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[Q] At&t Samsung Infuse 4g, Gingerbread 2.3.6, Wont Root, SuperOneClick 2.3.3.0

Hello,
I recently upgraded my AT&T Samsung SGH-I997 (Infuse 4g) to the new GINGERBREAD.UCKL2 (2.3.6) version using Kies-Mini.
Now...
I got SuperOneClick v.2.3.3.0 to root the phone, just as I had done before with Froyo.
I made sure USB Debugging was on.
I started SuperOneClick and clicked ROOT
I plugged my phone into USB (Did not click to connect)
SuperOneClick freezes on Step 7.
I have tried every method out there to get around this.
Ideas? Thanks.

kylepurdon said:
Hello,
I recently upgraded my AT&T Samsung SGH-I997 (Infuse 4g) to the new GINGERBREAD.UCKL2 (2.3.6) version using Kies-Mini.
Now...
I got SuperOneClick v.2.3.3.0 to root the phone, just as I had done before with Froyo.
I made sure USB Debugging was on.
I started SuperOneClick and clicked ROOT
I plugged my phone into USB (Did not click to connect)
SuperOneClick freezes on Step 7.
I have tried every method out there to get around this.
Ideas? Thanks.
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SOC has not been reported to be a good tool for root.
I recalled 1 user reported success with repeat attempts.
You can try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Try a few times...see if there is a zerg rush option also.
Let us know.
edit...nvm...doesn't work...only up to 2.3.5

qkster said:
SOC has not been reported to be a good tool for root.
I recalled 1 user reported success with repeat attempts.
You can try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Try a few times...see if there is a zerg rush option also.
Let us know.
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Tried the method linked to above twice to no avail. Each time the process is apparently run without a hitch -- and the phone automatically reboots. But there is no root access when I check using root check or trying to run Titanium BU. If anyone has any other ideas, I'm all ears. I'd like to get rooted....

yes please be a guinni pig. but i dont have high hopes for rooting without a non secure kernel.
now that the bulk of users arent scare of gb since it became official it would be nice to see if anything will root it other than a kernel (the kernel swap is fool proof but annoying with all the lagfix and sdcard mounting weirdness that we have right now, need sources and devs... lol)

Dani897 said:
yes please be a guinni pig. but i dont have high hopes for rooting without a non secure kernel.
now that the bulk of users arent scare of gb since it became official it would be nice to see if anything will root it other than a kernel (the kernel swap is fool proof but annoying with all the lagfix and sdcard mounting weirdness that we have right now, need sources and devs... lol)
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Here is where I saw this claim:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308607&page=2
a few post down...

yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..

Dani897 said:
yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..
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Yeah, I tried it on my newly updated (to 2.3.6 build) Infuse about half dozen times (via SOC), to no avail. Gave psneuter exploit a couple tries too. Oh well.

Dani897 said:
yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..
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you're right. up to uckj4 was possible.
I wasn't paying attention to the last .5 to .6 change after uckj4

I am in the same boat. I didn't do the research about the ease of rooting prior to moving to gingerbread. I have been waiting intently and checking often for this official gingerbread release.
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
I miss my root terribly- I use it to Wifi Tether for my laptop among many things.
I am willing to be a tester, I have no experience with rooting or flashing beyond SOC. I am an old-school blackrain/redsnow guy from my iphone days so I get nervous with all this "flashing kernels" talk.
Any advice for a novice wanting to enjoy some gingerbread goodness without sacrificing root?
Any recommended kernels to flash to for the infuse? I want it to be as close to stock as possible without losing features or my newfound battery.
Root FTW!

Lordkuruku7 said:
I am in the same boat. I didn't do the research about the ease of rooting prior to moving to gingerbread. I have been waiting intently and checking often for this official gingerbread release.
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
I miss my root terribly- I use it to Wifi Tether for my laptop among many things.
I am willing to be a tester, I have no experience with rooting or flashing beyond SOC. I am an old-school blackrain/redsnow guy from my iphone days so I get nervous with all this "flashing kernels" talk.
Any advice for a novice wanting to enjoy some gingerbread goodness without sacrificing root?
Any recommended kernels to flash to for the infuse? I want it to be as close to stock as possible without losing features or my newfound battery.
Root FTW!
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Try Zeus Build 5.2 stock or Victory or Leak Uckl2 rooted. There are all uckl2 based. As Close to stock as possible.

I wonder if downgrading to older rooted firmware and then using CWM, applying a zip format of the UCKL2 rooted ROM would work? Just a thought...

I don't know if this method works.
Flash a custom kernel with root on it. Then flash back to stock kernel. Worked when leak came out, so I don't see why it won't work with this since they're identical.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997

Lordkuruku7 said:
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
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It's strange you say that... My battery life was excellent (before update) and is now dreadful. I'd love to go back to stock Froyo if I knew how...

joseph_madre said:
I wonder if downgrading to older rooted firmware and then using CWM, applying a zip format of the UCKL2 rooted ROM would work? Just a thought...
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yes that would work. but you could also flash the rooted leak with a flashtool like odin or swap kernels around with a flash tool like odin or heimdall since you will need it to flash stock anyhow....
im working on it, seems answering the question isnt enough, i have to make it simple and all parts in one place with a unified instruction set and a large banner that says "root gingerbread update!"

That sounds awesome Dani. I don't mind the idea of trying out something like Zeus or Odin. I love Greek and Norse mythology so these names really hit home. I guess I just need the proper files and a "hold my hand and walk me through" for the exact scenario I'm in. Thanks in advance for all the replies and suggestions.

Lordkuruku7 said:
That sounds awesome Dani. I don't mind the idea of trying out something like Zeus or Odin. I love Greek and Norse mythology so these names really hit home. I guess I just need the proper files and a "hold my hand and walk me through" for the exact scenario I'm in. Thanks in advance for all the replies and suggestions.
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Zeus is a great ROM stable and with many extras themes, check it out, I run the NumasX 1.1 here is the Zeus.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957

bigjoe2675 said:
Zeus is a great ROM stable and with many extras themes, check it out, I run the NumasX 1.1 here is the Zeus.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957
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this is true but some people prefer stock (odexed and all) and its not totally unreasonable. I'm running Zeus myself. and it is quicker than other kl2 builds I used. I have all the stuff I want to put together but I'm juggling time with watching my nephews, fixing my car and later the big game and I have to test every thing in there too. I'm a bit slow but ill get everything together before tomorrow I'm sure.

Hello I'm fairly new to this mod stuff. I had a Captivate and used SOC without a hitch. Never had to flash anything well not that I know of. I'd like to root my Infuse to really get rid of all the bloatware and put on an ad blocker. Can someone run down the steps of how to flash my phone or point me to a good link? Much appreciated

Hat Trick said:
Hello I'm fairly new to this mod stuff. I had a Captivate and used SOC without a hitch. Never had to flash anything well not that I know of. I'd like to root my Infuse to really get rid of all the bloatware and put on an ad blocker. Can someone run down the steps of how to flash my phone or point me to a good link? Much appreciated
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hang on. they pulled the update and will release another one.
bassicaly you can flash a Rogers based custom kernel for root but the sdcard mounting and video and wifi is all different and depending on the kernel you flash may not work. the more recent version of these kernels have workarounds in the boot scripts and will fix the sdcard and wifi, the video is a fix you gotta do yourself and the Rogers phone doesn't support HDMI so that is lost. the best thing to do is flash a custom kernel for one boot and flash back to stock. I was making a cwm package to flash the kernel to stock but had errors in my updater script. I can fix it but I'm waiting on the next update because I don't feel like doing it twice. I figure if someone truely needs root they should be able to follow the Rogers root thread an get through it.
if you want to do it manually you will need the stock kernel and a custom kernel like the Rogers root kernel. and you will want the ultimate unbrick package (just in case) and a copy of Odin3 v1.7 or v1.82 or heimdall. there is an Odin flashable copy of the kl2 kernel floating around somewhere. maybe in the numas rom or Caty rom thread but if not it can be extracted from the package from prezkret and zip'd and flashed with sgs kernel flasher.
when. you have all the parts, open odin and load the custom kernel into the PDA slot. the kernel must be in a tarball. that's an archive with a ".tar" extension. it may also be in a ".tar.md5" put the phone in download mode (shut down the phone and hold volume+ and volume- and insert the USB cable) when you see the android with a shovel start the flash.
reboot the phone, then flash the stock kl2 kernel. (don't flash the kg3 kernel from the Rogers thread or a froyo kernel) if you have the stock kernel in a .tar or .tar.md5 flash it the same way as before. if you have a zImage only then zip it and flash it through sgs kernel flasher from the market.

Any luck how to root 2.3.6 ?

[Q] Which ROM for a non-techie wife

My wife uses an Evo Shift and has essentially hated it from day one. We are still locked under contract for another 8 months or she would move to an iPhone (what I use). A major frustration of hers was battery life so I recently purchased some 1700mAh replacement batteries. These batteries have been performing well but in my investigation I learned that I should wipe the battery stats. Obviously to do that I need to root so the last few days I've been reading about rooting and the benefits.
As I've been reading about rooting I realize that I should probably install a new ROM to hopefully solve some of the other things she hates with her Shift (or Android). The biggest issue is that she still experiences the Sense home screen crash but she complains about everything from dropped calls, bluetooth not connecting, app crashes, slow performance and more. I don't know how much of her issues are Sprint vs. Evo Shift vs. software but at this point I figure trying something new couldn't hurt.
I don't want to lose some of the visual eye candy of Android and I do think she likes the interface of HTC Sense if only it would work properly. So rather than installing something like CyanogenMod which I believe is for power users and sacrifices some eye candy, what HTC Sense ROM would you recommend for a wife who is fed up with Android and just wants her phone to work in a reasonable fashion?
Thanks.

If she wants sense and better battery life I'd go with mikshift V2.0 and flash dodges or x99's kernel.
Sent from my PG06100 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk

Honestly it sounds like she'd be happier on stock rooted sense. I have the latest stock sense rooted on rom manager. Obiously you need root to use rom manager to download any roms. I use x99percent's gingerbread kernel on it and it works great. Some of the other sense roms seem to have some bugs here and there, so if you want a bug free sense rom with root I'd go with stock rooted. Also the benifits of running a stock sense rom is you have the option to remove anything you don't use or want, like the bloat that comes with stock sense. When you remove some of the bloat or unwanted apps the phone seems to perform a little better. You can use something like titanium backup to remove unwanted apps.

YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
If she wants sense and better battery life I'd go with mikshift V2.0 and flash dodges or x99's kernel.
Sent from my PG06100 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk
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sparksco said:
Honestly it sounds like she'd be happier on stock rooted sense. I have the latest stock sense rooted on rom manager. Obiously you need root to use rom manager to download any roms. I use x99percent's gingerbread kernel on it and it works great. Some of the other sense roms seem to have some bugs here and there, so if you want a bug free sense rom with root I'd go with stock rooted. Also the benifits of running a stock sense rom is you have the option to remove anything you don't use or want, like the bloat that comes with stock sense. When you remove some of the bloat or unwanted apps the phone seems to perform a little better. You can use something like titanium backup to remove unwanted apps.
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Thanks for the replies.
I'm certainly new with Rooting and trying to freshen up on the language. A few questions. Does a stock sense rom essentially mean that I root but don't install any ROM and just use the HTC Sense that she already has on the phone?
Also, I am seeing mention of flashing the kernel which I thought I would stay away from. It just seemed scarier to me but I would be willing to give it a try if you think it is essential in getting performance. Is there any reason to be more concerned with flashing the kernel as opposed to rooting or a custom ROM or is it more a "once you start down the path to the dark side forever will it dominate your destiny?" kind of thing? In other words if you are going to go ahead and root don't half a$$ it and make sure you get the full experience?
Thanks.

ks-man said:
Thanks for the replies.
I'm certainly new with Rooting and trying to freshen up on the language. A few questions. Does a stock sense rom essentially mean that I root but don't install any ROM and just use the HTC Sense that she already has on the phone?
Also, I am seeing mention of flashing the kernel which I thought I would stay away from. It just seemed scarier to me but I would be willing to give it a try if you think it is essential in getting performance. Is there any reason to be more concerned with flashing the kernel as opposed to rooting or a custom ROM or is it more a "once you start down the path to the dark side forever will it dominate your destiny?" kind of thing? In other words if you are going to go ahead and root don't half a$$ it and make sure you get the full experience?
Thanks.
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Well first things first. You do not have to be Rooted to calibrate your battery. You can calibrate the battery without Root. Just follow the instructions HERE. There is also some good info in THIS article. You can run a Stock Sense Rom that is rooted. But how you achieve that depends on your starting point. If your currnetly on 2.3 Gingerbread, then your going to have to downgrade to root. Then flash a Stock Rooted version of 2.3. Your best bet would be x99 Stock Rooted GB if you want to stay completely Stock. But if you want something that is very close to Stock, with a bunch of extras, Uber Stable, and FAST. Then I would Flash MikShiftedG v2.0. The Rom has WiFi, and USB Tether enabled, which is just one of the great extras. Now if your on 2.2 Froyo, then all you have to do is Root. As to your last question about flashing a kernel. I would just root the device if that's the path you choose. Flash a Rom, if you go that route. Then just see how it performs before flashing a Kernel. I would also recomend doing a lot of reading, and ask questions if your unsure. Make sure your comfortable with the process, and what your going to do before doing anything.

prboy1969 said:
Well first things first. You do not have to be Rooted to calibrate your battery. You can calibrate the battery without Root. Just follow the instructions HERE. There is also some good info in THIS article. You can run a Stock Sense Rom that is rooted. But how you achieve that depends on your starting point. If your currnetly on 2.3 Gingerbread, then your going to have to downgrade to root. Then flash a Stock Rooted version of 2.3. Your best bet would be x99 Stock Rooted GB if you want to stay completely Stock. But if you want something that is very close to Stock, with a bunch of extras, Uber Stable, and FAST. Then I would Flash MikShiftedG v2.0. The Rom has WiFi, and USB Tether enabled, which is just one of the great extras. Now if your on 2.2 Froyo, then all you have to do is Root. As to your last question about flashing a kernel. I would just root the device if that's the path you choose. Flash a Rom, if you go that route. Then just see how it performs before flashing a Kernel. I would also recomend doing a lot of reading, and ask questions if your unsure. Make sure your comfortable with the process, and what your going to do before doing anything.
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Yeah but x99percent's is not the latest stock update it's android 2.3.3. The One I have on rom manager is 2.3.4 rooted stock I still use his kernel on it it's wonderfull, but it does not come with his kernel outta the box. The nice thing about a kernel is you can flash it and if you don't like it you can just reflash the rom no wipe or restore to a nandroid backup and you'll be back on the stock kernel pretty much like you said.

Hmmm, then he would be better off with the one you have. If he wants to stay closer to Stock.
TEAM MiK
Mik Roms Since 3/13/11

for ****s and giggles try cm7 my wife likes it? Easy an smooth yes she liked cm7 the best. She says because of the options. Have her try them both a good cm7 optimised and a good sense. Not like its going to hurt to try.
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I checked this morning and she is on 2.3.4. I'm not sure when it got updated. Do I still have the same options available as if she was just on 2.3.3? I like the idea of trying Mik Shifted 2.0. From a quick check I think I would be going with the Shift version that is 1.7.6, correct?

Wiping battery stats will not cause any increase in battery life. There's a great read out there that a google employee posted on their G+ page about this. Essentially the battery stats are just one file that stores the info you see in the battery usage info menu. It gets deleted each time you unplug your phone after a full charge anyway. Also, beware of cheap aftermarket batteries that claim a higher mAh capacity than the stock battery as often times they are lower quality cells and will not perform as well. Don't be fooled by low prices on ebay or otherwise, you get what you pay for with batteries.
Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk

ks-man said:
I checked this morning and she is on 2.3.4. I'm not sure when it got updated. Do I still have the same options available as if she was just on 2.3.3? I like the idea of trying Mik Shifted 2.0. From a quick check I think I would be going with the Shift version that is 1.7.6, correct?
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We have a thread on how to root on 2.3.4 I would link you to in but I'm on my phone. Someone will link you to it I'm sure and if not I will when i get home
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YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
We have a thread on how to root on 2.3.4 I would link you to in but I'm on my phone. Someone will link you to it I'm sure and if not I will when i get home
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No link is necessary, I've seen the thread. It appears that when you are on 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 essentially you are downgrading to 2.2 and then rooting, correct? I had wanted to use this Gui method for rooting. After I've gone down to 2.2 I should be able to use it, right? At that point it doesn't matter where you started since you are now effectively back to the Froyo bootloader and loading a custom Android version?

ks-man said:
I checked this morning and she is on 2.3.4. I'm not sure when it got updated. Do I still have the same options available as if she was just on 2.3.3? I like the idea of trying Mik Shifted 2.0. From a quick check I think I would be going with the Shift version that is 1.7.6, correct?
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Yes you still have the option to flash Mik Shifted 2.0 and also 2.3.4 stock rooted once the phone is rooted. Both of these are available for root users.

Couple of questions. I've been reading this thread about rooting from 2.3.4 and it mentions says:
"0) A PRECAUTIONARY THING TO NOTE: YOU WILL BE ON BASEBAND 1.07 AND WIMAX 27167 AFTER ROOTING! YOU SHOULD FLASH 1.08.01.0111 AND WIMAX 27240 AFTER ROOTING. ALSO NOTE THAT BEFORE YOU FLASH THE RADIOS MAKE SURE YOU ARE STILL ON STOCK 2.2 TO AVOID BOOT CORRUPTION AND MORE WORK. AFTER FLASHING THE RADIOS YOU SHOULD REFLASH CLOCKWORK RECOVERY, WIPE CACHE, WIPE DALVIK, FORMAT /SYSTEM, WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET AND REFLASH YOUR ROM OF CHOICE!"
So I started going over this thread about flashing the radio and wimax. This is all coming at me so fast and is quite intimidating. I want to root and start down this path but it seems that I'm now dealing with downgrading, rooting, flashing ROM, flashing baseband, flashing Wimax and it is all getting a little scary.
I also want to make sure my wife isn't without her phone for a day or two as I'm working through all of this and probably coming here with a bunch of questions. Is it really bad if I follow the root instructions and don't immediately flash the baseband and wimax? I can't even tell which steps go in which order right now. Any advice would be appreciated.

U should just go through the rooting process first! Forget about everything else, I.e. radio, wimax, etc... u can always do that later when ur more comfortable. One thing at a time, everyone here is very helpful so I wouldn't worry too much!
Let Me Put My Shift In U

letmeputdatipin said:
U should just go through the rooting process first! Forget about everything else, I.e. radio, wimax, etc... u can always do that later when ur more comfortable. One thing at a time, everyone here is very helpful so I wouldn't worry too much!
Let Me Put My Shift In U
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Thanks, I definitely think that is the right strategy to first get comfortable.
--EDIT--
Ignore this question, I got it working.
I created a new thread for this other question but thought I might as well post it here.
I can't seem to get the Windows driver installed for the Evo Shift. I uninstalled the USB Mass Storage drivers for the Android phone and the phone shows up in Device Manager with the Yellow triangle, but whenever I try and update its driver and point it to the USB Driver folder from the Android SDK it says that Windows could not find driver software for the device.
Any ideas here? I did try using ADB to check for devices and nothing shows up in the list.
Thanks for the help.

Yeah If I remember correctly there is not rooting method for the new update stock sense with android 2.3.4. you can downgrade to froyo and root from there but there is no rooting for 2.3.4 gingerbread. If you want to get back on sense 2.3.4 you have to downgrade first and then flash a custom 2.3.4 rooted rom like the one I have on rom manager!

ks-man said:
I checked this morning and she is on 2.3.4. I'm not sure when it got updated. Do I still have the same options available as if she was just on 2.3.3? I like the idea of trying Mik Shifted 2.0. From a quick check I think I would be going with the Shift version that is 1.7.6, correct?
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Yes you still have the same options. The thread OP for MikShiftedG v2.0 has been updated. But it is MikShiftedG v2.0 for the Shift.
HTCotta said:
Wiping battery stats will not cause any increase in battery life. There's a great read out there that a google employee posted on their G+ page about this. Essentially the battery stats are just one file that stores the info you see in the battery usage info menu. It gets deleted each time you unplug your phone after a full charge anyway. Also, beware of cheap aftermarket batteries that claim a higher mAh capacity than the stock battery as often times they are lower quality cells and will not perform as well. Don't be fooled by low prices on ebay or otherwise, you get what you pay for with batteries.
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Correct wiping Battery Stats does not increase battery life. But it does give you a more accurate reading. I believe the information your referng to is THIS. You also have to keep in mind that he was was discussing the fact that it does not add battery life. Nothing was mentioned as to whether or not it improves the accuracy of the information displayed. Keep in mind that a lot of things change when you flash a New Rom.

prboy1969 said:
Yes you still have the same options. The thread OP for MikShiftedG v2.0 has been updated. But it is MikShiftedG v2.0 for the Shift.
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Not sure I'm following you. If I go to this thread, it is clearly talking about MikShifted 1.76 and takes me to a download page where I can get 1.76. Is this different than the 2.0 you are discussing? I don't think it is since it mentions somewhere in that thread that 1.76 is for the Shift which is essentially the same as 2.0 for one of the other phones.

Follow the link I've attached below. It should take you right to where you need to be. You do not need the Tweaks update.
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?10381-MikShifted-G-v2-0-12-18-2011
TEAM MiK
Mik Roms Since 3/13/11

I am so lost

Just got an Infuse a few days ago. It was running froyo 2.2.1 I believe. It was on AT&T, but I wanted to unlock to use with StraightTalk on AT&T. I did get the unlock code and rooted it. I then upgraded it thru Samsung's site to the 2.3.6 Gingerbread. In the process of this, I managed to lock up my laptop when installing Kies and had all kinds of issues. Needless to say, my persistance paid off after spending several hours reading here. Got it all up and working on ST.
Since today was my day off, I decided I wanted to remove the AT&T bloatware from it so off to googleville again and ended up here. Started reading and then found that when I did the Gingerbread update, my phone was unrooted again. Needless to say, after reading around here all day, I decided I wanted to give ICS a try and have been reading about ParanoidAndroid. I am now on pg 31 of 62 and am getting nowhere fast.
I don't want to ask for spoonfeeding, but I am confused about alot of this coding stuff. I have had some flashing experience years ago in ....well, don't guess I want to mention that, but anyhow, it seemed overwhelming until I got my feet wet in it. I have to say, this GB bootloaders, Aroma, non-Aroma, cm7, cm9, red CWM, and blue CWM has me more confused than a fat kid in a candy shop in some foreign country.
In all honesty, I think I could read here for a week and still not be sure on which way I need to go. As I said, I am interested in ICS (ParanoidAndroid) but don't know if I have the GB bootloaders or not and not sure where to start at. The firmware version os showing 2.3.6, Baseband I997UCLB3, Kernal version 2.6.35.7-I997UCLB3-CL977492, and finally a Build of Gingerbread.UCLB3. Yesterday, I was using SuperOneClick and 010 editor. Now I am reading about Odin, Heimdall, and several other programs that I don't know which to start with.
Could somebody please help out this fat kid in a foreign candy shop? I don't even think I can find a Hershey bar. Thanks.

How did you get to gb?
Kies?
Odin?
Cwm?
Which package did you use?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997

qkster said:
How did you get to gb?
Kies?
Odin?
Cwm?
Which package did you use?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997
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I used Kies mini. I d/l Kies and the file and followed the instructions at Samsung's own website. samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00045587&fm_seq=46249

Be patient... there are a lot of helpful people here and qkster is among the best.

boatboy63 said:
I used Kies mini. I d/l Kies and the file and followed the instructions at Samsung's own website. samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00045587&fm_seq=46249
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This method will give you the gb boot loaders.
Your next step is to flash a custom kernel.
Follow my signature links to the heimdall method of kernel flashing.
If you are more comfortable with odin, jscott has made some great packages also.
Once you have flash the kernel, just boot into cwm and go from there. If you wanted paranoid, then flash the ROM in cwm.
If you use a gb kernel, for now, it will be red letter.
If you use heimdall jt ics kernel, you will see blue letter.
I rec the jt kernel as you are planning to go ics
Gl
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this is the ics kernel I was referring to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526654&postcount=3
flash in download mode.
boot into cwm -3 fingers technique - flash the ics rom you want - follow the OP instructions

[INFO] What you need to know about ICS and your Atrix 2

I have been seeing MANY threads lately involving questions such as, "How do I get on ICS?", "Should I update to ICS?", "I think I am bricked, how can I fix this?", and "How do I FXZ back to GB?" So I am creating this thread as an information only thread to answer these questions and more with links to proper threads that have already been posted for your benefit. Unless otherwise noted by the OP's or myself the following threads apply to the AT&T MB865. So without further ado....
What you need to know about ICS and your Atrix 2
The first link you need to look at is the Noob thread. I am going to be using terms like "Bootloader", "Soft-Brick", "Hard-Brick", "FXZ", "Fastboot", "OTA", and the like and user/developer JRW28 has posted a FANTASTIC thread to help you familiarize yourself with certain Android terminologies and certain HOWTO's that will help you understand and accomplish much of what I am going to be referring to. So with the Atrix 2, if you are confused with something. START WITH THE NOOB THREAD. Find it here: JRW28's NOOB Thread
Done? Well read it AGAIN.
Oh, what's that? You read it twice and memorized it? Okay, moving on....
The first question that needs to be answered is:
SHOULD I UPDATE TO ICS?
Well, we have all been waiting for ICS to come out, and it has officially been running on the Atrix 2 for a while via a find through Cheesecake. The initial leak is NOT the final OTA that is still trickling out. You need to first understand that. Is ICS better than GB? Of course it is. No one will argue that here, but what we are tackling is, should you upgrade to it?
When it comes to XDA, we are always looking for ways to improve our phones. That's why we're all here right? This is a DEVELOPERS site. With developing comes trials, and with trials comes ERRORS. Now when it comes to the Atrix 2 (A2 from here on) we have a locked bootloader. This means that recovering from developing, and/or modding errors is not as easy as recovering from errors and mistakes with phones that have unlocked bootloaders. Normally, on phones with unlocked bootloaders, it is easy enough to jump into Clockwork Recovery and restore a previously saved nandroid backup, because with unlocked phones the modified recovery REPLACES the original. Poof. Back to normal.
On locked down phones such as the A2, we have to depend on either a bootstrap recovery or the like to make up for the lack of our locked phones. Do we have recoveries? Sure, but they DO NOT replace the original stock recovery and therefore we depend on things such as Bootmenu and Safestrap to makeup for this. While this works it is definitely not ideal. So what happens when the recovery get's borked, ROM goes belly up, or your phone is stuck at the splash screen and won't boot into recovery?
Well this is where the ICS upgrade question comes into play. This phones DEPENDS on FXZ's (see noob thread for more info). If the above scenario(s) happen then we depend on being able to jump into Fastboot (FB from here on) and reflash our phone back to stock. With Gingerbread this was easy enough as we had an FXZ for GB.
With ICS, ONLY THE FIRST LEAK IS ABLE TO REFLASH BACK TO GB! WE HAVE NO WAY TO REFLASH BACK TO GB WITH THE LATEST LEAKS AND THE SOON TO BE OTA UPDATE!!!!!!
Only when we find an ICS FXZ will this be possible!
Now I can hear it now. Some might say at this point, "Well once I'm on ICS, I won't want to go back to Gingerbread." The point, my friend, is not WANTING to go back to GB, it is needing a way to fix your phone. I myself have a paperweight for an A2 for EXACTLY this reason. I was running the latest of the leaks (NOT the first, which we can go back with). I had made a couple of mods, as bootmenu was working for it, and I made a backup. Well, I flashed a mod, rebooted and BOOM. Bootloop. No biggie, I thought, I will just restore my backup. But apparently I had deleted my backup. I tried, with the help of Devs (whom will be named later) to FXZ back and quickly found that this was impossible to do at this point. Now I have a phone that is able to boot in FB, with no way of restoring it. Fastboot does us no good without a proper working FXZ to flash.
So upgrading to ICS at this point, is fine, but be warned, if you make just the littlest boo boo, you might have a paperweight on your hands. Myself, many of the other Senior Members, and many of the A2 developers are recommending to run the first leak, because it is the most stable and dependable as far as getting yourself out of a jam. Also, many of the the more stable leaks have been baked into the current ICS ROMS we have. Now once you are on the first leak, you will have no problems flashing these ROMS with the more stable versions on them, but you MUST be on the first leak beforehand!!!!! As always read carefully the install instructions from the developer and if you're unsure, ask a question in the ROM's thread before flashing!!!!
UDPATE 9/20/12 It seems as though Moto and AT&T are now releasing OTA updates to our leak! Remember the reasons as to why we are advising against them! IF YOU GET A MESSAGE TO UPDATE WHILE ON THE FIRST LEAK, COMPARE THE FIRMWARE INFO WITH THOSE LISTED IN THE THREAD BELOW BEFORE UPDATING!!!!!
THREAD WITH INFO ON OTHER ICS LEAKS AND WHY WE ARE ADVISING AGAINST THEM AT THIS POINT. Originally posted by alteredlikeness
The rest of this will mainly be references to threads as most questions have already been answered in other threads as I just felt we needed a place to consolidate all the info out there on this. Here goes...
In the following theads, PLEASE thank the OP's!
HOW DO I UPDATE TO ICS?
Other than the OTA method that has been trickling out at this point, I am ONLY going to refer you to the thread to get you onto the initial leak. Because at this point many of us see this is as the safest leak. As you have a way out. Because we want to do what is best for you and YOUR phone.
NOTE: The rest of these threads (unless otherwise specified) refer ONLY to the first leak, and to NOTHING ELSE!!!!
How to get your phone on ICS, and how to root it: Originally posted by Jimbridgman
Ok so now that you are comfortably running ICS and rooted.....
HOW DO I INSTALL A RECOVERY?
We currently have two recoveries for the first ICS leak. Both are very stable and work well, but are slightly different. Read each of the following threads for how to install and the differences between them.
BOOTMENU RECOVERY Originally posted and developed by lukensteinz and Whirleyes
SAFESTRAP RECOVERY Originally developed and posted by Recognized Developer Hashcode
And FOR PETE'S SAKE, now that you have a slick recovery working MAKE A BACKUP!. And then copy it and put one on your desktop!!!!
I MADE A MISTAKE, HOW DO I FXZ BACK?
You are ONLY going to be doing this if you somehow messed up a MOD, didn't make a backup, and now you are in a bootloop. REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY FOR THE FIRST LEAK. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DID NOT READ THROUGH FAR ENOUGH AND BRICK YOUR PHONE. If you managed to try and FXZ back while NOT on the first leak, or your phone won't turn on or go into FB, then, well sorry mate, but you are HARD-BRICKED. But if you are on the first leak then the following should work.
HOW TO FXZ BACK TO GINGERBREAD FROM THE FIRST ICS LEAK Originally posted and developed by Jimbridgman
ROMS TO INSTALL BASED ON THE FIRST LEAK
NOTE: You must be on the first ICS leak in aforementioned post to properly install the following ROMS, unless otherwise noted by the devs! And as always read CAREFULLY the installation procedure as laid out by the developer!!!
ScV7 - ICSupercharged Originally developed and posted by rdavisct
De-odexed and De-bloated basic ROM Originally developed and posted by timmytim
ROMS THAT ARE STILL A WIP:
MIUI PORT FOR A2 V4 2.8.17 Originally developed and posted by rdavisct
CYANOGENMOD 10 - JELLYBEAN Originally posted and ported by wanggjghost with continued help and fixes by rdavisct and Jimbridgman
In closing, hopefully this will answer all your who's, what's, and how's of ICS on the A2. Please DO NOT post questions regarding the threads themselves here. Post those in the appropriate posted thread, as this is what this is for. TO KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED!!!!!
If I need to update the OP, or have left something out. Feel free to post it here.
Enjoy ICS! And remember! ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP!!!!!!!
Special thanks to the following: Jimbridgman, rdavisct, alteredlikeness, Apex_Strider, DX2Trip, Mtnlion and any others I left out.

One quick question what does bootloader, hard-brick and fastboot mean. JK
Thanks for the write up. I hope this saves alot of question's from being posted.
Sent from my MB865 on ICS

Good post man. Answered alot of my questions

Thanks for this, plenty of good information.

rdhoggattjr said:
One quick question what does bootloader, hard-brick and fastboot mean. JK
Thanks for the write up. I hope this saves alot of question's from being posted.
Sent from my MB865 on ICS
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Consider your bootloader a prison warden. Nothing happens unless the bootloader says so. Pretty much plain and simple really. It's the partition on your device, which initiates first. And it checks to make sure the OS is a legitimate one. Ultimate security. If it thinks everything is in order (after communicating with the kernel), it boots the OS. This is the security most devs have to work at, to allow installation of custom recovery and roms.
There are 2 types of "bricks". A hard and soft brick. Soft bricks you can usually recover from. A hard brick, well, it's not impossible, but difficult. Typically with a hard brick, your device is basically dead. No response, or stuck at the logo screen forever more. forever more. forever more...... Edgar Allen Poe. You always want to avoid a hard brick. In essence, your device becomes nothing more than a ....brick.
Fastboot, is a part of the Android SDK. It allows some types of files to be "flashed" to certain partitions of the device, without a need for a custom recovery. For example a boot.img (kernel for easier terms), a recovery image, and a few other image files. Of course depending on the Bootloader, depends on what fastboot capability you have.
Some devices, Devs have been able to re-write the Bootloader to enable fastboot when it wasn't there from the factory. See Iconia A500. By virtue of patching, and re-writing, the bootloader was stripped of all security and features added. But you can't do this with all bootloaders.
Hope this explained.
MD

Hey Bro I have an Ics ota now. Will that unroot the phone? If yes how do I root it back? And is there gonna b any problem if I update with root?
Sent from my stock rooted Atrix2!

If you are stock 2.3.6 rooted, then yes you will lose root.
As far as rooting ICS goes you should be able to root it with Jim's script from the thread I posted in the OP.
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Just a question out of the discussion but not of the thread. Why does ATT gets last the ICS OTA?? I see Cambodia and India got it already while ATT phones are still on leaks!!! Isnt this weird considering that ATT is the biggest Moto fan?!

how is the battery life on ics? better or less than GB???

V1P3R92 said:
Just a question out of the discussion but not of the thread. Why does ATT gets last the ICS OTA?? I see Cambodia and India got it already while ATT phones are still on leaks!!! Isnt this weird considering that ATT is the biggest Moto fan?!
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Ahem, Viper? Did you not read my post man? TRUST ME. You want to be on the leak.

hemanbond said:
how is the battery life on ics? better or less than GB???
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When I was on the leak, I personally was getting better battery life.
However, remember that battery life is all subjective. What might be good for me might not be others!
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and what about root checker?

Yes there is a "Root checker" however, it will not hinder your installation, but as far as long term issues? We have no idea as to what Motorola is going to do with this.

its obvious for voiding our warranty

hemanbond said:
its obvious for voiding our warranty
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If you're rooting/modding/theming/tweaking/overclocking/underclocking/changing voltages/editing build.prop/etc./etc./etc. haven't you already thrown caution to the wind in regards to your warranty?
If you are concerned about it, they (Apple) just released a new iToy, so all you have to do is pull it out of the box and use it.. as is... unless you 'jailbreak it', in which case, warranty worries wander back into the equation, right?

once started how do i stop the ota download

You don't. You can download it, and then NOT install it if you like. Once downloaded it will be in your cache folder.
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it said update failed and now its asking me to download again....wth
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downloading was so slow that it took me 4 hrs...damn...and now it failed and asking me to download again

hemanbond said:
it said update failed and now its asking me to download again....wth
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If update failed because of checksum error, downloading again won't be of help. Most likely you have changed a file that the update is trying to patch. Better you go back to stock 2.3.6 and then apply OTA.

Same happened with me as to the person above. Downloaded the update. I but it says update failed? Do I have to unroot or something?
Sent from my stock rooted Atrix2!

[Q] ICS (via OTA) got downloaded

Atrix2 ATT, on stock GB 2.3.6
I accidentally hit download on the prompt for ICA OTA. Couldn't stop the darn download so it's now downloaded and keeps prompting me everyday to install it.
How do I get rid of it? I don't want it. Rather hope & wait on the JB port that Jim is working on
Thx

The downloaded file is in /cache, I think you can delete it
But the ICS is awesome, there're no reasons to stay on GB
Anyway, you must be on ICS to flash JB

PhoenixNghi said:
The downloaded file is in /cache, I think you can delete it
But the ICS is awesome, there're no reasons to stay on GB
Anyway, you must be on ICS to flash JB
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Where exactly is this cache? and is it safe to do so?

gcretro said:
Where exactly is this cache? and is it safe to do so?
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You'll need to be rooted and have a root explorer/browser app installed to delete it. The directory is simply /cache and yes it's safe to remove it. If it was me I'd just let it install since jimbridgman has already said that porting the jb leak was not likely to happen and he isn't working on it anymore. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37823784
But it's your phone, and your decision.
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1BadWolf said:
You'll need to be rooted and have a root explorer/browser app installed to delete it. The directory is simply /cache and yes it's safe to remove it. If it was me I'd just let it install since jimbridgman has already said that porting the jb leak was not likely to happen and he isn't working on it anymore. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37823784
But it's your phone, and your decision.
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hmm... but don't I have to be on the ICS leak1 to install other ATT support custom roms like NUMA?

gcretro said:
hmm... but don't I have to be on the ICS leak1 to install other ATT support custom roms like NUMA?
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You can install NUMA on leak1 or leak2(which is the same as the ota). No matter what, you have to be on ICS in order to install an ICS ROM. Personally, I am on the ota and running NUMA, so I can say from personal experience that it works. NUMA is a very good choice, by the way. :thumbup:
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1BadWolf said:
You can install NUMA on leak1 or leak2(which is the same as the ota). No matter what, you have to be on ICS in order to install an ICS ROM. Personally, I am on the ota and running NUMA, so I can say from personal experience that it works. NUMA is a very good choice, by the way. :thumbup:
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Thx for helping a noob :good:. But I have more questions:
1. So you have an US AT&T atrix 2 that you OTA's to ICS? And then put on NUMA? I see a gamma version of Numa out, what are the bugs that you know of? I recall seeing that in ICS, icons (like the dialer button etc) were made smaller. Is it the same in NUMA?
2. If I OTA to ICS and put Numa, then want to revert back to the ICA OTA, is that possible?
3. Different question: If a JB based rom comes out in the future for us, will being on ICS OTA be a disadvantage. I suppose NO. I recall reading many times esp in Jim's posts, that many things require being on ICS leak1 and not to OTA. Is that constraint gone now?

gcretro said:
Thx for helping a noob :good:. But I have more questions:
1. So you have an US AT&T atrix 2 that you OTA's to ICS? And then put on NUMA? I see a gamma version of Numa out, what are the bugs that you know of? I recall seeing that in ICS, icons (like the dialer button etc) were made smaller. Is it the same in NUMA?
2. If I OTA to ICS and put Numa, then want to revert back to the ICA OTA, is that possible?
3. Different question: If a JB based rom comes out in the future for us, will being on ICS OTA be a disadvantage. I suppose NO. I recall reading many times esp in Jim's posts, that many things require being on ICS leak1 and not to OTA. Is that constraint gone now?
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You have a lot of reading to do.lol Bugs in NUMA will be listed in the change log in the op. Personally, I haven't had any issues with it, but read the entire thread to see what others are reporting.
To revert to ICS ota you'll need the fxz, aka firmware, posted by Pzyduck over in the development section. For a tutorial on how to do that look in the general section, Alteredlikeness has a great one called something like "fxz what?" or something similar.
There is Paranoid Android, CM10, CM10.1, and Magic Mod, all of which are jb ROMs that can be flashed on ICS.
Staying on leak1 was most important before Pzyduck posted the ICS fxz. Now the only reason that I know of to stay on leak1 is if you intend to go back to gb. I don't know of any reason to go back to gb unless you just want the better version of webtop.
Now do yourself a huge favor and read, read, read, read before doing anything else. And just when you think you understand, read it all again.
Good luck to ya.:thumbup:
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gcretro said:
Thx for helping a noob :good:. But I have more questions:
1. So you have an US AT&T atrix 2 that you OTA's to ICS? And then put on NUMA? I see a gamma version of Numa out, what are the bugs that you know of? I recall seeing that in ICS, icons (like the dialer button etc) were made smaller. Is it the same in NUMA?
2. If I OTA to ICS and put Numa, then want to revert back to the ICA OTA, is that possible?
3. Different question: If a JB based rom comes out in the future for us, will being on ICS OTA be a disadvantage. I suppose NO. I recall reading many times esp in Jim's posts, that many things require being on ICS leak1 and not to OTA. Is that constraint gone now?
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I will answer number 3 for you.
It is safe now to upgrade to the ICS OTA, since we do have an official AT&T ICS FXZ version that can be flashed through RSD lite. Now if you are a fan of webtop or GB, and want the ability to go back to GB, then do not update to the OTA, or leak 2. You can go back to GB from ICS leak one ONLY, I have a script in the dev section for just that. There is NO difference between leak 1, leak 2, or the "official" OTA, so you can pick what you want to install based on the notes I have given here.
Yes you can load any ICS or JB ROM once you are on ICS, just not any of the GB ROMs.
Sorry but I do not have much knowledge on NUMA, since I was mostly working on CM, and the like, or I would have tried to answer your other questions.

Thx!!
yes. I located the thread with the ICS FZX here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961310&page=11. There was dropbox link from where I downloaded "InlineFlashing_Edison_67.21.125_CFC_P3_APBP.xml.zip". (I have no use for this now. Just downloaded it in case these links die later and I have to search again.).
Alright baby steps. I am ready to finally accept the OTA to ICS. Its already downloaded.
---I am stock GB (only thing I have done is uninstalled some ATT bloatware apps like ATT navigator etc...).
---I assume the ICS OTA will be successful? If something happens, what should I do?

gcretro said:
Thx!!
yes. I located the thread with the ICS FZX here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961310&page=11. There was dropbox link from where I downloaded "InlineFlashing_Edison_67.21.125_CFC_P3_APBP.xml.zip". (I have no use for this now. Just downloaded it in case these links die later and I have to search again.).
Alright baby steps. I am ready to finally accept the OTA to ICS. Its already downloaded.
---I am stock GB (only thing I have done is uninstalled some ATT bloatware apps like ATT navigator etc...).
---I assume the ICS OTA will be successful? If something happens, what should I do?
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The OTA will most likely fail since you've removed some system apps. You'll probably have to factory reset, then push the OTA. If all else fails, you can flash the FXZ that you downloaded using RSDlite, same effect, but it isn't an upgrade like an OTA is, it's just raw flashing. If the OTA fails, no worries, you'll be able to boot back up, but you'll have to explore the options I just stated.

jimbridgman said:
I will answer number 3 for you.
It is safe now to upgrade to the ICS OTA, since we do have an official AT&T ICS FXZ version that can be flashed through RSD lite. Now if you are a fan of webtop or GB, and want the ability to go back to GB, then do not update to the OTA, or leak 2. You can go back to GB from ICS leak one ONLY, I have a script in the dev section for just that. There is NO difference between leak 1, leak 2, or the "official" OTA, so you can pick what you want to install based on the notes I have given here.
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Thx Jim. I found your post on how to get toe leak 1 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779968
However, your line "There is NO difference between leak 1, leak 2, or the "official" OTA..." confused me? No difference as the are the exact same?

gcretro said:
Thx Jim. I found your post on how to get toe leak 1 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1779968
However, your line "There is NO difference between leak 1, leak 2, or the "official" OTA..." confused me? No difference as the are the exact same?
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Sort of, but not exactly. The only real difference between leak 1 and leak 2 is the bootloader version that gets installed, once leak 2 is installed the bootloader will not allow you to go back to GB no matter what. As far as the firmware/ROM itself, all three do not have really any noticeable differences, so you can use any JB or ICS ROM on top of any of them with out issue. I think that there might have also been a small kernel update in leak 2 and the OTA as well, but it was a very small one, that does not effect much for the end user.
On thing we have noticed with leaks and OTA's since the 2.3.6 update, is that motorola will not put a leak on their servers until it is very stable and very close to the final OTA.
Also note that ONLY AT&T phones can use the leaks that we are speaking of. There were different ICS leaks for the international and the TW/HK versions of the atrix2 as well, so they will have different posts out there, if you need those, and you can not flash any other firmware if you are on the AT&T branded phone, and if you are on an international, or the TW/HK phone I would NOT flash the AT&T version (it might lock you to that firmware). The AT&T phone will hard brick if you install the wrong firmware, so be very careful.
Here is the link for the official FXZ and also where all the FXZ files are kept, for future reference:
All FXZ files for the atrix2:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/edison/list.php
The one for ICS and AT&T:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/edison/InlineFlashing_Edison_67.21.125_CFC_P3_APBP.xml.zip
Now the FXZ method is the best and easiest way to do this, the leak method that I have is a real PIA, so I am laying them both out here for you, so you have all the cards in the deck.
Again the ONLY reason to stay on GB is the ubuntu webtop, and while I still had my A2, I kept it on leak 1 without any issues, and would go back to GB weekly to try and get the ubuntu webtop ported to ICS, but without much luck. so.... there it is all laid out for you.
Let us know what you decide to do and how it goes, then also how you like ICS, I think it runs awesome on the A2, much better than GB.

Done. ATT OTA to ICS was successful. My my setting and apps were retained.
Now: since I am test engineer by profession, on to finding issues.
1. I read somewhere that ICS was to bump the cpu to 1.2ghz? I downloaded android system info and it said current frequency is 1ghz :crying:
2. Next I plan to root. I assume rooting is needed (for trying custom roms later on?) and has no negative aspects. I should follow this thread to root right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787796

gcretro said:
Done. ATT OTA to ICS was successful. My my setting and apps were retained.
Now: since I am test engineer by profession, on to finding issues.
1. I read somewhere that ICS was to bump the cpu to 1.2ghz? I downloaded android system info and it said current frequency is 1ghz :crying:
2. Next I plan to root. I assume rooting is needed (for trying custom roms later on?) and has no negative aspects. I should follow this thread to root right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787796
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Thanks for reporting back. I'm glad you got it.:thumbup: The root method I use is the one posted by jimbridgman here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28934153
Other than the things I have screwed up by my own mistakes, I haven't noticed anything but positive effects by rooting. No biggie as long as you have an fxz and/or nandroid backups. You will need to be rooted to install custom ROMs, and you'll need a custom recovery as well. Some ROMs are specific to certain custom recoveries, just be sure to follow the install instructions for each ROM to a T and you can't go wrong. As far as CPU speed goes, it's a really weird thing that seems to vary for some reason I don't quite understand so I can't elaborate on that too much. (Maybe someone with more knowledge on that can fill in the blanks for us both.) But daavis has some over clock zips posted in the development section. I haven't used them since I was one of the lucky ones that got 1.2 GHz out of the box, but most people seem to have had good luck with them.
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