1. Which Motorola software to put on the phone? It had GB now. Leak or the official release? Should I flash or do OTA?
2. What path should I follow to bring ICS to ATRIX 2? Coming from ATRIX I know the dangers of bricking the phone.
3. What can I expect once on ICS? Any major bugs/ issues? Any problems?
4. How is battery life on ICS?
5. When acquiring the phone what should I check for to make sure it is in mint condition?
duchski said:
1. Which Motorola software to put on the phone? It had GB now. Leak or the official release? Should I flash or do OTA?
2. What path should I follow to bring ICS to ATRIX 2? Coming from ATRIX I know the dangers of bricking the phone.
3. What can I expect once on ICS? Any major bugs/ issues? Any problems?
4. How is battery life on ICS?
5. When acquiring the phone what should I check for to make sure it is in mint condition?
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Go here bro and please read this has been covered ample number of times.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1882335
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium
Welcome to the Atrix 2 forums! Be careful of some of these questions as they are all rather opinionated in response. This kind of thing can get a thread shut down quick. Read the stickies, especially the noob thread and find out for yourself.
Also, please refrain from cross-posting within forums and sub-forums. I saw you posted similarly in the Q&A Section. This sort of thing is unnecessary, and clutters up the forums...
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... no likey TouchWiz. AT. ALL.
So, I have a few questions:
1) I am currently on Firmware Version 2.2.1. Is this the "ED1" or "ED2" that I see listed in various postings?
2) I want to root - Real bad. I need to restore my apps & settings from my old Droid using MyBackupRoot. But, I also want to be able to unroot, if necessary - in case I need to return the phone. Can I root/unroot easily at this time?
Thanks!
¿GotJazz?
Be prepared, guys are gonna blow you up for asking this question!
You can root and you will need more info on what version you have ED1/ED2.
LOL @ 2.2.1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe you can read the forums or do a search.
Hey psalm462. how you doing? get your Droid Charge yet?
I *did* do a search before posting. Do you know how many posts (useful or otherwise) there are out there on this topic?
I saw earlier, my in my Settings >> About phone >> Build Number is SCH-i510.ED2 I'm assuming that means I'm on "ED2".
Regarding the rooting, I found this thread: HERE. This is for phones already on ED2.
Regarding the unrooting, I found this thread: HERE. You downgrade to stock ED1, and then take the OTA update to ED2.
GotJazz- Check out the development forums for the Charge. There are many threads regarding rooting/un-rooting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1161
vc66 - Thanks!
vc66 said:
GotJazz- Check out the development forums for the Charge. There are many threads regarding rooting/un-rooting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1161
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Am I missing something here? The link above points to the Infuse 4G forum. I was not aware that the platforms were the same. If that is the case, then we have a working CWM mod ported from the captivate and a whole host of other roms to try.
If not, then somebody just borked a phone.
Hi people,
Does anyone know about this thread? http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?t=3406
Came to this link through a post from a brazilian blogger who says this is compatible with Milestone 2 (A953), but I'm not sure about that...
The poster says this is an "official Gingerbread leak" and it looks real... but after reading half of the replies (that's over 14 pages!) I still don't know if this is meant for A953 too - the pics and information only refer to A956 (Droid 2 Global / Verizon).
My question is: may I try this file in my Milestone 2 (A953) or will I brick my phone?
Thanks!
The main reason why we didn't have a GB rom for so long is because D2 roms aren't compatible with M2. You can flash them, and the phone will boot, but GSM radio won't work and there is no fix. But fortunately we already have our own GB leak, and there are some good ROMs based on it.
Nice! Thanks for your quick response, I will notify the poster of that blog.
Just one last question: is this statement true? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16914333&postcount=7
Thanks!
Why the double post?
My bad. I didn't know where to ask about this then decided to create a new thread, dumb choice, because after that I came across the other thread.
So, if applicable, mods please delete this one
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Just one last question: is this statement true? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16914333&postcount=7
Thanks!
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Maybe...
As I know GSM on D2G is just a plugin to CDMA.
Well Mile2 has a mapphone_cdma.init.rc (something like that) script on the kernel, someone has to try it out.
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Right... so I'll leave this to the pros, because I wouldn't know even where to start
And does this discussion bring any new ideas to the existing Gingerbread on M2 efforts? I've been watching this development section for a while and noticed that there are many mods based on the chinese leak, but I haven't seen anything mentioning this so-called "official leak"...
The original thread in rootzwiki.com is recent (first posted in Aug 21) and I thought that this could be useful for you developers.
I own my M2 for about a month now and I still don't know much about hacking its system. So I can't help as much as I would like to.
Thanks again!
Why posting here? This isn't development at all. Also..the name thread..be careful with the acronyms
Good morning, anyone know of any ROM for my ATRIX 2 MB865 of ATT USA.
I'm looking for a Gingerbread ROM 2.3.6 work with the operators of El Salvador.
If anyone knows of one could share me please. :O
You sound like you are very new to XDA...at any rate here is some help for you. First and foremost, read this thread and learn from it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650 do not proceed until you understand everything in there first.
After you have learned about rooting and flashing and what to do with our phone, go over to the Atrix 2 Development forum and take a look at the ROMs that are available. Hint: rom start with {ROM}
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS in the first post of the ROM you choose.
Please do not try anything with your phone until you are sure you know what you are doing and you understand what is going on.
BTW I am using the SuperCharged v6 ROM, it work pretty darn well for me (and many others).
Thank you
lilhaiti said:
You sound like you are very new to XDA...at any rate here is some help for you. First and foremost, read this thread and learn from it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650 do not proceed until you understand everything in there first.
After you have learned about rooting and flashing and what to do with our phone, go over to the Atrix 2 Development forum and take a look at the ROMs that are available. Hint: rom start with {ROM}
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS in the first post of the ROM you choose.
Please do not try anything with your phone until you are sure you know what you are doing and you understand what is going on.
BTW I am using the SuperCharged v6 ROM, it work pretty darn well for me (and many others).
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Thank you for your answer, if I am new to this site. I'll read the thread you say.
Sorry to bother you, you have had problems with your Atrix 2 with games, which are closed and no work ...?
Some games will not show up in the market for the Atrix 2, but there are fixes for that. I have no problems playing any game that I have installed on my phone.
Ok, there have been lots of threads lately on things that A2 can/cant do. And also how to? Why isnt? questions. In this thread i will try to explain few things, to the new to A2 and new to the community members.
1. Memory cards:
This must have been the most discussed topic on the forums, our beloved Atrix 2 has issues with class 10 memory cards, period. Few people are trying to resolve the issue with work arounds, but none seems to be successful.
(need to know what this class is all about? refer this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital#Speed_Class_Rating)
2. Bootloader:
The bootloader is locked. If you want to know what bootloader is then refer to the noobs guide here (this should be the first thing that you should do after signing up with xda)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
and what does a locked bootloader mean to us noobs? it means no custom kernels which means no CM9/10, MIUI ports. So please dont ask for them.
Jimmy273 and Jimbridgman, the great grand dad of all A2's development are working on unlocking the bootloader, you can follow their work here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1328714
and my piece of advice just follow dont ask for ETA.
3. Official ICS OTA:
Well all the info the devs here have at the moment is exactly what you have, Q3 of 2012. If you have any further info you are welcome to share it. But there are already threads on "Motorola has updated their site reg ics updates" post there.
4. Miscellaneous:
If you have any doubts about changing certain settings, do the old school thing, refer to the users manual. Then refer the "Get Help" section in the motorola website.
go to the motorola mobility's website of your country, find your mobile then get into the get help section, look into faqs.
EA Games: As part of their Atrix 2 promotion campaign, Motorola India is offering 10 EA games for free, you need to download Redemption app from the market. And after that you can select 10 EA games from the listed games. Remember you still need to download game data for the games, which varies from 15mb to 500mb depending on the game title. And if you are not happy with the 2GB memory card then, it would be safe to get a new memory card then download the games and game data.
5. ICS leaks :
My piece of advice: Take a look at my signature which says "still on GB" despite all the temptations and all the leaks, i didnt flash any of the leaks. Why? simply because i know i may get into trouble, with my limited knowledge. If you are also a noob like me, hold your temptation for a little more time, the people who have flashed the leaks say its very stable, so official OTA may not be that far.
Still interested? Ok, if you are using AT&T A2 then please stay away from the leaks at least until some one finds a way with the back to 2.3.5 as some members have reported hard bricks trying to that exact thing. Need to know some more info, follow this thread. Thanks to farshaad for the heads up..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29011591
First of all there two versions of A2 with some hardware differences, MB865 and ME865, determine which one you have, check you device settings to know that. And those who are on SEARET or MEARET, you may be safe with the procedures discussed in these threads.. still only proceed if you know what you are playing with.. cause "help me i am stuck at a triangle logo with exclamation mark.." clearly tells that you havent followed the guide. Which makes the devs, a little frustrated.. any ways these are the threads..
SEARET:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684443
MEARET MB865:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683893
Read this brief synopsis of rules by jimbridgman
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778853
I dont take any credit to any of the threads above.. i am just trying to put them together for fellow n00bs..
Attention NOOBS use this thread to post your further non-development/device based basic questions.
Request to Senior members : pls bear with the questions in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
dk-v1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
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Yeah dk-v1, but none of what is in this thread is in the n00b thread.
Nice job techsavvy.jaz!
dk-v1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
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That noob's guide is essentially for those who are willing to tweak their mobiles like rooting and flashing the roms, this will be helpful for all those who are after basic information, like settings, hidden features etc.. and hope all of these will be posted here so that we know what to expect thus minimizing our frustration.
Sent from my MB865, still running on GB
techsavvy.jaz said:
That noob's guide is essentially for those who are willing to tweak their mobiles like rooting and flashing the roms, this will be helpful for all those who are after basic information, like settings, hidden features etc.. and hope all of these will be posted here so that we know what to expect thus minimizing our frustration.
Sent from my MB865, still running on GB
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May I suggest that you add to OP the ICS leak warnings. Just a bullet on the flash back issue.
I know there's threads out there but ......
The subject title is an eye catcher.
dicksteele said:
I know there's threads out there but ......
The subject title is an eye catcher.
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That was exactly my thought.. and may be i should add then
Edit: added!
Sent from my MB865, still running on GB
techsavvyjaz said:
Attention NOOBS use this thread to post your further non-development/device based basic questions.
Request to Senior members : pls bear with questions in this thread.
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I'm all for helping out however I am able, and am far more apt to do so when I don't feel the urge to embed my mouse in my monitor with my best "Nolan Ryan Fastball" because of having to scroll through umpteen friggin' new posts with questions that have already been asked/answered. Thanks for putting this together, perhaps it will help clean things up around here...
Sent from my MB865 using xda's premium carrier pigeon service
Bumping to get the n00b attention! All your basic questions here.
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Nice post bro...some people on here REALLY needed this... :thumbup:
Sent From My Rooted Motorola Atrix 2/MB865 Runing SuperCharged V7-Speed Boosted-OC'd at 1.2 GHz (ICS, 4.0.4)
What is the exact name of the redemption app you mentioned? Is it for India only? I don't see it at all on the playstore....
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hoodlikegaza said:
What is the exact name of the redemption app you mentioned? Is it for India only? I don't see it at all on the playstore....
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Yeah its intended for india only.. but you can also get 9 games for free, refer to this thread. And the great thing is like they are adding new games once in a while, i have downloaded like 13 game titles.
Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29235453
Speak only when it improves on your silence.
very good for n00bs like me
thank for making this
never USE Android 2.3.5 Blur_Version.55.11.16.MB865.ATT.en.US (ATT US) OS..... may be your moto gone be brick....My experience......:silly:
prince51290 said:
never USE Android 2.3.5 Blur_Version.55.11.16.MB865.ATT.en.US (ATT US) OS..... may be your moto gone be brick....My experience......:silly:
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A better tip(s) would be search before posting (aka rule #1), and/or read before attempting anything you find in this forum. This is not new information. It is well known in this forum that you cannot flash back to GB from ICS on an AT&T Atrix 2. Reading would've prevented you from making that mistake and searching would've kept you from repeating what is already known to those of us that do read. :thumbup:
P.S. Sorry about your phone.
Made ya look!
You did in fact make me look...
1BadWolf said:
A better tip(s) would be search before posting (aka rule #1), and/or read before attempting anything you find in this forum. This is not new information. It is well known in this forum that you cannot flash back to GB from ICS on an AT&T Atrix 2. Reading would've prevented you from making that mistake and searching would've kept you from repeating what is already known to those of us that do read. :thumbup:
P.S. Sorry about your phone.
Made ya look!
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Made me look too LOL