Just picked up a Razr Maxx from Verizon and I've been a Samsung/HTC guy for a while and I'm a little nervous about rooting and flashing. My last motorola phone was a X2...I hate that whole sbf/rsd lite process...been loving my unlocked boot loaders.
Anyway, can someone just verify the way to go about this? I'm assuming most ROMs are now bases off the .211 firmware.
Take a look at my screen shot. I'm assuming I put the drivers and rsd onto the PC...then root...slap on bootstrap and flash? I saw somewhere where a different recovery was needed to flash and would cause a brick if not used. Safe strap? Also would like clarification on kexec. Is this built into the ROMs? And what's boot menu?
Thanks in advance for the help guys.
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Ok, I went ahead just just Rooted and threw Eclipse on my RAZR. Its booting now. I still have questions on how to use RSD. I'm noticing MOTO doesnt use SBF fies anymore. I also would like to know about Safestrap vs. Bootstrap and which is better to use. And how does kexec work. I know what it does...but is there a seperate zip to flash on top of a rom? or does the rom include it when you flash it? I would really appreciate it if someone cleared it up for me.
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Most all of the cdma development uses safestrap.
You cannot use two recoveries at once.
Matt's 1.81 utility is the easiest way to flash back to stock or to root. It can be found at droidrzr.com under RAZR development under cdma section.
Most of the rom development is over there too.
Make sure you have complete files, factory cable, and a healthy charge when flashing.
Also read the safestrap thread over there.
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bwheelies said:
Most all of the cdma development uses safestrap.
You cannot use two recoveries at once.
Matt's 1.81 utility is the easiest way to flash back to stock or to root. It can be found at droidrzr.com under RAZR development under cdma section.
Most of the rom development is over there too.
Make sure you have complete files, factory cable, and a healthy charge when flashing.
Also read the safestrap thread over there.
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Thank you so much. Always a little confusing when switching phones...especially to one with a locked bootloader. Totally cleared it all up. Thanks again.
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Hey,
I had a Samsung Galaxy 3 and now have moved to the Razr. So, I had CWM installed on the sammy.
Now what is this bootstrap? Is it the same as CWM? If not, what's the difference?
I would kindly request one of the mods to please write a guide to installing the recovery.
Also, please do separate the Droid RAZR and RAZR XT910 forum if possible.
Razr Bootstrap Recovery is a apk that u install on your rooted phone that will let u boot into CWM. Do to the fact that we have a locked bootloader. At the moment we cant overide the factory recovery or it isnt smart to. Just download the program nd install it like a normal app. Once u have it install u can open the program "razr bootstrap recovery"
So when u open it u will see two buttons one says bootstrap recovery and the other is reboot recovery.
Click bootstrap recovery first, then at that moment the app will ask for superuser permissions. Say yes when it comes up.
Then when it finishes bootstrap u should see a text box pop up and say sucessful.
Now u can hit the reboot recovery button and it will reboot your phone into CWM.
This program will only boot u into CWM that one time. So u have to go into the app nd hit each button each time u want to boot into CWM.
Sorry for bad grammer and spelling
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cheekrox said:
Also, please do separate the Droid RAZR and RAZR XT910 forum if possible.
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Agree, that will be great if it happen
cheekrox said:
Also, please do separate the Droid RAZR and RAZR XT910 forum if possible.
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What's the difference between the Droid razr and the razr XT910?
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As we haven't still got an unlockable bootloader, we can't flash a custom recovery to the recovery partition.
A recovery image contains:
1. Recovery's Kernel
2. Recovery /system (Android recovery)
The bootstrap recovery will reboot your phone to a CWM recovery that is working with the normal Android system's kernel, it is "bootstrapped" after the Android's early boot, differently from a normal recovery that simply has nothing to do with Android system.
In less words, the bootstrap recovery isn't a real recovery and if you **** up your Android system you won't be able to access it.
A bootloader solution is coming with the ICS update in late dec / early jan, so don't worry: we'll soon have a decent and real recovery, too.
...And I think it's better to have the forums like that: a lot of work done for the GSM version works on the CDMA one, too. For example, my WebTopMOD, my eprj_MCP governor etc...
If we would have two sections, I would never know that some of my work works even of CDMA RAZR as I would never doublepost it into the other section.
tgeigel said:
What's the difference between the Droid razr and the razr XT910?
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Droid razr is the american version that comes with 4g,the xt910 is the european version of the razr that just has 3g+.
i think those are the only differences but feel free to correct me if i am wrong.
I think the RAZR XT910 has an unlocked BL. As Moto had promised to unlock the BL depending on the carrier preference. But here in India, the carrier has no say...so i guess its safe to assume that its unlocked.
Also, would it just be better to wait for a real recov then? I mean, its not like we're flashing custom ROMs on our RAZRs anyways now....
if you guys check the rootzwiki forum BMc and droidtheory put together a boot into clockwork perm...it'll do wonders until we get fast boot files...I put a script for noobs on there as well to run if confused or stuck
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11196-te...from-pb/page__pid__281296__st__60#entry281296
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Hell yeah spread the word. I have it running. Its a good safety net. Be safe flashalholic.
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I have searched the forum and cant find this basic answer. How do I load skinny4g via boot strap? I rooted my phone, but it is still locked because I dont want to loose 4G. Can I revert back to stock rooted if I dont like skinny 4G?
Sorry that I am so clueless. I recently traded in my Epic 4G and am still learning how to handle the MoPho! Thanks!
You can still use skinny4g with 4g working, for other roms that are "unlocked" you need to have an unlocked device. Id suggest getting cmw on your device (its in android development somewhere) and using that to flash skinny4g, atleast thats what I did. Dont flash any other roms unless they say they are locked or youve unlocked your device
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Cool. I just install CWM. I will give it a shot. Does Skinny4G boost performance or is it just visual tweaks. Thanks!
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Cool. I just install CWM. I will give it a shot. Does Skinny4G boost performance or is it just visual tweaks. Thanks!
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Skinny 4G is extremely fast and tweaked. You need to the bootstrap version
FIRSTLY
The gist is you will want to use RSD light have the SBF file and then flash it . Make sure battery is greater than 50 percent charged.
Download RSD Lite and 198_7 SBF from.
http://www.holylivingfuck.com/ACS/SBFs/
You should read this thread on more information about 198_7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202666
Make sure you have proper USB drivers for OS 64 or 32 bit installed, install RSD lite and follow the directions below.
Make sure your battery is greater than 50percent before doing any of this.
1) Fire off RSD lite, select the SBF you need 198_7 .
2) Hold down power and vol up till RSD mode comes up
3) Plug into usb then start the flashing sequence.. ( the whole process will take a while)
4) The process is done when RSD lite says manually power up the phone.. You may need to take the back off and pull the battery to restart it incase it doesnt power up on its own.
SECONDLY
How to install the bootstrap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktyrF0M91eY&feature=relmfu
You need to install the Bootstrap apk. You can get it from here.
http://www.bandbinnovations.com/xda/DX2/Bootstrap_signed.apk
Information on bootstrap can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199405
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-photon-4g-root-custom-recovery-now-available
Get Jokers 4G locked ROM from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331648
To install the rom you need to place it in your external sd card.
Run the bootstrap and then apply it. You will need to whipe the cache and clear dalvik cache before applying the ROM.
Good luck.
Hey everyone. I'm brand new to the Mopho world and i was just curious about a few things.
I see that rooting and unlocking breaks the 4g on the device and so far, i've only come across skinny4G's rom that keeps 4g intact. Why can't the same method that's used with skinny be applied to a CM7 or CM9 rom?
Just wanna get my bearings before I jump into this. I'm coming from a year and a half of moding the OG Evo. Just felt that it was time to move on. All explanations are welcome!
I DL'ed RSD Lite, when I put my phjone into RSD protocol and connect it to my PC RSD lite doesnt recognize it. Any ideas on what is wrong? Thanks!
ScottieRotten said:
FIRSTLY
The gist is you will want to use RSD light have the SBF file and then flash it . Make sure battery is greater than 50 percent charged.
Download RSD Lite and 198_7 SBF from.
http://www.holylivingfuck.com/ACS/SBFs/
You should read this thread on more information about 198_7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202666
Make sure you have proper USB drivers for OS 64 or 32 bit installed, install RSD lite and follow the directions below.
Make sure your battery is greater than 50percent before doing any of this.
1) Fire off RSD lite, select the SBF you need 198_7 .
2) Hold down power and vol up till RSD mode comes up
3) Plug into usb then start the flashing sequence.. ( the whole process will take a while)
4) The process is done when RSD lite says manually power up the phone.. You may need to take the back off and pull the battery to restart it incase it doesnt power up on its own.
SECONDLY
How to install the bootstrap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktyrF0M91eY&feature=relmfu
You need to install the Bootstrap apk. You can get it from here.
http://www.bandbinnovations.com/xda/DX2/Bootstrap_signed.apk
Information on bootstrap can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199405
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-photon-4g-root-custom-recovery-now-available
Get Jokers 4G locked ROM from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331648
To install the rom you need to place it in your external sd card.
Run the bootstrap and then apply it. You will need to whipe the cache and clear dalvik cache before applying the ROM.
Good luck.
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You didn't install the USB drivers? For the phone?
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I DL'ed RSD Lite, when I put my phjone into RSD protocol and connect it to my PC RSD lite doesnt recognize it. Any ideas on what is wrong? Thanks!
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4G skinny its using stock kernel.. Locked bootloader far as I know would puke due to the custom kernel from cm7/9
too758 said:
Hey everyone. I'm brand new to the Mopho world and i was just curious about a few things.
I see that rooting and unlocking breaks the 4g on the device and so far, i've only come across skinny4G's rom that keeps 4g intact. Why can't the same method that's used with skinny be applied to a CM7 or CM9 rom?
Just wanna get my bearings before I jump into this. I'm coming from a year and a half of moding the OG Evo. Just felt that it was time to move on. All explanations are welcome!
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I needed the USB driver thanks!
too758 said:
Hey everyone. I'm brand new to the Mopho world and i was just curious about a few things.
I see that rooting and unlocking breaks the 4g on the device and so far, i've only come across skinny4G's rom that keeps 4g intact. Why can't the same method that's used with skinny be applied to a CM7 or CM9 rom?
Just wanna get my bearings before I jump into this. I'm coming from a year and a half of moding the OG Evo. Just felt that it was time to move on. All explanations are welcome!
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Rooting does not break 4g, only unlocking, and skinny 4g is an locked only rom to be flashed via bootstrap versus clockwork
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Mirror for bootstrap skinny4g?
I think this is the only rom that has yet to be mirrored since Megaupload went under. Can anyone post a mirror or link? Jokersax11? Im too green to post in the dev thread..
First post here in xda, have done plenty of research. Getting my photon monday, gonna start with locked roms first, skinny then rocko... wanna test out 4g here in nyc, then unlock n move over to ICS once its in beta and that camera gets working.
Lemme see if I can upload it to box.
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Dammit. 124 meg is too big for a box upload.
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I'm currently in the process of setting up my own hosting/website. Everything of mine will be on there along with several special things.
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I think this is the only rom that has yet to be mirrored since Megaupload went under. Can anyone post a mirror or link? Jokersax11? Im too green to post in the dev thread..
First post here in xda, have done plenty of research. Getting my photon monday, gonna start with locked roms first, skinny then rocko... wanna test out 4g here in nyc, then unlock n move over to ICS once its in beta and that camera gets working.
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I'm currently in the process of setting up my own hosting/website. Everything of mine will be on there along with several special things.
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Awesome, ill be checking cm9 dev thread regularly, no need to come here to post it. Thanks for everything.
cannot get bootstrap_signed.apk
file not found
Best regards,
-boggsie
Skinny4g
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Dammit. 124 meg is too big for a box upload.
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I read that you werent able to upload to dropbox because of file size. i have used several roms and i love them but i finally have 4g in my area. with that being said i flash sbf, rerooted, but cant find any working links for skinny4g locked rom. i was wondering if you can email it to me if you still have it. [email protected]
thanks
a friend of mine, try to root my Motorola Razar, but now my phone is stuck on the bootloader or something i am not sure, on the scrreen is printed this:
AP fast flash mode (flash failure)
OA.6c
Device is locked. Satus code: 0
u sound like ul need to get rsd lite and in the Android development section get hold of the correct Motorola rom u need to flash it.. there are tons of topics regarding these sort of problems.. unfortunately not at home to provide any relevant links but hope its a start!!
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Gsm or cdma version?
Well either way, use this utility to flash back to stock, and reroot, make sure to only flash a rom that is for your phone ie. Gsm or cdma, and your area.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486718
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Thanks Mate..
i will try to do it again..
if it fail again, i will contact in the thread again
describe exactly what happened
installed leak?
If it fails to rsd back you probably have been updated to ics, that being the case trying to rsd back to gingerbread will always fail. You will need to rsd to the .211 build. I'd use mats new tool possibly skip to the new 214 leak then use the same bundled tool for rooting. (given you are cdma) I must recommend a full charge for any flashing, a low battery can result in failed flash and also blows your batt stats to hell
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Just like the title asks. Are they something that we have to wait for?
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They aren't completely necessary. The are just very useful if you are a crack flasher. Without those, if you softbrick your phone, you have to flash the .181 files and then flash .211 in order to fix it.
ok. Its because I was trying to trade phones with my gf and verizon couldn't get her number to work on the razor. I wanted to completely wipe out the phone from root and messing with 3g/4g connection.
how do I clean up the phone without them.
I think you are looking for this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753383
In the development forum.
I installed it using RSDlite and it works. It didn't even wipe anything.
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I think you are looking for this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753383
In the development forum.
I installed it using RSDlite and it works. It didn't even wipe anything.
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The OP mentioned Verizon, so he's prolly on CDMA razr and those fastboot files would most def brick it.
@OP: Try droidrzr . com
I can't get it to flash, gives me an error "Failed Flashing Process 1/11 flash cdt.bin "cdt.bin_si..." I had it rooted, uninstalled everything with the root, unrooted, wouldn't let me update to ICS, so I was just going to flash to stock and do it, and now this. I'm starting to panic a little, as I can't even get it to boot. I thought I had the right files, but now I'm not so sure. I have an XT912, it's a Vzw Razr, not the Maxx. I just want to go to stock GB, so I can go up to ICS. I had 2.3.6 update installed. I really need this phone for tomorrow, so any and all help is very much appreciated.
I'm using RSD Lite to flash this buy the way
My fastboot file is called "SPDREM_U_01.6.5.1-73_SPU-11-M1-2_SIGNEuropeAustraliaEMEA_USASPDRRTCEE_HWp2b_Service1FF_fastboot.xml"
Go to droidrzr.com under RAZR cdma and development section. Look for Matt's 1.7 utility and download and run the flash to stock. Make sure Motorola drivers are installed before flashing.
They are in the file when you unzip it.
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bwheelies said:
Go to droidrzr.com under RAZR cdma and development section. Look for Matt's 1.7 utility and download and run the flash to stock. Make sure Motorola drivers are installed before flashing.
They are in the file when you unzip it.
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Okay, thank you. Right now, I'm downloading the VRZ_XT912_6.51-73_DHD-11_TA-3_1FF_02.XML.zip files, to flash with the RSD lite utility. Will this do the same thing, or should I go with Matt's 1.7 utility instead?
Actually, this looks like the tool I used to root. Can I use his new 1.81 utility and just use the ICS Fastboot files, to go straight to ICS?
I have yet to get rsd-lite to fully flash to my phone. Matt's utility does work.
Not sure what gb version you are on, look to the earlier builds of the RAZR utility to install earlier builds.
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bwheelies said:
I have yet to get rsd-lite to fully flash to my phone. Matt's utility does work.
Not sure what gb version you are on, look to the earlier builds of the RAZR utility to install earlier builds.
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Yeah, I think I accidentally grabbed the EU version of the files, instead of the US version. Anyhow, I'm just flashing the ICS official files, as that was my goal anyhow. I figure if it doesn't work at this point, it's not like I'm really losing anything by trying. It's good to know that I'm not the only one that the RSD flasher has given issues though.
I installed the official ICS, and now it won't do anything. No screen, holding power does nothing, can't boot to safestrap, nothing. It booted once, had an android guy with some blue shape spinning, a progress bar filled up, and then it restarted. Went to the DUAL CORE TECHNOLOGY screen, then goes to black. Then nothing. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I could cry. I figured out that if I hold the vol down and power, it'll restart, but just does the same thing. What am I doing wrong?? I don't understand it at all.
Have you used Matt's utility yet?
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Is your battery dead?
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Have you used Matt's utility yet?
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I tried his 1.81 utility, no go. Someone on another site said they'd seen a similar case, and I need to use the 1.6 version, and then follow the update path from there. I'm downloading that right now.
My battery isn't dead yet, but I have no way of charging it (Going into BP Tools from the fastboot menu does me nothing), so it's just a matter of time. I really wish I could just go to bed, but I need this phone for my morning commute, as I'm really not familiar with the area.
You need gingerbread utility then ota if you want from there.
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Yeah, after running the 1.6 utility it booted, and I'm now doing the OTA's to get to ICS. Thanks for all of the help, and I must also say that the folks over at droidrzr.com were incredibly helpful as well.
Thanks again
GibsonSGKing said:
Yeah, after running the 1.6 utility it booted, and I'm now doing the OTA's to get to ICS. Thanks for all of the help, and I must also say that the folks over at droidrzr.com were incredibly helpful as well.
Thanks again
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I just want to know how people keep bricking there phone if there using the safestrap recovery?
GibsonSGKing said:
Yeah, after running the 1.6 utility it booted, and I'm now doing the OTA's to get to ICS. Thanks for all of the help, and I must also say that the folks over at droidrzr.com were incredibly helpful as well.
Thanks again
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Hello,
It sounds like i'm having the same problem with my phone like you. But i'm not having a Verzion phone. Should this work also?