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I just got my bionic today and I was browsing through the forums and couldn't find any sbf files. If I were to root my phone and get rid of all bloat, how could I get it back to stock in case of a warranty exchange? I've been a DROID X user for a very long time and there was always an sbf method of getting back to stock and have it like you just bought it. I don't want to root my phone unless there's a way to get back to stock.
Thanks
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There are a few ways to root/unroot your device. To get it back to stock I would recommend using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262540
Using the Fastboot Images ZIP (system.img, boot.img) is the safest way imo. This will restore the phone to factory default (pre .893)
Cheers,
Java
Thank you my friend. Wow, shocked that Motorola is no longer using sbf files. This will work. I'm on 893 that's what my phone came preinstalled with.
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'Ello lads!.. So yes, I've traded my Galaxy Nexus for a Bionic(+ cash) with some fine chap. Sure the Nexus has a bit of a screen advantage but performance wise I honestly don't notice a dfference. The big thing is I'm glad the reception issues I was having with the Nexus are gone.
Anyway, that's alo for now. Cheerio!
Welcome! Update to .901 so this phone doesn't piss you. Can be a real slag without that update.
Cheers!
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voxigenboy said:
'Ello lads!.. So yes, I've traded my Galaxy Nexus for a Bionic(+ cash) with some fine chap. Sure the Nexus has a bit of a screen advantage but performance wise I honestly don't notice a dfference. The big thing is I'm glad the reception issues I was having with the Nexus are gone.
Anyway, that's alo for now. Cheerio!
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I am a bionic owner and love my phone, with that said you need to have your head examined I've been trying to get a nexus for weeks, lol. Just don't wanna pay $600 for it. If I could trade my bionic plus $200 or so I would be all over it!!!!!
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Nicelysedated said:
Welcome! Update to .901 so this phone doesn't piss you. Can be a real slag without that update.
Cheers!
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So far I've done that Zerg manual root on the phone. Can I simply just download a ROM w/ .901 integrated or do I still have to do some sort of .901 update first?
lrs421 said:
I am a bionic owner and love my phone, with that said you need to have your head examined I've been trying to get a nexus for weeks, lol. Just don't wanna pay $600 for it. If I could trade my bionic plus $200 or so I would be all over it!!!!!
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well, the battery life was pretty bad on the thing and was pissed that the 'extended battery' was only 250mAh more then the stock. on top of that, unless the phone was charging in 'ac mode', it would lose charge if you were trying to use it while in 'usb mode' charging. also i had severe reception issues with it(kept going back & forth from 3g to 4g & occasionally lost signal all together). and finally, i wanted the extra cash for something.
either way though i qualify for another upgrade this march anyway... pretty sure though that i'm just going to hold off until the quad's are out.
voxigenboy said:
So far I've done that Zerg manual root on the phone. Can I simply just download a ROM w/ .901 integrated or do I still have to do some sort of .901 update first?
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If you look in one of the .901 threads you can find a link to.download the update. Flash it in bootstrap. After that you can change to any of the .901 compatible ROMs. I don't think the ROMs update the radio.
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voxigenboy said:
well, the battery life was pretty bad on the thing and was pissed that the 'extended battery' was only 250mAh more then the stock. on top of that, unless the phone was charging in 'ac mode', it would lose charge if you were trying to use it while in 'usb mode' charging. also i had severe reception issues with it(kept going back & forth from 3g to 4g & occasionally lost signal all together). and finally, i wanted the extra cash for something.
either way though i qualify for another upgrade this march anyway... pretty sure though that i'm just going to hold off until the quad's are out.
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I was just poking fun . I'm sure you had your reasons. Welcome aboard.
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lrs421 said:
I am a bionic owner and love my phone, with that said you need to have your head examined I've been trying to get a nexus for weeks, lol. Just don't wanna pay $600 for it. If I could trade my bionic plus $200 or so I would be all over it!!!!!
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I would stay away from the nexus from what I have been reading. Getting some bad reviews.
I have a Tbolt and the Bionic and I like the Bionic better. The only thing the Bionic does not do is be on the phone and surf at the same time on 3G, but I never do that...
Now that I rooted the Bionic I like it even better, but just staying on the stock rom and stock radio I have no issues. Great phone...
kendive said:
I would stay away from the nexus from what I have been reading. Getting some bad reviews.
I have a Tbolt and the Bionic and I like the Bionic better. The only thing the Bionic does not do is be on the phone and surf at the same time on 3G, but I never do that...
Now that I rooted the Bionic I like it even better, but just staying on the stock rom and stock radio I have no issues. Great phone...
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Yeah, in reality there is nothing wrong with my Bionic and once we get ICS I'll be content. Kudos to Moto for setting the trend, announcing the Bionic would get ICS before other manufacturers made statements about their devices.
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We will get ics. Just dont trust moto on time frames. We were supposed to have an unlocked bootloader end of last year. Its january 11 2012.
davwman said:
We will get ics. Just dont trust moto on time frames. We were supposed to have an unlocked bootloader end of last year. Its january 11 2012.
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Anyone get CWR to work on the Bionic? It is suppose to work but I can't get it to reboot into recovery?
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Anyone get CWR to work on the Bionic? It is suppose to work but I can't get it to reboot into recovery?
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yeah the how to's in the dev section aren't exactly user friendly. basically though, i was not able to get CWM to work on it's own. you have to download that "Safestrap" .apk and install it. after doing so, it will install recovery itself. once that's done, you reboot your phone and press the MENU key once prompted, then you'll go into recovery.
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yeah the how to's in the dev section aren't exactly user friendly. basically though, i was not able to get CWM to work on it's own. you have to download that "Safestrap" .apk and install it. after doing so, it will install recovery itself. once that's done, you reboot your phone and press the MENU key once prompted, then you'll go into recovery.
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Thanks I will get that a shot today.
Update... Working now. Thanks again
I may write out a few how to's with all the fixes.
I agree, out of all the phones/tabs I've rooted/ROM'd the how to's in the Bionic Dev section are a bit...lacking.
All the info is there, but it takes you 5 hours to figure it out b/c the steps, dummy guides, fixes are spread out all over the place between here and a few other forums.
Safestrap is really nice though.
got556 said:
I may write out a few how to's with all the fixes.
I agree, out of all the phones/tabs I've rooted/ROM'd the how to's in the Bionic Dev section are a bit...lacking.
All the info is there, but it takes you 5 hours to figure it out b/c the steps, dummy guides, fixes are spread out all over the place between here and a few other forums.
Safestrap is really nice though.
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Yeah, your right. I don't know exactly what safestrap is (assuming its similar to bootstrap which I use) and when I tried to research it I got confused and just decided to stick with bionic bootstrap since I can't find a reason why its needed even though everyone talks about it.
I wouldn't use rom manager, just do everything in one of the two recoveries. Here's a breakdown of the recoveries for the Bionic
Bionic Safestrap
-Allows two system partitions
-One system is non-safe system where your main stock system resides. You can make and restore backups in this partition but you cannot install custom roms.
-The other system is safe system. This is the partion that lets you install roms and what not.
-You can toggle between the two systems from within safestrap recovery. It will automatically backup the current system before switching over.
-Safestrap has a nice feature that prevents bricks. On restart if Safestrap is installed there is a boot menu that pops up. You can hit the menu button to get into recovery from there. This comes in handy if you are having a bootloop. Just pull battery, restart phone and hit menu key when safestrap animation appears.
-One downside is that webtop doesn't work in safe system and the rom may run a tad bit slower in safe system partition
Bionic Bootstrap
-This is the riskier one
-This is more like regular clockwork recovery. You boot intro recovery from the bootstrap app.
-You can make backups, install roms etc in bootstrap recovery
-If you enter a bootloop while using bootstrap recovery, your phone is pretty much bricked. Because of the encrypted bootloader there is not a way to get back into recovery if using bootstrap. You will have to use sbf/fxz from a pc computer to unbrick your phone.
*You can use bootstrap to install a custom rom as your main system, and then install safestrap after if you want. But fully know what your are doing before you do this. If you don't use webtop, I recommend safestrap recovery for everything. Here is something I wrote over at Droidforums
-I have been testing roms out in safestrap to make sure they install and load up correctly
-I then toggle back to my main system in safestrap
-I then uninstall safestrap and install bootstrap.
-Then I boot into bootstrap recovery through that app
-Make a backup in bootstrap (always have a backup of your stock unmodified system)
-Wipe data and cach
-Install the Rom that I first tested in safestrap
-After Rom loads up and your are done flashing you can install safestrap again if you want. This way you will have a rom as your safe system and you can have another rom as your non-safe system. Webtop will work with roms on your main system.
stelv said:
I wouldn't use rom manager, just do everything in one of the two recoveries. Here's a breakdown of the recoveries for the Bionic
Bionic Safestrap
-Allows two system partitions
-One system is non-safe system where your main stock system resides. You can make and restore backups in this partition but you cannot install custom roms.
-The other system is safe system. This is the partion that lets you install roms and what not.
-You can toggle between the two systems from within safestrap recovery. It will automatically backup the current system before switching over.
-Safestrap has a nice feature that prevents bricks. On restart if Safestrap is installed there is a boot menu that pops up. You can hit the menu button to get into recovery from there. This comes in handy if you are having a bootloop. Just pull battery, restart phone and hit menu key when safestrap animation appears.
-One downside is that webtop doesn't work in safe system and the rom may run a tad bit slower in safe system partition
Bionic Bootstrap
-This is the riskier one
-This is more like regular clockwork recovery. You boot intro recovery from the bootstrap app.
-You can make backups, install roms etc in bootstrap recovery
-If you enter a bootloop while using bootstrap recovery, your phone is pretty much bricked. Because of the encrypted bootloader there is not a way to get back into recovery if using bootstrap. You will have to use sbf/fxz from a pc computer to unbrick your phone.
*You can use bootstrap to install a custom rom as your main system, and then install safestrap after if you want. But fully know what your are doing before you do this. If you don't use webtop, I recommend safestrap recovery for everything. Here is something I wrote over at Droidforums
-I have been testing roms out in safestrap to make sure they install and load up correctly
-I then toggle back to my main system in safestrap
-I then uninstall safestrap and install bootstrap.
-Then I boot into bootstrap recovery through that app
-Make a backup in bootstrap (always have a backup of your stock unmodified system)
-Wipe data and cach
-Install the Rom that I first tested in safestrap
-After Rom loads up and your are done flashing you can install safestrap again if you want. This way you will have a rom as your safe system and you can have another rom as your non-safe system. Webtop will work with roms on your main system.
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Thanks I too was a little fuzzy on Safestrap. Now I know.
No problem. Here is a good link on safestrap http://rootzwiki.com/topic/8794-bionic-safestrap-bootstrap-recovery-12142011/page__fromsearch__1
kendive said:
I would stay away from the nexus from what I have been reading. Getting some bad reviews.
I have a Tbolt and the Bionic and I like the Bionic better. The only thing the Bionic does not do is be on the phone and surf at the same time on 3G, but I never do that...
Now that I rooted the Bionic I like it even better, but just staying on the stock rom and stock radio I have no issues. Great phone...
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It's not possible to talk and surf at the same time on Verizon's 3g network. I don't believe that is a feature most people need or would even use, but it sounds good on the commercials.
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lrs421 said:
I am a bionic owner and love my phone, with that said you need to have your head examined I've been trying to get a nexus for weeks, lol. Just don't wanna pay $600 for it. If I could trade my bionic plus $200 or so I would be all over it!!!!!
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The Nexus isn't worth it. I've tested it out and wasn't too impressed. One big thing I didn't like about it was that it only had 3 buttons compared to the normal 4 (home, back, search, menu). That might not be as big of deal with newer users who aren't as used to certain things, but I've been with Android for almost 3 years so the typical 4 buttons is a must as its something I became used to.
As far or the specs, its nothing to get excited about when they have much better coming out this spring and summer.
As far as ice cream sandwich, the bionic is getting it and will have Google's help with getting it set up for our phones.
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I have a bionic that i system updated to 5.9.902 a couple days after i got it. Then i made the mistake of coming here and messing up my phone because i have no idea what I'm doing
I installed safestrap and did the whole noob step by step guide. Installed eclipse and a couple other roms. For some reason i wiped my internal and external storage. I have no backups of anything.
I've tried releasedroot, petes, rds lite with the 902 xml. I got stuck all the time with what seemed to be a driver issue.
I just want to return this thing to stock and stop messing with it
As of now when I press power i go straight to ap fast boot flash failure screen. I press power to power off and hold vol up and down to boot into recovery but just pick the normal boot option. Phone then boots into what seems to be my stock 902. I dont know if im rooted anymore.
If i could rid my phone of this flash failure and safestrap, i would be stupid happy
Anyone out there willing to help a total noob? If any more info is needed I'd be happy to provide
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What error did you receive using rsdlite?
When you go into your phone settings..can you verify your on 902?
I'm at work now but it was some sort of usb failure. It got stuck on 1/22 mbm something.
Yes as of right now im on 902.
Is there a tutorial on how to completely remove usb drivers? Even though rsdlite says I'm connected, I don't see my phone drivers in device manager. That's where I think I'm going wrong but not really sure.
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Cool. I'm at work too. When would you be available?
About 5pm est ... thanks alot dude
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Send me a PM when your available.
I tried to pm you but xda force closed. I replied to, i believe, your hotmail
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So I tried to flash the 229 while still on 2233 but of course it didn't work. I then tried to flash the 902 using the pathsaver and and stuck in bootloop. I can access recovery though and other flashing tools. All I have access to is my laptop running Ubuntu because I'm 1000 miles from home. Any help here?
Your best bet is going to be flashing back to 902 using your cmd prompt and flashing each item one by one. I had to do that while i was out training in the middle of nowhere. It takes a little longer, but works. There also use to be a tool for linux/mac sort of like rsd but all the links i found when i was training were dead links, hence why i flashed each item seperatly.
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I feel like an idiot because just last year I was manually flashing other peoples Bionics, but I don't remember how to do it. Do you know of any walkthroughs?
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I feel like an idiot because just last year I was manually flashing other peoples Bionics, but I don't remember how to do it. Do you know of any walkthroughs?
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here's a link you can try
http://www.droidhive.com/forums/index.php?/topic/87-902-bionic-pathsaver-for-windowslinuxmac/
i usually use windows but this link have linux/mac version too
good luck
Those are both great links, thats where i found most of my info for recovering mine when i bricked it. I lost everything on mine. I only had fastboot... lol. I ended up actually taking a little info from multiple topics then pieced it all together and managed to accomplish what i needed. There wasnt any specific topic that worked 100% for me, not to mention all the dead links i ran into for almost everything i needed to do it within linux/OSX/Mac
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I appreciate that but the link to the files are dead. Somebody needs to make a new legal hosting site lol. As a side note, I pulled the SD card and put a couple of update files on it then booted into recovery. From here I was able to flash both updates with zero issues, however the bootloop still remains. WTH??
I fixed it. I pulled the SD card and put both the 905 and 229 update on it. I then placed it back into the phone, booted recovery and flashed both updates (flashed 905 rebooted still bootloop, then flashed 229 rebooted). My Bionic is currently booting up now. Made it past the Dual Core screen fairly quickly too!
Let us know if it finished loading and if your good to go. If not i can see what i can do about uploading the files i used if i still have them. I know i do on my mac but that is in a connex on its way to me from fort irwin at the moment, but i think i saved most of them on my tablet too.
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I'm good now bud. Up and running ics leak 229 flawlessly. But thank you for attempting to help!
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No problem, glad you got it resolved.
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I have a Bionic that's stuck on the red Motorola/dual-core logo. If I turn the phone on normally, it displays the logo and the soft keys light up after a few seconds, but nothing else happens. I've tried flashing both .893 and .902 to no avail, as both successfully flash but then dump me back to the boot screen. I'm also unable to get to recovery as the recovery option from the pre-boot menu also leaves me hanging at the Motorola logo.
Any ideas?
UPDATE: Have tried flashing using both RSD Lite and the fastboot command through the terminal on Mac OS X, no dice.
How long have you waited? First boot after FXZ can take several minutes....
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johnlgalt said:
How long have you waited? First boot after FXZ can take several minutes....
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I'll try it again, but I waited a little under 10 minutes last time.
Sounds possibly bricked. Be careful not to drain your battery so don't leave out on too long because you can't fxz with a low battery.
Were you doing something that might have caused this?
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I would download the newly released 905 FXZ and flash it, unmodified. Don't try to save your data or your internal memory. Just run the full FXZ.
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Sounds possibly bricked. Be careful not to drain your battery so don't leave out on too long because you can't fxz with a low battery.
Were you doing something that might have caused this?
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It's actually my friend's—it bricked itself during an OTA (not sure which) and he gave it to me to try and fix as he managed to get a replacement without them asking for an exchange. And about the battery, I have a handy universal charger so I'm not worried
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I would download the newly released 905 FXZ and flash it, unmodified. Don't try to save your data or your internal memory. Just run the full FXZ.
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Will do, thanks.
Alright, flashed the 905 FXZ (stock, no changes) and it's been stuck at the Motorola logo for about 15 minutes now. Slight progress, though, as now when I plug the phone in the computer recognizes a bunch of USB devices (USB Composite Device, Motorola LTE BP Modem, Motorola QC BP Modem, Motorola USB Modem, Motorola USB Networking Driver, and Motorola QC Diag Port).
Any suggestions?
Try a windows machine. Maybe it would end up different. Ive fxz'd my bionic 15 times or so. Never had boot after fxz take more than 5 min. Also make sure youre using a motorola cable. Mac, im clueless, really, but i imagine as long as you have the latest motorola drivers and the newest version of rsd lite, it would work no sweat. I just dont know if the fxz file would be different, but id imAgine not
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In fact if you need a fxz that is 100% for sure,
http://db.tt/kNuGZ8Od . I have used this same one every time with zero glitches or hiccups. Its .902 with no mods so it wipes internal too.
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In fact if you need a fxz that is 100% for sure,
http://db.tt/kNuGZ8Od . I have used this same one every time with zero glitches or hiccups. Its .902 with no mods so it wipes internal too.
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I've been using Windows (dual booting), along with that same FXZ and nothing seems to be working. I also tried the newly released 905, same result. Think it's a hard brick?
I dont know. Do you have the newer (red m, not black m) version of rsd lite? Are ya using the Motorola drivers and the moto device helper? http://db.tt/yR5ZCAqa i have both installed on my phone tweaking windows xp sp3 machine.
Me personally, i dont want to believe in hard bricking, but maybe its possible.
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I dont know. Do you have the newer (red m, not black m) version of rsd lite? Are ya using the Motorola drivers and the moto device helper? http://db.tt/yR5ZCAqa i have both installed on my phone tweaking windows xp sp3 machine.
Me personally, i dont want to believe in hard bricking, but maybe its possible.
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I do have the newest version of RSD Lite. I've got the Moto drivers, but no device helper (which I'll try next).
Can you find out from your friend...what OTA he was flashing and what exactly happened? And if he had safestrap installed? With some more information, you may be able to recover. Honestly though...you have done pretty much everything to try and recover.
possiable fix
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Can you find out from your friend...what OTA he was flashing and what exactly happened? And if he had safestrap installed? With some more information, you may be able to recover. Honestly though...you have done pretty much everything to try and recover.
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I have had my droid bionic for almost a year i bought it bricked on the Droid logo would not boot past that, its been a year and i havent been able to fix this phone i have repaired 9 phones for personal use in the mean time. long story short after a year of fxz flashing driver updates house of moto using i figured out that if i flash the phone with cdma_targa_9.8.2O-72_VZzW-22_cfc.xml then factory reset in recovery it will boot to droid logo, this is where it gets weird it will sit here all night but if i pull my sd card it will almost immediately go to the red eye then boot. hope this helps :]
Boot it WITHOUT the sd Card? You can't RSD the JellyBean firmware if it was previously on the ICS firmware unless ICS firmware is "clean/virgin" (i.e. unmodified).
You may need to go all the way back to Gingerbread or ICS. I'd try House of Bionic's ICS flashing procedure.