Hello everyone. First post here, although from time to time I take a look here to see what's going on.
Is now a week without phone. I searched many forums, and Googled a lot, but no luck.
The phone is a Motorola Razr GSM (umts_spyder), XT910. It had installed Safestrap, I don't remember the version.
I tried some roms from time to time, installing them through the Safestrap.
The last one was SlimKat (4.4). I wanted to go back to MIUI V5, which was the one that I liked most of which I had proved, but the Safestrap tell me that the rom can't be installed due to space issues. Then I thought that I should delete some files.
Okey, that's when I make the mistake. Using the Safestrap built in File Manager, I deleted some folders that I thought are not essential. I thought they were remnants of application installations folders and stuff.
And after that, I rebooted the phone, and never woke.
I read guides on installation through fastboot. I can boot the phone in recovery, using -it seems- a factory recovery.
I have already the drivers for my phone from Motorola.
I tried RSD, Odin, and another script and stuff that I found on the web.
All the metods fails at the cdt.bin copy.
According to what I was reading after that, one cannot install an older version of Android from which it was last installed using fastboot.
Is this true?
If so, that means that I need to install a 4.4 fastboot rom on my phone? I can't find any.
Okey, that is the story.
Any advice will be appreciated. Due to my negligence and inexperience, my phone is now a cute ornament.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
Best regards,
Francisco.
Edit: I was trying again, with other fastboots. No luck.
Is there a way to create a fastboot from a "common" rom?
I'm without phone for about two weeks.
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Hi there....i recently purchased a Razr and had many problems gaining root and flashing ROMS. It took me over 3 days to figure out, and i just want to post my experiences and advise people who may be struggling. I have a XT 910 model GSM as i live in UK. I originally rooted using Doomlord V2 Zergrush and that worked fine while i was on GB 2.3.5. I had an OTA update to 2.3.6 and i lost root. Zergrush didn't work on my model again, so i had to use motofail which worked perfectly.
When installing recovery, i installed safestrap first. I could enter CWR on reboot, but ROMS would not install. I would get a black screen, and then i would have to do a hard reset to get my phone working again. I would still be in stock. The reason for this is because safestrap isnt working on GSM phones. (International models, well some of them!) Safestrap works on CDMA models such as in USA. The reason for this is because the system partition on EU GSM models(XT910) is smaller than the partition on CDMA USA models (XT912). So, we have no choice but to use bootstrap.
If you installed safestrap and experienced these problems, make sure you boot into CWR, advanced, mounts and storage, and format system. Then uninstall. If you install bootstrap without doing this, you wont be able to enter CWR in bootstrap. You will end up stuck at the motorola splash screen and will have to hard reset everytime. You will not get any further.
If you uninstalled safestrap without doing this, reinstall it, and do this, then uninstall recovery from the app and make sure you completely remove it from the device system. Then install bootstrap.
There will be an additional file you will need to save to your SD card named RAZR-CWMonboot-Global-J.Y.Daddy.zip. Select bootstrap recovery and "success" should appear. Then, select reboot recovery, and hopefully, you should enter CWR mode on reboot. Make sure you install RAZR-CWMonboot-Global-J.Y.Daddy.zip file from your SD card. Everytime you flash a file ALWAYS flash this file before rebooting. Everytime you flash a file you are writing over you system, so it is important you do this or you wont be able to enter CWR if you ever get a bootloop or stuck etc....
Once you have flashed the ROM of your choice, and rebooted ,go into your Superuser app and toggle bootstrap into denied. There's a face at the bottom of Superuser app....make sure bootstrap is denied. Thats it!
This is what worked for me...UK model XT910 on O2 network. I'm by no means an expert, but i have worked on a couple phones. Motorola Atrix was my last one, so i have a bit of an idea. If i can help...please message me and i'm more than willing if i can. I dont have links to these files but you can google them. I had so many problems, but hopefully my post will help someone. If so, please "like".
Nice write up to help. One suggestion dont take this wrong but maybe separate into paragraphs. I had a hard time reading line by line.
Thanks. I will write paragraphs next time! I will bear that in mind. Sorry if anyone is struggling to read this line by line.
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I'm new registered here in this forum, but i always read forums here, i own Droid Razr XT910, i rooted it following the instructions here, i install CMW, but i have a problem which is so annoying, everytime i power off my phone it always starts with CMW Recovery, it just will start normally after i reboot my phone i Recovery. Can you help me how to get rid of that..thanks a lot.
Sendoh28 said:
I'm new registered here in this forum, but i always read forums here, i own Droid Razr XT910, i rooted it following the instructions here, i install CMW, but i have a problem which is so annoying, everytime i power off my phone it always starts with CMW Recovery, it just will start normally after i reboot my phone i Recovery. Can you help me how to get rid of that..thanks a lot.
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It's not annoying thing, but it's a feature thing. It useful when your RAZR got problem & cant boot to home screen. You can flash sbf or wipe from CWM Recovery
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Posted Today, 02:13 AM
Hi there....i recently purchased a Razr and had many problems gaining root and flashing ROMS. It took me over 3 days to figure out, and i just want to post my experiences and advise people who may be struggling. I have a XT 910 model GSM as i live in UK. I originally rooted using Doomlord V2 Zergrush and that worked fine while i was on GB 2.3.5. I had an OTA update to 2.3.6 and i lost root. Zergrush didn't work on my model again, so i had to use motofail which worked perfectly. When installing recovery, i installed safestrap first. I could enter CWR on reboot, but ROMS would not install. I would get a black screen, and then i would have to do a hard reset to get my phone working again. I would still be in stock. The reason for this is because safestrap isnt working on GSM phones. (International models, well some of them!) Safestrap works on CDMA models such as in USA. The reason for this is because the system partition on EU GSM models(XT910) is smaller than the partition on CDMA USA models (XT912). So, we have no choice but to use bootstrap. If you installed safestrap and experienced these problems, make sure you boot into CWR, advanced, mounts and storage, and format system. Then uninstall. If you install bootstrap without doing this, you wont be able to enter CWR in bootstrap. You will end up stuck at the motorola splash screen and will have to hard reset everytime. You will not get any further. If you uninstalled safestrap without doing this, reinstall it, and do this, then uninstall recovery from the app and make sure you completely remove it from the device system. Then install bootstrap. There will be an additional file you will need to save to your SD card named RAZR-CWMonboot-Global-J.Y.Daddy.zip. Select bootstrap recovery and "success" should appear. Then, select reboot recovery, and hopefully, you should enter CWR mode on reboot. Make sure you install RAZR-CWMonboot-Global-J.Y.Daddy.zip file from your SD card. Everytime you flash a file ALWAYS flash this file before rebooting. Everytime you flash a file you are writing over you system, so it is important you do this or you wont be able to enter CWR if you ever get a bootloop or stuck etc.... Once you have flashed the ROM of your choice, and rebooted ,go into your Superuser app and toggle bootstrap into denied. There's a face at the bottom of Superuser app....make sure bootstrap is denied. Thats it! This is what worked for me...UK model XT910 on O2 network. I'm by no means an expert, but i have worked on a couple phones. Motorola Atrix was my last one, so i have a bit of an idea. If i can help...please message me and i'm more than willing if i can. I dont have links to these files but you can google them. I had so many problems, but hopefully my post will help someone. If so, please "like".
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thank u so much!
I've been struggling with this all day, many thanks for the advice! Can't believe it was that simple..
CWM and Stock Recovery
Please could some tell me if on my GSM Razr I update it with
Retail.en.EU ICS Leak 672.180.33 thru Stock Recovery, and afterwards I decide to flash J Y Daddy's CWM, would I now have access to both CWM as well as Stock Recovery? Or does it wipe Stock Recovery if CWM gets installed? thx
THANK YOU!
You are a Fuc*ing master man
No one could help me with my problem, but that solved it.
I'd installed safestrap when I bought the RAZR 7 Months ago and I didn't had a clue that the problem was there.
Did exactly what you wrote and now I can use CWM again with BootMenu Manager
THANKS
Great post mate, I like you, lost root and never got it back so stopped trying. There are so many versions of the phone out there, its really confusing which method, files etc to use for UK phone
I rooted my old htc desire and jumped between roms all the time and loved being able to do that, but the razr, I have tried a leak or a custom rom yet
Thanks Again
P.S. as for the comment on paragraphs that's been made, maybe you could edit your post to sort into these, this will then help everyone even more.
Sent from my XT910 using xda app-developers app
MylleZ said:
You are a Fuc*ing master man
No one could help me with my problem, but that solved it.
I'd installed safestrap when I bought the RAZR 7 Months ago and I didn't had a clue that the problem was there.
Did exactly what you wrote and now I can use CWM again with BootMenu Manager
THANKS
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Glad it worked!!!
geemacd said:
Great post mate, I like you, lost root and never got it back so stopped trying. There are so many versions of the phone out there, its really confusing which method, files etc to use for UK phone
I rooted my old htc desire and jumped between roms all the time and loved being able to do that, but the razr, I have tried a leak or a custom rom yet
Thanks Again
P.S. as for the comment on paragraphs that's been made, maybe you could edit your post to sort into these, this will then help everyone even more.
Sent from my XT910 using xda app-developers app
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i'll edit it in a few. Thanks for the feedback and glad it worked!
Hey everyone.
A bit of background.
The phone is an xt910, Rogers (Canada) originally. Had been rooted, unlocked etc.
I got my hands on it to see if I could get it back to stock and give it to my dad to have smartphone, start getting used to it.
I have been through just about all the information here and many other places for resources/instructions on how to restore and I cannot get past a certain point. I likely spent near 10 hours reading all the information and there are gaps where fastboot is concerned.
As it stands, the phone has BMM 0.3.4, running a CM 10.1.3, but Google apps crash out all the time.
CM is in System_1, which as I understand is not where it should be, hence the need to restore to stock.
I can also get into stock recovery, but not much else.
There simply is no fastboot option available, RSD will not detect (correct drivers are installed in Windows).
Also tried via Linux.
ADB from stock recovery does connect.
I have tried every set of instructions with no success.
How do I reinstall fastboot?
All the directions keep saying fastboot plus RSD lite 6.0, but no info on what to do if the AP fastboot option is no longer working.
Also, attempts to find the official stock JB 4.1.2 for Rogers Canada RAZR have come up with dead links, including the firmware links in these forums.
Can anyone please help, provide resources on what to do here?
RSD is the only tool that can restore or flash the phone to stock state. If it ain't working, you're out of options.
Or you can just stick to CM. If BMM is there, just try reflashing CM with correct gapps.
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Hi all -
I haven't rooted or changed roms on a phone in a long while, but used to be somewhat active in all the forums a few years back and consider myself as someone who generally understands this stuff at least on a procedural basis.
I have a DROID RAZR XT912 with Verizon Wireless... I successfully obtained root access tonight using the instructions and files in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230140 - All worked great once i figured out to turn off Mass Storage Mode.
Next i wanted to install another ROM... Either CM10/11 or SlimKat. To do so, I know I needed to install a custom recovery. I downloaded Rom Manager and found out that CWM wouldn't install on the RAZR. So i found this post and followed it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751826 - everything seemed to install just perfectly... I was got to the step to run a backup, did that and then rebooted. Upon reboot, i now get a message stating: Encryption Unsuccessful along with a long message about encryption failing and needing to perform a factory reset. I click that and the reset doesn't work. When i got to manually get to the recovery partition, i get a picture of Android on his back with a red exclamation in his belly.
I found this page and wondering if this is what i really need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391900 ????
It really bugs me that there's not just one post to walk you through the essentials needed for this device. everything seems so spread out and you never really know what works until it doesn't.
Is there any kind of fix for this error???? not sure what my options are at this point.
Thanks for any help in advance!
biscuitgod said:
Hi all -
I haven't rooted or changed roms on a phone in a long while, but used to be somewhat active in all the forums a few years back and consider myself as someone who generally understands this stuff at least on a procedural basis.
I have a DROID RAZR XT912 with Verizon Wireless... I successfully obtained root access tonight using the instructions and files in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230140 - All worked great once i figured out to turn off Mass Storage Mode.
Next i wanted to install another ROM... Either CM10/11 or SlimKat. To do so, I know I needed to install a custom recovery. I downloaded Rom Manager and found out that CWM wouldn't install on the RAZR. So i found this post and followed it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751826 - everything seemed to install just perfectly... I was got to the step to run a backup, did that and then rebooted. Upon reboot, i now get a message stating: Encryption Unsuccessful along with a long message about encryption failing and needing to perform a factory reset. I click that and the reset doesn't work. When i got to manually get to the recovery partition, i get a picture of Android on his back with a red exclamation in his belly.
I found this page and wondering if this is what i really need: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391900 ????
It really bugs me that there's not just one post to walk you through the essentials needed for this device. everything seems so spread out and you never really know what works until it doesn't.
Is there any kind of fix for this error???? not sure what my options are at this point.
Thanks for any help in advance!
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Since you have a xt912 you can use this. Make sure to give Matlgrof a thanks.
Then, yes you will want to use Hashcode's Safestrap
Thank you!
This fixed my issue!! I appreciate your quick response.
Thanks again!
Good afternoon, !!!
First and foremost , I want to thank you all in advance for ANY and help, time & consideration with my current issue. I will try my best to be clear, and give all relevant info here in my first post. Please bear with me, I am pretty good when it comes to following directions, but i havent been able to find a CLEAR solution to this yet, and worried about further screwing up my phone.
** I use a mac. I currently dont have access to a PC, so i am looking for a mac remedy if possible.
I have an HTCONE m7. Tmobile.
- Bootloader - Unlocked
- S- ON
- Rooted
I kept getting a OTA software update notice for 5.14xxx, i understand the install kept failing due to the bootloader being unlocked and/or root. So after being annoyed for not able to get it, i began googling ways to get the update but to no avail. So i decided to do CM11, & recovery which i installed with no problem via, Cyanogenmod Installer.
After doing so, i realized i lost my Tmobile Wifi Calling (Yes, my own fault for not further checking that scenario before doing cm11), The wifi calling is needed 10000%, due to bad service in my apartment. Prior to finding out that cm11 doesnt contain the tmobile wifi calling , I attempted another system update thru the phone, (I assume it was updating cm11).
This is where the problem began, phone rebooted to Cyanogenmod simple recovery ,
1st few times that i tried = "apply update" > choose from internal storage , i searched different folders for the "update" file, but to no avail. The phone wouldnt start up, or install anything , and will just stay on the simple recovery. I even attempted an adb sideload. But couldnt figure that out correctly either.
After a few failed attempts, I tried wiping the phone, cache, factory reset etc. now the phone still stays on simple recovery, and all folders are gone, except for an o/ folder, that contains a clockworkmod folder, which contains nothing.
So now basically,Do i have to eventually get back to STOCK on this phone, to regain tmobile wifi calling ? IF So i need the easiest, mac friendly route to go .
Again, i thank you ALLLLL in advance, & my apologies if this is in the wrong section. Please note ive done my fair share of googling , and reading up on this. But consistently run into a problem.
OnlyEYEShine said:
Good afternoon, !!!
First and foremost , I want to thank you all in advance for ANY and help, time & consideration with my current issue. I will try my best to be clear, and give all relevant info here in my first post. Please bear with me, I am pretty good when it comes to following directions, but i havent been able to find a CLEAR solution to this yet, and worried about further screwing up my phone.
** I use a mac. I currently dont have access to a PC, so i am looking for a mac remedy if possible.
I have an HTCONE m7. Tmobile.
- Bootloader - Unlocked
- S- ON
- Rooted
I kept getting a OTA software update notice for 5.14xxx, i understand the install kept failing due to the bootloader being unlocked and/or root. So after being annoyed for not able to get it, i began googling ways to get the update but to no avail. So i decided to do CM11, & recovery which i installed with no problem via, Cyanogenmod Installer.
After doing so, i realized i lost my Tmobile Wifi Calling (Yes, my own fault for not further checking that scenario before doing cm11), The wifi calling is needed 10000%, due to bad service in my apartment. Prior to finding out that cm11 doesnt contain the tmobile wifi calling , I attempted another system update thru the phone, (I assume it was updating cm11).
This is where the problem began, phone rebooted to Cyanogenmod simple recovery ,
1st few times that i tried = "apply update" > choose from internal storage , i searched different folders for the "update" file, but to no avail. The phone wouldnt start up, or install anything , and will just stay on the simple recovery. I even attempted an adb sideload. But couldnt figure that out correctly either.
After a few failed attempts, I tried wiping the phone, cache, factory reset etc. now the phone still stays on simple recovery, and all folders are gone, except for an o/ folder, that contains a clockworkmod folder, which contains nothing.
So now basically,Do i have to eventually get back to STOCK on this phone, to regain tmobile wifi calling ? IF So i need the easiest, mac friendly route to go .
Again, i thank you ALLLLL in advance, & my apologies if this is in the wrong section. Please note ive done my fair share of googling , and reading up on this. But consistently run into a problem.
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What's the radio version that is installed? Should be viewable on the bootloader screen at the top. That will help determine which RUU you need to get back to running again.
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...50.20_10.40.1150.04_release_324846_signed.exe
If it matches the numbers/letters after the Radio_ part there, then that is the file you need. Let me know, and I can download it for you and extract the rom.zip from the exe and upload that. Then you can use fastboot commands to install it on the phone. If your radio version does not match that, please post and we'll see if there are other options.
I don't believe that flashing another rom would work right now since all the storage and such got wiped, but it might be possible to use adb while in recovery to push a rom to the internal storage and install it and then use fastboot to install the boot.img from the rom in bootloader mode since you are S-On.
es0tericcha0s said:
What's the radio version that is installed? Should be viewable on the bootloader screen at the top. That will help determine which RUU you need to get back to running again.
http://www.androidruu.com/getdownlo...50.20_10.40.1150.04_release_324846_signed.exe
If it matches the numbers/letters after the Radio_ part there, then that is the file you need. Let me know, and I can download it for you and extract the rom.zip from the exe and upload that. Then you can use fastboot commands to install it on the phone. If your radio version does not match that, please post and we'll see if there are other options.
I don't believe that flashing another rom would work right now since all the storage and such got wiped, but it might be possible to use adb while in recovery to push a rom to the internal storage and install it and then use fastboot to install the boot.img from the rom in bootloader mode since you are S-On.
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Hey there , i ended up making a 2nd thread, in the HTCONE section.. I am currently trying a fix that someone just posted. http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...date-issue-t2898480/post55889272#post55889272 I will try your fix next, if this does not work =0) Thanks again !! DEFINETLY APPRECIATE IT !!
IF mod can close this thread to avoid confusion, it would be appreciated.
running 2.3.6 completely stock. Got it new in the box. I used to have the xt912 when it first came out. Switched around a few different phones since then and I wanted my razr back. My plan was to update it to the latest android and I spent the whole day trying to update it to ics with hardly any progress. Amidst the countless tutorials and sites and download links that just don't exist. Even this forum has alot of info that points that it's suposed to be easy but I didn't find any one tutorial that had everything I needed and step by step instructions. I'll try to run down what I've done so far.
rooted pretty easily at first. This is basically the only thing I got right.
Installed the cwm installer app on the play store. It has an option for the razr but it says it doesn't support it. After searching for hours on how to install it manually I came across rsd and bootstrap. Rsd just doesn't want to see my device for some reason. No idea why. I'm running a windows 8 PC. Tried various cables I have still nothing. Tried reinstalling adk and setting that up. Still nothing.
Bootstrap seemed to work ok until I actually tried to flash a rom using the 5.05 cwm recovery that it would boot the phone to. No idea how that even got there btw. But it wouldn't even try flashing the ics rom. Just fail. I decided to go back into the stock recovery and format everything. Phone booted fine into its stock OS.
found another tutorial for use with safestrap. Installed it. Then rebooted into recovery with it.
Phone is now stuck in a bootloop.... I tried reformatting the phone again and now when it boots up it goes into(I think) safestrap. BUT everything on the screen is completely distorted and twisted. I can select stuff but I have no idea what it does.
right now the phone is sitting in its stock AP fastboot mode. I have no idea what to do to fix this. And I'm pretty annoyed that something that was supposed to be an easy upgrade now leaves me with no phone at all.