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bricked my phone

its stuck on dual core technology moto sign

dco717 said:
its stuck on dual core technology moto sign
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What did you do and who is your cell provider? (Check development thread, there are many fixes there)

i was changfing fonts with jrummys app and i went to system/fonts and deleted the ones from 9/16/2011 then i rebooted to see if the font would change to stock and bam its stuck on moto/dual core technology what can i do i tried to sbf and it wont work in fastboot doesnt even detect device and in sbf flash it detects but wont switch to ap fastboot error and fails?/ any ideas ive been reding every fastboot/sbf thread and still no ideas

which jrummy app did you use? bc I know 1 is just for the d2 so you might have hard bricked it

the fonts one in the market

Did you make a cwm recovery?
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changing fonts shouldnt hard brick...
try flashing everything manually using fastboot rather than using rsdlite

using rsd and it wont do anything in fastboot only gets connected in sbf flash

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255198 try psouzas script on this page and flash just the partitions you want. It doesn't use rsd. Rsd didnt like my phone either. Unzip the files from psouzas script and use the partitions from the sbf. Put them in the files folder from the psouza script.
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how would i do that i need steps to follow

dco717 said:
how would i do that i need steps to follow
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You tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236465 ? Basically to step 7, you should probably be able to use adb to push the fonts back onto your phone from that point.

how do you use adb??/

Listen and trust me on this one, go to cricketusers.com and go to the droid 3 part of the forum I have attached the files and posted my method which WILL fix your phone for sure... you do use rsd lite and it will connect to your phone in fastboot mode contrary to some of these posts.
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wont work its the same as in these forums and i need moto fastboot that will flash big files i have it i just dont know how it work if you know helpp please

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[REQUEST] Root &.902

Can someone post a step-by-step method on how to update to. 902 and keep root. The more detail the better. I only ask this because this is my second bionic and I dont want to brick it.
Thanks in advance!

I'm in the same boat haven't bricked but never rooted a locked boot loader device before but I just want me some taste of ics..
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Can you tell us which version your on? That will be helpful in letting us help you if we know.
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netslum said:
Can someone post a step-by-step method on how to update to. 902 and keep root. The more detail the better. I only ask this because this is my second bionic and I dont want to brick it.
Thanks in advance!
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This is what i did
I flashed stock rom using rsd lite
RSD LITE 5.6: http://db.tt/y23vQ3Td
Using this zip: http://db.tt/hBFdk3qv
ROOTED AND 4EVER ROOTED MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS IF YOU WANT ROOT[I always root stock instead of .893 fnr(for no reason)]
BOOT INTO STOCK RECOVERY
FIRST FLASH .893: http://db.tt/vfNEdVdf
THEN .902: http://db.tt/g0gm69Hq
REBOOT
enjoi
If your already on .893 just flash .902 in STOCK RECOVERY NOT CWM
FOR SUPER NOOBS
Flashing to stock
Extract the flashme.zip to the desktop
Open RSD Lite and click on the ... symbol
In the box, go to desktop and choose "default_flash_targa"
Put your phone in Fastboot Mode
Click Start
If anyone used this method...
dont be afraid of the thanks button lol

iNsAnEmOd said:
This is what i did
I flashed stock rom using rsd lite
RSD LITE 5.6: http://db.tt/y23vQ3Td
Using this zip: http://db.tt/hBFdk3qv
ROOTED AND 4EVER ROOTED MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS IF YOU WANT ROOT[I always root stock instead of .893 fnr(for no reason)]
BOOT INTO STOCK RECOVERY
FIRST FLASH .893: http://db.tt/vfNEdVdf
THEN .902: http://db.tt/g0gm69Hq
REBOOT
enjoi
FOR SUPER NOOBS
Flashing to stock
Extract the flashme.zip to the desktop
Open RSD Lite and click on the ... symbol
In the box, go to desktop and choose "default_flash_targa"
Make sure you've checked the "unknown sources" and "debugging
If anyone used this method..
dont be afraid of the thanks button lol
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I did unr3l3as3droot and forever root first. Then I did the path saver. Then I flashed 896 and 901. After that, I downloaded the 902 ota but didn't install it. Moved it from /cache to the external SD card. Then I turned the phone off. To turn it back on, I hit both volume up and down as I powered it back on. That took me to a different menu that I can't currently think of the name but that is where you will flash 902 at. Remember that the 902 update has 901 in its file name when flashing. If you come across a triangle thing, hit volume up and down and the update will flash.
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smokedkill said:
I did unr3l3as3droot and forever root first. Then I did the path saver. Then I flashed 896 and 901. After that, I downloaded the 902 ota but didn't install it. Moved it from /cache to the external SD card. Then I turned the phone off. To turn it back on, I hit both volume up and down as I powered it back on. That took me to a different menu that I can't currently think of the name but that is where you will flash 902 at. Remember that the 902 update has 901 in its file name when flashing. If you come across a triangle thing, hit volume up and down and the update will flash.
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eh.. it works but im not the one who needs it

Im on. 893
SENT from the HEART of the DINO-HUMAN LAIR in the CENTER of the EARTH on the DROID BIONIC using XDA PREMIUM

I'm on 902 100 percent stock never rooted this phone yet want to bit need to make sure I don't brick
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Easier root method...
There is an easier way then this now...
1. Install update
2. Use the Droid 4 exploit found at vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/ and yes it works for the Bionic on 5.9.902 (i just got done using it)
3. Look at your phone.... its now rooted.

And everyone who uses it should donate to djrbliss and prove that the Android community can support such a valuable asset!

netslum said:
Can someone post a step-by-step method on how to update to. 902 and keep root. The more detail the better. I only ask this because this is my second bionic and I dont want to brick it.
Thanks in advance!
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I just did the OTA over wireless and did the update and I kept ROOT.
I did un-froze all the apps I had frozen with titanium backup before applying the update.
Still have root...

In my case, the update wouldn't install. I had to go all the way back before I could go forward.
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netslum said:
Im on. 893
SENT from the HEART of the DINO-HUMAN LAIR in the CENTER of the EARTH on the DROID BIONIC using XDA PREMIUM
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You should be able to just flash .902 in stock recovery
if all else fails try YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw2GJ3wCi4A&feature=player_embedded#!
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Xluthienx said:
There is an easier way then this now...
1. Install update
2. Use the Droid 4 exploit found at vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/ and yes it works for the Bionic on 5.9.902 (i just got done using it)
3. Look at your phone.... its now rooted.
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so being 100 percent stock .902 this works i am not rooted never have been i also want to be alble to flash the ics rom how do i go about doing this... and how easily reversable is this method meaning going back to 100 percent stock i want to be able to get the official ics when it comes out or return phone to vzw if needed.. thanks in advance..

If you lose root during the update, see here to get it back.

Motofail (GB+ICS): Universal Motorola Android Root Tools (Portable)

For convenience sake, I have compiled the Motofail rooter into a single exe file (for use on builds with a GB-based kernel). I have also compiled the ICS root exploit into a single exe file as well (for builds based on a true ICS kernel). No code has been changed, and all credit goes to Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss).
Universal Gingerbread (GB) Rooter: Download HERE (virus free)
Universal Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) Rooter: Download HERE (virus free)
These rooters have been tested and working on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, Droid 4, even on the latest ROM releases like the 5.9.905 for the Bionic and the official/cheesecake ICS leaks. Please make sure you use the right rooter, one is for GB and the other is for ICS. These will work on the official OTA releases as well as any custom ROMs.
If needed, the latest Motorola USB PC drivers can be downloaded here:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers

So I'm almost ready to use this but I do need to know if there is a way to unroot back to stock on the .902 root.

4Bear said:
So I'm almost ready to use this but I do need to know if there is a way to unroot back to stock on the .902 root.
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not sure what you mean.
If your saying is there a way to unroot .902 then Yes.
Petes MOTO Tools

How is this diffenent that motofail ?? Wild guess we can actually one click from our phone ??or what
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bfitzpatrickd2d said:
How is this diffenent that motofail ?? Wild guess we can actually one click from our phone ??or what
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No, this is nothing more than the standard motofail, it is just compiled into a single EXE file now. I created it because I had people asking me how to use Motofail. One guy asked me what file he runs, or if he copies the files into his sytem of his phone **yikes**, so I made this just for convenience sake (it only runs on Windows, so it should be pretty clear).

Thanks crobs! This is a great idea. I want to let you know I've added it to my step-by-step guide, which I hope will be helpful for anyone who is unsure how to use this tool to root their phone.

wow ok i thought this was self explainatory run .batch file i guess people have never used a one click root exploit wouldn't know but this was by far the easiest root method other than odin of coarse

bfitzpatrickd2d said:
wow ok i thought this was self explainatory run .batch file i guess people have never used a one click root exploit wouldn't know but this was by far the easiest root method other than odin of coarse
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A lot of people find this website when they want to do something specific with their phone. The majority of them do not know what a batch file is. The devs on here have a lot of good information but spit it out at a high level, expecting people to just "know" a ton of information right off the .bat (pun intended)
I am simply trying to bridge the gap, as you can probably infer from my practical/layman-term tutorials.
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bfitzpatrickd2d said:
wow ok i thought this was self explainatory run .batch file i guess people have never used a one click root exploit wouldn't know but this was by far the easiest root method other than odin of coarse
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Fitzpatrick, do you speak English? Haha, I get a kick out of every one of your posts.

Lmao tuck I do but too lazy to correct myself wifey yells at me all the time for it thanks for noticing though plus the majority of my post are via phone so....
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bfitzpatrickd2d said:
How is this diffenent that motofail ?? Wild guess we can actually one click from our phone ??or what
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Hahaha android will never be able to run .exe files...
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Tried this with Xoom but says: remount failed
and no luck. Does this even work on Xoom or is this particular file only for phones?
Edit: Could whoever did this include the local.prop file and step 5. from the original Dan Rosenberg thread? Apparently then it would also work for Xoom tablets.
PRETTY PLEASE!

picketf said:
Tried this with Xoom but says: remount failed
and no luck. Does this even work on Xoom or is this particular file only for phones?
Edit: Could whoever did this include the local.prop file and step 5. from the original Dan Rosenberg thread? Apparently then it would also work for Xoom tablets.
PRETTY PLEASE!
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I would be happy to rebuild it, however what file are you referring to? I thought I packaged the latest version, and I never saw anything about it working on the Xoom to begin with. Feel free to enlighten me though because once it worked on my Bionic, I stopped researching.

can anyone give me a new DL link? site is down .. maybe a dropbox or something?

lemonoid said:
can anyone give me a new DL link? site is down .. maybe a dropbox or something?
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here's the zip

iNsAnEmOd said:
Hahaha android will never be able to run .exe files...
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I wouldn't say never, but probably highly unlikely. Who knows what kind of emulators Android will be able to run in the future.
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iNsAnEmOd said:
here's the zip
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thanks and I have a question. adb is broken on my Bionic and has been for months that's why I haven't updated until now because all root exploits until recently have utilized adb and for some reason, my adb on my Bionic is broken except for adb wireless, so does Motofail use adb at any point during its process? i mean it kinda has to doesn't it? I don't know I've never known how the root programs work step by step, its just most i've ever used have used adb, except on my Droid Eris I had a one-click root.

lemonoid said:
thanks and I have a question. adb is broken on my Bionic and has been for months that's why I haven't updated until now because all root exploits until recently have utilized adb and for some reason, my adb on my Bionic is broken except for adb wireless, so does Motofail use adb at any point during its process? i mean it kinda has to doesn't it? I don't know I've never known how the root programs work step by step, its just most i've ever used have used adb, except on my Droid Eris I had a one-click root.
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i think you need adb

i got my adb working. I updated my phone to .902 on a hunch that it might fix my adb and it worked. I ran motofail and this is what i got
[*] Deploying payload...
cannot stat 'motofail': No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /data/local/motofail: No such file or directory
[*] Owning phone...
/data/local/motofail: not found
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
actually.....my phone didn't update which is weird. it got stuck in a bootloop and so i went into factory recovery and factory reset it, and it went back to .886. but I got it forever rooted so hopefully it will be able to update successfully from here

iNsAnEmOd said:
Hahaha android will never be able to run .exe files...
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It said "portable" guess I assumed
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[Q] Unroot Atrix HD?

Just received an Atrix HD but it is rooted, so won't take any of the Moto Updates ... especially the update to Jellybean.
I have a MAC and no PC access. Is there a method for unrooting this Atrix HD and returning to stock???
Appreciate any & all help and suggestions - Thanks!!!
/BD

bikedogrun said:
Just received an Atrix HD but it is rooted, so won't take any of the Moto Updates ... especially the update to Jellybean.
I have a MAC and no PC access. Is there a method for unrooting this Atrix HD and returning to stock???
Appreciate any & all help and suggestions - Thanks!!!
/BD
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You can flash a stock fxz through RSD lite. From there you can update. If you want root still, you will need to root again on ICS and then use OTA Root keeper to save root when you upgrade to JB. Root access isn't holding your phone back from getting updated, it won't update because the previous owner deleted system files.
Sent from my phone.

Markyzz said:
You can flash a stock fxz through RSD lite. From there you can update. If you want root still, you will need to root again on ICS and then use OTA Root keeper to save root when you upgrade to JB. Root access isn't holding your phone back from getting updated, it won't update because the previous owner deleted system files.
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Thank You ... I did find RSD Lite 5.7 MAC and have it installed ... now what ?
++ I think RSDLite is Windows-only? Duuuh ... can this even be done on a Mac ? ++
I assume I must find the stock ICS Rom for the Atrix HD, download it and somehow point RSD lite at it ???
Are there instructions ??? I am pretty good at following those instructions if someone can point me to them ???
Thanks again...
/BD

Try using the Atrix utility.
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bikedogrun said:
Just received an Atrix HD but it is rooted, so won't take any of the Moto Updates ... especially the update to Jellybean.
I have a MAC and no PC access. Is there a method for unrooting this Atrix HD and returning to stock???
Appreciate any & all help and suggestions - Thanks!!!
/BD
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What he said, just note once on jb you can't ever roll back to ics , keep that in mind.

xXckkillerXx said:
What he said, just note once on jb you can't ever roll back to ics , keep that in mind.
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Sorry for being a total noob... thought I could do this.
I would be happy to stay on stock and not be rooted... just do not (yet) know how to get there.
Looks like this would have been easier (rsdlite) if I had a PC, but sadly - I do not.
I'm downloading the AT&T .144 utility now, just not sure what to do after that???
/BD

Just follow the directions on screen.
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deeje00 said:
Just follow the directions on screen.
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What directions?
I downloaded & unzipped the ATT .144 folder. It contains many files and 3 (adb.exe, fastboot.exe and findstr.exe) which are marked as windows executables.
I'm on a Macbook Air running Mountain Lion ... it looks like this Atrix Utility needs a PC ???
:crying:
/BD

No friends with a pc?
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bikedogrun said:
What directions?
I downloaded & unzipped the ATT .144 folder. It contains many files and 3 (adb.exe, fastboot.exe and findstr.exe) which are marked as windows executables.
I'm on a Macbook Air running Mountain Lion ... it looks like this Atrix Utility needs a PC ???
:crying:
/BD
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I'm not familiar with MacOS but I believe there's a windows xp emulator that you could try running it on.
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How would you unroot safely on a windows? Any instructions?
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Just do a factory reset.
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[Q] Need help. Missing files from /preinstall folder. Will donate to you :)

Would anybody mind uploading a zip file of their "/preinstall" system folder from their Droid 4? I'm missing some files from in there. Specifically the video files for the "Guided Tours" stock app. I must have deleted them a while back, and now I can't install the Jelly Bean OTA update.
I went back to stock, removed Safestrap and unrooted the phone to do the update. And when I go to do it, it gives me an error because those files weren't found. They don't seem to be in the Droid 4 Dump, so I guess I'm S.O.L. unless I can get them from somebody.
If I deleted those, I probably deleted something else from in there, so could you please send me the whole directory? I'd be happy to throw you a donation. Ten bones sound fair? Many thanks in advance.

Airman1947 said:
Would anybody mind uploading a zip file of their "/preinstall" system folder from their Droid 4? I'm missing some files from in there. Specifically the video files for the "Guided Tours" stock app. I must have deleted them a while back, and now I can't install the Jelly Bean OTA update.
I went back to stock, removed Safestrap and unrooted the phone to do the update. And when I go to do it, it gives me an error because those files weren't found. They don't seem to be in the Droid 4 Dump, so I guess I'm S.O.L. unless I can get them from somebody.
If I deleted those, I probably deleted something else from in there, so could you please send me the whole directory? I'd be happy to throw you a donation. Ten bones sound fair? Many thanks in advance.
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Fast boot the ICS file with rsdlite or ICS utility. You'll be golden
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Thanks!
rruleford said:
Fast boot the ICS file with rsdlite or ICS utility. You'll be golden
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Thanks so much for the fast reply!
Yeah, I think I did read something about those utilities in another post. I'm kind of iffy about going that route, because I've never used them before, and don't wanna like seriously mess up my phone. Was hoping to avoid it, but I guess it is what it is.
Alright, so is this the ICS Utility that I'm after?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779810
I just follow the instructions? And do you know if this will allow me to re-root afterwards? Thanks in advance.

Airman1947 said:
Thanks so much for the fast reply!
Yeah, I think I did read something about those utilities in another post. I'm kind of iffy about going that route, because I've never used them before, and don't wanna like seriously mess up my phone. Was hoping to avoid it, but I guess it is what it is.
Alright, so is this the ICS Utility that I'm after?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779810
I just follow the instructions? And do you know if this will allow me to re-root afterwards? Thanks in advance.
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Yes and yes. Just DL the utility and fast boot ICS file. Unzip ICS file and move files to the files directory of utility. Make sure latest drivers are installed and battery is full connect phone run utility select boot into fast boot then option 11. Choosing to save files still won't let u install the update. Let it do its thing.
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rruleford said:
Fast boot the ICS file with rsdlite or ICS utility. You'll be golden
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rruleford said:
Yes and yes. Just DL the utility and fast boot ICS file. Unzip ICS file and move files to the files directory of utility. Make sure latest drivers are installed and battery is full connect phone run utility select boot into fast boot then option 11. Choosing to save files still won't let u install the update. Let it do its thing.
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You're awesome! Thanks. One more question (sorry). Should I unroot before I run this? Or does it not matter? Thanks again

phone will not be rooted after flashing xml recovery file, so does not matter
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sd_shadow said:
phone will not be rooted after flashing xml recovery file, so does not matter
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Rock on. Thank you so much. I'll try it in a bit.

rruleford said:
Yes and yes. Just DL the utility and fast boot ICS file. Unzip ICS file and move files to the files directory of utility. Make sure latest drivers are installed and battery is full connect phone run utility select boot into fast boot then option 11. Choosing to save files still won't let u install the update. Let it do its thing.
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Went ahead and did it last night, and it worked! After using this to reset my ICS stock ROM, the OTA Jelly Bean Update installed just fine. Thanks a ton. I gotta say, this online community rocks! I love how helpful and supportive everybody is of each other.
One minor note, I had to do this on my roommate's Windows 7 computer to get it to work. I couldn't get it to work on either my laptop or desktop, both of which have Windows 8. The phone drivers wouldn't install. Strange; I downloaded the USB drivers from Motorola, and they appeared to install, but when I plugged my phone into the computer, and went to use the Utility, it kept giving me a "Device not found" error. And also, when I checked in "Device Manager," it showed my phone with an exclaimation point and said that the drivers weren't installed.
When I followed the same process on a Windows 7 computer, the drivers installed as soon as I plugged the phone in. Weird; Motorola's website said that the drivers were for Windows 7 and 8. I tried disabling "Signature Verification" on Windows 8, but that didn't work either. Anybody know if Motorola hasn't released Windows 8 drivers for Droid 4 yet? Just wanna know for future reference. Thanks a bunch.