My Thunderbolt received a full OTA update after I unrooted the phone and I was able to get the S-OFF via HTCdev site but I am unable to get root access or install custom recovery. Any idea how I could flash a custom recover to flash a rooted rom?
Current bootloader
I posted a screen shot of my bootloader
Wrong section. This needs to be in q and a.
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It says s-on in the screen shot below?
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Exeodus said:
It says s-on in the screen shot below?
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I noticed it after a while too. I guess the big UNLOCKED got me off track. Still root is needed
htcdev sucks. recovery cannot install kernels.
you need to either:
1)install your boot image with fastboot,
or
2)launch your recovery into memory with the fastboot boot command,then install your rom normally
i personally would try and downgrade back to an older build so you can root via revolutionary. older builds were downgradeable just by changing the main version,hopefully that hasnt changed.
since your unlocked and have a recovery:
-install this superuser to gain root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053 (download link reads UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.04.zip)
-you can try changing the main version by flashing this zip: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23169557&postcount=4 (make sure to thank drellis and con)
-check that the zip worked with the fastboot command fastboot getvar mainver or fastboot getvar all
-if the zip works,relock and,try flashing an ruu that contains hboot 1.04
im out the door to work,but if you need help with the specifics,i can help you later. i believe that should work. if this thread gets moved,PM me a new link
A way to root has been found but the HTC dev method is the only way to unlock the new hboot atm. A way to downgrade is being looked into also. The current downgrade ruu doesn't work with the new hboot either. If you know how to modify the ruu so it can be used for downgrade that would be fantastic.
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disconnecktie said:
A way to root has been found but the HTC dev method is the only way to unlock the new hboot atm. A way to downgrade is being looked into also. The current downgrade ruu doesn't work with the new hboot either. If you know how to modify the ruu so it can be used for downgrade that would be fantastic.
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You cant modify the downgrade ruu.it needs to be stock,and signed. You just need to change the main version.
Try what I suggested above,I'm 99% sure it will work. I can put together some specific directions,but I can't really test since my tb is radio s off.
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scotty1223 said:
You cant modify the downgrade ruu.it needs to be stock,and signed. You just need to change the main version.
Try what I suggested above,I'm 99% sure it will work. I can put together some specific directions,but I can't really test since my tb is radio s off.
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OK I see. I'm s off to so I can't test but I'm sure there are those that will.
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I would like to know how to try the process mentioned above. please let me know. Thanks
jareddlc said:
I would like to know how to try the process mentioned above. please let me know. Thanks
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Are you allready htcdev unlocked?
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Okay, I admit it, I am confused, despite having flash ROMs for over a year now. What exactly are the steps to get from point A, completely factory stock with the ICS upgrade, to point B, unlocked and rooted so that I can flash a rom? Or am I misunderstanding, and there is no such route at this point? I have the greatest respect for everyone on this site who takes the time to help people out. Thank you very much.
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I think we got it with Scotty's help.
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I can confirm that downgrade is possible. Lt. Belspur is now unblocked and s off using the methods that Scotty posted. Big props
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I think we got it with Scotty's help.
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I can confirm that downgrade is possible. Lt. Belspur is now unblocked and s off using the methods that Scotty posted. Big props
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Awsome sauce! glad it worked for you guys. I can do a noob friendly set of directions in the next couple days,and if yall have seen a working temp root,link it to me and we can do a no htcdev unlock version as well.
For those that don't like manual methods,hopefully trter will add dowmgrade to his all in one tool.
Did yall go all the way back to hboot 1.04,or to 1.05?
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Awsome sauce! glad it worked for you guys. I can do a noob friendly set of directions in the next couple days,and if yall have seen a working temp root,link it to me and we can do a no htcdev unlock version as well.
For those that don't like manual methods,hopefully trter will add dowmgrade to his all in one tool.
Did yall go all the way back to hboot 1.04,or to 1.05?
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1.05.0000
Thanks for your time.
I believe that trter has a temp root method. He mentioned that he was working with revolutionary to see if we could get an unlock method from them but I think he bricked. Don't quote me on that though.
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Guide is here for anyone that needs it
http://www.forums.infectedrom.com/showthread.php?p=67914
Thanks to belspur for making it.
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Is it possible to flash Clockwork Mod Recovery after applying the 2.3.4 update?
Yes if you have s-off
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How about for us people with s-off and stock 2.3.4? Are we stuck on this ROM until someone gets root?
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shilent said:
How about for us people with s-off and stock 2.3.4? Are we stuck on this ROM until someone gets root?
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no if you have s-off you can flash Clockwork Mod Recovery or you can downgrade
I meant s-on. So its still possible to downgrade?
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I meant s-on. So its still possible to downgrade?
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I believe that they are working on a way to break 2.3.4 still. I haven't noticed any post confirming a successful root of the OTA update.
There has been some talk about gingerbreak doing something but it was experimental and I didn't do a whole lot of digging so I wouldn't recommend even trying.
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I meant s-on. So its still possible to downgrade?
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yes you can downgrade with s-on here you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
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I meant s-on. So its still possible to downgrade?
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Follow the instructions on this thread and you should be able to downgrade then root.
I'm on stock 2. 3. 4 s -off and can't flash cw
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Does anyone know if there's an updated guide to downgrading? I think the links (like to download the JAVA JDK) needs to be updated. I've spent hours reading and trying to find exactly what I need to download. I've tried installing 3 different JDK and none of them will let me install the Android SDK.
Edit: I found a fix to my problem. The Android SDK wasn't detecting JDK, all I had to do was click back then next, WTF...
shilent said:
Edit: I found a fix to my problem. The Android SDK wasn't detecting JDK, all I had to do was click back then next, WTF...
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Isn't that maddening? That pissed me off so bad. I was like come on! Who uses the freaking back button? I mean really?
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dbm0361 said:
I'm on stock 2. 3. 4 s -off and can't flash cw
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Have you tried mark manning's mod located Here? I believe this would help you with your problem.
I flashed the. Bootloader but get permissions failed on cwm install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16276020
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hi can I use the ROM manager app to install alien ROM?. I have a rooted phone
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Unlock your bootloader first. then you can flash roms.
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how do you know if your boot loader is unlocked?
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how do you know if your boot loader is unlocked?
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On the Motorola boot image screen it will say unlocked in the top left hand corner. If not unlocked, I got an easy way for you to unlock and root your phone. Just post again and I will help ya.
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how do you know if your boot loader is unlocked?
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If you have to ask, then it isn't.
when i restart my phone it says unlocked
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when i restart my phone it says unlocked
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Now you need a recovery to flash ROMS. Which recovery do you have already? A custom or stock phone?
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I have a stock ROM.
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stock phone
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stock phone
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Install Rom Racers CWM Recovery... thread in dev section, then you can install a ROM.
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hi I installed alien ROM on my phone but and super user does not work. I try to update binary and it force closes on me. help please
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hi i am having the samek problem. I rooted my phone first than unlocked boot loader. I know this because when I start my phone it says unlocked on the top left hand Conner of my phone. than I tried to get ROM racer CWM could not find it. I googled and founds system recovery something. I used that to load my ROM. now my super user does not load. help
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Easiest way is to go into the market and download "ROM Manager" by ClockworkMod. In that program pick the first option to flash clockwork mod. Put the ROM on your internal SD card then boot into recovery. Perform your wipes and then install the .zip from sd card.
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tried tha too. same problem blacka screen comes up with a caution triangle
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You may not be rooted. Do you have superuser in your app list? Does ROM manager ask for root privileges? Did you grant them?
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is there any way that i can get my motoblur account back on alien 4? cuz evey time i tried to set it up this error comes up "there were erros getting data from the blur service." how can i solve this ?
Advice BEFORE i unlock appreciated !
I followed this guide to root my T-Mobile Atrix http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
I then installed both TitaniumB & CWM to test it phone was rooted ok & all currently seems good..
I NOW want to follow this guide (((http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...97&postcount=1))) with
the end goal being to install my custom roms (eg Alien or CM7)
As a NOOB i do have a couple of querys BEFORE I enter the path to enlightenment. I really appreciate some
advice..
1. Is there a guide (OR ADVICE FROM ANY PRO OUT THERE) that can tell me how to backup my current stock T-
Mobile installation ?
2. I am assuming I can jump straight to "Unlock your Bootloader" correct or not ?
3. If I CAN jump straight to "Unlock your Bootloader" should I miss anything out based on the fact I did not use Gingerbreak to root my atrix ?
4.Do I need to do a network unlock BEFORE starting any of the above ?
5.Why on step 10 does it say "10. Load up the SBF file – IHOP_Bell.sbf"
but the actual file inside the RAR is called "intl-fix-try1.sbf" ??? Worry or not ??
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO DO prior to following this guide ?
Thanks friends...........
John
UPDATE:-
Took the plunge, all seemed to work great... No need for anyone to waste their time on me..Thank you
http://www.mediafire.com/?dhz527bpcjba5e8
I am not responsible for any destroyed phones. FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO FLASH THIS, YOU SHOULDN'T BE FLASHING IT.
Just kidding, just put the file on the root directory on your sd card and reboot into bootloader. It'll prompt you to update. You have to be rooted to flash this.
I am running ThunderShed 1.5 with IMO 6.10 Kernel.
I flashed it and my radio version are as follows:
Radio: 1.49.00.0406w_1
LTE: 0.01.79.0331w_1
Have fun!
MD5: 1964f4062039e27f29a49af63004217f
androidsupra said:
mirror
http://db.tt/OYfLdE69
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CenFlo said:
Mirror:
cenflo.org/download/PG05IMG.zip
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Much obliged.
You won't lose root when upgrading right?
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I still have root. I just took the radios out and changed the android-info to an older one.
Running now with no issues so far, I can't comment on signal quality however since I'm in a poor coverage area.
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You won't lose root when upgrading right?
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If it's really just a radio, I'm 99% certain that can't take away root. I have NOT downloaded the file to look inside though...
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Hmmm, a new radio, a tweet from jcase mentioning that TBolt and Inc2 users will be happy .... I do believe a leak has been leaked
Installed it this morning and still have root. Thanks for the post.
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Yeah, if its just the radio's it doesn't even touch your ROM data/system stuff.
Gonna give these a shot, hoping for the best. I'm running the same setup as you, OP.
I can mirror if needed, I'm not a big fan of the sharing sites.
No issues and too early too tell if this radio is better but thanks for the download.
Can someone mirror? Can't download unless I'm a media pro member.
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Mirror:
cenflo.org/download/PG05IMG.zip
mirror
http://db.tt/OYfLdE69
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flash this and got stuck on boot screen. had to take sd card out to erase img and then recover. not sure what problem is. but didnt work for me.
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mdparent said:
flash this and got stuck on boot screen. had to take sd card out to erase img and then recover. not sure what problem is. but didnt work for me.
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Did you flash thru bootloader?
Don't flash thru recovery.
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Before and after speed test, signal strength went from -76 to -72 I approve this radio.
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Tested before and after on 3g and 4g
yes, did flash through bootloader and there was 2 parts to the update. first part didnt say anything about radio and second part said "radio". What was the first part for? said something like "mxms" or the like, dont remember exactly.
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yes, did flash through bootloader and there was 2 parts to the update. first part didnt say anything about radio and second part said "radio". What was the first part for? said something like "mxms" or the like, dont remember exactly.
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[1] MDM9K
[2] RADIO_V2
BTW, Flashed a few moments ago with 0 problems downloaded from the OP link.
i do have the new radios installed, but just got hung up on the reboot after the install. I have 4 bars now on 4g when i used to only have 3 bars in same area. So far so, so good. Also running LiquidSmooth 3.2 with xoomdev kernel. Maybe these radios are something to help step up to that ICS update coming down the road.
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Just thought I would ask what everyone thinks about the app Pimp My Rom... I've started using it but not sure if it's helping or not...
Generally it seems like its come a long way (in my eyes anyway)
I've been following it from the beginning and can say that the dev is very consistent and follows through if any problems come up
Also seen most, if not all, of the tweaks work well or as intended
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Just thought I would ask what everyone thinks about the app Pimp My Rom... I've started using it but not sure if it's helping or not...
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"Pimp My Rom" is a very good app for making your phone run smoother,Androguide.fr,seems to update this app daily,which is a good thing,keeps it bug free,but you should'nt use all of the tweaks at the same time,trust me it will make the phone bootloop,some of the tweaks wont work on the OG,just be careful and backup first.
Diablo67 said:
"Pimp My Rom" is a very good app for making your phone run smoother,Androguide.fr,seems to update this app daily,which is a good thing,keeps it bug free,but you should'nt use all of the tweaks at the same time,trust me it will make the phone bootloop,some of the tweaks wont work on the OG,just be careful and backup first.
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Since I'm still in the learning stage what would my phone be doing when you say bootloop...
hondafreak513 said:
Since I'm still in the learning stage what would my phone be doing when you say bootloop...
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It wouldn't boot into the rom. You would get a continuous loop of the splash screen, and/or the boot animation. In which case you would need to restore a nandroid.
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CRIME INC. said:
It wouldn't boot into the rom. You would get a continuous loop of the splash screen, and/or the boot animation. In which case you would need to restore a nandroid.
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Thanks... This is off topic but real quick how do I install this radio combo update... EVO_Radio_2.15.00.08.08_WiMAX_27243_PRI_NV_2.15_00 3
Make sure your s-off, download the radio combo, make sure it's named PC36IMG.zip exactly, boot into bootloader and when it asks you to update, press volume up.
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hondafreak513 said:
Thanks... This is off topic but real quick how do I install this radio combo update... EVO_Radio_2.15.00.08.08_WiMAX_27243_PRI_NV_2.15_00 3
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if your on a sense rom,go to system update and update your profile and PRL,in ICS or JB,you will need to google that and put ICS or JB in the search with it.Then flash it from fastboot.
Diablo67 said:
if your on a sense rom,go to system update and update your profile and PRL,in ICS or JB,you will need to google that and put ICS or JB in the search with it.Then flash it from fastboot.
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right now I'm running this rom [ROM]UNOFFICIAL BAKED Blackbean 6.1[1/27/13]
CRIME INC. said:
Make sure your s-off, download the radio combo, make sure it's named PC36IMG.zip exactly, boot into bootloader and when it asks you to update, press volume up.
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ok did that and it went through smoothly. but my radio version is still at 2.15.00.05.02
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ok did that and it went through smoothly. but my radio version is still at 2.15.00.05.02
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Why did you want to go to older radios anyway? The newest are 2.15.00.12.19 I believe. And I'm not sure why it didn't update that's strange.
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CRIME INC. said:
Why did you want to go to older radios anyway? The newest are 2.15.00.12.19 I believe. And I'm not sure why it didn't update that's strange.
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oh I thought 2.15.00.08.08 was the newest
Nope post a question in q/a thread asking someone to link you to the newest. Flash same I said before and you should be good to go.
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Nope post a question in q/a thread asking someone to link you to the newest. Flash same I said before and you should be good to go.
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go figure right after I posted the question I found it.. what should I name the file
hondafreak513 said:
go figure right after I posted the question I found it.. what should I name the file
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PC36IMG.zip <<<exactly like that,with no arrows of course lol
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CRIME INC. said:
PC36IMG.zip <<<exactly like that,with no arrows of course lol
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And remember to either delete the pc36img zips or move them off the root of your sd card, or else everytime you boot into the bootloader it will ask you to update
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PC36IMG.zip <<<exactly like that,with no arrows of course lol
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And remember to either delete the pc36img zips or move them off the root of your sd card, or else everytime you boot into the bootloader it will ask you to update
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ok cool thanks
CNexus said:
Generally it seems like its come a long way (in my eyes anyway)
I've been following it from the beginning and can say that the dev is very consistent and follows through if any problems come up
Also seen most, if not all, of the tweaks work well or as intended
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That's enough for me. Haha. Thanks
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Have tried to find it. Can someone post a link to a download of CWM Thanks
elevatorguy said:
Have tried to find it. Can someone post a link to a download of CWM Thanks
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See my button. Plain cwmr is passé. Phil'z is there.
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Overwhelmed? Just use as you would cwmr with keys only
Thanks I will try it out when I get home. Trying to root a friends M I did my HTC M8 and used TWRP on it. Would you know of a good stock looking debloated ROM. Thanks
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Would the same recovery I used for mine work for a Razr M or are they device specific?
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They are device specific. Is your friend's M unlocked?
Not yet just getting everything together program wise so I can do it all in one shot. Going to root it unlock the bootloader do a recovery and nandroid backup. Thanks for the help
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Just a heads up, if he's on the latest build you won't be able to unlock his BL.
The build number says 9.8.1Q-94. If the bootloader can't be unlocked can the above still be done minus the bootloader part. Sorry if these are dumb still new to all this
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You can't unlock on the last 2 updates, .94 being the latest. You won't be able to use a true custom recovery, but you can root with Safe Root. Then, you can use Safe Strap to make backups and load some ROMs.
Ok will have to look up the other program and do some more research. I really appreciate the information and guidance thanks again
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Ok will have to look up the other program and do some more research. I really appreciate the information and guidance thanks again
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Yep, no problem, let us know how things go.
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