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[Motorola Droid Bionic] Bizmaniz:
Being in the same situation here -> Updated to JB without OTA Rootkeeper made me loose root. Out of haste, I tried FXZ'ing back to ICS. So I followed this thread, and this "almost" worked. I failed at step 6, so then I replaced the cdt.bin file from the JB update into the extracted ICS fxz folder, and it got passed that but failed on a couple of other steps. I edited the XML file to skip those, and when it finished it would never boot up past the M logo.

Thankfully, I was able to still boot into recovery and I just applied the JB update on my SD card. I'm now 100% stock JB, and waiting for a JB root exploit so I can (hopefully) restore my apps through TB.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] HalfBrian:
Thanks for the suggestion matthimrod, my RSD Lite flash failed on cdt.bin the first time.

As you suggested, I edited the XML and used the cdt.bin from the JB update. However, I'm currently failing on the 15th step, boot.img. (error text for searches: "Failed flashing process. 15/21 flash boot "boot.img" -> Phone returned FAIL"). I looked at the JB update and it looks like they patched the boot partition.

Sounds like it worked for Bizmania to just skip it, so I'll try that right now and post back.

Edit: the updated cdt.bin and commented-out boot.img followed by re-updating to JB worked perfectly. Thanks for you help. :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] eric3938:
I did the same thing, This worked for me -

Download and extract this

6.7.246 FXZ File

Download and extract this to the previous location

moto-fastboot-win32.zip

Boot into fastboot mode

Connect to PC with USB

On PC, open command window and navigate to folder created above. I renamed the folders and made them easy to navigate to.

Use commands

moto-fastboot.exe flash preinstall preinstall.img
moto-fastboot.exe flash system system.img

Once finished reboot to stock recovery (This system WILL NOT BOOT) and install the Jelly Bean zip from SD Card

Reboot

Won't get root back but you'll have a working device.

Spent the past several hours trying to figure this out and just now got my phone to boot into JB.

If your battery is dead, tear apart an old WALL charger, cut the cord and attach pos to pos and neg to neg put a piece of tape over your battery terminals (don't think this would be good for the battery) and put battery in to hold it in place. Not sure how to tell which wire is pos, guessing always works for me lol.

NOTE: A stock wall charger does not seem to put out enough power to fully boot the phone, so remove the wires and tape and charge the battery normally to at least 10% then boot, this made my phone loop while trying to first boot and I thought something was wrong with the system

Edit: Seems at some point I corrupted my internal sd card, the OS was able to reformat. Not sure if it is related or not.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidForLife33:
help stuck in fastboot mode

Earic3938

Can you please explain about getting the files to the command prompt. In a more step by step not sure how to open them up in command.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] eric3938:
The files are on your computer, command prompt is just a different way to look at them.

Use the "dir" command to view files in current directory/folder, "cd" to change folders ex.. cd [folder name], cd followed by two periods(cd..) would move up a folder. You're just looking at the files in a different way (other than windows), all the same files are there.

I renamed my folder to V246 just to make it easy to find and put it on the root of C: to change directory to C you can type cd C:\

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[Motorola Droid Bionic] DroidForLife33:
Thanks

I'm re-flashing the Jb update now thanks for the help:) Ill just wait till a root method comes out.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] eric3938:
Yeah, think that's kinda what all of us in here are waiting on, lol

Glad I could help!!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Geekswife1992:
Thank you so much!

:cool:

After I botched the Jelly Bean update (made a huge mistake and tried to restore data through TWRP; it's apparently not like CWM) which overwrote some of the Jelly Bean system files, this thread helped me pull my Bionic back from the dead.

It took many hours and a lot of breath holding, but I am now running Jelly Bean unrooted and somehow managed to have my data stay pretty much in tact.

I wish I could tell you exactly what worked, but I tried so many things I really can't. I do know that using moto-fastboot.exe was the key. I also know I needed to have the recovery.img rewritten to the phone, but I honestly don't know which one worked. LOL

Once that recovery.img copied over everything else fell into place.

Thanks again this community ROCKS!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] DavidKotzebue:
This worked for me. Thanks for the help. I thought that I had finally bricked my phone and was ready to go to Verizon and take my lumps!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ShoePotato:
Thank you so much!

I FREAKING LOVE YOU! Thanks a bunch dude! You helped me so much, it boots! And works, sure, i couldn't get it to install JB, ill figure it out later, but i did manage to bring it back to my old ICS rooted! Your awesome dude, my dad would have been pissed if it weren't for you!:victory:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Obsidian...:
Had over to the HoB (House of Bionic) at droidrzr.com if you ever get in trouble again. I have the JB update and fxz posted on my threads as well.

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Motorola Droid Bionic] 99hawk409:
Eric, i'm 99% sure that i'm following your instructions as closely as possible. I think, however, that perhaps given my particular bricking that my bionic isn't actually communication with my laptop while running the commands that you list. While the command runs I don't see any kind of feedback or acknowledgement from the phone that it's getting data.

When I try to run the .zip while in recovery it aborts at a signature error.

Looking like i'll be firing up the old OG droid as well!

Anybody?

Thanks!

BobZ
[Motorola Droid Bionic] MoodSwinger:
@ eric...

hit the thanks button, but had to post.

Thanks for your help, saved my bacon with this fix.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] lemonoid:
okay so I"m STUCK. literally, more stuck than I've ever been. i've always been able to fix a softbrick on any device, whether mine or not but I'm stuck and I'm thinking this might work for me considering the failure reports I'm getting (won't go into detail). But I have a couple questions. you just extracted the files from the verizon file (JB or ICS?) and flashed those right? and then got some hardware button reaction, and then flashed the update through stock recovery, correct? and idk if you know this, but there is no difference in moto-fastboot.exe and the regular fastboot used for linux correct? thank you so much for your help, you may save my phone. luckily i have a factory cable so don't have to worry about battery issues. ....btw I got sideload error 7 and none of the recommended issues applied to me, nor was I able to boot my phone to double check those were the problems. THen also, I got an error every time during RSD's FXZ'ing of ICS and JB. SO we're kind of in the same situation. although i know for a fact my error was during the installation of the bootloader, so the preinstall & system img flashes may help me.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] wburchard:
I extracted the files i mentioned from the verizon Jelly Bean file and flashed those (from Windows 7).

Before you start the flashing process, take the sd card out of your phone and copy the Jelly Bean zip file to it. Then reassemble your phone.

After flashing the two files, you'll then have to manually manipulate the phone to get back into stock recovery. Then install the Jelly Bean zip file update from recovery.

Best of luck!

---------- Post added at 09:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:36 PM ----------

By the way, once you go to Jelly Bean on Droid Bionic, do not EVER install Bionic Bootstrap (or ClockWorkMod) -- I just had to reflash my preboot and system image partitions. Research I've done indicates SafeStrap is the replacement for CWM and Bootstrap.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] johnlgalt:
Moto-fastboot.exe for Windows is able to handle large files > 2GB (particularly important with flashing webtop). The regular fastboot.exe for Windows cannot.

The fastboot for Linux has no such problems, IIRC.

---------- Post added at 06:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:23 PM ----------

More correctly - Safe Strap is the only bootstrapping method to replace your stock recovery and install alternate ROMs that is currently working on the JB build on the BIOINIC.

SafeStrap and bootstrap have coexisted for quite a while, for many devices - it was personal preference before as to which one you could use, or else you were limited by the ROM developer, who would only make a ROM compatible with one or the other (usually not a problem, but there were a few ROMs that were finicky).

However, as of JB, Bootstrap (currently, and AFAICT, for the foreseeable future) no longer works, but SS still does.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] barterpc:
You forgot to mention the factory cable

These instructions should be etched in stone. Because they are so damn helpful to anyone who's bricked this phone. One thing you forgot to mention. BTW nice with the hack, but if it's a borked / bricked phone this hack may not work at all. The best solution for everyone out there (and it only costs about $10 - $20) is a factory cable or adapter to use in the USB port. This is kind of equipment they use at Motorola when they first unlock the phone, and it limits the need for any battery to be in the phone. From what I understand it works on almost all of the Motorola droid phones. So for anyone who wants to unbrick their phone my first recommendation is a Factory Cable or Factory Adapter. It will save you alot and I really mean alot of heartache. Which is a good thing, because the one thing you don't want is the phone going dead during a flash procedure.

:cowboy:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jnpaeno:
I'm having a very similar problem with my bionic--its stuck at the droid boot logo. The funny thing is, fxz, updating from recovery, etc all works fine. I have an extended battery with a full charge. I've used both fastboot and rsd to install the fxz files, all "say" they completed successfully. I can boot into stock recovery without a problem. I can install the jb update from the sd card without any problems, yet the phone still hangs on the droid boot logo. I've waited between 15- 30 minutes depending on the various solutions I've tried before pulling the battery. Any thoughts? Thnx in advance.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] elvagoskater:
please help me.

Hi folks, well my problem regarding this issue is as follows.

When I enter commands correcamente preinstall.img the charge but want to load the system.img file, is sending information but does not end ever.

What could be the problem, estopy really desperate try and read everything all over the place.

My phone is a Motorola Droid bionic. But still I could not make it work correactamente. GOD

Could someone please help
[Motorola Droid Bionic] elvagoskater:
gsm problem after upgrade

Hello my friend, I'm from Buenos Aires - Argentina.

The problem I had when actulize to the latest version from my DROID BIONIC, connecting the SIM message tells me that a service provider's card is unknown, and no signal grabs.

When entering the menu code * # * # 4636 # * # * and I try to GSM only throws me the message "sorry. Com.android.phone stopped process" so q should not do to raise my card signal .

Should unlock to get my SIM? or I should do? if you could tell me

From already thank you very much for the help.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rlg999:
Unbricked my Bionic!!!!

Thank you guys!!! This thread helped me unbrick my bionic. I installed the system and preinstalled img files, they hung up, but evidently they installed enough Iinfo to allow me to get into the recovery mode, and I was able to flash the JB rom from the SD card. THANKS THANKS THANKS!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] zlebors:
error

ok, so I succeed with moto-fastboot.exe flash preinstall preinstall.img

but it hang (no response) when trying to moto-fastboot.exe flash system system.img

I removed the battery, put it back again.. boot to stock recovery and flash JB update zip (Bionic_JB_98.72.22.zip) but it failed when patching multimedia (/preinstall/KnowYourDevice/Motorola_XT875_baterrySave.3gp")

please help

C:\Users\ZS\Desktop\stock>moto-fastboot.exe flash system system.img

sending 'system' (262144 KB)... OKAY [ 37.240s]

writing 'system'... FAILED (remote: )
[Motorola Droid Bionic] kschang:
You may want to nuke it back to ICS then try update to JB
[Motorola Droid Bionic] zlebors:
uhmm... I'm lost..

how to nuke back to ICS?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] deduct:
fxz

Most problems can be fixed by flashing the appropriate fxz build for your device using rsd lite on your PC.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] trynean:
Hi friends,

I just bought the this tab(my first tab ever :) ).. I also use android phone so i am not really noobs about android.. one thing that is always in my mind when i wanna flash other roms (not stock rom) is it's gonna get rid of my samsung chinese IME keyboard. so i wanna ask if there any idea how to install the stock samsung chinese keyboard in other roms? i know, there are a lot keyboards out there which supports chinese character but i really prefer this stock one.. thx

cheers..
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] blagginspaziyonokip:
First off, wrong section. Second, is your Tab rooted? I imagine it would be easy to find the Samsung keyboard apk in system/app using a root explorer.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] trynean:
OMG, i didnt realized i clicked on wrong thread.. Mod, please delete this topic.. I am sorry
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alicine:
Hi guys ,

still cant success . cant find this phone in France. will be in UK soon.Im foreign people. please kindly let me know where i can buy this device successly as pay as you go ? London-Birmingham ?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bleary:
You should get sim free in a Phones4U store in London/Birmingham for sure.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alicine:
but when i check from http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop_payg_sub.asp?ManKey=35 says There are currently no Pay As You Go phones available on HTC.

any ideas?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pnnorth:
http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop...-free_HTC_HTC One Silver#sthash.g8ijHg9x.dpbs

It is under sim-free not payg:

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop...-free_HTC_HTC One Silver#sthash.g8ijHg9x.dpbs
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alicine:
thanx a lot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohdhamm:
Hi Everybody!

I recently flashed a ParanoidAndroid rom and was trying it, but it was laggy for me and kept crashing.

Anyway, I wanted to restore to the backup I made after rooting the phone, but at first I couldn't, since CWM kept telling me "No Files Found!".

However I managed to start the restore using Rom Manager ( updated CWM from 5.5.0.4 to 6.something). While restoring, CWM tells me that Data recovery failed, now I navigated to reboot, but it told something about returning to Stock or something like that, then I stupidly pressed NO!

The X sign showed up, but it just crashed and rebooted. Then I figured out I'd Re-flash PA, since it's still there on my phone's storage. So I did a wipe, then wanted to install PA rom, only I couldn't find it :/

And now even CWM won't enter, it keeps giving me that open android figure with the red exclamation above it.

Can abybody PLEASE help me?! :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohdhamm:
it's worse now :/

I tried using odin but with no success, and I know I have the right usb cable and the right drivers, but in the two roms I tried (ParanoidAndroid and CM10.1) both only have a .IMG file, so I converted them to .tar using GalaxyNexusToolkit, it says it passed after operating for like 5 seconds, but the phone is stuck at Google logo and that's it. And tried GNexToolkit to use the .img files,but it only flashed .img but not the whole thing,

Also I managed to flash the new CWM Recovery using GNexToolkit, but it didn't do anything when I press restore, it just says "Couldn't open directory. No files found.", also I screwed with it up a "bit" erasing system, sdcard, cache and everything. And now when I turn on CWM, it says "E:can't mount /cache/recover/command & /cache/recovery/log & /cache/recovery/last_log"

I understand I need to Re-Partition the phone, but I can't seem to find a way to do so, and that I need .pit files that I are extinct as far as I know :/

Help me Please :( :crying:
[General Questions and Answers] Gole Maryam:
Hi everyone

yestrday i try to change my rom after root my phone and change my kernel i restarted that but i couldn't to enter recovery mode also my stock kernel is stoping in boot page . any one can help me ?
[General Questions and Answers] immortalneo:
Which phone mate?

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[General Questions and Answers] Zeuscluts:
Just flash the latest stock firmware of your phone.

Via Odin Pc.

In download Mode And start the rooting and other tweaks again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sivasli_:
Hi Guys,

Dos this kind of a tweak exist??

I need to fake an IMEI on my Vacaiton, to use an other sim card, I dont know if it is possible..

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
No and fake IMEI is illegal and therefore do not ask such questions on XDA .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sivasli_:
sorry and thanks..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonny:
Faking an IMEI is ilegal in most countries and therefore not to be allowed or discussed on XDA either.

Thread closed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gulloparade:
Hello everybody,

I would like to do this:

I have a scale connected to my android device in hotspot mode, i want be able to talk to the scale from a PC by internet.

I tried to configure my phone as a proxy server with forwarding (using Server UI) but it didn't work...

Thanks.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] mzzxx11:
i've got a mono BT earphone which works fine for phone calls, but when I play music it's routed via the phone speaker, not the earphone.

is this an x10mp "feature"?

any way to circumvent this, that is, getting music on the mono earphone?

TIA
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
my phone is stuck in factory mode how to turn this off
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ztandroid:
You mean 'recovery' mode? Or 'download' mode?

To turn it of from those mode, you need to press power button continously till your phone is off.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
no factory mode efs folder corrpt also my imei has changed
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
can someone help please
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IvanKurnia:
What have you done? recovery mode or factory mode. We want to help you but we don't know what you mean.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
factory mode comes up need to change to user mode plus I didn't back up efs folder so carnt recover imei as changed to
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IvanKurnia:
You sure factory mode? As far as we know there's no factory mode. And please use dots (.) and comas (,)...

What have you done with the EFS folder? We need to know.

There's some people in the SII forum that had IMEI messed up. Not formatted. But they bring it back by Linux. I don't know if your EFS formated or just messed up.

ask "Benzonat0r". He is a developer that have experienced formatted IMEI partition.

Sorry if I don't help much. But I'm trying to help you. I don't have enough skills.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
yes 100% factory mode its says in factory mode change to user mode ,efs folder is messed up.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppero196:
Tell us from which country you are, so people may help you in native language.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
im in the uk
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
Do this (u need to be rooted):

using ES File Explorer or Root Explorer:

Open the file “factorymode” in /efs/FactoryApp directory, it probably says OFF. Change it to ON (yes ON is the correct setting to turn it off) then reboot your phone.

Also, you can use adb shell to do this too:

adb shell
su
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode

then reboot your phone

Also, you can do it via terminal emulator:

su
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode

then reboot your phone
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
Thanx tryed but didnt work
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
:confused: are you sure? what did you find in "factorymode" file?
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
In factory mode file says off
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
change it to ON to get rid of factory mode then reboot (YES CHANGE IT TO ON NOT OFF!!!)
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david32*2010:
thank you done it and working now thanks a lot
[Defy General] Utkarsh-ezzo:
Hey can anyone pls give me a step by step guide how to flash a custom rom to my defy+??
[Defy General] spannerz:
Hmmm, if only there was at least one guide.

But wait there is!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1216982
[Defy General] Utkarsh-ezzo:
thanks but i already read it...

its quite messy

just tell me the steps to be followed for defy +
[Defy General] z3ro-grav1ty:
Seriously, that thread has everything you need.

However if you must - follow the instructions in my signature and download the files to Root you phone.

Once your phone is successfully rooted, install 2nd-init and the boot your custom recovery. Now you can flash you custom ROM (and gapps).
[Defy General] mariosanoguera:
I think people like you should get banned from this forum, is ok to ask for help but not to be spoonfed, its quite messy? I highly doubt you can even make a guide half better than that one its quite basic and simple to do, and if you can't even follow a basic guide leave the defy with its original rom, why? because you will come back QQ about signal problems, battery drops and so on, so better don't waste our time and space on this good forum and leave if you're not willing to search a **** about what you are going to do

thank you
[Defy General] Utkarsh-ezzo:
haha

who are you man?

go some where else and give your free advices..

seriously man u really wasted your own time writing that crap above,

either help or keep your mouth shut.
[Defy General] Utkarsh-ezzo:
thanks man ...will do it now
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] seal:
I downloaded RhinoStats v1.2 and loaded on to both PPC's ( Great program to really see where your CPU and Memory is being used) I am also running Animated themes on the Today screen. What I can't understand is why the cpu usage is the same on both devices (percentage basis) The XDA 11 is twice the size CPU meaning it should run the Animated today no worries, but it slows down the XDA 11 so much, the same as the XDA 1, why?????? Maybe I am missing something, but I just don't get it. On both devices the CPU usage is running at between 20% to 70% contantly fluctuating, but so much more irratic on the XDA 11 which is opposite to what I would have thought.

Any one can help please.............
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mannok:
I have just install the Deoxened Stock Rom to my Xperia Z

but when i have forgot to wipe the data of my phone, when i reboot, the phone just stuck on the SONY logo

any can help me or can I boot into the cwm recovery mode?

Thank you very much!!!:(

p.s. I have a backup of my phone so that if I can boot into CWM I can restore it...

Thank you!!!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm007:
Search before posting http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2236962
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hidden Username:
I just got an s3 for my friend, and I want a ROM that is as close to stock as possible. Such as this one for s2 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569686

I tried Synergy but it has weird blue toggles.