1 - So now that there's a customer recovery, that means creating custom roms should be pretty simple correct? Or would there still have to be an opion to boot into a "safe strap" style partition to install the roms?
2 - I know with the boot manager on the motorola droid razr, it allows you to install a rom directly into the system partition that doesn't have to be a signed rom...would that be a POTENTIAL possibility now that theres CWR available?
I ask because I'd like to try to build a rom for the first time.....ever...and I'm curious about what limitations I'll have
It is quite likely that some if not all of Razr XT910 hacks might be used, as the overall architecture (OMAP4430, MDM6600) is similar....
Please post all questions in the Q & A section. Thanks! Thread moved.
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Hey everyone just got a milestone from COX Communications, Great phone so far. But im trying everything i can through RSD and i cant get it to work keeps saying its failing. Anyone have ideas as to what could be wrong?
Why do you need rsdlite to root phone? You can get many apps from market for this purpose.
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To root Milestone, you can install Universal Androot. it is an one-click root app.
But don't I need vulnerable recovery installed to get open recovery and install custom roms? Title probably should have been worded differently.
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But don't I need vulnerable recovery installed to get open recovery and install custom roms? Title probably should have been worded differently.
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Yes you do, although you should be creating a thread in the General section, or look there, a lot of people have the same questions you do.
First step into the custom ROM world
I believe besides rooting somewhere down the road you would also want to try custom ROMs.
If that's the case, here's the solution for you. Most of us use this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=811221
I don't mean to be mean or anything, but as of now, the motorola milestone is kind of low-end compared to devices like the samsung galaxy s2. The motorola milestone has a 550mhz processor, with 256mb ram, while devices like the samsung galaxy s 2 has 1.2GHz dual core processor with 1G+ of DDR1 ram (I'm pretty sure its ddr1, and similar devices such as the atrix are also very high-end but not as great as the samsung galaxy s 2) Don't get me wrong, there are a large variety of roms available for the milestone, and updates being made time to time.
On topic: you will have to install GOT 2.2.1 update with Vulnerability exploit already injected then root from Open Recovery, but I heard that Universal Android Root or somrthing like that also works. Good luck
I don't understand why some people can't just read the first few forum topics... It's literally right there... a whole guide that explains everything...
Hi! I'm a newbie to the forums and I have recently rooted my phone with gingerbreak and i've unlocked the bootloader.
I have rom manager and clockworkmod all set for the new rom installation, and i just backed up my old rom.
Now, can anyone tell me what's the BEST ROM for atrix 4g MB860 out there?
Thanks.
Shaxxi said:
Hi! I'm a newbie to the forums and I have recently rooted my phone with gingerbreak and i've unlocked the bootloader.
I have rom manager and clockworkmod all set for the new rom installation, and i just backed up my old rom.
Now, can anyone tell me what's the BEST ROM for atrix 4g MB860 out there?
Thanks.
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You'll need to checkout the Atrix 4G Android Development section for finding all ROMs available for the device. Read through user reviews and select the best one of your choice. Also, when asking about which is the Best ROM, you'll get 10 different opinions from different people. So its all upto your needs to use the one of your choice.
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I would move it for you, but there's a good chance it would get closed in that forum too. Best ROM threads/questions are generally frowned upon around here due to the type of responses (mostly negative) and bickering they tend to generate. Try them out for yourself and see what works for you.
Specifically to Stock Jelly Bean 4.1.2 leak 1, creating a thread to have clear perspective without muddling up things for installing,usage & any other miscellaneous aspects to include.
1) As per Playstore BMM shows ver 0.3.4 dtd. 11th Feb
2) Archive XDA based download ver for JB which OP himself has said is closed exists here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005187
in this thread last post dtd. 15th Feb he has specified that BMM is now not only for Razr & that in next update he is also adding support specifically for Atrix 2. Can anyone point me towards the Atrix 2 BMM thread specifically & is it a good idea to use XDA based archive or the playstore version?
3) In this link there is a detailed explanation for installing ICS based ROM's using BMM, can this be used as an guide for JB as well especially for BMM noobs like me??
I am currently on JB 4.1.2 leak 1 with init.d support using Ryu's init.d apk, no OC & currently using Atrix 2 Bootstrap by Nitro. I do understand beforehand that I need to remove SU permission for the current custom CWMR & then uninstall & reboot & then install BMM. Are there any other additional precautions that I need to take before installing & using BMM (I do have a current working nandroid backup using CWMR using A2 bootstrap tool) tutorial link is this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792955
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720351
The third post is a FAQ section. It may not answer all of your questions, but it should still be helpful.
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Thanks for responding Badwolf & I also had subscribed to that thread as well besides the JB link & how to use BMM link for installing ROM's which I posted below and since it was another ICS based thing I did not post it here & I just skimmed the surface of all these three threads.
So as Whirleyes himself stated he is releasing another update with support for Atrix 2 specifically (this was over a month ago) & this is what I was scouring all over for.
Ideally I want to be in the following situation :
1) Run stock JB 4.1.2 leak 1 as primary system
2) For 4 other optional roms run as :
a) ICS stock (now that we have been converted from the MB865 to ME865 HK due to JB while flashing stock ICS using Psyducks thread do we need to then flash a HK firmware based ICS rather than our earlier Searet ICS version?)
b) CM 10.x
c) Any of MIUI,Numa,PA etc
d) Any of the Chinese JB specific 4 ROM's
I wish someone can quickly guide me how to achieve above scenario using current BMM either archive or playstore version & all other prerequisites and precautions I need to take. I hate to RSD fxz then restore nandroid as I don't have a fallback phone.
BMM is pretty intimidating for this app specific noobs & I could dive headlong in but prefer to do a informed & safe plunge & hence the JB 4.1.2 leak 1 specific question in co-relation to Atrix 2 specific supported BMM.
If you make a nandroid of your JB leak, then flash an ICS based ROM, install the new BMM, flash you preferred ROM(s) on different partition(s), then you could just restore the nandroid of your JB leak to the first system, that should work, no? There's only one way to find out is what I always say.lol .....Seriously, as long as you have the proper FXZ and a nandroid you should be pretty safe. Flashing an FXZ isn't that bad, I did it 3 times yesterday while testing some stuff I've been playing around with. I admit I have 3 backup phones (my Atrix 2 being one of them) and it does alleviate some of the fear of bricking, but as a result I have found that following directions and having the proper FXZ has the same alleviating effect. That being said, have you posted your question in the thread you mentioned where Whirleys said he was going to start supporting the A2? That would seem like the proper place to ask, as he would probably be best suited to answer you queries.
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I wanted to start on a clean slate & when I read that Whirleyes has himself stated that in the next update he is specifically supporting Atrix 2 I said what better than that & he had himself specified that people stop posting to that thread any further & I really opine that now that we are on JB 4.1.2 since Feb onwards it's better to take things forward that point forwards & that is what I meant by keeping things in perspective & not muddling up with things related to ICS, other region firmwares etc etc. I also felt it'd help a lot of users since anything related to BMM for Atrix 2 on stock JB 4.1.2 can be summarized here in this thread rather than have it strewn all over the boards. I did brief Whirleyes to give a look in to this thread and chip in if he has anything to say now that he has indicated support specifically for Atrix 2.
I also created stock JB 4.1.2 - CWMR on every boot as well as buildprop threads with the same intent. Hope it picks up and helps lesser mortals like us
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If you make a nandroid of your JB leak, then flash an ICS based ROM, install the new BMM, flash you preferred ROM(s) on different partition(s), then you could just restore the nandroid of your JB leak to the first system, that should work, no? There's only one way to find out is what I always say.lol .....Seriously, as long as you have the proper FXZ and a nandroid you should be pretty safe. Flashing an FXZ isn't that bad, I did it 3 times yesterday while testing some stuff I've been playing around with. I admit I have 3 backup phones (my Atrix 2 being one of them) and it does alleviate some of the fear of bricking, but as a result I have found that following directions and having the proper FXZ has the same alleviating effect. That being said, have you posted your question in the thread you mentioned where Whirleys said he was going to start supporting the A2? That would seem like the proper place to ask, as he would probably be best suited to answer you queries.
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no need to flash to ics.
just flash the Rom and enter bootloader and flash boot1.img from boot swapper method of jb root method
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Hey Guys,
I'm quite a Noobie when it comes to ROMS and I haven't ventured into Custom ROMS in any way before. But, because in the infinite wisdom of Samsung (my one B!TCH) is they don't maintain support for older devices like Apple do, I need to consider updating my Tab 2 to get some decent performance.
There appears to be about 4 - 5 ROMS that are being regularly maintained and I'd like to know which one is as close to stock Samsung ROM and easy to install with no requirement to Root the device. I have installed ROMS via Odin quite a few times, so I am confident in that area.
Ones I know about:
SlimKat
CyanogenMod 11
Mokee
SOKP
Cheers and thanks
Willo
Please some help!
People aren't answering because what you're asking for isn't possible. None of them are like the Samsung ROM and they ALL require a custom recovery and root. You can't install them over Odin. If you do root then try them yourself and see which one works best for you. That's part of the fun of Android!
Not to mention you posted a question in the General forum not the Q&A forum...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699848
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Dear XDA members
I do apologise if I have missed the answerto this somewhere in the forums.
I am hoping to upgrade my Motorola Milestone 2 as instructed in the this posting .
I have rooted my Milestone, installed droid2bootstrap and downloaded all the necessary rom zips. However I am relectant to proceed because I do not understand one line of the instructions -
Reboot recovery (Don't Access Rom boot)
I would be most grateful if somebody could expand on this so that I can give the whole procedure a go. The milestone 2 is a delightful mechanism, and one which I do not wish to consign to the Old Phones Box just yet.
Phone details
System Version
64.1.22A953
Model Number
A953
Android Version
2.3.4
Baseband Version
EPU93_U.00.60.00
Thanking you all in anticipation
Fraser James