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[Q] Custom ROM's on 2.2 OTA

I'm dying to get FlyX or Tranquility on by DX. But since I just barely got my phone, I already have the 2.2 OTA. Does anyone know if the FlyX or Tranquiliy will work on the 2.2 OTA? I have the 2.2 system sbf that p3droid put out, so I should be able to flash back to 2.2 OTA, right?
I would like some confirmation that I won't totally brick my phone if I give it a try. This being my first android phone and all, I would hate to brick it days after I got it.

Short answer, yes. See this post for longer answer, then follow the wiki for each step.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8337703&postcount=99

Thanks. I'm already rooted, have Koush's bootstrap. I was just a bit nervous making the big jump. I'll reply back here to let everyone know how it went.

Yes please do, I'm in the same situation as you.
I just installed Droid X Bootstrapper and made a back up, I'm planning on deodexing it tomorrow and possibly install one of those roms.
Let me know how it goes for you!

I have fly x on top of official 2.2 928droids deodexerrr was a big help. No issues here. Good luck
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FlyX over OTA 2.2 worked just fine. Unfortunately it's not much different than what I had before (bloatware removed). Hopefully birdman has an ace up his sleeve and we'll get true custom ROMs.
I doubt it though. (sad face)
PS I hate emoticons.

Gingerbread leak now rooted released hours ago

No one has posted it yet so here it is released by p3droid on teamblackhat http://bit.ly/4588r
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It's been posted many times....just hasn't been put in a new thread

Why everyone is going bananas over this is beyond me. It's virtually identical to the leak of a couple weeks ago. Still has bugs.

Anyone having problems with titanium backup? Its not working for me
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rocko73 said:
Why everyone is going bananas over this is beyond me. It's virtually identical to the leak of a couple weeks ago. Still has bugs.
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I agree, so far the original rooted GB leak is working great for me. I see no reason to update at all. Looking at the thread over at mydroidworld it sounds like lots of people are having problems and going back to Froyo or the original GB leak. In fact it sounds like there's more issues with .588 than there are wtih .573.

how do i get the droid 2 bootstrap on the droid x?

The Jack of Clubs said:
how do i get the droid 2 bootstrap on the droid x?
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Exactly the same as you got the Droid x bootstrap. Download it and install.
For those asking why everyone is switching and why you should switch, all the devs are making roms for the new one and not the old one. So unless you're happy with stock and blur, you may want to switch

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For those asking why everyone is switching and why you should switch, all the devs are making roms for the new one and not the old one. So unless you're happy with stock and blur, you may want to switch
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Ahh yes, very good point. For now though I'm satisfied with stock & blur. Just happy to have everything working and plan on leaving it alone for a bit.

I have some questions and comments on the rooted 2.3.3
First off, I'm still new both to android and the droid x, the community has been amazing at help and knowledge.
I was able to update to the new 2.3.3 rooted version after a bit of trial and error with sbf, droid 2 bootstrap and droid x bootstrap, and everything else too. The only thing I did right the first time was download the needed files.
I bootlooped many times.
I finally got it right by taking my current setup (2.2.1 rooted, running apex 1.4.1), sbf' ing to stock, rooting and replacing my droid x bootstrap backup, installing droid 2 bootstrap and making another backup, deleting and un installing droid x backup, making a titanium back up, then wiping data cache, flashing all 3 zips from tbh then restoring data and apps.
I think.
I think that's the right way, took me many tries to get it right. Like I said I'm new.
I do know older roms wouldn't work, like my apex 1.4.1 - it just put me in a boot loop. So did trying to restore a droid x bootstrap backup using droid 2 bootstrap. No good. Think phone hung up on extract in cwm recovery that time. It was a mess trying to get it right.
I learned a bit though.
What I'm wondering now is how long before a blur rom with no bloat but blur media functionality?
And why drop box and root explorer keep force closing, hell adw launcher has force closed too.
Any ideas or suggestions are welcome, I could do without any judgments or criticisms though. Heh.
thank you droid x community
Droid X

the only issueci had going from. 588 to. 588rooted was during the sbf. I had to run it 3 times after failures, was worried do the new bootloader. but the,3rd time was the charm. been running great.

eadams1975 said:
the only issueci had going from. 588 to. 588rooted was during the sbf. I had to run it 3 times after failures, was worried do the new bootloader. but the,3rd time was the charm. been running great.
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That's one of the few problems I didn't have. I had put the new 2.3.3 on then the next day had to start over for the rooted one.
Droid X

Someone Make a CM7 Rom Please.

I love the cm7 and wish someone would make a cm7 rom for the D2.

Its pretty much impossible with the locked bootloader. Cm7 needs a custom kernel that the locked bootloader doesn't allow, so were stuck with stock.
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well that sucks.

Try liberty, it's about as good as it gets at the moment. I think keyjar is also working on a gummyJar GB version, which should be a solid rom as well. There is a working UD port for D2, but it's still on RC2 and hasn't been updated in a while, though I ran it for a few weeks and it was pretty solid. Liberty GB is also in the works, though not publicly available atm. CM7 isn't really necessary for the D2, since most of what you would get can be had in other roms currently available, just via some different means.

any way to get the lockscreen gestures currently?

Cm7 DOES NOT need a custom rom. It will run better if it does but it's not required. But we don't have aosp Rome such as cm7 because the locked bootloader makes it hard to make things work
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Alright I wanna clear this up.
Cyanogenmod is a custom rom. We can install those on our Droid 2/X devices with Koush's Bootstrap tool. That said, we cannot install a custom kernel. Thus, cm-kernel for Droid 2/X is probably not going to happen anytime soon. However, that is not to say that Cyanogenmod 7 requires a specific kernel. I see no reason why Cyanogenmod 7 could not run on the stock Motorola kernel.
Moving on, cvpcs is working on a Cyanogenmod port for Droid X (and thus also Droid 2). When the rom will be stable, however, is unclear. As far as I understand, it's not really working.
-Zane

More importantly, this is the development section, not the request section. There is no request section for a good reason.
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Ok, for those who aren't searching these days...
1 - Cyanogen won't come out officially with a D2 port until Moto unlocks the bootloader
2 - Cyanogen actually doesn't need a custom kernel to do what it does
2a - Go use Liberty..its effectively Cyanogen sans a 'custom kernel' and does all the same.
Me, I'm flashing back to stock for a while. Liberty 2.0 is causing me some headaches as of late and I can't download @#$ from the market it seems cause its like everything is fricken blocked now.

jediman said:
Ok, for those who aren't searching these days...
1 - Cyanogen won't come out officially with a D2 port until Moto unlocks the bootloader
2 - Cyanogen actually doesn't need a custom kernel to do what it does
2a - Go use Liberty..its effectively Cyanogen sans a 'custom kernel' and does all the same.
Me, I'm flashing back to stock for a while. Liberty 2.0 is causing me some headaches as of late and I can't download @#$ from the market it seems cause its like everything is fricken blocked now.
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Thanks for clearing this up

Also motorola probably will never unlock the bootloaders on their phones so getting CM7 will be impossible

ljbaumer said:
Also motorola probably will never unlock the bootloaders on their phones so getting CM7 will be impossible
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With xda theres no impossible

ljbaumer said:
Also motorola probably will never unlock the bootloaders on their phones so getting CM7 will be impossible
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I thought Motorola stated that they would unlock the bootloader, but it was up to the carriers whether or not they would allow for it.

Jordan umts is the codename of the Defy... which is also locked.... and we are the 4th device in cyanogen 7 number of installs stats

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I thought Motorola stated that they would unlock the bootloader, but it was up to the carriers whether or not they would allow for it.
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If it were there carriers fault then y do some phone come locked and some come unlocked? Motorola is just trying to put the blame on someone else
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whezzel said:
If it were there carriers fault then y do some phone come locked and some come unlocked? Motorola is just trying to put the blame on someone else
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Originally, yes, it was Motorola's policy to lock the bootloader, but they had announced recently that they would leave the bootloader unlocked, at least for phones on carriers that allowed it (so, I would at least guess that AT&T would be out of the picture, since they've even been controlling of the ability to sideload apps).

Working on it come help if you can:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14705596

wwonka69 said:
I love the cm7 and wish someone would make a cm7 rom for the D2.
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Ok, I'll do it.

lol.
Anyone got the link to the most recent version?

Official droid 2 nighlies. Cm7 with GB kernal is being developed over at rootzwiki
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=cdma_droid2

[Q] Is the Droid X rootable

I am thinking about getting a Droid X this afternoon. With the OTA update is it rootable and if so with what? Thank!

floridatank said:
I am thinking about getting a Droid X this afternoon. With the OTA update is it rootable and if so with what? Thank!
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Not the OTA. You will need to sbf back to froyo and then upgrade to the pre rooted GB
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bigshotrob22 said:
Not the OTA. You will need to sbf back to froyo and then upgrade to the pre rooted GB
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I went ahead and got it. It has 2.3.3 on it, Will Gingerbreak work on that? Thanks!

floridatank said:
I went ahead and got it. It has 2.3.3 on it, Will Gingerbreak work on that? Thanks!
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Nope! Like I said its unrootable
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Unrootable...
But that doesn't mean you can't root.
SBF to froyo.
Flash the 2-part gingerbread .zips.
Flash a custom rom (Liberty?)
Or stay on the froyo kernel...
and try MIUI or Cyanogen.

Be careful and read as much as you possibly can before starting. Myself and at least one other on here with the latest iteration of the X have ended up with boot looping or totally non-responsive devices.
I have started a thread with my findings. I am by no means an expert but I do have much experience with rooting devices going all the way back to the PPC6700.
Good luck.

getting stuck in a bootloop is part of the exploration process IMHO.
At least once per new ROM I'll flash something 'just to see what happens' and end up SBF'ing back. Just make backups between steps if you aren't sure about what will happen next.

it would be nice if one of the devs or people who work on rooting or someone in the know would at least comment if we are going to get a real root with the OTA
i mean im running froyo with CM7 but i sure would like the new firmwares for all the radios flashed and then be running CM7
so if someone could give us some kind of update at least saying no one is even remotely working on trying to gain root on 4.5.596 Official OTA or that yea we are working on it but it is a ***** and taken longer then we expected
that lil bit of info goes a long ways
thanks

I am not aware of any dev working on this ATM.

I don't think rooting 596 ota is critical 2nd unit has opened up alot of new doors and the attention has shifted. However I have flashed all of drew gardens latest and ran cm4dx until nightly 47. Now I'm daily MIUI and loving it, despite locked bootloader the cdma_shadow still has alot of options.
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to my understanding .596 has better battery life and signals are better for wifi and cellular (at least more stable and less drops)
i do not know if this is true but i have read/heard alot of ppl saying the battery life is better on .596
after all there is a .596 for some reason and its not a lil bump from 2.2.340 its pretty big
anyhow someone really needs to figure this out as the baseband has changed....i mean there is the pre-rooted rom .596 that works great so we know it can be done.
whats the big deal...let us have it

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anyhow someone really needs to figure this out as the baseband has changed....i mean there is the pre-rooted rom .596 that works great so we know it can be done.
whats the big deal...let us have it
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the big deal is that there isn't a readily found exploit for the ota, the pre-rooted was done with a diff. method (brute force? recompiled?) but the versions are the same regardless
no ones holding back a secret root method, there just isn't a dev interested in spending huge amounts of time to recreate what already exists
i think it would be interesting to create a batch script that sbf's a phone and installs the pre-rooted .596 but all hidden behind a random animation so the user doesn't see what's happening. if i call it a 'one click' root method lots of people who don't seem to want to take the readily available pre-rooted gb for whatever reason would likely be happy. yeah i understand that if it includes a sbf then data may get lost, but if i said in the instructions of my 'app' that it would happen and they should have backups, people would still likely use it
sorry, but i just don't understand why so many people who want root are seemingly against using the pre-rooted option, as most of them don't have the knowledge to find an exploit or a root method from scratch themselves, so they are still using the work of someone else...

<Disclaimer>I'm going out on a limb here with limited knowledge of the X. <End disclaimer>
From what I read and I don't remember where, the rooting of an X involves a 2nd init method by which it takes control of the initial init. I believe I read the original init isn't able to be exploited and this is the basis of some of the more complicated methods of rooting the X.
If someone knows more about this please correct me or chime in.
I had an Incredible prior. The rooting was more comprehensive and simple. I believe that is because the bootstrap and recovery were not as difficult to get into. That being said, personally, I may be going back to another HTC device if the folks light years smarter than me aren't interested in developing a root method like the other devices out there.

[Q] New to custom ROMs

I want to flash a custom ROM onto my DX, but I'm pretty new to the game. I've rooted, and have installed ROM Manager, and Titanium backup, etc, but am a bit gun-shy about going the custom ROM route, mostly due to inexperience.
I see that CMx and Liberty are the popular ROMs for DX, but I'm not sure which is the better one to go with. It seems that CMx is feature-packed, but has battery issues. Is this true? Is there a stock Android ROM for DX out there?
Also, it seems like in some cases, like with CMx, that you have to downgrade to an earlier firmware version first. Is this still the case with DX, and is it common for flashing any DX custom ROM?
Thanks,
Mike

Check my sig sir. I recommend using that guide.
And CM7 or MIUI (Use wizards defy 2 build.)

Jubakuba, your sig link isn't working

mikecico said:
I want to flash a custom ROM onto my DX, but I'm pretty new to the game. I've rooted, and have installed ROM Manager, and Titanium backup, etc, but am a bit gun-shy about going the custom ROM route, mostly due to inexperience.
I see that CMx and Liberty are the popular ROMs for DX, but I'm not sure which is the better one to go with. It seems that CMx is feature-packed, but has battery issues. Is this true? Is there a stock Android ROM for DX out there?
Also, it seems like in some cases, like with CMx, that you have to downgrade to an earlier firmware version first. Is this still the case with DX, and is it common for flashing any DX custom ROM?
Thanks,
Mike
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Rom flashing is a completely safe and reversible process. Before you begin flashing roms though, familiarize yourself with the SBFing process.
Cm7 doesn't necessarily have battery issues, it just doesn't get as much batter life as roms such as Vortex and Liberty. Cm7 is probably as close to AOSP as you will want to get.
You DO NOT have to downgrade for Cm7. You can, but it is not recommended unless you want to run the official nightlies (which aren't as good as the unofficial nightlies).
When you begin your foray in to rom flashing remember to always use Droid 2 Bootstrapper and never use Droid X Bootstrapper.

Sorry, I have no Idea why that darn thing isn't accepting BB code...
But either way, copy and paste will work. Or here's the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374281

Thanks guys, looks like I've got some reading for my sick day today!
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It may seem slightly daunting...
But if you're anything like me...
Just jumping on in really does make it easier.
I promise you if you follow my tutorial...It isn't like most tutorials.
Remember doing the very basic PB&J tutorial in school?
Where you had to say every single step...
Get bread.
Open jar.
Dip knife in jar...blablabla.
That's how I based my tut.
It's very easy to follow!

Roms
I have tried MIUI So on and so forth. Im privy to using liquid smooth roms. For the X. http://liquidsmoothroms.com/node/1

Quick follow on question, I noticed there's a Droid X bootstrap recovery app in addition to the droid 2 one. Should I still stick with the droid 2 ones according to the guide?
Thanks again,
Mike

Whoops, sorry just reread the earlier comment about avoiding the DX bootstrap. Never mind...

So, I installed Liberty 3.0, and have been very happy. More stable, faster, longer battery life. Wish I did this months ago. Went from hating my DX on a daily basis to loving it again. It's like a new phone.
The only problem now is that Verizon's pushing out their latest update, and I don't want it. Last thing I want to see is Blur on my phone again. Is there a way to disable this update?

Don't know if Liberty take OTA verizon update, would think it would be disabled. But on stock ROM freeze updater in titanium would prevent the OTA. I just did it last week as I didn't want the latest OTA reminder continuously popping up until I know how it panned out.
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It's just listed as "updater 2.3.3", right? Just want to make sure I freeze the right thing.

mikecico said:
It's just listed as "updater 2.3.3", right? Just want to make sure I freeze the right thing.
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I think so. That or 'OTA Updater'.
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mikecico said:
It's just listed as "updater 2.3.3", right? Just want to make sure I freeze the right thing.
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yes
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