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[Atrix 4G General] mobileweasel:
For whatever reason, I cannot get my phone into fast boot mode. If I turn off the phone with the usb plugged in, it reboots itself. If I turn the phone off without the usb cable plugged in and wait until its fully off and then plug it in while its off, it starts itself up !! Grrrr !!!

edit: Enter fastboot mode, then plug in usb cable. Now I am on my way .. Cross fingers !
[Atrix 4G General] colemac:
I was wondering if I follow the same method with an unocked Bell Atrix with Telus SIM?

Before updating should I root?
[Atrix 4G General] mobileweasel:
Thank you !! Root successful.
[Atrix 4G General] SweetStratus:
I got gingerbread last night from bell. Clicked update it was there. Now that its installed it'd great. Today my battery been awesome with new update. I like the new UI they did too n camera features etc. I have different launcher so don't get the profiles option.

Sent from my Motorola ATRIX™
[Atrix 4G General] shaimedio:
Really annoyed right now as I decided to wipe my phone to install the gingerbreak update, and even after the wipe I'm having the same problem...good waste of time and tons of customization >_>

Any help?

It states something about .odex files in the error...
[Atrix 4G General] encephalophagous:
About ready to throw this thing across the room

I've tried to update several times downloaded directly form motorola, renamed to update.zip, and checked all the system files to the dump files and still get this error

Assert failed: apply_patch_check(“/preinstall/app/gameloft_3games.zip , 5428aeff04d6857c69823d084fa5844608cbc90e” , “98a7d43c578c2ab6941c8a7eeb5fa6e7d8430d31”)

E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip

(status 7)

Installation aborted

any help would be appreciated

Thanks
[Atrix 4G General] psolovyov:
i found that my battery life decreased. hmmm...
[Atrix 4G General] maledyris:
Missing odex files means your system was deodexed. Since you're already wiped, maybe you should try the 2.2.2 gobstopper to get back to Bell 2.2.2 stock. Then you can do the update.
[Atrix 4G General] reterp:
I have the exact same problem, im rooted and everytime a OTA or manual update is done i get that problem................I WANT GINGERBREAD lol why so many bloody problems with bell and updates :(
[Atrix 4G General] shaimedio:
I know this sounds a bit demanding, but if anyone who can help me do gobstopper on my atrix, could PM me...I'm going back to school soon, and won't have time to fix my phone, so if someone would be willing to help me via MSN/teamviewer or whatever, that would be amazing.

I've followed several tutorials on setting up ADB and etc, and could never get it working.
[Atrix 4G General] Hydrohs:
My PortalApp.apk is passing, I tried the one from the dump in this thread, but it wouldn't install and didn't do me any good. Could someone possible upload one from 37.23 that I could try?

I'd rather avoid wiping everything for gobstopper.

EDIT: Scratch that, went through with it anyway.
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
So after having to unlock and run gobstopper, I was finally able to run the update. It gave me error about 80% the way through. Could not capture the error since I was driving. However when I rebooted I got message the update failed but im running gingerbreak ? I want to make sure nothing will happen in the long run. It still shows unlocked in the boot screen. Do I have to unlock again with Ihop and has gingerbreak been confirmed ? Was thinking of booting into recovery and flashing the gingerbread update file to make sure. Any help is appreciated.
[Atrix 4G General] papakilo10:
Glad it worked for you.
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
Well it kinda worked I guess. No reboots or anything yet.
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
As in Froyo better battery life than GB?...
[Atrix 4G General] SweetStratus:
OK stupid question.....lol on status bar on the right with battery n signal bar there is a box icon with check mark in it what does it mean? I'm running go launcher with gingerbread that have new home screen profiles in gingerbread sucks I don't get them with ho launcher lol just statement I'm OK with no profiles could be cool if I uninstall go launcher

Sent from my Motorola ATRIX™
[Atrix 4G General] GenericHandle:
Hey folks, quick question:

I used to do any marketplace shopping through the browser, to ensure I could d/l apps over WIFI versus using data off the plan.

The handest used to prompt to select which application to use between the browser and the market app on the device. Now, I am kicked off the browser any time I search it redirects me to the app and does not fuction wihtout background data on.

Any ideas how much data actually gets pushed / pulled through background data services from the Andoird marketplace?

Thanks for the help folks!
[Atrix 4G General] desidre:
anyone know how to get google talk with video with this update
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
Last night after doing the upgrade I had 90% battery. This morning it was dead. I had it plugged into the back usb port of my computer but it has been showing charging 20% for 2 hours now. I just rebooted the phone and it's now showing 50% charge. Anyone have any idea what's going on.
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
Couldn't you just turn off data delivery in settings and then surf the market with WiFi?...
[Atrix 4G General] kryptonix:
Let it drain completely then recharge with wall charger. This behaviour can be expected when you load new rom.
[Atrix 4G General] FiyreWyrkz:
Seems that way to me as well, had full charge last night after the update... left it unplugged and found it almost dead this morning. :(

Though it could be partly because I've still yet to get it rooted and freeze all the junk bloat and apps that start when not needed. Anyone that has successfully manage to root the Bell 2.3.4 update yet, could you please post what method you used?

EDIT: Used the http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15872818 method for rooting my phone. I didn't think it worked cause Superuser had an outdated su binary and wasn't working, just had to update as I had a newer beta installed.
[Atrix 4G General] akurit:
I am not sure I follow are you talking about the stock recovery? Are you saying you cant reboot from the android recovery menu?
[Atrix 4G General] trendless:
Moto/Bell must have manually removed the talk2.apk -- stupid, since besides bugfix/optimize, the main feature for 2.3.4 was *drumroll* GTalk video/voice! 0.o

talk2 install/replace instructions

At this point I'm fed up with Swype 2.5 instead of 3.5 and talk vs talk2; I'm tossing this update just as fast as I can download a ROM. *I already spent (wasted?) all of yesterday getting the bloody official 2.3.4 running*
[Atrix 4G General] J252:
Careful with that. I did the update with Go launcher installed too. Couldn't switch to home.motorola launcher no matter which home switcher I tried. Next I tried uninstalling Go launcher and rebooted (expecting the stock launcher to take over) to find I had no launcher at all --just a phone that boots into the boot-up animation and waits. Had to fix it by re-installing go launcher through my PC.
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
Perfect trying that now. Now since my bootscreen still shows unlocked I would assume I would not have to run pudding again ? Is there a option to root now for 2.3. I also need to run the ram fix thing as well. Do I have to flash CWM again as well. Sorry for all the questions, first androind phone. Thanks.
[Atrix 4G General] NFHimself:
I am saying that I couldn't get into the stock recovery menu to do a factory reset, no matter where I pressed on the screen, what button combos I tried etc.

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G General] NFHimself:
Wasn't there an issue with it not being available in Canada?

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G General] colemac:
I was wondering what I need to use to root phone. I looked at all the methods but wasn't sure since the build number doesn't match up to any of these. What is the best and easiest method?

Bell Atrix 4G 2.3.4 unlocked with telus sim card

Build Number - 4.5.2A-51_OLL-17
[Atrix 4G General] J252:
This way (ADB fastboot/ root image) worked great for me:

h t t p : //briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root

Not only was it very fast, it didn't wipe my SD card like some other methods I've used in the past.

Make sure you have the Motorola drivers installed on your PC.

(correct your link since I can't post links properly)
[Atrix 4G General] colemac:
Can anyone post links for this?
[Atrix 4G General] desidre:
I tried that. It didn't work.
[Atrix 4G General] desidre:
I tried that that. It didn't work.
[Atrix 4G General] desidre:
I don't know about that but your gobstobber had gtalk with video and it worked fine. Im just sad cause they left us with qik.
[Atrix 4G General] trendless:
NF, I can't imagine it not being available in Canada, since the webapps and Honeycomb all have it here... unless it's some obscure 2.x only issue. Surely other 2.3.4 phones (Nexus S etc) have video/voice. You are the guru tho' and would have a much better handle on all that :D Also wanted to say a huge THANKS for the time & effort you've put in for us Atrix lovers!

Sorry desidre, I must admit I didn't try the procedure I linked to. Like I said, I'm gonna dump this official POS and get a 3rd party that does work. Gobstopper 2.3.4 is up first. Anyone have any other recommendations?
[Atrix 4G General] mobileweasel:
Did you try the method I PM'd you about ?
[Atrix 4G General] mobileweasel:
I had heard about various issues with different launchers when Blur is still on. Have you tried Moto Home Fix ? I know that I am running ADW EX, but I haven't had any issues at all.
[Atrix 4G General] NFHimself:
I was just remembering something that came up once when I tried it months ago, similar to the Amazon app store that isn't available for Canada. Could have changed since then or I was remembering another Google app. :)

Edit: It was Google voice, in the description US only. Android market.

Anyway, I updated my Gobstopper 2.3.4 thread to this update, it's in stock format, so it basically takes away your unlock and sets everything to stock for OTA purposes in the future. I will do up a deodexed CWM zip add on with tweaks in the next few days. Yes, that will require unlocking again and reinstalling CWM. Unless you want to wait then you can install both in the same CWM session.

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G General] hibanzai:
Guys, do you think Bell will start offering the Atrix with Gingerbread out of the box soon, surely they'll be changing some of their stock to the updated version. No?
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
Some are claiming that AT&T is already doing that, so I don't see why not.

Personally I think it would be better for phones to come with stock "Froyo" because it gives people more of a "choice" of what they want to do with their phones.

Froyo to GB is too much of a "one-way" road... :(
[Atrix 4G General] mobileweasel:
So that's why my keyboard is acting a little funny !!! So, how do we get 3.5 back on ?
[Atrix 4G General] daymz:
Anyone who successfully did the OTA update can post the webtop version from system info? (Settings - About phone)
[Atrix 4G General] AnguishedEnd:
wt-1.2.0-135_bell
[Atrix 4G General] morrislee:
Anyone is got 1080p recording working? did the above instructions work for gtalk video chat?
[Atrix 4G General] btong:
Didn't try 1080p video recording.

I tried the above instructions for gtalk video chat (link below) and couldn't get it to work. The Talk2.apk did replace the original talk.apk and the app did open with video call icons next to contacts, but as soon as you click on the icon, the screen goes black for 2 seconds and returns back to the contact screen. Anyone else have a better solution?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13408651&postcount=183

Bell 4.5.2A-51 OTA updated.

This is very disappointing as video call is the only reason I wanted gingerbread, and it looks like only Canadians don't get this function with this new update.
[Atrix 4G General] morrislee:
Haha, yeah, that was my result for video chat :'(

can't get the build.prop to be overwritten or name changed. something about out of space??
[Atrix 4G General] guitar_east:
So not only does GTalk not have video, now Bell is charging me for using Qik, saying it's considered a video message and I have to pay extra for it?! Anyone else having this problem with them?
[Atrix 4G General] uncynd:
I just got my update!! Alberta Bell woot
[Atrix 4G General] ginntonic:
has anyone found a solution to the android and the triangle !

I tried to unroot and a factory reset but no luck so far. It gets about 25% then goes to that symbol.

Thanks.
[Atrix 4G General] trendless:
NFhimself: I'm gonna stick with your pre-release Gobstopper 2.3.4 for now; allows video chat and swype beta download. I am having issues with webtop tho.. Firefox won't open. It just flashes a couple times then stops flashing.

mobileweasel: you'd have to root and uninstall the built-in version of Swype, then download the beta.

guitar-east: charging for using Qik?! Yet another reason I'm glad I went back to the pre-release Gobstopper 2.3.4 -- Gtalk video/voice works perfectly.

ginntonic: if you tap on the bottom right corner of the screen (or possibly push volume-up and volume-down simultaneously) it should show you what's going on behind the screens. The error(s) contained therein will shed some light on what it's getting hung up on.
[Atrix 4G General] uncynd:
After installing my phone was no longer rooted, any thoughts?
[Atrix 4G General] mobileweasel:
Already rooted. But ... no option to uninstall it. Could I use TB to change it from a system app to a non system app ? Should be able to uninstall it then ..
[Atrix 4G General] trendless:
Titanium Backup should allow you to uninstall system apps, no?
[Atrix 4G General] morrislee:
There is 2 download links, are you referring to the Deodexed one that has video chat working?:confused:
[Atrix 4G General] itzac:
In the process of updating my phone I managed to get the update zip file. Does anyone still want me to post it? Or was it only useful before the update got rolled out for real?
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
Anyone looking to root can use this method. http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root I tired it on mine and got it to work. only thing you need to do is instead of ◦/preinstall/dosu use ◦/preinstall/su.
[Atrix 4G General] nikechristo:
Is there way to unroot after using this method to root?
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
I am not sure about that one. I remember someone saying that gingerbreak can do the unroot but havent tested it myself.

Here is the code.

su;mount -o rw,remount /system;rm /system/bin/su;mount -o ro,remount /system

Thanks to the2dcour from this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1138204&page=18
[Atrix 4G General] ginntonic:
it says:

assert failed: apply_patch_check("/preinstall/app/gameloft_3games.zip" "longchainofnumbers)

E:error in /cache/blurversion.0.37.23.MB860.BellMobillity.en.CA.zip (status 7)

Installation aborted
[Atrix 4G General] nikechristo:
Thanks! I am rooted now. Any ideas as to what "preinstall.img" does to your phone?
[Atrix 4G General] mobileweasel:
OK. So I just upgraded Swype. I was hoping it change something that I found rather annoying with the update. Forgive me if I get some terms wrong, but I'll try to explain. If you were trying to correct some previously typed text, you could make a "target" appear. If you moved the "target" around it would magnify a portion of your text making it easy to get to where you want to correct. Since the update, there is a stupid little tab. I can't seem to find a setting to change this, so I am going to presume that it has something to do with GB. Ideas ??
[Atrix 4G General] AnguishedEnd:
Would like to know this as well! Just curious as to what is going on. Of course I'll dig through threads to find out and if I do I'll update here but if someone can give a quick explanation that would be cool too!

edit: method I'm referring too is http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root

edit2: exploit described below thanks to cgallagher!
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
Info on the preinstall file from android forms. I did not see a description on the form from here I posted earlier. It gives a nice explanation. May actually be the only way to root on ginger bread from what I have found so far.
[Atrix 4G General] akurit:
am I missing something cuz i could...
[Atrix 4G General] daymz:
Seems to be a random bug on the CWM (or something else). It happened to me once as well, and then all was good.
[Atrix 4G General] guitar_east:
So after upgrading my phone has been running like crap. Random reboots, slow, etc. I hadn't rooted before as I was going to leave it stock with the expectation that the 2.3.4 update would unlock the bootloader. Now that that's not the case, I'll be throwing a rom on there.

Do the same methods for rooting, unlocking the bootloader, and throwing a rom on there still apply from 2.2.2 on this current release? Or should I look out for updated instructions?
[Atrix 4G General] akyboy:
Hi

I just did factory reset , checked for update and only update available is for 2.2.2

Do i need to have it before 2.3.4 can be detected?

tnx
[Atrix 4G General] akyboy:
Ops,.. cant even update do 2.2.2 got android with exclamation mark in triangle,...

I did something wrong?
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
Have you tried a factory reset yet?...
[Atrix 4G General] superkev:
Were you rooted? Did you uninstall the Gameloft bloatware? You'll have to reinstall it/restore it from backup before doing the update.

Also, it looks like you're trying to install the previous update (0.37.23). After restoring the Gameloft software and any other Bell software you might have disabled, get the newest one from http://www.motorola.com/Support/CA-EN/sdcards-MR2/Atrix and follow the instructions on that page to install.
[Atrix 4G General] guitar_east:
I factory reset right before I updated. Was trying to avoid doing it again becuase it's not rooted, so I'll have to readd everything manually. I'll just root it, backup the apk's and data, and throw on a rom. My 2 friends with stock Atrix's haven't been having the same problems with the update as me. Thanks for the tip!
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
It may be "overkill" but I still do a factory reset after any major updates.

Maybe it's just me, but things usually run better doing the factory reset after the update.

Like I said probably overkill, but what do you have to lose?... :)
[Atrix 4G General] guitar_east:
Yeah I ended up doing one. It actually wasn't that bad, I had forgetting I used Motoblur for my 7 email accounts so it just restored fine. I wasn't looking forward to adding those again. Thanks!
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
Is the phone doing any better?...
[Atrix 4G General] Hydrohs:
I used the 2.3.4 Gobstopper, I had done the Webtop over HDMI hack and my backed up files weren't passing the check. I'm liking the Gingerbread update so far. The biggest improvement I noticed is the keyboard, it's a lot more responsive.
[Atrix 4G General] DOOOLY:
How is your battery life?
[Atrix 4G General] sservati:
I have some questions:

1. If have locked bootloader do I still need ram fix after ota?

2. Can I use IHOP to unlock bootloader now that I have installed the ota?

3. Can I use Webtop via HDMI hack with gingerbread?

4. Can I use 1% battery mod?

If you know my answers please please be kind enough to provide links to solutions!
[Atrix 4G General] kokobsb:
i want to factory reset as well after gingerbread update and i know there are 2 ways to do it ...

from phone settings ,if i do a factory reset will i go to froyo or i will stay on gingerbread and i will lose my apps and contact etc...?

or if i do a hard reset from the android recovery is it the same as the factory reset from phone settings ?

thanks for answering.
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
You can just do a simple soft factory reset in the settings. Privacy->factory reset... :)
[Atrix 4G General] dillfever:
NFHimself so will I run into problems with any new updates that come(if any) cause I rooted with this guide and I do believe there is AT&T there????http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/mo...-versions-including-stock-locked-2-3-4-a.html thanks dill.......... should of done what you told me too..... but was not quit understanding info at the time..........
[Atrix 4G General] guitar_east:
Its hard to say. I did the reset fairly late in the evening, and just installed a podcast and radio app to listen to audio. Then when I got home I played around with webtop mode (Best Buy in Canada has the HD multimedia dock on sale for $49 for those who are interested) for an hour or so.

It hasn't been rebooting, unless it did it at night. One thing I have noticed is there's no option for me to go to the Motoblur launcher. Usually if you install a home replacement it'll ask you to pick you default, and Motoblur will be there...it's not. Someone else had this problem when they were using a replacement launcher when they did the OTA.
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
Have you tried using "Home Manager" from the market?...
[Atrix 4G General] guitar_east:
Yep. Theres no option for the stock launcher. Oh well. If I remove all my other launchers it'll appear, just no option to select it when another launcher is installed.
[Atrix 4G General] mobileweasel:
MotoHomeFix. I installed this a while ago and I can switch from the stock Blur to ADW no problem.

Moto-Home-Fix
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
Has it ben confirmed that we can go back to 2.2.2. i like gingerbread. I hate the battery life. Was getting almost 3 days on a sigle charge and not even getting 3/4 of a day. Battery stats shows the battery is getting a full charge as well, so it's not the battery and I have almost all apps on a auto end list as well.
[Atrix 4G General] Ratchet556:
Why does it matter if you get more than a day out of your battery? do you not just throw it on charge every night when you go to sleep? in my opinion it is completely pointless to have a battery that will last more than 24 hours, sure its nice but not really needed. on Gingerbread mine has been going for 8 and a half hours and I am only at 70% plus my battery isn't have calibrated!
[Atrix 4G General] cgallagher:
I don't charge it every night, thats one way to kill your battery in the long run. I also don't want my battery to drop 30% in 3 hours on no use but standbuy.
[Atrix 4G General] NFHimself:
Hi,

You can always flash my 2.3.4 gobstopper, you will get preinstall back to normal and still be rooted.

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G General] dillfever:
Don't I have to have an unlocked boot-loader?? to flash...
[Atrix 4G General] NFHimself:
Yes, or you could fastboot flash preinstall from the image in the zip. or use DD.

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G General] dillfever:
My mind is blank ....what is DD and to fastboot. Or DD I still need to unlock ....
[Atrix 4G General] Viperv10:
Battery Life on bell 2.3.4

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/55117?start=0&tstart=0

The post gets off track a little so you'll have to read the whole thing.
[Atrix 4G General] NFHimself:
It's a linux command. Run it from the linux on the phone.

dd if=pia.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G General] NFHimself:
To summarize:

That thread is about some extreme battery loss, from full to nothing in 3 hours, not about folks not getting more than a day out of a charge. There is also mention of email push being a battery consumer especially with multiple exchange accounts. Not a whole lot else, nothing tested systematically.

Basically, radio communications are a battery hog, the less the radio is doing, (that includes wifi), the better.

So, turn off Data Push and set Fetch schedule to manually. That's one thing to try. Disable attachments. Set data manager to a saving mode, tune all your facebook/twitter crap.

Under wireless networks, try setting mobile network to 3g only. Auto can get into corner cases where the signal is equally strong in 2G and 3G modes and end up constantly switching between them. So I read anyway, seems like a simple thing to avoid in code.

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G General] sservati:
No answers for me!!!! :-(