Does anyone know if i can rom a droid x flashed to metro pcs?
Interested in this as well...
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There are many guides on the net that go into great detail on how to do this (exhaust your efforts to find them). You need patience as flashing/programming your device to work on other networks/carriers is no simple task like flashing a rom.
Your $300+ phone could become a permanent paper weight, something that rsd & sbf_flash can not fix.
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I know this is probably a newb question and since the method isn't posted here it's probably a no answer, but google only turned up vague references, no clear yes or no answers.
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isn't any one click way right now for the droid 2 as far as i know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782556
going to have a to go a little longer route, not too bad though. Back when i first rooted my droid incredible i had, it took me over 3 hours of restarting the phone and pulling the sd card hoping i would get lucky with the luck root method you had to use lol.
I don't mind doing it the long way just don't have internet at home right now outside of using easy tether on ubuntu. Going to take it to my friends house tomorrow and do all the work there.
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Hashbaz said:
I don't mind doing it the long way just don't have internet at home right now outside of using easy tether on ubuntu. Going to take it to my friends house tomorrow and do all the work there.
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Perfect! Go get the linux one-step. The zip is 1.1 mb. Android-sdk is 20mb. Update for the 2.2 platform is maybe a handful. And you are ready to go!
I am not exactly an expert on this but from all the Android phones I have had and rooted, the HTC and Motorola phones are completely different in terms of kernels and implementation. Most of these universal root applications are made for HTC based phones. Make sure your Droid 2 is one of the supported phones. Just my $.02.
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Thanks for making your first post in a thread thats over 3 months old
And there is a one step root method for the Droid2 now its call Z4root
I am visiting here from EVO forum... The word is that there'll be an encrypted bootloader on the EVOO 3D just like the Motorola Droid X... can anyone weigh in on the problems this poses. It seems you guys have plenty of roms, but people are saying it will make roms nonexistent on the EVO 3D. Is this the case? Is it more difficult for Devs around here because of this?
Thanks for any feedback in advance!
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It disallows us from flashing custom kernels; therefore, we can't have things like Cyanogenmod and true AOSP ROMS.
Our ROMS are made from the stock Droid X rom and have things like motoblur removed and replaced with AOSP applications.
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It just makes life difficult if you like to customize your device. I also find that as time goes on, it becomes more annoying.
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Wasnt the thunderbolt bootloader locked also? Yet they figured out how to unlock it days after release, here we are a year with dx andno progress...
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sp1kez said:
Wasnt the thunderbolt bootloader locked also? Yet they figured out how to unlock it days after release, here we are a year with dx andno progress...
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The thunderbolt key was a lot simpler and it was considered incredibly lucky they got through. The droid x has a 1024 bit RSA encryption key. Have fun getting through that
There's a lot of differences in MOTO and HTC's way of locking it down. MOTO has an encrypted bootloader while HTC uses an encrypted signature. Also a permanent root is possible on MOTO devices while only temp root on HTC. With HTC any changes made to the system partition are reverted back to stock on a reboot. Makes customs roms pretty useless. Unless we get lucky like the thunderbolt we won't have s-off on new HTC devices unless they let us.
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Is it me or does it seem we are SOL on getting rooted since the update?? This really sucks because I really like my droid 2 but may buy a new phone if I am stuck with stock...
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I agree and it leaves alternate carriers in excessable is well So for us poor folks it will use verizons red hands around their necks Avonex of the droid 2
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I cant live without rooted smartphone
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I had a perfect Droid 2 on CM7 until my girlfriend stepped on it and I had to send in for a factory refurb
Now I am stuck with this .621 BS only to learn that development has more or less subsided.
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indipow82 said:
Is it me or does it seem we are SOL on getting rooted since the update?? This really sucks because I really like my droid 2 but may buy a new phone if I am stuck with stock...
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jojogangsta said:
I cant live without rooted smartphone
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Nothing else left to say.
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AcridGosling said:
Nothing else left to say.
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Guys there are people working on a root method.
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Albinoman said:
Guys there are people working on a root method.
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Do you know who the people are? Is there somewhere we can go to check on how they are doing? Surely our heroes are discussing their progress somewhere.
I (along with others, I'm sure) would like to be kept in the loop--that's all.
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Do you know who the people are? Is there somewhere we can go to check on how they are doing? Surely our heroes are discussing their progress somewhere.
I (along with others, I'm sure) would like to be kept in the loop--that's all.
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Well I'm working on it and a few of my friends. Once we make some progress we will make a thread.
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Albinoman said:
Well I'm working on it and a few of my friends. Once we make some progress we will make a thread.
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I'm new to Android development, but I'm a software engineer with Linux experience and lots of spare time for the next few weeks. If you and your friends would like my help, I'd be happy to assist. All I would need is a point in the right direction for something to investigate.
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I'm new to Android development, but I'm a software engineer with Linux experience and lots of spare time for the next few weeks. If you and your friends would like my help, I'd be happy to assist. All I would need is a point in the right direction for something to investigate.
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Thanks I'll let you know.
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i am is too working on root for droid 2, I believe I'm on track,already possess the files to root, all I need now is to get permission to put in the internal memory
urutal66 said:
i am is too working on root for droid 2, I believe I'm on track,already possess the files to root, all I need now is to get permission to put in the internal memory
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Trust me its not that easy.
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You ain't kidding. I can't get permissions for anything although I am somewhat new to this game. If anyone has an idea they need someone to try I am willing to do so as well as anything to get root back.
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well it's good to know that development is happening at the least.
thanks guys, i'll be 'rooting' for you.
Is the reason we can't sbf back to an earlier version because of a locked bootloader? If so is there a way to repack the older sbf with the new signatures? Enabling us to go to a rootable version.
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slogar25 said:
Is the reason we can't sbf back to an earlier version because of a locked bootloader? If so is there a way to repack the older sbf with the new signatures? Enabling us to go to a rootable version.
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Nope they changed the bootloader codes entirely.
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That sucks man
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Is there a way that we can change the bootloader codes and redo the new sbf?
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odj1041 said:
Is there a way that we can change the bootloader codes and redo the new sbf?
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Nope. Lock bootloader
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I rooted my friends droid x about a year ago, and put miui's ics release on it. i didn't at the time but now know once u go miui u cant go back so to speak lol, Well heres my quandry: he has been complaining of random reboots, and general malfunctioning of it in the last few months getting worse and worse... i'd like to get him back to stock.. he doesnt care about root just wants a fresh start can anyone give me some links to help me get him straight? also i need to know what software for the pc ill need. i'm not a noob has i have rooted several phones but this one is tricky
use ezSBF for droid x
in my list
sd_shadow's list of links for Droid FAQs, SBF, Rooting, ROMs.... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Goawxdx_UBF4Y8lqzHYWf8Ha3yUcRK4faq0UWIlXLWA/edit
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On more thing after looking at process only question I have is it say to factory reset by pulling battery... Etc.... Is that while it's still connected to pc? Thanks in advance
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i shouldn't matter, but i disconnect usb
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I know this forum is mostly dead and people have moved on from the Droid X, but it's still a great phone for those on Verizon MVNO providers.
I've been using LiquidICS v1.62 posted over at rootzwiki for a few weeks and it's the best ICS ROM for the Droid X available. Very stable and good battery life.
It would be nice if you didn't have to visit multiple forums to find out the best ROMs for older devices. XDA used to be the place to go but not apparently for older devices. Sad...
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i'm still attached to my Moto X, thanks for the heads-up on that latest rom version.
haasfamily said:
I know this forum is mostly dead and people have moved on from the Droid X, but it's still a great phone for those on Verizon MVNO providers.
I've been using LiquidICS v1.62 posted over at rootzwiki for a few weeks and it's the best ICS ROM for the Droid X available. Very stable and good battery life.
It would be nice if you didn't have to visit multiple forums to find out the best ROMs for older devices. XDA used to be the place to go but not apparently for older devices. Sad...
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Came here looking for anything new for my DX, found it! Thank you.