[Motorola Droid X2] grizzlayleslay:
Part 5: Creating the Nandroid/BSR Backup

Now that we're rooted, it's time to make a backup of the MX2 for future recovery. This will come in handy if at any point, you decide to roll back to Gingerbread or if something weird/bad goes wrong.

If you're confused by the term "BSR", it's because the Nandroid backup process on the MX2 hijacks the Charge animation screen when you're charging your MX2 from a wall outlet. Technically it's known as the Boot Strap Recovery, but this is what we do to get a Nandroid backup of our MX2's.

Here's how we make a Nandroid Recovery:

1) Install the BusyBox app from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en

2) Run the BusyBox app and grant it SuperUser permissions.

3) Download the "Droid X2 Recovery APK" here (yes, it will work for the MX2): http://www.markhm1972.com/MotorolaDroidX2/MOTODX2_Bootstrap_signed.rar

4) Using an archive utility like 7zip, extract the .apk file from the archive.

5) Plug the MX2 into your computer, and enter it in USB Storage Mode from the dropdown.

6) Copy the .apk file to your MX2.

7) Open a File Explorer application (or install one if you don't have it).

8) Navigate to the folder where you copied the .apk file and select it to install it. If you're warned that your phone isn't set to install non-Market applications, it will allow you to go into the Settings, where you can select the checkbox for “Unknown Sources”.

9) If it doesn't launch immediately, you can find it in the App Drawer as an app called "System Recovery".

10) Once System Recovery has been launched, select "Install Recovery".

11) Select "Allow"? when Superuser asks for permission.

12) Wait about 5 seconds to ensure the Recovery Install has completed successfully.

13) Unplug your MX2 from the computer, completely. Make absolutely sure that your MX2 is NOT plugged into a USB port on your computer or in a USB hub.

14) Plug your MX2 into a Wall Charger. Plug the Wall Charger into a nearby electrical outlet.

15) Be absolutely certain you have followed Steps 13 and 14 to the letter. Your MX2 should NOT, for any reason whatsoever in the known universe, be connected in any way/shape/form to your computer right now.

16) I am incredibly serious, make sure you have followed Steps 13 and 14 EXACTLY!

17) Double-check time. If you've followed Steps 13 and 14 like a good owner, you may skip to Step 18. Even so, it doesn't hurt to read the entire checklist again:

DOUBLE CHECK THE FOLLOWING!

Take the Motorola factory USB cable and unplug it from everything. The computer, the wall charging block, the MX2, EVERYTHING!

Plug the micro USB end into the MX2.

Plug the male USB-A end into the wall charging block.

Plug the wall charging block into the wall.

Make sure the MX2 is plugged into the wall charger and plugged into the wall. NOT a USB hub, not a USB port on a computer, Not anything but the wall charger, and the wall charger is plugged into the wall.

18) Select "Recovery Mode". In 3-5 seconds the MX2 will appear to reboot. What it is actually doing is performing the hijack of the Power Off Charge Mode of the MX2. The MX2 actually powers off, but because the BSR hijacks the Charge Animation screen (the battery with the fuel level showing the amount of charge), it will look like it is booting up. In a sense, it is, but it will boot into the Bootstrap Recovery. The battery will continue to charge as well.

If you followed the previous steps correctly, the MX2 will reboot into a screen saying "Droid X2 Recovery GFAN.COM".

19) Press the VOLUME DOWN BUTTON 6 times. This should highlight the option to "Backup & Restore".

20) Tap the power button. This selects the Backup & restore option.

21) Use the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN buttons to select the memory location you would like to store the backup on. If you have not enabled the SD Card flip, or you donâ€™t know what the SD Card flip is, store the backup on the External SD Card. I highly recommend backing up to an external SD Card.

Internal SD Card = the 8GB internal, non-removable memory. (The Internal SD Card has a little over 6.4GB of usable storage space.)

External SD Card = your removable MicroSD card.

22) Once you have highlighted your selection, tap the power button.

23) On the next screen, tap the power button again, since the Backup option is already selected.

24) Now, wait, the backup takes about 10 minutes to complete. Once it is complete, you should be back at the "Droid X2 Recovery GFAN.COM" screen, with a message at the bottom of the screen saying “Backup complete!”

25) Now press the power key since the menu selection is already on Reboot system now.

26) You have successfully made a bootstrap recovery backup of your Milestone X2.

Note: The bootstrap recovery backup does not erase old backups. You must do that yourself from within your preferred file explorer. The backups are located in /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/YYYY-MM-DD.HH.mm.ss.

YYYY = the 4 digit year. 2011 for example.

MM = the 2 digit month. Such as 10 for October.

DD = the 2 digit day. Such as 24 for the 24th day of October.

HH = the hour in 24 hour time. Such as 14 for 2PM.

mm = the 2 digit minute of the hour. Such as 34 for 34 minutes

after 2PM, or 2:34PM.

ss = the 2 digit seconds the backup was created. Such as 17 seconds, or 2:34:17PM

Note: DO NOT add SPACES to any of the folder or backup names as this will BREAK your recovery!

27) You're done!