Hello, I have a motorola photon rooted, and there is an update sprint, have me to do the update every 3 hours, how to remove the reminder of the update? What file to delete?
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The best way I found to do it was with an app called bloat freezer by Trey Holland. Its a free app that you download from the market. Once installed you go to the bottom of the running apps list and freeze the app called updater. I did this and had no issues with phone afterwards. The other way to do is to edit the build.prop file. That one though is a little bit more risky.
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Go into the system folder and find the build.prop file. Open it in a text editor...go all the way to the bottom and find the build you are on..it'll look like: Blur_Version...MB855.Sprint...
You can change that number to 99.9.9 so it looks like Blur_Version.99.9.9..
Save, and push it back to the phone.
We have an update?
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ok thank you, I have another problem, I deleted the file system to open the contact in error, how to restore them? thank you very much
bangstyle said:
ok thank you, I have another problem, I deleted the file system to open the contact in error, how to restore them? thank you very much
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Which file? BlurContacts.apk?
BTW, before making any changes to your phone, you should ALWAYS do a backup of it prior. Check out how to root your phone and install Bootstrap recovery, or if you feel brave, how to unlock, and install CWM, or now TWRP 2.0 Recovery.
oui quand je vais dans mes contact ca fait un crash, how to install bootstrap recovery?
bangstyle said:
oui quand je vais dans mes contact ca fait un crash, how to install bootstrap recovery?
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Everything you need is here:Lokfish's Awesome Photon Compendium
I have to reinstall the rom? I do not understand everything, thank you help me step by step
bangstyle said:
I have to reinstall the rom? I do not understand everything, thank you help me step by step
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First, if you've deleted an important file, and can't get it back, you could flash the latest SBF file which will help get anything stock back to your phone. Again, this will not get any non-stock apps back, just the stuff that comes with your phone.
1) Install RSD Lite v.5.6 on computer
2) Install Motorola Drivers on computer and phone
3) Download SBF 154_5 from the mirror onto your computer
4) Unzip it and there is an .sbf file in there
5) Run RSD Lite and open the SBF file with it (not the zip)
6) Put your phone in RSD mode by powering it off and then powering it on with the volume up button held it will say "Entering RSD mode"
7) Plug your phone in, and RSDLite should recognize it
8) Start the program
9) Let your phone reboot multiple times, and it might say "Power up your phone manually" - pull your battery and put it back in
10) Your phone will go through updates to get to Build #198_6 (You can try flashing the 198_6 first instead and see if that's fine for you)
11) Once it's rebooted and working, you now want to root your phone
12) Try either the torpedo method, or 1-click method (google: how to root photon 4G torpedo..I like this method)
13) Once rooted, you can download another apk. called Bootstrap. Find it.
14) Install it to your phones SDcard, somewhere
15) This will allow you to back up your phone before you mess with it, so you can always go back to the previous state
OR, and I HIGHLY SUGGEST, (unless you need 4g) unlocking your bootloader and installing CWM Recovery.
Read the Lokfish's Compendium...again and again. It has everything there as I don't have the time to write an essay.
Good luck!
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how to download sbf 154_5?
bangstyle said:
how to download sbf 154_5?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393519
ok thank you, I managed
by cons there is a small problem, when I turn it on, there is a screen''Contacting network "for 5 minutes .... how to remove it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17625603
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by cons there is a small problem, when I turn it on, there is a screen''Contacting network "for 5 minutes .... how to remove it?
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hi... this post is for those who wants to root the mytouch quickly and easily without even using a computer. these directions will be step by step, because i know how frustrating it is when someone gives a broken step expecting you to fill in the blanks.
note
im not responsible for what happens to your phone. i am simply showing you hope when all else fails. now lets get started.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO CLOCKWORK FOR HIS UNBELIEVABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANDROID COMMUNITY. THANK YOU
first things first, you need a mytouch slide, your phone charging, rom manager free from the android market, universal androot which i will post the link below, and finally a custom rom from xda developers. pick anyone you like preferably cyanogen mod.
step 1. take the custom rom you downloaded from either your pc or from your phone: pc-> if you downloaded it off your pc, then you need to connect your phone to your pc and put the custom rom file on the root of your sd. you dont have to rename it, just leave as is. phone-> if you downloaded it off your phone, then i hope you heard of astro file manager from the market?! you need that to explore your sd card from your phone and find the custom rom on your downloads folder, and edit, move, to the root of your sd card. then paste.
step 2. now you need to get the universal androot apk from the link below. once you download it, make sure you put it anywhere on your phones sd card. once it's there, use astro once more to find that apk on your sd card and install it by clicking on it.
step 3 now all you need is rom manager free from the android market. i hope that you know how to find and install it.
now that you are all situated, the real part begins, and i will also explain why we are doing it this way along the process okay.
step 4 open up the universal androot apk on your phone and it should look pretty simple. the only thing you do here is make sure that root temporary(unroot after reboot) is checked. then hit root . you should get a sucess and the superuser apk showing up in your app drawer. if yes then proceed to step 5.
step 5 now that you have temporary root, this will give you permission to use root apks until reboot. luckily i found out that rom manager has the ability to flash clockwork recovery while your phone is still on. well this is what your going to do. open up rom manager, and the very top option is "flash Clockwork Recovery" hit this and it should install it. after that click on "install rom from sd card." find your custom rom that you put on here from before, and click on it, then check both boxes: backup existing rom, and wipe data and cache, and hit ok. now hit ok to go into recovery. if you get a superuser request at this point then congratulations, its working. allow it , and proceed to step 6 .
step 6 now your phone is restarting and should back up the system and start installing the custom rom. if for some reason it doesnt install right there, and takes you to clockwork recovery(blue words), then go to step 7. if not then step 8
step 7 if you are in clockwork recovery and dont know what the heck youre at, well in short, your at a screen where your allowed to install any rom meant for the mytouch slide including the 2.2 froyo. yay! navigation is simple if you know how. volume buttons are for navigation up and down, and the camera button on the right bottom is for selecting, while the power button at the top of the phone is to go back one. got it ? all you want to do is intall your custom rom if you havent yet. you might first want to do the wipe data/ factory reset, to make sure everything goes smoothly on your new rom. after that go back to the screen with all the options, and go to install zip for sdcard. then it is important to choose zip from sdcard, as i have no idea what the apply sdcard:update.zip will do to your phone. after you click choose update, you should be in a familiar area: your sdcard. find your custom rom and install it. it will work if its a complete and compatible rom for your phone. once done hit reboot system now and presto step 8.
step 8 ur done lol. enjoy your new rom. misc. if you ever want to go back into clockwork recovery, then go into your normal recovery by power + volume down while your phone is turned off. then hit recovery option. youll notice that you are at the normal recovery. push power+volume up for new set of options. theres an option call apply zip update. click on the and boom, you should pop up in clockwork recovery.
universal androot since i am a new user, i cannot post links but here is an attachment, and if your not signed in then you will find the program by going to 4shared.com and searching for UniversalAndroot-1.6.2-beta.apk uploaded by chrisjcj27. thanks and good luck
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hi... this post is for those who wants to root the mytouch quickly and easily without even using a computer. these directions will be step by step, because i know how frustrating it is when someone gives a broken step expecting you to fill in the blanks.
note
im not responsible for what happens to your phone. i am simply showing you hope when all else fails. now lets get started.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO CLOCKWORK FOR HIS UNBELIEVABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANDROID COMMUNITY. THANK YOU
first things first, you need a mytouch slide, your phone charging, rom manager free from the android market, universal androot which i will post the link below, and finally a custom rom from xda developers. pick anyone you like preferably cyanogen mod.
step 1. take the custom rom you downloaded from either your pc or from your phone: pc-> if you downloaded it off your pc, then you need to connect your phone to your pc and put the custom rom file on the root of your sd. you dont have to rename it, just leave as is. phone-> if you downloaded it off your phone, then i hope you heard of astro file manager from the market?! you need that to explore your sd card from your phone and find the custom rom on your downloads folder, and edit, move, to the root of your sd card. then paste.
step 2. now you need to get the universal androot apk from the link below. once you download it, make sure you put it anywhere on your phones sd card. once it's there, use astro once more to find that apk on your sd card and install it by clicking on it.
step 3 now all you need is rom manager free from the android market. i hope that you know how to find and install it.
now that you are all situated, the real part begins, and i will also explain why we are doing it this way along the process okay.
step 4 open up the universal androot apk on your phone and it should look pretty simple. the only thing you do here is make sure that root temporary(unroot after reboot) is checked. then hit root . you should get a sucess and the superuser apk showing up in your app drawer. if yes then proceed to step 5.
step 5 now that you have temporary root, this will give you permission to use root apks until reboot. luckily i found out that rom manager has the ability to flash clockwork recovery while your phone is still on. well this is what your going to do. open up rom manager, and the very top option is "flash Clockwork Recovery" hit this and it should install it. after that click on "install rom from sd card." find your custom rom that you put on here from before, and click on it, then check both boxes: backup existing rom, and wipe data and cache, and hit ok. now hit ok to go into recovery. if you get a superuser request at this point then congratulations, its working. allow it , and proceed to step 6 .
step 6 now your phone is restarting and should back up the system and start installing the custom rom. if for some reason it doesnt install right there, and takes you to clockwork recovery(blue words), then go to step 7. if not then step 8
step 7 if you are in clockwork recovery and dont know what the heck youre at, well in short, your at a screen where your allowed to install any rom meant for the mytouch slide including the 2.2 froyo. yay! navigation is simple if you know how. volume buttons are for navigation up and down, and the camera button on the right bottom is for selecting, while the power button at the top of the phone is to go back one. got it ? all you want to do is intall your custom rom if you havent yet. you might first want to do the wipe data/ factory reset, to make sure everything goes smoothly on your new rom. after that go back to the screen with all the options, and go to install zip for sdcard. then it is important to choose zip from sdcard, as i have no idea what the apply sdcard:update.zip will do to your phone. after you click choose update, you should be in a familiar area: your sdcard. find your custom rom and install it. it will work if its a complete and compatible rom for your phone. once done hit reboot system now and presto step 8.
step 8 ur done lol. enjoy your new rom. misc. if you ever want to go back into clockwork recovery, then go into your normal recovery by power + volume down while your phone is turned off. then hit recovery option. youll notice that you are at the normal recovery. push power+volume up for new set of options. theres an option call apply zip update. click on the and boom, you should pop up in clockwork recovery.
universal androot since i am a new user, i cannot post links but here is an attachment, and if your not signed in then you will find the program by going to 4shared.com and searching for UniversalAndroot-1.6.2-beta.apk uploaded by chrisjcj27. thanks and good luck
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Wow, I really hope this works. This is impressive. I think I'm gonna try this in a few. Thanks.
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Followed your steps completely. After i get root and flash CW Recovery, I go to install the custom rom and make a Nandroid backup.........it restarts phone and take me to the phone with a question mark (i think thats what it was) and then reboots normally into the stock rom. It says its failing to installl the update package which im assuming is CW Recovery.
CaseyG said:
Followed your steps completely. After i get root and flash CW Recovery, I go to install the custom rom and make a Nandroid backup.........it restarts phone and take me to the phone with a question mark (i think thats what it was) and then reboots normally into the stock rom. It says its failing to installl the update package which im assuming is CW Recovery.
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I get the same exact thing. Maybe there was a step he forgot to mention.
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try repeating the steps again. and make sure that everything goes right along the way. the slightest error will make this a no go.
ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
Tried it about 6 times now. Even downloaded terminal to ensure i have root before carrying on. Its not letting the update.zip that Rom Manager installs on the SD card run at all. Its saying its not signed and then it fails?
Androot is only able to give us a temporary root, therefore the bootloader is still locked and it will not allow us to actually get into CW at all. Correct?
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ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience
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I've tried this about 6 or more times also. I thought it was just me. Thanks though. I appreciate everything.
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CaseyG said:
Androot is only able to give us a temporary root, therefore the bootloader is still locked and it will not allow us to actually get into CW at all. Correct?
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That definitely makes sense.
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correct. its only root until you reboot. its only to hopefully get clockwork installed on your device.
chrisjcj27 said:
ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
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Im trying it on a MT3GS WITH the update installed.....same as you correct?
Not sound rude, but who doesn't have that update by now? So you're saying that we would need to revert from the current update then this should work?
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humm im thinking screw this lol
terrelltp said:
humm im thinking screw this lol
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you're having the same issue?
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This will not work. You're missing the ENG bootloader.
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ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
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Did you go back and recheck?
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migueltherocker said:
This will not work. You're missing the ENG bootloader.
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What's the eng boatloader? Once we have it, will it work?
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OuncE718 said:
What's the eng boatloader? Once we have it, will it work?
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Read through the working root method here.
This method was developed by ChiefzReloaded, a dev we all know and love. He knows his stuff.
The one posted in this thread seems easier, but simply will not work.
migueltherocker said:
Read through the working root method here.
This method was developed by ChiefzReloaded, a dev we all know and love. He knows his stuff.
The one posted in this thread seems easier, but simply will not work.
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So is it possible that we can use this method with eng bootloader added?
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i have a fascinate that ive had for a while. ive managed to root it(took 4ever to find out how) but im rooted with everything else stock. no custom rom kernel or anything(i know im rooted cuz i can use wireless tether with superuser) HOWEVER, ive been reading on this cyanogen mod 7 and would really like to put this on my phone and get rid of touchwiz once and for all, and don't suggest adw it lags my phone down. can somebody plz give me a tutorial on how to download and flash whatever that is. i can't handle the sluggishness of tw anymore. btw i have odin but really don't know what to do with it. oh and sorry if this is already posted but ive searched and don't really feel like going through every thread in existence. please help me!!
Well before I would go and post a tutorial about this we need to address one thing.
You said
and don't suggest adw it lags my phone down.
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You understand that the default launcher in Cyanogenmod7 (CM7) is ADW correct? I just would hate for you to go through the touch n go process of flashing CM7 and end up hating it because of this
Well... you can switch away from ADW. For instance, I switched to the GO launcher, and it ran like a dream.
Alright, here's a n00b guide.
0)Download these files to you SD card: http://www.mediafire.com/?dfjjclddzq6fl5q, http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
1) Flash this in Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=657960&d=1310959789
2) Boot into recovery by turning off the phone/pulling battery and holding volume up, volume down and power at the same time
3) Select wipe cache, then select wipe data
4) Select install zip from sd card or something like that and flash CM7 (The file you downloaded from mediafire above)
5)Once phone finishes installing, hit reboot phone or if your phone is off turn it back on
6) Hold down power button, select reboot, select recovery
7) From here, select install zip from sd card again, and install the gapps from the second link.
8) Reboot, and enjoy. If you don't like adw, install GO launcher from the market
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
beefsmith said:
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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Install this on your computer: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7946i8tdbe0yv50
Open Odin, remove your phone's battery, hold the "volume down" button on your phone while plugging it into your computer and a little android with a shovel should come up.
On your computer, download the file from step 1. In odin, click the PDA button (NOT THE PHONE BUTTON) and select that downloaded file. Hit start or flash or whatever the button like that says. It will take a while. Once done, you will have cwm, so do step 2.
Once in CWN, use the volume buttons to go up and down and use the power button as the "enter button". Follow the rest of the steps from there.
Also, GAPPS is just the technical name for that second file you downloaded. Install it through CWM exactly as the steps say.
beefsmith said:
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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Gapps...is abbreviated for google apps. Ie. Google talk, gmail, google voice, google chrome to phone, ect...this is a zip file package that contains a lot of googles apps that are not pre packaged into the rom
Odin is a software program for pc to push a modified recovery program or complete stock rom files, or patches and some other goodies and this recovery abbreviated cwm(clock work mod ) is the program you use to install custom roms and kernels. All odin file formats will end in .tar while files for flashing via recovery end in .zip
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ok so i tried to flash that file using odin, but it just told me succeded0 failed1 and now my phone has the phone to ! to pc logo, and appears bricked
beefsmith said:
ok so i tried to flash that file using odin, but it just told me succeded0 failed1 and now my phone has the phone to ! to pc logo, and appears bricked
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Follow this to fix your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Just to let you know, you should probably read up on some more of the threads in the general and development section after you fix your phone before trying this again. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll break your phone for real next time.
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Follow this to fix your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Just to let you know, you should probably read up on some more of the threads in the general and development section after you fix your phone before trying this again. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll break your phone for real next time.
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While skafan is right, you probably won't completely bork your device but you can get in deep real quick if you screw up anything major...like flashing a rom not for the fascinate. Go to the link he posted and do it exactly to return to complete stock and then read read read before flashing again, but it is very hard to completely destroy our phones besides physically smashing it. His warning is of just cause....that said..everything I learned(and I'm sure some will agree with me) for the most part is out of necessity..meaning I started tinkering with my phone and learned what I had to as I made mistakes and needed to know how to get out of a boot loop or force closes. There were even a few times where I thought I just turned my fassy into an expensive paper weight! You'll get there and, if nothing else borking builds character!
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i followed those instructions to the letter, same result, success(0) failed (1)
this sucks
borking does not build character for me
it engenders a sense of helplessless and makes me cry
Need help please!!! I rooted my DX2 few weeks ago using Gingerbreak. Everything went well all this time. Today I tried to unroot the phone. Because I was going to up date to Gingerbread. I defrost all the frozen apps, deleted all the rooted apps. Then I tried to do a factory hard reset by holding power button and volume down button and going in to fastboot, as I push the volume button up, the phone just went dead. I cannot power it up to do anything. When can I do to get this phone in to recovery mode or at lease power it up....
Follow the instructions here EXACTLY and you will be all set, if it doesn't boot at all pull the battery for 30 seconds and try again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193818
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Follow the instructions here EXACTLY and you will be all set, if it doesn't boot at all pull the battery for 30 seconds and try again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193818
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Thanks for your quick post. I followed directions and I am stuck at step # 4 . RSD starts to flash but then stops with a massage "phone is not compatible with multi-interface super file. (X-703B); phone connected. Fail..
Did you run RSD as administrator?
Yes I have tried with admin login. I am running Win 7 pro on my laptop. Keep getting the same error. That my phone is not compatiable...What is my next move...???
I actually found someone with this problem in another forum, their problem was they renamed the .gz file instead of using 7zip to extract it, had the exact same error. not sure if its the same issue hope it helps
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No, I didn't change the file ext. I tried it again and this time it was going fine at end of flashing it said "powerup your phone maually" which I did. How do I know if my phone has been flashed?
sg1858 said:
No, I didn't change the file ext. I tried it again and this time it was going fine at end of flashing it said "powerup your phone maually" which I did. How do I know if my phone has been flashed?
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After you get that message you are done! Congratulations on successfully sbfing your phone!
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Thank you so much for your help..
I've seen a few posts now of people getting that error message because they tried to flash the SBF before extracting it from the ZIP. That needs to be put in the HOWTO tutorial.
Also, RSD Lite likes to warn you that disconnecting your phone can cause permament damage even though it's finished flashing. (Progress is at 100% and it tells you to reboot your phone manually). That should be put in there, too. The phone is flashed but RSD doesn't always properly disconnect on it's own but as long as the progress is 100% and it tells you that it's complete and you can reboot your phone then you are done.
Calcobrena said:
I've seen a few posts now of people getting that error message because they tried to flash the SBF before extracting it from the ZIP. That needs to be put in the HOWTO tutorial.
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It does say in dag425 howto post that you need to extract with 7zip, I've thought about asking him to capitalize it or somehow make it draw more attention, think I will PM him about this
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Ask him to also mention that when progress is at 100% and RSD Lite tells you that it is finished and you can manually boot your phone that you can disconnect your phone regardless of the warnings from RSD Lite that disconnecting your phone can damage it because it won't disconnect on it's own no matter how long ya wait. It did that to me and I thought I was gonna ruin my phone!
Thanks for all the help with SBF. I am having another issue now. after following the directions the phone is up an running. Instead of using prerooted gingerbread, I installed from OTA ver 2.3.3.
I have been trying to use gigerbreak.apk to root it again but after all the step, the phone just runs the exploit. I let it ran over 15 mins to no avail. I have tried 3 time and no success. Am I doing something wrong? Is there another exploit for DX2 2.3.3?
the new 2.3.3 isn't rootable. gingerbreak doesn't work. hence why a pre-rooted version was created. you need to SBF all over again, wipe your phone and install the pre-rooted version.
the steps are SBF & WIPE Froyo
GINGERBREAK while on Froyo (root your phone)
Install Custom Recovery on your Rooted phone (because it won't work unless your phone is rooted anyway)
Boot into Recovery
run SD : update.zip (with the update.zip on your external SD CARD)
takes a lil while and your phone might boot loop a few times. Just let it do it's thing and you'll have rooted gingerbread.
Thanks Calcobrena, You have saved me a lot of time. Now I have SBF my phone and rooted it with gingerbreak.apk, I want to install prerooted GB. I have downloaded recovery and the update for GB. I can't seem to install recovery file on my phone. I went in to astro file manager and it does shows that file is on the SD but when I try to extract, I am getting nothing. I am sure I am missing something, please help again. Thanks
You need to open the recovery apk and click 'install recovery' then plug the phone into the wall outlet and press 'recovery mode'
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Please forgive my ignorance, I am new at this but do have computer background. I guess I haven't been able to explain it well. I have downloaded the bootstrap on my SD card, When I use ASTRO file app and go to EXT.SD, I see the file there in RAR format. I click on it and nothing happens. If I hold it down and from the pop up menu choose Extract, it shows copied 0 files and Directory is empty. I have reading all kind of posts on line but can't find anything that can help. What the hell am I doing wrong....??
sg1858 said:
I have downloaded the bootstrap on my SD card.... What the hell am I doing wrong....??
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Download it to your computer, extract the rar file, put the apk file on your sd card, then run apk file using astro
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sg1858 said:
Please forgive my ignorance, I am new at this but do have computer background. I guess I haven't been able to explain it well. I have downloaded the bootstrap on my SD card, When I use ASTRO file app and go to EXT.SD, I see the file there in RAR format. I click on it and nothing happens. If I hold it down and from the pop up menu choose Extract, it shows copied 0 files and Directory is empty. I have reading all kind of posts on line but can't find anything that can help. What the hell am I doing wrong....??
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Basically what EvilTim said. A lot of the files you will be dealing with are in ZIP or RAR compressed formats. I use 7zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) to get them out, so head over there and pick that up if you need to extract files. It's much easier just to transfer the files to your phone unzipped rather than using your phone's file manager to do that for you.
The app file extension is .apk so make sure that's whatyou are sending over to your phone. After that, just open it.
In the app you'll see an INSTALL button at the top. Click it and give it SUPERUSER permissions when the screen pops up. THEN, click the button below the install button to run it. It will reboot your phone. Plug your phone into the wall charger and it will boot up into custom recovery. From there just run SDCARD: Update.zip
the problem was Astro file app, it does not support RAR files. I downloaded Andro zip from the market and that was it.. Every worked perfect... Thanks for all the help guys.
Ok so here's the thing I obviously have a Motorola Atrix 4g and I am from the United States. I have rooted my device via Pete's Motorola root tools, I have accessed my webtop hack and tether. I've been research for about a week straight on how to install CM7, but the CM7 that I really want is EVOGP's whch has facial recognition capabilities (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382934&highlight=facial+recognition). I am currently running stock Gingerbread. I have previously tried t0dbld's way of installing for the latest version of CM7 (Ba2TF) based on his installation instructions (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257574&highlight=facial+recognition). Unfortunately I failed and ended up wiping all my contacts and starting brand new. The portion that I do not see is the second step :
1.)Reboot phone into CWM recovery (Power Button + Vol Down), press Vol Down until you see "Android Recovery" then press Vol Up to enter.
2.) Go to Backup & Restore and create a backup (this may take some time)
I dont see where to go for Backup and restore to create a back. It too me a while to figure out that had to press the both volume buttons just to toggle. But this was the first area, that was blurry. If someone could explain step by step how to get to "Backup &Restore and create a backup" would be great.
Next while apparently not backing up my rom, I decided since I already had a rom and I wanted CM7 that wouldnt be important. So I try to install the Ba2tf.zip via the bootloader screen which located on my sd card. So I go "apply blah blah to Sd card" I see the Ba2tf.zip and I press the power button to unzip the file or install. The process I see starts unloading the zip file then starts to installing the file, everything is great. Then it says "installation failed".
If someone can tell me what I did wrong and give me a step by step process of what I should and be seeing, I would greatly appreciate this help. As you cant tell I really want CM7 especially EVOGP's. Please help!!! Step by step please!!!!
Have you unlocked your phone using fruitcake? Which CWM are you running?
It's Pudding, not fruitcake.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
Fruitcakes are stock system files that can flashed through CWM.
jiggytom said:
Have you unlocked your phone using fruitcake? Which CWM are you running?
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Is your bootloader unlocked? If not, then unlock it. Search for pudding in the Dev Forum.
After that, you need the right recovery (CWM)
Which recovery are you using? You should flash romracer's latest CWM. Most of all the ROMs are using the latest Romracer's recovery so you won't go wrong with using that.
Then from there --- you should be good to go.......
I had no idea you had to unlock, I thought unlocking and rooting was the same thing. And I a bit new with lingo does CWM refer to Clockwork Mod? If so I downloaded the standard free Rom Manager on the market. I assume judging by your message I should probably unlock my phone using fruitcake? If I do can you post simplified link on how to install fruit cake?
Follow the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
The instructions provide links for Pudding and romracer's recovery, which are both needed to flash any custom Rom.
Here's the link for CM7:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257574
baller24hr said:
I had no idea you had to unlock, I thought unlocking and rooting was the same thing. And I a bit new with lingo does CWM refer to Clockwork Mod? If so I downloaded the standard free Rom Manager on the market. I assume judging by your message I should probably unlock my phone using fruitcake? If I do can you post simplified link on how to install fruit cake?
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I guess I have to use pudding right? I see the link i'll flash it. I'll go searching for Romracer's latest recovery... please point me towards it if possible.
Re-read what I wrote.
live4nyy said:
Follow the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
The instructions provide links for Pudding and romracer's recovery, which are both needed to flash any custom Rom.
Here's the link for CM7:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257574
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I guess I have to use pudding right? I see the link i'll flash it. I'll go searching for Romracer's latest recovery... please point me towards it if possible.
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@live4nyy Thank you so much you are a huge help.... I greatly appreciate it
No problem, just make sure to read the instructions thoroughly and make sure you have the appropriate "pudding" file.
baller24hr said:
@live4nyy Thank you so much you are a huge help.... I greatly appreciate it
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I have installed rsdlite. Where can I find the drivers that I'm supposed to install? Or does it come bundled already?
Here:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
Also, after you install the drivers it helps to plug it in and then go through all the USB options in the drop down and allow each one to install as well. (eg. Windows Sync, USB Mass Storage, Portal)
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I have installed rsdlite. Where can I find the drivers that I'm supposed to install? Or does it come bundled already?
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Yeah i remember downloading this a while back.... I'm currently at Proper Recovery 5B and my command prompt says <waiting for device> and it wont allow me to type 5C.... Do I choose either A,B or C then pick D? And I'm currently on my bootload screen and it says Unlocked in the top left corner
Does anybody know anything of this nature?
Someone help I'm getting worried now
Now my phone shut off and the charging light is on....
I typed in 5c and it says it's not found... i tried 5d and that didnt work <waiting for devices> .... my phone was unresponsive even to the power button so i pulled the battery and turned it on it brought me back to the bootload screen that said unlock in the top left. my phone is now charging on the normal house charger and i turned it back on it's responsive I dont have any of my cards in so it's showing motoblur
Does this mean my phones unlocked and I should just go ahead and install the CM7?
baller24hr said:
Does this mean my phones unlocked and I should just go ahead and install the CM7?
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Yup.
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thanks I appreciate it
hi
Retail EU - Blur_Version.651.73.30-651.167.26.XT910.Retail.en.EU
SPU-11-M1-2
SPU-15-M2-3
Dwonload
Blur_Version.651.167.26.XT910.Retail.en.EU.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?65o1t73tc8cdq3f
Installation:
1. Copy the Blur_Version.651.167.26.XT910.Retail.en.EU.zip to SD card
2. Boot in Recovery Mode (STOCK Motorola Recovery)
3. Flash
4. Enjoy!
Can you make a nandroid?
Enviado desde mi XT910 usando Tapatalk
it fails on my razr cant update from
Branding: RETAIL en.EU
Market Segment: EuropeAustraliaEMEA
Version: 651.167.19
Android Version: 2.3.6
SPU: 15 M2
ROM Type: Service
Radio Version: U_03.1C.91P
Bootloader Version: 0A.6C
Webtop version: WT-2.0.0-139
Can you please give a changelog for this OTA?
Aashrey99 said:
Can you please give a changelog for this OTA?
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Like any other 2.3.5 to 2.3.6 updates, what kind of question?
Sliced by my Razr on Tapatalk
almstag said:
Installation:
1. Copy the Blur_Version.651.167.26.XT910.Retail.en.EU.zip to SD card
2. Boot in Recovery Mode (STOCK Motorola Recovery)
3. Flash
4. Enjoy!
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To boot to recovery mode I must be rooted, is this correct?
If no, how can I get to this mode (the one I came to until now I can't choose any installation).
And if yes how do I do, please point me to a direction with noob-manual, thanks.
Nightwish2 said:
To boot to recovery mode I must be rooted, is this correct?
If no, how can I get to this mode (the one I came to until now I can't choose any installation).
And if yes how do I do, please point me to a direction with noob-manual, thanks.
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No, you don't need root for stock recovery. Put the file on an external SD card, turn the phone off, hold both volume keys and press power. Then scroll to the recovery option with volume down, and hit volume up to boot into it. Finally, choose to install zip from SD card, and flash away.
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Thanks for that guide, really helped.
But as I do so, first I see the Motorola logo (as always when booting) and then there appears a symbol with the android robot and a triangle shape with a "!" inside an nothing else happens... can you tell me what goes wrong?
Nightwish2 said:
Thanks for that guide, really helped.
But as I do so, first I see the Motorola logo (as always when booting) and then there appears a symbol with the android robot and a triangle shape with a "!" inside an nothing else happens... can you tell me what goes wrong?
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Just press one of the volume keys (both?) when you see the Triangle with ! - and you will see recovery menu
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zeidof said:
Like any other 2.3.5 to 2.3.6 updates, what kind of question?
Sliced by my Razr on Tapatalk
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If all 2.3.6 ROMS are the same, why the different version numbers? I think the question is valid - he wants to know what's different about this ROM compared to say 651.167.19?
What kind of answer?
I installed via 651.167.26.XT910.Retail.en.EU rsd lite 4 days ago and I just realized that my jack does not work ... I do not know if it comes from the rom (Radio?. Headphones are not recognized. I'm afraid it is a hardware problem ... Has anyone encountered the same trouble?
nealed said:
If all 2.3.6 ROMS are the same, why the different version numbers? I think the question is valid - he wants to know what's different about this ROM compared to say 651.167.19?
What kind of answer?
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New radio...that's it...the rest is the same like the **.19 update....the new number is just because the update is for an other part of the world...
cartmanotfat said:
I installed via 651.167.26.XT910.Retail.en.EU rsd lite 4 days ago and I just realized that my jack does not work ... I do not know if it comes from the rom (Radio?. Headphones are not recognized. I'm afraid it is a hardware problem ... Has anyone encountered the same trouble?
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Hardware...
Guys,
I can't flash this with RSD as there is no xml file in the archive. Moreover, I have Bootstrap recovery and it doesn't seem to recognise the install package, so the update fails.
Could someone advise me how to proceed?
Thanks!
zkvvoob said:
Guys,
I can't flash this with RSD as there is no xml file in the archive. Moreover, I have Bootstrap recovery and it doesn't seem to recognise the install package, so the update fails.
Could someone advise me how to proceed?
Thanks!
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thtas a ota update no a rsd one....
leisures said:
thtas a ota update no a rsd one....
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Granted, but the EternityProject's thread/website states that OTA can also be flashed via RSD.
Anyway, I just want to know how to flash this OTA given the fact that CWM recovery won't recognise the package.
Any ideas?
EDIT: All right, I managed to switch to stock recovery, but even it didn't want to install the update. Got an error message about some fingerprints...
I'm currently running 651.167.21.XT910.Retail.en.EU.
zkvvoob said:
Granted, but the EternityProject's thread/website states that OTA can also be flashed via RSD.
Anyway, I just want to know how to flash this OTA given the fact that CWM recovery won't recognise the package.
Any ideas?
EDIT: All right, I managed to switch to stock recovery, but even it didn't want to install the update. Got an error message about some fingerprints...
I'm currently running 651.167.21.XT910.Retail.en.EU.
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How To Manually Update your Motorola Razr XT910
1. Download the ‘Blur_Version.651.167.26.XT910.Retail.en.EU.zip‘
2. Rename the file to ‘update.zip‘ (without the quotes, of course)
3. Now connect your Razr to the PC via USB cable and transfer the update.zip file to the root of external SD card
4. Disconnect the phone from PC, and power it off.
5. Reboot to Recovery mode.
6. The phone should automatically detect the update.zip file and start the update process. If it asks you for confirmation, Select Yes.
7. Wait for the firmware update to finish. Once it is done, reboot the phone.
8. Let the phone boot up and display the initial ICS setup. Go through it, and sign in with your Google account.
9. Go the Market, and download + install a Terminal Emulator app. This is a good one
10. Launch the terminal on your phone and type in the following commands. This will restore your su backup file created by Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, and thus restore root access
./system/su-backup
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
rm /system/bin/su
ln -s /system/su-backup /system/bin/su
11. That’s it!!! Enjoy rooted Ice Cream Sandwich on your Razr!
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Hey, hacker812c,
Thanks for the detailed instructions! I did all this, but the update process still ended with a failure. A complete log can be seen on the picture I've attached.
Can anyone help me identify the problem?
EDIT:
Actually, when I rebooted into recovery, I was met with a triangle and an exclamation mark. What's more, the update.zip was not recognised automatically - I had to press the three buttons to see the menus and then select "Install update from SD card".
zkvvoob said:
Hey, hacker812c,
Thanks for the detailed instructions! I did all this, but the update process still ended with a failure. A complete log can be seen on the picture I've attached.
Can anyone help me identify the problem?
EDIT:
Actually, when I rebooted into recovery, I was met with a triangle and an exclamation mark. What's more, the update.zip was not recognised automatically - I had to press the three buttons to see the menus and then select "Install update from SD card".
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Why don't you just download the fastboot file and flash with RSD lite ? The fastboot file is somewhere in xda developer website. Use search function. I'm sorry I can't provide you the link.
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blisslove said:
Why don't you just download the fastboot file and flash with RSD lite ? The fastboot file is somewhere in xda developer website. Use search function. I'm sorry I can't provide you the link.
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This version not run... kkkkk
blisslove said:
Why don't you just download the fastboot file and flash with RSD lite ? The fastboot file is somewhere in xda developer website. Use search function. I'm sorry I can't provide you the link.
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I figured it at last. Got the full ROM fastboot files from a French forum and used EternityProject's alternative flash tool. Everything went smoothly.