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Any help is appreciated, I'm still fairly new with Android, but trying to learn my way around.
When the OTA update for 2.2.1 came out, I decided to do a factory reset because I'm just picky like that, and I like to be fresh coming out of OTA updates. Prior to the factory reset, I was running stock 2.2, though I was rooted using the manual (D2) method through adb, I had bloat frozen with Titanium Backup, and I had Droid X Bootstrap installed.
I unfroze the bloat and did the 2.2.1 update prior to factory reset. I did not unroot prior to the OTA. After the OTA I did a factory reset. I expected the bootstrap to go as well. It didn't, and I noticed immediately because I was booting into its recovery every other reboot because I was no longer rooted.
I still had the superuser icon (ninja) in the app drawer, however was no longer rooted of course, so I loaded z4root and let it "unroot" me, and then let it root again, which fixed the Bootstrap recovery issue.
Here's my problem. Obviously the factory reset did not wipe everything because bootstrap was still trying to load. My phone is definitely more sluggish than it was prior to the factory reset. Different types of screen lag are very noticeable and the phone really lags later in the day if I don't reboot. I loaded less apps after the reset than I had prior to, but otherwise did nothing different. I want to try to remove the bootstrap too, as well as anything residual to try to figure this out, even if I do have to factory reset again, because it's definitely not stable the way it is. Is it possible to remove it, and how so?
I'm aware that this may not fix the problem, and to me it doesn't even make sense that it would, but I definitely feel something "off" here and for my own peace of mind I'd like to remove it at least for now just to see. I've done factory resets before and the phone always feels much snappier once it's back up and running. This time it's worse than when I started.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
You would have to flash a stock sbf. Correct me if I am wrong but I think that stands for system boot file. That should take care of everything. I am sure u can find the thread on the forum on how to do it. Just to mention I think that all the boot strap does is hijack your normal boot process by interrupting it allowing u access. It doesn't actually replace the boot process.
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Info on the bootstrapper can be found here:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/08/droid-x-recovery.html
Basically it replaces the logwrapper.bin file which gets executed very early in the boot process. This allows bootstrapper to control the rest of the boot sequence.
To *just* remove bootstrapper, I think there is a backup of the original logwrapper executable stored in /system, so you could just replace the exploited version with the original.
However, if you are having issues, I would suggest you just go ahead and flash back to complete stock:
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php/Main-Page/Droid-X-Full-2.2-SBF.html
Make sure you are still on the 2.3.15 version before using this. Once you take the OTA (to 2.3.340) I don't think this SBF will work any longer.
So the sbf flash method wont work if u took the update?
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sorry to hijack this thread. But I am having major issues with bootsrap. I accidently moved it from my sd card to internal storage. How do I move it back. It wont allow me.
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So the sbf flash method wont work if u took the update?
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The .340 update "upgrades" your bootloader to 30.04. I've read that the 2.3.15 SBF will not work with this bootloader.
There are some SBF files produced by Team Black Hat (at Leaked 2.3.320 and patch files to put you to 2.3.340), but I've not used them.
I think you can find more info on those at mydroidworld (or you can support TBH by buying their app in the marketplace and downloading direct from there)
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sorry to hijack this thread. But I am having major issues with bootsrap. I accidently moved it from my sd card to internal storage. How do I move it back. It wont allow me.
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I'm not sure what you mean?
Try uninstalling from Manage Applications and re-install?
Do you mean the DroidXBootstrapper UI or the logwrapper exploit?
I downloaded the new update and installed it. Took me forever to get my root back but I finally got the phone where I want it. Unfortunately, the droid x is still trying to download the update which keeps failing. I contacted Motorola and they told me to do a factory rest and that might resolve the problem but they were unsure. How do I tell the phone it is up to date without having to reset everything?
If you do a factory reset, and the OS version is not .340, then the update did not work.
*DISCLAIMER - This Can Be Dangerous*
I would suggest using RSD Lite and the. 340 SBF to update the DX to the latest software version.
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I did the update already and the system shows 2.3.340. All I am trying to change is the phone trying to download the update and continually failing.
I don't want to do a factory reset unless it is the last resort. I do have RSD Lite but I am a little leery of flashing the phone. Is there a full SBF file available for the 2.3.340 or can I just run the update again?
Sorry for all the questions I just don't want to brick the phone and I am new to all of this.
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I did the update already and the system shows 2.3.340. All I am trying to change is the phone trying to download the update and continually failing.
I don't want to do a factory reset unless it is the last resort. I do have RSD Lite but I am a little leery of flashing the phone. Is there a full SBF file available for the 2.3.340 or can I just run the update again?
Sorry for all the questions I just don't want to brick the phone and I am new to all of this.
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If the phone keeps trying to update, then something is likely corrupt with the software. Try this as a test:
Reboot into Clockwork Recovery
Make a Nandroid backup
Do a factory reset and also wipe cache and data
Reboot and see if you still have .340 and get prompted for the update
If you still have .340 and get prompted, then you will most likely have to SBF and start over. You can always restore the Nandroid backup to go back to your original settings and data.
OK, I will try that. Noob question though, do I need to unroot before factory reset? If so, will I also need to delete superuser.apk or will the reset delete all of that?
Thanks for all your help.
There is no need to remove root first. If you lose it in the restore just run z4root again.
Also, just to clarify my last post, the Nandroid backup would only be used if a reset doesn't fix the problem. You would then be able to restore everything back and use a program like Titanium Backup to save your data in a format that could be restored over top of a new ROM.
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Thanks for all your help and patience. Just one more bank of questions before I start this. Do I need to rename the bloatware I changed after rooting or will the reset take care of that? Once I reset, I will need to reroot to install the backup with Droid X bootstrap, correct? Lastly, worse case scenario I have to SBF to start over, is there a full 2.3.340 SBF out there?
There is a version of .340 that has most of the components of an SBF, but it is not the actual full release. I have .320 Full and .340 System-Only on my machine, and I used them both when first updating. After the .320 update is successful, you will only need the .340 System-Only until a newer one is leaked.
Once done with both SBF files, you will use Motorola's recovery to do a Format Cache and also a Factory Reset. This will put everything back to the day you opened the phone, without root and Clockwork.
When ready to root again, install z4root (available here on XDA), reboot, then run z4root and finally, install DX Bootstrapper. You will be all set to use Root Explorer and remove the bloat all over again. Before removing the bloat, I strongly suggest creating a Nandroid backup so that you can easily get it all back in the event you need to do a warranty exchange and the USB port stops working.
So here's the latest. Did a Nandroid back up and then cleared the cache followed by a factory reset. I didn't unroot or even flash the SBF files just to see what happened. The root was still there. I had to download root explorer again along with launcherpro but otherwise the phone was good to go. Checked system updates and low and behold, it was up to date!! So far it is working just fine, had to reinstall the apps I had before that I liked but all in all it's right where it needs to be. Thank you NotATreoFan for all your help.
On a side note, I had rooted the phone via the terminal emulator so I don't know if that made a difference in keeping the root. z4root may give different results.
Glad to hear it worked for you.
Hey guys, just sharing this with everyone. Maderschramm over at droidforums and droidxforums has packaged an update zip for 2.3.340. It can be used as an alternative to SBFing or to update you if you haven't already.
Install- Make a backup first
1. Download zip
2. Boot into clockwork recovery
3. Install zip from sd
4. Reboot
5. Activate phone
IMPORTANT
BE SURE TO REBOOT AFTER INSTALLING ZIP. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE IN CLOCKWORK RECOVERY PRIOR TO REBOOT. YOU WILL BRICK.
You will lose root, but you will also still have all apps and contacts.
Read this thread prior to doing the install. There's some helpful tips from Maderschramm.
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-hacks/15666-maderstcok-ota-2-3-340-update-zip.html
Mirror 1
http://ubuntuone.com/p/XAk/
Mirror 2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4AO672L1
good find. I am going to download and store away for a rainy day ota update. I hate sbf and rsdlite. And although I appreciate all that the black hat does - having to do like 20 (exaggeration) installs in clock work makes me a little nervous.
so good on ya mate.
that's why after i SBF 2.3.320 i always go straight into Android recovery before booting up and Factory Reset there, then boot up. But i guess everybody has there own way of doing things.
Ya, this is an easy alternative to get everyone to a clean 2.3.340. If you're on 2.3.15, 2.3.320, or 2.3.340 this will definetly come in handy.
Wonderful. I just left a stock rom literally today and realized I lost corporate email access with Gummy. That is a deal-breaker and obviously I didn't research it well enough before doing it. I NEED to get back to stock regardless of how painful it is. So this will unroot me, just Z4 again afterwards I take it?
Correct it will unroot and remove bootstrap. So after rebooting then use z4 and grab bootstrap again.
Very nice, thank you! Hopefully I never need to use it!
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Hopefully we wont need to use it, but at least we will feel better about doing this rather than an SBF.
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Ya, this is an easy alternative to get everyone to a clean 2.3.340. If you're on 2.3.15, 2.3.320, or 2.3.340 this will definetly come in handy.
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I don't know about 2.3.15 When I did it on that, I bricked and ended up having
to SBF to .320 and using the patches to get to .340
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I don't know about 2.3.15 When I did it on that, I bricked and ended up having
to SBF to .320 and using the patches to get to .340
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Reasons for bricking:
Installing zip as an update.zip
Doing anything else in bootstrap after installing zip
Soft brick (factory reset will bring it back)
Thanks This has saved me more than once while working on cracking the bootloader
Hrmm I ran this directly from having Apex and it didnt like it. Seemed to not fully wipe the phone at all. Im guessing I didnt read something all the way. I simply went to clockwork and loaded the file and rebooted. When it came back my system was still intact, but everything was force closing.
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Hrmm I ran this directly from having Apex and it didnt like it. Seemed to not fully wipe the phone at all. Im guessing I didnt read something all the way. I simply went to clockwork and loaded the file and rebooted. When it came back my system was still intact, but everything was force closing.
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Doing a factory reset seemed to put it back to normal
It will update or bring you back to clean 2.3.340. You will lose root and bootstrap, but you will keep all apps and setup.
does anyone have any alternate DL links? it keeps hanging no matter which link I use.
Got it going. Honestly though, who uses Megaupload anymore?
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i won't try to install until file size matches
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Hrmm I ran this directly from having Apex and it didnt like it. Seemed to not fully wipe the phone at all. Im guessing I didnt read something all the way. I simply went to clockwork and loaded the file and rebooted. When it came back my system was still intact, but everything was force closing.
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You didn't wipe cache and factory reset before install
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If you don't wipe data/cache prior to install then you will have the same setup and apps, only you will have lost root and bootstrap. If you want a clean start then wipe data/cache then install zip.
WOW Droid X saver
Man this saved my Droid X from sure bricking, thankyou very much uploader
Hey guys/gals,
My name is Rick. Im an old guy that works as a teacher in a highschool. I dont have much experience and created a problem on my droid.
I have a rooted droid X running 2.2.1
I recently changed from APEX 1.3 to Liberty v.1.0 this was very smooth and I really like the versitility of the liberty Mod. The little I know about it. haha.
Problem started when my 16 gig SD card bacame full. I transferred it from my original Droid. so it was already half full. Before heading to the Patriots game I decided to delete some APKs. I was sure to delete the older one before new phone. haha.
Since then... Cant load into bootstrapper, rom manager will open but no access to bootloader, Titanium back up wont work, NO SUPER USER privilages...
I tried to re install all the above and nothing works. The phone is funtional. but not able to back up or get into backup.
How screwed am I?
Rick
Thank you in advance for any help you may offer.
Z4root.apk for SU. Hopefully you've got a nandroid backup. Flash back to apex or what ever backup you have. Clean up Titanium Backup with a new busybox. Backup apps Verify apps. Flash back to liberty. Restore apps. Of course there's always sbf so you're never really screwed...
DroidX x2, Droid2, Droid1, DInc, and LG Ally x2 makes for a big Verizon bill.
Bad droid, no Doughnut!
Things I would TRY. Can't say for sure they'd work, but worth a try:
Try to unroot/root again with z4.
Open titanium and click the problems button and let it update busybox.
Boot to stock recovery, wipe data, cache, reboot.
Try to unroot and reroot manually with the terminal emulator methods in this forum http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-hacks/99958-rooolers-guide-root-backup-roms-2-2-ota.html.
Try to update superuser.apk from the market.
Set up SDK on your pc and manually unroot/reroot with adb commands.
If all else fails, SBF, root and restore a backup (or just flash to Liberty and set up again).
One of those will work. I'm just curious, did you do a batch restore with Titanium?
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Just as a precursor and in advance--I apologize if I missed a thread on this topic here. I searched a number of different times and ways but didn't find any so hopefully I am speaking for others with the same problem with this newly generated one!
So I got a brand new Atrix about 2 days ago and just like every Android I get, I came straight to XDA right after initial boot and a little play-around with it to get the rooting process started . I downloaded the Gingerbreak .apk (I believe it was v 1.0) and rooted with no problem. However, later on while checking the phone out a little more, I stumbled upon the "System updates" section under the "About phone" category in the settings and out of curiosity (and not knowing anything about software updates etc.) thought I'd check it. Well it detected that the 1.57 update was available as the phone obviously came stock with the 1.26 to begin with. So I went and ahead, downloaded it and then attempted an install.
It would get about...oh, I'd say 40% of the way through the install process and then fail (I'm guessing this was the case anyway as the arrow coming out of the package pointing to the android suddenly just turned into the dreaded "!". So I just pulled the battery and rebooted and thought, "Hmm, well it's probably because I've got it rooted--must be something in the system files that's preventing it from pushing the update through successfully."
Next, I figured I'd try a different route and push the update through RSD Lite 5.0. Followed all instructions to a T and just about the same thing happened during install THAT way (i.e. Process failed about 40% or so of the way through).
Following that, I searched to see what unrooting methods were available following the previously botched attempt at a solution. I found a thread mentioning that v 2.0 of Gingerbreak had an unroot option>followed instructions>unrooted (no detected problems there)>attempted to push OTA update again and no dice. Same issue again. I'm both beginning to run out of solutions and am exhausting myself as I usually only have time to do this late at night when I should probably be sleeping (pssh, who needs that, right? )
Anyway, if someone who has experienced similar issues or knows what is going on here could point me in the right direction it would be GREATLY appreciated as I feel like I've got a phone that's not working to it's full potential (after having read what all the updates do)! Thanks a TON in advance for any help!
Save yourself some frustration..
Backup your stuff using titanium backup
Download the stock 1.2.6 SBF
-flash it using RSD lite
-root your phone using gladroot
-update to .57 from your phone (system updates)
-run afterupdate.bat
-update to .83 from system updates again
-run afterupdate.bat
Done.
Restore from titanium backup (batch restore is your friend..)
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FYI - you don't need to run afterupdate between 157 and 183 upgrades. Worked fine for me twice.
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nsaia said:
FYI - you don't need to run afterupdate between 157 and 183 upgrades. Worked fine for me twice.
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I figured that from the part of the script that asks if you intend to update. I did it anyway, it was reassuring to see I still had root before the upgrade lol. Good to know for next time though
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Save yourself some frustration..
Backup your stuff using titanium backup
Download the stock 1.2.6 SBF
-flash it using RSD lite
-root your phone using gladroot
-update to .57 from your phone (system updates)
-run afterupdate.bat
-update to .83 from system updates again
-run afterupdate.bat
Done.
Restore from titanium backup (batch restore is your friend..)
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Thank you kindly sirs (knlgSeeker and nsaia) for the help. Cool. Sounds like a plan. I've already got a backup w/ Titanium on my phone actually (it's always something I keep a copy of on the trusty ext SD) so that should be good to go. Do you by chance have the links for the SBF's you were referring to? I think I might already have the 1.57 one (as I had mentioned in the original post) but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to post it again. Thanks again in advance!
jz4467 said:
Thank you kindly sirs (knlgSeeker and nsaia) for the help. Cool. Sounds like a plan. I've already got a backup w/ Titanium on my phone actually (it's always something I keep a copy of on the trusty ext SD) so that should be good to go. Do you by chance have the links for the SBF's you were referring to? I think I might already have the 1.57 one (as I had mentioned in the original post) but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to post it again. Thanks again in advance!
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No problem..here's all the info/ links you should need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Just remember, 1.26 is the only one you will need to flash from RSD.. Just do an OTA update for .57 & .83
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No problem..here's all the info/ links you should need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
Just remember, 1.26 is the only one you will need to flash from RSD.. Just do an OTA update for .57 & .83
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Cool. I had actually gone ahead last night and eventually found it myself. Was good to come back though and get some reaffirmation as to whether or not the location I had found and instructions were the correct ones. After clicking on the link you provided I found that it was the exact same thread/post that I had used to do it. So thank you again!
I also had some interesting info to pass along as well. I just thought after flashing 1.2.6 again from RSD Lite that I'd go ahead and just do the OTA updates for .57 and .83 to make sure that they worked and they did. Obviously my concern while going ahead and skipping to those steps was whether or not I'd still be able to get root and I'm happy to report that I was still able to get root after doing so. I just sideloaded the Gingerbreak 2.0 app and it rooted no problems at all! Thanks again for your help guys!
Another random question to throw out there (I figured I might as well just post it in here to see if there's an easy fix: I've got ClockworkMod Recovery on here and I was trying to flash the recovery for the Atrix. However, when the "Confirm Phone Model" comes up, I don't see/find an option for the Atrix. Are we supposed to use a different phone model's version of recovery? Thanks again in advance for any help!
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Cool. I had actually gone ahead last night and eventually found it myself. Was good to come back though and get some reaffirmation as to whether or not the location I had found and instructions were the correct ones. After clicking on the link you provided I found that it was the exact same thread/post that I had used to do it. So thank you again!
I also had some interesting info to pass along as well. I just thought after flashing 1.2.6 again from RSD Lite that I'd go ahead and just do the OTA updates for .57 and .83 to make sure that they worked and they did. Obviously my concern while going ahead and skipping to those steps was whether or not I'd still be able to get root and I'm happy to report that I was still able to get root after doing so. I just sideloaded the Gingerbreak 2.0 app and it rooted no problems at all! Thanks again for your help guys!
Another random question to throw out there (I figured I might as well just post it in here to see if there's an easy fix: I've got ClockworkMod Recovery on here and I was trying to flash the recovery for the Atrix. However, when the "Confirm Phone Model" comes up, I don't see/find an option for the Atrix. Are we supposed to use a different phone model's version of recovery? Thanks again in advance for any help!
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All's well that ends well! Not sure what exactly you're trying to flash, but I use Tenfar's CWM..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1019143
It's pretty straightforward, you can boot to recovery in 2 steps
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All's well that ends well! Not sure what exactly you're trying to flash, but I use Tenfar's CWM..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1019143
It's pretty straightforward, you can boot to recovery in 2 steps
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Sweet. I think I had run into that same thread earlier on (and had actually already installed that same app on my Atrix) and had completely forgotten about it. So thank you for refreshing my memory on it and directing me to it again! Thanks for all your guys' help in general as well!
Got another question for ya: How do you delete all the bloatware off of the phone? I've got Root Explorer and what I usually do is just navigate in like fashion: system>app>and then just delete any of the bloatware apps. However, I've found with this phone that there isn't a single one of the at&t apps found inside this "app" folder. I HAVE found them in the following way however: system>preinstall> BUT there's no way to change how the files found within are accessed (i.e. mounting them as r/w rather than r/o) and so as a result there is no way to delete them. The option to mount the files as r/w is simply not there. Any info on this would be great! Thanks in advance again.
By the way, if you have any questions concerning the Samsung Captivate, I'm pretty knowledgeable about that phone--gained quite a bit of knowledge during the time that I owned it which was probably about 6 months.