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Easiest Way to Flash CWM

Hey guys,
I recently attempted to root my RAZR HD and it failed miserably. My device isn't bricked, but I was unable to finish the root. My biggest problem I ran into was having trouble flashing CWM recovery to my device. I was wondering what was the easiest way to do this for the RAZR HD or if there's a Toolkit with CWM recovery flashing built in? Also, in your personal opinions, what's the best 4.2 ROM for the RAZR HD and why?
Thanks guys,
Carter
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I'm interested in hearing this too. I'm rooted but do not not have CWM installed, curious how to do this.

If you want CWM you must unlock your BL through motorola. This is only possible for XT925 devices and WILL void your warranty. Then all you have to do is flash the custom recovery through fastboot. Root won't allow you to install CWM, and it can be installed without root but you need to have an unlocked bootloader.
Droid RAZR HD = XT926: bootloader CANT be unlocked. You would have to use Safestrap and a compatible ROM.
International RAZR HD = XT925 : unlockable bootloader through moto.
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[Q] Xperia T (LT30a) Locked + Custom Roms

Hey all,
I've been using my Xperia T on the Rogers network here in Canada for a couple months and wanted to throw a custom rom on it.
After doing some research unfortunately it is Not possible to unlock my bootloader. There is also no way to boot into "Recovery Mode" which I assume has something to do with the locked bootloader.
I've noticed that you can downgrade to .303 but those roms look like they are for LT30p. Will they work with my LT30a?
I was hoping to get a version of CM on my phone. Is it even possible? I've read that maybe I can load certain roms but will be unable to modify the kernel? Will that work ok?
Thanks for you time!

Basttrax said:
Hey all,
I've been using my Xperia T on the Rogers network here in Canada for a couple months and wanted to throw a custom rom on it.
After doing some research unfortunately it is Not possible to unlock my bootloader. There is also no way to boot into "Recovery Mode" which I assume has something to do with the locked bootloader.
I've noticed that you can downgrade to .303 but those roms look like they are for LT30p. Will they work with my LT30a?
I was hoping to get a version of CM on my phone. Is it even possible? I've read that maybe I can load certain roms but will be unable to modify the kernel? Will that work ok?
Thanks for you time!
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if you are willing to go for CM then the answer is NO. you need to have a BL unlocked device with you. did you check with http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com ? and your mobile as well to confirm whether it is unlock-able or not. Check Here ..
but even with a locked BL you can install custom ROMs to spice your device. there are some ROMs which are specifically designed to be used with locked BLs.. that means they will run on Stock Kernel with customer ROMs.. .. for my LT30at (BL locked) i'm using a custom ROM

Yes it is indeed locked and cannot be unlocked. There's one Rom for my device I saw but it looked dated.
Rom suggestions for a locked bootloader?
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Basttrax said:
Yes it is indeed locked and cannot be unlocked. There's one Rom for my device I saw but it looked dated.
Rom suggestions for a locked bootloader?
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You should be able to use any of the custom ROMs in the development section for locked bootloaders. I have an LT30at and I have used all of the ones in there at different times.

Basttrax said:
Hey all,
I've been using my Xperia T on the Rogers network here in Canada for a couple months and wanted to throw a custom rom on it.
After doing some research unfortunately it is Not possible to unlock my bootloader. There is also no way to boot into "Recovery Mode" which I assume has something to do with the locked bootloader.
I've noticed that you can downgrade to .303 but those roms look like they are for LT30p. Will they work with my LT30a?
I was hoping to get a version of CM on my phone. Is it even possible? I've read that maybe I can load certain roms but will be unable to modify the kernel? Will that work ok?
Thanks for you time!
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The link in my signature may be of use to you
you CAN boot into recovery mode but you have to install it first http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012738&highlight=cwm
to install it you must first root your device http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
rooting may not work for your current up to date rom
so you may have to flash an older rom first (I found one in bin4rys signature) http://uploaded.net/f/bd4cif

Throbin Wood said:
The link in my signature may be of use to you
you CAN boot into recovery mode but you have to install it first http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012738&highlight=cwm
to install it you must first root your device http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
rooting may not work for your current up to date rom
so you may have to flash an older rom first (I found one in bin4rys signature) http://uploaded.net/f/bd4cif
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So I made it as far as rooting the phone, installing a version of CWM for locked bootladers. But after tying to install two different ROMS for locked bootloaders they both put me into a SONY boot loop that seemed like it would never end.

Basttrax said:
So I made it as far as rooting the phone, installing a version of CWM for locked bootladers. But after tying to install two different ROMS for locked bootloaders they both put me into a SONY boot loop that seemed like it would never end.
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ok did you go through the CWM menu and wipe the system, data, dalvik cache and so on... before you flashed the rom?
It often takes allot longer to boot up for the first time but no more than... id say 5 minuets if that

Throbin Wood said:
ok did you go through the CWM menu and wipe the system, data, dalvik cache and so on... before you flashed the rom?
It often takes allot longer to boot up for the first time but no more than... id say 5 minuets if that
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I did. I have some android ROM is experience with previous phones. This is just the first one with a locked boot loader.
Wiped everything etc. Just does the Sony logo. Then goes blank, vibrates once then repeated forever.
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Basttrax said:
I did. I have some android ROM is experience with previous phones. This is just the first one with a locked boot loader.
Wiped everything etc. Just does the Sony logo. Then goes blank, vibrates once then repeated forever.
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Im sorry in not sure i can help you then
but root and cwm is a start lol
you have a different device to me.. did the roms you tried specifically say lt30a?

Throbin Wood said:
Im sorry in not sure i can help you then
but root and cwm is a start lol
you have a different device to me.. did the roms you tried specifically say lt30a?
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Yeah its a LT30a. Just mybluck buying a phone with a locked boot loader.
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Basttrax said:
Yeah its a LT30a. Just mybluck buying a phone with a locked boot loader.
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you and me both pal

Which roms were you trying to flash
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gregbradley said:
Which roms were you trying to flash
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The first one I tried was made for my phone's model.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40370473
The next one I did was
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240485
The both put me in a Boot spiral.

[Q] Flashed CM 10.2 with locked bootloader

I did it through Clockword recovery mod. I wiped data and cache and installed CM 10.2 from a zip file. Now my phone has CM ROM and it seems like it has CM kernel too. How is this possible, since I have a locked bootloader? Will it be functioning normally?

How did you even manage to install a custom recovery with a locked bootloader?
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NicolasMMM said:
I did it through Clockword recovery mod. I wiped data and cache and installed CM 10.2 from a zip file. Now my phone has CM ROM and it seems like it has CM kernel too. How is this possible, since I have a locked bootloader? Will it be functioning normally?
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you cant. i thought 1st time i did it with locked the bootloader but not. try going to upgrade mode , upper left corner will say if bootloader is unlocked. then reboot.

Omario-242 said:
How did you even manage to install a custom recovery with a locked bootloader?
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With ROM manager and root access.

You can't install any recovery with locked bootloader. Either it's unlocked or there's no custom recovery.
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Well, there is a custom recovery, ROM and kernel. Or it seems to be so (about the last one). But I never unlocked my bootloader, although I tried with many procedures. Is it possible I unlocked it without wiping everything? And how can I check it?

Hmm i only know the way with hiddenmenu but that doesnt work on cm anymore
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NicolasMMM said:
Well, there is a custom recovery, ROM and kernel. Or it seems to be so (about the last one). But I never unlocked my bootloader, although I tried with many procedures. Is it possible I unlocked it without wiping everything? And how can I check it?
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yes you could've, there's a fuse editing method that doesnt wipe internal data.
in order to check if its unlocked, turn off your phone. hold vol - button and plug in charge cable. you should be in s/w upgrade screen; in upper left corner you'll see that your bootloader is unlocked
if you hadn't unlocked bootloader, you would've softbricked the device while isntalling custom rom.

NicolasMMM said:
Well, there is a custom recovery, ROM and kernel. Or it seems to be so (about the last one). But I never unlocked my bootloader, although I tried with many procedures. Is it possible I unlocked it without wiping everything? And how can I check it?
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well.... u dont really even read what we answer to ur posts, do you ?
post #3 tells u to go to upgrade screen and check it from upper left corner. of course is not necessary to wipe anything to unlock the bootloader. at least for the latest way to unlock it , since im kinda new to android i've never seen the older ways.

Sorry, I did not comprehend your post, since I was not aware of the S/W upgrade mode.
I can't get past the "Please wait while upgrading..." message though.
By the way, yes, I did try the fuse editing method. However, an app said "all fuses are blown, phone permanently locked" and I wasn't getting that message before. I guess it was lying

Installed Cyanogenmod on a Droid Bionic and have a question

Here's a question that I'm a little embarrassed to ask, but I guess I have nothing to lose. The other day, I installed Cyanogenmod on an old Droid Bionic. I installed Safestrap and installed Cyanogenmod in one of the ROM slots. My question is - did I not actually unlock my bootloader in this process? Based on what I've read and how Safestrap works, this method is intended for devices with a locked bootloader.

No, Safestrap is not a way to unlock the bootloader. It only tricks the phone into allowing the custom rom.

ahmadaamer6 said:
No, Safestrap is not a way to unlock the bootloader. It only tricks the phone into allowing the custom rom.
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Thanks! So, here's a follow up question. I installed Safestrap on my Verizon Galaxy SIII and was told I could only install certain custom ROMs (basically, only TW-based ROMs) because the bootloader was still locked. Why was I able to install Cyanogenmod on the Bionic if I didn't actually unlock the bootloader?

jerethi said:
Thanks! So, here's a follow up question. I installed Safestrap on my Verizon Galaxy SIII and was told I could only install certain custom ROMs (basically, only TW-based ROMs) because the bootloader was still locked. Why was I able to install Cyanogenmod on the Bionic if I didn't actually unlock the bootloader?
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Safestrap is not the same on all devices, Motorola bootloaders are not the same as Samsung
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how to install TWRP on locked bootloader droid turbo

how to install TWRP on locked bootloader droid turbo su4tl-49 ?

1) Unlock your bootloader via Sunshine. Sunshine works on SUTL-49.
2) Install TWRP.

ChazzMatt said:
1) Unlock your bootloader via Sunshine. Sunshine works on SUTL-49.
2) Install TWRP.
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INSTRUCTIONS here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3292684

Hi Thanks for your reply, There is any free tool for unlocking bootloader ?? Aur any other method to Unlock bootloader ??

umairks123 said:
Hi Thanks for your reply, There is any free tool for unlocking bootloader ?? Aur any other method to Unlock bootloader ??
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no, sunshine is the only way. it is well worth the $25. I recommend doing it now before the 6.0 update makes it impossible

Now I think I can install nougat 7 on my droid turbo without unlocking the bootloader, I saw the method like Download the Nougat 7 Rom and Gapps file, Copy into the Internal Storage and from recovery mode Flash the Nougat 7 and Gapps.
That's it.
It is possible ??

umairks123 said:
Now I think I can install nougat 7 on my droid turbo without unlocking the bootloader, I saw the method like Download the Nougat 7 Rom and Gapps file, Copy into the Internal Storage and from recovery mode Flash the Nougat 7 and Gapps.
That's it.
It is possible ??
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No. It is not. You have to have the bootloader unlocked to flash anything like this. If you try without unlocking at best it will fail, at worst you will brick the phone.

umairks123 said:
Now I think I can install nougat 7 on my droid turbo without unlocking the bootloader, I saw the method like Download the Nougat 7 Rom and Gapps file, Copy into the Internal Storage and from recovery mode Flash the Nougat 7 and Gapps.
That's it.
It is possible ??
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With 5.1 (and beyond, if it ever comes) you have to unlock the bootloader to install any ROM on the Droid Turbo, and on the Droid Turbo unlocking the bootloader costs money. Blame Verizon. The other Quarks have free bootloader unlock from Motorola.
You don't understand how many THOUSAND TIMES we've had this discussion. People even dig up old threads (back in the 4.4.4 era) to ask the question again, as if the answer if going to change. Then they go start a NEW thread to ask the same question.

So i suspect this has been answered as well, but I'm unfamiliar with Android development, but if I unlock via sunshine can Verizon relock it via OTA?
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pandimus said:
So i suspect this has been answered as well, but I'm unfamiliar with Android development, but if I unlock via sunshine can Verizon relock it via OTA?
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So far they have not. But they always CLOSE the current exploits. So, you do not want to take OTA before you unlock the bootloader! Or you may never be able to do so.
Also, if you unlock the bootloader, usually you are also going to install TWRP recovery (so you can make a backup and have the ability to flash installation zips). At that point any future OTA from Verizon would fail to install because you have significantly changed the "system". That's OK. All OTAs are usually posted here in XDA and many other places, in a format which you can flash manually. You want to do that anyway, to let someone else be the guinea pig tester on just the question you asked.

ChazzMatt said:
So far they have not. But they always CLOSE the current exploits. So, you do not want to take OTA before you unlock the bootloader! Or you may never be able to do so.
Also, if you unlock the bootloader, usually you are also going to install TWRP recovery (so you can make a backup and have the ability to flash installation zips). At that point any future OTA from Verizon would fail to install because you have significantly changed the "system". That's OK. All OTAs are usually posted here in XDA and many other places, in a format which you can flash manually. You want to do that anyway, to let someone else be the guinea pig tester on just the question you asked.
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Thanks for the excellent explanation.. gonna unlock twerp and flash later today.
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