My droid 2 has been boot looping since I last restarted it. Was running GB 2.3.3 rooted. I've factory reset and cleared its cache ten times since, and my RSD Lite won't recognize it (installed drivers), so I don't know what else to do. Any ideas? If I could get an update.zip that I could load, I could load that from the Android recovery.
EDIT: My RDS Lite won't recognize my D1 either, it is upgraded to 4.9 so I'm hoping it is just a problem with the drivers on my computer, but I've tried downloading everything possible to get it to work and my computer recognizes all my phones just fine.
Id try clearing data and cache through bootstrap if its installed. If you can't use bootstrap its looking like an sbf is the only option. There's a great sbf utility called KDStaz that's a linux boot disc and sbfs back to froyo final too. You may also try other usb ports?
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Id try clearing data and cache through bootstrap if its installed. If you can't use bootstrap its looking like an sbf is the only option. There's a great sbf utility called KDStaz that's a linux boot disc and sbfs back to froyo final too. You may also try other usb ports?
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Only one USB port on my netbook and it's running WinXP. Can't get bootstrap running either. Thanks for the suggestions though.
EDIT: Looked up KDStaz, will try it.
EDIT: No dice
if anyone else sees this he's in the bootloader not recovery im talking to him on gtalk right now but i really dont know to much about d2s since i have a hero and dont have to deal with locked bootloaders lol. anyway is there anything he can do in fastboot to get it going again because on the hero we can fastboot usb and run an ruu and that will fix it just wondering if theres anything like that on the d2.
thx in advance for any help.
Bierce22 said:
if anyone else sees this he's in the bootloader not recovery im talking to him on gtalk right now but i really dont know to much about d2s...
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I can get into either just fine.
Tried it on a more powerful computer, and for whatever reason, the same steps worked perfectly. Thanks for the help guys.
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ok, typically i've had no problems installing custom roms. i put rubix on here last night and really don't like it that much. well, my sd card crashed somehow also so i lost all my backups. so, i went into rom manager and was going to reinstall zapx. it went through all the functions and now i'm stuck on the rubix boot screen. it just keeps reloading... i was rooted with 2.2, so what do i need to do now? please help asap. i really need my phone today!!!!
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ok so from looking around i've found that i need to flash the sbf file using rsd lite 4.8. ok so i dl'd rsd no problem. i dl the sbf file and click to open and it doesn't work. i tried to "use rsd" to open and still nothing... am i missing something on my pc to run this sbf file?
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so i got the sbf file to run in rsd... install went good and fast. phone boots up to "welcome to droidx touch the android to begin", i touch it and nothing happens... just flashes. emergency dial won't work, change language does work... thats it... please help!!!
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got it figured out... was looking in the wrong place for the file... soooo, nevermind to all help... oh wait....................
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ok, typically i've had no problems installing custom roms. i put rubix on here last night and really don't like it that much. well, my sd card crashed somehow also so i lost all my backups. so, i went into rom manager and was going to reinstall zapx. it went through all the functions and now i'm stuck on the rubix boot screen. it just keeps reloading... i was rooted with 2.2, so what do i need to do now? please help asap. i really need my phone today!!!!
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ok so from looking around i've found that i need to flash the sbf file using rsd lite 4.8. ok so i dl'd rsd no problem. i dl the sbf file and click to open and it doesn't work. i tried to "use rsd" to open and still nothing... am i missing something on my pc to run this sbf file?
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so i got the sbf file to run in rsd... install went good and fast. phone boots up to "welcome to droidx touch the android to begin", i touch it and nothing happens... just flashes. emergency dial won't work, change language does work... thats it... please help!!!
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got it figured out... was looking in the wrong place for the file... soooo, nevermind to all help... oh wait....................
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I personally like it when I get to take both sides of the conversation. I usually agree with myself (usually).
Glad you figured it out.
yeah that was fun. i'm learning sooo much about these things. it actually makes me happy when i figure it all out on my own without having to wait on answers... after all the messing with roms and everything, now that i have the 2.2 ota sbf installed, i re-rooted and its running great. not sure i'll even put a different rom on anymore. no need really. i'm overclocked and i hit a 1665 quadrant score. rubix was great except the camera app. even with the 8mp fix on the cam and 720p fix on camcorder i just hate the way it doesn't use the widescreen effect like on the stock camera... thats my 2 cents about my situation today!
I bought a DX earlier this week. It was updated to system 2.3.340 before i left the store. I also have a D2 and experience flashing ROMs and SBFing. What is puzzling me here is that no matter what ROM I install i get random reboots. This happens no matter what apps, activities, etc... i am doing, even when just idle, i will look down and phone is rebooting. I haven't tried SBFing the DX yet because i can't find a clear answer on how i need to do it. I know that a full .340 SBF does not exist yet. I have a full .32 SBF file and a system only .340 file. I am assuming that i would flash the .32 full, then the .340, or could i just flash the .32 and then let the phone update the factory way to .340? I am getting this reboot problem with Rubix 1.9.5, Fission 2.4.3, and GummyJar 2.5. Any advice, input, or help would be greatly appreciated. THanks in asvance.
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I bought a DX earlier this week. It was updated to system 2.3.340 before i left the store. I also have a D2 and experience flashing ROMs and SBFing. What is puzzling me here is that no matter what ROM I install i get random reboots. This happens no matter what apps, activities, etc... i am doing, even when just idle, i will look down and phone is rebooting. I haven't tried SBFing the DX yet because i can't find a clear answer on how i need to do it. I know that a full .340 SBF does not exist yet. I have a full .32 SBF file and a system only .340 file. I am assuming that i would flash the .32 full, then the .340, or could i just flash the .32 and then let the phone update the factory way to .340? I am getting this reboot problem with Rubix 1.9.5, Fission 2.4.3, and GummyJar 2.5. Any advice, input, or help would be greatly appreciated. THanks in asvance.
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try here http://rootzwiki.com/index.php/Smartphones/Motorola/Droid-X/Droid-X.html#comment220 scroll down towards the end (idk if you use windows or linux but the linux method of sbf'ing is alot easier ive used both) except in their directions it says an older sbf file just insert the one you have, then go here http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/...ystem-baseband-2-3-340-kernel-bootloader.html to download these zip files for kernel updater, 340 system update your baseband and bootloader should already be the correct ones, (i recently bought my X too) then once you finally root your newly sbf'd X and installed droid x bootstrap etc and get into clockwork mod recovery you can flash those 2 zips (recommend flashing only one at a time, reboot, and do the next) and then you should be updated to full .340
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869007
heres a thread with discussion about those update zips
Thanks for the quick replies. Gonna try your suggestion tonight or tomorrow. Now i get random lock ups followed by a boot after about five minutes. The only upside right now is that its 4 days old so if i can get some resemblance of factory back on it then i can just exchange it Thanks again will report back with results.
And also by "insert the file you have", i assume you mean the file i have that is VRZ_MB810_2.3.32_01.sbf is the file i need to use in RSD Lite, then update the other files with clockwork recovery?
Thanks again.
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And also by "insert the file you have", i assume you mean the file i have that is VRZ_MB810_2.3.32_01.sbf is the file i need to use in RSD Lite, then update the other files with clockwork recovery?
Thanks again.
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correct tho the one i used had was labeled VRZ_MB810_2.3.32_1FF_01.sbf
I guess the one i got is ok? it came from the TBH app from the market? I would like to get ahold of the one you got too if thats possible, since you know that file works.
LOL i am a dumbass, left the FF part out for somereason, thats the exact file name i have. Thanks again.\
Edit- Just tried this, i don't know whats wrong but it has the start button in RSD Lite greyed out when i select the file, its the exact one listed above. Gonna try same file from different locations
Ok, so now i am starting to worry. Tried 3 different .320 full sbf's. All the same result. Failed process close to the begging. Then on the phone it says
Critical Error
FEBE
0047
Please Helppppp. I don't need a really expensive paperweight, all i need to do is get it so that GummyJar doesn't show on boot and i can take it back, its brand new.
Try removing the battery. Then boot into recovery (volume down + power) then do a factory reset/restore.
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Tried that, i finally got it to flash, i had the phone in the desk dock, didn't think about it. Once i plugged it into the usb cable direct everything went fine(so far). Also i noticed that with this phone and my wifes D2, i have to put a (1) at the end of the sbf file name to get RSD Lite to use it, otherwise the start button stays greyed out. THanks for the replies and help, will post again if there are any more problems.
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Tried that, i finally got it to flash, i had the phone in the desk dock, didn't think about it. Once i plugged it into the usb cable direct everything went fine(so far). Also i noticed that with this phone and my wifes D2, i have to put a (1) at the end of the sbf file name to get RSD Lite to use it, otherwise the start button stays greyed out. THanks for the replies and help, will post again if there are any more problems.
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ive heard there are several problems with rsd lol thats why ive stuck with my ubuntu/Linux its 10x easier
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I guess the one i got is ok? it came from the TBH app from the market? I would like to get ahold of the one you got too if thats possible, since you know that file works.
LOL i am a dumbass, left the FF part out for somereason, thats the exact file name i have. Thanks again.\
Edit- Just tried this, i don't know whats wrong but it has the start button in RSD Lite greyed out when i select the file, its the exact one listed above. Gonna try same file from different locations
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i also believe you DO have to have it all in specific locations but idk i use linux to do it, if you continue to play with the X after u get new one i would read up on how to dual boot ubuntu its a whole lot easier once you find ur way around i have it booting off of a 1TB external hard drive no need to install the correct moto drives etc..just plain easy lol
Finally total success!!!! Flashed .320 Full SBF, then used the Kernel and System updates you referenced and bam, back to stock. Now i feel better about ROM flashing, cause i can recover from most anything with this process. THanks again for your help and info.
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Finally total success!!!! Flashed .320 Full SBF, then used the Kernel and System updates you referenced and bam, back to stock. Now i feel better about ROM flashing, cause i can recover from most anything with this process. THanks again for your help and info.
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it only takes once correctly doing it to feel comfortable lol also make sure using droid x bootstrap recovery make sure to tap the first choice and let it do its thing, otherwise it will constantly reboot to recovery EVERY time you turn it back on
Well... the SBF and updating where successful. But even after the SBF, SD Card Formating(Long format in windows, then 3 times on phone to be sure), clean install and download of all Fission stuff i normally use, still get random reboots. Gonna SBF again and try Rubix and see how that goes. If it still has problems too, i may SBF again and go to the store and return phone for a new one.
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Well... the SBF and updating where successful. But even after the SBF, SD Card Formating(Long format in windows, then 3 times on phone to be sure), clean install and download of all Fission stuff i normally use, still get random reboots. Gonna SBF again and try Rubix and see how that goes. If it still has problems too, i may SBF again and go to the store and return phone for a new one.
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try something blurless like darkslide, which im currently running, no random reboots
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try something blurless like darkslide, which im currently running, no random reboots
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LOL funny you should mention, thats what i actually decided to go with instead. It really looks great, seems to be seemless too. Since you use it maybe you could tell me... Can you overclock? I downloaded the blurless version from their link and it has the blur alarm clock and a few others? is this right or is something wrong with the link? Thanks again.
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LOL funny you should mention, thats what i actually decided to go with instead. It really looks great, seems to be seemless too. Since you use it maybe you could tell me... Can you overclock? I downloaded the blurless version from their link and it has the blur alarm clock and a few others? is this right or is something wrong with the link? Thanks again.
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Well I haven't overclocked yet anyway the phone gets hot enuf lol plus coming from an Eris 1k is fast lol
Um yeah it should be wright depends on what the blur clock looks like lol
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I looked back at there post in another forum and it actually says that they added a few Blur parts in the blurless rom. I guess some blur things just work better.
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I looked back at there post in another forum and it actually says that they added a few Blur parts in the blurless rom. I guess some blur things just work better.
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yeah but the obsidian rom is completely blurless just not everything working
Running DarkSlide4.1 can't tell u last I had a reboot
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I can not for the life of my get my Droid 2 back to its original state. I've tried both the Windows (RSDLite) and Linux method. Both of them fail. I pray that someone can help me, since I do not have insurance on my device it would cost a pretty penny to get a new one.
For Windows, these are the tools i've tried and FAILED:
1. RSDLite
RSDLite 4.7 w/ patch
RSDLite 4.8
RSDLite 4.9
Moto Connect 4.7
Moto Connect 4.8
10 different versions of the SBF file
This is my output from FlashErrorLog02_10_16_45_02
hXXp://pastebin.com/fcAxMVB6 (replace XX with TT)
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2. For Linux, these are the tools i've tried and FAILED:
sbf_flash v1.08
sbf_flash v1.11
10 different versions of the Droid 2 SBF
This is my error output:
SBF_Flash 1.11 -> hXXp://pastebin.com/pL5urNm8 (replace XX with TT)
SBF_Flash 1.08 -> hXXp://pastebin.com/SpQcnfm1 (replace XX with TT)
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I am hoping someone here could help me. I've spent the last 3 days trying this and reading over 1000++ threads and different methods.
Weird. Bad checksum on the SBF file?? Kind of weird.
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I can not for the life of my get my Droid 2 back to its original state. I've tried both the Windows (RSDLite) and Linux method. Both of them fail. I pray that someone can help me, since I do not have insurance on my device it would cost a pretty penny to get a new one.
For Windows, these are the tools i've tried and FAILED:
1. RSDLite
RSDLite 4.7 w/ patch
RSDLite 4.8
RSDLite 4.9
Moto Connect 4.7
Moto Connect 4.8
10 different versions of the SBF file
This is my output from FlashErrorLog02_10_16_45_02
2. For Linux, these are the tools i've tried and FAILED:
sbf_flash v1.08
sbf_flash v1.11
10 different versions of the Droid 2 SBF
This is my error output:
I am hoping someone here could help me. I've spent the last 3 days trying this and reading over 1000++ threads and different methods.
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Did you check your PC's Firewall, my dear?
Sent from my marginally bricked D2.
I've tried another round of trying to fix my phone w/ Firewall disabled. I've used 8 different computers to see if it was mines that was acting up. I've tried to flash the SBF through WinXP SP2/SP3, 2000, Vista 32bit/64bit, Windows 7 32bit/64bit and Ubuntu.
I don't understand why this is happening to me :\ I'm using my old Blackberry in the meantime until I could figure out how to flash this correctly. I don't know what i'm doing wrong?
Anyone got any advices?
Sorry I didn't get back to you through PM I've been a little busy. Have you tried flashing the D2 2.37 Bootloader? (I believe that's what it is, you need the newest, but the old one won't hurt anything.) Maybe something's mucked on yours. But I'm not sure. What's the history of the device maybe that will lead to a solution?
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My Droid 2 is currently using Bootloader D2.37. I've refreshed and reloaded the Bootloader.. I've also tried to downgrade it in attempt to see if it'd do anything, but it seems to not allow me to - says Failed. I followed a thread somewhere on this site.
These are the problems i'm encountering which is leading to me wanting to restore my phone.
About a week ago, my phone suddenly Force Closed on everything I attempted to open. At the moment, I was sending a text. I then rebooted my device, and oddly enough, all my "new" text I sent were gone. It only restored the last time my phone was in a usable state. Seems to not save anything I do on my phone prior to the reboot. I'm not sure what the heck the deal is. My phone still works, but every few hours I must reboot my phone.
I've already tried multiple times to Wipe Data/Cache, Uninstall Apps (once I reboot, they all come back), and deleting Bootstrap through ADB/Terminal and reinstalling. I can't even get into Bootstrap.. I just can't seem to do anything with my device. Everytime I remove or delete something, the next reboot will bring them back.
Has anyone ever heard of this weird issue? I've tried searching to see if this has happened to anyone elses Droid 2, but it seems i'm the first to encounter this
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These are the problems i'm encountering which is leading to me wanting to restore my phone.
About a week ago, my phone suddenly Force Closed on everything I attempted to open. At the moment, I was sending a text. I then rebooted my device, and oddly enough, all my "new" text I sent were gone. It only restored the last time my phone was in a usable state. Seems to not save anything I do on my phone prior to the reboot. I'm not sure what the heck the deal is. My phone still works, but every few hours I must reboot my phone.
I've already tried multiple times to Wipe Data/Cache, Uninstall Apps (once I reboot, they all come back), and deleting Bootstrap through ADB/Terminal and reinstalling. I can't even get into Bootstrap.. I just can't seem to do anything with my device. Everytime I remove or delete something, the next reboot will bring them back.
Has anyone ever heard of this weird issue? I've tried searching to see if this has happened to anyone elses Droid 2, but it seems i'm the first to encounter this
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Are you sure you're correctly rooted and you have never flashed clockwork or ROM manager without installing and running bootstrap?
If you are 100% sure then I think you have a deeper issue than some messed up hardware or something like that. I can't think of anyway that would happen unless you had some program make a backup and reinstall it every boot or so and that would be weird.
What ROM's have you used? Do you have any kind of back up software that could be interfering with your setup? Do you have a backup you can restore to?
Sorry I can't help you more. This is a really strange issue.
1. Yup I am correctly rooted. I have the Superuser app, and even did a check to assure my root was intact by downloading Titanium Backup to verify my device was rooted.
2. I've installed ROMs before. When I rooted (Nov '10) I used Z4Root, and Bootstrap Recovery then installed Fission 2.2.1/2
3. Aside from downloading Titanium Backup to verify my Root. Nope, I do not use any type of backup.
4. Yes, I have a fresh backup I could restore to if I was able to get into CW Recovery.
I am thinking I should give up. I've been trying to get this fixed for about 8 days now. I'm going to be picking up a Droid 2 Global today from a Craigslist’s seller.
Have you tried turning the D2 off completely then plugging it into your wall charger while off. Then while it's plugged in and off turn it on. You might have to press power twice to get past the charging screen but if everything is fine you should hopefully be in clockwork if it's still on your phone and then you can try and restore the backup.
Have you tried a different usb cable?
Also it should still be under waranty at least from moto but you might see if VZW can help you (if that's where you got it)
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Is this the Linux method you tried? It's super convenient and really easy if you know a little bit about how to work it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php? p=8546993#post8546993
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Is this the Linux method you tried? It's super convenient and really easy if you know a little bit about how to work it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php? p=8546993#post8546993
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Sounds like a good suggestion.
Hey guys sorry to ask this but a friend of mine seems to have soft bricked his phone, he used bootstrap to get into recovery and tried to flash a rom, not sure what happened but now its stuck at the motorola boot logo and will not initialize the rom, we tried to get into recovery and was only able to get into the stock recovery, cant seem to get into CWM as much as we tried also did a data and cache wipe and still nothing, my main questions is how can i use rsdlite to flash it back to stock? i have already downloaded the full system sbf file as well as rsdlite and the motorola drivers that were listed in a thread i found earlier, can i just put the phone into download mode? any help would be greatly appreciated also im a fascinate user so the rsdlite and sbf stuff is a bit new to me
using a samsung fascinate running CM7 2.3.4
never mind I figured it out...
Hey all, im new to the forum. I have been a spectator for a while and decided to see if you could help me. I have a Razr M (Verizon) and i used to have it rooted and running eclipse. I wanted to switch roms to PACman but it wouldn't stop failing. So after much anger i decided to reflash firmwear to stock 4.1.2 and it worked. I tried to root again using motochopper but it fails every time. I have tried to reflash with RSDlite but it also fails every time on step 1/19. Nothing i try is working and im loosing faith haha. Ive looked threw a lot of the other boards but all solutions never work for me. The goal is to have a Razr M running PACman but for right now its still on the ugly stock rom Any help or insight at all is greatly appreciated.
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Hey all, im new to the forum. I have been a spectator for a while and decided to see if you could help me. I have a Razr M (Verizon) and i used to have it rooted and running eclipse. I wanted to switch roms to PACman but it wouldn't stop failing. So after much anger i decided to reflash firmwear to stock 4.1.2 and it worked. I tried to root again using motochopper but it fails every time. I have tried to reflash with RSDlite but it also fails every time on step 1/19. Nothing i try is working and im loosing faith haha. Ive looked threw a lot of the other boards but all solutions never work for me. The goal is to have a Razr M running PACman but for right now its still on the ugly stock rom Any help or insight at all is greatly appreciated.
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what recovery are you running? if TWRP (any version other than 2.4), then you should be able to place the ROM on the external SD card and flash it (after wiping system/factory reset) - and then install the GApps.
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what recovery are you running? if TWRP (any version other than 2.4), then you should be able to place the ROM on the external SD card and flash it (after wiping system/factory reset) - and then install the GApps.
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I was running safestrap but now im not running anything, the device has been Firmwear flashed and factory reset. Safestrap would also fail, made it basically useless. It wouldn't even correctly activate the stock rom slot.
Willybrown said:
I was running safestrap but now im not running anything, the device has been Firmwear flashed and factory reset. Safestrap would also fail, made it basically useless. It wouldn't even correctly activate the stock rom slot.
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UPDATE: i got to step 6/19 in RSD, Here is a screenshop of it, i hope it helps.
Willybrown said:
UPDATE: i got to step 6/19 in RSD, Here is a screenshop of it, i hope it helps.
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Post about phone info. Unlock status. Hold all 3 keys til black then let off pwr pause 2 sec. Let go vols. V down to fast boot v up.
Willybrown said:
I was running safestrap but now im not running anything, the device has been Firmwear flashed and factory reset. Safestrap would also fail, made it basically useless. It wouldn't even correctly activate the stock rom slot.
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PAC and all other 4.2.2 ROMs can only be installed via TWRP/CWN, not SS.
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Post about phone info. Unlock status. Hold all 3 keys til black then let off pwr pause 2 sec. Let go vols. V down to fast boot v up.
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Not combination of key presses has any result, the only thing i get is fastboot, and its a razr m with an unlocked bootloader...
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Not combination of key presses has any result, the only thing i get is fastboot, and its a razr m with an unlocked bootloader...
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I DO not know. Bad XML Redownload?
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I DO not know. Bad XML Redownload?
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No go, ive tried redownloading everything and no luck. Im also getting errors of fastboot is not a recognized command from RSD. Ive tried matts tool with same result. The phone rejects everything i try to do to it.
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No go, ive tried redownloading everything and no luck. Im also getting errors of fastboot is not a recognized command from RSD. Ive tried matts tool with same result. The phone rejects everything i try to do to it.
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How much battery do you have? Also, which version of RSD are you using? I can barely read the version in your screenshot, it looks like 6.1.5, but I can't tell.
just got the phone to boot using SDK. I am using RSD 6.1.5 im going to try rooting and installing PACman. What recovery should i use?
SDK worked! the phone is now operating on the stock rom. problem is motochopper (by itself or in Matt's utility) fails every time. here is a screenshot. anyone have any ideas because i am lost.