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Well I made a brick :(

I was updating my buddy's DX to GB using the same method I used on my phone. Only difference was i used the rooted and deodexed version for his phone and just rooted on mine. I installed the zip update went to reboot and it won't move past the M screen. I called up tech support just to see what they would say and they said send it back and they'll send a new one. I made sure to be clear that the phone was rooted and they still said that they would replace it. I was shocked but happy. I have a feeling my friend won't let me try again on the new phone
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"YOU CAN ONLY USE THIS FILE IF YOU HAVE ALREADY UPGRADED TO GINGERBREAD"
any chance you missed that step?
I'm sure you could SBF it to 2.3.340,
Root
Install DX Bootstrap
Wipe Data/Cache
Install Rooted GB vie Clockwork
Install D2 Bootstrap
Install Deodexed Rooted GB via Clockwork

I have exactly same problem as you days ago.
and I spent overnight and finally solved the problem myself, I was so upset and felt sad that my Droid X maybe turn to a brick. but lucky It's now alive.
How I recoverd was:
1. Turn off your Droid X
2. Press Camera + Volume Down + Power buttons simultaneously and wait until to USB mode
3. Use RSD Lite 4.8 to flash to official 2.3.340

Yeah I was doing it on little sleep and just grabbed the first gb file I found. Oh well he is getting a new phone
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Vettesfan said:
Yeah I was doing it on little sleep and just grabbed the first gb file I found. Oh well he is getting a new phone
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Well it will be the same process for the new phone, minus the SBF part. Be sure to install rooted GB first, then Deodexed after.

this s*** is getting old ppl, read directions, brick my a$$ reasons like this are why we keep getting locked bootloaders and increased insurance claims. it you dont know how to f'n do something find out how before you do anything or DONT do it

exactly!!!!!! ever hour another thread is posted stating the same thing. is it really that difficult? I understand the process is complex for a noon, but at least reading the op's directions in full and comprehending them before continuing isn't.

You can SBF yourself out of almost any non hardware issue. All it takes is research, patience, and a little bit of thought.

SharkBaitDave said:
You can SBF yourself out of almost any non hardware issue. All it takes is research, patience, and a little bit of thought.
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dont make fun. some ppl cant read

Your an idiot and the reason they lock phones down. All you have to do is sbf back to stock. Thanks for sharing so now we can all make fun of you.
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It is nearly impossible to brick your phone.. bet he feels smart now.. read directions! !!!
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DroidzFX said:
Your an idiot and the reason they lock phones down. All you have to do is sbf back to stock. Thanks for sharing so now we can all make fun of you.
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+1
SBF back and tell VZW to cancel the new phone. If you had read the directions the first time this wouldn't have been an issue. Instead you f-ed it up, called VZW to get a warranty replacement, and VZW locks down new phones even more.
SBF back and don't f it up for the rest of us who can follow directions!

unfortunately this is why verizon and other carriers are starting to track root users. People that root and violate the TOS, warranty, etc then lie and send their phones back are stealing and committing fraud. If you dont know what exactly is happening when you do something, and dont know how to fix it if you **** up (if it violates TOS), then dont do it.

I did not lie to them. I did call tech support, but I made it clear that the phone was rooted and I was attempting to install an unofficial update. They told me that I could still do a warranty return so I took them up on it because it is cheaper than insurance deductible which I was planning on using and was the reason I purchased insurance. I don't believe that is fraud. If I told them its never been rooted and it just crashed that would be another story.
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Rooting voids your warranty. So, if you manage to get a warranty replacement on a rooted device, its technically fraud, irrelevant to the fact that VZW tech support let you return it.
Is talking the cable guy into giving you extra channels for free fraud?

Unlocked Bootloader?

Hello all...
I apologize if this has been asked already but does the A500 have an unlockable bootloader? That's really the only thing holding me back from purchasing one.

Locked...at the moment, check the recovery thread below to follow the progress.
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locked isn't that big of a problem...locked and encrypted IS.
I'm picking up a camera at best buy tonight and if I get my tablet (which I was planning on getting soon anyway...just wasn't decided on model) at the same time, it will be interest free for 18 months
I'll probably grab the A500 and see if I can contribute development wise.
EDIT: I'm going to hold off a few more weeks yet...I waited this long, I can wait a little longer.
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Dollyllama said:
locked isn't that big of a problem...locked and encrypted IS.
I'm picking up a camera at best buy tonight and if I get my tablet (which I was planning on getting soon anyway...just wasn't decided on model) at the same time, it will be interest free for 18 months
I'll probably grab the A500 and see if I can contribute development wise.
EDIT: I'm going to hold off a few more weeks yet...I waited this long, I can wait a little longer.
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18 months is why I picked up one as well. Comparing it to my grab
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Got one on the 18 month dealio as well....
I am just not much help in the dev department

Rather than start a new thread, I'll just post my question here.
I'm about to pull the trigger on the Iconia, especially with the deals going on right now. I know the bootloader is locked, but I'm wondering what does it limit us from doing? We have root (is it temp root?) and we can flash ROMs. What can't we do? And in case Acer stops releasing updates, can we update it with ICS by flashing?

harveydent said:
Rather than start a new thread, I'll just post my question here.
I'm about to pull the trigger on the Iconia, especially with the deals going on right now. I know the bootloader is locked, but I'm wondering what does it limit us from doing? We have root (is it temp root?) and we can flash ROMs. What can't we do? And in case Acer stops releasing updates, can we update it with ICS by flashing?
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The bootloader is NOT locked. It IS, however, protected by a hashcode. That's what the "itsmagic" tool does, it recalculates the hashcode after flashing a ROM so that the device can boot.
If you forget that step (our custom CWM does it for you), say hello to bricksville. Otherwise, we can do what we want.

Thanks for the reply. I figured something like that a few minutes after I posted. I was just confused at the complaints that the A500 was locked in other forums.
So to be clear, as long as someone can port it, we will be able to get "updates" even if Acer drops all support?

harveydent said:
Thanks for the reply. I figured something like that a few minutes after I posted. I was just confused at the complaints that the A500 was locked in other forums.
So to be clear, as long as someone can port it, we will be able to get "updates" even if Acer drops all support?
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Yep, as long as someone ports it, we don't need Acer.

[Q] <Issue><Please Help> Droid X at Bootloader Screen

I tried installing the Gingerbread update, and when I installed both Parts 1 & 2, then rebooted, my phone only goes to the bootloader screen. Tried using RDS and that, and couldn't find my phone. So I'm stuck.
My phone boots now with a red Moto logo and then goes to the error screen.
My question is, what will Verizon say when they see it? I'm going to take it there later today. I'm under insurance but hacking voids that I believe.
What should I say to get it replaced at no cost?
I was going to say that I put it down, and then when I checked it later it was off, and then when I tried to boot it, this happened, saying I didn't hack it, maybe someone else got it.
Would that work?
Speedy answers would be great.
Thank you so much.

DO NOT TAKE IT TO VERIZON.
Look at the stickies, there is a thread about fixing your phone. You need to find the stock firmware and flash it with RSD.
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Also, the "I put it down" excuse will only work if you get a retard. Anyone who knows about Android will know what you did
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Did you install the Motorola drivers before attempting an SBF, just Google "Motorola drivers".

Well I have funny news for you guys.
I actually saw your messages after I got back..but thank you for your time.
But the guy...bought the story. He said I was probably recieving a bad update, and was able to fix the phone.
The guy was awesome though, after, he could tell it had ben rooted, and said, "yeah just know that root won't work on Gingerbread", which he installed for me.
So problem solved.
The extent of how lucky I was is amazing.

Well good deal. I'm glad he was cool. You can root, you just have to sbf back to froyo first
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If you mess up your phone when you are messing with it, you are responsible for fixing it. Not Verizon.

salsabettis said:
If you mess up your phone when you are messing with it, you are responsible for fixing it. Not Verizon.
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Not sure why you're posting this now.
And I think i'm gonna stay away from rooting right now.

If you do ever decide you want root get the bootable linux cd with the automated scripts to sbf with. It is totally painless.
My DroidX Thrives on the DarkSlide!!

[LIST][JOKE] How to know that you're rooted

1. You know you’re rooted when your girlfriend can’t get hold of you for an hour because you’re in recovery.. and she becomes suspicious.
2. You know you’re rooted when someone asks if rooting is like jail breaking their iPhone and you laugh in their face.
3. You know you’re rooted when boot loops don’t scare you anymore.
4. You know you’re rooted when your girlfriend looks in your messages and gets suspicious cause you have none.
5. You know your are rooted when u scream “YESSSS” in a bus full of people because a rom update successfully booted up.
6. You know you are rooted when someone at a party says “hey you have that awesome 12/8 mp camera phone right? Please take a pic of us” and you can only sheepishly reply “Cyanogenmod doesn’t have working camera yet”
7. You know you’re rooted when you take your Android phone to the service center and they say that your warranty is voided because of rooting.
8. You know your rooted when you wake up and your Android device is still in your hands.
9. You know you are rooted when two iPhone guys are talking about their phones and you are sitting there smiling thinking “if only they could understand the things you do on your phone is of a magnitude higher than they can ever do”
10. You know you’re rooted when your microUSB cable connected to your PC is used more often than your mouse.
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You know your rooted when....While making love with wifey you have one hand on a boob and the other one scrolling through the NS4G Development section on the xda..apk
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I don't have any but these made me lol because they're so true
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You know you're rooted (And a dev) when you tell the girlfriend "just 5 more minutes, I'm almost done porting the new version of android"

You know you're rooted when you're in the matrix... ??
Lol
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You know you are rooted when you are in recovery mode while taking a dump.
... And the dump takes you twice as long because you just wanna finish flashing that rom update.
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You know you're rooted when you post in this thread.
You know your rooted when you cancel a date with your GF because your trying to fix a bug on your Rom
You know you're rooted when you tell a neighborhood hoe to " wipe her cache "
You know you're rooted when 1/2 of your apps require superuser permission.
You know you're rooted when, you husband, wife, significant other gets a new phone and says, don't you dare come near this phone, it works fine!
You know your rooted when when spend more time flashing roms than using your phone"
You know your rooted when you got about 5 sd cards full of different roms
You know your rooted when unboxing the xda way is the only way!
You know you're rooted when you know you're more likely to brick the phone than crack the screen
you know your rooted when you cant imagine owning a device without a known root method :-D
You know you're rooted when you're texting your GF and decide to flash a new rom instead.
You know you're rooted when you have 5+ tabs of xda threads open in your browser
You know you are Rooted when your old lady puts a for sale sign on your house and moves out and you are still sitting in your chair flashing Roms
You know your rooted when you wake up from being blackout drunk with a strange new rom on your phone
You know your rooted when you visit a friend in recovery and their last name is .zip

this is damn good ...
i have to admit i have been shot dozens times by those "you know you are rooted ..." because many of them are all applied in me ...
you know you are rooted every time you see "XYZ app has gained access to superuser" show on your screen.
you know you are rooted that you search for way of rooting device before you buy this new devices. , well i think this one is little duplicated with one of them before ...

You know you are rooted when you get pulled over for texting while driving, but in actuality you were really flashing a rom behind the wheel.
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apatal said:
1. You know you’re rooted when your girlfriend can’t get hold of you for an hour because you’re in recovery.. and she becomes suspicious.
2. You know you’re rooted when someone asks if rooting is like jail breaking their iPhone and you laugh in their face.
3. You know you’re rooted when boot loops don’t scare you anymore.
4. You know you’re rooted when your girlfriend looks in your messages and gets suspicious cause you have none.
5. You know your are rooted when u scream “YESSSS” in a bus full of people because a rom update successfully booted up.
6. You know you are rooted when someone at a party says “hey you have that awesome 12/8 mp camera phone right? Please take a pic of us” and you can only sheepishly reply “Cyanogenmod doesn’t have working camera yet”
7. You know you’re rooted when you take your Android phone to the service center and they say that your warranty is voided because of rooting.
8. You know your rooted when you wake up and your Android device is still in your hands.
9. You know you are rooted when two iPhone guys are talking about their phones and you are sitting there smiling thinking “if only they could understand the things you do on your phone is of a magnitude higher than they can ever do”
10. You know you’re rooted when your microUSB cable connected to your PC is used more often than your mouse.
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These are my favorite, especially number 6! So many times something similar happened.
You know you are rooted when your friend asks if he can continue where he left in Temple Run, and when he finds out that you don't have Temple Run on your phone anymore you are like - "oh, forgot to back it up, it is on another ROM, sorry" and he has no idea what you just said.

You know you are rooted when you tell your gf through text to hold on so you can flash a rom.
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lol
these are great made me laugh alot.
You know your rooted when u cancel ure dentist appt because ure trying to figure out how to root! lol
true.....it was me lol
im all good now.

You know you're rooted when you take a break from putting oil in your car because a ROM updated.
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You know your rooted when the ole lady tells you........It's your son's birthday today he wants to get his license......and you reply......Hold up now....WAIT! He's 6 RIGHT?????
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You know you are rooted when your wife/gf asks your opinion on what color nail polish she should get and you naturally choose cyanogenmod blue.
This just happened.
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Juanito216 said:
You know you are rooted when you tell your gf through text to hold on so you can flash a rom.
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Hahahaha done this so many times :') best thing is she still doesn't have a clue what I'm on about xD
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Kitch16 said:
Hahahaha done this so many times :') best thing is she still doesn't have a clue what I'm on about xD
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My wife does have a clue... she's got the same phone and rom.
You know you are rooted when you are posting in this thread to kill time while waiting for JellyBean.
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d_phekt said:
You know you are rooted when you are posting in this thread to kill time while waiting for JellyBean.
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I'M DOING THAT TOO :')
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just think up one ...
you know you are rooted every time you see the little unlocked lock in the bottom of your screen when you boot up/reboot your phone

You know you are rooted when you need to go somewhere, but ask your wife/gf to drive because you need to reinstall your apps after a full wipe/rom flash.
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So there's never going to be a ROM or custom recovery for the P905V

I'm guessing I should just ditch my Verizon note pro 12.2 because there isn't going to be any developer support. Seems like a waste.

JarkMackson said:
I'm guessing I should just ditch my Verizon note pro 12.2 because there isn't going to be any developer support. Seems like a waste.
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Please see Sbreen94's last post in the development threat - [ROM][P900][DEC 31]Hyperdrive KK RLS1.1║Tab S Feature║Total Customization 1 2 3 - - if you decide to ditch your p905v maybe Sbreen94 can use it to develop another excellent Rom for P905 owners. The P900 guys delivered a device to hm and he produced. Maybe thats what needed in this case for the P905 versions.

I also have the 905V, and while I love the tablet, I'm really itching for some development for this thing. Going forward, this will be the last tablet I'll every buy through Verizon because I'm tired of their locking shenanigans.

tdetroit said:
I also have the 905V, and while I love the tablet, I'm really itching for some development for this thing. Going forward, this will be the last tablet I'll every buy through Verizon because I'm tired of their locking shenanigans.
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That's why I went with the Wifi version and carry a hotspot. ROM and root development for tablets already suffer from lower market share but couple that with carrier influence and things are even harder. At the price point this larger tablet comes in its no surprise that development is slower for it.
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Yup, you live, you learn, and I've learned an expensive lesson. I've had the Tablet for 10 months and it's going to my Spouse this summer while I look for something that has more development behind it.

As I understand the 905v has a locked boot loader is easy to root but no flashing

I guess next time it's wifi and a separate hotspot. It really does suck because I bought the lte version mainly for the better processor but it was nice not having to carry around ANOTHER piece of equipment that needed charging. I really do want to love this tablet. Maybe someone will trade me for the rooted wifi version and a hotspot. I think I'd be totally down for that.

905v can be rooted just not custom recovery
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905v can be rooted just not custom recovery
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Yup, and no custom recovery = no rom.

So what!!
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mobilephil said:
So what!!
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No need to be snarky, though I do understand where you are coming from. My SM-P900 is rooted and still on the stock ROM so I don't think it is absolutely necessary to have a custom ROM to get the custom features that they bring. It does take a lot more work though and not having the safety net of custom recovery to restore nandroid backup images or wipe dalvic cache is a big deal.
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Ha ha yea sorry for the snarky thing . I know the expression well ! My thing is so many people complaining about this tablet so why bother getting the thing!
I bought it knowing all about it it suits me down to the ground for all my personal needs in computing so I don't go around being a mardy sod like so many people on this forum. All the best !
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