thomaslau said:
What is the use of flashing clockworkmode??
cant we just root the device=>flash cm7???
and after I flash cm7 can I do a recovery??
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You cannot flash custom roms without a recovery, LGDMP and KDZ updater flash stock roms only!!
sweetnsour said:
How can you expect to flash cm7 on your phone if you don't know what to use and what you are doing?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=900905
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152306
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i flash cm7 already by following the thread but dont understand some procedures
thomaslau said:
i flash cm7 already by following the thread but dont understand some procedures
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What are these procedures you are talking about? And are you saying that you were confused yet you still managed to flash cm7?
You should read the stuff in the links I posted. It doesn't get any simpler than that. If you are still confused after reading those links, I suggest you stop what you are doing and continue on with your life
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What are these procedures you are talking about? And are you saying that you were confused yet you still managed to flash cm7?
You should read the stuff in the links I posted. It doesn't get any simpler than that. If you are still confused after reading those links, I suggest you stop what you are doing and continue on with your life
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i already flashed cm7 on my phone and using it. but i dont get it why do wee need to use clockworkmod or any other similar to the mod
thomaslau said:
i already flashed cm7 on my phone and using it. but i dont get it why do wee need to use clockworkmod or any other similar to the mod
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You need a custom recovery to flash roms such as cm7. It is also used to make a backup of your phone and wipe the data on your phone. How is it that you've flash cm7 (which means that you've also used your recovery before) yet you don't know the purpose of having a recovery? I think you're going way to ahead of yourself.
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I'm guessing it's more of a case of he's flashed cm7, using the recovery to do so, but doesn't understand the behind-the-scenes procedures that go into the actual flashing.
you need to read the sticky thread if you dont know basics
Think of custom recovery as the basic setup/installer tool for anything and everything related to custom ROMs, kernels, etc. .
kdz and lgdrm are only for stock(OEM)/official releases.
The reason you need it, because it's the only way to do it and carrier's don't give you access to change your ROM. Does Microsoft put mod chips/software in xbox 360? No, hell no, they only give you limited access and regulate what content can be yours.
Custom recoveries come with features that you normally can't do, like nand(full phone backup) backup.
It's this way because that's how it has to be done.
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thanks, you guys are awesome.
just one more question: can i reset my phone and restore it to stock cm7. if yes, how can i do it??? is that like i only need to hold power & vol. down at the same time and go to recovery mode? thx
thomaslau said:
i already flashed cm7 on my phone and using it. but i dont get it why do wee need to use clockworkmod or any other similar to the mod
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Just because your phone is "rooted" dosent mean you can install a rom like a app, you need to use clockwork mod, why do you need it? you need it because it allows you to perform actions that you couldn't do on a stock phone. With clockwork mod you can back up your system files, restore system files, install new roms for use or testing. If your phone is just "rooted" all it means is you can now access system files, use certain "root required" apps, being rooted is step #1 to installing clockwork mod, its like your phone is unlocked, if you just want your phone rooted to delete some system apps thats fine, but it is wise to flash clockwork mod because it can prevent your phone from being bricked and now you can install roms. so the answer is pretty simple, how else would you install a rom without clockwordmod? you couldnt so its just one of those things you need, hope this helps man
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apart from all this custom roms come packed as zip files n kdz updater or lgdrm doesnt recognize these files so u need to hace custom recoveries like cmw or twrp or amonra
thomaslau said:
thanks, you guys are awesome.
just one more question: can i reset my phone and restore it to stock cm7. if yes, how can i do it??? is that like i only need to hold power & vol. down at the same time and go to recovery mode? thx
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I don't think that you could do that... since the phone doesn't even come with CM7 in the first place. Doing a factory reset / restore wouldnt bring the phone to stock CM7. Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't it bring the phone back to FroYo since that's what it came with?
CM7 is already a custom ROM so there is nothing stock about it... Stock means whatever the phone came with from the box (FroYo) CM7 is Gingerbread.
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I don't think that you could do that... since the phone doesn't even come with CM7 in the first place. Doing a factory reset / restore wouldnt bring the phone to stock CM7. Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't it bring the phone back to FroYo since that's what it came with?
CM7 is already a custom ROM so there is nothing stock about it... Stock means whatever the phone came with from the box (FroYo) CM7 is Gingerbread.
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If your running cm7 or any rom you can do a factory/reset through the rom your using, it will just erase all info but wont delete the rom and it will delete apps so when you reboot you will have to set up Google account like a new phone, cm7 will still be installed and your current rom it will just be like new, to do a factory reset go to settings, security then hit factory reset, reboot and then back to a clean start on cm7 there will be a option to erase everything on the SD card, hit no if you want to keep all files on your SD or hit yes if you want it all gone, goodluck p.s the only way you can go back to stock is to flash a stock rom and if you made a backup of your stock rom before you flashed cm7
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Hey,
I have installed rom manager to flash clockwork recovery.. one thing i want to ask that after flashing clockwork recovery n in case if i want to remove it, then how ..? I have just rooted stock rom v20c n i want to install kernel for playing games... help me n guide how do i do n how can i remove clockwork recovery , i m feeling very freaky bcoz once before i have already bricked my phone by flashing gb through kdz... help.. n i think that this time the people at service centre will refused to repair it bcoz they can guess what i m doing again n again with it...
thanks in advance
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I have a stock kernel, so it itself does not have recovery, I rooted and got recovery by installing cwm.. Now if I flash a custom kernel, it would bring recovery with it, and not the one I had installed.. Than can I restore the backup I have done with the older cwm ??
Yes.
K900 said:
Yes.
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Thanks for the quick reply.. So flashing custom kernel would not erase data i have already backed up using CWM right ??
Harsh7689 said:
Thanks for the quick reply.. So flashing custom kernel would not erase data i have already backed up using CWM right ??
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Flashing a kernel won't, unlocking bootloader will. Back up /sdcard/clockworkmod before unlock.
K900 said:
Flashing a kernel won't, unlocking bootloader will. Back up /sdcard/clockworkmod before unlock.
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Okay so I copied the backups from my cwm folder to my pc, now if I unlock the bootloader, flash a kernel and then place them back there, and recover, would I get the same phone as I have now?? (i mean all the apps and stuff)
I have Romtoolbox pro installed
Harsh7689 said:
Okay so I copied the backups from my cwm folder to my pc, now if I unlock the bootloader, flash a kernel and then place them back there, and recover, would I get the same phone as I have now?? (i mean all the apps and stuff)
I have Romtoolbox pro installed
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Thats the theory - if its a Nandroid backup :good:
Rom Toolbox Pro makes backups of your apps and if you are referring to that you will end up with a phone you will have to setup again.
When I unlocked my bootloader I just started from fresh...but I tend to do that rather than keep rehashing old problems
Yea I too love that, I only backup my contacts, and media is always synced with my laptop, asking for knowledge
And yea I backed up using cwm recovery (is it called nandroid?? )
Use the thank button, it's there for a reason
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Go backup pro is a good alternative for backing up apps, settings, and even the home launcher settings, but since wednesday they made it a paid app. If you exceed to 200mb they will not allow you to restore your backup if you don't have the premium version.