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[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NiKTaMeR:
So I started with an official 2.2.2 firmware from Bell. I think this thread might serve 2 purposes, because I had a really hard time figure out all the steps from start to finish as they were in separate threads. So if someone starts off with stock 2.2.2 and wants to get a custom rom, that's the way I manged to do it. Second purpose of this post is for me to find out how I could return my Bell Atrix to stock OTA and what it would imply. Thanks a lot in advance for your inputs.

-I rooted with SuperOneClick

-Unlocked BL with

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1136261

-Installed Tenfar's CWM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1138541

-Verified which kernel to use D00 or 1100 and dled it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1169409

-Then I flashed Alien Rom Build #2 with Tenfar's CWM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1186537&highlight=bell

-Then tried to do the D00 Intl kernel in CWM without rebooting, that didn't work ... so I rebooted and went directly to fastboot and installed the kernel as the instructions say in the link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1169409

-Then booted for the first time, rebooted, and flashed the ninja theme in CWM

What I want to know is if ever I wanted to go back to stock with the new GB OTA from Bell 0.37.23 what would it imply:

-Rooting is still available, but is unlocking ? and could I still unlock the APN menu.

-My BL would get relocked? What would that imply for future updates.

Also if I decided to take that route; I would

1) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15975211#post15975211

2) Download the new OTA and install

3) Root and unlock...

Thank you for you input,

NiK
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magnetox:
You just install the gobstopper. There is no new bell gb OTA from my understanding. Only the new ATT gb ota.

The gobstopper puts you on full 2.2.2.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NiKTaMeR:
Thought the latest OTA was for GB .. oh well ... what you be the implications of going back to stock ... would that affect the unlocked BL, would it relock it, would it make future mods more difficult of impossible .... I come from iPhone world so updating a firmware would have a lot of future implications ...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSmokingAndroid:
yes gobstopper would put you back to stock 2.2.2 and re-lock the bootloader...so yes you would have a boring ass atrix again...the only time (personal opinion) i would ever revert back is for warranty purposes. This way they can't tell you f'ed with your phone.

and yes it would make future mods impossible....basically all the mods and stuff out there right now would be useless to you...in fact if you did want to mod your phone you would only be able to deodex and theme..with a few other tiny modifications...that aren't even supported by the dev' who made them anymore because everyone is using GB now lol...i'm not sure why anyone would want to go back except for warranty purposes or they are selling to someone who is new to android and doesn't want to hack their phone...

/rant

cheers bro =)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NFHimself:
Hi,

That is incorrect. Once you are unlocked, you are always unlocked. You either have a bootloader that knows what unlocked means or you don't.

In this case you can always go back to IHOP to be unlocked. There is no permanent relock.

The point in going back to stock is to get OTA updates from Bell, not warranty claims because if you can get back to stock you don't need a warranty. It's when your phone is locked up that you want to use your warranty and by then it's too late.

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NiKTaMeR:
Ok so once the bootloader has been unlocked, whatever happens I can't relock it even when applying an OTA upgrade that upgrades the bootloader ? That sounds like the exact opposite of what happened with iPhones or PS3s or whatever electronics that needed to be jailbroken, unlocked of whatever.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NFHimself:
A fuse gets blown in this case. oem lock does nothing.

What you can do is install a bootloader that doesn't know about unlocking or that that paticular fuse means it's supposed to be unlocked, So the unlocked message doesn't show up on the main screen during boot and fastboot no longer works for signed partitions. However, restoring the unlocked bootloader restores the unlock by checking the blown fuse, and oem unlock no longer has to be done.

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NiKTaMeR:
Thanks a lot to everyone for your replies.

P.S NF I'm waiting to try your gobstopper 2.3.4 stupid slow upload speeds :D
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NFHimself:
It's done if you were waiting. :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RomsWell:
Was wondering if any devs out there will post me a good set of device rules for Thunderbolt. Im just trying to avoid ADB issues for SDK and eclipse. Thanks for any help :)
[EVO 4G General] gapoochi:
I just got a replacement phone because my evo was broken. Now I want to upgrade and offer my evo to a friend on his plan.

Can i do this?

thank you!
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Why not?

I mean, if you've used your upgrade and don't have one available, then you'll have to pay full price.

But, getting a replacement device does NOT use your upgrade.
[EVO 4G General] runcool:
The only issue with this is that it isn't really a deal for your friend. Sure he might get a phone. but he isn't saving anything. Sprint are full of liars. if you change your plan. they tack on another year or two onto their contract. They won't tell you about this. The friend WILL be forced to change his low cost plan. However, I think this action is illegal. But since they are so big, no one ever challenges them in court.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
What in the hell are you talking about?!?
[EVO 4G General] b0rkb0rk:
I personally work for Sprint and can promise you we do NOT extend your contract for just changing your plan. The only reasons a contract would be extended are if you use your upgrade to get a new phone, or take a save offer like a percentage discount or credit. Now if the friend has a super old plan, yes, the plan will need to be updated, but the contract will not be extended because of it.
[EVO 4G General] danerd:
That contradicts what the sprint customer service told me. I was going to buy the EVO 3D on ebay because I'm not up for an upgrade yet. I was told that when I go to upgrade to any phone that has not been on my plan before, the date on my contract would be renewed for 2 yrs even though I didn't get the phone through sprint.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
That is absolutely false.

You have to sign, whether it be digitally or what-have-you, to agree to a new contract.

The only time the plan would have to be modified is if you don't have data on your plan and you move to a smart phone but even then it wouldn't renew your contract.
[EVO 4G General] b0rkb0rk:
Pretty much... And as a Sprint rep myself, I tell people all the time (whether I'm supposed to or not) to check out eBay if they aren't eligible for upgrade. The only problem with that is you've gotta be careful because some of the phones sold on there are flagged as lost/stolen or fraud.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Yeah that is a danger but its safer than Craigslist where it is likely flagged lost/stolen/fraud AND you might get shot.

(Happened in my area like five months ago, kid was trying to sell a phone for $40, its a piece of green paper with a number on it folks ...smh)
[EVO 4G General] danerd:
Somebody named Joseph Pachen? (could not understand his name?). from Sprint customer service told me that it would be $549 to get an HTC EVO 3D. So I said I would get it on ebay & he said that I'd still be screwed over because they would make me renew for 2 yrs EVEN though I had not gotten it through Sprint or the upgrade plan. He said if I put on a new phone that was not already on my account that it would renew my 2 yr contract. I already have an EVO with the $10 data plan so I should not have to change my plan. If it's not true that is great. But how can I be sure since it appears the policy being told is different when I call customer service. Is it in writing somewhere? That is the frustrating thing about this. This rep, Joseph, said he made sure to tell people that because people were not aware of this Sprint policy.
[EVO 4G General] runcool:
You see. My point just got proven. Sprint Reps are liars and tell customers that they will in fact increase their contract. that's what 3 reps threatened me with. lol. I find it to be illegal. It maybe against so called sprints company policy or whatever. but the reps do it. Actually.. I'd bet that they are told to say these things. haha.

BTW! WE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT CHANGING OUR PLAN. THEY ARE DOING IT when we change phones! They are purposely screwing us and getting away with it.
[EVO 4G General] b0rkb0rk:
I'll see if I can't dig up something that contradicts that, because to be honest with you (and I'm not trying to sound like a total ass because I don't doubt for a second that you were told that) but I do that SAME job for 40 hours a week for the last 3 years, and NEVER has a contract been extended for activating a phone that WASN'T purchased from us. I have no idea where he pulled THAT information out of.

Again, I'm not doubting you were told that information. But I swap phones pretty much ALL DAY LONG and the only time a contract gets updated is when a purchase for one is made for a NEW device, not just a standard swap.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
You don't get it.

There's a difference between being liars and being misinformed, although the result can be the same.

Did you go to a corporate store or an "authorized retailer"?

I find the best thing to do if I want the most accurate information is to talk to a corporate manager or talk to a manager via *2.

Its just like the Sprint girl that was showing the Evo 3d to one of those reviewer websites and didn't even know what screen resolution was

Misinformed.
[EVO 4G General] b0rkb0rk:
Unfortunately I can't speak for other reps, but I can assure you we aren't "told to say those things" to "purposely screw" you. Please don't stereotype.
[EVO 4G General] Lokifish Marz:
I work as an ISC tech and I lie all the time. Actually nothing I say (or leak) is true. I'm the most untrustworthy source of info in these forums.:p

Seriously now. This doesn't fall under my Sprint S&R thread so I'll just leave it here. Swapping a phone DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR CONTRACT OR UPGRADE ELIGIBILITY STATUS. All it takes is a device swap on the line in question and provisioning the new device. That's it, nothing else, no hoops or magic tricks. If anybody tells you otherwise they are WRONG.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Cocaine a hell of a drug. That being said, everything you just said is false.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Joseph is an idiot. Are you sure you weren't roaming and called Verizon? You can activate your own phone on Sprint.com, you'll see no contract extension, upgrade change or plan change if you're already on a smartphone qualifying plan.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Please delete..... Dumb app
[Xperia Arc General] wujiao:
hey...i got some gameloft HD games like nova 2, lets golf 2, sacred odyssey, etc. whch when i run they start perfectly and even the frame rate is fine. but 5 mins into these and the screen gets stuck and the phone restarts. These games should work on my phone and they support my device on the site. so what can be the problem and how can i rectify it? any help would be appreciated. thanks. btw i got my xperia arc updated to 2.3.3 gingerbread (2.3.2 had the same problem).
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
I had it in NOVA 2 at an exact place, so I'd say programming error. But I could play much longer than 5 mins.
[Xperia Arc General] wujiao:
yeah but i dont have it on an exact place, when i just restart the phone and play it it crashes/restarts after like 15 mins but when i play after doing some things like play music or install an app, it crashes/restarts after just 1 min. so there is a fixed time to when it crashes....and btw all games cant have the same programming error.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] anujsh:
dear developers and friends,

I am noob just flashed cyanogen mod 7 for testing on weekend and now flashing back to India ddjp2 rom froyo via odin. everything's OK but swype keypad is not working. it makes a noise and the whole keypad background glows and nothing happens. I cleared the data and force closed and again tried but no luck. it showed one error "the swype keypad is configured for another device and will be functional limited ". And i think its showing version 1.5 earliar I think it was 2+ I don't know exactly or correctly please help I use it a lot will I have to update it again via kies to get it back. its a very long and slow process. please help.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] dhirend_6d:
Bro what?? You again posted in development?? Here s the requote for you if you had missed that,

And Cyanogen is still in testing phase. The developers are concentrating on hardware issues currently. Swype must have a bug.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] anujsh:
I have installed India froyo rom and swype is a preinstalled app its not working so I want help from u. Cyanogen mod that's removed man. I don't have it now.
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] stubborn_d0nkey:
This is the wrong section! Don't post this stuff in the development section!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Chrisace89:
I obtained S-off but the phone tried to upgraded to the overr the air update. Everytime the phone tries to update it reboots and it fails to install but when i rest the phone with battery pull it loads back up to my homescreen but then it reboots itself to try to install the OTA update again. Can somone please help me in fixing this problem.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jaxenroth:
Boot into recovery wipe cache and wipe delvick. If its pops up after boot up just hit the back soft key.

Sent from my phone
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jeremytn86:
Take out your mini SD card from your phone, put it into a SD adapter so you can put it in your computer, then, open the SD card and there should be a file in there named p32.img or something like that, delete this file, also, do the cache and dalvik wipe like mentioned in last post, should be good to go, also, after u done all that, go into rmks gingersense thread, toward the end of it, one of the later posts, he posted up a zip file of this update Verizon is trying to push you, download it and flash it, if you are running a stock style sense ROM. Hope this helped.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jeremytn86:
Oh yeah, are you even running 2.3 or are you still on 2.2 froyo, if on 2.2 download rmks gingersense 2.3 and flash it, and don't forget to flash the extra firmware to go with it found in the same post.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Chrisace89:
ok i installed rmks gingersense but i says i dont have any signal i also updated the radio. Do you guys no what is the problem?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Chrisace89:
ok nvm its working it just took 30 mins for some reason.
[Xperia Play General] Nhialor:
Sorted, nvm!
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
Accidentally thanked.

What was the issue, and how did you solve it?
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
I gave you your thanks back Logseman :D lol and +1 I'm also intrested/nosey :D
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
I've legitimally thanked you :)
[Xperia Play General] Nhialor:
lolololol!

Basically phone's been ****ed for a few weeks, touchscreen is registering other touches and stuff. Brought it for repair and they said it's 350 euro to get fixed and warranty doesn't cover it. I was getting errors after I reflashed a new kernel and system, so I factory reset twice and couldn't get any data over hspa, 3g or edge. Tried new kernels and system.img, but nada worked. A good old 3rd factory reset worked :P
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
WTF, 350 euro? A new phone costs less...

You scare me now because I have to bring an out-of-warranty Sony netbook to repair tomorrow. If they charge that kind of money for the Play, my Vaio will suffer...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] phreshjoker:
so i keep rebooting the phone and then i find all my apps that are actually installed onto the phone to be disappeared. but the ones that are on the sd card storage are stil saved, and the apps wont convert to the sd card. what can i do so i dont need to keep installin the damn things
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jdubb1106:
try wiping everything then reinstalling apps
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bkoon1218:
I believe people are reporting that with TouchWiz. Try another launcher?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] phreshjoker:
lol the launcher even gets erased XD
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] phreshjoker:
nevermind i found it~ lol

Go to Setting>Privacy> Factory Reset

itll delete the installed apps but redownload em it works
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaneledford:
So I rented a movie using the new Movies tab on my Transformer. I plugged in the HDMI out to my big TV and everything seemed to work fine, launcher showing and everything.

When I tried to play the movie the screen went black on both the transformer and the TV, but the sound still played from the movie over the TV speakers. If I unplug the HDMI cable the movie instantly works on the Transformer.

Are we not able to push Google Movies out of the HDMI port ? Maybe I just have a bad cable ? Everything else works fine though.

Anyone else have this issue ?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadman3000:
Download a test MP4 file from somewhere and try.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DingieM:
HDMI protocol implementation

I think its due to differences between HDMI protocol implementation on the devices on both sides of the cable. It happened a lot with other devices like HMDI out on ATI graphics cards and certain audio/video receivers like Yamaha. Also, early HDMI 1.3x specification was not implemented correctly on many devices...

I'm afraid its the same case with the Transformer and certain TV's. Some people report HDMI-out works on Samsung's...others have problem with Sony's...

The real problem is...where's the fault...should TV makers update their firmware (lot of newer TV's can be upgraded!) or should Asus update their Transformer firmware for more compatibility with peer devices?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaneledford:
Don't have an MP4 on hand, not a big recording/movie buff.

It doesn't work on either of my computer monitors either :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] earlyberd:
I have the same problem. I have several mp4 movies that I've encoded myself and they all play just fine. This is a problem with the Videos app, and not the Transformer or the TV.
[Acer Iconia A500] Ragnorok64:
This is kind of embarrassing, but I'm surfing on my phone without my Iconia close by and I can't remember if it has a micro or mini HDMI on it.
[Acer Iconia A500] fincan:
Micro (HDMI type D)
[Motorola Droid X2] Deleted member 4177996:
After applying p3's update do you experience any audio lag? Mine seems fine unless I am multitasking, but I've only played with it for a little bit. Launching virtually any app causes audio lag for me.
[Motorola Droid X2] bokajay@gmail.com:
I get the lag too. It is not as bad as pre-rooted Froyo though.

VM heap size needs to be increased, that alone would probably fix that. Not sure of the safest way to do it.
[Motorola Droid X2] Deleted member 4177996:
I'm sure I'd agree if I knew what that meant
[Atrix 4G Android Development] _Alex_:
Noticed that there was alot of good information but it was too spread out for everyone to make use of.

Check out DickSteele's awesome guide here.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] _Alex_:
Launchpad.net PPA with Jaunty binaries:

Terminator (terminal replacement)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] _Alex_:
also reserved for future
[Atrix 4G Android Development] arvati:
Nice, soon we will have very good running ubuntu on Atrix.

To fix busybox problem on webtop2sd version 1.1.0, you may need to run these instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16400816&postcount=464
[Atrix 4G Android Development] aaron.a:
cool. no doubt this will be a popular thread..

hopefully the webuntu 11.10 thread is even more popular lol

maybe mention the hdmi hack?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Viamonte:
What fixes? I have alien v2 and cant get the configurator to run, no matter what i do.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dicksteele:
fix busybox dependencies with Stephen's Busybox installer app

ln -s /system/bin/busybox /system/etc/webtop2sd/busybox so that /system/bin/mountosh knows where to look for busybox to mount the new partition.

Use installer to put busybox in /system/bin. Right now it's probably installed under /bin.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dicksteele:
I started a doc this weekend when I was rebuilding my phone. These are the steps I used. I used them again last night after I whorked up my webtop.

And I have to do them again right now since I just updated Aura to 1.1.0. Copying and pasting is so much easier off one document.

This doc basically is a compilation of the threads of how to do everything. Just jammed in one doc.

And it has worked for me. So use at your own risk, all warnings that have been stated in the quoted threads apply.

PM to me corrections if necessary and I'll update. I was typing the same time I was applying the mods. I've read it a couple of times, looks good to me but I'm biased. :D

Here it is......

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36994103/[GUIDE] WebTop fixes for fully functional Ubuntu.doc
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Viamonte:
I used the program to install 1.19 in system/bin, but i dont know what that means

Is that a command im supposed to run? If so, where does it begin, in -s or in in? Can i do that in android terminal emulator?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] _Alex_:
The command is 'ln -s /system/bin/busybox /system/etc/webtop2sd/busybox' creates a symbolic link to the busybox binary (installed in /system/bin/) to the link in /system/etc/webtop2sd/busybox. You can read more about it by doing a 'man ls' on any ubuntu box or on http://manpages.ubuntu.com.

This shouldn't be required, but for some reason, paths don't show up and it's a workaround that I've confirmed works. Sogarth is working on a fix for this in an upcoming version of WebTop2SD. Until then, try my suggested fixes...

Hope this helps,

Alex
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jruweaver:
About to attempt this on my phone, wish me luck. Perhaps I'm asking for a flaming, but I was wondering if it would be possible to package this into a newb friendly zip. Or if developers could include it in their roms? I enjoy using ubuntu on my laptop and would love to replace webtop with it.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] _Alex_:
I actually have steps 1 & 3 done in what will be the working version of Joe's webtop mod v2, as my last one didn't work that well and I thought I owed it to Joe to give him a working one. If you're brave, you can moto-flash this now.

*removed* - not working for me or jruweaver.

I say brave because I have yet to flash it myself, I'm unlocking my wife's 1.8.3 right now so I can, but it'll take awhile to do so. I'll post it in Joe's thread once I've confirmed it works.

Worse comes to worse, it won't work and you'll need to flash Joe's v1 again...

Hope this helps,

Alex
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jruweaver:
Thank you, will post my results.

EDIT: I flashed it successfully but nothing appears to have changed(had joe's version installed). Did I forget something?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] _Alex_:
Hmmm... flashed a couple of times on mine, got nothing, just like you described... Did it again a final time and now webtop is dead... Removing for now...