So I'm trying to fix a friend's Droid X that all of a sudden stopped working. I know that he didn't brick it by attempting to root it because he's not that tech-savvy. I can get into the "Android system recovery (3e)" but the only choices are reboot system now, apply sdcard/update.zip, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. There's no option to go into the sd card to look for files to flash (which I'm guessing is only available once you root.
Is there anything I can do to save this? Or is it broken beyond measure?
Also, I get into recovery mode by just turning it on, waiting for it to get to triangle exclamation point icon with the android figure and then pressing the search button. It's not responsive to any other way of getting into recovery.
can't flash anything in android recovery, on a motorola with a locked bootloader
you can try flashing a sbf in bootloader mode with rsd lite
links in my list
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot when I get the time and let you know how it goes.
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if the search button, opens recovery, it's only running froyo android 2.2
not that it matters much, but if it was running gingerbread 2.3.x, you need to press both volume buttons to open recovery
did you try wiping data or cache?
or try Safe Mode - DROID X
sbf links
Droid X SBF Files
Using RSD Lite to flash a .SBF to restore (Stock Rom)
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DX ezSBF
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I have a replacement Droid X, 2.6.32 kernel and 30.04 boot loader had a fresh root and got in a rush, forgot to do nandroid or make update.zip I installed the DX UD alpha rom and its now boot looping I downloaded the TBH 2.3.320 RECOVERY ONLY .sbf will this get me back up and running?? Btw I can get into STOCK recovery <3e> but won't format system, anything else I can do? maybe download a Update.zip??
Thank you to every one who helps ahead of time!!!
Did you flash the 2.3.320 leak from TBH?
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no its a fresh system its a replacement
Edit: to help any one that has this issue from now on, rootzwiki.com/index.php/Main-Page/Droid-X-Full-2.2-SBF.html
That WILL work on the new 30.04 boot and 2.6. kernel
helloo everyone!
basically what i did was backed up my current stock froyo rom, and then followed the steps for the "deblurred gingerbread rom" on how to flash it, i then went to reboot my phone.and got stuck on the M logo have pulled the battery several times im lost at what to do so please anyone help? i would be very grateful
you should press volume-down + camera key both, and poweron your phone to enter bootloader to flash the fixedsbf.
it will not automatically enter to the bootloader.
how do i go about flashing the fixed sbf?
i put my phone into bootloader and opened rsd lite and my phone wasnt recognised?
what am i meant to do
All the information is findable on this forum!
First; the howto flash SBF: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032372
Second; the SBF file you need to flash: http://www.multiupload.com/KL6LSHIRCS
So with that howto you need to flash the SBF provided in this post. After that it'll work.
when i plug my phone into the computer in bootloadermode and find the sbf file in rsd and press start, nothing happens? i have motorola driver installed?
Can you post a screenshot of RSD Lite with your phone connected and the SBF selected?
Also try to reboot and try again.
i was playing around with different things and managed to get my phone mounted to rsd the phone has booted! i did a full data wipe and cache wipe and im just restoring my apps back with titanium backup, if i wanted to have all the blur services, would i now be able to restore the nand backup of the other gingerbread rom? or would i have to go through the whole process again?
If you want the Blur services now you just need to flash the MS2Ginger Nandroid in CWM.
...and the other way around offcourse. hf!
So on a wild hair i decided to try out the latest official firmware. Stupid i know.
Now when i SBF back to the old firmware as stated in the cyanogenmod full update guide, root and bootstrap i can get into CWM recovery but no matter what rom i use it just bootloops. Then if i try to go back into CWM i of course find its the stock 3e recovery.
Did i perma-bork my phone from having custom roms or is there a problem between the chair and monitor? lol
did you wipe data and cache?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-914110.html
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marculous said:
did you wipe data and cache?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-914110.html
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Yeah, after I got the first bootloop I tried with apex and liberty and on each attempt wiped data and cache 3x
wipe data and cache, factory reset, then sbf? idk, I've been where you are many times and i always have to go back to the guides to get the process right, in the correct order.
DX .605 ROOT
So is there no reason that the newest OTA* would ruin the ability to put custom roms on?
i wouldn't think so, but i know for cm7 to get on my phone i had to sbf back to 2.2 from the. 596 i was on. guess it depends on the rom. me personally, i just left cm7 for. 605, rooted because i like the blur camera and hdmi support. took off most of the bloat but not all, it jacked up my contacts.
DX .605 ROOT
just treid it again, SBF'd back, rooted, bootstrapped, wiped data and cache and installed Liberty to come to a boot loop. i think .605 has locked me out of custom roms
spockmeat said:
just treid it again, SBF'd back, rooted, bootstrapped, wiped data and cache and installed Liberty to come to a boot loop. i think .605 has locked me out of custom roms
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can you sbf back to an earlier version?
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Yes I can go back to the froyo SBF without any problem. The issue is, once i do that, then repeat the steps and flash a custom rom, no matter what rom i use, i get a bootloop. the stock SBF and OTA work fine, its just once a custom rom is installed.
spockmeat said:
just treid it again, SBF'd back, rooted, bootstrapped, wiped data and cache and installed Liberty to come to a boot loop. i think .605 has locked me out of custom roms
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How long did you bootloop? Liberty 3 2.0 can take up to 10 mins to load first time around... I'm assuming you are just seeing the spinning eagle? I thought I was bootlooping too, luckily I got caught up doing something else set the phone down and 10 mins later I had liberty running
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hootowlserenade said:
How long did you bootloop? Liberty 3 2.0 can take up to 10 mins to load first time around... I'm assuming you are just seeing the spinning eagle? I thought I was bootlooping too, luckily I got caught up doing something else set the phone down and 10 mins later I had liberty running
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No, it bootloops at the M Logo screen.
the M logo comes up for like 2 seconds, then the phone reboots.
The only variance to this is when i flash the AIO APEX rom, then it just sits at the google logo indefinitely. But on any other rom including Cyanogenmod and Libery it bootloops at the "M" Logo.
There is no reason for this to happen. Sticking at the Motorola's logo shows that something didn't flash correctly.
My only guess is a md5sum mismatch on every rom you are trying to flash, either that or you are trying to flash Froyo roms while using the Gingerbread kernel.
What you should do is SBF again to .602. AFTER you SBF, format data and cache via stock recovery then reboot. If it asks you to update don't take it.
Go to Rootzwiki and download a rom such as Vortex, MIUI, or ICS. Make sure that the md5sum on the rom you select matches the one given in the thread.
Root your phone with Pete's Motorola's Root Tools. Then install ClockworkMod Recovery with Droid 2 Bootstrapper. After you install ClockworkMod Recovery download Rom Manager from the market. Set your device to 'Droid X', and it will download and update ClockworkMod Recovery to the latest version.
Once this is complete, reboot into the newly updated ClockworkMod Recovery (which should be blue), and install your chosen rom.
Once you have installed it wipe data and cache, as well as the dalbik cache. Then reboot your phone.
If you have followed my directions down to every last comma, then your phone should boot into your newly flashed rom. If this doesn't work then something is very wrong. Something beyond my understanding that probably won't be fixable.
Feel free to message me if you have any questions. Best of luck to you!
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infazzdar said:
There is no reason for this to happen. Sticking at the Motorola's logo shows that something didn't flash correctly.
My only guess is a md5sum mismatch on every rom you are trying to flash, either that or you are trying to flash Froyo roms while using the Gingerbread kernel.
What you should do is SBF again to .602. AFTER you SBF, format data and cache via stock recovery then reboot. If it asks you to update don't take it.
Go to Rootzwiki and download a rom such as Vortex, MIUI, or ICS. Make sure that the md5sum on the rom you select matches the one given in the thread.
Root your phone with Pete's Motorola's Root Tools. Then install ClockworkMod Recovery with Droid 2 Bootstrapper. After you install ClockworkMod Recovery download Rom Manager from the market. Set your device to 'Droid X', and it will download and update ClockworkMod Recovery to the latest version.
Once this is complete, reboot into the newly updated ClockworkMod Recovery (which should be blue), and install your chosen rom.
Once you have installed it wipe data and cache, as well as the dalbik cache. Then reboot your phone.
If you have followed my directions down to every last comma, then your phone should boot into your newly flashed rom. If this doesn't work then something is very wrong. Something beyond my understanding that probably won't be fixable.
Feel free to message me if you have any questions. Best of luck to you!
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^This werk'd! I owe you vigorous oral.
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^This werk'd! I owe you vigorous oral.
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wow...........
When I was on the stock Verizon ROM I was able to simply run the Droid 2 Bootstrapper and it booted into recovery. From there I installed this Galnet MIUI ROM. I'd like to check out some other ROMS but I cannot get CWM to install.
In ROM Manager 3.0.1.4 I tap on Flash CWM and it says "An error occurred while downloading your recovery"
I tried installing the D2 bootstrapper and when I click on boot into recovery my device simply reboots back into MIUI and everything has been reset to default. I'm kind of new at all this and tried searching but didn't really come up with a solution. I've heard something about SBF but not sure what that is. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Here, try this. CM7 is the best ROM for this phone anyways
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Motorola_Droid_2:_Full_Update_Guide
Cool I will check it out. I figured out how to get back to stock using RSD Lite. Slowly but surely I'm getting all this Android stuff.
So now I'm running into another issue. Once I get the SBF installed and I'm back on stock 2.2 I can't seem to get any other ROM flashed. At all.
On 2.2 I root the device using z4root. Then I install the D2 bootstrapper and reboot into recovery. The standard CWM screen comes up. I wipe cache. Clear Davlik cache, etc, etc. I install the update.zip and everything seems fine. Says process is complete but when the phone is restarted I'm stuck in an endless boot loop of the white Motorola logo.
Did you only wipe the cache or did you wipe data/factory also?
I did both. When I got this device it was on 2.3.7 I think. It's not activated and I plan on using it as a PDA/MP3/WIFI device. Seems like I can't do any factory updates without cellular data so it's on 2.2.
I can't even get MIUI 2.2.10 back on there.
You need to be on GB not Froyo to run Galnet. There's an SBF for 2.3.7 posted here on the forums.
there is no 2.3.7
2.3.4/4.5.621 is latest and it is unrootable and can not flash older sbfs
use 2.3.3/4.5.601 aka 1FF-p2a_droid2_cdma_droid2-user-2.3.3-4.5.1_57_DR2-31-110719-release-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf
find here http://1kds.tk/
2.3.4; you knew what I meant =p
I got it all worked out. Are there any overclocking enabled kernels for the D2?
I recommend Milestone Overclock. It doesn't load on boot with all Roms, but it does on most and it's free and doesn't come with AirPush like some apps.
I booted into CWM Recovery wiped everything, flashed TWRP, now when I get to bootmenu, and choose "Team Win Recovery" it just goes back to the bootmenu. Then I tried going back to stock recovery and resetting everything in CWM and it won't let me go back to my saved settings. I haven't tried sbf yet. I would have by now, but I can't get my battery to stay charged for some reason. Any help would be appreciated.
charging does not work if software is not complete, may need a spare battery charger or a TBH factory cable adaptor
links to both in my list
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there maybe a problem with new version of TWRP.
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there maybe a problem with new version of TWRP.
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He wrote "bootmenu", so it's old twrp.