[Q] Novice user with Mobilicity Nexus S (Canada) - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey all
I just signed up with Mobilicity and got the Nexus S using their "unlimited android" package (talk text and data for $35) and am very happy with it so far (minus a bluetooth problem which has persisted through 2 exhanges, so it must be the phone itself) and just wanted to know what I am supposed to do in order to get a custom ROM onto my phone, and, is there a point in upgrading to a custom ROM?
I want to enable the Internet Calling over 3G which to my understanding does in fact require custom ROM.
So can anybody please point a novice user in the direction to start?
What do I do? "root" the phone and then load a custom ROM onto it? How do I know I'm putting the correct ROM onto my version of the Nexus S? I haven't seen any posts from fellow Mobilicity users on what to do first
Thanks so much for the help !
cheers!

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Hey,
Root your phone using Allgamer's guide.
Basically, setup adb, unlock bootloader, flash the clockworkmodmod recovery, flash the latest CM7 nightly (85 is very stable), flash gapps, flash a kernel of your choice.
After all this, you'll see a significant boost in performance and your bluetooth issue may get resolved.
Cheers.

sonnysekhon said:
Hey,
Root your phone using Allgamer's guide.
Basically, setup adb, unlock bootloader, flash the clockworkmodmod recovery, flash the latest CM7 nightly (85 is very stable), flash gapps, flash a kernel of your choice.
After all this, you'll see a significant boost in performance and your bluetooth issue may get resolved.
Cheers.
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Hey Sonny, thanks alot man! I clicked the thanks button for your help
I got all the way to the Kernel of my choice part, but am not sure what to do now.
I got CM7 installed, flashed gapps, now last but not least just need help with the Kernel.
Can you please show me which one to install if I'm on Mobilicity?
I'm almost done and excited!
Thanks alot my friend

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modem install problem! Help please!

So, the power button on my captivate took a dump on me yesterday. Grabbed a skyrocket this morning. Got home and started reading. After about 6 hours of reading and familiarizing myself with the rom flashing process, I've decided on the [ROM]SKY ICS--- 4.2D-9 (4/28/12) rom.
So, I read and read. Think I've got it. Well, crap. I guess not...I'm on step 1b and can't get any farther- it says I need to flash a new modem before going to step 2... Grab the UCLC4 modem, flash via CWM like I'm supposed to. Well, when I go to get into the APN settings to create new APN per instructions in the thead, it won't let me in...tells me I need to install a SIM card. Problem is that my SIM card is already installed, it's just not recognizing that it's installed...
So, this happens. OH CRAP. I think, well, no worries, just reinstall the UCLA3 modem that was in there before, so I search, find it, install, and bam! I'm getting a signal...wait, though...no 4g signal at all! So, I think, well, I'll just worry about the new one, maybe it just needs a new flash...so I re-flash UCLC4, and get the same problem!!!
Can anyone help me out? I sure didn't have this kind of issue with my cappy, and the process seems the same, but for some reason, I'm feeling lost.....
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or, do I just need to flash the modem first, install everything, and THEN make the changes?
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I'm also having trouble just getting the ROM file to download....I get to 12 or 13 percent, and it just quits....any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any help. XDA folks really were saviors for me at times with the Captivate, and I'm hoping for the same here...
pyrplhaze said:
So, the power button on my captivate took a dump on me yesterday. Grabbed a skyrocket this morning. Got home and started reading. After about 6 hours of reading and familiarizing myself with the rom flashing process, I've decided on the [ROM]SKY ICS--- 4.2D-9 (4/28/12) rom.
So, I read and read. Think I've got it. Well, crap. I guess not...I'm on step 1b and can't get any farther- it says I need to flash a new modem before going to step 2... Grab the UCLC4 modem, flash via CWM like I'm supposed to. Well, when I go to get into the APN settings to create new APN per instructions in the thead, it won't let me in...tells me I need to install a SIM card. Problem is that my SIM card is already installed, it's just not recognizing that it's installed...
So, this happens. OH CRAP. I think, well, no worries, just reinstall the UCLA3 modem that was in there before, so I search, find it, install, and bam! I'm getting a signal...wait, though...no 4g signal at all! So, I think, well, I'll just worry about the new one, maybe it just needs a new flash...so I re-flash UCLC4, and get the same problem!!!
Can anyone help me out? I sure didn't have this kind of issue with my cappy, and the process seems the same, but for some reason, I'm feeling lost.....
****EDIT***
or, do I just need to flash the modem first, install everything, and THEN make the changes?
Thanks in advance for any help. XDA folks really were saviors for me at times with the Captivate, and I'm hoping for the same here...
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Yes. When on GB flash the ICS modem first, THEN flash ICS ROM. See here for mhx's ROM, and follow his instructions. That will get you on ICS quite nicely. Then you're free to unleash other ICS ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1570498
Good luck !
Excellent. Appreciate it!! I think the download issue is one with my comp...I've found that if I pause and resume download periodically, it goes smoother...
Well...another thanks to the folks here at XDA. Got it up and running and I LOVE IT!!

[Q] Samsung Exhilarate stock tar file.

I heard that shabby was working on it but the thread they were posting in just stalled out, So has anyone heard any news of a stock tar file for Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate being worked on?
we have pretty much everything except the stock recovery image. need someone to mod kernel for root so w can get stock recovery off an unmodified phone. I've tried but really don't know what I'm doing.
Nanition said:
I heard that shabby was working on it but the thread they were posting in just stalled out, So has anyone heard any news of a stock tar file for Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate being worked on?
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Hi Nanition:
As j3r3goss stated, Shabby needs someone to help out. We need an unrooted phone so that we can grab the original recovery that comes on the phone. If you have an unrooted exhilarate and can donate some time/effort, Shabby would be the best person to contact. You can reach him by going to http://webchat.irondust.net/?channels=hitsquad Just type in his name (Shabbypenguin) and if he's lurking he'll respond.
Shabby had someone volunteer, but he said it didn't work out (no details as to why or what happened).
V/R
BlackWolf
Black-wolf said:
Hi Nanition:
As j3r3goss stated, Shabby needs someone to help out. We need an unrooted phone so that we can grab the original recovery that comes on the phone. If you have an unrooted exhilarate and can donate some time/effort, Shabby would be the best person to contact. You can reach him by going to [10 posts] Just type in his name (Shabbypenguin) and if he's lurking he'll respond.
Shabby had someone volunteer, but he said it didn't work out (no details as to why or what happened).
V/R
BlackWolf
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Unfortunatly when I was rooting the phone something weird happened and nearly hard bricked it, but I am currently running Tmobile blaze 4g on it with no sound or calling. So hopefully sometime soon someone will be able to help Shabby get a stock tar figured out and ran.
Nanition said:
Unfortunatly when I was rooting the phone something weird happened and nearly hard bricked it, but I am currently running Tmobile blaze 4g on it with no sound or calling. So hopefully sometime soon someone will be able to help Shabby get a stock tar figured out and ran.
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Shabby has the system.img and boot.img from my phone. Contact him and see if he can explain how to get back to a stock image. Also, if he can't help, get w/ j3r3goss about this as he had the very same issue, but I think he got his back to running the way it's supposed to.
Hope that helps!
V/R
BlackWolf
stock tar
Here's what I used to get the stock OS back, minus recovery of course. The tar contains the system and boot and can be pushed via Odin. For some reason when I had the radio files in the tar it would fail in Odin so I found a script to update those via CWM. I'm not sure what all needs to be done but since mine was extremely messed up I pushed the system tar via Odin then booted into CWM Recovery flashed the radio.zip then performed factory reset x3, format cache x3, format dalvik cache x3 and fixed permissions. It took a bit but booted just and I have had no issues.
You will need to perform a touch key fw update after you boot recovery, but everything else appears to be fully functional. We still need to get some assistance in getting the boot.img rooted so that we can get a dump of the stock recovery.img.
Hope this helps.
Obviously these are to be used at your own risk.
I577 GB Radio UCLD2
http://d-h.st/9PF
I577 ICS Radio UCLH3
http://d-h.st/xka
j3r3goss said:
Here's what I used to get the stock OS back, minus recovery of course. The tar contains the system and boot and can be pushed via Odin. For some reason when I had the radio files in the tar it would fail in Odin so I found a script to update those via CWM. I'm not sure what all needs to be done but since mine was extremely messed up I pushed the system tar via Odin then booted into CWM Recovery flashed the radio.zip then performed factory reset x3, format cache x3, format dalvik cache x3 and fixed permissions. It took a bit but booted just and I have had no issues.
You will need to perform a touch key fw update after you boot recovery, but everything else appears to be fully functional. We still need to get some assistance in getting the boot.img rooted so that we can get a dump of the stock recovery.img.
Hope this helps.
Obviously these are to be used at your own risk.
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Thanks for your help! I'll try these and get back to you on the results.
worked
Glad to hear it worked.
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Working on a Custom ROM
Nanition said:
Thanks for your help! I'll try these and get back to you on the results.
worked
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I am about to start working on a custom System ROM for this phone. What Apps should be included, what apps should be removed (AT&T crapware of course - but what else)?
I want to make a basic one with just a few key apps, and a more advance one for the ultimate tweaker/hacker.
All suggestions (but please be polite) are welcome!
We also still don't have the original restore.img - so if you want to help w/ that, let me know, I may have an angle that we can get it with.
V/R
BlackWolf
ROM
Black-wolf said:
I am about to start working on a custom System ROM for this phone. What Apps should be included, what apps should be removed (AT&T crapware of course - but what else)?
I want to make a basic one with just a few key apps, and a more advance one for the ultimate tweaker/hacker.
All suggestions (but please be polite) are welcome!
We also still don't have the original restore.img - so if you want to help w/ that, let me know, I may have an angle that we can get it with.
V/R
BlackWolf
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Right now the biggest things for me are bloat and launcher. Everything AT&T needs to go. Is there a way to seperate Google apps or do they pretty much install together? Ther are way to many Google apps that I don't use or ever care to use. Not a big fan of the TW so I'm using ADW, but that can be easily changed by the user. One thing I have been trying to find is support for volume rocker music controls. I use this thing for for music all the time and hate having to skip tracks from the screen.
j3r3goss said:
Right now the biggest things for me are bloat and launcher. Everything AT&T needs to go. Is there a way to seperate Google apps or do they pretty much install together? Ther are way to many Google apps that I don't use or ever care to use. Not a big fan of the TW so I'm using ADW, but that can be easily changed by the user. One thing I have been trying to find is support for volume rocker music controls. I use this thing for for music all the time and hate having to skip tracks from the screen.
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j3r3: The Google apps can all be installed separately AFAIK. What's TW? I'm familiar with ADW so I assume it's a launcher?
I think there is an app that does the vol control switch, but I don't know what it is off the top of my head.
V/R
BlackWolf
TW = TouchWiz
Custom Binary Counter Reset
I take absolutely no credit for this, I merely tried it and it does infact work for our phone as well. I was at 42 BTW.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694529
j3r3goss said:
Right now the biggest things for me are bloat and launcher. Everything AT&T needs to go. Is there a way to seperate Google apps or do they pretty much install together? Ther are way to many Google apps that I don't use or ever care to use. Not a big fan of the TW so I'm using ADW, but that can be easily changed by the user. One thing I have been trying to find is support for volume rocker music controls. I use this thing for for music all the time and hate having to skip tracks from the screen.
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Hey bud. Does shabby need som1 to send him a phone? I got one of these phones. Stock of course. I'd like to root it. I'm hip to flashing. I've got the note running flapjaxxx rom. Samsung s2 running blu kuban. So anyhow. What does he need?
I don't know what's going on with Shabby. As far as I know there are some people trying to get ahold of him to test his rooted kernel and he's not responding nor has he posted his rooted kernel.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I577 using xda premium
harley1rocker said:
Hey bud. Does shabby need som1 to send him a phone? I got one of these phones. Stock of course. I'd like to root it. I'm hip to flashing. I've got the note running flapjaxxx rom. Samsung s2 running blu kuban. So anyhow. What does he need?
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I don't know if Shabby needs a phone or not. I personally, haven't heard from Shabby since a couple of weeks ago.
You can always go to his site and PM him and make the offer.
I was actually hoping my wife would buy one of these, and I was going to try to grab the stock restore, but she opted for a Galaxy S II SkyRocket instead (larger screen, more memory, thinner, etc. - but she did like that my phone is smaller (edge-to-edge)).
Anyway, we're pretty much stuck at the moment. We don't have the original restore, and we can't seem to get it.
I think I know what needs to be done, but I'd have to consult w/ Shabby and j3r3. If you're willing to try yourself, you need to get the rooted ROM, and get it installed on your phone. Then, as I understand it, you need to adb the phone and dd a restore.img. Once we have that, we can then install custom ROMs and revert back to stock if needed.
Other than that, we have full root, and I have been able to uninstall AT&T crapware, Samsung Crapware, and also most of the other system stuff that isn't needed/wanted.
The next step is, as I find time, to create a minimal ROM that has only what is necessary for the phone to function. There will be a couple of other apps (to verify root, and allow you access to all files and system settings), but other than that - that'll be it.
Let me know if you think you'd be willing to be a guinea pig on this - and you should let j3r3 and shabby know as well (if shabby is still interested).
V/R
BlackWolf
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j3r3goss said:
I don't know what's going on with Shabby. As far as I know there are some people trying to get ahold of him to test his rooted kernel and he's not responding nor has he posted his rooted kernel.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I577 using xda premium
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Since I just read this: I will post a rooted Kernel here in a day or so...
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BlackWolf
Got the Original Kernel and Platform.tar files
So, I found, DL'd and am currently uploading the original Samsung Exhilarate SGH-i577 Opensource Kernel and Platform Files... Good find? I think (hope) so.
If you need them, go here: https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B7...VmckQwRnc/edit
You can DL any of the files I have posted there, or you can just DL the entire zip here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7nWFHy_HCE7aTBEbF83T2Z0Mzg11.
Or you can just them from where I did: The files were DL'd from the Samsung Open Source website: http://opensource.samsung.com/index.jsp - just do a search for "i577".
V/R
BlackWolf
ROM for Exhilarate?
Hi
I am new to this...
I was able to successfully root my Galaxy Exhilarate (Thank you) - trying to unlock it so I can use it with other carriers - do I need a specific ROM file? are the files posted by Black-wolf what I need?
Thanks
GHORR
GHORR said:
Hi
I am new to this...
I was able to successfully root my Galaxy Exhilarate (Thank you) - trying to unlock it so I can use it with other carriers - do I need a specific ROM file? are the files posted by Black-wolf what I need?
Thanks
GHORR
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GHORR: Here's the deal: As of right now, there is no way to unlock your phone for use with other carriers unless you can convince AT&T to send you the unlock code. To do that (I know this from experience), you'll need to be able to explain why you want it unlocked to them. Read this thread for more info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812976
I know that doesn't help. However, you can also do a search for "SIM Unlock" - there are some phones that have had their system files hacked and you might be able to unlock it that way. Note, I am in no way responsible for anything that happens to your phone. This is at your own risk.
Good luck
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BlackWolf
Thanks for replying - but I thought that by flashing the ROM it removes the lock, did I get it wrong?

[Q] Install 4.2.2 official google ROM on HTC One 802w

First off, I'd like to say thank you in advance for any help I receive. I'm not an expert by any means at this - I would consider myself amateur at best!
I'm fairly desperate at this point - I've been trying for days to solve this myself by following various tutorials and forums, but have had no luck, so I'm really hoping someone here is willing to help me out!
What I've been trying to do:
Install official Google 4.2.2 Jellybean on HTC One 802w Dual sim model.
Current State of phone:
The phone is currently rooted and has clockwork mod installed and SuperSu 1.65 and has moonshine installed. However, I've had absolutely no luck in finding or flashing a 4.2.2 ROM onto the phone. I cannot find a ROM to match the phone - all the zips I download from this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43177948&postcount=369 say that they're corrupted and can't be copied to the phone or extracted. I find this really weird as I've checked the MD5 with HashCalc and they match. I have searched around other sites but cannot for the life of me find a ROM that works.
If it isn't possible to install the official Google ROM, I would be ecstatic if someone were to guide me through the process of restoring the phone to a complete factory state. I downloaded a supposed recovery img file for this phone, however it doesn't seem to work, so I flashed clockwork back on instead.
If anyone can help me with either of these things, I would be EXTREMELY grateful - I've reached a point where I'm at a complete loss on what to do.
Thank you very much for your time
scottnz said:
First off, I'd like to say thank you in advance for any help I receive. I'm not an expert by any means at this - I would consider myself amateur at best!
I'm fairly desperate at this point - I've been trying for days to solve this myself by following various tutorials and forums, but have had no luck, so I'm really hoping someone here is willing to help me out!
What I've been trying to do:
Install official Google 4.2.2 Jellybean on HTC One 802w Dual sim model.
Current State of phone:
The phone is currently rooted and has clockwork mod installed and SuperSu 1.65 and has moonshine installed. However, I've had absolutely no luck in finding or flashing a 4.2.2 ROM onto the phone. I cannot find a ROM to match the phone - all the zips I download from this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43177948&postcount=369 say that they're corrupted and can't be copied to the phone or extracted. I find this really weird as I've checked the MD5 with HashCalc and they match. I have searched around other sites but cannot for the life of me find a ROM that works.
If it isn't possible to install the official Google ROM, I would be ecstatic if someone were to guide me through the process of restoring the phone to a complete factory state. I downloaded a supposed recovery img file for this phone, however it doesn't seem to work, so I flashed clockwork back on instead.
If anyone can help me with either of these things, I would be EXTREMELY grateful - I've reached a point where I'm at a complete loss on what to do.
Thank you very much for your time
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Scott
you wont be able to flash a stock Google Rom onto an 802W.
I was just looking for a way to do the same!
scottnz said:
First off, I'd like to say thank you in advance for any help I receive. I'm not an expert by any means at this - I would consider myself amateur at best!
I'm fairly desperate at this point - I've been trying for days to solve this myself by following various tutorials and forums, but have had no luck, so I'm really hoping someone here is willing to help me out!
What I've been trying to do:
Install official Google 4.2.2 Jellybean on HTC One 802w Dual sim model.
Current State of phone:
The phone is currently rooted and has clockwork mod installed and SuperSu 1.65 and has moonshine installed. However, I've had absolutely no luck in finding or flashing a 4.2.2 ROM onto the phone. I cannot find a ROM to match the phone - all the zips I download from this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43177948&postcount=369 say that they're corrupted and can't be copied to the phone or extracted. I find this really weird as I've checked the MD5 with HashCalc and they match. I have searched around other sites but cannot for the life of me find a ROM that works.
If it isn't possible to install the official Google ROM, I would be ecstatic if someone were to guide me through the process of restoring the phone to a complete factory state. I downloaded a supposed recovery img file for this phone, however it doesn't seem to work, so I flashed clockwork back on instead.
If anyone can help me with either of these things, I would be EXTREMELY grateful - I've reached a point where I'm at a complete loss on what to do.
Thank you very much for your time
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Dear Scott,
I was looking for a way to install a Google Play Edition on my HTC One 802w when I stumbled upon your post.
Although I cannot help you with your primary goal, as I have not found a way to do it myself, I think you may have a chance to get your phone back to work installing an alternative ROM.
I have a MaximusHD (http://llabtoofer.com/2013/07/23/htc-one-dual-sim-maximushd/) running on my phone, and it is pretty customizable; but it is not a stock ROM.
I hope my advice will be of some use for you.
If you find a way to flash a Google Edition ROM on the 802w, please, post it for us here.
Good luck!
Me too, looking for alternative custom ROM for this model. I had to buy this model which comes from China Unicom which is not sold in my country (Malaysia) because i really need a good dual sim phone. I read thru the Maximus HD had some issues with dropped calls and Bluetooth connection sometimes not stable. Is there other custom ROM out there that I can try? Really hate all these chinese apps taking up space on this phone.
custom rom option 802w
petrofsky77 said:
Me too, looking for alternative custom ROM for this model. I had to buy this model which comes from China Unicom which is not sold in my country (Malaysia) because i really need a good dual sim phone. I read thru the Maximus HD had some issues with dropped calls and Bluetooth connection sometimes not stable. Is there other custom ROM out there that I can try? Really hate all these chinese apps taking up space on this phone.
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Hi, I talked to to Venom Development Team... when there are enough people interested they will support the asian dual sim Version with their famous Viper one Rom...
so check it out and vote...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2577724

[Q] Need help rooting, unlocking BL and flashing - new R HD owner!

Hello, chaps! So, I've just got a XT925 and, basically, what I want is to get to CM11. I'm used to CM features and I'm sure this little beast runs even better on KK than it does on stock JB
I was looking for guides and stickies to read through, but there isn't much, really... Why is that? I need help rooting, unlocking the bootloader, flashing recovery and the ROM itself, but I'm far from a complete noob and the guides are enough for me, but I can't find them Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Also, I've got a couple questions about CM11 I'm planning to run the 3.0 kernel CM11 version until KK OTA shows up and I'll see where to go from there. How good is the CM11 on RAZR HD? Is there a list of known bugs? And does the HDMI port work? I find it to be a cool feature, although I don't use it often... Would be nice if it works on CM11, too. And the camera, how's it on CM11? I love the 60fps video recordings and hope that photo quality is at least the same, because it really isn't too great on stock JB :/ Using 3rd party camera apps helps to a degree...
Any help, info and answers would be greatly appreciated Thanks in advance!
Cheers
niksy+ said:
Hello, chaps! So, I've just got a XT925 and, basically, what I want is to get to CM11. I'm used to CM features and I'm sure this little beast runs even better on KK than it does on stock JB
I was looking for guides and stickies to read through, but there isn't much, really... Why is that? I need help rooting, unlocking the bootloader, flashing recovery and the ROM itself, but I'm far from a complete noob and the guides are enough for me, but I can't find them Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Also, I've got a couple questions about CM11 I'm planning to run the 3.0 kernel CM11 version until KK OTA shows up and I'll see where to go from there. How good is the CM11 on RAZR HD? Is there a list of known bugs? And does the HDMI port work? I find it to be a cool feature, although I don't use it often... Would be nice if it works on CM11, too. And the camera, how's it on CM11? I love the 60fps video recordings and hope that photo quality is at least the same, because it really isn't too great on stock JB :/ Using 3rd party camera apps helps to a degree...
Any help, info and answers would be greatly appreciated Thanks in advance!
Cheers
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have a look at this post.
bweN diorD said:
have a look at this post.
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Completely missed it... A great post, love it! Question about bootloader unlocking, though - there's the motocalypse way and there's the official way? Or is the official method not available anymore? Any reason why one is better than the other?
And the questions about CM11 remain :
niksy+ said:
Completely missed it... A great post, love it! Question about bootloader unlocking, though - there's the motocalypse way and there's the official way? Or is the official method not available anymore? Any reason why one is better than the other?
And the questions about CM11 remain :
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The official BL unlock is still available as far as I know, but its not available for all phones. You basically have to try it to know if it will work.
I think the official way is reversible, it has always been said motopocalypse is not. Those facts may be wrong though. There was discussion about it in one of the threads but I don't recall exactly what was stated. If you don't care about ever locking it back, it wouldn't be relevant then.
About cm, I still have my rmhd but haven't used it other than for testing since last year. So I can't provide any current help on that, sorry.
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niksy+ said:
Completely missed it... A great post, love it! Question about bootloader unlocking, though - there's the motocalypse way and there's the official way? Or is the official method not available anymore? Any reason why one is better than the other?
And the questions about CM11 remain :
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Just go to the Motorola web site and look for the unlocking program and attempt it there. Here is the link: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
You'll have to either sign in with your Google+ ID or register an account with Motorola. It's free and then you can attempt to unlock your phone.
The XT925's are always unlockable since they are not in the US. It's Verizon that won't allow it and the XT926s are US phones.
Okay, guys, I've ran into some problems :/
Current status: bootloader loads fine, CWM (6.0.4.4, touch version) loads fine, but the system wouldn't boot after making a backup. I've tried flashing CM11 (cm-11-20140710-NIGHTLY-moto_msm8960-epinter.zip which is supposedly with the 3.0 kernel) and it still will not boot. (I've wiped /system /data and /cache before flashing) All it does is sit at the "Warning bootloader unlocked" screen and it doesn't even become warm...
What I've done: basically, followed all the steps from the thread @bweN diorD posted. Rooted with MotoChopper, unlocked bl with MotoPocalypse and flashed CWM via adb. That was all fine. Then I noticed that CWM keeps disappearing, so I said yes when it asked me if I want it to remove that script from the stock ROM . It also asked "Fix root?" at the same time to which I said yes... Since then the system will not boot. Does anyone know what's gone wrong and what can I do to fix it? Is RSD the only way now?
@bweN diorD @iBolski and everybody else... pretty please :/
*EDIT* Got my stock firmware and flashed it via RSD-lite. Had to remove that check in the xml, but that was it, it has come back to life
Now what puzzles me... Why did the system die after saying yes to "remove the recovery remover script" and "fix root"? And why was CM11 dead on boot, too? Any ideas? :/
*EDIT #2* Nevermind, I'm on CM11 now Rooted again, the bl was still unlocked, installed latest PhilZ recovery and flashed CM11 straight up without even booting stock ROM after installing recovery. All is well! CM11 is so smooth on the R HD that I came a little bit. I loved my petite DEFY+ but this is freaking awesome!
glad you got it worked out
Drivers issue
Guys, I've now got a freaking drivers issue I cannot resolve... Need assistance
I am currently on CM11, on the jbbl. Last time I flashed an sbf was at the time of my previous post in this thread, so 5 months ago. Since then, I have changed my system drive (to an SSD, yay!) and lost the drivers set-up. Back then I was on Win7 x64, now I'm on Win8.1 x64.
At the moment, I cannot get ADB to work (it lists my device, but says it's offline) and cannot get RSD Lite (it's v6.1.6) to detect the phone when in fastboot. I'm attaching a screenshot of device manager's current status. The mot composite adb interface driver is fine, but the two in other devices remain question marks.
Motorola Device Manager (2.4.5) just looks for updates for my device and then quits after finding none. No matter if the phone is connected or not. Not sure if it's incompatible with win8.1 or just normal behaviour since my phone's not on the stock rom.
Does anyone know the right steps for setting up ADB and Fastboot drivers on win8.1 for our device? MTP works fine, no problems there.
*EDIT* Tried using [TOOL] [WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer and ADB connects now, but RSD lite still doesn't detect the phone in fastboot. The device manager list looks the same... I hate driver issues >_< And just to be clear, RSD lite does not show anything while the phone is connect as MTP with debugging enabled, too.
*EDIT 2* All fine now. Just uninstalled everything and started from scratch. Drivers that come with Moto Manager are the only requirement.

How do I turn my VZW into a normal phone?

Hi,
A couple of years ago I bought my HTC One m8 via eBay. It did say it was a VZW one, but me not being a US citizen nor living in the US, it didn't set off any alarm for me...
And so it took me by surprise that I am unable to tether my internet connection via bluetooth nor wifi, and that VZW went the extra mile to disable the FM receiver. Further more, living outside the US, I'm still running the Kitkat version, since no OTA update can reach me
And now to my actual question - I have bought a sunshine licence and got it running but I am not sure what are the next steps. My goal is to get the regular stock ROM (perhaps still rooted), so ill be able to enjoy FM, tethering and regular updates.
I'll much appreciate your help, and though I'm sure this kind of question has already been asked, I was unable to find it.
Thanks,
Saar.
Guttmann said:
Hi,
A couple of years ago I bought my HTC One m8 via eBay. It did say it was a VZW one, but me not being a US citizen nor living in the US, it didn't set off any alarm for me...
And so it took me by surprise that I am unable to tether my internet connection via bluetooth nor wifi, and that VZW went the extra mile to disable the FM receiver. Further more, living outside the US, I'm still running the Kitkat version, since no OTA update can reach me
And now to my actual question - I have bought a sunshine licence and got it running but I am not sure what are the next steps. My goal is to get the regular stock ROM (perhaps still rooted), so ill be able to enjoy FM, tethering and regular updates.
I'll much appreciate your help, and though I'm sure this kind of question has already been asked, I was unable to find it.
Thanks,
Saar.
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If you are on KitKat you can get S-OFF using sunshine.
If you already bought a license then you may already be S-OFF. Check in bootloader. Power down device. Then turn back on using volume down + power to check in bootloader.
If you are S-OFF you can update to latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and flash a stock rooted ROM to enable tethering.
You could flash the RUU or flash firmware + ROM.
andybones said:
If you are on KitKat you can get S-OFF using sunshine.
If you already bought a license then you may already be S-OFF. Check in bootloader. Power down device. Then turn back on using volume down + power to check in bootloader.
If you are S-OFF you can update to latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and flash a stock rooted ROM to enable tethering.
You could flash the RUU or flash firmware + ROM.
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Thank you!
I'm also unable to connect to the LTE network, so I'm on 3G. What should I be looking for, if I want an RUU (I'm a total noob around the whole flashing and ROMing territory... seems to me the RUU is the "safer" bet), FM, tethring, LTE, and preferably staying with Sense? I read a bit about the GPe port, but I guess it wouldn't have Sense.
I'm sorry if that's the wrong place to ask.
Thanks!
Saar.
Guttmann said:
Thank you!
I'm also unable to connect to the LTE network, so I'm on 3G. What should I be looking for, if I want an RUU (I'm a total noob around the whole flashing and ROMing territory... seems to me the RUU is the "safer" bet), FM, tethring, LTE, and preferably staying with Sense? I read a bit about the GPe port, but I guess it wouldn't have Sense.
I'm sorry if that's the wrong place to ask.
Thanks!
Saar.
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I'm not sure about LTE, as you're not on Verizon network.
but GPe ROM is great now that we have the Marshmallow firmware.
FM Radio was removed from Verizon devices, but great Devs have gotten it working again I do believe.
Anyway, IF you are S-OFF, which you haven't confirmed yet, but I am going to assume you are, as if you aren't you shouldn't have any issues getting to S-OFF (and for $25 it's very much worth it).
Ok, once you are confirmed S-OFF, you want to flash the new MM firmware.
This can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62734094&postcount=2
flash this one:
"6.21.605.3_FULL_firmware.zip"
You will need an SD-Card or know how to use adb - guide will be in thread I linked above.
After you are on the latest firmware, you want to fastboot flash the latest TWRP custom recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717928
Then you can flash a stock MM ROM, a GPe ROM, or a custom MM ROM.
andybones said:
I'm not sure about LTE, as you're not on Verizon network.
but GPe ROM is great now that we have the Marshmallow firmware.
FM Radio was removed from Verizon devices, but great Devs have gotten it working again I do believe.
Anyway, IF you are S-OFF, which you haven't confirmed yet, but I am going to assume you are, as if you aren't you shouldn't have any issues getting to S-OFF (and for $25 it's very much worth it).
Ok, once you are confirmed S-OFF, you want to flash the new MM firmware.
This can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62734094&postcount=2
flash this one:
"6.21.605.3_FULL_firmware.zip"
You will need an SD-Card or know how to use adb - guide will be in thread I linked above.
After you are on the latest firmware, you want to fastboot flash the latest TWRP custom recovery found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717928
Then you can flash a stock MM ROM, a GPe ROM, or a custom MM ROM.
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Thanks!
Oh, right, I forgot to mention I've achieved S-Off. Shouldn't I use the m8vzw_AllInOne_Firmware first? I'm real scared getting my phone bricked..
Guttmann said:
Thanks!
Oh, right, I forgot to mention I've achieved S-Off. Shouldn't I use the m8vzw_AllInOne_Firmware first? I'm real scared getting my phone bricked..
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I wouldn't steer you the wrong way.
If you read closely that's for Lollipop, we're want Marshmallow
andybones said:
I wouldn't steer you the wrong way.
If you read closely that's for Lollipop, we're want Marshmallow
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after fastboot of firmware the phone is stuck on the htc powered by android screen... IT wont shut down nor power on. just stuck on it
Guttmann said:
after fastboot of firmware the phone is stuck on the htc powered by android screen... IT wont shut down nor power on. just stuck on it
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This is because you only flashed the Marshmallow firmware, but are not on a Marshmallow ROM.
You want to hold volume up + volume down + power for about 10-15 seconds, the phone will reboot, let go of all except volume down, this will get you back into bootloader.
Now you will need to flash the TWRP custom recovery I linked to you above.
Then in TWRP recovery you will flash the Marshmallow ROM of your choice.
There are a number of great ROMs out that support Marshmallow, and I'll be kind enough to link you all of them.
Lyapota Jazz #10 Marshmallow - SENSE ROM
- Lyapota is one of the nicest and smartest Developers.
-- his MODs are found in many many ROMs, including mine, he used to put out MOD Packs, but now he releases ROMs, and they are top notch, I highly suggest one of these
Lyapota Blues #021 Marshmallow - Google Play Edition ROM
- again one of the best ROMs you can flash, this one is Google Play Edition, the one above this is Sense.
Google Play Edition Marshmallow 6.0 MRA58K.H10
- stock based ROM ported from the HTC One M8 Google Play Edition Phone with Verizon support.
Pure Stock Verizon Marshmallow ROM
- stock pure ROM made from the latest Verizon Marshmallow OTA
-- the best choice if you want something stock
ViperOne Marshmallow
- one of the most customization Sense ROMs ever made.
-- also is very stable, but this has basically every tweak you can dream or think of, worth messing around with.
andybones said:
This is because you only flashed the Marshmallow firmware, but are not on a Marshmallow ROM.
You want to hold volume up + volume down + power for about 10-15 seconds, the phone will reboot, let go of all except volume down, this will get you back into bootloader.
Now you will need to flash the TWRP custom recovery I linked to you above.
Then in TWRP recovery you will flash the Marshmallow ROM of your choice.
There are a number of great ROMs out that support Marshmallow, and I'll be kind enough to link you all of them.
Lyapota Jazz #10 Marshmallow - SENSE ROM
- Lyapota is one of the nicest and smartest Developers.
-- his MODs are found in many many ROMs, including mine, he used to put out MOD Packs, but now he releases ROMs, and they are top notch, I highly suggest one of these
Lyapota Blues #021 Marshmallow - Google Play Edition ROM
- again one of the best ROMs you can flash, this one is Google Play Edition, the one above this is Sense.
Google Play Edition Marshmallow 6.0 MRA58K.H10
- stock based ROM ported from the HTC One M8 Google Play Edition Phone with Verizon support.
Pure Stock Verizon Marshmallow ROM
- stock pure ROM made from the latest Verizon Marshmallow OTA
-- the best choice if you want something stock
ViperOne Marshmallow
- one of the most customization Sense ROMs ever made.
-- also is very stable, but this has basically every tweak you can dream or think of, worth messing around with.
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Iv'e flashed TWRP but am unable to load into it... I keep on ending either in the regulare recovery mode or the white screen. Any thoughts?
Guttmann said:
Iv'e flashed TWRP but am unable to load into it... I keep on ending either in the regulare recovery mode or the white screen. Any thoughts?
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doesn't sound as if it flashed correctly.
can i see the output of the cmd?
andybones said:
doesn't sound as if it flashed correctly.
can i see the output of the cmd?
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some progress... Ive managed to load TWRP. but how do I flash the rom so i could see it in twrp?
Guttmann said:
some progress... Ive managed to load TWRP. but how do I flash the rom so i could see it in twrp?
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UPDATE: got the zip file on the phone, installed the ROM. - and now it goes straight into hboot everytime i try to boot the phone
Guttmann said:
UPDATE: got the zip file on the phone, installed the ROM. - and now it goes straight into hboot everytime i try to boot the phone
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I need more info, how are you flashing the ROM. is it saying successful after flashing, which ROM are you flashing? are you wiping before?
I just put the rom onto a sdcard, find the rom on sdcard in TWRP, wipe and flash.
as long as you are on the correct MM firmware, and one of the linked MM ROMs there won't be any issue.
I've tested each ROM I posted for you to make sure to run into as little issues as possible.
that or you can always flash the RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...pment/stock-m-firmware-nand-recovery-t3330972
andybones said:
I need more info, how are you flashing the ROM. is it saying successful after flashing, which ROM are you flashing? are you wiping before?
I just put the rom onto a sdcard, find the rom on sdcard in TWRP, wipe and flash.
as long as you are on the correct MM firmware, and one of the linked MM ROMs there won't be any issue.
I've tested each ROM I posted for you to make sure to run into as little issues as possible.
that or you can always flash the RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...pment/stock-m-firmware-nand-recovery-t3330972
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I really appreciate your help!
Thats the ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ment/rom-vzw-stock-gpe-5-1-lmy47o-h9-t3212413
Does it matter if I put it on the internal or external storage?
It says everything was ok as far as the installation is concerned, but says "Failed to mount '/carrier' (Invalid argument" and "Failed to mount '/reserver' (Invalid argument"
Guttmann said:
I really appreciate your help!
Thats the ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ment/rom-vzw-stock-gpe-5-1-lmy47o-h9-t3212413
Does it matter if I put it on the internal or external storage?
It says everything was ok as far as the installation is concerned, but says "Failed to mount '/carrier' (Invalid argument" and "Failed to mount '/reserver' (Invalid argument"
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the failed to mount carrier could be the issue.
hmm.
try the lyapota blues ROM
andybones said:
the failed to mount carrier could be the issue.
hmm.
try the lyapota blues ROM
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i read online this error has something to do with the TWRP version, so i downgraded and it went away...
any how, I tried another ROM first, (dont remember which one now) and it seemed to work. It booted, asked me a couple of questions, and then went crazy, so I wiped it.
But now i cant seem to be able to copy the lypota zip to the SD card. Windows says it seems as if the device is unplugged or unresponsive... I made sure to wipe beforehand, but no luck.
Guttmann said:
i read online this error has something to do with the TWRP version, so i downgraded and it went away...
any how, I tried another ROM first, (dont remember which one now) and it seemed to work. It booted, asked me a couple of questions, and then went crazy, so I wiped it.
But now i cant seem to be able to copy the lypota zip to the SD card. Windows says it seems as if the device is unplugged or unresponsive... I made sure to wipe beforehand, but no luck.
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You want the latest TWRP3.0.0
If you can't figure out how to flash ROM, ID suggest running the RUU so you at least have a working device.
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OK.
So I switched back to the latest TWRP, and was able to upload lyapota's ROM and flash - and finally it worked!!!!! ? I'm not sure what the problem was with previous ROMs, but I'm happy it finally worked out.
Walking to University, listening to live FM radio and being able to share my mobile data with my tablet... Finally I got what I paid for.
Thank you!
hi, i saw what you dis for him, you are most kind, i was wondring if you could elp me too, i also bought a phone from ebay and also live outside the us, nd i cant seem to get te from my carrier wich is att mexico, ive flashed several roms after getting marshmallow from htc's software from my pc, today fastbooted baseband and nothing Please help, i can post any info of the phone that you like
thanks in advance
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