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I think I put myself in a bad situation here...
I spent all day trying to figure out how to root my 5 week old Nexus as it's tethering ability is my only access to the web.
So - step one, I did the one-click method, as the instructions I was finding for "the long way" were written by people who know what they're doing FOR people who know what they're doing.
Once that was accomplished, I downloaded Rom Manager. Unfortunately Rom Manager didn't seem to want to work with One-Click's style of rooting, locking me on the boot screen every time I tried using it.
So, I finally worked out how to root my phone the "normal" way and Rom Manager was working.
Here's where my mistake came in... I was one part frustrated from how long it took me to figure it all out, one part elated that I finally DID figure it out, so I immediately put Cyanogenmod on my phone... without backing it up. I played with it a bit, but realized my mistake, so downloaded the 2.3.3 Stock Rom.
That totally futzed things up for me... First, my USB connection isn't working anymore. The USB cable still powers my phone, and the USB ports on my PC still work, but I can't get a phone to pc connection through USB anymore.
Second, my cell radio isn't working anymore, I can only get anything over wifi. The OTA 2.3.4 update was pushed and installed to me that way (The current version my phone is on now...)
Third, apparently my phone was no longer rooted, so Rom Manager wouldn't work anymore for me. When I go to the bootloader menu and try to Recover, it brings me to an android with a triangle and exclamation point symbol.
Once there, some trial and error brought up a menu that I'd hoped would have let me reroot or reinstall a working Rom, but every one I try gives me a Signature Verification error and aborts the install...
So, I'm stuck... Without my USB connection working, I can reroot my phone, and without rerooting, I can't get a working ROM back in place. If ANYBODY can help me with this, it will be greatly appreciated. If any additional information is needed, I'll do my best to give it. Thank you...
Who is your carrier? Need to know which phone you have.
Also I assume that since you said you rooted the hard way eventually, that means you successfully used Fastboot to unlock your bootloader, yes?
The Android with exclamation point is just the stock Android recovery partition.
The key to fixing your problem will be to get USB connection between phone and PC.
Please plug in your phone to USB connected to your computer, then put your phone into Bootloader mode (Power on while holding Volume Up). On your computer, open a command prompt window and type "fastboot devices" and post what it says.
Can you see the phone in fast boot by usb also have you course factory reset and then try to flash
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The big problem is that I'm unable to make a USB connection anymore. My phone is not reading any kind of connection to allow for file transfers or debugging, but it still powers the phone.
TBoarder said:
The big problem is that I'm unable to make a USB connection anymore. My phone is not reading any kind of connection to allow for file transfers or debugging, but it still powers the phone.
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Can you answer my question about fastboot? I want to help you.
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Who is your carrier? Need to know which phone you have.
Also I assume that since you said you rooted the hard way eventually, that means you successfully used Fastboot to unlock your bootloader, yes?
The Android with exclamation point is just the stock Android recovery partition.
The key to fixing your problem will be to get USB connection between phone and PC.
Please plug in your phone to USB connected to your computer, then put your phone into Bootloader mode (Power on while holding Volume Up). On your computer, open a command prompt window and type "fastboot devices" and post what it says.
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I did that and nothing came up.
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I did that and nothing came up.
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ok can you please install PDAnet on your computer?
http://junefabrics.com/android/download.php
This will ensure the proper must up to date drivers are installed for you. This is the best and most reliable way to get the correct drivers.
EDIT: Then try fastboot again and tell me the output for "fastboot devices"
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ok can you please install PDAnet on your computer?
This will ensure the proper must up to date drivers are installed for you. This is the best and most reliable way to get the correct drivers.
EDIT: Then try fastboot again and tell me the output for "fastboot devices"
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It was already installed, but I reinstalled it. I got to the end of the process where it asked me to go into USB Debugging mode and won't finish the install because it's not reading the USB connection.
(Sorry for any delays here... Being a newbie, I have a 5 minute delay between when I can post)
No worries, thanks for trying. If you have hardware failure you might be out of luck. USB connection is pretty crucial for this stuff.
Maybe you can try Odin. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947950
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No worries, thanks for trying. If you have hardware failure you might be out of luck. USB connection is pretty crucial for this stuff.
Maybe you can try Odin. See here:
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I've been looking into Odin, to see if there's a way I can do it just by pushing the files I need to my phone's sdcard and going into recovery mode. Not looking likely, but I'll read through the thread you linked me and maybe something will pop up. Thank you...
On the plus side, I just contacted Sprint and I *might* be able to get my phone replaced... Much as I'd like to troubleshoot this myself, it's looking like my only option. Too bad getting a phone replaced this early in a contract, just out of the warranty period is a total pain in the neck...
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I've been looking into Odin, to see if there's a way I can do it just by pushing the files I need to my phone's sdcard and going into recovery mode. Not looking likely, but I'll read through the thread you linked me and maybe something will pop up. Thank you...
On the plus side, I just contacted Sprint and I *might* be able to get my phone replaced... Much as I'd like to troubleshoot this myself, it's looking like my only option. Too bad getting a phone replaced this early in a contract, just out of the warranty period is a total pain in the neck...
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Can you post a link to the stock image you installed?
Was there ever a 2.3.3 for the nexus s 4g? Seems like it shipped with 2.3.4
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It was downloaded through ROM Manager.
And yes, if I could get back into ROM Manager, I'd warn people NOT to flash their ROM to that. Bad mojo there.
My suggestion is to try and use Odin to flash it back to stock, I don't think Odin needs any drivers to see the phone...
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It was downloaded through ROM Manager.
And yes, if I could get back into ROM Manager, I'd warn people NOT to flash their ROM to that. Bad mojo there.
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Yeah see the thing is there is no 2.3.3 for NS4G. If you flashed 2.3.3 that means you flashed a GSM Rom on your CDMA phone. Oops! not the first time it has happened I'm sure.
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Which totally explains what went wrong... Wow. ROM Manager, I though, was supposed to only bring up ROMs that are compatible with your phone model. Any way somebody can either let the developer know about this, or at the very least put a comment in the 2.3.3 ROM that specifically says it won't work with Sprint's network? That way nobody else will go through the hell I put myself through...
I'm wondering, could the USB connection issue be connected, like the "program" that controls that is integrated with the radio? Just curious, is all. Thanks again for your help!
How did you find astock 233 rom in rom manager, I only see cyanogen nighties oxygen, peter alphonso, extras etc everything is for the nexus a 4g
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TBoarder said:
Which totally explains what went wrong... Wow. ROM Manager, I though, was supposed to only bring up ROMs that are compatible with your phone model. Any way somebody can either let the developer know about this, or at the very least put a comment in the 2.3.3 ROM that specifically says it won't work with Sprint's network? That way nobody else will go through the hell I put myself through...
I'm wondering, could the USB connection issue be connected, like the "program" that controls that is integrated with the radio? Just curious, is all. Thanks again for your help!
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Yeah. I have the T-Mobile version. When I download through Rom Manager I get a popup that says "select your phone model" or something similar and then two choices: "Nexus S" or "Nexus S 4G". It would be really easy to mess that up.
The good news is that I believe your phone can still be recovered, you're definitely not the first person with this exact issue, and at worst, it sounds like you have a Sprint rep who is willing to work with you. I think Odin is your only chance for a software solution. I can't walk you through Odin though, because I've never used it myself.
Let me know what happens.
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Let me know what happens.
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I just got my warranty replacement phone due to an abnormally long backorder. Thank you very much for your help (And well, I would've more appreciated it if you hadn't shown me that the problem was all my fault... ). Being my only phone and being poor, I won't be trying to root again, no matter what I learned from this problem. Anyway, thanks again, the help was, in all seriousness, greatly appreciated.
Tried to post this confirmation over on the developer "How to Root" thread, but evidently I haven't posted enough yet
I used the instructions here and they worked great. It was fast and easy, and most importantly for me, did not require the unlock from Motorola. With a brand new phone, I just wasn't up for voiding my warranty just to be able to use Titanium Backup and Wifi Tether!
yep, Motofail2Go! drjbliss is a master exploit writer!
Damn, I did the motorola unlock code which voids the warranty.
First time with a motorola phone and wasn't aware of existing methods
Is there any way to install CWM or another recovery using this method, without unlocking the bootloader?
Nope, Safestrap would be the way to go, but from what I know it is not compatible with the Photon Q....never tried it tough. The Droid 4 works great with Safestrap.
Hey guys, I used this thread to root without bootloader. Worked great after installing the ADB files to my PC and working in debug mode.
Question: I rooted in order to install an ap called reverse tether (PC internet connection powers phone internet). Now the app won't work cuz my phone is shutting down my tethering option everytime because I guess its not on my current Sprint plan. Any pointers or is there something I am missing? Total noob here. TIA
EDIT: Fixed Charge Only mode error... apparently there is some convoluted BS regarding debug mode that will disable the mass storage aspect during debug mode and then keep that setting even after a restart and leaving debug mode. I had to go back in debug mode, 1. Toggle USB Debugging to On (Settings > Developer Options [Under System]) 2. Power the phone off. 3. Power the phone on. 4. Toggle USB Debugging to Off..... still dont know about the VSNCP thing but looks like I can get a handle on it soon as well.
ORIGINAL: Hey guys after my post last night now I am running into some issues... First of all, when I plugged in my phone at work this morning, it refuses to connect as Mass Storage or Media Device MTP or Camera PTP. It lets me select it, but it doesnt save the setting. It automatically reverts back to charging mode whenever I leave the screen. It refuses to save the selection like the options are disabled. Note line 1 of the notifications "charge only"
Secondly, when I decided to restart the phone to fix this connection problem, I got this notification in line 2 of the screen shot, note: "VSNCP Registration Response Error VSNCP Error 8:Admin Prohibited" This message pops up each time the phone boots up. You can't click on it and it doesnt do anything. You can only dismiss it. Any idea what this is?
One thing I noticed this morning is that the Motorola drivers I installed yesterday came with a little PC ap that monitors the phone for updates or whatever, a little Moto logo in the task tray in the corner... now today its gone? I was thinking maybe there is some sort of scheme by Moto to sync the phones to a certain PC with that program so unless that program is running the phone only charges on PCs and doesnt recognize the storage device... but today that program is nowhere to be found on my PC.
Does the root of these problems come from working in debug mode and switching some settings maybe?
Can anyone help me out? I am a total noob that came from a CM 10.1 Epic which is looking pretty nice right about now.
Keep in mind I am a total noob. I did this root method, now I don't know how to unlock the bootloader. I am surprised that the information and how-tos are so hard to find for this phone after being out for 5 months!
TIA
For your VSNCP Error Check this thread over at Sprint
Here is the link I used to unlock mine. As far as I know the only way is to do it through the official motorola website.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/20/how-to-unlock-the-motorola-photon-q-bootloader/
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Will this still work with 2.3.5?
If I'm not mistaken your on the wrong forum. This is for the photon q not the photon 4g.
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FWIW I have bricked my device twice with this method and of course had no custom recovery to flash and magically fix everything. Quite a hassle but that is the price you pay for being CARELESS. Use at our own risk. One benefit is that I kept warranty. It is great for aps like tether, reverse tether, backup, etc. that require root. Dont know if I will do it again because trying to hack the phone back to operation is not fun. At least my back up phone is an Epic with CM 10.1 and wimax is all over my area unlike LTE.
dwaynet89 said:
If I'm not mistaken your on the wrong forum. This is for the photon q not the photon 4g.
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Thats what I have.
Just to confirm, I did this on my Photon Q LTE running Android 4.04 with absolutely no issues since I did it over a month ago.
Just did it and it worked the first time with no problems on my photon q and with 2.3.5
This doesn't work as of the latest firmware update.
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This doesn't work as of the latest firmware update.
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If you want root without bootloader unlock on the latest build (ASA-15) you must use this root method BEFORE updating to asa-15. Then install something like OTA root keeper and backup root and temp unroot before installing the update. Otherwise as Vivicus notes, it will not work.
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Vivicus said:
This doesn't work as of the latest firmware update.
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I confirm it
After flash to last firmware I can't get root too
iamchocho said:
If you want root without bootloader unlock on the latest build (ASA-15) you must use this root method BEFORE updating to asa-15. Then install something like OTA root keeper and backup root and temp unroot before installing the update. Otherwise as Vivicus notes, it will not work.
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I'm on ASA-14 and I can't get rooted. Every time I run this, it says exploit failed. I did a cache/data wipe from the stock recovery and even before entering my google account info and going through the startup of the phone, I still ended up with the exploit failed. Any ideas on getting the root wihtout unlocking the bootloader in ASA-14?
Currently no way to do it without unlock. Unless you were already rooted before the update your unfortunately out of luck until someone comes up with a new exploit.
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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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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.
"Jebus save me!" - H.S
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
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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Is RSD lite showing your phone as connected?
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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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I've been sitting here for six hours trying to get this thing to ROOT. I just got a Razr HD today. When I plugging my phone into my PC it said something about new files to update so I let it and then I realized it was loading JB and not update my PC drivers. Before I knew it it was half way done. I pulled the plug but it was too late. I had to let it finish. I now have JB 4.1.2. I have tried RSD using GB 4.0.4 and it failed. I tried several HD utilities and they failed. So what am I doing wrong? I really want to get this rooted.
I feel your pain man and frustration, bee through that as a new droid user.
If your moto is bootloader unlocked- done via moto website, yes it does void warranty blabla......, follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118483
Septaric said:
I've been sitting here for six hours trying to get this thing to ROOT. I just got a Razr HD today. When I plugging my phone into my PC it said something about new files to update so I let it and then I realized it was loading JB and not update my PC drivers. Before I knew it it was half way done. I pulled the plug but it was too late. I had to let it finish. I now have JB 4.1.2. I have tried RSD using GB 4.0.4 and it failed. I tried several HD utilities and they failed. So what am I doing wrong? I really want to get this rooted.
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If you have the retail Verizon version of the hd, then you're stuck.there is no known root method for that phone if you're already on 4.1.2. If you have the dev version or international then yes you can.
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Sorry to hear that, but unfortunately its not a theme for the Development Section, its for Q&A.
It could be possible to root if you manage to unlock the bootloader. On international version, this can be achived via the motorola page.
but of course you will lose all waranty and stuff.
So as Im sure everyone already knows I done messed up. I literally had the tablet(asus tf700) for less than a day. Im not very linux savvy but i know enough about electronics that i can usually get by, well not this time. I had rooted and unlocked my device, downloaded cm 11 that was to be installed via twrp recovery. Everything went gravy and then i had a loop problem with cyanogenmod, im guessing i didnt have the correct bootloader to use cm 11 in the first place. So i tried to just go back to stock only to find out that my backups had been corrupted and the names of the files were there but nothing on them. So I looked around for a bit and tried to figure out how to just flash a new rom in there, low and behold my pc laptop stopped working leaving me with only a mac to use right now. The pc will turn on and work for a bit but there is a fan out so it overheats very quickly. So i tried to use the nexus toolkit to possibly go back to stock via the nexus 10 or nexus 7 options they have. Needless to say this was very stupid and now instead of being in a bootloop with cyanogenmod I am stuck looking at the asus letters when it starts up, it doesnt even bootloop it just stays there and to top it off i now have a bootloader error 0x00000000 and i cant do anything other than the sync looking thing hich i am assuming is fast boot. I can plug it in and the computer shows the device as fastboot but just dont know what to try anymore. I have read the buster post and i know this is kind of a repost but i just dont understand the linux portion of his response. Im guessing my tablet still has a fighting chance but im just devastated at this point to have lost its use within a day of having it. Ive really learned a lot by this happening so i dont beieve i will make these mistakes again but can someone please help me get this beauty back to her prime " pun intended ".
Try writing in smaller paragraphs - that is really hard to read
From what I can tell you appear to have flashed something form a nexus into your bootloader partition?
If so I think you can say goodbye to the device unless you previously did the flatline nvflash backups to make it unbrickable?
ah wait! you said you have fastboot? Can you fastboot devices from a cmd prompt and get a device id back?
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So as Im sure everyone already knows I done messed up. I literally had the tablet(asus tf700) for less than a day. Im not very linux savvy but i know enough about electronics that i can usually get by, well not this time. I had rooted and unlocked my device, downloaded cm 11 that was to be installed via twrp recovery. Everything went gravy and then i had a loop problem with cyanogenmod, im guessing i didnt have the correct bootloader to use cm 11 in the first place. So i tried to just go back to stock only to find out that my backups had been corrupted and the names of the files were there but nothing on them. So I looked around for a bit and tried to figure out how to just flash a new rom in there, low and behold my pc laptop stopped working leaving me with only a mac to use right now. The pc will turn on and work for a bit but there is a fan out so it overheats very quickly. So i tried to use the nexus toolkit to possibly go back to stock via the nexus 10 or nexus 7 options they have. Needless to say this was very stupid and now instead of being in a bootloop with cyanogenmod I am stuck looking at the asus letters when it starts up, it doesnt even bootloop it just stays there and to top it off i now have a bootloader error 0x00000000 and i cant do anything other than the sync looking thing hich i am assuming is fast boot. I can plug it in and the computer shows the device as fastboot but just dont know what to try anymore. I have read the buster post and i know this is kind of a repost but i just dont understand the linux portion of his response. Im guessing my tablet still has a fighting chance but im just devastated at this point to have lost its use within a day of having it. Ive really learned a lot by this happening so i dont beieve i will make these mistakes again but can someone please help me get this beauty back to her prime " pun intended ".
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Wow, you beat me on the unlock your new device within one day of usage...
You can see the post above to see if you still can use your fastboot. If your fastboot is still working, you can download the full latest firmware from Asus website and install it with fastboot command...good luck....:fingers-crossed:
Yeah sorry bout the length, i know a lot of times everyone asks for more details so i figured id get that out of the way, honestly didnt even know if i would get a response so much appreciated, i will be home shortly to try the download, def a huge failblog learning experience at best. when you do that what exactly is the point of making two blops. ?
To be honest with all the amazing kits that have come out of this forum Im quite baffled there is not one to reestablish things like the nexus toolkit. With my computer overheating i basically only have time to install a kit and run it before it stops working, so hopefully i have enough time to cmd prompt, but thats really the stuff i dont get. Is it possible to go into a little depth as far as the command prompts?the busters solution would be an easy guide to work from i would imagine.
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To be honest with all the amazing kits that have come out of this forum Im quite baffled there is not one to reestablish things like the nexus toolkit. With my computer overheating i basically only have time to install a kit and run it before it stops working, so hopefully i have enough time to cmd prompt, but thats really the stuff i dont get. Is it possible to go into a little depth as far as the command prompts?the busters solution would be an easy guide to work from i would imagine.
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Yes the are a number of tool kits in the dev forum But unlocking and setting up recovery and the bootloader on the asus transformer is different to the nexus devices so you can't have such a simple route I'm afraid.
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Yes the are a number of tool kits in the dev forum But unlocking and setting up recovery and the bootloader on the asus transformer is different to the nexus devices so you can't have such a simple route I'm afraid.
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Would I be able to us nvflash to install custom bootloader and then progress towards installing new rom? or does tht not really have anything to do with my situation? the asus website isnt working for me either so I cant download the proper firmware.
NobleXperiment said:
Would I be able to us nvflash to install custom bootloader and then progress towards installing new rom? or does tht not really have anything to do with my situation? the asus website isnt working for me either so I cant download the proper firmware.
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Your tablet is very close to becoming a paper weight - not the ideal situation to generate your nvflash blobs.
First step should be to get a working fastbooot connection. Either fix the PC or get fastboot set up on your Mac. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
A half-dead tablet and non-working PC is just a little more challenge than you need right now.
Without fastboot you cannot fix this. So get that set up and we can help more.
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berndblb said:
Your tablet is very close to becoming a paper weight - not the ideal situation to generate your nvflash blobs.
First step should be to get a working fastbooot connection. Either fix the PC or get fastboot set up on your Mac. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
A half-dead tablet and non-working PC is just a little more challenge than you need right now.
Without fastboot you cannot fix this. So get that set up and we can help more.
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I got fast boot setup on the Mac and it did show that it connected but I can't download the asus firmware on my Mac for some reason?
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I got fast boot setup on the Mac and it did show that it connected but I can't download the asus firmware on my Mac for some reason?
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You tried all the links? I use Global and it works.
Which SKU are you? I think I have the US .10 firmware lying around somewhere - can upload it to Dropbox.
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Thank you for the firmware offer but I went thru and fixed my pc and then got everything working with busters mothod:victory: I had to try it about 3 times and use my eSATA usb for some reason but i actually ended up going from stock 4.1.1 to 4.2.1 so all in all great success. honestly baffled that i pulled this off.
NobleXperiment said:
Thank you for the firmware offer but I went thru and fixed my pc and then got everything working with busters mothod:victory: I had to try it about 3 times and use my eSATA usb for some reason but i actually ended up going from stock 4.1.1 to 4.2.1 so all in all great success. honestly baffled that i pulled this off.
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:Good:
Now generating your NVflash blobs will be a breeze
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berndblb said:
:Good:
Now generating your NVflash blobs will be a breeze
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Should i go the route of NVflash now? I only mentioned it because I saw you could download blob files but does it really make you device unbrickable? Is this something i should go for or just be happy i fixed the tablet?
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Should i go the route of NVflash now? I only mentioned it because I saw you could download blob files but does it really make you device unbrickable? Is this something i should go for or just be happy i fixed the tablet?
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It makes it unbrickable. You can recover from any brick with the nvflash blob files.
NobleXperiment said:
Should i go the route of NVflash now? I only mentioned it because I saw you could download blob files but does it really make you device unbrickable? Is this something i should go for or just be happy i fixed the tablet?
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Entirely up to you. You were a half-step away from hard bricking your tablet. If this is a typical pattern for you (try first - ask/read later) it may be a very good idea to get those blobs squared away
You have to flash a modded bootloader and modded recovery just for generating the blobs (and flash back afterwards), so it may be a good idea to get this done before you get everything set up.
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With all of this being a first to me I certainly underestimated how easy it is to brick a device, but I did manage to fix it which seems much harder to do so i would have to think i can get the nvflash done. Appreciate the support here and everything people do within the forums, if somebody could direct me to an approved guide that would be quite nice, im assuming its very similar to what i just went through?
NobleXperiment said:
With all of this being a first to me I certainly underestimated how easy it is to brick a device, but I did manage to fix it which seems much harder to do so i would have to think i can get the nvflash done. Appreciate the support here and everything people do within the forums, if somebody could direct me to an approved guide that would be quite nice, im assuming its very similar to what i just went through?
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Follow these instructions to the letter.
https://www.androidroot.mobi/pages/guides/tegra3-guide-nvflash-jellybean/
I anything is unclear, ask in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901479
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So yeah while i thought the upgrade to 4.2.1 was a lucky mistake but now i cant use kingo to root my phone, any suggestions without having to go back to an earlier firmware?
or would getting the nvflash unroot the device again anyway?