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[STOCK ROM] Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread 4.5.91 (Safest Update)

Warning
Don't worry, they won't give you a brickable device like the over-the-air zip.​​DescriptionI've uploaded the stock images for those who want to check out 4.5.91 without trying a custom ROM or creating a brickable device.
You'll still need an unlocked bootloader to flash these images, but they should provide you with a clean version of 4.5.91 that works perfectly.​DownloadClick to Download
(under "Gingerbread stock images" label)
(ignore directions above the download)​Instructions
Download moto-fastboot for your operating system
Turn your device off
Boot into "Fastboot mode" by holding down the bottom volume button while pressing power.
Use the following commands to flash the images:
moto-fastboot flash boot boot.img
moto-fastboot flash system system.img
Use the following commands to wipe data and reboot:
moto-fastboot -w
moto-fastboot reboot

Sweet! Thanks
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App

So I'm confused..how is this different than the other methods of getting 4.5.91? I know one of then can brick if you flash sbf, but isn't the cwm zip safe?
Sent from my Motorola Atrix using the XDA App

thebeardedchild said:
So I'm confused..how is this different than the other methods of getting 4.5.91? I know one of then can brick if you flash sbf, but isn't the cwm zip safe?
Sent from my Motorola Atrix using the XDA App
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These are completely safe to flash. They don't mess with your bootloader like the OTA or SBF.

Thanks ken, How's the new atrix brorher?

msd24200 said:
Thanks ken, How's the new atrix brorher?
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Running nicely.

kennethpenn said:
These are completely safe to flash. They don't mess with your bootloader like the OTA or SBF.
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So is there any particular benefit to using this instead of the flashable zip beta #4 thing you have in the dev forum?

Why does the brief mobile site say you need CWM? Your instructions just say fastboot. I am relatively new at this so excuse the stupid question if it is one.

So before flashing this we need to unlock bootloader by flashing the pudding unlock sbf. After that can we gain root by using the root.zip found on the other threads by flashing with cwm
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So does this work just as well as the other one that was removed because of potentiak damages to peoples phone? I just want to make sure if I use this I have everything working, like the fingerprint reader.

seems good, lets try

ram8704 said:
Why does the brief mobile site say you need CWM? Your instructions just say fastboot. I am relatively new at this so excuse the stupid question if it is one.
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The download links for the image pack is below those instructions, because those are for something else. Just use fastboot for these.

Sorry, if I am being a bit thick here.
Having installed this update, one should generally avoid installing future OTA's, correct?

kennethpenn said:
Warning
Don't worry, they won't give you a brickable device like the over-the-air zip.​​DescriptionI've uploaded the stock images for those who want to check out 4.5.91 without trying a custom ROM or creating a brickable device.
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Hi Ken,
Could you please help to clarify:
1- I have already been on 2.3.4, using flashable zip for locked bootloader. Anything different between your rom and the previous flashable zip file ? Is your file is final one ?
2- Noting that using 2.3.4 via flashable zip for locked bootloader, I can not flash back to stock 1.8.3 rom (or I have to use the modded stocked 1.8.3 with unlocked bootloader). Can I flash back the stock 1.8.3 (original one) after using your file ?
Hope your reply soon
Thank you very much,
Quang

quang_nguyen said:
Hi Ken,
Could you please help to clarify:
1- I have already been on 2.3.4, using flashable zip for locked bootloader. Anything different between your rom and the previous flashable zip file ? Is your file is final one ?
2- Noting that using 2.3.4 via flashable zip for locked bootloader, I can not flash back to stock 1.8.3 rom (or I have to use the modded stocked 1.8.3 with unlocked bootloader). Can I flash back the stock 1.8.3 (original one) after using your file ?
Hope your reply soon
Thank you very much,
Quang
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If you're on the OTA zip... just stay... you've already got a STOCK ROM.

After inputing the command everything seems to be fine. Upon rebooting the phone said unable to boot starting RSD mode. I am currently flashing to 1.8.3 with rsd lite. Any idea why that happened before I try again?

ram8704 said:
After inputing the command everything seems to be fine. Upon rebooting the phone said unable to boot starting RSD mode. I am currently flashing to 1.8.3 with rsd lite. Any idea why that happened before I try again?
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Did you do all of the commands?
moto-fastboot flash boot boot.img
moto-fastboot flash system system.img
moto-fastboot flash webtop webtop.img
moto-fastboot -w
moto-fastboot reboot

kennethpenn said:
If you're on the OTA zip... just stay... you've already got a STOCK ROM.
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Tks Ken,
How about the possibility of flash back to 1.8.3 ? Can I back after using your file ? If I can, can I upgrade to your file without hard brick my phone ?
Noting that your file is more completed than flashable ZIP file (more img files)
One more thing, after using your file, can I use OTA when AT&T officially announces the final one ?
Best regards,
Quang

kennethpenn said:
Did you do all of the commands?
moto-fastboot flash boot boot.img
moto-fastboot flash system system.img
moto-fastboot flash webtop webtop.img
moto-fastboot -w
moto-fastboot reboot
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I just did boot and system.

kennethpenn said:
Did you do all of the commands?
moto-fastboot flash boot boot.img
moto-fastboot flash system system.img
moto-fastboot flash webtop webtop.img
moto-fastboot -w
moto-fastboot reboot
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Err, Just downloaded the zip file, found got
boot.img
data.img
radio.img
system.img
webtop.img
5 imgs, do I need to flash them all to get a complete system, or just need to flash boot.img, system.img and webtop.img?
Thanks

[Q] Going back to 1.8.3 stock

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.
More on this here
All firmwares

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

chriscerv90 said:
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.
More on this here
All firmwares
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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.

Phoneguy589 said:
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?

hdmi hack

Hello, I cant seem to find how the hdmi hack works. I have alien and it says it includes the hdmi hack, but i can get no webtop and when i run the entertainment center it just hangs. Thanks!

you prolly need to flash the webtop .img google this
webtop.img v1 and b4 go to settings about phone scroll to down and look were it says webtop version if it says unavalible you definetly have to flash the webtop .img go to fastboot on the pc do fastboot erase webtop
fastboot reboot
then flash the .img in cwm like normal oh and make sure your useing alien v4 its the latest build and earlyer versions of it had a broke webtop
LOOK HERE; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15660415
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ltdanno360 said:
you prolly need to flash the webtop .img google this
webtop.img v1 and b4 go to settings about phone scroll to down and look were it says webtop version if it says unavalible you definetly have to flash the webtop .img go to fastboot on the pc do fastboot erase webtop
fastboot reboot
then flash the .img in cwm like normal oh and make sure your useing alien v4 its the latest build and earlyer versions of it had a broke webtop
LOOK HERE; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15660415
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did i mention i was a noob?? I bought the phone with alien, it's supposed to have version 4 alien on it though, i'll have to try and check that. This site isnt as noob friendly as M3 was, with noob versions of mods, lol, i'll have to look into this later, thanks!

Favor Please? (Backup full rom)

Edit: I give up, I can't seem to get full linux running on my webtop... Even after checking so many guides...
So if someone (Flashahloic or Someone with a Rom that has nothing on and it Ubuntu on their webtop) could please do a complete backup of their Atrix (Including /osh) and uploading it for me...
Don't flame... If you can't do it then don't post... Or you can explain from the start how to do it? Thanks...

I don't want to be a jerk, but why you don't do it yourself?

Once you flash the 4.5.91 SBF you can't downgrade. If I try to flash the 1.8.3 SBF I'll brick my phone, so fruit cakes is the only way to downgrade, and Sam hasn't uploaded the 1.8.3 Fruit Cake with Webtop yet...

Alaq said:
Once you flash the 4.5.91 SBF you can't downgrade. If I try to flash the 1.8.3 SBF I'll brick my phone, so fruit cakes is the only way to downgrade, and Sam hasn't uploaded the 1.8.3 Fruit Cake with Webtop yet...
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He has the 1.83 system and boot up (been there for awhile). But you're right there's no webtop. But using FCM wouldn't matter since /osh isn't included in the .zip it generates.
Also, you'll notice that none of his fruitcakes have webtop bundled with system and boot. Each one is a separate file.

Your right... How can I get the 1.8.3 Webtop then?

Rip apart the 1.8.3 sbf using Moto sbf De-packer, I think it was cg61 or cg65 I don't remember but there is a sbf guide if you search through the pudding links that lay out the cg files to which partition and your wrong you can downgrade you just need a pudding boot loader loaded sbf file which is also available through pudding, if you flash it 50/50 I have gotten a boot loop on my end ionoe but no bricking you can grab the osh partition through adb by flashing romancers recovery after the flash and use
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/osh.img bs=131072
to grab that webtop though I doubt youll get it working with a ginger based rom.

I got no luck with any of the methods... Thanks for helping though Djazin!
OP updated!

[TOOL] XOOT 1.1: Root your XOOM and more!

PLEASE READ
Cornea, the universal toolkit tool I promised following XOOT's discontinuation, has been released! It's free, and tons better. Please check it out rather than downloading XOOT. Click here to go to the thread page. Thanks.
(XOOT will still be available for download if you want it for whatever reason.
Bugs
XP not supported properly. This will not be fixed. It has been fixed in the new version of XOOT, Cornea.
Changelog
1.1 (CURRENT VERSION)
XP x86 compatibility! (not working)
Compressed file changed from RAR to ZIP so that users don't need WinRAR or equivalent to extract XOOT
1.0
Initial release of XOOT
Sorry that this isn't in Android Development, I have less than 10 posts and I can't wait to share this...
XOOT is the easiest tool you can use to root your XOOM! It works for XP 32bit, Vista, 7 and 8 flawlessly. In fact, it does more than root. Here's the grand list:
Bootloader lock/unlock (WIPES DATA)
Root your XOOM (thanks solarnz)
Convert from a region XOOM to a GED XOOM
Flash non-flashable boot animations
Includes ADB and FASTBOOT for all your Android developing needs!
Brick your device if you are ruthless and unplug it during the progress.
HONG KONG USERS SHOULD STAY AWAY. PLEASE?
IF YOU'VE DONE OTA UPDATES READ THE POST ON THE SECOND PAGE ABOUT THE GREEN ANDROID OF DEATH.
XOOM ADB drivers are required to benefit from XOOT! Please download them and install.
Hope you guys benefit from this. It definitely works because I used it to root, flash recovery, unlock bootloader and flash boot animations.
If you're amazing at ADB, try adding more commands! All ya need is a bit of batch programming experience. If you plan to just use this and enjoy, OK! Just open and go!
FAQ included in the ZIP.
Please read: Now that XP compatibility has been added, XOOT is harder (but still easy) to open.
If you are running XOOT on Windows XP or Server 2003, rename choice_xp.exe to choice.exe. Then proceed.
If you are using XOOT on a version higher than XP, open XOOT.bat without renaming Choice_XP.exe
Have fun with your XOOM!
PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ISSUES CAUSED
~Epic118

i am not responsible if this goes cockeyed, btw

has any1 tried this? cheers

Region xoom to ged xoom? What does that mean?
Sent from my MZ601 using XDA App

Region/GED Xooms
A region XOOM is one that's not in the US. It may have changes made by Motorola, and get updates slower. This is why UK Xooms have SD card read/write officially.
A GED XOOM is a XOOM that's in the US. It's known as a Google Experience Device, and cannot be modified my Motorola. This is why US Xooms have SD card readonly officially - they are not allowed to add the hacked mod to enable write.
I read this on a website. Sorry but I can't find out which one, I will give you the URL link soon...

Anyone tried yet? Am contemplating.

Will it work on a Singapore version of Motorola Xoom MZ604 on 3.2?

Hi, will it work on my Hong Kong MZ601 3G Xoom

BlueEditionE6 said:
Hi, will it work on my Hong Kong MZ601 3G Xoom
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Be careful with your Hong Kong Xoom. They seem to have different partition set-ups and have been known to lose (misplace) 28 gb of their internal storage when rooted/modded without a particular patch made by solarnz. Have you seen this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1203128 ?

Anybody with a VZW Zoom use this to unlock and root?
Sent from my LG-P925 using xda premium

Zacky32 said:
Will it work on a Singapore version of Motorola Xoom MZ604 on 3.2?
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Should do. I think mine is a Singapore XOOM because when I first turned it on the language was set to English (Singapore).
HONG KONG XOOM owners STAY AWAY. I have read that solarnz's universal root thing doesn't work wonderfully well on those.

Sorry new on here and to root (rooted my htc magic ages ago)
Is this the real deal and will this work on my uk wifi XOOM?
Thanks
Sent from my xoom using xda premium

This for WIFI only model? or LTE/4G devices?

the green bot of !
Ok this thread is missing some things.
* Fastboot OEM Unlock Wipes your Tablet. backup first!
* The green bot of !
there is one problem that exists with all xoom roots/cwm hacks.
I had this problem as well as a bunch of other people when trying to flash CWM.
If these files are present after a OTA update then your xoom when entering recovery will show the green android robot with a explanation point instead of CWM.
if you have applied a official ota update.zip then you have one of the following two files on your xoom that will prevent CWM from working.
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
If you already have root and your not trying to root with CWM then you can fix this issue with the following commands before flashing the recovery.img
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/recovery-from-boot.p
adb shell rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
If you do not already have root on your xoom when you get the green bot of ! then you have to do the following with the stock moto files for your device (from moto dev).
This Wipes your Xoom also
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
after your xoom boots back up and goes into the setup screens skip setup and enable usb debugging. ( do not install a ota update! )
and restart xoot to root the stock rom.

joe ferreira said:
Ok this thread is missing some things.
* Fastboot OEM Unlock Wipes your Tablet. backup first!
* The green bot of !
there is one problem that exists with all xoom roots/cwm hacks.
I had this problem as well as a bunch of other people when trying to flash CWM.
If these files are present after a OTA update then your xoom when entering recovery will show the green android robot with a explanation point instead of CWM.
if you have applied a official ota update.zip then you have one of the following two files on your xoom that will prevent CWM from working.
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
If you already have root and your not trying to root with CWM then you can fix this issue with the following commands before flashing the recovery.img
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/recovery-from-boot.p
adb shell rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
If you do not already have root on your xoom when you get the green bot of ! then you have to do the following with the stock moto files for your device (from moto dev).
This Wipes your Xoom also
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
after your xoom boots back up and goes into the setup screens skip setup and enable usb debugging. ( do not install a ota update! )
and restart xoot to root the stock rom.
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Thanks, didn't know about that. I'll be adding some more code to XOOT soon to tackle this.
XOOT does notify you that locking/unlocking bootloaders does wipe the device. However I will modify the main post to show this.

Can anyone tell me where to get the ged files from, I've searched for them but really don't know what I'm looking for.
Thanks in advance

@joe ferreira,
I have quoted you in my adb/fastboot/rooting guide, as I didn't know why so many newer Xoom owners are having issues flashing CWM recovery.
@epic118, I'm also really interested in whether the Xoot method works safely...it would make life a whole lot easier for a lot of people! The Xoom community is a little shy about one-click rooting methods, since one last spring bricked a whole bunch of tabs, but if proven effective and safe, folks would eat it up.
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toori88 said:
Can anyone tell me where to get the ged files from, I've searched for them but really don't know what I'm looking for.
Thanks in advance
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Your stock files are available in a couple of threads pinned to the top of the General forum, or from the motodev site.

What is the best way to backup without having root capabilities yet to utilize an app like Titanium?
Sent from my Xoom using XDA App

Never mind, I was under the impression that rooting the Xoom wipes it right off the bat. It seems this is only when you unlock the boot loader.
Sent from my Xoom using XDA App

just using xoot to root my device,
i have unlocked te bootloader,
currently flashing with cwm recovery but its stuck on starting fast boot protocol support. should it stay on that for a while the first time?
EDIT:
never mind when i rebooted holding vol up and power to try go into fast boot all i get is "starting RSD protocol support 3"
i don't know what this means but it will power up normally