so i had the photon all workin great did few mods, somewhere along the lines i flashed the morpho zip mod coming from the vibrant which was supposed a partial port and not ready for use, then i got force closes like mad, nothin worked, so i went to cwm recovery and for some reason my nandroid for stock backup, says md5sum mismatch
so now I had no choice but to install a rom which i dont want, is there a stock,pure stock rom with root anything close to stock, I am rooted I am unlocked and I do have cwm recovery, but I wanted to flash sbf via rsdlite, but of course i cant find the correct link or sbf file
i used the 1mb bootloader file to unlock the device , but that doesnt apparentally have the goods to redo the whole O.S
Any help would be gratefull for links to sbf that actually are up and working..
Also would it still be normal for sbf to fail after flash which supposedly means it worked cause thats what it did for the unlock flash, it failed but really worked, i guess thats what its supposed to say.
Here is a list of quite a few(maybe all?) of the stock SBF files and dl links. And as far as it showing it failed, mine also did that and i know while unlocking its supposed to say that, but as far as other stock SBF files im not sure.
I flashed this http://www.filefactory.com/file/cfbc5d2/n/update_1024_working_data_zip
And lost all root privelages why is that
I am unlocked and was rooted on djbliss oneclick exploit after flashing this update lost root but superuser is on device
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You flashed back to a stock SBF, correct? You will lose root and it will relock your bootloader, flashing to a stock SBF. Flashing a SBF should also wipe out all apps, including superuser.
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Ok here is my situation:
I was running Gingerblur 3.5, and decided I wanted to go to AlienROM. I unlocked the phone successfully using RSDLite and fastboot. I was still able to boot the phone after this process.
I attempted flashing Alien using the older CWM that wasn't designed for unlocked phones (didn't realize that there were different versions at the time) and the phone wouldn't boot. After research, I found that there was indeed a newer version of CWM that was necessary for flashing unlocked phones. I attempted flashing this using moto-fastboot, but got a stormgr partition: SOS error when trying to do so. After more research, I believe this is because I didn't delete the recovery_install.sh file before attempting to flash the new CWM. I attempted to go back to Gingerblur so I could remove the recovery_install.sh file using root explorer, but now Gingerblur won't boot either.
I sense that if I can get rid of the recovery_install.sh file somehow, I will be able to flash the newer CWM, and then be able to successfully install Alien.
My question is, how would I go about deleting this file if the phone won't boot? Is it possible to do this via the CLI on my computer? I don't have my *nix netbook with me at the moment, so I'm stuck using tools that are available only on Windows (I mean I could throw up a VM, but I'd rather not if I can avoid it).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
So u can't get into fastboot or get it to give you the RSDLite prompt when u turn the phone on? Because if so, I know how I personally would fix it. I would use RSDLite to flash a stock version of gingerbread, then delete the file needed to install the new CWM.
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I did the forever root and updated to .893 no problem. i decided however to flash back to stock so i could flash the new Liberty RC1 rom. When using oneclick fastboot restore my phone was restored back to .886 however i am unable to acheive root now. i noticed during the fastboot restore it failed to flash boot.img. and now petes motorola root tools fails on step 3 every time. im guessing this is because of the mod in the data file that prevented the .893 update from breaking root. trying to restore using RSDlite with the full FXZ restore file but i fails immediately every time. this is nothing urgent since my phone is working just fine, i just want my root access back!!!! any advice or solutions would be greatly appreciated and be careful with the forever root. before flashing anything after doing it go back and change the file to modified back to its original or you will most likely lose any permission to the boot.img or whatever the hell boot file it is.
this is the same problem im having.. it sucks i cant acheive anything now .. anyone know how to get root back?
Just found this last night....I was in the same boat, fixed mine.
rootzwiki.com/topic/7801-root-r3l3as3d-wfor3v3r-root-v10-linuxwindows-get-root-after-893-ota-oops/#post189877
Can someone give me step by step how to remove all and any traces of root and being unlocked/and CWM installed? I used RSD Lite to flash 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf over, but ive heard there are still traces and cant find how to remove them. I used pudding for unlock, CWM for recovery, and initial root i used torpedo, then the built into "system.img" one after unlock. Im going to Sprint first thing in the morning tomorrow, so the faster the response the better. THANKS!
You can do a factory reset and wipe every thing. But really what you have done is enough.
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Well, you SBF'd it and they really wont look that much into it. I bricked my old samsung moment trying to find a root method told them it just went out, and got a replacement.
tl;dr just take it back as is. you should be fine.
Sprint services rooted phones (this was even on the xda news portal) so why do you need to return it to stock?
Wow really Sprint will actually not say anything or care if you give them an unlocked/rooted phone? I didnt know that! I just sbf'd and used recovery to wipe and hoped it cleared all that i needed. Thanks guys!
I would also like to know how to do this as I'm trying to install cm7 on my phone but the one click root method I used apparently will not work with the unlocked device. I followed the guide I found by qbking and flashed the stock sbf file with rsd lite, however my device remained unlocked. Is there something I'm missing? I double checked the video and I followed all of the steps he mentioned but I can't seem to re-lock and unroot my device.
You may want to try searching for "nopudding4u.sbf" I got the file somehow a while back and it supposedly removes the pudding unlock, however i have NOT tried it and im not exactly sure how to use it(id assume just flash it..? but i have no idea)
is there an one click root 2.3.6 for the atrix? I tried the 2 programes but none of them seemed to work?
Same question here, thanks
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
works for me with a locked bootloader.
There's also a voodoo root method that saves root before the update and restores root after the update.
gnahc79 said:
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
works for me with a locked bootloader.
There's also a voodoo root method that saves root before the update and restores root after the update.
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ok so now I screwed up and I am getting
svf 108 1:2
failted to boot 3
You got a failed to boot 3 using the fastboot preinstall method?? At which step did you get the error
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Ok, I'm on 2.3.4 and rooted using the instructions from brief mobile. I don't believe I have an unlocked bootloader. The only things I have done to the phone were original script from here for rooting (not one click), and then a modified version of it after the first Atrix update which had a before update and after update script to run.
Then, when upgrading to 2.3.4, I used the brief mobile/fastboot method to root it.
So, am I correct in thinking that to update the phone now I need to:
1. Download the update installer from Motorolla and update the phone to 2.3.6? (am I right that I the OTA update won't work or could cause a problem????)
2. Follow the instructions at Brief Mobile to root the phone.
Is this right, or should I wait a while before upgrading for things to be sorted out? The message popping up is irritating, but I can live with it if it avoids bricking my phone or having other problems.
Thanks
[Q] rooting help on 2.3.6
what is the proper way to root without unlocking the bootloader on 2.3.6 att?
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
It still works
hdblab said:
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
It still works
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Root 2.3.6 one click
can someone upload a script or program that is one click root (not unlock) att atrix using 2.3.6?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1505900
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1502735
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500819
The preinstall method is real easy. If that is too challenging then maybe you should wait for someone to volunteer to provide a 1-click/batch script on their own rather than requesting(demanding) it.
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can someone upload a script or program that is one click root (not unlock) att atrix using 2.3.6?
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I tried that before and I got soft booted.
Try again by using the instructions from the "Android-advice" website.
http://www.android-advice.com/2012/root-the-motorola-atrix-4g-running-4-5-141/
Note: In those instructions specifically, it is important clarify that the phone should be in "fastboot" before entering in commands. Basically, do "step 6" before "step 4".
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I tried that before and I got soft booted.
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do you need to undo the root on 2.3.4 before you upgrade to 2.3.6?
przemeknzb said:
do you need to undo the root on 2.3.4 before you upgrade to 2.3.6?
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yes
btw, before you unroot 2.3.4. can you check if you have su, dosu and superuser.apk in /system/preinstall/ ? I'm not sure if I had those files when I was on 2.3.4, but I see them now on 2.3.6. I only removed the su related files as listed in the link when I was on 2.3.4, never removed su, dosu, etc from system/preinstall...guess it's not necessary for the 2.3.6 OTA to be successful on a locked bootloader.
I just rooted my Atrix after the OTA to 2.3.6 using this method. Worked perfect.
http://androidadvices.com/root-motorola-atrix-4g-45141-gingerbread-236-firmware/2/
no not had any of those files
tnedator said:
Ok, I'm on 2.3.4 and rooted using the instructions from brief mobile. I don't believe I have an unlocked bootloader. The only things I have done to the phone were original script from here for rooting (not one click), and then a modified version of it after the first Atrix update which had a before update and after update script to run.
Then, when upgrading to 2.3.4, I used the brief mobile/fastboot method to root it.
So, am I correct in thinking that to update the phone now I need to:
1. Download the update installer from Motorolla and update the phone to 2.3.6? (am I right that I the OTA update won't work or could cause a problem????)
2. Follow the instructions at Brief Mobile to root the phone.
Is this right, or should I wait a while before upgrading for things to be sorted out? The message popping up is irritating, but I can live with it if it avoids bricking my phone or having other problems.
Thanks
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1) unroot 2.3.4 first:
http://androidforums.com/atrix-4g-all-things-root/423259-best-way-unroot.html
2) apply the 2.3.6 OTA update
3) redo the fastboot preinstall root method
btw before you unroot 2.3.4 can you check to see if you have su, dosu and superuser.apk in /system/preinstall? I see it now in 2.3.6 and am not sure if I had it there back when I was on 2.3.4
I didn't unroot before updating to 2.3.6 and now I can't get it to work. I keep getting the error "cp: write error: No space left on device", what should I do now?
Thanks.
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is there an one click root 2.3.6 for the atrix? I tried the 2 programes but none of them seemed to work?
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what i did ...
UPDATE FROM STOCK 4.2.91 UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER AND ROOTED ATRIX 4G
try using OTA keeper from the market , before trying the OTA update , this is what i did
1 ) i unlocked my atrix 4g (2.3.4 all stock) with AUTOMATIC_UNLOCK_V4.2 and rooted with PetesMotorolaRootTools_v1.07 after that i installed CWM recovery
2 ) Make a Full backup of you rom using CWM and Titaniumbackup (never is enough)
3 ) MANY people say that using RSD LITE is not good , i just take the risk , because anyways the touch of my atrix is not doing good so i will be sending it to warranty soon anyways , i take the risk , i flash my atrix with RSD Lite 5.5 and this sbf
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf
i don´t know any other people but i did not loose any data or apps from my atrix it was everything there , unlocked sign erased , CWM recovery partition erased , ROOT was there it is like everything go back to stock ... almost everything my data part was untoched.
4 ) download from the market OTA Root Keeper make a backup of your root and then press unroot temp
5 ) with that done I started to download and install the OTA update
6 ) after this point the phonewill reboot to stock recovery mode and start to upgrade it took almost 10 min to do the update after finishing copying files, it restarted 2 times on the moto logo then started booting , it take a longtime to pass the att boot image be patience mine took almost 5 min after that the phonestarted with everything loaded my apps , photos videos etc.
I think this could be a workaround (it work for me) for updating to .141 , also the baseband was updated to N_01.77.37P_usa_att
The only thing that was untoched was the webtop part , it stays on WT 1.2, ireally don´t use it , but i think if im already on 2.3.6 i can RDS the full SBF to get Webtop upgraded also the kernel say 2.6.32.9 is that the correct kernel for 2.3.6 i read that kernel is for a Froyo sbf not pretty sure
The thing now is , i wanna try installing CWM recovery and see if im already "unlocked" and try fruitcakes to downgrade 2.3.4 but i am not pretty sure about this i think i will get a brick
Also , you can try investigate to downgrade of wait for a generous dev to take out of the oven the fruitcake for 2.3.6 and try the method above
I TAKE no responsibility with this mini-tuto for anything that could happen to your atrix it on you own do this , i take the risk and it works !!!
thanks everyone
please guys I need help, I would like to downgrade my atrix but I can not find it anywhere firmware 4.5.91
that allows me to do the unlock and install clockworrk.Or a way to make the second version unlok
there is nothing
Official 2.3.4 can be obtained via sbf file, but be careful, you may brick your device. I've never tried flashing the 2.3.4 sbf, but I have with the 2.3.6 sbf. Unofficial 2.3.4 can be obtained via fruitcake. then flash pudding sbf to get unlocked.
https://sites.google.com/site/motosbf/atrix-sbf-files
I'm not sure if it would work, but what about flashing the fruitcake 2.3.4 (i think thats the verion that matches up to 4.5.91, don't remember, its been a while), and then flashing the corresponding sbf file from the link above? I know that it just worked this evening for me when downgrading from 4.0.4 to stock 2.3.6.
I had a CWM backup of 2.3.6 saved. I restored to 2.3.6 via CWM, made sure everything was still good (obviously it was). That solved the downgrade. From there, I used RSD 5.7 to flash the 2.3.6 sbf, which "locked" the bootloader. Started it back up and here I am, downgraded from 4.0.4 to stock 2.3.6. I haven't gotten into recovery yet, but I suspect its the stock recovery. The only way to get CWM back is to flash the pudding sbf, and then flash a CWM recovery.img
Edit: Recovery does revert back to stock recovery.
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I'm not sure if it would work, but what about flashing the fruitcake 2.3.4 (i think thats the verion that matches up to 4.5.91, don't remember, its been a while), and then flashing the corresponding sbf file from the link above? I know that it just worked this evening for me when downgrading from 4.0.4 to stock 2.3.6.
I had a CWM backup of 2.3.6 saved. I restored to 2.3.6 via CWM, made sure everything was still good (obviously it was). That solved the downgrade. From there, I used RSD 5.7 to flash the 2.3.6 sbf, which "locked" the bootloader. Started it back up and here I am, downgraded from 4.0.4 to stock 2.3.6. I haven't gotten into recovery yet, but I suspect its the stock recovery. The only way to get CWM back is to flash the pudding sbf, and then flash a CWM recovery.img
Edit: Recovery does revert back to stock recovery.
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i am in italy and suppose that in my phone is present an european version ,in the site there is an at&t version,you have an site where i dovnloat an european version.
whit the version that i have download after the fase of mountind firmware the program tell FAIL
In that case you're going to need the fruitcake rom that matches your network.
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