i am very new to the rooting and installing roms thing i have a droid bionic. the root went through fine but when i was trying to instal the rom something happened and it rebooted now it will not come off the duel core screen can anyone tell me how to fix it
Did you use safestrap or bootstrap?
ya i downloaded it to my phone before i did everything and i used bootstrap
reflash the phone.........
how do i do that
royjester13 said:
how do i do that
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If ever your phone needs to have everything wiped back to complete stock, you'll want to obtain RSD Lite (newest version is 5.7) and a system FXZ file. 5.9.902 is the newest full FXZ available.
royjester13 said:
ya i downloaded it to my phone before i did everything and i used bootstrap
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You can moto-fastboot the system.img or use rsdlite.
Next time, use safestrap.
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I have my Droid Bionic on a ICS ROM but I would like to get back to stock. I don't have any back ups and I wasn't on safestrap. I was wondering how I flash my phone back to stock. I have heard of doing it with RSD lite. If so where do I get the file to flash on my phone?
My phone is forever rooted, will it stay that way?
Thanks!
Munns86 said:
I have my Droid Bionic on a ICS ROM but I would like to get back to stock. I don't have any back ups and I wasn't on safestrap. I was wondering how I flash my phone back to stock. I have heard of doing it with RSD lite. If so where do I get the file to flash on my phone?
My phone is forever rooted, will it stay that way?
Thanks!
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Yes, you can use RSDlite and the 902 fxz or you can moto-fastboot the system.img.
You will loose root with both options. However, you can use motofail to regain it again.
Do you have any of the files?
eye__dea said:
Yes, you can use RSDlite and the 902 fxz or you can moto-fastboot the system.img.
You will loose root with both options. However, you can use motofail to regain it again.
Do you have any of the files?
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I do not. Do you know where I can get them?
902 fxz: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29432364/VRZ_XT875_5.9.902.XT875.Verizon.en.US_CFC_01.xml.zip
Rsdlite 5.6 with drivers: http://db.tt/Dp7duB4C
If u dont want to wipe internal sd card: http://db.tt/woeUrdbT
(Props to timmy10shoes for some of the files)
Hit me up if you need help.
i did't backup root using rootkeeper and just flashing 219 using rsd. then i found that the superuser is still there but the root(su) no longer working.... i have tried everything, wiping, unroot, root(droid4utility0.4)...nothing work, even the safetrap doesn't work... i really really need you help to get my root back. millions of thanks~~~~
sbf back to the old version 215, factory reset, install root, install voodoo rootkeper and use it, then apply the update zip, reboot and go into voodoo and restore root.
myfishbear said:
sbf back to the old version 215, factory reset, install root, install voodoo rootkeper and use it, then apply the update zip, reboot and go into voodoo and restore root.
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thanks so much buddy! and do you have the sbf 215 version link? i really don't konw where to find it...
matthewzx said:
thanks so much buddy! and do you have the sbf 215 version link? i really don't konw where to find it...
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Look in the EternityProject Droid 4 ROMs thread in the dev section.
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myfishbear said:
sbf back to the old version 215, factory reset, install root, install voodoo rootkeper and use it, then apply the update zip, reboot and go into voodoo and restore root.
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still doesn't work... might be somebody can up;oad the voodoo ota rootkeeper's root backup files and let me hve a try.... thanks so much to all of your guys~~
Here is the thread with the fastboot files in case anyone else can't find it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622256
I'm surprised that Superuser was still on your phone after flashing the fastboot file. Did you wipe data and cache?
SGMD1 said:
Here is the thread with the fastboot files in case anyone else can't find it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1622256
I'm surprised that Superuser was still on your phone after flashing the fastboot file. Did you wipe data and cache?
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yep, many times wiping... when using the droid utility 0.4 it says "fail...read only file system..."
Try using motofail. If it doesn't work the first time run it one more time.
Grizzy3 said:
Try using motofail. If it doesn't work the first time run it one more time.
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ok...i will try tonight...3xs~
Grizzy3 said:
Try using motofail. If it doesn't work the first time run it one more time.
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still not working... when i choose the storage mode the superuser installed successful but no root(voodoo ota keeper tells)...
i think the last option is trying someone's voodoo ota root keeper's root backupfile...
would you please upload yours? thank you so much buddy!
hey guys, just wondering if there is a root method for the Motorola Droid 4 either OTA or other ways. sorry for noob question but ive tried to search for the answers else where.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207384
Check this out.
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Michael_DW said:
hey guys, just wondering if there is a root method for the Motorola Droid 4 either OTA or other ways. sorry for noob question but ive tried to search for the answers else where.
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Yep, the Droid Utility is a great tool for this phone.
If you're new to this, maybe a little explanation may be helpful..
the Droid Utility is a collection of scripts or tools you can run one after the other. For your purpose, rooting the Droid4, you only would use option 3 - and if you want to run a custom rom on this tool, also option 4. (Google "How to Safestrap" for more info on that)
1) and 2) are if you want to flash your phone back to stock.
So download the utility, extract it.
Make sure you have the drivers installed (if you can connect to your phone as a mass storage device you should be ok)
Click on the run.bat file, choose option 3 and follow the onscreen instructions.
Can droid utility unroot / flash back to stock after the latest update?
System 98.72.189.xt894
squabeggz said:
Can droid utility unroot / flash back to stock after the latest update?
System 98.72.189.xt894
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??? What are you trying to get back to? droid utility can flash any firmware file you want - or use RSD lite to flash stock firmware..
But where are you and what are you trying to accomplish and why?
Sorry, I'm a bit of a noob. I was rooted, took the latest OTA, restored root with voodoo. Now I just want to unroot and wipe it. Current
System 98.72.189.xt894 , Android 4.1.2, no custom Rom.
So I guess if I use option #1(I think) on droid utility, that should do what I need? Or is there something else I need to do as well since I took the recent ota?
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Sorry, I'm a bit of a noob. I was rooted, took the latest OTA, restored root with voodoo. Now I just want to unroot and wipe it. Current
System 98.72.189.xt894 , Android 4.1.2, no custom Rom.
So I guess if I use option #1(I think) on droid utility, that should do what I need? Or is there something else I need to do as well since I took the recent ota?
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No- just choose option #1. The last OTA doesn't make a difference one way or the other...
well, my problem is that the latest update (97.82.189) would fail, so i unrooted with supersu, flashed stock with droid4 utility then installed the update without fail, now i cannot re-root the phone, ive follow all instructions of clearing smartactions cache and data before attempting, phone is in debug and ive tried on both mtp and camera usb modes several times with no luck, script seems to run through as it should but root never takes, im thinking i should have never used supersu to unroot and should have just flashed stock and tried the update, would really suck if i cannot get root back
Long story, but I lost my /system folder on my stock Att xt1058 running 4.4.2.
I have an unlocked bootloader.
Can anyone upload to a Dropbox, or somewhere else, just the system partition so I can restore via nandroid on TWRP? Otherwise I am stuck waiting for the SBF, since I can no longer downgrade.
Thanks
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Well...
This is untested, but it is a flashable zip that I made from a dump of my ATT 4.4.2 /system. The kernel is included within the zip, but it is not automatically flashed, and you will need to use fastboot to flash it. (I intended this to be used with safestrap..)
165.44.1.ghost_att: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407581236
Let me know if this flashable zip works. I will post it with the instructions for locked bootloaders...
Will work on this in a few hours.
Just so I am clear, flash zip in recovery, pull boot.img out of the zip, and flash boot.img manually via fastboot. Right?
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cpetersen2791 said:
Will work on this in a few hours.
Just so I am clear, flash zip in recovery, pull boot.img out of the zip, and flash boot.img manually via fastboot. Right?
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Exactly.
I see it was downloaded 9 times before me. I didn't have any luck with both TWRP and Philz's recovery. Flash stalled on "extracting system files" for 5+ minutes.
I would take the entire TWRP backup if you can upload that.
UPDATE: I deleted the boot.img out of the zip file, and it flashed, then manually flashed boot.img.
UPDATE 2: No radio, nor wifi to connect...Suggestions? I feel i am so close!
Ctrl-Freak said:
Well...
This is untested, but it is a flashable zip that I made from a dump of my ATT 4.4.2 /system. The kernel is included within the zip, but it is not automatically flashed, and you will need to use fastboot to flash it. (I intended this to be used with safestrap..)
165.44.1.ghost_att
Let me know if this flashable zip works. I will post it with the instructions for locked bootloaders...
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OMG, I think this file will help me to rescue my brick!!!!!
Can I manually flash this firmware on my device using fastboot tool?I have no idea about what safestrap is,please no hate.
It's still a WIP, after flashing, I didn't have radio. Will work on that tomorrow. If we get it going, I'll post something, with Ctrl-Freak's approval.
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Ctrl-Freak said:
Exactly.
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I download your zip and find out this is not a firmware...OTZ
I can only wait until the sbf file released.
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UPDATE 2: No radio, nor wifi to connect...Suggestions? I feel i am so close!
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It's still a WIP, after flashing, I didn't have radio...
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I can say that the 4.4 modem works fine with 4.4.2. Are you running a 4.4.x modem? If so, you might be experiencing "the radio" problem (One symptom, is that it shows "unknown" in status.)
This radio problem has plagued me in safestrap. No matter what 4.4.x rom I tried to flash, if I was already running 4.4.x, I could not TWRP /system, fastboot boot.img and keep a working radio. I had no idea the problem might persist with an unlocked bootloader's TWRP.
In the past, to fix the radio problem, I always need to downgrade to 4.2.2 (using fastboot->system, boot, modem and recovery.) Then I root, safestrap, load 4.4.x rom using safestrap's TWRP, then fastboot radio and kernel. After that the radio problem disappears.
However... Other people seem to be successful by doing a factory reset in safestrap's TWRP. For instance, look at these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/development/rom-krypton-v1-1-4-13-2014-t2716657
Safestrap Version
-If you are already on 4.4.2 then boot into Safestrap and factory reset, do not wipe the system then install to the STOCK slot.
-If your not on 4.4.2 then go here and follow the instructions from my stock rom thread http://rootzwiki.com/topic/116025-ro...52-kitkat-442/ I don't feel like reposting them in here.
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Previously, I looked at a rom that was intended for the above instructions. That rom basically did the same as mine: It formatted and loaded /system.
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I can say that the 4.4 modem works fine with 4.4.2. Are you running a 4.4.x modem? If so, you might be experiencing "the radio" problem (One symptom, is that it shows "unknown" in status.)
This radio problem has plagued me in safestrap. No matter what 4.4.x rom I tried to flash, if I was already running 4.4.x, I could not TWRP /system, fastboot boot.img and keep a working radio. I had no idea the problem might persist with an unlocked bootloader's TWRP.
In the past, to fix the radio problem, I always need to downgrade to 4.2.2 (using fastboot->system, boot, modem and recovery.) Then I root, safestrap, load 4.4.x rom using safestrap's TWRP, then fastboot radio and kernel. After that the radio problem disappears.
However... Other people seem to be successful by doing a factory reset in safestrap's TWRP. For instance, look at these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/development/rom-krypton-v1-1-4-13-2014-t2716657
Previously, I looked at a rom that was intended for the above instructions. That rom basically did the same as mine: It formatted and loaded /system.
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Those are all Verizon Radio's. Do you think I can grab the ATT version 4.4 radio and manually flash? I have that sbf available. Or will the Verizon work in an ATT xt1058
cpetersen2791 said:
Those are all Verizon Radio's. Do you think I can grab the ATT version 4.4 radio and manually flash? I have that sbf available. Or will the Verizon work in an ATT xt1058
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Sorry. I wasn't telling you to get that rom or the Verizon radio, I was pointing out that a factory reset in TWRP may help with the radio issue.
Long story, but I lost my /system folder on my stock Att xt1058 running 4.4.2.
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So I am guessing that you took the OTA to originally get to 4.4.2. You should already be running that modem. If that is true, I would not change it.
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So I am guessing that you took the OTA to originally get to 4.4.2. You should already be running that modem. If that is true, I would not change it.
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I factory reset prior to installing, should i wipe /system as well? I am running AOSP roms (PAC) now, and there is no problem with the radio.
I took the OTA, so I dunno what the radio problem would be. Wifi wouldn't turn on either, so i dunno if it's just a radio issue.
i am fortunate to be unlocked bootloader, so i got a copy of the GPE xt1053 posted here as well, and it appears it will work. I think i am gonna try to flash that, then your files w/o a wipe. How does that sound? Unless you got other ideas.
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I factory reset prior to installing, should i wipe /system as well? I am running AOSP roms (PAC) now, and there is no problem with the radio.
I took the OTA, so I dunno what the radio problem would be. Wifi wouldn't turn on either, so i dunno if it's just a radio issue.
i am fortunate to be unlocked bootloader, so i got a copy of the GPE xt1053 posted here as well, and it appears it will work. I think i am gonna try to flash that, then your files w/o a wipe. How does that sound? Unless you got other ideas.
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I do not fully understand the radio/wifi issue, so all of my ideas would be trial and error. Give your plan a go and let us know. I would love to know what causes this issue, as a solution should help us using safestrap.
Another thought. Maybe I have to flash the radio, even though I haven't changed. Kind of like flashing the boot.img. I haven't changed that either, but it had to be flashed to boot.
Do you know where I can grab the radio IMG? Can't seem to find it around.
I supposed I can pull it from Att 4.4 sbf. Which files tho, just the Non-hlos.bin file? I don't have the xml here @ the office so I don't know what to look for.
Thanks again for your help
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I do not fully understand the radio/wifi issue, so all of my ideas would be trial and error. Give your plan a go and let us know. I would love to know what causes this issue, as a solution should help us using safestrap.
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Found this...
it's OS 4.4 (140.44.5), will that run into the brick issue?
A good friend asked me to root his note 3, he was on mj5 at the time, everything worked like a charm using vroot. Now he wants to update to kitkat so i downloaded the rom file and odin files from another thread thinking it would be easy,i looked at his build and fimware and its nb4 now but still android version 4.3 so i tried to install safestrap says it installs but wont boot into it so i backed everything up using titanium and factory wiped it from the actual recovery still no luck how can i update this thing
Granger77 said:
A good friend asked me to root his note 3, he was on mj5 at the time, everything worked like a charm using vroot. Now he wants to update to kitkat so i downloaded the rom file and odin files from another thread thinking it would be easy,i looked at his build and fimware and its nb4 now but still android version 4.3 so i tried to install safestrap says it installs but wont boot into it so i backed everything up using titanium and factory wiped it from the actual recovery still no luck how can i update this thing
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towel root. you have to get that first. once you do so and reboot, you can install safestrap recovery
Even though it's still rooted after a full wipe
Granger77 said:
Even though it's still rooted after a full wipe
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to get kitkat do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701062 or this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
jerrycoffman45 said:
to get kitkat do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701062 or this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
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Yeah no luck lost root odin keeps failing I told him to just bring it back to at&t and have them try to update it he still has warranty thank you though for all the help