***BACK EVERYTHING UP ON INTERNAL STORAGE AS FXZING WILL DELETE ALL INTERNAL DATA***
USE THESE LINKS FOR REFERENCE:
How to install ICS using RSDLite and rooting via MotofailICS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771993
SafeStrap 3.11: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391875
Use 3rd Link; .246 ICS FXZ: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_targa/list.php
1) FXZ to .246 using RSDLite
2) Use MotoFail ICS to root Bionic again
3) Download OTA RootKeeper from the Play Store and press "Protect Root"
4) Download Safestrap 3.11 and leave it be; do not install recovery
5) Go to Superuser and press "OTA Survival"
5) Install JB update via OTA
6) Go to OTA RootKeeper when JB is done installing and press "Restore root"
7) IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR ROOT TO COME BACK, BE PATIENT; REBOOT IF YOU WANT TO
8) After reboot, go to Superuser and update the binary
9) Ta-da! Root is back. Now install recovery and get back to your rooting ways
OTA rootkeeper is not working for many people. Use the above at your own risk.
Success!!!! Rooted JB fully functional and retained my custom roms!!!!
Ok here is what I did on a rooted bionic running ics. I downloaded OTA Rootkeeper and and chose protect root. Then opened Superuser and checked OTA survival. I opened Safe Strap and uninstalled recovery. I had already downloaded the OTA JB via my phone update and also copied the file to the root of my ext. Sd card. I went to about phone-check for update-install update. After update installed, phone rebooted, update applied, 127 files updated, then the phone completed reboot and update was successful! Went back to OTA Rootkeeper chose restore root ( after a minute I had root again) , opened Superuser info, updated binaries, opened Safe Strap and installed recovery. Everything went flawlessly, I have root, 4g lte , wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, ready to do my custom roms... Thanks for the advice... Hope everyone has as good of luck as I did. Also I retained my roms when I booted into Safe Strap recovery, my Icarus HD and remix 1.83 along with my custom JB ROM still intact and fully functional.
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theistus said:
OTA rootkeeper is not working for many people. Use the above at your own risk.
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It didn't work for me but the fact that it did back it up properly I was able to get root in adb and restore root that way so even if it doesn't work easy it's still worth using so you have a good plan B. There have been mixed results with all of the root protection methods so I probably should have waited but wasn't patient enough.
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Using SuperSU and OTA Rootkeeper, both using their OTA survival/backup thing, it went flawless for me. After apply the update, i still had root. Didn't need to do anything after the update. Now that the root exploit is out, not much danger in going for it (Thanx to Dan and SamuriHL).
Unfortunately, my Eclipse ICS 1.3 Rom won't work anymore. which is a shame as I really like it and it was my daily driver. Even tried a fresh install on a newly created slot (i've heard that helps with roms after the update).
On the plus side, LiquidSmooth JB 4.2.2 is pretty damn awesome playing with that now.
I have to retract my statement concerning the Ice Cream Sandwich roms. I am able to keep the jelly bean ROM install new ones, but I cannot use the ICS ROM. has anyone had any luck in installing the custom ICS roms?
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I have to retract my statement concerning the Ice Cream Sandwich roms. I am able to keep the jelly bean ROM install new ones, but I cannot use the ICS ROM. has anyone had any luck in installing the custom ICS roms?
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None of the ICS roms will work on JB. Will have to wait until the dev's make a JB version
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Hi all,
Just got the A.HD. still stock ICS.
I've been reading many threads and Google searches since, and have a couple of questions....
I would like to get answers from people who have had this phone for a while and rooted and/or done the OTA update.
I've read several conflicting user reports about the JB OTA update.
Is there any real performance gain? I've read articles showing JB boots faster than IcS and has a better overall feel.
The only solid thing I've read to make me want to do it is the ability to resize widgets in JB.
I've used JB ROMs on my captivate glide and Acer a500 and didn't care for them; but idk if they were just buggy ROMs or what (never used stock JB)
1) so who would recommend the JB OTA update and why?
2) does the motofail2go root method work after the JB OTA update? If not, what does work to root the official JB?
Again, I've read conflicting reports and would like to hear from folks that have done it.
Thanks!
-Eric
Motofail will not work on JB.
Root ICS, then you have to do some things to backup root with voodoo root keeper and what not, then install jb then restore root.
Do it carefully I am now without root on JB because I didnt know what I was doing.
To answer your other question, I think JB is worth it but meh up to you.
i kept mine on ics because the webtop feature.....
i modify a cheap atrix 1 lapdok 100 and when im away i use and love it...
of course root it to get ride of the att junk and installed safestrap recovery to install other roms....
i will start shacking about update to JB when custom kernel can be flashed to the phone but who knows when is going to happen
Backup your root on ICS and update to jb. I love having the latest and greatest and jellybean is definitely another and has some nice features that I couldn't go without now. Just my opinion
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I reccomend updating to JB. I have JB and root and I couldnt imagine going back to ICS.
If you do decide to update, just be sure that you:
1) Root ICS first using motofail.
2) Open Superuser, scroll left to the info tab, select su binary, select update, exit when it finishes.
3) Next, install OTA Rootkeeper from the Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper
4) Open OTA Rootkeeper and select backup su.
5) When it's finished select temp un-root, restore root, temp un-root, restore root. (I reccomend doing it twice as stated just to be safe.)
[IMPORTANT: Don't forget to update su binaries and don't forget to temp un-root and restore root. Do NOT update while temp un-rooted. Can't stress enough.]
6) Go into settings and download/install the JB update.
7) Once booted up and running JB, open OTA Rootkeeper (if it isn't still installed just re-install it) and select the first option. Something along the lines of restore su backup.
8) Once it is finished restoring root, if anything still shows up unchecked, exit the app and re-open it. Now it should all be checked. (At least that's how mine worked out.)
9) Download Root Checker or open an app that requires su to make sure you're rooted.
10) Enjoy rooted JB.
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Thanx for the responses
one more q:
does anyone notice battery probs on JB.
on other two devices, JB custom rom was awful on battery... (again, dont know if they were buggy ROMs/kernels or what)
thanx again
I stayed on ICS. It seems a few things got removed on JB. I had started a list.
Do the battery mod man. Then you won't have to worry about bad battery life.
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So I've been searching through the forums for last several hours trying to figure out the best solution to my needs with relatively little luck. I'm currently running Safe Strap 1.07 on Android 2.3.4. Ultimately, I'd like to be running latest version of safe strap (3.11) along with the latest OTA on my unsafe system.
When I boot to the unsafe system it lets me download the OTA, but attempting to install the OTA always fails. Do I have have to completely reset my phone to factory via RSDLite or is there another way?
Your help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks
-Stryker
1Stryker said:
So I've been searching through the forums for last several hours trying to figure out the best solution to my needs with relatively little luck. I'm currently running Safe Strap 1.07 on Android 2.3.4. Ultimately, I'd like to be running latest version of safe strap (3.11) along with the latest OTA on my unsafe system.
When I boot to the unsafe system it lets me download the OTA, but attempting to install the OTA always fails. Do I have have to completely reset my phone to factory via RSDLite or is there another way?
Your help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks
-Stryker
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What version of software do you currently have? The OTA isn't supposed to push until tomorrow(04/15).
If you have any stock apps frozen you'll need to thaw them out. If you've deleted them you'll need to do a FXZ to get back to stock.
You won't get the OTA to JB unless you are on ICS. Google "House of Bionic" for the best support to get you where you want to be.
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I just updated my unsafe system to 5.9.905. How do i go about getting it to the latest version?
Its been awhile but if memory serves that's the last update before you go to ICS then JB. Are you rooted? Have you tried downloading the update yet? What have you tried etc?
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I just updated my unsafe system to 5.9.905. How do i go about getting it to the latest version?
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Elaborating on geekabilly's post...
Go to unsafe side, and uninstall ss from within ss app. Then uninstall app.
Use Samurai's HOB to get to ICS, and obtain root.
Update SU binaries
Backup root with VOODOO OTA Rootkeeper and Temp Unroot.
Go into "system settings" -> "about phone" - > check for updates.
If the update is available, let it update your phone, then use voodoo to hopefully restore root.
I haven't taken the OTA, as I am very happy on CM 10.1, and have no interest in being stuck on stock. So I don't know if you can keep root, but if you want to get JB, and try to keep root, IMO this is your best bet.
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You won't get the OTA to JB unless you are on ICS. Google "House of Bionic" for the best support to get you where you want to be.
Tapatalking .246 Bionic
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Worked!
This worked like a charm. My phone is currently on JB and rooted! Note, if it's not letting you get the OTA, just download it from somewhere else and place it in your SDCard. Then boot into stock recovery (volume up and down, select recovery, and hit volume up and down together again), then select update.zip and find your update.
Now I only have 1 more question...when I FXZ'd I forgot to uninstall safestrap from within the app. I believe this isn't a big deal since FXZ wipes everything. However, I am worried that this may cause issues when installing safestrap again.
Also, I only had safestrap 1.07 before I did this all. Does anyone know if a roms I've backed up with safestrap 1.07 will still be flashable in safestrap 3.11? I just really want to avoid bricking my phone because if I have to FXZ again I will loose root.
Thanks!
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Elaborating on geekabilly's post...
Go to unsafe side, and uninstall ss from within ss app. Then uninstall app.
Use Samurai's HOB to get to ICS, and obtain root.
Update SU binaries
Backup root with VOODOO OTA Rootkeeper and Temp Unroot.
Go into "system settings" -> "about phone" - > check for updates.
If the update is available, let it update your phone, then use voodoo to hopefully restore root.
I haven't taken the OTA, as I am very happy on CM 10.1, and have no interest in being stuck on stock. So I don't know if you can keep root, but if you want to get JB, and try to keep root, IMO this is your best bet.
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1Stryker said:
This worked like a charm. My phone is currently on JB and rooted! Note, if it's not letting you get the OTA, just download it from somewhere else and place it in your SDCard. Then boot into stock recovery (volume up and down, select recovery, and hit volume up and down together again), then select update.zip and find your update.
Now I only have 1 more question...when I FXZ'd I forgot to uninstall safestrap from within the app. I believe this isn't a big deal since FXZ wipes everything. However, I am worried that this may cause issues when installing safestrap again.
Also, I only had safestrap 1.07 before I did this all. Does anyone know if a roms I've backed up with safestrap 1.07 will still be flashable in safestrap 3.11? I just really want to avoid bricking my phone because if I have to FXZ again I will loose root.
Thanks!
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Open the safestrap app select uninstall recovery, reboot phone. That should do the trick.
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1Stryker said:
This worked like a charm. My phone is currently on JB and rooted! Note, if it's not letting you get the OTA, just download it from somewhere else and place it in your SDCard. Then boot into stock recovery (volume up and down, select recovery, and hit volume up and down together again), then select update.zip and find your update.
Now I only have 1 more question...when I FXZ'd I forgot to uninstall safestrap from within the app. I believe this isn't a big deal since FXZ wipes everything. However, I am worried that this may cause issues when installing safestrap again.
Also, I only had safestrap 1.07 before I did this all. Does anyone know if a roms I've backed up with safestrap 1.07 will still be flashable in safestrap 3.11? I just really want to avoid bricking my phone because if I have to FXZ again I will loose root.
Thanks!
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Which method are you saying worked?
lemonoid said:
Which method are you saying worked?
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The post by herrsmoothe.
The short version:
Use "House of Bionic" (requires 3 large files on PC and USB cord) to update your GB to ICS (should not lose any data if you do it right)
Root
install Voodoo's Root Keeper
When ready, do the OTA JB update
Then swap the file back to keep the root (see the above instructions)
Voila, rooted JB OTA.
I think I might have painted myself into a corner on this one. I got my phone rooted on ICS & have been loving it. I used TitaniumBackup+ to do a full system backup and then proceeded to nuke the bulk of Verizons apps. All was well. Now, the Jellybean update is out. The OTA update hasn't hit my phone yet. So I went and downloaded the official build. It turns out the upgrade won't run without the missing Verizon apps. So I went to my backup folder & lo and behold: they didn't get backed up.
My fear is that the OTA update just hasn't made it to me yet & will also fail because those applications are missing. Right now, it's stuck on BackupAssistantClient.
Someone suggested I go and get gapps, but that won't install either.
Does anyone know where I can find copies of those apps or am I just SOL? It's not TOTALLY awful. It just means I have to wait until November for my contract to be up.
Thank you in advance!
Google "House of Bionic" read all insructions, download program, and use it to FXZ back to stock ICS with all the apps then you'll be good to go.
It should be nice and simple in your situation.
1. Use RSDLite plus the 6.7.246 FXZ file to put the phone all the way to stock.
2. Get root on ICS and then install OTA Rootkeeper. Make sure that the only things you do are root and install OTA rootkeeper.
3. Use Stock Recovery to apply the JB update. Check for root, which should hopefully have stayed.
All should be well after that. I've done some reading but I'm not 100% sure if it's safe to downgrade flash back to ICS after you take the JB OTA.
The House Of Bionic works perfectly! I did lose root though. I used the Voodoo app to back it up, but for some reason it just didn't protect it. I'm ok with it for now as I was more interested in JB than having root. All I really used root for was to get rid of the bloatware in the first place.
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The House Of Bionic works perfectly! I did lose root though. I used the Voodoo app to back it up, but for some reason it just didn't protect it. I'm ok with it for now as I was more interested in JB than having root. All I really used root for was to get rid of the bloatware in the first place.
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STOP!
Use HoB to root as well. In the main menu, it is under utilities. THEN update the superuser binaries and use Voodoo to save root.
Then you should be able to run the update from the stock recovery and restore root when you reboot.
No need to keep the annoying bloatware! Or once updated you can add Safestrap and try out some of the cool JB ROMs.
I did OTA Rootkeeper when I upgraded to JB, where I was successful at getting root. I installed Safe Strap, I then lost root when I tried to install SuperSU (failed update of binaries). Root checker app tells me I do not have root. So my stock ROM has no root, but when I load up Safe Strap, I am able to go to the previous ROM that I had prior to upgrading to JB (ROM Slot 3). When I load up that ROM I do have root. My question is, how to I go about getting my Stock ROM rooted?
I'm in the EXACT same position. I had root after accepting the OTA update using OTA Rootkeeper. After a day or so I decided to do a factory reset because things were acting a little funny. After the reset I lost root. I tried the ADB method on the stock ROM. I was able to get root access in ADB, but got some errors while trying to push the files. Now I can't get root access in ADB anymore on the stock ROM. I never reinstalled SafeStrap after the reset and didn't uninstall the recovery. I can boot into SS and switch ROMs normally. I have LiquidSmooth on slot 3, fully rooted. Any idea how to fix the stock ROM?
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I can't think of a easy solution . Something similar happened to me...in the end I ended up re-rooting with Linux moto share 2 exploit I think it is and starting over. After a certain point you gotta ask how much is it worth fooling around with forever?
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My Extra Droid Bionic had stock ICS 4.0.4 on it, and SafeStrap 3.0.5. I previously installed HashCode's 4.2.2 Stock JB ROM (March 2013 from Goo.im site) to it, using Slot-1 in SafeStrap.
I never used any of the other slots because Hashcode said not to.
I restored stock boot, and uninstalled SafeStrap.
I updated my to Stock Motorola Droid Bionic Jelly Bean 4.1.2 via OTA. I succeded, but lost Root. I tried OTA keeper, but it didn't work this time. (It previously worked for my primary Droid Bionic).
I flashed JB using the Modified SBF file and RSD Lite (I had to delete two lines from the install instructions to get it to work).
I was able to root again using Easy Root (the VirtualBox method). It was a little challenging, but I figured it out
I confirmed Root access. I re-installed SafeStrap 3.11.
I want to install a different custom ROM using SafeStrap, I backed up my Jelly Bean build in SafeStrap.
I went to create a ROM Slot-1 for the Custom ROM, and it says I have 0 bytes of Free space available.
I am unsure what I need to do to get SafeStrap working. If it matters, I think I forgot to delete the old SLOT-1 ROM before I upgraded using the SBF,
Does anyone knowledgeable have any suggestions on how to move ahead to restore the SLOT-1 functionality in SafeStrap?
Solved!
So I noticed in the normal Jelly Bean environment a small SD card icon in the upper left corner. It indicated my internal memory was not formatted. I think it was the RSDLite wiping everything.
I couldn't read anything on it using Root Explorer, so I gave it a shot.
Problem solved...
I now have CM10.1 (JB 4.2.2) running. Not the smoothest over wifi, but it works...
Now I need to figure out why my GAPPS appear to install in TWRP/SafeStrap, but don't actually appear after the reboot..
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