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I'm based in India and i have an Unlocked Droid Pro. I still have the stock Rom that is on the phone and i have not updated the phone because of the bad reviews i read on the droid forums. My questions are
1) If i update to gingerbread on my phone will it re-lock the phone to verizon as it did in an earlier OTA Update?
2) Currently my phone keeps prompting me to update to the 3.? OTA update that was already downloaded but i have not installed it fearing that the phone will get locked again. My question here is, Can i skip 3.? update and directly Update to Gingerbread
Your reply would be greatly appreciated
ronz2000 said:
I'm based in India and i have an Unlocked Droid Pro. I still have the stock Rom that is on the phone and i have not updated the phone because of the bad reviews i read on the droid forums. My questions are
1) If i update to gingerbread on my phone will it re-lock the phone to verizon as it did in an earlier OTA Update?
2) Currently my phone keeps prompting me to update to the 3.? OTA update that was already downloaded but i have not installed it fearing that the phone will get locked again. My question here is, Can i skip 3.? update and directly Update to Gingerbread
Your reply would be greatly appreciated
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1- Updates don't lock the phone back to Verizon
2- You can't update OTA directly to Gingerbread. You have to go through 3.8.7.
rafeee2 said:
1- Updates don't lock the phone back to Verizon
2- You can't update OTA directly to Gingerbread. You have to go through 3.8.7.
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Thanks
So if i cant do it OTA then can it be done manually using TBH app
ronz2000 said:
Thanks
So if i cant do it OTA then can it be done manually using TBH app
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To update via TBH you'll need to be rooted.
Otherwise you can apply the zip file that's available on the forum from stock recovery (doesn't need root).
Thanks Rafeee2
My fone is rooted. and i'm new to android... is there a place that gives step by step instructions on the TBH method
ronz2000 said:
Thanks Rafeee2
My fone is rooted. and i'm new to android... is there a place that gives step by step instructions on the TBH method
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I think all u need to do is buy the TBH app and it'll somehow take care of the rest.
I tried purchasing the TBS app from his website. But apparently I cannot buy it because im based in india and when its asking for address proof" there is no option for indian states, only american states can be seen. What a bummer
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Hey, Im also in India on an unlocked droid pro.
I manually updated to Gingerbread two days ago and want to know if I can root now.
any idea if thats possible?
tried superoneclick but it didn work. got stuck at the "running psneuter" stage.
help!
rafeee2 said:
1- Updates don't lock the phone back to Verizon
2- You can't update OTA directly to Gingerbread. You have to go through 3.8.7.
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hey!
I manually installed gingerbread on my droid pro without being prompted for the 3.8.7.. so i went from the 2.2 froyo to gingerbread.
any idea on how to root the new gingerbread?
devna said:
Hey, Im also in India on an unlocked droid pro.
I manually updated to Gingerbread two days ago and want to know if I can root now.
any idea if thats possible?
tried superoneclick but it didn work. got stuck at the "running psneuter" stage.
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You can't root Gingerbread on the Pro yet. The only way to have rooted Gingerbread is through the Team Black Hat app.
i have 3.8.7 now but it says software is up to date
rafeee2 said:
1- Updates don't lock the phone back to Verizon
2- You can't update OTA directly to Gingerbread. You have to go through 3.8.7.
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When i was rooted with Z4root, and accepted a VZ update, it put my phone in limbo.
I still had the SU icon, but i did not have SU permissions on my phone. Even doing a factory reset did not clear everything out. I had to manually push the OS onto my phone, then reinstall the current VZ update.
I just ordered a new, unlocked, but vodafone-branded Motorola Pro... Is there going to be an OTA update or do I need to flash a certain ROM (there are a few around, but I guess they're all from verizon)?
cheers,
You can only play around on droid pro not Moto Pro coz there is no sbf
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Hello XDA
I recently updated my phone through Verizon to
Android Version 2.3.3
System Verion 4.5.596
Before I was interested in rooting. I have been researching and tried everything I could find to root this version
but nothing has worked. (gingerbreak, z4root, easyroot, ect.) I did a factory reset/system wipe.
(still 2.3.3 - 4.5.596 on reset)
Am I doing something wrong? Should this version be rooting with GingerBreak or another root program?
(They all are stuck on loading screens never finish or reboot)
or (from what I have read) do I need to rollback to an earlier version to be able to load the 'prerooted'
gingerbread OS?
I am fairly new to this, and am sorry for my ignorance. If it is out there somewhere a link would safice
but as of now I haven't been able to find anything dealing directly with my situation. Thank you for any
and all help.
-Laskowsky
There's no rooting method through stock 2.3.3 yet
you're gonna have to SBF back to stock .340 and flash p3droid's OTA rooted gingerbread ROM
Ok, I was hoping there was a simplier way but expected that for the most part from what I had read. Thank you.
Rooting my Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 (4.5.596) Droid X
I don't want to sound redundant to skate 72w but I have searched the forums up and down.. Is there any other one-click way to root my stock GB 4.5.596 droid x? I found this article
I do not see where it talks about the 4.5.596...
If not, can someone please direct me in the right way to get froyo back so I can have my wireless tether back!
Thanks,
-Nick
There is a rooting method or p3droid would not have been able to root. Wish he would share.
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taweekly said:
There is a rooting method or p3droid would not have been able to root. Wish he would share.
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p3 tends to 'find' things that other folks don't have. He has a rooted .596 but it's achieved through flashing. He has not announced a way to root the OTA, and I think he would do so if he had one.
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
Edit: link fixed
Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching [URL=" http://tinyurl.com/5wjfnt"URL]here.[/URL]
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Your link doesn't seem to work.
kent c said:
Your link doesn't seem to work.
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Fail troll is fail
GB OTA is not rootable.........yet. If you want Froyo back you need to SBF back to it.
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Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
Edit: link fixed
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LOL
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LOL
That is awesome....I should share with my staff when they ask me where and how I found an answer...
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@jmoney... that quite literally made me lmfao on the public bus
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Has anyone posted a root for the OTA version yet?
doclee7123 said:
Has anyone posted a root for the OTA version yet?
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Is the sticky still there?
I would consider myself to be a noob when it comes to rooting, all i want it for is the wireless tethering. I have done an sbf once but dont feel very good about doing it again, and am just looking for another one click method to rooting like z4root. I am running on gingerbread 4.5.596 from verizon.
OTA Root
I love my Droid X - hate the VZ CRAPWARE.
I now have the 4.5.596 (2.3.3) OTA update.
The only update method to obtain root is to SBF to Froyo - Root - and install the TBH/P3 Droid pre-rooted update.
At this point, I have too many apps installed and too many settings to reconfigure to take the route.
My main goal is to obtain root (such as a Z4 root style one click) so that I can maintain all my apps and configurations. Once I root, then I can freeze all the VZ Crap (every Google Maps update requires me to choose between GM and VZ Navigator the first time 1 click an address, and having to choose the contacts database EVERY TIME to Google is a PITA - Backup Assistant should be something I can DISABLE).
Sorry for the rant - to the point - does anyone know if ongoing efforts are being made to create a one-click Root for the Droid X? (Or a multi step that preserves data / apps / and settings)
Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
Edit: link fixed
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Lmao winning
TappaTappaTappa
I also am fairly new to the rooting process as well as the DROID software myself..I had an iphone that I jailbroke and was very familiar with it and how it worked..I updated to 2.3 before I considered rooting..now I want to root..I have read alot on sbfing and returning to froyo ..what does this consist of and how do I do it ? Any help would be great..thanks
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go to the DX wiki and look for FULL sbf it gives u all the details u need and links to the files... helped me out alot when I bootlooped my dx
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guess what sucks about rooting leaks is that it gives the vendors the holes to repair.. if we didnt root the latest.. the ota probably would probably be rootable.
So froyo is leaked and installed and all is fun (seems to run a bit slower than 2.1 to me, especially during start up) but I have the problem of A TON of bloatware.
Anybody played around yet? I've frozen a few of them but unsure of what all is good and bad.
How about root? The newest version Z4Root does not work, it stalls and you have to force close it.
got a link to the 2.2 download?
filesonic.com/file/1597204534/Blur_Version.2.159.17.MB508.ATT.en.US.zip
this is the beta version that was leaked out. Go thru all the steps to get the free download, the waiting and blah blah blah.
boazjuggalo said:
How about root? The newest version Z4Root does not work, it stalls and you have to force close it.
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Have you by chance tried an older version?
pre4speed said:
filesonic.com/file/1597204534/Blur_Version.2.159.17.MB508.ATT.en.US.zip
this is the beta version that was leaked out. Go thru all the steps to get the free download, the waiting and blah blah blah.
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They have released the non-beta on the motorola site. the only issue is. that it won't install on a rooted phone so you have to undo your root first
thebluetoothkid said:
got a link to the 2.2 download?
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Hi!
Well, I made some post with the info that good people make available and that I collect to try to make it easy,in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211799
I already made the update since 2 days ago and very happy, in my case I found very usefull that at leats by now some usefull 2.2 tricks are very welcome like move some apps to sdcard and few other, but as new detail in my case the 2.2 update is detecting one of my 2 batteries as non original moto, and refuse to charge it, but in 2.1 it works perfect and could be charged...
So, for me is stable and hope that could be better the final release (if it may really happen, since Moto put down the page about the release.... :-/ so could be lucky that at least we have this beta, for possible future roms)
Best regards!
Froyo runs faster and it has a great file explorer built in. The only thing that sucks is that there is even more bloatware from AT&T
I have the phone unlocked and in Canada so my unlock stayed and unknown sources is still available after the upgrade
hope there are some edits soon they get rid of all the bloatware, there are legitimately 12 bloatware apps from AT&T on the phone now.
The interface is a little bit sleeker and the boot up of the phone is now silent, which i love since the old boot up was a bit to loud.
xaser, your guide is what I followed to do mine and I really apprecite your time to put it up. Worked great.
Somebody said the full update is up on moto, anybody got a link? I couldn't find anything.
No I have not tried an older version.
Anybody had any luck with a root on the beta? Or the full version either one?
Are we sure this "beta" isn't the full version? The Android Version in About Phone just says 2.2.2 instead of 2.2.2b like i'd expect with a beta.
boazjuggalo said:
xaser, your guide is what I followed to do mine and I really apprecite your time to put it up. Worked great.
Somebody said the full update is up on moto, anybody got a link? I couldn't find anything.
No I have not tried an older version.
Anybody had any luck with a root on the beta? Or the full version either one?
Are we sure this "beta" isn't the full version? The Android Version in About Phone just says 2.2.2 instead of 2.2.2b like i'd expect with a beta.
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Here is the official upgrade
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/utils/guided_assistant/g_id/1004
thebluetoothkid said:
Here is the official upgrade
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/utils/guided_assistant/g_id/1004
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Hm, won't show an update for me running 2.2 beta... guess i'm goign to have to flash back to 2.1
boazjuggalo said:
Hm, won't show an update for me running 2.2 beta... guess i'm goign to have to flash back to 2.1
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Could you tell me how to flash back to 2.1?
Thanks
sharethl said:
Could you tell me how to flash back to 2.1?
Thanks
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Use caution... I flashed back to 2.1 once by simply following the guide in the development forum again. But tried to do it again this morning and my phone bricked. So I had 50% success which is too little for me to suggest it.
boazjuggalo said:
Use caution... I flashed back to 2.1 once by simply following the guide in the development forum again. But tried to do it again this morning and my phone bricked. So I had 50% success which is too little for me to suggest it.
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I see, Thanks for your advise.
Why Motorola make the phone so un-opensource!!!
I know the only issue I had with reverting my Flipside was the RSD software, 4.9 wouldn't detect my phone but 4.5 worked perfectly fine
It's been a day so far and froyo is working perfect on mine
thebluetoothkid said:
I know the only issue I had with reverting my Flipside was the RSD software, 4.9 wouldn't detect my phone but 4.5 worked perfectly fine
It's been a day so far and froyo is working perfect on mine
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So have you tried to reflash? and as for rooting, have you been able to do so?
pre4speed said:
So have you tried to reflash? and as for rooting, have you been able to do so?
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I didn't need to reflash, I used RSD to downgrade. Since I had my phone rooted. then I just ran the official upgrade and it's been running like butter for me, real smooth.
I've searched all over for info on rooting froyo on the Flipside and it looks like it's going to take awhile because they locked the phone down tight and the few guys that have rooted the phone have started experiencing problems with the phone because of the root.
FYI:
SUPERONECLICK TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!!!!
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rignfool said:
FYI:
SUPERONECLICK TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!!!!
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SUPERONECLICK can root froyo, I just tried, and working.
sharethl said:
SUPERONECLICK can root froyo, I just tried, and working.
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Which version of soc did you use? I have had problems rooting with it ever since I updated to the most current version, but I dont remember which version I used that worked fine. I ended up sideloading z4root to gain root, but from what im seeing, that wont work. thanks! Im almost ready to upgrade.
pre4speed said:
Which version of soc did you use?
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I just successfully used the latest version, 2.1.1
I'm currently running the System Version 4.5.602 on my DX. Never rooted before!!
My question is, where can I go to find out how to root my phone? Any links for the version I'm running? Or will I have to downgrade my version first? If so, where can I find out how to do that.
Much Thanks!!
a little help.
Look under pete's motorola root tools thread on this forum. everything u need is in there.....hope it helps.
Droidmodderx is a good one too
TappaTappaTappa
Google searching does wonders. Unless its something specific to this forum that I'm looking for, I usually google all my problems. Just add "droid x" to the end of your search so you know its for your phone.
As said before, Pete's Motorola tools is a good one.
On a side note...if you ever mess something up on your phone and need to SBF, MAKE SURE you have the .602 sbf file. I used to have 602 on my droidX and i ran an SBF for another version and none of my backup/restores prior to the SBF would work.
z4root also works.
You can also download it from the market (or from a google search)
edit... z4root may not work with a fresh .602 sbf (previously I sbf'ed to the previous release.. rooted then updated and that kept root)
Looks like pete's motorolla root tools is the best option right now
Budzballin said:
I'm currently running the System Version 4.5.602 on my DX. Never rooted before!!
My question is, where can I go to find out how to root my phone? Any links for the version I'm running? Or will I have to downgrade my version first? If so, where can I find out how to do that.
Much Thanks!!
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Everything you need can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258599
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Thanks for the help! I got the message that I should now be rooted!! I also have superuser on my DX. Any advice for me now?? any recommendations??
Thanks!!
SBF w/ newest .605 SBF, then root w/ the D3 1 click root method. Done.
Titanium backup
Droid x bootstrapper
Rom manager
Root explorer
Busybox
Should at least have those.
Also there are custom roms too. Find one you like follow directions. You'll be fine
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Hey guys. I should first say that I'm not entirely new to rooting, as I have successfully rooted an EVO Shift. However, I've run into a bit of a misunderstanding with how this should work on the Droid X.
Some of the rooting information I'm finding is specifying a version number (4.5.588, 4.5.596, 4.5.602, etc). As such, I feel it necessary to verify what method I should be using.
My DroidX is running Gingerbread 2.3.3 and the System Version is showing 4.5.605. I'm hoping somebody could clarify this for me, and hopefully, point me at the proper method to use.
I've seen the 1 click methods (z4root, Gingerbreak), but neither of them mention specific system versions.
Any help would be appreciated.
http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/
Make sure you get tthe drivers and your phone is set to debug and in charge mode. My buddy had the same os and build root was painless and easy
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4.5.605 refers to Motorola's build. Each revision introduces "security enhancements" or fixes holes in the code, and in doing so they can cripple old rooting methods.
silversonic1 said:
4.5.605 refers to Motorola's build. Each revision introduces "security enhancements" or fixes holes in the code, and in doing so they can cripple old rooting methods.
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Has this version fixed the current rooting methods (z4root, Gingerbreak, etc)? Is there anywhere I can find this information?
If the holes have been fixed, will trying these methods potentially brick my phone?
See this thread to properly root your DroidX
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258599&highlight=root
It works with all OTA gingerbread versions (so your .605 is fine).
I used it for mine and a friends.. very easy and simple
D.
debaucher said:
See this thread to properly root your DroidX
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258599&highlight=root
It works with all OTA gingerbread versions (so your .605 is fine).
I used it for mine and a friends.. very easy and simple
D.
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2 votes for Pete's method, so I reckon I'll give it a whirl.