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[Motorola Droid 4] aiamuzz:
Thanks [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] ... past the jellybean setup ... the procedure is such a shot in the dark, but nevertheless it worked. felt foolish trying it but Somehow i moved past the initial 2 screens into the setup wizard, didn't exactly go according to the video that was posted on youtube to bypass jellybean setup, but it resolved my issue.

well ... here ... i didn't quite get the patch zip file to flash through recovery, have posted for help on the thread.

thanks again folks.
[Motorola Droid 4] Septfox:
Any ideas on how powerful a charger that our phone can make use of?

I'm using an old LG OEM charger that puts out 700ma, and while it's not horribly slow, it's not especially fast either, and it only manages to maintain the battery level if the screen is on. The strain relief on the charger body has busted, too, so I'm going to be shopping for a new one soon.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
not sure, original probably was 850ma?

guessing it maxes out at 1000ma

both the phone and charger should prevent overcharging.
[Motorola Droid 4] Septfox:
Yea, I thought to check the OEM stuff after posting. The "official" rapid charger is apparently 1A, and a site has a "rapid travel charger" that is 750ma.

Something neat I did find while looking for those: this old thread has someone hooking up to the inductive cover pins and dumping 1.5A into the charging circuit, with no apparent issue.

I have half a mind to stick a secondary charging-only microUSB connector in the back somewhere and wire it up to the inductive charging pins...
[Motorola Droid 4] dom2319:
Hi guys,

I'm working on the Carbon ROM and I'd like to make it work with the SafeSlot partition. Ive already patched fixboot.sh but it still doesn't boot.

I guess it has to do with the fact that it is hardcoded to run only in slot 1.

Does anybody knows in which log i have to look in order to figure out why it isn't booting (aside from recovery.log) or give me me any hint on how to make the ROM "slot independant"

Cheers

Dominique
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
i don't really know.

did you try installing the ramdisk patch.zip?

which android version?

you sure it is small enough to install on safe slot?
[Motorola Droid 4] :
4g LTE 700mhz.

Where bands 700MHz 4G works.

The bands can be changed or added.

thanks.
[Motorola Droid 4] Septfox:
Are we still using the stock 4.1.2 baseband in KitKat and Lollipop? Would there likely to be any phone-ending problems with flashing the 4.0.4 baseband for an experiment?
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
flashing an ics radio.img shouldn't cause any issues, as long as its for same device model.

i don't remember any advantage either way.
[Motorola Droid 4] Septfox:
Indeed, the earlier radio doesn't seem to have done much of anything.

I was hoping that it might contain earlier firmware for the GPS as well, and wanted to see if it behaved any differently...it doesn't seem to.

Does our device (properly, I know it does on paper) support GLONASS? Using GPS Test, I've observed that it will pick up GLONASS satellites, but only connects to one or two at a time for a less than minute or so, then "loses" them for a short time, then picks them up again and continues cycling like this. It also doesn't seem to acknowledge them at all if 4+ strong (signal strength >40) GPS satellites are in view; they simply don't show up.

...or is it that my GPS is just fubar : \
[Motorola Droid 4] aiamuzz:
Hello,

Does a Droid 4 have a Corning Gorilla Glass ?

thanks,
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Yes
[Motorola Droid 4] aiamuzz:
thanks [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] ...

If yes ... then isn't it supposed to be difficult to scratch this device ?

I have seen devices with so many fine scratches.

Is the SIM card for this device hot swap'able ?

can we remove and re-insert the SIM card while the phone is ON ?

If not ... while doing so result in the SIM slot getting fried ?

thanks in advance
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Gorilla glass is scratch resistant, not scratch proof.

I have 3 devices that I swap my sim card between.

I usually just put device in airplane mode, and pull the sim card, or insert.

I've been using the same sim, for a couple of years, like that.
[Motorola Droid 4] aiamuzz:
ok ... airplane mode ... interesting ... seems it is a safe mode for removing/inserting SIM cards ... will remember that in future.

But just in case if one did insert/remove a SIM card without the airplane mode switched ON, what are the chances of me frying my SIM card slot (not the SIM card) ... i seem to have done so out of ignorance 3-4 times on my Droid 4 ... so just wanted to know if damaging the SIM slot within the phone is even a possibility ... and if i have been unlucky to have ended up frying my SIM slot.

Are there any pin readouts (using a multimeter) that will tell me if the SIM card slot is toast or its functional.

thanks,
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Don't really know what if any damage will be cause from removing the sim card while it is being used.

I swap mine once a week or so, to try a new rom on a different device, most of the time it is in airplane mode, and I have not noticed any problems.

I don't think a multi-meter can be used to diagnose a bad sim, best test I know of is to put sim in another phone.
[Motorola Droid 4] aiamuzz:
thanks for the quick reply ...

I don't want to diagnose a bad sim ... but instead i want to diagnose a bad SIM holder slot(SIM drive) on the droid 4 ... if that has fried or is toast as a result of inserting / removing the SIM card when phone is in an ON state.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Don't know

I would start with

Verizon or or other carrier?

Is sim card new?
[Motorola Droid 4] sebamariano:
Let me recommend CyanogenMod version of KitKat stable.

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[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Stock Jellybean, Modified Jellybean like [ROM STOCK GSM][ICS][JB]Mentor's Rom or a Kitkat rom like CM11.

There are no roms without some issues.
[Motorola Droid 4] sebamariano:
In that version and date of c11 do you mean to whether that download. Thank you

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[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
cm-11-20150901-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO3G0-maserati.zip

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=maserati&type=snapshot
[Motorola Droid 4] sebamariano:
Thanks for the reply is helpful.

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[Motorola Droid 4] sebamariano:
I recommend me to gapps

cm-11-20150901-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO3G0-Maserati. that are not too heavy, so do not spend a lot of battery. Thank you.

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[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2691957

[GAPPS][4.4.x][15mb] Mentor's Gapps: no set_metadata core Gapps working with ART
[Motorola Droid 4] aiamuzz:
Hello,

I have rooted my droid 4 with the app from the play store which helps root devices without a PC, after following the instructions in the app i was able to root my device successfully, installed the safestrap version which enables the additional safe ROM slot.

My stock ROM is due for an OTA update, but i don't want to install it on my STOCK ROM, for fear of loosing my Unlocked phone status( the seller says if i reset my phone i'll lose the unlocked status-i know it contradicts what i have found here that a Droid 4 is not locked anymore after ICS) i just don't want to risk things this early on of owning this device.

As a more cautious approach I backed up my stock ROM and flashed it on ROM slot 4 its obvious that the OTA update is due even on ROM Slot 4. My question is if i install the OTA update due from within the stock ROM backup i have installed on Slot 4, will i end up flashing the update directly to the STOCK ROM(as i am guessing the OTA update is designed to update the phone directly through fastboot mode as a result the safestrap mechanism might be rendered in effective/useless.) or will the update install the OTA on the Stock ROM residing on ROM Slot 4 ?

had this OTA update been available as a custom recovery flashable zip file, i would have no doubts the update would be applied only to the ROM in slot 4 ... but i fear that installing an OTA be it from any ROM slot could end up updating the stock ROM instead of updating the ROM in the slot from which the update has been triggered/initiated.

PS : could somebody direct me to droid 4 custom ROMs which have a working HDMI and stable for daily use in Kitkat and Lollipop flavors ?

thanks in advance.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
to stop updates

Rename /system/app/BlurUpdater_VZW.apk to BlurUpdater_VZW.apk.bak.

Rename /system/app/BlurUpdater_VZW.odex to

BlurUpdater_VZW.odex.bak.

Rename /system/app/FOTA.apk to FOTA.apk.bak

Rename /system/app/ FOTA.odex to FOTA.odex.bak

reboot, wipe cache

not all may apply to your device

but if you have it, rename it
[Motorola Droid 4] aiamuzz:
Hotspot Issue !!!

Hello,

How do i get the hotspot to work on my Droid 4, its running GSM(India). The hotspot setting fails for lack of Verizon authentication.

thanks,
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
You have to use Mentor's ROM Patch.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
not sure if the GSM patch works for that

there should be a tethering hack thread, I will look for it, maybe a little time
[Motorola Droid 4] 71evin:
I don't have problems with hotspot in Europe. I'm using CM12 with gsm patch.
[Motorola Droid 4] wigyori:
CM13.0 GSM issue

Hi,

Not sure if this is relevant here or either should go to the dev section, but I can only post here so far. :) For background, I've been using my Droid4 with Stargo's CM11 build on GSM network for some time with no issues.

I've installed the CM13 build (details below) tonight in rom-slot-2. On firstboot, GSM came up, had to enter PIN so SIM card was detected, didn't test messages or calls in/out though. After a reboot, the SIM card was not detected anymore, the settings/cellular menu's options are greyed out, except for the CDMA subscription setting. Switching cellular off/on didn't help.

I haven't tried patching in the GSM settings just like it had to be done with CM11 - as Stargo's post said there is no need for it on this version. If any more info is needed I'm obviously happy to provide it - a working CM11 was left in rom-slot-2, switching back and forth is not an issue.

ROM: cm-13.0-20160108-UNOFFICIAL-maserati

Kernel name: 3.0.8-g51cf903

Mods: none

Baseband: CDMA_N_05.25.00R LTEDC_U_09.1D.00

Gapps: open_gapps-arm-6.0-micro-20160109

Installed in rom-slot-1

Thanks,

-w-
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Factory reset in Stock recovery
[Motorola Droid 4] sebamariano:
I already did, but still the same, change the usb cable but still the same. thanks for answering.

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[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
may not be fixable
[Motorola Droid 4] 71evin:
Hi. I`m using stock rom 9.8.20-72_VZW-18-8 with android 4.1.2. But the problem is that it doesn`t have emoticons keyboard, like customs roms maserati android 5 or 6. Is it possible to add "iWnn IME emoji input" in Language & Input settings? I saw that other devices with android 4.1.2 like Google Nexus 7 have the capability built right into the OS.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
there are several free options for keyboard in play store like SwiftKey
[Motorola Droid 4] giannhs_n:
hi guys ,i flashed cm13 on safe rom partition and my Droid do not boot, if i reflash the stock rom from pc i will lose my photos ? thanks
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
It depends on where you store your photos.
[Motorola Droid 4] pooroldkid:
Hi, my droid 4 is fully charged and keeps turning off about 1 min after I it turn on. I did a factory reset but it still turns off. I can't get past the setup screen either because it keeps turning off. Any help would be nice.

Update: I was able to boot it up for longer than 1 minute using the BP HW Diag & Boot AP option. Since it was able to stay on longer I was able to set it up. Only issue is it doesn't charge or get recognized by a computer. I then went back to normal mode and was able to root it. Then I installed Safestrap and now I am installing a custom rom. Hopefully a custom rom fixes the issue.
[Motorola Droid 4] ariomano:
hello,

can i install a new rom without deleting my old rom? Like with MultiRom
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
see Safestrap
[Motorola Droid 4] pooroldkid:
Hello [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION], I recently used your tutorial to restock to stock after I installed a rom over it. Just like before the device powers off after about a minute. I never have this problem with custom roms though. Do you think it could be a problem with the latest stock or is a some funky hardware issue? Could I just install an older version of stock or is that blocked some how?
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Likely a hardware issue, could be a bad battery

once on Jellybean, only the JellyBean versions will work
[Motorola Droid 4] pooroldkid:
I'm using the JellyBean version but what is the confusing part is that custom roms and when I run it in any mode but normal it stays on.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
there are maybe 3 different Jellybean versions, could try a different one.

I suspect a bad battery, could be that stock is more sensitive than custom roms, to voltage fluctuations
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
or could be any number of other hardware irregularities
[Motorola Droid 4] pooroldkid:
Thanks, I will try a new battery in the future as I don't really use this phone a lot right now.
[Motorola Droid 4] mp107:
Welcome.

I am looking for some Android smartphone with hardware QWERTY keyboard. Motorola Droid 4 is one of the few available devices so I have a few questions regarding that smartphone.

1. Does it support USB OTG (or at least UTG Host)? And if so, does it work on CM11, 12, 13?

From what I read it supports USB Host but it's not able to provide power through USB port. And that's why the external power source is needed.

2. Does the FM radio work on CM11, 12, 13?

I read that it works with SpiritFM application without problems.

I would appreciate a response or also simply confirmation or denial of my informations.
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
I'm using stock, cleaned JB so my opinion maybe not be very useful for you but here it goes:

Yes, it does support usb host but sadly you need provide extra power. Even with this it is not enough to power up most of pendrives (for me it works only with hdd's that has own power supply) but mouse work great.

On rom that I'm using SpiritFM works great, reception is very well, sound is clean and crispy.
[Motorola Droid 4] mp107:
Thank you for the answer.

I've got one more question (I suppose the last one at the moment).

I heard that ROMs installed in slots are slower than the stock one or the one in webtop memory due to the way the slots work.

I know a bit about kexec etc. but I am curious how those slots are made without repartitioning the internal memory. And why they seem to be slower? Is it loop device or something different?

EDIT: I found out.
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
I don't know much about custom roms because I'm using stock one. But most of CM versions works perfect on stock slot so you don't need to use safe slots. It is very unlikely to cause bootloops.
[Motorola Droid 4] jpsayain:
clear mot partition and complete reset

Had CM13 installed (cm-13.0-20160418-SNAPSHOT-ZNH0EAO2NI-maserati)

Using safe strap 3.75 (enabled) , I deleted then re-activated rom-slot 1 partition to make it bigger and flashed Cyanogen mod 13 ( cm-13.0-20160820-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0J6-maserati) updated rom

but since then the phone keeps crashing, going to the cm logo (and staying there forever) if i open certain apps or sometimes just whilst browsing the phone

So I tried to completely reset the phone and reinstall safestrap and cm-13.0-20160820-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0J6-maserati which worked but the crashing persists so I'm thinking that its because the data on the MOT partition (which was steadily filling up from when I installed cm-13.0-20160418-SNAPSHOT-ZNH0EAO2NI-maserati) is causing problems.

However after clearing the cache, data and system (using android recovery and safestrap ) the MOT partition (which i think is the stock rom slot?) won't clear

What I'm looking to do is completely remove everything and start fresh and if the crashing persist then I'll downgrade to cm11 or 12 but I can't clear the 8gb MOT partition. I've searched around and haven't seen a specific method for this yet, really don't wanna brick my baby.

If i can't get rid of the MOT/stock rom partion then can I make it bigger and just flash cm mod onto that? or does it have to be on rom-slot 1 ? and IF it does have to be on rom-slot 1 is there any way to make the stock rom partition smaller?

kernel version 3.0.8-g06e4ee2

Would love some help on this issue
[Motorola Droid 4] jpsayain:
ok ignore that, i sorted it all by deleting rom slot one partition

cleared cache and data with stock rom activated in safestrap recovery

rooted the device again , made rom slot 1 as big as poss then flashed cm13 and gapps on it,

installed facebook app first thing as i know that can help with stability and it's been all good since, even got gps working "yay"

Hope that helps if anyone else had the same problem. Make sure to back up that stock rom to a micro sd card though before you go messing with anything
[Motorola Droid 4] mp107:
I would like to replace the internal memory with external memory.

Unfortunately, some old, unsupported application is able to use only sdcard0 but I would like to use it with SD card (which is mounted on /storage/sdcard1).

I've changed the fstab.mapphone_cdma in the ramdisk.img.

From:

/devices/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/mmc_host/mmc1 auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=sdcard0:25,nonremovable,noemulatedsd
/devices/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/mmc_host/mmc0 auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=sdcard1:auto,noemulatedsd

To:

/devices/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/mmc_host/mmc1 auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=sdcard1:25,nonremovable,noemulatedsd
/devices/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/mmc_host/mmc0 auto vfat defaults voldmanaged=sdcard0:auto,noemulatedsd

It seems to work but I would like to know is it enough?

It seems like I am unable to unmount it but that's not a problem for me.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
there was some similar discussions in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/droid-4/development/wip-swap-cm-11-12-t3153636
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
Only running apps in recent drawer

Hello,

Is it possible to make recent drawer display only actually running apps on JB 4.1.2? I mean to automatic remove from recents list apps that are actually stoped.

Thanks in advance and best regards!
[Motorola Droid 4] Shplad:
Hi everyone:

I'm having a number of problem with my new-ish install of LOS 13 on my Droid 4. I can't submit bugs without a logcat file, but I just learned by accident that personally identifiable information can be contained in the logcat file. I came across that by accident in Google.

Is there some way (without any programming knowledge at all) to know what to edit/redact out of a logcat file before posting? I want to contribute, but private information is getting in the way.

EDIT: Well, I found my email address in there and changed it to a generic one. I searched

for area codes near me and there weren't any. Can anyone else suggest what else I should search for (assuming

I have to do this manually, and there is no way to automate this?)

Also, I've been asked in another thread to issue a command using SU. I assume I can only do that if my ROM is rooted? And IIRC, LOS 13 is not rooted by default, right? And finally, if I do decide to root, can I "unroot"?

Thanks
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
You have to be rooted to install non-stock rom so I assume your phone is already rooted.
[Motorola Droid 4] Shplad:
I thought that meant that the stock ROM and/or bootloader only was rooted, not necessarily that the Lineage (new ROM) was rooted. Can someone clarify?
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
Just check do you have installed superuser app.
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Root access is off by default on Lineage Roms, you should be able to turn on root access in Dev options

1. settings>about phone>tap on build number 7+ times, to enable Dev options>go back to Settings>Developer options>Root access>Apps and ADB

or

2. Install SuperSU v2.82.zip in TWRP(safestrap recovery)

or

Root Addon Package for Lineage OS in Twrp(safestrap recovery)
[Motorola Droid 4] Shplad:
Thanks. But is it reversible?
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
What do you exactly mean? You don't have to give root privilege to any app if you doesn't want. Root access is just something like administrator account.
[Motorola Droid 4] Shplad:
Got it, thanks Shadow.

Okay, I had missed your previous post before I posted that question. What I was trying to ask or clarify, esp. for those others who might have used Linux or Windows and not been familiar with Android was this:

IIUC then, by default, when the phone boots into LOS, the default is for the phone to logon as a lower user than root. Then you can attain escalated privileges by temporarily issuing root using SuperSU or, at a command prompt, using the "su" (AKA superuser) command. But again, this only gives temporary access. Windows users might understand this as being similar to having the "Run as Administrator" dialog box or similar. Is that correct?
[Motorola Droid 4] u.b.o.o.t:
Yes - It's like that! The first time an app want's root access, a window should pop up asking like "give root access for 10min" and a checkmark "do not ask again" which will permanently enable root access for that specific app if checked (can be reverted with SuperSU-App or IIRC System settings/permissions).

If you connect from PC via adb shell and enter su there, you'll gain root access only if root is enabled for adb (you can choose to enable root for apps or apps+adb in developer settings). You won't see a pop up asking for root-access. But if you connect with adb for the first time, a pop-up will ask if adb access shall be enabled for your specific PC / laptop / whatever. And: you can't connect via adb if usb debugging is disabled in developer settings.

If you use terminal app and enter su there, a dialog will pop up, asking for root access specifically for terminal app.

PS: obtaining logcat is easiest via adb. Just enter "adb logcat -d > my_logcat_file.txt" and it will dump everything to a local text file which you can clean afterwards with search&replace in a text editor.
[Motorola Droid 4] Shplad:
u.b.o.o.t:

Thanks for that. I was just trying to make things more clear for the young 'uns. Yeah, I've already got my logcat file. I'm just waiting for someone to explain what to strip out of it other than what I've mentioned above (email address).

By the way, this slideshare presentation explain some concepts nicely.

https://www.slideshare.net/ArnavGupta5/rooting-an-android-phone
[Motorola Droid 4] Shplad:
This is weird. I had SuperSU installed after my first LOS 13 flash. I had to reflash it, and this time, SuperSU is nowhere to be found. WTH?
[Motorola Droid 4] Shplad:
EDIT: I also have no terminal app on my home screen or second screen. Where can I find terminal. Is terminal installed with LOS 13 by default? (WTH?)
[Motorola Droid 4] jamdzu:
magisk

Is it possible to install magisk on this magnificient locked bootloader phone?