First off...Thanks to Lokifish for all your hard work. I would post this in your thread, but I'm too new to post in the developer forums (though at least I was able to hit the thanks button).
So after reading through the entire deblur thread, being the n00b that I am, I was still hesitant to try it due to my uninformed decision to install the OTA update and not being able to find any post confirming it worked (on a stock phone) after that update. Well, I tried it anyway and just wanted to post somewhere that it worked flawlessly. I also wanted to include my own little "side guide" with precautions I took (after reading through the thread) that weren't in Loki's original guide, in hopes that it may help other n00bs such as myself to feel more comfortable with the process:
Make sure you have the latest drivers installed on you PC for your photon and the correct architecture. <--If you don't know what this means, stop here.
1. Root phone using photon torpedo method. http://www.groovypost.com/howto/motorola-photon-4-g-how-to-root-your-phone/ <--Thanks to kbeatzzz for his post. This method works and is easy to follow/do. <--Also thanks to edgan, obviously, for the photon torpedo method.
2. Install custom bootstrap recovery. <-- Thanks to topolovich for his post in the deblur thread.
This can easily be accomplished by following the "Custom Bootstrap Recovery" how-to video here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17302907 <-- Thanks to qbking77 for these guides! Awesome work.
I think it's best to copy the apk to external sd, but you can copy to internal storage if you want, and just recopy it later.
3. Boot into the custom bootstrap recovery and make a backup to your external sd card.
4. After backup is complete and you rebooted your phone, power off and remove the sd card.
5. Reset to factory defaults <--from Lokifish Marz guide (Don't worry, this will not "unroot" your phone)
6. Install Superuser (by ChainsDD) from android market ...Needed for superuser permissions later, you don't have to do anything other than click allow when superuser asks if the apps can have permissions and make sure that the box is checked so superuser remembers the answer (that's important). Also be sure to update to latest binary from within superuser app.
7. Install BusyBox (by Stephen Stericson) from the market <-- thanks to Lokifish Marz, KyleIsTheBeast, NukeFish posts. This only installs the installer. You have to open it and then click install to actually get busybox installed. Don't mess with any of the settings!!!!
8. Copy the entire "1deblur_lite" folder over to internal storage (latest version) as per Lokifish Marz instructions in the OP of the Deblur Thread
(If you can't figure out how to get to the actual download link, see Post 3 of this thread for more details)
9. Power down and insert sd card, then power up and reinstall the apk for the bootstrap recovery. Make sure to go through all the steps again outlined in the video guide I mentioned earlier. If you copied the apk to your internal storage earlier, you'll have to recopy it, otherwise just install from sd card.
10. After rebooting from bootstrap recovery, unplug the charger, and uninstall any apps that are not included in this guide. (Many of them only allow you to uninstall updates, these apps will be there no matter what so no need to uninstall updates on these) Doing this step was something I added just to make sure there's nothing that will conflict with the script.
11. Turn on Airplane mode <--Thanks to Lokifish Marz suggestion and to ZeroManArmy for experiencing a problem and posting instead of giving up
12. Do not perform this step until you read step 13 and make sure charger is unplugged... Run the script as per instructions outlined by Lokifish Marz in the Deblur thread. Watch the video!
13. WAIT about 5 minutes before removing the battery. <--Thanks to ZeroManArmy for his post
14. Then reinsert battery and power up. You should now have a deblurred phone
If you softbrick the phone, you should be able to boot to the custom bootstrap recovery and restore your backup. (I can't guarantee this because I did not brick my phone, but the recovery mode continues to function normally after running the script) I did run into one little bug where the ringer toggle icon disappears after a while. This is likely an issue with one or more apps I have installed, because I haven't found any posts about this. I will ask in the Q&A forum to see if Lokifish might see it and help me get the icon back. This is a very minor issue though as the toggle still works.
I hope Lokifish does not take offense to the above guide. I just figured since taking these steps helped me to be "brave" and try it, they might help others too.
copy what?
umm on the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575259&highlight=deblur fourm what am i suspose to copy to where
Silverdre said:
umm on the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575259&highlight=deblur fourm what am i suspose to copy to where
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In the OP of that link, scroll down to the video. Just above the video is a "Downloads:" link. That will take you to the Martian Imperium site. Click Enter. Click Downloads, click Motorola, click the link on the right (v1.0.8). From there you have to do a bit of add dodging (This helps Lokifish host the file and keep track of how many times it's downloaded):
DO NOT click any of the colored stuff, scroll down an click the ACTUAL BUTTON that says "Download or Watch". The new page will have a BIG GREEN ARROW pointing down in the center of the page. Click the "Download" link just below the arrow. Now you have to wait. Eventually it will connect and you can download the zip file. What you need to copy is located in that zip file: The "1deblur_lite" folder.
Note: You're probably going to have to close a bunch of popups. No worries, there's no adware/spyware or anything, just don't click anything you're not supposed to
Hey you have anyidea how to undo this deblur cause I tried asking loki and no reply
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Silverdre said:
Hey you have anyidea how to undo this deblur cause I tried asking loki and no reply
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Did you make a backup first as described in step 3 above? If so, boot into bootstrap recovery and restore from backup. Otherwise, you'll have to flash back to stock or another ROM. If you're on the 2.3.5 OTA update, which I suspect you are, then see below:
You can flash back to stock using a bootstrap flashable zip of the OTA update located here, thanks to mof9336
You can also flash to a De-Blurred Slim ROM that is bootstrap flashable and works with the 2.3.5 kernel/bootloader, also thanks to mof9336. You can find it here
I'm currently using v1 of the above ROM because I ran into some issues with voicemail on v2, but this doesn't seem to be the case with others who are running it, so I would definitely recommend trying v2 first.
Hope this helps
Help please
Hi everyone, im looking for help.
Y succesfully deblured my photon, everything was fine. My wife accidentaly factory reset my phone and now i cant use the phone y gets stucked on the contacting network screen, is there a way to boot to bootstrap recovery to restore my backup ig the phone cant boot? help please
elmaiko said:
Hi everyone, im looking for help.
Y succesfully deblured my photon, everything was fine. My wife accidentaly factory reset my phone and now i cant use the phone y gets stucked on the contacting network screen, is there a way to boot to bootstrap recovery to restore my backup ig the phone cant boot? help please
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As far as I know, wiping the data partition (factory reset) kills bootstrap recovery because it's not a true custom recovery. The only thing I can think of would be to use RSD Lite. Check out the following post and be prepared to do a lot of reading. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798145
Also, there may actually be a full Photon 2.3.5 SBF available by now, though I haven't found one. You may wanna try looking. If you find it, let me know.
Hope this helps
Keep in mind, I'm still a n00b myself and I am offering suggestions based on limited knowledge.
p0wder2 said:
As far as I know, wiping the data partition (factory reset) kills bootstrap recovery because it's not a true custom recovery. The only thing I can think of would be to use RSD Lite. Check out the following post and be prepared to do a lot of reading. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798145
Also, there may actually be a full Photon 2.3.5 SBF available by now, though I haven't found one. You may wanna try looking. If you find it, let me know.
Hope this helps
Keep in mind, I'm still a n00b myself and I am offering suggestions based on limited knowledge.
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thanx a lot, i followed that guide and my phone is working again :good:
Glad I could be of assistance
Can't open /sdcard/Universal
I tried following the method mentioned in Loki's post however, i get an error saying -
Script was not run successfully.
Stderr:
sh: can't open /sdcard/Universal
Please help
everything went well and phone is more fluid, faster & responsive.
love the adw launcher and updated it immediately.
but somehow my music & gallery are not working any more
i just get a blank light blue screen like of moto blur.
any idea or suggestion what to do. do i need to get separate apps
for these two things. or remove or reinstall something???
auto downgrade to 2.3.4
i was using deblured ota 2.3.5 for two weeks now.
but i had not reset my mopho.
i felt like doing it today. through keys by android recovery.
after which i found my phone is still deblured and rooted
but android version shows 2.3.4
and system 45.3.7
how is it possible that my rom got downgraded. did it remove the ota
does it mean i can now attempt to unlock.
is it risky, its unbelievable.
please through some light.
Run this in terminal emulator if you're rooted
su
cat /sys/firmware/fuse/ReservedOdm
And post your output
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terminal emulator and system info
hoslayer13 said:
run this in terminal emulator if you're rooted
su
cat /sys/firmware/fuse/reservedodm
and post your output
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Sorry your system was reverted back but your still stuck on the 2.3.5 bud. Your bootloader is locked down still
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26014213
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Bear with me guys, this month my phone seems to be having so many issues for no reason at all...
I odin'd today..
and I was going to root just as usual. on stock JFD, going to root by using superonelick - placed phone in usb debugging mode -
started it up and then i get this:
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I will root using another method for now, but I'm wondering why it didnt work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
use the update.zip from somewhere in there
superoneclick never worked for me, always ended up not responding just after starting and i had to close it with tas manager
Damn noobs
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Try using the Toolbox for Vibrant, you'll find it in the dev section or in the Vibrant bible. For some reason it has always done what or programs couldn't. Good luck.
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why root? there is no need to root in JFD to get CWM working. here is the update.zip, put it on sdcard, and boot into it, and then flash CM7 by hand. BAM! you're golden!
no need for root.
Yea just copy update.zip to sd card, reboot into standard recovery, apply update.zip, hit it a second time and then boom your in cwm.
You do have usb debugging enabled when your trying to root right? And usb is not connected as a mass storage device? If you do it wont work...!
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the noob guide I wrote has both methods, each with their own update.zip
I don't like superoneclick. neither does your pc's antivirus.
bfranklin1986 said:
Damn noobs
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Hey hey hey..... don't player hate.... player participate. Lol
s15274n said:
the noob guide I wrote has both methods, each with their own update.zip
I don't like superoneclick. neither does your pc's antivirus.
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Actually. To all mentioning the update that's 'd the method is used and it was from your thread.
Also to the guy calling me a noob.
lol.
geoffcorey said:
why root? there is no need to root in JFD to get CWM working. here is the update.zip, put it on sdcard, and boot into it, and then flash CM7 by hand. BAM! you're golden!
no need for root.
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That Noob guide is titled for rooting method.
so that thread is misleading because it only install CWM without rooting the vibrant phone.
souleater11 said:
That Noob guide is titled for rooting method.
so that thread is misleading because it only install CWM without rooting the vibrant phone.
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Option A is for rooting.
Option B is for installing CWR and then flashing a new ROM straight away.
That is actually how I rooted my with Option A and messed around and cleaned the bloat from my stock ROM before I decided on which custom to flash b/c I hate Superoneclick and have never got it to work correctly on any phone. Some others have, I haven't.
Woodrube said:
Option A is for rooting.
Option B is for installing CWR and then flashing a new ROM straight away.
That is actually how I rooted my with Option A and messed around and cleaned the bloat from my stock ROM before I decided on which custom to flash b/c I hate Superoneclick and have never got it to work correctly on any phone. Some others have, I haven't.
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Thank you for this clarification.
btw, i plan to use method A.
it seems steps 3 to 5 (OP Noob Guide) is exclusively for method B.
1. can you share me your experience in the steps 3 to 5 for using method A?
2. Do I have to Select Reinstall packages again for method A ?
If all you are wanting to do it root your phone, just download Option A.
This is what I did (without ever plugging my phone into PC once).
1. I downloaded Option A to my SDcard.
2. Booted into stock Recovery and since it was already labeled Update.zip, I just installed it that way. (You could rename it something like Rooter.zip and then you would pick the option in Recovery to :install from SD
3. Booted up and made sure Superuser.apk was there. It was.
4. Went to market to download CWR (free version) and installed it.
5. Made back up through CWR
6. Removed Bloater,blah blah blah and not once did I ever plug my phone in. Maybe I got lucky, maybe it was something else, but it worked for me. Later on I did copy all that to my PC because as you know, links do tend to get broken around here.
Less than a week later I had read and picked out custom ROM and flashed that. Most custom ROMs have a recovery already built into them.
Good luck and remember the first thing that you should do whenever you Root a phone is to get into Recovery and make a back up then and there, so that if/when you ever have to warranty your phone, you can restore it and remove the SU.apk and they will be none the wiser.
Note that Option B does have CWR included and I have read here and there that CWR free isn't in the market for some reason. Not sure about that though.
Thanks a lot. its a great help. i will try this.
it seems the free version of ROM manager is not anymore compatible in Android 2.1
Whitehawxx (spelling is probably off on that) has a 2.2 full bloat in the Dev thread if you want to use that and then you can use CWR from market. Just read the OP. Good luck and I am out for the day.
Thanks for the suggestion but I will root from stock 2.1 and just install an old version of ROM manager from 4shared.com
Woodrube said:
If all you are wanting to do it root your phone, just download Option A.
This is what I did (without ever plugging my phone into PC once).
1. I downloaded Option A to my SDcard.
2. Booted into stock Recovery and since it was already labeled Update.zip, I just installed it that way. (You could rename it something like Rooter.zip and then you would pick the option in Recovery to :install from SD
3. Booted up and made sure Superuser.apk was there. It was.
4. Went to market to download CWR (free version) and installed it.
5. Made back up through CWR
6. Removed Bloater,blah blah blah and not once did I ever plug my phone in. Maybe I got lucky, maybe it was something else, but it worked for me. Later on I did copy all that to my PC because as you know, links do tend to get broken around here.
Less than a week later I had read and picked out custom ROM and flashed that. Most custom ROMs have a recovery already built into them.
Good luck and remember the first thing that you should do whenever you Root a phone is to get into Recovery and make a back up then and there, so that if/when you ever have to warranty your phone, you can restore it and remove the SU.apk and they will be none the wiser.
Note that Option B does have CWR included and I have read here and there that CWR free isn't in the market for some reason. Not sure about that though.
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if I follow your rooting method (A), is it safe to flash a miui gingerbread mod roms (miui nb or miui galnet) ?
to paraphrase, is it safe to flash from a newly rooted Android 2.1 to custom rom Android 2.3 ?
assuming I successfully flashed to Android 2.3, is my Super User still intact?
I just apprehensive about your method A, because some rooting methods (Z4root) when transfer to another firmware can cause a lost of Super user permission.
Droid RAZR Utility 1.51 for WINDOWS
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This is a FULL recovery to 6.12.173 included. Its compatible with restoring from the ICS leak.
I recommend not running this from the root of the C drive. Users have had issues apparently
Motorola Drivers (If its not working install this.)
32 Bit Link: http://www.motorola....river_5.4.0.exe
64 Bit Link: http://goo-inside.me...5.4.0_64bit.msi
Droid RAZR Utility 1.51
Download link(s)
Torrent: http://www.filefacto...BLE_zip_torrent
Direct Download: http://www.filefacto..._COMPATIBLE_zip
What do these actually do?
Restore Droid RAZR to 6.12.173 (Fastboot Restore. RSD Lite alternative. Must be in AP Fastboot Mode to do this)
Gingerbread Root (Roots 2.3.6 and below for Motorola Droids. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this. )
Unroot (Must be rooted to do this. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
Install Voodoo's OTA Rootkeeper App</strong> (Use this app to stay rooted after an OTA. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
Install Bootstrap Recovery App (Use this to make nandroid backups and flash Roms, themes, or mods. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this. Do not install this AND Safestrap. Pick one.
Install Safestrap Recovery App (Use this to make nandroid backups and flash Roms, themes, or mods. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this. Can essentially dual boot. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR NEW USERS. Do not install this AND Bootstrap. Pick one.
Overclock Install (http://www.droidrzr....our-droid-razr/ See coryjohn's guide on Overclocking. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
System Pull (This is NOT a recovery program or backup program. This is for devs and power users. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
Droid RAZR Root for ICS 4.0.3 (The GSM ICS leak can be rooted with this. Our ICS may also be.)
Boot into Fastboot from Debugging (Exactly what it says. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
Boot Normally from Fastboot (If you are in Fastboot mode you can use this to boot normally)
Boot into Motorola Recovery from Fastboot (Read above. Exactly what it says it what it does.)
Boot into Motorola Recovery from Debugging (Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
ADB Shell (A way to more manually control your phone. For power users and devs. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
Reboot Phone (Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
---Special Thanks---
dhacker29 for being very helpful and telling me commands I was blanking on...generally being awesome!
DroidTh3ory for being very helpful at many times...generally being awesome!
Feel free to donate if you wanna help out (Premium file upload accounts, test devices, etc.)
Awesome
Thx man...really helped me out
Keep it up
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I was on .748 and wanted to get to the latest update (.173). I was told to run this utility and that should take care of it. I was running biganad's ICS Theme.
I feel a bit stupid but when I tried to run the .bat file, I get an error in the CMD window, it says:
'findstr" is not recognized as an internal or external command. operable program or batch file.
Too powerful to fall into the wrong hands.
Please make a selection or hit enter to exit:
I finally just hit "1" and I was able to finally run the utility and the good news is I was able to get it to work (I think). I hit both volume buttons after I got the ! triangle and wiped cache. It reboots and then after I hit "English" when choosing my language, I hit the "android guy" and it just sits there and spins and says "Please wait... this could take a few minutes".... but its been sitting there for 15 min doing this. Any idea on what might be the issue?
Can anyone help me? I am stuck on this set up screen and not sure why.
Reboot the phone
Dont touch the android
Touch each corner one at a time in the corners
Then press home
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lucidvtec said:
Reboot the phone
Dont touch the android
Touch each corner one at a time in the corners
Then press home
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That worked great! Thanks!
My issue now is I seemed to have lost my data connection (phone). I can connect to my home wifi but I have no phone service. Any thoughts on how to get that back?
ghoticov said:
That worked great! Thanks!
My issue now is I seemed to have lost my data connection (phone). I can connect to my home wifi but I have no phone service. Any thoughts on how to get that back?
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It's a random issue with 1/25 or so fastboots not wiping internal SD card like Motorola wants with the 173 fastboot files. A solution if wiping data and refastbooting doesn't work would be flashing the full 6.12.173 files (found on XDA or in my 1.40 utility). Those do wipe your internal SD though.
Also, the findstr command not found is from you somehow removing C:/system32/ from your PATH in Windows.
mattlgroff said:
It's a random issue with 1/25 or so fastboots not wiping internal SD card like Motorola wants with the 173 fastboot files. A solution if wiping data and refastbooting doesn't work would be flashing the full 6.12.173 files (found on XDA or in my 1.40 utility). Those do wipe your internal SD though.
Also, the findstr command not found is from you somehow removing C:/system32/ from your PATH in Windows.
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OK, thanks!
My only concern in flashing the full .173 file is if it erases my sdcard, how would I restore if something goes wrong? That was my only saving grace at this point because I was able to restore my previous backup.
I am wiping data but I'm not sure what refastbooting means?
Also, as far as the finstr command, should I fix it or does it matter?
ghoticov said:
OK, thanks!
My only concern in flashing the full .173 file is if it erases my sdcard, how would I restore if something goes wrong? That was my only saving grace at this point because I was able to restore my previous backup.
I am wiping data but I'm not sure what refastbooting means?
Also, as far as the finstr command, should I fix it or does it matter?
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It's how batch finds its basic windows commands. Having system32 as part of your path is kind of...very important
If you flash 173. with the wiping internal SD command taken out, you may experience the no signal issue.
I don't know what you mean by restore, considering this is already a restore process...
Refastbooting is fastbooting...again.
mattlgroff said:
It's how batch finds its basic windows commands. Having system32 as part of your path is kind of...very important
If you flash 173. with the wiping internal SD command taken out, you may experience the no signal issue.
I don't know what you mean by restore, considering this is already a restore process...
Refastbooting is fastbooting...again.
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Ok. I am off to figure out how to put system32 as part of the path first (since it seems important). lol
What I meant by "restoring" was if I flash the whole .173 and end up losing my signal, I have no way to go back to a previous backup in which it did work. That is what I did last night. Since the signal wasn't working, I flashed back to my .748 backup.
mattlgroff said:
It's how batch finds its basic windows commands. Having system32 as part of your path is kind of...very important
If you flash 173. with the wiping internal SD command taken out, you may experience the no signal issue.
I don't know what you mean by restore, considering this is already a restore process...
Refastbooting is fastbooting...again.
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Ok, I figured out the system32 issue and the utility it working good now.
But, I still have a problem with no radio (data). I ran the 1.40 (with the 1.41 PATCH) and it worked great but I still have no radio. The only commands I have run are #1, then I did the motofail and the Bootstrap Recovery.... but still no radio signal. Did I flash the correct utility? If not, could you link it for me?
EDIT: I just looked on my sdcard and saw that installing the 1.41 Utility did not wipe my sdcard. I must not be installing the correct one. I am following the directions by booting into AB Fastboot and then running the 1.40 (with 1.41 patch) Utility.
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Maybe I should have ran the 1.4 utility, not the PATCH 1.41. I am going to try that. Wish me luck. lol
ghoticov said:
[/COLOR]Maybe I should have ran the 1.4 utility, not the PATCH 1.41. I am going to try that. Wish me luck. lol
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Exactly this^^^
mattlgroff said:
Exactly this^^^
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Did it and it worked like a charm! Thanks for your help!
Also, I ran the 1.4 Utility but it did not delete my sdcard contents... nor did I get the triangle (where you have to hit the volume up+down and wipe cache. It just install right though, I clicked the android guy to set up and it went just like I was upgrading via OTA. I was a bit confused but I just went with it. lol
Is 1.42 complete? Or do I need 1.40 and 1.41 also?
1.42 is complete
are there any instructions on how to use this step by step for a noob?
WOW! I'd tried just about everything to root my unbranded Asian (Taiwan) GSM Droid RAZR.
I updated my Moto drivers, ran the bat file, selected option #2, followed the instructions and...Hey Presto...I'm rooted!
THANKS SO MUCH! (I'll be donating.)
Chuck
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This tool is awesome! Thanks!
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Sorry for a noob question but I couldn't find an answer anywhere :
I have a Verizon Motorola Rarz Maxx, I wonder if I can sim-unlock it and use it on a GSM carrier here in Canada.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT : figured it out, I think GSM capability in XT 912 is disabled by Verizon.
New to razr. Finally retired my Incredible.
How do I return to stock? I rooted with this on Verizon 2.3.5. I've also installed bootstrap. Ran the update to 2.3.6 with voodoo rootkeeper.
But I have terrible earpiece buzz and want a replacement.
Do I just run option 1 to make my phone returnable?
Thanks
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Anyone have a quicker mirror for Razr Utility 1.42?
Going to take over 6 hours with the current link, yikes!
Just tested and can confirm this tutorial is working flawlessly
Here is the original link from adamlee06 , my apologies for forgetting.
He has graciously up dated the steps here in his post..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739853
Please make sure thank him in his thread because if it were not for his kindness and time we may still be in the dark on this update.. THANX adamlee06
https://sites.google.com/site/manualrazricsupgrade/
How to manually install Ice Cream Sandwich OTA update onto your RAZR / MAXX
These instructions will allow you to upgrade your stock "6.12.181.XT912.Verizon.en.US" Motorola Droid RAZR / RAZR MAXX to the OFFICIAL OTA Update.
If you are rooted, you will need to un-root. If you rooted your device, then you should know HOW to un-root without asking me.
Prerequisites:
■50% or higher battery charge
■A computer
■Your micro-USB cable to link phone and PC
■Stock "6.12.181.XT912.Verizon.en.US" phone. This can be checked via Settings>About Phone> "System Version"
■All files mentioned in the guide below.
■The ability to read instructions, and realize this is NOT complicated.
Before we begin, I am going to explain WHY this process isn't just a "copy/paste a file to your phone and update" affair.
When you download the update from Verizon through the "OTA" (Over-The-Air) process, your phone is instructed, via Verizon, to initiate the update.
Since you are here, you obviously have not received the update via that process, hence your phone has not been instructed to initiate the update,
regardless of whether or not you have manually downloaded the update files off the internet and placed them onto your phone. This process will force
the phone to initiate the update.
LET THERE BE ICE CREAM SANDWICH!
1.
Using your computer, download the update from here: http://www.goiww.com/xbot.html?task=weblink.go&id=29
The update will be named "Blur_Version.6.12.181.XT912.Verizon.en.US.zip", which might be confusing since it says "6.12.181" and not "6.16.211".
This is because Motorola/Verizon name their updates based on what version you are coming FROM, not going to. The file is around 354MB.
Do not unzip the file, leave it alone.
2.
Once its done, use this program to make sure the MD5 Check-sums are the same. All this does, is scan the file bit-by-bit to ensure that no data was corrupted
or lost during the download. It ensures your file is 100% correct with no problems.
MD5 Checker: http://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/aba5016f69e48081d3569bb7993d6151/4fe60d9b/100022900/software/file_management/md5.zip
MD5 Check-sum: 79A1EE4A992EACD1D08F98DEE5DEEBF7
Copy this and paste it into the MD5 Checker program (there is a "Paste" button) and select your
update file, and it will automatically check it. If they codes match, continue.
If not, re-download the update file.
3.
Once you verify the file is 100% correct from above, place it on your phones EXTERNAL SD card. Plug your phone up to your computer, select
USB Mass Storage from the notifications bar on your phone.
Two Micro-SD cards will open on your computer. If you aren't sure which is the external card,
then just put the update on both of them. It's not going to affect
anything to have it on both cards. If for example, your SD Cards came up as drives "E" and "F"
in Windows, then you would place the updates
in "E:\" and "F:\", essentially the root folders for those cards.
4.Download the "Razr Utility 1.7" from here: http://goiww.com/mattlgroff/DroidRazrUtility1.7forICS.zip
It is 747MB. Again check it using the MD5 checker to ensure its the complete, correct file.
MD5 Check-sum: 40DC068DC4B0DFBA12C96A7D18C267E5
If the file is good, extract it to your desktop, or wherever you want. Open the file "DroidRAZRUtility.bat", you may not see the ".bat" part.
IMPORTANT
If you have old RAZR drivers installed, none at all, or aren't sure:
There is a "Drivers" folder included with "Razr Utility 1.7". Install either 32-bit or 64-bit versions depending on which type of windows
(x86 "32-bit" / or 64-bit) installation you are running on your PC. This can be checked by right-clicking "My Computer" and clicking to "Properties".
5.Turn your phone off. After the phone is off, hold down BOTH volume buttons and press the Power button. You will boot into the phones
boot loader. Using the VOLUME DOWN KEY, scroll down "AP Fastboot", and press the VOLUME UP KEY to select it.
6.
Make sure your phone is charged, at least 50% or higher, and plug it up to your computer (if it isn't already).
Start the Razr Utility 1.7, hit any key to continue when it tells you to. You will then be at a menu with options 1 through 9.
Select option 1, and follow the on-screen directions. Once it is finished the phone should reboot. Turn the phone off.
7.After the phone is off, hold down BOTH volume buttons and press the Power button. You will boot into the phones
boot loader. Using the VOLUME DOWN KEY, scroll down "Recovery", and press the VOLUME UP KEY to select it.
The phone will reboot, take a moment at a blank screen, and you will then see a green Android with an exclamation sign.
8.At the green Android and exclamation image, press BOTH volume keys at the same time and release. You are now in the phones recovery menu.
Using the volume keys, scroll down to "Apply update from external storage" and press the POWER button.
9.Scroll down to "/Blur_Version.6.12.181.XT912.Verizon.en.US.zip" and hit the POWER button to apply the update.
10.The update process will take up to 10 minutes. After it is done, the phone will reboot itself. You are now on the ICS OTA Update.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS DURING UPDATE:
Reboot the phone into recovery again using step 7. scroll down to "wipe data/factory reset", press POWER, scroll down to "yes", and again hit POWER. After
the reset is complete, repeat steps 8 & 9.
■ ( COMPLETELY OPTIONAL)
I personally recommend doing a factory reset on your phone afterwards. You don't have to. If you've ever worked with
computers and installed a newer version of Windows over an older version, you'll know the newer version will still work, but
its slowed down a little by old files from older version of Windows you just replaced. Again, this isn't necessary, but recommended.
If you wish to do this, turn your phone off. Turn it back on by holding BOTH volume buttons down, and while holding them, press the Power button.
You will then have multiple options. Use the VOLUME DOWN key to scroll down to "Recovery", then press volume up to select it. The phone will
reboot into recovery to a picture of an Android with an exclamation point. Press BOTH volume buttons at the same time and release. Use the volume keys to scroll
down to "wipe data/factory reset", and hit the power button. Scroll down to "Yes" and hit the power button. After its done, select "reboot system now".
Congrats, you now have a 100% Factory fresh, Official OTA release 4.0.4 ICS RAZR/RAZR MAXX. Enjoy :]
HUGE thanks to "mattlgroff" from droidrzr for his utility, all his hard work, and amazing support to the RAZR/MAXX community!
Thanks a million! However I've tried this thread, and a bunch of other guides to flash ICS to no avail.
Won't get past errors in stock recovery
Gives signature verification error
Than another one with a ton of numbers
And another with "Met" something something.
Yeah... and I'm on stock .181 not rooted...
Idk what to do.
Don't mind the signature of this post. I'm typing for my boyfriends razr maxx
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i kept getting that until i used DroidRazrUtility1.7forICS and used the first option . if you need help let me know
What about cloclwork mod recovery
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New rom yes!!!
I have Droid Razr Utility 1.5. Do I need 1.7?
sookieball said:
Thanks a million! However I've tried this thread, and a bunch of other guides to flash ICS to no avail.
Won't get past errors in stock recovery
Gives signature verification error
Than another one with a ton of numbers
And another with "Met" something something.
Yeah... and I'm on stock .181 not rooted...
Idk what to do.
Don't mind the signature of this post. I'm typing for my boyfriends razr maxx
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Have you rooted your phone and installed CWM recovery before?
======Attention!
Prerequisites:
■50% or higher battery charge
■A computer
■Your micro-USB cable to link phone and PC
■Stock "6.12.181.XT912.Verizon.en.US" phone. This can be checked via Settings>About Phone> "System Version"
■All files mentioned in the guide below.
■The ability to read instructions, and realize this is NOT complicated.
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I would like to note: You want to have a FULL Charge, not just 50% or higher Otherwise, should you run into obsticles while flashing, you will not run into "Battery Low, cannot Flash" - (that is bad)
bejeweledman said:
Have you rooted your phone and installed CWM recovery before?
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hi there. i'm actually in the same position.
i had the bootstrapper, CWM and root. so prior to upgrading to ICS, i unrooted using oneclick tool, uninstalled boostrapper. still getting the same error as the screenshot above.
help is much appreciated. i just downloaeded 2.3.6 file from here.
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_spyder/list.php
will try to restore that and go really fresh.
thx.
update: someone at droidforums suggest this:
I had the same status 7 problem. Go to this link -[LEAK] Official ICS for the Bionic 4.0.4 (6.7.2231) & (6.7.2233)
Follow the directions. Make sure you have RSD lite version 5.7 ( 5.6 did not work) and the latest Motorola drivers ( old ones did not work). I was on 905 rooted, had to fxz back to 902, get the OTA update and then I flashed ICS with no problems. Works great. Also it is very important that you plug USB cable directly into computer and not into a USB hub ( I learned that the hard way last year!). Good luck!
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Alright, here's how I fixed my issue. I downloaded a 902 FXZ, extracted it to my desktop. Downloaded RSDLite5.7, installed on my system. Ran RSDLite pointed it to the extracted 902 FXZ file, connected my Bionic to the computer, then started. This took several minutes but when completed, I was back on 902. With the phone disconnected from the computer, I ran the system update to get to 905. After that, I was able to flash to the ICS leak. I am not sure why this did not work initially, but I'm now running the ICS leak.
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I too was rooted i un rooted using the ota rootkeeper. Also i cwm and was using boot strap i followed every step to the exact letter. I unrooted using ota and deleting root option. Then i used ver 1.7 and did option 1 once that was done i did as it states.. also make sure nothing... is frozen in titanium
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Yea buddy!!! Thanks for this gunna try right now
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I'm about to try this method. So if applied successfully I'm still considered fully stock is that correct? Any future ota's that are pushed I will be able to apply with no problems?
Thank you for the instructions and break down
Let us know if this works or if you have to do a bunch of other things. I am rooted, using safe strap, and CWM
I will let you know if this works. I am completely stock 181. CDMA Verizon Wireless. I've never rooted my Razr Maxx.
DXL007 said:
Let us know if this works or if you have to do a bunch of other things. I am rooted, using safe strap, and CWM
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Im charging up now. I have the same set up as you:
Safe Strap w/CWR, Rooted with MotoFail, and Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper.
I have put all files in the proper locations, Removed Safe Strap, and then protected root with OTARootkeeper. Once charged up, I'll give it a try and let ya know...
bejeweledman said:
Have you rooted your phone and installed CWM recovery before?
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Yeah, prior to attempt I removed root using voodoo and uninstalled boot strap.
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Just to verify (I'm just that way), does this firmware include the All-World radio upgrade (IE: as stated in the first post, this is the "official" ICS OTA release from Verizon that started rolling-out last week)?
This method didn't work for me. All it did was factory reset my phone? I followed everything exactly and I made sure I did because I read each instruction like 2/3 times before I did it.
sookieball said:
Thanks a million! However I've tried this thread, and a bunch of other guides to flash ICS to no avail.
Won't get past errors in stock recovery
Gives signature verification error
Than another one with a ton of numbers
And another with "Met" something something.
Yeah... and I'm on stock .181 not rooted...
Idk what to do.
Don't mind the signature of this post. I'm typing for my boyfriends razr maxx
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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The Pic you posted seems to indicate you're still trying to "update from zip" with the stock GB recovery installed.
The key to the whole process (at least for me) is to get the ICS recovery installed on the phone - the bot with its belly open and a blue orb and NOT the Exclimination bot above - before updating from the zip. Until you get the ICS recovery installed, you're going to keep error'ing out.
Use Matt's Utility option 1 as described in the OP. Go into recovery and check to see if the ICS recovery was installed - look for a bot graphic different than the one with the box and arrow initially. First, the laying down bot, then the blue orb bot. Once you get that, you can expect upgrade success. It might take two or three attempts at installing the zip with cache wiping in between but you'll get there.
You want to see the bot attached below
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Tybalt39 said:
Just to verify (I'm just that way), does this firmware include the All-World radio upgrade (IE: as stated in the first post, this is the "official" ICS OTA release from Verizon that started rolling-out last week)?
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Yes. This version of ICS has a global radio setting: system settings -> wireless & networks More . . . -> Mobile networks -> Network Mode. Choices are Global, LTE/CDMA, and GSM/UMTS.
MayfairDROID said:
Im charging up now. I have the same set up as you:
Safe Strap w/CWR, Rooted with MotoFail, and Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper.
I have put all files in the proper locations, Removed Safe Strap, and then protected root with OTARootkeeper. Once charged up, I'll give it a try and let ya know...
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Looks like I forgot I had deleted some bloat. Once I get those files back in place, I'll proceed. I need the Blockbuster app if anyone has it
MayfairDROID said:
Looks like I forgot I had deleted some bloat. Once I get those files back in place, I'll proceed. I need the Blockbuster app if anyone has it
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Here you go
http://db.tt/v1JyKZCP
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Options:
1) Fresh Root - This is to do a clean root on your stock Asus JB rom or any other custom rom. Great for any users that lost root during an upgrade.
2) Fresh Start - This will give you a clean start by wiping your system partitions (backup your data) then flashing a stock JB image. After the package will do a clean root to the TF201 (Make sure you download the JB update for your region from the Asus site then extract and place the "blob" file in the same folder as this package and rename to "system.blob"
!!! This is for users with from any region with unlocked bootloaders only !!!
I made this because a few users have had trouble with root after the JB update from Asus. What I have made is an automated package that includes the root binaries and the the Team Win Recovery. From FASTBOOT this package will flash a custom recovery then root it. If a previous broken root from an update exist it will remove the old broken root and re-root it. Simple as that!
Additionally I have made another option in this package called "Fresh Start" and what this will do is wipe you tablet clean (backup your data) then flash a new image of JB. Once completed it will flash the custom recovery and root it before you even sign-in and set up the tablet. I recommend this as it will make the tablet nice, clean & speedy.
This assumes you have the correct drivers installed for your device, if not I recommend my Universal Naked Drivers Here
Credits:
Root Binaries - (ChainsDD) http://androidsu.com/superuser/
Recovery - (TeamRecovery) http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2
**************************************************
This thread is not for help with unlocking your device or the naked drivers.
Hashes:
CRC32: 8C62EA76
MD5: 2E946D245F3778A5DEF2D07C00F8EF4B
SHA-1: 343661C655399CBE77E5D2946B59CFCCB77A1A69
Thanks
*ninja reserved*
I was so happy to see this and miss the "for unlocked bootloader only"
Anyway hope someone could come up for Locked Bootloader.
:EDIT_THANKS
Hey there,
after some issues i made the root!
great work!
thank you 1wayjonny!
:EDIT_SOLVED
think i made it. don´t know why, but after the 30 try the bat said finished, okay...
:EDIT_ORIGINAL
Hey everyone,
i got a problem, i flashed my tf201 with the new JB rom from the asus website, my device is unlocked. no root before. now i can´t root it...
everytime i start the "Fresh Root.bat" or the "Fresh Start.bat" i get multiple lines with
"FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))"
can anybody help me?
greetz andy
howsed said:
Hey there,
after some issues i made the root!
great work!
thank you 1wayjonny!
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Thanks for the feedback, being its automated you just have to get use the on screen instructions. I wiped and re-flashed, then rooted about 30x in a row with this package so I thought I would release to others to make their life easier.
If anyone has suggestions for any instructions that were not clear enough let me know and I can update for clarity.
howsed said:
:EDIT_THANKS
Hey there,
after some issues i made the root!
great work!
thank you 1wayjonny!
:EDIT_SOLVED
think i made it. don´t know why, but after the 30 try the bat said finished, okay...
:EDIT_ORIGINAL
Hey everyone,
i got a problem, i flashed my tf201 with the new JB rom from the asus website, my device is unlocked. no root before. now i can´t root it...
everytime i start the "Fresh Root.bat" or the "Fresh Start.bat" i get multiple lines with
"FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))"
can anybody help me?
greetz andy
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You have missed the step that mounts the /System from recovery. This has to be done manually then ADB can push ROOT. It said write failed so i assume this is where you got stuck.
1) Make sure you run as "Admin" just in case
2) When you boot into the custom recovery, you must select the "Mount" icon then then select system. After then you continue with the batch file and all should be good.
I can confirm that this worked w/ my TF201. Thanks a bunch!
I was unlocked and had root plus a "backup" according to Voodoo OTA RootKeeper. I manually installed the JB update via sdcard and lost root plus all signs of root. Being unlocked, I used your method in Win7 (parallels virtual machine on mac) running a shell as admin and everything worked without any hitches. I have root and have verified by Voodoo OTA, Root Explorer, and Titanium Backup.
A big thanks to you for this. I now have root again!
Robert
Ha ha ha ha! Root Restored!
Sir, You are a God! I lost root when I manually updated to JB using the Micro SD Card method. Followed your guide and am now rooted on JB! Sixaxis gaming Nirvana restored! Thank you!!!
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I can also confirm that the Asus Unlock tool worked for me.
I just tried this the total fresh start (blob method ). Got to last stage (mount system). Adb no device found . How can I rectify this .
Edit I updated sdk today .. tried naked drivers etc still cant get it to recognize it
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adz63 said:
I just tried this the total fresh start (blob method ). Got to last stage (mount system). Adb no device found . How can I rectify this .
Edit I updated sdk today .. tried naked drivers etc still cant get it to recognize it
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For anyone having issues with the ADB command I would manually try ADB before this package. This package assumes you have your drivers working in FASTBOOT & ADB. Or when you get the recovery flash and you have booted the recovery open a second prompt and try the "adb devices" command before this package pushes root.
I see that you have quite a few amount of post and would think you have some experience, since you are still having issues I would say that the drivers are dirty or something else weird is going on.
You have mentioned you get the recovery flash then booted, at this stage can you go to your device manager and take a screen shot of the Android device? You may have to repoint the device to the drivers but non the less a screen shot would help.
is there something like this but not for unlocked bootloader? I lost root on OTA but i didn't have it unlocked and don't want it to be fore now, I'm just using stock.
Works beautifully!
Thanks for root back!
I'm running CM10 unofficial right now but it's giving me some issues I'd rather not deal with right now...it already has the JB bootloader...can I still flash this to go back to stock[JB]?
I was wondering how to reinstall a recovery and to root again... Thanks!
Note: i just copy command lines from the bat file because i'm on linux.
Just wanted to say: it worked perfectly and painlessly on my already unlocked but otherwise stock prime!
Hi,
Coming from Completely Stock Prime with JB update. Unlocked BL via Asus Tool then used this method and everything went Perfect!! Thanks for your Effort.
I have to say that I'm glad to see you made this, worked great. Tried many other ways to root jb after I flashed androwook and lost custom recovery and root.
You're awesome!
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Q
Do i lose erverthink or will i keep my current stock rom whitout installing erverthink.
Thanks works like a charm, unlocked my prime and installed the naked driver let the batch file do it work. back on rooted system with everything working
So I'm trying to do the Fresh start but can't for the life of me figure out how to move and rename the blob file unfortunately. I've got the extracted JB update file on my desktop but can't rename the blob file, right clicking it won't give me the option...
I'm supernoob with this device so can anyone please walk me through or figure out what I'm missing? Please...
Edit: well, looks like I've just gotten myself an unrecoverable bootloader...
more detailed instructions would be appreciated
I am a noob to this device and just unlocked the bootloader.
Can you post detailed step-by-step instructions for your method in the OP or PM. I am also wondering if TWRP version has been updated to 2.3.
Thank you very much.
EDIT: I am all set. Thanks.
Unlocking, rooting, relocking and unrooting simplified! (and much more!)
VERSION 2.1.4 - This program will automatically bring together all the files you need to unlock and root your device in a few clicks, or flash it back to stock and re-lock it. You can also use this program to backup/restore all your important data, flash zips, set file permissions, push and pull files, install apps, generate logcats/bugreports, and much more! With the included file association options, you can perform tasks like flashing zips, installing apps, restoring android backup files, and flashing/booting img files with just a double click! The program includes a full featured interface for automating tasks in TWRP, enhanced restore features, an in-built auto-updater/notification system, ‘any build’ mode, advanced restore features,’NRT- Live Log’ for viewing the adb/fastboot cmds that are run in the background, quick tools utilities, and tools for taking screenshots/screen-recordings. All the latest official Android builds and Nexus devices are supported. The program intelligently and selectively downloads the files it needs for your device and makes sure you are using the latest files available. The program can even auto-detect your device and build. This release brings full Marshmallow root support plus all automated features by utilizing a new system that no longer requires modified boot.imgs. Check out the updated changelog for a more comprehensive breakdown of the feature set and changes in this release.
~ my goal for this project is make the entire process as smooth and simple as possible ~
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Does automatically install Clockwork recovery?
danthepan124 said:
Does automatically install Clockwork recovery?
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I believe it flashes TWRP recovery. Thats what I got from reading the change log here http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/changelog/
Great job this looks awesome thank you for putting this together!
danthepan124 said:
Does automatically install Clockwork recovery?
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If you check the "flash custom recovery" checkbox under root, then yes.. however it defaults to flash TWRP, unless the user selects CWM in the options menu:
It also will take care of renaming the system files to ensure its sticks, and it will install the busybox installer (free) app by Stericson.
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Nice. Will be nice to have this as a backup option . Definitely easier to use in terms of UI thank the Nexus 4 Root toolkit by mskip heh.
That backup option - is there a way, once unlocked and rooted, to grab my apps from the backup that were wiped, but not the entire thing? I downloaded about 8GB of apps before rooting, so I have no way to backup, I think. :[
Alright did it, rooted. Used the backup option a couple times trying to get it to work all the way, but for some reason, it only backed up about half of my apps.
The best rooting kit in the land
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been waiting for this since the release of nexus 4, much thanks!
I've just added this toolkit to the Nexus 4 Complete Index
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Just unlocked and rooted my N4 with this... great piece of software as always Wug, thanks Donated you some cash.
Hey guys quick two questions:
1) When I was unrooting through this toolkit, it said that there were three files that were not found in the directory, but continued to go through the process regardless, and it appears that I was successful. I can't remember the names as the command prompt ended before I had the chance to screenshot it. Am I okay?
2) If I go through the unrooting process through this toolkit, and then the OEM Lock process, does that basically put my phone back to the way it was when I received it?
Thanks!
Thanks for this, while I know my way around the manual commands okay, this will make everything a breeze for me tomorrow when my Nexus 4 arrives.
Will turn on, get the newest OTA, then unlock and root with your app.
Out of interest, can you still get OTA updates on stock with a custom recovery installed, or do you need to keep the stock recovery? I plan on sticking with stock until the custom ROMs get more stable, so I will stay on a default recovery if I can't use OTA updates. Otherwise I'll just flash a custom recovery with your app and get it done for future use.
This might be a dumb question.. But can I use this to root my Nexus 4 without unlocking the bootloader (thus wiping data)? Or has there not been a way found to do that yet?
BraydenJames said:
This might be a dumb question.. But can I use this to root my Nexus 4 without unlocking the bootloader (thus wiping data)? Or has there not been a way found to do that yet?
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Have to unlock 1st. Just back up everything to your pc and restore it after.
Was waiting for this, thanks!
Sent from my Nexus 7
Night Galaxy said:
Hey guys quick two questions:
1) When I was unrooting through this toolkit, it said that there were three files that were not found in the directory, but continued to go through the process regardless, and it appears that I was successful. I can't remember the names as the command prompt ended before I had the chance to screenshot it. Am I okay?
2) If I go through the unrooting process through this toolkit, and then the OEM Lock process, does that basically put my phone back to the way it was when I received it?
Thanks!
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1.) Yes, those are sig files. They are always missing. For whatever reason google doesn't include sig files in their packages and fastboot still checks for them. I guess google doesn't bother because they are redundant considering you need to be unlocked flash stock with fastboot. I can't suppress that output, so it just always will say that.. no worries.
2.) Yes, not basically.. exactly. Everything will be wiped, and you device will be exactly as it was when you received it.
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Audioboxer said:
Thanks for this, while I know my way around the manual commands okay, this will make everything a breeze for me tomorrow when my Nexus 4 arrives.
Will turn on, get the newest OTA, then unlock and root with your app.
Out of interest, can you still get OTA updates on stock with a custom recovery installed, or do you need to keep the stock recovery? I plan on sticking with stock until the custom ROMs get more stable, so I will stay on a default recovery if I can't use OTA updates. Otherwise I'll just flash a custom recovery with your app and get it done for future use.
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No, you need the stock recovery. That said, in advanced utilities of the toolkit their is a button just for restoring stock recovery, so you can just do that if you want to when an OTA comes out (assuming you didn't make any other big system mods) if you had previously flashed a custom recovery. Also.. you can use temp recovery whenever you want as long as you have access to a computer with the toolkit.
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im having trouble unrooting my device....i get to the part where it says press ok to install please be patient, and then a command pops up but nothing happens, it just stays there...
edit: i keep getting to the Flash stock and Unroot screen, but nothing happens at that point! help!
Are these the steps to unlock and root and be able to receive OTA updates?
1. Click on "Full Driver Installation Guide"
2. Connect phone to computer
3. Click on Unlock
4. Click on Root and leave "Custom Recovery" box unchecked.
Then, after OTA updates are installed, re-click "Root" since OTA update will unroot?