yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
You do this if you want the new radio and kernel. Imposable to flash them with a ROM as of now. [R3] 2.0 contains the full system of 893. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] idefiler6:
Is there a direct path back to the original from .893?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] minmongoblin:
Wow, this evening? Yay
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ddv2005:
I found the problem. If you use ES Text Editor then it change permission for mount_ext3.sh and you will stuck on logo. EVERYONE MUST CHECK mount_ext3.sh execute permission after editing.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bgs_piece:
So you had previously done the "keep root forever" add on and you still lost root?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] twinkyz1979:
Thank you all for the info but i am waiting on my friend to get off from work and bring his phone to me so i can use the battery. This was my 2nd time bricking my phone doing this.

The first time i did it i forgot to chmod 777 the mount file at the end. So i thought that might have been my problem. So i tried it again but this time did the final step and still bricked my phone.

So long story short i will not be trying this on anything other than stock rooted with bloat ware.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] IronFists:
Id try it but I like the rebluured 1.8 too much to mess with it.. Maybe Theory will add 863 to his next release..
[Motorola Droid Bionic] idefiler6:
Reblurred 2.0 is coming out tonight on .893...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Nismo6921:
is anyone hosting the .893 update so it can be downloaded?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] idefiler6:
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[Motorola Droid Bionic] Sjflowerhorn:
Sorry for any confusion. I mentioned that i used "file explorer" beings that it was free and everything went smoothly.

I will include the updated instructions i have been giveb in the op very shortly im just leaving work now.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Tesler32:
Thanks for the catch I am on the 2nd time bricking my phone at the Red M. Will check the file permissions before and after I update the file this time.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bdt1995:
Is it just me or is staging1 down now? I downloaded the update at first but then halfway through decided to reboot to make sure the file stuck, and when i went to download the update again i cant get it to download. So did it get pulled? It couldnt be hard for them to notice the mass bandwidth being sucked from their servers from all of us...

In any case, does anyone have the .zip of this update i can borrow?

EDIT: Nevermind, server is back up. Weird.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
Sorry for the newb remarks or questions here but can someone explain what this "cheesecake" thing is. Also....I am not seeing any update....and maybe some clearer steps to perform this. I would love to resolve the bugs in my phone without losing root.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bdt1995:
cheesecake is simply the app that was made to gain access to certain motorola update servers. They are different than the standard update server in that they are used to host pre-release software by motorola. See this thread for details. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1281675

And I really dont know how to say this, but perhaps if the steps in the OP arent clear enough for you, you may want to rethink if you should be attempting this or not. Or not, its your phone after all.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
I agree. If you're lost now, you probably shouldn't mess with this.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Sjflowerhorn:
I would suggest waiting if you are having trouble a few people may have bricked during updating.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] smilepak:
According to my setting...

System Version = 5.5.892.XT875.Verizon.en.US

Currently using [R3]Blurr3d v1.8PBX

What do I need to do to get this .893 flash?

can someone point to step by step?

thanks
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jgrimberg1979:
First you need to flash the stock sbf files to get back to stock. Then get root, download cheesecake and the download the update. You have to be stock to get the update to catch.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] minmongoblin:
Never mind, got it working
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Dakota0206:
Reading the post is a good start
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
+1000000000

This is getting more ridiculous by the day.

On a side note, I'm getting ready to do this in about 30 minutes. I'm hoping by the time it's done, the new unl3ash3d is out and Muff has updated his ICS theme :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Droidmoder:
Guys this isn't hard. And if you mess up you have a one click restore which is always handy.

I sware more steps to get s off and root my phone hehe than doing this. :)

Btw did this on my friends bionic works.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Great success!

Camera is definitely faster to snap, plus my homescreen seems to be flying.

EDIT: I keep finding more stuff. This build actually DISABLES mobile data when connecting to wifi. This was driving me nuts before. Also, once you turn off wifi, mobile data snaps right back on. This is fantastic.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Baked-Potato:
So I applied p3droids 4everoot method with ES File Explorer, had it mounted as rw and checked the execute permission upon saving. As soon as I changed the permissions the mount_ext3.sh duplicated itself... one has all permissions checked and the other only has rwx r-x r-x permissions. Should I delete the second mount_ext3.sh or should I check all permissions on both and then try to update the. 893
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
If ES File Explorer is anything like Root Explorer, than that's a backup. Does it have .bak at the end, or somewhere? That seems to make sense based on the permissions.

I'm not telling you that's what it is (disclaimer) but that's what it sounds like.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bgs_piece:
Is anyone getting a message saying "the server is taking too long, it will continue to check for updates in the background"?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] stoffelck:
mine came right a way and fast. installing now
[Motorola Droid Bionic] 0mie:
My update kept failing, then I remembered I was deodexed...back to square one :/ lol

I guess I will wait on updating until a deodexed version comes up or something, since I don't want to go through all the trouble of flashing back, updating, doing all my tweaks again.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bgs_piece:
I downloaded 5.5.893 and hit install and it turns the phone off and looks like it's trying to install but it does not tell you what stage it is in. There is a status bar and when it gets about half way through, which is only taking like 20 seconds, the phone reboots itself and says the update was unsuccessful. Am I doing something wrong? I'm pretty sure that I am totally stock; is there a way to flash back to stock without losing apps and data?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] stoffelck:
doubt that.

this what i did:

one click stock and root

booted in long enough to install es root and cheesecake. edited file mount per op.

did cheesecake found update

bam installed.

bootstrap

cwm rom manager

d/l new r3blurred 2.0

nandroid bu

wipe and .... about to get my th3ory back on

easy. easy as falling in Love
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bgs_piece:
What are you doubting?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] stoffelck:
that you can return to stock witgout losing apps and data?

idk never a big deal to me.

I used the one click and root.

just like i took it out the box.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bgs_piece:
Got it; I thought you were doubting the info I had provided.

I wish it wasn't a big deal to me. I guess I would rather deal with losing apps/data than the damned data connection issues and everything else this is supposed to fix.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Baked-Potato:
Checked it and it does have the .bak extension. Don't know how I missed that one lol.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
Oh good, so I can get rid of my Tasker script that did this. The fact that the cell data was still on with wifi connected really bugged me.

I'm doing forever root + cheesecake + Th3oryrom 2.0 this morning. Wish me luck.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Because your brain was looking for "mount" ;)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] stoffelck:
Has not been my experience.

Still shows 3g/4g while o. Wi/fi

Battery is about the same sans juice defender. (Works great imo)

Doeant seem any fastee than d3blurred beta 4

Pros. My signal strenght is buried. When not on wifi 3g is way faster. Havent tested 4 yet.

It was fun though. I love new radio code
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
It's weird. My 3g was dropping for wifi when I first installed. I tested it 5-6 times.

Then I flashed Unl3ash3d 2.0, and it showed again. DT said he forgot an image.

Flashed back to my stock .893 nandroid and they both show now. Hmmm.

Battery life is much improved over here. Barely even a dent in 3 hours...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
I guess what I should have said was I don't, well didn't, know what cheesecake was. What I am confused on is according to ROM managers newest update there is no need for Bionic Bootstrap. Yet this is recommending Bionic Bootstrap amongst other apps.

So....do I need it or no?

disregard. Yesterdays post was made after only being up for an hour.....re-read OP today and it all makes sense now.

Sorry for being retarded upon waking.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
It happens. Coffee is a must.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
I keep getting "Update Failed". No idea why.

One click restore to stock

Root

Install ES FileManager

Forever root

Install Cheesecake app

click first button on cheesecake app

reboot

switch to staging1

download update

install

That's what I did. So, what am I doing wrong?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
Nothing to read here.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Really? This got me to .893 rooted.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
Lol... It was a mispost and edited.

:)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Lol. I thought you were talking about this thread. Gotcha now.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
So, still no luck on the update (I did manage to get a bootloop, though!)

I have messed around with the webtop, adding terminal and all that. Does that have to be undone for this to work?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
ok....just to make sure I am inline for success.

I am on stock ROM

Unfroze all bloat

Installed Bionci bootstrap and made backup

Did forever root via Root Expoder (I mean explorer) by simply setting to R\W, making suggested adjustments, saved, set to R\O and rebooted without hitch

Installed cheesecake and clicked first button, waited for success, rebooted without hitch

Now I just open cheesecake, select Staging1, and download 893?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
I did the backup before I restored to stock. Not sure if it matters, but maybe uninstall it first.

Besides that, those were my steps.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
Like before you unfroze bloat....or did you have to FXZ? I have always been on stock so I can just move forward right?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
As long as you're sure everything is back in place. I did the one-click restore - it's quick and easy and a failsafe.

I did a backup before I flashed back to stock, as I know I can get back to stock with one-click.

Also, if the update installs successfully, I would make a backup asap.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
totally makes sense....I like your style:cool:

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well....here we go....keeping fingers crossed. 15% download and coming in fast.

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May not be much to read but your avatar is fun to look at

;)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jbreaz:
I lost root is there anyway to get back as of now?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] astrogiblet:
Noob question: Has anyone actually tried running any of the root methods after installing .893 and losing root?

I kinda get the feeling that everyone here is assuming that Motorola went out of their way to block root access in this update. Can't hurt to try, right?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
*sigh* still mucking around.

Turns out there's a log file that means almost nothing to me, but one of you smart gentlemen (or women!) will probably be able to look at it and say "Well, there's your problem..."

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/933784/last_log

Thanks!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ROB281:
Would this work if I flashed kejar's stock bloated rom?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Not until p3 releases the new method. It's under wraps right now...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ROB281:
Dhacker29 tweeted that he was able to root .893 after flashing it
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
It's done....I am officially on 893 and still have root as well as all my apps.

This is feeling much faster than before and I also did notice that 4G drops the moment WiFi picks up, in addition 4g now picks up almost immediately after disconnecting from WiFi.

Much happier now.

In addition to all of this i realized i am sitting on more free memory now as well so there must be some memory management enhancements
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
I can't stress the importance of double and triple checking your work with this one. I had doubts, so I double checked my script - and sure enough I had bin/su twice, instead of xbin/su for the 2nd one. Just a little mistake like that and *poof* there goes root...

P3 and cellzealot found a way to root it even if you lost it. They haven't released it yet, I'm guessing they're in the lab right now ironing out some kinks.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Check out your battery use as well. Phone idle and standby are much lower. My battery life is insane.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] AceNJ:
There seem to be a decent amount of people that are not willing to try this "Forever root" because they feel it could be risky.

But I don't see where all the risk is; I mean you could simply undo the steps if you really needed to... Am I right in thinking that? This isn't truly "forever" per say..
[Motorola Droid Bionic] astrogiblet:
Did he mention how?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
You take the OTA and it's basically forever until p3 releases his trick.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
I did....2% :eek:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] neckbonest:
please help

i flashed back to stock and did the forever root and then installed cheesecake app. found the update and installed it but when it got finished it got stuck in a bootloop. so i flashed the xfz back to .886 and not i cant get root back at all. i have tried several xfz flaches and still cannot root.:(

also cannot get back into stock recovery
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
Well, it turned out that the problem was my webtop modifications. Fixed that and the update flashed just fine.

Root, however, didn't make it. I must have messed up somewhere, but the three extra lines are exactly as they should be, and the file was executable.

I dunno what to do, except wait for a new root method. Oh well.

I'll gladly test a new root method. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jimmydafish:
adb pull your mount_ext3.sh and also what are the permissions you assigned to that file?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
Sorry if you posted this already or not but did you do the ADB or the RE way of forever root? Also...when you changed it to R\W and made your mods...did you change it back to R\O after your save? Then reboot before proceeding?

When you installed Cheesecake did you open it...select first option...wait till done....REBOOT..then go back and continue?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
I assigned read/write/execute for all.

Link to file: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/933784/mount_ext3.sh

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I did it the RE way, and no, I didn't go back to R/O. Then I rebooted, and all was good. Then I flashed the update, and everything was slightly less than good. (No root)

Edit: Yes, I set up cheesecake, rebooted, then selected the server.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
Hmm....the only thing I see different with you to me is the whole going back to R\O.

I believe in this now after I had my phone totally set up...then went to change one icon....ONE notification icon....thought I bricked my phone. I did obviously get it back going, but I was petrified. While researching what I did wrong I found that by not going back to R\O apparently the OS COULD...could have a problem reading files in that directory or executing them.

This is just my belief....but I went back and tried it again after getting my phone back up and running, but this time I went back and changed to R\O and had no issues....for SNG's I FXZ'd back...set it up....made the mod and didn't go back to R\O....soft brick...again

restored....made mod....changed to R\O...no problem.

I know it sounds dumb....but I needed to find out for myself after the intial experience so I did subject myself to it twice to prove it

to me....point was proven....and that point was....LEAVE IT LIKE YOU FOUND IT. If it was R\O when you started....leave it R\O when you leave.

JMO
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
Will flashing back using RSDLite undo the update, by any chance?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] astrogiblet:
Use the Fastboot recovery (mentioned earlier in this thread) which will completely wipe and bring you back to stock. Then you can re-root and start over.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
RSD won't work... fast boot will but..... You will end up with a hybrid bastard child of Moto without root. New kernel, new Radio old system, NON Rootable with "current" methods. :)

boot.img will not flash.

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No sir... boot.img PREFLASH info failure will not allow it to flash. :) Look up.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
My only reason for doing it would be to get root. I need so naked without root! :)

Guess I'll have to wait. I don't even want to set up my phone again. Depression is settling in. :P
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
You run Linux? :) If so...Hit me.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] neckbonest:
+1 what he said
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
Yes, I do. PM'd you. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] tcd1014:
If I am deodexed do I have to Fastboot back to completely stock and start over? It says I am up to date and no update is needed. Thanks.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rancidcrab:
Can anyone comment if the .893 update fixes the audio issues? Does Bluetooth still skip during playback? Does the audio out jack still make the high pitched whine???

Thanks
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Yes. And the update doesn't show up under settings>system update, it shows up through cheesecake.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] tcd1014:
Thank you. I was checking through Cheesecake not the system update in settings. It just found an update but I guess I have some work to do first.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
Hey, wait a second! Does this mean that if I brick or bootloop my phone (for whatever reason) I can't restore it? That's kind of scary. :P
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
The quote you quoted contradicts what you just asked :)

I could have worded that better. You quoted a guy saying you could restore, but then you ask if you can?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
The phrase "hybrid bastard child" makes it seem like something that should be avoided. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] r0ckstar323:
Here is what P3 posted in another thread if you haven't read it yet.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
I will say once again- HUGE upgrade to the camera. Point and clicking all day long, no complaints...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
Yeah no kidding.

Question regarding all this talk about getting back to the previohs versions i thought i read that taking the 999 version took you back.

Is that wrong?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
No, you're correct.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
So....we actually can "restore" back to 886? Providing we aren't soft bricked or something. If we can boot into 893 and we are having issues we SHOULD be able to take the 999 OTA and get back to 886 right?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ROB281:
He didn't, but I saw his tweet at 8 this morning, and haven't seen anything new since noon.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
This I am unsure of. I haven't grown the stones to try and restore one of my backups - that was going to be my way back if needs be.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] id0l:
Just wondering if anyone has tried the 1% battery fix as well as the webtop hack with .893?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
They work just fine... I have both of them in my ROM. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] asmk20:
Everything went fine, but after install my camera app is gone. Anybody know why?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
I just opened Cheesecake and searched for the 999 to download and save just in case but I can't see it on 893...says device is up to date.

How can I get the 999 as a backup?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Oldmansin:
I did the restore permaroot, and then restored reblured 1.7 no issues. Does that mean, I have the new kernel and radio? But 1.7 rom? Having done what I did, how would I go about upgrading to 2.0? Do I flash and permaroot again first? I'm confused now.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] id0l:
Legit gonna install them now :). Thanks.

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I just realized you have to be deodexed for the 1% battery mod. Anyone deodex .893 yet?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mistawolfe:
Search all of the servers, I'm sure it's in one of them.

And are you sure 999 will bring you back? I'm not sure it's proven yet...

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Excellent. Thanks for being the guinea pig ;)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] neckbonest:
it would appear that i have a hybrid bastard child of moto now with no way to root. i have tried and tried everything. i am so fustraited. verry depresing , not sure i can go without a rooted phone anymore. maybe i will run it over with my truck and place an insurance claim. LOL!:mad:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] RoboJoe:
At long last, I'm back to rooted! Huge thanks to DT! I'm going to have to thank him on every post he makes, I was sure I had lost root. :-)

Swyped from my Droid Bionic, unless I was in landscape, in which case I Swiftkeyed the hell out of it.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Oldmansin:
Glad to be Guineas pig. But do I just wipe and flash to 2.0 now, or do it all again? What is the kernel and radio listed in about phone on .893?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
Do you use Linux? If so... Email me. :)

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Don't forget dhacker. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] quentin0:
While the hissing is still present, it isn't nearly as bad as it was on .875. I'd say it's about 50% quieter, which is great because the music will drown out the hissing at all audio levels except for very low. They also fixed the issue where the hissing was still audible for a few seconds even after the music stopped. As soon as you hit play, the audio is playing at the appropriate volume, and when you hit stop, all hissing stops.

Not sure about Bluetooth playback.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jbreaz:
I'm so lost without root on my hybrid bastard of a phone! Checking the forums constantly. I need 2.0:(
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
Check your PM in 5. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] quentin0:
I thought the reason why no one was releasing an updated root method is because we want to prevent it being patched before the next update even hits.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidTh3ory:
Nothing to do with it. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jbreaz:
downloading now I will let you know shortly and thank you

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I just pmed you
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jab476:
Me too. Please help
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Oldmansin:
guinea pig again. i just installed thoery's 2.0 like th instructions said. no issues. .893 with root.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Rootuser3.0:
So better radio with 893?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] neckbonest:
Unfortunately i do not use linux:confused:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ProCompSolutions:
Edit... Just got it going now... Waiting for Dload to finish.... Cross my fingers