[Q] Help with custom rom? - Motorola Droid 3

Okay, so ICS is great, and I love it but I really want everything to work. I am getting into developing, and have been learning a lot. I want to make a custom gingerbread rom, and I am on 906. Currently just deodexed and rooted. I want to use this as my base for the rom. I flashed the deodexed rom to my phone because I accidently flashed MAVRom on the non-safe partition (had CWM instead of Safestrap). How would I get the .zip to customize it? The deodexed "rom" is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554916 but if you aren't using 906 already whats the point, because the system isn't in it, just app and framework. What would be the easiest, or best, way to get this on the road?

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What happens if I unroot while using a Custom ROM?

I want to Unroot my Droid (A855) but keep my stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 ROM by Peter Alfonso.
Would anything happen If I unroot my phone while using a custom ROM AND kernel?
Thanks!
I'm assuming you would still have either SPRecovery or Clockwork recovery still installed.
Make a backup and give it a try. If you don't like it, just reboot into recovery and restore your current ROM (with root). I suspect you won't notice much of a difference with the exception that you will no longer be able to run apps that require root.
What benefit were you expecting to get by removing root?

[Q] custom rom after applying the "easily update to 5.7.893 and keep webtop"

[Q] custom rom after applying the "easily update to 5.7.893 and keep webtop"
Hey guys new to the bionic and have already done lots of flashing and changing to it. I read the easily update thread so I reverted back to stock using the For3v3r root and applied the update and the webtop mod. After searching through the entire thread all pages no one asked or said anything about whether or not that mod will work if you flash a custom rom.
So my question is...Can I flash a custom rom after and it still work? I specifically like liberty so any help would be fantastic.
Thanks in advanced and I promise I searched and searched for this answer. Please help
I dont really know what you are asking. If you are asking if you can install a custom ROM after updating to 5.7.893, then I would say yes. If you are asking if you had a custom ROM on there first and then tried to upgrade, I would say, yes that should work too, so I guess the answer is "yes".
Thank you for your response. I guess to be more clear is if I am on the stock rom with this webtop mod applied can I go ahead and flash a custom rom without loosing the ability to have the webtop mod?
rkuhldude77 said:
Thank you for your response. I guess to be more clear is if I am on the stock rom with this webtop mod applied can I go ahead and flash a custom rom without loosing the ability to have the webtop mod?
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Generally any restrictions regarding mods and custom ROMs are contained in the post for the ROM or mod. The 5.7.xxx update is a system update. Think of it as firmware....the under layer. It may come in a Stock package, but if you Flash or mod in any way, you would be impacting only that stock package.....unless the OP posts in the thread.
Many people on other devices, may revert to Stock implementations....to do the OTA....then continue with other flashes like before. Things that are flashed, kernel, baseband, system, radio etc.....all work together with the hardware to deliver your Bionic experience.
That actually makes a lot of sense. I can obviously follow instructions to flash especially when the devs make one click roots and other tools to make it easy for noobs like me, but what you just said made my understanding much better.
Thanks again.
would restoring a nandroid from a 5.893 system be a bad idea?
I actually updated mine with forever root to 5.7.893 then flashed Liberty 1.0 ROM on my phone and its worked great so the answer is definitely yes.

[Q] trouble finding default/stock 5.9.502 ROM

I am happily running Eclipse ROM 2.2
I am trying to install some ICS ROMS like: sperimintgum gummykang 2.1
When i load it it says it may not work unless coming from certain kernel version. (5.9.902) I was told to flash from a stock rom.
This stock kernel i am trying to find with no luck! Does anybody have any links?
*no pay-to-download links please.
delecti said:
I am happily running Eclipse ROM 2.2
I am trying to install some ICS ROMS like: sperimintgum gummykang 2.1
When i load it it says it may not work unless coming from certain kernel version. (5.9.902) I was told to flash from a stock rom.
This stock kernel i am trying to find with no luck! Does anybody have any links?
*no pay-to-download links please.
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In order to run eclipse v2.2, you would of had to been on stock 902 at one time.
How did you flash eclipse, bootstrap? Safestrap?
Safestrap loaded
Bootstrap was initially loaded, i then loaded up safestrap.
delecti said:
Bootstrap was initially loaded, i then loaded up safestrap.
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Okay. So, Is eclipse on your unsafe or safe side of safestrap?
Did you make a backup of stock in bootstrap before you flashed eclipse?
It is the "safe" rom. i was unaware of what these options did. I did take a backup before i did eclipse.. would this be the unsafe rom?
delecti said:
It is the "safe" rom. i was unaware of what these options did. I did take a backup before i did eclipse.. would this be the unsafe rom?
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It should be unless you erased it with bootstrap.
Disable safe mode and see what is in unsafe mode.
For future: Here is a good safestrap guide to follow: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455888
the safe rom seems to be stuck in a boot loop.
I had followed the safestrap instructions, & that aspect has worked fine.
I tried toggling the safeboot option and trying the other backup.. boot loop.
*Going back to a stock ROM for these type of scenarios is lacking in info. Should be a sticky on any ROMS that need it.
Do you have any more ideas of how to get back to a stock rom?
The problem was that you used bootstrap and safestrap together. This creates problems.
I can help you get back to stock if you have some time.
PM me when you get a chance.

Odex/Deodex Flashing Question

Ok. I'm currently stock 4.4 (Sprint) rooted with the latest TWRP recovery. The stock ROM is, of course, odexed. I've never messed with odexed ROMs before, since I've always just stuck with AOSP type ROMs. I've found a few cool inverted 4.4 apps (i.e. MMS.apk) and I'm wondering if there is a way to flash a typical deodexed app onto an odexed ROM like this? Maybe by deleting both the MMS.apk and odex file before flashing? Thanks for any help.
sasokutenshin said:
Ok. I'm currently stock 4.4 (Sprint) rooted with the latest TWRP recovery. The stock ROM is, of course, odexed. I've never messed with odexed ROMs before, since I've always just stuck with AOSP type ROMs. I've found a few cool inverted 4.4 apps (i.e. MMS.apk) and I'm wondering if there is a way to flash a typical deodexed app onto an odexed ROM like this? Maybe by deleting both the MMS.apk and odex file before flashing? Thanks for any help.
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You got it, just delete or rename both the apk and the odex file and manually install the apk, change permissions and reboot
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I need a non rooted 5.1.1 flashable zip rom

I'm looking for a ZIP flashable stock rom so I can use in multiboot that is not rooted. Every rom I find is pre-rooted....
slekkas said:
I'm looking for a ZIP flashable stock rom so I can use in multiboot that is not rooted. Every rom I find is pre-rooted....
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stock non rooted, then flash the factory image. besides that, there wont be any unrooted stock roms. most real roms are made with aosp, not stock. since thete is no usable code to build stock. so, they take stock roms, take them apart, and add supersu to it and other stuff. they dont actually "build" stock roms.
simms22 said:
stock non rooted, then flash the factory image. besides that, there wont be any unrooted stock roms. most real roms are made with aosp, not stock. since thete is no usable code to build stock. so, they take stock roms, take them apart, and add supersu to it and other stuff. they dont actually "build" stock roms.
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Because I need to install as multiboot I can only install a zip file in recovery... I can only use fastboot for the primary rom which I don't want to touch...
To be honest I don't care if the rom is stock or aosp as long as it's not rooted... That's all that matters.
slekkas said:
Because I need to install as multiboot I can only install a zip file in recovery... I can only use fastboot for the primary rom which I don't want to touch...
To be honest I don't care if the rom is stock or aosp as long as it's not rooted... That's all that matters.
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well, there are many aosp roms, the majority of them are not rooted until you flash the supersu file as well. terminus is my favorite one. one question, why do you need a non rooted rom? if its for a business or for an app, you will appear rooted until you flash the factory image.
simms22 said:
well, there are many aosp roms, the majority of them are not rooted until you flash the supersu file as well. terminus is my favorite one. one question, why do you need a non rooted rom? if its for a business or for an app, you will appear rooted until you flash the factory image.
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My satellite provider has an app but I need to be unrooted in order to run it. I thought the best way would be to install a second rom that is unrooted and use it for this. Thank you for taking an interest to help BTW.
So you are telling me even if I install this terminus rom and I don't root I won't be able to use the app?
slekkas said:
My satellite provider has an app but I need to be unrooted in order to run it. I thought the best way would be to install a second rom that is unrooted and use it for this. Thank you for taking an interest to help BTW.
So you are telling me even if I install this terminus rom and I don't root I won't be able to use the app?
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since you are on multiboot, i honestly dont know. i do know that many have to unroot to use certain apps, so the get rid if root. but the apps usually think they are still rooted, until they flash the factory image. anyways, good luck!
You could try using a root cloak.
Problem already resolved.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3164939

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