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Actually I unlocked my xoom in android 3.1 version, and my xoom has been updated to 3.2 already. Do I need to unlock it again for rooting my xoom?
Also, can someone give me a nice, completed root process of xoom wifi only 3.2 u.s.? Coz i am not a professional user. Thank you so much for your help!
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Check the dev section.
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It's still unlocked...will stay that way unless you try to re-lock (don't).
There is a guide to root from stock 3.2 in the Development section...check it out. If it seems too complicated, wait a while because I'm sure someone will come up with a slightly simpler method. You will still need to get a bit hands on, of course.
I keep on getting this prompt saying I need to update my software, it'll just take a few minutes, etc. I rooted my phone just recently and want to make sure that if I update I won't lose my root privileges.
The reason I'd like to update us I'd like top see if it will fix the problem with the WiFi connection, I've completely lousy the ability top connect to WiFi.
Does anyone have any info in these issues?
Thanks
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Yes, you will lose your root. You can either use ota rootkeeper from the play store or my recommendation would be to just flash a ROM. CleanROM to be specific. It's based off the latest OTA. Flash that and the latest radio and you'll be golden. Best ROM available.
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choocher said:
I keep on getting this prompt saying I need to update my software, it'll just take a few minutes, etc. I rooted my phone just recently and want to make sure that if I update I won't lose my root privileges.
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If you install and activate OTARootkeeper, it will preserve your root. It's pretty much idiot-proof.
+1 for OTARootKeeper. It worked for me when my phone updated from 1.73 to 1.85.
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If you install and activate OTARootkeeper, it will preserve your root. It's pretty much idiot-proof.
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It should be noted that OTA Rootkeeper is verified to work with the 1.85 OTA, but its not a sure thing for every OTA. Its possible that future OTA's may still break root, even with Rootkeeper. When future updates come out, safest to see if OTA Rootkeeper works for others before attempting yourself, unless you feel like being brave (I guess somebody has to be the guinea pig). Or to install the update by some other means, as they are often posted here in pre-rooted form and installable via recovery.
I think I'll do both. The only thing is, everybody talks about flashing a Rom as if I should know what that is, or how to do it. Sadly, I don't have the slightest clue. Does anyone have a link to a step by step instruction on how to do it?
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I think I'll do both. The only thing is, everybody talks about flashing a Rom as if I should know what that is, or how to do it. Sadly, I don't have the slightest clue. Does anyone have a link to a step by step instruction on how to do it?
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There are such things, but if you're that clueless, you should do some reading and researching about the general subject before doing anything with your phone. Don't do anything that a) you don't fully understands and b) don't know how to undo.
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I think I'll do both. The only thing is, everybody talks about flashing a Rom as if I should know what that is, or how to do it. Sadly, I don't have the slightest clue. Does anyone have a link to a step by step instruction on how to do it?
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The reason why everybody talks like you should know what a ROM is is because this is xda-developers. This site is geared directly towards developers and users who root and flash ROMs and mods. It is pretty much understood that if you are on this site, you should at the very least know what a ROM is. There are other, more general Android sites out there that are for the average user but this is not one of those sites.
That said, if you check out the development section, you will see a whole bunch of threads for various ROMs and mods, I suggest checking them out and you will see what benefits they provide and how their experiences differ from the stock one. Flashing a ROM is a lot easier than you would think, and the benefits are endless. Everything you need to know about how to do it can be found here on xda, just look around a bit and you will find all the info you need. Good luck!
Thank you for the help and direction.
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No prob. If after doing some reading you still have questions, don't hesitate to ask. We're here to help
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My girlfriend has a stock unrooted phone. Today she got a notification that an update to her OS was available and downloaded it. Is this thing safe to install?
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My girlfriend has a stock unrooted phone. Today she got a notification that an update to her OS was available and downloaded it. Is this thing safe to install?
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Yes it is if you want to remain stock. The new update requires some finesse to root. If you dont care for root then go for it. If you want root, do it now. Just get Ace Advanced Hack Kit and follow the instruction.
She's kind of on the fence about rooting her device, so I want to keep the options open. I guess that as long as the update doesn't stop her from rooting with Ace Hack kit, (I've used it before) or locks the bootloader as happened with Motorola, I can tell her to go ahead.
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She's kind of on the fence about rooting her device, so I want to keep the options open. I guess that as long as the update doesn't stop her from rooting with Ace Hack kit, (I've used it before) or locks the bootloader as happened with Motorola, I can tell her to go ahead.
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It's a bigger pain to root with that update. If she's considering rooting and the update isn't a huge deal to her you might want to tell her to stick with what she has until she decides whether to root.
Please post all questions in the Q & A section. Thanks! Thread moved.
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JohnH4 said:
She's kind of on the fence about rooting her device, so I want to keep the options open. I guess that as long as the update doesn't stop her from rooting with Ace Hack kit, (I've used it before) or locks the bootloader as happened with Motorola, I can tell her to go ahead.
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I recommend using the hack kit. S-off that thing and install one of the rooted versions of the new RUU. ClearDroid and GizRoot work sweet.
Enjoy the Pickle
We S-off'ed it for her last night. Went smoothly. I will take a look at what's out there for her and see what kind of mods, tweaks, and roms tickle her fancy. I know she's going to want to enable native tethering, so I guess I'll start there. Appreciate all the tips guys. Keep 'em coming!
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JohnH4 said:
We S-off'ed it for her last night. Went smoothly. I will take a look at what's out there for her and see what kind of mods, tweaks, and roms tickle her fancy. I know she's going to want to enable native tethering, so I guess I'll start there. Appreciate all the tips guys. Keep 'em coming!
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Welcome! Well, seeing as how tethering is one of the bigger reasons that people root, most ROMs (at least non-Sense ones I've tried) have them. You might want to tell her to aim a little higher.
Try Android Revolution HD. It is basically the update she would have gotten but rooted and can hotspot with no problem.
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Currently I use stock JB with a few tweaks like freezing apps... Nothing fancy. My phone feels snappy, fast and reliable. Are there perceivable benefits in those respective areas to be gained by unlocking bootloader and flashing developments that have surfaced since this capability?
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Currently I use stock JB with a few tweaks like freezing apps... Nothing fancy. My phone feels snappy, fast and reliable. Are there perceivable benefits in those respective areas to be gained by unlocking bootloader and flashing developments that have surfaced since this capability?
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For me its worth it if you root and install a custom rom. Unlocking the bootloader alone will not affect your phones performance unless you flash a recovery and a rom. But you can get so much more customization as well as performance boosts with any of the roms here. Ill never go back to a stock system.
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Yeah its absolutely worth it. Great devs and the community is growing.
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Even the beta developing that is going on makes it worth it. 4.2.x is a much better android and several people are working to make it work for us. unlocking gives you the ability to enjoy the fruits of their labour. Do it. If nothing else, you have true control over your device, with it to me.
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Thanks y'all. Can anyone make a recommendation of the first rom to try after unlocking bootloader. I'm experienced flasher and I'm sure I'll scour the boards for my first project but a point in the right direction to help
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I unlocked mine rooted it and flash what was available have my stock build safely stored away I am coming from HTC and GneX where there are plenty of guides and help in the community it's kinda confusing for me atm but am happy that it's beginning to take off look at the threads you can see the activity going on based on questionOn a side note you should have posted this in the Q&A s and answers Personally I would like to see more tutorials my knowledge of this device isn't so good that I understand it yet, going keep banging away at it and reading information I can fine .
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Nero's said:
Thanks y'all. Can anyone make a recommendation of the first rom to try after unlocking bootloader. I'm experienced flasher and I'm sure I'll scour the boards for my first project but a point in the right direction to help
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I've tried AOKP,CM10.1,Elemental X, my personal favorite atm is Elemental X
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Nero's said:
Thanks y'all. Can anyone make a recommendation of the first rom to try after unlocking bootloader. I'm experienced flasher and I'm sure I'll scour the boards for my first project but a point in the right direction to help
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I guess I'd say CM10.1 or AOKP which are posted in this forum, since most of the other roms are flavors of those, and trying those gave me an understanding of where the other roms are coming from. There are a number of nice CM10.1/AOKP variants available, like the Xenon one posted here, Carbon, Axiom (aka Codex), Pac Man, and Baked posted over at droid-hive. Pac Man is interesting because it also incorporates features from Paranoid Android. There isn't a working vanilla Paranoid Android port for this phone yet as far as I know.
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jmcdonald58 said:
my personal favorite atm is Elemental X
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I'll have to try that out.
Oooo, weekend project. So excited
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Motorola has made the unlocking very "visible"
I'm already unlocked and running epinter's CM10.1 ROM (Android 4.2.2). I unlock and run CM primarily for wireless tethering.
Note that if you do unlock the bootloader, you will always be shown a Motorola designed splash screen at boot - the splash screen is visible for 3/4 seconds and informs anyone using the phone that the bootloader is unlocked and that the warranty is void. This is what you'll see - http://www.droid-life.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/razr-hd-bootloader-unlocked.jpg
I've had 2 Motorolas before this - the original Droid and the Atrix. If you unlocked the Droid, there was no telltale sign. On the Atrix, you briefly saw the word "Unlocked" in the upper left corner of the screen at boot. But on the RAZR HD, you get the elaborately designed screen.
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I'm already unlocked and running epinter's CM10.1 ROM (Android 4.2.2). I unlock and run CM primarily for wireless tethering.
Note that if you do unlock the bootloader, you will always be shown a Motorola designed splash screen at boot - the splash screen is visible for 3/4 seconds and informs anyone using the phone that the bootloader is unlocked and that the warranty is void. This is what you'll see - http://www.droid-life.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/razr-hd-bootloader-unlocked.jpg
I've had 2 Motorolas before this - the original Droid and the Atrix. If you unlocked the Droid, there was no telltale sign. On the Atrix, you briefly saw the word "Unlocked" in the upper left corner of the screen at boot. But on the RAZR HD, you get the elaborately designed screen.
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I used this method to restore original M to splash screen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980139
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I personally am on the AOKP posted in this forum. It has been very stable and the dev updates frequently and is quite active. He recently built an OC kernel in that took my device to 1.9ghz and as low as 192mhz. All around good ROM if you can live without camcorder.
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I have acquired a Motorola Atrix 2 from a best friend of mine. I have been following XDA for years thank you for all the help with my optimus v. I do not know how to tell which leak I have I apologize but I have looked at the threads until my eyes have I apologize but I have looked at the threads until my eyes have bled and then looked again and I still see so much conflicting information I do not know what to do or think anymore. I want to know if I am running scvc 7 ICS supercharged.. If I can go to another rom. I hope I find out I have one of the phones that I can go back to Gingerbread. My friend is clueless he has no answers for me. again I a I'm not exactly a noob but . I owe is much is i know so far to you all so thank you in advance
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I have acquired a Motorola Atrix 2 from a best friend of mine. I have been following XDA for years thank you for all the help with my optimus v. I do not know how to tell which leak I have I apologize but I have looked at the threads until my eyes have I apologize but I have looked at the threads until my eyes have bled and then looked again and I still see so much conflicting information I do not know what to do or think anymore. I want to know if I am running scvc 7 ICS supercharged.. If I can go to another rom. I hope I find out I have one of the phones that I can go back to Gingerbread. My friend is clueless he has no answers for me. again I a I'm not exactly a noob but . I owe is much is i know so far to you all so thank you in advance
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Post a screenshot of your about phone screen. If the kernel build has a mid july build date, then it is leak 1 and you can go back to GB using my script in the dev section.
Otherwise you can only run ICS based ROMs (yes you can run any ROM that is ICS based, just not GB based ones).
If you have issues it is easy to use the ICS FXZ, as we did not have that yet when leak one and two were out. Hence the issues and bricks. You MUST know which version of the phone though (ATT, Asian, or HK) To properly use an FXZ, or you have a chance to brick.
Had to break out my optimus v, and I would like to personally thank you for responding so quick. I expected to get really beat up I have been following you all for years and I know how it is horrible to be redundant here. Well my new friend it looks like I am on week 2. I do not know what to do where I should go from here but I will tell you what more stable even stock would be better even if it is a ICS leak. I don't know why they call it a leak if it came over the air does that mean AT&T in Motorola send out experimental software? the fact that I'm posting speaks to the power that this phone is an anomaly. Through the years I have never once had to post. All of my hard questions have been answered by you all in advance.
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Post a screenshot of your about phone screen. If the kernel build has a mid july build date, then it is leak 1 and you can go back to GB using my script in the dev section.
Otherwise you can only run ICS based ROMs (yes you can run any ROM that is ICS based, just not GB based ones).
If you have issues it is easy to use the ICS FXZ, as we did not have that yet when leak one and two were out. Hence the issues and bricks. You MUST know which version of the phone though (ATT, Asian, or HK) To properly use an FXZ, or you have a chance to brick.
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thank you, does this tell you that I'm on the second leak? I don't know where to look to find out how to install a permanent recovery.. I suppose I'll have to use boostrap.. scary concept....
and FXZ..New one to me. I'll search the threads more for that.. unless you want to throw new some more hints. my girlfriend and I, are so grateful
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Think that's official. It's same as I have, and i fxz'd to official 4.0.4.
Going back to gingerbread is worthless. It'd be like going from Windows 7 back to xp.
We don't use bootstrap anymore, and If you have I'd fxz to stock, root it, and then install boot menu manager, or BMM. then can flash the newer stuff.
But be aware the what your on and Numa are the only fully functional and stable ones we have.
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Think that's official. It's same as I have, and i fxz'd to official 4.0.4.
Going back to gingerbread is worthless. It'd be like going from Windows 7 back to xp.
We don't use bootstrap anymore, and If you have I'd fxz to stock, root it, and then install boot menu manager, or BMM. then can flash the newer stuff.
But be aware the what your on and Numa are the only fully functional and stable ones we have.
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Hey thanks man. We bought this from my best friend actually it was a gift. It is on leak two I believe according to Jim and also it came with SCV7. It is already rooted. I am just confused as to the next step to do how to FXZ ..it is AT&T phone. I am scared to death I will brick this ! And the scary thing is I have rooted been custom ROMs and recoveries on many different phones for friends and coworkers but I have never encountered anything like this Motorola Edison
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Hey thanks man. We bought this from my best friend actually it was a gift. It is on leak two I believe according to Jim and also it came with SCV7. It is already rooted. I am just confused as to the next step to do how to FXZ ..it is AT&T phone. I am scared to death I will brick this ! And the scary thing is I have rooted been custom ROMs and recoveries on many different phones for friends and coworkers but I have never encountered anything like this Motorola Edison
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At&t FXZ is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961310
Don't know what to do with it? Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909319
Want root? The root batch file jimbrigman posted here is (IMO) the most reliable method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28934153
All you'll need from that last link should be the root file. Be sure to read all the available instructions/information provided a few times until you are comfortable with what you're doing and you'll be OK. :thumbup:
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At&t FXZ is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961310
Don't know what to do with it? Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909319
Want root? The root batch file jimbrigman posted here is (IMO) the most reliable method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28934153
All you'll need from that last link should be the root file. Be sure to read all the available instructions/information provided a few times until you are comfortable with what you're doing and you'll be OK. :thumbup:
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wow that is incredible. And there is a lot of love in this place. I appreciate that. My next move is to borrow my friends laptop as mine has died and get started hopefully this weekend. I will report the results. Did I say you guys were awesome? Voice love this place and I cannot wait to start my classes, I'm going to study Linux and computer technology at the local community college here. And from there who knows. Anyways thank you to you all and many like you for the inspiration I cannot wait to get my girls phone working 100 percent again.. Now to focus on the other problem I will try to read the thread and then I'll post later the screen seems possessed like it touches on its own I don't know if its a digitizer or a program problem because it seems to come and go at different times of the month. Very bizarre. Anyways thank you any tips are appreciated and I will keep you informed on this little project, and I'm going to start Searching the threads hoping I have the answer to someone else's question :thumbup:
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