So I've been running Gingerblur 4.5 on my Atrix for the better part of 4 months. I haven't been on in a while checking for updates but I see now that CyanogenMod is released.
The way I installed Gingerblur then was flashing this sbf file: OLYFR_U4_1.8.3_SIGNED_OLPSATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g_Service1FF.sbf
and then proceeded to root it and get Gingerblur working that way. I don't think I unlocked the bootloader due to Gingerblur not requiring it..
Do I need to re-flash that SBF back onto my phone and proceed from there?
Related question(s):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1184242
It's not a do or die thing, I have been happily running Gingerblur but I'd like to use something new.
EDIT:
Obviously the phone is still in Froyo
I'm thinking about flashing back to the stock version and just OTA'ing up to current and then working from there. Any nay' sayers?
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I bricked my phone trying to uninstall Gingerblur Beta 7.7 and then trying to reinstall it because my phone would still not allow me to update. I am able to get back into gingerblur beta but everything has been wiped and my wifi will not work. I am looking for a step by step solution on what to do to get me back to factory stock setting. I want my phone to be like it was on day one. What must I do? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
follow this guide, flash the sbf 1.26 to get your back to stock, day one on at&t: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072&highlight=sbf
Did gingerblur backup my data? I thought i remembered that when it flashes it backs stuff up. If not I suck.
gingerblur flashes on top of whatever you have, it doesnt wipe. everything should be kept. What is strange to me is what are you talking about gingerblur beta 7.7? I think you were on a very oldd version. it's not longer called beta and there's a new version 3.0 out.
definitely start over, flash sbf back to 1.26 then go through the upgrade and rooting process again.
So I have downloaded all required items but when I try to find the sbf file in rsd lite its not where i extracted it. Any suggestions?
Found it. Currently flashing. Thanks.
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.
I'm sorry if somebody already posted that, i swear I had a look
I have a SIM unlocked AT&T MB860 Atrix with gingerblur 4.5, and I would like to try some real gingerbread goods, which means bootloader unlock and 2.3.4 HKTW.
Do I have to flash back to 1.8.3 stock sbf before actually unlocking and installing gingerbread? I heard people saying is not safe to flash sbf for SIM-Unlocked Atrix because it can cause Wi-Fi problems, is it still the case?
Second problem: I had my phone rooted, but now I don't have an external micro SD card, so I wouldn't be able to root with gingerbreak-similar methods, is this a deal breaker or there is another way to complete the process all the way through?
Thanks a lot
As a general rule, it's best to flash back to stock before flashing anything else. Because Gingerblur requires Tenfar's recovery to run, I believe this will be the best way to do this. If someone else could chime in about the SIM-unlock/wifi issue, that would be great.
As for the rooting method on 2.3.4 HKTW, it works by installing a ZIP through recovery. In my own experience, it only seems to read external SD cards. If you can make it read the internal somehow, then you should be able to root.
i was on GingerBlur 3.1 (rooted via GladRoot), and did the following over the weekend
- flashed the unlocker SBF (still on 1.8.3)
- flashed the new CWM onto the phone via fastboot
- flashed GingerBlur 4.5 using that CWM, just for a few days
- flashed the 2.3.4 IMG using the Windows x64 guide in the general forum.
ran into no problems, and the GB build was already rooted when it booted up.
dLo GSR said:
i was on GingerBlur 3.1 (rooted via GladRoot), and did the following over the weekend
- flashed the unlocker SBF (still on 1.8.3)
- flashed the new CWM onto the phone via fastboot
- flashed GingerBlur 4.5 using that CWM, just for a few days
- flashed the 2.3.4 IMG using the Windows x64 guide in the general forum.
ran into no problems, and the GB build was already rooted when it booted up.
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Good to know, thanks!
Did you clear data or anything like that after flashing?
jwhited said:
Good to know, thanks!
Did you clear data or anything like that after flashing?
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oh, right, forgot. i did do the fastboot -w beforehand.
i have simunlocked atrix as well, it makes no difference.
I went from Greyblur straight to GB with no issues.
Thanks guys
This is worth a try
If I wanted to return to the stock ROM after flashing 2.3.4, all I have to do is RSDLite flash 1.8.3 back correct and then restore using CWM?
kshiuan said:
If I wanted to return to the stock ROM after flashing 2.3.4, all I have to do is RSDLite flash 1.8.3 back correct and then restore using CWM?
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I just did this tonight, and for some reason, I had some problems flashing the 1.8.3 SBF directly. So I downloaded the 1.2.6 (shipping) firmware and just did the updates.
Now i've been playing around with this all day and I've FINALLY got a good setup on my phone that I am happy with (for the next few hours atleast )
I have always been somewhat wary of RC's, Alpha's, and Beta's, so I kinda wanted to stay on the side for this one to get out of beta.
I have the stock 4.5.91 installed, rooted, and with cwm.
My question is: Can I install this modified version of 4.5.91 over-top of stock 4.5.91 via installing the .zip through CWM Recovery?
I am inclined to tell myself that I can, since I was able to install it via CWM over stock (but themed) 1.8.3
jakew02 said:
Now i've been playing around with this all day and I've FINALLY got a good setup on my phone that I am happy with (for the next few hours atleast )
I have always been somewhat wary of RC's, Alpha's, and Beta's, so I kinda wanted to stay on the side for this one to get out of beta.
I have the stock 4.5.91 installed, rooted, and with cwm.
My question is: Can I install this modified version of 4.5.91 over-top of stock 4.5.91 via installing the .zip through CWM Recovery?
I am inclined to tell myself that I can, since I was able to install it via CWM over stock (but themed) 1.8.3
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I was wondering the exact same. I really would like a deodexed rom.
I'm finally getting around to updating my phone to 2.3.4 (bought a house over the summer and haven't had time to play with updates).
I currently have a rooted 2.2.2 Atrix with my apps/data backed up via Titanium Backup and saved off to my desktop for later restoration if needed. Except for Root and APN mod, the phone is otherwise stock.
I'm not necessarily interested in using a custom rom right now (though a wipe of data/apps may help clean things up), though I do need root, APN hack, and plan on installing the full-linux-webtop mod (if I can get my laptop dock to work reliably...). I assume things have evolved since the old posts I've come across about updating when it first came out.
What is the best method for updating to 2.3.4 at this stage?
thanks,
- David
In my opinion you should still unlock your phone even if you are staying with a stock rom. It is way easier to flash with CWM method, even if you are staying with a stock rom. Look at Fruitcake 2.3.4 and you can also flash a fruitcake 2.3.4 webtop. If you mess up your webtop hacking on it to get it just like you want it, your can reflash just the webtop.
Of course after you unlock your phone, you will probably get the itch to look at some of the custom roms that are out there. A lot of them are basically the stock rom with customizations built in.