[Q] Problem Installing BSR on CM9 - Motorola Droid X2

Recently i flashed the CM9 rom onto my Droid X2. Followed the instructions and everything installed correctly. Since it has been a couple of days and I have installed all my programs and got everything where i wanted it, i wanted to make a backup.
Soon i discovered that I didnt have System Recovery installed. SO i began looking into my SD card and i have two files,MOTODX2_Bootstrap_signed.apk. So i decided to install it, everything went fine but now my phone is stuck in a boot loop. It wont even boot into CM9.
Is there another BSR that i should be flashing instead of this one. Maybe the ReRecovery one? i know theres a [patched] BSR to install but i gave me the same problems.
Thanks EHB

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Hi, for Cyanogenmod9 use the CM7 PATCHED BSR. It works just fine for me everyday. I'm kind of addicted to flashing ROMs for some reason and usually am on different ones multiple times a day. Always in BSR either restoring or backing up. The patched BSR for CM7 works just fine for me. For reference, in the app drawer it should say "CM7 System Recovery" not just System Recovery.
I'm not sure if it has been looked into by dev's yet or not, but the day CM9 was released I actually did flash the CM7 ReRecovery zip and I was able to boot to BSR from a powered off state just by plugging in. I wasn't sure if it was okay to use, so I installed a fresh CM9 without it. I don't know if this is 100% safe or if there would be any issues from using the ReRecovery zip. I would recommend just installing the patched CM7 apk and trying to use that.
Here's the link to the patched CM7 Recovery. Pulled straight from the CM7 thread
http://www.mediafire.com/?pzz4413k6wggcao
***^That BSR is an application. You download, install and run it on your phone. The ReRecovery is a flashable zip you can install once already inside of BSR allowing you to get into custom recovery say for example, if you're boot looping. ***
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If you're still having bootloop issues, try this;
-Grab your ECOMOTO charger, plug into A/C power, pull battery, replace & plug into wall.
- Wait for the Motorola logo to disappear and the battery charging icon to appear (this can take several minutes)
-When you see the battery charging icon, unplug your phone and pull your battery.
-Reinstall the battery and hold the VOLUME DOWN key while powering on the device. Release the VOLUME DOWN button when it turns on.
You should now see "FASTBOOT" in white text above the Motorola logo.
-Press the volume down key several times until you see ANDROID RECOVERY.
-With ANDROID RECOVERY now showing where fasboot was, press the VOLUME UP button. It will tell you that it is starting android recovery mode.
This will take you to a screen that shows a picture of an android next to a triangle with an exclamation mark (!) inside of it.
-From that screen press both the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN keys at the same time.
If you made it this far, you're now in the stock android recovery. Using the volume buttons, key down to Wipe Cache Partition then press the power button to select. You will be taken to a confirmation screen. Key down and select Yes. Wait for it to complete. After you wipe the cache try rebooting back into CM9. This will take slightly longer than usual as your cache has to rebuild itself. If you can boot back up successfully, click the link above. Download the patched CM7 Bootstrap Recovery and install it. If you don't know what to do from there, open the application "CM7 System Recovery" and click "Install Recovery" -- You will now be prompted to grant or deny it superuser permissions. Allow them. You will receive a message saying the install was a success! Click OK. Now plug your phone back into the wall outlet and hit "Recovery Mode" and your phone will boot into BSR! From there just go to backup and save it to your external SD card. You can find your backups later via the file explorer of your choice under /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup. Note: You can rename the file so you know which ROM is which, just don't add spaces to the file name or it will ruin your backup and you will not be able to restore it. NO SPACES!!!
FYI you will still see the Motorola logo immediately after it turns back on. It takes a minute or two to boot into custom recovery.
I've been through a lot of trial and error with the X2 and these steps have helped me plenty of times. Hopefully they do the same for you....Good luck.
Cyanogenmod all day

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Thanks for the information.
I knew basically everything you said except for the "wipe cache partition". Why is this necessary? I know that it doesn't delete personal information but what does it wipe/delete?
Im going wait to do this tomorrow - my day off. Im just worried that its going do the same thing and ill have to reflash and start all over again.
Thanks again EHB

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Wiping the cache partition clears any/all application data and common app components. It does not wipe apps themselves, rather the files that the app generates when used.
Wiping it is necessary because when core system components are changed, the resources used by the apps also (could) change. Having stale app data after a system change or tweak can cause problems, which is why it is best to clear it. It gets rebuilt as apps are used.

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RoyJ said:
- Wait for the Motorola logo to disappear and the battery charging icon to appear (this can take several minutes)
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I'm afraid I'm in the same boat and am going through these steps to hopefully get back on the right track. When you say the battery charging icon can take several minutes... are you suggesting 3-5 minutes, or up to 30 minutes? Because... I'm at about 35 minutes right now and am getting pretty nervous.

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just skip to this part, if you can
remove charger and battery
-Reinstall the battery and hold the VOLUME DOWN key while powering on the device. Release the VOLUME DOWN button when it turns on.
You should now see "FASTBOOT" in white text above the Motorola logo.
-Press the volume down key several times until you see ANDROID RECOVERY.
-With ANDROID RECOVERY now showing where fasboot was, press the VOLUME UP button. It will tell you that it is starting android recovery mode.
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Patched BSR, please help!!
RoyJ said:
Hi, for Cyanogenmod9 use the CM7 PATCHED BSR. It works just fine for me everyday. I'm kind of addicted to flashing ROMs for some reason and usually am on different ones multiple times a day. Always in BSR either restoring or backing up. The patched BSR for CM7 works just fine for me. For reference, in the app drawer it should say "CM7 System Recovery" not just System Recovery.
I'm not sure if it has been looked into by dev's yet or not, but the day CM9 was released I actually did flash the CM7 ReRecovery zip and I was able to boot to BSR from a powered off state just by plugging in. I wasn't sure if it was okay to use, so I installed a fresh CM9 without it. I don't know if this is 100% safe or if there would be any issues from using the ReRecovery zip. I would recommend just installing the patched CM7 apk and trying to use that.
***^That BSR is an application. You download, install and run it on your phone. The ReRecovery is a flashable zip you can install once already inside of BSR allowing you to get into custom recovery say for example, if you're boot looping. ***
================================================
If you're still having bootloop issues, try this;
-Grab your ECOMOTO charger, plug into A/C power, pull battery, replace & plug into wall.
- Wait for the Motorola logo to disappear and the battery charging icon to appear (this can take several minutes)
-When you see the battery charging icon, unplug your phone and pull your battery.
-Reinstall the battery and hold the VOLUME DOWN key while powering on the device. Release the VOLUME DOWN button when it turns on.
You should now see "FASTBOOT" in white text above the Motorola logo.
-Press the volume down key several times until you see ANDROID RECOVERY.
-With ANDROID RECOVERY now showing where fasboot was, press the VOLUME UP button. It will tell you that it is starting android recovery mode.
This will take you to a screen that shows a picture of an android next to a triangle with an exclamation mark (!) inside of it.
-From that screen press both the VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN keys at the same time.
If you made it this far, you're now in the stock android recovery. Using the volume buttons, key down to Wipe Cache Partition then press the power button to select. You will be taken to a confirmation screen. Key down and select Yes. Wait for it to complete. After you wipe the cache try rebooting back into CM9. This will take slightly longer than usual as your cache has to rebuild itself. If you can boot back up successfully, click the link above. Download the patched CM7 Bootstrap Recovery and install it. If you don't know what to do from there, open the application "CM7 System Recovery" and click "Install Recovery" -- You will now be prompted to grant or deny it superuser permissions. Allow them. You will receive a message saying the install was a success! Click OK. Now plug your phone back into the wall outlet and hit "Recovery Mode" and your phone will boot into BSR! From there just go to backup and save it to your external SD card. You can find your backups later via the file explorer of your choice under /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup. Note: You can rename the file so you know which ROM is which, just don't add spaces to the file name or it will ruin your backup and you will not be able to restore it. NO SPACES!!!
FYI you will still see the Motorola logo immediately after it turns back on. It takes a minute or two to boot into custom recovery.
I've been through a lot of trial and error with the X2 and these steps have helped me plenty of times. Hopefully they do the same for you....Good luck.
Cyanogenmod all day
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I am having a similar but different problem with the patched BSR. I had it running fine while using CM9 on my Droid X2, but now I am running MIUI, and when I install and attempt to get into the custom recovery, it seems like it attempts to load it, but does not. What I get is a jumbled screen that has the colors of the custom recovery, so I can tell it is attempting to come up, but something is going wrong. It shows that jumbled screen for a few seconds, then goes black and eventually just shuts down. I have tried EVERYTHING I can think of to fix this. I have tried a fresh download of the patched BSR, and even did a fresh SBF and reinstall of MIUI, but nothing fixes it. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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I would re flash sbf
if you have been using ezSBF
use rsd lite, vise versa, or try a different sbf version like 2.3.3 and take ota update
or see if someone could upload a nandroid backup
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The odd thing is, if I restore to CM7 or CM9, then the patched BSR will work again. It seems it only goes bad with MIUI. Could the ROM somehow affect the BSR installation and/or function? I wouldn't think this is the case, as other are using the patched BSR with MIUI without trouble.
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