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[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
As a quick clarification - when the instructions say that the data folder will be lost, which data folder do they mean?

When looking with Root Explorer, there is a root /data folder - but there is also a /data/data, and I'm sure there are others. Which one is the one I need to backup?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jortiz17:
Well, if a folder is inside /data, then /data/data will be wiped when /data is wiped.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
My point was that I wanted to confirm which was the top most data folder getting wiped. You seem to be implying that the top most /data folder is the one getting wiped, is that correct?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jortiz17:
No, everything inside /data including files and subfolders will be deleted.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
Forgive me, but I'm a little confused, because you just said no, the top most data folder is not what's getting wiped, but then everything you said afterwards seems to indicate that it is.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
data = /data and all sub directories. it will be wiped. I guess I should update it to say that.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] tedjacob10:
Briefmobile bricks

I am scared to flash pudding on stock At&t gingerbread rom (2.34, 4.5.91) to unlock the bootloader. I followed the instructions on briefmobile exactly; http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock...-4g-bootloader, and I bricked 2, yes 2 atrix phones. Luckily I am within my 30 days so I brought back to best buy with no hassle. I hope att does not charge me for the phones (keeping my fingers crossed).

Anyway, if I flash the pudding file with RSD lite will this happen again? And does anyone know why the hell it bricked 2 phones? I mean really bricked, like fried, no green light no nothing, dead, even tried the usb cord trick directly to the battery and phone, nuthin!

I was on stock rom with 1.83 2.2 froyo with the first two bricks, and yes i tried again because I thought possibly my battery ran out of juice before completing the flash and obviously it was not. I followed the directions perfectly and have rooted many phones, jtagged 360's, jaibroken ps3's, and hacked wii's so I am not new to this game. I also repair electronics so I am pretty good at these types of things, never f&*^%$ up before. Anyway, I want to unlock my BL to put cherry blur on my atrix, but I am really scared to try this again.

Anyone did this on their atrix rooted running stock gingerbread (it came out of the box this way)?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
You probably didn't brick if you're running stock 2.3.4 out of the box. You just need to flash the bootloader and boot directly in to fastboot after. If you couldn't boot in to fastboot (did you try on the first two phones?) then you bricked. Also you don't need to unlock unless you're flashing a kernel or want to make backups and restore/flash random partitions via fastboot. Cherryblur should work fine without this.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] tedjacob10:
well with cherry blur I got failed to boot 4 after I flashed with tenfars cwm on my new phone with stock 2.34. So I believe that means I must have an unlocked bootloader. I read somewhere that the new gingerbread rom unlocked the bootloader, but I guess it does not.

I have not yet tried this pudding flash with the new phone, I am a little apprehensive considering I bricked two already. After I got failed to boot4 I reflashed the stock 2.34 rom with rsd and re-rooted. The first two were bricked, no fastboot no nothing, bricked right after rsd lite flash. Just curious if this is safe to do on the 2.34 stock rom.

Is this a good tutorial?

http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/mo...ocking-bootloader-installing-custom-roms.html
[Atrix 4G Android Development] tedjacob10:
Yeah I think cherry blur requires unlocked bootloader, its not a pseudo rom like ginger blur I don't think. What I really want to do is use the webtop over hdmi but the 2.34 hdmi hack is not working for me. It gives me all of the extra options, but only displays the red M on my tv. So I was going to go to cherry blur to get rid of the bloatware and get the hdmi hack all in one shot. Ok, well if anyone has confirmed this unlocked BL on stock 2.34 att out of the box then I am willing to give it a shot. Although of course I am a little scared now lol after two bricks but I do see that the pudding sbf is different than the one I got from briefmobile.

If I brick again I don't think Best Buy will buy my story again of the phone getting real hot and then shutting off and not coming back on lol.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ratatouille:
I followed the instructions, bootloader is unlocked. After cmd fastboot reboot, phone turns on but after a couple of flashing dual core thing it turn off, red led flashes and it boot loops.... Any idea????
[Atrix 4G Android Development] rexamillion59:
im not bicked but not usable

i nnever could get root on 2.3.4 so i flashed back to 1.83 with pudding and could not get root there either flashed back to att 2.3.4 pudding preroot it boots up but when i slide the open i get app not responding motorola entitlelment not responding ect ect what have i done
[Atrix 4G Android Development] tedjacob10:
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root

If you can recover it, I used this several times to root my atrix on 2.34
[Atrix 4G Android Development] droid_does:
for me I flashed the 2.3.4 pudding and just sideload superuser.apk and I have root
[Atrix 4G Android Development] tplotplo:
Hello

I'm currently under Gingerblur 3.5, french Orange phone with 4.1.83.ATT since a long time.

I wanted to test Alien build4.

So I tried to unlock the bootloader but it gives me this error message:

What's wrong?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
you need to use the right file. you are using the an ATT file clearly.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] anangphatak:
All Confusing Info!

All this business about warnings is confusing and intimidating for a new user like myself.

It's been two days since I upgraded from Nexus one to Moto Atrix. The day I booted my atrix, it upgraded to 2.3.4 and it is a stock locked at&t atrix.

I am interested in unlocking and adding custom roms on this, and this was soooo easy on my N1.

My question was:

Is it safe to run the bootloader unlocker on 2.3.4 without bricking the device (I understood the bit about downgrading and re-updating)

will it show "unlocked message" or "unlocked padlock" or something of that sort when booting the phone? (this is more for me than warranty, as I'm very "retentive" and don't want to mess the look of bootloader screen)

Lastly forgive my n00b questions, I just feel that way coming from N1 ...but would like to unchain my phone to access all the goodies like WebTop on hdmi and wifi tethering without AT&T nickle-&-diming me!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
Unlocking and rooting always carry risks, so you can't ever say that it's 100% safe. But plenty of people have done it, and at this point, if you follow the instructions properly, chances are you'll be fine.

Now, that being said, let me make this clear to you so you don't freak out when it happens: When you RSD flash the unlocker sbf, it will flash it to your phone, then your phone will restart. *When* it restarts, it *will* soft brick. You'll get a boot failure 0x1000 or something like that. That's perfectly fine, it's perfectly normal.

The unlock sbf will have done its job. You'll note that when it soft bricked, it will have defaulted into Fastboot mode. This is exactly what you want. Leave it connected to your PC, shut down RSD (ignore the warnings), and follow the rest of the instructions ("fastboot oem unlock", etc...), and you will be able to unlock the bootloader.

At this point, fastboot flash RomRacer's CWM recovery onto the phone. Once you're done with that, unplug the phone and pull the battery. Put back the SIM card and SD card. You will have wanted to have put the two 2.3.4 fruitcake recovery zips onto your sdcard. The easiest time to do this is before you started all this.

Boot the phone into recovery mode, and flash both zips (system/boot first, then webtop). Once you've done that, choose the menu option to shut the phone off. Once it's off, unplug the phone, power it up, and you'll be into a brand new build of 2.3.4 that is unlocked. And yes, it will say "unlocked" every time it boots.

Once you've gotten past the motoblur sign in and are into the o/s (make sure to give it time to boot fully!), you can follow the instructions to root the phone.

After that, reboot and you're good to go!

Just make sure you're following good instructions and using the proper files, otherwise, I can't speak for your chances of success. :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] R3wt3d:
Hi

After flashing IHOP_Bell over my ME860, I am getting this screen everytime I boot. It is booting into system fine after few seconds, however I would like to have the Motorola Logo instead of this ugly menu.

And I can not go into Recovery with VOLUP+Power; I have to choose manually with VOLDOWN the "Android Recovery" and press VOLUP to start.

Does anyone know if it is possible to fix or if this is a known matter of ME860?

Phone itself works fine.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] droid_does:
that is normal (bold) for me

don't know about the other thing you're talking about though
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
Glad to see the warnings are doing their job. Glad to see you understand about the downgrade. Rather you read, and ask a question than brick. You should be fine. Though you probably don't need the unlock (most people don't) yes it will say unlocked.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jra89027:
quick question

my phone is unlocked and running custom roms. its fine i love it...but my brother updated to 2.3.4 without rooting or doing any sort of hacking....this method of pudding would work for him unlocking the bootloader without having to flash back to 1.8.3 right?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] nelsonw:
I wanna know this too! don wanna brick our Atrix. I come from Captivate and I know how dangerous is to mix the bootloaders. Please, can help us telling us which of all mentioned on OP works with 2.3.4 OTA untouched? Thanks a LOT!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
If you're starting from an untouched stock 2.3.4, you can do it, just be aware of what isn't on most of the guides.

After you RSD flash the unlock sbf, your phone will reboot twice, then softbrick with a Boot Failure 0x1000. This is perfectly normal, and perfectly okay. You'll notice that after a moment or two, it defaults into Fastboot mode. This is what you want.

The unlocker will have done its job, just continue with the rest of the steps (i.e. "fastboot oem unlock", etc...), but don't reboot. Fastboot flash RomRacer's CWM recovery, and make sure that you have both 2.3.4 fruitcake builds on your external sdcard before you start any of this.

Then, shut down the phone fully (you may need to pull the battery), put back your SIM and sdcard, and boot into recovery mode. Install both fruitcake builds (system/boot first, then webtop), power cycle, and you should be up and running with an unlocked bootloader, and a fresh install of 2.3.4.

Once you've logged back in, you can follow the steps to root it as well.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] nelsonw:
thanks for the answer! with "After you RSD flash the unlock sbf" you mean: "Update July 23 2011: Full sbf for ATT users available." my biggest doubt is there's a lot of unlock, pudding and it's a bit confusing... thanks!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
Actually, no, that's not the sbf I'm talking about. It is not recommended that you flash a full sbf unless you have no choice. Flashing sbf's have a not-insignificant risk.

I'm talking about the sbf whose sole purpose is to unlock the phone. I believe it's on the first post of this thread.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] pahagapon:
buttons dont work

For some reason after this pudding my "Menu-Home-Return and Search" buttons dont work. what can i do to fix that? its weird how it will work after restart but once i open text message or web then the buttons wont work.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] OngPangTau:
Hi pahagapon,

Likewise as a junior member, I would suggest you to go back to the 1st post and read the below messages: -

Home button not working after flash:

Originally Posted by Swiftks View Post

Only thing I'm noticing of any concern is that my home button is not working... it vibrates on press just fine, but nothing happens when I press it???? Huummm... Anyone else?

Oh, and ariplane mode and something else (can't remember) are missing from the power off notification area; only power off and reboot are there now.

Originally Posted by the2dcour View Post

This happened to me too, I restored data and either battery pulled or rebooted to fix it.

I have been spending my time iteratively reading the whole posts just to make sure that I am confidence and very sure what I want to do the next.

Enjoy reading ;)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] pahagapon:
thanks OngPangTau

Thanks OngPangTau

I wasnt sure if Menu Return and search was included to that one Home button. I tried pulling the battery out but no luck. and dumbass me i didnt back up my data so i cant restore it. what can i do now?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] OngPangTau:
Dear pahagapon,

I would suggest you to jump to post# 17 and keep on reading those senior members who has the similar issue. Some of them managed to solve this problem by "restore the data" (but I am not sure what "data" they are referring to??), some managed to solve it by others methods too...

As I said earlier, I always practiced to repetitively read on this topic and understand the experiences (some painful and some joyful) from the rest of the members before I move on...

Addition: Post #49 and #50 might also help? Just try your best! Wouldn't you?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] pahagapon:
Thanks for the info, ill try my best.... hate being a noob
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kdeezy:
Thanks for this information but when I try to flash the unlock sbf it gives me the "unable to retrieve interface handle" error. I'm dloading the full pudding sbf but I'd rather not go this route. Any suggestions? I'm on an untouched OTA 2.3.4.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
That's expected *after* the flash. Are you sure the flash didnt go through? You can always try booting into fastboot mode and trying the "fastboot oem unlock" command.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kdeezy:
Tried that and it said "oem unlock is not implemented"
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
Okay, and for flashing, I assume that you were in RSD mode, and *not* fastboot mode? And that the SIM and sdcard had been removed and you weren't plugged into an unpowered port, or through a USB hub or anything?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kdeezy:
All yes to your questions
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
Hmm... The only other circumstance that I know can cause this is if a person is using an older version of RSD Lite, or is using older drivers on the PC.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kdeezy:
Ok I'm a duck!! It was in Fastboot instead of RSD mode. Don't crucify me tho!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
Well, you're supposed to be in fastboot mode when you try those commands. You're only supposed to be in RSD mode for the actual flashing.

Once you successfully flash the unlock sbf, and the phone gets the expected boot failure, it will then default into fastboot mode, which is perfect for executing the rest of the unlock steps. But the initial flashing is still done with the phone in RSD mode.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] kdeezy:
I was in fastboot mode trying to flash the unlock file..I'm good now tho. Thanks for your help
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Haphim:
You're more than welcome. I'm glad it all worked out.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] anangphatak:
I thank you for that comprehensive set of intructions without any reprimand!

Are there efforts to get rid of that message "Bootloader unlocked" which will show each time the phone boots?

For e.g. Nexus One, the amazing devs at XDA achieved to get rid of the "unlocked padlock" even when the bootloader was unlocked!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] pahagapon:
Am i the only one that ran into a problem where Menu/Home/Return/search buttons dont work after this flash? i mean i followed post 17, 49 and 50. but still no luck. itll work for a while but after like 10 minuts of phone being on, those buttons just dont work i have to reboot my phone pull out the battery for 10 min and then turn it back on and itll work. when that happens my battery dies fast and the phone gets really hot. i guess after 10 min of cool down it gets to work again... any ideas???

***Update***

I found out what the problem was. kinda weird but it looks like the problem was with Sim card. my sim card was little bent and for some stupid reason bottom buttons stop working.. once i apply some pressure to the sim card buttons work. weird but it fixed my problem.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] The Communicator:
korean atrix

I'm trying to unlock the bootloader of my MB861 korean atrix 4g

I'm using the zomgunlock-lite.sbf and still keep on getting the infamous

sec_exception: febe, 35, 35

tried using the back port, even wiped on fastboot

It's still on OLYKT_U4_1.21.0

been thinking about trying to flash intl-fix-try1.sbf [inside the IHOP_Bell.rar] but I dont want to be reckless and ruin the device with uncertainty.

still new to this, came from a g2.

anyway it still boots fine on stock. any ideas? thanks in advance

edit: couldn't wait any longer, flashed it anyway. the intl-fix-try1.sbf worked fine for the korean atrix 4g MB861. I hope people will find this in their searches since there's not much mention re the mb861.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
You will need the IHOP one for any non-us/att carrier.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 1.ATRIX-in-PT:
Thanks Swiftks ! This is a great thread ! Very helpful, I followed all the posts and links, but maybe I am still too NOOOOOOOB ;-(.

I understand pritty well and can follow the single howtos for root, roms, etc. etc. ... but I lost the overview. Sorry.

In my understanding there are the following main items to "tune" our ATRIXs:

- Unblock. Just get a code and unblock it to use every SIM card.

- Root. Root the ATRIX to get root access (administrator).

- Bootloader unlocked. To be able to use "any" SFBs or ROMs.

- System Update to Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.

I do not want to mentione now "smaller" things, as different boot animation etc.

I have an AT&T ATRIX bought in US, which is unblocked (running fine with Optimus here in Portugal) and rooted (done with Gingerbreak).

Running Android 2.2.2 / System version 4.1.83.MB860.ATT.en.US (OLYFR_U4_1.8.3).

Any update to 2.3.4 via OTA is not working on my ATRIX. After pressing "System updates", the update screen closes immediately and nothing happens. Probably in the beginning of getting rooted, I deleated too many "not needed" applications, which might cause trouble now. ;-(

OK. What I would like to get now is:

- Update to Gingerbread 2.3.4

- To remain (or get back) rooted.

maybe I would like (maybe I even need) an unlocked bootloader as well to try different roms.

So my question is, what I need to do and in which sequence (What first, what second, ). My understanding is like this:

(1) Backup (Titanium Backup ?)

(2) Unlock the bootloader still with system 4.1.83 (to be able to flash manually to 2.3.4)

(3) Flash 2.3.4 Gingerbread.

(4) Unblock ? Will I need to do this again ? Same code I got before ?

(5) Root ? Will I need to do this again ?

Is this right ? Anybody on 1.8.3 did the same ? Do not want to brick the phone.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 1.ATRIX-in-PT:
Sorry I had two threads open and I posted in the wrong one :mad:
[Atrix 4G Android Development] elmanortega:
AMAZING WORK GUYS

question i have a atrix and for some reason the unlocking code is not working i have try many times

is there a way to unlock the bands?

do you think that if a go over all this process and installing a new rom might help me? trying the code on a fresh rom.

thanks for your help
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
You are doing too much random stuff that is unecessary here. You will need to re-root. I doubt you will need to re-unblock.

Flash the file from the front page OP that is a 2.3.4 FULL sbf with root and unlocked bootloader. Then, if you havent before, follow through with the unlock process. Then you will have to root by copying /preinstall/su to where it belongs.

Do not go back 1.8.3 do not pass go.

it's for the bootloader not your sim.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] elmanortega:
it's for the bootloader not your sim.[/QUOTE]

thnaks a lot

is there a way that you know of?

thanks
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 1Jester1:
Communicator,

Use the intl file in the op of this thread, it has been updated and the one in the "noob guide" has not. When you unzip it it should be "intl-fix-try1.sbf" I have a SKtelecom atrix (korea) and it works with that one.

Edit: Nm, I saw you already flashed it and it worked
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gianluca.tomat:
RDS lite link not working :(
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
updated with 5.4.4 and link should not expire.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gianluca.tomat:
Really tnx a lot!!!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] colemac:
I have a Motorola Atrix with Bell. I downloaded the IHOP file and I was wondering what I need to do now. When I extract on PC, what do I do next to get it on phone?

Thanks,
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dom_b:
Read the instructions on the first post?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mobileweasel:
Well, in his defense, the OP is a little cluttered and the instructions are a little elusive. It took me a bit to find ( at least I think I found it all ) all the info I need as I am contemplating IHOP as well. The noob instructions from the OP are here. Besides the first point in the instructions being incorrect ( don't skip to step 13 ) are there any other pitfalls ?

Edit: RSD link not working. File not found. Is there an alternate source ?

Edit2: Still haven't found alternative source for RSD, but I did come across latest Motorola drivers for win64 Drivers

---------- Post added at 01:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:53 PM ----------

Found RSD here !
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
Fixed link, hopefully permanently RSDLite 5.5 link
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mobileweasel:
I would like to have a little clarification/help before I start this. I am preparing for CM7. I downloaded RomManager because the CM7 instructions say that the CWM in that is the best for CM. So here's what I was planning on doing.

Install CWM first.

Make backup.

Unlock.

Restore backup.

Sit and wait patiently until CM7 Beta is out ( not the pre-beta ), but I may not be able to wait :-)

I think that if I did it this way ( if it can be done ) then I would have to worry about backing up my ginormous data folder.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] the2dcour:
Unlock will wipe your /data folder. You need to back it up.

Since you can onyl use bootstrap CWM before unlocking and you will need to unlock for CM7 i would

Backup

Make sure you have a full battery

Unlock

Apply Mem fix for international users

Restore backup / install CWM
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mobileweasel:
I think I got it now. As I understand it, the simplest way to back-up is copy the data folder or would Titanium backup be a better option ?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] bongd:
Yep, follow the2dcour's steps in his latest post and copy the data folders to your computer (just to be on the safe side and to clear out space).

Use the Titanium backup when you're unlocked and on CM7. You should only be backing up user apps + data. Restore those once CM7's up and running and then you should be good to go.

The beta for CM7 was also just released so if you have any problems I'll be keeping an eye out. You can feel free to send me a PM as well, but the forum will probably be quicker. :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mobileweasel:
Awesome. You're the best. Sounds like I have my work cut out for me. I have all the downloads I need and hopefully all the info too. I'll be tackling this tomorrow. Will keep you posted !