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1st post, 1st android - LOVE this forum!!
So, I managed to figure out how to root several weeks ago, mainly so I could wifi tether. Been waiting (and waiting... and waiting...) on Sprint to put Froyo out. Toyed with the idea of doing it myself, based on several threads in the xda forums, but just couldn't quite pull the trigger.
Finally took the plunge last week & also flashed my first custom ROM, Syndicate Frozen. Had a couple of 'Oh $hit' moments, but made it through and very glad I did. The speed increase is amazing!
Getting ready to try midNIGHT next... just for kicks.
Just had to say I couldn't have done it without all the awesome help from this forum. Just hope I'm able to contribute, someday...
Cheers!
I remember that from when I got my first Android, the HTC Hero. Such good times.
I am running Syndicate, too. It's my favorite ROM. MidNIGHT is a second, the only reasons I don't use it is because he uses the beta swype in his ROM (meaning you have to renew it every so often), and his rom doesn't support 1x/3G icons like syndicate's does. Though, I must say, MidNIGHT is VERY, VERY stable and will probably not force close ANYTHING you run on it. In other words, MidNIGHT is what stock should've been.
Glad you took the plunge and did it. Its definitely worth it isn't it. On on the latest bonsai rom and its awesome. The.main difference with this rom is you don't have to wipe all your data before you flash.the rom. It backs up all your data and restores it when you flash the rom so you don't have.to start from scratch
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whitfield77 said:
1st post, 1st android - LOVE this forum!!
So, I managed to figure out how to root several weeks ago, mainly so I could wifi tether. Been waiting (and waiting... and waiting...) on Sprint to put Froyo out. Toyed with the idea of doing it myself, based on several threads in the xda forums, but just couldn't quite pull the trigger.
Finally took the plunge last week & also flashed my first custom ROM, Syndicate Frozen. Had a couple of 'Oh $hit' moments, but made it through and very glad I did. The speed increase is amazing!
Getting ready to try midNIGHT next... just for kicks.
Just had to say I couldn't have done it without all the awesome help from this forum. Just hope I'm able to contribute, someday...
Cheers!
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Ptfmedic did an awesome job in creating the most flexible and stable (with the BYOR edition) Rom I have ever seen to date, even spawning from the old Windows Mobile 6.1 days... ahhh...
Not to mention the dude has a heart of gold. If you do decide to flash one of his roms, be sure to read some of his blogs and if you feel it stir inside you, help out his cause.
Welcome. This forum is very arousing.
Tried to flash midNight BYOR, after using Odin to get back to a stock with root & CWM, but for some reason it kept failing. Something about couldn't open the zip. Going to try to download the Standard version; maybe the BYOR was corrupted during download.
bighuta said:
Ptfmedic did an awesome job in creating the most flexible and stable (with the BYOR edition) Rom I have ever seen to date, even spawning from the old Windows Mobile 6.1 days... ahhh...
Not to mention the dude has a heart of gold. If you do decide to flash one of his roms, be sure to read some of his blogs and if you feel it stir inside you, help out his cause.
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Yeah, I did take the time to read through a few of his blogs. The Broken Heart one was gripping - will definitely make me think twice the next time I'm approached. The man definitely has a heart of gold & the patience of a saint. And he still takes the time to make great Rom's from what I hear. I should know here in the next hour or so - multiupload is slower than...
Guess I'm supposed to wait 5 minutes between posts...
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Tried to flash midNight BYOR, after using Odin to get back to a stock with root & CWM, but for some reason it kept failing. Something about couldn't open the zip. Going to try to download the Standard version; maybe the BYOR was corrupted during download.
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Not to sound offensive or mean, but did you follow his instructions exactly as written on his Android Development page? When it comes to flashing roms (at least with the Epic) one minor mistake can be the difference between a perfect flash and a faulty one. I learned that the hard way -.-
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Oh and I forgot to mention, although it hasn't happened to me yet, i hear that bad flashes can occur; I.E., something went wrong in that instance alone, not necessarily the entire thing is debunk, but rather just that one time. Try it again and you might have better luck.
Cheers
Overstew said:
I remember that from when I got my first Android, the HTC Hero. Such good times.
I am running Syndicate, too. It's my favorite ROM. MidNIGHT is a second, the only reasons I don't use it is because he uses the beta swype in his ROM (meaning you have to renew it every so often), and his rom doesn't support 1x/3G icons like syndicate's does. Though, I must say, MidNIGHT is VERY, VERY stable and will probably not force close ANYTHING you run on it. In other words, MidNIGHT is what stock should've been.
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Not sure why he did that either, but he's recently started using the stock swype we all paid for.
I have to second what you said. I came from a moment and the epic is a huge step up. I'm also running the syndicate rom as well and it sure is a speed demon. I am starting to get the hang of flashing now, though I probably go overboard when I do it. I usually end up flashing back to stock and then install cwm, then I go and flash the rom. This forum is outstanding too. The people here are (for the most part) intelligent and willing to help.
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bighuta said:
Not to sound offensive or mean, but did you follow his instructions exactly as written on his Android Development page? When it comes to flashing roms (at least with the Epic) one minor mistake can be the difference between a perfect flash and a faulty one. I learned that the hard way -.-
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Oh and I forgot to mention, although it hasn't happened to me yet, i hear that bad flashes can occur; I.E., something went wrong in that instance alone, not necessarily the entire thing is debunk, but rather just that one time. Try it again and you might have better luck.
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No offense taken at all. I'm definitely a noob, so I'd rather have someone point out the obvious than assume I knew what I was doing.
Tried it a couple ways. 1st time, I was already rooted with CW3.0.0.6 with flashed syndicate. Wiped davlic, cache, and user 3 times. Tried to install the BYOR version & got the error. 2nd time, I used Odin to get back to EB13 rooted with CW3, no other custom rom. Then tried install BYOR version again (after wiping 3x) and got same error.
Decided to Odin back again, EB13, root, CW3; wipe 3x & then installed the midNIGHT Standard & it worked like a charm. I've had bad file downloads from multiupload before, so I'm gonna pin the blame there for now.
Been exploring midNight this afternoon & like it so far. Figured I should give it a few days before I decide which to go with.
Alright so my problem started on Thursday morning when I got the update...got excited and tried to update but like most of us....failed. So I got to work and found out that I needed all the .apks and excited me decided to delete the system apps but never back them up. So I got the system apps from a thread on here....Deleted the duplicate app folder and I started to get a whole mess of FC's. So I said *SH!T* and it went down hill from there...lucky enough this forum was here. Downloaded an update.zip with the EMEA Update...Flashed that and I lost Wifi,So all Up Friday trying to fix this...Did POSSIBLY everything I could DD'd A Bunch of System,Flexrom, and boots.....So I said...F it....Going to Staples to Buy a new since my 14 days are up at BB...WORD OF ADVICE....READ THESE THREADS FIRST .....The Jerk in me wants to return the Non-Wifi Acer to Staples to get my money back but I just don't want anything to come back on me....Hmmmmm
What do you guys think would be the best Idea...Keep the Non-Wifi a500 or go Purchase a New one and Switch-a-roo?
EDIT: Thanks to this Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101859 I successfully fixed my a500 and I just ordered a New a500 on Best Buy but I was able to cancel it....I'm SOOOO THANKFUL FOR THIS FORUM!!!! Lol
Honestly...when rooting and changing things, we all assume the risks. I personally think it would be wrong to defraud a store due to hacking gone bad.
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Honestly...when rooting and changing things, we all assume the risks. I personally think it would be wrong to defraud a store due to hacking gone bad.
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If we get good support by Acer there is no need to make things like that, but there is no way to get back to stock
btw, BB return iconia to acer, BB will not lost a dollar if you dont want your tablet anymore, because there is a satisfaction guarantee
to set up wifi u need to replace new wifi modules(which came with system.img) to that what u have in your flexrom.img/update.zip
that problem was already been discussed in several threads
As a last resort you could always look to the truth.
If you have decided to be honest and not to defraud them and buy new tab all well and good.
But you have another option.
Be honest! Take it to them and tell them what you done, you never know, I am sure they know this has happened before with returns, and at least you are being straight with them.
They just might respect that and change it for you, after all it is no cost to them and once returned to factory they can put it right again.
Good luck...
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to set up wifi u need to replace new wifi modules(which came with system.img) to that what u have in your flexrom.img/update.zip
that problem was already been discussed in several threads
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Believe me I tried and before I head to the store I'm gonna try again....
I'm using the update.zip from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097224
My thing is...I tried to use the Chinese update like most of us have and I can never get it to Flash it constantly gives me the Android error at Recovery,so if somebody wants to help with that then I would appreciate it.
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Believe me I tried and before I head to the store I'm gonna try again....
I'm using the update.zip from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1097224
My thing is...I tried to use the Chinese update like most of us have and I can never get it to Flash it constantly gives me the Android error at Recovery,so if somebody wants to help with that then I would appreciate it.
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My guess is that your Chinese update.zip is corrupted. Try downloading it again. It should be around 349MB and you should be able to unzip it and examine the contents. The extracted folder should be around 465 MB.
Ok I need a link to that Chinese Update I guess becuz I decided against that switch thing, but I tried to load that update from the thread again today but now at the boot up I'm getting a Check-Sum failure...Don't get me wrong the root thing is easy but once I tried to do the whole Terminal thing...It's New to Me...So could somebody give me a Chinese Update link and so some step by step of things I need and to do in order to fix my possibly Bricked a500 I would Greatly appreciate it.....as in help I mean help with the Kernal Modules and img. @_motley can you show me what u did exactly in order to get your device back to Stock...
Giving in again...lol Contacted Acer....sending it in for Repair....Can't exchange at BB since it's over 14 days.
Bring it back to bestbuy I had mine for 30 days they exchanged it with no problem got home an did the update poc
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Bring it back to bestbuy I had mine for 30 days they exchanged it with no problem got home an did the update poc
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....Going to try this today, If it works....I THANK YOU lol
I had the same problem as OP described. Tried every possible way, no dice. Brought to BB for the Geek squad to look it. Long and before, I SH** myself as i am ONE friggin day over the 30 day exchange/replace policy...God dammit...I have to give credit for my local Geek squad as the tech spent a good 30 mins going round calling ppl and checking on all things (XDA and Androidcentral) for remedies. I'd told him I had done EVERYTHING that were listed on the boards and still no dice.
The manager didn't bulged so he wasn't able to swap nothing for me. Got the Acer repair number and address, guess I'll be calling them Tuesday morning for some needed RMA. He had told me there might be EEPROM problem...Personally I don't think so, I think I just screwed up during one of the process.
I have two more days to dig deeper into the interweb to see if I can revive this bad boy...LOL...
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Alright so my problem started on Thursday morning when I got the update...got excited and tried to update but like most of us....failed. So I got to work and found out that I needed all the .apks and excited me decided to delete the system apps but never back them up. So I got the system apps from a thread on here....Deleted the duplicate app folder and I started to get a whole mess of FC's. So I said *SH!T* and it went down hill from there...lucky enough this forum was here. Downloaded an update.zip with the EMEA Update...Flashed that and I lost Wifi,So all Up Friday trying to fix this...Did POSSIBLY everything I could DD'd A Bunch of System,Flexrom, and boots.....So I said...F it....Going to Staples to Buy a new since my 14 days are up at BB...WORD OF ADVICE....READ THESE THREADS FIRST .....The Jerk in me wants to return the Non-Wifi Acer to Staples to get my money back but I just don't want anything to come back on me....Hmmmmm
What do you guys think would be the best Idea...Keep the Non-Wifi a500 or go Purchase a New one and Switch-a-roo?
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Ya. That sounds like fraud. Plus many here took the risks to unload or change software or even root knowing that an update was just around the corner. We all take chances when we root new products. Anyway seems those that rooted had more problems with getting the update than those who took a wait and see approach. That is at least how I am reading it.
It just seems like they made it impossible to root , reverting back is fine I suppose and searching for other roms (which may or may not be stable ,use at your own risk) !
Ive seen some of the smartest people in XDA and I cant seem to figure out why other tablets using the same updates have been rooted but not the iconia ? The writing is on the wall for this tablet , expect to see a new version soon (just in time for Christmas)!
First, wrong section; you should know better by now.
Second, just because Acer have made it a bugger to root, doesn't mean the tablet is dead. It's absolutely useable without being rooted, and 99% of consumers don't actually give a monkeys about rooting, or even know what it actually is.
Hell, we get plenty of people on here asking what it is or what it's for...
New iconia is scheduled for Dec release but may get pushed back to january.
Interesting, you are posing that on XDA. We dont believe in Impossible to Root device. That is why people come to XDA; How to break what seem unbreakable or unlock what seem unlock-able. Just give some time, some genius will always find a way to kick some Corporate teeth in.
well wasnt it acer excuse not unlock the bootloader since honeycomb was not open source. I think that was one of their statements, so once we get updated to ICS maybe we all can start with a tweet assault on them again.
Not sure about u guys but I feel more comfortable recommending the xoom or asus tab just cause they are so open, same goes for those nook colors.
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It just seems like they made it impossible to root , reverting back is fine I suppose and searching for other roms (which may or may not be stable ,use at your own risk) !
Ive seen some of the smartest people in XDA and I cant seem to figure out why other tablets using the same updates have been rooted but not the iconia ? The writing is on the wall for this tablet , expect to see a new version soon (just in time for Christmas)!
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You should look at the older phones like the Desire and before that if you think its hard to root here, you'd probably cry at the thought of creating a gold card.
How people complain that a rooting process that takes all of 15 minutes and a couple of reboots is hard is beyond me. In 3.1 and below all you have to do is download a file from the market. In 3.2 you have to run one update file from recovery, install the aforementioned files from the market, then flash one of the ROMs from here - such as the completely stable completely standard 3.2 ROMs, or the excellent and completely stable Thor ROMs. If that's too difficult for people then maybe they shouldn't be attempting it on something that cost them £300.
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You should look at the older phones like the Desire and before that if you think its hard to root here, you'd probably cry at the thought of creating a gold card.
How people complain that a rooting process that takes all of 15 minutes and a couple of reboots is hard is beyond me. In 3.1 and below all you have to do is download a file from the market. In 3.2 you have to run one update file from recovery, install the aforementioned files from the market, then flash one of the ROMs from here - such as the completely stable completely standard 3.2 ROMs, or the excellent and completely stable Thor ROMs. If that's too difficult for people then maybe they shouldn't be attempting it on something that cost them £300.
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LOL - that was exactly was I was thinking after reading the first post. I have got a Desire and rooted it with goldcard etc. - long before the newer and way easier methods were developed.
Yesterday I got my Iconia 501 with Stock HC 3.2 on it and rooting it was a real breeze
Seriously? Near impossible to root? This guy must be slow, because this was just insanely easy... been rooted for months and tried nearly every rom at least once, all easy as pie.
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LOL - that was exactly was I was thinking after reading the first post. I have got a Desire and rooted it with goldcard etc. - long before the newer and way easier methods were developed.
Yesterday I got my Iconia 501 with Stock HC 3.2 on it and rooting it was a real breeze
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Same thing with the original mytouch. I had to use a gold card and there were no less than 3 times during the process that i thought i had bricked it. i may be permanently scarred.
There have been many times i have rooted other devices including the iconia that i went searching for more steps because it was too easy.
ya i have the Desire S too and waited for ages for it to be rooted, the Iconia only took me a few minutes, don't really see what the difficulty is, thought this was an old thread haha
ne too lol i was like...all i did was install an app, go to recovery, and flash rom ( give or take a few steps) and i did that the day i got it (sept 2011) and it took a few a mins, this thread confused the heck outta me lol
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ya i have the Desire S too and waited for ages for it to be rooted, the Iconia only took me a few minutes, don't really see what the difficulty is, thought this was an old thread haha
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You should look at the older phones like the Desire and before that if you think its hard to root here, you'd probably cry at the thought of creating a gold card.
How people complain that a rooting process that takes all of 15 minutes and a couple of reboots is hard is beyond me. In 3.1 and below all you have to do is download a file from the market. In 3.2 you have to run one update file from recovery, install the aforementioned files from the market, then flash one of the ROMs from here - such as the completely stable completely standard 3.2 ROMs, or the excellent and completely stable Thor ROMs. If that's too difficult for people then maybe they shouldn't be attempting it on something that cost them £300.
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Hello there... one day I found my camera lense cracked and I sent it in for repair. upon return it had 3.2 on it (my icona a500) since then I have not found a way to root 3.2. I have looked on the threads and until your comment I havent found a way to root 3.2. Would you be so kind as to pm me or post the thread link here please? Its laggy as hell on stock and I want to root and get rid of the bloat ware. Thanks!!
lanisan said:
Hello there... one day I found my camera lense cracked and I sent it in for repair. upon return it had 3.2 on it (my icona a500) since then I have not found a way to root 3.2. I have looked on the threads and until your comment I havent found a way to root 3.2. Would you be so kind as to pm me or post the thread link here please? Its laggy as hell on stock and I want to root and get rid of the bloat ware. Thanks!!
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A member since 2007 and you cannot find a way to root your acer, you either don't read at all or don't understand what you are reading.. any one that really need to root their acer already did so including myself....
When is there going to be something flashable in this thread
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BrianDigital said:
When is there going to be something flashable in this thread
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When you learn to find it and come and post it here? It's pretty well documented, and other than the crap threads that get posted in here like this one, pretty well organized.
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A member since 2007 and you cannot find a way to root your acer, you either don't read at all or don't understand what you are reading.. any one that really need to root their acer already did so including myself....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1136 right here it is 3hreadsown from this one. Giggles even a blonde can find it
This is inbwrong thread sorry for my post all
I rooted my tablet right after I got it in May. Then when the 3.2 update came out, I went back to stock unrooted and ran that way until this morning when I realized I wanted to change my navigation buttons. Downgraded, rooted, installed CWM and flashed the rooted stock 3.2 and was back in business in like 20 minutes maybe. Would've been done quicker, but I had to pause to make some more coffee. Didn't even lose any of my data or apps. I don't know how you measure easy, but by my measure, its a cake walk. A cake walk where you actually win cake, instead of awkwardly shuffling around in a circle with strangers thinking that if you win it might all be worth it, only to have some snot nosed little turd walk away with the very cake you wanted, and you go home and weep gently into your pillow because you never win, and no one ever seems to see that all you want is to be loved, oh God, why can't someone just love you...sorry I digress.
lol i rooted mine like the first 15 minutes that it was out of the box. I don't like not overclocking
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It just seems like they made it impossible to root , reverting back is fine I suppose and searching for other roms (which may or may not be stable ,use at your own risk) !
Ive seen some of the smartest people in XDA and I cant seem to figure out why other tablets using the same updates have been rooted but not the iconia ? The writing is on the wall for this tablet , expect to see a new version soon (just in time for Christmas)!
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And this thread belongs in the DEV area.
Mods must be on Thanksgiving break already
Back to the OT! Did Acer Kill the Iconia?
Here it is.... Plain and simple.... Acer is killing the the Iconia since they are taking their time to produce good accessories for it. Also, what were they thinking in giving the power adapter such a short cord?
Other than that.... I love my A500, and would not mind upgrading to a the Tegra3 version.
Hi, i have an atrix, once upon a time i let it fly off my motorcycle while using gps. 12 cars and a full schoolbus later i needed another phone. I got another atrix 2 months ago off ebay for a fair price. I really like the phone, but i was running kennethpenns alien ROM. I tried to put another rom on, but i had to unlock it first, well i have failed miserably. I dont think i am bricked, but it said "Failed to boot 0x1000" to i scrolled down to android recovery and selected that thinking i will start over. Now it says "reading ODM fus:1" and its stuck doing that.
Look here is the short facts. Im not a developer, but i LOVE messing around with my atrix. I have a lapdock that i like to occasionally use, I use it in my car all the time in the dock and i have an 11 week old daughter (my first child) that i am fond of taking video and pictures with and sharing with my family. I sometimes web surf from my HD dock and use it for music.
I am 42yrs old, and i try to keep up, but obviously i messed up.
Here is what i am looking for, Someone who, for $30 will speaker phone, Go To Meeting with me (i can set it up) and spend no more than 45min with me to get this unlocked and a ROM on it. The question is the ROM. I need all these functions that i mentioned above, i dont care if the fingerprint reader works or not, it would be nice but it doesnt have to.
Is there anyone out there that can help, or would like to? I will paypal Today, as soon as you contact me. I will check messages, but if you want to go ahead and call my office phone #, here it is.xxx-xxx-xxxx, it calls a Dallas number, but i am a remote worker on the east coast in Atlanta.
I will reply to this post, once someone has contacted me to help, thus no need for multiple call.
Thank you so much for anyone up to the challenge. Max
EDIT I should add, that whomever helps, i dont care if your 6 years old, have a little patience with me. I rarely use Command Prompt in my day to day living, although i took a C+ class 10 years ago and got a C-....seriously embarresed. I also have RSDlite installed and all the drivers, unzipped in a file on my desktop as instructed from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
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Hi, i have an atrix, once upon a time i let it fly off my motorcycle while using gps. 12 cars and a full schoolbus later i needed another phone. I got another atrix 2 months ago off ebay for a fair price. I really like the phone, but i was running kennethpenns alien ROM. I tried to put another rom on, but i had to unlock it first, well i have failed miserably. I dont think i am bricked, but it said "Failed to boot 0x1000" to i scrolled down to android recovery and selected that thinking i will start over. Now it says "reading ODM fus:1" and its stuck doing that.
Look here is the short facts. Im not a developer, but i LOVE messing around with my atrix. I have a lapdock that i like to occasionally use, I use it in my car all the time in the dock and i have an 11 week old daughter (my first child) that i am fond of taking video and pictures with and sharing with my family. I sometimes web surf from my HD dock and use it for music.
I am 42yrs old, and i try to keep up, but obviously i messed up.
Here is what i am looking for, Someone who, for $30 will speaker phone, Go To Meeting with me (i can set it up) and spend no more than 45min with me to get this unlocked and a ROM on it. The question is the ROM. I need all these functions that i mentioned above, i dont care if the fingerprint reader works or not, it would be nice but it doesnt have to.
Is there anyone out there that can help, or would like to? I will paypal Today, as soon as you contact me. I will check messages, but if you want to go ahead and call my office phone #, here it is.xxx-xxx-xxxx, it calls a Dallas number, but i am a remote worker on the east coast in Atlanta.
I will reply to this post, once someone has contacted me to help, thus no need for multiple call.
Thank you so much for anyone up to the challenge. Max
EDIT I should add, that whomever helps, i dont care if your 6 years old, have a little patience with me. I rarely use Command Prompt in my day to day living, although i took a C+ class 10 years ago and got a C-....seriously embarresed. I also have RSDlite installed and all the drivers, unzipped in a file on my desktop as instructed from this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
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I'll help u when I'm done with class around 1.30
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Ilkinansr92 said:
I'll help u when I'm done with class around 1.30
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East coast time? That would be much appreciated! I am looking for a walk thru and a second set of eyes on what i am doing wrong. Still wanting to learn to be proficient at this.
My regards.
Hello Hungary
balintmaci said:
it might have been updated to the latest bootloader which bricks the phobe when you try to unlock it or downgrade i dont think theres been a solution but look around. best option is to have it fixed by motorola and live with official GB
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Boy would that suck!! The deal with the Ebay phone is it never was able to run GPS and i could not recieve data on it unless it was Wi Fi and the finger sensor button always ran hotter than my old good phone with Kennethpenns Alien ROM on it. I have been meaning to try this for a while, all i can do is try right?
Do u have Skype. If so private msg me ur ID
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No need to pay for something that you can easily do yourself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600 This link should have all the relevant information you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 This should solve your softbrick problems. You are going to need to install Official Motorola Drivers found here: http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-E...arging-Drivers and a USB to micro USB cable.
As for Roms, I do not use Webtop myself, but there are many threads in the development section that can operate under the conditions you require. It just requires a little bit of reading, if you have taken C++ before, this should be fairly simple. After unbricking your phone and installing recovery, all you have to do is flash the zip from within the recovery, quite harmless compared to RSD.
It's very simple, i had this issue too and this tip below worked with me, hope it helps you
I: Unlock BootLoader
Step 1:
- Download file Atrix.zip, then extract to C, now you have folder C:\Atrix
- Install Handset USB driver & RSD lite
Step 2.
- On Atrix, go to RSD protocol mode
Step 3.
- Flash intl-fix-try1.sbf in Atrix folder via RSD lite
Step 4.
- On Atrix go to Fastboot mode
- On your PC, open CMD and type
c: cd \Atrix
fastboot oem unlock [ Remember your device ID (16 letters and numbers)]
fastboot oem unlock #### ( #### is your device ID above)
fastboot reboot
Done
In the first reboot, you'll see the text Unlocked on your screen.
II: Install CWM
1.go to fastboot mode
2. on PC, type in cmd
c: cd \Atrix
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
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Now go flash Nottach or "The ROM" and enjoy your phone.
you'll find Atrix.zip here
Thanks, working on it
ravanne said:
No need to pay for something that you can easily do yourself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600 This link should have all the relevant information you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 This should solve your softbrick problems. You are going to need to install Official Motorola Drivers found here: http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-E...arging-Drivers and a USB to micro USB cable.
As for Roms, I do not use Webtop myself, but there are many threads in the development section that can operate under the conditions you require. It just requires a little bit of reading, if you have taken C++ before, this should be fairly simple. After unbricking your phone and installing recovery, all you have to do is flash the zip from within the recovery, quite harmless compared to RSD.
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I appreciate the help, but in a world where time is money, I will return time invested from person helping. I def think i softbricked my phone. I need a streamline guidance to get up and running again. I will look at what you linked here and try to un soft brick my phone lol. Really did not want to spend my afternoon doing this, but it needed to be done!
voncount said:
It's very simple, i had this issue too and this tip below worked with me, hope it helps you
Now go flash Nottach or "The ROM" and enjoy your phone.
you'll find Atrix.zip here
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Thank you, working on un soft bricking my phone. I am REALLY interested in the Nottach ROM or "The ROM" but i thought it was unstable. I am downloading the Nottach one you linked and i think i will try that. Much appreciatted.
ravanne said:
No need to pay for something that you can easily do yourself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600 This link should have all the relevant information you need.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 This should solve your softbrick problems. You are going to need to install Official Motorola Drivers found here: http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-E...arging-Drivers and a USB to micro USB cable.
As for Roms, I do not use Webtop myself, but there are many threads in the development section that can operate under the conditions you require. It just requires a little bit of reading, if you have taken C++ before, this should be fairly simple. After unbricking your phone and installing recovery, all you have to do is flash the zip from within the recovery, quite harmless compared to RSD.
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The Megaupload link was siezed by the FBI so i was unable to download that zip pack. I did get the motodrivers though, thank you.
Just searched the thread for V4.2 and found a dropbox mirrored site. Sorry! Got it!
AND I FIXED MY SOFTBRICK!
Sweet! Now flash recovery from 4.2 then flash the room of your choice from recovery... some process is painless.
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Painless indeed
ravanne said:
Sweet! Now flash recovery from 4.2 then flash the room of your choice from recovery... some process is painless.
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No JOKE! Wow this is unbelievable, except the very believable part where i unlocked it, (unbricked it) and then went back into main and it said, battery too low to flash! Bahaha, im charging it now. So curious to see what the Nottach ROM is like. Really wish there was a "Best" Rom for my listed applications.
On another note, this will hold me over until december when i see all the Head to Head reviews of the 920 lumina (since my work is based in Windows Outlook and Salesforce.com software) the Optimus G, or the Nexus version of said phone. Not sure there are any other power house phones out there being released besides the One V+ which doesnt really strike me. You know what does though, thats a little oddball but cool? That Padfone 2 coming out. If that has LTE, i really might consider that as a serious contender to replace my awesome Atrix 4g.
If you don't really need the webtop, I would suggest epinter's cm10. Hardware Acceleration does not work right now, but all normal day to day process works very well. Hopefully, with so many people working on the leaked rom, it will come to fruition very soon and we'll have a fully functional jelly bean on our hands. I read somewhere that they are working on an improved version of webtop, but since I don't use it, I didn't really pay attention to that development. Hopefully that did not take up too much of your time and enjoy your newly unlocked phone!
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maxnkay said:
Thank you, working on un soft bricking my phone. I am REALLY interested in the Nottach ROM or "The ROM" but i thought it was unstable. I am downloading the Nottach one you linked and i think i will try that. Much appreciatted.
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Dont try that rom yet as its unstable
All fixed! Case CLOSED! Thanks Andre!
Ok guys, please forgive me for posting what is probably the twenty thousandth question about returning to stock but I'm frustrated and patience is wearing thin as I have not been around the nook forums for probably 8 months. I bought several nook colors and havnt touched them in many months (bit of a device junkie). Well one that I had rooted and ROMed a year ago was given to my sister in law. She now wants the damned thing to be stock and this is where the problems start. I have been to one thread after another. Most with broken links and outdated information. I just need a quick functioning method for returning this thing to stock before I just go out and buy her a new one to shut her up. Please, any help would be appreciated with this.
Chief Geek said:
Ok guys, please forgive me for posting what is probably the twenty thousandth question about returning to stock but I'm frustrated and patience is wearing thin as I have not been around the nook forums for probably 8 months. I bought several nook colors and havnt touched them in many months (bit of a device junkie). Well one that I had rooted and ROMed a year ago was given to my sister in law. She now wants the damned thing to be stock and this is where the problems start. I have been to one thread after another. Most with broken links and outdated information. I just need a quick functioning method for returning this thing to stock before I just go out and buy her a new one to shut her up. Please, any help would be appreciated with this.
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Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and go to item A15.
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Ok, great! This is the most progress I've made all night. So this will get me the stock ROM so the OS looks original and functions original correct? What about going 100% back to stock, getting rid of clockwork and everything. Make this thing look like it just came out of the box so she can take back to BN if she has any issues?
Chief Geek said:
Ok, great! This is the most progress I've made all night. So this will get me the stock ROM so the OS looks original and functions original correct? What about going 100% back to stock, getting rid of clockwork and everything. Make this thing look like it just came out of the box so she can take back to BN if she has any issues?
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Yes if you do the A15 thing, it will be 100% stock, including stock recovery.
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You sir are the ****. Thankyou for saving my night. Less headache more beer drinking.