Ok, so my Droid RAZR MAXX is still on Android 4.0.4. It is rooted and I've tried SO MANY different things to do the OTA update. Most recently I backed everything up, temp un-rooted & did a factory data reset, then tried updating again. I may have removed a program with TitaniumBackup so the update may be failing the check. Though I don't know how to see which program was removed.
How do I manually update to stock 4.1.2? Yes, I searched but I either didn't find it or I did and it got lost among the many tabs I had open trying to find the answer.
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Have you tried this? http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...inux-all-in-one/page__pid__227369#entry227369
I did see that before I was ready to wipe everything on my phone and forgot about it, I'll give it a try.
Ok, so that worked. Wow, wish I tried that a long time ago. Thanks!
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Ok, so my Droid RAZR MAXX is still on Android 4.0.4. It is rooted and I've tried SO MANY different things to do the OTA update. Most recently I backed everything up, temp un-rooted & did a factory data reset, then tried updating again. I may have removed a program with TitaniumBackup so the update may be failing the check. Though I don't know how to see which program was removed.
How do I manually update to stock 4.1.2? Yes, I searched but I either didn't find it or I did and it got lost among the many tabs I had open trying to find the answer.
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Wow, I am having the exact same issue. Matter of fact I posted here too but did not get a reply but have seen the utility you used. Guess I will give that a shot. Of course I already did a factory reset and to no avail, it didn't work. Not sure what I could have done to cause the issue with no OTA success, but I will now try the Utility. Glad you posted and someone answered.
Matt's Utility is amazing. Saved me a lot of time trying to fix problems and its a one stop shop for the OTA update and rooting your phone. Just be aware that this puts you on the .16 kernel and I only know of 6 roms that will work with it right now and not put you in a boot loop (which was my orig problem.)
renrut23 said:
Matt's Utility is amazing. Saved me a lot of time trying to fix problems and its a one stop shop for the OTA update and rooting your phone. Just be aware that this puts you on the .16 kernel and I only know of 6 roms that will work with it right now and not put you in a boot loop (which was my orig problem.)
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http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...l-switch-between-jellybean-kernels-with-ease/
You can use that to take you to the .8 leak so you can install ROMs based on the leak
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My x2 doesnt seem to wont to update to gingerbread i tried to install the pre rooted gingerbread from p3 yesterday to no avail ..i tried wiping data and cache after several failed installs coming rooted 2.2 i decided to try the locked down offical update from vzw. The update always fails to install after it reboots and goes into the recovery. Upon rebooting and goin back to the homescreen the installation still fails. Any suggestions . i even tried unrooting and removing apps that required super user access and still no luck.
You need to SBF your phone back to complete stock in order to install either update. There can't be any removed system apps, or modified system files.
uhh186 said:
You need to SBF your phone back to complete stock in order to install either update. There can't be any removed system apps, or modified system files.
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yeah do that also you understand that both versions Are exactly THE SAME XDDDDD, The only difference is the rooted one has a patch
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My x2 doesnt seem to wont to update to gingerbread i tried to install the pre rooted gingerbread from p3 yesterday to no avail ..i tried wiping data and cache after several failed installs coming rooted 2.2 i decided to try the locked down offical update from vzw. The update always fails to install after it reboots and goes into the recovery. Upon rebooting and goin back to the homescreen the installation still fails. Any suggestions . i even tried unrooting and removing apps that required super user access and still no luck.
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You are not the only one. I did a pre-emptive total defrost and factory reset before downloading the update, so everything should have been stock. The update starts to install, makes it about a fourth of the way through, then the phone reboots and tells me the update failed. After spending an hour with Verizon's tech support I finally convinced them to replace the phone, hopefully with one that already has the update installed..
God, I'm starting to hate smartphones. My old Moto KRZR never gave me this kind of trouble ... I'm seriously thinking of going back to it.
Ok, Just so I have this right. I have to reset the phone to factory settings, then update to GB. A simple unroot will not do the trick. (I tried this and the update failed)
I factory reset my wife's DX before updating to GB and had no issues.
Also as of this post it appears there is no way to root GB 2.3.3 correct?
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Ok, Just so I have this right. I have to reset the phone to factory settings, then update to GB. A simple unroot will not do the trick. (I tried this and the update failed)
I factory reset my wife's DX before updating to GB and had no issues.
Also as of this post it appears there is no way to root GB 2.3.3 correct?
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Nope. Needs to be prerooted because the exploit used by gingerbreak is fixed in the update.
Go to my thread here, it explains how to install the update.
Here's what I did:
From a rooted 2.2.2 - unrooted using gingerbreak, then followed the spf tutorial.
Now back to stock with all my apps, ran the update. Installed fine.
SBF
Just do the SBF procedure listed on several threads and it will work fine. Something that has been done to your phone isn't playing nice with either update. There is virtually no difference between the updates other than the patch for root. I format and factory reset, then sbf and then wipe/data in recovery every time before I flash new roms or updates, just to eliminate any crap that might cause problems. Helps to narrow down what I need and don't need. If I forget to re-install it, I probably don't need it anyways. Good Luck. After root try the eclipse rom it pretty basic mostly just a debloat.
so you can not yet root when you do the GB update......
I upgraded my Razr to the early ICS release months ago. I did lose some features that I had came to love in gingerbread. The guide I used said that at the time it unable to be reverted back, so I just lived with it.
I used my son's Razr that used the OTA upgrade, and it had the other features working correctly, so I was wanting to go to the newest version.
I followed the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735935 and got the "Preflash validation failure" on a couple of lines and an unable to find cdrom error during step 5.
Now it shows the dual core logo, and goes no-where else. I can see that the screen is on if I turn the lights off, but I am not able to get anywhere. I have also read the atrix forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504323 about the errors. This site is becoming so massive that things are getting hard to find. I also followed some other suggestions on other sites, but still nothing.
There are so many people here saying that it was fixed in other ways, but I cannot tell which are considered out of date, and which I should try.
I do not currently care If I go to the newest version, or go to gingerbread and then accept the OTA from Verizon.
Please help.
Thanks for any help in advance.
Liquidd
Just fastboot to .211 then install .215 if you want. Done.
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I upgraded my Razr to the early ICS release months ago. I did lose some features that I had came to love in gingerbread. The guide I used said that at the time it unable to be reverted back, so I just lived with it.
I used my son's Razr that used the OTA upgrade, and it had the other features working correctly, so I was wanting to go to the newest version.
I followed the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735935 and got the "Preflash validation failure" on a couple of lines and an unable to find cdrom error during step 5.
Now it shows the dual core logo, and goes no-where else. I can see that the screen is on if I turn the lights off, but I am not able to get anywhere. I have also read the atrix forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504323 about the errors. This site is becoming so massive that things are getting hard to find. I also followed some other suggestions on other sites, but still nothing.
There are so many people here saying that it was fixed in other ways, but I cannot tell which are considered out of date, and which I should try.
I do not currently care If I go to the newest version, or go to gingerbread and then accept the OTA from Verizon.
Please help.
Thanks for any help in advance.
Liquidd
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im so sorry to see my guide didnt work for you ,
your actually the first one ive had say anything lolz
just use this http://crackflasher.com/dev/mattlgroff/XT912.Verizon.en.US/DroidRAZRUtility/DroidRazrUtility1.8.zip and FastBoot Back to .211 then go where every you need from there
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im so sorry to see my guide didnt work for you ,
your actually the first one ive had say anything lolz
just use this http://crackflasher.com/dev/mattlgroff/XT912.Verizon.en.US/DroidRAZRUtility/DroidRazrUtility1.8.zip and FastBoot Back to .211 then go where every you need from there
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That worked. THANK YOU so very much. I was worried that I might have a brick for a while.
What do you consider the easiest way to flash a rom like one of these? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518519 I do like the verizon stock, I just hate the verizon apps being forced into my rom.
I do not mind reading and following directions if you can provide link I would be thankful, I am just so unsure with so many different people saying different things here and other sites.
I appreciate your help.
Thanks, Liquidd.
Im at work right now but when i get home ill right up a guide for you
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I too like the stock version. What I did and found it works pretty good is use matts utility to root it. I think there's a specific version for .211 and one for. 215. Then get titanium backup and freeze all the bloat ware apps you don't want running. If you do someday want them jut unfreeze them, that easy.
From how I understand it, is freezing them pretty much disables them from starting and ever running, pretty much like they aren't even installed on there. This method has worked great for me and maybe saves battery because your phone never even starts them in the background. Also when there's an OTA I think it checks for certain VZW apps and if they're not installed it won't take the OTA. with TI backup you can just unfreeze them and take the OTA. Hope this helps.
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I don't like to mess with the phone with leaks and custom roms.. So i use tibu to freeze things i don't use.
Remember, the key weird us freeze, nit delete or uninstall.. Or u will have hell of u need to update future ota..
Sent from my ICS Razr XT910
Root, install safestrap 2.0, open app and install recovery, reboot phone, when greeted by new recovery prompt press menu button, in recovery create a backup, scroll down and toggle safe system (enable safe system aka dual boot from sd card), format system, wipe data and cache, install the rom of your choice and enjoy!
If you ever want to run stock rom again, just toggle safe system again from recovery (disable it)...phone will boot phone rom again.
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Thanks for your help everyone. I appreciate everything.
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Hi,
I upgraded to the JB update and everything was working fine until I started messing around with safestrap. I accidentally installed over the main slot for the safe operating system and when I tried to restore it I would could hear the sounds of the phone booting up but no video.
I figured at that point I would do what I always did and just use RSDlite to fix my problem and I used the OTA JB update in it. It flashed up to 11/15 I think and then failed the rest of the way.(I know now that I shouldnt have used that) I have since been searching around XDA and thought I found the solution to fix the issue.
I used Mattlgroff's JB unbrick and followed directions until completion and at the end it asks to wipe the storage which I allowed. I then went into recovery and chose install update from external SD. I choose Blur_Version.6.16.211.XT912.Verizon.en.US. I believe that is all that is suppsed to be done to get it to work however it stops at verifying current system as the picture below will indicate.
Am I missing something or am I royally screwed? I am in England for a few months and really need my phone working so I would greatly appreciate the help.
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Hi,
I upgraded to the JB update and everything was working fine until I started messing around with safestrap. I accidentally installed over the main slot for the safe operating system and when I tried to restore it I would could hear the sounds of the phone booting up but no video.
I figured at that point I would do what I always did and just use RSDlite to fix my problem and I used the OTA JB update in it. It flashed up to 11/15 I think and then failed the rest of the way.(I know now that I shouldnt have used that) I have since been searching around XDA and thought I found the solution to fix the issue.
I used Mattlgroff's JB unbrick and followed directions until completion and at the end it asks to wipe the storage which I allowed. I then went into recovery and chose install update from external SD. I choose Blur_Version.6.16.211.XT912.Verizon.en.US. I believe that is all that is suppsed to be done to get it to work however it stops at verifying current system as the picture below will indicate.
Am I missing something or am I royally screwed? I am in England for a few months and really need my phone working so I would greatly appreciate the help.
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I'm in a similar spot but not quite as bad. CDMA XT912 Using SS3 and after flashing the Mods from here and then booting to Stock I only hear sounds, no video. Other Slots with custom ROMs are ok. I'm hoping someone can help you and perhaps me as well. I'd really like Stock to be functional.
UPDATE: I resolved my issue via the link here. I hope it can help you too. Good luck!
i would redownload the unbrick tool try again. maybe something got corrupted the first go around.
it was at the very end of the current system check so I think it could be a fluke
reddawn1563 said:
Hi,
I upgraded to the JB update and everything was working fine until I started messing around with safestrap. I accidentally installed over the main slot for the safe operating system and when I tried to restore it I would could hear the sounds of the phone booting up but no video.
I figured at that point I would do what I always did and just use RSDlite to fix my problem and I used the OTA JB update in it. It flashed up to 11/15 I think and then failed the rest of the way.(I know now that I shouldnt have used that) I have since been searching around XDA and thought I found the solution to fix the issue.
I used Mattlgroff's JB unbrick and followed directions until completion and at the end it asks to wipe the storage which I allowed. I then went into recovery and chose install update from external SD. I choose Blur_Version.6.16.211.XT912.Verizon.en.US. I believe that is all that is suppsed to be done to get it to work however it stops at verifying current system as the picture below will indicate.
Am I missing something or am I royally screwed? I am in England for a few months and really need my phone working so I would greatly appreciate the help.
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BEFORE YOU INSTALL THE UPDATE, YOU MUST WIPE YOUR DATA!!! It worked for me! THEN you can install the update
Alright, here's the problem,when the official jb 4.1.2 update came out a few days ago I decided to re-root and try a custom rom (tried on ICS but never was successful, also never bricked). I rooted fine and updated to safestrap 3.11, found a cm 10.1 rom online, went through all the steps but never wiped the stock system so every time I tried to boot it would try to dual boot and not work. I finally realized that i was wiping the rom system and not the stock which was why it would never work. So, wiped both caches, factory reset, and system wiped as per instructed and after that I installed the cm 10.1 in rom slot 1. Rom booted great worked fairly well but was a bit buggy for the first day, installed gapps no problem. After messing with it for a day I decided to switch back to stock system because i had all my contacts on backup assistant which wasnt available on the cm rom. when i tried to restore stock, I realize that somehow my backup got erased or something because all it is is an empty folder and took no time at all to restore, also wont boot. Any suggestions?
Phone specs (idk if it matters): XT912 CDMA Droid RAZR 4.1.2 (or was anyway)
PS. sorry for the super long post, i was kinda venting
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/12777-droid-razr-utility-xt912-jellybean-windows-mac-linux-all-in-one/page__pid__227369#entry227369You can try to use this utility to take you back to stock JB:
Wouldn't that just root me and not take me back to OTA JB? I used the same program to re-root after the update from ICS to JB a few days ago.
Matt's Utility also has a "flash back to stock" option.
Alright, I got my phone back on track without needing a factory cable which was the route everything was going until I found a post about a work around by outfieldslayer on droid forums, anyone else who has this problem, just search "HELP battery died during flash!". Thanks to shobon and Gus194 for pointing me in the right direction and special thanks to mattlgroff for his work on the Razr utility!
Hi, all . . .
Quick version in bold below.
I've enjoyed my rooted Razr Maxx for many months now, but recently I did some tinkering of the kind that involved the warnings we're all familiar with, i.e., you might mess up your device. And, well, I did--but not in a way that was completely beyond redemption. I don't know what actually happened, but what I know is that after the Safestrap menu disappeared my phone no longer displayed anything, and it would hang during the boot sequence. I'd hear the Drooooid, see nothing, and then the phone would just remain in that non-displaying, unresponsive state until the battery was drained.
I have Safestrap 3.11 installed, thankfully, and I have a backup from several months ago I've been working with. I began hunting around for advice on how to rectify the problem. I tried wiping the cache, then restoring the system and data, then just the system, and each time I got the same problem. Finally, I created a new ROM slot and restored my backup to it--just the system. (System and data didn't work--I don't really know why.) Interestingly, this booted up just fine. Everything was as normal, except that I had to rebuild my profile/data/etc. from scratch.
So I thought, if that worked, then maybe I could wipe the stock ROM and restore just the system to it after the wipe. I tried it, and then had the same issue: no display after Safestrap, and then a hang.
So my question is, is there some way to get that stock ROM straightened out so I can use it as normal? Can I delete and recreate the stock ROM in Safestrap? Is there an obvious explanation for what is happening here?
I really do appreciate any advice you can give, because I'm a dabbler and not a developer, and that's probably a good part of the reason why I'm in this situation to begin with. Thanks!
Quick Version: I'm using Safestrap 3.11 and I messed up my stock ROM in such a way that I have no display after the Safestrap menu, and the phone hangs during boot. I managed to restore just the system to a different ROM slot and was able to start from scratch there, but I want to find out if there is a way to make my stock ROM whole again.
Thanks!
Can you try Matt's Utility to reinstall the stock rom and safestrap?
sherri said:
Can you try Matt's Utility to reinstall the stock rom and safestrap?
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I haven't yet, but I certainly can! I assume I can find a link to it here somewhere. If I can't find it, I'll let you know. Thanks!
KT
KilgoreTrout71 said:
I haven't yet, but I certainly can! I assume I can find a link to it here somewhere. If I can't find it, I'll let you know. Thanks!
KT
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Here is that utility but updated
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2861798
Just in case,if you can't find it
Sent from my Razr XT910
Thanks, @welder73! Crazy day at work, didn't have time to look.
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Thanks, @welder73! Crazy day at work, didn't have time to look.
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No problem @Sherry,I have free time
Sent from my Razr XT910
Thanks, both of you! I got the utility. I plan to try it out today sometime. We'll see how it goes!
Just so you know, the solution you suggested worked! What an excellent utility that is. Now I have my stock ROM back in working order and I have a ROM mod in ROM Slot 1 that I'm messing around with. Thanks again!