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[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
hello, I`m new. How can I root my motoactv with software version 1.6.0 N8. Please step by step tutorial ofcourse if isn`t a problem.
[Other SmartWatches] droidhackzor:
for those wanting to update to 5.6.0

peablo and prack,

just update all the way like normal and then pick up the 5.6.0 boot image from the quoted post and then follow the guide at the wikispaces, easy peazy.

when using the 5.6.0 boot image with the guide though...

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T USE THE FLASH MODIFIED BOOT IMAGE BUTTON!

manually flash the boot image posted there, using fastboot (with the command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" without the quotes.

then the rest of the guide works great.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Just updated the rooting section of the wiki to accommodate all 3 versions now. Soon, I'll update the root tool itself to pull out the version number and do everything automatically.

http://motoactv.wikispaces.com

Hope that helps in enough detail. :)
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
everything is ok but when I start flashing... my cmd pause on waiting for device
[Other SmartWatches] droidhackzor:
disconnect your device, power it off, then hold the start and power buttons for 3 seconds,then release. it will place the device into fastboot, then reconnect your device and try again.

hope that helps, if you did this already, maybe ClearD knows something i don't, lol.

but it worked just fine for me.
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
How long lives your`s motoactv battery ??
[Other SmartWatches] droidhackzor:
battery life

generaly the standard with moderate usage is roughly 8 full hours. but i can usualy get 2-3 days of use out of my device if i have everything set for marathon mode in the settings and the brightness all the way down. running for an hour or two a day(everything ON, gps, bluetooth, and so on).

ClearD is working on getting an underclock/undervolt from the other's working to further lengthen the battery life.:)
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
again and again ... still stand on waiting for device
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Not me, BDAman80 is working on the kernel side of things. :) He's half of every Rom I work on, and a kernel god lol.

peablo, are you putting the device into fastboot? It shows a black screen with some white writing on the MotoACTV like it says to do in the wiki? Did you install motocast on your computer to get the device drivers as well?
[Other SmartWatches] droidhackzor:
well, i was just meaning that when BDAman80 has it working and such, you'll have it available for the roms.
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
1. I haven`t motocast (I read i must uninstall this)

2. motoactv is off i press start + power for 3 sec and relase
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Alright, and the device boots into fastboot with the black screen and white letters? Then after it boots, you plug it into the computer? You might try using a different USB port, next, and see if that changes anything. :)
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
allright, on my second computer(with motocast) flashed done but root standing...
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Alright, the boot image flashed successfully then? But the root button is not working? What does it say, when you click it? Can you copy and paste?

(to copy and paste in command prompt, right click the command prompt and select "Select All", then press Ctrl + C on your keyboard, then paste it here)
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
oh my bad after flashing I didn`t turn off fast boot and power on normally to make backup data, but to root device I have to turn on fast boot or power on normally ??
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Flash boot in fastboot, backup in fastboot, root in normal mode (turned on and booted regularly) :)
[Other SmartWatches] bennero:
Can anyone post a link to the WiKi? There is a ton of good info on this thread and takes forever to read through it all!
[Other SmartWatches] droidhackzor:
:) look back to the previous page :)

my post on the previous page has the link to the wiki, and a great many of ClearD's posts have the link as well.
[Other SmartWatches] bennero:
Thank you!
[Other SmartWatches] CEnnis91:
5.6.0!

Well that didn't take me very long, if you updated to 4.55.97, great, but the latest available is now 5.6.0! And the stock 5.6.0 has a high chance of again working with Motocast (you can thank embeem for that) =)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1534073
[Other SmartWatches] droidhackzor:
Nice work! To ALL involved :)

Now if only I could figure out how to turn on discovery services for bt... I mean it's gotta be there, right? Since the motoconnect has to find the motoactv. "stupid bluetooth discovery failure".
[Other SmartWatches] rapjr7:
They haven't released all the source, they still have some proprietary source code that runs on the MSP430 coprocessor. The MSP430 reads some of the sensors and computes calories and such when the OMAP processor is sleeping. This is why the accelerometer doesn't work for changing the screen orientation, the accelerometer data is not available as raw readings, it is processed by the MSP430 into calories and MET's. If you look in the system log you'll see messages there showing the parameters the MSP430 is computing.

There may be a way to get raw accelerometer readings out of the MSP430, there are two MSP430 firmware images in the filesystem, one is the normal firmware and one is 'factory'. The factory firmware may allow testing of the sensors in which case it may be possible to get the accelerometer data into a standard Android device file format. The driver for the msp430 is in a file named msp430.c in the kernel code, and it includes the ability to reflash the MSP430 using ioctl's. I haven't tried it since there's a good chance the whole system will stop working if it's done wrong. However, it could be that this is where the serial number is also stored, on the MSP430, perhaps in EEPROM. Since Motorola can keep this code proprietary it would be a logical place to hide things.

I've been working on using the MOTOACTV to build a medical sensor gateway to securely forward data from body worn sensors, kind of a mini-sensor hub. Part of some research work I'm involved with at a college. So I've been looking at how the MOTOACTV built-in sensors work.
[Other SmartWatches] galatians51:
To get to stock 5.6.0 version, I have downloaded the signed zip file. I am rooted right now, how do I use this zip file to get back to stock now? Do I need to download the new boot image?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Why do you want to go back to stock unrooted when we don't have any new updates available yet? :)
[Other SmartWatches] galatians51:
LOL, that is a good question. Really, between my phone and two tablets, I found I mostly use the watch for working out and listening to music! Both of which I can do on stock... :) Plus, when a new update comes, I will be able to tell you if it works to update through Motocast.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Flash that one zip file, and that's all you need. Even stock recovery is in it. :)
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Flicking your wrist to turn on is awesome but i wonder if their is a way to make it a little more sensitive ...i feel like im going to snap my wrist
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
ok, I have bacj up and I rooted motoactv. What next because my PC doesn`t see motoactv and I can`t view my device
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
motoactv.wikispaces.com you will find all your answers here ..

But open a command line and

Type: adb shell

Then type: stop adbd

That will allow you to see your device when you want adb to work again just reboot
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
when I try do adb shell I see device not found
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Do you have adb installed on your computer?

If you don't I would suggest you download jays easy modder tool

It has what u need for ad to work... you can find the tool link on the wiki
[Other SmartWatches] carthique:
ClearD, cennis91, Utkanos- Great Work Guys! made a small donation to all 3 of you :)

Keep up the great work!
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
ok, everyone try to help me - THANK YOU VERY MUCH !! but what is wrong becasue You send me link and anoteher and another... I did step by step from this site http://motoactv.wikispaces.com/ I flashed my motoactv, did backup and rooted. What next why my PC doesn`t see motoactv and how install android on motoactv. I downloaded motoactv easy modder and did every 6 steps. Still nothing what is wrong ?? please help :(
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Alright, restart the device, and restart the computer, then try miniadb again. You're in normal boot mode on the device, right? Not fastboot? ADB will not work in fastboot.

Also, why are you manually trying to flash the recovery? If you rooted, it's already there.

When you flashed the boot image in fastboot, what did it say? Did it show success?

On a side note, me and CEnnis91 and utkanos have been working on a 5.6.0 rom tonight. I'm having issues with a secondary launcher though, as it's refusing to boot after I place the launcher in the Rom. I might need to create a workaround for it tomorrow...
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
as I said flash comleted and boot completed. I hold power and start buttons for 3 sec. how put device in normal boot mode ?

how open clockworkmmod ??

after i did root:

-Looking for device... Make sure the device is turned on and booted normally.

-The script will not continue if your MotoACTV is not connected.

-Root will only be successful after the modified boot.img has been flashed.

-Remounting system partion read/write...

remount failed: Operation not permitted

-Pushing su...

failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system

failed to copy 'su' to '/system/xbin/su': Read-only file system

-Granting permissions to su...

Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: Read-only file system

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: Read-only file system

-Installing Superuser...

failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file sy

stem

-Pushing busybox and granting permissions...

failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: Read-only file system

-Installing busybox...

-Installing Clockworkmod Recovery

1261 KB/s (3596288 bytes in 2.784s)

/dev/block/mmcblk1p13: cannot open for write: Permission denied

-We're now rooted with Superuser, Busybox, and Clockworkmod Recovery installed.

Rebooting now.

Aby kontynuować, naciśnij dowolny klawisz . . .

and I don`t know what next ?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
For normal boot, you just turn the device on with the power button. :P I will be able to help more tomorrow, bedtime for tonight. 5 am lol.
[Other SmartWatches] droidhackzor:
Well then, if you end up finding a way to either forward the data or convert it, let us know :) I've been working on getting other utility programs running such as a compass app.

The problem with this is two fold, the motoactv has no magnetic sensor so the magnetic north won't work and while direction and bearing work with maps(gps data only) , the raw data isn't processed in the compass apps therefore the compass doesn't rotate"also part of that proprietary software of the accelerometer ":mad:
[Other SmartWatches] utkanos:
peablo.lingon:

Polski nie jest moim ojczystym językiem, przetłumaczył to dla mnie mój znajomy. Aby naprawić Twoje urządzenie, potrzebujesz pliku wykonywalnego (binarki) fastboot oraz połączenia urządzenia z Twoim komputerem. Następnie, mając wyłączone urządzenie, włącz je, a podczas włączania przytrzymaj przycisk służący do obniżania głośności. Na górze powinien być widoczny napis "fastboot bootloader mode". W tym momencie musisz wykonać następującą komendę :

$> fastboot flash boot boot.img

gdzie boot.img to zhakowane jądro, które możesz znaleźć w wielu miejscach w tym wątku. Po pomyślnym zakończeniu komendy, uruchom :

$> fastboot reboot

Co uruchomi urządzenie ponownie i załaduje Twój normalny ROM. W tym momencie potrzebny będzie mój obraz naprawczy na Twoim urządzeniu :

$> adb push filename.img /data/local/

Następnie otwórz sesję adb, powinieneś zobaczyć znak '#' oznaczający uprawnienia administratora (root). W tym shellu uruchom następującą komendę :

dd if=/data/local/filename.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk1p13

Która poskutkuje zapisaniem obrazu naprawczego do urządzenia. Następnie wyjdź z powłoki adb i uruchom komendę :

$> adb reboot recovery

Urządzenie powinno się teraz znaleźć w trybie naprawczym, z którego możesz zapisywać do pamięci flash jakiekolwiek pliki, jakie tylko chcesz.
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
Thank you a lot :) one more question my pc dosen't see motoactv as storage and I can't add mp3. I really wanna install android because i need app from android market to running :)
[Other SmartWatches] utkanos:
Możesz użyć 'adb push' do wgrania empetrójek i plików na Twoje urządzenie używając tej samej metody, jaką opisałem przy kopiowaniu na urządzenie obrazu naprawczego.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Thank you utkanos :) when I replied earlier, the root output wasn't there lol.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Sorry for the double post, but need alpha testers for rom version 1.1.0 :)

Based off of CEnnis91's 5.6.0, with a few added surprises.

:)
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Send me a link ill test
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Sent you a PM :D
[Other SmartWatches] droidhackzor:
okay, dumb question...

anyone been able to get this thing to actually give you the settings->applications->Development?

for some reason, i can't find the option on rooted 5.6.0.
[Other SmartWatches] sargist:
Tester

I can be a tester :D
[Other SmartWatches] supergadgetman:
Tester Here

I can test also. I have a rooted 8 gig running .78
[Other SmartWatches] moonzbabysh:
I can test too :D

MoPhoACTV Initiative
[Other SmartWatches] bdaman80:
I can has test?

Lol

Sent from my DeathStar disabled device
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Gotta change the launcher version, first tester advised force closes.
[Other SmartWatches] speedyink:
The one with the USB debugging? There's only 3 options in it, but it's there. It's the bluetooth settings I can't find anymore, seems they've taken it out of the motorola settings, and I was never able to find the original android Bluetooth settings in either rom.
[Other SmartWatches] rapjr7:
There actually is code in the msp430 driver expecting data from a magnetometer, an altitude sensor (also used as an air pressure sensor), and two temperature sensors. Maybe they were thinking of including a magnetometer originally or will add one to later models. The GPS driver is standard, so it can be read using the usual Android API. So if you want to write your own compass program it could read the heading from the GPS data. If you want to make -any- compass program work then you'd have to write a driver that reads the GPS and republishes the heading data in a format compatible with magnetometer drivers. If I ever do figure out how to get the raw accelerometer data out of the msp430 I'll probably have to do something similar to be able to use it. Right now it's not a high priority though since I can read accelerometer data from some of our external sensors via Bluetooth.
[Other SmartWatches] th3drow:
Hey should be picking up one of these tonight, would love to help you test out ClearD, I really appreciate all the development you have done and hope to help you out in any way I can.
[Other SmartWatches] da-slicksta:
installs go to sdcard

Can someone remind me how to send all installs to sdcard?
[Other SmartWatches] Jeff:
You can open the application settings (through app2sd or use anycut and map activity to home screen) and 'MOVE' to SD, not all programs will allow you perform this action, but the big ones normally do.
[Other SmartWatches] Jeff:
Beats Audio Libs

Attached you will find a flashable zip (through cwm) for libraries from Beats Audio, it clearly makes a difference in your listening pleasure. I have flashed it on my working 5.6.0 with great results... I am NOT responsible if you mess your watch up or kill your dog or whatever... just sharing knowledge. Credit goes to someone here in XDA-land, just don't remember who or where...

EDIT: PM me if you would like the ZIP or catch me on #motoactv
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
I have a queastion. How can I use keypads, android market and wht my wifi doesn`t work ??

The most importatnt queastion... When I have done back to stock my PC doesn`t see motoactv like media storage and I can`t add or delete mp3 on it. How can I fix this ??
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
if opening adb shell in a command line and entering stop adbd doesn't work than try doing a factory reset from the motoactv menu under settings and try adb shell then stop adbd
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Do it all on one line, like this:

Adb shell stop adbd

:)
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
nothing change... still the same... PC and motocast doesn`t see ma device

adb shell

$stop adbd

stop adbd

$

adb shell stop adbd

adb: permision denied
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Do :

Adb remount

Then do

Adb shell stop adbd
[Other SmartWatches] peablo.lingon:
why my device can`t connect with motoactv.com I can`t sync my trainning..
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Updated the root tool to 1.1.4;

flash boot button now (manually) requests which version of software your actv is running, then flashes the appropriate boot image. I couldn't automate it, as automation requires ADB, which isn't available on the device until AFTER the boot image is flashed. Need a quick tester first though. Someone willing to flash 2 roms for me lol.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
MotoACTV Root Tool Version 1.1.4

-Now able to flash boot image for 4.55.78/4.55.97/5.6.0 versions and root all 3. :)
[Other SmartWatches] sargist:
I can test both... Just tell me how to do it step by step cause I'm sort of a noob ;)

I have an 8gb 4.55.78 rooted Motoactv with 1gb apps2sd image running.
[Other SmartWatches] Itslame:
Can anyone else confirm the following issues in 5.6.0:

shake to wake not working

Pedometer not registering steps
[Other SmartWatches] bdaman80:
Are you using windows or Linux?

---------- Post added at 05:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:08 AM ----------

If its while you are installing with adb, then "adb install -s whatever.apk"

---------- Post added at 05:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:10 AM ----------

Works for me
[Other SmartWatches] simx:
Accelerometer problems

I can confirm, accelerometer stops working at some point, could be 2 or up to 8 hours after flashing which stops the pedometer and the flick to display function. Accelerometer starts working again after a reboot but stops again the same way.

Tried both stock and rooted, same problem.

NA

---------- Post added at 10:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:17 AM ----------

It seems that rooting has nothing to do with this after all :)

"When we introduced the Display On Gesture we ended up creating a race condition that caused the pedometer code to lock up. Because of the variability in the internal characteristics of the accelerometer this issue did not exhibit itself on most units and hence did not jump out as a critical issue during our testing. However we were able to find a few devices where the issue was occuring once or twice a day. It took us a week and a half to root cause the issue but we do have a fix for it and have been testing it for a while now without seeing any more lockups. We should be making a release within the next few days.

Sincerely apologize for the inconvinience this has caused and appreciate your patience in waiting for us to resolve this defect."
[Other SmartWatches] th3drow:
Ok a few questions

*edit* figured out wifi, i downloaded a wifi manager and it seems to work to grab wifi for me.

As far as using and not using adb. When i go to stop adb to start using the watch like normal again. the only way i have found to get adb back is to run the boot tool in fastboot and reflash the boot image. I'm assuming there is an easier way can anyone help me with that?

lastly the market, i had it installed at one point but it would just force close on me and something I installed with it gave me random force close error popups. does anyone have a specific google apps version as well as list of what to and to not install to get it working. or if anything to atleast have it without random force closes so i can install apps from my phones backup and have them validate. (random apps keep telling me they are not authorized to be installed on my watch and to buy them.

sorry for the long winded post, i really have tried searching around but just not much luck. I really really appreciate any help.

edit: one more tiny thing, can anyone reccomend me an app manager version to download? i have one but the spot to scroll and find applications is like seriously 5 pixels tall and really hard to use. i know ive seen ones that people used that looked normal.
[Other SmartWatches] CEnnis91:
I was told you had to shake rather hard, I will look to see if I can change the sensitivity.
[Other SmartWatches] zathril:
Can anyone tech savvy check if there is any host mode support in the kernel. So I can use e.g. libusb in NDK. I'm writing a master project that will require connecting arduino (teensy) via usb and communicating and I need to know it before ordering motoactv.

I noticed that all the ROM has been open sourced by motorola so maybe there is a way to add host mode? I'm new to kernel modyfing so maybe someone with more intel can tell how hard might be to adding this support? (I noticed that some other phones (e.g. droid x) are using the same omap processor and have modified ROMs with host (even OTG) mode support.
[Other SmartWatches] simx:
There is a bug in 5.6.0 in the accelerometer dealing with pace, pedometer & flick to display etc...

Moto admitted the bug and will release a fix in days (please look at my previous post),

that said, its a good idea to have the ability to change sensitivity of the accelerometer.

NA
[Other SmartWatches] Itslame:
Wifi on pre 5.6.0 is handled on a PC with motocast, 5.6.0 can manage wifi on the watch. you can turn wifi, BT, GPS and auto dim on/off with a power widget.

A density changer app is required to resize the screen to get all of a window in view to select. LCD Density changer is the popular choice. set density to 90. Video will not play below the stock 120 and some apps become unstable. its a trial and error process.

Amazon app market is the primary market everyone uses. Otherwise you will have to sideload apps from another device using the Android market (Google Play). The Android Market does not work. 1 or 2 people claim to have made it work but dont offer up how, leading me to believe they are full of ****.

Finally....have you been to the wiki page? http://motoactv.wikispaces.com/

---------- Post added at 07:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:05 PM ----------

Thanks for the hard work. I'm sure the next release will fix it, otherwise I can always roll back if seeing how many steps I took becomes an issue, LOL! My wife's stock unit on 5.6.0 works fine and the shake to wake feature is handy...which to be honest is the only reason I noticed the bug. Finding the steps issue came after I got curious and started to look for what else didnt work.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
http://motoactv.wikispaces.com/

All of your questions are answered there. :) Added one at the end, your market question is common, but the answer is no. There is no official android market support for this device yet.

Mine has been coming on even when I don't want it to. Lol.

Great find! Maybe that will fix some of the other issues.

EDIT: Going to update root tool 1.1.4 again today. Added a new button for my beta testers and fixed the tool's text (from 1.1.3).
[Other SmartWatches] delboydell:
Amazon app market

does anyone know how to use this in the U.K. all I get is the message that it is for customers in the USA???
[Other SmartWatches] CEnnis91:
Host mode began in Android 3.x, so it's not gonna be in this device, can you modify the kernel to have it, most likely. I wouldn't put my hopes up if I was you however.