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With all the new file and theme that are released for att and bell that are not compatible i think that a bell section should be create like on galaxy tab for gsm and cdma...
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hburn said:
With all the new file and theme that are released for att and bell that are not compatible i think that a bell section should be create like on galaxy tab for gsm and cdma...
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+1
At least a subforum.
I'm kinda frustrating bumping topics just to generate interest from fellow Bell users.
A lot of the stuff posted isn't compatible and could possibly save someone from bricking their phones...
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I think there just isn't enough demand. I technically have both devices now and I'd just says to ask the devs for help anytime a new tool or script is released.
We have enough technical guys with Bell Atrix's that most projects port over quite well now. And if there's something for the AT&T Atrix that isn't available for the Bell, I'll be sure to work with the devs and offer my expertise. After I fix this AT&T Atrix it'll be sold and the Bell one will be my primary device.
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Bell does not have the download speed cap which despite me living in Canada is why I got the Bell version instead of the at&t.
The main mods that I have seen are:
Root via gladroot
Freeze bell bloat (there is a link in the at&t freezing thread to a site that has the bell "safe list")
Deodex the bell file system
Install theme (I think there is only one so far)
We now have an sbf that we can Probably flash to in case of soft bricks but I'm waiting for a bit more confirmation and feedback.
That's my Bell how to
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there is now download speed cap. there is a problem with upload speed that effects us all. Looks like an AT&T fix is potentially around the corner (that or their 2nd update in general)
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there is now download speed cap. there is a problem with upload speed that effects us all. Looks like an AT&T fix is potentially around the corner (that or their 2nd update in general)
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I still get 4500k down, 400k up.
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D_one said:
+1
Bell does not have the download speed cap which despite me living in Canada is why I got the Bell version instead of the at&t.
The main mods that I have seen are:
Root via gladroot
Freeze bell bloat (there is a link in the at&t freezing thread to a site that has the bell "safe list")
Deodex the bell file system
Install theme (I think there is only one so far)
We now have an sbf that we can Probably flash to in case of soft bricks but I'm waiting for a bit more confirmation and feedback.
That's my Bell how to
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Wait I missed that, we have a reliable sbf now? This is kinda huge if it's true.
I thought we had to wait till the first OTA before one would surface?...
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You can't really say "if" as it's right there under the dev thread...
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Does a bell SBF release mean we will get gingerblur?
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Wait I missed that, we have a reliable sbf now? This is kinda huge if it's true.
I thought we had to wait till the first OTA before one would surface?...
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It. IS NOT a Bell SBF, it is an Australian release that seems to work on bell phones. This is all very new so I'm just patiently keeping up with the development threads. The general consensus is to wait until the new sbf is rooted so you can baçk up the current bell version via Titanium and CWM then flash it, root, and then be able to restore the bell version if needed. We can't do this until the Aussie sbf is rooted. But it does seem, at least, to give us an option.
Hope that helps.
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Does a bell SBF release mean we will get gingerblur?
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We already have a gingerbread theme, check the development threads. You need to deodex first, but there is no reliable way to return to the bell sbf ...yet, so you might want to wait to play it safe ... or not
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D_one said:
We already have a gingerbread theme, check the development threads. You need to deodex first, but there is no reliable way to return to the bell sbf ...yet, so you might want to wait to play it safe ... or not
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A Telstra SBF has been released to give all of us Bell Canada Atrix owners a lifeline... Its not perfect, but its a way to unbrick your device if you do happen to kill it..
Option 1: keep Bell:
Root with gladroot or gingerbreak.
Install Titanium Backup and backup.
Install CWM and full backup.
Deodex bell file system.
Install Gingerbread or Honeycomb theme.
Flash telstra Radio only.
Install webtop via HDMI mod.
Freeze safelist of system apps.....
And one sweet phone after
Option 2: flash telstra sbf:
Root bell with gladroot or gingerbreak.
Install TiBa and backup.
Install CWM and backup.
Flash telstra sbf.
Regain root with seven's script (gingerbreak).
Deodex telstra filesystem.
Install gingerbread theme (or others as they become available.
Install webtop via HDMI.
Freeze or delete safelist of system apps.
I hope this helps someone, I haven't figured out how to put links from my phone su you will have to search. Read all instructions carefully!
Feel free to edit or add to these lists.
Happy Modding
Stock Bell Atrix on Rogers with updated radio, Rooted, deodexed, Honeycomb theme, and frozen!
I feel bad foe y'all :-(
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Awww, frankie dizzle, dont feel bad we have most of what you atters do.
Stock Bell Atrix on Rogers with updated radio, Rooted, deodexed, Honeycomb theme, and frozen!
D_one said:
Option 1: keep Bell:
Root with gladroot or gingerbreak.
Install Titanium Backup and backup.
Install CWM and full backup.
Deodex bell file system.
Install Gingerbread or Honeycomb theme.
Flash telstra Radio only.
Install webtop via HDMI mod.
Freeze safelist of system apps.....
And one sweet phone after
Option 2: flash telstra sbf:
Root bell with gladroot or gingerbreak.
Install TiBa and backup.
Install CWM and backup.
Flash telstra sbf.
Regain root with seven's script (gingerbreak).
Deodex telstra filesystem.
Install gingerbread theme (or others as they become available.
Install webtop via HDMI.
Freeze or delete safelist of system apps.
I hope this helps someone, I haven't figured out how to put links from my phone su you will have to search. Read all instructions carefully!
Feel free to edit or add to these lists.
Happy Modding
Stock Bell Atrix on Rogers with updated radio, Rooted, deodexed, Honeycomb theme, and frozen!
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You did not mention that the nandroid backup of Stock is not safe at all as you don't really know that flashing 1.4.2 modem and keeping the stock rom itself is OTA safe. A lot of people really think a Nandroid backup is a full backup but its not.. As per NFHimself: Nandroid is like backing up your "Program Files" but not all of your windows installation. Therefore once you mod, thats it.
Another thing you failed to mention is that with 1.4.2 you get GingerBlur or GreyBlur to work on your phone. and that.... is one sweet phone.
Also, 1.4.2 offers significant performance increase, I have personally noticed much better battery life and with GingerBlur/Greyblur you get SD card performance increase even further..
1.4.2 can also be applied to a big list of international models, so people from Korea, Brazil, Argentina..etc can have access to the US ATT work.
Since staying on stock and modding things is literally just as unsafe as flashing 1.4.2.. I sir, advocate people flashing and enjoying 1.4.2 to the fullest.
Sev, check the date, it was from before you found the compatibilities with with other themes
Stock Bell Atrix on Rogers with updated radio, Rooted, deodexed, Honeycomb theme, and frozen!
And it looks like we may not need a separate section after all, or perhaps an "everything but at&t" section?
Stock Bell Atrix on Rogers with updated radio, Rooted, deodexed, Honeycomb theme, and frozen!
Not trying to troll, but why is it that the Motorola Droid 2 forum has a "Regular section" and a "Droid 2 Global section"?
IMO having a "Bell section" would be just as helpful...
Isn't there anything that can be done about this?...
Galaxy S alone has these forums all to themselves:
AT&T Captivate
Android T-Mobile Vibrant
Android Sprint Epic 4G
Android Verizon Fascinate
Android Samsung Galaxy S I9000
I've recently run into an issue finding the original bootloaders (specifically Eclair boot.bin), and after searching for a few hours, NUSHOR pulled some for me and put them on dropbox, so I figured if anyone needs them (I needed them, as hopefully I'll be making a one-click Heimdall for Gingerbread and Froyo soon for all platforms) links are at the bottom! They have become hard to find!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15148638/phonestuff/Bootloaders/FROYO_BOOTLOADERS_UCJI6.zip
This is for those of you who know how to flash them using Heimdall (IT IS NOT A FLASHABLE ZIP!)
Let me reiterate the point of this:
You *can* use the i9000 GB bootloaders on Froyo, however you cannot use them on Eclair or CM7
You *can* use the new AT&T GB bootloaders on Froyo and Eclair *AND* CM7
The purpose of this is to give those that need to RMA, or need to go to *complete* stock, a way to get the official AT&T bootloaders.
Don't flash these if you don't need them!
Happy flashing otherwise!
I did not realize that and was worried that somehow it would mess up my phone going to CM7 from i9000 ROMs.
Thankfully, there are real developers like designgears on this site to steer me in the right direction. I appreciate you dropping some knowledge on us!
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Ouch man!
You are the man!!! I had a lot of trouble trying to find these for the longest time! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
JI6? The leaky Froyo rom!
Just use the GB ones, they are backwards compatible.
I did not realize that and was worried that somehow it would mess up my phone going to CM7 from i9000 ROMs.
Thankfully, there are real developers like designgears on this site to steer me in the right direction. I appreciate you dropping some knowledge on us!
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I did not realize that and was worried that somehow it would mess up my phone going to CM7 from i9000 ROMs.
Thankfully, there are real developers like designgears on this site to steer me in the right direction. I appreciate you dropping some knowledge on us!
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You can't use Gingerbread bootloaders on CM7. I don't remember exactly what it screws up, but I remember some people tried it and had serious issues. Gingerbread bootloaders work with Samsung 2.2 ROMs, which is what designgears was saying (I assume).
I have no clue whether mine are downgraded, but I'm guessing no, i still show the i9000 screen as primary boot. I did use Odin to flash back to eclair, but pretty sure there were no bootloaders in the package. I have been running CM7 great! Maybe I downgraded, or the hardware lock on the sbl makes it okay (my i897 is model 1012, prob makes a dif). Dunno, but I like having an essentially pure Google phone with CM7, so i hope the problem never crops up for me!
In no way am I advocating that other captivate users listen to me. Listen to these devs, I'm just sharing my experience. Thank u for more clarification, and CM7 Platypus kernel rocks!
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I have no clue whether mine are downgraded, but I'm guessing no, i still show the i9000 screen as primary boot. I did use Odin to flash back to eclair, but pretty sure there were no bootloaders in the package. I have been running CM7 great! Maybe I downgraded, or the hardware lock on the sbl makes it okay (my i897 is model 1012, prob makes a dif). Dunno, but I like having an essentially pure Google phone with CM7, so i hope the problem never crops up for me!
In no way am I advocating that other captivate users listen to me. Listen to these devs, I'm just sharing my experience. Thank u for more clarification, and CM7 Platypus kernel rocks!
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Lol, I'm not the platypus dev, just maintaining the thread for zacharias.maladroit. But thanks anyway
The CM dev have said it won't work, but I guess you're just lucky. Is your external sd mounted? I think that was an issue that was mentioned.
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I just got an external sd, and it doesn't show up in my storage information. I really didn't know what was up with that, I just didn't really care, but now I do lol.
I'll see if oneclick works to downgrade the bootloaders, but it has not worked in the past.
I've had trouble making a package of my own with bootloaders: I've added them to the .tar, but it fails when it runs, so obviously just adding them isn't enough. What else needs to be done to make them actually flash through odin as a .tar? Or is adding them actually enough? Does my file fail because it contains the sbl, which I thought had a hardware lock on my model, and is that also why oneclick fails?
edit----oneclick did the trick! THANK YOU designgears!!! Now I should be able to use CM7 as it was intended.
If I'm currently on a JVH ROM, and wanted to be on CM7, I know what to do, but if I'm feeling lazy good I just technically just flash CM7 over it since I dont have an ext-Sd?
Or could I flash the above .zip to get my boot loaders back.
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Just use the GB ones, they are backwards compatible.
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Yes, they are, but only for Froyo AFAIK. Also, if you wish to use CM7, you can't use them, although you can use the new Gingerbread ones from AT&T
So I can use this bootloader to get CM7 to work back on my phone if I am rooted on the stock rom?
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So I can use this bootloader to get CM7 to work back on my phone if I am rooted on the stock rom?
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Not sure what you mean by 'the stock ROM', but if you are on Gingerbread bootloaders, and you need / want CM7, your best option would be to follow the guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130879
The reason I say this is because more than likely, you will never need to flash the bootloaders I posted, as they will not support Gingerbread. Like I said in the first post, they are only if you need to RMA the phone, or return it to bone stock, otherwise the 'Unofficial' AT&T Bootloaders will be best for you, as they work on anything.
Edit: I didn't technically answer your question: Yes, you could use these for CM7, but it's typically best not to.
Hi all, just got an upgrade this week to the Atrix and thoroughly enjoying it so far. As a poweruser with the HD2 and all the hacks involved like android on nand etc, the first thing I did out of the box was root it.
Now to my point, all the custom roms I'm seeing seem to be for At+t and Bell (is that the right carriers?), and the forum is Atrix 4G. So can I as a UK user use these same roms/radios that are outlined in the development forum?
Any help is appreciated, Thanks in advance.
Greetings. I have the same backround as you . I nearly stayed with my hd2 but i'm glad I didn't. The only gingerbread rom for us is the orange one in the dev forum. I have had no success flashing this yet. Soft bricked 3 times and counting.
There is an international fruit cake in the works rich we will be able to flash from CWM.
So far rooting is fine.
Unlockingbootloader is fine.
flashing Cwm if fine.
I keep meaning to start a t-mob uk thread to collect all the info for us uk tmob users into one place. I will get round to it eventualy if some one doesn't beer me to it.
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Hi all, just got an upgrade this week to the Atrix and thoroughly enjoying it so far. As a poweruser with the HD2 and all the hacks involved like android on nand etc, the first thing I did out of the box was root it.
Now to my point, all the custom roms I'm seeing seem to be for At+t and Bell (is that the right carriers?), and the forum is Atrix 4G. So can I as a UK user use these same roms/radios that are outlined in the development forum?
Any help is appreciated, Thanks in advance.
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Hi there.
I am on Orange U.K, and i have successfully flashed this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169409. Following this guide to flash the ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167373.
Many international users have flashed this ROM as well but REMEMBER to unlock your bootloader before even considering flashing this ROM.
When unlocking your bootloader, you will notice that you will only have around 300 total RAM but if you flash the hack relevant to your device, you will retain your RAM when you flash to Gingerbread.
Please follow the guide properly and don't skip any step. BTW, if your bootloader is not unlocked, we will probably be getting Gingerbread soon since the SOAK testing is about to begin very soon.
Similar story, i'm on Orange, followed those steps and it's working great. Just had to replace the missing sound files, but apart from that, works a treat.
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Now since we have an unlocked bootloader, you can flash any ROM. Just make sure you flash the proper boot.img for your phone. See the fixes section for the pudding thread.
IrshaadH said:
Now since we have an unlocked bootloader, you can flash any ROM. Just make sure you flash the proper boot.img for your phone. See the fixes section for the pudding thread.
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I thought we still had to be careful with the Roms, as some of them contain files that are tied to the kernel version (until the port everything over). For example, the ninja rom, I believe it is crrently tied to AT&T at the moment. I presumed we had to wait for a safe INTL version..
I think we can install and lunch any Rom now. The only limitation for inte. users is Ram issue. Otherwise will work fine.
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Foka002 said:
I think we can install and lunch any Rom now. The only limitation for inte. users is Ram issue. Otherwise will work fine.
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great, thanks. Maybe I'll try another rom then I'd like one without any MotoBlur stuff on it, although the French 2.3.4 is running very well.
Any other phone I have rooted has always been unlocked as well, I am looking for the unlock/ root method for att Motorola atrix, any help is greatly appriciated, thanks in advance
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I have T-Mobile usa
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why dont you just have a tour on the top-pinned thread
You mean the unlock code? If so your gonna have to have a buddy with AT&T ask for it or buy one. I got one from UnlockThatPhone.Com for like 15 bucks.
EDIT:& No im not those morons advertising a website.
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There is no other way to unlock? I have to have an unlock code?
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use the script here to unlock any AT&T Atrix (bootloader unlock, not carrier unlock which those other guys were talking about)
this will allow you to flash a custom recovery (i suggest Romracer's in the development section, but Rom Manager's recovery also works perfectly. those are the ONLY TWO you should be using. they're the only two that have EXT4 support for our phone, which is needed with newer ROMs.
after that, download any ROM from the dev section and flash away in recovery mode. remember to clear dalvik/cache/data before wiping any new ROM.
what kind of unlock are you talking bout ?for your bootloader or do ya meen for the carrier like att tmobile acme phone company
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I need a carrier unlock to use my T-Mobile sim card in Motorola atrix
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hi
i just bought a new atrix from a guy and i look in the about info and find it is for bell mobility in Canada. what i am concerned about is is being able to update to ICS when they release the update.
i am in the usa and on the att network
bell may not even offer it. what should i expect. thanks
ps i want the official motorola update only.
thank you for your help
I wouldn't worry because we're not getting ics. If it was going to come out it would have had a leak by now.
And fyi you should never use a stock from anyways, go get neutrino or epinters.
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Haxornator said:
I wouldn't worry because we're not getting ics. If it was going to come out it would have had a leak by now.
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nope.avi
Just because nothing's been leaked it doesn't mean that we aren't getting the update. I just means that nothing's been leaked.
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And fyi you should never use a stock from anyways, go get neutrino or epinters.
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That's just stupid.
First of all, you can't tell people what to do.
Second of all, many important parts of custom ROMs wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for stock.
Plus, you're missing the point entirely.
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That's just stupid.
First of all, you can't tell people what to do.
Second of all, many important parts of custom ROMs wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for stock.
Plus, you're missing the point entirely.
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stock runs really well imo rooted or unlocked with kernel's one of the smoothest roms are based off stock. agreed ravilor?
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stock runs really well imo rooted or unlocked with kernel's one of the smoothest roms are based off stock. agreed ravilor?
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Don't know, I don't actually run stock, but I do recognize its importance.
BTW it's ravilov.
No, you will not be able to update to ICS even if you're running under AT&T network. The Bell Atrix 4G which is an international version of the Atrix is not the same phone as the AT&T version. Best bet is to unlock your phone and either flash one of the existing ICS or Jelly Bean ROM's, or wait for an official release and hopefully a stock one or a ROM based on the stock one will exist.
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No, you will not be able to update to ICS even if you're running under AT&T network. The Bell Atrix 4G which is an international version of the Atrix is not the same phone as the AT&T version. Best bet is to unlock your phone and either flash one of the existing ICS or Jelly Bean ROM's, or wait for an official release and hopefully a stock one or a ROM based on the stock one will exist.
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thanks to everyone for your replies.
i am returning the phone. really nice phone but no stock ics update they can have it back. i posted here because you guys work outside the box. the stuff you guys do is to much work for me. to do that stuff you need to develop skills.
thanks again
Cheeseman- said:
No, you will not be able to update to ICS even if you're running under AT&T network. The Bell Atrix 4G which is an international version of the Atrix is not the same phone as the AT&T version. Best bet is to unlock your phone and either flash one of the existing ICS or Jelly Bean ROM's, or wait for an official release and hopefully a stock one or a ROM based on the stock one will exist.
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So I'm not getting the update? Well, f*** you too, Motorola!
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So I'm not getting the update? Well, f*** you too, Motorola!
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No one said you aren't. Just if you are, it won't be through AT&T.