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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
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.
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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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?
MathiasKnight said:
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
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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!!!
MathiasKnight said:
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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ashclepdia said:
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.
MathiasKnight said:
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?
So I was trying to update my old energy ROM to ICS and I'm kind of hosed. Got instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362759
Basically:
- Root your device
- Install a custom recovery
- Install the downloaded ROM .zip found in post #3
- Make sure to do a Factory Reset / Wipe before installing ROM
For the record, these steps are out of order. Steps 4 and 3 are switched and I didn't notice till it was to late. What I did next was do the factory reset and then try to re-install the ROM. Everything seemed to go fine until it was time for a reboot. Then it froze on the HTC logo.
Could use some ideas as to what my next move should be. Since it was a previous version of Energy ROM + Faux kernel, phone is definitely rooted, etc. Perhaps I should start over with a stock Gingerbread ROM?
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So I was trying to update my old energy ROM to ICS and I'm kind of hosed. Got instructions here:
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Perhaps I should start over with a stock Gingerbread ROM?
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Apparently I am also supposed to flash the kernel as per this thread which I've finally found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645641
In order to find it, I had to search for it using Google as this forum software is so haphazard. Also not mentioned in the instructions. Will try this next if I can get at it through just the custom recovery.
Still wrong. Coming from GB and going to ICS you need to flash the ICS RUU in bootloader. I don't know how many times its been mentioned or how many other threads have been started because of this issue.
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First im not resbonsible for anything that can happen to your phone this what i do if it didnt work im not resbonsible.
If you are rooted via HTCDev S-On Hboot 1.490018 and up you need to Run a command prompt and flash the boot.IMG that comes with the ROM (if not included extract the ROM and search for its in the .Zip file then move that file into a folder in the Root lf ur C Drive put your phone into fastboot mode (remove battery then put it back then press lock/on button and the volume up button at the same time) then connect it to your PC and run command prompt press on start and search for cmd then run it and type the following :
Cd c:\android (or whatever you named the folder)
After that type:
Fastboot flash boot boot.IMG
After its done unplug your phone from ur PC reboot it and it should work perfectly (it may stay at the HTC Logo for 10-20 minutes)
HOPE IT WORKS ENJOY!
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Still wrong. Coming from GB and going to ICS you need to flash the ICS RUU in bootloader.
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Awesome. Thanks for the tip. Will see what I can make of it.
I notice that there is a file, PH85IMG.zip in the same directory as the modded ROM. The name isn't very descriptive. Clue?
jcllings said:
So I was trying to update my old energy ROM to ICS and I'm kind of hosed. Got instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362759
Basically:
- Root your device
- Install a custom recovery
- Install the downloaded ROM .zip found in post #3
- Make sure to do a Factory Reset / Wipe before installing ROM
For the record, these steps are out of order. Steps 4 and 3 are switched and I didn't notice till it was to late. What I did next was do the factory reset and then try to re-install the ROM. Everything seemed to go fine until it was time for a reboot. Then it froze on the HTC logo.
Could use some ideas as to what my next move should be. Since it was a previous version of Energy ROM + Faux kernel, phone is definitely rooted, etc. Perhaps I should start over with a stock Gingerbread ROM?
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I don't want to put down energy rom, but it hasn't been updated since the original leak, and the instructions were never clarified - he simply never explained the PROPER way to switch from gingerbread to ICS. ARHD gives a better explanation, but I think post #2 in the everything ICS thread gives the best and links to everything you should need..
You have to be careful anytime you are switching to a totally new OS. All the devices I know, switching from 2.1 to 2.2, or 2.2 to 2.3.. or to 4.0+.. it is USUALLY not just a "flash over the old OS".. just something to keep in mind for any of your other or future devices..
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First im not resbonsible for anything that can happen to your phone this what i do if it didnt work im not resbonsible.
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After its done unplug your phone from ur PC reboot it and it should work perfectly (it may stay at the HTC Logo for 10-20 minutes)
HOPE IT WORKS ENJOY!
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I'm trying to get RUU now. When I tried the above earlier, got as far as the wirly Energy rings though but then it restarts.
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I don't want to put down energy rom, but it ...
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Well as far as I know, it ain't like he is getting paid much so it would seem to be a miracle if any of this stuff gets updated. ;-) If I don't have this figured out by Tuesday, I'll use it as an excuse to get a new phone. This one has a crack or two in the screen anyways.
Still, even so I would MUCH rather get this one working again. 'specially since I'm between software gigs & cash is tight. If Energy ROM hasn't been updated and there's a better and/or more complete set of instructions maybe I should be looking at something else. Will continue hunting through these forums for info but can use all the help I can get since this forum software ain't exactly friendly. Probably best to see if I can get it back to stock on ICS and then work forward from there. Having said that, I have an RUU that I am working with, its: PH85IMG_RUBY_ICS_35_S_TMOUS_2.14.531.3_Radio_1.14.550L.17DC_30.78.550L.15_release_259626_signed.zip
Tried just flashing it but apparently there's more to it than that.
Latest problem is that I can't get it re-locked without enabling USB debugging. Can't do this since I don't have a working OS. Can it be done from CLI or recovery?
Uh.... hmmm... mysterious. Seems to have fixed itself. Will try a restart and see what happens.
jcllings said:
Latest problem is that I can't get it re-locked without enabling USB debugging. Can't do this since I don't have a working OS. Can it be done from CLI or recovery?
Uh.... hmmm... mysterious. Seems to have fixed itself. Will try a restart and see what happens.
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I was saying that there are some other options, other roms, that have better instructions and have been updated fairly well.. that is all.
The thread I was talking about by glacierguy is here - it links to tons of resources and should answer most questions you may come up with. For example it has "Relock phone (fastboot oem lock)" you can issue fastboot commands while your phone is booted into the bootloader - so this has nothing to do with usb debugging..
There is tons of information here, I know it isn't absolutely organized, but there are a lot of guys here who tried to make the information as easy to find as possible..
Did u try to restart it again it usually takes a couple of times but anyway should either return to stock or use the RUU for the ICS ROM
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Well as far as I know, it ain't like he is getting paid much so it would seem to be a miracle if any of this stuff gets updated. ;-) If I don't have this figured out by Tuesday, I'll use it as an excuse to get a new phone. This one has a crack or two in the screen anyways.
Still, even so I would MUCH rather get this one working again. 'specially since I'm between software gigs & cash is tight. If Energy ROM hasn't been updated and there's a better and/or more complete set of instructions maybe I should be looking at something else. Will continue hunting through these forums for info but can use all the help I can get since this forum software ain't exactly friendly. Probably best to see if I can get it back to stock on ICS and then work forward from there. Having said that, I have an RUU that I am working with, its: PH85IMG_RUBY_ICS_35_S_TMOUS_2.14.531.3_Radio_1.14.550L.17DC_30.78.550L.15_release_259626_signed.zip
Tried just flashing it but apparently there's more to it than that.
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If you're.gonna flash that last file you mentioned, you need to rename it to PH85IMG, since its a stock ruu and not just a flashable Rom.
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Woohoo! I've succeeded in getting the aforementioned RUU installed. Should be much less of a problem from here forward.
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Of course you are responsible. Heaven forbid anyone should take responsibility for their own actions or anything crazy like that.
Since English may not be your first language, I'll be clear. I'm just kidding.
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Now that I have the RUU, could use some examples of projects that are more up-to-date so that I can move forward.
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Now that I have the RUU, could use some examples of projects that are more up-to-date so that I can move forward.
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Whoops, you covered this earlier. Will chase down the link and see where it goes.
jcllings said:
Now that I have the RUU, could use some examples of projects that are more up-to-date so that I can move forward.
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If you want cutting edge(these both have features no other rom has added yet, and are very current update wise) and like the senseui, try remix's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673609 or if you want with less sense and more of an aosp-ish feel go for his http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623184
ARHD is what is being used for the base for many roms because it is solid and bugless, energy has more features that he had included in his gingerbread rom.. I've heard good things about capromce, but I have no idea what features he has added that are or aren't included in the others..
Heheheh and its not my first language thats why you might see a lot of grammar and/or writen mistakes, just for the futur before you flash any new ROM Back-Up you current or the original ROM just in case something like this happen so you can restsore it without worrying and hope i helped
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Righteous! Up and running on Speed ROM 4.0. Thanks so much to everyone who collaborated. Copious mashing of the Thanks button.
Hi all. Im new and I have a problem which I cant seem to fix.
I bricked my phone trying to drop it to stock so that I could get ICS. I had gingerbread at the time.
So when I got it bricked. I googled and tried a bunch of things like Droid razr utility 1.4, 1.7,1.8. I tried them all to restore my phone to the original ,but everytime it doesnt work. I get errors saying stuff like " failed <remote> and it just keeps occuring...
I cant go into recovery mode or anything else, I can only use AP fast boot :\ .
Its really annoying know,I downloaded a bunch of tools and all have not work...the only one I havent used is RSDlite. But im confused about it because Im suppose to download the file its suppose to restore to.But I cant find it...my phone is the motorola droid razr ,and its GSM im pretty sure. I live in Canada :s...and I remember seeing it used asia retail version. So i dont know if that helps...I know it had gingerbread because everytime I had a system update to 6.1.40 or something like that. And it would always fail like 25% through installation...thats why I tried restoring to stock.
....So please help me. Im really stuck and dont know what to do.
Much appreciated.
-Andrew:crying:
andrewb7 said:
Hi all. Im new and I have a problem which I cant seem to fix.
I bricked my phone trying to drop it to stock so that I could get ICS. I had gingerbread at the time.
So when I got it bricked. I googled and tried a bunch of things like Droid razr utility 1.4, 1.7,1.8. I tried them all to restore my phone to the original ,but everytime it doesnt work. I get errors saying stuff like " failed <remote> and it just keeps occuring...
I cant go into recovery mode or anything else, I can only use AP fast boot :\ .
Its really annoying know,I downloaded a bunch of tools and all have not work...the only one I havent used is RSDlite. But im confused about it because Im suppose to download the file its suppose to restore to.But I cant find it...my phone is the motorola droid razr ,and its GSM im pretty sure. I live in Canada :s...and I remember seeing it used asia retail version. So i dont know if that helps...I know it had gingerbread because everytime I had a system update to 6.1.40 or something like that. And it would always fail like 25% through installation...thats why I tried restoring to stock.
....So please help me. Im really stuck and dont know what to do.
Much appreciated.
-Andrew:crying:
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If you are sure that you are using an asian razr gsm,
you can download this fastboot file "673.94.324.XT910.PSHAsiaRetail.en.03" from this forum:
http://www.droidevelopers.com/showt...ia-Retail-amp-ME-Retail-ICS-Firmware-download
Sign up needed though, and flash with RSDlite by following instructions in that thread.
I got a new problem now...this is ridicoulous. Battery is low. Im stuck in AP fast boot failure screen. cant do anything. i try charging into the wall.and no lights go .so Idk if its even charging...i tried pluggin it into my pc, a while light appears.but idk if thats charging either...im so frustrated and have no idea what to do...please tell me you know how to get my phone charging. because I looked on google and so far nothing has worked.tried resetting phone.waited a bit before charging ,still didnt work . I have no clue what to do.
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I got a new problem now...this is ridicoulous. Battery is low. Im stuck in AP fast boot failure screen. cant do anything. i try charging into the wall.and no lights go .so Idk if its even charging...i tried pluggin it into my pc, a while light appears.but idk if thats charging either...im so frustrated and have no idea what to do...please tell me you know how to get my phone charging. because I looked on google and so far nothing has worked.tried resetting phone.waited a bit before charging ,still didnt work . I have no clue what to do.
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----now the screen is black..doesnt show anything...please someone help asap
try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549625
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try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549625
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okay it worked ! thank you...but about the bricked part...now what :S :$
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okay it worked ! thank you...but about the bricked part...now what :S :$
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Everytime I try droid uitlity. it does nothing. I get failed remote.....i tried all versions. 1.8,1.7,1.6,1.4-1.142.
Also I should note.I think the reason my phone is bricked is because I tried downgrading but I didnt root my phone...so yea.
Shouldnt matter if you were rooted or not if your going to Fast Boot back. You are using the Utility for GSM and not CDMA?
The instructions to flash back using fastboot are here: http://theunlockr.com/2012/01/24/how-to-restore-the-motorola-droid-razr-using-fastboot-files/ and the fastboot files can be found here: http://sbf.droid-developers.org Just make sure you're using the right file for your carrier, and the md5 matches.
Once you're on stock ICS, you might want to think twice about rooting it. Motorola includes a root checker in the ICS update. I wish I would have realized this before I rooted, since the only thing I really needed was wifi tethering, which you can get on stock, unrooted using FoxFi.
Good luck!
hmmm ill give this a try.this is basically my last resort hopefully it works! il let you guys know how it goes!
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hmmm ill give this a try.this is basically my last resort hopefully it works! il let you guys know how it goes!
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I wanna run something by.Im not sure which SBF fastboot file to get...my phone is a GSM im pretty sure because it was XT_910..I live in Canada,but I remember reading something in the " about phone" area saying my version was something like " asiaretail"....any ideas which one would suit my phone?
Okay so next problem...I got rsdlite 5.7 . I tried 3 different versions...the "spyderird_u.01.26.0...sign_asia" didnt pass the first step...and the "fastboot-p2b_spyd....chinaretail " aswell didnt pass the first step....but I tried the "SPDREM_U_01.6.5.1-7..hwp2b._SIGNED" and i got all the way to the 6th step...so im concluding I just have to find the one that takes me through the process fully....any ideas which version would acheive this?
I posted my phone version and info above....ill repost here.
...had gingerbread.bricked. xt910...from canada and i remember it said version 6.15....asia retail."
....http://www.droidevelopers.com/showt...ia-Retail-amp-ME-Retail-ICS-Firmware-download ( the site u provided has the downloads...but i am unsure if I download the PSH ASIA RETAIL...Or just the ASIA RETAIL.."
The previous fastboot i gave u can be used. Just make sure your batt is full this time round.
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Okay so next problem...I got rsdlite 5.7 . I tried 3 different versions...the "spyderird_u.01.26.0...sign_asia" didnt pass the first step...and the "fastboot-p2b_spyd....chinaretail " aswell didnt pass the first step....but I tried the "SPDREM_U_01.6.5.1-7..hwp2b._SIGNED" and i got all the way to the 6th step...so im concluding I just have to find the one that takes me through the process fully....any ideas which version would acheive this?
I posted my phone version and info above....ill repost here.
...had gingerbread.bricked. xt910...from canada and i remember it said version 6.15....asia retail."
....http://www.droidevelopers.com/showt...ia-Retail-amp-ME-Retail-ICS-Firmware-download ( the site u provided has the downloads...but i am unsure if I download the PSH ASIA RETAIL...Or just the ASIA RETAIL.."
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The files on http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_spyder/list.php are listed according to carrier. Did you try the file that's specified for your carrier?
pastorbennett said:
The files on http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_spyder/list.php are listed according to carrier. Did you try the file that's specified for your carrier?
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Im with the Canadian company called TELUS....Not sure whod I use :s ...I'll try Rogers since its a canadian company.
Nikorasu said:
The previous fastboot i gave u can be used. Just make sure your batt is full this time round.
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I wanna try that.but I exceeded download limit for the day -.- lol ...so i have to wait...imma try the other 2 downloads which have canadian carriers...the fido and rogers one.
FIXED ! I used the FIDO version because it downloaded first...only thing is it shows the FIDO logo on startup and im not with them :$ ..Ill have to re-unlock my phone again I think,but oh well. Thank you all couldnt have done it without yall ! ...if you got any questions ,feel free to ask
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Hello all,
I have been reading on here for days now and trying to figure out the easiest way to root my phone.All i want is root no custom roms or anything right now.I found a couple different methods but then they say it wont work with ics then some say there phones wont boot up and all these different things.
So i thought i would post this question here to get a perfect answer for my direct question.
I have a telus note that is updated to ICS and i would like the most simplest EASIEST root.
Could someone please post and let me know what way to go and a link or info detailed on how to do it so i dont mess things up.
I have always been use to rooting with one click lol so this is basically new to me.
Thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775263
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Well thank you very much sir. I had that page already booked marked from awhile ago and thought it sounded good but wanted to see if there was a better way or easier way.
I ended up trying to do it last night after i saw your post and it went actually pretty smooth.Didn't think it would be so easy lol.
I do have a couple more questions now.
if i ever want to return phone back to stock how would i do that?
I want to remove the junk stuff that came with the phone with titanium is there a list for a telus note that can be safetly removed?
I read to do a phone backup incase i remove something and phone crashes. What program would i use to make a complete back up?
Thanks again!
If you followed the steps in the link you should have CWM recovery. Boot into recovery - power plus volume held at same time then release power when you feel vibrate or download quickboot or download rom manager - then do backup. If you ever have a problem you can go back to the point if your last backup.
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prettedda said:
If you followed the steps in the link you should have CWM recovery. Boot into recovery - power plus volume held at same time then release power when you feel vibrate or download quickboot or download rom manager - then do backup. If you ever have a problem you can go back to the point if your last backup.
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Ok i did the volume plus power and then selected backup.Is there a way to save the backup to the external sd card?
Also do i just download the rom manager from the market place?
Hey guys another question here. After rooting now when i use my note as a hot spot my laptop says im blocked by a firewall...For example a download program i use i have a red circle saying port blocked.
Also i was getting 10MB connection and now when i test its like 2-3
Rooting should not have affected youir wifi at all. What is the app? Try rebooting your router?
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Rooting should not have affected youir wifi at all. What is the app? Try rebooting your router?
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im using my phone hot spot directly with my computer. and the program on computer to download is utorrent but i also have tried many others all with same problem.
still having the same problem hopefully im allowed to bump this incase someone has an answer to this
First off I would like to please ask everyone to thank the anonymous donor for this file because we wouldn't be seeing it today without them.
For all those that have been waiting, it's not the official release - but it is stable enough for daily driver use.
I haven't had much time to test this but the only issue I had with it was flashing it.
If it gets stuck trying to get to recovery pull the battery and flash again.
I am marking this a full restore because it looks like it wiped data, including pictures. YMMV.
At the moment I'm only putting the original file up.
I'll try to get an Odin one-click and a nodata version up later.
Link to NI3 folder:
http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p... Galaxy S5 (Sprint) (SM-G900P)/Stock ROMs/NI3
Steps:
1) Download EXE file, double-click to extract.
2) Put the phone in download mode.
If you've never done this before, easiest way is to shut the phone down completely.
Then hold Vol Down + Power until you see a warning screen. Press up to proceed.
3) Open Odin (I used 3.07), place in PDA slot and flash.
4) Profit!
Please feel free to leave feedback on the flash and ROM but please keep in mind I have no special contact to relay that feedback.
Do me a favor please - if you're going to reply don't clutter my thread with spam. Thank you.
Reminds me of that old Monty Python skit. LOL
Spam spam spam.
Changelog at someone's first opportunity please.
Screenshots too if there's anything worthwhile to show off.
tdunham said:
Reminds me of that old Monty Python skit. LOL
Spam spam spam.
Changelog at someone's first opportunity please.
Screenshots too if there's anything worthwhile to show off.
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Only CL details I have:
anonymous source said:
...couple of Sprint bug fixes, SSL Google fix, and hd voice indicator (finally!)
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And of course, the new version.
Boot screen logo (android) looks new typefont to me.
Will try rooting this shortly.
Very nice thanks a bunch
woot something new to play aorund with, TY once again gents. lol
Any noticeable changes as far as looks? Or just code and software related?
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Any noticeable changes as far as looks? Or just code and software related?
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There is a problem with the screen not turning off when making a call. Other than that it seems smooth so far. Wifi calling is only new feature that i have tested, and it seems to work fine.
You cant root with towelroot you have to use cf-autoroot which trips knox. Since i had tripped it already WTF not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51421067&postcount=2
Screen shots please?
Sergekarol said:
There is a problem with the screen not turning off when making a call. Other than that it seems smooth so far. Wifi calling is only new feature that i have tested, and it seems to work fine.
You cant root with towelroot you have to use cf-autoroot which trips knox. Since i had tripped it already WTF not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51421067&postcount=2
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I have that screen on while on a call problem with my not yet rooted S5 on NE5 from time to time. That one may not be new. I wonder if its possibly a hardware issue?
garwynn said:
First off I would like to please ask everyone to thank the anonymous donor for this file because we wouldn't be seeing it today without them.
For all those that have been waiting, it's not the official release - but it is stable enough for daily driver use.
I haven't had much time to test this but the only issue I had with it was flashing it.
If it gets stuck trying to get to recovery pull the battery and flash again.
I am marking this a full restore because it looks like it wiped data, including pictures. YMMV.
At the moment I'm only putting the original file up.
I'll try to get an Odin one-click and a nodata version up later.
Link to NI3 folder:
http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p... Galaxy S5 (Sprint) (SM-G900P)/Stock ROMs/NI3
Steps:
1) Download EXE file, double-click to extract.
2) Put the phone in download mode.
If you've never done this before, easiest way is to shut the phone down completely.
Then hold Vol Down + Power until you see a warning screen. Press up to proceed.
3) Open Odin (I used 3.07), place in PDA slot and flash.
4) Profit!
Please feel free to leave feedback on the flash and ROM but please keep in mind I have no special contact to relay that feedback.
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Hiya, ty again! ! Question. The other files on "wilco"- can that be flashed w/o computer my friend?
Any chance this build includes improved Android Wear support?
garwynn said:
Do me a favor please - if you're going to reply don't clutter my thread with spam. Thank you.
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Hiya. Sry to bother ya. But the. Tar file on wilco, can I use that w/o a computer?
Jrowe820 said:
Hiya. Sry to bother ya. But the. Tar file on wilco, can I use that w/o a computer?
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I would also like to know this, I just downloaded it but dont want to attempt to try it and not have a phone until I can get back to my place later
Finally getting around to deodexing and rooting this build.
Wish me luck.
If anyone has it ready to go and is just going through testing, let me know so I don't spend hours getting it ready.
Has anyone tried to go back to ne5 after update?
tdunham said:
Finally getting around to deodexing and rooting this build.
Wish me luck.
If anyone has it ready to go and is just going through testing, let me know so I don't spend hours getting it ready.
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I started it yesterday but work got in my way, how far along are u
vinman12 said:
I started it yesterday but work got in my way, how far along are u
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I now have a bootable odexed version. I probably wont do deodexed right away, its not worth the extra effort. Going to try getting one done that is rooted with busybox to post later.
Edit: And it seems to be fine with the NE5 modem too so no worries there.
I'm on my way home I may deodex it. Will post back if I do.
Oh great, I was just getting my rom ready to release an update, lol. Thanks for working on this guys.