[Atrix 4G Android Development] kennethpenn:
Step-by-Step Directions for GingerBlur installation

Prerequisites

RSD Lite

1.2.6 SBF

Full battery for SBF flash is highly recommended if you don't want a brick

Root v2

Tenfar's CWM recovery

Windows PC

Drivers installed

32-bit or 64-bit
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Outline​

Part Zero - Download GingerBlur​

Download the GingerBlur installation .zip from the GingerBlur website

Mount your Atrix 4G via USB and put the GingerBlur installation .zip file on your external micro SD card

Part One - SBF Flash 1.2.6​

Download RSD Lite from the link above

Install RSD Lite on your computer

Unplug your device from USB

Turn off your device

Hold down the "Volume Up" button and the "Power" button while turning on your device until it says "Starting RSD protocol support"

Run RSD Lite on your computer

Press the ". . ." button next to the box labeled "Filename"

Download the 1.2.6 SBF file and extract it from the .zip

Password: atrixbl

Load up the SBF file

The SBF file is located inside of the zipped file, you must extract it out before loading it into RSD Lite

Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to extract the file on your computer

Plug your device into your computer

Use the USB ports on the back side of your computer for safety

RSD Lite should recognize your device and say “Model: NS Flash Olympus” and “Connected…”

Press the “Start” button

Be patient while the phone reboots. It will take a long time.

Congratulations!

Part Two - Root v2​

Download Ririal's Root v2

Extract the files to C:\retainroot. Do not install anywhere else.

Enable USB debugging (Settings -> Applications -> Development)

Connect your device to the USB port

Set USB mode to "None"

Run beforeupdate.bat

(If you're using Windows 7, run as admin by holding down control and double-clicking)

Verify that there are no errors before updating

Go to Settings -> About phone -> System updates

Follow the on-screen instructions. First download the update (you will need a Wi-Fi connection for this), then it will prompt you to install.

The update will reboot the device and install itself

When it boots back up, verify USB debugging is still on (Settings -> Applications -> Development)

Run afterupdate.bat

(If you're using Windows 7, run as admin by holding down control and double-clicking)

Make sure you allow the superuser request (quickly) on your phone

Now you're rooted on 1.5.7!

Part Three - Tenfar's CWM Recovery​

Download Tenfar's CWM Recovery

Mount your device to USB

Put the .apk on your device

Unplug your device

Navigate to the file explorer, install "MOTOA4_Bootstrap_0404_1549-signed.apk"

When the installation completes, run the application

Click "Install Recovery"

Accept the Superuser request

Click "Install Recovery" again for good measure

After success, plug your Atrix 4G into the wall adapter

Verify that your phone is charging from the wall

Press "Recovery Boot"

Your device will now slowly reboot into Tenfar's CWM Recovery

Click “install zip from SDCARD”

Choose zip from sdcard

Pick the GingerBlur .zip

Install it!

What the heck?!

Blame Motorola for patching the root method so that we have to do all the retain root steps

Older versions of GingerBlur, MODs, etc. can mess things up... so we need to flash the SBF

Don't worry! There will be fewer steps for future updates. In the future, you'll just need to throw a brand new update .zip file on your SD card and flash it through recovery.