So with the kernel released, anyone want to educate us how to flash a kernel? Id like to dig into this kernel, and if I can do anything with it, id like to know how to flash it to test...
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it should be the same as on any other phone. boot into ClockWork Recovery and select "install .zip from sd card"(or you could specify in ROM Manager that you want to do that also.
No, its not the same as any other phone...you can't install a custom kernel on the Bionic because it can only run a signed boot image...ala the locked bootloader.
The release of the kernel source, while welcome, is not anything that end users can do anything with at all and is of limited use to developers as well, due to the fact that Moto doesn't release everything and custom kernels are not possible.
^^^ what he said
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cellzealot said:
No, its not the same as any other phone...you can't install a custom kernel on the Bionic because it can only run a signed boot image...ala the locked bootloader.
The release of the kernel source, while welcome, is not anything that end users can do anything with at all and is of limited use to developers as well, due to the fact that Moto doesn't release everything and custom kernels are not possible.
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Thank you, I thought that was the case, but not 100%. however I knew it could not be flashed thru cwm
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runandhide05 said:
Thank you, I thought that was the case, but not 100%. however I knew it could not be flashed thru cwm
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Well, you're wrong.
It the phone was unlocked, that is where you'd flash the kernel - through recovery.
well, the procedure of installing a kernal is the same as a ROM(meaning you don't have to go through BootLoader)... so as far as installing, the above is how you'd do it... but wether or not(not) your phone accepts it is a different story considering the current status of the Bionic.
Hmm, wonder if any one is willing to try... If u have then knowledge to put that in a flashsble zip, il try... what's the worst that could happen.... Have soft brick and rds back to life....???
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mistawolfe said:
Well, you're wrong.
It the phone was unlocked, that is where you'd flash the kernel - through recovery.
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Lol...love the straight forward "well your wrong"
Lol.
Thanks tho
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runandhide05 said:
Lol...love the straight forward "well your wrong"
Lol.
Thanks tho
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Haha. I wasn't trying to be a jerk, you just said you were 100%.
I'm pretty blunt man, don't take it personal
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mistawolfe said:
Haha. I wasn't trying to be a jerk, you just said you were 100%.
I'm pretty blunt man, don't take it personal
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I didn't take it personal...hesnse the lols. All good. And ur right...don't know what I was thinking, cause that's the way we flashed them on the xoom..
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mistawolfe said:
Haha. I wasn't trying to be a jerk, you just said you were 100%.
I'm pretty blunt man, don't take it personal
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Not to nickpick but said I was not 100% about about the lockedboot loader preventing flashing of kernels, followed by my incorrect statement
An again all good! Nothing wrong with a little ball busten. Hehe
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Jeez. The kernel source was barely released a day or two ago. Give the dev community a few days to sort out what they can do with it before getting all crazy about it. We already have ClockworkMod Recovery for the Bionic. Chances are, since they have the full source code, we'll have refined flashable kernels that are bootloader-compliant in the coming weeks.
projektorboy said:
Jeez. The kernel source was barely released a day or two ago. Give the dev community a few days to sort out what they can do with it before getting all crazy about it. We already have ClockworkMod Recovery for the Bionic. Chances are, since they have the full source code, we'll have refined flashable kernels that are bootloader-compliant in the coming weeks.
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I am hoping this is the case as well.
Not sure if the entire source was released or just what was contractually obligated to under the GPL.(which is likely the case since everything would give the dev's the key to the kingdom so to speak.)
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Not to nickpick but said I was not 100% about about the lockedboot loader preventing flashing of kernels, followed by my incorrect statement
An again all good! Nothing wrong with a little ball busten. Hehe
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Don't mind mistawolf. Kind of a douche that way sometimes lol I think he means well though.
willbur73 said:
Don't mind mistawolf. Kind of a douche that way sometimes lol I think he means well though.
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Letting someone know their 'facts' are inaccurate makes me a douche?
And who are you Wilbur?
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mistawolfe said:
Letting someone know their 'facts' are inaccurate makes me a douche?
And who are you Wilbur?
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Hey hey hey...we are all friends here.. I don't mind, or in fact I appreciate when I am informed I'm wrong. All good guys.
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Well...since we are being sticklers for the facts here...the easiest and most efficient way to load a custom kernel, if we could do so, would be fastboot.
They are typically released for most devices with unlocked bootloaders in update.zip format, but it's really device dependent and several forms are often available.
cellzealot said:
Well...since we are being sticklers for the facts here...the easiest and most efficient way to load a custom kernel, if we could do so, would be fastboot.
They are typically released for most devices with unlocked bootloaders in update.zip format, but it's really device dependent and several forms are often available.
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Nice. I have only used the flash zip method myself. Miss those days...
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Related
RootzWiki
RT @koush Clockwork recovery on droid x... http://yfrog.com/n2hiuj
Credit for the news should also go to
stolenphot0 and Ezun
considering stolenphot0 posted it in Ezun's thread a minute before me.
koush
For those asking: Droid X bootloader is still locked, but it's possible to hijack the Android or the boot process to start a recovery. 2 minutes ago via Tweetie for Mac
BirdRain_Recovery - Video chat style
http://t.co/pg0UyFp
BirdRain Recovery - NO PC demo
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Damn, that is amazing.
So this opens the door to custom ROMs and root?
lowkee said:
So this opens the door to custom ROMs and root?
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root is already available
lowkee said:
So this opens the door to custom ROMs and root?
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Kinda, yes.
Custom ROMs, Pretty much....I'm trying to figure the nitty gritty out but basically, If I understand correctly, this will give us the ability to load custom ROMs once all is cleaned up.
Root has already been achieved a bit ago. So you can root your phone now!!
Birdman and Koush are amazing. so while I appreciate the shout for the news, all props go to them!!!!
Ezun said:
Kinda, yes.
Custom ROMs, Pretty much....I'm trying to figure the nitty gritty out but basically, If I understand correctly, this will give us the ability to load custom ROMs once all is cleaned up.
Root has already been achieved a bit ago. So you can root your phone now!!
Birdman and Koush are amazing. so while I appreciate the shout for the news, all props go to them!!!!
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Custom ROMs, yes. Custom kernels, no.
drewden123 said:
Custom ROMs, yes. Custom kernels, no.
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So Check this out. because of Birdman and Alldroid we might be able to load alternate kernels!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aMPUcY71Yc
THIS is awesome! This is why I traded my D1 for the X!! Thanks Rainabba and Birdman!
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So just to be clear i have a rooted x and installed rom manager i was about to flash recovery so this would break my droid x? ??? So there is nothing else i can do other than root the x? ??
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At the moment, that is correct.
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denpad2010 said:
So just to be clear i have a rooted x and installed rom manager i was about to flash recovery so this would break my droid x? ??? So there is nothing else i can do other than root the x? ??
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I don't think it would even let you try to flash anything.
YES!! this is great news for me as im waiting for my droid x to come in
NEW ** Droid X (Facebook Fan Page)
Funkwheat said:
I don't think it would even let you try to flash anything.
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Well i didnt try cause I was afraid to mess the phone
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Koush just posted that he is releasing recovery after dinner tonight. Is he on pacific time?
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It's out... and available on the Market...
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/08/droid-x-recovery.html
Please donate to Koush by buying the Market version. It's the least the Android community can do.
Donated and seems to work smoothly
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I paid for it thank you very much please keep it coming. Its nice to backup me theme.
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"I want to make a few things clear about this release before simply dumping the files out. I've been reluctant to post this because recoveries are koush's area of expertise and he has more knowledge of these things. That being said, I've gotten enough feedback to decide to release it anyway for those who simply can't wait under the following stipulations:
This is not an official CWR release. Official CWR releases are signed off by Koush.
This will not be on market. I'll leave that for when Koush makes an official release.
This is for BIONIC ONLY.
I am not responsible for any loss of data if there are bugs present. I have tested it but that doesn't mean it's bug free!"
download recovery: http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-09-16/bionic_bootstrap_recovery
We've landed on the moon!
Words alone cannot explain how happy I am.
I will be one of the ones waiting. Too much money for me to jump in head first. But I will say this is great progress.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264509
yutzyscott said:
I will be one of the ones waiting. Too much money for me to jump in head first. But I will say this is great progress.
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It works flawlessly! Give it a try
jaynyc22 said:
It works flawlessly! Give it a try
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When you say works flawlessly does that mean that you have successfully restored a backup using CWM? Or that you were able to run Bootstrap and get into the CWM and make a backup?
mzimand said:
When you say works flawlessly does that mean that you have successfully restored a backup using CWM? Or that you were able to run Bootstrap and get into the CWM and make a backup?
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I was able to create backup, yet to restore a backup,
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I was able to create backup, yet to restore a backup,
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Have successfully restored
A thing of beauty.
Wickedness. cvpcs is the man.
can i flash kernals and rom from the revolution to the esteem? since its the same device or they both have different baseband and firmware?
gypsy214 said:
can i flash kernals and rom from the revolution to the esteem? since its the same device or they both have different baseband and firmware?
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They are different, but if i can get a full system dump and a copy of the boot.img i can start working on it.
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Hopefully this means that Cubed will finally be able to get his hands on gingerbread files for the CM7 port. Got my fingers crossed!
I think LG and Verizon just need to get that gingerbread to us. Don't just put out the esteem which is basically a replica and then make us wait.
Where are the roms for the esteem?
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jackpot08 said:
Where are the roms for the esteem?
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In the phone, I think on the chips. But maybe in the tubes.
mike_ekim said:
In the phone, I think on the chips. But maybe in the tubes.
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haha, good one
Dumping the phones rom
I have access to an esteem that is rooted. How would I go about dumping these images you need. If you dont mind giving me instructions I dont mind following them. Sorry I have never dumped a rom image before.
AMCJUNGLE said:
I have access to an esteem that is rooted. How would I go about dumping these images you need. If you dont mind giving me instructions I dont mind following them. Sorry I have never dumped a rom image before.
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Its all good, I got them. Thanks though!
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any updates??
new to all this, but figured out how to get a horizontal desktop using a home launcher. interested in taking it all a step further, but leaving it in more able hands, now that you have the hardware specs, how do you go about flashing the kernel? do you develop an apk file for the phone? or an executive for a desktop and flash pre-boot via USB?
mtmichaelson said:
They are different, but if i can get a full system dump and a copy of the boot.img i can start working on it.
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Have you made any progress?
redhooka said:
Have you made any progress?
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I would be happy to port GingerVolt over to the Esteem, but you will need a recovery first and I am not the guy for that I may look into it however just to be sure lol.
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mtmichaelson said:
I would be happy to port GingerVolt over to the Esteem, but you will need a recovery first and I am not the guy for that I may look into it however just to be sure lol.
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Sweet... I'm hype now
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In the phone, I think on the chips. But maybe in the tubes.
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I am fat and I like chips.... I was excited for a moment, but then I realized that those chips aren't salty and there are not enough of them crammed in the phone to bother with... it would be like eating the little chip crumbs at the bottom of the bag...
hey everyone most of the 5.9.902 root procedures relate to a device that has been rooted and then needs a fix due to the loss of root. well i just acquired this device and foolishly i allowed it to absorb the update. can anyone point me to a root procedure for a stock 5.9.902 updated Bionic?
Thanks!
Dude its all over the place 902
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497094
Please search it was literally 3 threads from where you posted
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Lol ok thanks
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don't just say thanks hit the thanks button... just saying.. welcome to the bionic have fun!!
Not sure why everyone has overcomplicated this. All you need to do is run one simple exe. Takes 1 minute, phone reboots, and you are rooted. Here's the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497690
crobs808 said:
Not sure why everyone has overcomplicated this. All you need to do is run one simple exe. Takes 1 minute, phone reboots, and you are rooted. Here's the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497690
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fyi - Norton shut it down - says it has WS.Reputation.1 on board.....
It is pretty damn simple I think people are scared of the locked boot loader as I was once yo get past the fear most people are fine as long as safe strap is enabled its fine unless you do something stupid
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bfitzpatrickd2d said:
It is pretty damn simple I think people are scared of the locked boot loader as I was once yo get past the fear most people are fine as long as safe strap is enabled its fine unless you do something stupid
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i read through your procedure briefly - it includes updating the rom to an ics rom - what if i prefer to stay with liberty\gingerbread? just substitute it or any other in place of what u suggest?
crobs808 said:
Not sure why everyone has overcomplicated this. All you need to do is run one simple exe. Takes 1 minute, phone reboots, and you are rooted. Here's the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497690
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Tell the moderator to start moderating and clean up the mess and organizing everything.
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Yes same procedure that was for me cause I wanted ics I should have clearified its for any from you choose just make sure google apps are included in the from or it could be a problem
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i read through your procedure briefly - it includes updating the rom to an ics rom - what if i prefer to stay with liberty\gingerbread? just substitute it or any other in place of what u suggest?
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Yes, he just used ics as an example. It can be any rom, just make sure the rom is compatible with 902
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fyi - Norton shut it down - says it has WS.Reputation.1 on board.....
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That's a false positive. No viruses, it is just a package that lainches the original batch file so Norton flips out. (Surprised ppl are still using Norton though. Avast FTW)
Its kind of.common for Norton to detect a virus with anything that involves modifying something.
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LOL I'm sure ur on the money....
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Hey guys I was chatting with arrrghhh and he told me that he can try whipping TWRP for us if we want it. He even thought we had it since long time. Lol
I will be one for sure to have this recovery even though cwm touch is working great for me. But more options the better for our devices.
Read arrrghhh post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46261133
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Finally, thought TWRP would never make of on this phone.
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Yeah me too. Im crossing my fingers
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That's exciting news ... I use TWRP 2.6 on a Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and on my Kindle and it is great. I've always wished to have it for my phone, plus it's reminiscent of those old SafeStrap days.
I'm dreadfully ignorant here...
What exactly is the difference between TWRP and CWM/CWM-Based Recoveries?
ATM this doesn't seem too exciting... (Of course I haven't used TWRP before so that doesn't really help either...)
It have more many options to mess with. But so after testing the first attempt we still have the same offset problems. So this is a work in progress
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Basically twrp is like safestrap for a unlocked bootloader.
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deeje00 said:
Basically twrp is like safestrap for a unlocked bootloader.
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So it supports multi-ROM or does it not have that functionality from SS3?
No, for my understanding multirom is a modified TWRP or TWRP with the multirom hack. Yes is run through TWRP but we also need the hack to be active on it for it to work. In other words that is a different project
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For the ones that don't know, think of TWRP like CWM Touch only with more options and things to do. It has features like a file manager, multi-zip flashing, more ways to manipulate the sd card (partition, file system, etc), custom themes, and more.
this is awesome
SVLAN said:
Hey guys I was chatting with arrrghhh and he told me that he can try whipping TWRP for us if we want it. He even thought we had it since long time. Lol
I will be one for sure to have this recovery even though cwm touch is working great for me. But more options the better for our devices.
Read arrrghhh post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46261133
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we will have to give Arrrrghh a huge thanks when we cant get twrp on this device why do i always happen to get devices that cant run twrp
my tab 2 7.0 wont run
Any update on this?
I dont think we will see anything soon on this as it needs lots of work.
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I dont think we will see anything soon on this as it needs lots of work.
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MB886 is now supported? Thanks
Doesn't look like the AHD is supported: http://teamw.in/twrp_view_all_devices
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Doesn't look like the AHD is supported: http://teamw.in/twrp_view_all_devices
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Doesn't look like the AHD is supported: http://teamw.in/twrp_view_all_devices
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I can not find download links for AHD?
There is no working version from what I can see.
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There is no working version from what I can see.
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I really do not understand? Why does anyone give a TWRP MB886? It is too difficult?
This is probably our best bet
https://twitter.com/dhacker29/status/556650558745223169