[RAZR i General] Hazou:
Welcome to the “All Things” Razr I Index thread. This Index thread contains basic information about the Motorola Razr I a.k.a. XT890 to get you started. It won’t contain any KERNEL and ROM Development, because of the numerous kernels and roms people can make. It would just flood this thread if it happens.

All the work that is presented in this thread belong to their rightful owners. I just sorted them and linked the threads in here.

Everything that u do to your phone it totally your own responsibility.

Nobody here or elsewhere can be held account for a failure in flashing, device bricked or a rom problem if u tempered with your own device. But maybe we can help if u ask nicely.

This Index thread contains the following in this order:

A. GENERAL DISCUSSIONs

B. GENERAL (DEV) TOOLs

C. UNLOCK BOOTLOADER and ROOT

D. RECOVERYs

E. FIRMWAREs

F. MODs

G. WARNINGs, BRICKED DEVICEs SOLUTIONs/DISCUSSIONs

H. DOWNGRADE TO ICS

I. FROM STOCK TO CUSTOM ROM

J. FROM CUSTOM ROM TO STOCK (with RELOCK BOOTLOADER)

Some important notes:

When using 3rd party software to alter your device u warranty may be voided. In every country this is different. Before going ahead, read your legal rights!!!

Each thread/sections can contain “important” notes

Do your research before doing anything

Read the information the owner of the thread gives u

Highly recommended to have a look at the ‘warnings, bricked devices solutions/discussions’ threads before using RSD-Lite and fastboot commands like flashing manual firmware versions.

Last note:

If u find something missing that should definitely be in this Index thread, please share.

If u find anything wrong and u know the answer, please share.

Can someone have a look at the downgrade section. That’s the only one I don’t know for sure.

A. GENERAL DISCUSSIONs

Are recommended discussions about new firmware and features

RAZR I Help Guide (2013)

Motorola 4.4 (2014)

FM Radio (2013)

RAZRi XT890 USB OTG Capabilities

B. GENERAL (DEV) TOOLs

Contains threads with information about tools that you may need for your device

Motorola USB drivers

Motorola Device manager (driver)(Windows)

Motorola Device manager (driver)(Mac)

Motorola usb drivers for all devices. It also installs the device manager that checks for updates for your device. You can delete the program and still use the drivers. If u want the drivers alone, search the internet. No valid official link yet.

[TOOL] [WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer

In different threads are different methods to acquire those tools. If u have them ones installed right, u don’t need them twice. It isn’t bad to have them multiple times though.

Motorola mFastboot (fastboot file sized > 100mb)

Put the mFastboot executable as 'mfastboot' in the directory where adb and the normal fastboot file are stored

RSD-Lite

Motorola Tools [Specially for Noobs] (November, 2012)

RSD-Lite in this thread is outdated(5.7), use the newest 6.1.x series from here

If one version doesn’t work, try another. 1 of the 3 should work for you!

ALWAYS USE YOUR CURRENT FIRMWARE OR HIGHER! DON’T DOWNGRADE WITH RSD-LITE. Downgrading with RSD-Lite will cause a soft-brick or if really screwed up a hard-brick. See ‘warnings, bricked devices solutions/discussions’ for more information.

[How to] Change Radio Firmware (February, 2013)

Flashing the radio can do more harm than good, but can also be rewarding, be careful

[DEVS only] Unpacking RAZR i boot images (November, 2012)

C. UNLOCK BOOTLOADER and ROOT

Threads about the bootloader and getting root access.

How To Update/Unbrick/Root Razr I To Jelly Bean (With Review) (Maart, 2013)

Makes use of video’s, a tad outdated.

Unlock the Bootloader on Your RAZR i (Oktober, 2012)

If this doesn’t work, your device isn’t supported (can happen). At this moment u can only achieve root access with the method: TwerkMyMoto, if your bootloader can’t be unlocked.

[Root] TwerkMyMoto 1.0 (no unlock root)(Jellybean) (november, 2013)

Doesn’t require unlocked bootloader

RAZR i Root 2 (Jellybean 4.1.2) (January, 2013)

RAZR i Root (ICS) (December, 2012)

D. RECOVERYs

The recovery’s can behave at every device differently. So a user can have no problems with CWM and almost can’t use TWRP. But it is the same the other way around. Try them and see which one u like and works for u.

To enter Fastboot mode to get to the Recovery

After booting up fastboot mode, navigate with volume - down to the recovery and select it with volume + up

[RECOVERY] Installer for CWM 6.0.1.9 / CWM 6.0.3.6 / TWRP 2.6.3 / STOCK (February, 2014)

To enter stock recovery, press volume up and down at the same time when the Android appears.

CWMR or TWRP install easy 19-Sep-13 (September, 2013)

E. FIRMWAREs

The Unofficial Thread of Official OTA Updates (April, 2013)

Motorola Razr i XT890 Firmware (up-to-date)

F. MODs

Recommended to make a backup before applying

[MOD] Collections of mods for Omar-Avelar Rom (April, 2013)

[MOD] Changing the brightness curve in stock JellyBean (September, 2013)

[Tool] Swap Internal SDcard With External SDcard no init.d need UPDATE (December, 2012)

Enabling USB Mass Storage on the Razr I (Needs root access) (November, 2012)

G. WARNINGs, BRICKED DEVICEs SOLUTIONs/DISCUSSIONs

Downgrade problems JB -> ICS | Black screen green led | service required code currupt

Downgrading from JB to ICS with a locked bootloader is bad. According to a lot of users it will give u a bricked device. This is because RSD-Lite can also flash the motoboot (bootloader), gpt.bin (partition table) and motobp (radio?) and those 3 may never be downgraded only upgraded. Can only be resolved at a service station.

With an unlocked bootloader it is possible, but then again, don’t flash the motoboot, gpt.bin and motobp!

WARNING - Avoiding Bricked Phones + RSD Lite Tutorial (April, 2013)

Recommend to read before attempting to downgrade

RSD-Lite tutorial, not a downgrade tutorial

Unbricking JB to ICS downgraded hardbricks (Maart, 2013)

This is a unbrick method when u have the following message: Service Required Code Corrupt or black screen - green light. But be careful. This fix can help most of the problems, but not all because of the firmware differences. If it doesn't work for you, have a look at the one below. The owner and thread is still worth mentioning because of the finding of a possible fix, the many devices the owner saved and the discussion about the problem that came along.

Unbricking "Service Required Code Corrupt" (May, 2013)

A better documented unbrick method as the one above, but the same. Still won’t help everybody. But won’t harm your device more than it can and already is if u need this. Only for downgrade problems, everything other needs RSD-Lite or Jellybean versions of the files.

Other issues/discussions

Locked Bootloader, can't access Recovery

If u have a locked bootloader and u can’t access the recovery anymore and even RSD-Lite (latest version) with stock firmware (JB) won't work, there is no possible way to resurrect it, yet. Most of the time it means that you have a bad sector in your EMMC (flash memory) and with a locked bootloader it can’t be erased/written to.

PDS Partition Fix (July, 2014)

In TWRP recovery u can erase PDS. Never do it! Will be fixed when 4.4 is out.

Issue Locked bootloader

If u have any issue with your phone (bootloop, stuck on bootlogo) and u have a locked bootloader, try the following:

Reboot to stock recovery

Do a "factory reset"

If that doesn't solve it, flash your original firmware (JB) with RSD-Lite! Make sure u use one of the latest versions of RSD-Lite, 6.1.x. 6.1.5 is the latest (Augustus, 2014)

Unlocked bootloader

If u have any issue with your phone (bootloop, stuck on bootlogo) and u have a unlocked bootloader, try the following (all staps are on there own. If one doesn't work, try another):

Reflash your custom ROM if u use one (don't wipe) (Renews your system partition, stays of your data)

Wipe your data/cache in recovery (does what it says)

Wipe partitions system/data/cache and flash new rom (reflash whole new system)

Do a nandroid restore if u have a nandroid backup of the rom (restore a previous nandroid)

Do a RSD-Lite flash, use latest versions of your stock firmware and RSD-Lite. (reflash to complete stock)

H. DOWNGRADE TO ICS

If u still want to downgrade from JB to ICS for whatever reason, those are the most save methods, because we disable the flashing of the ‘motoboot’, ‘gpt.bin’ and 'motobp'. There are 2 methods, 1 is by RSD-Lite with a modified xml file and the other one is flashing all the files manually. CANNOT BE DONE WITH LOCKED BOOTLOADER only unlocked!!!

RSD Lite:

Follow and read one of the tutorials for RSD-Lite and download your ICS Stock version of your device!

Set everything up and before flashing remove the following lines from the included XML file of the firmware u want to flash:

“<step operation= “flash” partition= “gpt” filename= “gpt_signed” MD5= “*****”>”
“<step operation= “flash” partition= “motoboot” filename= “motoboot” MD5= “*****”>”
“<step operation= “flash” partition= “motobp” filename= “motobp” MD5= “*****”>”

U maybe need to delete the following line also:

“<step operation= “getvar” var=”max-download-size”

U should be good to go!

Manually:

For manually flashing we need “mFastboot”. See GERNERAL (DEV) Tools for more information.

Download your firmware and extract it.

Now use the following commands in a command prompt. Make sure they are correctly spelled and return an “OKEY”!

[LIST]
[*]mfastboot flash boot boot_signed
[*]mfastboot flash recovery recovery_signed
[*]mfastboot flash system system_signed
[*]mfastboot erase cache
[*]mfastboot erase userdata
[/LIST]

I. FROM STOCK TO CUSTOM ROM

See threads that are mentioned above for more details.

Backup your important data from your phone to PC or elsewhere

Get ADB, Fastboot and your device drivers working

Unlock your bootloader with the above method

Install one of the recovery’s

Install a Rom and/or kernel from one of the threads in the Development section of the Razr I Board through custom recovery.

J. FROM CUSTOM ROM TO STOCK

See threads that are mentioned above for more details. If u want to relock too, have a look here (only for jellybean)

Backup your important data from your phone to PC or elsewhere

Get RSD-Lite working

Download the latest official android firmware for your device. (Always jellybean, unless u had ICS installed before the custom rom and to be on the safe side, never used a Jellybean version, then u can try ICS too)

Flash through RSD-Lite