As you can tell, I bought a used Motorola Droid on EBay...
Works fine and all, but it was still activated on the previous user's account. And I bought the phone from a resale company, so I have no way of contacting the previous owner...
How do I deactivate this Droid and use out on my own account?
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Odds are that it's already had the data wiped and been reset. If not, since it's on CM7 as noted in your sig you can simply boot into recovery and do a data wipe or do it from within the settings menu once the phone boots and you're on the homescreen.
Like I said though, odds are if someone knew enough to flash a Rom, they were kind enough and smart enough in terms of their own interests to wipe the phone before selling it.
Also, I'll say it nicely cause you never know what kind of mood you'll catch a mod in =p Make sure you post in the right sections, as this should really be in Q&A.
Well, I didn't buy it with CM7 preinstalled, I rooted and flashed CM7 myself. Clearing data does nothing, I already did that when I installed CM7.
It's a CMDA phone, so like I said, clearing data does nothing.
Swyped from my OG Droid running CM7
I'd take the receipt and Etsy posting to Verizon and see if they can override it.
Ah, misunderstood what you were needing to do. Yeah, guess you'll have to go to VZ. An SBF will let you activate it again and sync a google account, but it will still try to activate on the old number AFAIK.
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rooted my phone just to get screenshot availability and to delete some of the crapware (telenav, gogo, mobitv) but i was wanting to swap the phone at a store to see if a new one has better luck with GPS.
wondering if the tmo employees would flip out (obviously i'll be wiping the phone and deleting the superuser stuff) and not allow me to exchange it.
considering the phone's going back to samsung anyway i cant imagine they would care, but i'm curious if anyone has done this.
If you want to be certain to have no issues either flash it with one of the stock nandroids in the dev section, or go in and delete half the system folder via adb like I did.
I saw some of them but didn't see one that included the crapware, hmm..
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Dude just return it don't worry about them checking it. I actually rooted mine and erased many apps. I just factory erased it before returning it. I even forgot to put the ear phone back in but they didn't care. Good luck.
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I just received this on another fourm and wanted to pass it on the the XDA users..
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Attention: It is highly recommend that any Verizon Wireless Android device running on Android 2.1 do not perform a factory reset/ data wipe. If you do, you will lose your 3G data service and you will not be able to regain it. Reports of this issue have been swarming since yesterday. This has been replicated multiple times with the LG Ally, HTC Droid Eris, Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Incredible, and the Droid X. The only Verizon Wireless Android device not affected is the Motorola Devour. This information comes to me from a source within Verizon Wireless. I am told that the highest level technicians at VZW are absolutely puzzled about what is causing this. There is nothing wrong with Verizon’s system. There appears to be something internally wrong with the devices after performing such a reset. There is no way to reverse/correct this. I will hopefully have more confirmation of this from Verizon tomorrow morning.
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LOL?
Sounds like a poorly written chain letter.
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Sounds like a poorly written chain letter.
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+1 this sounds....odd
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i'm gonna have to call bs on this considering we've all been "wiping data" and basically doing factory resets by flashing these new froyo leaks and nobody has lost their 3g.
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I just received this on another fourm and wanted to pass it on the the XDA users..
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Attention: It is highly recommend that any Verizon Wireless Android device running on Android 2.1 do not perform a factory reset/ data wipe. If you do, you will lose your 3G data service and you will not be able to regain it. Reports of this issue have been swarming since yesterday. This has been replicated multiple times with the LG Ally, HTC Droid Eris, Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Incredible, and the Droid X. The only Verizon Wireless Android device not affected is the Motorola Devour. This information comes to me from a source within Verizon Wireless. I am told that the highest level technicians at VZW are absolutely puzzled about what is causing this. There is nothing wrong with Verizon’s system. There appears to be something internally wrong with the devices after performing such a reset. There is no way to reverse/correct this. I will hopefully have more confirmation of this from Verizon tomorrow morning.
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Not true. I have performed many wipes/factory rests on DI. Still have 3g. So mark this up as FALSE
I don't think I can count how many times I have wiped data on this thing. My 3G works like a champ every time. What the heck is this referring to?
Gee what a posting from a moderator:
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-ally/141276-attention-running-android-2-1-big-read-me.html
Posts this same nonsense to 10 different forums on that system in different device areas, and then LOCKS EACH THREAD. Kinda like something you get via email from a misinformed friend. Perhaps his account has been hacked.
Obviously bogus. First thing I did with my son's dinc when it arrived the other day was wipe and factory reset it, did the same with mine at least a couple times already as well.
I had to do a factory reset to clear up the memory issue before I rooted.
BS...
this was worth a good laugh...
I've done it dozens of times during my rooting and unrooting my DI. I've even done it as instructed by VZW tech support. I have never lost my 3g anyhow.
i was running fission rc1 on my d2g, used frm to download stock d2g deodexed blah blsh, flashed it, stuck on motorola m screen. cant get it to boot to bootstrap recovery for ****. only regular recovery...i could cry
edit: omg im gonna throw up. please tell me theres something i can do.
EDIT: ok...so if it is bricked and i have the $1.99 or $2.99 insurance, whatever....can i get it replaced...and if not, what if hypothetically speaking...it was smashed by a car...could i then get it replaced?
I am no expert, but lets try this, start the phone and as soon as the M appears, immediately pull the battery, and the put back in and start the phone. Lets see if the phone goes into ClockworkMod, and if it does, you can do a restore. Let me know how you make out.
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no luck dude. thanks tho
EDIT: just got off the phone with verizon, theyre sending me a new one. wasnt hard at all, i played dumb and acted like bootloader mode was a whole new world to me, she had me wipe the data and reboot, of course i had already done that to no avail so of course it didnt work this time either, she put me on hold and talked to a tech and then came back and said they'd send out a new one.
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no luck dude. thanks tho
EDIT: just got off the phone with verizon, theyre sending me a new one. wasnt hard at all, i played dumb and acted like bootloader mode was a whole new world to me, she had me wipe the data and reboot, of course i had already done that to no avail so of course it didnt work this time either, she put me on hold and talked to a tech and then came back and said they'd send out a new one.
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They will check your phone to make sure there is no ROM's and that it is not rooted as that voids the warranty.
This just means moto needs to release the sbf for the D2G so we can fix them instead of moto/verizon getting a bunch of returned devices.
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They will check your phone to make sure there is no ROM's and that it is not rooted as that voids the warranty.
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really? and how will they know if its all messed up and wont even boot? plus i did a data and cache wipe of the phone thru the regular recovery, will that not kinda wipe away anything incriminating? Not to mention the last rom i flashed was the stock d2g rom, just deodexed and such
When you flash a custom ROM or root the phone, evidences remain in /system which survives data wipe.
It is another question how would they see that if phone is not booting.
If you sent it in already and you do not receive a nasty 600 dollar invoice in the following days/billing cycle stating you have voided the warranty, then they really do not check.
I guess all they do is to flash the oh-so-desired-by-everyone stock SBF and sell it as refurb or give it as replacement phone.
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When you flash a custom ROM or root the phone, evidences remain in /system which survives data wipe.
It is another question how would they see that if phone is not booting.
If you sent it in already and you do not receive a nasty 600 dollar invoice in the following days/billing cycle stating you have voided the warranty, then they really do not check.
I guess all they do is to flash the oh-so-desired-by-everyone stock SBF and sell it as refurb or give it as replacement phone.
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i havent sent it in yet as ill be recieving the replacement tomorrow...any ideas on how to prevent this? could a good strong magnet wipe the memory completely?
botnryan said:
i havent sent it in yet as ill be recieving the replacement tomorrow...any ideas on how to prevent this? could a good strong magnet wipe the memory completely?
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without the sbf to get back in there isn't really much you can do. The stuff is on there and you don't have a way to get back in.
try to get into recovery by:
pulling battery (or powering down phone)
while completely off plug in to wall via charging cable
turn on phone while connected to power (if you get the battery screen press power again)
you should hopefully be in recovery (not sure if this method works on D2 G but it does wonders for the D2 but it's worth a try.)
unless you really flashed crazy and messed up recovery theoretically bootstrap should be there unless completely wiped it.
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without the sbf to get back in there isn't really much you can do. The stuff is on there and you don't have a way to get back in.
try to get into recovery by:
pulling battery (or powering down phone)
while completely off plug in to wall via charging cable
turn on phone while connected to power (if you get the battery screen press power again)
you should hopefully be in recovery (not sure if this method works on D2 G but it does wonders for the D2 but it's worth a try.)
unless you really flashed crazy and messed up recovery theoretically bootstrap should be there unless completely wiped it.
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dude i tried that with both usb and wall charger, no luck either way, i flashed stock d2g deodexed blah blah rom over fission rc1 and this happend. totally blows my mind. got my replacement today, super glad to be back away from the eris lol
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dude i tried that with both usb and wall charger, no luck either way, i flashed stock d2g deodexed blah blah rom over fission rc1 and this happend. totally blows my mind. got my replacement today, super glad to be back away from the eris lol
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Just checking I didn't see you tried that specifically glad you got your replacement now you know to be very careful as the sbf isn't out yet.
sorry if that last post came off harsh lol, didnt mean it to, read it again and was like geez dude chill (at myself). So im really hoping they dont charge my ass for this, but i dont see how theyre going to know. if you flash an sbf, does it unroot it? Because, if thats what they do to phones like mine, then they wont know i had it rooted/rom'd right?
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sorry if that last post came off harsh lol, didnt mean it to, read it again and was like geez dude chill (at myself). So im really hoping they dont charge my ass for this, but i dont see how theyre going to know. if you flash an sbf, does it unroot it? Because, if thats what they do to phones like mine, then they wont know i had it rooted/rom'd right?
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Yeah SBF put's it back to stock from factory software. Unless they have another way of getting in and see what was in there they won't know much unless after they SBF they can pull the residual data in data or cache but I don't think they will go to that extent only if D2 G's start dropping like flies.
If they would just release the SBF for us we could have fixed your phone in 15 minutes and it wouldn't have cost them anything at all.
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Yeah SBF put's it back to stock from factory software. Unless they have another way of getting in and see what was in there they won't know much unless after they SBF they can pull the residual data in data or cache but I don't think they will go to that extent only if D2 G's start dropping like flies.
If they would just release the SBF for us we could have fixed your phone in 15 minutes and it wouldn't have cost them anything at all.
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alrights, thanks man. i feel they probably wont be able to find anything out but im still going to use up my 10 day period i have to send the phone in just in case the sbf is magically released in that time period.
.. after foolishly trying to apply a Metamorph theme that was meant for the Motorola Defy. It was the Gingerbread theme for the Defy that did it. I was rooted and de-crapified of AT&T bloatware and loving life until this happened.
I am coming from A Samsung Captivate and thats why I had the balls to try it in the first place. I know the theme wasn't made for the Bravo but there are alot of themes that aren't meant for the Captivate that work flawlessly.
I saw similar specs in the Bravo and the Defy (processor, screen resolution, Android build, Motoblur, ect..) and took the risk
NOW I HAVE AN ENDLESS BOOTLOOP!!!!
I know we don't have a custom recovery yet, but is there any way I can get this thing running again?
Mine is in the same state!
I tried instilling an app meant for the Motorola Droid that allows custom recoverys, and now I'm also in boot loops. Good news though, a friend of mine works at Motorola and signed me up to receive Motorola prototype phones, (that's how I got the bravo) and when my trial was over a new trial started with 2.2 Bravos, I didn't get on it though. But usually they work on the phone, and after the project starts about 2 to 4 months later the finished product comes out.
I'm thinking that the 2.2 update will be released probably the first month of 2011, just my guess, pretty sure sometime around there though. When it's released then that 2.2 sbf will be released also. Someone will take that in, post it on a website like always, then all you have to do is flash it with RSD. But don't you have warranty? If you do, don't wait like me, turn it in and get it fixed! You see, I can't do that because I have the prototype phone, and that thing has no warranty.
But yea thats 2 options for you,
Good luck!
Thanks. I still have the Captivate so I just started using it again. But the Moto just feels better in the pocket to me tho. I guess I can wait a few weeks to see if the 2.2 rolls out. But the warranty part is a no go for me because I bought the phone off EBAY and I don't have the original store/dealer reciept... At least that's the excuse that AT&T are giving me. Motorola doesn't deal with the Bravoo warranty wise because its AT&T labeled. Anyways, someone here at XDA will discover some kinda breakthrough...
Quick question for you... If you boot into recovery, and do the clear user data/factory reset can your Bravo make it to the Moto Setup screen? Mine can for some reason! But just when I am clicking next to set up the wi-fi connections it starts the whole bootlooping again, until I reboot into recovery and clear user data/factory reset all over again..ect.
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Thanks. I still have the Captivate so I just started using it again. But the Moto just feels better in the pocket to me tho. I guess I can wait a few weeks to see if the 2.2 rolls out. But the warranty part is a no go for me because I bought the phone off EBAY and I don't have the original store/dealer reciept... At least that's the excuse that AT&T are giving me. Motorola doesn't deal with the Bravoo warranty wise because its AT&T labeled. Anyways, someone here at XDA will discover some kinda breakthrough...
Quick question for you... If you boot into recovery, and do the clear user data/factory reset can your Bravo make it to the Moto Setup screen? Mine can for some reason! But just when I am clicking next to set up the wi-fi connections it starts the whole bootlooping again, until I reboot into recovery and clear user data/factory reset all over again..ect.
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How are you getting the wipe/reset options to show in recovery? every time I boot into recovery I just get the little tri-angle and andy. No matter what buttons I push, the options will not show. On my Droid X, you have to push the search button. but those are physical buttons not capacitive like the Bravo.
well, i don't know what i pushed, but the options showed up.
Your smoking crack if you like the bravo over captivate...
Just press the lower right part of the screen when you see the exclamation triangle.
Anyone know if there is a way to change permissions on the framework from recovery?
Did you ever get your Bravo up and running again? I just rooted mine with SuperOneClick v. 1.5.5. The new one v. 1.6.3 kept hanging at "Reading OS Version Properties..." Your initial post sent a chill down my spine.
Yeah, I got it up and running again... by warranty exchange! lol. Luckily I have a few phones to fall back on. Otherwise I would have been stuck for a month because thats how long AT&T makes you wait if your handset wasn't purchased at an official retal store.
I have a brand new one in my possession but I am a "flash freak" and if someone doesn't find a method for us to fully take advantage of this phones hardware then i'm gonna sell it and wait for the Atrix 4G
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Yeah, I got it up and running again... by warranty exchange! lol. Luckily I have a few phones to fall back on. Otherwise I would have been stuck for a month because thats how long AT&T makes you wait if your handset wasn't purchased at an official retal store.
I have a brand new one in my possession but I am a "flash freak" and if someone doesn't find a method for us to fully take advantage of this phones hardware then i'm gonna sell it and wait for the Atrix 4G
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Good to know you got your replacement.
I would like to try flash "defy" firmware, as soon as, bravo sbf file become available.
BTW, knowing how att/moto operate, I would think skip Atrix's 2.2 and straight to Nexus S with 2.3?
A few days ago, I upgraded from my Droid Eris, running KaosFroyo v37, to the Droid X. In store, the clerk took the two (Droid Eris and new Droid X) phones into the back, for what I assumed was some sort of transfer of data. (I assume this because she asked if I used backup assistant right before she went back) She came back with the two phones, and the Droid X looked quite a bit like my Eris, running Launcherpro and everything. I was a bit bummed, though, as I wanted to start fresh with stock Droid X and deal with everything from there.
So I got home, wanting to do just that, and tried to go back to the stock launcher. Which, as I soon found out, was no longer on the phone. I tried a full wipe/factory reset and everything, and it would always turn back on to Launcher pro or something.
Am I mistaken, and it should be like this, or did the clerk pull some voodoo magic on me and somehow delete the stock launcher?
I don't think the droid x comes with launcher pro by default. I have the stock launcher on mine. I find it odd that yours has launcher pro in it
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SysAdmin-X said:
I don't think the droid x comes with launcher pro by default. I have the stock launcher on mine. I find it odd that yours has launcher pro in it
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Well I think it has Launcher Pro on it because I had it on my Eris, and the store clerk did some sort of transfer of data, or something along those lines, and I ended up not having a stock launcher.
Hm.. I have never heard of this process being done, but not to say it can't/isn't done! If you really want to get back, I would recommend making a nandroid backup, and then go ahead and try to sbf, perform a factory reset, and make sure to wipe /data and /cache.
This should get rid of all your installed programs and take you back to the default X state. Make sure to use the correct sbf for the version of android your phone is running, or you can wind up with a brick for a phone...
Hope this helps!
Screw that, I would go back and have her fix it. I also have never heard of the apps being xferred over, they typically go back to migrate (unload and re-load) your contacts and such. Other than that, I'd raise hell.. at this day in age you want to use any ammunition you have to fight for the service you pay for. In this case, she did NOT give you the Droid X "out of the box" the way she should have.
That said tho, LauncherPro is the shiznit... may be just as easy to keep it instead of paying for it.. or if in the case she somehow moved it over and you don't have to pay for another license form your Eris.. all the same. Good luck.
Google makes logs of a lot of things you think it wouldn't. I reverted my Eris back to complete stock and traded it in, and bought an X. When they activated my X it had SuperUser and Wireless Tether installed when they handed it to me.
The VZW clerk made a comment about, "oh, someone had naughty root type unauthorized software on here, good thing you can't do that with this phone".
I laughed and left with my new X, which was rooted 10 minutes after getting home.
Taytay19 said:
Well I think it has Launcher Pro on it because I had it on my Eris, and the store clerk did some sort of transfer of data, or something along those lines, and I ended up not having a stock launcher.
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That is strange. Unless she did some sort of nandroid restore that wouldn't happen. Anyways, just do a factory reset to get it back to stock so you can start out fresh. Your contacts should already be backed up with google. To double check, go into your gmail account from a computer and select contacts from the left hand column. You should see all of your contacts there.
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Google makes logs of a lot of things you think it wouldn't. I reverted my Eris back to complete stock and traded it in, and bought an X. When they activated my X it had SuperUser and Wireless Tether installed when they handed it to me.
The VZW clerk made a comment about, "oh, someone had naughty root type unauthorized software on here, good thing you can't do that with this phone".
I laughed and left with my new X, which was rooted 10 minutes after getting home.
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Also, she never touched my Eris. And it had Launcher Pro on it, which was on my Eris.