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Hello this is my first time here and this is very different than the xperia play section. Well my friend has a moto droid and.I would like to know how to.root it and unlock the bootloader. Also what is the fastest and most stable rom? Thank you for your time
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...first off, wrong section. This should be in Q&A.
Second off following any of the below advice is at your own risk (mainly because this is 100% from memory and I can remember things wrong sometimes ). Before you trust what I tell you I recommend reading the Q&A section, as I assure you you're not the first person to ask how to root the first android phone to be offered by Americas largest carrier.
The OG Droid doesn't require anything to unlock the boot loader, its not locked.
Since its on such an outdated version of android pretty much any generic one click root tool should work to get root. Try super one click or the like. From there you should be able to use rom manager to flash a current recovery. Then just put one of the fine roms from these here development forums on the SD card and have fun.
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MrHaPpY66 said:
Hello this is my first time here and this is very different than the xperia play section. Well my friend has a moto droid and.I would like to know how to.root it and unlock the bootloader. Also what is the fastest and most stable rom? Thank you for your time
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What firmware is your droid running? I had someone running 2.2.2 that the one click wouldn't root, if so there is a guide somewhere that you can root any os I'll see if I can find it for you
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Here is that link, http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-labs/74028-root-droid-1-regardless-os-version.html
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Thanks guys. Sorry for posting in the wrong place. It's different than the xperia play section
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Can someone post a guide or someting about how to make the phone faster? anyway want rom do u recommend?
Do a search on here, there have been plenty of threads, also check out droid forums, they have stuff too. That's how I learned a lot just reading. Once you've rooted its easy. A good app to check out since you're rooted is rom manager, set cpu, titanium backup, wireless tether, file manager. Always make a nandroid backup before flashing a rom or kernel( provides overclock)
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WillisD said:
Do a search on here, there have been plenty of threads, also check out droid forums, they have stuff too. That's how I learned a lot just reading. Once you've rooted its easy. A good app to check out since you're rooted is rom manager, set cpu, titanium backup, wireless tether, file manager. Always make a nandroid backup before flashing a rom or kernel( provides overclock)
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Yes I have those apps on my xplay. Thanks for being so helpful. I'll check out the droid forums and do more researching here. Btw I think my friend doesn't care if I should do this for them anymore. You know how those people who know nothing about these things are
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Yeah I know how that is, my woman is that way, shell just hand me the phone and say fix it, lol. But I don't mind I have fun doing it
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Hahaha the friend is a female also! First she told me "uggh I hate the lag!" Well at least I also enjoy doing it!
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MrHaPpY66 said:
Hello this is my first time here and this is very different than the xperia play section. Well my friend has a moto droid and.I would like to know how to.root it and unlock the bootloader. Also what is the fastest and most stable rom? Thank you for your time
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you can download rsd lite and flash the clockworkmod recovery spf. It won't root your phone, but it will give you a recovery(which is better). Now just install your custom rom. I recommend cyanogenmod 7 or steel droid for stability and speed, their also pre-rooted, maybe find a Overclocked kernel if you want INSANE speeds...
Cyanogenmod 7 for droid 1: http://oss.reflected.net/stable/update-cm-7.1.0-Droid-signed.zip
Google Apps: http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
Steel Droid 10.5(I REALLY RECOMMEND this is what I USE, it's also overclocked to 1ghz) http://bravo.d-h.st/PfV?key=1340527851
SN:Google apps not needed with steel droid.
If you need more help here's a guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Motorola_Droid_2:_Full_Update_Guide
Hope this helps you friend... There may come a time when you have to do all the research yourself... if so remember, Google's your friend too!!!:good:
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lwilli said:
you can download rsd lite and flash the clockworkmod recovery spf. It won't root your phone, but it will give you a recovery(which is better). Now just install your custom rom. I recommend cyanogenmod 7 or steel droid for stability and speed, their also pre-rooted, maybe find a Overclocked kernel if you want INSANE speeds...
Cyanogenmod 7 for droid 1: http://oss.reflected.net/stable/update-cm-7.1.0-Droid-signed.zip
Google Apps: http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
Steel Droid 10.5(I REALLY RECOMMEND this is what I USE, it's also overclocked to 1ghz) http://bravo.d-h.st/PfV?key=1340527851
SN:Google apps not needed with steel droid.
If you need more help here's a guide: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Motorola_Droid_2:_Full_Update_Guide
Hope this helps you friend... There may come a time when you have to do all the research yourself... if so remember, Google's your friend too!!!:good:
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Thanks! I'll try to do this once my friend hands her phone over.
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Will it be a great help for bring the ICS to us?
Check it's out
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
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Will it be a great help for bring the ICS to us?
Check it's out
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
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No not at all. For 1 our device isn't supported and for 2 we have already figured out a workaround to the locked bootloader
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It may not be supported yet but if they do add our phone to it, yes it will help. We may have a Kexec kernel but an unlocked bootloader will make things far easier.
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Will for one it says page not found so im saying they are not unlocking the bootloader but it it does not matter because of the fact that we have a workaround.
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leerpsp said:
Will for one it says page not found so im saying they are not unlocking the bootloader but it it does not matter because of the fact that we have a workaround.
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Apparently it got posted and pulled and I think reposted. Android police or droid had the supported device list
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If you look here (https://motorola-global-portal.cust...sion/L3RpbWUvMTM0NTI1NDk1NC9zaWQvU3VDYlRZM2w=) only the Photon, Xoom, and RAZR dev can be unlocked. And the RAZR dev should be unlocked anyways... it IS the dev edition. This means nothing, and with working Kexec, I don't see why we'd even change since everything now is being written for Kexec and development for this phone ins't exactly active, we essentially have 2 people developing new things for it. There are more GNex kernels than there are D3 devs.
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It may not be supported yet but if they do add our phone to it, yes it will help. We may have a Kexec kernel but an unlocked bootloader will make things far easier.
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At this point what difference can it make. Either way we can load a kernel, just need the kernel to be built
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Kexec makes this pointless. The reason development stopped initially was because making a ducati binary work with the Gingerbread stock kernel for ICS was impossible. Also doing a kernel module custom was too. Now even though we have ducati and it won't work for the camera we can do other things like Chrome. Also, Hash was going to modify his custom kernel for a camera driver for us as his next approach. This gives us options we didn't have before. The fact that we use Kexec is better because it is flashed on top of the kernel existing at first and it is just a ROM. If it is a bad flash all you have to do is just reflash from Safestrap. We couldn't do that before.
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Sorry for such a noob question, but I'm wondering if I should be worried of bricking my KF2 running CM 10.1? It's just that this build is not yet that stable and I don't have a factory cable if ever I mess up during my tinkering.
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ronzky321 said:
Sorry for such a noob question, but I'm wondering if I should be worried of bricking my KF2 running CM 10.1? It's just that this build is not yet that stable and I don't have a factory cable if ever I mess up during my tinkering.
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The build is stable... it's just not complete, and it's not going to brick itself out of the blue, just if you screw up, don't blame us.
ronzky321 said:
Sorry for such a noob question, but I'm wondering if I should be worried of bricking my KF2 running CM 10.1? It's just that this build is not yet that stable and I don't have a factory cable if ever I mess up during my tinkering.
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1. Get a cable (mines on the way)
2. Read EVERYTHING in the dev section... trust me. Especially fmkilo's posts.
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Yep. Have been very careful since getting my KF2 (my 1st android device). Successfully rooted, prevented Amazon updates, and now transformed to CM without a hitch. I 'm just a little worried because I'm in a remote work place (in the middle of the sea literally), and it's impossible to acquire a fb cable (and pretty much anything). I have been reading people getting their KF's bricked when moving FROM stock OS. But now I'm on CM I guess I can breath a little easier.
I've been following pp45's custom ROMS. I don't have to worry getting into a boot loop while updating ROMS, or do I?
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ronzky321 said:
Yep. Have been very careful since getting my KF2 (my 1st android device). Successfully rooted, prevented Amazon updates, and now transformed to CM without a hitch. I 'm just a little worried because I'm in a remote work place (in the middle of the sea literally), and it's impossible to acquire a fb cable (and pretty much anything). I have been reading people getting their KF's bricked when moving FROM stock OS. But now I'm on CM I guess I can breath a little easier.
I've been following pp45's custom ROMS. I don't have to worry getting into a boot loop while updating ROMS, or do I?
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Flashing ROM's is one of the Main causes of bootloops. I would suggest waiting for a couple of days after the ROM has been released to see what issues there are before you try.
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Just curious. Is anyone working on a port of Ubuntu Touch for the RAZR i? If the answer is yes then awesome, if not then I'm gonna give it a shot. Would you guys be interested in using it?
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I'd be interested in using it.
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I was just reading up on it and officially they use cm10 as a base but they say you can also use an aosp ROM as a base. That means I could theoretically use the retail EU ROM for the RAZR i as the base and make porting a lot easier
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I'd be interested if it's installable as a dual-boot (and yes, that's possible; look at the HP Touchpad (which I also have) which now dual-boots Ubuntu Touch and webOS).
Dual booting would totally be possible. Just have to use a boot loader that can handle it. Don't think there exists a custom boot loader for the RAZR i yet though. Although I don't think it would be too difficult to install syslinux for example.
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Maybe we could use moboot like the HP Touchpad? It's open source so in theory we could compile it for the Razr i.
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Just curious. Is anyone working on a port of Ubuntu Touch for the RAZR i? If the answer is yes then awesome, if not then I'm gonna give it a shot. Would you guys be interested in using it?
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very interested. you believe it's possible?
paulle said:
very interested. you believe it's possible?
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It's definitely possible. And even easier than porting an android rom. You can use any aosp ROM as a base. Ubuntu just needs the kernel the drivers, and the radio. That's it. There are step by step instructions in the Ubuntu wiki on how to "plug in" these files into Ubuntu touch, then you compile, and flash using adb. It's fairly straight forward. Once it's working, I'll work on porting a boot loader that supports multiple partitions. I know that's possible because I'm currently dual booting cm10 and Arch Linux on my evo 3D.
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I'd be interested in trying it out, but I also want to encourage this because it sounds like it would give us a good AOSP base to work off of for other Android ROMs.
As the title says,im new here. I received my nexus 7(16GB/no 3g) yesterday as a prize from pocket change. Can you guys guide me how to root my tablet? I have the newest update. 4.2.2
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kekio84 said:
As the title says,im new here. I received my nexus 7(16GB/no 3g) yesterday as a prize from pocket change. Can you guys guide me how to root my tablet? I have the newest update. 4.2.2
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
Everything you need is there. Just my opinion but I think staying stock is your best bet. Theres no weird errors, everything works.
Im goona stay stock. I would just like to root it. thanks
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Stock sucks, get yourself a nice custom ROM and kernel to fully enjoy the nexus. If you wanted to stay stock, you can trade it for an iPad mini. Customization is what makes android so much fun.
kekio84 said:
As the title says,im new here. I received my nexus 7(16GB/no 3g) yesterday as a prize from pocket change. Can you guys guide me how to root my tablet? I have the newest update. 4.2.2
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Checkout this thread for a relatively painless way of rooting...
[Root][JB 4.2] Root your Nexus 7 without unlocking bootloader. (djrbliss motochopper)
Rgrds,
Ged.
mrazndead said:
Stock sucks, get yourself a nice custom ROM and kernel to fully enjoy the nexus. If you wanted to stay stock, you can trade it for an iPad mini. Customization is what makes android so much fun.
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Good thing we've got these wonderful members at XDA to dictate what you should and shouldn't like. Please eat a sock and go back to your custom ROMs. If stock works for him, who are you to tell him he's wrong?
Welcome to the Nexus 7. I prefer stock too. Though I'm waiting on Chrome 28 for some faster browsing I must say it's really great over all.
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Stock sucks, get yourself a nice custom ROM and kernel to fully enjoy the nexus. If you wanted to stay stock, you can trade it for an iPad mini. Customization is what makes android so much fun.
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Look we have a dictator. :sly:
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Team SXTP
No need for arguing people,please. One more question. Where the hell is the usb debugging??? I can't find it.
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Go to settings -> about tablet -> tap build number 10 times .. It will unlock the developer options.. Its in that
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Thank you very much. I downloaded it from google play before you answered me But thanks. Good to know this.
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And what is this MTP driver? My pc is asking me to install it,but i cant find it.
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If you ever find the nexus7's battery lacking, try franco's kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823671
Thanks,i will try it later maybe. First i need to root this baby.
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kekio84 said:
And what is this MTP driver? My pc is asking me to install it,but i cant find it.
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If you just want to access files in the tablet as if it was a USB, just plug it in, no other driver needed.
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If you just want to access files in the tablet as if it was a USB, just plug it in, no other driver needed.
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Strange,my PC didn't recognize it that way...
Can i root my device with the toolkit without unlocking bootloader?
kekio84 said:
Strange,my PC didn't recognize it that way...
Can i root my device with the toolkit without unlocking bootloader?
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You can root it without unlocking the bootloader.
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You can root it without unlocking the bootloader.
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Thank you Gonna try it now. Stay tuned please
I unlocked the bootloader and rooted my tablet'? Thanks a lot for everyones help.
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Congrats
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I unlocked the bootloader and rooted my tablet'? Thanks a lot for everyones help.
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Now all you have to do is download GMD gesture control (the free one). I went back to stock on my nexus 7 and am not rooted. I really wanted to try it on my tablet because it is great on my phone. Try it and see what you think. I would love to live vicariously through you right now. haha
I use official AOKP rom on my Galaxy Nexus and SmoothRom on my N7. Works great however I am thinking of throwing AOKP on my N7 too just for laughs and because it tested much faster then SmoothRom.
I like Smoothrom because they only release solid builds. I don't think they've updates the rom in months. But it just works well. I think I'm using MKernel. SmoothRom includes several kernels build as well as GAPPs. Its a All-In-One package which makes things easier. Once you flash it starts a setup where you can pick and choose lots of options like installing Android Browser and/or various kernels.
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