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Where are the custom roms?

Wondering why the bionic has a few roms out already and we dont? Do they have a fully working cwm? Am i missing something? Just curious. Thanks.

So far I've seen a deodexed stock rom and an early pre-alpha of CyanogenMod. What else has been posted for the Bionic?
The deodexed ROM is no different than stock for users and offers zero benefits.
The CM7 ROM was created by the lead CM team member of the Motorola Droid and Motorola Droid X (lots of experience with Motorola phones) and because he was donated a Droid Bionic. It's a completely useless ROM at this point as most of the hardware sensors do not work. It boots. Not much else.
Buy cpvcs a Droid 3, ship it to him and he will have a CM7 ROM booting on it within days of receiving it. It'll be just as useless as the Bionic's version....but it'll be there.
Give it time....it is going to be a while before a good solid/stable ROM is released.

First rule of XDA, don't ask for ETA's. If you want a custom ROM, nothing stopping you from trying to cook one your own.
Edit, hit the thanks instead of quote, they really should move that button

lordgodgeneral said:
First rule of XDA, don't ask for ETA's. If you want a custom ROM, nothing stopping you from trying to cook one your own.
Edit, hit the thanks instead of quote, they really should move that button
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Where in my post does it ask for an eta???? I was asking why. Its a simple question.

heres the thing...waiting for CM7 will be worth the wait.. mmhmm.

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They can flash, they're using the same flashing method that the D2, DX are using with 2nd init and hijacking. Hashcode hasn't enabled flashing on the D3 recovery yet because he's trying to do something a little different and a little safer from what I understand. From his explanation over in the clockwork recovery thread in development he's working more on a dualboot flashing system where we would basically leave the stock system intact and run the custom rom off a different partition/folder. This would allow us to boot to the stock rom if something happens during the flash process on the custom rom. Since using the 2nd init and hijack and not having an unlocked bootloader, CWR gets loaded into the preinstall partition along with the hijack files, so there's a chance these can get overwrote while flashing if something goes wrong and potentially soft brick the phone.

Don't worry the D3 is the flag ship phone that won't go to much longer with out some kick ass roms. But it is some BS that the bionic is getting roms right off the bat, while we wait. But I would be happy to send a d3 to those guys... if it would help or will bionic development and hacks work for the d3 as well????
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Since when?
lordgodgeneral said:
First rule of XDA, don't ask for ETA's. If you want a custom ROM, nothing stopping you from trying to cook one your own.
Edit, hit the thanks instead of quote, they really should move that button
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Since when has their been rules on topics asking ETA's on this forum, or any other forum in general? I know it's taboo to ask questions that have already been answered in several posts, but there are several forums specifically about speculating the ETA of not only just devices or OTA leaks, but about the cooking of roms on freshly rooted phones as well. The question of this post is legit, especially for users without the experience that more knowledgable users like tcrew and you (lordgodgeneral) have contributed to answering a question ALOT of people in the droid 3 community are wanting to know. Glad this topic existed, helped me out..

mmsomekid said:
Because the bootloader is still locked. The Bionic will probably get unlocked slightly faster than the D3 because they have more developers working on it, but theyre so similar that i would expect the D3 to get an unlock the same day as the Bionic. Unless Motorola finally unlocks the bootloaders but who knows when that day will come...
Edit: there is an UNL3ASH3D rom now available for the bionic, i didnt think they could flash yet in CWM?
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It doesn't matter if the Bootloader is locked. It will probably never be unlocked.

Its been a rule since the devs on this particular forum specifically asked us not to ask for eta's. We have people cooking roms, were just waiting for our awesome version of CWM to be stable and safe to use. I'm as anxious as any of you, but don't hassle the devs that are working so hard to make our phones the best out there. Give them time.
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Until now I have been more or less bemused by the complaints that the Droid 3 was being somewhat neglected in the development community in favor of the Bionic, assuming that there was more than a little exaggeration of the progress on the Bionic vs D3. Now, however, I am beginning to wonder if the complaints may not have been somewhat justified. I know no one owes the D3 owners anything on the dev side, but to see the Bionic now able to use ROM Manager while I sit with a previously paid app that does nothing on my phone is admittedly frustrating. I keep reading posts saying that any Bionic developments will be followed rapidly by similar progress on D3, so I hope I can use ROM Manager on my phone in a few days.

pgzerwer said:
Until now I have been more or less bemused by the complaints that the Droid 3 was being somewhat neglected in the development community in favor of the Bionic, assuming that there was more than a little exaggeration of the progress on the Bionic vs D3. Now, however, I am beginning to wonder if the complaints may not have been somewhat justified. I know no one owes the D3 owners anything on the dev side, but to see the Bionic now able to use ROM Manager while I sit with a previously paid app that does nothing on my phone is admittedly frustrating. I keep reading posts saying that any Bionic developments will be followed rapidly by similar progress on D3, so I hope I can use ROM Manager on my phone in a few days.
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Droid 3 Bootstrap on Market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.droid3.bootstrap and direct download: http://download.clockworkmod.com//test/Droid3Bootstrap.apk (ROM Manager support as well)
bam

If you have already purchased Rom Manager, just install it and have it install the custom recovery for you...
Edit: Maybe not.. it shows it installed CWR but I can't boot into it..

A large PayPal donation to the first flashable Rom!
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Rocinante said:
If you have already purchased Rom Manager, just install it and have it install the custom recovery for you...
Edit: Maybe not.. it shows it installed CWR but I can't boot into it..
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You have to use koush's bootstrap...
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Just curious, outside of no custom kernels nothing else has to be used from the stock system, correct? So custom roms with our 512 of ram will be more than enough.
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OK, I am a believer now. No more pathetic whining by me, at least for the next 5 minutes or so.

Androidsims said:
You have to use koush's bootstrap...
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Yeah, I'm guessing there is a special way it boots into recovery with the custom app because I can't get Rom Manager to boot into recovery..

[Q] New Bionic Owner/ Best Rom/build to use??

Hey All,
Soooo this is my first Motorola Android device and I have to say I'm quite excited, but nervous. Just recently I was using Verizon's thunderbolt, and I've always used HTC. Well, after my 2nd thunderbolt, it crapped out on me again. So, I complained to Verizon and in return they sent me a Bionic. After reading reviews I hear nothing but great things.
Now my issue, I don't know what to do. Usually with my HTC devices, I root and flash roms, enough said. But with this Bionic I dont know where to begin. Some folks say install the ICS .232 build (which not sure how to do) and some folks say root and flash a ROM on. (Also, not sure what all this safestrap/bootstrap stuff is)
In all honesty, I really want a newer android OS. I think I was using gingerbread with my Tbolt, and I know ICS is out now, and Jellybean.
My main concern in what I want, and I hope someone can direct me to the correct place. I really want a fast, stable, build/ROM. I would like for everything to work as far as apps, gps, bluetooth, camera, etc.
I really appreciate all who respond, and I apologize greatly in advance if this is a repost. I tried researching before posting.
Again, huge thanks to all who respond.

Follow this guide to get on the an ICS leak. Personally I would strongly recommend not going beyond the .232 ICS leak for now.
Follow this thread to get rooted.

Here's a link to everything you need to know about the bionic. http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...tstrapall-download-links-in-op-updated-daily/.
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Hey...
Thanks the responses. I'm just confused. Everyone is saying to put on the.232 build, but can I put a Rom over top of that? If so, what Rom do you recommend and why?
Is .232 stable? Any known issues?

shockaholick said:
Hey...
Thanks the responses. I'm just confused. Everyone is saying to put on the.232 build, but can I put a Rom over top of that? If so, what Rom do you recommend and why?
Is .232 stable? Any known issues?
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Yes you need to install the .232 leak in stock recovery. Then you need to root it and install safestrap, which is a recovery in which you can flash things. Once you have that installed, you need to boot into safestrap and make a backup of the nonsafe side. Safestrap works by partioning your system into a safe and nonsafe side. You are able to flash stuff on your safe side. So you need to toggle to your safe side and then you can flash a rom. I recommend http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32349741#post32349741 but thats just me haha, theres a ton of other info in the different sections here http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/forum/68-droid-bionic/

Not the average ROM question

My buddy has a cappy and the poor soul is still running 2.1. Now that he no longer has a warranty on it, he wants to root and upgrade it.
My question isn't what's the best ROM because I understand that is highly subjective, but rather, what is the most stable ROM?
ICS on the HTC Inspire only recently hit mile stone release status and, while fairly stable prior to this, still had it's bugs. This was fine for me, but I don't want to bring my friend into this awesome world with a ****ty experience right off the bat plagued with random reboots, bootloops, or non working functions.
So what ROMs are rock solid stable and are good for daily drivers?
And like I said, I'm not looking for "I like this ROM" and I'm not trying to ask what is the best ROM. Only asking about stability.
Thanks guys

Still subjective...but my 2 cents --
Stability wise I would suggest that he upgrade to the Gingerbread 2.3.5 i897ucKK4 release, get Root and then Debloat it completely. Let him run that for a while. He will be pleasantly surprised i think, especially compared to eclair 2.1 that he has been running. Afterwards if he wants to move on to a Developer's Rom, then there are plenty of KK4 based Roms to choose from. He will just have to do some diggin in the Dev forum.
The other Roms ICS, JB, AOSP, CM, MIUI and those similar are very good...but still subjective to each individual user as to what is stable and fit for a daily driver, etc.
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Sounds good. I appreciate the reply.
I do have one last question though. As far as doing this, it looks like I just need to get him updated via the Samsung website updates and then use SuperOneClick for root. Is this correct?
I ask because holy crap are there a lot of traps to accidentally fall in to...

He could do the mini kies route to froyo then gb Or he/u could use the kk4 one click odin or heimdall with bootloaders and then get Root through the [Utility] KK4 Easy Root by Red_81 --- both of these u can find in my signature link below.
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The Heimdall followed by Easy Root seems the best way to go then (less steps). Thanks so much. I appreciate it.
Now to find that page with the drivers again.... lol (no need to post the link, I'll find it haha)

Here ya go, it was close by... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33577757
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That's not the page I was looking at before. lol
I was looking here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858765 That and, of course, installing the SDK on his computer.
But after reading the Heimdall page and that post you pointed me to, it seems I was looking in the wrong direction. I know the SDK won't hurt anything though, so that is still getting put on there, if for no other reason than ADB. (I'm a fan of ADB. It's gotten me out of more than a few binds before.)

4-2ndtwin said:
Still subjective...but my 2 cents --
Stability wise I would suggest that he upgrade to the Gingerbread 2.3.5 i897ucKK4 release, get Root and then Debloat it completely. Let him run that for a while. He will be pleasantly surprised i think, especially compared to eclair 2.1 that he has been running. Afterwards if he wants to move on to a Developer's Rom, then there are plenty of KK4 based Roms to choose from. He will just have to do some diggin in the Dev forum.
The other Roms ICS, JB, AOSP, CM, MIUI and those similar are very good...but still subjective to each individual user as to what is stable and fit for a daily driver, etc.
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Completely agree with this. Your buddy will need to experience and learn a lot of stuff through this transition, therefor, making the jump to JB from Eclair could make a mess.
Although, once he reaches that point, I have to say that I've been very pleased with AOKP (now on milestone). I was quite hesitant to use it as my daily ROM cause I was so used to stability over tweaks with ROMs made by The Family and The Collective. I've been on it since JB was ported to our cappy and I'm seriously loving it! Can't imagine flashing anything else as my daily ROM unless it's as stable and that coming from a flash addict!
Anyway, hope the transition goes well!

Me too. We were gonna do it yesterday, but after the mayhem of my truck (took 4 hours to rotate TWO tires....), we decided that luck was not with us and decided against it lol. Hopefully I can get him to man up about it today.
Thanks for the help guys! Now to produce another convert... muahahahaha!

I would simply use the stable version of CM10.

eksasol said:
I would simply use the stable version of CM10.
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I believe CM10 is on nightly builds atm, therefor, bugs are meant to happen. Might not be the best idea for a first step into JB

BWolf56 said:
I believe CM10 is on nightly builds atm, therefor, bugs are meant to happen. Might not be the best idea for a first step into JB
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http://get.cm/?device=captivatemtd&type=stable

eksasol said:
http://get.cm/?device=captivatemtd&type=stable
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Well then, I stand corrected.

No stock rooted 4.2.2 rom?

I see some custom 4.2.2 Roms out, just no stock Roms yet.
My question is why not? With so many of us trying to get 4.2.2.
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If you are in XDA u should know how to install OTA. Links are provided.
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Jack Barrett said:
If you are in XDA u should know how to install OTA. Links are provided.
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This, a thousandfold. If you can't do this yourself - meaning you choose to not learn how to do it yourself, more often than not, and expect people to hold your hand and just fulfill the GIMME GIMME GIMME nature - then why bother, stick with stock and be done with it.
Took me what, 5 minutes to do a clean install of 4.2.1, root it, install CWM, use CWM to install the 4.2.2 update, and remained rooted.
Is it really so tough to learn how to do some things yourself? I wonder...

br0adband said:
This, a thousandfold. If you can't do this yourself - meaning you choose to not learn how to do it yourself, more often than not, and expect people to hold your hand and just fulfill the GIMME GIMME GIMME nature - then why bother, stick with stock and be done with it.
Took me what, 5 minutes to do a clean install of 4.2.1, root it, install CWM, use CWM to install the 4.2.2 update, and remained rooted.
Is it really so tough to learn how to do some things yourself? I wonder...
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Where are you getting a clean 4.2.1 install?

I restored 4.2.1 factory image, and got the message to upgrade in minutes. After that I managed to root with the usual method. Same adb commands, recovery and SU is working as in 4.2.1
4.2.2 is nice, but nothing really new

AW: No stock rooted 4.2.2 rom?
Wow, I'm really unhappy to see this dumb answers here at xda.
I'm really ashamed of this behavior.
I think, we don't have a stock rooted odexed or deodexed rom here, because the Nexus 7 isn't the real developer device. On nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus there are those roms.
I hope to have those rom here in a while.
Edit: seriously, guys, then giving bad ideas with stock 4.2.1 and updating this with ota.
Why nothing using the stock 4.2.2 directly? It is free to download.
Sorry, I'm really frustrated about those answers.

I don't use stock due to all the little hidden restrictions laying around it. I hate stock on any device :/
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Here it is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2148337
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AW: No stock rooted 4.2.2 rom?
As ive said
Great!
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You can get the stock factory images directly from Google (search for "Factory Images for Nexus Devices" - xda won't let me post links), but they don't even have 4.2.1 anymore, just 4.2.2 . You *should* be able to install those directly.
I'm getting some odd "can't open /tmp/update.zip (bad)" messages on install though which I haven't gotten on prerooted roms.

Easy way to root the new stock 4.2.2 and install it full image.
To the OP there is a way to get the original full factory image for your nexus device. Here is the link.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
You can find the nakasi image 4.2.2 and download the tar image.
Then I would download and install the google nexus 7 toolkit here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809195
Then install the sdk manager and update.
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/sdk-manager.html
Once all is installed then in the toolkit make sure you install the android usb drivers. I would then reboot your pc.
Then take the factory tar image and move it into a folder called "put factory image here" in the nexus 7 toolkit program files.
Then follow directions to flash it. You can then after it is flashed follow directions to root it.
Now you have a stock rooted version of 4.2.2. That is what I did and it worked for me. I am no expert by any means. I hope this helps.
I am not sure why I can't post links to help but if I have done something wrong please delete my links to the google factory image. If you google nexus 7 factory image you should find it.
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These things take a little bit of time. 4.2.2 JUST rolled out, and the code was later dropped to AOSP. It will take a few days for the minds (who have other stuff to do, like jobs, families, etc.) to set everything up.
Also, Wugs root toolkit makes this process pretty idiot proof. I'm unsure if he has updated it to include 4.2.2, but you should definitely check it out.
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FormelLMS said:
Wow, I'm really unhappy to see this dumb answers here at xda.
I'm really ashamed of this behavior.
I think, we don't have a stock rooted odexed or deodexed rom here, because the Nexus 7 isn't the real developer device. On nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus there are those roms.
I hope to have those rom here in a while.
Edit: seriously, guys, then giving bad ideas with stock 4.2.1 and updating this with ota.
Why nothing using the stock 4.2.2 directly? It is free to download.
Sorry, I'm really frustrated about those answers.
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It has nothing to do with the 7 not being "the real developer device." Nothing is further from the truth. ROMs available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 aren't here because the devs simply DONT HAVE A NEXUS 7. Why would a developer make a ROM for a device they don't own? It's the same reason there are ROMs for the Nexus 7 and not the others.
What I'm saying is you probably won't see those ROMs unless you take the time to port it yourself.
Developers on this site get really annoyed with those who have no idea how things work, and are also impatient for updates. This is a community, and we are given the opportunity to use free software these developers spend countless hours working on.
Learn to respect the developers and be as self reliant as you can. The tools are here at your disposal.

As the post above makes abundantly clear, 4.2.2 just rolled out yesterday and in roughly 24 hours Google posted the full factory images, and voila, now there's even a deodexed and and odexed and rooted too stock 4.2.2 ROM available - this stuff takes time, but it sure seems like some *cough*people*choke* are pretty damned impatient sometimes.
Kids... I tell ya.

omg why isn't cm11 out yet????

Yeah, where's those key lime pie custom roms ?
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I apologize of it seems that I don't know how to flash ota, I do. I am actually on 4.2.2 and was just asking a quedtion,. Sorry if you took out as me being stupid...
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That's what I did last night, Factory image, rooted it, etc. Got the update notification, copied the update to my main sd card location and installed it through recovery. No issues, still getting some apps re-installed , etc.
mkoch820 said:
I restored 4.2.1 factory image, and got the message to upgrade in minutes. After that I managed to root with the usual method. Same adb commands, recovery and SU is working as in 4.2.1
4.2.2 is nice, but nothing really new
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heccubusxda said:
Yeah, where's those key lime pie custom roms ?
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Look in "Nexus 7>Nexus 7 KLP Development". There are plenty of them.:laugh:

Haha, good joke to let me explain, what developers do. Making fun here

Really New to Android.
br0adband said:
This, a thousandfold. If you can't do this yourself - meaning you choose to not learn how to do it yourself, more often than not, and expect people to hold your hand and just fulfill the GIMME GIMME GIMME nature - then why bother, stick with stock and be done with it.
Took me what, 5 minutes to do a clean install of 4.2.1, root it, install CWM, use CWM to install the 4.2.2 update, and remained rooted.
Is it really so tough to learn how to do some things yourself? I wonder...
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Wow!!
I don't want to start off by being annoying but I was really saddened to read this. I'm new to Android. I got the N7 for Christmas. My first Android device. Love it!
I only had it a couple of days before I had it rooted (much easier than iPod). I wish I would have known not to update to 4.2.2 straight from the tablet. I had no idea it was going to unroot it doing it that way.
Any suggestions on weather I should do a clean install, re-root then use CWM (I'm guessing it stands for ClockWorkMod) to do the update or just wait to root the 4.2.2 .
Obviously I'm going to have to reinstall all my stuff if I do a clean install.
Any advice on the best way to do this would be great. I guess it shouldn't be that hard to learn how to do the updating using CWM
Thanks in advance.

termum55 said:
Wow!!
I don't want to start off by being annoying but I was really saddened to read this. I'm new to Android. I got the N7 for Christmas. My first Android device. Love it!
I only had it a couple of days before I had it rooted (much easier than iPod). I wish I would have known not to update to 4.2.2 straight from the tablet. I had no idea it was going to unroot it doing it that way.
Any suggestions on weather I should do a clean install, re-root then use CWM (I'm guessing it stands for ClockWorkMod) to do the update or just wait to root the 4.2.2 .
Obviously I'm going to have to reinstall all my stuff if I do a clean install.
Any advice on the best way to do this would be great. I guess it shouldn't be that hard to learn how to do the updating using CWM
Thanks in advance.
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well buddy if i was you i would wait till wugs updates his tool kit it will be much easier but if your impatient like the rest of us just go in to wugs tool kit thread and download his kit it has an option to root since im assuming that youre unlocked all you have to do is re root it

Just ordered a Droid 4, best mods/ how to unlock?

I just ordered a droid 4 from ebay. I'm on Fido(Rogers) in Canada BC.
I was wondering what are some good mods/hacks/roms/flashes/etc I should consider doing to this phone?
-I want nice reliable performance out of it.
Also how to unlock it?
It's been a long time since I did this sort of thing which is why I wanted to brush up on this here first?

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Frequently Asked Questions: Motorola Droid 4
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The bootloader isn't unlockable at the moment, it's not supported by Verizon's unlock program (and might not even support the unlock commands).
For "nice, reliable performance", you'll probably want a KitKat-based ROM, as Lollipop isn't quite there yet. CyanogenMod 11 is pretty much the go-to, being based on 4.4.4, and there're several others based on it; SlimKat being my personal preferred.
No matter what you want to run, you will need to first root the stock ROM (using one of the available tools for our phone, popular one-size-fits-all methods probably won't work), then install Safestrap. Safestrap itself allows you to make additional ROM "slots", of which you can boot into instead of the stock ROM.
As for additional things, if Rogers does their service via GSM, you'll need the GSM patch, as most ROMs come configured for Verizon CDMA.
All of the above can be found in either the threads sd_shadow posted, or under the Development subforum
Workflow:
Root stock ROM
Install Safestrap app, then install Safestrap itself via the app
Create a ROM slot (note: will use ~3gb of internal storage)
Install your chosen ROM along with Gapps and the GSM patch (if needed)
Start phone for the first time, may take a while for the first run
Install any extras (JBX kernel for overclocking, Xposed, etc)

Septfox said:
The bootloader isn't unlockable at the moment, it's not supported by Verizon's unlock program (and might not even support the unlock commands).
For "nice, reliable performance", you'll probably want a KitKat-based ROM, as Lollipop isn't quite there yet. CyanogenMod 11 is pretty much the go-to, being based on 4.4.4, and there're several others based on it; SlimKat being my personal preferred.
No matter what you want to run, you will need to first root the stock ROM (using one of the available tools for our phone, popular one-size-fits-all methods probably won't work), then install Safestrap. Safestrap itself allows you to make additional ROM "slots", of which you can boot into instead of the stock ROM.
As for additional things, if Rogers does their service via GSM, you'll need the GSM patch, as most ROMs come configured for Verizon CDMA.
All of the above can be found in either the threads sd_shadow posted, or under the Development subforum
Workflow:
Root stock ROM
Install Safestrap app, then install Safestrap itself via the app
Create a ROM slot (note: will use ~3gb of internal storage)
Install your chosen ROM along with Gapps and the GSM patch (if needed)
Start phone for the first time, may take a while for the first run
Install any extras (JBX kernel for overclocking, Xposed, etc)
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Thank you very helpful.
Will this make it work on my current network?

Edwii said:
Thank you very helpful.
Will this make it work on my current network?
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see [Q] Droid 4 in Canada (Rogers?) by demungtoe
and
Droid 4 On Rogers Wireless (Canada) - Incoming "Pay Phone" caller ID Solution by danifunker
and
Rogers Wireless Motorola Droid 4 Internet APN Settings
but I'm guessing that if you install the GSM patch, it should work ok.

Septfox said:
The bootloader isn't unlockable at the moment, it's not supported by Verizon's unlock program (and might not even support the unlock commands).
For "nice, reliable performance", you'll probably want a KitKat-based ROM, as Lollipop isn't quite there yet. CyanogenMod 11 is pretty much the go-to, being based on 4.4.4, and there're several others based on it; SlimKat being my personal preferred.
No matter what you want to run, you will need to first root the stock ROM (using one of the available tools for our phone, popular one-size-fits-all methods probably won't work), then install Safestrap. Safestrap itself allows you to make additional ROM "slots", of which you can boot into instead of the stock ROM.
As for additional things, if Rogers does their service via GSM, you'll need the GSM patch, as most ROMs come configured for Verizon CDMA.
All of the above can be found in either the threads sd_shadow posted, or under the Development subforum
Workflow:
Root stock ROM
Install Safestrap app, then install Safestrap itself via the app
Create a ROM slot (note: will use ~3gb of internal storage)
Install your chosen ROM along with Gapps and the GSM patch (if needed)
Start phone for the first time, may take a while for the first run
Install any extras (JBX kernel for overclocking, Xposed, etc)
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I forgot to ask, where do I down load the tools and roms I need? Can you link me?

Edwii said:
I forgot to ask, where do I down load the tools and roms I need? Can you link me?
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[INDEX] Development Motorola Droid 4
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see [Q] Droid 4 in Canada (Rogers?) by demungtoe
and
Droid 4 On Rogers Wireless (Canada) - Incoming "Pay Phone" caller ID Solution by danifunker
and
Rogers Wireless Motorola Droid 4 Internet APN Settings
but I'm guessing that if you install the GSM patch, it should work ok.
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Thank you again for you time and help.
I've been pacing myself though the guides and things seem to be going well. I have saferoot/safestrap installed now, however being the noob I am in this world, can not pick the rom I should use.
Septfox: said I should probably use a kitkat rom, and CyanogenMod is "the go to". That in itself has a lot of versions, and I am unsure which to pick? Also I am unsure if that is the best one for me, or if perhaps I should stay in jellybean? As I said I value stable/reliable first, then battery and performance after.
Could you please give me some guidance as to which to pick, and or atleast which CyanogenMod build is optimal at this point?

Edwii said:
Thank you again for you time and help.
I've been pacing myself though the guides and things seem to be going well. I have saferoot/safestrap installed now, however being the noob I am in this world, can not pick the rom I should use.
Septfox: said I should probably use a kitkat rom, and CyanogenMod is "the go to". That in itself has a lot of versions, and I am unsure which to pick? Also I am unsure if that is the best one for me, or if perhaps I should stay in jellybean? As I said I value stable/reliable first, then battery and performance after.
Could you please give me some guidance as to which to pick, and or atleast which CyanogenMod build is optimal at this point?
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Safestrap has the option to create rom slots, up to 4.
These are virtual partitions created on the internal sd card.
I suggest creating a rom slot, and installing any new rom there, if you like the rom you can install over stock slot.
but before installing over stock rom you should back it up first.
see my Installing/Upgrading Safestrap 3.75 and Installing a Lollypop Rom
for some basic safestrap options.
As for a rom I would start with cm-11-20150626-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO1L8-maserati.zip
It's the last official cm11 build.
Download and verify the md5 checksum see Using Hash Checksums

I used the recommended CyanogenMod rom, and it was alright.
I'm about to try a new rom, and I was wondering if there are any that are more battery efficent/ is CyanogenMod power hungry?

Edwii said:
Septfox: said I should probably use a kitkat rom, and CyanogenMod is "the go to". That in itself has a lot of versions, and I am unsure which to pick? Also I am unsure if that is the best one for me, or if perhaps I should stay in jellybean?
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Sorry, I never saw this post. Didn't mean to ignore you.
The ROM sd_shadow posted was/is probably the "best" for the common user. I would use even a slightly outdated SlimKat build myself, but that's down to the features it includes, not any real edge it has over CM11.
But, back to today...
Edwii said:
I used the recommended CyanogenMod rom, and it was alright.
I'm about to try a new rom, and I was wondering if there are any that are more battery efficent/ is CyanogenMod power hungry?
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If CM11 is still battery-hungry these days, it's actually down to Play Services and Google insisting on everything wakelocking the phone as much as possible. It can be worked around with some effort, but you lose automatic/always-on features as you disable more and more things to gain battery efficiency.
Other 4.4-based ROMs will be in the same boat as far as efficiency and requirements to gain more. They vary by features that they offer in addition to CM11's.
CM12/Lollipop's version of Play Services is significantly better at letting the phone sleep, so out of the box it's quite battery-efficient (expect ~1%/hr, 1.2%/hr at most sleeping with wifi on) while retaining capabilities.
Other 5/5.1 ROMs are available too. but I don't know anything about them. At the moment, Liquidsmooth and Resurrection Remix are fairly recent/high in the list in the Development subforum, both based on 5.1, but neither seems to have gained much popularity for whatever reason.
I didn't run Jellybean for very long, but it seemed pretty snappy and word on the streets is that it's still the most battery-efficient of all. The problem is, you miss out on certain modern features, and some of the more desirable apps simply won't work because they target KitKat and later; sometimes this can be worked around and they'll run, sometimes they'll break and fail because of missing APIs.
If you want to run JB, I'd highly recommend grabbing a debloated version, to get rid of most of the preloaded Verizon/Motorola crapware.

Do either liquidsmooth or ressurection remix support overclocking?
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No, they are lighter.