I have not installed any leaks after the last official SBF (Stock 2.2). If I SBF back to stock and install the OTA, is there a root method that still works? And is there an SBF for the new OTA? I have the SBF named Happy_Holidays_From_TBH.
zehkaiser said:
I have not installed any leaks after the last official SBF (Stock 2.2). If I SBF back to stock and install the OTA, is there a root method that still works? And is there an SBF for the new OTA? I have the SBF named Happy_Holidays_From_TBH.
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Z4 has been confirmed to still work.
You might want to save the app to your SD card first, for convenience, and just in case it doesn't show in the market after.
I have not heard of an SBF in the wild, for the new OTA.
.340 SBF isn't out there, yet. Z4root works with 2.2.1
Good to know. I upgraded to the .320 leak. The boot loader has updated, but has the key changed? (can I nandroid back to 2.2.15)
zehkaiser said:
Good to know. I upgraded to the .320 leak. The boot loader has updated, but has the key changed? (can I nandroid back to 2.2.15)
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Nandroid backups to 2.3.15 *seem* to work, but are strongly advised to be avoided. The kernel and bootloader (and associated keys) will still be from 2.3.320/340. You won't be able to use the OTA to get to .340. If you're already on .320, get the system only SBF to get you to .340 (yes, it's out now) and call it a day.
I have the SBF 1.5.2 version installed and downloaded the OTA 1.5.7 update but I don't find a way to install that update manually without reflashing SBF 1.2.6 first (which I don't want).
How can I update?
Thanks
MaluNoPeleke said:
I have the SBF 1.5.2 version installed and downloaded the OTA 1.5.7 update but I don't find a way to install that update manually without reflashing SBF 1.2.6 first (which I don't want).
How can I update?
Thanks
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You can't.
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Why shouldn't it be possible?
I can start the Android Recovery console and install an update. Isn't it possible to use that method somehow to install this OTA update?
I have problems updating my AT&T Atrix 1.57 to Version 1.83
After i have downloaded the update (Settings -> About Phone -> System updates) and try to install it, the phone reboot and after that i get only the android triangle screen. When i open the console i get this message:
Code:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/WeatherWidget.apk", "b953abb4e36308e517af0e608fca84cbf8f294f2b", "79c21f63ca7f69753cbc6f693ed36aae7600abc")
E:Error in /cache/Blur_Version.4.1.57.MB860.ATT.en.US.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Phone Informations:
System version: Version.4.1.57.MB860.ATT.en.US
Model number: MB860
Android version: 2.2.1
Baseband version: N_01.77.07P
Motorola webtop version: OSHWT_U1_4.257.19
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9-00005.gde8e6dc
Build number: OLYFR_U4_1.5.7
I have only rooted the phone and freezed some apps, no custom roms or something special. After i got this update error i have done a "factory reset" but it has doesnt help, i get the same error all the time. I've also tried to wipe the cache.
Flash either the 1.2.6 or the 1.8.3 sbf and start again
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meloy said:
I have problems updating my AT&T Atrix 1.57 to Version 1.87
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There is no 4.1.87...............There is a 4.1.83............Maybe that's the problem?
meloy said:
I have problems updating my AT&T Atrix 1.57 to Version 1.87
I have only rooted the phone and freezed some apps, no custom roms or something special. After i got this update error i have done a "factory reset" but it has doesnt help, i get the same error all the time. I've also tried to wipe the cache.
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Unfreeze/thaw everything you have frozen. The update will abort if you have any Moto or AT&T files or software frozen.
tjjensen23 said:
Flash either the 1.2.6 or the 1.8.3 sbf and start again
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Thanks, i'll try now to flash 1.8.3 sbf.
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Unfreeze/thaw everything you have frozen. The update will abort if you have any Moto or AT&T files or software frozen.
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I thought when i do the "factory reset" it should be all reseted and unfrozen / unrooted ?
meloy said:
Thanks, i'll try now to flash 1.8.3 sbf.
I thought when i do the "factory reset" it should be all reseted and unfrozen / unrooted ?
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I thought that but frozen apps will remain so and you have lost root by then so can't thaw them. This stopped me updating to 4.1.57 when it was in beta. Had to flash 4.1.26 sbf before I could update. Factory reset didn't do it.
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Thanks guys. The 1.83 sbf worked fine for me.
I'm on Kenneth's 4.5 beta gingerbread ROM right now
what is the most ideal and safest way to sbf back to stock 1.8.3 for now?
RSD and SBF?
thanks!
Did you start with the HKTW build? Or did you flash the .img files provided by Kenneth?
If it is the latter you can sbf back to 1.8.3 but I believe "safest" would be to flash to 1.2.6 and update up from there...
someone chime in to make sure i'm not totally wrong.
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From adb shell do:
#cat /sys/firmware/fuse/ReservedOdm
Make sure it doesn't contain a "3" like this
10000000000010001000300000000
If it does you'll be hard bricked if you flash a pre 2.3 SBF file
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Did you start with the HKTW build? Or did you flash the .img files provided by Kenneth?
If it is the latter you can sbf back to 1.8.3 but I believe "safest" would be to flash to 1.2.6 and update up from there...
someone chime in to make sure i'm not totally wrong.
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I started from a clean SBF of 1.8.3
then I SBF'ed the unlock
fastboot unlocked
rooted using gingerbreak
installed unlocked CWM
then installed Ken's gingerbread
henrys01 said:
From adb shell do:
#cat /sys/firmware/fuse/ReservedOdm
Make sure it doesn't contain a "3" like this
10000000000010001000300000000
If it does you'll be hard bricked if you flash a pre 2.3 SBF file
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so if it doesn't then I can use RSD Lite to flash a SBF?
I soft bricked my phone yesterday and what I did was dowloaded WinRAR and extracted this build:
OLYFR_U4_1.8.3_SIGNED_OLPSATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g_1FF.sbf.7z
RSD'd it over in RSD protocol and worked fine.
Then I used Sideload wonder machine to to install Gingerbreak.apk to root and the MOTOA4_Bootstrap_0408_1720-signed.apk.
Worked like a charm for me.
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I soft bricked my phone yesterday and what I did was dowloaded WinRAR and extracted this build:
OLYFR_U4_1.8.3_SIGNED_OLPSATTSPE_P013_HWolympus_1g_1FF.sbf.7z
RSD'd it over in RSD protocol and worked fine.
Then I used Sideload wonder machine to to install Gingerbreak.apk to root and the MOTOA4_Bootstrap_0408_1720-signed.apk.
Worked like a charm for me.
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so you were on kenneth's gingerbread beta and you used that SBF to flash back?
hi. i'm pretty new to all this. a few months ago, i unlocked the bootloader on my atrix 4g and also rooted it. i then flashed the ICS CM7 rom using cwm. after a few days of playing with the new rom, i decided to go back to 2.3.4 by flashing the 2.3.4 fruitcake. i see now that 2.3.6 ota update is available when i check for updates from my phone. if i install this ota update, will i brick my phone? i still have the unlocked bootloader but no longer have root.
Applying the 2.3.6 OTA on a fruitcake 2.3.4 may cause a soft brick/boot loop. IMO wait until others respond with more definitive results. Don't be the first guinea pig . I had a stock, locked and rooted 2.3.4 prior to the 2.3.6 update.
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hi. i'm pretty new to all this. a few months ago, i unlocked the bootloader on my atrix 4g and also rooted it. i then flashed the ICS CM7 rom using cwm. after a few days of playing with the new rom, i decided to go back to 2.3.4 by flashing the 2.3.4 fruitcake. i see now that 2.3.6 ota update is available when i check for updates from my phone. if i install this ota update, will i brick my phone? i still have the unlocked bootloader but no longer have root.
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Don't quote me on this, but if you flashed back to 2.3.4 using RSD and then applied the update you should be okay. Caveat emptor, as always, and do it at your own risk.
There may be some unknown consequences, though. Maybe flashing back to 2.3.4 after applying the update will brick your phone, like the 2.3.4 update did with 1.8.3. You will definitely lose root, and from what I hear some of the old rooting methods don't work anymore.
If you are rooted and unlocked and had modified systems flashing worth RSD lite to get back to stock is the way to go before the update. Flashing back to .91 after installing the update WILL brick the phone for sure so don't.
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If you are using fruitcake 2.3.4, the OTA update to 2.3.6 will work, as the difference between a fruitcake 2.3.4 and the official one is that it does not touch the recovery and boot. As your phone was running official 2.3.4 before cm7, the changes to boot and recovery are already in place. The only possible downside is that you will not be able to roll back to "official" 2.3.4. You will have to flash CWM and flash fruitcake 2.3.4 to roll back.
This isn't stock ICS is it?
No, it is the latest gingerbread update.
Dogie52 said:
This isn't stock ICS is it?
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No, it is the latest gingerbread update.
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Alright thanks
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If you are using fruitcake 2.3.4, the OTA update to 2.3.6 will work, as the difference between a fruitcake 2.3.4 and the official one is that it does not touch the recovery and boot. As your phone was running official 2.3.4 before cm7, the changes to boot and recovery are already in place. The only possible downside is that you will not be able to roll back to "official" 2.3.4. You will have to flash CWM and flash fruitcake 2.3.4 to roll back.
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I think I get it...almost .
Could you verify #2 and fill in #3?
1) locked, stock 2.3.4: recovery and boot are stock
2) unlocked, flash CM7 or other ROMS: recovery and boot are NOT stock...applying the 2.3.6 OTA at this point can semi-fubar your phone with a bootloop and/or softbrick
3) fruitcake 2.3.x : recovery and boot are ???...applying the OTA = ???
I searched xda and could not find anything stating that applying future OTAs over a fruitcake 2.3.x will be successful. My search skillz could be lacking, so apologies ahead of time .
2) You cannot OTA update from those roms, there is no way to do it. I doubt anyone will even try to update.zip the OTA over CM7 or any other custom rom.
3) Recovery is non stock, boot is stock (as last official update installed). After the update, stock recovery will be installed, boot will change to 2.3.6 so it will prevent downgrade. Will have to flash CWM again to have access to custom roms and fruitcakes.
This is as I understand it. If anyone has more info you are welcome to share.
gnahc79 said:
I think I get it...almost .
Could you verify #2 and fill in #3?
1) locked, stock 2.3.4: recovery and boot are stock
2) unlocked, flash CM7 or other ROMS: recovery and boot are NOT stock...applying the 2.3.6 OTA at this point can semi-fubar your phone with a bootloop and/or softbrick
3) fruitcake 2.3.x : recovery and boot are ???...applying the OTA = ???
I searched xda and could not find anything stating that applying future OTAs over a fruitcake 2.3.x will be successful. My search skillz could be lacking, so apologies ahead of time .
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Update on this. DO NOT UPDATE ON AN UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER!!! FRUITCAKE OR ANY OTHER CUSTOM ROM. YOU WILL BRICK. WAIT FOR FRUITCAKE.
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2) You cannot OTA update from those roms, there is no way to do it. I doubt anyone will even try to update.zip the OTA over CM7 or any other custom rom.
3) Recovery is non stock, boot is stock (as last official update installed). After the update, stock recovery will be installed, boot will change to 2.3.6 so it will prevent downgrade. Will have to flash CWM again to have access to custom roms and fruitcakes.
This is as I understand it. If anyone has more info you are welcome to share.
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Well, crap. Wish I had seen this beforehand. My phone is currently stuck with 3 green Chinese characters on the screen with the goapk website subtitle.
Have unlocked bootloader, upgraded to previous firmware OTA (didn't flash pudding), no ROMs.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
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Update on this. DO NOT UPDATE ON AN UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER!!! FRUITCAKE OR ANY OTHER CUSTOM ROM. YOU WILL BRICK. WAIT FOR FRUITCAKE.
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thanks for the update. that's what I thought...once you unlock you can never apply any future OTA updates. After unlocking you can get 'stock' only through fruitcake.
You are stuck on recovery. Goapk is tenfar cwm recovery. Fastboot wipe and then flash 2.3.4 fruitcake.
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Well, crap. Wish I had seen this beforehand. My phone is currently stuck with 3 green Chinese characters on the screen with the goapk website subtitle.
Have unlocked bootloader, upgraded to previous firmware OTA (didn't flash pudding), no ROMs.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
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You can normally rsd lite to 4.5.91 but there are reports that after doing that, updating
to 4.5.141 results in a brick. Some have succeeded, some don't.
So the safe route is to wait for fruitcake.
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thanks for the update. that's what I thought...once you unlock you can never apply any future OTA updates. After unlocking you can get 'stock' only through fruitcake.
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For those afraid of losing root
It is true you will lose root after updating and the current root methods no longer work. However, there is one method that still does; the fastboot method. Instructions and files can be found here:
http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/mo...ons-including-stock-locked-2-3-4-2-3-6-a.html
(Note: Instructions are right after Pete's Root Tools Method)
In order for this to work you will need to make sure that all traces of root has been removed from you phone or it will fail to write su to the correct directory due to not enough memory being available. There are a few ways to remove all traces of root. One way is to flash the sbf file of the current version you are on. After flashing just uninstall superuser like you would uninstall any other app.
Another method of completely removing all traces of root is through the preinstall root method. It can be found at the same link from above under How to Un-root after using the /preinstall root method (I think this will only work if you used the fastboot method to gain root, I have not tried it myself).
You could also use the Motorola Software Update Tool to flash the update which should remove all traces of root. It can be found here:
http://direct.motorola.com/hellomot...SoftwareUpdateforATTATRIX4Gversion.4.5.91.pdf
As of right now the fastboot method seems to be the only way to root this version of the software. I actually tried all the current methods including the recent Motofail method that was discovered by Dan Rosenburg, but all have failed.
As a side note, those that are waiting for an official ICS rom will be getting one in the 3Q. Check it out on Motorola's Software Upgrade News page.
https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c
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Update on this. DO NOT UPDATE ON AN UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER!!! FRUITCAKE OR ANY OTHER CUSTOM ROM. YOU WILL BRICK. WAIT FOR FRUITCAKE.
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Not sure if this helps anyone, but I had...
1) Stock 2.3.4
2) unlocked bootloader
3) rooted via fastboot (never flashed custom recovery)
4) used Voodoo OTA bootkeeper
5) followed bootkeeper instructions
6) updated to 2.3.6
7) re-rooted
8) currently i have no unlocked bootloader
I am unlocked, and RSD'd back to stock .91 and then applied the update and got a soft-brick - I did discover that I was able to flash the 2.3.6 sbf and it worked fine.... The preinstall method gave me root access back... I would not recommend trying to downgrade back to 4.5.91 after upgrading to 4.5.141 until we have more info about it....
Okay so if I used the pudding method(2.3.4/4.5.91):
1)am I unlocked, or just rooted?
2)what method should I use to install the 2.3.6 update?
OTA obviously isn't working, and I'm thinking I can just flash back to another rom, then OTA update ..any suggestions?
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How is the overall feedback of this OTA update? Ya I have seen the change logs but real world feedback from users is always important.
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Excause me guys but what languages are inclueded in this new firmware?