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[RAZR HD Original Android Development] DVDDave:
Good to know !!!!!
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] deacon crusher:
Did these steps on a US verizon droid razr maxx hd.

1. Restore 4.0.4.

2. Go to settings - about phone - updates and take the small 6mb update

3. Root

4. Voodoo protect, temp unroot

5. Update JB

6. Voodoo restore root.

all steps through 5 eventually worked after some fiddling around, but step 6 does not work, voodoo says I restored root, but the temp unroot button does not become visible and when I run a root checker it says sorry, you don't have root.

7. Install Safestrap

What does safestrap get me (sorry, I'm sure I should know.)

any idea what I can/should try when I do this all over again to achieve success?

thanks
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] wooddale:
Im not sure but it looks like Moto may have put a monkey wrench in the system thhe links were down for awhile they probably made it so you cant get root. You may be able to do it manually. Look for the thread it has all the files you need. As long as you can still root 4.0.4 it should work.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] deacon crusher:
That did it.

I followed the guide on droidrzr.com titled Root XT926 to 4.1.1 Jelly Bean When OTAs Are Not Working.

Can't link to it do to my noobish status :)

that link includes full directions and links which included installing updates manually and it all worked like a charm and I've got JB with root.

Thanks for help and for great tool.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] v12xke:
Big thanks to mattlgroff for creating this utility and keeping it updated!

Just went through this today. I was able to get the OTA's to work. I rooted the restored 4.04 and then temp-unrooted. Took the ~6MB update, re-rooted making sure it stuck. Then took the 4.11 upgrade. I was able to restore root on 4.11 with no issues. Installed Safe Strap 3 and made a solid backup of the stock ROM. Reason for posting is just to let others know the original way seems to still be working with OTA's.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] :
I upgraded to JellyBean already on my US Verizon Droid RAZR MAXX HD and tried using the utility to downgrade it but wasn't successful. I ran option one for the restore and there were messages, some that says fail but it seems to restore the OS back to JellyBean (instead of ICS). I just wanted to root it and should have waited on the JB update when I got the phone initially.

Anyway, I noticed that now when I power up my phone it automatically loads to the AP Boot screen which gives a message indicating AP Boot failure. I just have to manually hold down all the buttons again and select Normal boot and I'm back to business. The problem is that I'm having constant freezes on my phone and I think it's the phone itself since it did give problems earlier prior to me doing this. How can I restore the phone to factory default so that AP boot failure message doesn't show up (and says something like waiting for USB instead)?

Thanks.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Gotta wait for the new fast boot files whenever they get put out.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] htowngator:
Matt, I just got the RAZR HD Dev unit (bought used) and it is unlocked but stock. The OS shows 4.1.1 and bootloader is currently unlocked (stock recovery).

Should I be able to install TWRP through this method -- http://www.theandroidsoul.com/twrp-and-clocworkmod-cwm-recovery-for-motorola-droid-razr-hd-xt926/ -- or will I need to use yours to be rooted first?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
On any unlocked device you need the custom recovery file. Let's call this 'cwm.img' for the simplest name.

Put your phone in AP Fastboot mode and then enter the following command in your command line or terminal:

fastboot flash recovery cwm.img
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] DVDDave:
don't know why this happened.....i used the utility to downgrade to 4.0.4...worked perfectly....rooted and protected with voodoo...took the 6mb update just fine....at the time, my apps kept installing, i probably should have waited until they stopped. when i tried to get the big JB update it wouldn't take, didn't;t even say my device was up to date. i then loaded the delta file. once that loaded i kept getting force closures on Motorola.com. I still had voodoo protecting so I did an FDR. that seemed to fix everything but when i went to try to get the latest OTA, my device was current, so i side loaded the 96MB file which went fine. i re installed voodoo and still had root...i wonder why i couldn't get the OTA...is it out yet if you force it from system updates??

i don;t post a lot but i lurk.....Matt, can't wait until you come out with a utility for this new update, OR, does the 1.10 utility still work?? that one guy posted that it did but I am not gonna try :)
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
I would wait to try on your own until we have fastboot files for the 4.1.2 ota. The otas may not be pushed because Verizon and Moto really screwed up updates on this phone.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] DVDDave:
Matt, other than doing an FDR I am not gonna touch this MAXX....I don't need a brick....it seems to be working fine and I will leave it alone. Like I said I lurk, butt I am a flash whore lol...
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] :
Thanks for the quick reply.

So was it somehow damaged? I used the Droid Razr HD Utility because I thought option 1 was to downgrade from JB to ICS :( Is there any way to bypass the AP Boot screen when I power up my phone? Every time I shut it down and power it back up, it goes straight to the AP boot screen. I just want it to default to normal boot.

Thanks.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Very first line of this:

IF YOU ARE ON 9.16.6, THE LATEST OTA, DO NOT USE THE DROID RAZR HD UTILITY 1.10 OR BELOW

Since you didn't see that somehow.. I will direct you to the 4.1.2 fastboot files.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39424270&postcount=23
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] avid.aria:
anyone has a link to the 6mb update, I want to go to root and go to jb but not the latest update. apparently need that first
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] :
Thanks. But I'm not on 9.16.6. I didn't see that update until today. I current have 9.1.41XT926

Should I still use the rsd tool you mentioned? I assume this will wipe out my phone again?

Will the 9.16.6 update restore the fast boot files? It's a smaller update so I assume my data is safe but will make a backup just on case.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] kkeller87:
Im about to trade my DNA for a XT926. Im pretty sure the friend I'm getting it from is on the latest update. Looks like I should not use this Utility. Is there other options? Or are you guys waiting on an unlock/root like the DNA folks are?

Sorry to ask, but Im getting lost in all the links. Not sure whats the newest and what not.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] wooddale:
If he is on the very latest update 4.1.2 and not rooted you will not be able to root until someone figures a way out. If he is still on 4.1.1 you can still go back and root.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] kkeller87:
Waiting for him to text me back on what version hes on. Im glad I havent completely committed to a trade yet. Thanks for the quick reply!
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] sheep348:
Half root.

I took the OTA and I am on 9.16.6. I found out I only had half root. So the root apps I had before the update still worked but new ones wouldn't work. Then in all my n00b wisdom I cleared my super user data (bad idea). So now I dont have any root at all. I have a Titanium backup of all my apps including my super user but obviously I cant restore it with titanum back up because I no longer have root access.

Is there a way to restore my super user back up some how? Or am I stuck waiting for a new utility (newer than 1.10) that can take 9.16.6 back to ICS and root from there?

Thanks in advance for your help.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] sheep348:
New root method

I found this new root method that is supposed to work if you are on 4.1.2. I thought some people on this thread might be looking for this, I know I have been waiting since I lost root after updating.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/0...r-hd-running-android-4-1-2-other-devices-too/
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] samabuelsamid:
Excuse me if I'm misunderstanding what this utility is supposed to do. When I've done a fastboot restore on several previous occasions with the Droid 3 it always returned to the out of the box state waiting for activation. Is that not what's supposed to happen with this one?

It's not returning back to original state with the Moto/VZW apps that I froze re-enabled. Instead it boots up as if nothing has happened.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
At the end of option 1, it asks if you want want to wipe data, and if not to exit.

Fastboot restore, unlike your Droid 3 sbf, does not necessarily wipe data unless you want it to.

Factory reset = Wiping Data

Fastboot restore = Restoring partitions. Wiping partitions. Etc.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] samabuelsamid:
I never saw an option to wipe, it just seemed to be completed. I'll have to try again.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
echo. It is recommened to wipe data, especially if you were on a custom rom.
echo. If you don't you will probably bootloop and have to wipe anyway...
echo. Press any key to Wipe the phone's data (might wipe internal SD card!)
echo. or exit the utility.
pause
fastboot erase userdata

It's definitely there...
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] ray4jc:
Just wanted to say thanks for making this so easy.

And I've got a noob question, will using this to root stop me from being able to use future OTA updates?

For instance when they release the OTA Jelly Bean Update.

Thanks :eek:
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] skinien:
I'm sorry for the stupid questions but I haven't owned a motorola smartphone before so I'm unfamiliar with these types of things in the moto world. I just want to confirm I understand.

1) So if I were to try out the Jelly Bean leak, this would allow me to go back to the stock build?

2) Root. Cool!

3) This app allows me to preserve root when flashing/installing OTA updates?

One more question:

1) Does this require an unlocked bootloader or will this work on the Verizon model?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] GoClifGo05:
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2

1. Yes it will.

2. Yea :)

3. It won't protect root but it will install a app called voodoo ota rootkeeper which you can use to preserve root.

1. Works great on Verizon
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] lucidvtec:
Thx again matt!!!

Its devs like u and hashcode and dhacker that really help the community

What can us non devs do to help you guys out??? Really hoping we can find a solution to the locked bootloader for us Verizon peeps that can't afford a dev edition
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mariomendoza:
I have read that is only for Verizon, but, can i only use the root part in a Mexican XT925 Razr HD using MicroSim?? Thanks in advance.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mariomendoza:
I respond to myself. YES. it works like a charm for international version using microsim.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] flying_dutchman:
Hi, new at Motorola, but can confirm rooting is a piece of cake! Thanks!!

cheers,
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] flying_dutchman:
Hi, just had an OTA to 4.1.1. - does the tool work as well ( no computer around...)?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] GoClifGo05:
This tool requires a computer... and OTA??? The leak? Should root ICS then protect root through OTA.

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] flying_dutchman:
Hi, in fact used the tool on the original version, worked & installed voodoo OTA keeper, got an OTA yesterday eve to 4.1.1 and now the root is lost & won't come back - I just tried it with the tool....

I didn't however use the option 1 since I was on stock yesterday.....

Any help much appreciated since I'm now unrooted :( :(
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] GoClifGo05:
Maybe the OTA just breaks root no matter what if voodoo didn't keep it... a new method may have to be found.

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] kent1146:
Original download link doesn't seem to work for me.

Anyone else having problems? Or does anybody else have a mirror they could provide?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] scottm3:
Link doesn't seem to work for me either. Is it possible for someone to email the file to me?

Thanks
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] ranger2183:
Website unavailable

Am I missing something by clicking the link? I tried to access the download as well, and it will not work, displays "website unavailable"

If you could help me out with this, I would be very appreciative. Thanks
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] SquireSCA:
Yeah, link is broken. Can't find the file anywhere.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] GoClifGo05:
Just chiming in... Link is down.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Temp link until my DNS issues are fixed:

http://174.132.194.66/~batakang//ftp/DROID_RAZR_HD/DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility1.00.zip
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] smiznith:
i was on the leaked JB update, did the revert back to stock 4.0.4 and while it was wiping user data, phone shut off and now wont boot back up... any suggestions or am i bricked?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] flying_dutchman:
Hi, would you have an update of the tool for 4.1.1?

Don't know if the experience just mentioned above really bricked the phone, but I don't want to repeat it on mine....
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Get a Motorola Factory-style adapter from Team Black Hat.

http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-Adapters-motadapt.htm

Never flash with Low Battery, always be prepared with a Factory Adapter if needed.

I see it says you have an XT925... this is NOT for your device.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] flying_dutchman:
Hi, it worked for the XT925 with 4.01 though :good:

Now just blocked again because of the bloody OTA and apparently no parade just yet how to bypass this...
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] AGrayson84:
Hi Matt! I rooted my Razr Maxx HD and everything was fine until I played around with the "Beats" audio drivers. I downloaded app from the Android Market, installed it, and then it asked to reboot. I allowed it to reboot and that's when thing it stopped booting. I've been reading all over on how to fix this and someone from another forum pointed me to your utility. I ran the utility, but my phone still will not boot.

I have 100% battery (I'm also not getting any error messages regarding my battery life), I got the phone to AP Fastboot mode, connected it to the computer via a Motorola USB cable, ran "DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility.bat" from my computer after unzipping the entire contents, followed the prompts after choosing option 1.

Everything seemed to go fine and it said it was now time to power up the phone (I also did the "userdata" wipe option), but I still get nowhere. It won't do anything using just the power button, and I can't get it to boot from the special menu where you can select AP Fastboot. Any ideas?? Thanks a bunch!!

---------- Post added at 09:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:49 AM ----------

Disregard, Matt. I ran your utility a second time, following the same steps I did the first time, and all seems to be working now. What a relief! Thanks a bunch for writing this program!
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Glad it worked out well.

EDIT: Updated utility to 1.10. Safe to download at 1:01 PM Pacific time, 12/3/2012
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] radzer0:
Trying to figure this out here, I went back to stock with your utility because I pulled out some of the stock apps originaly preparing for the OTA. Well, now my stock recovery wont work. It just comes up with the dead android with the exclamation point. Any ideas for me here? I tried going back 100% stock and even before the 4.0.4 update it wont work. Prior to root or anything being changed.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Press both volume keys.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] radzer0:
I just figured that out from a youtube video. Whats sad, I forgot to save root. So im starting over AGAIN :\

But yea, thanks for the quick reply.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] fletch33:
i saw the update the app and was hoping it was JB for OTA lol

crossing fingers for soon.

this is very handy and mucho appreciated !
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] killrhythm09:
Thanks for sharing this, it makes life a lot easier.

Just used it to go back to stock ICS, re-root and protect root with Voodoo before I go to JB without having to download anything else! =)
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] galpdawg:
this tool is the best. i also used this to go back to stock, then get root and voodoo then flash to JB while keeping root.. now just gotta reconfigure phone to my liking. glad im on the JB goodness. thanks to the developer
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] danawr:
Hello,

Great utility. A word of caution for those wishing to ugrade to JB wilst using this utility. I completed all steps successully, including the installation of Safestrap. Safestrap installs its own version of /system/bin/logwrapper. My Jelly Bean update failed with a mismatched hashcode with /system/bin/logwrapper. My JB update was successfull after skipping the install of Safestrap.

Dana
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
These utility is not meant to be done in steps. Those are just options to choose from ;)
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] Almighty2:
steposl successor

I have a question as I just used option 1, how exactly do I exit without wiping data since it says to press any key to wipe data or something to quit but how exactly do I quit? Ofcourse, it also says press any key to continue and pressing any key actually wipes data. Thanks!
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Pressing the X button in the top right of the window, or Alt + F4.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] Almighty2:
I think the instructions need to be worded to actually quit the app by clicking the X button as it currently says:

echo. It is recommened to wipe data, especially if you were on a custom rom.

echo. If you don't you will probably bootloop and have to wipe anyway...

echo. Press any key to Wipe the phone's data (might wipe internal SD card!)

echo. or exit the utility.

pause

fastboot erase userdata

so I actually managed to wipe data which isn't a bad thing except it wiped out my incoming calls and SMS. I already knew I had a high chance of wiping but the Press any key to continue part. What would happen if I tried to control-c it since it is a batch file?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Also would work but there is no problem exiting the ways I mentioned. It clearly says pressing a key will continue and press a key will wipe data and to exit otherwise.

I didn't think it would be necessary to explain how to exit a program in Windows, but evidently I was mistaken.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] Almighty2:
It was the second press any key to continue that was confusing. Or it might have just been the way the first sentence was interpreted as it basically said pressing any key will wipe data or exit the utility. But doesn't matter now since what's happened already happened, the tool is excellent and I'll just remember next time.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] Verdnan:
how long does the downgrade take? its been on the droid eye for two hours, also it was at 37% battery before I relized I needed 80% but its plugged in now.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] GoClifGo05:
Wipe data in stock recovery if you're boot looped. Also it shouldnt charge if its stuck on the red eye.

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
As the above poster says, if you are bootlooping you needed to have wiped data.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] rockstarr001:
Hi Matt. Thanks for putting all this together. I ran option 1 on this and I seem to be stuck in a boot loop after the reboot. I'vre rerun the program 3 times but I can't get it to work. Factory reset takes me back to bootloop and recovery takes me to the android image with the red triangle exclamation mark icon.

Do you know what I may have done wrong? Droid Razr Maxx HD btw.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
At the triangle, hit both volume buttons.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] Verdnan:
It did charge while on boot animation, and I ran it again with a wipe. yay I have root with JB :D
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] eris72:
amazing tool, thank you so much! messed up the rooting-JB process and this did the trick to get back to start. gonna remove as much bloast as possible now, always got this to back me up if need be! (unless ofcourse i brick...)
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] rodrigo gallardo:
hey can you do a lite version without the option of fastboot restore becouse that option only work for the xt926 and dons´t wark in the xt925. the reason is very heavy the archive. thanks men
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
The only things left would be rooting, installing Safestrap, and installing OTA rootkeeper. Each of these are easy enough to do on their own and I don't see necessity in making a LITE version. Sorry.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] ohnoitsace:
Getting errors.

I keep getting this error for step 1:

'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I hit enter and it repeats the same message multiple times. Any Suggestions?

I have a my droid razr maxx hd was once rooted on ICS but lost root when I got the OTA Jellybean. I'm trying to restore it and install voodoo. Also I wiped my phone.

Thanks for the help.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
That means one of a few things, but the true meaning is this:

The .bat file cannot see the other files.

In most cases its because someone didn't extract the .zip to its own folder on the desktop and run it NOT as Admin.

Other times they just copied the .bat somewhere randomly without any of the files and it can't see them.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] braves10:
Will this utility work if I have Windows 8? And should I try to run it in compatibility if that is an option?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
It shouldn't have a problem running on Windows 8 as-is.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] killrhythm09:
Yeah, I ran it on Windows 8 x64. It works fine.
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] rkomor:
tool freezes computer

During step 1, the tool finishes writing boot and then freezes my computer. This keeps happening. Any thoughts?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
How much RAM?

What Operating System?
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] rkomor:
Its on a windows 7 machine with 2 gig of ram. I switched to a computer with 4 gig ram and it worked. Thanks!
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Yup... 2GB is barely enough if you shut off everything else. The system files are pretty large lol
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] Flameninja00:
I'm having Jelly Bean update problems. (You can read more here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2041602)

Would a FBR possibly let me update to JB? If nothing else, would it hide any modding attempts from VZW when I send it back?

I want no chance of them calling me and saying, "Oh, sorry, you were rooted. We're gonna need $200 to replace it."

Thank you!!! :D
[RAZR HD Original Android Development] mattlgroff:
Here's what you need to do:

Install the Jellybean OTA .zip manually through Motorola Recovery. This will give you a full error and we can fix it up.

Verizon and Motorola know instantly when you root and it is forever logged into the 'qe' service. Fastboot doesn't reset that, neither does wiping, etc.