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[Q] how to update from ics to jellybean?

hi, i recently got a droid razr hd,, its on ics system version 7.21.11.xt925.skt.en.kr build number vanquish_u
_skt-userdebug 4.0.4 ,,7.7 1q-126_VQS-11 14 test-keys,, how do i update,, which are the correct files to dowload, and where to download them.....,.,.,.

seriosly?? atleast abuse me for this annoying question!!! cum on man,, someone reply

Bump!! Why this forum is so queit?
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Not many people have these phones, so traffic is very slow on this forum.
You have an engineering device with a userdebug testkeys firmware on it.
The good news is that your device can run any firmware because it has an unlocked bootloader, so all you need to do is download the full XML.zip for the current release for your region and flash it using RSD Lite.
The bad news is that a stock OTA update cannot be loaded successfully on that firmware because it's a testkeys build with different signatures and other debugging components, so you will have to manually upgrade it to a stock build.
You have a very unusual device and must have purchased it from someone who was a tester originally.
Enjoy it!
Edit: Here is the best link to find the right firmware files.
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/vanquish_u/list.php

cellzealot said:
Not many people have these phones, so traffic is very slow on this forum.
You have an engineering device with a userdebug testkeys firmware on it.
The good news is that your device can run any firmware because it has an unlocked bootloader, so all you need to do is download the full XML.zip for the current release for your region and flash it using RSD Lite.
The bad news is that a stock OTA update cannot be loaded successfully on that firmware because it's a testkeys build with different signatures and other debugging components, so you will have to manually upgrade it to a stock build.
You have a very unusual device and must have purchased it from someone who was a tester originally.
Enjoy it!
Edit: Here is the best link to find the right firmware files.
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/vanquish_u/list.php
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U mean , I can download any firmware file and flash it via RSD? ,, hey. , wait a minute, my country/region is not in the list , what now? Which will be the correct firmware to use?
P.s I'm now looking forward to root and flash a custom JB rom, my bootloader is already unlocked, so if I manage to root my device,, can I just flash cwm recovery and start flashing wiping and flashing Roms? Btw , what do you recomend , upgrade or root?
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Yes, you should be able to just fastboot the latest CWM or TWRP recovery image for the xt925 and then flash anything you want because a status 1 device is a true engineering model that is NS(Non Secured) and performs no signature checks at all on the bootchain.
Rooting these devices is simply a matter of flashing a zip from the custom recovery and no exploits are required.
You also already have root in adb shell, that is what userdebug means.
You will have to find the best firmware for your region and carrier and it may take some experimenting and/or reading to find which is best for you.
Definitely make a full backup of your current build so you can restore it as needed.
You have more possibilities due to the completely unlocked status of the device but it also means you are on your own and must manage it yourself and be responsible for understanding how to do that.
Fair deal!

cellzealot said:
Yes, you should be able to just fastboot the latest CWM or TWRP recovery image for the xt925 and then flash anything you want because a status 1 device is a true engineering model that is NS(Non Secured) and performs no signature checks at all on the bootchain.
Rooting these devices is simply a matter of flashing a zip from the custom recovery and no exploits are required.
You also already have root in adb shell, that is what userdebug means.
You will have to find the best firmware for your region and carrier and it may take some experimenting and/or reading to find which is best for you.
Definitely make a full backup of your current build so you can restore it as needed.
You have more possibilities due to the completely unlocked status of the device but it also means you are on your own and must manage it yourself and be responsible for understanding how to do that.
Fair deal!
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thanks for your response!! im pretty sure mine is a test model, there is also a label on the side of the screen "Not for sale" !! so, im just gonna boot in fastboot mode and flash twrp, do a nandroid,, flash cyanogenmod 10.1!! and thats it! i will not flash a firmware, i have heard the 4.1.2 update has reboot issues,, so im gonna go with a custom rom, :highfive: , a qusetion, since im a total noob in motorola! so , i wanna know , in motorola , unlocked bootloader means im free to do everything!?! i mean, in HTC , if i unlock my bootloader, i always have flash the boot.img seperatley from fastboot,, so i wanna know , if there are any issues in motorola like that? sorry for silly Q!!

Latest update 16gb

What is the latest right now and is Oxygen avail without rooting or rom?

cell2011 said:
What is the latest right now and is Oxygen avail without rooting or rom?
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Latest for CM11S is 05Q and Oxygen is only available through a flashable zip. So you will need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash it.
You can also wait for CM12S to come out "later this week," which should be available through an OTA.

The_Symbiote said:
Latest for CM11S is 05Q and Oxygen is only available through a flashable zip. So you will need to unlock the bootloader in order to flash it.
You can also wait for CM12S to come out "later this week," which should be available through an OTA.
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Ok ty im new to OPO so since the phone i get is still on 4.4.4 i can you use the toolkit thats on here in the forum for unlocking boot and root? Then i can flash Ox OS Can i still take 12s if im rooted when its avail on OTA?

cell2011 said:
Ok ty im new to OPO so since the phone i get is still on 4.4.4 i can you use the toolkit thats on here in the forum for unlocking boot and root? Then i can flash Ox OS Can i still take 12s if im rooted when its avail on OTA?
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You can use a toolkit, but I would suggest against it.
@timmaaa has an excellent thread that has been posted here which gives you literally everything you need to unlock your bootloader, install a custom recovery, etc.
If you flash Oxygen, you will not be able to OTA to 12S. However, I'm sure there will be flashable zips up the same day it comes out.

The_Symbiote said:
You can use a toolkit, but I would suggest against it.
@timmaaa has an excellent thread that has been posted here which gives you literally everything you need to unlock your bootloader, install a custom recovery, etc.
If you flash Oxygen, you will not be able to OTA to 12S. However, I'm sure there will be flashable zips up the same day it comes out.
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This look ok this is what im buying

How To Flash Custom 6.0.1 Roms On Locked Bootloader That Cannot Be Unlocked

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Downgrade Files
Any Prerooted PB1 Rom
PB1_Firmware_With_PB1_Bootloader_CAUTION.zip
Place rom and PB1_Firmware_With_PB1_Bootloader_CAUTION.zip on phone
Wipe Data/System/Cache
Flash Rom
Flash PB1_Firmware_With_PB1_Bootloader_CAUTION.zip
your done. You dont need to worry about safestrap zip because you will be rooted again

Weird.....so we'll have a we can flash any Custom MM Rom......but it won't be Rooted. Progress!

Stupifier said:
Weird.....so we'll have a we can flash any Custom MM Rom......but it won't be Rooted. Progress!
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Always need root just to install custom roms . If we can install roms without root , then we don't need root anymore ( I am still lost ). Now I can wait for custom 6.1 roms.

Its not ideal but at least you dont have to go through the whole reroot process each time you want to change roms. And you can still flash zips etc in safestrap.

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Can we run and use apps which require ROOT access?
I'm a bit confused though. Don't custom ROMs come pre-rooted???? So wouldn't flashing a custom ROM which is pre-rooted....... remain rooted?

Stupifier said:
Can we run and use apps which require ROOT access?
I'm a bit confused though. Don't custom ROMs come pre-rooted???? So wouldn't flashing a custom ROM which is pre-rooted....... remain rooted?
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Probably no . It says by @jrkruse the flashed Roms got no root !

Stupifier said:
Can we run and use apps which require ROOT access?
I'm a bit confused though. Don't custom ROMs come pre-rooted???? So wouldn't flashing a custom ROM which is pre-rooted....... remain rooted?
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alin919 said:
Probably no . It says by @jrkruse the flashed Roms got no root !
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You cannot have a rooted MM rom with locked bootloader because to have root requires a custom kernel which locked bootloaders cannot flash. It doesnt matter if the rom is prerooted or not! Stock Boot.img means no root. You cannot run apps that require root with these roms All this method does if give you some options the biggest option being the ability to flash zips. and change roms with out having to odin back to stock pb1 then reroot then. Try the stock MM rom I posted. Once installed you can flash a debloatzip or a knox removal zip or delete apps from safestrap with the built in file manager If you dont like you can always downgrade back to PB1

jrkruse said:
You cannot have a rooted MM rom with locked bootloader because to have root requires a custom kernel which locked bootloaders cannot flash. It doesnt matter if the rom is prerooted or not! Stock Boot.img means no root. You cannot run apps that require root with these roms All this method does if give you some options the biggest option being the ability to flash zips. and change roms with out having to odin back to stock pb1 then reroot then. Try the stock MM rom I posted. Once installed you can flash a debloatzip or a knox removal zip or delete apps from safestrap with the built in file manager If you dont like you can always downgrade back to PB1
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That what i thought , this is better than nothing for use with locked bootloaders . Thanks :good:

So has anyone tried it

jrkruse said:
So has anyone tried it
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I am downloading now, I just got home.

jrkruse said:
So has anyone tried it
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my wife's computer crashed so i have not i even went to local library and i was now allowed to download there so i have to wait until i get my wife's computer out of shop.
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@jrkruse How does this work?
Based on my knowledge from reading this, it seems that the kernel finds the checksum of the system partition and then only boots if it is unmodified.
Shouldn't modifying the system partition in the slightest bit throw this checksum off?
Also - modified kernels CAN be flashed on locked bootloaders - just not via Odin. They only won't boot though >.>

jrkruse said:
So has anyone tried it
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Perfect instructions @jrkruse , thank you ! Is working , it took me 11 minute to boot . Now lets see if everything is working wright .

alin919 said:
Perfect instructions @jrkruse , thank you ! Is working , it took me 11 minute to boot . Now lets see if everything is working wright .
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So far everything is looking good , i will run today marshmallow to check it out . Tomorrow i will try to downgrade to pb1 to see if working .

Will this method work with FF? Haven't used SS since my SG4 days.
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I got one to try. I have tried it so I know it works
Download this rom
Download my Patch
In safestrap do a manual wipe. Wipe Data,WipeCache,Wipe System
Install Rom
Install patch
This rom Does not flash system.img so you dont need to install safestrap it will stay installed
After patch is installed wipe data and wipe cache and install MM Bootloader zip
Reboot it will take 15 to 20 min to boot
Now you will Have A Note 5 port with working theme support

Hollywood67 said:
Will this method work with FF? Haven't used SS since my SG4 days.
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No

hey what can i do im on the MM firmware but i flashed something and now my phone just stays at the samsung logo with a blue led light what can i do it wont but up past the samsung logo screen

Rooted Nexus 6P Issues - Plus Looking to Upgrade to Nougat

I rooted my Nexus 6P when I purchased however a few months ago, something happened which kind of messed up my root. I can't remember now exactly what it was (maybe I updated OTA) however when I run Root checker, I get the message "Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device". Also Titanium Backup complains about my device not being properly rooted.
The strange thing is, my banking apps complain that my device is rooted and don't give me the full functionality
Also, my phone always downloads monthly updates, but I haven't been able to install since around June. It has now downloaded Android 7.1.1 and after trying to install this morning, it just booted into TWRP.
I'm after 2 things..
to have a properly rooted phone again
to have Android 7.1.1 installed
What's the best way for me to achieve this? What's actually happened to my phone? I would like to achieve the above 2 things with zero data loss if possible

5aq1b said:
I rooted my Nexus 6P when I purchased however a few months ago, something happened which kind of messed up my root. I can't remember now exactly what it was (maybe I updated OTA) however when I run Root checker, I get the message "Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device". Also Titanium Backup complains about my device not being properly rooted.
The strange thing is, my banking apps complain that my device is rooted and don't give me the full functionality
Also, my phone always downloads monthly updates, but I haven't been able to install since around June. It has now downloaded Android 7.1.1 and after trying to install this morning, it just booted into TWRP.
I'm after 2 things..
to have a properly rooted phone again
to have Android 7.1.1 installed
What's the best way for me to achieve this? What's actually happened to my phone? I would like to achieve the above 2 things with zero data loss if possible
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If you are talking about stock OTA updates, that doesn't work on rooted devices.
To do stock OTA updates you need to remove root, you need stock recovery instead of custom recovery and you need to have an unmodified system partition.
Flash your stock firmware then update then root again after all updates are installed.
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Droidriven said:
If you are talking about stock OTA updates, that doesn't work on rooted devices.
To do stock OTA updates you need to remove root, you need stock recovery instead of custom recovery and you need to have an unmodified system partition.
Flash your stock firmware then update then root again after all updates are installed.
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Ok thanks for the reply...
So if I don't want to do the stock update, then how do i fix my root first of all?
After I fix my root - Can i perform an update to 7.1.1 via a non-stock method? ie. download the update somehow and flash via ADB or install via TWRP?

5aq1b said:
Ok thanks for the reply...
So if I don't want to do the stock update, then how do i fix my root first of all?
After I fix my root - Can i perform an update to 7.1.1 via a non-stock method? ie. download the update somehow and flash via ADB or install via TWRP?
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As I said, flash your original stock firmware, then apply any stock updates that you want and THEN root. The 7.1.1 OTA is a stock update.
YOU CAN'T APPLY STOCK UPDATES WHILE YOU ARE ROOTED AND YOU CAN'T DO STOCK UPDATES IN CUSTOM RECOVERY.
Or you can flash stock firmware to fix the device, then install root and custom recovery again and then if you want to flash a CUSTOM 7.1.1 you flash it in recovery but you can't apply the stock 7.1.1.
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Thanks... And in both cases, i shouldn't lose my data because my bootloader is unlocked already from when i originally rooted... Is that correct?
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Droidriven said:
As I said, flash your original stock firmware, then apply any stock updates that you want and THEN root. The 7.1.1 OTA is a stock update.
YOU CAN'T APPLY STOCK UPDATES WHILE YOU ARE ROOTED AND YOU CAN'T DO STOCK UPDATES IN CUSTOM RECOVERY.
Or you can flash stock firmware to fix the device, then install root and custom recovery again and then if you want to flash a CUSTOM 7.1.1 you flash it in recovery but you can't apply the stock 7.1.1.
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Thanks... And in both cases, i shouldn't lose my data because my bootloader is unlocked already from when i originally rooted... Is that correct?
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5aq1b said:
Thanks... And in both cases, i shouldn't lose my data because my bootloader is unlocked already from when i originally rooted... Is that correct?
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I'm not sure about that. Flashing something that upgrades or downgrades bootloader usually wipes data.
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mine

jrkruse said:
Disclaimer
I will not offer much support for this. These methods work and have been around for a long time now
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Thank you friend, this is an amazing treasure chest with every posable tool needed for moding the Verizon variant s5. I know that you have moved on to new projects and phones a long time ago, so thanks again for taking your time and energy to do this for us.
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This is a very good OP @jrkruse! :thumbup:
I know that you had worked hard for both the development as well as the instructions provided.
Kudos My Friend!
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UNLESS asked to do so, PLEASE don't PM me regarding support. Sent using The ClaRetoX Forum App on my SM-G900V device.

Just a simple question.
I'm not very experimented with the whole s5 modding thing, but is there really no way to have root on cid11 mm ?

DRAKUL666 said:
I'm not very experimented with the whole s5 modding thing, but is there really no way to have root on cid11 mm ?
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There really is no way to have root on Android Marshmallow 6.0 with Emmc_CID_11 but you have safestrap so you can install xposed or most mod zips , delete system files you dont want etc

Hi I flash the rom ... Now my phone is very slow and freezes ... any help plz .

sjla said:
Hi I flash the rom ... Now my phone is very slow and freezes ... any help plz .
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What ROM?
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swiftbones74 said:
What ROM?
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[ROM][VZW_Stock _QL1_Deodexed][DEV aboot Magisk Rooted][Locked Bootloader Safstrap] by jrkruse ..... these rom

sjla said:
[ROM][VZW_Stock _QL1_Deodexed][DEV aboot Magisk Rooted][Locked Bootloader Safstrap] by jrkruse ..... these rom
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In that case you most likely need to do a full wipe, as well as formatting data,( the option were you have to type yes), in TWRP. The ROM works flawlessly on my phone. Good luck and insure that you have backed all your data first because this Will erase all data on internal storage.
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it's possible to install Flyme OS 6 with CID 11?

Epiel said:
it's possible to install Flyme OS 6 with CID 11?
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No because flume OS like all custom (roms, or most) require an unlocked bootloader. CID11 g900v can't be bootloader unlocked.
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swiftbones74 said:
No because flume OS like all custom (roms, or most) require an unlocked bootloader. CID11 g900v can't be bootloader unlocked.
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So sad to know it, thanks for helping me!

Oh man... I may have to knock my rust off and give this a go... Last chance to get up to a more recent security patch for my poor CID 11

( G900V+ CID 15 ) I want to install LineageOS after rooting, at which step i should flash the rom file and gapps file.. instead of the EMMC_15_VZW_QL1_MAGISK_ROOTED.zip... I just want to be sure

voldemort007 said:
( G900V+ CID 15 ) I want to install LineageOS after rooting, at which step i should flash the rom file and gapps file.. instead of the EMMC_15_VZW_QL1_MAGISK_ROOTED.zip... I just want to be sure
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Just make sure that you have everything good and backed up. Do a full wipe in twrp / you may need to update twrp (klte version works for klrevzw now, as do klte aosp roms) flash rom gapps and root if you want it. / Reboot/ enjoy.
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Anyone have any luck running Blackberry work with this magisk rom? I have apps hidden using magisk hide, Google play shows it is certified, but Blackberry work fails enrollment. On stock, it works fine. This is on a CID 15 phone.
Apparently Blackberry Work does more checks than google safety net and can detect modification. If anyone has any ideas how I can make Blackberry work think my phone is not modified, please let me know.
I've tried core only mode, hiding the app. What else can I try?

towel root
:trying to run towel root massage this phone isn't currently supported

Is compatible with xposed ?

The instructions worked like a charm on my EMMC 11. Props to the Op !
One question....looking to install AOKP or LineageOS which needs latest TWRP to install. How do I upgrade TWRP in Safestrap on the EMMC 11? I only see the new version for EMMC 15.
Thanks