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Help with Moto Droid.

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Since its on such an outdated version of android pretty much any generic one click root tool should work to get root.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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Looking for some special Atrix HD's... 4.0.3

According to some sources from AT&T's Developer site, the Atrix HD was supposed to originally be on 4.0.3 instead of launching 4.0.4. If someone happened to find an Atrix HD (maybe a display model, or a pre-release model) running 4.0.3 instead of 4.0.4... root it and extract the boot.img (kernel) for us
How to extract boot.img (once rooted)-----------
From a computer with latest Motorola drivers installed on Windows, or a linux machine with android-sdk setup:
Code:
adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p31 of=/sdcard/boot.img
From the free "Android Terminal emulator" app from the Play Store:
Code:
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p31 of=/sdcard/boot.img
After you get that boot.img on the sdcard with that command, you can go to the pre-installed "Files" app > Device Storage, and email that boot.img to yourself or to someone who can get it on here (xda).
To root android 4.0.3 use:
*403root.zip (Uses TPSparky exploit)
if that fails for some reason...
*DroidRazrRoot404.zip (Razrsedge by Dan Rosenberg)
Latest Motorola USB drivers can be found at:
64: http://developer.motorola.com/tools/usb_drivers/handset_usb_driver_64/
32: http://developer.motorola.com/tools/usb_drivers/handset_usb_driver/
If you can... check around AT&T stores or cell stores and see if their display models are 4.0.3. It's a longshot, but this would hopefully get those on 4.0.4 Rooted
More cases of 4.0.3 spottings, rare as they are:
http://whatsmyua.com/ua/Mozilla/5.0... like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/534.30

Hmm.. interesting. Surely someone has a 4.0.3 version. Although I bought mine from Best Buy a week after it was released and it already had 4.0.4 loaded.
Maybe a Google search might help us.. I'll see what I can dig up.
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busarov said:
Hmm.. interesting. Surely someone has a 4.0.3 version. Although I bought mine from Best Buy a week after it was released and it already had 4.0.4 loaded.
Maybe a Google search might help us.. I'll see what I can dig up.
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I didn't add this to the OP, but there is also a slight chance of engineering devices sold as retail. If you go into AP Fastboot and you see Status 1: UNLOCKED then its a special device which can easily be rooted.

mattlgroff said:
I didn't add this to the OP, but there is also a slight chance of engineering devices sold as retail. If you go into AP Fastboot and you see Status 1: UNLOCKED then its a special device which can easily be rooted.
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Yeah I noticed mine said "Locked" the other day when I installed those other kernels. Now it makes sense.
If only we were lucky enough to find someone with one of these elusive devices.. Kinda like looking for a needle in the ocean..
EDIT: So, question... What are the other menu options in the recovery menu? Such as, BP Tools.. Could there be an exploit hidden in one of them?

Checking what I'm on now
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%appdata% said:
Checking what I'm on now
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What'd you find out?
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Not 4.0.3 D=
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Might as well just type this here, how do I get rid of this 5 minute lock in-between posts ? Very annoying

I got my phone a day after release and I still have 4.0.4

Kedakari said:
I got my phone a day after release and I still have 4.0.4
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I should restate this thread, there SHOULD be devices on 77.8.18.MB886.ATT.en.US.
This is the version on AT&T's website for teaching you how to check your system version.
There is a chance this is a rootable system version and it only got patched going to 77.10.16.
If in theory, this version was rootable with the current exploits then the boot.img could be extracted and flashed onto the Atrix HD via the little utility I have or manually through fastboot commands.
This is how I am able to keep root on the DROID RAZR with the 4.0.3 exploit even though we are on 4.0.4. Flashing the 4.0.3 boot.img and rooting with that, then flashing back the 4.0.4 for stability. I hope the same theory could be applied here. Unfortunately 77.8.18 seems the be the farthest back I could find and its 4.0.4 still... but the point can still stand. If anyone wants to check out the update.zip from 77.8.18 to 77.10.16 (stock) then you can find it here:
Download 77.8.18 -> 77.10.16:
http://crackflasher.com/dev/mattlgroff/MB886.ATT.en.US/Blur_Version.77.8.18.MB886.ATT.en.US.zip
Remember, Motorola names their update.zip after the version you were ON, not the one you are going to.

[Q] How can i downgrade my Atrix HD back to stock so i can root it?

I want to root my Atrix HD so I want to downgrade to stock but i already tried to do the whole RSDlite thing and I have gotten nowhere. PLEASE HELP!!!

Its not yet possible to downgrade from JB to ICS. Once you're on JB and no backup of root from ICS you're stuck until further notice. Sorry for that.

You are not the only one...there are thousands of us with the same problem. nothing we can do but wait for a new root method. no going back to ics....sell your phone,buy a new one with ics on it,and go from there.
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Consider reading the forums before asking? :what:
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BreakShadow said:
Consider reading the forums before asking? :what:
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Oh but that would require actual work on their part, and we can't have that can we?

Join the club, there are tons of us who'd kill to go back to ICS. BreakShadow has a point though, there are a good bit of posts with this same question. Don't be afraid to look through the forums first. =)

Rooting Atrix after JB update!!!
For rooting Atrix HD after Jelly Bean update....check here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2143437

Hi guys!

Hey everyone, I'm new to the Nexus 7 forum. Coming from my LG Optimus L9 which is my daily phone. We have a very long winded rooting and bootloader unlock method for the L9 so it will be a relief to come to a straight forward Google device.
This may have been already asked but which method of rooting is best for my nexus 7 32gb WiFi. I took a look at the ROM toolbox kit, is that the best way of rooting? Also, which custom ROM / kernel combo should I go for after rooting + CWM? I'm looking for a stable ROM with a good battery life. I use this device mainly for web browsing and video streaming. Maybe some light gaming now and then. But my main need is longevity from the battery.
Thanks for taking the time to read and I look forward to joining this nexus community!
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donk165 said:
Hey everyone, I'm new to the Nexus 7 forum. Coming from my LG Optimus L9 which is my daily phone. We have a very long winded rooting and bootloader unlock method for the L9 so it will be a relief to come to a straight forward Google device.
This may have been already asked but which method of rooting is best for my nexus 7 32gb WiFi. I took a look at the ROM toolbox kit, is that the best way of rooting? Also, which custom ROM / kernel combo should I go for after rooting + CWM? I'm looking for a stable ROM with a good battery life. I use this device mainly for web browsing and video streaming. Maybe some light gaming now and then. But my main need is longevity from the battery.
Thanks for taking the time to read and I look forward to joining this nexus community!
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If you are not sure what to do exactly I would download one of the toolkits in the dev forums, they are the easiest way to do anything, simple 1 click actions for rooting as well as installing custom recovery, also as a personal preference id go with TWRP instead of CWM but thats just me. And in terms of a ROM/ kenrel thats all down to personal choice, try some out and see what you like but if you want a guarantee of some sorts just go with CM 10.1 in the Original Dev forum, go with the latest RC release.

I would agree with one of the Nexus toolkits. Though I've rooted other phones and tablets before I used Wugfresh's to unlock and root my Nexus 7. It was works like a charm.
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Wug's toolkit is all you will need. Donate to the man, too. He deserves it, and his toolkit has saved my N7 more times than I care to remember.

Wugfresh Toolkit all the way.
And since its Google Device you will be rooted in matter of few minutes. =)
And don't forget to backup your data.

For ROM and kernel combo I use vanir ROM (tru speed or prime) and I've been using m-kernel but recently moved to the latest experimental builds of Franco kernel.
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Don't use a toolkit. Learn by doing. Hence do it yourself.
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spitfire2425 said:
Don't use a toolkit. Learn by doing. Hence do it yourself.
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I don't think there's anything wrong with using a toolkit for your first go around. At least that way, you can make a backup in case something goes wrong, and then if you ever take an OTA or such by mistake you will be more familiar with adb (if you're doing anything in recovery) and fastboot. With Nexus devices though, "learn by doing" really isn't as bad as it is for others...
*mutter mutter Galaxy Player 4*

spitfire2425 said:
Don't use a toolkit. Learn by doing. Hence do it yourself.
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You want him to commit suicide...??? What's wrong with you man...!!!!!!!!!!

Help with Rooting Bionic

Version: 98.72.22.xt875.Verizon.en.us
I've been reading a lot about this... and it really has me all confused...
I saw a method called " RSD Lite" to "downgrade" saw that it can BRINK your phone which made me think... "Um NO"
I have rooted and flash ROMS on HTC, LG, SAMSUNGS.. but never on motorola and it looks really confusing...
Can anyone point me to the right direction or give me a little info what i can do?

the1youknew said:
Version: 98.72.22.xt875.Verizon.en.us
I've been reading a lot about this... and it really has me all confused...
I saw a method called " RSD Lite" to "downgrade" saw that it can BRINK your phone which made me think... "Um NO"
I have rooted and flash ROMS on HTC, LG, SAMSUNGS.. but never on motorola and it looks really confusing...
Can anyone point me to the right direction or give me a little info what i can do?
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Just follow this instruction:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256439
It's the only way to do it if you are on JB rom. There were other easier way to do on GB and ICS, but they don't work on JB.
Keep in mind that since you are on JB, there is no way for you to use any GB or ICS rom. Not even if you install safestrap and custom roms.
When going through the process, make sure that you select the correct network device! I was on a laptop and it defaulted to my wired network even though I was on wifi.

I was planning to install liquid smooth 4.2.2 official . so I would have to downgrade? Since I can't install safe strap..?
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bobdole said:
Just follow this instruction:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256439
It's the only way to do it if you are on JB rom. There were other easier way to do on GB and ICS, but they don't work on JB.
Keep in mind that since you are on JB, there is no way for you to use any GB or ICS rom. Not even if you install safestrap and custom roms.
When going through the process, make sure that you select the correct network device! I was on a laptop and it defaulted to my wired network even though I was on wifi.
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I was planning to install liquid smooth 4.2.2 official . so I would have to downgrade? Since I can't install safe strap..?
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the1youknew said:
I was planning to install liquid smooth 4.2.2 official . so I would have to downgrade? Since I can't install safe strap..?
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My understanding is that you are on stock JB right now.
So stay on that. Go through root using the link I provided.
After you get root, install safestrap 3.11 (don't use newer version, they have problems).
then you can install any 4.1 or newer Android on the slots in safestrap.

Perfect!! Thanks!! I shall root and install safe trap. Thanks again for your help!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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