Not sure if this has already been posted somewhere, but after my experience I figured it might be useful to someone. If it's been posted already ignore this and move on with your day/night
1. flash sbf
2. phone will go in the boot loop of death, thats fine lol.. when rsdlite says 100 percent pull the battery
3. put the battery back in, hold down the home button plus the power button till you see the moto logo followed by the triangle
4. hit search button, your now in recovery
5. do a factory restore
6. once complete reboot phone
7. thank god and swear you wont flash your phone ever again (ofcourse only to do it in a day or so after you have calmed down)
rsdlite and sbf can be found in this thread CLICK
If you made a nandroid backup of 2.1 couldn't you just restore that? I'm pretty sure you can. I remember doing it with the Moto Droid.
taypotts said:
If you made a nandroid backup of 2.1 couldn't you just restore that? I'm pretty sure you can. I remember doing it with the Moto Droid.
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not sure if you can use bootstrap in froyo, and besides if you ever need to go back to a unrooted state this is the way to go :: cough warranty ::
taypotts said:
If you made a nandroid backup of 2.1 couldn't you just restore that? I'm pretty sure you can. I remember doing it with the Moto Droid.
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Do not restore a 2. 1 nandroid in 2. 2. The update changes the bootloader and recovery versions which aren't part of the backup. The phone will just hang at the MOTO logo. I learned this the hard way. You have to use the sbf. You can then apply your nandroid to get everything back.
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iB4STiD said:
Not sure if this has already been posted somewhere, but after my experience I figured it might be useful to someone.
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Could you explain?
I am holding off on switching to 2.2, always do to let everyone else find the bugs.
What was your experience?
bad4u6669 said:
Could you explain?
I am holding off on switching to 2.2, always do to let everyone else find the bugs.
What was your experience?
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what i meant by my experience was downgrading 2.2 to 2.1, My g/f has the droid x, and i am the one to root or mod her phone for her. She wanted to try out froyo and liked the rom alot. there are little bugs i noticed
1. odd little animation hiccup when scrolling home screens
2. lag in gallery
3. what seemed like market delay (but the market has been slow lately, same thing on my vibrant and g1)
but this is a test build not a "final rom"
Like i said downgrading the phone is a little different than other android phones Ive used and i thought this post may help someone out. Im the type of person who wont mod something unless i know i can get back to where i started and with this sbf and "how to" you wont have to worry about that.
pjsockett said:
Do not restore a 2. 1 nandroid in 2. 2. The update changes the bootloader and recovery versions which aren't part of the backup. The phone will just hang at the MOTO logo. I learned this the hard way. You have to use the sbf. You can then apply your nandroid to get everything back.
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also i believe it updates the radio and kernel.. thanks pj for explaining that
If I wanted to go to 2.1 ,don't see why...at the moment.
Before I do a SBF would it be ok to to do a data wipe and a partition wipe in recovery mode then do the SBF bootrecovery deal???
Thank You
after you upgrade to 2.2 koush has a new DroidXBootstrap.apk out
go back to his website and DL it and reinstall then rerun bootstrap.
after that rom manager can do backups or recoveries.
sucks you all get bootloop with sbf, ive done it twice now and has worked fine
keeps all my apps and stuff
goodluck
pjsockett said:
Do not restore a 2. 1 nandroid in 2. 2. The update changes the bootloader and recovery versions which aren't part of the backup. The phone will just hang at the MOTO logo. I learned this the hard way. You have to use the sbf. You can then apply your nandroid to get everything back.
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I'm kinda confused what you mean? I did a nandroid backup of 2.1 with the latest bootstrap and clockworld.
I just remember using a nandroid on my girl's moto droid and I went from 2.2 all the way back to 2.0.1.
when trying to sbf on my Mac I get this -bash: ./sbf_flash: Permission denied? Any suggestions I have been asking for 2 days now hopefully someone can help. Thanks
taypotts said:
I'm kinda confused what you mean? I did a nandroid backup of 2.1 with the latest bootstrap and clockworld.
I just remember using a nandroid on my girl's moto droid and I went from 2.2 all the way back to 2.0.1.
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I also did the same from my Eris. The major difference is that the recovery on those devices were completely replaced not just patched. When you restore a 2.1 nandroid from a 2.2 droid x the android 3e recovery is not replaced. When the system tries to boot it sees that as an invalid recovery image and won't boot, it just hangs at the moto logo forever. When you upgarde to 2.2 on a Droid or an Eris your still using clockwork recovery or amon ra's recovery and not upgrading to the android 3e system recovery. Maybe it was just a fluke that it didn't work for me but it makes sense as to why it would fail, otherwise we would be able to have a full custom recovery.
dscottjr81 said:
when trying to sbf on my Mac I get this -bash: ./sbf_flash: Permission denied? Any suggestions I have been asking for 2 days now hopefully someone can help. Thanks
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From my understanding sbf_flash is for linux only. To flash on mac you need to use rsd lite with a virtual windows os.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-hacks/38671-flashing-sbf-mac.html
i cant get my phone to flash. i have done this 2 before with my droid x on 2.1 but now that i am on 2.2 every time i try to use RSDlite, i connect my phone and select my SBF but the START button will not light up so i cannot proceed. any thoughts.. im running windows 7 64 and i have all the drivers working for my phone.
failed sbf flash
Hey guys, i got an error in RSD that says "Failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. Phone[0000]: Phone is not compatible with muli-interface super-file. (0x703B); phone connected
Any ideas, i'm really new to android stuff, been using WM forever.
Thanks for the help
please ignore me as I can't read apparently
if anyone else sees this remeber to copy the pst_flash file to the Program Files/Motorola/RSDLite directory
tacticalmedicokc said:
please ignore me as I can't read apparently
if anyone else sees this remeber to copy the pst_flash file to the Program Files/Motorola/RSDLite directory
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thanks. i had the same problem.
Related
This is a post I wrote for my personal forums nTelosDroid.com, but noticing there isn't a dedicated how to for CDMA Milestones, here it is!
So I posted how to root your Milestone using z4root a few days ago, which can be found here [link]. Now, with this post, I'm going to show you how to Root, ROM, and Restore back to the normal nTelos firmware. So heres the tools you'll need to begin. NOTE: These tools are all available for free! I'll host them for you on my DropBox as well as this server.
:!: WARNING: THIS CAN BRICK YOUR DEVICE MAKING IT COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY USELESS! I, MY SITE, OR MY STAFF, CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE! :!:
So, first thing we have to do before ANYTHING else is root or "open" your device. How we achieve this is by installing z4root or Universal Androot. Install the app, follow the directions for z4root from this thread. If you install Universal Androot, once it's installed:
Open Universal Androot
Select Superuser for Android 2.0 ~ 2.2
Don't tick Root Temporary or it'll root until next reboot
Then click Root
If you just want root, stop here. If you want to make a backup and rom your device, continue.
Once you're rooted, exit to your Home screen, check to see if SuperUser was added to your list of apps. If it hasn't try to reroot. Once you see SuperUser, go to the Marketplace and download "ROM Manager" by clockworkmod. This is the tool we need to make a backup and rom the device. Once ROM Manager is installed, run it. You'll be prompted to enable SuperUser permissions. Click Allow.
Scroll all the way down to "Flash Alternate Recovery" which should say SPRecovery 0.99.3b
It'll go through a download process and after that it'll Flash your recovery.
DO NOT PULL THE BATTERY OUT OR SHUT THE PHONE DOWN! YOU'LL BRICK YOUR DEVICE!
Scroll all the way back to the top and Flash the ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.1
It'll go through a download process and after that it'll Flash your recovery.
DO NOT PULL THE BATTERY OUT OR SHUT THE PHONE DOWN! YOU'LL BRICK YOUR DEVICE!
Once everything is flashed and finished, you are now ready to perform a nandroid backup.
Scroll to Backup Current Rom
A Window will pop up and you'll be able to name your new backup.
Once it's named to your liking, click ok. Your device will reboot.
After it reboots into recovery, it'll do a backup process. This shouldn't take more than 5 minutes.
It should make a backup and reboot.
If this doesn't happen, something has failed, pull the battery, reboot into recovery.
Perform a nandroid backup. If that doesn't work, Congratulations! You'll have to sbf! (Google how to do this)
Once this process is finished, you'll have a full backup of your current OS! Now, you can completely stop here and enjoy your nTelos Milestone as "Stock" or continue on to ROM your device.
Open ROM Manager again, and scroll down to Download ROM. Now here's where you have to make a choice. If you don't want to make it a simple easy process, use the free version. You'll have to clear your cache and data in recovery by yourself. This tutorial will not get into that.
Roming is one of those things that if you do it, you will need to know EXACTLY what you're getting into. You're gonna have to setup settings that are hidden in the phone to make things like MMS and Data work. I'm merely showing how to ROM the device, another tutorial will show you how to setup things that aren't working. If you take it upon yourself to write one, please let me know, I'll link to it here.
Once you've downloaded the ROM of your choice, before you do ANYTHING make sure you have a BACKUP!!! Once you have that done, you find the ROM from the downloads section that you want, I chose Bugless Beast (but Cyanogen Mod is another ROM of choice). Once it's done downloading, it'll give you the option to backup your current rom and wipe the data/cache. Select both regardless if you have a backup. It'll go through the backup/install process. Your device will ask you to go through the basic initial setup. If it doesn't, click on the Market and sign in. Once that's done, your data, voice, and sms will be completely ready! If you want to enable MMS (Picture/Video Messages), follow these steps.
Open Voice Dial (NOT Voice Search)
Say in a clear voice "Open APN's". This may take several tries.
Once it's gives you that choice, click it.
You'll see Verizon, tab it, change the name from Verizon to nTelos first
Scroll down to MMSC and enter http://mms.ntelospcs.net
Hit the Menu button (the Four bars next to the House on your device) and click Save
Send a MMS to yourself to test the settings work!
And that's it! You have Rooted, Backed Up, and ROMed your device in under 1 hour! :lol: CONGRATS! :lol: If any thing messes up, you always have your back up. Boot into recovery by pressing and holding X then hitting the power button while keeping X pressed. Go to nandroid and recover from your SD card! Hope this helps!
z4root
Universal Androot
ROM Manager
I hope that this is a help for ANYONE on ANY Forum! Please, feel free to copy/paste this anywhere you feel necessary!
EDIT: For those with LOCKED Bootloaders, there was a post deep in the thread for unlocking them. Here's the quote:
meltwater said:
I have the same issue.
Could the OP of this sticky be updated for Milestone users which have locked bootloaders to point them to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17569718
Spent ages going in the wrong direction when all I needed was to use OpenRecovery instead.
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Very Nice
Great job and all of us CDMA a854 milestones thank you. We need more CDMA stuff!
The Apns part didnt work for me. It either won't save or goes blank and reverts to Verizon on reboot. *tried APN manager as well* Also I noticed the marketplace usually says My Apps, but will switch to Verizon if you flash to say Cyanogen 6.1.2., Bugless ,or LFY.It would be great IF we could get developers to have ROM with no APN's so we can add our own.
Thanks again for the guide, nicely done.
icemanak said:
Great job and all of us CDMA a854 milestones thank you. We need more CDMA stuff!
The Apns part didnt work for me. It either won't save or goes blank and reverts to Verizon on reboot. *tried APN manager as well* Also I noticed the marketplace usually says My Apps, but will switch to Verizon if you flash to say Cyanogen 6.1.2., Bugless ,or LFY.It would be great IF we could get developers to have ROM with no APN's so we can add our own.
Thanks again for the guide, nicely done.
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Yeah man! No problem! As far as APN Manager/APN Backup & Restore. If you just edit the MMSC, do you have the same problem?
Oh I tried APN manager and a slew of others. Still didnt work, editing the MMSC either. There is a way to drop APNs into the Rom before installing.Ipfreelytech made one for me. But if I want to run other ROms it would be nice to have a real fix.
Nice work wish I had it before I began...
icemanak said:
Oh I tried APN manager and a slew of others. Still didnt work, editing the MMSC either. There is a way to drop APNs into the Rom before installing.Ipfreelytech made one for me. But if I want to run other ROms it would be nice to have a real fix.
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I was actually thinking of making a rom for cdma non vzw milestones
stevgunt said:
Nice work wish I had it before I began...
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I saw that thread and someone asked for one, figured I'd make one
Tappin' and a Talkin' from my Milestone
Yay Non -verizon Rom!! please make one I'd help test it out
I'm getting the website built at the moment. Started looking at how to's today, but I'll PM you to let you know what's up. Thanks for your interest!
I would be interested in testing as well....
AWESOME
Glad I found this post. I live in Roanoke, VA & my carrier is nTelos. I have been looking for WEEKS on an Android Sense 2.2 rom. I mainly want to just have to option of saving my apps on my SD card. I love Android but WinMo has 1 up on Android with being able to install apps to the SD card.
Good luck & I can't wait to see what you come up with!
I am in Roanoke as well
Will this work for an Alltel Milestone.
As far as I know, this should work on most cdma a854's
From the Milestone
It works with Alltel. I just need to know if I can flash back to my stock 2.1 update 1 nandroid backup from CyanigenMod 6.1.2 without running into problems with the kernel not being compatible. I heard that if you flash between Froyo and Eclair you'll brick your phone because the kernels aren't compatible. Is this true?
Alltel Motorola Milestone A854 / Droid CyanogenMod 6.1.2.
Can't find the sbf for Ntelos
I need help returning my phone to the stock sbf. I rooted my phone, all was well until I started playing with Titanium Backup. I deleted Google talk, and as a result I would get this error "process Google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly" I tried several different things to fix it but finally decided to just flash back to the stock ROM/sbf. I used the MILER_X1-00.26.1 (I now know that my build is 00.26.0) that and-developers.com sites for use. The problem is that now I have the Verizon stock info on my phone. It changed the MIN, PRL MEID AND phone number. I get an error on start up that my phone needs to be activated, it places a call that starts off "welcome to verizon, to activate your phone......" So now I have no phone service. I can use the wifi so I have access to everything that has been backed up via Titanium Back up, but as you know that will not contain any system data from the stock sbf. Does anyone have any ideas or am I just prolonging the insurance call for replacement?
Conner85 said:
It works with Alltel. I just need to know if I can flash back to my stock 2.1 update 1 nandroid backup from CyanigenMod 6.1.2 without running into problems with the kernel not being compatible. I heard that if you flash between Froyo and Eclair you'll brick your phone because the kernels aren't compatible. Is this true?
Alltel Motorola Milestone A854 / Droid CyanogenMod 6.1.2.
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I've flashed from Froyo to Eclair with no issues
Tappin' and a Talkin' from my Milestone
smb1966 said:
I need help returning my phone to the stock sbf. I rooted my phone, all was well until I started playing with Titanium Backup. I deleted Google talk, and as a result I would get this error "process Google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly" I tried several different things to fix it but finally decided to just flash back to the stock ROM/sbf. I used the MILER_X1-00.26.1 (I now know that my build is 00.26.0) that and-developers.com sites for use. The problem is that now I have the Verizon stock info on my phone. It changed the MIN, PRL MEID AND phone number. I get an error on start up that my phone needs to be activated, it places a call that starts off "welcome to verizon, to activate your phone......" So now I have no phone service. I can use the wifi so I have access to everything that has been backed up via Titanium Back up, but as you know that will not contain any system data from the stock sbf. Does anyone have any ideas or am I just prolonging the insurance call for replacement?
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Call customer support. The EXACT same thing happened to.my first Milestone. Tell them you don't know what happened and you want it fixed.
Tappin' and a Talkin' from my Milestone
Moved and stuck.
Root+Overlock rapid method
Android by O2 :
tested today:
UniversalAndroot 1.6beta + Milestone Overlocking 1.48 from Market (free) and rulez
@ cfultz
Is there a chance you could put a brief description of the Sbf wipe / restore method, or maybe a link you know of? I've been digging for a week and all I find are droid 2 & X references. ROM manager decided to not get me back to a recovery / boot loader screen and I am really stuck.
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**Edit**
Really not trying to be lazy, but all the .sbf methods I've read so far seem require you getting to a boot loader. If I could get to a boot loader this wouldn't be a problem, as I made a back up of my stock ROM. I have a functioning bugless beast ROM, just no recovery / boot loader, and no way to flash back to my recovery.
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Problem fixed, sorry for the interruption.
Tivo to the rescue! (edit: added numbers to make it easier to specify where to look for users caught in the middle somewhere)
1. You can do one of two things to get back to 5.5.886
You can use RSD Lite to sbf back to stock 886
http://briefmobile.com/droid-bionic-receives-fastboot-recovery-files
Or you can use this One click restore and root to get back to stock 886
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279825
Both of these will erase your data (but not your sd card). There's no way around that.
Because you already updated your radio files and theres no way to downgrade that, the one click root method will not work anymore. There's no stopping that, its already been done.
2. Because of P3droid, however, there is a manual method of rooting that still works.
Follow this link
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...-your-phone-back-upgrade-path.html#post106072
Look at the second post. I tested this method after I, myself, went to 893 and SBFed back to 886. It works.
3. After that you can follow this guide starting from step 5 to get keep root through any upgrade.
http://androidforums.com/bionic-all-things-root/434407-how-flash-893-update-maintain-root.html
4. Then download the 886>893 file from here and put it on your SD card
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...found-update-files-read-before-you-flash.html
5. Boot phone into STOCK RECOVERY (not clockwork mod recovery). When the triangle is up, press BOTH volume keys. Use Volume Down to navigate and Volume Up to select the install zip option. Select the 886>893 file you just downloaded and let it install. It will take a while.
Boot back up after that and you should be rooted and be running 5.5.893
Tivo7 said:
Tivo to the rescue!
You can do one of two things to get back to 5.5.886
You can use RSD Lite to sbf back to stock 886
http://briefmobile.com/droid-bionic-receives-fastboot-recovery-files
Or you can use this One click restore and root to get back to stock 886
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279825
Both of these will erase your data (but not your sd card). There's no way around that.
Because you already updated your radio files and theres no way to downgrade that, the one click root method will not work anymore. There's no stopping that, its already been done.
Because of P3droid, however, there is a manual method of rooting that still works.
Follow this link
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...-your-phone-back-upgrade-path.html#post106072
Look at the second post. I tested this method after I, myself, went to 893 and SBFed back to 886. It works.
After that you can follow this guide starting from step 5 to get keep root through any upgrade.
http://androidforums.com/bionic-all-things-root/434407-how-flash-893-update-maintain-root.html
Then download the 886>893 file from here and put it on your SD card
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...found-update-files-read-before-you-flash.html
Boot phone into STOCK RECOVERY (not clockwork mod recovery). When the triangle is up, press BOTH volume keys. Use Volume Down to navigate and Volume Up to select the install zip option. Select the 886>893 file you just downloaded and let it install. It will take a while.
Boot back up after that and you should be rooted and be running 5.5.893
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I will give this a try tonight... I hosed up one the Bionic's last night....
I was able to get it back to 866 but lost the root. I tired to re-root it and it failed. So I can not re-do cheesecake and get to [ROM] [R3]BLURR3D V2.0 PBX MOTO Kernel .
Crossing fingers....
~Socks
sockstobed said:
I will give this a try tonight... I hosed up one the Bionic's last night....
I was able to get it back to 866 but lost the root. I tired to re-root it and it failed. So I can not re-do cheesecake and get to [ROM] [R3]BLURR3D V2.0 PBX MOTO Kernel .
Crossing fingers....
~Socks
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Yeah you wont be able to use the current version of any one click root method anymore because you upgraded your kernel and radio and those cant be downgraded.
The only method I know that works after updating kernel/radio is p3droid's manual method.
What if you flash the original full FXZ file using RSD lite, will that put back the original kernal and radios?
No. It is currently impossible to downgrade kernels and radios.
OK, so question, pardon my newbness, coming from a Thunderbolt and bought the Bionic yesterday, I rooted, flashed bionic bootstrap, and made a backup of my stock rom. Then I flashed Blurred 2.0 which is based on .893. If for what ever reason I need to go back stock, can I do so, or am I hosed?
You can always go back to 886 by flashing the system.img file.
If you're talking about doing that while still running that ROM, I don't think you should. I don't kno what would happen.
You will never be able to downgrade your kernel or radio files though (these keep you from using the root method most people know). P3droid's manual method works though.
Wait, so when I want to sell this phone in a few weeks, can somebody post a method to return back to stock, etc?
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using XDA App on UNL3ASH3D R3BLURR3D V2.0 and will continue to be sent from here until I buy the Galaxy Nexus 32GB
Nvm, I thought I had read that one click restore wouldn't work, but it will
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using XDA App on UNL3ASH3D R3BLURR3D V2.0 and will continue to be sent from here until I buy the Galaxy Nexus 32GB
Tivo7,
i am back to .889 rooted and ready to brick my phone again wow Motorola really trying but thanks to everyone involve we could continue modding our phones with no worries.
thank you again.
I just bootstrapped my backup of my stock .886 back no problem, from blurry 2.0. Booted up fine, everything appeared to be working fine. Then I went back to my back up of blurry 2.0 and it went back fine.
droid3d said:
Tivo7,
i am back to .889 rooted and ready to brick my phone again wow Motorola really trying but thanks to everyone involve we could continue modding our phones with no worries.
thank you again.
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Just follow my guide and you can get to 893 rooted.
You're welcome.
stevessvt said:
I just bootstrapped my backup of my stock .886 back no problem, from blurry 2.0. Booted up fine, everything appeared to be working fine. Then I went back to my back up of blurry 2.0 and it went back fine.
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Nice. You can go to 893 with my guide.
Th3ory works on 893.
Thats what I was on,...went from th3ory R3 Blurr3d 2.0, based on .893, back to my stock .886 backup I made in bootstrap, worked fine, and back to the back up of Blurr3y I made in bootstrap again. No problems at all.
stevessvt said:
Thats what I was on,...went from th3ory R3 Blurr3d 2.0, based on .893, back to my stock .886 backup I made in bootstrap, worked fine, and back to the back up of Blurr3y I made in bootstrap again. No problems at all.
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Cool cool.
stevessvt said:
What if you flash the original full FXZ file using RSD lite, will that put back the original kernal and radios?
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I was unable to use the original full FXZ. When I tried to go back to stock 886, RAD would fail to flash. I had to use P3's method to get back to 886, and then used his method to root.
This is P3's post...
How to get your phone back on the upgrade path...
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-bionic-forum/9800-how-get-your-phone-back-upgrade-path.html
Thanks, but since asking that question Ive nandroided back to stock .886 with a backup ive made. I know the radios and kernals are still .893, but everything worked fine.
stevessvt said:
Thanks, but since asking that question Ive nandroided back to stock .886 with a backup ive made. I know the radios and kernals are still .893, but everything worked fine.
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Awesome. Good to know.
stevessvt said:
OK, so question, pardon my newbness, coming from a Thunderbolt and bought the Bionic yesterday, I rooted, flashed bionic bootstrap, and made a backup of my stock rom. Then I flashed Blurred 2.0 which is based on .893. If for what ever reason I need to go back stock, can I do so, or am I hosed?
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If that's all you did you don't have 893 radio or kernel you have to do forever root and cheesecake app to get OTA update blurred 2.0 is based on update but dose not flash kernel or radio
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using xda premium
This saved me. Forever root didn't take when I updated to .893 so I had to do it manually off of a nandroid restore. Thank you so much!
anuraj1 said:
This saved me. Forever root didn't take when I updated to .893 so I had to do it manually off of a nandroid restore. Thank you so much!
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You're welcome
I just didn't want others to feel all the pain I did on this, so I posted the steps I took to fix it.
This is basically just a guide putting everyone else's guides together in one place.
greetings,
I had the brilliant idea of flashing my droid 3, but now I'm stuck on a black screen:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S) (Flash Failure)
0A.40
Battery OK
OK to Program
Connect USB
Data Cable
I used RSD Lite to flash, but it just shows
Failed flashing process. 1/18 (...) result FAIL
I'm trying to update with CW, but it stuck after the 'press menu' page
someone knows how to unbrick my phone?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336980
if youre trying to update through CW, you shouldnt need to use RSD. Since you have used RSD, you need to make sure you have the correct SBF. Im not sure if the Milestone 3/??Model# has an SBF! You will need to sbf (with RSD) and (probably) clear cache (through recovery m+power)
thank U vry much!
giving a try
as soon I get some results, I'll post here
and again: thank you
well... my droid is a
motorola Milestone 3 x850
Godmik said:
well... my droid is a
motorola Milestone 3 x850
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oh..you have the XT860? In this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19784171 they're saying you can make nandroid backups now...I guess you didn't?
I'm not really up to date with XT860 news (there's still no subforum) but you could try flash the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288823.
I don't know if there's an official SBF for XT860 yet
when i saw the flag in your profile, i figured you werent using our XT862. I did a couple searches but didnt come up with anything but a system dump
I did...
bot even the backup stuck....
when I boot with + and - volume buttons pressed, I can navigate to 'Normal Powerup'
then appears the CW window, where I made the backup, but when I try to restore and reboot, it keeps stucking....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17419746&postcount=81
check out this thread, not just post 81. this guy said he tried flashing the xt862 rom to his xt860 and bricked like you. ive never had to fastboot the /preinstall partition (??), but you may find more information if you dig a little deeper. hope that helps
guys,
my greatest THANKS!
after this little time and this little help I can yell:
IT'S ALIVE!! \o/
I almost lost (another) mobile on flash (frist a Motorola v360, then a Palm Treo Pro 850)
on other hand.... it's on CHINESE!!!
but I think I can handle that..... or at least try to....
awesome. i was worried because motorola marketed two phones as the XT860, which is Bell Canada, and Vivo Brazil. everything ive checked out was for the Bell version (even though they could be the exact same base)
now, I'll try to root again, install CW and restore my backup...
wish me luck =P
thinking better....
this whole confusion started because my droid was too slow.... (I guess it's because motoblur) and restore the backup will only help to mess up with my head again
If you're on the me863 rom now thenone click root won't work, there is a link to a working root method in the me863 thread in the Droid 3 android dev forum
Rooted xt860, debloated and overclocked to 1.1
DoubleYouPee said:
oh..you have the XT860? In this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19784171 they're saying you can make nandroid backups now...I guess you didn't?
I'm not really up to date with XT860 news (there's still no subforum) but you could try flash the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288823.
I don't know if there's an official SBF for XT860 yet
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I've been making nanxroids through CWR since the d3 bootstrap first came out. Never had a problem. Its safestrap that doesn't work in xt860
Rooted xt860, debloated and overclocked to 1.1
there's only one problem: I can't instal gapps...
there's a method or a order?
Godmik said:
there's only one problem: I can't instal gapps...
there's a method or a order?
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Yes flash with stock recovery http://www.gokuai.com/f/S2rh89s025kihzf6
Also install morelocale 2 to change language
now I got gapps working too
ty guys!
Hello. First off, I want to thank everyone for their hard work here. I have followed many tutorials and have seen many great conversations to keep noobs like me from making mistakes when trying to delve into the world of ROMs and rooting. However, I did encounter some troubles while installing the ICS rom onto my bionic (running on .902). I think I may have accidentally overwritten the stock rom backup that I made with safe strap or whatever that app is (I'm sorry, like I said, I am a complete noob). Is there a way to restore the phone to stock, as in before I even touched it, even if the backup I made during the process is gone by my mistake?
I'm sure this has been asked a million times, and if so, I apologize, but as I noob, I have no idea how to even begin to search for clues. Walkthroughs would be nice, but links are fine too, since I'm sure there are plenty of the same questions out there.
Thanks!!!
Pete's motorola tools check it out you will find what you need there just google Pete's tool bionic
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Also I believe if you disable safe mode it will boot up rooted stock from don't quote me on that I am not for sure. Also I believe there is a unroot method in development not sure if it is for 902 or not though..
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Thanks for the info!
No problem here to help
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R3l3as3DRoot and for3v3r root will take you back to 886
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Thanks! Can that be used after the .902 update? Is it possible to do a dual-boot type deal between stock and the ICS version I have installed? I've seen mentions of dual-boot around here, but I can't get a clear grasp on whether it is possible or not, or if so, how to do it. Thank you very much!
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Thanks! Can that be used after the .902 update? Is it possible to do a dual-boot type deal between stock and the ICS version I have installed? I've seen mentions of dual-boot around here, but I can't get a clear grasp on whether it is possible or not, or if so, how to do it. Thank you very much!
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Yeah I'm sure you can.
Get on stock .902(here).
Install SafeStrap.
Backup Stock Rom by Toggling "SafeMode"
Boot up ICS.
When you want to go to Stock .902 undo "SafeMode" and the Stock Rom should boot up on Reboot
Thanks for the answer! Hopefully I can give this a shot soon!
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Thanks for the answer! Hopefully I can give this a shot soon!
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Yeah those instructions above are correct. I just came back from the AOKP ICS Rom to stock. 902. Worked fine. I have all my apps and stuff too.
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Don't know what I'm doing wrong here, but when I plug my phone in to my PC, the phone realizes it, but doesn't seem like the PC does. Also, when I open RSD Lite and try to load the file, it doesn't do anything after clicking "Start". Please help me try to diagnose what I may be doing wrong if you can! Thank you!
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Don't know what I'm doing wrong here, but when I plug my phone in to my PC, the phone realizes it, but doesn't seem like the PC does. Also, when I open RSD Lite and try to load the file, it doesn't do anything after clicking "Start". Please help me try to diagnose what I may be doing wrong if you can! Thank you!
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Enable Usb Debugging and Unknown Sources. Download Motohelper drivers
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I'm sorry I probably should be a little more specific. I have both of those enabled and I do have the Motohelper drivers installed. I am following the steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22758211#post22758211
On step 8, I do not see a file named FXZ or a file with that extension, but I figured it was the file with the name that the zip file had. I chose that file after clicking "..." and hit Start, but it doesn't do anything.
I am running the ICS version cyanogen mod 9.0.0-rc0-droid_bionic-kang build number alpha_2012_02_10
I already have SafeStrap installed (used that to get this rom on). So, looks like I'm stuck on or around step 8 from the other steps posted. Once I can get past that, I can continue with the steps posted in this thread!
Thanks!!!
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I'm sorry I probably should be a little more specific. I have both of those enabled and I do have the Motohelper drivers installed. I am following the steps here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22758211#post22758211
On step 8, I do not see a file named FXZ or a file with that extension, but I figured it was the file with the name that the zip file had. I chose that file after clicking "..." and hit Start, but it doesn't do anything.
I am running the ICS version cyanogen mod 9.0.0-rc0-droid_bionic-kang build number alpha_2012_02_10
I already have SafeStrap installed (used that to get this rom on). So, looks like I'm stuck on or around step 8 from the other steps posted. Once I can get past that, I can continue with the steps posted in this thread!
Thanks!!!
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SafeStrap disables ADB(that Im sure of) which will not let RSD run(im pretty sure) you have to select the xml file
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Yes, the XML file is the one I select. However, it will not do anything in RSD. Is there anything I can do to enable ADB in order to let RSD run?
Update: I found a way to do it. I think things are going okay so far. Looks like it is installing. If it does install successfully, I would like to do everything perfectly right going forward.
So, after this is installed, I will want to:
1. Get root access again using Motofail? I assume doing this return to stock will remove root access.
2. Install SafeStrap. Once that is done, I toggle Safemode to enabled, which will backup my stock rom and protect it from being overwritten?
3. Then, flash ICS from the zip files on my sdcard?
Lonepalm said:
Update: I found a way to do it. I think things are going okay so far. Looks like it is installing. If it does install successfully, I would like to do everything perfectly right going forward.
So, after this is installed, I will want to:
1. Get root access again using Motofail? I assume doing this return to stock will remove root access.
2. Install SafeStrap. Once that is done, I toggle Safemode to enabled, which will backup my stock rom and protect it from being overwritten?
3. Then, flash ICS from the zip files on my sdcard?
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Yes sir.
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Anyone tried using the RAZR recovery on the Droid 4? Lookin to do up the Arctic rom, but would feel much better if I could get a nandroid.
EDIT: This is the link to the RAZR recovery I was mainly thinking of: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385283
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Anyone tried using the RAZR recovery on the Droid 4? Lookin to do up the Arctic rom, but would feel much better if I could get a nandroid.
EDIT: This is the link to the RAZR recovery I was mainly thinking of: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385283
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Why not do the nandroid with safestrap?
I didn't think safestrap was working with the D4?
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I didn't think safestrap was working with the D4?
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I dont know whats going on lol.....everyone is coming with all these different stories. I used the root exploit that was out and used the safestrap for recovery. I dont think I did anything different than anyone else. And then i took a chance flashing a Razr rom
Oh yeah, the original utility had the safestrap didn't it? The latest utility doesn't anymore (although I think it works).
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jgardner said:
Oh yeah, the original utility had the safestrap didn't it? The latest utility doesn't anymore (although I think it works).
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I took it out until Hashcode brings it out for Droid 4. I've been corresponding with him and if the maker of Safestrap tells you it isn't safe to use on Droid 4 yet then you usually should listen.
All up to your risk though.
I made a nandroid using safestrap, or thought i did. I made my backup so i figured i would try that arctic rom so i followed the directions step by step. After i wiped cache and factory reset i went install from sd and the arctic rom that i know i put on it was not there. So i figured i would flash back to the backup i just made and try the process of putting the arctic on my sd. Some how i ended up bricking my phone and am now stuck in bootloader and my device is looked. Have you or anyone else made an sbf, oneclick recovery or a way to unbrick my D4?
Briteyez83 said:
I made a nandroid using safestrap, or thought i did. I made my backup so i figured i would try that arctic rom so i followed the directions step by step. After i wiped cache and factory reset i went install from sd and the arctic rom that i know i put on it was not there. So i figured i would flash back to the backup i just made and try the process of putting the arctic on my sd. Some how i ended up bricking my phone and am now stuck in bootloader and my device is looked. Have you or anyone else made an sbf, oneclick recovery or a way to unbrick my D4?
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Not yet. There is a reason we have warnings on these...
I hope we get fastboot yet. You cannot just "make them" they have to be leaked.
FYI Motorola does Fastboot files, not SBF now.
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Not yet. There is a reason we have warnings on these...
I hope we get fastboot yet. You cannot just "make them" they have to be leaked.
FYI Motorola does Fastboot files, not SBF now.
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Im new to root even though i have learned pretty quick. Finally after much pain and suffering got my X's bootloader unlocked and rooted some time in Nov. What does leaked mean and what is the difference between fastboot files and sbf?
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As far as the warnings i didnt see the warning to not use safestrap till i got on here and it was to late. I figured since i was able to boot into recovery and make a backup i would be ok
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Im new to root even though i have learned pretty quick. Finally after much pain and suffering got my X's bootloader unlocked and rooted some time in Nov. What does leaked mean and what is the difference between fastboot files and sbf?
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You would be Man of the Year if you did that. You mean you bootstrapped it, right?
Leaked means they have to trickle out from Motorola/Verizon somehow.. either on purpose or by "accident" somebody on the inside putting them out there for use by our wonderful devs.
As for SBF vs fasboot, i dont know exactly the difference but think of them as different types of "recovery" that can be used to fully restore your phone to factory condition.
Briteyez83 said:
I made a nandroid using safestrap, or thought i did. I made my backup so i figured i would try that arctic rom so i followed the directions step by step. After i wiped cache and factory reset i went install from sd and the arctic rom that i know i put on it was not there. So i figured i would flash back to the backup i just made and try the process of putting the arctic on my sd. Some how i ended up bricking my phone and am now stuck in bootloader and my device is looked. Have you or anyone else made an sbf, oneclick recovery or a way to unbrick my D4?
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Which FASTBOOT error are you seeing? It should be referencing one of the partitions.
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You would be Man of the Year if you did that. You mean you bootstrapped it, right?
Leaked means they have to trickle out from Motorola/Verizon somehow.. either on purpose or by "accident" somebody on the inside putting them out there for use by our wonderful devs.
As for SBF vs fasboot, i dont know exactly the difference but think of them as different types of "recovery" that can be used to fully restore your phone to factory condition.
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Yes, i mean bootstrapped and you mean woman of the year, right? My bf said the difference between the two is SBF your makinga mirror image of everything and doing a complete system dump and fastboot is just cutting the power for a split sec. It will clear your immediate cache but some memory is still there.
Briteyez83 said:
Yes, i mean bootstrapped and you mean woman of the year, right? My bf said the difference between the two is SBF your makinga mirror image of everything and doing a complete system dump and fastboot is just cutting the power for a split sec. It will clear your immediate cache but some memory is still there.
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I cant help unless I know what your error message says when you turn on the phone. :/
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Send me your email addy in a message and ill send you a pic of it
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Ok, so it's WEBTOP that is behaving badly.
Let me see if I can get an RSD Lite file for you to try. Do you know how to use that?
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Ok, so it's WEBTOP that is behaving badly.
Let me see if I can get an RSD Lite file for you to try. Do you know how to use that?
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No, i dont. Im new to root, just rooted in nov. If you give me something thst would fix it that would be awesome.
Unfortunately, the fix isn't exactly a simple one.
It comes in 3 parts (assuming you're on Windows):
1. You'll need to download and install RSD Lite which is what is used to flash the fastboot restore files from Motorola:
http://dev-host.org/ug07spima1mq/RSDLite5.5.rar
2. Download and install the Motorola USB drivers to recognize your phone in fastboot mode:
http://www.mediafire.com/?z5qpc8v3xza25e6
3. I'm setting up a mini WEBTOP fastboot restore file based on the latest RAZR fastboot files (I say small.. but it's still quite a large download). The version is slightly off from the D4's but it might be close enough, and I think it's worth a shot:
[ Getting this file setup will take me about an hour, but you can get steps 1 and 2 ready for now ]
ALSO KEEP THE PHONE POWERED OFF FOR NOW TO SAVE BATTERY. FASTBOOT WILL NOT PROGRAM WITH A LOW BATTERY.
Hashcode said:
Unfortunately, the fix isn't exactly a simple one.
It comes in 3 parts (assuming you're on Windows):
1. You'll need to download and install RSD Lite which is what is used to flash the fastboot restore files from Motorola:
http://dev-host.org/ug07spima1mq/RSDLite5.5.rar
2. Download and install the Motorola USB drivers to recognize your phone in fastboot mode:
http://www.mediafire.com/?z5qpc8v3xza25e6
3. I'm setting up a mini WEBTOP fastboot restore file based on the latest RAZR fastboot files (I say small.. but it's still quite a large download). The version is slightly off from the D4's but it might be close enough, and I think it's worth a shot:
[ Getting this file setup will take me about an hour, but you can get steps 1 and 2 ready for now ]
ALSO KEEP THE PHONE POWERED OFF FOR NOW TO SAVE BATTERY. FASTBOOT WILL NOT PROGRAM WITH A LOW BATTERY.
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Thank you so much. My bf is leaving his laptop here so that i can do this since he is building the main cpu right now. Ill makev sure i let you know if this works or not after ive finished. I was going to have verizon send me a new one since i just bought my D4 on the 17th and i have 14 days. But i just dont want to risk my warrenty getting voided. Once again thank you.
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Thank you so much. My bf is leaving his laptop here so that i can do this since he is building the main cpu right now. Ill makev sure i let you know if this works or not after ive finished. I was going to have verizon send me a new one since i just bought my D4 on the 17th and i have 14 days. But i just dont want to risk my warrenty getting voided. Once again thank you.
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If it works, I'll create a new thread with the instructions as I believe there are a few in your situation.
Yes there is quite a few. Ill let you know as soon as i can