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im going to be selling my phone next week and i want to return it to stock im rooted with one touch root and runing a custom rom my question is how can i get it back i tried to flash the stock rom but it keeps failing also i keep geting the ota message will this work if i just let it install the ota update
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ok well i will just let it update i guess
ota update failed too any other ideas
did you remove any apps out?? if you did.. your going have to push them back into /system/app
shibby80 said:
ota update failed too any other ideas
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try to use the pass.img to restore the phone back to stock...
shibby80 said:
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What i did was:
- install the original FRF91 (search the forums, you will find the link)
- install (from recovery or OTA) the update
The last step also put the stock recovery on and that was it ...
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try to use the pass.img to restore the phone back to stock...
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what is this
Finally we have gingerbread! Thing is im not sure how to update to it. Ive searched and read everything but it doesnt make much sense. Ever since GB came out I see things like zv4, zv6, zv7...I dont know what those are and some of the tuts for gb require those or something.
Here is what I have. Im currently on the revolt rom 1.5 and I have the stock rom that the cubed uploaded as well. I also have cwm. Not sure if this helps. Im a super noob and this is the first android phone phone ive ever had. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks
Torin
Torin_93 said:
Finally we have gingerbread! Thing is im not sure how to update to it. Ive searched and read everything but it doesnt make much sense. Ever since GB came out I see things like zv4, zv6, zv7...I dont know what those are and some of the tuts for gb require those or something.
Here is what I have. Im currently on the revolt rom 1.5 and I have the stock rom that the cubed uploaded as well. I also have cwm. Not sure if this helps. Im a super noob and this is the first android phone phone ive ever had. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks
Torin
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Alright, here it goes
1) Download and install this on your external sd card http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326893
2) Boot into recovery and flash that zip (will replace /system and /boot)
3) Install and run revotoolkit found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144951
4) Click install recovery and select !!Revo_stock!!
5) Reboot phone
6) Check for updates. It's that easy.
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Alright, here it goes
1) Download and install this on your external sd card http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326893
2) Boot into recovery and flash that zip (will replace /system and /boot)
3) Install and run revotoolkit found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144951
4) Click install recovery and select !!Revo_stock!!
5) Reboot phone
6) Check for updates. It's that easy.
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And we have MTM to the rescue! Im giving it a try now! Thanks for compiling simple instructions!
After these steps I can put gingervolt on and put cwm back on using the revo toolkit?
Torin_93 said:
After these steps I can put gingervolt on and put cwm back on using the revo toolkit?
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Yeppers. After you root, install cwm with revotoolkit, and reboot into recovery using revotoolkit.
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mtmichaelson said:
Alright, here it goes
1) Download and install this on your external sd card http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326893
2) Boot into recovery and flash that zip (will replace /system and /boot)
3) Install and run revotoolkit found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144951
4) Click install recovery and select !!Revo_stock!!
5) Reboot phone
6) Check for updates. It's that easy.
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Awesome, concise and accurate. You are da man!! Not only do you make a great product, you have impeccable service to those of us who need help. Thanks!!
Torin_93 said:
And we have MTM to the rescue! Im giving it a try now! Thanks for compiling simple instructions!
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Lol i tried this and then installing stock recovery it said md5 mismatch...i give up
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Soooooooo I did these steps and updated but im still n 2.2.2. What gives?
Now im not even rooted
If you're tired of waiting for the OTA, head over to firmware page and follow the instructions. and give mtmichaelson a "thanks"
btroop said:
If you're tired of waiting for the OTA, head over to firmware page and follow the instructions. and give mtmichaelson a "thanks"
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You mean Jackpot?
majorpay said:
You mean Jackpot?
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You mean they're not the same person?
Torin_93 said:
Soooooooo I did these steps and updated but im still n 2.2.2. What gives?
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I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one confused by those instructions at first . My first assumption when reading all these posts were that V4 V6 and V7 were hardware versions of the Revo and you were suppose to download the Gingerbread TOT in correlation to your hardware. Here's what You need to know. They are just software update versions.
V4 and V6 are Froyo
V7 is Gingerbread.
Install V7 and you'll be all set
got it worked out
[SBF and Update] Original Gingergread 2.3.4 SBF for Droid X MB810 Verizon USA
Android 2.3.4
Update - Blur_Version.4.5.621.MB810.Verizon.en.US.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43768661/Blur_Version.4.5.621.MB810.Verizon.en.US.zip
SHA1 - BC856DDB6B53A6D5679EAC369397A3DC58B0B273
MD5 - A27203C8FBC4B0C2505AFE3E700E6264
SBF - 1FF-p3a_shadow_cdma_shadow-user-2.3.4-4.5.1_57_DX8-51-120111-test-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf.gz
http://www.filefactory.com/file/2yj...-51-120111-test-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf.gz
Compression MD5 - 946DEB6D7B3DF95FE56F5FC05D4934B5
SBF MD5 - 2E6E3DFD86C37D58E3D809C9453E2FA4
POSSIBILITY OF NO DOWNGRADE TO EARLIER VERSION ONCE YOU UPDATE !!!!!!!!
Firmware Downloads:
Atrix 2 Firmware---ATRIX Froyo Firmware---ATRIX Gingerbread Firmware---Defy Plus MB526 Firmware---Defy MB525 Firmware---Milestone 2 A953 Firmware---MB632 Pro Plus GSM---Verizon Firmware---XOOM 3G---XOOM WiFi---Milestone 3 Firmware---XT910 Firmware
Well this is a bit of pleasant news. At least people who were bricked can have a functional phone again. Now we just need a root method. Thank you for this!
Can't get sbf download directly to phone......does this have to go to a PC first?
terminal13 said:
Can't get sbf download directly to phone......does this have to go to a PC first?
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You should be able to dl to the phone, no point though really, have to flash from a pc anyway.
@daywalker04 Thank you!!!
Ya, guess if that was a snake it would have bit me too! Ty.
I have a theory about the bootloader, please feel free anyone to shoot it down or help see if it will work.
TBH released patches for bootloader, kernel, and baseband. here
So my theory is that the bootloader patch they released was 30.04, if we get root on .621 and can get into Clockwork recovery, could we install this bootloader patch which is still 30.04, and then be able to SBF back to .602?
What do you guys think?
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I have a theory about the bootloader, please feel free anyone to shoot it down or help see if it will work.
TBH released patches for bootloader, kernel, and baseband. here
So my theory is that the bootloader patch they released was 30.04, if we get root on .621 and can get into Clockwork recovery, could we install this bootloader patch which is still 30.04, and then be able to SBF back to .602?
What do you guys think?
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Message p3droid on twitter and ask him.
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SaurusX said:
Well this is a bit of pleasant news. At least people who were bricked can have a functional phone again. Now we just need a root method. Thank you for this!
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I was running stock .605 with root via the DROID 3 easy root script v7 and then did the the OTA update to .621 and after it was done and rebooted I still had root. If you're on stock .605 I would strongly recommend you root it via the DROID 3 easy root script v7 script (Google it) to root it and then take the OTA .621 update to keep root.
Update: After reading a response below to this post I decided to try and see if I could get root access with any new apps that were not installed prior to the .621 update and I have discovered that I cannot. So user trebuchet76 had the right suspicion that I didn't really have root anymore but rather the apps I had installed prior to the .621 update that had root kept it after the update but new apps will not get root access.
Hmmmm, that's odd....still wanting someone to confirm this was not an isolated incident.....
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I was running stock .605 with root via the DROID 3 easy root script v7 and then did the the OTA update to .621 and after it was done and rebooted I still had root. If you're on stock .605 I would strongly recommend you root it via the DROID 3 easy root script v7 script (Google it) to root it and then take the OTA .621 update to keep root.
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This sounds like bad info written all over it. The only sure fire way that I know of to keep root after OTA is Voodoo rootkeeper. Why risk it when there is no known root method for. 621 and no way to revert?
Sounds like to me, your previously allowed su requests are kept, but no new ones allowed.
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You were right!
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This sounds like bad info written all over it. The only sure fire way that I know of to keep root after OTA is Voodoo rootkeeper. Why risk it when there is no known root method for. 621 and no way to revert?
Sounds like to me, your previously allowed su requests are kept, but no new ones allowed.
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After reading your post I thought I'd try and install a new app that required root privileges so I installed Titanium Backup and you were right! The apps that had root access prior to the .621 update kept root access but no new apps could get root access.
Well I'm glad we have an SBF now, but has anyone got in touch with p3 yet?
This is very good news. Congratulations, and many thanks.
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Well I'm glad we have an SBF now, but has anyone got in touch with p3 yet?
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I saw on p3droid's twitter a few days ago that he was aware of the SBFing problem. I'm not sure if he's working on anything though. In his tweet he said that even though the bootloader was not updated, something in the cdt.bin had changed which blocks us from SBFing to an earlier build.
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infazzdar said:
I saw on p3droid's twitter a few days ago that he was aware of the SBFing problem. I'm not sure if he's working on anything though. In his tweet he said that even though the bootloader was not updated, something in the cdt.bin had changed which blocks us from SBFing to an earlier build.
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hmm... hopefully he will figure something out.
BTW, does anyone wanna give me his Twitter name? I kinda want to follow him now, just to get updates on this little dilemma...
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hmm... hopefully he will figure something out.
BTW, does anyone wanna give me his Twitter name? I kinda want to follow him now, just to get updates on this little dilemma...
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It's @p3droid
Alternatively, you can Google "p3droid twitter".
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I'm kinda hoping someone figures out an exploit here soon, anxious to upgrade to .621 but want to wait for a root method
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I'm kinda hoping someone figures out an exploit here soon, anxious to upgrade to .621 but want to wait for a root method
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You can use OTA Root Keeper to retain root. I still wouldn't recommend updating though.
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I am hoping for a pre-rooted deodexed .zip to work with as opposed to the OTA Rootkeeper method.
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I am hoping for a pre-rooted deodexed .zip to work with as opposed to the OTA Rootkeeper method.
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I am hoping for a pre-rooted deodexed .zip to work with as opposed to the OTA Rootkeeper method.
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That makes me wonder at whether or not we could remove the file that causes SBFing to break (which is cdt.bin according to p3droid, I believe), package the update for CWM, and make it flashable that way.
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Sorry if this has been mentioned in another post somewhere on the forum, but I am curious about something. Now that we can unlock our bootloaders, does this mean we can revert to ICS?
I understand more about rooting and whatnot, but not so much about the bootloader other than it's purpose.
Yes. We just need to disable the bugging my friend is getting about updating to 4.1 every 6 hours.
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Yes.
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I'm looking forward to downgrade and use my lapdock again. ( FU Motorola)
souljaboy said:
Yes. We just need to disable the bugging my friend is getting about updating to 4.1 every 6 hours.
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What all have you tried? I'm about to flash ICS and figured I'd ask so save me the trouble of doing what's already been done.
Also, Bell or one of the AT&T's?
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What all have you tried? I'm about to flash ICS and figured I'd ask so save me the trouble of doing what's already been done.
Also, Bell or one of the AT&T's?
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Nothing yet, I have exam tomorrow.
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Nothing yet, I have exam tomorrow.
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I would delete blurupdater.apk and the zip file located in system/etc/security
We need the old Batakang rom that is ICS based.
All working on stock, made a few tweaks, new launcher.
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We need the old Batakang rom that is ICS based.
All working on stock, made a few tweaks, new launcher.
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Is it a "yes", we can flash back to ICS from OTA JB? Which method, fastboot or RSDLite?
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Is it a "yes", we can flash back to ICS from OTA JB? Which method, fastboot or RSDLite?
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1, Bootloader unlock
2, CWM image install from fastboot
3, Stock ICS with fastboot
4, Root with CWM
5, Tweak rom with Root Explorer, delete/disable bloat and update app, install atrix2 launcher for scrolling wallpaper and no lag.
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Is it a "yes", we can flash back to ICS from OTA JB? Which method, fastboot or RSDLite?
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Fastboot
I have step-by-step instructions for doing this in the HOW TO thread. Just read the top two paragraphs about using root and the special fastboot for Motorola devices and you'll be just fine -- most of the help I've given was because no one bothered to read them.
Now that I have figured out how to revert back to ICS and this thread provides no actual helpfulness, that isn't already posted elsewhere, a mod can delete it. Thanks for the help Skeevy.
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1, Bootloader unlock
2, CWM image install from fastboot
3, Stock ICS with fastboot
4, Root with CWM
5, Tweak rom with Root Explorer, delete/disable bloat and update app, install atrix2 launcher for scrolling wallpaper and no lag.
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done it and I got my Lapdock back on the job.
I will send unpledged money to the guy who unlocked the bootloader.
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