Is there any way to return to COMPLETE STOCK 2.3.6 ? of course also to be rooted.
Thanks !
Not an OP but extensively read
I would like to know the answer to this also. I've read everywhere and there seems to be lots of warnings involved when going back to a stock room on the Atrix 4G. Is anyone available to confirm?
Only safe way is to flash a Fruitcake.
Check the Fruitcakes thread...
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ccrows said:
Only safe way is to flash a Fruitcake.
Check the Fruitcakes thread...
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What are the dangers in flashing with RSDlite ? i flashed my fathers RAZR with it few times..
I have flashed two phones with the stock sbf. I don't know why everyone is freaking out about it. I just flashed a 2nd time to be sure. NO PROBLEMS ......
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I have flashed two phones with the stock sbf. I don't know why everyone is freaking out about it. I just flashed a 2nd time to be sure. NO PROBLEMS ......
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guide please ?
Download the latest RSD lite.
Install the program on your Windows computer. ( xp works best for me. Sometimes get errors on win7).
Download the 2.3.6 sbf. Make sure it is the one for your carrier.
Open rsd lite.
Select the sbf file.
Start.
That's what I did. It was simple.
A google search could probably find you a better guide though.
Good luck.
As usual, this is what I have done, and I take no responsibility if it doesn't work for you.
Using rsdlite to flash an .sbf is dangerous if you flash one prior to 2.3.4 gingerbread. All others are safe to my knowledge. But using pudding is easier and faster.
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Quick note: If you SBF flash a stock ROM while you're on a custom ROM, remember to wipe the data in stock recovery when you're done! :good:
Thanks !
Now, where can i find SBF file which is compatible with ATT Atrix 4G in Israel ?
My carrier is Cellcom but i bought the phone with ATT Rom.
And another q's, if i flash SBF of complete stock 2.3.4, will i be able to use Moto OTA update through the phone to get 2.3.6 ?
Thanks again !
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what about one of those ?
https://sites.google.com/site/motosbf/atrix-sbf-files
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Or maybe shall i use this ?
http://direct.motorola.com/ENG/Soft...ountry=GBR&language=ENG&web_page_name=SUPPORT
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if i do this - http://www.androidauthority.com/atrix-4g-revert-4-5-91-stock-firmware-52952/
Will i be able to use OTA update ?
Edit 4#-
or this - http://www.android-advice.com/2012/fix-bricked-motorola-atrix-after-ota-update/
Do not use RSD lite and .sbf. do some searching and you will find that Motorola doesn't condone using RSd lite for public use. Flash the appropriate fruitcakes just like you would a rom except wipe the phone completely (especially when you are down grading. If you do use rsd lite and hard brick your phone I will have no sympathy for you as your phone will be a very expensive paper weight. Many many people have already started forum pages on why you should not use rsd lite. Just my opinion... take it or leave it as you may.
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Do not use RSD lite and .sbf. do some searching and you will find that Motorola doesn't condone using RSd lite for public use. Flash the appropriate fruitcakes just like you would a rom except wipe the phone completely (especially when you are down grading. If you do use rsd lite and hard brick your phone I will have no sympathy for you as your phone will be a very expensive paper weight. Many many people have already started forum pages on why you should not use rsd lite. Just my opinion... take it or leave it as you may.
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mhh...:<
ok, you got me convinced.
Thank you all !
Your welcome... didn't mean to come off harsh, but I'd rather sound harsh then have another fellow member hard brick their phone.. use the search and look for fruitcakes... completely safe, just remember to always have a known working backup as always before upgrading or downgrading versions.
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Your welcome... didn't mean to come off harsh, but I'd rather sound harsh then have another fellow member hard brick their phone.. use the search and look for fruitcakes... completely safe, just remember to always have a known working backup as always before upgrading or downgrading versions.
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No, its totally fine.I appreciate your help !
Sorry but there seems to be an issue with all the 2.3.6 fruitcakes...:\
is it ok if i flash this SBF ?
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.6-4.5.141-111212-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P012.sbf
I live in Israel and have the ATT atrix 4G running Cm7 now.
The problem with sbf files is if you flash the wrong one. Make sure you have the right one and you will have no problems. Check the other threads. There are alot of us flashing them.
It would solve your problem.
Check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806106
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Check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806106
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Thanks but is there a specific SBF that i can flash ? or is the one on my previous comment good to flash ?
That is the one that i flash.
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That is the one that i flash.
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So if i have an ATT Atrix 4G, but i live in Israel and not the US, can i flash this freaking truble maker ? XD
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Can anyone point me towards instructions on how to take a dump of the stock ROM from my Orange UK Atrix? I'd like to make a backup before I load a custom rom. And once I've created a dump, and how do I turn that into and SBF file?
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You cannot currently dump and sign your own sbf
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So is there no way of doing a dump, and then using it to restore to stock if there's a problem with a one of the updated ROMS? Is there any other way to switch back?
What are ya new
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So is there no way of doing a dump, and then using it to restore to stock if there's a problem with a one of the updated ROMS? Is there any other way to switch back?
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I got the same problem. I´m trying to install GingerBlur but I wanted to know what should I do to go back to stock if something goes wrong.
Rubb said:
I got the same problem. I´m trying to install GingerBlur but I wanted to know what should I do to go back to stock if something goes wrong.
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Yeap, make us two. I tried to manage a different rom in my Sony Xperia X10 and totally screwed the phone, it doesn't even turn on yet =/
I'm looking forward to install other rom (most possibly GingerBlur) in my Atrix, I've buyed it branded, wanna de-brand it. Hate those 'Claro' stuff =D
So far there has not been any SBF's for the brazillian atrix...
That's a bummer, i really wanted to experiment, but if I can't go back to the original, it's kind of a deal breaker for me...
Maheidem said:
So far there has not been any SBF's for the brazillian atrix...
That's a bummer, i really wanted to experiment, but if I can't go back to the original, it's kind of a deal breaker for me...
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Can´t u go with the 1.8.3?
That's the SBF from telstra right!?
I've downloaded it and want to flash it, but, not having a way back kind of freaks me out...
With my late Milestone, there were all sorts of sbf's avaible...
How do i know that the tellus sbf is more up to date them my brazillian one?
Read the guide in the dev forum. Only at&t phones can have at&t sbf's. All the other phones can share sbfs AFAIK. therefore brazil atrix cannot get 1.8.3 as its for at&t. These are the risks in modifying locked down devices
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Read the guide in the dev forum. Only at&t phones can have at&t sbf's. All the other phones can share sbfs AFAIK. therefore brazil atrix cannot get 1.8.3 as its for at&t. These are the risks in modifying locked down devices
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But even if he has a brazilian atrix, he can flash back to a original AT&T sbf right?
No i believe his options are the telstra and France sbf's.
Best option is to use CWM to make a nandroid backup before installing any other mods.
Can someone point me in the right place?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972423
use this forum to help your install there are some stuff that doesn't work
i have installed and love it though please read issues before installing .
make sure you know how to backup and restore your phone via rsd if you happen
to brick ur phone.
2.3.4 it`s leaked..
Users of it seem exited, but there still some bugs..
and that wasn't designed exactly for atrix MB860..
Just to inform you, in case you didn't know!
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Xenocyde said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972423
use this forum to help your install there are some stuff that doesn't work
i have installed and love it though please read issues before installing .
make sure you know how to backup and restore your phone via rsd if you happen
to brick ur phone.
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You mean restore via rsd?
Ya typo to restore your phone via rsd I would look on how to use rsd and fastboot for your phone before you attempt to do anything. There are lots of forum post on how to do this
AT&T ATRIX - VERSION 2.3.4 ROOTED BL UNLOCKED
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I'm tired of all the issues with battery and want to downgrade back to 2.2. Is it safe to do from Gingerbread which I have right now?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160408
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160408
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This is just tells that it's impossible to do with SBF flash. Can this be done via CWM flash instead?
Which GB did you upgrade with? Leaked OTA, Kenneth Penn's, official OTA, etc?
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Which GB did you upgrade with? Leaked OTA, Kenneth Penn's, official OTA, etc?
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I have unlocked bootloader and on Kenneth's Gingerbread ROM.
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I have unlocked bootloader and on Kenneth's Gingerbread ROM.
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You have not done anything wrong thus far. Which is to say, you haven't burnt a fuse by going to 2.3.4. OTA. As of now, you're capable of reverting back to 1.8.3. without any issues.
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You have not done anything wrong thus far. Which is to say, you haven't burnt a fuse by going to 2.3.4. OTA. As of now, you're capable of reverting back to 1.8.3. without any issues.
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Question is what would be the correct procedure for that.
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Question is what would be the correct procedure for that.
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I'm assuming you know how to flash? If so, here is the link to all available firmwares:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125944
After reading your post again, I realize you probably don't know how to flash...
Go to our wiki (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Motorola_Atrix_4G) and get RSD Lite (search it if you don't see it)
That's the tool you'll use to flash the firmware you pick out from the first link I gave you.
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I'm assuming you know how to flash? If so, here is the link to all available firmwares:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125944
After reading your post again, I realize you probably don't know how to flash...
Go to our wiki (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Motorola_Atrix_4G) and get RSD Lite (search it if you don't see it)
That's the tool you'll use to flash the firmware you pick out from the first link I gave you.
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Thanks. So I don't risk bricking my phone like others did if I flash one of those ROMs you mentioned with RSD lite?
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Thanks. So I don't risk bricking my phone like others did if I flash one of those ROMs you mentioned with RSD lite?
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Not at all, from what I understand... you've not updated with the OTA Update. In which chase you're safe from "the point of no return"
waiting for the brick in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..............
If you attempt to flash any froyo sbf that doesnt contain pudding pre-applied, and only after you've unlocked, you might as well throw your phone in the toilet.
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hoodlikegaza said:
waiting for the brick in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..............
If you attempt to flash any froyo sbf that doesnt contain pudding pre-applied, and only after you've unlocked, you might as well throw your phone in the toilet.
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If you read the post on Kenneth's thread then you would know that ANY Over The Air, OTA, update would result in a hard brick. If you flash Kenneths ROM, Which this guy did, then it is safe to use RSDLite.
I would recommend pointing him in the appropriate direction rather then saying "waiting for the brick" since you do display knowledge of knowing what to do.
From kenneths thread about Hard Bricks!
How can I avoid this Brick?
You can avoid bricking your device by not flashing any over-the-air updates to Android 2.3.4. Instead, try flashing the 2.3.4 zip over here. Or, flash the pure stock images from here.
So is it safe or not to downgrade ROM? Say, can I just download GingerBlur (http://briefmobile.com/gingerblur-rom-for-atrix-4g) and install it using CWM with no repricussions?
I never updated any OTA updates and right now on unlocked bootloaders and Kenn's Gingerbread
Ok, Since everyone rather comment on how not to do it but not point you in the right direction then I will give you the link to a place that is a safe alternative for you.
But first I want to ask you if you tried to flash any other ROM like "Ninja v0.4.5" by samcripp or "Alien" by kenneth? The Alien ROM has the battery fix with it so it is safe and battery life lasts awhile. When I say awhile I mean I did not charge my phone two days and dropped to 30% in a 48 hour period. There is a script by Juggernaut that you can flash to any ROM that fixes the battery spike issue.
But if you rather go backwards to FroYo then here is a link with directions to flash, a new method, Fruit cakes! it's a safe alternative and you flash it through CWM never using RSD ever again. Fruit cakes
If you have any questions I would either ask here or ask on the Fruitcake thread.
HAPPY FLASHING!!!!
A
Thanks. That worked. I'm now on Froyo but still having battery issues. Problem is that Fruitcakes does not contain radio image and I'm still on GB radio. How do I downgrade radio? I don't beleive there is CWM packages for that. If I find radio.img for Froyo can I downgrade it safely via RSD or fastboot without possibility of bricking my phone?
If you have any questions I would either ask here or ask on the Fruitcake thread.
HAPPY FLASHING!!!![/QUOTE]
Well I did some searching and I can only find two threads that are relatively close to a radio on FroYo.. Only difference between our stock ATT and these two are international/tweaked radios.
Tweaked ATT radio
French modded radio
ClearFire said:
Well I did some searching and I can only find two threads that are relatively close to a radio on FroYo.. Only difference between our stock ATT and these two are international/tweaked radios.
Tweaked ATT radio
French modded radio
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This is SBF file, do I risk bricking my phone if I flash it?
That, is a VERY good question.
I would PM Kennethpenn and ask him about something like that. Wish I knew the answer to that.
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This is SBF file, do I risk bricking my phone if I flash it?
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You can always hard brick your phone when you're in RSD; loss of connection between phone & PC, power outage, anything that disrupts the process = (more or less 100% of the cases) hard brick
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You can always hard brick your phone when you're in RSD; loss of connection between phone & PC, power outage, anything that disrupts the process = (more or less 100% of the cases) hard brick
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And for that very reason I try to not SBF my phone unless there's no other way. CWM and fastboot work perfectly fine. Besides that, my main PC is a desktop.
Loss of power = brick. That's why I only use RSD off of laptop.
Original Gingerbread SBF for Verizon MB870
Android 2.3.3 --- Blur_Version.1.3.232.MB870.Verizon.en.US
VRZ_MB870_4.5.1A-DTN-117-15_1FF_01.sbf.gz
http://www.fileserve.com/file/3t6nHyh/VRZ_MB870_4.5.1A-DTN-117-15_1FF_01.sbf.gz
Compression MD5 - 6E5041A3306E5A9D32A1E97FD7F6E186
SBF MD5 - E9FEBFE1E5101801581174E5DF1DE2A6
WE ALL KNOW THE RISKS WHEN WE FLASH OUR PHONES !!!!
ATTEMPTING TO DOWNGRADE TO FROYO MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE ONCE YOU FLASH TO OFFICIAL GINGERBREAD SBF !!!!
DOING SO HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HARD BRICK THE ATRIX.
daywalker04 said:
Original Gingerbread SBF for Verizon MB870
This Is Straight Up SBF 2.3.3?
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Yep, straight up flash to Gingerbread.
I don't think I will be using this sbf.
Thank you! This can only help further development for our phone!
So... Would the pre-rooted Gingerbread update.zip work on this? I am a bit confused. Keeping Froyo SBF for now, but thanks!
This will end up with a locked bootloader and no root access. This update is somewhat pointless unless you are having warranty issues.
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So... Would the pre-rooted Gingerbread update.zip work on this? I am a bit confused. Keeping Froyo SBF for now, but thanks!
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If you use this you will have to sbf back to 2.2.2, root, bootstrap and load the prerooted version to get root back, until someone mods gingerbreak for this phone, or makes an entirely new root exploit program
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Original Gingerbread SBF for Verizon MB870
Android 2.3.3 --- Blur_Version.1.3.232.MB870.Verizon.en.US
VRZ_MB870_4.5.1A-DTN-117-15_1FF_01.sbf.gz
http://www.filesonic.com/file/1591808584/VRZ_MB870_4.5.1A-DTN-117-15_1FF_01.sbf.gz
Compression MD5 - 6E5041A3306E5A9D32A1E97FD7F6E186
SBF MD5 - E9FEBFE1E5101801581174E5DF1DE2A6
WE ALL KNOW THE RISKS WHEN WE FLASH OUR PHONES !!!!
ATTEMPTING TO DOWNGRADE TO FROYO MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE ONCE YOU FLASH TO OFFICIAL GINGERBREAD SBF !!!!
DOING SO HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HARD BRICK THE ATRIX.
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Thanks for the file, and sbfing back to froyo does work.
Great to hear the good news, you brave soul.
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Great to hear the good news, you brave soul.
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Is there a chance to talk to you via pm or via email?
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I don't think I will be using this sbf.
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RacerXFD said:
This will end up with a locked bootloader and no root access. This update is somewhat pointless unless you are having warranty issues.
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Which is precisely the reason to download it. This is a quick flash back to stock for warranty or sale.
OP thanked.
y0himba said:
Which is precisely the reason to download it. This is a quick flash back to stock for warranty or sale.
OP thanked.
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I thought that after I wrote that. I just didn't want to man up and own up to it after making that kind of brash statement... I guess I did by posting this.
It's cool. The first thought through my head was "He only has 61 posts and joined in April of this year. Is this legit?"
I am sure the devs here will pick it apart and let us know if anything is wrong, but that is how things get released from what I have seen. They just appear in the most unlikely post. Thanks OP.
The sbf file is 455MB. The filesonic site charges $9 for any file above 400MB. Any chance we could get the file hosted somewhere else that would not charge for it? I would love to have it, but I am not paying $9 for it. I already have an sbf for 2.2.2
All you have to do is reflash it, then your phone picks up 2.3.3 via over the air update.
I think this happened when the 2.2.2 sbf was released. Someone posted it on a site that charged for large downloads. Then someone else posted the same sbf on a free site.
Could we do this with this GB sbf?
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The sbf file is 455MB. The filesonic site charges $9 for any file above 400MB. Any chance we could get the file hosted somewhere else that would not charge for it? I would love to have it, but I am not paying $9 for it. I already have an sbf for 2.2.2
All you have to do is reflash it, then your phone picks up 2.3.3 via over the air update.
I think this happened when the 2.2.2 sbf was released. Someone posted it on a site that charged for large downloads. Then someone else posted the same sbf on a free site.
Could we do this with this GB sbf?
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Just to clarify. So no one is confused. What you pay for is bandwidth, if you CHOOSE to become a premium member of Filesonic.
My files are free to download. My user settings are set to 1GB max for free users. The 400MB limit always appears if you are not a premium member. But if you TRY to download it first, like most people do, you will find out that you can.
Thanks. Sorry to confuse anyone. I should keep my confusion to myself...
Download isn't working for me. Starts then second later says its done. My connection isnt that fast
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Download isn't working for me. Starts then second later says its done. My connection isnt that fast
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Download from a PC using Firefox. Its probably the browser you are using
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Was trying to from Thunderbolt but using miren browser and user agent i think i have set to chrome. But will try from pc or laptop. Thanks
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Hey XDA Community,
First off, i'm living in France so excuse me for my bad English and for my general noobness...
After a rapid (i'm a bit on a hurry so hope you'll understand) use of the search function, i did not find the answer to my questions so i started this new thread
I have to downgrade my Atrix (w/ bootloader unlocked) from CM7 to stock, i have found the .sbf of the stock rom and have extracted boot.img, system.img + webtop.img (this one may be optional ??) from this .sbf file.
Do i simply have to fash boot.img + system.img using fastboot (i'd better use fastboot instead of RSDlite coz' i've read RSD would certainly hard brick because of the unlocked bootloader, but is it true ) to downgrade my phone ?
Or is it gonna miserably hard brick and force me to pay more than $100 to my telephone company ??
Fast answer would be appreciated as i have to give my phone back to the after sales service in about 10 hours from now , so thank you in advance for any help you could bring me :fingers-crossed:
Don't downgrade to anything below gingerbread. It's better to do it with sbf for the newest one 4.5.141 or use a fruit cake and flash through cwm.
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Don't downgrade to anything below gingerbread. It's better to do it with sbf for the newest one 4.5.141 or use a fruit cake and flash through cwm.
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Thanks for your response :good:
The fact is my Atrix is not AT&T bur Orange (the french AT&T lol) so i cannot use fruit cake (or can i ?), i will not downgrade to Froyo but have only managed to find the official 2.3.4 from Orange but my phone runs on 2.3.7 (CM 7.2.0 Olympus)
Is it risky to downgrade from 2.3.7 to 2.3.4 (i'm terrorized by an eventual bootloader issue) ? and if not, can you confirm that flashing boot.img + system.img using fastboot will work ?
This is a warning that multiple users, including myself, have hard bricked their devices by SBF flashing to 1.8.3 after installing an official 4.5.91 update.
How can I avoid this brick?
You can avoid bricking your device by not flashing any over-the-air updates to Android 2.3.4. Instead, try flashing the 2.3.4 zip over here. Or, flash the pure stock images from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163342.
What if I already flashed the official 4.5.91?
If you flashed the official update from XDA or by downloading through a dev-blur server (note: this excludes http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163342), you should avoid flashing SBF files in RSD Lite. We've confirmed this problem exists when users flash the 1.8.3 build specifically. It may happen with other SBF files, though.
Problem solved, i found a rom that only slightly modifies the official one so now, everything is ok :victory:
boneR59 said:
Problem solved, i found a rom that only slightly modifies the official one so now, everything is ok :victory:
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That's good you found the results your looking for.
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