OK guys we have a serious flaw in the directions of flashing the FXZ after aplying the OTA 2.3.6. This evening I was coming off of a test build and went to apply the final version and got stuck at the red M. I thought no big deal I'll just follow the instructions listed in the noob thread! So I followed these to a T.
How to flash the FXZ once applying the OTA update and get back to 2.3.5, ONCE YOU UPDATE TO THE OTS 2.3.6 YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FLASH THE 2.3.5 FXZ WITHOUT FOLLOWING THESE STEPS BELOW!!
NOTE: Download this file HERE -
Unzip it and move all the the items in it to the stock fxz. You might get a warning about replacing files, just click OK. NOTE that Windows might not be able to handle the size of the fxz. I have 6 GB RAM but Windows still wasn't able to perform a drag-and-drop through the fxz's zip. I recommend that you just unzip the fxz and then put the files in. (You don't have to rezip it either, RSD Lite will still recognize it and will flash faster).
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Eveything was going great got to 18/18 and then got this
Invailid CG OTV (CG: cdrom): Invalid SP Data
Invailid CG OTV (CG: webtop): Invalid SP Data
Invailid CG Version (CG: boot):
Invailid CG Version (CG: recovery):
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I'm like OH $hit!!! my battery is about dead and I'm getting a lil tense and then I remembered reading this thread H2.3.6 FlashBoot Project: and "Invalid CG Version" SOLUTION
Followed the directions and got the phone rebooted! Hopefully some of the developers will take another look at our method and get it corrected so we dont have others going through this and I apologize to all that have already went through this before me and hopefully your phone is working again.
Big thanks to Shaliuno and ri4naire
Guys I know ya'll are swamped but if you find some time could you please take a minute to see where we can correct this isssue and I will get it to the beginners thread once done until then you will have to use this work around to get the phone functional again.
Thanks JRW28
Wait so does that mean we have to flash the edited 2.3.5 fkz and THEN apply Shaliuno's mod?
So the boot.img gets corrupted by the fkz flash?
That is really strange . I will try to do everything as well and see what happens for me.
EDIT- I can't understand why this would happen. I haven't flashed yet but I have checked all the md5sums in the replace.zip with the md5sums of the fxz I've used about 20 times now and they're the same. I'm going to flash it in just a second. Also I'll upload the fxz that I've used all the time but depending on my network (which is usually slow) it could be a while.
cogeary said:
That is really strange . I will try to do everything as well and see what happens for me.
EDIT- I can't understand why this would happen. I haven't flashed yet but I have checked all the md5sums in the replace.zip with the md5sums of the fxz I've used about 20 times now and they're the same. I'm going to flash it in just a second. Also I'll upload the fxz that I've used all the time but depending on my network (which is usually slow) it could be a while.
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I'm in no way pointing any fingers here just wanted to give a heads up. Cogeary I wouldn't think it would be the FXZ as I flashed mine twice to make sure there wasn't any problems with mine and it is directly from the fastboot files
Yes I completely understand. Some reasons why this is happening are
1- The original files uploaded in the replace.zip may not be the right files
2- The replace.zip is either incomplete or incorrect
3- RSD Lite is playing tricks because it doesn't like us
Out of those, 1 isn't possible because I've used those files many times in flashing 2.3.5 from a 2.3.6 A2. 3 is possible but improbable if you've successfully used RSD Lite before with an A2. 2 is the most plausible.
However I don't believe that any of those options are correct. I just used replace.zip to modify the original fxz and flashed it to my 2.3.6 A2. It just finished booting up.
cogeary said:
Yes I completely understand. Some reasons why this is happening are
1- The original files uploaded in the replace.zip may not be the right files
2- The replace.zip is either incomplete or incorrect
3- RSD Lite is playing tricks because it doesn't like us
Out of those, 1 isn't possible because I've used those files many times in flashing 2.3.5 from a 2.3.6 A2. 3 is possible but improbable if you've successfully used RSD Lite before with an A2. 2 is the most plausible.
However I don't believe that any of those options are correct. I just used replace.zip to modify the original fxz and flashed it to my 2.3.6 A2. It just finished booting up.
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Wait... Is this problem intermittent? @cogeary How did you get the fkz to work?
farshad525hou said:
Wait... Is this problem intermittent? @cogeary How did you get the fkz to work?
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I did exactly what the noob thread said to do and it works for me :\
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I did exactly what the noob thread said to do and it works for me :\
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Huh.. I thought JRW was saying that after following the noob instructions he had the problem flashing.
Yes I did have problems and we've had a few others as well. So why is this intermittent?
I've just verified that my FXZ is working again so I know thy is not the problem? Idk???
I would recommend to anyone looking to update and retain root to do a factory reset and flash the
2.3.5 Edison_etc.zip to get a clean stock phone first. Then root from there and follow the instructions to upgrade. Also, use adb to alter you're mount_ext3.sh or whatever, DON'T USE A ROOT EXPLORER ON THE PHONE, this is what I'm deciding to blame my fate on (I gotta direct my ire somewhere).
Good luck!
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ri4naire said:
I would recommend to anyone looking to update and retain root to do a factory reset and flash the
2.3.5 Edison_etc.zip to get a clean stock phone first. Then root from there and follow the instructions to upgrade. Also, use adb to alter you're mount_ext3.sh or whatever, DON'T USE A ROOT EXPLORER ON THE PHONE, this is what I'm deciding to blame my fate on (I gotta direct my ire somewhere).
Good luck!
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This problem has nothing to do with root as th one-click works well with 2.3.5 and the new exploit works well on 2.3.6 .
We need to figure whats happening on part 18/18 that is leaving us with the errors
I've flashed back to 2.3.5 and re-updated to 2.3.6 a few times. I haven't had any problems. I used the original FXZ and followed Jim's original instructions to make it work. Perhaps the problem is in the updated FXZ?
SeekerLoki said:
I've flashed back to 2.3.5 and re-updated to 2.3.6 a few times. I haven't had any problems. I used the original FXZ and followed Jim's original instructions to make it work. Perhaps the problem is in the updated FXZ?
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My FXZ is from the original file and has saved my butt too many times to count and I tried it 3 times last night just to verify that I hadn't somehow corrupted it. Which instructions of Jim's are you referring to. I run out of time last night and 3 hrs sleep is working on me but I'm gonna try some different options after work today as I have a few things I've thought of this morning.
I'm either wrong about who posted it, or I can't find it through all of Jim's post. The steps have been posted and reposted several times. These are the steps I used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22123805&postcount=73 I downloaded the replace.zip and didn't see anything that would cause a problem. I'm no expert by any means. The point of my post was to say that I've flashed back to 2.3.5 several times without a problem.
Could some hardware\software\firmware specific. Or whatever it is.
I followed that guide too, and ended at black screen. So it can work for some phones or for most, but for some not.
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I'm either wrong about who posted it, or I can't find it through all of Jim's post. The steps have been posted and reposted several times. These are the steps I used: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22123805&postcount=73 I downloaded the replace.zip and didn't see anything that would cause a problem. I'm no expert by any means. The point of my post was to say that I've flashed back to 2.3.5 several times without a problem.
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Thanks, as soon as I get a chance this evening I will take a look at the MD5's and compare them to make sure they are correct to what I had used with the replace zip in the nOOb thread just to make sure one isnt off somewhere.
Shaliuno said:
Could some hardware\software\firmware specific. Or whatever it is.
I followed that guide too, and ended at black screen. So it can work for some phones or for most, but for some not.
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Possibility or it could be that a extra step needs to be included in the replace.zip. that we need to make it work
JRW 28 said:
Thanks, as soon as I get a chance this evening I will take a look at the MD5's and compare them to make sure they are correct to what I had used with the replace zip in the nOOb thread just to make sure one isnt off somewhere.
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I checked the MD5 sums against the files I have from the update, and they match.
I don't know if this will help or not, im just putting it out there. When i went back to 2.3.5, i replaced the files as it was stated to do. I could not get rsd to work on vista. It would fail every time. I had to use another computer running windows 7. It worked perfectly then.
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I don't know if this will help or not, im just putting it out there. When i went back to 2.3.5, i replaced the files as it was stated to do. I could not get rsd to work on vista. It would fail every time. I had to use another computer running windows 7. It worked perfectly then.
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For the record, I too am using windows 7 when I flashed the FXZ.
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I have been attempting to flash the ROM on my Charge all day with mixed results. After much frustration, I have finally been able to flash a few ROMs, and everything works great except I have no phone signal and my phone says "Unknown Baseband." in both slots. Earlier, it said it in only one of the slots. I have attempted Altered Beast, Stock, Stock Rooted, Deodoxed, all to no avail. Is there any way to flash just the modem or radio code?
did you actually read the directions, or just willy nilly flash from AB to stock and so on and so forth?
because they aren't all compatible with each other to do that
I was initially following the directions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
I went through all these directions, and after a reboot at the end, that's when it developed the problem initially.
There are only two known radios for the phone, and none of the roms flash a new radio, so even if the OP screwed up flashing his rom it shouldn't impact basebands, unless he didn't check PDA.
OP - What all did you actually try to flash? Are you sure you checked PDA in Odin, and not Modem each time?
I made certain I checked PDA each time.
Earlier yesterday afternoon, I was initially following this guide: [http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-t...and-clockworkmod-recovery-installation-guide/]until I realized it was old and didn't work w/ EE4. I had to flash my ROM back to ED1 Stock rooted in order for it to work. After that, I began following the guide in the earlier post. When my radios stopped working after that, I began flashing just about any ROM I could get my hands on, just to see if I get could get my radios back, including the aforementioned Stock, Stock rooted, Deodexed, Altered Beast, Debloated, etc. I eventually had to so the CWM repair ROM [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111486] and flashed to Altered Beast and then to Stock ED2 after that, which is where I think I'm sitting right now.
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There are only two known radios for the phone, and none of the roms flash a new radio, so even if the OP screwed up flashing his rom it shouldn't impact basebands, unless he didn't check PDA.
OP - What all did you actually try to flash? Are you sure you checked PDA in Odin, and not Modem each time?
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There are several people experiencing an unknown baseband, most of the time its from attempting to use cwm prior to v3 to flash a recovery, then fixing the soft brick and now we have a "unknown baseband"
This happened to me as well. Any way to fix?
Anyone try flashing the official EE4 update.zip with stock recovery? Since that is the only file we have that has modem parts, maybe it can recover your basebands.
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Anyone try flashing the official EE4 update.zip with stock recovery? Since that is the only file we have that has modem parts, maybe it can recover your basebands.
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Do you know where I can locate that .zip? I am in the same boat and would be willing to try.
My experience with unknown baseband and ee4 update is that it wouldn't update to ee4 because it couldn't find an ltemodem to patch. I don't think the update is just going to insert the baseband because it can't find the original.
I'm back on my Incredible in the meantime. Can't believe how small it is!
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jaylikesdroid said:
Do you know where I can locate that .zip? I am in the same boat and would be willing to try.
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Its posted in development. If it were me I would odin to ed1 and try and apply that zip in stock recovery. Either it will work or it won't. Don't cost nuthin.
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I would odin to ed1 and try and apply that zip in stock recovery.
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In the process of doing this, I bricked my phone even more. When I try to reboot the phone, it says:
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-- bootmode=7 from cmdline...
-- Movi_check Start..!!
checksum confirmation need_checksum[0]
Not need checksum confirmation
-- Movi_check already executed!!...
-- movi_checking done!...
#MANUAL MODE #
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Then it boots into recovery. Obviously, this is a good example of why not to root your device unless you have a REALLY good understanding of what you're doing.
I would install ED1 via odin and let it update OTA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085190
other useful threads that helped me a lot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107797
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
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I would install ED1 via odin and let it update OTA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085190
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That's what I've been trying to do, but unfortunately, it's not working. Odin is saying it's successfully installed, but when I try to reboot within recovery, it loops me back to the same place within recovery and gives me the message I posted above.
chiahead52 said:
I would install ED1 via odin and let it update OTA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085190
other useful threads that helped me a lot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107797
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
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I think at this point I have tried every available package in the dev section. Unfortunately, though the all get me a "working" phone I still have the unkown baseband and thus am unable to find a wireless signal. This prohibits me from get and OTA when at ed1.
hoppermi said:
Anyone try flashing the official EE4 update.zip with stock recovery? Since that is the only file we have that has modem parts, maybe it can recover your basebands.
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Thanks for the suggestion. Tried it. No luck.
Well just now a FULL ODIN ED2 package was posted at rootzwiki http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?481-LEAK-STOCK-ED2-Droid-Charge-FULL-ODIN!&p=5957#post5957
If anyone wants to try this to see if it is legit. I figured it would be one of you who is stuck. This "should" fix your problems and put you on stock ED2. And it would be a safety net for everyone else. It nearly impossible to brick your phone if there is a full odin.
Good luck.
hoppermi said:
Well just now a FULL ODIN ED2 package was posted at rootzwiki http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?481-LEAK-STOCK-ED2-Droid-Charge-FULL-ODIN!&p=5957#post5957
If anyone wants to try this to see if it is legit. I figured it would be one of you who is stuck. This "should" fix your problems and put you on stock ED2. And it would be a safety net for everyone else. It nearly impossible to brick your phone if there is a full odin.
Good luck.
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Trying it right now!!! Wish me luck!
hoppermi said:
Well just now a FULL ODIN ED2 package was posted at rootzwiki http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?481-LEAK-STOCK-ED2-Droid-Charge-FULL-ODIN!&p=5957#post5957
If anyone wants to try this to see if it is legit. I figured it would be one of you who is stuck. This "should" fix your problems and put you on stock ED2. And it would be a safety net for everyone else. It nearly impossible to brick your phone if there is a full odin.
Good luck.
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Giving it a try. Will report back.
UPDATE:
It didn't work. Got an error message in Odin that says MD5 hash value invalid
I am having the same problem with Contacts and with process com.motorola.contacts force closing that many others are having. I had rooted as well as uninstalled bloatware (instead of freezing, yes, I know!). Tried unrooting, reinstalling Yahoo and AT&T apps as suggested, factory resets, everything. Contacts still acts the same; that is, I can get to it but can't edit individual contacts nor get to Contacts Storage. I think it must have something to do with AT&T Address Book, which won't reinstall (says not supported but was there before).
At this point I just want to return Atrix 2 to its stock, 2.3.6 configuration and start all over. Can anyone help me, or is that not "out" yet?
Follow the instructions on flashing the 2.3.5 FXZ listed here (the beginner's guide) and then use the OTA update to get to 2.3.6. Next time make a CWM backup before you try any ROMs! It is inevitable that you'll eventually get stuck in some sort of boot loop.
bmbanker said:
Follow the instructions on flashing the 2.3.5 FXZ listed here (the beginner's guide) and then use the OTA update to get to 2.3.6. Next time make a CWM backup before you try any ROMs! It is inevitable that you'll eventually get stuck in some sort of boot loop.
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I will try that. It looks pretty complicated...I'll be studying for awhile!
It's not hard at all! Just follow the instructions listed EXACTLY and make sure that your battery is well charged before you do this -- if it dies during the middle of something like this, you could run into a tricky problem.
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I will try that. It looks pretty complicated...I'll be studying for awhile!
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It's alot easier than it sounds....and im no pro. I was able to successfully flash 2.3.5 to mine that way the first time around following the instructions in the noob thread.
Atrix 2//RebelROM//Tapatalk 2
so let me get this straight....
I had 2.3.5 rooted. I accepted the OTA update to 2.3.6, so naturally, it un-rooted me, although the superuser is still there. I tried the one click method for 2.3.6 after it came out, as I am a total NOOB and was afraid to try it and screw things up. That doesn't work. I tried to unroot it using the same method. Also didn't work. The superuser is still there and denying permissions.
Soooooooo, I have decided to do the FXZ method in the in the noob/general forum. I'm still unclear and afraid about how to do it. Am I supposed to go through the first 11 steps, then do the "replace" step that is added as a note? Speaking of the added note. It says to "move all the the items in it to the stock fxz". The "stock FXZ" is what i downloaded and did in step 1-11, right? I have searched the forums and this was the best place I could see to ask. Sorry for my extreme NOOBness.
Thanks in advance for helping, or just taking the timpe to read my post!
psdroid said:
I had 2.3.5 rooted. I accepted the OTA update to 2.3.6, so naturally, it un-rooted me, although the superuser is still there. I tried the one click method for 2.3.6 after it came out, as I am a total NOOB and was afraid to try it and screw things up. That doesn't work. I tried to unroot it using the same method. Also didn't work. The superuser is still there and denying permissions.
Soooooooo, I have decided to do the FXZ method in the in the noob/general forum. I'm still unclear and afraid about how to do it. Am I supposed to go through the first 11 steps, then do the "replace" step that is added as a note? Speaking of the added note. It says to "move all the the items in it to the stock fxz". The "stock FXZ" is what i downloaded and did in step 1-11, right? I have searched the forums and this was the best place I could see to ask. Sorry for my extreme NOOBness.
Thanks in advance for helping, or just taking the timpe to read my post!
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Unzip the stock fxz and copy the extra files into it. Accept any error it may give you. The open rsd and click the "..." Button and find the fxc that you modified and then hook your phone up in Detroit and hit the start button. Should be golden after
Running AtrixBlaze 3 on my Atrix 2.
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It's not hard at all! Just follow the instructions listed EXACTLY and make sure that your battery is well charged before you do this -- if it dies during the middle of something like this, you could run into a tricky problem.
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Everything did work like a charm finally; thank you so much for being so helpful, everyone! I feel a little less nooby now.
Thanks!!!
DarkJatrix said:
Unzip the stock fxz and copy the extra files into it. Accept any error it may give you. The open rsd and click the "..." Button and find the fxc that you modified and then hook your phone up in Detroit and hit the start button. Should be golden after
Running AtrixBlaze 3 on my Atrix 2.
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Downloading FXZ as we speak. i will give an update as soon as I try it out! Thanks again.
IT WORKED!!!!
As the title states, it worked. I downloaded the fxz, replaced the files, ran it, the re-rooted after everything came back up. Then I did the OTA rootkeeper procedure and now I am about to takt the ota. Will let you know if anything goes wrong after that. Thanks again for all the help and encouragement.
psdroid said:
As the title states, it worked. I downloaded the fxz, replaced the files, ran it, the re-rooted after everything came back up. Then I did the OTA rootkeeper procedure and now I am about to takt the ota. Will let you know if anything goes wrong after that. Thanks again for all the help and encouragement.
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Why not just take the ota then root it with motto fail one click?
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DarkJatrix said:
Why not just take the ota then root it with motto fail one click?
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I just wanted to be sure that I wouldn't lose root again if I ever get another ota. If the motto fail incorporates that, I wasn't aware.
Hi,
I was stupid and flashed a mod in CWM which now means i can't get past pulsating boot screen. Because you can't access CWm from boot i'm screwed.
Whats the best way to restore the phone back to default. I was on 2.3.6, Do i just flash the fxz file from fastboot and that is it? Which file do use from the HK/TW list here. Do is still need to flash the patch first? http://sbf.droid-developers.org/edison/list.php
Thanks in advance for your help.
Check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
scroll down to flashing the fxz, and follow it exactly.
Make sure to dl the proper files for your phone. And properly patch the fxz.
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Fall of Enosis said:
Check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
scroll down to flashing the fxz, and follow it exactly.
Make sure to dl the proper files for your phone. And properly patch the fxz.
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Thanks for your reply mate.
I have the HK TW version of the phone and was on 2.3.6 (latest OTA) The patch that it talks about is for 2.3.5 right? so if i download the FXZ for 2.3.6 would i still need to apply the patch?
Plus i'm guessing this is the latest one right? "5.5.1-1_GC-109_HKTW_cfc.xml.zip"
Thanks again for help/
ahmadcentral said:
Thanks for your reply mate.
I have the HK TW version of the phone and was on 2.3.6 (latest OTA) The patch that it talks about is for 2.3.5 right? so if i download the FXZ for 2.3.6 would i still need to apply the patch?
Plus i'm guessing this is the latest one right? "5.5.1-1_GC-109_HKTW_cfc.xml.zip"
Thanks again for help/
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You need the patch. without it you will not be able to get your phone back. There are a few files that are updated in the OTA that CANNOT be flashed back, so it will just fail. the patch makes it skip those, which is not a problem at all and you will never know it.
lkrasner said:
You need the patch. without it you will not be able to get your phone back. There are a few files that are updated in the OTA that CANNOT be flashed back, so it will just fail. the patch makes it skip those, which is not a problem at all and you will never know it.
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Thanks for everyones help.
Here is what i did,
downloaded correct fxz file
patch files by copying them over the old zip file.
Drag and drop to RSD Lite
Plug in phone in fastboot mode and then install FXZ
Took about 15 minutes to finish. Now got a fully working Phone again.
(I did try it without patching files first and got an error first, so thanks for that tip. That is what i was mostly concerned about)
ahmadcentral said:
Thanks for everyones help.
Here is what i did,
downloaded correct fxz file
patch files by copying them over the old zip file.
Drag and drop to RSD Lite
Plug in phone in fastboot mode and then install FXZ
Took about 15 minutes to finish. Now got a fully working Phone again.
(I did try it without patching files first and got an error first, so thanks for that tip. That is what i was mostly concerned about)
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glad to here. the first fxz is always scary, but I soft bricked 23 times in one day once, so I am well used to it, LOL.
lkrasner said:
glad to here. the first fxz is always scary, but I soft bricked 23 times in one day once, so I am well used to it, LOL.
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Tell me about it. I can do all the basics and imo i think i know quite a lot about this stuff. But when something goes wrong you do start panicking a bit. Plus i just wanted to make sure i was doing everything 100% correct to avoid doing more damage to my phone.
what patching is
ahmadcentral said:
Thanks for everyones help.
Here is what i did,
downloaded correct fxz file
patch files by copying them over the old zip file.
Drag and drop to RSD Lite
Plug in phone in fastboot mode and then install FXZ
Took about 15 minutes to finish. Now got a fully working Phone again.
(I did try it without patching files first and got an error first, so thanks for that tip. That is what i was mostly concerned about)
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hello,
can you tell me what that patching exactly means and how to do that. please help ,i got my phone softbricked
nani7
Hello, I'm new to these forums and I have tried to find a helpful answer to my issue but cannot, so here it goes. I have an Atrix 2 thats running Android 2.3.6, the phone was rooted with SuperOneClick last year. I updated to 2.3.6 OTA and had no problems at all. The ICS update is out I cannot get it OTA. I can download the update then the phone restarts, it appears to start installing but then stops and a triangle with "!" appears and the phone restarts. Once the phone restarts it says "Update Failed".
I have seen several others with the same issue but I do not understand how to fix it. And I am not sure if my stock ROM has been modified either.
I would greatly appreciate some help, I don't understand what I've done wrong here, Motorola says its because the phone is rooted, I've un-rooted it with no luck...
godfella691981 said:
Hello, I'm new to these forums and I have tried to find a helpful answer to my issue but cannot, so here it goes. I have an Atrix 2 thats running Android 2.3.6, the phone was rooted with SuperOneClick last year. I updated to 2.3.6 OTA and had no problems at all. The ICS update is out I cannot get it OTA. I can download the update then the phone restarts, it appears to start installing but then stops and a triangle with "!" appears and the phone restarts. Once the phone restarts it says "Update Failed".
I have seen several others with the same issue but I do not understand how to fix it. And I am not sure if my stock ROM has been modified either.
I would greatly appreciate some help, I don't understand what I've done wrong here, Motorola says its because the phone is rooted, I've un-rooted it with no luck...
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usually updates fail when bloatware or some other stock apps are removed. I believe the best way to get ICS on your phone is by flashing FXZ. But first we need more info about your Atrix 2. Is it an AT&T branded one?
Waiting4MyAndroid said:
usually updates fail when bloatware or some other stock apps are removed. I believe the best way to get ICS on your phone is by flashing FXZ. But first we need more info about your Atrix 2. Is it an AT&T branded one?
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Ya im in the same boat, im running on at&t. I heard u need to flash back to 2.1.1 or someghing like that. If thats the case where could I get the stock rom to do so? Also could I use odin to achieve this?
Thanks in advance.
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JLloydMedia said:
Ya im in the same boat, im running on at&t. I heard u need to flash back to 2.1.1 or someghing like that. If thats the case where could I get the stock rom to do so? Also could I use odin to achieve this?
Thanks in advance.
"Jebus save me!" - H.S
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You do NOT use odin on moto phones.
Please take a look here, it will explain all of the ins and outs that you need to know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
Updating to ICS on an AT&T phone even without the bloatware is very easy, just flash the ICS FXZ for AT&T, using the latest version of RSD lite.
AT&T ICS FXZ:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/edison/InlineFlashing_Edison_67.21.125_CFC_P3_APBP.xml.zip
You will need to find RSD lite from moto on your own though, as it has been posted in the dev section a few times, and we do not usually link to the moto site since they are like nazi's over there about XDA.
jimbridgman said:
You do NOT use odin on moto phones.
Please take a look here, it will explain all of the ins and outs that you need to know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
Updating to ICS on an AT&T phone even without the bloatware is very easy, just flash the ICS FXZ for AT&T, using the latest version of RSD lite.
AT&T ICS FXZ:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/edison/InlineFlashing_Edison_67.21.125_CFC_P3_APBP.xml.zip
You will need to find RSD lite from moto on your own though, as it has been posted in the dev section a few times, and we do not usually link to the moto site since they are like nazi's over there about XDA.
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Agreed on the Mot-azi. Im banning them after my next upgrade. A bunch of pigs they are.
On a much more positive note, thank you for making it easy. Ive been away from the android community for the last few years, but man has it grown! Im lovin it. Now only if we could get some better suport from the big app companies.
Has ubuntu ever been attempted in the atrix 2? Now that would be marvelous!
"Jebus save me!" - H.S
JLloydMedia said:
Agreed on the Mot-azi. Im banning them after my next upgrade. A bunch of pigs they are.
On a much more positive note, thank you for making it easy. Ive been away from the android community for the last few years, but man has it grown! Im lovin it. Now only if we could get some better suport from the big app companies.
Has ubuntu ever been attempted in the atrix 2? Now that would be marvelous!
"Jebus save me!" - H.S
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I have it running on my "dev phone" (Galaxy Nexus) right now, and it is nice, but a ton of things are not working yet, so I would not advise trying out just yet. I will try and get it working for the A2 in time, but a few things need be addressed first, mainly that it takes 500+MB of /system space, and the A2 is limited to 475MB in /system, so.... in getting it working, it is a meld between CM10.1 and the ubuntu UI on top of the CM 10.1 device files and drivers, but... to get the 100% real thing ported, will probably not be possible since the a2 has a locked bootloader, and the boot.img is very important to the ubuntu phone os, so.... we will see as time goes on, if I and others in here can get working on the a2 in at least the hybrid with cm10.1 format.
Also you do know that the webtop included with the A2 in 2.3 is ubuntu, right? I have a hack to get all the ubuntu stuff running in webtop, if that is something you might be interested in, but it does not work in ICS. That is why I stayed on leak 1 and never went to the official ICS version, so I could go back to GB for webtop when needed.
My webtop ubuntu hack for 2.3.5/6:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375042
godfella691981 said:
Hello, I'm new to these forums and I have tried to find a helpful answer to my issue but cannot, so here it goes. I have an Atrix 2 thats running Android 2.3.6, the phone was rooted with SuperOneClick last year. I updated to 2.3.6 OTA and had no problems at all. The ICS update is out I cannot get it OTA. I can download the update then the phone restarts, it appears to start installing but then stops and a triangle with "!" appears and the phone restarts. Once the phone restarts it says "Update Failed".
I have seen several others with the same issue but I do not understand how to fix it. And I am not sure if my stock ROM has been modified either.
I would greatly appreciate some help, I don't understand what I've done wrong here, Motorola says its because the phone is rooted, I've un-rooted it with no luck...
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I updated mine the day it came out and I had a terrible time with it. The FXZ was not available at the time so I had ATT give me replacement phone. I used 2.3.6 for a little while, then I updated it again. This time though I did a factory reset before updating and everything went great. So I'd recommend doing a factory reset before updating and maybe you will have better luck. Or do as Jim suggested and flash the update yourself with RSDLite.
Waiting4MyAndroid said:
usually updates fail when bloatware or some other stock apps are removed. I believe the best way to get ICS on your phone is by flashing FXZ. But first we need more info about your Atrix 2. Is it an AT&T branded one?
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Yes mine is ATT branded and yes I have removed all the att bloatware with Root Uninstaller once I rooted it.
I honestly don't care what pigs motorola are, I just asked about getting my phone to ICS because I keep getting the update failed message.
jimbridgman> I got RSD lite already and I clicked on the link you provided for the ICS FXZ so how do I apply this?
dmroeder said:
I updated mine the day it came out and I had a terrible time with it. The FXZ was not available at the time so I had ATT give me replacement phone. I used 2.3.6 for a little while, then I updated it again. This time though I did a factory reset before updating and everything went great. So I'd recommend doing a factory reset before updating and maybe you will have better luck. Or do as Jim suggested and flash the update yourself with RSDLite.
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Yeah, I have already done a factory reset. Still can't get the OTA update to work. So my only option looks like I need to flash it myself.
One other thing that's completely off subject, One thing I don't like about this forum there are too many restrictions regarding spam...although I understand it needs to be completely filtered and not allowed the admins have too many restrictions on this forum. Why should there be a restriction were a new user has to wait 5 minutes between posts? That makes absolutely no since. (BTW thanks to the admins for the 5 minutes between posts I had to kill, I got to mention this)
godfella691981 said:
I got RSD lite already and I clicked on the link you provided for the ICS FXZ so how do I apply this?
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Here's some good tutorials on flashing an fxz as well as other useful information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909319
And here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
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1BadWolf said:
Here's some good tutorials on flashing an fxz as well as other useful information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909319
And here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
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So when I run RSDlite and apply the fxz the phone will have ICS on it afterwords?
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So when I run RSDlite and apply the fxz the phone will have ICS on it afterwords?
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As long as it's an ICS FXZ, then yes.
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I guess you did some tweaks with it like installing CWM. You remove it and files associated with it, you can take update OTA with no probs (i was through it and finally could take the update like a noob ). An fxz would be a much easier choice.
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As long as it's an ICS FXZ, then yes.
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Yea, so I finally got around to trying to flash my phone, well when I put the phone in boot loader mode and connect it to my computer it tries to install a driver called "Edison S" it says installation failed everytime, I've updated my motorola drivers reset my computer and everything I do not understand whats going wrong.
godfella691981 said:
Yea, so I finally got around to trying to flash my phone, well when I put the phone in boot loader mode and connect it to my computer it tries to install a driver called "Edison S" it says installation failed everytime, I've updated my motorola drivers reset my computer and everything I do not understand whats going wrong.
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Is RSD lite showing your phone as connected?
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1BadWolf said:
Is RSD lite showing your phone as connected?
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No, RSD is not showing its connected. This error occurs before I even open RSD lite, I have tried opening RSD and then connecting the phone still windows keeps looking for drivers that it never finds.
jimbridgman said:
I have it running on my "dev phone" (Galaxy Nexus) right now, and it is nice, but a ton of things are not working yet, so I would not advise trying out just yet. I will try and get it working for the A2 in time, but a few things need be addressed first, mainly that it takes 500+MB of /system space, and the A2 is limited to 475MB in /system, so.... in getting it working, it is a meld between CM10.1 and the ubuntu UI on top of the CM 10.1 device files and drivers, but... to get the 100% real thing ported, will probably not be possible since the a2 has a locked bootloader, and the boot.img is very important to the ubuntu phone os, so.... we will see as time goes on, if I and others in here can get working on the a2 in at least the hybrid with cm10.1 format.
Also you do know that the webtop included with the A2 in 2.3 is ubuntu, right? I have a hack to get all the ubuntu stuff running in webtop, if that is something you might be interested in, but it does not work in ICS. That is why I stayed on leak 1 and never went to the official ICS version, so I could go back to GB for webtop when needed.
My webtop ubuntu hack for 2.3.5/6:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375042
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Hallelujah..will wait earnestly for it!!
godfella691981 said:
No, RSD is not showing its connected. This error occurs before I even open RSD lite, I have tried opening RSD and then connecting the phone still windows keeps looking for drivers that it never finds.
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Maybe uninstall/reinstall the Moto drivers. Also, which version of RSD lite are you using? I think 6 or greater is recommended.
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Hello, is there any method of returning my Photon Q from 4.1.2 to 4.0.4 or 4.1.1? Are there any 4.1.1 ROMs or CWM recoveries out there? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
envy5000 said:
Hello, is there any method of returning my Photon Q from 4.1.2 to 4.0.4 or 4.1.1? Are there any 4.1.1 ROMs or CWM recoveries out there? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You can use RSD lite to flash back to stock (ICS or JB) Read more here.
There's a few TWRP backups floating around... Not sure if anyone has uploaded any CWM backups...
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You can use RSD lite to flash back to stock (ICS or JB) Read more here.
There's a few TWRP backups floating around... Not sure if anyone has uploaded any CWM backups...
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RSD Lite won't allow me to flash anything but 4.1.2, it gives the error:
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Flashed flashing process. 1/23 flash partition "gpt_main0.bin"-> Phone returned FAIL.
Long story short I am attempting to move carriers on a phone I bought off of ebay. To do that I need to "find" something.
Originally, I was rooted, unlocked and had CWM with an external backup.
I got stuck trying to RSD Lite back down to 4.0.4 and to RSD Lite back to stock 4.1.2. I'm thinking that I will get root again, install TWRP, create backup, TWRP back to ICS, get the thing I am looking for, TWRP back to 4.1.2, RSD Lite back to 4.1.2, reroot, install CWM and use an older CWM backup on my SD card to get back to the start. After that I plan to use an NV writer/reader and QPST to finish this.
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RSD Lite won't allow me to flash anything but 4.1.2, it gives the error:
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Flashed flashing process. 1/23 flash partition "gpt_main0.bin"-> Phone returned FAIL.
Long story short I am attempting to move carriers on a phone I bought off of ebay. To do that I need to "find" something.
Originally, I was rooted, unlocked and had CWM with an external backup.
I got stuck trying to RSD Lite back down to 4.0.4 and to RSD Lite back to stock 4.1.2. I'm thinking that I will get root again, install TWRP, create backup, TWRP back to ICS, get the thing I am looking for, TWRP back to 4.1.2, RSD Lite back to 4.1.2, reroot, install CWM and use an older CWM backup on my SD card to get back to the start. After that I plan to use an NV writer/reader and QPST to finish this.
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You get that flash gpt error when trying to flash the JB FXZ image? Were you using the right one?
Either way, depending on where you are the legality of what you want to do is questionable and not welcome on XDA... Just FYI.
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You get that flash gpt error when trying to flash the JB FXZ image? Were you using the right one?
Either way, depending on where you are the legality of what you want to do is questionable and not welcome on XDA... Just FYI.
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Yes, the stock FXZ 4.0.4 file in RSD Lite 6.1.5, gaah I hate that I can't post/edit for 5 minutes.
Hey, chrisngod posted the MSL reader in this very Photon Q forum. I'm not the first nor am I the last to move carriers. The only difference is I actually paid for the phone and I don't intend to sell it to anyone else. In terms of moral ground I don't think anyone here at xda should complain.
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Hey, chrisngod posted the MSL reader in this very Photon Q forum. I'm not the first nor am I the last to move carriers. The only difference is I actually paid for the phone and I don't intend to sell it to anyone else. In terms of moral ground I don't think anyone here at xda should complain.
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I see you're just going to attack my comment about you doing potentially illegal things.
nvram, qpst, etc... are questionably legal stuff, let's not argue about it.
You should be able to use the RSD Lite application to flash JB. If you are downgrading to ICS, there's some additional lines which you have to remove from the XML file.
Make sure you are using a new version of RSD (6.0+)
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I see you're just going to attack my comment about you doing potentially illegal things.
nvram, qpst, etc... are questionably legal stuff, let's not argue about it.
You should be able to use the RSD Lite application to flash JB. If you are downgrading to ICS, there's some additional lines which you have to remove from the XML file.
Make sure you are using a new version of RSD (6.0+)
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Theoretically wouldn't using TWRP to downgrade to ICS not require anything other than root?
Part of the problem is I cant post or edit for five minutes between each reply. That makes this discussion difficult.
I think in general my original question refers to something that is perfectly legal. It could easily be said that modifying the user experience of any computer product at all is illegal take for instance anything Apple. Up until 2012 it was commonly stated that even unlocking a phone could be illegal. Axiomatically anyone may legally program their legally owned phone. This is an entire forum dedicated to hacking/creating useability out of legally purchased merchandise. Consider the first thread in the general forum which is physically adding a sim card slot to the phone to able to change carriers at will. I think it's a tad bit silly to approach things thinking the user intends to something illegal or with malice.
envy5000 said:
Theoretically wouldn't using TWRP to downgrade to ICS not require anything other than root?
Part of the problem is I cant post or edit for five minutes between each reply. That makes this discussion difficult.
I think in general my original question refers to something that is perfectly legal. It could easily be said that modifying the user experience of any computer product at all is illegal take for instance anything Apple. Up until 2012 it was commonly stated that even unlocking a phone could be illegal. Axiomatically anyone may legally program their legally owned phone. This is an entire forum dedicated to hacking/creating useability out of legally purchased merchandise. Consider the first thread in the general forum which is physically adding a sim card slot to the phone to able to change carriers at will. I think it's a tad bit silly to approach things thinking the user intends to something illegal or with malice.
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My point is, don't discuss it. Drop it.
Use RSD to restore to stock JB. Enjoy.
Edit - you can restore any backups you find, and down/upgrade at will. If you find the backup for ICS, I think there is one for TWRP floating around.
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Use RSD to restore to stock JB. Enjoy.
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This isn't working, as I and other users have stated in other threads except to go to versions above 4.1.2 and up.
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Edit - you can restore any backups you find, and down/upgrade at will. If you find the backup for ICS, I think there is one for TWRP floating around.
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Will try using TWRP and report back if one can downgrade successfully.
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This isn't working, as I and other users have stated in other threads except to go to versions above 4.1.2 and up.
Will try using TWRP and report back if one can downgrade successfully.
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Are you trying to get JB or ICS with RSD?
JB should work no problems. Downgrading to ICS, there's an additional set of lines to remove from the XML file. I'll try to dig them up and have Skrilax post it in his thread.
Good luck with TWRP.
envy5000 said:
This isn't working, as I and other users have stated in other threads except to go to versions above 4.1.2 and up.
Will try using TWRP and report back if one can downgrade successfully.
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gpt_main0 can't be downgraded. Remove its line from the 4.0.4 FXZ XML file so RSD Lite does not try to flash it. Then you should be able to flash the 4.0.4 FXZ over 4.1.2 on phone just fine.
kabaldan said:
gpt_main0 can't be downgraded. Remove its line from the 4.0.4 FXZ XML file so RSD Lite does not try to flash it. Then you should be able to flash the 4.0.4 FXZ over 4.1.2 on phone just fine.
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Oh, that must be the line to remove. There's 2 IIRC...
kabaldan said:
gpt_main0 can't be downgraded. Remove its line from the 4.0.4 FXZ XML file so RSD Lite does not try to flash it. Then you should be able to flash the 4.0.4 FXZ over 4.1.2 on phone just fine.
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That might be the problem. Thank you. I will try this first.
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Oh, that must be the line to remove. There's 2 IIRC...
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It's already quite some time ago when I needed to do it (from JB to ICS via RSD Lite), so I don't remember the exact edits, but it worked fine for me in the end.
The simple general rule is - when there is an error, remove the related line from the XML file and try it again .
kabaldan said:
It's already quite some time ago when I needed to do it (from JB to ICS via RSD Lite), so I don't remember the exact edits, but it worked fine for me in the end.
The simple general rule is - when there is an error, remove the related line from the XML file and try it again .
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Yep. I still want to mention it to Skrilax_CZ - he should add this edit to his OP, a lot of people are asking about this one.
Thanks for pointing it out tho
kabaldan said:
It's already quite some time ago when I needed to do it (from JB to ICS via RSD Lite), so I don't remember the exact edits, but it worked fine for me in the end.
The simple general rule is - when there is an error, remove the related line from the XML file and try it again .
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This worked. Thank you for your help. I guess this was a little more simple than I thought it would be. It also had an odd side effect of completely changing the programming and the MSL for anyone else remotely interested.