Hello to all!! I have done other android phones in the past, but boy this one is tough. Ok, I bought an Atrix 4G a while back and it had 2.3.4. The battery life is great and all is good, until I dropped it and broke the screen. Damm..... So then a few weeks later I bought another one, but this one has 2.3.6. Battery sucks!!!!! Drains to quickly, and of course I want to ROM it. Well I've looked around and saw little to do to root 2.3.6, and I'm new to the locked bootloader. Can someone just point out where to look and see how to root and unlock bootloader?? I just want to ROM it with something else. Thanks!!
Its the same as on the 2.3.4 look at my threads I have one on this with a video and I have another on unlocking
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Anyone else retaining their 2.2.2 virginity, until the "right one" comes along?
So, is there anyone else who is still simply going to wait for the official AT&T OTA Gingerbread release?
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................No!
Yep, going to keep mine stock untill the update. (uk orange)
The locked bootloader update is the real thing. I flashed it and it's amazing. I don't know how I could stay on froyo for much longer.
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Im runnings kens gb and cannot see myself back on 2.2.2 every again... its super smooth fast and a beast in my 24 hours with it I love it!
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Don't get me wrong...I've seen all positive from Kenneth's release and definitely am eager to update, but I just wanna wait for the official deal.
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I just got out if rehab, somehow I knew when I got out this would be a whole new phone... still on 2.2.2 until I can get on a computer
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Right now I am also waiting for the official release but if it's not here by the end of July then I gotta go update.zip
Yeah, um odds are good if a person is browsing these forums they're interested in modding their phone
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Excellent point. In fact, thanks for the clarification!
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what are you guys worried about? how do you know if you right one if you dont try it?
im pretty sure ken's 2.3.4 is same as the official update thats coming, it doesnt have my testing and debug apps that are found on beta releases. if anything the "official update" from ATT is going to have more bloat and handicaps.
I'm keeping mine at 2.2.2 until the official update comes out. I know there is a slight chance it could brick and have bugs if I update to the beta build of GB.
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I got my atrix about 4 days ago, and I love it. I rooted it and installed gingerblur on the 2nd day, I liked it better than the stock ROM, but then I messed up something with the messaging app (I was transferring my texts from my iPhone to Atrix, needless to say it didnt work) so I had to do a factory reset on my atrix. I did that and then Atrix no longer showed "H+" it just showed H, and the data didnt really work for some reason, so on the second night I had to flash back to stock rom.
I am just going to wait for the official release and then upgrade, I want to enjoy my atrix without a problem lol.
Btw when the official release does come and when we upgrade do we loose everything on our current phone ?
Running 2.2.2, GingerBlur.
All the permabricks going around got me worried.
Can I still OTA running GingerBlur once the official AT&T with unlocked BL comes out or do I have to revert back to a stock AT&T rom?
NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've got a Bell Atrix right now so I need to wait until something extremely reliable comes along before I toss it on for my daily driver. We can unlock our bootloader using 2nd init but it doesn't go without a flurry of bugs.
Very much appreciate the work all the devs have done, but unless I've got an AT&T Atrix I'm going to sit tight for now. Almost traded my friend his AT&T Atrix for my Bell Atrix (I sold him the AT&T one) but the current bugs in the ROMs are still a tiny bit too much. The hacked kernels are extremely alluring though!
I'm new to flashing moto style (done HTC, samsungs before) and my atrix is still very new, so going to hold off for now. Would prefer to start from a nice clean stock gingerbread + stock unlockable bootloader (ie fastboot oem unlock) baseline.
All those bricking references in the various leaked /beta ROM threads are definitely worrying. Gotta say too the much smaller dev/hacking community is totally noticeable, information appears much more scattered and newbie unfriendly relative to HTC/samsung threads, there are few authorative 'this is the 'official' way to do XYZ' sources. So still lurking and reading
I'm waiting for the official OTA. On stock 2.2.2+root+sideloading and it works fine for me. I'm looking forward to a stable CM build for the Atrix though .
Wow. Scared much?? Its really not that bad....
Im far from the smartest guy in xda but its all pretty easy and safe if you read directions and have at least three brain cells functioning
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I've still got 2.2.2, mainly because I'm waiting for CM7 or something else a bit more stable. I was almost always the first to put ken's P-roms on my atrix, but for flashing an sbf, I want to wait a bit until they're all out of "beta".
Scared? No.
Waiting for a 1.0? yes.
Hey guys:
I'm thinking about switching from my age-old HTC hero to the Photon, but since Moto has locked bootloaders (I see some threads about an unlocked with borked 4g, what is that?), and The Hero has good XDA support, what stuff can we do with this phone? I'd love to help, but ROM's, Kernels, Root, Unlocked Bootloader, and the issues with said stuff need to be known by me, and it's all over the place, so I don't really understand. Happy thanksgiving, and if you can let me know about this stuff it'd be great.
when you unlock the bootloader it breaks the 4G (so you won't be able to use it)
You can relock and get your 4g back.
Apparently devs are working on a solution for this.
I have owned htc inspire iphone 4 and the photon. The photon works great out of the box for me and only can get better. Right now i am unlocked with it overclocked to 1.2 ghz and the magnifier rom. But locked or unlocked to me its worth it. But it all depends on what you like in the phone. Battery life also is pretty good but i got the 3600mah mugen battery and lasts forever it seems now
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I just switched from my Evo 4G to the Photon this week. The OG Evo had a massive dev community, and it was great, but I am noticing that everything I used to need to hack my Evo to do, the photon does out of the box.
Now just because the bootloader is locked, doesn't mean you can't root. Root on this was actually incredibly easy with Photon Torpedo method. I haven't unlocked my bootloader, and currently, I don't see any reason to. I have root access, which lets me do things like run webtop without a dock, wifi tether, uninstall system apps, and anything else you need root for. As far as your interface, anything you don't like about motoblur can be remedied with a new launcher, like GoLauncher.
So far, I couldn't be happier with the Photon. This phone is amazing. I have 4G in my area, and if you unlock the bootloader you lose that, so for now, I don't want to. The only time I see it becoming a problem is if ICS roms start coming out and Sprint and Moto don't give us an official update.
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Root on this was actually incredibly easy with Photon Torpedo method.
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Um, hold up! Have you tried the AIO OCR? Once you go OCR, you'll never go back...
and yes, the Photon can't compare to the EVO, (except the kickstand of course!)
I had Evo 4G and got Photon 08/02/2011. 3 weeks later I rooted it, and 4 days later I put it back to stock. Even if they came out with unlocked bootloader, I'm staying put, lovely directly right out the box. I have SPB 3D Shell (which some claim it a resource hog. Maybe? I reboot maybe once a week?) but it gives me a unique look and feel and I like the organization with it. Battery is decent compared to others, I last a work day, but I really to play with mine.
As stated, up to you. Personally, almost any smartphone on the market today has a heck of alot of Pro's compared to Con's!
Thanks so much! Im pretty sure this is the one im going to buy, because my awesome hero has just gotten to old for my liking. Happy Thanksgiving!
Hey all, I'm late to the rooting game, as I just purchased this phone used after sticking w/ my trusty D1 forever. Previous owner kept this phone unrooted and it has since gotten the Gingerbread update. Just curious if the revolutionary tool still works w/ this gingerbread update installed. Thanks, sorry if this is already posted but I searched and didn't find anything.
It does. I just got my bolt as well and I accepted the gingerbread update and was able to root with revolutionary with no problems.
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Thanks for the info, I'll be doing that this weekend. Now to research which ROM to run. Just picked up a Rezound battery in store yesterday, this phone is awesome now, even if its 8 months old.
+1. Just worked on my new tbolt with Gb. About the easiest root Ive done since z4 stopped working. If you like sense, you might want to check out Skyraider. Pretty well done rom. I ran miui and cm7 on my incredible, and wanted something a little different.
Wow, easiest root ever. Thanks so much, def works w/ the Gingerbread update. Now to get some skyraider action going.
Anyone know if I have to flash the radio as well if I want to try out Skyraider? I figure since I'm coming from Gingerbread that this won't be necessary. I'm still sort of confused w/ the whole radio flashing aspect as I never had to deal w/ that on the Droid 1, any threads that walk you through the how and why? Thanks
I have rooted and de-blured 2.3.4 MoPho4G. Have not touched it for over a year, but now it is time for me to tweak it, since some of the APKs I installed broke the camera.
I have ICS on my tablets and other phone, but this one is still sitting on 2.3. I can't find definitive answer if I can flash ICS into MoPho and not kill the 4g,
P.S. If there is NO way to ICS without breaking 4G, which ROM is the leanest one, so I have bit more responsiveness and less things to break?
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I have rooted and de-blured 2.3.4 MoPho4G. Have not touched it for over a year, but now it is time for me to tweak it, since some of the APKs I installed broke the camera.
I have ICS on my tablets and other phone, but this one is still sitting on 2.3. I can't find definitive answer if I can flash ICS into MoPho and not kill the 4g,
P.S. If there is NO way to ICS without breaking 4G, which ROM is the leanest one, so I have bit more responsiveness and less things to break?
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No. Unlocked = no 4g. ICS = Custom kernel = need unlocked.
As long as we don't have official ICS there won't be ICS with 4g .. acvice said it perfectly
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groovyipo said:
I have rooted and de-blured 2.3.4 MoPho4G. Have not touched it for over a year, but now it is time for me to tweak it, since some of the APKs I installed broke the camera.
I have ICS on my tablets and other phone, but this one is still sitting on 2.3. I can't find definitive answer if I can flash ICS into MoPho and not kill the 4g,
P.S. If there is NO way to ICS without breaking 4G, which ROM is the leanest one, so I have bit more responsiveness and less things to break?
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If you want a locked ROM that kinda looks like ICS then go with the skinny 4g ROM. Its got the status bar black with blue battery icon and blue
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Hey all ssup
Well wanted to ask, my photon is in shipping and I am likely to get it early next week, ain't got no clue which version its been shipped with.
But suppose its. 2.3.5 then what ROM options and/or optimization option I have after rooting and of course the process of rooting.
Its shameful on part of moto to ditch us and on top freakin locking the boitloader, I have tried my bit by getting more than 30 odd people to sign the petitions.
Let's hope this great phone giant abandoned by moto and the devs .
Thanks
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I'm using Peetr's hybrid rom with planter's ics theme and it looks badass and runs perfectly. I also have the beats audio installed along with the bravia engine. Other than no 4G (which I don't have to begin with here), I have zero complaints. I'm sure there are a few other locked roms that work great as well, but this is simply my opinion.
No doubt looks badass
And 4g is a no go from where I am so it can stay f*****.
gonna try this for sure.
Although I have rooted the photon before but which is the easiest for
2.3.4 and 2.3.5
regards
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If it comes with 2.3.4 you are lucky man cause then you can unlock your own bootloader and run whatever you want. If you get 2.3.5 use the torpedo method to root. Do a quick search and you'll find it easily.
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