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 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
Hi guys, just got me a Droid X today, this is my first Android device, I previously had a Windows Mobile smartphone.
Glad to have you here. If you plan on going on to forums there are a few apps you should get. Try droid forum app and droid x forum app. Those will keep you in to loop on everything. So are you on gingerbread yet ? Do you plan on rooting?.
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Thank you, i've looked in the Droid X forums before, I don't exactly remember if I went to the Droid forum before though. I'll get them. I'll eventually root but I have to learn how to. My old Dash 3g had a custom rom on it, and I flashed a custom rom on my fathers Dash, it's a better phone with it. I'm still on 2.2.
Welcome. And do not take the ota to gingerbread, install a pre-rooted version your self. That is the only way to maintain root access on GB...
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Yeah, if you want Gingerbread and Root then follow the instructions on the thread below. It's easy and it works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139865
I rooted my phone today, and right now i'm running Cyanogen 7(pre-release candidate?). I might see about getting this rooted Gingerbread.
when i got my dx a week or so ago i thought ill try this stock gb.... oh what a waste of time. cm nightlies are the best out there now
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Is it me or does my touchscreen seem like it's not as responsive as it should be in the app menu?(i'm on Cyanogen 7 Nightly 23 if i'm not mistaken) I'm back on Cyanogen but i'm going to go back to the rooted GB and see if it acts different. I don't know if it's something I should do, but in the app menu on my sisters EVO seems smoother and acts more responsive, and its harder to make a mistake opening an app.
i believe the last nightly should resolve this
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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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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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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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Recently my wife and I switched to T-Mobile, my wife had the Droid X. Well now she wants me to flash a ROM to it where there is absolutely no phone function so that it will basically be a micro tablet of sorts for our kids (ages 4-6) to use and play games or watch movies on. I have worked on Motorola phones before, my last Moto phone was a Motorola Milestone and Droid 2 Global. For the last almost 2 years I have been on an Xperia PLAY (love that thing)
Anyways, can someone point me in the right direction if there is something like that? Thank you.
I think Dubbsy has a couple over on rootzwiki
here is a link to one of his regular roms, just pm him
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/39694-LiquiKang-v3.1-DX/D2/D2G(3-devices-1-thread)-3/28/13
LiquiKang-v3.1 DX/D2/D2G(3 devices 1 thread) 3/28/13
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If you search on RootzWiki (or Google) wifi only mod (I'll post a link when I get home) you can make any ROM a "WiFi only ROM"
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AOKPMedia v1.5 - DX - 2/15/13
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LiquiMedia beta1 - DX
Wonderful, I will look there. Thank you sd_shadow and SuperDefcon5. Much appreciated for the links and tips.