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R2D2 root??

So, I've tried following the directions for the "nearly" one-step root, and the process completes, but I get no response when I run the Super app, just a blank screen. Is that normal?
Also, from what I've been able to find, it appears there are no released SBF's for the R2D2, so if I brick my phone, I'm SOL. I don't want to end up with a non-warranted paper-weight, so for now I unrooted it....however...did I do something wrong, and if so can someone fill me in?
Thanks!

which one step? I used the Z4root and had zero issues. Rooted within a minute.

OK, so I did manage to root it using the one-step root, however what ROM manager works on the R2D2? I am trying to use ROM Manager, but when attempting to do a backup, the phone reboots, then I get what appears to be an error, after which the phone boots back up normally. The error is a triangle with an exclamation in it, with the android dude standing next to it.
If I go into manage and restore backups, I have nothing listed, which tells me the backup never worked.
Any ideas?
Also, I was wondering what exactly doing a ROM backup does for me. Does it do a snapshot of the current state of the phone, so if I wanted to rollback any app changes I made, will that be undone?
Just trying to get a feel for what exactly this does for me. I would like to de-blur my phone, and by saying that, I'm not even totally sure what that means. I see a TON of motorola apps in the system/apps folder, but I really don't know what is safe, and not safe, to get rid of.
Thanks!

osufans said:
OK, so I did manage to root it using the one-step root, however what ROM manager works on the R2D2? I am trying to use ROM Manager, but when attempting to do a backup, the phone reboots, then I get what appears to be an error, after which the phone boots back up normally. The error is a triangle with an exclamation in it, with the android dude standing next to it.
If I go into manage and restore backups, I have nothing listed, which tells me the backup never worked.
Any ideas?
Also, I was wondering what exactly doing a ROM backup does for me. Does it do a snapshot of the current state of the phone, so if I wanted to rollback any app changes I made, will that be undone?
Just trying to get a feel for what exactly this does for me. I would like to de-blur my phone, and by saying that, I'm not even totally sure what that means. I see a TON of motorola apps in the system/apps folder, but I really don't know what is safe, and not safe, to get rid of.
Thanks!
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Super user app is blank until root apps are used.
For now I wouldn't use a ROM manager you need Koush's Bootstrap to be able to do a backup. It's on the market. To use it just tap the Bootstrap button then wait for the success toast (box) and then tap Reboot Recovery and your phone will boot into Clockwork mod. Backup will take an img of the phone as it is at the point where you backed up. To restore if you mess something on a later install but if you can't get into clockwork for some reason you might be out of luck. Because there is no SBF specifically available for the R2D2 D2 but I've heard that the 2.3.20 might unbrick bricked R2D2's but you won' have the same verizon version you have now it'll be a step back.

OK. I do have bootstrap recovery installed and was able to perform a backup.
Also found a link to some of the bloatware you can "safely" remove. I'm still tweaking it....but that being said, what else can you do (i.e. - overclock, etc.)?

You can overclock, install libs and bins that access hardware features locked out by vzw, change roms and themes....yada, yada.....the 2.3.20 sbf is not a step back. The radio update and kernel tweaks for battery life are not in the 2.4.5 system. They had the rom version because some files are different between the two.
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[Q] Cant install applications anymore, TBH help?

So, I rooted my phone via Z4Root, bought and downloaded Bootrstrap (awesome) then i installed the Tranquility 3.6 rom.. hopefully P3Droid looks here.
When i went to market to download Bootstrap again, because I wasnt feeling the rom too much.. It would download, then as it was installing, the phone restart, making it so the app was in an endless loop of "installing"
I rebooted the phone, and nothing.. so i used RSD LITE to do the SBF thing.. and it didnt fix it.. Tranquility F'd my shiz up. What do i do?

do a factory reset from the phone settings/privacy/data factory reset. I had the same problem. Apps would download then it would soft reboot during install. Evertime.
your gonna lose the tranq toolbox app after the reset. FYI.

whatd you do to fix the soft reset issue?

The factory reset should fix that. Well, it fixed for me at least.

Well, i cant bring up clockworkmod recovery, what would i have to do?

Loading the SBF does not automatically erase the current ROM. SBF to the latest OTA, and then do a factory reset using Motorola's recovery. After booting back up you will be able to start the whole rooting process over.
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Well i rooted again, and loaded tranquility 3.6 again, but i STILL cant access Clockworkmod Recovery from TranqBox or w/e its called (phone isnt near me to look at it, sorry dudes!)
When i go there to 'reboot to clockwork' it just sticks at the Moto logo (i changed it from the tranq one) and doesnt move.. do i just reinstall bootstrap ?

anom69 said:
Well i rooted again, and loaded tranquility 3.6 again, but i STILL cant access Clockworkmod Recovery from TranqBox or w/e its called (phone isnt near me to look at it, sorry dudes!)
When i go there to 'reboot to clockwork' it just sticks at the Moto logo (i changed it from the tranq one) and doesnt move.. do i just reinstall bootstrap ?
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You definitely need to have the Droid X Bootstrap installed. You will not be able to boot into Clockwork without it.

[Q] Getting to Clockworkmod Recovery the hard way

I have a rooted X stuck at the M logo(I can get to the stock recovery) and I want to know if there's a way to get to Clockworkmod.
I have Koush's bootstrap and Clockworkmod installed, so all I need is something that will trigger the bootstrap.
The backstory is that I was uninstalling Blur applications from ApeX and got a little overzealous, and now it won't boot(probably waiting for an application that's never going to start).

Ive heard that if you hold the down volume button when powering on, it will send you to bootstrap.
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IWHBYD said:
I have a rooted X stuck at the M logo(I can get to the stock recovery) and I want to know if there's a way to get to Clockworkmod.
I have Koush's bootstrap and Clockworkmod installed, so all I need is something that will trigger the bootstrap.
The backstory is that I was uninstalling Blur applications from ApeX and got a little overzealous, and now it won't boot(probably waiting for an application that's never going to start).
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Try plugging in a usb cable and pull the battery and put it back in, turn it on with the usb still in.
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I think you're in for an SBF Flash. I had a similar problem the other day (tried to install a new rom...foolishly didn't make sure the battery was charged.) I tried all the above and then wound up doing a flash. Once I was back to stock the then gained root (another story) I quickly loaded Bootstrapper & restored my primary ROM (Darkslide 4.1) and am now a happy camper again.

I eventually gave up and SBF'd to stock, rooted, and then reinstalled ApeX. I was able to keep /data through the whole process, so I didn't lose too much. Is there any way to set up clockworkmod that it will always load in place of the default recovery system?

IWHBYD said:
I eventually gave up and SBF'd to stock, rooted, and then reinstalled ApeX. I was able to keep /data through the whole process, so I didn't lose too much. Is there any way to set up clockworkmod that it will always load in place of the default recovery system?
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Install Koushs bootstrap recovery.
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bigshotrob22 said:
Install Koushs bootstrap recovery.
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I've had it installed the entire time. By default it only bootstraps/loads clockworkmod if you tell it to(specifically you need to be able to write to /data/.recovery_mode) so you can't just boot into it when your phone is off.
What I want is a way to essentially replace the stock recovery app.

IWHBYD said:
I've had it installed the entire time. By default it only bootstraps/loads clockworkmod if you tell it to(specifically you need to be able to write to /data/.recovery_mode) so you can't just boot into it when your phone is off.
What I want is a way to essentially replace the stock recovery app.
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So does Koush and the rest of the Droid X owners...

Rubix has this feature sorta. If u install rubix drod implemented a beta fix that should boot into recovery if the battery is left out for x mins typically 3-5. From what I understand as long as the /system isn't formatted after installing rubix even if u use a different Ron this fix will still work. Might be worth installing rubix just to get this feature... and chances are if u haven't tried it before u might not want to leave rubix

Unless someone cracks the bootloader there is no easy to overwrite the stock recovery on droid x
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Coming from an Unrevoked Forever Incredible, I've been searching for the same thing. Found this on another forum:
Getting Into Clockwork In a Pinch for Droid X
I saw a write up on this in another thread and I thought we needed it here too. I use this trick a lot and took it for granted that everyone knew it. Say you can't get into your phone to reboot into recovery through the Bootstrap App. Here are the Steps to get into Clockwork and Restore a Backup.
1) Make Sure your Phone is Plugged into the Charger.
2) Battery Pull.
3) With the Phone still Plugged into the Charger replace the Battery.
4) Wait until your Phone enters the Charging State. ( The Battery Icon Charging)
5) Hit your phone's power button, it should Boot into Clockwork Recovery. It works like a Charm for me everytime.

I figured that^ out on accident. If your stuck in the M you obviously have to battery pull but this will also work if you just reboot with a wall charger plugged in.

If you install the liberty rom, there is a feature that allows you to go into CWM every time you turn on the phone in the settings menu

[q] insane droid 2 problems

My phone isn't working. My DROID 2 is running the stock ROM, and it's not doing anything. I can't get it into recovery, I've tried the PC recovery, it didn't work, because the "Droid 2 2.3.2 SBF.zip" file is corrupted. I boot it up, it goes through the boot animation, but when it boots up, nothing happens. The screen is black. I'm pretty sure everything is running under it, and the haptic feedback from both the lockscreen buttons and and soft buttons work. I'm at wits end, nothing it working at all. Help. Please, help. I use my phone all the time, I just got it 2 weeks ago, however it was a Certified Pre Owned device from Verizon. One little thing, I changed my SD card from the one I had in it before, and it booted up like normal, then after about 20 seconds, it goes to the black screen. I'm about ready to call Verizon and get them to send me a new one.

If it says the zip is corrupted, you might try re downloading the SBF file and trying it over again.
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I tried downloading it several times. None of them worked. I can't open the zip to get the .sbf.

your back light prob died

You probably removed Backup Assistant. Do as the earlier poster said and re download the SBF its a lot easier than trying to get Backup assistant back on your phone.
And to the earlier poster he wouldn't see the phone boot up if the back light was dead.

Where are you downloading the SBF from? Try downloading it form here:
hxxp://bit.ly/dir7fq (replace xx with tt)

what I did was somehow get Clockwork Recovery loaded. I promptly wiped it clean, and requested a new one from Verizon. I got it, and rooted it and such. Now I'm running Fission 2.5.7 with an FM Radio. It's epic!

You must have had a bad sbf file. If i were sending it back i would have used the sbf method rather than having them boot recovery to see clockwork there. Hope they don't bill you for that one...ouch...
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V.A.T.Juice said:
You must have had a bad sbf file. If i were sending it back i would have used the sbf method rather than having them boot recovery to see clockwork there. Hope they don't bill you for that one...ouch...
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Actually, the recovery is the default Android recovery. Clockwork was temporarily put in there, so it's not anymore. The reason I couldn't fix it was because I couldn't boot back into Clockwork. When they look, they'll find nothing

Can you put [SOLVED] in your thread title? Thanks!

[Q] How to remove One Click Root...with a twist...

Ok, so before I get flamed, let me say that I did do a search and did see that there are ways to unroot the phone...however, I have what I believe to be a bit of a different case here and am just looking for info before trying any of them.
Background...(this is for a friends phone, not mine, or I would just Odin and call it good. He however does not want to loose any of his settings blah blah blah so doesnt want to go that route unless necessary)...Buddy got his first Epic and had me root it for him (One Click Root 2.5.1), that phone took a **** and had to be replaced. When he took it to Bestbuy (I think there, could be the sprint store, dont know that it matters) they hooked it up to their little file transfer machine, let it do its thing and gave him his new phone. Now, after doing that, it still shows as having Clockwork Mod installed, and you can boot into CWM, but none of the functions work, which I found out when I tried to install EC05 on his phone. I installed the zip to his sd card, rebooted into CWM and selected to install zip from sd...nothing happened...just went to a blank screen and locked up and I had to pull the battery. Rebooted the phone and it went straight to CWM without the three finger grip, I selected to just reboot the phone, lock up and battery pull required. Long story short (I know, too late for that) I tried several options and all of them resulted in a lock up and wouldn't let the phone boot normally...I was really feeling bad thinking that I had actually managed to brick his phone...last thing I tried was the advanced menu and selected to reboot recovery and luckily, that actually worked and booted me into sammys stock recovery mode and I was able to run the zip. Had to reboot several times, but it took and his phone is running well now on EC05.
So now to my question. Since CWM is obviously corrupted on his phone from that transfer and not being properly installed on this phone (I was actually blown away that it transfered in the first place) in order to correct that, do I just apply the newer CWM like its a stock phone and let it try to write over those corrupted/missing files or do I need to try to uninstall what is there first or is he going to be stuck having to Odin and take whatever losses he gets?

Thats actuarry an interesting diremma...
Does the phone show up in adb? Can you SU
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If you are rooted still, run MyBackup Root for him and then run Odin. If you're not, run the One Click Root 2.5.5 and then use MyBackup Root.

No, its not still rooted, just showing CWM. Thanks, I will try running 2.5.5 over it. I just wasnt sure if that would cause any problems...will let you know how it goes.

I've had a similar thing happen to me when updating a kernel. Reinstalling the same CWM right over the top worked for me.