I just recently purchased a Bell Motorola Atrix and am interested in rooting it, installing CMW and installing a Custom ROM. I'm a bit worried because some of these tutorials specifically mention "AT&T" and not "International" or "Bell". Is it possible to root and install CMW and ROMs on a Bell Atrix? If so can you send me a link to the appropriate thread (tutorial for rooting/CWM/ROMs). Also, is it possible install the Alien ROM found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186537 on a Bell Motorola Atrix?
Thank you!
p.s. Any software unlocking method out there that I can do myself that doesn't require $$?
responding to your PM now
I am also curious. I've had an Atrix for a month now, still stock fw.
I am dying to get gingerbread on this thing after seeing the AT&T version get it.
I've scoured the forums many times without a surefire solution
Once you unlock the bootloader using international ihop pudding you can flash anything you want. Just make sure you have the right international kernel and any rom will boot. This is a bell atrix and I've been on alien, cherryblur, picherry, and cm7. Cheers.
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I am JUST realizing now that Bell IHOP isn't some other carrier from another country..
"IHOP" threw me off. IHOP = international house of pudding.
I seriously though it was some other carrier. Ugh.
rewen said:
I am JUST realizing now that Bell IHOP isn't some other carrier from another country..
"IHOP" threw me off. IHOP = international house of pudding.
I seriously though it was some other carrier. Ugh.
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I'm going to be honest, I don't know what you're talking about :$
Hey guys, i've been working on my atrix and i'm currently a bit stumped. In this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204 thread for fastboot rooting, it asks you to input "fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img". I don't have this preinstall.img, I found one from the post above but it's under AT&T only, some help would be great. Thank you
Don't need that step. If my pm suggestion works let the community know.
So I have officially unlocked the bootloader using IHOP and now i'm a bit confused as to my next step. Y2Whisper says that I can skip the rooting because it's included in the Alien ROM. So I thought to install CWM here but it tells you to "Remove install_recovery.sh" which I attempted but could not do since I do not have superuser permissions since I am not rooted. I assume I cannot install the Alien ROM without CWM. Some help would be really appreciated, thank you.
p.s. What CWM should I install? I've always used the one that came with ROM Manager, is that one compatible?
EDIT: Attempted to flash this CWM , seemed like it went okay but when I enter recovery i get a "E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command"
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I may have to return my ATRIX due to Let'sTalk horrible customer service, but I was wondering if there is anyway to re-lock the Bootloader, or to hide the fact that it says, Unlocked. Thank you in advanced
Also, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section, as this is urgent to me and I have yet to see any otherpost relating this topic.
There is another topic like this.
No you can't re-lock and no you can't "hide" the unlock wording. Sorry.
Sent from my AWESOME Atrix
Assume you installed 2.3 using CWM, if that is the case, you can flash the stock 1.8.3. Because the bootloader is not compatible with the unlocked phones, it won't show the "unlocked" text when you turn on the phone. I have tried it when I was trying to get rid if the unlocked text.
The down side is, you won't be able to flash custom ROM until you flash a compatible bootloader.
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But downgrading will hard brick the phone.be very very carefully.
Reflash To Stock
Unfortunately, there is no way to relock a bootloader. Hence all of the warnings when you committed
but, if you use 4.5.91 the software at the address below should reinstall the newest stock software...
direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motosupport/source/SoftwareUpdateSelect.asp?country=USA&language=ENS
be careful because Im not sure how motorola update will react to an unlocked bootloader. Ask around...do so at your own risk.
If you want to try a harder, albeit, safer method, and you are sure that you do not have a phone running 4.1.5.91, you can restore your phone to a factory SBF with this process:
briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-system-boot-file-sbf-leaked
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRY TO RESTORE A 4.5.91 system to stock with RSD LITE.
To go to any of the blue webaddresses above, copy-paste them into your browser. Sorry, but I am not allowed to post links yet.
I wonder why nobody has created a CWM downgrade for US Atrixes. NFHimself made one for Bell or international users to go to 2.2.2 Bell and it works really well. Pretty much every partition is replaced. Great for masking that your boot loader is unlocked. Someone should probably do that for ATT to make downgrading less risky than flashing an sbf again...
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But downgrading will hard brick the phone.be very very carefully.
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The downgrading and hard brick problem stems from using the OTA update, so you won't hard brick if for example you upgraded with KP's 4.5.91.
You also should be able to flash the 4.5.91 SBF. You just can't downgrade. There are other threads about this.
Sent from my Alienated Atrix
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I wonder why nobody has created a CWM downgrade for US Atrixes. NFHimself made one for Bell or international users to go to 2.2.2 Bell and it works really well. Pretty much every partition is replaced. Great for masking that your boot loader is unlocked. Someone should probably do that for ATT to make downgrading less risky than flashing an sbf again...
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The reason the fruitcakes were created and deemed safe by the devs were because it didn't touch the BL, which people believe to be the culprit behind the hard bricks. NFhimself was brave enough to testing flashing the BL via cwm in his gobstopper on international phones, but I don't think any other devs are willing to risk hard bricking their phones by testing that theory on US phones.
There also isn't enough "reward" for doing so because if people want to downgrade they can use a fruitcake. The only gain is to get rid of the "unlock" text. But if you were really that concerned about it despite reading all the warnings of this will void you warranty, you shouldn't have unlocked in the first place.
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I wonder why nobody has created a CWM downgrade for US Atrixes. NFHimself made one for Bell or international users to go to 2.2.2 Bell and it works really well. Pretty much every partition is replaced. Great for masking that your boot loader is unlocked. Someone should probably do that for ATT to make downgrading less risky than flashing an sbf again...
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Hi,
One of the reasons I did up a default CWM of 2.2.2 is to have a means of doing a reset after trying all ATT/ORANGE/TELSTRA/MOVIESTAR/etc firmwares out there which may have side effects or accumulated side effects. Hence the inclusion of the stock bootloader and radio and a write of the extra partitions to clean up whatever mix and match leftovers are in there from the various carriers. The other big one is just to be able to get a Bell OTA applied when it comes out, it will probably be similar to the leak, but best to be safe.
This is more of a Bell/Intl issue as ATT folks tend to run just ATT firmware or flash just boot and system via CWM/fastboot and don't have the same issues as flashing a sbf file.
Both the stock 2.2.2 and leaked ap20 OTA bootloaders from Bell are safe to flash after IHOP, this is not the case with ATT bootloaders and may be the case for any included in a sbf file. Finding out the hard way is not an option.
Cheers!
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Assume you installed 2.3 using CWM, if that is the case, you can flash the stock 1.8.3. Because the bootloader is not compatible with the unlocked phones, it won't show the "unlocked" text when you turn on the phone. I have tried it when I was trying to get rid if the unlocked text.
The down side is, you won't be able to flash custom ROM until you flash a compatible bootloader.
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Say I unlocked it at 1.8.3 should I go down to 1.5.7? Is that safe?
moto helper update relocked mine flashed it to 4.5.91 and i had to reunlock and root agin i thought i was getting a driver update not ota.I was on rom homebase + extras but my win 7 64 bit wasent seeing my phone so i reinstalled drivers and updated drivers and updated moto helper and in the process flashed my phone to stock that pissed me off had to start over..I rebooted the phone several times and never seen unlocked on boot tried to fastboot into android recovery and got the triangle im all good now back on homebase ext4 just thought id share that you realy can relock at least it dont say unlocked i beleve its locked
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and no you can't "hide" the unlock wording. Sorry.
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Err...............yes you can!
care to share how?
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care to share how?
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Read the thread from the start. It's already been said!
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Read the thread from the start. It's already been said!
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Trying this today. Seems like my vibrator motor quit working. Phone is 6 months old I should be under the year warranty or so right?
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Trying this today. Seems like my vibrator motor quit working. Phone is 6 months old I should be under the year warranty or so right?
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When I was at school 6 months < 1 year so yes!
This is where you need to look:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009
CaelanT said:
When I was at school 6 months < 1 year so yes!
This is where you need to look:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009
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Lol well I wasn't sure it had a one year warranty. Found out my vibrator does work. Just sometimes doesn't on cm7. Weird. Well I may try this anyways. Tired of custom Roms.
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leperkuan said:
Found out my vibrator does work.
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Think you should go to another site other than XDA with this. Something in the XXX domain should work for you. Too much information for me! LOL................
assuming it is still in warranty
hard brick the phone and return it
just tell them you was doing a software update and your kid unplugged the phone while doing so
Hey, so i just traded my xperia play for an Atrix and have been reading all the guides ever since.
I am also wondering how can i check if the device has an unlocked bootloader.
It is rooted if that helps.
Model #: MB860 , Baseband Version: N_01.92.00R ,
Motorola Webtop Version: OSHWT_U1_6.54.0 , Build #: OLYEM_U4_2.1.1
Alright, so my main questions are: How can i get android 2.3.4 on my device?
Can i flash the AT&T sbf even if my phone is not from at&t?
I can answer one question for ya.
If your bootloader is unlocked it will say unlocked in the top left corner on the motorola dual core boot screen.
Other than that Im not to sure on how to go about getting GB on there.
Edit: Brainfart moment, Once you unlock your bootloader you can flash a custom rom and flash Faux123's unified kernal for all carriers. You will have to set your apns up manually but thats not hard.
Go the the pudding sticky in the dev forum to get your bootloader unlocked.
If your still unsure after that, come back here and Post your questions.
if bootloader is unlocked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261 read that install rsd lite the x64 drivers and the sbf flasher heres the unlocker for bell http://diamantephoto.com/IHOP_Bell.rar
wait so i cant just flash the AT&T sbf file?
and my phone is not from bell, i actually dont know what country its from...
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wait so i cant just flash the AT&T sbf file?
and my phone is not from bell, i actually dont know what country its from...
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for rogers im not sure which
Dirtburgler said:
I can answer one question for ya.
If your bootloader is unlocked it will say unlocked in the top left corner on the motorola dual core boot screen.
Other than that Im not to sure on how to go about getting GB on there.
Edit: Brainfart moment, Once you unlock your bootloader you can flash a custom rom and flash Faux123's unified kernal for all carriers. You will have to set your apns up manually but thats not hard.
Go the the pudding sticky in the dev forum to get your bootloader unlocked.
If your still unsure after that, come back here and Post your questions.
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alright so i think my atrix is a retail france version (System version is: Version.4.2.11.MB860.Retail.en.FR)?
so after unlocking the bootloader what should i do to get a simple stock-like gingerbread rom?
After that you have to get romracers cwm installed to install roms and kernels. You can install any rom of your choice, you just have to flash the unified kernel by faux123 each time you change roms.
Sorry id give you links but im using my phone, both links are in the dev forum.
Your radio will stay the same
Just read everything twice and its a piece of cake. Theoretically of course
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After that you have to get romracers cwm installed to install roms and kernels. You can install any rom of your choice, you just have to flash the unified kernel by faux123 each time you change roms.
Sorry id give you links but im using my phone, both links are in the dev forum.
Your radio will stay the same
Just read everything twice and its a piece of cake. Theoretically of course
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alright awesome, i will try it after my soccer tourney tomorrow morning and let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help!
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After that you have to get romracers cwm installed to install roms and kernels. You can install any rom of your choice, you just have to flash the unified kernel by faux123 each time you change roms.
Sorry id give you links but im using my phone, both links are in the dev forum.
Your radio will stay the same
Just read everything twice and its a piece of cake. Theoretically of course
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium
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hey so ive unlocked the bootloader, rooted, installed romracers cwm, and installed the stock-like Homebase rom (v1.4).
After installing homebase my phone started heating up alot and the battery started draining really fast, so...
I just have a few more questions:
How can i check where my atrix is from (is it an At&t one, a bell one or and international one)
Can i installed AT&T roms? (i just have to flash faux's kernel after right?)
is there any other rom that is available that is as stock as possible, a stock rom that i can flash without loosing cwm and root?
i just traded my xperia play for a motorola atrix, and the android version is 2.3.6, can you root and unlock the bootloader to flash custom roms from 2.3.6 at the moment?
http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader yep and welcome to the atrix forums
may i suggest first things firs install
android sdk on your pc
it has adb and the fastboot stuff we use alot and can communicate to the atrix
when the atrix gets messed up or just
to help unlock the bootloader with fastboot also
it would be great if ya can include phone
specs but DO NOT include stuff like imei but the other stuff in about settings-about phone
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See Noob guide (link in sig).
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so... from what i understand, i have to downgrade my firmware first? and is it the same method for 2.3.6 as 2.3.4
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See Noob guide (link in sig).
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
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for the automatic bootloader unlock, do i choose 2.3.4 as the option? 2.3.6 isnt one
keep getting bootloader oem unlock is not implemented
sofar these methods have not worked, i just getting, " bootloader oem unlock is not implemented"
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See Noob guide (link in sig).
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
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RSDLite gives me error " Failde flashing process: unable to retrive interface handle (0x7027); phone connected."
I would follow the pudding OP. Flash the unlock only sbf file, boot into fastboot and enter the fastboot commands. .sbf files can be trickey and there at helpful hints to curve sbf flashing problems in my noob guide.
As far a the automatic unlock... the Android version doesn't matter so much as your firmware version. 2.3.4 & 2.3.6 are both 4.5.91 firmware I believe. But still suggest using the pudding OP as a guide.
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I saw tour post in my thread... that's funny that you claim none of the unlock methods work, b/c what I think you meant to say was that they don't work for you.
How do you think hundreds or thousands of people have unlocked their bootloader? Do you think there's some secret super easy way we just aren't telling you about?
I helped someone unlock their bootloader this afternoon with nothing but the instructions in the Pudding thread OP. Check out the conversation in Rom Racers recovery thread. I'm chalking up your problems to user error.
Sent from my CM7 Atrix 4G
Swiftks said:
I would follow the pudding OP. Flash the unlock only sbf file, boot into fastboot and enter the fastboot commands. .sbf files can be trickey and there at helpful hints to curve sbf flashing problems in my noob guide.
As far a the automatic unlock... the Android version doesn't matter so much as your firmware version. 2.3.4 & 2.3.6 are both 4.5.91 firmware I believe. But still suggest using the pudding OP as a guide.
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I saw tour post in my thread... that's funny that you claim none of the unlock methods work, b/c what I think you meant to say was that they don't work for you.
How do you think hundreds or thousands of people have unlocked their bootloader? Do you think there's some secret super easy way we just aren't telling you about?
I helped someone unlock their bootloader this afternoon with nothing but the instructions in the Pudding thread OP. Check out the conversation in Rom Racers recovery thread. I'm chalking up your problems to user error.
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i got it to work, but its because everyone lacked the mention wheather they were on 2.3.6 or not.... nobody told me it was the same firmware, anyways i unlocked it and flashed recovery, and then flashed a ROM ( neutrino's) and now im stuck and motorola boot screen
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i got it to work, but its because everyone lacked the mention wheather they were on 2.3.6 or not.... nobody told me it was the same firmware, anyways i unlocked it and flashed recovery, and then flashed a ROM ( neutrino's) and now im stuck and motorola boot screen
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Did you factory reset / wipe data, and clear cache partition & dalvik cache in recovery before you flashed?
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i got it to work, but its because everyone lacked the mention wheather they were on 2.3.6 or not.... nobody told me it was the same firmware, anyways i unlocked it and flashed recovery, and then flashed a ROM ( neutrino's) and now im stuck and motorola boot screen
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all i had to do was switch my recovery to CWM and wipe/install and it works fine now
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i got it to work, but its because everyone lacked the mention wheather they were on 2.3.6 or not.... nobody told me it was the same firmware, anyways i unlocked it and flashed recovery, and then flashed a ROM ( neutrino's) and now im stuck and motorola boot screen
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Which method did you have success with?
dont forget to delete the install-recovery.sh in system/etc or you
cant boot into recoveryat startup
and only through rom manager :sly:
I'm running in to the same problem!
I can't get my Bell Atrix 2.3.6 to unlock bootloader
Tried following the pudding noob link but I ran into the problem where RSD lite detected it as "SE Flash Olympus" instead of "NS Flash Olympus"
As I continued reading other ppl's posts down the page, ppl are suggesting project cheesecake or the other link to do the sbf flash which doesn't work for BELL anyways ...
I'm not ready to go with project cheesecake yet cause the directions aren't so straight forward ... (step#3. Using root explorer move those files into their correct places (just follow folder setup, where they came from is where they go) Just where is these "correct places" are?
My device is already rooted and I think this is the only thing stopping me from flashing my rom to CM7
Please help ...
Getting super frustrated!
sorry missed a few posts somehow...
Hi i'm in the same boat, i don't want even try to unlock until i'm sure, my Atrix have 2.3.6 the firm version is not a 4.5.91 is 4.5.2A-51_OLL-48 so i don't want to mess up, i only want the battery fix in CWM, but i understand is only for unlocked phones. Thanks for the help.
Same here. After a lot of reading I am totally confused.
All the guides for unlocking the bootloader are for 2.3.4 / 4.5.91.
My virgin Atrix has stock Bell 2.3.6..
Under Build number it says 4.5.2A-51_OLL-17.8
System Version 45.21.78.MB860.BellMobility.en.CA
Baseband N_01.07.05P
Does this mean that I can still safely unlock the bootloader using pudding's guide and the instructions for unlocking the bootloader on 2.3.4 / 4.5.91 ?
It seems that I am not the only one asking this question.
Someone please clarify that once and for all!
A million THANKS in advance!
Same here
I have the same Question, I have a rooted Atrix 4G no Bootloader unlocked
Android Version 2.3.6..
Build number 4.5.2A-51_OLL-48
System Version 45.2.48.MB860.Latam.en.01
Somebody knows if is safe use the Only unlocker sbf for International for Unlock the bootloader this Atrix???
Thanks
Hi, i was wondering if someone can help me out, I'm a noob to atrix (HTC's are my thing).
I just got a motorola atrix from bell mobility, at the moment is carrier unlocked by code. I want to do the following:
1) unlock the bootloader
2) flash clockwork
3) root the device
Since my phone is already carrier unlocked do i need to skip any of the previous 3 steps?, I want to able to install custom roms on my phone (but i don't want to brick it), remember my atrix is a bell mobility atrix (not an At&T atrix). I went over the tutorials in the forum but found nothing regarding bell mobility atrix, if someone has some info regarding what to do I will really appreciate it.
Thank you!!!
Check the newbie guide in the general forum. Or check my signature. It has all the answers for ya.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423&highlight=root+bell+atrix
Found this, can i use this guide?
zcucurullo said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423&highlight=root+bell+atrix
Found this, can i use this guide?
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Yep, that guide looks good.. I did the same with my bell atrix when the bootloader unlock became available.
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Yep, that guide looks good.. I did the same with my bell atrix when the bootloader unlock became available.
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Do i have to skip some steps since my atrix is carrier unlocked by code, or do i follow the guide step by step?
you have to do all steps. You have just unlock carrier, not bootloader.
root then unlock then flash cwm
then flash rom may have to reroot after unlock (i did )
So I finally rooted my Electrify(photon), I have insurance and **** and i've taken my phone scuba diving so I really dont care if I brick it at this point(just a reason for me to get a new phone).
Basically my question is, How can i go about getting an aftermarket ICS on it? I can use cynagon right? Someone link me please...? Can I use this? If so, What exactly is unlocking the bootloader?
Im still new at all the terminology, it's been forever since i've been in the Android dev scene....
Thanks a ton XDA!
-Chris
To flash CM9, or any unlocked ROM you need to install a custom recovery, usually clockworkmod. Idr about the electrify, but for the photon you need to flash the pudding unlocked file and run a few CMD lines in order to unlock the bootloader(kills 4g btw) and then you can install a custom recovery and be ready to flash unlocked ROMS. (same general process for electrifiy but iirc different files)IF you are on Android 2.3.5 your SOL.. For the time being atleast as you can't unlock its bootloader. QBKing has a few videos about the Photon on how to unlock, install CWM, and flash ROMS. There REALLY useful for beginners and people who need to be refreshed on what exactly to do. Don't quote me on the exact steps as I have a Photon and never looked too in depth about the electrify, wait for someone else to chime in to verify or search around.
You were a lot of help so far, and yes I am running stock 2.3.5...I installed cwm, but I have yet to unlock the boot loader, and as you stated, I don't think I'll be doing that anytime soon. But what exactly does unlocking the bootloader do...?
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My understanding is this...
Photon and Electrify 2.3.4 can unlock the bootloader.
Photon 2.3.5 can run something called bootstrap. (There is no legit Photon 2.3.5 from Sprint, but some bleeding-edge MoPho's have flashed 2.3.5 anyway and found themselves in a world of pain.)
Electrify 2.3.5 can do neither. I asked about it here and as of now 143 people have looked at it but haven't replied... Then again, it's the weekend, but I also asked in a topic about the bootstrap a week ago, and nobody there knew either.
So I think with Electrify 2.3.5 rooting is all you can do.
And that's fine, Electrify is beast anyway.
We're supposed to get official ICS in Q2 2012 (or was it Q3?). I don't know fiscal quarters, but Q1 starts in Spring, I think, so I guess summer or late summer?
I don't care about ICS and I don't see why I should. I change launchers weekly and I'm always rotating software on my phone. I'm more interested in getting the bootloader unlocked, but I don't think Motorola has any plans for that.
While it's true you can't unlock the bootloader on 2.3.5 yet, that means that you can't flash kernels and some roms. There are some that work with a locked bootloader. Loki has an Imperium version. Rocko has some versions for locked phones. And there is this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575259 from loki. It will strip the bloat and blur from your phone, and give it some tweaks. This with the launcher of your choice makes for a great phone.
Exactly what post above said. I'll just add on saying that without an unlocked bootloader there is no way to get ICS. Use locked roms and try different launchers and you can still have a sweet phone until official ics or we unlock 2.3.5
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What is blur and bloat?? And what ROM is best..? As far as locked boot loaders go...
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Crispy, Blur is Motorola's enhancement suite for Android. It contains Motorola Home, and all the Motorola apps like the gallery, music player, and widgets. And the stupid lock screen. (I hate Motorola's lock screen. A lot.) HTC's is called Sense and Samsung's is called TouchWiz. They all have one. Very few Android phones are straight-up Android.
Bloat is anything on top of AOSP (Android Open Source Project) and the Google apps. This includes Blur/Sense/TouchWiz, technically, though most don't consider those bloat. If you have US Cellular, City ID is the epitome of bloat. It doesn't work as advertised, it's always there, and it will nag you to pay for it sometimes. Bloat on US Cellular phones also includes Tone Room Deluxe, Your Navigator Deluxe, My Contacts Backup, and the QuickOffice demo. Sprint has a whole other set of bloat apps.
Bricky -- So I don't need bootstrap? Or I do?
Crispy again: On your home screen, hit Menu, Settings, and then About Phone. Near the bottom look for "Android version". If it says 2.3.4 below, you can unlock your bootloader. If it says 2.3.5, you cannot.
I know ha, and I'm on 2.3.5 just like youuu:/ but it appears that there are like someee rom's that can be used without unlocking the bootloader...
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Yes you need bootstrap. Root your phone, install bootstrap, make nandroid backup in bootstrap , install rom = profit
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bricky23 said:
Yes you need bootstrap. Root your phone, install bootstrap, make nandroid backup in bootstrap , install rom = profit
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You need an UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER to install a ROM my friend....There are a few decent ROM's that dont require an UL loader, but to get a really nice ROM an unlocked bootloader appears to be greatly needed. I really wish Moto wasn't such a giant douche.
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You were a lot of help so far, and yes I am running stock 2.3.5...I installed cwm, but I have yet to unlock the boot loader, and as you stated, I don't think I'll be doing that anytime soon. But what exactly does unlocking the bootloader do...?
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You have cwm installed on a 2.3.5 Electrify with a locked bl??
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You have cwm installed on a 2.3.5 Electrify with a locked bl??
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Im sure he's meaning bootstrap in that post.. you can't install custom recovery while locked..
w0lf215 said:
Im sure he's meaning bootstrap in that post.. you can't install custom recovery while locked..
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Yes, I ment bootstrap.
Also, how does nandroid backups work? Does it backup EVERYTHING? whats the difference in outcome with Titanium backup VS recovery nandroid backups...?
i really want ics on my electrify.. but i ve a electgrify 2.3.5 with locked bootloader..
is it possible to do it?
I run AOKP build 38 on my mopho, it's a little buggy. My advice is to run one of the slimmed down stock ROMS mentioned previously. Wait for the official build, then there will be a bunch of devs making perfectly tuned apps.
Universal DeBlur-DeBloat Live ROM Conversion is the only ROM that requires root ONLY. It was written to help those that can't even run bootstrap. Think of it as Imperium Initiative without the theme change and custom kernel.
moneymakes said:
I run AOKP build 38 on my mopho, it's a little buggy. My advice is to run one of the slimmed down stock ROMS mentioned previously. Wait for the official build, then there will be a bunch of devs making perfectly tuned apps.
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ICS is official announcied from motorola to moto electrify?
No, only Photon.
Swyped from my Motorola Electrify using Tapatalk
Dark Reality said:
No, only Photon.
Swyped from my Motorola Electrify using Tapatalk
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it s a bad notice :S
developers are working to unlock the BL of lectrify