Hi guys, I am quite a new learner about my smart phone - razr.
Can anyone answer my two queries?
1. Can my razr be updated to the unofficial ICS which recently published by spryte? [Note, my razr was bought in Hongkong.]
2. If I can update to ICS and I found I would like to "downgrade" back to 2.3.6 system, is it possible?
Thx anyone
Yes, and yes. I recommend you read through the stock ROMs thread in the dev forum before undertaking this, both because you need to be on a 2.3.6 kernel to have everything working in ICS, and im case you want to downgrade again. You'll also need to read up on rooting using the Motofail exploit. Best of luck.
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Hey onslaught, based on what you said above.. do you think the same requirement of being on a 2.3.6 kernal apply to when (if) the "official" ICS gets pushed out by Moto?
If so, then are those UK users who didn't manually flash to move to 651.167.19 - because they're waiting for Moto to push it out, which they may never do - going to be screwed?
I highly doubt it, ICS normally uses a completely different revision of the linux kernel to GB, our locked bootloader has meant that devs have had to modify ICS to work with the latest kernel we have - 2.3.6. The official ICS build will have a different kernel, and depending on how Moto choose to construct and deploy the OTA, any firmware revision they like could upgrade to it. I assume whatever is the latest in every market at the time will be the revision that market's OTA checks for.
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Hey guys, after flashing the ICS rom on my razr,
my razr freezes after the dual core logo. To be precise, the screen turns black..
anyone has an idea what's going on with my razr?
h0324879 said:
Hey guys, after flashing the ICS rom on my razr,
my razr freezes after the dual core logo. To be precise, the screen turns black..
anyone has an idea what's going on with my razr?
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Have you reflashed the ROM? Which ROM did you flash? What steps did you do to flash? Bootstrap or Safestrap? Lots more details to fully help you out.
That probably means either:
You didn't flash the right ROM (GSM/CDMA)
or
You don't have Safestrap 1.0.8 & flashed it on Safestrap.
I use bootrap, but my device,after rebooting, it again freezes on the dual core screen..
[Note: I have also tried flashing the safetrap on my device, still the result is the same.]
h0324879 said:
I use bootrap, but my device,after rebooting, it again freezes on the dual core screen..
[Note: I have also tried flashing the safetrap on my device, still the result is the same.]
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Do you have a gsm RAZR or cdma and which ROM are you trying to flash?
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h0324879 said:
I use bootrap, but my device,after rebooting, it again freezes on the dual core screen..
[Note: I have also tried flashing the safetrap on my device, still the result is the same.]
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Please Try wiping cache in stock recovery or cwm. I always face this problem after flashing ics cm or akop. Solution is hold power button+volume down to make phone to work.As soon as phone is off just press power button + both volume down & volume up to go to fast boot menu. I assume you known what to do next. Just suggest.
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I have made it!!!!
Thank you for those who helped me a lot!
The problem that I encounter is that I stupidly turn on the safe mode
Anyway, it's time for me to taste my ice cream
Thank you once again
Does anyone still belive (without any jokes now for real) that Motorola may unlock the bootloader with official ICS release? I am talking about unbranded phones, not US and Razrs bought from Verizion. I really hope they do but people seems not to trust Motorola anymore
romdroid. said:
Does anyone still belive (without any jokes now for real) that Motorola may unlock the bootloader with official ICS release? I am talking about unbranded phones, not US and Razrs bought from Verizion. I really hope they do but people seems not to trust Motorola anymore
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I think it is a better possibility now that they have replaced the former CEO.
romdroid. said:
Does anyone still belive (without any jokes now for real) that Motorola may unlock the bootloader with official ICS release? I am talking about unbranded phones, not US and Razrs bought from Verizion. I really hope they do but people seems not to trust Motorola anymore
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But I fear one thing... in the warranty, motorola says that even if THEY unlock, give permission or anything, the phone lost the warranty...
Unauthorized Service or Modification. Defects or damage resulting from service, testing, adjustment,
installation, maintenance, alteration, or modification in any way, including but not limited to tampering with or
altering the software, by someone other than Motorola, or its authorized service centers, are excluded from
coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Product which has had its bootloader unlocked, or whose
operating system has been altered, including any failed attempts to unlock the bootloader or alter such operating
system, is not covered by this warranty, regardless of whether such modifications are authorized, approved, or
otherwise sanctioned by Motorola.
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I hope that they unlock the bootloader AND I don't lost my warranty.
Forbidden_404 said:
But I fear one thing... in the warranty, motorola says that even if THEY unlock, give permission or anything, the phone lost the warranty...
I hope that they unlock the bootloader AND I don't lost my warranty.
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Yes that is the second problem, well let's see how this all turn out. Untill then I'll just return my phone.
Hi
after ICS update, will be possible to have flash player in browser?
I am asking because sgs2 will loose flash playrt after ICS.
wwwwww22 said:
Hi
after ICS update, will be possible to have flash player in browser?
I am asking because sgs2 will loose flash playrt after ICS.
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According to who?
Who said that flash will be gone with ICS update? I have ICS on my Motorola Xoom and flash is working fine
thanks, that's great news
gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii_will_get_ics_on_march_10-news-3956.php
apparently samsung site said something about it
ICS leak update-able?
Hello I have 65.1.40xt910.AsiaRetailen.03 version
and I really want to install the leaked ICS...
I tried the update.zip from recovery but it failed.
The phones is 2.3.6 and its not rooted.
Help!
wwwwww22 said:
thanks, that's great news
gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii_will_get_ics_on_march_10-news-3956.php
apparently samsung site said something about it
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If this makes u feel better the sgs2 wont get ICS this month
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/03/11/galaxy-s-iis-ice-cream-sandwich-is-delayed-says-samsung/
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Related
So I was just going to wait for the official OTA when I get the notification.
When I update to 2.3.3 will there be ROMs that I will be able to flash without having to update to 2.3.4.
To clarify,
When I updated to Android 2.3.3 I will be able to install any ROM that is made?
*I know this is a stupid question, I just have been confused on how the ROM process works on the Atrix. Im used to the Galaxy S method. Is it the same?
Thanks!
Please don't post any useless comments.
Chubby_Skunk said:
So I was just going to wait for the official OTA when I get the notification.
When I update to 2.3.3 will there be ROMs that I will be able to flash without having to update to 2.3.4.
To clarify,
When I updated to Android 2.3.3 I will be able to install any ROM that is made?
*I know this is a stupid question, I just have been confused on how the ROM process works on the Atrix. Im used to the Galaxy S method. Is it the same?
Thanks!
Please don't post any useless comments.
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Yes, you can still install other ROMS. However, ROMs may have varying requirements. Usually, it will require an unlocked bootloader and CWM (Clockwork Mod) recovery which will allow you to install a new ROM.
That's the beauty of Android. As long as your device is supported, you can always look forward to the community creating great ROMs!
shaunole said:
Yes, you can still install other ROMS. However, ROMs may have varying requirements. Usually, it will require an unlocked bootloader and CWM (Clockwork Mod) recovery which will allow you to install a new ROM.
That's the beauty of Android. As long as your device is supported, you can always look forward to the community creating great ROMs!
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Would it be correct to say that not all ROM's will be compatible?
I would surmise that a ROM for 2.3.4 isn't necessarily 100% useable on a phone with 2.3.3 on it given that there could be subtle differences in builds/versions which could cause issues as with P-ROM's for 4.1.26 thru' 4.1.83. If I remember correctly the later GingerBlur P-ROM's could not be used with anything other than 4.1.83, but my memory could be blurred, (no pun intended)!
Not necessarily. The current operating system (2.3.3 in this case) has nothing to do with your eligibility to upgrade to a newer operating system. The main factors are whether your hardware is supported by the new build of Android. Another factor is performance. If you have a device that is antiquated, it's quite possible that the performance could be substantially degraded.
If you are at all unsure, I would recommend waiting for official updates from your service provider or manufacturer. You really shouldn't dig too deep into the ROM scene with your primary/only device your first time around. If you make a wrong turn, you could potentially permanently disable your device, and you usually will end up voiding your warranty.
Just got my atrix, installed greyblur. Does that mean my bootloader is unlocked?
Please correct me if im wrong, but im reading here if you install greyblur you unlock your bootloader and will not be able to update to 2.3 gingerbread or any future updates?
I read somewhere moto is releasing an update to unlock the bootloader anyways?
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No, your bootloader is still locked. And when new updates are released, you will be able to upgrade.
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It's still gonna be a more of a "wait and see" on how the carriers are going to handle this...
Thanks for shinning some light on this for me. Ive rooted 3 devices, but the atrix was the more intense method.
So at this point its better to have a locked bootrom?
Is there a stock motoblur rom out there? I forgot to make a backup... :doh:
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Hi, im about to buy an Atrix from amazon to use in my country (Venezuela), but iv been reading a few posts in the developers forums and i have a few questions before upgrading to gingerbread:
1.- Should i update from the Oficial Motorola Page 4.5.91 or should i flash a custom rom?
2.- Should i unlock my bootloader if i install the oficial rom?
3.- is there any rom better than the oficial rom out there?
4.- About the brick post i saw in the developers forums will i be exposed to the same chance if i update the original Motorola Rom?
mediavieja said:
Hi, im about to buy an Atrix from amazon to use in my country (Venezuela), but iv been reading a few posts in the developers forums and i have a few questions before upgrading to gingerbread:
1.- Should i update from the Oficial Motorola Page 4.5.91 or should i flash a custom rom?
2.- Should i unlock my bootloader if i install the oficial rom?
3.- is there any rom better than the oficial rom out there?
4.- About the brick post i saw in the developers forums will i be exposed to the same chance if i update the original Motorola Rom?
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1. I recommend using a custom ROM, only because its faster and you get better performance.
2. Yes. If you are will to do it, I have an easy way how.
3. Most if not all ROMS are better than than stock.
4. Only if you downgrade software from 2.3 to 2.2 you will brick your phone. Correct me if I am wrong though on this one other xda members. I am willing to help, just let me know.
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Voelker45 said:
1. I recommend using a custom ROM, only because its faster and you get better performance.
2. Yes. If you are will to do it, I have an easy way how.
3. Most if not all ROMS are better than than stock.
4. Only if you downgrade software from 2.3 to 2.2 you will brick your phone. Correct me if I am wrong though on this one other xda members. I am willing to help, just let me know.
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Thank you very much Voelker, and which rom would u recommend me? the fastest and stable rom?. Also how about the update, should i first unlock the bootloader then update to the oficial version of ginger? or should i unlock the bootloader then update to a custom rom without touching the oficial version ever?
cm7 is the best unless you want webtop or fingerprint scanner
if you want webtop or fingerprint scanner id say go for alien
Here is the easiest way to unlock bootloader and root your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15930466
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Voelker45 said:
Here is the easiest way to unlock bootloader and root your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15930466
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Thank you once again and if i unlock the bootloader without any update on the OS, will i get it locked back again after i update to CM7 or Alien?
mediavieja said:
Thank you once again and if i unlock the bootloader without any update on the OS, will i get it locked back again after i update to CM7 or Alien?
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No, once unlocked the bootloader cannot be relocked
ok thank you very much to all of u guys for ur help i cant wait to get my hands on the phone! btw does anyone knows if with CM7 the 1080p playback/recording is enable?
mediavieja said:
ok thank you very much to all of u guys for ur help i cant wait to get my hands on the phone! btw does anyone knows if with CM7 the 1080p playback/recording is enable?
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Don't know, but the latest build has "improved recording quality"
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judging by your signature i assume u have CM7, i read a post in the official CM7 rom thread that there was something wrong with the dialer? like the graphics were kind of weird or zoomed, can u confirm this?
Also, do u have the latest build? can u tell me if there's a 1080p option there?
Also have any of you tried this kernel? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257574&page=299
No one? well can anyone tell me which one is the best kernel for the Atrix?
I use Faux123's 1ghz cm7 kernal
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Does that one allows you to overclock?
mediavieja said:
Does that one allows you to overclock?
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No you need the faux kernel that is over 1 ghz like the 1.45 kernel. You can definetly over clock that.
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amazon..co.uk buy
Hello everyone i'm new to this forum and i would like to know what i should do with my atrix.
I bought it off of amazon.co.uk (i live in england) and i would like to know how to root it. (i run Gingerbread, by the way)I know you must be thinking oh what an idiot follow the tutorials, but i keep seeing AT&T everywhere so im wondering what's up with that, and why are some of the roms only compatible with AT&T. Oh, and i searched allready too.
Have you tried this? ... http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/
At the top, it says "This method works on Motorola phones running Android OS 2.3.4 or earlier." There is no mention of AT&T.
Hope this helps
thanks! yeah i looked at that, but i still dont get the whole AT&T thing for ROM. As im in england i cant get AT&T but thanks anyway for that root method!
The AT&T thing is because there is an Atrix International and an Atrix 4G from AT&T. Its mostly same specs, barely 3g bands.
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Hi I was thinking of buyinga atrix I just have a few questions if u can help me.
1.how well is the fingerprint recognition?
2.is there a official ginber bread or a custom working one with all features of the phone working.
3.is the internel memory different from provider to provider (I know the bloatware by providers use up a bit of the memory).
4.also is any features missing by any providers (I can remember tmobile sometimes would remove front facing cameras on certain devices).
5.I heard there is screen issues how true is this? Also are there any other issues.
Sorry for so many questions .
Thanks using htc sensation at the moment.
Greetings!
My mom has a Galaxy S2 which has some rebooting problems (it randomly reboots once or twice a day, and loses a lot of battery as a result?). I am thinking this is because there is a firmware problem (although it could be hardware too).
I wanna try and flash the international samsung firmware on the phone instead of the 3 Denmark (Three) branded one I currently have on, and see if that resolves the problem. I am not sure if I have the right branded firmware either, since I tried to edit the build.prop file when I left and managed to get my device stuck on a bootloop while I was on a 12 hour plane ride (now without music lol), and I flashed the only 3 branded firmware I could find.
So, can I turn this into an "international version"? And why do you think it reboots?
Hi, I don't know about rebooting but your mom phone(battery) has insane fuel gauge chip(everyone has it) that chip takes battery level ... sometimes it adds battery level.
Maybe try to flash xxlsj jb leak ?
Regards,
Paulius
Spoiler
XDA the best
P.S. Correct me if I am wrong
Yes, you can. About the reboots, see if the international firmware helps.
Attached is a picture of how I lose battery, can someone give me a link to the international firmware version? Maybe not the most new one so I can install it and have an OTA update so I know that works. All the CSC codes and stuff makes me confused.
Do you think this is a software or hardware problem?
Also, how strict is Samsung about rooted devices and RMA?
Thank you very much!
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here you go.
I've flashed this ROM and still have the fuel gauge issue, It goes up sometimes when I unplug my device
Still, great batt life.
gastonw said:
here you go.
I've flashed this ROM and still have the fuel gauge issue, It goes up sometimes when I unplug my device
Still, great batt life.
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Thank you, but I did not want the "beta" build, I wanted the international ICS build (hopefully the one "before" the latest one, so I could OTA to the latest one to make sure that worked)
Sebz4n said:
Thank you, but I did not want the "beta" build, I wanted the international ICS build (hopefully the one "before" the latest one, so I could OTA to the latest one to make sure that worked)
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This is not that beta.
I was on ICS, tried JB leak and trust me, I'm never going back to that ROM.
Anyways, It's your choice, I just layed it out there for you.
Can I flash it via the stock recovery? Can I revert to ICS or does it patch like bootloader and recovery too?
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Sebz4n said:
Can I flash it via the stock recovery? Can I revert to ICS or does it patch like bootloader and recovery too?
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JB? try Odin.
You can always go back to ICS if you want to.
In all honesty I really just want a firmware version I can flash via stock recovery then update via OTA or KIES. This is my moms phone, I will play around with custom roms and beta releases on my Nexus 4 when it's done being repaired
Actually the major reason is that I do not wanna flash another bootloader and stuff like that if I have to deliver the phone to get repaired. Then it's gonna be a pain to return for repair
Sebz4n said:
In all honesty I really just want a firmware version I can flash via stock recovery then update via OTA or KIES. This is my moms phone, I will play around with custom roms and beta releases on my Nexus 4 when it's done being repaired
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ICS 4.0.3 Unbranded is your best bet. Just like a out-of-the-box device ready to get the Jelly bean update via OTA/Kies.
I have downloaded the file from Sammobile, it contains two files:
I9100XWLPG_I9100HTDLP4_I9100NELP4_HOME.tar.md5
SS_DL.dll
Do I flash this via ODIN or what? Don't I need more files for that?
Hey guys I have a Razr V and I know there is basically no support for it on here but having a look around I managed to install Boot Menu Manager (BMM) recovery on it and it seams to be working fine.
Foolishly I tried to flash a CM10.1 ROM on it that is hardcoded to only work on Safestrap ROM slot 1. I can still access the recovery though and I was wondering if someone can point me to a ROM they may work with this phone (its stuck on ICS kernel and I'm not sure if there is a JB kernel I could flash)
This is good progress for us guys with this phone, I think its available in Canada, China and Australia. Anyway I'm trying to get a custo ROM on here and was wondering if some of you guys might be able to help me out.
Would I be able to flash a JB kernel for the XT910? The phones are very similar, but I don't want to try it if it will certainly brick my phone.
EDIT: at the moment my phone is boot looping on the CM10 screen so it is good news we may be close to getting a custom ROM on here, or maybe I'm just an idiot and have ruined my phone
Cheers
SUCCESS!!! I managed to boot into D-WIZ 3.01 ROM but I have no software buttons anyone Know a patch for this?
frankfurts said:
SUCCESS!!! I managed to boot into D-WIZ 3.01 ROM but I have no software buttons anyone Know a patch for this?
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try button savior from playstore it may work
Its cool I just had to do an edit in build.prop. waiting on someone with dev experience to create a ROM as In have no idea how to port one over.
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frankfurts said:
Its cool I just had to do an edit in build.prop. waiting on someone with dev experience to create a ROM as In have no idea how to port one over.
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What were the problems with the rom you installed. Also to port roms you need a base like cm10 otherwise its pointless. Every custom rom not based on stock is cyanogen based. All roms like miui, pac, etc are all based on cyanogen. So if we can get a cyanogen mod built rom to boot on our phone we can then start modifying it get all the broken things to work once we have done that we can then create a devtree then compile our roms from source. Its a bit backwards but way quicker than starting from nothing.
The soft buttons was an easy fix but the other problems where the SD card wouldn't mount properly. (File manager and storage recognised it but the phone said it was damaged) and the camera force closed.
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frankfurts said:
Hey guys I have a Razr V and I know there is basically no support for it on here but having a look around I managed to install Boot Menu Manager (BMM) recovery on it and it seams to be working fine.
Foolishly I tried to flash a CM10.1 ROM on it that is hardcoded to only work on Safestrap ROM slot 1. I can still access the recovery though and I was wondering if someone can point me to a ROM they may work with this phone (its stuck on ICS kernel and I'm not sure if there is a JB kernel I could flash)
This is good progress for us guys with this phone, I think its available in Canada, China and Australia. Anyway I'm trying to get a custo ROM on here and was wondering if some of you guys might be able to help me out.
Would I be able to flash a JB kernel for the XT910? The phones are very similar, but I don't want to try it if it will certainly brick my phone.
EDIT: at the moment my phone is boot looping on the CM10 screen so it is good news we may be close to getting a custom ROM on here, or maybe I'm just an idiot and have ruined my phone
Cheers
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Hey, I too have a RAZR V, and I live in Canada. For MONTHS I've been waiting for JB, anything higher than 4.0.4, but Motorola is taking their sweet ass time with it.
I'm not very tech savvy, so I was wondering if you could post a tutorial, or a walkthrough of how you flashed CM10 onto your phone?
I can provide any information you might need, please let me know
I managed to get it to boot once but other attempts have been unsuccesfull. I sent RAZR V device info to whirleyes the developer of BMM and hopefully he can improve compatibility.
At the moment the only thing working properly is flashing zips. I've soft bricked my phone several times this week and I'm about to go on vacation for a month so i might try out again when I get back.
In guess the good thing about a locked boot loader is that it is almost impossible to fully brick
At the moment its trial and error sorry, I'm not sure how I got it to boot the first time and also camera and SD card didn't work.
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frankfurts said:
I managed to get it to boot once but other attempts have been unsuccesfull. I sent RAZR V device info to whirleyes the developer of BMM and hopefully he can improve compatibility.
At the moment the only thing working properly is flashing zips. I've soft bricked my phone several times this week and I'm about to go on vacation for a month so i might try out again when I get back.
In guess the good thing about a locked boot loader is that it is almost impossible to fully brick
At the moment its trial and error sorry, I'm not sure how I got it to boot the first time and also camera and SD card didn't work.
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dang nothing to apologize for, you've gotten further than anyone else I've seen. wish Motorola would get it together and upgrade the phone's os. Well please keep this thread updated if you continue to work on the Razr V! Thanks a lot
4.1.2 update rolling..
Guys ,the JElly BEan update for the XT885 in China is rolling out. I have downloaded the update but scared maybe it might brick my phone when i flash it. I want to know how different the Chinesse version is from the Canadian version. Can i just flash the update and change the language settings later on. And also clearly the update file is named in English having the abbreviation "en" in the name of the file. Do you guys feel its safe to flash
I'm not sure but I do know once you go to jb you cant go back. Where did you download it from? Have you got a link?
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I'm not sure but I do know once you go to jb you cant go back. Where did you download it from? Have you got a link?
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From the Motorola China website. Just Google for it. I will get you the link when i get back to it
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Did anyone try JB on this phone?
Update Readme:
https://motorola-global-zn-ch.custh...4018/redirect/1/filename/XT885_JB_Upgrade.pdf
Chinese JB ROM:
https://motorola-global-zn-ch.custh...rsion.672.300.385.XT885.ChinaRetail.en.CN.zip
In Australia they started rolling out the JB update over a week ago but I'm still yet to receive it
I might just sit tight til I get JB on here then muck around with it again.
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CM10.1 compatibility
Hi everyone,
I was wondering it it's possible to install the Motorola RAZR/RAZR MAXX (GSM) CyanogenMod 10.1 on my Motorola RAZR V X885?
I checked that both devices have the same specs.
The version that I want to try to install is the RC5. I would post the link, but, "ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages". hahaha
Do u think I will get some trouble with this?
Thanks!
rewgoes said:
Hi everyone,
I was wondering it it's possible to install the Motorola RAZR/RAZR MAXX (GSM) CyanogenMod 10.1 on my Motorola RAZR V X885?
I checked that both devices have the same specs.
The version that I want to try to install is the RC5. I would post the link, but, "ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages". hahaha
Do u think I will get some trouble with this?
Thanks!
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I was thinking exactly about doing the same thing, but I'm concern about using a ICS kernel with a JB rom. We should first try to flash a JB kernel. But I'm a bit loss with SafeStrap. Has anyone been able to boot something else in Slot 2+ ? I've tried to copy my existing system over these slot and it doesn't work. But I guess it has something to do with the kExec thing.
You can't do so. Your bootloader only allows you to install the system with the same signature. It won't pass the signature check to boot unless you backup and wipe mmcblk1p16(cid)
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I found how to update RAZR V XT885 to Jelly Bean
There's a post in "droidevelopers" that show how to update XT885. Try to look for "14904-how-install-jellybean-4-1-2-your-droid-razr-v-xt885" in the website.
TiGuy82 said:
Did anyone try JB on this phone?
Update Readme:
https://motorola-global-zn-ch.custh...4018/redirect/1/filename/XT885_JB_Upgrade.pdf
Chinese JB ROM:
https://motorola-global-zn-ch.custh...rsion.672.300.385.XT885.ChinaRetail.en.CN.zip
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Please i mistakenly flash jellybean on my Australia Optus Motorola XT885 which was on ICS. Now i cant use my phone if i flash the ICS back. Its just shows the motorola icon on start up and turn off again and again. Please can you show me how to resurrect my phone back?
mariowinax said:
Please i mistakenly flash jellybean on my Australia Optus Motorola XT885 which was on ICS. Now i cant use my phone if i flash the ICS back. Its just shows the motorola icon on start up and turn off again and again. Please can you show me how to resurrect my phone back?
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You can't downgrade from JB to ICS...
Flash JB again.
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Hi,
I'm very sorry if the problem was in other topic, but I looked first 10-12 pages of topics and couldn't find anything. My wive's Motorola RAZR MAXX (european, retail,non-carrier) is still on ICS, newest software availible, but from time to time get massive battery drain from process called Multimedia. Fully charged phone can run out of battery in few hours, get hot like from the furnace and finally turn off out of "juice". We are aware of the problem, that this single process is draining the battery, since we've looked at battery manager and this process is beeing constantly restarting, causing 100% CPU usage and draining battery. Forced-close helps, but this process manage to restart in background and it's stupid to constantly closing it in task manager every time after finishing some tasks that trigger him to start again. So, are there any temporary solutions for this? Is Motorola aware of the problem and will fix this in upcoming JB update? And finally, when EU versions of RAZR/MAXX get official JB update?
Regards, Jacek
Baronik said:
Hi,
I'm very sorry if the problem was in other topic, but I looked first 10-12 pages of topics and couldn't find anything. My wive's Motorola RAZR MAXX (european, retail,non-carrier) is still on ICS, newest software availible, but from time to time get massive battery drain from process called Multimedia. Fully charged phone can run out of battery in few hours, get hot like from the furnace and finally turn off out of "juice". We are aware of the problem, that this single process is draining the battery, since we've looked at battery manager and this process is beeing constantly restarting, causing 100% CPU usage and draining battery. Forced-close helps, but this process manage to restart in background and it's stupid to constantly closing it in task manager every time after finishing some tasks that trigger him to start again. So, are there any temporary solutions for this? Is Motorola aware of the problem and will fix this in upcoming JB update? And finally, when EU versions of RAZR/MAXX get official JB update?
Regards, Jacek
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read more in this forum about this phone, the EU versions got the jelly bean update
Do a full wipe from stock recoveru and ser if the problembis gone...
Sent from my XT910 using xda premium
TheMrcool212 said:
read more in this forum about this phone, the EU versions got the jelly bean update
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Well, If you say so - yesterday I've checked update and had information, that my software is up to date.
Baronik said:
Well, If you say so - yesterday I've checked update and had information, that my software is up to date.
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i know, that happened to me also, but not all people get the update from the settings, so you need to flash it manually from stock recovery
here's the link for the jelly bean update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192532
TheMrcool212 said:
i know, that happened to me also, but not all people get the update from the settings, so you need to flash it manually from stock recovery
here's the link for the jelly bean update:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192532
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I'm really aprreciate the help, but this firmware seems to be a leak, not the official one, so I won't risk bricking phone (wife's), especially, we've got iMac, so no windows program work on it (I presume it's needed for forced flashing via recovery) and I've never done any rooting/flashing myself. I'll have to wait for official update via OTA.
But you've mentioned, that you're familiar with the problem - was it fixed with the JB update in your case?
Baronik said:
I'll have to wait for official update via OTA.
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This may not come.
Only few ROM are updated via OTA: Retail.en.FR, Retail.en.EU, Retail.en.AU, Vodafone.en.EU.
And I think your ROM version is not one of them :/
You need to change ICS to one of upper ROM, and then you can take JB update.
tie7 said:
This may not come.
Only few ROM are updated via OTA: Retail.en.FR, Retail.en.EU, Retail.en.AU, Vodafone.en.EU.
And I think your ROM version is not one of them :/
You need to change ICS to one of upper ROM, and then you can take JB update.
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Now wife has rom 672.180.41.XT910.NonEFIGSRetail.en.EU - why do You think this Rom won't be updated any time soon? I bought this phone from normal store, it has motorola warranty (non-carrier, it's not imported from foreign country), I live in Poland. If you're right how can I make the update SAFELY on on iMac? Is it possible? The problem is getting stronger everyday - process activating himself randomly and sometimes it's too late to switch it off before it do some damage to battery. It's bloody anoying!
I'm sure that ROM 672.180.41.XT910.NonEFIGSRetail.en.EU won't be updated to JB - This device will remain on Android 4.0.4 (ICS)
You can confirm that at Motorola website (Select Poland and Retail, then Motorola Razr phone):
https://motorola-global-en-roe.custhelp.com/app/software-upgrade-news/g_id/1995
You need to change ICS to one of updated ROM(Retail.en.FR, Retail.en.EU, Retail.en.AU, Vodafone.en.EU), and then you can take JB update.
If you are from Poland you can also check this thread:
http://forum.android.com.pl/f472/ro...-europy-a-aktualizacja-przez-recovery-276361/
tie7 said:
I'm sure that ROM 672.180.41.XT910.NonEFIGSRetail.en.EU won't be updated to JB - This device will remain on Android 4.0.4 (ICS)
You can confirm that at Motorola website (Select Poland and Retail, then Motorola Razr phone):
https://motorola-global-en-roe.custhelp.com/app/software-upgrade-news/g_id/1995
You need to change ICS to one of updated ROM(Retail.en.FR, Retail.en.EU, Retail.en.AU, Vodafone.en.EU), and then you can take JB update.
If you are from Poland you can also check this thread:
http://forum.android.com.pl/f472/ro...-europy-a-aktualizacja-przez-recovery-276361/
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Yeah, from what I found the phone won't get official OTA update - Motorola SUXX, won't buy any other phone from them, ever. I can't do flashing on Mac, even if I want.. Wife will be sooo disapointed, must find solution to this drain other way. Factory reset?
Baronik said:
I can't do flashing on Mac, even if I want..
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I'm not sure, I think you can do that, but you need ask someone else because I'm not good in this.
Baronik said:
Factory reset?
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I think it's not enough.
As I know you must root your ICS, install Safestrap, install new ICS(one of Retail.en.FR, Retail.en.EU, Retail.en.AU, Vodafone.en.EU), root new ICS, install voodoo ota root keeper and buckup root, install JB update, I think this would look something like this.
tie7 said:
I think it's not enough.
As I know you must root your ICS, install Safestrap, install new ICS(one of Retail.en.FR, Retail.en.EU, Retail.en.AU, Vodafone.en.EU), root new ICS, install voodoo ota root keeper and buckup root, install JB update, I think this would look something like this.
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Why rooting? Does just installing retail version of ICS and then doing OTA update to JB won't work?
Baronik said:
Why rooting? Does just installing retail version of ICS and then doing OTA update to JB won't work?
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I don't think you can just install other version of ICS without rooting.
Well, it’s looks like I’m ****ed up #$% I can’t update without rooting, I can’t root and update because there is no Mac tools for doing this, Motorola won’t plan to update RAZR/MAXX in my third world country to JB (get confirmation from support), and even if I’ll ask someone to make an update for me (if I found someone from near my location who know how to do this without bricking the phone) I still loose warranty because rooting void warranty. If I know all of this earlier I wold have never buy moto phone. Support guy told me that the only thing I can do is to make a factory reset, and if it won’t solve the problem give the phone to warranty. Either way I don’t have many options here – will try to reset phone first, it doesn’t take much time and doesn’t hurt.
But have one more question (maybe lame, but I’ve never done rooting) – since the rooting void warranty, is it possible to make an update to retail.UK JB and then COMPLETELY remove root with any trails it was on phone? So I won’t lost warranty and have newest software? If yes, then it will make sense to look for someone to help me with the whole update process.
Baronik said:
Well, it’s looks like I’m ****ed up #$% I can’t update without rooting, I can’t root and update because there is no Mac tools for doing this, Motorola won’t plan to update RAZR/MAXX in my third world country to JB (get confirmation from support), and even if I’ll ask someone to make an update for me (if I found someone from near my location who know how to do this without bricking the phone) I still loose warranty because rooting void warranty. If I know all of this earlier I wold have never buy moto phone. Support guy told me that the only thing I can do is to make a factory reset, and if it won’t solve the problem give the phone to warranty. Either way I don’t have many options here – will try to reset phone first, it doesn’t take much time and doesn’t hurt.
But have one more question (maybe lame, but I’ve never done rooting) – since the rooting void warranty, is it possible to make an update to retail.UK JB and then COMPLETELY remove root with any trails it was on phone? So I won’t lost warranty and have newest software? If yes, then it will make sense to look for someone to help me with the whole update process.
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You dont need root to update, but you will need windows to flash the retail.eu ics flash the ota in the stock recovery
TheMrcool212 said:
You dont need root to update, but you will need windows to flash the retail.eu ics flash the ota in the stock recovery
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Well, friend in the earlier posts said I can't update without the root, so I'm confused. If you're right, that I'm halfway to update, since I won't void warranty updating without root. Then I have to find someone with the knowlende how to do this and PC to actually do this.
TheMrcool212 said:
You dont need root to update, but you will need windows to flash the retail.eu ics flash the ota in the stock recovery
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You are sure, that to flash to other version of ICS, there is no need of root?
Baronik said:
Well, friend in the earlier posts said I can't update without the root, so I'm confused. If you're right, that I'm halfway to update, since I won't void warranty updating without root. Then I have to find someone with the knowlende how to do this and PC to actually do this.
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Take alook in the dev section and search rsdlite with this tool you can flash 672.180.41.en.eu (fastboot file has a different name)
There are many threads on how to
Then you upgrade to JB
Root is not needed for any of this
dude there will be some big media file on ur SD card which would be not able to read like in my case there was 1.4gb mkv video file which was not readable by mediaproces so it was constantly trying to update the gallery so becuase of such files which are unreadble causes media process to constantly run.....so check ur SD card whether u have any such file...if no then search for dev section for root and flash JB rom....
marconz said:
Take alook in the dev section and search rsdlite with this tool you can flash 672.180.41.en.eu (fastboot file has a different name)
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Can you read I don't have a PC (got iMac) and those tools doesn't work on OSX?