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Weird sbf?? getting ready for fission..

ok, im confused....i just sbfed to get ready for this rom and once it finally booted back up i still had my old wallpaper on it, still running launcherpro and i get the message saying that dx overclocker was going to app ly the overclock in 90 seconds and so on. it did have the stock status bar and so on. but what i did right away i just did a factory reset and wiped cache in the recovery screen and now i seem to be back to factory..i just checked and dont have root..is this normal operation for sbf?

yeah, the sbf takes you back to factory stock, no root. it is just like it's fresh from motorola's oven

akanealw said:
yeah, the sbf takes you back to factory stock, no root. it is just like it's fresh from motorola's oven
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But the weird thing is after sbf still had my apps and settings..had to wipe in order to get it all factory fresh.

Are you sure you did a full sbf rather then the system sbf. Full sbf should wipe all data along with system.
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deadlyv2 said:
Are you sure you did a full sbf rather then the system sbf. Full sbf should wipe all data along with system.
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This is the file I used, VRZ_MB810_2.3.15_1FF_01.sbf. It came from rootz wiki in a folder called the gift2. Is it the same thing after I wiped the data and cache or do I need to figure out how to get a full sbf?

jredecop said:
This is the file I used, VRZ_MB810_2.3.15_1FF_01.sbf. It came from rootz wiki in a folder called the gift2. Is it the same thing after I wiped the data and cache or do I need to figure out how to get a full sbf?
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Hmmm..just did it again. Same thing

jredecop said:
This is the file I used, VRZ_MB810_2.3.15_1FF_01.sbf. It came from rootz wiki in a folder called the gift2. Is it the same thing after I wiped the data and cache or do I need to figure out how to get a full sbf?
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that is the full sbf. after you've successfully sbf'd, you have to boot into recovery and do a wipe data and cache. that will complete the process of returning it to stock.

akanealw said:
yeah, the sbf takes you back to factory stock, no root. it is just like it's fresh from motorola's oven
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razorloves said:
that is the full sbf. after you've successfully sbf'd, you have to boot into recovery and do a wipe data and cache. that will complete the process of returning it to stock.
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Ok all is normal then! Thanks guys

Thanks for taking the time out to do that. I highly suggest that anyone who is having weird problems like slide reboot, battery manager FCs and whatever weird stuff some people have reported to SBF. I know it is a huge pain in the butt. It may help with some of those weird bugs that some users have and if you do want to track down the slide to unlock problem it will help with that too. The slide reboot problem has been something found in the stock ROM and other custom ROMs so it is not unique to this ROM. If we all work together maybe we can find what is causing it.
If you anyone would like to test what could be the final build of 2.0.1 ROM then please join us on IRC... http://webchat.freenode.net/ #teamdefuse & #fissiontest
Thanks!

Angdroid said:
Thanks for taking the time out to do that. I highly suggest that anyone who is having weird problems like slide reboot, battery manager FCs and whatever weird stuff some people have reported to SBF. I know it is a huge pain in the butt. It may help with some of those weird bugs that some users have and if you do want to track down the slide to unlock problem it will help with that too. The slide reboot problem has been something found in the stock ROM and other custom ROMs so it is not unique to this ROM. If we all work together maybe we can find what is causing it.
If you anyone would like to test what could be the final build of 2.0.1 ROM then please join us on IRC... http://webchat.freenode.net/ #teamdefuse & #fissiontest
Thanks!
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sorry, im a newb, how do i download from here?
edit..neverming..install process same as 1.2.1?

[Q] Did anyone backup their stock tmo rom before deleting bloatware?

Hi, first post -been a long time lurker
Rooted my mytouch and went along uninstalling bloatware using titanium backup, wanted to reinstall a few of the programs and found that I can't.
I really would just like to restore the factory rom on it, did anyone make a copy that I could download?
Thanks

You'll probably need to wait until Clockworkmod gets ported, that way you can restore from a nandroid backup. Alternatively, you should be able to get to recovery and restore back to factory from there. Easiest way to do that is to open up adb and run adb reboot recovery. If the option to restore isn't there, turn off fast boot in options and then power off the phone. Hold volume down and power at the same time until a menu with a few options comes up. Press the volume down button until you get to factory reset and then press the power button to confirm the selection.

You should be able to just through this mofo on there...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812499

Thanks for the suggestions, nothing has helped so far. I was able to restore the phone, but the system apps that I deleted are permanently gone. Thats what I'm looking for...
I downloaded the "stock" tmo rom from the other thread and tried to install it from rom manager with no success. When I'm in recovery, I get the error can't read zip file when I try to apply the stock rom.
So, any other suggestions?
Thx

Only thing I can think of is you're gonna have to wait for a stock nandroid backup to be posted.

tankorama said:
I downloaded the "stock" tmo rom from the other thread and tried to install it from rom manager with no success. When I'm in recovery, I get the error can't read zip file when I try to apply the stock rom.
Thx
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I am going through the same thing. If you look at my post I've posted the files and someone is being very helpful. What programs do you need? I might the apk's you need.

I found thr solution, was able to get the phone back to 2.2 stock!
I'll post instructions in a few, thanks all for the help
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tankorama said:
I found thr solution, was able to get the phone back to 2.2 stock!
I'll post instructions in a few, thanks all for the help
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Any luck? There are a few people over on the dev board stating future updates may not work without some of the bloatware crap (per their experience on a MT3G), so I'd like to know how you pulled this off if I have to go that route in the future.

You can try this to go back to complete stock.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9084732&postcount=1

Thats exactly what I ended up doing. I was running 2.2.1 and had the phone rooted and was able to restore it to stock 2.2.
Worked great, Thanks!

Can someone post the swype apk from this rom? I backed it up in titanium, but it won't restore

[REQ] Nandroid Restore Zip

I have perm root with S OFF but have come in to quite a problem. I am having problems with the screen flickering on and off and need to exchange the device. The problem is, the nandroid backup that I made is inaccessible, and I have removed most of the stock apps off the phone.
The SD card I created the backup on seems to be corrupt, I cant even get it to mount anymore on my PC. Is there anyone that created a full nandroid back that can point me to the file (be willing to share)?
I have searched everywhere and can't seem to locate one.
Thanks for the help!

why don't you just use the "Downgrade ROM and Radio from OTA to Stock" thread?
Edit: Oh, and this is the wrong place for your thread also. Prob should go in general or Q&A.

The downgrade rom won't work w/ S-Off I don't believe. I would also a appriciate a nand backup, just the system.img if anyone has one to share.

SilverSurfR said:
why don't you just use the "Downgrade ROM and Radio from OTA to Stock" thread?
Edit: Oh, and this is the wrong place for your thread also. Prob should go in general or Q&A.
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Also, the OTA update will not be received again if you do the downgrade.

revocation said:
I have perm root with S OFF but have come in to quite a problem. I am having problems with the screen flickering on and off and need to exchange the device. The problem is, the nandroid backup that I made is inaccessible, and I have removed most of the stock apps off the phone.
The SD card I created the backup on seems to be corrupt, I cant even get it to mount anymore on my PC. Is there anyone that created a full nandroid back that can point me to the file (be willing to share)?
I have searched everywhere and can't seem to locate one.
Thanks for the help!
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cl2eep said:
The downgrade rom won't work w/ S-Off I don't believe. I would also a appriciate a nand backup, just the system.img if anyone has one to share.
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Are you asking for a NAND backup of the 2.2.1 stock rom?
If so, I'll see if I can't make one for you tonight when I get home. My work's internet connection is pretty crappy and it would take forever and a day to upload.

cl2eep said:
The downgrade rom won't work w/ S-Off I don't believe. I would also a appriciate a nand backup, just the system.img if anyone has one to share.
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I think it should work. if it does it should restore your hboot to orignal as well.

unremarked said:
Are you asking for a NAND backup of the 2.2.1 stock rom?
If so, I'll see if I can't make one for you tonight when I get home. My work's internet connection is pretty crappy and it would take forever and a day to upload.
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Thank you in advance!

Please post questions in Q&A section. Thanks

revocation said:
I have perm root with S OFF but have come in to quite a problem. I am having problems with the screen flickering on and off and need to exchange the device. The problem is, the nandroid backup that I made is inaccessible, and I have removed most of the stock apps off the phone.
The SD card I created the backup on seems to be corrupt, I cant even get it to mount anymore on my PC. Is there anyone that created a full nandroid back that can point me to the file (be willing to share)?
I have searched everywhere and can't seem to locate one.
Thanks for the help!
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Take a look at this thread. It has the link to the official RUU and the install instructions.
This should get you back to stock, although I have not tried it yet. I grabbed it just in case I would need it.

g351427 said:
Take a look at this thread. It has the link to the official RUU and the install instructions.
This should get you back to stock, although I have not tried it yet. I grabbed it just in case I would need it.
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And as mentioned in that thread, nobody who has followed that process has received the OTA update after having reverted back to stock.

unremarked said:
Are you asking for a NAND backup of the 2.2.1 stock rom?
If so, I'll see if I can't make one for you tonight when I get home. My work's internet connection is pretty crappy and it would take forever and a day to upload.
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unremarked - If you could upload the NAND backup that would be great. Thanks in advance!

As you should know if he's returning his phone he doesn't need to receive the OTA anymore. Just follow that thread. I had a rooted white one restored and took it back to get a black one. That's much easier then trying to use someone else's backup.

JWhipple said:
And as mentioned in that thread, nobody who has followed that process has received the OTA update after having reverted back to stock.
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He said he was returning the phone, so receiving the OTA is not really necessary.
Those instructions explain how to get it back to stock, as requested.

OEM stock is 2.2. Post first OTA update is 2.2.1
I would not mind getting a hold of that, as it would make it easier to possible get the 2nd OTA (about which I have read nothing about what it does).
Also wondering if anyone has lost root and rerooted after the 2nd update.

So I am absolutely fail.
On my first device, I guess I had just froze the bloatware apps rather than deleted them because they were restored after a factory reset before I returned it to the store.
On this one, I actually deleted the bloatware apps and they are permanently gone, factory reset doesn't bring them back, and I didn't do a Titanium backup until after I had deleted them off. ><

unremarked said:
So I am absolutely fail.
On my first device, I guess I had just froze the bloatware apps rather than deleted them because they were restored after a factory reset before I returned it to the store.
On this one, I actually deleted the bloatware apps and they are permanently gone, factory reset doesn't bring them back, and I didn't do a Titanium backup until after I had deleted them off. ><
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I did the same thing. I hope someone will post the factory rom with all the .apk files that I could install. The only one i've found is the rom without the OTA.

I actually need a 2.2.1 nandroid as well. Could someone please post one?

Here you go guys. Where I failed, another succeeded!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9305012&postcount=3

Update zip for 2.3.340

Hey guys, just sharing this with everyone. Maderschramm over at droidforums and droidxforums has packaged an update zip for 2.3.340. It can be used as an alternative to SBFing or to update you if you haven't already.
Install- Make a backup first
1. Download zip
2. Boot into clockwork recovery
3. Install zip from sd
4. Reboot
5. Activate phone
IMPORTANT
BE SURE TO REBOOT AFTER INSTALLING ZIP. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE IN CLOCKWORK RECOVERY PRIOR TO REBOOT. YOU WILL BRICK.
You will lose root, but you will also still have all apps and contacts.
Read this thread prior to doing the install. There's some helpful tips from Maderschramm.
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-hacks/15666-maderstcok-ota-2-3-340-update-zip.html
Mirror 1
http://ubuntuone.com/p/XAk/
Mirror 2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4AO672L1

good find. I am going to download and store away for a rainy day ota update. I hate sbf and rsdlite. And although I appreciate all that the black hat does - having to do like 20 (exaggeration) installs in clock work makes me a little nervous.
so good on ya mate.

that's why after i SBF 2.3.320 i always go straight into Android recovery before booting up and Factory Reset there, then boot up. But i guess everybody has there own way of doing things.

Ya, this is an easy alternative to get everyone to a clean 2.3.340. If you're on 2.3.15, 2.3.320, or 2.3.340 this will definetly come in handy.

Wonderful. I just left a stock rom literally today and realized I lost corporate email access with Gummy. That is a deal-breaker and obviously I didn't research it well enough before doing it. I NEED to get back to stock regardless of how painful it is. So this will unroot me, just Z4 again afterwards I take it?

Correct it will unroot and remove bootstrap. So after rebooting then use z4 and grab bootstrap again.

Very nice, thank you! Hopefully I never need to use it!
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Hopefully we wont need to use it, but at least we will feel better about doing this rather than an SBF.

Droid-Xer said:
Ya, this is an easy alternative to get everyone to a clean 2.3.340. If you're on 2.3.15, 2.3.320, or 2.3.340 this will definetly come in handy.
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I don't know about 2.3.15 When I did it on that, I bricked and ended up having
to SBF to .320 and using the patches to get to .340

forever29 said:
I don't know about 2.3.15 When I did it on that, I bricked and ended up having
to SBF to .320 and using the patches to get to .340
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Reasons for bricking:
Installing zip as an update.zip
Doing anything else in bootstrap after installing zip
Soft brick (factory reset will bring it back)

Thanks This has saved me more than once while working on cracking the bootloader

Hrmm I ran this directly from having Apex and it didnt like it. Seemed to not fully wipe the phone at all. Im guessing I didnt read something all the way. I simply went to clockwork and loaded the file and rebooted. When it came back my system was still intact, but everything was force closing.

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Hrmm I ran this directly from having Apex and it didnt like it. Seemed to not fully wipe the phone at all. Im guessing I didnt read something all the way. I simply went to clockwork and loaded the file and rebooted. When it came back my system was still intact, but everything was force closing.
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Doing a factory reset seemed to put it back to normal

It will update or bring you back to clean 2.3.340. You will lose root and bootstrap, but you will keep all apps and setup.

does anyone have any alternate DL links? it keeps hanging no matter which link I use.

Got it going. Honestly though, who uses Megaupload anymore?
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i won't try to install until file size matches

r3dlined said:
Hrmm I ran this directly from having Apex and it didnt like it. Seemed to not fully wipe the phone at all. Im guessing I didnt read something all the way. I simply went to clockwork and loaded the file and rebooted. When it came back my system was still intact, but everything was force closing.
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You didn't wipe cache and factory reset before install
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If you don't wipe data/cache prior to install then you will have the same setup and apps, only you will have lost root and bootstrap. If you want a clean start then wipe data/cache then install zip.

WOW Droid X saver
Man this saved my Droid X from sure bricking, thankyou very much uploader

[Q] Stuck on 4.1.2.6--Can Somebody throw me a bone?

Just as a precursor and in advance--I apologize if I missed a thread on this topic here. I searched a number of different times and ways but didn't find any so hopefully I am speaking for others with the same problem with this newly generated one!
So I got a brand new Atrix about 2 days ago and just like every Android I get, I came straight to XDA right after initial boot and a little play-around with it to get the rooting process started . I downloaded the Gingerbreak .apk (I believe it was v 1.0) and rooted with no problem. However, later on while checking the phone out a little more, I stumbled upon the "System updates" section under the "About phone" category in the settings and out of curiosity (and not knowing anything about software updates etc.) thought I'd check it. Well it detected that the 1.57 update was available as the phone obviously came stock with the 1.26 to begin with. So I went and ahead, downloaded it and then attempted an install.
It would get about...oh, I'd say 40% of the way through the install process and then fail (I'm guessing this was the case anyway as the arrow coming out of the package pointing to the android suddenly just turned into the dreaded "!". So I just pulled the battery and rebooted and thought, "Hmm, well it's probably because I've got it rooted--must be something in the system files that's preventing it from pushing the update through successfully."
Next, I figured I'd try a different route and push the update through RSD Lite 5.0. Followed all instructions to a T and just about the same thing happened during install THAT way (i.e. Process failed about 40% or so of the way through).
Following that, I searched to see what unrooting methods were available following the previously botched attempt at a solution. I found a thread mentioning that v 2.0 of Gingerbreak had an unroot option>followed instructions>unrooted (no detected problems there)>attempted to push OTA update again and no dice. Same issue again. I'm both beginning to run out of solutions and am exhausting myself as I usually only have time to do this late at night when I should probably be sleeping (pssh, who needs that, right? )
Anyway, if someone who has experienced similar issues or knows what is going on here could point me in the right direction it would be GREATLY appreciated as I feel like I've got a phone that's not working to it's full potential (after having read what all the updates do)! Thanks a TON in advance for any help!

Save yourself some frustration..
Backup your stuff using titanium backup
Download the stock 1.2.6 SBF
-flash it using RSD lite
-root your phone using gladroot
-update to .57 from your phone (system updates)
-run afterupdate.bat
-update to .83 from system updates again
-run afterupdate.bat
Done.
Restore from titanium backup (batch restore is your friend..)
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FYI - you don't need to run afterupdate between 157 and 183 upgrades. Worked fine for me twice.
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nsaia said:
FYI - you don't need to run afterupdate between 157 and 183 upgrades. Worked fine for me twice.
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I figured that from the part of the script that asks if you intend to update. I did it anyway, it was reassuring to see I still had root before the upgrade lol. Good to know for next time though
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Save yourself some frustration..
Backup your stuff using titanium backup
Download the stock 1.2.6 SBF
-flash it using RSD lite
-root your phone using gladroot
-update to .57 from your phone (system updates)
-run afterupdate.bat
-update to .83 from system updates again
-run afterupdate.bat
Done.
Restore from titanium backup (batch restore is your friend..)
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Thank you kindly sirs (knlgSeeker and nsaia) for the help. Cool. Sounds like a plan. I've already got a backup w/ Titanium on my phone actually (it's always something I keep a copy of on the trusty ext SD) so that should be good to go. Do you by chance have the links for the SBF's you were referring to? I think I might already have the 1.57 one (as I had mentioned in the original post) but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to post it again. Thanks again in advance!

jz4467 said:
Thank you kindly sirs (knlgSeeker and nsaia) for the help. Cool. Sounds like a plan. I've already got a backup w/ Titanium on my phone actually (it's always something I keep a copy of on the trusty ext SD) so that should be good to go. Do you by chance have the links for the SBF's you were referring to? I think I might already have the 1.57 one (as I had mentioned in the original post) but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to post it again. Thanks again in advance!
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No problem..here's all the info/ links you should need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Just remember, 1.26 is the only one you will need to flash from RSD.. Just do an OTA update for .57 & .83
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No problem..here's all the info/ links you should need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Just remember, 1.26 is the only one you will need to flash from RSD.. Just do an OTA update for .57 & .83
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Cool. I had actually gone ahead last night and eventually found it myself. Was good to come back though and get some reaffirmation as to whether or not the location I had found and instructions were the correct ones. After clicking on the link you provided I found that it was the exact same thread/post that I had used to do it. So thank you again!
I also had some interesting info to pass along as well. I just thought after flashing 1.2.6 again from RSD Lite that I'd go ahead and just do the OTA updates for .57 and .83 to make sure that they worked and they did. Obviously my concern while going ahead and skipping to those steps was whether or not I'd still be able to get root and I'm happy to report that I was still able to get root after doing so. I just sideloaded the Gingerbreak 2.0 app and it rooted no problems at all! Thanks again for your help guys!
Another random question to throw out there (I figured I might as well just post it in here to see if there's an easy fix: I've got ClockworkMod Recovery on here and I was trying to flash the recovery for the Atrix. However, when the "Confirm Phone Model" comes up, I don't see/find an option for the Atrix. Are we supposed to use a different phone model's version of recovery? Thanks again in advance for any help!

jz4467 said:
Cool. I had actually gone ahead last night and eventually found it myself. Was good to come back though and get some reaffirmation as to whether or not the location I had found and instructions were the correct ones. After clicking on the link you provided I found that it was the exact same thread/post that I had used to do it. So thank you again!
I also had some interesting info to pass along as well. I just thought after flashing 1.2.6 again from RSD Lite that I'd go ahead and just do the OTA updates for .57 and .83 to make sure that they worked and they did. Obviously my concern while going ahead and skipping to those steps was whether or not I'd still be able to get root and I'm happy to report that I was still able to get root after doing so. I just sideloaded the Gingerbreak 2.0 app and it rooted no problems at all! Thanks again for your help guys!
Another random question to throw out there (I figured I might as well just post it in here to see if there's an easy fix: I've got ClockworkMod Recovery on here and I was trying to flash the recovery for the Atrix. However, when the "Confirm Phone Model" comes up, I don't see/find an option for the Atrix. Are we supposed to use a different phone model's version of recovery? Thanks again in advance for any help!
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All's well that ends well! Not sure what exactly you're trying to flash, but I use Tenfar's CWM..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019143
It's pretty straightforward, you can boot to recovery in 2 steps
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All's well that ends well! Not sure what exactly you're trying to flash, but I use Tenfar's CWM..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1019143
It's pretty straightforward, you can boot to recovery in 2 steps
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Sweet. I think I had run into that same thread earlier on (and had actually already installed that same app on my Atrix) and had completely forgotten about it. So thank you for refreshing my memory on it and directing me to it again! Thanks for all your guys' help in general as well!
Got another question for ya: How do you delete all the bloatware off of the phone? I've got Root Explorer and what I usually do is just navigate in like fashion: system>app>and then just delete any of the bloatware apps. However, I've found with this phone that there isn't a single one of the at&t apps found inside this "app" folder. I HAVE found them in the following way however: system>preinstall> BUT there's no way to change how the files found within are accessed (i.e. mounting them as r/w rather than r/o) and so as a result there is no way to delete them. The option to mount the files as r/w is simply not there. Any info on this would be great! Thanks in advance again.
By the way, if you have any questions concerning the Samsung Captivate, I'm pretty knowledgeable about that phone--gained quite a bit of knowledge during the time that I owned it which was probably about 6 months.