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This is an updated (and short) version of my guide for rooting and/or unbricking your DROID 3. This method works on Motorola phones running Android OS 2.3.4 or earlier. If you have a version of MotoBlur/Android on your DROID 3 that isn't compatible with this version, you can use the unbrick method to return your DROID 3 to MotoBlur 5.6.890 Verizon OTA first.
All instructions and downloads are linked from my website at:
www.psouza4.com/DROID3
UPDATE 9/1/2011 1.03: completely re-written, includes one-click root and unroot for practically all Motorola Gingerbread devices, /system/app fix & restore, and ADB temp root. DROID 3 fixes work for build 5.5.959 (stock) and 5.6.890 (late August OTA update).
UPDATE 9/8/2011 1.05: lots of logic testing for fixing bad root attempts/root carry-over's for DROID X, DROID 2 Global, and other devices. Some messages were made clearer, and unrooting is now open to other devices (/system/app restore optional).
UPDATE 7/8/2012 1.08: new links for the system restore features
UPDATE 6/14/2013 1.09: guide re-written, files re-uploaded, everything should be working again (I removed /system/app restore feature since it wasn't reliable and now unnecessary with unbrick/restore methods)
Thanks! That was dead easy and i'm happy that i still have root after rebooting a couple of times.
I assume that if i do a factory wipe, I will have to use this root method again, right?
nosaturn said:
Thanks! That was dead easy and i'm happy that i still have root after rebooting a couple of times.
I assume that if i do a factory wipe, I will have to use this root method again, right?
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No, you will lose superuser.apk which can be re-installed from the market as it is wiped when the /data partition is formatted, but su and busybox are installed in /system/xbin and will not be removed during a factory reset, so it will survive a factory reset (but you will just need to reinstall superuser).
oki doki.... i saw another thread on unrooting the phone and if i have to exchange it, i'll experiment there
nosaturn said:
oki doki.... i saw another thread on unrooting the phone and if i have to exchange it, i'll experiment there
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I'm in the process of writing a one-click unroot for Droid 3.
psouza4 said:
I'm in the process of writing a one-click unroot for Droid 3.
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nvm didnt read
psouza4 said:
I'm in the process of writing a one-click unroot for Droid 3.
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Awesome!!!
Woot for root!
Thank you
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So freaking stoked to try this tomorrow.
My Droid 3 is in Tennessee and i'm too damn hyped...i've contemplated driving to go get it, DAMN!
@psouza4, is this a script made by you? I make websites and fancy stuff like that and i'm steadily compiling all my information on the Evo into web format and would be interested in including this method with my Droid 3 page in the works at your request.
NyghtGT said:
So freaking stoked to try this tomorrow.
My Droid 3 is in Tennessee and i'm too damn hyped...i've contemplated driving to go get it, DAMN!
@psouza4, is this a script made by you? I make websites and fancy stuff like that and i'm steadily compiling all my information on the Evo into web format and would be interested in including this method with my Droid 3 page in the works at your request.
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Yes it is (but don't credit me for finding the exploit, I'm just automating it).
Hey souza quick Q for you.
Does your one click modify the build.prop ?
I saw it modified something during the process but blanked out
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Edit: nevermind, it was local.prop
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Yes it is (but don't credit me for finding the exploit, I'm just automating it).
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Great job, none the less
Awesome work Mate, well done.
-smc
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I love your tool man!
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royolpunk said:
I love your tool man!
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Never admit that in public. XD
Awesome work psouza4!
BTW (DISCLAIMER : THIS IS OFF TOPIC) are you the same guy that made Media center master?
djrajir said:
Awesome work psouza4!
BTW (DISCLAIMER : THIS IS OFF TOPIC) are you the same guy that made Media center master?
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Yep.
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Yep.
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Awesome, that has to be my favorite piece of software on my HTPC!
Restoring apps arent working to tell the truth im stuck at saving it to a restore folder
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So with the kernel released, anyone want to educate us how to flash a kernel? Id like to dig into this kernel, and if I can do anything with it, id like to know how to flash it to test...
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it should be the same as on any other phone. boot into ClockWork Recovery and select "install .zip from sd card"(or you could specify in ROM Manager that you want to do that also.
No, its not the same as any other phone...you can't install a custom kernel on the Bionic because it can only run a signed boot image...ala the locked bootloader.
The release of the kernel source, while welcome, is not anything that end users can do anything with at all and is of limited use to developers as well, due to the fact that Moto doesn't release everything and custom kernels are not possible.
^^^ what he said
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cellzealot said:
No, its not the same as any other phone...you can't install a custom kernel on the Bionic because it can only run a signed boot image...ala the locked bootloader.
The release of the kernel source, while welcome, is not anything that end users can do anything with at all and is of limited use to developers as well, due to the fact that Moto doesn't release everything and custom kernels are not possible.
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Thank you, I thought that was the case, but not 100%. however I knew it could not be flashed thru cwm
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runandhide05 said:
Thank you, I thought that was the case, but not 100%. however I knew it could not be flashed thru cwm
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Well, you're wrong.
It the phone was unlocked, that is where you'd flash the kernel - through recovery.
well, the procedure of installing a kernal is the same as a ROM(meaning you don't have to go through BootLoader)... so as far as installing, the above is how you'd do it... but wether or not(not) your phone accepts it is a different story considering the current status of the Bionic.
Hmm, wonder if any one is willing to try... If u have then knowledge to put that in a flashsble zip, il try... what's the worst that could happen.... Have soft brick and rds back to life....???
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mistawolfe said:
Well, you're wrong.
It the phone was unlocked, that is where you'd flash the kernel - through recovery.
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Lol...love the straight forward "well your wrong"
Lol.
Thanks tho
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runandhide05 said:
Lol...love the straight forward "well your wrong"
Lol.
Thanks tho
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Haha. I wasn't trying to be a jerk, you just said you were 100%.
I'm pretty blunt man, don't take it personal
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mistawolfe said:
Haha. I wasn't trying to be a jerk, you just said you were 100%.
I'm pretty blunt man, don't take it personal
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I didn't take it personal...hesnse the lols. All good. And ur right...don't know what I was thinking, cause that's the way we flashed them on the xoom..
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mistawolfe said:
Haha. I wasn't trying to be a jerk, you just said you were 100%.
I'm pretty blunt man, don't take it personal
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Not to nickpick but said I was not 100% about about the lockedboot loader preventing flashing of kernels, followed by my incorrect statement
An again all good! Nothing wrong with a little ball busten. Hehe
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Jeez. The kernel source was barely released a day or two ago. Give the dev community a few days to sort out what they can do with it before getting all crazy about it. We already have ClockworkMod Recovery for the Bionic. Chances are, since they have the full source code, we'll have refined flashable kernels that are bootloader-compliant in the coming weeks.
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Jeez. The kernel source was barely released a day or two ago. Give the dev community a few days to sort out what they can do with it before getting all crazy about it. We already have ClockworkMod Recovery for the Bionic. Chances are, since they have the full source code, we'll have refined flashable kernels that are bootloader-compliant in the coming weeks.
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I am hoping this is the case as well.
Not sure if the entire source was released or just what was contractually obligated to under the GPL.(which is likely the case since everything would give the dev's the key to the kingdom so to speak.)
runandhide05 said:
Not to nickpick but said I was not 100% about about the lockedboot loader preventing flashing of kernels, followed by my incorrect statement
An again all good! Nothing wrong with a little ball busten. Hehe
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Don't mind mistawolf. Kind of a douche that way sometimes lol I think he means well though.
willbur73 said:
Don't mind mistawolf. Kind of a douche that way sometimes lol I think he means well though.
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Letting someone know their 'facts' are inaccurate makes me a douche?
And who are you Wilbur?
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mistawolfe said:
Letting someone know their 'facts' are inaccurate makes me a douche?
And who are you Wilbur?
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Hey hey hey...we are all friends here.. I don't mind, or in fact I appreciate when I am informed I'm wrong. All good guys.
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Well...since we are being sticklers for the facts here...the easiest and most efficient way to load a custom kernel, if we could do so, would be fastboot.
They are typically released for most devices with unlocked bootloaders in update.zip format, but it's really device dependent and several forms are often available.
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Well...since we are being sticklers for the facts here...the easiest and most efficient way to load a custom kernel, if we could do so, would be fastboot.
They are typically released for most devices with unlocked bootloaders in update.zip format, but it's really device dependent and several forms are often available.
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Nice. I have only used the flash zip method myself. Miss those days...
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5.7.893 I have never had a phone with camera as fast as this. And yes my webtop still works
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I glad too hear webtop is works
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demo333 said:
I glad too hear webtop is works
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Have webtop2sd it still works
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hdtechk said:
5.7.893 I have never had a phone with camera as fast as this. And yes my webtop still works
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can you pull the webtop files for me please?
DockService.odex
PortalApp.odex
DockService.apk
PortalApp.apk
did you upgrade to any other builds before 5.7.893?
can you pull/post the blurcamera.apk?
I agree. Instant snap.
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KidJoe said:
can you pull/post the blurcamera.apk?
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There you go http://db.tt/Z57QuxN7
Hopefully this helps...I had audio, but not sure why it didn't record. I will do another video with audio if you guys need it.
Just remember to backup originals and then replace w/ new apk or delete them after they are backed up change permissions and reboot
(if you view the video just hit the ad as a thanks or hit the thanks button here )
Agreed, could you post those 4 webtop files so those of us whom it shows up as "unavailable" can attempt to fix it?
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5.7.893 I have never had a phone with camera as fast as this. And yes my webtop still works
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I'm guessing you went straight from 886 to 5.7.893? One update?
Could someone post another link to the camera.apk because his link is down?
0mie said:
There you go https://www.box.net/shared/6l55k0z4p043xiv6a525
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thanks but you are over your bandwidth...
If someone else can post?? otherwise, I'll just wait and try again later...
Damn you guys for using all my free bandwidth
Don't use all this now lol
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Does this need to be flashed through Clock work?
smacinskyjr said:
Does this need to be flashed through Clock work?
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Just use RE and fix permissions, that should work just fine.
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mistawolfe said:
I'm guessing you went straight from 886 to 5.7.893? One update?
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If you did your research you'd know the answer right? Use the search bar
droidrev71 said:
If you did your research you'd know the answer right? Use the search bar
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LOL +1 i wonder if anyone else gets that
0mie said:
Damn you guys for using all my free bandwidth
Don't use all this now lol
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Anyone get this to work? I'm on 5.5.886
I backed up my old Blur-Camera.apk and Blur-Camera.odex to my SD card. Extracted the files from the provided zip to /system/app and fixed permissions to be rw-r--r--. Rebooted, and its' still not showing up. I reverted back to my old camera for now until someone else gets it working.
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If you did your research you'd know the answer right? Use the search bar
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You're a fool. I've cheesecaked all the way to 5.7. The kernel blocks webtop at some point in the upgrade path. The only way to keep webtop (that has been found) is to go directly from 886 and cheesecake to 5.7, one big jump. If he didn't do that, then this is crucial information in obtaining webtop back for us who did the incremental updates.
Sorry there isn't a search button to help your ignorance and lack of knowledge.
Also, show me one spot in this thread where he listed his upgrade path.
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Anyone get this to work? I'm on 5.5.886
I backed up my old Blur-Camera.apk and Blur-Camera.odex to my SD card. Extracted the files from the provided zip to /system/app and fixed permissions to be rw-r--r--. Rebooted, and its' still not showing up. I reverted back to my old camera for now until someone else gets it working.
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cant get this to work ether. i am also on 5.5.886
neckbonest said:
cant get this to work ether. i am also on 5.5.886
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I'd tell you how if you weren't arrogant.
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How to Flash:
UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER REQUIRED
Code:
fastboot flash recovery cwm.img
Download:
CWM 6.0.3.2 Unofficial for Atrix HD - Mirror 1
CWM 6.0.3.2 Unofficial for Atrix HD - Mirror 2
Source:
Github
Thanks to:
Koush for CWM.
Hashcode and Dhacker for STS-Dev Team source.
Djrbliss for unlocking the bootloader & providing root in the first place.
Is this updated then compared to the epinter one?
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Is this updated then compared to the epinter one?
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I haven't looked to see if this has already been made for Atrix HD, but when the unlock happened I believe we had to use the XT925 version from epinter.
Im waiting for some progress reports from users before i install.
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Im waiting for some progress reports from users before i install.
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Flashing OK
Backing up OK
Restoring backups OK
From my personal usage. Looking forward to other's feedback though
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Flashing OK
Backing up OK
Restoring backups OK
From my personal usage. Looking forward to other's feedback though
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Thats enough feedback for me.
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Nice work.
~ Taylor_Swift
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mattlgroff said:
Flashing OK
Backing up OK
Restoring backups OK
From my personal usage. Looking forward to other's feedback though
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Confirmed flashed with Myth tool and works just fine.
Compatible with existing backups?
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Awesome work. I have been waiting since long fur such a release. Thanks a ton Matt.
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What is the difference with 6.0.2.8?
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Works like usual...i even see the bat-android symbol!!
Only gripe i have is that our recoveries are not recognized by SDK DDMS...but it is related all AHD recoveries...do you think you can help with this?
ai6908 said:
Works like usual...i even see the bat-android symbol!!
Only gripe i have is that our recoveries are not recognized by SDK DDMS...but it is related all AHD recoveries...do you think you can help with this?
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Yea i noticed the Bat android aswell i like it
ai6908 said:
Works like usual...i even see the bat-android symbol!!
Only gripe i have is that our recoveries are not recognized by SDK DDMS...but it is related all AHD recoveries...do you think you can help with this?
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Try using the Universal ADB driver by Koush.
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Try using the Universal ADB driver by Koush.
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Same old..adb just would not recognize the phone...anyhow, thanks for the tip...
will it recognize precedent cwm recovery backup?
thanx
Too lazy go back to old one tonight...will do it tomorrow... thanks...
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robken94 said:
Compatible with existing backups?
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Yes it is. I'm currently on pandroid, I restored back to 10.1 and then back to pandroid.
All is well.
All previous BU's were with the older cwm
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Nice work. Thank you so much.
Anyone having issues with external sdcard?
EDIT: Updated OP with new version to see if it fixes the external sdcard issues, if there were any. Please let me know and send a copy of ~/tmp/recovery.log if they do occur.
Im on the motorola atrix hd running cyanogenmod with an unlocked bootloader. I installed safestrap hoping to flash some gapps but whenever i reboot I dont get the safestrap splash screen it just reboots normally. And whenever i go into recovery its still the stock one. Any help is appreciated.
Can anyone help please
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Can anyone help please
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Yes. Why are you using safestrap when that is a discontinued method and has been for quite some time with all threads pointing to mythools on the current way to do things?
Use the search feature and READ before posting threads like this.
Admins, please close this thread.
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Rude but thanks ill try it
palmbeach05 said:
Yes. Why are you using safestrap when that is a discontinued method and has been for quite some time with all threads pointing to mythools on the current way to do things?
Use the search feature and READ before posting threads like this.
Admins, please close this thread.
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Myth tools doesnt work well for me at all i get alot of errors
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Myth tools doesnt work well for me at all i get alot of errors
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That tells us nothing. 'A lot of errors' is not a problem that i or anyone else can fix. We need details, error codes/msgs, what the device does, etc.
Lets start there and we'll see what we can do to get you up and running.
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That tells us nothing. 'A lot of errors' is not a problem that i or anyone else can fix. We need details, error codes/msgs, what the device does, etc.
Lets start there and we'll see what we can do to get you up and running.
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I just got another custom recovery from another source however it doesnt support my bootstrap backup. At this point i just want to go back to stock and re root and re do everything with my device but of course the firmware for the atrix hd is impossible to find.
If anyone has the atrix hd stock rom and firmware please link me to a download i really need it badly
LilWonka24 said:
I just got another custom recovery from another source however it doesnt support my bootstrap backup. At this point i just want to go back to stock and re root and re do everything with my device but of course the firmware for the atrix hd is impossible to find.
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Sorry for the delay, i got tied up with work. Boptstrap/safestrap is a discontinued for our device. Give me a sec to try to track stock sbf down for you
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Sorry for the delay, i got tied up with work. Boptstrap/safestrap is a discontinued for our device. Give me a sec to try to track stock sbf down for you
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Also is there anyway my bootstrap backup can even be recovered at this point it is still on my PC but not compatible with my current custom recovery. It has all of my contacts which I lost during flashing. If its not possible the stock is fine. Thanks for helping me it means a lot.
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Also is there anyway my bootstrap backup can even be recovered at this point it is still on my PC but not compatible with my current custom recovery. It has all of my contacts which I lost during flashing. If its not possible the stock is fine. Thanks for helping me it means a lot.
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Custom recoveries can be used to backup/restore stock roms. However, bootstrap/safestrap was discontinued in apr-may 2013 when our bootloader became unlockable. No clue of any safestrap compatibilities. What does mythtools say when you run through the bootloader unlock script?
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Custom recoveries can be used to backup/restore stock roms. However, bootstrap/safestrap was discontinued in apr-may 2013 when our bootloader became unlockable. No clue of any safestrap compatibilities. What does mythtools say when you run through the bootloader unlock script?
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Ill check it out first thing when i get home.