yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Pro General] NoNameAtAll:
Gentlemen, I present to you Gingerbread for the XPRT. I used the cheesecake method to obtain this:

http://www.mediafire.com/?oc1lrcntfk0ngav

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOUR DEVICE, I TAKE NO LIABILITY FOR IT. FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Steps to get it:

1. YOU MUST HAVE STOCK RECOVERY. That means everything on the phone has to be stock. logwrapper included. Anyway, put the file on your SD Card

2. Turn off phone

3. Before powering on, hold down the R and M keys.

4. Power on the phone while still holding those keys down.

5. When the little Android with the ! shows up, press @.

6. Go to apply update.zip from SD Card

7. Wait.

8. When it's done, you'll have Gingerbread

Again, I'm not liable for anything that might happen to your phone. Also, keep in mind, it may not be possible to downgrade.
[Droid Pro General] samgr:
gingerbread WORKING!!!

I sbf back to stock then I used the update.zip (http://www.mediafire.com/?oc1lrcntfk0ngav) to gingerbread and it's working:)
[Droid Pro General] Roach419:
How is GB working on this phone? I would like to do this to her phone, but I'm not sure if there are any issues....I own a nexus s 4g, so Im dealing with a port of jellybean right now...i haven't seen GB in about a year or so...
[Droid Pro General] johnsongrantr:
i flashed it this morning, working fantastic so far, some added new apps and features. It's more fluid and responsive across the board.

I haven't been able to determine the battery drain, as it was my most important feature, so far it seems really good, hopefully it keeps it up.

BTW: i came from the .110 spf to this with no issue
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
Some quick questions:

1. Is this a stock Sprint version (w/ Sprint apps)?

2. I'm assuming that this is unrooted, so you can't install hotspot/tethering, etc?

3. Moto stuff on here? BLUR, etc.

Thanks

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Moving to JB already? I also have NS4G and I like ICS. Not sure if I can move up at this point. With that said, I also have the XPRT and I'm putting GB on this ASAP. It has to be better than Froyo, and in any case, I think that GB is closer to ICS than Froyo is.
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
GB info

This is a Sprint version, 45.1.46.MB612.Sprint.en.US

Android Version is 2.3.5

Baseband is n_01.27.28s.a1

Kernel is 2.6.32.9-g3864383

Build is 4.5.1-110-KNS-46

So far working OK. Has all of the requisite Sprint apps (boo) and the Moto crap.

If anyone gets a working root, could you please post specific directions.
[Droid Pro General] johnsongrantr:
i tried zerg rush (unlockroot . com) and it didn't work, if someone knows how to use the binary, that might be worth a shot
[Droid Pro General] liudongmiao:
i use other way to keep root..

the psneuter works well on xprt 4.1.110.

and after root, i use chattr to set +i for the su binary:

[busybox] chattr +i /path/to/su

after the upgrade, the su will be available.
[Droid Pro General] cutung:
Thank you very much,

I live in VietNam. I follow the your instruction and i upgrade successful from 2.2.2 to 2.3.5 but i can't Root to bypass Active handsfree, remove Sprints Zone,... So, i try downgrade to 2.2.2 (i use 1FF-p3_kronos_cdma_kronos-user-2.2.2-KRNS-X4-1.1.10-110916-release-keys-Sprint-US.sbf and RSD lite 5.7) and i have problem with my tomfoolery. Error when phone boot :

Bootloader

04.02

Err:A5,70,70,00,1F

MEM_MAP Blank

Service Req'd

Battery OK

OK to Program

Connect USB

Data Cable

Can you help me? Anyone gives me some help, please...:crying:

Cutung
[Droid Pro General] johnsongrantr:
Can you enter recovery? M + R + power, then @ button?

If so try to flash update.zip agian, if sucessful is adb debugging enabled?

If not then wait for activation to timeout it should give you access to your phone at that point.

Wait for a successful gingerbread only root exploit and remove sprint ware...

If still stuck without recovery you may need to wait untill a 2.3.5 sbf is leaked.... which might be a while
[Droid Pro General] DanDelgado:
Thanks!

It's working great on my phone. The WiFi was so bad before (going dormant) that I was just using 3G, even at home. WiFi works well now. I suspected it wasn't hardware, because my brother has a Droid Pro that was on Gingerbread and its WiFi is solid. Now, so is mine.

For the really dense people (like me), this should be added to the instructions:

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6. Go to apply update.zip from SD Card

6 1/2. Press "Enter" key on keyboard.

7. Wait.

-----

Yeah, I was waiting and waiting before I finally figured out the "Enter" key thing.

Thanks "NoNameAtAll" for the software link and instructions.
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
I have found with this version that to enter recovery, you need to hit volume up/down at same time to enter recovery vs. pressing the @ button.
[Droid Pro General] cutung:
No, I can't. Only display error :

Bootloader

04.02

Err:A5,70,70,00,1F

MEM_MAP Blank

Service Req'd

Battery OK

OK to Program

Connect USB

Data Cable

I think it is a brick...:crying:

Do you have the Stock rom sbf 2.3.5 ?

(Sorry, my English is not well)
[Droid Pro General] johnsongrantr:
Your device is bricked untill a sbf is released. That is going to take some time to release as they are just closed beta testing this rom at motorola now. Its not even gone to sprint for approval, let alone sprint repair facilities.
[Droid Pro General] nukudroid:
Bypass SPRINT Activation?

Did anyone already found a way to avoid bypass activation on Gingerbraed Motorola XPRT? I live in Jakarta, of course outside the U. S.

Will it matter if I just upgrade to Gingerbread?

Any suggestions?
[Droid Pro General] cutung:
I think you have not rooted your phone yet.

1/ Root your phone using the SuperOneClick

h**p://androidforums.com/xprt-all-things-root/352413-rooting-your-motorola-xprt.html (If you installed Motorola driver, bypass step 5+6)

2/ Use Root Explorer to navigate to system/app folder

3/ Click "Mount R/W" to mount the folder to Read/Write

4/ Rename (or Delete) SprintOMADMConnMOPlugin.apk and

SprintOMADMConnMoPlugin.odex

5/ Click "Mount R/O" to remount the folder as Read Only

6/ Reboot the phone

If you update 2.3.5 you can't root to bypass activation but you can bypass by handmade

1/ Airplane mode on

2/ Turn off your phone

3/ Turn on your phone

4/ Airplane mode off
[Droid Pro General] brody8898:
Hey, I think I'm gonna get the Boost release of this phone.

Any advice on what to do in terms of mods?

(total newbie)
[Droid Pro General] DanDelgado:
As far as Gingerbread goes, it's already on the Boost XPRT.
[Droid Pro General] mpxxl:
can sb chceck if calls recording is working on Gingerbread?
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
I got asked to install GB on the Motorola Testers Feedback Network as part of the final testing. The said that if I wasn't on the latest official Froyo version and unrooted, I couldn't participate. Should we assume that this version is the one they are releasing? If I have already installed it and they somehow update it in the meantime, I still should be able to upgrade, right?

As for this version, it is pretty good. Not many problems, not a single reboot yet. One thing is that I have been in a roaming zone for the past two days and it keeps on reverting back to Sprint only network from roaming and I get the roaming warnings even though I check the "don't ask again" boxes.
[Droid Pro General] gaspra:
Me too. Got the invitation for testing the GB prerelease. I like the GB on xprt quite a lot, smooth, fast, no reboot even after long call. I would like to know if I could simply apply the GB prerelease on top the version on my phone. I guess someone need to take a bite first, probably me.
[Droid Pro General] johnsongrantr:
The way this file was retrieved, im assumeing the leak is the prerelease, but i got the notification as well ill be replying today for that.

One suggestion which i will also probally do myself is act like my phone locked up or battery fell out mid upgrade and tell them my phone wont boot anymore and see if they give me a sbf file instead of the update.zip

That should help that one guy in this thread having issues and give us a fallback if we decide to tinker with the phone after the upgrade
[Droid Pro General] brody8898:
Does anyone know the solution for "MTP drivers" failing to install? I can't use my phone as USB Mass Storage because of this.
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
@ brody8898

You can try hitting this link for the Motorola drivers.

http://www.clockworkmod.com/tether/drivers
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
Adobe Flash Player

Does anyone have a problem where the Adobe Flash player wants to reinstall from the Flash market. It installs, and then after a reboot or some time, it tells you that you need to update again. Anyone?
[Droid Pro General] Blue6:
Signature verification failed

Thanks for the share!

I'm having trouble installing.

For context, I'm using the Sprint version of the XPRT, non-rooted, Version.4.1.11.MB612.Sprint.en.US. Everything is stock. Currently abroad (I'm in the US 50:50, which is why I opted for a phone with an unlocked SIM).

This is the message displayed right after step 5 right under the selection list:

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/caller

Regardless, I selected apply update.zip from SD card and this is what I get:

-- Install from sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

Is there anything I can try other than waiting for the eventual OTA update?

Thanks in advance for any insight.
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
Couple of things:

1. You might have downloaded a bad copy of the update file. Try downloading again.

2. Disconnect your phone from computer when installing. Perhaps you are still connected and when you are mounted, the phone can't see the SD card.

Finally, on the nonsense about not being able to open cache/recovery etc., I got that too.

Good luck.
[Droid Pro General] BlackFire27:
Esosh. I realized that too on mine.
[Droid Pro General] liudongmiao:
does the recovery mod after the upgrade works?

after the upgrade, i found that i cannot enter the recovery mode anymore...

when the little Android with the ! shows up, press @ doesn't do anything...
[Droid Pro General] NoNameAtAll:
Hold down the volume buttons.
[Droid Pro General] Blue6:
esoh,

Turns out the update.zip copy I downloaded from MediaFire was corrupted. It worked on the second run.
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
Cool.

So, here are some thoughts on GB after a week plus of running it:

1. Overall pretty smooth. I like it much better than Froyo.

2. Problems include: a) Phone doesn't like to stay on network settings. If I set it to any CDMA, it changes back to Sprint only, etc. b) It also has problems finding the network sometimes as the radio seems spotty. c) It keeps on asking me to reinstall Adobe Flash

3. MAJOR PROBLEM: Call quality seems REALLY bad. Sometimes I can barely hear the person on the other side, mostly when it's cell to cell. Anyone else have this?

4. Battery life: Excellent. Even better than I had to Froyo, which was good. If I am in Wifi zones a lot, I can get this bad boy to go three days. That's great as far as I'm concerned. Of course, when I'm not in wifi, the spotty radio kills the battery life dramatically, but I use a Sprint NS4G as my daily phone and I can never go a day on that, so this seems like a Godsend.

5. Screen: It definitely seems more responsive. The reason I say this is when I play Temple Run, I would often die on the Froyo as it wouldn't capture the swipes. Now it does that much less frequently.

6. Speed: Sometimes I get some lags, but not often. I think it's due to the newer apps slowing down in GB, but that's just a hunch.

7. I wish there was a root for this so I can get hotspot and freeze the Sprint apps. I can't stand MOTOBLUR. Anyone get theirs rooted yet?

So overall I would give this a thumb's up. If anyone hasn't installed it yet, I would say go for it.

Has anyone received the Motorola test version yet?
[Droid Pro General] liudongmiao:
2. a and b works fine. for c, its because that there are two stock flash, one in /preinstall, and one in /system/app/FlashPlayer.apk, the easiest way is to delete the app from /preinstall...

3. the phone works for me.

7. hotspot doesn't need root...it works for me. there is no root tool for xprt-gb, i keep the root when upgrade from froyo. (i.e., before upgrade, i use chattr +i /path/to/su).

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thanks, it works for me.

so the new recovery should be press "r" + "m" when power on, then when the little android shows, hold down the volume buttons.
[Droid Pro General] brody8898:
I keep getting the flash player update after reboot too. idk what that's about.
[Droid Pro General] brody8898:
Sorry to double post. But, anyone know of a good way to get screenshots?
[Droid Pro General] samgr:
don't downgrade

don't downgrade from gingerbread using the sbf it will brick ur phone BAD!!!! (meanwhile with no!!!! cure):crying:
[Droid Pro General] cutung:
I am too :crying:...i've been waiting the SBF 2.3.5 GB for a long time. My phone is bricked because I downgrade from GB
[Droid Pro General] johnsongrantr:
Still waiting to be accepted into the beta program
[Droid Pro General] brody8898:
Anyone else tried this?

I want to give it a shot, but I hear such horror stories of "bricked" XPRT's that I'm afraid to mess around in the system too much.

Mine is the Boost Mobile version w/2.3.5 (and 45.3.15 system version) btw.
[Droid Pro General] maherdz:
Hello everyone,

I'm so happy to hear about the GB update, I hope those of you who got their phones bricked can recover them asap.

I just have one question for the who can use GB outside the US, with a local carrier SIM card:

-Have you guys tried USSD Codes (codes like *100#, *121#...) used to check balance, data etc... I'm using the phone in Tunisia with a local carrier (GSM) and those codes don't work. Did the GB update fix this?

Thanks!
[Droid Pro General] Blue6:
maherdz,

This is the error message I get with the Sprint XPRT on GB and a prepaid Vodafone GSM sim card in the UK (*#1345#):

Connection problem or invalid MMI code

The only way I can check balance is by calling (2345 with Voda).

The Sprint Samsung Intrepid (CDMA+GSM, WinMo 6.5) also errors out on Voda when checking balance, except that it returns a string of random characters including Greek letters. It's possible that this issue is carrier-specific, because the balance code on the Samsung worked with Swisscom in Switzerland. I haven't had a chance to try the XPRT on GB with Swisscom yet.
[Droid Pro General] maherdz:
Thank you very much Blue6, much appreciated
[Droid Pro General] cutung:
Thank you very much, johnsongrantr ! Wait and Wait...
[Droid Pro General] liudongmiao:
hi, brody8898, could you show the update.zip of 45.3.15?

i download the update.zip from here, and it's 45.1.46.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28191337&postcount=271
[Droid Pro General] BlackFire27:
45.3.15 comes pre installed on the Boost Mobile branded XPRT.
[Droid Pro General] brody8898:
Yes, it came pre-installed. I've used the "Check for system updates" in the menu, but apparently the version I have it the latest. My home screen and dock look nothing like what I've seen of the previous version, but as far as I can tell the moto widgets are pretty much the same. It run smoothly enough, I just wish the data were a bit faster.
[Droid Pro General] BlackFire27:
I personally wish someone could help me with rooting this thing ._.
[Droid Pro General] lord dredd:
guyz i am interested in buying this as i ll be getting it pretty Cheeeeap :P

wanted to ask about the display quality ? is it passable ?

what is the latest update for this phone i m,ean GB or something?

can it be rooted ?

If yes how ?

are there any custom ROMs available for this anywhere ?

thanks in advance
[Droid Pro General] lord dredd:
anyone ?
[Droid Pro General] johnsongrantr:
I like the screen, it runs froyo 2.2 out of the box, we are beta testing 2.3 now should be available to everyone in a month i suppose.

Screen is small and soso for games and movies. I would only reccomend it if you are a buisness user or txter it is basically a blackberry with android.

Rooting is only available currently if you have 2.2 not 2.3 there is no custom roms or themes really so you would only want root for wifi teather and there are non root alternatives for that. The preinstalled apps can be removed with root but agian you can just hide them with different launchers having them installed and not running doesnt hurt anything.

Also still no word on getting a sbf for 2.3.5... still trying
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
My thoughts:

1. Screen is OK. A bit grainy for me, but I also have a NS4G so coming from that, it looks grainy. Better than the BB that I had before, so it's a wash. I've seen the Sprint Admiral and that screen is better. I found to screen to be a bit unresponsive on swipes, but GB is better for that.

2. I agree with johnsonsgrantr, it's a good device if you are moving from BB and want the physical KB. The one on this device is clicky and not as good as BB, but good enough.

3. You can get GB looking at links above. I've been running it since it was leaked and it's a big improvement over Froyo.

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I agree. No one has taken the challenge yet, huh?

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I don't think this is the case. I'm unrooted and I can't use Hotspot. If there is a way, please share. Thanks.
[Droid Pro General] lord dredd:
Thanks a bunch

johnsongrantr & esoh

On my part I am coming from galaxy S I , i mean still using it :P so much used to flamboyant screen and ultra snappy setup ( plz read the aokp ics and JT's latest jellybean ) but needed something like XPRT really.

about GB plz tell me

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...te-gingerbread-motorola-xprt.html#post1916874

How is this working out and is the flashing method proper , coz really I am so used to using SAMSUNG phones that the MOTO terminology of rooting and flashing is gonna take a bit of a time really.

I am gonna be out of country for a while , the primary use will be there actually , i hope the GSM function is unlocked and workd perfectly.

thanks

and lets make this thread a happening place and not leave it like an execitive lounge of few words ;)
[Droid Pro General] maherdz:
The GSM funtion works pretty fine, I'm using it on a GSM network. The only issue is: Most of USSD Codes (*100# , *121# used to check balance, internet data etc..) don't work on the phone :/, and the GB upgrade doesn't seem to fix this
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
That thread is good for flashing the GB leak. I used it and it works fine. I have been on it for 2 weeks now. I also wasn't rooted, just followed the instructions verbatim and it worked.

I'm guessing that this leak is the version that Motorola is currently taking testers for (for which I didn't qualify because I had already updated). Although it may have one or two tweaks, I'm guessing that they are the same or very similar.

For some minor problems that I have been having with this leak, check out some posts above.

Can't way about GSM on this leak version since I'm in the US.
[Droid Pro General] WaxPaper:
Hey guys, I just got my XPRT on Sprint a couple months ago... I know it's nowhere near the top tier of phones these days, but it's one of the few phones that Sprint still sells that you can get away without paying the extra $10/month for the "Smartphone" data fee (in fact, it's the only Android phone still left that you can get without paying that extra charge).

Anyway, after reading up on the last year of posts about this phone (not just here) I'm already getting the feeling I had when I owned a Pre; the provider and the manufacturer are saying, "Yeah, the next update is being tested and should be coming any time now," but as a former Pre owner, I know how that song and dance goes...

Realistically, can I ever expect to run Gingerbread on this phone? Or should I consign myself to only using 2.2 throughout the next year, or however long I decide to keep using it?

Thanks!

PS: This is my first Android phone so I don't have anything to compare it to, but is the RAM and CPU in this phone not equipped to handle a lot of the newer games and intensive apps today? I've had several games crash the phone to reboot (sometimes even right after launching), even though the Google Play store says they're compatible. That crash-reboot usually means the app made the phone run out of memory, right?
[Droid Pro General] esoh:
How are you not paying the premium data fee for this phone? I have it and I'm paying it.

Yes, you can expect to get GB on this phone. You can install a leaked version without rooting your phone right now (see instructions in posts above) or wait until the official. They are testing it shortly so I would expect to wait 30-60 days, which is long, but not forever (please don't quote me, I'm just guessing here). I have been running the leak and it's fine. Much better than Froyo.

On the crashes, no, it doesn't mean that it's out of memory. The XPRT has plenty of memory and should able to run most games. If it says that it's compatible and you are crashing, its probably something else. I used to get many crashes on Froyo, few, if any on GB. I think it's probably because most games have been on GB, ICS, and JB for so long now that they just don't play nice with Froyo anymore. Again, just a guess, but an educated one.

Good luck. Let us know how it all turns out.
[Droid Pro General] WaxPaper:
WOW, you're kidding me! Granted, the last time I researched this was when I first bought the phone, which was a couple months ago, but the last I heard there were no custom ROMs for the XPRT (the only thing that had been released was an image of the stock ROM).

That's awesome, I'm gonna have to sift through these posts and try to find out all the info... Feel like giving me a little heads-up? I'm already familiar with rooting, which I needed to do for some of the apps I wanted, like TB... But the one thing I haven't researched yet is ROMs.

What ROM manager would you suggest? And you wouldn't happen to have a link to the post in which all this discussion starts, would ya? If not, it's cool; I'll just start with about 6 months ago and start reading from there.

THANKS so much for the info; that's great news!

EDIT: Oh, and about the $10/month thing... The way I understood it, the XPRT is supposed to be a phone that kinda "slipped through the cracks" when it comes to that smartphone fee, because it's just "business-class" enough to NOT be considered a multimedia smartphone, yet it still runs on Android... I forgot to mention I live in Omaha, which doesn't have 4G yet... But wait, if you have the same phone then you don't have 4G anyway, despite where you live... Hmmm... I would call Sprint. (<--- lol)

EDIT 2: Sorry about that; didn't realize the link was so close to the top... So I found this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28191337&postcount=271

So apparently the process doesn't have anything to do with manipulating the ROM, huh? It's just a straight-up firmware update? In other words, I just follow those simple steps in that link, with no third-party apps required? Just to make sure, is there anything I need to do in preparation? Do I need to temporarily unroot? Anything like that? Or will this simply behave like a regular OTA update, and a hard wipe isn't required?

Cheers!