Hey guys. These posts are all too common but I really am distressed here (I'm worried I bricked my phone and don't have technical skill to bring it back to life), and please, any help would be really appreciated.
Here's the last thing that happened before I acted stupidly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15708254&postcount=394
long story short: tried to update to new cwm but couldn't do the step to delete a file in system/etc called install-recovery
I could not find a way to delete the file I needed to delete, install-recovery, I just gave up and thought "well, whatever. I have tenfar's older CWM on my phone anyway, and I never end up NEEDING it because everything goes fine if I follow the directions (ironic thing to think when not following directions).
So I continued following kennethpenn's guide on brief mobile, doing all steps except for #2:
Prerequisites
Unlocked bootloader
CWM recovery
External SD card
Gingerbread zip (download above)
Backup PDS partition
Backup data and applications
Installation
1.Unlock your bootloader
2.Download CWM recovery and flash it
3.Mount your device to USB
4.Put the Gingerbread .zip file on your external SDcard
5.Click “install zip from sdcard”
6.Choose zip from sdcard
7.Pick the gingerbread .zip
8.Install it!
9.Reboot
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I was definitely rooted, and am pretty confident that I unlocked the bootloader, because it took me a long time but I followed all the steps and got all the right responses on the phone and it said (and still says) Unlocked in the upper left corner during bootup, and I learned a lot this morning and was feeling good...
Flashing went fine, until after I rebooted in the recovery menu, and.... boot loops; the M would swirl around, turn dead, come back 3 seconds later, go dead again, on and on, until I did a battery pull
One last thing that I didn't think about now but may be a huge reason for the problem: I was on 1.8.3 but deodxed and running the latest "P-ROM" Ginger Blur.
So I can get into the fastboot, stock android recovery, and like ten other options during bootup. What I want to do is just start fresh because it'll set me back a lot, but right now I just want a functional phone. So can I do a factory reset in the boot menu, or would that just permanently brick it forever considering I unlocked the boot-loader, was themed, etc etc?
Thanks - any suggestions greatly appreciated.
To all the other newbs that love this stuff, but don't really know wtf you're doing, the moral of my story is "follow the directions EXACTLY and if you're unsure that you can do that, then don't proceed.
Delete this post please
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did you fix it? I can help..
Foka002 said:
Delete this post please
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Are you asking me or a mod? Either way, why?
I'm seriously in a bad spot without my phone, I use it for everything, even just the GPS I need for work, so my life will be really ****ty rather quickly if I don't get it working soon.
mramirezusa said:
did you fix it? I can help..
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No, no updates. After posting my question I put all my atrix stuff to the side and slipped my sim card into one of those ugly Nokia bar phones everyone had in the late '90s - early '00s. I was so frustrated that I had to walk away from it for a while.
Thanks for the offer mramirezusa, if you or anyone else could please give me some help, I'd really really appreciate it
Don't worry yours seem fixable I writing instructions in a second post
Komodo Rogue said:
Are you asking me or a mod? Either way, why?
I'm seriously in a bad spot without my phone, I use it for everything, even just the GPS I need for work, so my life will be really ****ty rather quickly if I don't get it working soon.
No, no updates. After posting my question I put all my atrix stuff to the side and slipped my sim card into one of those ugly Nokia bar phones everyone had in the late '90s - early '00s. I was so frustrated that I had to walk away from it for a while.
Thanks for the offer mramirezusa, if you or anyone else could please give me some help, I'd really really appreciate it
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What do you have pc, mac or linux?
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I have a mac, 32 bit OSX 10.6, and I have access to my roommate's little windows netbook thing, but the netbook is kinda unreliable so mac is preferred.. but any help would be GREAT!
Ok right now I just have a PC so I made an automatic script to fix it
So follow this steps:
1. Turn off the phone
2. Press and hold vol down and turn on the phone
3. Check and confirm if the tag unlock show up in the upper left corner?
4. The tag "fastboot" will show up now press vol up to enter to fastboot
5. Now connect the phone to the netbook PC and wait until be recognize
Last part I am uploading a zip file with the repair file I will post in few minutes...
Komodo Rogue said:
I have a mac, 32 bit OSX 10.6, and I have access to my roommate's little windows netbook thing, but the netbook is kinda unreliable so mac is preferred.. but any help would be GREAT!
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Wow, thanks SO MUCH! No worries about the PC, I'm happy with whatever works!
mramirezusa said:
1. Turn off the phone
2. Press and hold vol down and turn on the phone
3. Check and confirm if the tag unlock show up in the upper left corner?
4. The tag "fastboot" will show up now press vol up to enter to fastboot
5. Now connect the phone to the netbook PC and wait until be recognize
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I can definitely do that, and yeah the unlock tag is still there. I know I'm just saying "thanks" but I really mean it, I don't know what I was going to do. I owe ya one!
Komodo Rogue said:
Wow, thanks SO MUCH! No worries about the PC, I'm happy with whatever works!
I can definitely do that, and yeah the unlock tag is still there. I know I'm just saying "thanks" but I really mean it, I don't know what I was going to do. I owe ya one!
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8 minutes more to finish uploading the file!
mramirezusa said:
8 minutes more to finish uploading the file!
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I can't wait to have my phone again! It's only been two days but there have been so many times I needed to use it, I never realized how dependent I am on my phone. It's going to be so great, like when you go to a bad camp for summer, and you're hot and covered in bugs the whole time, and when you finally ge back home to all the creature comforts, like air conditioning, TV, computers, video games, microwaves, etc, and you feel like "this is absolutely amazing!!" and appreciate everything anew
Ok last part:
download and unzip in a new folder the file in the following link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MTXAXY3T
6. Phone ready in fastboot
7. Run repair.bat
8. Press on each step "any key to continue" until the phone reboot
mramirezusa said:
Ok last part:
download and unzip in a new folder the file in the following link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MTXAXY3T
6. Phone ready in fastboot
7. Run repair.bat
8. Press on each step "any key to continue" until the phone reboot
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Should I have any particular program running on the PC? Just finished downloading I'm a happy man either way, but what is this anyway, back to factory stock or updated?
No you dont need any additional program. Stock 1.83 so then you can proceed according to GB.
Komodo Rogue said:
Should I have any particular program running on the PC? Just finished downloading I'm a happy man either way, but what is this anyway, back to factory stock or updated?
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mramirezusa said:
No you dont need any additional program.
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Oooh right right, I see, the program is repair.bat, thanks
Running right now...
mramirezusa said:
No you dont need any additional program. Stock 1.83 so then you can proceed according to GB.
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DONE!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
If you're ever around Hershey or Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA, let me know
Your Welcome! I just saw this:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html
THE REAL CLOCKWORK RECOVERY, if you really need it I can do a script like the one that I just send you, just ask!
Related
anyone have a mod for optical sensor button ? i saw some post for other device and i tested on my phone and it went into a boot loop. this will be a nice mod since the power button is on the top right side of the phone and is kinda hard to press.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7292981&postcount=12
mattbollenbach said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7292981&postcount=12
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thank for link
mattbollenbach said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7292981&postcount=12
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That doesn't work for everyone, so a more permanent solution will have to be devised.
craig.cabrey said:
That doesn't work for everyone, so a more permanent solution will have to be devised.
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i've done this mod that exact same way on my aria with 4 different roms with no issues at all every time.
you really just need to save the qwerty.kl file and push it to the phone. reboot into recovery, go to the partitions menu, mount the system partition, push the file via adb, reboot your phone and voila.
jaex said:
anyone have a mod for optical sensor button ? i saw some post for other device and i tested on my phone and it went into a boot loop. this will be a nice mod since the power button is on the top right side of the phone and is kinda hard to press.
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SEARCH...!
Please take a moment to review the forum rules with regards to searching existing threads prior to creating a new one, and also regarding the proper sections to post in. Moving to General as this is not a Development thread.
you really just need to save the qwerty.kl file and push it to the phone. reboot into recovery, go to the partitions menu, mount the system partition, push the file via adb, reboot your phone and voila.
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oh my gosh that seems painfully complicated considering the simplicity of the issue. that's kinda funny really
mattbollenbach said:
i've done this mod that exact same way on my aria with 4 different roms with no issues at all every time.
you really just need to save the qwerty.kl file and push it to the phone. reboot into recovery, go to the partitions menu, mount the system partition, push the file via adb, reboot your phone and voila.
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I've done that. The qwerty.kl method just simply isn't working for some people.
This worked for me
Couldn't figure out how to add attachments to this post, and it won't let me add an external link since it's a new forum account. google ojwake-signed.zip or something.
Steps: Load file to SD card, boot in to recovery mode, install zip, locate this zip on flash card, reboot.
(ojwake-signed.zip)
Don't remember where i got this, but kudos to that guy!
Neverwhere10
HTC Aria Liberated B005.
gdeadfan said:
oh my gosh that seems painfully complicated considering the simplicity of the issue. that's kinda funny really
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7292981&postcount=12
Just to make it even easier on you
EDIT-Short Version...Download file from link above
-:Have Clockwork Recovery Installed and know how to use ADB:-
-DOWNLOAD ATTACHED to linked post qwerty.kl (may need 7zip to extract file from archive...)
-BOOT into CLOCKWORK recovery with NO USB PLUGGED INto phone!!!
-PARTITIONS>MOUNT /SYSTEM
-adb push qwerty.kl /system/usr/keylayout|adb reboot
As far as I know, this ridiculously simply method of pushing qwerty.kl has worked for everyone except the few that didn't boot into clockwork correctly, once they booted into clockwork correctly it then worked for them.
I updated the instructions to be crystal clear for all you noobs. If pushing a file to your android device is too painfully complicated for you, I suggest you read/search more and figure out what you are actually doing.
Neverwhere10's steps are just as painfully complicated, but at least he is providing some constructive input.
Thanks!
Worthless thread is worthless.
jaex said:
anyone have a mod for optical sensor button ? i saw some post for other device and i tested on my phone and it went into a boot loop. this will be a nice mod since the power button is on the top right side of the phone and is kinda hard to press.
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Thanks for asking this question when you did...
mattbollenbach said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7292981&postcount=12
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Thank you so much for the link... this is great.. love it... like jeezy
This mod is built into the CM6 rom.
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There is also a setting in one of the menus if you are using any of attn1's cm roms for this same thing. I currently have my aria set this way and I am using cm008 as of right now.
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If you have not already seen it, or if an application is an acceptable solution, widgetlocker is a nifty program.
jaex said:
anyone have a mod for optical sensor button ? i saw some post for other device and i tested on my phone and it went into a boot loop. this will be a nice mod since the power button is on the top right side of the phone and is kinda hard to press.
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This is an interesting question, maybe we should take a test to see, and I want to ask and optical sensor is the same?
well my eris want recieve text messages but i can send them. I tried everything. New APN'S and called verizon but they couldnt do anything for me except for a factory resest which i didnt want to do cause i was rooted. So now i want to unroot to where i cant take it back to the store. I have one more problem. My girlfriend got drunk and threw my phone and my vol up or down doesnt work and my trackball only goes to the right. What do i need to do. Need some advice
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tperson1 said:
well my eris want recieve text messages but i can send them. I tried everything. New APN'S and called verizon but they couldnt do anything for me except for a factory resest which i didnt want to do cause i was rooted. So now i want to unroot to where i cant take it back to the store. I have one more problem. My girlfriend got drunk and threw my phone and my vol up or down doesnt work and my trackball only goes to the right. What do i need to do. Need some advice
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Insurance!
But I can't get unrooted without my volume button. What I do?
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tperson1 said:
well my eris want recieve text messages but i can send them. I tried everything. New APN'S and called verizon but they couldnt do anything for me except for a factory resest which i didnt want to do cause i was rooted. So now i want to unroot to where i cant take it back to the store. I have one more problem. My girlfriend got drunk and threw my phone and my vol up or down doesnt work and my trackball only goes to the right. What do i need to do. Need some advice
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New girlfriend first, new phone second.
bftb0 said:
New girlfriend first, new phone second.
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lmao, that's great advice, take it.
I've got your answer.
Download 2.1 Leak v3
Rename it to something you'll remember.
Copy to root of sdcard.
Boot into recovery
When your done with that,
In ADB run this command.
Code:
/sbin/recovery --wipe_data
Wait about 2 minutes. CRTL+C (Win) CTRL+Z (Mac).
Then,
Code:
/sbin/recovery --update_package=SDCARD:[I]romname[/I].zip
Wait about 4-5 minutes.
After about 5-6 minutes, pull the battery.
Turn it on
You're back on 2.1 Stock (w/o root)!
crax0r said:
I've got your answer.
Download 2.1 Leak v3
Rename it to something you'll remember.
Copy to root of sdcard.
Boot into recovery
When your done with that,
In ADB run this command.
Code:
/sbin/recovery --wipe_data
Wait about 2 minutes. CRTL+C (Win) CTRL+Z (Mac).
Then,
Code:
/sbin/recovery --update_package=SDCARD:[I]romname[/I].zip
Wait about 4-5 minutes.
After about 5-6 minutes, pull the battery.
Turn it on
You're back on 2.1 Stock (w/o root)!
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[SIZE=+2]Wrong.[/SIZE]
The leak series of HTC PB00IMG.zip files (Leak-V3, Leak-V2, Root-ROM, etc) are not signed the way that Amon_RA (e.g. SignApk or jarsigner) expects them, so the instructions you provide above clearly will not work. You can not flash PB00IMG.zip - style files using Amon_RA - they will fail signature verification, and moreover have no META-INF/com/google/android/update-script to provide updating instructions to /sbin/recovery.
You can use the above method with other "dev" ROMs, including the "FlashBack21" ROM, but doing the "battery pull" as you described is not desirable if you use the FlashBack21 ROM that flashes the radio. (It is possible that the trackball "click"/"press" still works - the OP did not say - and since Amon_RA starts on the "reboot" menu, a battery pull may not be necessary).
It would be better to reference the original instructions, which provide more detailed instructions & cautions than you provided above - and also give attribution to the person that disclosed it in the first place, rather than "I've got your answer".
bftb0
-_- I was just trying to help... atleast I'm getting better.
crax0r said:
-_- I was just trying to help... atleast I'm getting better.
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I'm not trying to jump on you just to be mean-spirited - if you want to suggest something to someone, by all means go ahead and do so; but if you have not personally tried the method yourself and verified that it works you should probably add that as a disclaimer.
You did offer to try and lend a hand, and that is better than what I did (initially).
bftb0
crax0r said:
-_- I was just trying to help... atleast I'm getting better.
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bftb0 said:
I'm not trying to jump on you just to be mean-spirited - if you want to suggest something to someone, by all means go ahead and do so; but if you have not personally tried the method yourself and verified that it works you should probably add that as a disclaimer.
You did offer to try and lend a hand, and that is better than what I did (initially).
bftb0
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Now kiss each other!
tperson1 said:
well my eris want recieve text messages but i can send them. I tried everything. New APN'S and called verizon but they couldnt do anything for me except for a factory resest which i didnt want to do cause i was rooted. So now i want to unroot to where i cant take it back to the store. I have one more problem. My girlfriend got drunk and threw my phone and my vol up or down doesnt work and my trackball only goes to the right. What do i need to do. Need some advice
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D. T. B.
Dump that *****
Stonent said:
D. T. B.
Dump that *****
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Phones before hoes xD
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So I unlocked my bootloader via the HTC unlocker and I would like to know the easiest way to root. Can someone link me to the right thread please?
I dont want to flash custom roms because I like the stock (sue me). I just want to be able to delete all the crap T-mobile pre-loaded onto it, and some of the things that constantly run and kill me battery.
I know the bootloader unlock was the first step, now I need help with the second. BTW this is my first time so be gentle...
papeshfoo said:
So I unlocked my bootloader via the HTC unlocker and I would like to know the easiest way to root. Can someone link me to the right thread please?
I dont want to flash custom roms because I like the stock (sue me). I just want to be able to delete all the crap T-mobile pre-loaded onto it, and some of the things that constantly run and kill me battery.
I know the bootloader unlock was the first step, now I need help with the second. BTW this is my first time so be gentle...
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This should do!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310115
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papeshfoo said:
So I unlocked my bootloader via the HTC unlocker and I would like to know the easiest way to root. Can someone link me to the right thread please?
I dont want to flash custom roms because I like the stock (sue me). I just want to be able to delete all the crap T-mobile pre-loaded onto it, and some of the things that constantly run and kill me battery.
I know the bootloader unlock was the first step, now I need help with the second. BTW this is my first time so be gentle...
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Over in android development there's a thread that's called
[Guide] to Unlock Bootloader, ClockWork Recovery, Root, Restore[10/28/11](noobproof)
and here's the actual link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324177
Trevorhimself said:
This should do!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310115
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So I'm trying to do this, but when I click what it says to click and the "Command Prompt" box opens and does it's thing, everything that its trying to do fails...what am I doing wrong?
Like I said, this is my first time trying to root any phone I've owned, and the instructions are kinda cheap...lol
papeshfoo said:
So I'm trying to do this, but when I click what it says to click and the "Command Prompt" box opens and does it's thing, everything that its trying to do fails...what am I doing wrong?
Like I said, this is my first time trying to root any phone I've owned, and the instructions are kinda cheap...lol
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Start with the link I posted and step 1.
Yea I'm gonna do that now, bootloader is already unlocked so I guess its on to step 2 lol
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One more question, is a SD card mandatory or can I use the internal storage?
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First make sure you have the following downloaded and copied to the root of your sdcard.
Follow this per the letter and you shouldn't have any problems.
Download the attached files to the root of your external sdcard. This works best if you have a seperate sdcard reader.
Shut off your phone.
Remove the battery from your phone (just to be sure that it's off.)
Place the battery back in.
Put in your sdcard.
Place the battery cover back on.
Hold the VOLUME DOWN button while pressing POWER and HOLD BOTH until your device powers up.
You should now see a prompt if you want to upgrade your Recovery.
Upgrade or update (whatever it is) your recovery
Now go ahead and select Recovery from the menu.
Select the option to install from sdcard.
Locate su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip and flash it.
Reboot your rooted phone.
Binary100100 said:
First make sure you have the following downloaded and copied to the root of your sdcard.
Follow this per the letter and you shouldn't have any problems.
Download the attached files to the root of your external sdcard. This works best if you have a seperate sdcard reader.
Shut off your phone.
Remove the battery from your phone (just to be sure that it's off.)
Place the battery back in.
Put in your sdcard.
Place the battery cover back on.
Hold the VOLUME DOWN button while pressing POWER and HOLD BOTH until your device powers up.
You should now see a prompt if you want to upgrade your Recovery.
Upgrade or update (whatever it is) your recovery
Now go ahead and select Recovery from the menu.
Select the option to install from sdcard.
Locate su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip and flash it.
Reboot your rooted phone.
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So I HAVE to have an SD card to root, or can I use the internal storage?
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papeshfoo said:
So I HAVE to have an SD card to root, or can I use the internal storage?
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To answer your question, yes.
An external SD card is required.
Good luck.
nguyendqh said:
To answer your question, yes.
An external SD card is required.
Good luck.
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NO!!!
WRONG!!!
BAD!!!
Go to your room!
You can flash a custom recovery without a use of an external sdcard.
You must have fastboot.exe prepped first.
Are you set with fastboot?
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Honestly, I really don't know what that is. Like I said, I used the HTC bootunlocker from the HTC website, so anything after that I don't know about haha. Sorry for all the noob-ish questions and such.
I never had the need to root on any phone I've had, but I really want this one done for battery purposes...
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papeshfoo said:
Well Damn, guess no root for me until I get one...
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(Palm face)
What did I just say?
You can if you have fastboot.
I'll ask again.
Do you have fastboot on your computer?
If so, all you'll need to do is fastboot flash recovery recovery.img with your phone in hboot mode. That's it. NO sdcard required!
Binary100100 said:
(Palm face)
What did I just say?
You can if you have fastboot.
I'll ask again.
Do you have fastboot on your computer?
If so, all you'll need to do is fastboot flash recovery recovery.img with your phone in hboot mode. That's it. NO sdcard required!
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Haha, I typed that as you were replying....thanks Binary for the help...read what I posted before this...
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papeshfoo said:
Haha, I typed that as you were replying....thanks Binary for the help...read what I posted before this...
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Alright...
I cooked this up in line two minutes.
All you need to do is have the drivers installed first and USB Debugging enabled.
Unzip and run the Flash.bat as Administrator.
I hope it'll help.
Binary is the man! Thanks for all the tips on the forum. I've only posted a few times and have never rooted a phone either. I think I might try this. Wish there was an easy way to get rid of most of the sense crap and make this baby fly and have better battery. Any suggestions?
buycat said:
Binary is the man! Thanks for all the tips on the forum. I've only posted a few times and have never rooted a phone either. I think I might try this. Wish there was an easy way to get rid of most of the sense crap and make this baby fly and have better battery. Any suggestions?
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You can root and install a custom rom like BeastMod. A lot of stuff was removed and might meet your requirements.
Thanks! So the noobs.zip you attached will do what you explained earlier? Do we still need the 2 files on the root of our sd card? Just run noobs.zip from puter?
buycat said:
Thanks! So the noobs.zip you attached will do what you explained earlier? Do we still need the 2 files on the root of our sd card? Just run noobs.zip from puter?
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This should do everything for you.
All you need to do is have USB Debugging enabled in settings, plug it into your computer and run the bat script.
What it will do.
It'll reboot your phone and go into a white screen and send the recovery to your phone. Afterwards it will write to the nand. After that's finished it will reboot your phone automatically. You will still need to reboot to recovery after it's booted up and install the su-2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip file. Make sure you have that on your INTERNAL sdcard if you don't have an EXTERNAL. The 5.0.2.7 recovery is the only recovery that supports the internal sdcard thus it is the only recovery that will work for you.
Hey guys, I think I'm in trouble. Two weeks ago I got an X2, and soon after discovered the Modding and Root world. Needless to say I ended bricking with Rom Manager. Obviously a user error... Anyway, I was wondering if there might be somehow I could use the memory on the phone as an external hard drive or something. Could I install the zipped .sbf file to SanDisk, and if I find a way to get back in to recovery....you see where I'm going with this.
Thanks again
Have you tried SBF'ing it back to stock using RSDLite?
Triscuit said:
Have you tried SBF'ing it back to stock using RSDLite?
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Yes I have. I rooted it initially and everything was fine until I lagged the system somehow with certain settings. The learning curve is not a big one, but its still existent. Anyway, I wiped and flashed .sbf perfectly. It was only when I rooted the second time and opted for a Mod where things went badly...I guess. No warning, the device just shuts off and comes back to the boot screen(Motorola emblem). No fastboot option or anything.
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Yes I have. I rooted it initially and everything was fine until I lagged the system somehow with certain settings. The learning curve is not a big one, but its still existent. Anyway, I wiped and flashed .sbf perfectly. It was only when I rooted the second time and opted for a Mod where things went badly...I guess. No warning, the device just shuts off and comes back to the boot screen(Motorola emblem). No fastboot option or anything.
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You'd be surprised by how many people on ebay and other sites want bricked devices. Some use them for parts and others just want to screw around with them.
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MathiasKnight said:
Yes I have. I rooted it initially and everything was fine until I lagged the system somehow with certain settings. The learning curve is not a big one, but its still existent. Anyway, I wiped and flashed .sbf perfectly. It was only when I rooted the second time and opted for a Mod where things went badly...I guess. No warning, the device just shuts off and comes back to the boot screen(Motorola emblem). No fastboot option or anything.
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I'd be very surprised if this was truly bricked. When you rooted the second time, did you get bootstrap recovery installed? If so you can pull the battery, leave it turned off and plug it into a wall charger. It should power itself on and take you right to ClockWorkMod recovery and from there you could Use ADB to push a working rom and start off on a clean slate (or restore a nandroid if you made one before flashing mods.)
Otherwise, I would suggest continuing trying to get in the device in RSD mode. Sometimes these phones can be finicky, I know when I first started messing with Androids it would often take several times to get to the Bootloader options rather than just powering on the device.
What was the questionable mod you used?
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Hey guys, I think I'm in trouble. Two weeks ago I got an X2, and soon after discovered the Modding and Root world. Needless to say I ended bricking with Rom Manager. Obviously a user error... Anyway, I was wondering if there might be somehow I could use the memory on the phone as an external hard drive or something. Could I install the zipped .sbf file to SanDisk, and if I find a way to get back in to recovery....you see where I'm going with this.
Thanks again
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Have you tried following my tutorial on SBF? Try holding the Volume Up button and see if you get to the "Starting RSD" (or something like that). You should be able to SBF from there.
The link is in my signature or here: HowTo: Perform a SBF ("factory restore") of your Motorola Droid X2
Ciao!
As long as the phone turns on you can fix it. SBF will fix your issue.
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Baseball
If it truly is bricked, you could use it for batting practice. I've wanted to do that to a working X2 many times, so I know I would if it were bricked
Sbf sbf S B F
make sure u charge ur battery full up before flashing sbf file
Like moon said power button and volume up starts rsd protocol
If that doesn't work there is also a thing called ezSBF someone can tell ya bout
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I've tried the fastboot(volume button) method and there is nothing. No response what so ever. I've never even heard of EZsbf, but I'm gonna try it out. Oh, whoever asked about the MOD a while ago....it was gingerbread I think. The only thing I wanted was to overclock my cpu's just a bit, but ended up getting in way over my head very quickly. The light comes on when the phone is plugged in with no battery and stays on. Other than that no change. Hey thanks guys, alot!
No not fast boot
That shows when u press power and volume down together(u need to hold both buttons down)
Instead
PRESS POWER BUTTON AND VOLUME UP AT SAME TIME and hold them BOTH for about 10seconds. U should see "starting RSD protocol..." at the top of ur screen
If u don't then u probly need to charge ur battery
Also
We have NO WAY to over clock due to our locked bootloader. You need to be able to install a custom kernel to be able to over clock and we can't do that.
I recommend not to try any mods or anything outside of this DROIDX2 development forum(don't even use stuff made for original X it will mess ur phone up. And definitely stay away from atrix, photon, etc...even if something says "universal mod/tweak/hack" its most likely gonna break ur x2 cuz the x2 is just a finnicky ass phone lol)
Good luck!
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You need to reinsert the battery, keep the phone off, then plug it in to the wall charger. If you had BSR installed it'll boot into recovery.
Thank you so much guys, all of you. I'm back in to my X2!!!
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Thank you so much guys, all of you. I'm back in to my X2!!!
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So what exactly did you need to do?
Were u just missing a step?
Or did u try something new?
This way someone else who hits the same snag can know a solution
Congrats! Bringing the x2 back from the dead is always fun lol
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So what exactly did you need to do?
Were u just missing a step?
Or did u try something new?
This way someone else who hits the same snag can know a solution
Congrats! Bringing the x2 back from the dead is always fun lol
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Yeah, you're right! Still new to threading! I was able to initialize DSP Restore, but I didn't have bootstrap prior to the crash, but beca use the X2 was now recognized I could push the .sbf using DSPlite. Then, once the nano was open I just factory defaulted, because my service wasn't recognized by my carrier.... And they all modded happily ever after. I do have a question though: what do you think about trying the root again and instead of manually removing the fluff programming I get a manger to take care of it? This thing is factory pure right now. Btw, I'd like to call attention to where this is being posted from. That is called success...thanks again.
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Yeah, you're right! Still new to threading! I was able to initialize DSP Restore, but I didn't have bootstrap prior to the crash, but beca use the X2 was now recognized I could push the .sbf using DSPlite. Then, once the nano was open I just factory defaulted, because my service wasn't recognized by my carrier.... And they all modded happily ever after. I do have a question though: what do you think about trying the root again and instead of manually removing the fluff programming I get a manger to take care of it? This thing is factory pure right now. Btw, I'd like to call attention to where this is being posted from. That is called success...thanks again.
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There is a list in this forum from a long while ago that has what's safe to remove and what isn't.
But the easiest thing u could do is to flash either eclipse, molten, liberty , or cm7
They will pretty much get rid of ALL the bloat that is safe to remove and cm7 will even remove ALL the blur skin along with bloat and give you an AOSP experience with your device
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I'm going to try it....now!
Its pretty hard to brick these devices with the SBF file Motorola supplies. And just a suggestion for future reference, DO NOT use ROM manager with this phone. ROM manager is more for phones with an unlocked bootloader which this phone doesnt have. Some things will work but some things will mess up your phone.
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I'm going to try it....now!
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Enjoy
But make a nandroid first!
That way if u wanna go back u don't need to flash sbf u can just restore ur nandroid and be on ur way lol
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Ok, just to check my rationale: I'm going to create a Nandroid, to the SD, but I should download CM7 to my PC and install it that way so as not to lag or cause any complications with the X2. Correct?
Hey All,
I been reading all over the place and it seems not much info or support anymore for the Photon 4g> I aquired the phone but it was in 2.3.5 already.
I have rooted it and rom'd
Are there any ways to SBF back to old version so we can obtain unlock, or is there any other way anyone knows about. As far as I know it looks like I am SOL....
Please help thank you.
Nope.
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Nope.
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Nope as in no support or nope as I am not screwed lol
Screwed. And use the search feature.. It is your friend..
InsanePostman said:
Screwed. And use the search feature.. It is your friend..
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I have used the search and I have read a lot. You know how things get buried. I figured if there was a way it would be stickied. Then you get link after link after link, go here go there, dead links. I figured I would just ask and save me hours of my life looking more.
If 2.3.5 u are locked and cant unlock ur bootloader till now no one had found a way to do that but u can root and install boodstrap a kind of recovery to locked phones and u can flash some roms that are available for locked bootloader as hybrid rom it is really good
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MIONS said:
If 2.3.5 u are locked and cant unlock ur bootloader till now no one had found a way to do that but u can root and install boodstrap a kind of recovery to locked phones and u can flash some roms that are available for locked bootloader as hybrid rom it is really good
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Thank you for a decent reply. Currently I am rooted with Photon Torpedo, bootstrap MOTODX2, with MOF 2.3.5 slim DeBlure. It runs very nice and everything works great. I just play with my phone alot, and seems you have to boot to go into boostrap recovery. Then plug into ac charger and run recovery. I am unable to just go straight in recovery from reboot. Or by holding low volume/power doing boot menu. Which means if something breaks, I have to SBF and go thru the whole shabang again. Unless you know another way.
Thank you again
U are right but when i was using bootstrap i noticed something if ur phone battery completely empty and the phone turns offf completely if u connect it to wall charger and open the phone it will goes directly to boot strap recovery try this and tell me
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MIONS said:
U are right but when i was using bootstrap i noticed something if ur phone battery completely empty and the phone turns offf completely if u connect it to wall charger and open the phone it will goes directly to boot strap recovery try this and tell me
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I will try that
2ndComing said:
I will try that
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if you mess up the system you can restore using this method
http://www.motosunfire.com/system/ seems to work just fine for others who have tested it. you can then restore your system back to normal using bootstrap, assuming you make a backup.
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if you mess up the system you can restore using this method
http://www.motosunfire.com/system/ seems to work just fine for others who have tested it. you can then restore your system back to normal using bootstrap, assuming you make a backup.
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Now this is really useful. It sounds like this would fix pretty much anything that you could have messed up using bootstrap. Adding to my toolbox for my all my friends that updated to 2.3.5
na7q said:
if you mess up the system you can restore using this method
http://www.motosunfire.com/system/ seems to work just fine for others who have tested it. you can then restore your system back to normal using bootstrap, assuming you make a backup.
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I just tried that method and I got a Failed to boot 4 Starting RSD mode message. I did it exactly the way the instructions were described. Can't even get into android recovery or anything now.
bloodpool said:
I just tried that method and I got a Failed to boot 4 Starting RSD mode message. I did it exactly the way the instructions were described. Can't even get into android recovery or anything now.
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Well You'll have to follow these instructions then. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798145
bloodpool said:
I just tried that method and I got a Failed to boot 4 Starting RSD mode message. I did it exactly the way the instructions were described. Can't even get into android recovery or anything now.
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pretty odd. it has worked for a few others who messed up the system. that's all it's really intended for. that's why i listed the link that the person above posted in the instructions. mine is for "soft bricks" or messed up systems. as for "hard bricks" it won't do anything because you've messed up more than the system. that's when you have no option but to flash the only 2.3.5 SBF available, which isn't even for the photon but the electrify.
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Well You'll have to follow these instructions then. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798145
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Yeah I used that method after doing a little research on the failed to boot 4 error. That method worked great and went fairly quickly. Still can't use Webtop for some reason. Is there a way to reinstall Webtop? I bought my phone used haven't been able to use it since I've owned it. I looked around and I can't find any info on how to do it.
I think u can find about webtop in tegra2 ubun webtop in dev section
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bloodpool said:
Yeah I used that method after doing a little research on the failed to boot 4 error. That method worked great and went fairly quickly. Still can't use Webtop for some reason. Is there a way to reinstall Webtop? I bought my phone used haven't been able to use it since I've owned it. I looked around and I can't find any info on how to do it.
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Webtop is installed unless you deleted it. I had trouble with it once after a soft brick. Had to factory reset to get it to work again ):
If you don't have a media dock but you do have an HDMI cable you'll need to modify some system apps to make it work. I have info on MotoSunfire.com in the mods section.
I think it's in the development section of this forum too?
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I think u can find about webtop in tegra2 ubun webtop in dev section
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Is this the thread? If so then it says I need my phone to be unlocked to use UbunTop. Unfortunately I got this phone locked on 2.3.5 and I am really confident that it was the OTA update that the previous owner used.
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Webtop is installed unless you deleted it. I had trouble with it once after a soft brick. Had to factory reset to get it to work again ):
If you don't have a media dock but you do have an HDMI cable you'll need to modify some system apps to make it work. I have info on MotoSunfire.com in the mods section.
I think it's in the development section of this forum too?
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I've factory reset countless times and the result is always the same. I don't have a media dock but I do have a lapdock. I started a thread close to a month ago asking for help but wasn't able to figure anything out. I appreciate the help and suggestions that were given but still wasn't able to solve this.
BTW, sorry to the OP. Didn't mean to threadjack.
Sprint unlocked my boot loader?
So, Sprint says they unlocked my boot loader. Nothing seems changed... Still all the same versions 2.3.5. They had me wipe my phone so if it didn't actually do anything, well, they are dicks lol.
10/20/12
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Sprint: We received your information and will connect you with a Chat Specialist soon.
Kirby C.: Let's move this chat and make it a window of its own. It will enable you to view other Web pages while we chat.
Simply click the white Yes button below now.
Kirby C.: Thanks. Let’s chat about your account.
Kirby C.: May I know the concerned line please?
You: My Numbah
Kirby C.: Thank you.
Kirby C.: Do you want to reset th
Kirby C.: *Do you want to reset the device?
You: What? I want to unlock my boot loader.
Kirby C.: Please follow these steps to hard reset your phpone:
Kirby C.: Ok.
Kirby C.: Please note that it will remove all the data stored on your phone.
You: Ok
Kirby C.: Remove and replace battery. Press and hold Volume down + Camera + Power buttons simultaneously while the
phone powers on displaying the M logo. Continue to hold down the three buttons until Fastboot appears on a single line at the
top of the screen with the M logo. Once Fastboot appears, let go of the 3 buttons. Use Volume down button to scroll through
choices at the top of the screen. When Android Recovery displays, press Volume up button to select it. If Android Recovery is
passed when scrolling through choices, continue to scroll through the menu choices until it appears again. If Volume up
button is selected for the wrong menu option, remove/replace the battery and start the hard reset over. Entering Android
Recovery Mode will appear. After about 5 seconds, the screen will change to a white triangle with a green Android icon. Press
Volume up + Volume down buttons at the same time to display the Android system recovery menu. Use Volume down button
to highlight wipe data/factory reset. Press Power button to select wipe data/factory reset. Use Volume down button to highlight
Yes – delete all user data. Press Power button to select. The phone will initiate the reset process. When Data wipe complete
displays, press Power to select reboot system now.
Kirby C.: Are you able to follow the provided steps?
You: yes
Kirby C.: Ok.
Kirby C.: Is there anything else I can assist you with today?
You: i like how the choices are no no no no no yes no no... lol
You: So this will unlock my boot loader?
Kirby C.: Yes.[
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So, what you all think?
That bullish**t
They think we are stupid enough
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