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[Q] Droid X 2.2 Rooted....now what?

Hey I know this is a noob question but I just rooted my 2.2 X and I want to install custom ROMs but have no idea where to start. I already downloaded Rom Manager and Titanium backup but don't know where to go from there. Total noob with all the lingo also. The internet isn't very helpful in this and I don't want to brick my phone. Any step-by-step instructions on what to do next? Thanks!

It was much easier on my nexus one I don't even bother with installing custom roms on the droid x
Only thing I do is rename all the bloat packages to .bak and use launcher pro
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Pitnefor said:
It was much easier on my nexus one I don't even bother with installing custom roms on the droid x
Only thing I do is rename all the bloat packages to .bak and use launcher pro
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agreed, plus get "wireless tether for root users" from the market.
add a theme
adding a rom is like having someone do the renaming and adding a theme at once for you.
o and you cant brick your phone, unless you did the Over The Air update then try and flash the 2.1 sbf if on 2.2 only use 2.2

bad4u6669 said:
agreed, plus get "wireless tether for root users" from the market.
add a theme
adding a rom is like having someone do the renaming and adding a theme at once for you.
o and you cant brick your phone, unless you did the Over The Air update then try and flash the 2.1 sbf if on 2.2 only use 2.2
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Got my X... updated OTA 2.2.. rooted... what is the one thing I DO NOT WANT TO DO? to keep from bricking my phone

chrisanderin said:
Got my X... updated OTA 2.2.. rooted... what is the one thing I DO NOT WANT TO DO? to keep from bricking my phone
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Do not use the 2.1 SBF to re-flash your phone.
If you are not doing any 'mods', this will never be an issue. The SBF is used to re-flash the phone to an 'out of the box' state and can generally save you from file system mistakes, etc.
However, the 2.2 OTA made subtle changes to the bootloader that prevents the 2.1 flash from working. It has been reported to 'brick' phones.
Not to fear though, a partial 2.2 SBF has been released. If something bad happened, you could most likely use that SBF to recover. However, since it isn't a full SBF, there are still some possibilities (however minor) of messing things up bad enough that you couldn't recover.

Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
Do not use the 2.1 SBF to re-flash your phone.
If you are not doing any 'mods', this will never be an issue. The SBF is used to re-flash the phone to an 'out of the box' state and can generally save you from file system mistakes, etc.
However, the 2.2 OTA made subtle changes to the bootloader that prevents the 2.1 flash from working. It has been reported to 'brick' phones.
Not to fear though, a partial 2.2 SBF has been released. If something bad happened, you could most likely use that SBF to recover. However, since it isn't a full SBF, there are still some possibilities (however minor) of messing things up bad enough that you couldn't recover.
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Is there anything I need to do RIGHT NOW before playing around in case that would happen?

UCE HAMOCIDE said:
Hey I know this is a noob question but I just rooted my 2.2 X and I want to install custom ROMs but have no idea where to start. I already downloaded Rom Manager and Titanium backup but don't know where to go from there. Total noob with all the lingo also. The internet isn't very helpful in this and I don't want to brick my phone. Any step-by-step instructions on what to do next? Thanks!
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If you have ROM manager, you should have access to the most frequently used ROM's for the Dx. I recommend installing Koush's bootstrap recovery so you can make a backup of you phone in the event A) something doesn't go right, B) you don't like the ROM/Theme and want to go back.
I personally have the Dx with the OTA 2.2. update, rooted, and using the BigDxSerenity Red theme:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=766645
Bignadad, elecga, and acidbath are some great contributors to XDA and their work is amazing. Definitely recommend checking out the thread above and reading through it. If you use their stuff, be sure to give them some thanks! They do a great job of contributing to the android community.

as long as you are rooted and have purchased titanium backup you can do whatever you want really. i would also purchase root explorer. also make sure you are renaming files to .bak or .old or whatever your choice may be that way if you mess something up you can just restore it and not go online to forums and say hey does anyone have the blockbuster apk file (just an example)? you can use the wireless tether as well it works great if you are in the car with your pc or some other place not offering wireless. also when you download and install rom manager, go to the market and download the droid x bootstrapper and install the clockwork recovery. you must have both bootstrapper and rom manager to easily and quickly install clockwork from rom manager. so you spend about 10 or so dollars and you can do whatever you want to your phone for the most part. also another way to not brick your phone would be to make a post here in the forums if youre thinking about doing something crazy or unorthodox. other then that enjoy the phone

Droid incredible update

Alright here we go. I've been sent the new new update and I want to install it. I have s-off so I can always reroot which I know how to do. Buuuut I need to find the stock recovery for froyo. Or if it doesnt change I just need stock recovery. Any help locating it will be loved. Thank you all very much!
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I got the update this morning and my phone is still rooted. Please clarify what you mean and I will see what I can do .
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Like install stock recovery so I can install the update then go back to being rooted.
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I need the stock recovery image link so I can install it through boot loader.
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not sure. the RUU?

Here you go:
Applying November 2010 OTA to STOCK 2.2/FroYo rooted Incredible

Undereducated noob with rooted stock rom
I rooted my Incredible using Unrevoked so I could use free wifi tether and kept the stock rom. Unfortunately, because I am a noob and didn't know the ramifications or have all the info I needed (it's hard to filter and process all the info from searching the subject on Google), I deleted a couple of apks (before finding info saying to move them) in my attempt to eliminate some bloatware. I got nervous about it and stopped before deleting much, but don't remember which apks I did delete (I did a manual update at 4am while very tired). Now Verizon has pushed the Nov OTA to my phone and I have been pushing "Install Later" since. Think I still have s-off.
Can I allow the phone to do the update? I really don't care about retaining root or not, and can uninstall the wifi tether, superuser, etc, do the update and wait for Unrevoked to catch up so I can reroot (if necessary?) and reinstall wifi tether later. I have also seen that the RUU is out there, but as I understand, it wipes the phone and I'd really like to avoid that. I have seen the instructions posted earlier in the thread about "Installing OTA to rooted Android" but am lost when reading them. Plus the instructions and info I gathered when researching rooting my phone are being held hostage by my Chrome bookmarks (had to quit using Chrome, but that's another story).

Help updating from 2.3.15

So I've been on rubix focused for a while and I didn't really want to update to 2.3.320 (leak) but now I heard we have 2.3.340 (official). Can someone explain how I can get to this from 2.3.15. And will I have to update the rom I'm using or would it work? Sorry I tried to figure this out myself and almost bricked my phone. So now I'm kinda stuck and need some help
Thanks!

I am in the same boat. I am on 2.3.20 . I'm not really sure how I got to this version in the first place. I'm on rubiX 1.8.6 . How do I update to the latest and greatest, and what version is that actually?
Thanks in advance.

There are going to be plenty of people here that will chime in to help...but I just got done (literally) doing this today. I was on 2.3.15 OTA (rooted) running ApeX and wasn't even going to go through the hassle. But...ever since the Gingerbread sdk was released and all of these fresh new roms & themes are popping up...I finally said F it and did it. The basics of it go like this:
1. Backup everything etc...
2. You need to find yourself a copy of 2.2 ota stock, download to pc and flash that to your phone using rsd lite 4.9
3. Then you can pull the update down from your phone (takes 5 minutes from beginning to end)
4. Use Z4root and root your phone (was able to get root on my first try in under a minute)
5. Create another backup and be sure to name it 2.2.1 stock so you now have a starting point to fall back on when you start tweaking your phone.
This is my personal fave go to page that I use as a guide to any and all of my X mods. It doesn't get much better than this if you ask me!
Roooler's Guide to All Things X

If you don't have a stock backup with all bloatware intact, it'll be easier to SBF. If you have a stock backup, flash it, ensure all bloat is there, and download update and install. I removed bootstrap to be on the safe side.

Droid-Xer said:
If you don't have a stock backup with all bloatware intact, it'll be easier to SBF. If you have a stock backup, flash it, ensure all bloat is there, and download update and install. I removed bootstrap to be on the safe side.
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Am I correct in assuming that once weve updated to 2.3.34 we cannot flash back to a backup that we were running 2.3.15 on, nor can we SBF back to 2.3.15?

ElephantGlue said:
Am I correct in assuming that once weve updated to 2.3.34 we cannot flash back to a backup that we were running 2.3.15 on, nor can we SBF back to 2.3.15?
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DO NOT GO BACK !!!
why would you anyways???

okay, after all the reading i've decided that i should sbf instead of trying to figure out all the bloat that may or may not have been removed from my wife's X. That being said, once in bootloader, is it possible to get out of the bootloader without flashing anything? I want to verify the bootloader version to make certain that i have to proper .sbf file.
yes, i do have a backup of the original 2.2.....does that help?
i made this process more difficult than i had anticipated by installing another rom before trying the .340 update. now it starts the install then reboots and says "update failed". anyway, any tips or pointers that can be given are greatly appreciated....thx

I have a question I'm running 2.3.15, rooted with rubix ROM+theme---- already at 2.2.1 / what are the benifits of updating to. 340, and I'm guessing i can't just flash the sbf without starting over, rooting, ROM etc. Just not sure what of a difference there is for going to. 340 when I'm already at 2.2.1 anyone? ?
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How would I update from 2.3.13
Thanks Mike

Frustrated, want to reset.

Okay, quick rundown: I have a Droid X that was rooted and overclocked, loved it. Verizon pushed their OTA update and I lost root. Ever since then, the phone has been acting buggy (freezing, need to pull battery several times a day, etc), so I'm confident that was what caused it (other than rooting - and I used a 1-click method to do that - I have not messed around with anything on the phone, and I have very few apps - maybe a dozen or two). I have tried and tried to find a way to regain root access, with no success. I then tried to unroot, again with no success. I'm ready to just say "screw it" and start over fresh; however, all the tutorials I have found to re-flash my phone are from 2011 (at the latest), and I don't want to brick my phone because I used an outdated tutorial. So I turn to you guys for help.
No, I don't want to re-root. I can try and screw around with that in the future (possibly - I really only rooted because I wanted to overclock, just for the sake of saying "rooted and overclocked"). I tried the un-root guide I found on here (using pete's motorolla tools) with no success. I'm fairly tech savvy, but nowhere near the level of most of you.
Basically, I just want to be pointed in the direction of an easy way to flash my phone back to it's factory settings, as if it's never been opened.
Also, while I'm at it, is there a way to back up my apps on my computer? Most of my apps are free, but I'd rather not have to pay (again) for the ones I did have to buy.
I'm running a Droid X on verizon. Running 2.3.4. I just checked for system updates, and it says I'm up to date. If you need any more info from me, feel free to ask.

You can find the .621 SBF file you will need here:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/17934-602-sbf/
You will also need to download RSD Lite to flash the SBF file.
Note: RSD Lite can be found at the above link.
You can find the drivers you need in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258599
Also, all apps that you have purchased can be redownloaded from the play store after you've returned to stock, at no extra charge.

Thanks. Where can I find a tutorial on how to flash it to stock?

EmagehtmaI said:
Thanks. Where can I find a tutorial on how to flash it to stock?
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They're all over the place. You just have to search a little, I recommend looking in YouTube for a video tutorial.
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[Q] Going in circles

I promise that I have been reading threads for 2 weeks trying to figure out how to solve my problem without posting any questions, because I know no one likes to repeat themselves! I made a little bit of progress, but now I don't know what to do.
I bought my RAZR M in February. I took it out of the box and activated it. I never rooted it - had no intention of rooting it. Everything was great until the April update (98.15.66). All sorts of apps started crashing, background, Chrome, text messaging... phone kept deleting Contacts...it was a mess. I posted in the Moto Support forum and was advised to reset, which I did. It helped a little, sometimes apps still crashed, but I was dealing with it. I know the phone took at least one more update after that, but I don't know which. Then November 8, I did the OTA to 98.30.1. Phone got stuck on the red eye during boot. Tried clearing cache, reset, no luck. Called Moto support and they said they couldn't do anything unless I paid them $120 to flash the phone, because according to their info, my phone was rooted!! I never rooted it, I didn't know anything about rooting (still don't, really). I wonder if something failed during one of these updates and triggered their root checker. After reading threads here on XDA, I was able to use RDS lite to 98.16.3. So at least the phone boots, but now it keeps wanting to do the OTA to 98-30.1.
I assume I should avoid taking the OTA, but I don't know how to do that without hitting "Later" every 12 hours. If I'm understanding correctly, since I have 98.16.3 my bootloader is locked and there is nothing I can do about that. I thought maybe Titanium Backup would help so I could at least freeze the updater, but I don't have SU/root access to be able to do that. Where do I go from here? Thank you very much for any help!

So you've never been rooted and moto said it had been... Did you buy it from Verizon? Lets check and see if that device has ever been rooted... Power of the device... Power on while holding volume up + volume down... Select recovery...when you see Android Andy hold volume down tap volume up... Now you should see QE process does it say 0/0 or 0/1... If it says 0/0 your phone has never been rooted... If it said that I would either call them back.. After taking pix of that... And inform them of that.. Or take it to a Verizon store and request a new device... Post the pic in your topic on Motorola's forum and say how they refused service because your device was rooted when it wasn't... Matt the forums manager should reply and assist then
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@sasperson
Where did you "clear cache" during your bootloop? I dont believe stock recovery has that option. Also how did you use RSDLite if you have a locked bootloader, wouldn't it just fail. Not trying to be a ****, i'm just pointing out the inconsistencies.

ATTACK said:
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Where did you "clear cache" during your bootloop? I dont believe stock recovery has that option. Also how did you use RSDLite if you have a locked bootloader, wouldn't it just fail. Not trying to be a ****, i'm just pointing out the inconsistencies.
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Stock recovery does have the option to clear the cache partition...you can RSD I up or to the current version...
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ezknives said:
Stock recovery does have the option to clear the cache partition...you can RSD I up or to the current version...
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Ok. I didnt know stock recovery had any options, never used it. Didn't he RSD Lite from 98.30.1 to 98.16.3. I thought you couldn't downgrade with a locked bootloader.

I apologize my brain saw .16 the first time I read it from where I'm not used to seeing .30
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It does say 1/1. I don't believe it said that when I did the FDR back in April/May when I first starting having issues after the update to 98.15, but I can't say 100% for sure since I didn't even know what it meant up until a couple of weeks ago when I started reading up.
How it got like that, I don't know. I bought the phone from Amazon. Sold by Amazon, marked as Brand New. I didn't buy it from a Joe Schmo marketplace seller.
I have no idea for sure if my bootloader is unlocked or not. From what I've read, it seems that if you have 98.16.3, then it has to be. When I go into the AP fastboot screen, it says Device Status: Locked.
I did post on the Motorola forum and someone there told me how to check in the recovery menu for the root status, but since it says 1/1, someone recommended that I come over here to XDA, which is how I ended up doing the RSD lite thing to at least get my phone functional again.
All of this stuff is so far over my head...I'm not really interested in customization or removing the bloatware - I just disable or ignore it. I am only looking to get my phone back running like normal without telling it "Later" every 12 hours to avoid the update. And if I'm understanding correctly regarding the bootloader, there aren't many customization options anyway. Do I just wait to see if the 98.30 update gets added on the droid-developers.org site?

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sasperson said:
It does say 1/1. I don't believe it said that when I did the FDR back in April/May when I first starting having issues after the update to 98.15, but I can't say 100% for sure since I didn't even know what it meant up until a couple of weeks ago when I started reading up.
How it got like that, I don't know. I bought the phone from Amazon. Sold by Amazon, marked as Brand New. I didn't buy it from a Joe Schmo marketplace seller.
I have no idea for sure if my bootloader is unlocked or not. From what I've read, it seems that if you have 98.16.3, then it has to be. When I go into the AP fastboot screen, it says Device Status: Locked.
I did post on the Motorola forum and someone there told me how to check in the recovery menu for the root status, but since it says 1/1, someone recommended that I come over here to XDA, which is how I ended up doing the RSD lite thing to at least get my phone functional again.
All of this stuff is so far over my head...I'm not really interested in customization or removing the bloatware - I just disable or ignore it. I am only looking to get my phone back running like normal without telling it "Later" every 12 hours to avoid the update. And if I'm understanding correctly regarding the bootloader, there aren't many customization options anyway. Do I just wait to see if the 98.30 update gets added on the droid-developers.org site?
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If it says 1/1 that means your currently rooted (0/1 it has at some point been rooted) download a root checker from google play... If it is rooted I'm sure you could install a super user then freeze the updater...
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ATTACK said:
Ok. I didnt know stock recovery had any options, never used it. Didn't he RSD Lite from 98.30.1 to 98.16.3. I thought you couldn't downgrade with a locked bootloader.
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No, the phone tried to install 98.30.1 through OTA, but failed and got stuck on the red eye during boot. Moto said the update failed because I was rooted, which I never rooted the phone. How the phone came to say 1/1 on the recovery screen root check, I'll never know, but it's water under the bridge now.
Once I came here and read how to use RSD lite, I flashed it to 98.16. I don't know what version I was running before the 98.30.1 OTA attempt on Nov. 8.
I downloaded Root Checker. For SU it says, "Not found."
Root Access: "no access"
Is this because I only flashed the VRZ_XT907_9.8.1Q-78-1_1FF.xml, which from what I understand is straight stock? Is the phone technically not really "rooted" then? Is it possible to get the Super Access at this point, or am I stuck?
Again, thank you for your help and patience!

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No, the phone tried to install 98.30.1 through OTA, but failed and got stuck on the red eye during boot. Moto said the update failed because I was rooted, which I never rooted the phone. How the phone came to say 1/1 on the recovery screen root check, I'll never know, but it's water under the bridge now.
Once I came here and read how to use RSD lite, I flashed it to 98.16. I don't know what version I was running before the 98.30.1 OTA attempt on Nov. 8.
I downloaded Root Checker. For SU it says, "Not found."
Root Access: "no access"
Is this because I only flashed the VRZ_XT907_9.8.1Q-78-1_1FF.xml, which from what I understand is straight stock? Is the phone technically not really "rooted" then? Is it possible to get the Super Access at this point, or am I stuck?
Again, thank you for your help and patience!
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if your on version listed in screenshot yes you can root it ... Use motochopper 1.3
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ezknives said:
if your on version listed in screenshot yes you can root it ... Use motochopper 1.3
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Ok, I will give that a try. I have read about motochopper, but was confused as to whether it was the right thing for the version I'm running, I think I was reading "Build version," mixing that with "System version," and getting scared when it said it will brick the phone if not used on the right version. Since my Build Number is 9.8.1Q.78-1, the directions and links on droidrazr.com posted by livinginkaos and SamuriHL should work for me, right? (assuming I can follow the directions, that is)
I wonder if this will fix the strange random app crashes I've been getting ever since the April update. It's very inconvenient to have my text message history wiped.
Thank you for the advice, ezknives!

*Update*
I used motochopper! I used Titanium backup and froze the updater.apk! \o/
I have one more question - now that I have this super user access, is it still best to just disable/freeze the bloatware instead of removing it altogether? I read that some people have used Titanium backup to delete it, I also recall reading that some people had issues with updates if they deleted them and ended up having to reinstall them...?

sasperson said:
*Update*
I used motochopper! I used Titanium backup and froze the updater.apk! \o/
I have one more question - now that I have this super user access, is it still best to just disable/freeze the bloatware instead of removing it altogether? I read that some people have used Titanium backup to delete it, I also recall reading that some people had issues with updates if they deleted them and ended up having to reinstall them...?
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Yes it's best to freeze it all rather then delete it.... So you don't have to do as much when the next OTA comes out...
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ezknives said:
Yes it's best to freeze it all rather then delete it.... So you don't have to do as much when the next OTA comes out...
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Everything seems to be back to normal - at least back to how it was a few weeks ago. It still has the random background app crash, but whatever. I've been living with that since the April update. I'm just happy my phone is functional again.
Thanks again for the help!
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