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[Droid X General] goast:
OK... I got a question gentleman, my friend has a droid x, when he got it a few years ago I put miui ICS 2.1.6, I was a noob, after some time I am much more familiar with rooting and ROMs, but I haven't played with his phones in a good minute... I have a cm9 ROM to flash and the gaapps...I got it to go into recovery, one with a super user logo which I've been told is bootstrap recovery... I'm supposed to flash this evening but I need to know if this recovery can be used to flash ROM... I tried using ROM manager to use cwm but I couldn't get it to boot into it...so my question is can I use this recovery I'm seeing to flash the ROM?
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
you need ClockworkMod Recovery

cwm 5.0xx is preferred, and may be necessary depending on the rom

[HOW TO] Install/Use Droid 2 Bootstrap

CWM 2.0 and 5.0 screenshots
[Droid X General] Anti-theist:
Need Help installing custom ROMS

I am new to installing custom roms but I would to learn. I have motorola droid x system version 4.5.621 and android version 2.3.4. I almost bricked my phone twice but installed factory firmware with rsd lite (newest version). Therefore, I had to re-root my phone twice successfully. I have rom manager premium and bootstrap recovery for droid 2 which also works. Can anyone tell me or point me step by step instructions for installing roms?

i know how to get into bootloader and recovery.

I would like cyanagenmod but I will take anything at this point just to actually put a custom rom on it. There are two things that I dont think I am doing right. How do I use rom manager to install different mods? If I download a .zip file for a rom online, where do i put it on the sd card?

Thanks.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
did you read my

[HOW TO] Install/Use Droid 2 Bootstrap

if you use D2 bootstrap, rom zip can be any where on sd card. you just need to know where to find it, when using cwm

I believe official cm7, has a 602 kernel check, so you need a copy with kernel check removed or changed to 621
[Droid X General] gleggie:
Sry, I'm very new to the Droid X. I used Framaroot one click root app, and verified that I have root on my droid X. I'm on system version 4.5.621.MB810.Verizon.en.US

Android version 2.3.4

Build Number4.5.1_57_DX8-51

Can I just use bootstrap to boot into recovery and flash the latest CM nightly found here? http://get.cm/?device=shadow

Is it really that simple?

Or is there more I need to do?

Sry i'm just really unfamiliar with all the version numbers, as I'm accustomed to ICS and JB
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
no it's not that simple

official cm builds are still using old kernel, and once on 2.3.4/ 4.5.621, you can not downgrade

so just use roms in my list for 621
[Droid X General] gleggie:
Thanks!
[Droid X General] mattmejia:
This is a great guide. Thanks for this
[Droid X General] Aph0ticBeast:
Can we get this updated or unstickied? .621 can clearly be rooted.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
Yes, 621 has been rootable since Aug 2012 with magic md5 method, and Framaroot since April 2013.
[Droid X General] mattmejia:
How to root .621.10? I tried rooting again but bricked my phone. I upgraded like a dumb ass and lost the root
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
Framaroot works, use older version though, like one posted here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2670547
[Droid X General] mattmejia:
Now after bricking my phone after resetting it when I turn when I reboot my phone it bricks.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
May need to reflash try DX (MB810) ezSBF & Root 2.3.4/4.5.621
[Droid X General] leo318x:
Thanks for this guide...
[Droid X General] cfli1688c1:
i recently got a droid x, rooted it and put on cm11. works great.

due to battery life, i want to go back to 2.3.4 or similar.

i boot into recovery and install liberty3x, but when i reboot it gave me the bootloader screen.

I had to rsd back to 2.3.4 .621.

I would like to try other roms still, am i stuck with 2.3.4 rom? what about 2.3.5? i saw one 2.3.5 rom, but it said i needed the 2.3.5 kernel

thanks.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
there is no 2.3.5 or 2.3.5 kernel for the Droid X (MB810)

cm11 requires Twrp recovery, older roms will not install in TWRP, need to use CWM
[Droid X General] cfli1688c1:
so, if i again install cm11, it would be safe to flash 2.3.4 roms, if i just use the bootstrap? is bootstrap cwm? thanks.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
no, cm11 requires Twrp recovery

older roms require CWM recovery

you can't have both

Bootstrap app installs CWM recovery and the hijack that allows access to CWM recovery

when you install Twrp it installs over CWM

if you want an older rom, easiest just to SBF back to stock
[Droid X General] cfli1688c1:
ok, i might still be missing something

i sbf back to 2.3.4 .621, rooted and install bootstrap/cwm

when i again flash Liberty3, i am back to the bootstrap screen.

what am i not doing? thanks.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
which files did you use? full names? bootstrap, rom...

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watch http://youtu.be/E66sxyK5jCg
[Droid X General] cfli1688c1:
i got the sbf file from here:

https://sites.google.com/site/motosbf/droid-x-sbf-files

using the .621 version

the rom i was trying to flash is the Liberty3X-2.0Gold.zip

using bootstrap cwm version 5.2
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
not sure it's possible Liberty3X-2.0Gold.zip checks for the 4.5.605 kernel

did you see

Assert failed:
Run_program ("/tmp/check_kernel") ==0
E: Error in /sdcard/
(Status 7)
[Droid X General] cfli1688c1:
it installed ok, thats why i rebooted.

if not liberty, what rom would you recommand to flash from 2.3.4 .621

i like a older rom, due to the battery usage.

thanks.
[Droid X General] sd_shadow:
I don't have any recommendation

failure to boot could be several reasons

did you verify md5 or file size?

did you follow install instructions?

did you read original rom thread, to see if it was 621 compatible?

did you see my [HOW TO] Install/Use Droid 2/X/3 Bootstrap

did you watch http://youtu.be/E66sxyK5jCg ?
[Off-topic] dexter93:
Now this is a test.

Im gonna see if all the off topic members can leave this thread die without getting any replies and without getting it locked by the mods (please guys dont lock/delete it ;))

Lets all see if we are mature enough to resist posting here.....
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Hi ;)

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] dexter93:
Post fail xD ^check the quote
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Ah xD tehehe :D

Was just tooo tempting :rolleyes:

What's up dude? :p

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] dexter93:
The usual... nothing exciting, only homework and school :(

how about you?
[Off-topic] idavid_:
Trolololololo

I say random things.

I like turtles.

You lost the game.

¤The statement below is true.

The statement above is false.¤
[Off-topic] dexter93:
you too david huh?

anyway the thread is derailed thanks to max... you are late :p
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Ahh fair enough unlcuky :p

But same really but bored right now :(

Also

Fffuuuuuu david

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] idavid_:
:( :p

Oh well. Spam spam spam spam spam spam

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[Off-topic] dexter93:
just saw it ... the game...

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[General Questions and Answers] Bigtjmc:
So a friend of mine has a HTC vivid and wants to trade me for my ATRIX 2 so is that a good trade? And what would the advantages if so.
[General Questions and Answers] Dark lord me:
I'd go for it, the Vivid has LTE and is a overall nicer device, it does come down to your preferences though, what ROMS you want, Don't call it blur or sense etc
[General Questions and Answers] AllproJJ:
I'd also do the trade.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onthecouchagain:
Bump. No one knows what that is?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shodney:
When you press a key on the keyboard, a larger blue letter pops up of the key you pressed.

With the delay set to no delay, the pop up disappears instantly. At default it hangs around for a split second. Its a subtle difference, but its there
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alias3800:
Thanks! I was just wondering that too.

Sent from my GNex
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onthecouchagain:
Ah, gotcha. It is incredibly subtle. Thank you.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kiranbandre:
Guys i want indian lang. In my optimus pls help
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mihir287:
Learn to search (same goes for your LG UI 2.0 question). http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1236320
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kiranbandre:
Worked but used another method.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mysterioustko:
I have been very impressed with the battery life I've been getting on my Nexus. the talk time has been much higher than any phone I've owned. Here are a few screenshots of my battery life. These two days are pretty much my normal day (lol yeah I talk a lot on the phone).

The first post will be the day that about 50% of the time I was on wifi.

The 2nd post will be screenshots from a day of being connected to hsdpa for the entire day (no wifi at all).

My setup: I use push email, facebook sync, auto brightness, gps on, bluetooth on.

Also, when the phone first came I charged it completely then ran the battery down until the phone shut off. I then charged it completely without removing it from the charger.

Below is the day where I was connected to wifi about half the time:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mysterioustko:
These screenshots show the next day where I used no wifi at all and was connected to hsdpa the entire time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] randypurcz:
I have had mine for 2 days, and I have to say it seems to have pretty good life as well, compared to my Atrix and Note. After reading about all the gripes here,

I was expecting the worst. This battery will more than get me through everything I need to do with it in my day, but I suppose it all depends on what you do with the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KiNG OMaR:
Coming from a G2x with a terrible 10 hour battery life, anything I get out of this is freaking fantastic compared to it! I Just wish the devs start getting out some UVed kernels so I can make it longer through the day! I consider myself a heavy user/texter (girlfriend :rolleyes:) and so I'd like to get through the whole day (~18 hours) without a charge :) I must say, I got to 16 hours yesterday and I was really pleased with that, never had a stock rom last so long without any tweeks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MattSkeet:
this is my battery life after first day ....

Not to shabby haha
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
mysterioustko: I think you're usage is a bit different to the average user. With all that talk time you're using the screen a lot less. It seems the screen sucks a lot of power, and if you're not using it often a full charge lasts 4 to 6 hours longer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mysterioustko:
Yeah that's pretty strong battery life.

I typically average between 1-2 hours of screen time on an average day. But I talk A LOT each day lol. I'm impressed with the talk time because I've yet to see a phone besides this one that can go 6 hours of talk time in the real world when connected to hsdpa. Also, if you think about it, 1.5 hours of screen time is decent use. It's not a massive amount of use, but it's definitely not like it's getting no use. All in all I have been pleased with the battery life. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ksc6000:
I don't know about you guys but im very disappointed in the battery life. With wifi turned on the entire day and no calls, just browsing and chatting on google talk, i got 3 hours 54 mins of screen on time before the phone reached 12% battery. I think thstss pretty horrendous. I was hoping for 7 hours or something of on screen time. My galaxy tab 10.1 has spoiled me i guess. Illl live with it because theres no other android phone im aware of that will give me more, but im kinda bummed about it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yumunum:
My iPhone 4 has insane battery life... I cant imagine having less. Hopefully they sell larger batteries + backplates for the Galaxy Nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
Same here tbh. And the really frustrating part is, I only have 2G where I live so I was hoping to see really great battery life. Hasn't been the case so far though.

However having said that, just last night I flashed XXIK6 and while it's still very early to say for sure, it "appears" that battery life has significantly improved for me. Currently sitting on 91% after 3.5 hours with very, very light usage, IE: 15-20 mins screen on, 15 min phone calls, etc. Nothing to write home about sure, but way way better than before. It would normally be around 80% by now.

It's really sad when the very first thing you do after unlocking your phone is to go into setting to check your battery. Wish I could stop obsessing and enjoy this marvelous device without having to worry about it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iPodtosis:
What did you guys do after getting the phone.

Did you charge it all the way to full before use, use and charge at the same time, or let it discharge all the way and then charge it to full?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
I would have to say that the GN has the best battery life of any of my previous android phones. (G1, N1, Sensation) These things are very subjective though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ksc6000:
Yeah, and I don't want to lose the thinness of this gorgeous phone with an extended battery, but 4 hours of screen on time? Anyways, can you let us know how that radio works out, I'm not expecting much, but still curious. If it is noticeably better, I will try to unlock+root this phone. I'm just a little scared to brick this 700$ device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MattSkeet:
I'm just waiting for mod of web browser that will invert colours. Black backgrounds and white text ...that would extend battery life significantly. I swapped colours on xda app and pulse reader only browser left ha ha
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Faz20:
The inverted colours app is already there isn't it? I saw it when I was fiddling about with the browser settings before
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tiggerbits:
I think the battery life is spot on. Last phone, Nokia 5800 would last 8-10 hours max on stand by!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ock:
Yup, it's under accessibility in browser settings. Great if you read mainly text-only sites since it inverts image colours as well
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hhspiny:
2-3% per hour idle

I did a benchmark this afternoon for about 8 hours.

ITL41F rom, rooted + dcm kernel, otherwise stock. bluetooth, HSDPA, 1 gmail sync, and a few background sync that is very light.

idle the phone in home for 8 hours. the battery drops about 2-2.5% per hour consistently.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] voxigenboy:
how long does it last with 'constant use' though?... from fully charged, to then having the screen on the whole time & doing web browsing, video watching, downloading, etc... (with data on, not wifi)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
with data screen straight you may get 4-5hours. With wifi probably 6 tops.

sent from outside big and inside small.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] e-dub:
here's where i am thus far:

eric b
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gbopanonymous:
Looks like you got great cell coverage , hence the great battery life
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leyvatron:
These are mine.... heavy use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] allen099:
Bumping, as I always wonder this myself. For the folks with this great battery life, did you charge it fully out of the box, or allow it to run all the way down before you plugged it in? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
I played with it for 20 minutes. fully charged it on the wall charger. then used it all day and ran it down until it turned off. then I charge it fully while off. then from there I just do it normally - charge at night if it's getting low so it's full for the next day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mysterioustko:
I charged mine fully out of the box, then ran it down until it turned itself off. After that I put it on the charger until it reached 100%. That was pretty much the extent of what I did, and I've been pretty satisfied with my battery life.

Note: The configuration of your device will also play a role in how much battery life you get. For example, if you have different apps syncing frequently then that may effect your battery life in a negative way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] republitarian:
I did the same thing he said...I am very satisfied with my battery life especially coming from a MYTOUCH 4G!!!

Here we my results and I have pretty good coverage in my area and am a very heavy user.

As I have suggested before decrease syncing intervals and use black.png background!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
Pretty good, BUT look at your awake time! Something is keeping your phone awake all the time. I wonder how much more life you'd get if you figured that out!

I used my GN for a first full proper-usage day yesterday and I was shocked to see it actually laster over 24 hours. It beats my N1 hands down.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
All things considered I'm pretty satisfied with mine.

If I lowered from 50% screen brightness and dropped a plain black wallpaper on there, I could squeeze quite a bit more out of it I'm sure.

3 hours screen on, 1.5 hours phone calls. Light-mod usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nyijedi:
I have a question about the battery info screen that lists apps and their battery usage. If an app isn't listed at all on that screen, does that mean that the battery usage is negligible, or is there another reason it's not listed? For example, I'm using WhatsApp and was wondering how it affects battery life, but the app isn't listed at all on this screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mysterioustko:
What's your setup? Also, I noticed it shows you on edge, do you keep your phone on edge all the time?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _Dejan_:
Im happy with my battery life on galaxy nexus. Im unplug it at 6:00 and go to work. Then Im at 9:30-10:00 don't remember right copy some files(Around 100MB) to phone by usb cable and Im with this reset battery counter... Battery percentage has been around 92-96%. then I had few calls, test navigation... And after cca. 5h battery status is this in attachment. With same usage my old rooted&undervolted desire battery drop to cca. 50-60%. This is my first day with phone(Yesterday Im plug it to charger first time and today unplug it)... will see what will time say :)

P.S. WiFi is all time ON, I use only 2G network, brightness lowest setup by power widget(Same as Im use in Desire)...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ballubas:
Wow, the battery graphs are looking great, can't wait to get my galaxy nexus:-)

Sent from my unlocked bootloafer fxp style:-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lcrkz0023:
My battery life is really great too. Had my nexus over a week now. No complaints about battery life whatsoever!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yumunum:
Compared to my iPhone's battery life, I'm not sure what to think here... Mine lasts forever. :P This kinda pushes me away from the Nexus. Grrrr.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fade1d:
Ehh

My battery hasn't been anything spectacular.

My SGSII lasted forever. the GN gets probably half the SGSII.

But what I have noticed is that the battery charges insanely fast. Well compared to other samsung phones like my sgsII that takes forever
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
Yes no choice with edge, it's all there is in my country.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qnet:
I'm satisfied so far. Here are my results:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] noobdeagle:
The biggest problem is the screen being amoled and so big and gorgeous it constantly temps me to Max out the brightness thus murdering the battery ......so worth it tho lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andrmgic:
yeah.. I brought the battery from 70ish precent to 1% in 2 hours watching a 720p copy of avatar on full brightness.. it was beautiful, though.

1.5 hours later, it's reporting 85% charged..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] enaybee:
why is your awake for almost 90% of the time? Is that a glitch or you were using the whole time? Please let us know. Thx.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djcr33p:
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen talk time usage exceed screen on a smartphone!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boomam:
Charged to 85% in 1.5 hours?

Mines taken 2h15mins to get to 46%! :(

##EDIT##

Ignore, fixed it. :-p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vapotrini:
Totally agreed. It's talk time is ridiculously good. Screen on time is where it starts to put a hurting on your battery.

Dying to get my hands on one of those 2000 mah batteries to use as my main, while the 1750 will be my spare.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djcr33p:
I find the speed of charge infinitely better than the nexus s. But yeah, the display on high brightness demolishes the battery!

Ez
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whyamihere:
Screen brightness 30%, light browsing, 20 texts, few phone calls, bluetooth use in Torque, OTA update and sync with Gmail/twitter/facebook.

Biggest hit on battery life was probably the average signal at work.

Yes it's pretty much minimal use, but seems to better than the S2 ime and a massive improvement from the Desire I upgraded from.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andrmgic:
my signal is pretty spotty at home, apparently..

The bar is a pale yellow when I check the phone in the morning.. it drains to 78% in just under 8 hours..

It's not awake for long periods of time, but there are a few spots in the bar that are solid for longer than others..

Do you guys have the "wifi enabled on sleep" setting turned on? I just changed it to only leave wifi on during sleep if the phone is plugged in to see if it is going to help overnight tonight..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
I have always had that enabled on all my phones. I always use wifi at work and home. It hardly uses any power when the phone is idle.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andrmgic:
I don't think dropping to 78% in that time is normal.. that was running completely stock without even having root..

It wasn't much better when I enabled airplane mode one night and just left it on pure wifi..

I guess weak signal really kills the battery worse than anything else.. I'm in a third floor apt surrounded by trees.. maybe there's not anything else I can really do..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ahsengah:
How did you guys cycle your phone battery? I've had it for 1 week now and battery life is not that great so far. I have yet to cycle it from flat to 100%, I've been plugging it in once a day to charge. Any tips?

EDIT: I'm using auto brigthness
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ztm.000:
See that's the thing... coming from an iPhone 4S or a 4... battery life is sub par. But I also cannot complain. I'm getting about ~16 hours.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljwnow:
Where can you get the 2000mAH battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yumunum:
I'm wondering that too. The Korean version comes with it, but how can we get it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _Dejan_:
After one week usage my battery going better and better :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flameinthefire:
so it gets better with time? ive been using it for 3 days its been horrible so far
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
Check your "Android OS" Keep Awake time ... and you will be surprised that your phone was awake those amount of time.

It's a bug right now.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1387243

Please check and tell us ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flameinthefire:
mine says 42 mins awake time and phone is been on for an hour
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljwnow:
Light user!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _Dejan_:
Depend how you look this. As Im say My HTC Desire with came configuration but rooted and undervolted has after day with same usage leave me only 20-40% ...

You can check few pages ago my first day usage when Im use navigation, play some games:

With smart usage you can get good battery uptime. For example I don't use gmail, facebook, email's push up notifications and automatic sync because I don't need them(I have setup only one email acount to check emails every 15 min) and with that I save battery al other updates I do manualy. wifi is on all time, phone forced to use 2G around 30-60 min of calls per day some messages, youtube movies, music, games but I don't have time to play 2h games on phone :)