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[Q] Moto Droid 2 gingerbread.... ??

So, everyone has heard that team black hat has released the new moto gingerbread for D2 and DX. Has anyone gotten theirs to work properly? I'll list the problems.
1. I literally waited for my phone to actually call out for fifteen minutes after dialing a number and tapping the send button.
2. All around sluggish and slow like honeycomb.
3. Motorola stock launcher will not open. Period. And most blur widgets and actions will automatically shut you out when you try to access them. Sometimes even text messaging!
4. Desk clock takes about three to five minutes to actually show up after placing the phone onto the dock and then three to five minutes for the phone to realize that it's been taken off of its dock.
These are just some that I noticed. Am I doing something wrong or is team black hat's material simply junk? I tried the rooted version and overclock to 1.3 GHz and it still did not work, by the way. So if anyone has some good advice or tips or anything, let me know. And I would like to know if this has happened to anyone else. Thanks!
> Posted using my stock 2.2 Motorola Droid 2, (successfully!) Overclocked to 1.3 GHz.

When you upgraded, did you clear the cache and the data in recovery?
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You know I don't know that I did... Are you running on the team black hat?

I wiped everything and now it seems to be working perfectly. Thanks!

I'm glad to see that you got it running so smoothly, hope your enjoying it
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No. I'm not on Team Blackhat. The instructions are that you clear the cache and wipe the data in the bootloader before applying the update.

Soooo.... Is anyone out there running any GB rom > 2.3.3 4.5.153? If so... How the F* did you do it???
Tried loading the Deodexed 4.5.595 from the STOCK VRZ_A955_2.3.20.sbf flashed phone... and upon reboot, All I got was a string of errors on the boot loader.
I also tried loading 4.5.588 and I can never get past part 1 of the 3 part zips. The beginning of the script looks for an app that should have come with the device (which it can't find) and then proceeds to fail the installation.
I have not tried downloading an accountandsyncsettings.apk (the file it is looking for) and dropping it into the app folder.
Installed multiple 2.3.20 sbf files
Downloaded part 1 of 588 from all 3 mirrors (MD5s are identical on all 3)
maderstocked the phone (I know it was a dx firmware) and cooked the bootloader
All 3 zips were in the root of the SDcard.
4.5.153 is actually working perfectly... I just like to keep things current is all.

robonutz said:
Soooo.... Is anyone out there running any GB rom > 2.3.3 4.5.153? If so... How the F* did you do it???
Tried loading the Deodexed 4.5.595 from the STOCK VRZ_A955_2.3.20.sbf flashed phone... and upon reboot, All I got was a string of errors on the boot loader.
I also tried loading 4.5.588 and I can never get past part 1 of the 3 part zips. The beginning of the script looks for an app that should have come with the device (which it can't find) and then proceeds to fail the installation.
I have not tried downloading an accountandsyncsettings.apk (the file it is looking for) and dropping it into the app folder.
Installed multiple 2.3.20 sbf files
Downloaded part 1 of 588 from all 3 mirrors (MD5s are identical on all 3)
maderstocked the phone (I know it was a dx firmware) and cooked the bootloader
All 3 zips were in the root of the SDcard.
4.5.153 is actually working perfectly... I just like to keep things current is all.
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As far as I know, .153 is the current working leak for the Droid 2. The Droid X leaks have gone up to .595 I think, but not compatible yet with Droid 2 completely.
Honestly, .153 IMO is the best you're going to get until the OTA for Droid 2 arrives, which should hopefully be sometime soon after the Droid X and Droid X2.

[Q] Successfully rooted NC booting to stock interface - Help!

I've suddenly developed a problem with my rooted Nook Color 1.2.
I soft rooted it back in April using ClockWork and apk-enabler-1-1a-signed.zip.
Everything worked as expected.
For the past few weeks I haven't needed any of the andriod apps. I have just been using the Nook as a reader and I have not made any changes to it other than loading and removing books.
Today I realized that it was booting to the stock user interface and pressing the N key did not bring up the menu list of alternate managers that I installed.
I have tried re flashing the NC with apk-enabler zip file. When that didn't give me back access to the andriod apps, I tried flashing with the newer MiniRooter from NookDevs. Now I have a new flyout menu on the right side of the screen, but there really isn't any response to pressing the icons.
I'm sure that I'm leaving out an obvious step or doing something else dumb and I really appreciate it if someone could point it out to me.
Thanks!

katrina.adams said:
I've suddenly developed a problem with my rooted Nook Color 1.2.
I soft rooted it back in April using ClockWork and apk-enabler-1-1a-signed.zip.
Everything worked as expected.
For the past few weeks I haven't needed any of the andriod apps. I have just been using the Nook as a reader and I have not made any changes to it other than loading and removing books.
Today I realized that it was booting to the stock user interface and pressing the N key did not bring up the menu list of alternate managers that I installed.
I have tried re flashing the NC with apk-enabler zip file. When that didn't give me back access to the andriod apps, I tried flashing with the newer MiniRooter from NookDevs. Now I have a new flyout menu on the right side of the screen, but there really isn't any response to pressing the icons.
I'm sure that I'm leaving out an obvious step or doing something else dumb and I really appreciate it if someone could point it out to me.
Thanks!
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Do a clean wipe and install NC 1.2 followed by ManualNooter
and reply with results.
Dont forget to hit thanks if it helps

katrina.adams said:
I've suddenly developed a problem with my rooted Nook Color 1.2.
I soft rooted it back in April using ClockWork and apk-enabler-1-1a-signed.zip.
Everything worked as expected.
For the past few weeks I haven't needed any of the andriod apps. I have just been using the Nook as a reader and I have not made any changes to it other than loading and removing books.
Today I realized that it was booting to the stock user interface and pressing the N key did not bring up the menu list of alternate managers that I installed.
I have tried re flashing the NC with apk-enabler zip file. When that didn't give me back access to the andriod apps, I tried flashing with the newer MiniRooter from NookDevs. Now I have a new flyout menu on the right side of the screen, but there really isn't any response to pressing the icons.
I'm sure that I'm leaving out an obvious step or doing something else dumb and I really appreciate it if someone could point it out to me.
Thanks!
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You can download the attached file and flash it from CWM. It will install Launcher Pro, and upon start-up, you will get the option to choose your launcher again. You can then just delete Launcher Pro once you are done.
The reason for installing Launcher Pro, is that anytime a new launcher is installed or deleted, you will get the launcher selection menu to popup again. The packages that you were installing all had the same version of zeam launcher in them, so that is why you get not get the option to popup.

Thanks to both of you!
Last night I found and installed a newer version of Zeam launcher and got access to the apps back. Not because I realized that Zeam was the problem, I was just going through and trying to update the apps I had installed to manage the device.
I'm going to clip and save the thread - just in case!

Thanks guys! Ill give it a try once I get the Nook away from the wife I gave it too her for her Bday and I use it more then her! She LOVES the thing, but I havent found a tablet with the same capabilities without doubling the price and having half the battery life! I love reading Manga on this thing!

New to the Nook Color

Hi I just got a nook color for 160 bucks off Craigslist. It is rooted running cyanogen mod 7 encore 7.0.2. I was wondering how to get miui ubuntu and bluetooth working. Also I'm new to this so if there is anything else you guys recommend it'd be great to hear about. Also when I first opened up rom manager it says I need to install a recovery and I accidentally installed a one for a different device and now I can't access the recovery and when I click on flash recovery and I click on nook color it says an error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands
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I dont have the links off hand, but you should be able to create a micro SD card with CWR on it and boot into it. From there you should be able to modify and reload everything onto the NC.
Essentially start from scratch. I recommend ditching 7.0.2 and using at least 7.1RC or one of the newer nightly builds. 7.0.2 doesn't have deep sleep and there have been a lot of fixes made in newer builds.

Welcome!
I would also recommend just starting from scratch, unless there is anything on the NC now that you desperately wanted to keep. Who knows what the previous owner did to it. I've personally installed CM7 (just go with the latest nightly) to emmc using these steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11452450&postcount=19
If you want to go the SD card route, follow :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
There are steps in each thread about updating to a newer CM7 release. Bluetooth "just works" in any recent nightly. You can enable it in the networks settings panel. If you want to keep what you have, you might try going into the Applications settings and clearing data for Rom Manager (not 100% sure how to undo that setting). There are threads in the Android Development subforum for MUIU and Ubuntu, but [and I'm partial here], CM7 seems to be far and away the better option.

Just a side note here. Since I run bluetooth and host mode daily, I check out each nightly before playing too much. N 161 and 162 have comments about BT issues. If you really need BT, I have found 160 is rock solid.
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thanks much!

Tried to install Liberty on my Droid X, messed up, stuck in a hole, plz dig me out

Up until today I never did anything to my droid x as far as rooting and roms. I kept everything completely factory and android was at its latest version which is gingerbread 2.3.3 and system version 4.5.605.MB810.Verizon.en.US.
My goal today was to finally experiment this and install Liberty Rom. I completely failed because of all the version complications and plenty of other errors. Before I describe my final problem I should backtrack and let you know exactly what I did today so you can possibly get me out of this mess.
1. The very first thing I did was follow all of the steps at a forum on droid-life "How To: Get Rooted Gingerbread On DROID X" sorry it won't let me post the link.
After all of this I ended up with gingerbread again, but I guess a rooted version. No idea why this was the tutorial I followed when trying to install liberty. Throughout the tutorial I ended up buying "Droid X BootStrapper" because the tutorial had me use it.
Right after this tutorial I bought an app called Rom Toolbox for $5.00 downloaded Liberty through it and was trying to install through it. Every time it rebooted I would get a black screen. Never worked so many issues probably because I flashed the wrong sbf or something.
Here are the programs that I ended up buying today:
z4root (free), DroidXBootStrapper ($2.00), Rom Toolbox ($5.00).
That is everything I have done and all of the apps I own. Can someone please start fresh and give me short instructions to start from scratch on how to get the latest and greatest version of Liberty on my droidx from where I'm stuck at now. I want to completely start over and I am willing to do anything. I hope the apps I bought help and I also want to assume 2 of them probably do the same thing and I didn't need them.

Buying those tools will at least help support 2 members of the community (Koush & JRummy).
I'm pretty sure Z4Root does not work on the GB versions of DX firmware. That's probably why nothing is working. You aren't actually getting root.
you are on the .605 version of GB (when you see references to .602, .605, etc ...)
To get root, start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258599
You may also want to download the Droid2 recovery rather than the DX. The D2 version is a little newer and I think avoids a slight bug on later kernels when Debug is on. The D2 version works just fine on the DX. It can be downloaded free from here:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/08/droid-x-recovery.html
Once you are rooted and have recover properly working, you should be able to use the Rom Toolbox to download and install Liberty. Just make sure you read carefully about the 'version' requirements on any ROM.

Oh ok so I was rooting it wrong.
I easily rooted the phone using Pete's Motorola Root Tools. I realized that Rom Toolbox Pro accesses clockwork recovery when the phone is rebooted instead of the phone just restarting fully. But, I still want to start fresh and do everything from the start again. Please let me know if you have any suggestions in the way or order I am doing things. My phone is currently up rooted at 4.5.596 and rooted by Pete's Motorola Root Tools but I want to start over from the beginning so here is what I am going to do:
Note: Before I do anything I am going to format my SD card for a fresh start.
1. Use RSD_Lite 4.9 to Flash my phone back to 2.3.340 using a file called VRZ_MB810_2.3.34_1FF_01.sbf. I always do this part with no problem.
2. Do a hold power+home then search and do a system wipe/restore. Then Activate service, sign into gmail etc.
3. Now that the OS is loaded (the old version with the grey bars 2.3.340) I am going to root my phone using Petes Root Tools. (I hope I can root it with this tool when the firmware is this version.)
4. Put the 3 zip files I have on my SD card to upgrade to GB 588. Also put my GB 596 file on here.
5. I will download 1 app. D2BootStrapper. Bootstrap recovery, reboot into recovery. Install all 3 zip files from SD card. Now I boot up in GB 588.
6. Now I go right back into D2BootStrapper. Bootstrap recovery, reboot into recovery. Install GB 596. Now I have GB 596 rooted and loaded.
7. After this, shouldn't I be able to download Rom Manager Premium and Rom Toolbox Pro and test as many roms as I want? always reverting back to my original backup.
I noticed after installing liberty I was getting all kind of force close popups. And the phone wouldn't connect to service. But then I just held power + home then hit the up/down arrows and did a wipe/restore and it loaded liberty and everything works. Is this normally what has to be done when installing roms?
If there is anything wrong with my process please let me know. Whew I can't believe all that I learned in 1 day.

You've got a lot of steps there that really aren't necessary. When you install a ROM like Liberty, it replaces EVERYTHING in /system. Thus, about all that is left from a .596, .588, .602, etc install is the kernel. The Kernel doesn't change very often in Motorola builds. The last change was on .602. Thus, for your purposes there is no difference between .602 and .605 (FYI, .605 was just a keyboard fix over .602).
So, if you search around, you should find an SBF or AIO flash file to get you to .602.
Or you can simply take the OTA update from VZW after SBF'ing to .340
Once you've flashed your Rom, be sure to clear data/factory reset. You should then start with a clean system.

Alright, if you don't mind can you please let me know what steps I can avoid.
I didn't think it was possible to have a rooted .605 but I guess I was wrong.
So my goal should be to get to .605, then root it. Then install roms from there?

On your first post you said you were on .605. I'm assuming that is still the case.
If so, then root it with pete's tool (I think you've already done that).
Install D2bootstrap, then ROM Toolbox and install your rom from there.
I have to be honest, in that I've not used Liberty in a while, nor have I used Rom Toolbox. It shouldn't be a problem, just make sure that the version of Liberty you are using is for the GB kernel. Some of the older versions of Liberty (Which I did use, and like) were for the Froyo kernel (in that case, stay on .340 and do your upgrades).
Make sure you wipe data in recovery after installing the ROM. Lots of 'Boot Loops' are due to not wiping data after flashing a new rom.

Yeah
Yeah I read up on all of that. I actually might not end up going with Liberty. Going to try others like ICX. But before I do any of this I need to get to .605.
No I am not at .605 I believe that's where my phone was before I started all of this.
Right now I am flashing back to 2.3.34
Once I am back up and running there. Can you please recommend the easiest way to get to .605 and that will be my final question.

.605 should update automatic. If not you can disable the updater using titanium backup by freezing system updater.
1. Use petes tools install cwm as well
A. Droid x bootstrap get this
B. Titanium backup. Backup your apps
2. Make a backup using cwm and backup apps with tb
3. Put the rom zip files on the sd card.
4. Reboot to recovery. Reformat system data etc
DO NOT REFORMAT THE SD CARD.
5. Wipe cache davik etc.
6 flash rom. And reboot.
7 run tb for your apps
Should be a smooth and clean install. The roms are already rooted so no need to worry about that. Hope this helps
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We aren't supposed to link to other forums, so expect this link to get removed.
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?399-UPDATED-GUIDE-LINKS-DX-SBF-s
I would point you to a link here, but couldn't find a quick/easy link to what I wanted.
In this list is an SBF file for .602. Since you seem comfortable with doing SBF's, I would just SBF straight to .602 and root it from there.
Don't know much about ICX, but would encourage you to look at the CM7DXGB thread over at Rootzwiki as well.

ohh, well I just went to Settings > About Phone and its auto updating to .605
Am I not going to be able to root it after this update or should it be fine.

HunterT said:
ohh, well I just went to Settings > About Phone and its auto updating to .605
Am I not going to be able to root it after this update or should it be fine.
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Pete's Root tool should root .605 just fine.

One last thing
As far as Clockwork recovery goes.
Should I always be in the latest version 5.0.2.0 (the blue version)
Or the old version 2.something (the green version)
Why is there 2 version and why would I ever want to flash back to the old version 2.something?

Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
Pete's Root tool should root .605 just fine.
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Pete's will work on .605 I did two the other day
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HunterT said:
As far as Clockwork recovery goes.
Should I always be in the latest version 5.0.2.0 (the blue version)
Or the old version 2.something (the green version)
Why is there 2 version and why would I ever want to flash back to the old version 2.something?
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Couple things most of the updates are to add support fix minor bugs etc.
I run the one from petes all the time I forget which version. I haven't had problems.
On my mt4g slide I had to flash a modified verson of clockwork due to my phone being newer and not as much support
With that said its not a difficult process to get a new recovery image. You would need terminal emulator and root explorer. Couple of great guides on here on how to do so. Also other methods as well.
All in all the ones that pete's give you should suffice. Unless your one of the extreame types of people who want the newest or like messing around.
Just remember backups can make the process and hassle of soft bricking your phone much easier to fix and takes a few mins to do.
Look around the forums lots of great information from the devs, experts, etc
Sent from my MyTouch 4G Slide using xda premium

HunterT said:
As far as Clockwork recovery goes.
Should I always be in the latest version 5.0.2.0 (the blue version)
Or the old version 2.something (the green version)
Why is there 2 version and why would I ever want to flash back to the old version 2.something?
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The newer version changes the way backups are stored. The new format is smaller and quicker.
Among other issues/bug fixes as mentioned before, but the backup issue is important as the new version will not restore the old style backups.

[Q] general questions about kindle fire utility

so, i finally got the kindle fire utility to work, but now i've got some very nubish questions...
so, right now, i have twrp installed, android market, and go launcher ex. however, i do not believe that I have permanent root, at least when i check with the utility it says i don't.
so, here's some questions.
I am still running on the stock os correct, so the web browser is still the same, and everything is still running through kindle fire's stock os?
what exactly is twrp? is it essentially a boot manager of sorts?
how do i return my kindle to stock factory settings (original os, no root, etc.)?
what is CM7? is that an entire os, or just a launcher?
in nutshell, my question is this: i used kindle fire utility (v. 7 btw) to install twrp, android market, and go launcher ex, what exactly does that mean to me?
thanks for your patience and help!

Well I just got my fire today myself but I can tell u that cm7 is a custom android and the original amazon stuff will be deleted if u install it. I have cm7on my phone ...
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If I were to install cm7, is it more or less fully functional? Does it have features to make up for menu, back, etc. Buttons? How do I remove it and go back to stock amazon os?