I bought a motorola ATRIX 4G, it came by mail yesterday. It has a lot of things from AT&T i don't like because I don't live in the US and some options are blocked (can't switch to 2G or enable tethering).
Is there a way to get a retail android system for my atrix? Where do i get the stock rom? How to flashed?
I'm a "noob" in android ^^ยก
That IS the stock ROM. Stock ROMs for the Atrix 4G come with AT&T stuff and various limitations.
You can easily cure n00bness by reading and learning. I suggest you start with the n00b guide thread in the General section.
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I seem to have screwed up a purchase again; my first Android phone was a Motorola Milestone, and because of its "International Edition" status it didn't work with any of the much-more popular Droid modifications. We were/are limited to mods that come out specifically for our phones, which are few and far between.
I seem to have run into the same problem with the Atrix. Developers are primarily working with the AT&T model, which doesn't seem to be compatible with the Bell models. Everything that looks promising has a big "DO NOT USE ON BELL ATRIX" label slapped on it; this has lead me to ask:
What's so different about the Bell Atrix that makes most developer tools incompatible? Are we screwed when it comes to new tools?
I don't believe there is much if any difference between the Bell and ATT Atrix hardware wise. The reason we are advised not to try the posted mods is because there hasn't been a ROM package (sbf) from moto or bell released for our phones to help us return to stock if something goes wrong.
I'm sure most/all of the ROMS/mods would work just fine... we just can't test until there is fallback or recovery method.
Hey Mates,
I'm an owner of an Atrix 3G (not a 4G, ATT or stuff like that), and I'm wanting to change its ROM, personalize it etc.
However, this specific forum seems to be reserved solely for Atrix 4G...
My question: even with an Atrix 3G, am I able to make all changes of ROM etc as if it were an Atrix 4G? Are the ROMs and procedures in this forum compatible for both 3G and 4G?
Regards!
The 4g is a ATT marketing term for HSPDA+. But however the sbf flash files from the att version can only be used on an att phone. The procedure for rooting applies the same to att and non att atrix phones
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Thank you, mate. I was very used to HTC WinMo and even Android. However, things are a litlle bit different with Motorola. But I guess I'll handle it Cheers.
Found a "deal" on a SGSII branded from Bell - I live in the south US and want to know if I throw a ROM (say Cog or a US dev. ROM) or even if I odin back to a factory ROM from an AT&T model - will this work? I cant think of something that would cause this to be an issue & I'm pretty sure it would get rid of the Bell boot up screens or any other branding but I am not 100% on that as I have never taken a out of country phone and attempted to do this before. I'm no noob with flashing but I'm also no developer either so your experience & assistance is appreciated!
(I searched & couldn't find this answered)
You don't need to replace the ROM. If the Bell phone is sim-locked, you'll need the unlock code; there's an unlocker program in one of the other forums that works with the earlier ROMs. IIRC, more recent ROMs have a different unlock mechanism that hasn't been reverse-engineered yet.
You can't replace the Bell ROM with an AT&T one, since AT&T doesn't have one -- no US carrier has released the SGS2 yet. The factory ROM will do the job; I bought a EU SGS2 back in May and have used it on AT&T since then. I get 3G & HSPA+ data at speeds up to 7 Mbps, using an old 3G SIM I've had for several years.
Hey guys,
I'm a noob, and this is my first post here.
I've read many posts already but still have some unanswered questions.
I have a Motorola Atrix 4g with AT&T. I love this phone and never had any problems with it. However, for the past 2 weeks the reception in my house dropped to 1 or 2 bars only. I believe my cell phone is always using the AT&T 4g network which is not good in my area and the option to change networks on my Android is not selectable. I wish I could select a different network (3g perhaps) to get a better reception.
So, here is my question: If I root my Atrix 4g, would I be able to select different networks within AT&T network?
My system version is 4.5.91.MB860.ATT.en.US
Android Version is 2.3.4
After I root my cell phone, if I decided to flash my ROM and install Gingerblur, will I loose all my apps? If so, is it possible to use a backup/restore method or would I have to install my apps one by one?
Thanks in advance,
Martin
Alright, so I'm not new to Moto android devices. I'm currently stuck with a regional carrier (nTelos), and I had a few questions before I upgrade.
My choices are narrow, but they updated their devices not too long ago when I last checked, and the Razr Maxx was one of the choices I can upgrade to.
My main question is this. My carrier doesn't support LTE, and on my Droid X I was fine when I flashed roms to it, because none of them touched the radio, so I was alright to use the roms that were really made for Verizon phones. I know for a fact however that the LTE radio has been either removed/disabled in the variant of the Razr I will be picking up, so I am wondering if I flash to an AOKP build once I pick up my Razr if it will touch my radio and mess with the configuration? I may be asking kind of a dumb question, but it's a big thing for me because I go to college out of state, and I'd have to ship the phone back and be phoneless for up to a week.
Help a noob out? :silly:
DamienFox said:
Alright, so I'm not new to Moto android devices. I'm currently stuck with a regional carrier (nTelos), and I had a few questions before I upgrade.
My choices are narrow, but they updated their devices not too long ago when I last checked, and the Razr Maxx was one of the choices I can upgrade to.
My main question is this. My carrier doesn't support LTE, and on my Droid X I was fine when I flashed roms to it, because none of them touched the radio, so I was alright to use the roms that were really made for Verizon phones. I know for a fact however that the LTE radio has been either removed/disabled in the variant of the Razr I will be picking up, so I am wondering if I flash to an AOKP build once I pick up my Razr if it will touch my radio and mess with the configuration? I may be asking kind of a dumb question, but it's a big thing for me because I go to college out of state, and I'd have to ship the phone back and be phoneless for up to a week.
Help a noob out? :silly:
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I don't think it'll make much of a difference, XT912 as well has a few roms, the radio will be untouched if you are installing any custom roms.
I'm not sure if it will affect your radio. Make sure you backup your stock rom. If you use Safestrap, you'll be able to basically install other roms on top of your stock rom, so if your new rom doesn't work, you should just be able to quickly switch back to your stock rom by rebooting your phone. Additionally, it's probably worth mentioning that in the roms I've tried, there are options to change which types of networks you connect to, and if you're concerned, you could just tell your phone not to connect to LTE/4G (assuming the radio still works... I don't know much about how that works, but I think your phone would still work fine).