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[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
For those with the LCD Density Changer working, I recommend installing GScript. It'll allow you to do common tasks with the push of a button, and no typing. If you don't have LCD Density Changer working, you will not be able to see the "Save" button that lets you add the scripts. I posted some screenshots below, I apologize for the blurry cam. I also attached a zip with some common scripts that I use.

To Setup:

- Change LCD Density (I use 95)

- Install GScript

- Extract the zip and place the folder on the sdcard

- Open GScript

- Press Menu and Add Script

- Press the Load Script button and select a script

- Click Save

Now just tap and the script will execute. If there are any other things you would like to be able to do with this, post a reply and I'll look into creating a script for it.

Included in the zip:

- Backup Boot (Creates boot.img file on sdcard)

- Backup Cache (Creates cache.img file on sdcard)

- Backup Recovery (Creates recovery.img file on sdcard)

- Backup System (Creates system.img file on sdcard)

- Backup Userdata (Creates userdata.img file on sdcard)

- Normal ADB (Enables ADB over USB) (Normal ADB Use)

- Reboot (Reboots MotoACTV)

- Remount System RO (Remounts system as Read/Only)

- Remount System RW (Remounts system as Read/Write)

- Start ADB (Starts ADB / Disables USB Storage)

- Stop ADB (Stops ADB / Enables USB Storage)

- Wifi ADB (Enables ADB over Wifi) (Use "adb connect <ipaddress:5555>")

If this helps you, please don't forget to click "Thanks"
[Other SmartWatches] Okawa:
For people wanting to change LCD Density with just ADB or you could do it with a script.

ADB Method:

Appears to revert to stock after another reboot. Could write a script to have it apply it if you wanted. But it does work for a temp.
[Other SmartWatches] PrsnlCrcl:
What do you use to change the density? I know I used an app called dpi changer on my Thunderbolt, but I wasn't sure if that would work on here...I haven't tried it yet. Thanks.
[Other SmartWatches] moonzbabysh:
If you read the very beginning of the post you quoted, you'd have your answer :)

MoPhoACTV Initiative
[Other SmartWatches] TheEndGame7:
Anyone know how to make Google search work and Look through/Delete (after you get text pop ups) your notifications on the HoneyComb Launcher? ;D
[Other SmartWatches] PrsnlCrcl:
I guess that means that LCD Density Changer is an app...I was not aware of that, but thanks for clearing it up :)
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Root Tool Update :)

Just Rooted my own MotoACTV with the root tool. It now works. It isn't ideal, as you have to unplug your ACTV and plug it back in during the root, but it works! :)

Gonna pass it to TEG tomorrow to verify, then I'll put out a beta build for you guys here. Keep in mind, the major portion of it is ONLY to root and add superuser/busybox, so Jay's script tool will still be a major part of this for mod installs.

Next up... ROM time! :D
[Other SmartWatches] TheEndGame7:
Yeeea man! ;) Great work my friend... So sick witnessing this go down! What a little time, patients, and trouble shooting will do!!! Haha!
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Well, I'm pretty sure I bricked mine. Fwiw, don't use the "fastboot reboot" command if you can avoid it.

I flashed back to stock through fastboot, but now it won't boot past fastboot.

It's stuck there. Holding start + power makes it power off, then immediately turn back on into fastboot. Battery shows "OK". Any ideas?

EDIT: I was also running the honeycomb launcher all last night.
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
So u tried flashing the system .img already and no go?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Okay, I noticed the back of the device was excessively hot, so I set it on an extra heat sink that I had lying around. I unplugged the AC power, waited a few minutes with the device on the heatsink, then tried again, and I got that the battery was low. I plugged it back into the AC charger, then tried again, and...

SUCCESS

:) It booted right up. So, we may have a heat sensor while in fastboot... I'm not sure. When I restored, I did boot.img, system.img, userdata.img, usercache.img. I left out recovery as it was never modified.

So for anyone else with this problem, unplug it, let it sit for a while and cool off, then plug it back into AC and try again.
[Other SmartWatches] tineprogramming:
I create the link2sd with data.img support so our watch will not never out of space

Check it out

it better than native app2sd:D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21703216#post21703216
[Other SmartWatches] ts937km:
I actually had that backed up from a different posting I saw. And had tried restoring it.

1) Take a backup of your userdata partition too, just like your system img; otherwise, it can get corrupted and make the file loop at the motorola logo:

dd if=/dev/block/userdata of=/sdcard/userdata.img bs=1024

adb pull /sdcard/userdata.img userdata.img

But I think my unit had actualy died.... The white light won't come on except for a split second when I plug the cable in.. And I have left it plugged in for hours and it's not charging. Tried different cables, chargers, etc. If I plug it in and hit the on switch the red logo comes up and thats it. Also, with it plugged in I can get the fastboot to come up but it says battery too low. Same if I am plugged into usb on a computer.
[Other SmartWatches] nosit1:
Have you tried hard reboot to get to the charging screen?
[Other SmartWatches] MinionOfEckerd:
My Amazon App Store is not working. The package installer process keeps force closing when I try to install an app from there. Any suggestions?
[Other SmartWatches] ts937km:
Sorry New Years festivities keep calling me away. I assume you mean by holding power and start for 7 seconds+. Yes if that's what you mean. I get the battery indicator with a ? Mark in it as well (sorry forgot to post that)

Thanks for your help! Probably going to swap it out though.
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Just tested Pandora and root explorer working properly :)
[Other SmartWatches] MinionOfEckerd:
From my experience, you only need to hold it a couple of seconds until the screen 'blinks' and then release it. If you hold it too long then I don't believe it turns on.

Never seen a battery indicator like that. I've seen triangle w/ ! inside but not a battery symbol.:(
[Other SmartWatches] dragon_76:
Installed the PackageInstaller.apk from my Cyanogenmod 7 phone and that stopped FC when installing.

Cheers!

-M

XDA member since 2007
[Other SmartWatches] dragon_76:
Root Explorer is not completely functional, though. You can't change permissions or ownership because the dialog box is not fully usable.

Cheers!

-M

XDA member since 2007
[Other SmartWatches] dragon_76:
It sounds like you have a bad battery.

Cheers!

-M

XDA member since 2007
[Other SmartWatches] MinionOfEckerd:
Can you provide a link to download the .apk if possible? Thanks.

EDIT: Nevermind. Pulled it off my Xperia Play. Worked! :D

Just change one of the hardware buttons to "MENU" then you can set Superuser to automatically accept requests. When you start up Root Explorer it will start with the approved request. :D
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Sorry about the root explorer one it was late and i got excited ..most of it does work though.

I have been getting all my .apks from my phone and backing them up with astro file manager ..i then email them to my computer and install them through adb. I do have one question about installing through adb ... Is there a certain folder that i should install the app to on the watch ? If so how do i get there
[Other SmartWatches] MinionOfEckerd:
I've been trying to figure that out as well. The default installation sends it to an odd location.
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
I found the installed apps in data/app folder in root explorer and that file has 150 megs of storage :(
[Other SmartWatches] nosit1:
Yeah. Luckily, you can give Apps2SD a shot and see how many apps you can move. I managed to get a couple over and free some space up.
[Other SmartWatches] dragon_76:
Faster might be the way I do it: install dropbox and just send your apk from your phone with root explorer to dropbox and then open the apk on your ACTV.

Cheers!

-M

XDA member since 2007
[Other SmartWatches] dragon_76:
If it can't move every app, then you might as well just use the internal app mover. I moved a few of my apps to sd just using the manage applications system tool.

Cheers!

-M

XDA member since 2007
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
How do you install apks on the motoactv without using adb? Everytime i try it force closes
[Other SmartWatches] dragon_76:
you need to adb push PackageInstaller.apk from CyanogenMod. then you can just use dropbox to move apk from one place to your ACTV
[Other SmartWatches] Gnu4Lyfe:
Market Force Close Fix

I have the market installed, but like everyone else... It force closes. I emailed CMW and he first told me to wait for a guide, but according to his twitter feed, he's heading to CES soon and I have no idea when he'll get around to writing it. I conviced him to give me an outline of what needs to be done. Below is his response

Hope this helps.
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Where do i push the package installer to?
[Other SmartWatches] ydaraishy:
I *think*, and I'm not sure of this at all, that battery drains while in fastboot mode, even connected to a computer (it's hot because the device is working hard/inefficiently/draining battery). So don't leave it there for long, do what you need to do and reboot.

Maybe the old trick about using a "factory cable" might fix that, but it's all just conjecture.
[Other SmartWatches] nosit1:
That is correct. I learned the hard way. Even connected to a power source it will continue to drain the battery.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Lol my problem was that it wouldn't do a single thing though. Literally nothing. :(

It charged when plugged in though, even in fastboot. :)
[Other SmartWatches] itlstalion09:
Need help!

motoactv is in boot loop after rooting and trying to reverb back. idk y i tried it but for some stupid reason i never made a backup and i can't find a copy of the file anywhere online.
[Other SmartWatches] Bugaboo75:
Tine Fastboot bat Script (8 or 16 GB)

Has anyone tried out Tine's fastboot bat script? I asked which firmware versions the fastboot script will work for but am waiting for a response.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21598942

I'm having difficulty getting the correct ADB drivers. Right now the Motoactv appears under "portable devices" as "motoactv." I'm assuming this isn't correct. :o
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Give me a couple of hours and I will get the root tool uploaded to the server with a "return to stock" button that will flash everything back to stock (unrooted, with unsecure bootloader).

That should help. :)
[Other SmartWatches] bluengu:
I'm having issues with my system.img

I assume that its bloated but I cannot use the command given earlier to reduce the size,

dd if=/system.img of=/system-fixed.img bs=1024 count=159616

when I run the command in ADB Shell it says file not found, however the system.img is in the root directory.

Can someone point me to where I can find a fixed system.img?
[Other SmartWatches] tineprogramming:
i assume all the firmware have a same boot.img

Because mine is 4.55.78 us version.it work perfectly without any problem.So may be europe version will work too
[Other SmartWatches] dragon_76:
Download the Roboto family from the internet. It is free and an easy Google search. You then rename the Roboto fonts to match DroidSans.ttf DroidSans-Bold.ttf and DroidSans-italic.ttf Then adb push them to /system/fonts and adb shell chown and chmod like other files. I also reccomend substituting Roboto Narrow in place of Clocktopia.

Cheers!

-M

Xda member since 2007
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
Next time, please ask before you steal someone's batch script and butcher it. It's pretty obvious, all the variables are the same and it's setup in the same format.
[Other SmartWatches] tineprogramming:
Sorry i will put your name on it okay.
[Other SmartWatches] paulcs:
Dead MotoActv?

I just bought a MotoActv off a guy that said he rooted it, then tried to factory reset it. Now it just charges for a few minutes then shows the M logo for a few and shuts off again. It doesn't start charging again until after I remove the USB and plug it back in.

If I try and boot in fast recovery mode (Start/Power for 3sec) I just says "Can't Process" Battery low. Then shuts down.

If I try a factory reset (Start/Power for 7sec) it just powers off.

Any ideas? Also it won't charger for longer than a few minutes.

Please help!
[Other SmartWatches] nosit1:
It's a hair trigger process. Try hard reset off the charger, then plugging it in. Leave it for 20 minutes. See now if you can get to the charging screen (has the battery)
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
Tine stole that batch script from me, modified it, and started accepting donations. Mine will also flash the custom boot.img. I believe it's post 272 on page 28.
[Other SmartWatches] tineprogramming:
I'm truly soory

Okay that script i use some part of your and i show apology to you already.but it is not just script it has the modified usb driver and the instruction that i made mine rooted so i just want to share and made it more easy way to do.Your script is awesome too.But i just made mine just for flash the boot.img and check bootloader that it.And about the donation it is not the main point.i does'nt request any one to give a donation to me.i just want to share is this sharing community right

and i already put your name on it there .And sorry again to use your script without asking.And everyone can use my script and his script too.it both work that same way.But in 16 gb model .i did the same way as i explained in my main thread.To get it rooted .So follow my instruction and use his script or mine all will work perfectly
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
I understand that you want to help, we all do. That's the main reason for this thread, but doing what you did actually hinders progress. By stealing someone else's work and claiming it as your own, will discourage the person from which you stole from posting anything else that might help the rest of the community in fear that it might get stolen again.

I appreciate you acknowledging that you used it without permission, and editing your posts to credit me for the script. It doesn't bother me that you stole it, it doesn't even bother me that you adapted it to do other things. What really gets to me is you used my script as a basis for two of your projects, claimed it as your own (until you got called out), and asked people to donate if they thought it was helpful.

The idea that someone else is associating my name and reputation with their project without my knowledge, that is what really pisses me off. This is an open source community, I get that, but it's people like you that encourage developers to close their source, for reasons like this.

I don't think there's anything else you can do to apologize, just don't do it again and ask next time like the numerous others that PM'd me.
[Other SmartWatches] tineprogramming:
okay about donation i will delete it .And i will just share .and i will ask you first next time i want to do something or i will create my own script .First i think your script is easy to adapt and i don't have so much time to create my own.So i used your without asking and about donation is not my main point tho.So from now i will write my own script or ask you first.is that fine for you ?
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
That's all I ask. Either do your own work, or ask permission and let me know before you use mine.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Sooo the root tool version 1.0.7 is uploading to the server for mass public beta testing right now, but there are a few things that are odd in it.

First and foremost, Jay's scripts were the base for the "backup" and "restore" functions, straight up. They've been used with permission. However, it appears the line at the top that read "By ClearD and Jay" has gone AWOL between 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 somehow. :confused: Like, it's just gone. Don't know how. Anyways, as stated previously, Jay gets as much credit for this as me and any donations (not required nor requested) should be divided.

With that said, it will be placed back again in 1.0.8 while I'm cleaning up some of the instructions. :)

As soon as it's up, I'll post a link for you guys. Fair warning, it's a big download (around 330 megs, I think?) because it contains a full backup of the stock unrooted Rom within the package.

As for the root script, it *should* be pretty self-explanatory (instructions will pop up in command line for when you need to do things), but remember NOT TO TOUCH the unit itself during the process, only unplug it and plug it back in when it tells you to (after the zergrush runs when the screen shuts off and turns the backlight back on). Do NOT turn the unit off or on or do anything like that during the root. It will reboot at the end by itself.

Questions before we begin? :cool:
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
Sounds good ClearD. I appreciate all your hard work. Looking forward to the release. I like the idea of including the unrooted stock, I will probably do that in my next release too.

As ClearD stated before, this tool (at the moment) is mainly used to root the device. Other mods, like button remappings, should be done from my batch script until further notice.
[Other SmartWatches] PrsnlCrcl:
Does anyone have any issues with WiFi? My unit seems to be hit an miss. I can usually get it to connect, but then after a period of time it just stops communicating. When this happens, if I go back into the wifi settings and click on it to turn WiFi off, it doesn't toggle. Today, while trying to stream music, this happened and it took about 30 min to finally get it communicating again going through multiple reboots. Now, tonight, I went in and turned WiFi on to connect to my home WiFi. It sees the networks and I click on it and the click connect expecting to see a window to enter the key and nothing happens. Anyone have any ideas or experienced anything similar? Thanks.
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
I probably use the wifi more than anyone here. My MotoACTV is setup for WarDriving. Recording access points, scanning devices for open ports, kicking devices from the network, etc.

I don't have any connectivity issues. Once I connect to WiFi, I can browse until it's out of range. It is known that once WiFi is turned on, you can't turn it off using the normal settings menu, you have to restart the device (I'm working on alternative methods).

Try connecting to other access points to see if it's just an issue with that one. If it continues, you may want to look at doing a factory restore.

"fastboot -w"

"fastboot flash system system.img"

"fastboot reboot"
[Other SmartWatches] PrsnlCrcl:
Thanks for the quick response. I was able to connect to my VZW MiFi ok, but I cannot seem to connect to my home networks (I have multiple access points). I was able to connect to them yesterday, but not today. I may try the factory reset. Thanks again.

---------- Post added at 11:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 PM ----------

Jay,

Have you been able to get the density change to 95 to stick? I ran LCD Density Changer and set it to 95 and clicked on the "test" button. It rebooted and came up with the change fine. I went back into the app and set it to 95 and clicked save. After rebooting, however, it did not change. Is there another step I need to take to get it to stick? Thanks.
[Other SmartWatches] TheEndGame7:
I've had that issue when I was on stock, but now that I'm rooted and using the Honey Comb launcher.

I've noticed from clicking on the bottom right side of the screen where Time/Wifi/Battery are that it pulls up 2 different Menus, one that says Wifi Settings on the top bar and the other just Settings... I'm always making sure that I'm connected to the one that says Wifi Settings! Been connecting flawlessly ever since! ;D Hope that helps!
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Download MotoACTV Root Tool Version 1.0.7

:)

Remember, when rooting, after you see the word "enjoy!", your motoactv will reboot. It won't turn back on correctly. Wait a few seconds. It will go to a blank black screen with the backlight turned on. This is when you unplug the device from USB and plug it back in. The script will continue with the black screen on your device.

In the future, I'll try to provide better instructions, because I think I botched those a bit.

Also, I know there's a typo in the root script. :D

EDIT: Also, I forgot to mention this, but my partner in crime, Bdaman, is working on a custom kernel for us. What does this mean? Let's see... possible USB mass storage... overclocking... underclocking... smartass2 governor... massive battery life... lots of fun things. ;)
[Other SmartWatches] NORCALkID:
Thanks for this ... Hope we can get a custom kernel going :)
[Other SmartWatches] paulcs:
It will only boot to "fast Boot" mode but tells me the battery is low "can't Program". Any help? Please
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Unplug it. Plug into the AC wall charger for a bit, then turn it on with the power button. Same thing happened to me. :)
[Other SmartWatches] mitchell4500:
As for your Wifi issues go the the Wifi Settings found by using the Honeycomb launcher and then go all the way down to manage wifi networks. Delete the network your trying to connect too (make sure there not more then one aswell) then try again.

Iv had this problem a few times.
[Other SmartWatches] paulcs:
Thanks, but it's still not working. As soon as I plug it in the M logo comes up and I cannot turn it off or on. Just sits there. Also the Charge light is not on. It get warm to the touch then after 40min or so the M logo goes away, but still no charger light.

I am thinking about sending it it for warranty, could be a bad battery? Will they check to see if it's rooted?
[Other SmartWatches] Bugaboo75:
Thanks Jay, do you foresee any issues flashing your boot.img for my 16 GB version which also has a different firmware version?
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
Don't plug it into your computer to charge, plug it into the wall. If it starts up, hold the Start and Power buttons until it turns off. It should show a battery. You need at least 30% to use Fastboot. If the battery doesn't show, just leave it plugged in for an hour or so, then try again. It's normal for the battery to get hot, does not mean it's a bad battery. Worst case scenario, just exchange it from where you bought it and tell them it failed the firmware upgrade.

Future reference, fastboot RAPEs the battery even if you have it plugged in. Do not use fastboot when your battery is low, you will most likely get stuck in the position you are in now.

Many people have confirmed that boot file works for the 16g version as well. I have not personally tested this, and I am not the one who made the custom boot.img. But don't hold me accountable if something doesn't work.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Couldn't have said it better. Plug it into the AC WALL CHARGER in fastboot mode, if it is not charging in the regular mode, and let it charge for a few minutes until the fastboot screen says "Charge OK". Then, take it off the charger and wait a couple more minutes, then press the "On" button. That's how it worked for me, I was on the phone with moto level 2 tech support when it fixed itself, actually.

If the back gets too hot, set it on a piece of aluminum or something else you can use as a heat sink to draw some heat away (maybe a tile floor would work too).

Do you have a system.img flashed to the device? Anything that would cause it not to boot?

Also everyone, for future reference, don't delete the "USB.apk" file. Yeah... it took my ADB away until I restored. ;)
[Other SmartWatches] Jay4255:
USB.apk, Any APK that contains the word setting(should be 3 of them), MediaProvider.apk, PackageInstaller.apk.

Leave all of the above alone. Will cause boot loops / freezes. If you want to remove all the Moto programs, use the "Clean /system/app" on my batch under Tools menu. All other APKs left on the device after that are crucial to the watch booting.