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Haven't really done much to my phone in a while but now that I got the sdcard issue fixed and the phone is stable I got on here to see if any new developments in the ulocked bootloader front and noticed we now have an update to 2.3.6. I wish it was ICS but that's coming, so I'd like to upgrade to the latest firmware and would like to know the best way I should go about it.
I'm currently rooted and have removed most of if not all of the bloatware, I've read that can cause problems when doing the OTA update. Is that true? If so, will doing a factory reset restore all that's needed to allow me to do the OTA?
I have no desire to flash lfabers deodexed 2.3.6 since the volume rocker isn't working right (or so I heard).
If a factory reset is not good enough should I install RSDLite 5.6 and flash the 2.3.5 FXZ and then do the OTA?
Let me know what you think as I'd like to make this happen as seamless as possible, don't need any surprises ya know?
This is covered in the noob thread, but...
Factory reset will not be good enough, since the OTA update actually looks for the bloatware to update.
Before you do anything, I recommend going into Atrix 2 Bootstrapper and creating a backup. You'll have to flash back to stock, update, then use the Motofail one click root in the noob thread. Then you can restore your data using the Bootstrapper.
I highly recommend the Supercharged V5_1 ROM and ICS theme, though.
Go ahead and take the jump, you won't be disappointed. Both the stock and V5 are very good
At first the deodexed 2.3.6 wasn't completely working because of a bad deodex, but lfaber06 got that all worked out.
If you want to update to stock 2.3.6 you will have to flash the 2.3.5 fxz first to get all your bloatware back.
Doing the OTA while rooted is fine, it will just remove your root and then you can just re-root.
Thanks guys...I have followed the steps outlined above (and in the referenced noob thread) and have successfully flashed the 2.3.5 fxz. Downloading the OTA as we speak.....Gonna get root back once that's installed then reinstall the CWM bootstrap and then restore from the backup I made at the beginning of this process and i'm good to go right?
916x10 said:
Thanks guys...I have followed the steps outlined above (and in the referenced noob thread) and have successfully flashed the 2.3.5 fxz. Downloading the OTA as we speak.....Gonna get root back once that's installed then reinstall the CWM bootstrap and then restore from the backup I made at the beginning of this process and i'm good to go right?
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Restoring the CWM backup will restore you back to 2.3.5. However, CWM is awesome enough that it will let you restore only parts of the backup. Boot into CWM, got to backup and restore, then go to Advanced Restore. If you select "Restore data" you will get back your apps and settings but keep 2.3.6.
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Restoring the CWM backup will restore you back to 2.3.5. However, CWM is awesome enough that it will let you restore only parts of the backup. Boot into CWM, got to backup and restore, then go to Advanced Restore. If you select "Restore data" you will get back your apps and settings but keep 2.3.6.
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Cool...restoring as we speak. Thanks for your help
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Cool...restoring as we speak. Thanks for your help
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Glad to help!
You guys are the ****!
The flashing/update/rooting/restoring process went off without a hitch and my device is back to how I had it setup before I started it. This was my first time ever using the CWM Recovery bootstrap and RSDLite so I was a bit nervous but after using then I realize that CWM Recovery and RSDLite is just like xRecovery and FlashTool for my previous SE Xperia X10.
Well it gets even easier then using RSD lite. Get jydaddy's RAZR boot into CWM exploit and install it! Well worth it. With his exploit everytime you boot you boot into CWM.All you do is perform one extra step to reboot. Say you flash something and it goes wrong , instead of having to boot into fastboot and flash the fastboot files with RSD you simply pull the battery, let it boot into CWM and perform a simple restore. Your phone never gets hooked up to a single cord and saves sooo much time for!!!
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Well it gets even easier then using RSD lite. Get jydaddy's RAZR boot into CWM exploit and install it! Well worth it. With his exploit everytime you boot you boot into CWM.All you do is perform one extra step to reboot. Say you flash something and it goes wrong , instead of having to boot into fastboot and flash the fastboot files with RSD you simply pull the battery, let it boot into CWM and perform a simple restore. Your phone never gets hooked up to a single cord and saves sooo much time for!!!
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+1 the exploit is great!
Before I go wiping my device again in anticipation of getting the OTA ICS update...
I made a backup of my device when I was on the original Honeycomb build after rooting. I then switched to the Prime ROM. I'm assuming that I can just restore my Honeycomb update, get Root Keeper and install the OTA update. Am I correct, or is there something that will stop me from doing this?
Edit: Also, when restoring a backup using CWM, does it automatically wipe the device before restoring, or does that need to be done manually?
I believe you also need to restore the original recovery. The last time I tried to flash an upgrade on my rooted stock image using CWM, it rebooted after downloading and rejected the (non-stock) recovery. I'm guessing the ICS update will require a reboot into the stock recovery as well.
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I believe you also need to restore the original recovery. The last time I tried to flash an upgrade on my rooted stock image using CWM, it rebooted after downloading and rejected the (non-stock) recovery. I'm guessing the ICS update will require a reboot into the stock recovery as well.
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Indeed, no OTA update when original recovery is not installed.
I looked around a bit and saw how to unroot and restore to stock recovery... is there an easy way to just restore stock recovery? My plan was to restore my stock backup (to get off revolver) and then can go from CWM -> Stock, I just wasn't sure how to do the last part without undoing everything and fully returning to stock/no root.
It's also very possible that Root Keeper will not work since this is a new firmware form the ground up.
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It's also very possible that Root Keeper will not work since this is a new firmware form the ground up.
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OTA Rootkeeper do not work if the system partition is formatted. Which is not the until now. Also people reported OTA rootkeeper worked to get root back after ICS update.
Otherwise use vipermod option 1 to root on ICS.
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Before I go wiping my device again in anticipation of getting the OTA ICS update...
I made a backup of my device when I was on the original Honeycomb build after rooting. I then switched to the Prime ROM. I'm assuming that I can just restore my Honeycomb update, get Root Keeper and install the OTA update. Am I correct, or is there something that will stop me from doing this?
Edit: Also, when restoring a backup using CWM, does it automatically wipe the device before restoring, or does that need to be done manually?
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I just did exactly this. I had a nandroid backup of my original stock honeycomb so I restored the backup (I had some problems with the kernel after restoring from Revolver with some OC kernel, but flashing "plain" Revolver and then restoring the stock rom from the backup did the trick).
After that I made sure that everything is OK - I checked that I'm on the correct pieces of the software, in particular the kernel. All looked fine so I pulled OTA update, but before applying it I had to restore stock recovery. For this I used the stock recovery linked in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154947 Just downloaded it, placed it on my SD card, rebooted into CWM recovery and flashed it (pleas note - I only downloaded this single file, not needed to download any other files mentioned n the above thread since I already been on rooted stock rom).
After booting the TF again, I made sure that my root is backed up with Supercurio's Root Keeper, then I applied the OTA and after a few minutes I was happy user of ICSed Transformer.
Please note that what worked in my case may not work in yours though. So be careful, think twice, and keep in mind that it's your decision - your risk (and if something goes wrong - your brick )
BTW, all applications, data, etc. are still in place. Root was restored via Root Keeper. Then I downloaded some updates of applications and so far I'm fine.
I have a Razr M -- if there is a better place to ask this, please don't hesitate. I am new to this, but trying to learn.
I had the phone rooted and the bootloader unlocked, 4.1.2. I haven't accepted the OTA, but as you'll see below it's a pain because I've lost root and can't freeze the updater. The phone is still unlocked, and TWRP is still installed, but no root.
I had a problem with Safestrap where it would not create new ROM slots. I fixed it with a data format and factory reset. I was able to reroot with Motochopper, and then used Titanium to restore my apps. I must have restored something that the system didn't like, because I got stuck in a bootloop.
I then factory reset again, to start over. Only now Motochopper doesn't root.
I get a success message from Motochopper, Superuser does appear on the phone, but I also get the lines:
sh: /system/xbin/busybox: not found
cp: /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Superuser itself says that the binary needs to be updated, but none of the install options (install, recovery install) work. I tried Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, since I had a protected SU installed, and it didn't work either.
Since I had Safestrap installed, I thought I might be able to get CMOD to a custom ROM slot even if the stock had lost root. I went ahead and created a custom ROM slot and tried to flash the Razr M CMOD 10.1 and gapps to it. I got a success message, but when I boot I just get a blackscreen; I've waited it out for 20 minutes or so, and nothing loads.
I have the Razr 1.20 utility, but frankly I am afraid to use it to try to go back to stock 4.1.2. I don't know what the OTAs have done, and frankly everything I have loaded to the M has bombed, and if I mess with my (now screwed up) stock install, I don't know that I'll be able to recover. But using the 1.20 utility and flashing 4.1.2 is my last idea.
Any help or thoughts? Why the hell did Motochopper stop working? What does this line about busybox mean? Can it be fixed short of trying to go back to stock 4.1.2?
Any help would be deeply appreciated. Because I lost root (and Titanium) I can't freeze the updater any more, which means it's now a matter of postponing every 12 hours. Not my favorite thing. And because my bootloader is unlocked I really hesitate to accept the OTA.
Don't use safestrap with a unlocked bootloader. If you Want something similar use twrp. Then flash a rom. Although your in the RAZR HD section so I don't believe any of these roms will work.
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Your forums recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302969
Official rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2306377
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OP won't be able to tai the OTA if there is a recovery other than stock.
Forget about losing root. If you are oot loader unlocked, you will only need to flash a new ROM *OR* a package that has the su binaries in it.
Much ado about nothing.
Razr HD Maxx on Verizon.
I am rooted, unlocked bootloader, Team Win recovery, stock OS.
3 times I attempted to install the latest update (9.18.79.en.US). Each time it reboots into Team Win recovery. I then reboot the system and once the desktop loads, it reboots immediately into Team Win recovery. I can never get into the OS anymore because it immediately displays "Powering off" and loads the Team Win recovery screen. So, each of the 3 times I attempted to install, I ended up reverting back to my backup.
What am I doing wrong? Do I need to remove Team Win? Is the update not compatible with my current setup? Or, do I need to do it manually? i.e. download the update and install it using Team Win recovery.
Thoughts? Thank you in advance for reading and attempting a resolution. If I end up figuring it out, I'll post an update. :good:
Fix for Reboots
Too Fix Just go on Teamwin Recovery and select wipe Data>Advance Wipe Data> and only wipe cache and dalvik cache..
that should fix y;our reboots..
as for the update.... no sure yet
Your phone has to be stock with all apps in tack to take a ota. So yes you need to be using the stock recovery and preserve and remove root with voodoo.
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thanks to both responses.
quick update: i located the downloaded update via /cache. i attempted to install it when TWRP came up. "Failed". I wiped cache/dalvik, and that did not work either. It fixed the boot problem initially, but then it just prompted for the update again and the reboot cycle repeated. except I was in a factory state with my apps. (i.e. i had to go through the initial prompts of setting up my phone.)
So, I will attempt to do the following:
deeje00 said:
Your phone has to be stock with all apps in tack to take a ota. So yes you need to be using the stock recovery and preserve and remove root with voodoo.
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Installing new Razr HD Verizon update
The update must be installed using stock recovery. I did this just today by temp unrooting using voodoo, installing stock recovery using razr hd utility, and then downloading and installing the update, which will boot the phone into the stock recovery to automatically finish the installation after you click install. After the phone reboots, I verified that the update installed, re-rooted using voodoo, and re-installed TWRP using the razr hd utility. After this, all is working well. :good:
I did everything except root recovery with voodoo now I have ota update to 9.18.926 bootloader unlocked but can't get root... Do I have to start over with rsd?
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Andrewl62 said:
I did everything except root recovery with voodoo now I have ota update to 9.18.926 bootloader unlocked but can't get root... Do I have to start over with rsd?
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If you still have custom recovery with and unlocked bootloader you should be able to flash the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.41.zip... If you do not have custom recovery install TWRP/CWM so you can install the zip..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Mr-Glass said:
If you still have custom recovery with and unlocked bootloader you should be able to flash the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.41.zip... If you do not have custom recovery install TWRP/CWM so you can install the zip..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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I have stock recovery on my phone, re-enabled/unfroze all stock apps, temp unrooted with voodoo and it still won't install
Any thoughts?
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The update must be installed using stock recovery. I did this just today by temp unrooting using voodoo, installing stock recovery using razr hd utility, and then downloading and installing the update, which will boot the phone into the stock recovery to automatically finish the installation after you click install. After the phone reboots, I verified that the update installed, re-rooted using voodoo, and re-installed TWRP using the razr hd utility. After this, all is working well. :good:
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This worked perfectly for me coming from 9.16. I'm now running stock 9.18.17.XT926 rooted and unlocked with TWRP reinstalled. No hiccups at all, thanks, woodjc01!
EDIT: I did unfreeze/enable all the bloatware apps I had previously disabled (zappo's, nfl mobile, real racing 2, etc) before installing the OTA update.
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This worked perfectly for me coming from 9.16. I'm now running stock 9.18.17.XT926 rooted and unlocked with TWRP reinstalled. No hiccups at all, thanks, woodjc01!
EDIT: I did unfreeze/enable all the bloatware apps I had previously disabled (zappo's, nfl mobile, real racing 2, etc) before installing the OTA update.
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Your welcome. Glad I could help.
forgot to give an update. i got the update to work with the stock recovery. i'm on newest stock os build with unlocked bootloader, root, and stock recovery. :good:
by3times1minus1 said:
This worked perfectly for me coming from 9.16. I'm now running stock 9.18.17.XT926 rooted and unlocked with TWRP reinstalled. No hiccups at all, thanks, woodjc01!
EDIT: I did unfreeze/enable all the bloatware apps I had previously disabled (zappo's, nfl mobile, real racing 2, etc) before installing the OTA update.
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My dad is getting a message to update to 9.18.x every 24 hours.
Sometimes he accidentally hits the OK/ update button and has to go back in TWRP to wipe cache and dalvik.
So, how does one freeze the Verizon update application? We have unlocked bootloader and running 9.16.x and TWRP installed along with the Voodo thing for securing root.
My update failed to install as well. I'm rooted but NOT unlocked. Can someone point me in the right direction regarding how to restore bloatware apps? I made the rookie mistake of completely removing some of them a while back. I sincerely apologize if a solution has been posted already, as I was not able to find one so far.
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My dad is getting a message to update to 9.18.x every 24 hours.
Sometimes he accidentally hits the OK/ update button and has to go back in TWRP to wipe cache and dalvik.
So, how does one freeze the Verizon update application? We have unlocked bootloader and running 9.16.x and TWRP installed along with the Voodo thing for securing root.
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Why do you not want the update? Your bootloader is unlocked so you're safe to go all the way to Kit Kat.
iBolski said:
Why do you not want the update? Your bootloader is unlocked so you're safe to go all the way to Kit Kat.
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Well, I had asked to hold on till 4.4 is made available and that was supposed to come out in January.
But yesterday I upgraded the phone to 4.4.2 following Samurai's thread on DroidRzr forum.
s_u_n said:
Well, I had asked to hold on till 4.4 is made available and that was supposed to come out in January.
But yesterday I upgraded the phone to 4.4.2 following Samurai's thread on DroidRzr forum.
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But that's what this OTA was - the 4.4 upgrade. I guess I'm a little confused on what you were asking exactly.
Glad you are on KK now, though. And, you can go back to JB if you want to since your bootloader is unlocked.
I was running Xylon and decided to download DLHacker's latest CM10.2. I backup up Xylon, wiped system, data, cache & dalvik and installed the the 8-13 build as well as the 8-12 gapps. First boot seemed to go okay but the keyboard kept force closing to the point that I could not complete the set-up. I forced a reboot, got back into TWRP and wiped cache & dalvik and fixed permissions. Now it hangs at the splash screen, doesn't boot loop, just hangs. So I got back into recovery, wiped system, data, cache & dalvik and restored my Xylon backup. Still hangs on the splash screen, doesn't boot loop, just hangs. I go back into recovery and wipe everything again and try to install an older build of Rage HD (4.1.2) and it reboots recovery everytime I try to install it.
I am currently installing the CM10.2 build and am going to use the 3-1 gapps I have on the sd and see if that makes any difference.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as looking now it seems like that combo is hanging on the splash screen too.
I experienced something similar when flashing CM 10.2. I ended up fastbooting back to stock.
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mentose457 said:
I experienced something similar when flashing CM 10.2. I ended up fastbooting back to stock.
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I think that's what is going to have to happen, can't do that from my work computer though, guess I'm phoneless for the day. That means no Freebeer & Hotwings podcast and no music. Oh well, that's why they call it the bleeding edge, sometimes ya get cut.
I plan to install the latest firmware through RSDLite when I get home, does anyone know if there an issue with installing the MR4 (VZW_XT926_4.1.2_9.8.1Q_62_VQW_MR-4_VQW_CFC) when I'm unlocked? Will I have any issue re-rooting or anything like that if I install the latest firmware rather than an earlier one? I never recieved MR4 OTA because I was no longer stock when it was pushed.
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I plan to install the latest firmware through RSDLite when I get home, does anyone know if there an issue with installing the MR4 (VZW_XT926_4.1.2_9.8.1Q_62_VQW_MR-4_VQW_CFC) when I'm unlocked? Will I have any issue re-rooting or anything like that if I install the latest firmware rather than an earlier one? I never recieved MR4 OTA because I was no longer stock when it was pushed.
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There wont be an issue because you are unlocked. AFIK you cant root the newest firmware. If I were you id flash the last OTA that can be rooted, root it, use a root keeper such as voodoo to back it up, take the latest OTA, then restore root with the root keeper you used.
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There wont be an issue because you are unlocked. AFIK you cant root the newest firmware. If I were you id flash the last OTA that can be rooted, root it, use a root keeper such as voodoo to back it up, take the latest OTA, then restore root with the root keeper you used.
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I'll have to do a bit of research before I pull the trigger. I'm pretty sure the first 4.1.2 VZW pushed can be rooted...
To the root threadz!
You are correct. The first 4.1.2 was rootable. You could use the Droid Utility 2.0 to restore that version and root.
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Finally got things fixed. I tried through rsd lite, but it kept failing. Downloaded one of the utilities and it seemed to work, but still hung on the splash screen. So after downloading a few other factory images which also failed to flash, I saw the problem. Somehow I had downloaded rsd lite 5.6. *facepalm* Probably stay stock for a little bit, thanks for the help.
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