Moon Shadow's Droid X2 Tutorials - HowTo: Perform a SBF, or "factory restore" of your Motorola Droid X2
Please keep in mind that this tutorial is specifically for the Motorola Droid X2. These procedures MIGHT work for other phones, however, I would not recommend taking the risk of bricking, or even soft bricking, your phone.
Standard disclaimer: I, nor XDA Forums, are responsible for what you do to your phone. Just because these tutorials work for me, does not mean that they will work for you.
I make no claims to be the original owner of this process. I am just consolidating the process into an easy to follow (hopefully) guide that will help everyone from noobs to experienced users.
This tutorial has been adapted from the post: [updated][how-to] sbf tutorial [how-to][updated] by DAG425 who compiled a SBF Tutorial from everything he found.
This method uses Windows! (I know, I'm a Linux guy, but...) My Linux system crashed several months ago and I do not have the funds to purchase new hardware. I can try to assist as I am a mixed environment System Administrator, however, I make absolutely no claims of being a guru. I have heard (not substantiated) that people are having success using Virtual Box. I highly recommend Virtual Box as it seems to be the only free virtualizing environment that supports accessing hardware directly, as long as Linux sees the hardware, Virtual Box and use it (for the most part).
I am making some assumptions in this tutorial:
1. You understand and are comfortable with installing software on a Windows computer.
2. You understand and are comfortable with downloading programs.
3. You understand and are comfortable with extracting compressed files (*.zip, *.rar *.7z, etc.) (I recommend 7zip to extract all compress files.)
4. You are willing to read this entire tutorial and ask questions if something is unclear to you, BEFORE you start this process. (Better to be safe than sorry.)
Now, on to the good stuff…
Hints:
Text in green are applications to launch or buttons to push within an application.
Text in red are warnings.
Orange is reserved for text that must be typed or copied. – Specific commands are also listed in code boxes.
This process will revert your phone to any one of three “Verizon factory original” states.
2.2.2 – Froyo (Why anyone would want to go that far back is beyond me, but I’ll include it anyway.)
2.3.3 – Gingerbread
2.3.4 – Gingerbread
Note: There is a KNOWN problem with the battery indicator and the way Android interprets and displays the battery percentages in Gingerbread 2.3.4. Currently, there is no known fix for this. This problem plagues the original build and any custom ROM based on the 2.3.4 kernel. Until the bootloader is unlocked and we have the source code for the kernel, do not expect this to be fixed any time soon.
UPDATE! Peperm1nt has given us a work around that works. See his post: [MOD]GingerBread Battery Fix v0.8 11/25/11 PSA op update! It has worked well for me and has been integrated with the CM7DX2 ROM.
PLEASE make sure you have a backup of your existing system, or at least your data. To back up your data, I recommend Titanium Backup (TiBu). Purchase the TiBu key, it is WELL worth it! To back up your entire system, goto Moon Shadow's Droid X2 Tutorials - How to perform a backup of your Droid X2. I have performed this method of flashing my phone back to stock using the 2.3.4 SBF file from both Windows XP (SP3) and Windows 7 Professional x64. I have not used or tested the 2.2.2 or 2.3.3 files. The process is identical for all three SBF files.
1. First make sure you have the correct Motorola driver installed on your system (you may have to right click and select "Save Link As").
a. Windows universal 32-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
b. Windows universal 64-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
2. Next download the SBF file you want to load to your phone (you may have to right click and select "Save Link As"):
a. Froyo 2.2.2 SBF File (you may have to right click and select "Save Link As")
b. Gingerbread 2.3.3 SBF File (you may have to right click and select "Save Link As")
c. Gingerbread 2.3.4 SBF File (you may have to right click and select "Save Link As")
3. Once you have downloaded the file, use 7zip to extract the file (whether it ends in .gz or .zip, I recommend using 7zip). You CANNOT just remove the .gz from the end of the filename! It is a compressed file. Using 7zip to extract it will ensure the file is intact and will have the extension of .sbf.
4. Next download RSD Lite and install it. I have used both and currently use 5.4.4. (You may have to right click and select "Save Link As"):
a. RSD Lite 5.3.1 and Drivers
b. RSD Lite+ 5.4.4 - Thanks to motcher41 for getting this to me!
5. Once you have installed the software on your computer, REBOOT it.
6. Turn off your phone.
7. While your computer is booting back up, power up your phone by pressing and holding the VOLUME UP BUTTON and then pressing the POWER BUTTON until you see the words STARTING RSD PROTOCOL SUPPORT (in white) at the top of the DX2’s screen. This should only take about 3-5 seconds.
8. Once your computer has come up completely, start RSD Lite.
9. Once RSD Lite has started, click the three dots (…) in the upper half of the window. It is located to the right of the long blank box labeled Filename:.
10. Using the Open dialog box, navigate to the sbf file and click the Open button.
11. If you correctly extracted the file in step 3, you should see information fill the right hand box called File Properties.
12. Plug your factory Motorola USB cable into the DX2, then into an available USB port on your computer.
13. When you plug the DX2 into the USB port, the RSD Lite screen will update the first line in the lower section of the window (Port No. 1.) with the following information:
Model: SE Flash Daytona
Port Type: USB
IMEI / ESN / MEID: N/A
Status: Connected…
14. If it does not have the preceding information, make sure you are not plugged into a USB hub; if problems still persist, restart the process at step 5.
15. Click Start, and WAIT! Laugh at me, but the first time I performed an SBF, I did it on a computer with an Intel Pentium 4, 2.66 GHz processor, and 1 GB of memory. It took OVER AN HOUR for the SBF process to complete! RSD Lite first backs up what is on the DX2, then it proceeds to flash each of the 5 sections (partitions actually).
16. The Progress and Result columns will update with information as the flash progresses. When the flash is complete, the phone will reboot and RSD Lite SHOULD inform you that the process is complete. If not, you might have to do the process over. You may also receive a message to manually reboot your phone, this is normal and seems to happen about 30-40% of the time.
17. Whether or not your phone boot loops at this time, I HIGHLY recommend performing a factory reset from the Android Recovery menu. This is also the process of fixing the boot loop.
a. Pull the battery.
b. Plug the battery back in.
c. Power up your phone by pressing and holding the VOLUME DOWN BUTTON and then pressing the POWER BUTTON until you see the words FASTBOOT (in white) at the top of the DX2’s screen. This should only take about 3-5 seconds.
d. Press the VOLUME DOWN BUTTON 7 times, or until you see the words ANDROID RECOVERY.
e. Press the VOLUME UP BUTTON and the screen will add “Entering Android Recovery” under the words ANDROID RECOVERY.
f. In about 5-7 seconds, you should see a white triangle with a yellow exclamation point in the middle and a little android down and to the right of the triangle.
g. Press both volume buttons at once.
h. The Android system recovery utility (second line of text) will come up.
i. Press the VOLUME DOWN BUTTON until “wipe data/factory reset” is highlighted.
j. Press the power button to start the process.
k. Once the wipe data/factory reset process has completed, press the VOLUME UP BUTTON until reboot is highlighted.
l. Press the power button to reboot your DX2.
18. Congratulations! At this point in time, you have successfully flashed your phone back to “factory stock”. Now you can root your phone, install a custom ROM, or return it.
Note: If you are going to flash a custom ROM, make sure you SBF the correct kernel for the ROM. For example for CyanogenMod 7 ROM (cm7dx2) you must be on Gingerbread 2.3.4. For the Eclipse v2.03 ROM, you must be rooted and on Gingerbread 2.3.5. For the Liberty ROM, you must be on Gingerbread 2.3.4. Please make sure you read all of the posts in the thread for that ROM. Somewhere in there it will tell you what build you need to be on.
For a great video tutorial, following what I have written out here, se UbuntuBrandon's youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lfkJ2heXos. Thanks, UbuntuBrandon!
Again, if you have any questions, or comments, either post them here, or PM me! Thanks all!
Ciao!
Just want to add that yes 5.4.4 rsdlite works the same and just fine. I JUST used it an hour ago.
Also wanted to add and easier way to get ur phone to "starting rsd protocol "
Just hold power and VOLUME UP buttons for about 8seconds and it starts rsd protocol. U don't have to scan through any other menus or press anything else. Just hold power and VOLUME UP buttons and it will work. I have done it this way EVERY time I sbf.
((A couple times u referred to RSDlite as SBFlite. ..just trying to eliminate any confusion ))
ashclepdia said:
Just want to add that yes 5.4.4 rsdlite works the same and just fine. I JUST used it an hour ago.
Also wanted to add and easier way to get ur phone to "starting rsd protocol "
Just hold power and VOLUME UP buttons for about 8seconds and it starts rsd protocol. U don't have to scan through any other menus or press anything else. Just hold power and VOLUME UP buttons and it will work. I have done it this way EVERY time I sbf.
((A couple times u referred to RSDlite as SBFlite. ..just trying to eliminate any confusion ))
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Good to know on the RSD Lite 5.4.4. I hadn't used it yet so I put that disclaimer in there. I don't want to put in information that I personally have not verified. At this time, I haven't had a need to SBF, so... I'm stuck with what I have done. I'll update the OP when I have have the opportunity to actually use 5.4.4.
Thanks for catching the typos. I have fixed them. Also, because the volume down method is intuitive (well, okay, not really), and it is easiest for a user to watch what scrolls by, instead of counting out 8 seconds, I think I will leave it in there. However, if people reach the end of my post and get to yours, I will leave the easier method glory to you.
I truly appreciate your feedback! Thank you again!
Moon Shadow - NM said:
Good to know on the RSD Lite 5.4.4. I hadn't used it yet so I put that disclaimer in there. I don't want to put in information that I personally have not verified. At this time, I haven't had a need to SBF, so... I'm stuck with what I have done. I'll update the OP when I have have the opportunity to actually use 5.4.4.
Thanks for catching the typos. I have fixed them. Also, because the volume down method is intuitive (well, okay, not really), and it is easiest for a user to watch what scrolls by, instead of counting out 8 seconds, I think I will leave it in there. However, if people reach the end of my post and get to yours, I will leave the easier method glory to you.
I truly appreciate your feedback! Thank you again!
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Sounds good bro.
And I will pass that glory on to MikeJ since that's where I learned it in his sbf thread at droidforums.
And it isn't exactly 8seconds. Just a roundabout. Doesn't have to be exact and doesn't matter if u keep holding a little past when it shows up. When u see it pop up u can just hook ur phone up after rsdlite is started. I usually get my phone ready then open rsd and hook up.
Either way works. I just like being able to get my phone to rsd mode in one step that really can't be messed up. Don't have to press anything after u see rsd protocol at top. About the same amount of time it takes just to show fastboot lol. I apologize for rambling here.
Thanks again!
I just used this method with RDSLite 5.5 and it worked fine. Just an FYI for people.
Droid X2 wont boot up!!!!
Okay i was wonderin does this work if the droid x2 wont boot up, im a noob to this cause i have never Bricked a phone. Ive been rooting and flashing roms since my OG droid to my Droid Bionic, in the middle of flashing a rom my mother knocked my DX2 off tha charger and the battery popped out , i tried booting it back up and it says "failed to boot 1" then reads "starting rsd protocol". I was reading how to sbf back to stock and was wondering did this still work while my dx2 is in this state since it seems to be ready to flash sbf. And another thing it keeps saying "battery to low to flash" but wont charge on wall and usb port only seems to work but still only make it come on for a sec then turns back off, PLEASE HELP
U might have to get an external desktop charger or new battery to be able to sbf if battery is too low.
Or.find someone with and x or x2 and charge your battery up then u should be fine to sbf. As long as u have good amount of charge on battery and can get rsd protocol started u should be fine.
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Also. Next time before flashing the rom make sure u do it with full battery. Once you are in system recovery u can take phone off charger and it works fine. That way u can keep ur phone in a safer place
thank you so much bro...... so your saying in this state it should sbf??
I only recommend trying it if u have a full battery to use. U wont be able to sbf with a nearly dead battery and run the risk of.messing up somehow with a low battery.
it should work fine if u have enough battery. "Starting rsd protocol " is where u need to be before u plug phone into computer. Make sure rsdlite is open on the computer FIRST. And have cable plugged into computer only. Then after u see starting rsd protocol hook it up and wait for rsdlite on computer to say device connected or something along those lines. If it does it should work.
Edit: I should have read ash whole post, I got bored and didn't finish and reposted info he already did.
Haha...I got ur original post in my Gmail lol. I was wondering if my post just didn't go thru lol
U didn't have to edit it out can't hurt to repeat good info
lol thanks, thats okay, it dont hurt 4 me to confirm that the info was correct, i guess i will have to wait to get another battery, will post to let you guys know how it went
I know I have seen some 5$ desktop chargers available on eBay with overnight delivery available for free. Might even find a 3battery&desktop charger for around $15 also...then u will always have that fully charged backup foe that "oh ****" moment. This is why I keep TWO fully charged batteries in my wallet lol. That and the fact that I am always on my.phone and I can drain a battery faster than a toilet flush at a train station
the SBF link is dead, someone here had download it
please share... thanks
un1ocked said:
the SBF link is dead, someone here had download it
please share... thanks
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I just checked and all three SBF images are working. Which one do you need?
I also check the other files and noticed that RSD Lite 5.4.4 is not working. If anyone has this file, PM me and I will host it. Thanks!
I have a question about backing up... I applied the 2.3.4 update without thinking, and my rooted/supercharged X2 is acting all kinds of funny now. It's like half of it think it's rooted, and the other half doesn't. TiBackup won't work because it can't gain root access, yet I still have SuperUser on my phone and can enter that to enable/disable certain apps. I can still get to the nandroid recovery portion which wouldn't work unless it was rooted. Biggest thing is that the backlight stops working often, and I need to figure out if it's hardware related or borked from the update.
So, my question is how can I back my data up? If I do a nandroid backup, isn't that going to just put whatever messed up state my phone is in back once I SBF? If I can't do a TiBackup I don't see any other option.
@berfles SBF'ing to 2.3.4 will remove root, you need to use Pete's One Root tool. Just google it (apparently I can't post links being under 8 posts? ). As far as you're phone acting wonky, is it because the apps didn't have root?
berfles said:
I have a question about backing up... I applied the 2.3.4 update without thinking, and my rooted/supercharged X2 is acting all kinds of funny now. It's like half of it think it's rooted, and the other half doesn't. TiBackup won't work because it can't gain root access, yet I still have SuperUser on my phone and can enter that to enable/disable certain apps. I can still get to the nandroid recovery portion which wouldn't work unless it was rooted. Biggest thing is that the backlight stops working often, and I need to figure out if it's hardware related or borked from the update.
So, my question is how can I back my data up? If I do a nandroid backup, isn't that going to just put whatever messed up state my phone is in back once I SBF? If I can't do a TiBackup I don't see any other option.
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I have actually seen this issue posted before, I think its an issue with titanium backup. Im too lazy to do it for you, but a search of this forum should find it. Ash will probably log in soon and find the link for you.
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EvilTim said:
I have actually seen this issue posted before, I think its an issue with titanium backup. Im too lazy to do it for you, but a search of this forum should find it. Ash will probably log in soon and find the link for you.
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA App
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Nice hahaha...
one thing I don't know much about is titanium backup tho..
and I don't care much to know anything about it. To me it seems like a pointless app. Especially now that eclipse has the app restore function built in. And if I wanna freeze or remove anything I use bloat freezer(which freezes better) and root explorer(which is the best app ever haha )
That made me laugh eviltim. I needed that before I get to work and get reemed out for being late Monday ((where is that "NNNNOOOOOO" BUTTON lol))
Happy to help ash. And remember, if you show up on time today, with a shotgun, no one will say ANYTHING to you, let alone ream you out for being late Monday.
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Here's my story.
Rooted my phone about a month ago (used the PBI one, you know what I mean?) and when I did I loaded it in the root folder, rebooted, held END+VOL DWN, hit action, and away it went. Since then I've tried a few times to update to Evil Eris 4.0 using the same methods (I'm 100% newb when it comes to all the terminology) and long story short I followed all the instructions and it just sat there like a brick with the "Green Droid and big triangle with a ! in it" screen (which I interpret as death) but found that if I just plugged it into a computer (Mac or PC) it'd load back up into whatever rom I was using fine. This morning I got jazzed about KaosFroyo V. 34 and tried to install that the same way (END+ VOL DWN) and again got the "!" screen making me run to school to plug it in ASAP.
With all that said, what am I doing wrong? I'm such a crazy newb about all this its ridiculous so please don't reply with a lot of jargon, step by steps would be greatly appreciated. I don't HATE my current rom (the maps crash a lot but they do work) but I just wanna be one of the cool kids
Would a bought Rom Manager app help? I've heard lots of negative stuff about the clockwork mode and that it can ruin your phone.
GreenLanternBatman said:
Here's my story.
Rooted my phone about a month ago (used the PBI one, you know what I mean?) and when I did I loaded it in the root folder, rebooted, held END+VOL DWN, hit action, and away it went. Since then I've tried a few times to update to Evil Eris 4.0 using the same methods (I'm 100% newb when it comes to all the terminology) and long story short I followed all the instructions and it just sat there like a brick with the "Green Droid and big triangle with a ! in it" screen (which I interpret as death) but found that if I just plugged it into a computer (Mac or PC) it'd load back up into whatever rom I was using fine. This morning I got jazzed about KaosFroyo V. 34 and tried to install that the same way (END+ VOL DWN) and again got the "!" screen making me run to school to plug it in ASAP.
With all that said, what am I doing wrong? I'm such a crazy newb about all this its ridiculous so please don't reply with a lot of jargon, step by steps would be greatly appreciated. I don't HATE my current rom (the maps crash a lot but they do work) but I just wanna be one of the cool kids
Would a bought Rom Manager app help? I've heard lots of negative stuff about the clockwork mode and that it can ruin your phone.
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It sounds like you don't have Amon's recovery flashed yet.
This is probably the easiest thing you can do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_flash_Recovery_Image
or this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742228
In either case, you need to read, and educate yourself.
Precursor - If you run a back up program like Titanium Back Up or MyBackUp Pro, now would be a good time to do that.
I think your main problem is that to get into Recovery mode, you need to hit Volume Up + Power (End). Once there, I'd suggest going to Back Up/Restore and doing a Nandroid Back Up. This will save the entire state of your phone just as it is before you went into Recovery. Exactly as is. Next, go to Wipe, and select options 1 - Factory/Data Reset and 2 - Dalvik Cache. If you don't already have the KaosFroyo-v34.zip file on the root (meaning NOT in a folder) of your card, you can go back to the main Recovery screen and select 2 - USB MS Toggle which will mount your SD card to the computer and you can drag and drop the file from there. Once you've followed these steps, now you are ready to choose option Flash Zip from SD card. Select the zip you need and let it do its thing. You didn't mention if you had apps2sd set up not. If you don't, ignore this next part, if you do, pay attention. IF and only IF you were using apps2sd then you will need to reformat your card to work with Froyo roms. Froyo already has the benefit baked into it but it utlilizes it in a different way. To reformat, you will want to copy everything from your SD card to your computer, then in Recovery, go to Partition card. For Ext and Swap sizes select "0" and then hit ok for partition the rest of the card in FAT32 format. Done. You can add back on contents from the SD card in Recovery through the USB Toggle mode or after you boot everything up, it does not matter (the only difference being that your computer will ask if you want to copy and merge folders if you do it after you boot because it will remake some of the folders for you on booting) . With that being said, now it's time to try out KaosFroyo! The first boot WILL take awhile and the phone will be very slow once it does boot as it has to Sync all of your info and applications back from the Market. Once that gets finished, then you can restore your data if you saved it through Titanium or MyBackUp. I usually like to give it a reboot after all this fun stuff, just to give it a chance to gather itself, if you will. After that, you should be good to go with learning the ins and outs of Froyo Hope this helps!
Did you make a amon backup before you first rooted you phone? I had that same problem when I flashed Kaosfroyo v34. I would boot up in recovery (Vol up+end) and I would have the android with the ! above him. I started freaking out. What I did was restore my nand backup back to 2.1. Then I re-rooted back to KaosFroyo v34. Then went into recovery and everything was good. My advice, unroot then root again. Maybe its not the best/easiest way, but it did the trick for me. And as always, search the forums, there is a post for almost anything. Hope that helps.
OK well I have trying my best as a noob to research for 2 days not in and out on how to fix my issue
My friend tried rooting my phone and to install a different rom. I am on 2.1 and unfortunately I got the phone used with 2.1 already on it so I don't know if it was a leaked or legit 2.1 rom, and I am learning as I go here to fix this issue as I have never new how to do this stuff nor have I ever done it.
Where I am at now:
only thing that happens when I hit power is the phone "vibrates then stays on the 3 skateboard screen" or press "volume down + power" and it goes to the Hboot screen. I go into recovery and it goes to clockworkmod and from there after trying to install any roms from the sd card it says on the last 3 lines
"E:Failure at line 9:
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
Installation aborted.
and every time I go back or power up to the Hboot screen it does not have any "update bar" (I guess if this was done right as I read on other threads there should be some type of update bar) on the right corner or any other options "for me to select" accept:
FASTBOOT
RECOVERY
CLEAR STORAGE
SIMLOCK
and then with some other info above the Hboot highlighted in blue
I have tried formatting the sd card a bunch of times, I did the clearing of the "wipe data, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvikcache" as I read to do over my reading, but I see that if I go under any restore options under clockwork, no files are found for me to back up too so I am seeing he did not back up any of my info, I also have tried using 2 different ds cards.
So more less it looks like my options are to get this fixed from the only place my phone will boot to with options and thats when I press volume + and power so I guess loading whatever I need to my sd card>>if thats an option or am I screwed, I have seen many tutorials but none of them start where my particular position is stuck at in Hboot. this is my only phone and I had to buy a prepaid which is just about out of minutes, I put an add on craigslist trying to get someone I will pay to fix my issue but no luck, please I need help and I will pay u somehow to guide me through this of my exact issue, I was trying to get to rom 2.3 but if it's easier to get back to 2.1 rom then so be it.
PLEASE!~~
Please HELP!
Cheeva316 said:
Please HELP!
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Got a solution in the making for you, just give me about 30 minutes.
Edit: Maybe 45 minutes lol, sorry i'm testing this before I have you do it to see if it works.
Ok download the following files:
http://www.mediafire.com/?njwqa7axwzyaqgb
http://www.mediafire.com/?f69cl8dc747h0l9
http://www.mediafire.com/?xg8nnqs177xggx4
http://www.mediafire.com/?qxpi5wsx5lzbhbo
http://www.mediafire.com/?4tg67hck7vh1xxs
Edit: Flash the "rootme.zip" first then follow the rest.
Now what you need to do first is extract the "nandroid" file to somewhere you can easily find it.
Now take the folder called "nandroid" along with all the other zip files you downloaded and place them on your sd card. Put your sd card in your phone and power on with volume down+end. Press volume up. Use the trackball to select "Backup/Restore". Use the trackball again to select "Nand Restore". Use it again to select "HT9BGHG01402". Use it again to select "BDS-20110125-0901". Let the restore run, then power off your phone. Turn your phone back on with just the power button, let it run (might even take up to 10 minutes for the phone to start up). Let me know if the phone boots up or not after about 10-15 minutes. This should work and if it does then we can go from there, even to getting you 2.3 if you want.
You might be asking, what the hell is he having me do ? Here's what i'm doing. I made a nandroid backup a few months ago of when I had kaosfroyov39 which is a 2.2 rom. I am going to have you flash MY backup to YOUR phone which when done right, CAN work. Anyway, let me know what happens and remember to give the phone about 10-15 minutes to boot all the way.
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"E:Failure at line 9:
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
Installation aborted.
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( Another phone on the precipice of being ruined by someone's cobbled-together "clockwork" recovery. )
If the /system flash memory partition got corrupted in a way that left a lot of pages marked as bad pages, then the /system partition will be "short", and only small ROMs will successfully load into it, if at all. That might be the cause of the above error messages.
But - because you are using Clockwork, there is really no way to know if that is the case, or if you simply have a whole bunch of corrupted ROM files on your SD card. That's because Clockwork does not verify ROM files before it starts flashing them - which allows total garbage to be flashed to the phone. (That's why Clockwork should never be used by newbs).
Here's what I would suggest you do.
- Make sure you are keeping the phone well charged. (Leaving the phone in HBOOT mode will discharge the battery quickly, even if it is plugged in to the charger, BTW).
- Report the exact bootloader version you have - probably 1.47.0000 or 1.49.0000, but it could be something other. Please be precise.
- With the power off, eject the SD card out of the slot and see if you can boot into the normal HBOOT menu with no SD card in the slot. Report your result.
- Boot into the recovery menu and tell us what version # of the recovery you have. If you can determine the details of how your friend attempted to root the phone, that might be pertinent. Again - precise details are valuable; vague hand-waving not so much.
- The Amon_RA recovery has a mode ("USB-MS toggle") which allows you to mount the SD card to the PC. Does your "Clockwork" recovery have this feature, or are you able to put files onto the micro-SD card using a media slot on a PC?
- Be aware that one or two people that were in situations that are very close to what you described ended up bricking their phones because they went from where you are now to attempting to use either a PB00IMG.ZIP ROM, or an RUU utility. Their phones went from bootable (in the way that yours is now) to bricks in that process.
What I would suggest you do at the moment is to find the SMALLEST Eris** ROM you can find, get it onto your SD card, verify that you didn't corrupt it, and then perform a "wipe data/factory reset" in your recovery and attempt to install it. If you get the same errors as above, then you should definitely NOT try to do a PB00IMG.ZIP or RUU installation. (The current gingerbread ROMs (e.g. GSB v1.4) are pretty small - they only use about 65% of the /system partition.)
I have a flashable "repair" file which might be applicable. It is not a "ROM" per se - it uses some low-level MTD (flash memory) repair techniques, and also flashes into place the original Amon_RA (v1.6.2) recovery, instead of whatever p.o.s. "Clockwork" recovery you currently have on the phone; but I regard it as something which should only be used as a last resort. But - without some more details and testing on your part, I don't feel comfortable about posting it up.
Let me know.
**PS I wanted to ask one more question - this is an Eris we are talking about, right? (I note you were posting in the Hero CDMA forum not so long ago).
Well I want to thank you for replying with such info but it seems that the recovery image file that I reinstalled on the phone was bad cause when it was updating the bar was going up but as it was going through each item it was updating.. I noticed "bootloader in red letters" with I believe saying "error" next to it and then same on another item it tried updating then the phone powered off and now it's dead, tried everything, no charging light comes on, computer (2 different computers) wont reconize it, it's doing nothing at all, I will try to get my hands on another battery but I am broke, but I doubt it's the battery cause I heard with a bootloader error (or damaged) then the phone won't boot up or do anything so I guess the phone is scrap for parts which sucks cause now my friend who started this deal killed my only phone me n my family had, another lesson learned...time to try n sell some stuff on craigslist..damn
Yes it's a Droid Eris...or was! damnnnn...
Again thank you for your help very much appreciated...
Wish I would of read this part before I let my friend re-load the "PB00IMG.ZIP" cause thats exactly what he loaded and then it started the process what I jus described above..f***k!
Be aware that one or two people that were in situations that are very close to what you described ended up bricking their phones because they went from where you are now to attempting to use either a PB00IMG.ZIP ROM, or an RUU utility. Their phones went from bootable (in the way that yours is now) to bricks in that process.
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Wish I would of read this part before I let my friend re-load the "PB00IMG.ZIP" cause thats exactly what he loaded and then it started the process what I jus described above..f***k!
Be aware that one or two people that were in situations that are very close to what you described ended up bricking their phones because they went from where you are now to attempting to use either a PB00IMG.ZIP ROM, or an RUU utility. Their phones went from bootable (in the way that yours is now) to bricks in that process.
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Well, I am very sorry that this happened to you and my advice to you didn't reach you in time. From the details that you added, I am pretty sure that you indeed have a hard brick.
BUT - the death of your Eris can still help others avoid the same fate. If you can reconstruct the rooting process you went through,
[SIZE=+2]PLEASE LET US KNOW EXACTLY WHAT ROOTING METHOD YOU USED[/SIZE] - and then we can wave people away from it.
When I say exactly, I mean extremely specific: do you still have the download file that you used? If so, push it up to an uploader site and give a link to it. (I think you mentioned unrevoked or something). Do you still have the exact link you used to download that rooting software? Was it Unrevoked? Z4root?
bftb0
I will tomorrow as I saved all the files on my laptop n I am on my pc now, but will do try my best as I am a newb to this phone stuff
Did you try what I suggested or is it too late ?
phone wont do anything so cant do nothing...
Did you find out any more details about the rooting method you used?
might be a couple more days till I can get to it, my laptop is messing up now...all the saved info was on it
Just got my workphone, Droid 2 Global. No stranger to flashing droid phones (my personal phone is a Captivate) I just had to flash it. I mucked it up once or twice flashing Droid 2 Roms on it and needed to get it back to stock. I know a few people have asked about recovering the Droid 2 Global but I haven't seen any instructions to that effect, so here goes:
Droid 2 Global Return to Stock
1. Download RSD Lite 4.9 - http://www.mediafire.com/?ufxs9lft9q2xwnu
2. Download DROID2WE_X6_2.4.29_FULL SBF - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MD5K1YY8
3. Download Motorla Drivers - http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles...al_Drivers/MotoHelper_2.0.40_Driver_4.9.0.exe
4. Install RSD Lite 4.9 and the Motorla Driver software. Unzip DROID2WE_X6_2.4.29_FULL to a convenient location, i.e. Desktop.
5. Shut off your Droid 2 Global, unhook it from USB or the AC adapter charger.
6. With the phone off, slide open the keyboard, hold the UP ARROW key on the keyboard and hold the power button. This puts the phone in Recovery mode. The screen will display white text and say something to this effect: "Bootloader D0.11, Battery OK, OK to Program, Connect USB Data Cable."
7. Start RSD Lite by clicking on the desktop icon, this brings up the GUI. Click the ellipse (...) next to the Filename dialogue box. If you put the DROID2WE_X6_2.4.29_FULL SBF file on the desktop, scroll down and select it and click Open. The File Properties box should populate with information about the SBF file.
8. Hook your USB cable to your phone, the text on the display will change. Click the Start button and have patience, this takes a while. RSD Lite will extract files to your desktop and begin flashing your phone. Do not interrupt the flash at any point or you will most likely have as nice paperweight.It takes roughly 5 minutes to flash the default rom and RSD Lite will reboot your phone.
9. If the Reboot fails and your phone loops through the starting animation. Pull the battery and put it back in.
10. Slide open the keyboard on the phone, hold down X on the keyboard and push the power button. This puts the phone in Recovery mode. You know you're in recovery mode when you see a triangle with a yellow exclamation and the green android logo.
11. Hit the Search magnifying glass key, this brings you in to the actual menu. You use the Volume Up and Down to navigate here and the Camera button for enter. Power button exits. Use Volume down until you get to the entry which reads Wipe Data/Factory Reset, push the Camera button. This will wipe your data and cache, I had to tap the OK button (The four little square button on the touchscreen) While it was running because the progress bar would stop. Your milage may vary. After it finishes, select the first menu option to reboot and push the Camera button.
That's it in a nutshell pretty much, let me know if I missed anything.
I've been trying to do this all day. My husband installed Liberty on my phone last night and forgot that it was a D2G, so of course it's all kinds of buggy. I'm trying to revert back to stock to try to properly install Liberty on the phone, but I can't get past the RSD Lite section. It keeps telling me "Failed Flashing Process 0x7100."
I've read a few forums about this issue and tried everything I could find. I'm running Windows 7, have run RSD lite as administrator, changed compatibility to Windows XP, moved the sbf file to every folder mentioned, moved RSD lite to the desktop, etc etc. I've also rebooted, uninstalled, reinstalled, in every fashion I could think of.
This is what I get when I check the error log:
17:01:30, May 03, 2011
Line: 868
ERROR: \\?\c:\users\user\downloads\droid2we_x6_2.4.29_full.sbfuèá contains an invalid path.
File: D:\GitProjects2\hdt_windows_flash\flash\code\flashdll\PST_FP_FlashFileIO.cpp
17:01:30, May 03, 2011
Line: 552
ERROR: The superfile specified does not exist
File: D:\GitProjects2\hdt_windows_flash\flash\code\flashdll\FlashHdlr.cpp
Device ID: 0
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I'm not sure what it means because most of the errors I've seen for RSD lite have been "was not found."
Any suggestions?
Also, I don't know if this is connected (I think it probably is), but for some reason when I plug in the phone it tells me MTP USB driver installation has failed. Each and every time.
Should I try to flash Fission over top of Liberty?
Thanks.
At first glance, i'd say to check the filename. There looks to be a space in what you copied from the errorlog, in the word full. Secondly, i'd redownload the SBF file, it's possible your download is corrupt. You can also try uninstalling and reinstalling the Moto software, it should install the drivers properly in recovery mode. I have windows 7 64bit and did not have to do anything other than what's in my directions.
Shorten the name of the SBF. Like - d2g.sbf for example. Put the SBF in c:\ and let RSDLite look for it there. It is known not handle well long paths or spaces in file name.
Is this supposed to put the phone back at original stock settings with no apps and everything? I can't find any videos of this, but the Droid X sbf guid it leads you back to the touch the android new out of the box screen. I followed this guide and when my phone rebooted, it had all my apps and widgets and stuff still, the only thing that was different was the firmware version had gone back down.
Nevermind, I somehow skipped the last few steps, I must be really out of it, ignore me.
i flashed it twice now and updated it. both times while flashing it told me to restart the device manually and when i did no change, so i closed the rsd and hit ok when it warns me of damaging my phone. phone was already on and running at the time.
Now i cant get my wifi to connect, it authenticates, then goes straight ot disconnected and then trys again.....any ideas of why this is happenning?
Did you follow steps 9-11?
What terrigan said. If you didn't do the last steps, then your phone will maintain all of its settings, but it will revert to the old firmware, 2.4.29 which is what I initially did. I believe that firmware has buggy wifi to say the least which might be the cause of your problem. You should do steps 9-11 and then after that go to settings, about phone, and system updates, and update to 2.4.330
Awesome!
Thank you for the post! You are awesome. Like a noob, I messed up my phone wile rooting/bootstrapping it and couldn't download from the marketplace, get updates installed etc. This fixed it all and I'm back up and running!
No prob, Wish there were more ROMs for the D2G though.
Worked like a champ, thanks!
Thanks muchly! Now that D2G Gingerbread is available, I'm reverting in the hopes to get the OTA update. Just waiting for the stock SBF to finish atm, will let you know how it goes..
Were not going to get the update until a couple more weeks...
Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using XDA App
Does anyone know if this works for the Droid 2 (NOT GLOBAL)...?
Chenoaem said:
Does anyone know if this works for the Droid 2 (NOT GLOBAL)...?
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The steps and the RSDLite software will, you will need to find an SBF for your phone.
Droid 2 (Non Global) SBF: http://www.multiupload.com/R6VS5FFISB
I take no responsibility if this bricks your phone.
failed flashing process?
Hey, I was trying to revert my phone back, and while running RSD Lite, it got to 100% then it said that the flashing process failed?
the status came out as:
"Failed flashing process: Failed flashing process: Phone[0000]: Error switching phone to BP Pass through mode (0x70BE); phone disconnected"
help please?
Is there a reason why this would work on one phone but not another? I keep getting a failed on one phone with RSD lite I get code error FEBE 0047. I search and says not compatible software, doesn't make sense. Phone stays in boot loop.
thanks for any help.
Hey guys,
Here's my story:
Just bought a brand new D2G from a friend who likes to waste money...he tried to root it using a D2 rom, and gets the bootloader error. I bought it off of him for $50.
Flashed back to the SBF file in the first post, and then I got a message saying a new update was available. It downloaded on the phone, installs, the phone reboots and I saw the android green robot logo with a box, and a status bar. Once it hit 100%, the phone rebooted again, and to the bootload error said "code corrupt, insert data cable"
Tried holding X and power button to go into recovery mode like I did before, but it just boots to this screen....
Battery just died too, so I had to take it to a verizon store where they are awfully kind to recharge it for free.
Any help is appreciated, otherwise I'm just re flashing back to the rom in the first post again, and never updating the phone!
Jon
Find the .330 D2G SBF file and that should solve your problem I think....
Sounds like the update corrupted during install or download.. theres a .330 sbf try it like the above post stated make sure its fully charged low battery can cause major issues
Hello.
Yesterday ATT finally rolled out the new update, but for me it freezes with screen where android with explanation mark in triangle.
A day before I did successfully install [PUDDING] International House of Pudding! (Unlock/root thread) Updated July 23 2011 v2.3.4 and also [Unlocked Only][Release]CWM Recovery Mod for Atrix 4G 2011-06-30 updated again!
After that I reverted to stock v1.2.6 and gradually upgraded to v1.8.3
On top of that the android recovery doesn't work either with vol down on reboot, same explanation mark in a triangle...
Any ideas what could be wrong?
Thank you.
PS. sorry
[email protected] said:
Hello.
Yesterday ATT finally rolled out the new update, but for me it freezes with screen where android with explanation mark in triangle.
A day before I did successfully install [PUDDING] International House of Pudding! (Unlock/root thread) Updated July 23 2011 v2.3.4 and also [Unlocked Only][Release]CWM Recovery Mod for Atrix 4G 2011-06-30 updated again!
After that I reverted to stock v1.2.6 and gradually upgraded to v1.8.3
On top of that the android recovery doesn't work either with vol down on reboot, same explanation mark in a triangle...
Any ideas what could be wrong?
Thank you.
PS. sorry
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Hey [email protected],
There is no problem with your recovery menu. When you see the Android with the exclamation mark, you are in recovery mode. just touch the screen right above the Search button, which turns out to be the "Hide" function, and you'll see everything show up! Neat-o, right? =] Too bad CWM isn't touchscreen-capable =[
What probably happened for you is that you failed the pre-test. When they install an OTA update, it looks to make sure that certain apps are still there and makes sure no illegal mods are added to your Atrix. If you remove bloatware using Titanium or have root or you modded system files, you'll run into an error trying to update because you failed the pre-test. The best way around that problem AND the solution to upgrading without deleting anything is here. Use the Automated Update for PC Users, which will bypass this check. This was made for the sole purpose of those who don't want to lose their data, however, you'll be more likely to encounter strange bugs if you do upgrade this way. I suggest backing up your SD card before you do anything, perform this update, and then do a factory wipe. I know it's annoying because you have to re-input all of your info and stuff, but this is pretty much the only guaranteed way that about 95% of it will function as it should.
Hope that helped =D
~jojojohnson7410~
jojojohnson7410 said:
Hey [email protected],
There is no problem with your recovery menu. When you see the Android with the exclamation mark, you are in recovery mode. just touch the screen right above the Search button, which turns out to be the "Hide" function, and you'll see everything show up! Neat-o, right? =] Too bad CWM isn't touchscreen-capable =[
What probably happened for you is that you failed the pre-test. When they install an OTA update, it looks to make sure that certain apps are still there and makes sure no illegal mods are added to your Atrix. If you remove bloatware using Titanium or have root or you modded system files, you'll run into an error trying to update because you failed the pre-test. The best way around that problem AND the solution to upgrading without deleting anything is Use the Automated Update for PC Users, which will bypass this check. This was made for the sole purpose of those who don't want to lose their data, however, you'll be more likely to encounter strange bugs if you do upgrade this way. I suggest backing up your SD card before you do anything, perform this update, and then do a factory wipe. I know it's annoying because you have to re-input all of your info and stuff, but this is pretty much the only guaranteed way that about 95% of it will function as it should.
Hope that helped =D
~jojojohnson7410~
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When I touched the screen above the search button, I see the source of the error is "/system/app/swype.apk
so I imagine it is due to updating swype cuple of times and as far as I remember, in the first update i had to remove 2 system files to make it work.
This will help fix your issue.
1. Download the Motorola Drivers HERE if you haven't already, and install. (Link is to the 4.9.0 version, there is a newer one, but someone has said it has issues) If you would like to try the latest version, you can obtain them directly from Motorola Here.
2. Download RSDlite 5.3.1 HERE and install
3. Download the AT&T/Motorola 4.1.83 FULL SBF from this thread, unzip it and place it in a folder at C:\AtrixSBF\ (or something similar, short folder name, in the C:\ directory)
4. Plug your phone into a Rear USB port on your PC, using the OEM supplied USB cable. Set your USB option from the pull down Notification bar to None. ***For those that can't boot, power down, hold Volume Up while powering on. You should end up in Starting RSD protocol. Then continue. ***
5. Open RSDlite, wait until it recognizes you phone is attached.
6. Click on the "..." button and navigate to the SBF file you downloaded and select it.
7. Click the Start button and wait. It's good to stick around to make sure there are no errors, but it's going to take a good 20-40 minutes. DO NOT DISCONNECT anything until you see PASS next to the process you're running in the far right hand column.
Eddie Bombay said:
This will help fix your issue.
1. Download the Motorola Drivers HERE if you haven't already, and install. (Link is to the 4.9.0 version, there is a newer one, but someone has said it has issues) If you would like to try the latest version, you can obtain them directly from Motorola Here.
2. Download RSDlite 5.3.1 HERE and install
3. Download the AT&T/Motorola 4.1.83 FULL SBF from this thread, unzip it and place it in a folder at C:\AtrixSBF\ (or something similar, short folder name, in the C:\ directory)
4. Plug your phone into a Rear USB port on your PC, using the OEM supplied USB cable. Set your USB option from the pull down Notification bar to None. ***For those that can't boot, power down, hold Volume Up while powering on. You should end up in Starting RSD protocol. Then continue. ***
5. Open RSDlite, wait until it recognizes you phone is attached.
6. Click on the "..." button and navigate to the SBF file you downloaded and select it.
7. Click the Start button and wait. It's good to stick around to make sure there are no errors, but it's going to take a good 20-40 minutes. DO NOT DISCONNECT anything until you see PASS next to the process you're running in the far right hand column.
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This did it for me. Left the SD card update on my SD card and as soon as it rebooted to clean 183 it found the update and installed it!
Thanks
Use this guide to reset your Motorola Droid Razr back to stock ROM factory reset, even after it is bricked.
Please understand that this is for the US English Droid Razr XT912 model. If you wish to use this method with a different carrier and country, you will have to find the XML file for your region/carrier, as I have only made this for a Verizon CDMA XT912 Droid Razr.
NOTE: THIS WILL ERASE EVERYTHING SO MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A BACK UP!!! Can't stress that enough!
First, you need to download the following files:
Motorola Drivers
RSD Lite 5.6 or 5.7
Stock ROM XML FIles - (Google "VRZ_XT912_6.5.1-73_DHD-11_TA-3_1FF_02.xml.zip download" since I can't post outside links yet).
After you download all 3 of those files:
1. Run and install the Motorola drivers .exe (or .msi) first.
2. If it gives you an option to download Motocast, DO IT!!! If not don't worry about it.
3. Assuming the drivers installed successfully, go ahead and have the USB data cable attached to your computer.
4. Power off your device completely.
(PLEASE READ:::If your Razr is stuck on the "Dual Core" splash screen or if it does not boot up, hold the "Volume UP and DOWN at the same time, WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE POWER UNTIL THE PHONE GIVES A QUICK FLASH THEN TURNS OFF. Once it is completely off, hold down the "Volume UP and DOWN buttons again until you see the bootloader options come up. (Recovery, AP Fastboot, Etc.)
5. If your device boots up just fine but you just want to flash it back to stock ROM using this method for whatever reason, just power down and hold the power button and the Volume UP and Down all 3 at the same time until you see the bootloader menu come up. Release the buttons when it comes up.
6. Once you are at the bootloader screen, YOU CAN ONLY SCROLL DOWN!!! The volume UP button is used as the button to make the selection of the highlighted option.
7. Push the volume DOWN button until you highlight "AP Fastboot" then hit the Volume UP button to select this option.
8. Once selected and at the AP Fastboot screen, plug in your USB cable.
9. Also assuming that you installed RSD Lite (after installing the drivers of course) OPEN UP "RSD LITE 5.7".
10. You should see in the first row your phone information. (It will probably say "Spyder S" something blah blah blah)
11. Once you confirm that it says "Connected" under the status column, go click on the "..." button on the top center of the application next to the box that says "File Name".
12. Go ahead and navigate to where you placed the Stock ROM XML file and select it.
13. A window is going to pop up and give you 3 options: CHOOSE THE "DECOMPRESS AND START FLASHING" option.
14. Once you do this, it will take a little while to fully flash. (at most probably 10 minutes).
15. Once it finishes successfully, it should say "REBOOT" in the status,
16. Once it reboots, SHAZAM! You should have a fully functional back to stock ROM again!
Again, if you have a backup you can go ahead and restore from the backup. Since their are many options to restore your backup (however you chose to do it) I will not explain this step since it is a little different for every method.
Since the Droid Razr has a fully functional OTA update of ICS 4.0.4, just go ahead and run the system updates!
If you have any questions about this method of reflashing a bricked/corrupt Droid Razr, please do not hesitate to ask and PM me. This method should work 100%. I bricked my Razr almost completely without a chance of recovery. This method is sure to work if it has worked on mine!
"invalid CG otv (CG: system): Invalid SP data invalid cg version (CG: system) invalid
Mrsubwoofer616 said:
Hey guys!
My name is Mark. I am very new to posting on the forum but not new to using every living advantage of it from the help of all you developers!
Anyways, I'll cut to the chase. Here is probably the easiest guide to putting your Motorola Droid Razr back to stock ROM factory reset.
NOTE: THIS WILL ERASE EVERYTHING SO MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A BACK UP!!! Can't stress that enough!
First, you need to download the following files:
Motorola Drivers
RSD Lite 5.6 or 5.7
Stock ROM XML FIles - (Google "VRZ_X912_6.5.1-73_DHD-11_TA-3_1FF_02.xml.zip download" since I can't post outside links yet).
After you download all 3 of those files:
1. Run and install the Motorola drivers .exe (or .msi) first.
2. If it gives you an option to download Motocast, DO IT!!! If not don't worry about it.
3. Assuming the drivers installed successfully, go ahead and have the USB data cable attached to your computer.
4. Power off your device completely.
(PLEASE READ:::If your Razr is stuck on the "Dual Core" splash screen or if it does not boot up, hold the "Volume UP and DOWN at the same time, WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE POWER UNTIL THE PHONE GIVES A QUICK FLASH THEN TURNS OFF. Once it is completely off, hold down the "Volume UP and DOWN buttons again until you see the bootloader options come up. (Recovery, AP Fastboot, Etc.)
5. If your device boots up just fine but you just want to flash it back to stock ROM using this method for whatever reason, just power down and hold the power button and the Volume UP and Down all 3 at the same time until you see the bootloader menu come up. Release the buttons when it comes up.
6. Once you are at the bootloader screen, YOU CAN ONLY SCROLL DOWN!!! The volume UP button is used as the button to make the selection of the highlighted option.
7. Push the volume DOWN button until you highlight "AP Fastboot" then hit the Volume UP button to select this option.
8. Once selected and at the AP Fastboot screen, plug in your USB cable.
9. Also assuming that you installed RSD Lite (after installing the drivers of course) OPEN UP "RSD LITE 5.7".
10. You should see in the first row your phone information. (It will probably say "Spyder S" something blah blah blah)
11. Once you confirm that it says "Connected" under the status column, go click on the "..." button on the top center of the application next to the box that says "File Name".
12. Go ahead and navigate to where you placed the Stock ROM XML file and select it.
13. A window is going to pop up and give you 3 options: CHOOSE THE "DECOMPRESS AND START FLASHING" option.
14. Once you do this, it will take a little while to fully flash. (at most probably 10 minutes).
15. Once it finishes successfully, it should say "REBOOT" in the status,
16. Once it reboots, SHAZAM! You should have a fully functional back to stock ROM again!
Again, if you have a backup you can go ahead and restore from the backup. Since their are many options to restore your backup (however you chose to do it) I will not explain this step since it is a little different for every method.
Since the Droid Razr has a fully functional OTA update of ICS 4.0.4, just go ahead and run the system updates!
If you have any questions about this method of reflashing a bricked/corrupt Droid Razr, please do not hesitate to ask and PM me. This method should work 100%. I bricked my Razr almost completely without a chance of recovery. This method is sure to work if it has worked on mine!
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Hello Mark,
I'm from INDIA and i own a Droid Razr XT910 (5 Months Old). I have received OTA update for my mobile a month back and i mistakenly selected " Install later" but i never got that pop up again. I did factory restore and tired checking for system updates, but ends with "Phone is upto date" So in simple it was running with GB. Unfortunately yesterday morning my phone hangs up and keeps rebooting. So i did factory rest by holding (vol up + down) wipe data and restore the factory settings. But then i thought of doing manual OTA update for ICS and downloaded by following this article https://sites.google.com/site/manualrazricsupgrade/ Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739853
I have done whatever said there, but i got stucked in the 7th point
"Now that you are again in the phones boot loader:
Using the VOLUME DOWN KEY, scroll down "Recovery", and press the VOLUME UP KEY to select it.
The phone will reboot, take a moment at a blank screen, and you will then see a green Android with an exclamation sign. The android must be laying on its side with a red triangle/exclamation mark"
My phone was displaying an error saying
"invalid CG otv (CG: system): Invalid SP data
invalid cg version (CG: system)
invalid cg otv (cg:system)"
This comes after i select recovery by following the 7th point. I have tried to download flashme,RAZR Utility 1.7, RAZR Utility 1.6 but nothing works. I'm stuck in this screen.
My question is the rom which i used here as per this article is "Blur_Version.6.12.181.XT912.Verizon.en.US.zip" but mobile bought in INDIA (ASIA) so i have tried flashing a ROM which is not for INDIA?
Help me on how to get rid of this and It's really great to see this information which you have updated. Is that okay if i try the options mentioned in your article to restore to stock settings?
Please advice.
Note: My phone is not Rooted till date.
You tried an XT912 on an XT910 so it's not an wonder, that you bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29242699
The first part about the back to Stock is interesting for You!
For India grab the Asia Retail ICS or the EU Retail (i know it works in India, ask the Razr Guy)
The Tutorial for RSD is linked.
BTW: Don't Quote the OP when you're the first one who post in the Thread
Sent from my Black Widow XT910
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You tried an XT912 on an XT910 so it's not an wonder, that you bricked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29242699
The first part about the back to Stock is interesting for You!
For India grab the Asia Retail ICS or the EU Retail (i know it works in India, ask the Razr Guy)
The Tutorial for RSD is linked.
BTW: Don't Quote the OP when you're the first one who post in the Thread
Sent from my Black Widow XT910
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Is this GB? The file is 7 months old!
What File you mean?
Sent from my Black Widow XT910
Yes this xml flash file will put you on GB, but all you have to is run the system updates and get the ICS update. This method is the quickest in my opinion. Like I said, this method is best if it's soft bricked.
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I thought it was understood that once you go ICS, you can't go back. I would assume this method would therefore brick your phone if you're currently on ICS?
JDunc said:
I thought it was understood that once you go ICS, you can't go back. I would assume this method would therefore brick your phone if you're currently on ICS?
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In my situation, I didn't even have a chance to receive the OTA ICS update. I bought my phone from a friend who already rooted it and put a AOKP ROM (Worst ROM in my opinion.) I tried restoring a backup that was saved in the internal memory which failed and corrupt my phone so bad that when I chose any option in the bootloader, it would go to the dual core splash screen the turn off. The phone would not charge for a while. I recommend this way for people who screwed up their phones like I did
Mrsubwoofer616 said:
Yes this xml flash file will put you on GB, but all you have to is run the system updates and get the ICS update. This method is the quickest in my opinion. Like I said, this method is best if it's soft bricked.
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Sure. Will do as per ur instructions. I'm downloading the files from your thread now. Will be posting shortly once after the completion.
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Mrsubwoofer616 said:
Yes this xml flash file will put you on GB, but all you have to is run the system updates and get the ICS update. This method is the quickest in my opinion. Like I said, this method is best if it's soft bricked.
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Also i just wanna confirm before downloading. As i said my RAZR is bought in Chennai (INDIA) and model is XT910 but the xml file is for RAZR XT 912 and more over u have mentioned in your thread with few lines highlighted in RED Colour that
"Please understand that this is for the US English Droid Razr XT912 model. If you wish to use this method with a different carrier and country, you will have to find the XML file for your region/carrier, as I have only made this for a Verizon CDMA XT912 Droid Razr."
Please advice. Am i still proceed in downloading the XML file "VRZ_XT912_6.5.1-73_DHD-11_TA-3_1FF_02.xml.zip" and follow the instructions in ur original thread ?
"After you download all 3 of those files:
1. Run and install the Motorola drivers .exe (or .msi) first.
2. If it gives you an option to download Motocast, DO IT!!! If not don't worry about it.
3. Assuming the drivers installed successfully, go ahead and have the USB data cable attached to your computer.
4. Power off your device completely.
(PLEASE READ:::If your Razr is stuck on the "Dual Core" splash screen or if it does not boot up, hold the "Volume UP and DOWN at the same time, WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE POWER UNTIL THE PHONE GIVES A QUICK FLASH THEN TURNS OFF. Once it is completely off, hold down the "Volume UP and DOWN buttons again until you see the bootloader options come up. (Recovery, AP Fastboot, Etc.)
5. If your device boots up just fine but you just want to flash it back to stock ROM using this method for whatever reason, just power down and hold the power button and the Volume UP and Down all 3 at the same time until you see the bootloader menu come up. Release the buttons when it comes up.
6. Once you are at the bootloader screen, YOU CAN ONLY SCROLL DOWN!!! The volume UP button is used as the button to make the selection of the highlighted option.
7. Push the volume DOWN button until you highlight "AP Fastboot" then hit the Volume UP button to select this option.
8. Once selected and at the AP Fastboot screen, plug in your USB cable.
9. Also assuming that you installed RSD Lite (after installing the drivers of course) OPEN UP "RSD LITE 5.7".
10. You should see in the first row your phone information. (It will probably say "Spyder S" something blah blah blah)
11. Once you confirm that it says "Connected" under the status column, go click on the "..." button on the top center of the application next to the box that says "File Name".
12. Go ahead and navigate to where you placed the Stock ROM XML file and select it.
13. A window is going to pop up and give you 3 options: CHOOSE THE "DECOMPRESS AND START FLASHING" option.
14. Once you do this, it will take a little while to fully flash. (at most probably 10 minutes).
15. Once it finishes successfully, it should say "REBOOT" in the status,
16. Once it reboots, SHAZAM! You should have a fully functional back to stock ROM again!"
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LoL...Now the Instructions are 3x @ the first Page.
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No, you can't use my particular xml file since it is for the Verizon carrier as well as CDMA. You need the ASIA India GSM XML. I'll see if I can find one.
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Mrsubwoofer616 said:
Yes this xml flash file will put you on GB, but all you have to is run the system updates and get the ICS update. This method is the quickest in my opinion. Like I said, this method is best if it's soft bricked.
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Hi,
Please find the screenshot attached. Please advice.
senthilkumarmorthy said:
Hi,
Please find the screenshot attached. Please advice.
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You put it in AP Fastboot correct?
Mrsubwoofer616 said:
No, you can't use my particular xml file since it is for the Verizon carrier as well as CDMA. You need the ASIA India GSM XML. I'll see if I can find one.
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I've already linked the files. Look some posts above. I don't know why this Guy don't get it?
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senthilkumarmorthy said:
Sure. Will do as per ur instructions. I'm downloading the files from your thread now. Will be posting shortly once after the completion.
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Also i just wanna confirm before downloading. As i said my RAZR is bought in Chennai (INDIA) and model is XT910 but the xml file is for RAZR XT 912 and more over u have mentioned in your thread with few lines highlighted in RED Colour that
"Please understand that this is for the US English Droid Razr XT912 model. If you wish to use this method with a different carrier and country, you will have to find the XML file for your region/carrier, as I have only made this for a Verizon CDMA XT912 Droid Razr."
Please advice. Am i still proceed in downloading the XML file "VRZ_XT912_6.5.1-73_DHD-11_TA-3_1FF_02.xml.zip" and follow the instructions in ur original thread ?
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1534729.html see if it will work.
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I've already linked the files. Look some posts above. I don't know why this Guy don't get it?
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I know lol. I'll post it again.
Mrsubwoofer616 said:
No, you can't use my particular xml file since it is for the Verizon carrier as well as CDMA. You need the ASIA India GSM XML. I'll see if I can find one.
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Sure i will wait. Thank you soo much for your help.
senthilkumarmorthy said:
Sure i will wait. Thank you soo much for your help.
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guessing the Retail Asia is what you'll need
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_spyder/list.php
my mobile now has been given to Motorola service station and they have updated me that they gonna flash the OS and will return back to me with ICS loaded
Thanks all for giving me all your inputs/efforts/ideas.
Thank you soo much..!
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