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Just purchased my 1st Android phone and am getting used to everything. Without sounding like a broken record and having spent some time on the forum, can I please be directed to or have answered how to root an Atrix 4.1.83 v2.2.2 without flashing back?
Does it make sense to wait for Gingerbread to come out or does it make sense to unlock the boot now?
Any input greatly appreciated.
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hkjr said:
Just purchased my 1st Android phone and am getting used to everything. Without sounding like a broken record and having spent some time on the forum, can I please be directed to or have answered how to root an Atrix 4.1.83 v2.2.2 without flashing back?
Does it make sense to wait for Gingerbread to come out or does it make sense to unlock the boot now?
Any input greatly appreciated.
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Look for Gingerbreak in dev section to root.
I would unlock and flash Kenneth Penn's 4.5.91. The Moto release in SOAK will stop you flashing back if you want to.
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If you wait and get an update from Motorola and you have your artix rooted on 2.2. How should one proceed? Does one just update and then re-root after that?
Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if I HAD to flash back in order to gain root. As much as I don't like the motoblur bloat, a few items are handy. Any ROMs to look at?
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When I was running 1.83, I used a method from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204
Check out the third post in that thread. You'll need ADB to get it done, but if you don't have ADB installed you may as well do that.
ROM-wise, I'm using CherryBlur, which is a modified version of the latest 2.3.4 ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160649
And I think it's great. The original HKTW 2.3.4 beta leak had a lot of bugs, many of which have been corrected by community updates and hacks, but Kenneth's 2.3.4 seems to be pretty clean so far. As to whether it's worth waiting for the official release, well... I think it's worth modding your phone just for kicks, and to gain a better understanding of how it works.
Thanks Obscene! Now all I have to do is find the time. In theory; to get bothyour methods done - how long should I expect barring no issues?
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Anyone from Northern Jersey interested in helping out do thus the right way, the first time?
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What is the verdict on the 2.3.4 upgrade?
I am seeing people having problems. My phone is important to my business, so cannot risk bricking it.
I am not rooted or unlocked, so pretty much stock.
Suggestions?
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I was rooted and on 2.2 froyo. For a while. Then switched over to gingerblur, and then saw that gingerbread ota was hitting so I flashed back to stock 1.8.3 and did the ota update. Point? You'll be fine, especially if yer stock now. Oh and also, the preinstall method discussed in dev thread DOES work well with 2.3.4
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tonyantonucci said:
What is the verdict on the 2.3.4 upgrade?
I am seeing people having problems. My phone is important to my business, so cannot risk bricking it.
I am not rooted or unlocked, so pretty much stock.
Suggestions?
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If your phone is stock, i.e. no mods at all, you will be fine. The OTA is designed to upgrade only on a stock phone running 4.1.83.
Upgraded three Atrix phones to 2.3.4, went fine on all three.
On my phone, it did mess up the icons on my home screens.
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My DX2 is rooted on 2.2.2 and at least twice a day there's an update thing that pops up in order to update to 1.3.232 and I can either install it now or postpone it. I've been postponing it for a while now. I was just wondering if I try to update it, will the phone be fine. Will my root access just go away and the phone will be updated? Sorry if this question has been asked already. I looked around, but couldn't find anything about it.
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Just accept it, what's the worse that can happen? You have to SBF? Doubt it. You'll probably have an unusable SU icon in your drawer, but the 1-click root will fix that up.
Get crazy my man. Accept that update.
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Update using P3's rooted GB instead of take that update it will let you keep root
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Yes. Your phone will have Gingerbread installed and the root will go away. But fear not, just follow the instructions here on how to root GB on DX2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1234973
Alright. Thanks guys. I'll just try the update
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Okay, so I just tried to update it and when it was showing the progress bar it stopped about 1/4 of the way through and then the Android dude had an exclamation point, so basically, it failed
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Do you have any system apps frozen and/or deleted? If so, I believe that will stop three ota from downloading.
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yeah make sure everything is unfrozen. If you deleted apps you'll have to SBF. Which at that point you could just SBF to GB and avoid the OTA all together.
I did have some apps frozen and I unfroze them and tried again, but yet again, it failed
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like they said above... if would be easiest to do the neccessary app backups and just sbf with the p3 gingerbread...
I don't think it will update with root... Just sbf to P3's gingerbread rom and you will be set to go.
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I don't think it will update with root... Just sbf to P3's gingerbread rom and you will be set to go.
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This. For me this is the only way it has worked.
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m125 said:
I don't think it will update with root... Just sbf to P3's gingerbread rom and you will be set to go.
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Yes, it will update with root but you will then lose root. But all you have to do after that is use the one cluck root method. I would make a nandroid. Backup after that so it will save you time if you start flashing ROMS and need to restore again.
I don't even care about having root access anymore. I just wanna update, but it still fails even after unfreezing all the frozen apps I had:/
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You must have a few tiny changes still there that you forgot about. This is what happened to me on my og DROID. Just sbf P3's rooted gingerbread and you will be set. If you need help with sbf there is like 5 threads on it on this forum.
Cheers.
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Well, I was just trying to keep it simple you know just hit install and there I go, but I guess not. I even tried deleting all my root apps to see if that would do the trick, but still nope
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Yeah, root sometimes does some tricky stuff with your phone. And it isn't all that complicated to sbf, download the files plug your phone in and click start and your done. Its super easy.
Cheers.
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And um I think you can go into your build.prop and change your forward facing android version, so it tricks the phone into thinking it doesn't need to update. That is if you want to stay on froyo, look around on google if you want to go this route.
Cheers.
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sbf to 2.3.3
all you need is RSD and the sbf file for 2.3.3, if it doesn't work the first time try it again. sometimes ya gotta try it twice. and if you want to root it once more there is a one click solution for gingerbread.
here's the link for 2.3.3 sbf
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201534
I might get a replacement device, and I wanna know if you can unroot ics? Also, what's the easiest way to root? I don't wanna go through the whole setup on my new phone.
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skater95 said:
I might get a replacement device, and I wanna know if you can unroot ics? Also, what's the easiest way to root? I don't wanna go through the whole setup on my new phone.
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Yes you can unroot ics. The easiest way to root is probably Matt's utility. Lastly, if you are on ics you can't return your phone. You have to restore to gb.
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rockaholic112 said:
Yes you can unroot ics. The easiest way to root is probably Matt's utility. Lastly, if you are on ics you can't return your phone. You have to restore to gb.
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Why can't I? Ics is official.
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Well, actually.. once everyone is on ICS he could return his phone with no raised eyebrows, and that will happen shortly. Just at this hour I don't know of anyone that has an OTA or soak yet.
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Why can't I? Ics is official.
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It is the official version, but it has not been officially released. You had to be rooted to have ics, therefore your warranty is void.
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skater95 said:
Why can't I? Ics is official.
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It has not been officially released yet. You had to be rooted to install, and root voids your warranty. Unless you are on build. 79 or lower, you are stuck until OTA comes and you can update to it and unroot.
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rockaholic112 said:
It is the official version, but it has not been officially released. You had to be rooted to have ics, therefore your warranty is void.
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I'm not rooted and I'm on ics. Never rooted my RAZR.
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skater95 said:
I'm not rooted and I'm on ics. Never rooted my RAZR.
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It was rooted at some point to install ics. It could be done on the stock recovery (I think) but you need root access to put the update file in the proper location to update (or use ics installer) Chanced are the person you got the phone from either unrooted or didn't restore root after updating. The point still stands, the warranty is void because they can tell that it was rooted at some point. People can get away with rooting and unrooting because there is no evidence that it was rooted.
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It was rooted at some point to install ics. It could be done on the stock recovery (I think) but you need root access to put the update file in the proper location to update (or use ics installer) Chanced are the person you got the phone from either unrooted or didn't restore root after updating. The point still stands, the warranty is void because they can tell that it was rooted at some point. People can get away with rooting and unrooting because there is no evidence that it was rooted.
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I got this phone from VERIZON, on the 12 of June, I am the ONLY owner of this phone. It had NEVER been rooted. You don't need to root to put it on ics, only the file.
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Easiest way to unroot that i know of is to use supersu from the play store.
No PC needed
skater95 said:
I got this phone from VERIZON, on the 12 of June, I am the ONLY owner of this phone. It had NEVER been rooted. You don't need to root to put it on ics, only the file.
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Huh. The ota started yesterday though, so you should be able to return it now.
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rockaholic112 said:
Huh. The ota started yesterday though, so you should be able to return it now.
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You said I had to be rooted at some point to be on ics before the ota, I was telling you, you're incorrect. Doesn't matter. I'm getting my replacement tomorrow, and I'm going to root my RAZR tomorrow backup all my apps and texts, and unroot.
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I got my replacement Thudnerbolt last week cause im still in warenty with verizon.
The other one was dropping signal or hardly ever connecting to 4g in the middle of a full 4g bar area. Screen unresponsive at times and when i make calls half the time i have to hang up and redial cause the other party cant hear me like if im on mute. .
Pretty much the same story with the old thunderbolt and i know its not physical damage cause ive kept my phones in otter boxes since day one and never dropped them.
So i flashed a near stock buil of a rom but its a little older i think and have played with various roms and settings ect trying to correct it andd its defenatly the phone. As usual. Im about to call into verizon again but to be sure im hoping someone can tell me the current build software version ect info from the about phone section under settings incase they ask. I have that deodexed rooted 400mb(ish) standard rom from somewhere on it now so its as close to normal as i want it at the moment..
But if someone can help me out id appreciate it i dont want to have to unroot and use the htc AIO tool to put it completly to stock (yet)
And no im not tryin to get a rezound or whatever i happend to love my thunderbolt and the big screen I just want this one fixed or a halfway decent one that works as it should.
Thanks for your time!
No one has any screen shots or knows the Stock firmware software and radio versions..
Current software version: 2.11.605.19 71ORD
Current stock radio: 1.49.00.0406w_1, 0.01.79.0331w_1
Current Android Version: 2.3.4
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Mortland said:
No one has any screen shots or knows the Stock firmware software and radio versions..
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You might not know, but we do!
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RBarnett09 said:
Current software version: 2.11.605.19 71ORD
Current stock radio: 1.49.00.0406w_1, 0.01.79.0331w_1
Current Android Version: 2.3.4
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I cannot figure how to update to this version of Android. I would eventually like to have root access, but am still at the part where it won't update from 2.2.1 to 2.3.4. I guess I need some advice with how to go about updating to be on GB.
Swis21 said:
I cannot figure how to update to this version of Android. I would eventually like to have root access, but am still at the part where it won't update from 2.2.1 to 2.3.4. I guess I need some advice with how to go about updating to be on GB.
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You don't need to update in order to root. Anyways isn't 2.2.1 gb to begin with
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Dark Jedi said:
You don't need to update in order to root. Anyways isn't 2.2.1 gb to begin with
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2.2.x is Froyo
2.3.x is Gingerbread
Froyo was the Thunderbolt's launch OS.
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Swis21 said:
I cannot figure how to update to this version of Android. I would eventually like to have root access, but am still at the part where it won't update from 2.2.1 to 2.3.4. I guess I need some advice with how to go about updating to be on GB.
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Settings, software update, check new.
If there is no update available, you're on the most recent software update.
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I can't believe he is still on froyo stock. Many people over the year or so has said how the phone will update its self if you ate not there to decline the ota.
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Dark Jedi said:
I can't believe he is still on froyo stock. Many people over the year or so has said how the phone will update its self if you ate not there to decline the ota.
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True story.
Happened to me.
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