If it helps the D2 and D1 can charge and swap batteries so if yu have a friend with a D1 see if they can charge it. Also I know there are a few external battery chargers out there that don't need a phone.
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Tutorial/Walkthrough for flashing an .sbf to Droid 2 (unrooting/factory restore)
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alright. one question! i am stuck on rsd lite. the phone is recognized, and i'm about to flash the sbf, but the "start" button is faded out and I am not able to click it. I uploaded the sbf onto rsd lite and i am in the boot loader menu on my droid 2. any suggestions?
I re-installed the moto drivers, and I am on 4.9 now. No cigar. The reason I am trying to sbf is because I was on a bootloop with the moto logo. The boot did not get any further. Maybe the phone was supposed to have certain settings prior?
Files can be found here:
http://www.iamthewalcs.com/Files.php?dir=SBF+Files+and+Update+files/SBF+File/
Wierdest experience ever....well at least for me
so im not new to this or anything but this was REALLY weird
im running apex sayin "hey ima switch to liberty just for the hell of it"
i bootstrap and everything then flash liberty...
kept getting a boot loop so i thought ill just pull the battery to get into
CW recovery....but it doesnt tried different "rumored" methods and nothing works..
so im thinking "S*&^ i gotta sbf!!!" got everything running and outta no where
i go into stock recovery and just clean data and factory reset(for the hell of it)
i boot up my phone and there it is!! CW recovery!!!
quickly reflashed a rom and everything is back to normal!!
wierd how CW went back when i wiped and factory reseted from stock
recovery 0_o
so im not new to this or anything but this was REALLY weird
im running apex sayin "hey ima switch to liberty just for the hell of it"
i bootstrap and everything then flash liberty...
kept getting a boot loop so i thought ill just pull the battery to get into
CW recovery....but it doesnt tried different "rumored" methods and nothing works..
so im thinking "S*&^ i gotta sbf!!!" got everything running and outta no where
i go into stock recovery and just clean data and factory reset(for the hell of it)
i boot up my phone and there it is!! CW recovery!!!
quickly reflashed a rom and everything is back to normal!!
wierd how CW went back when i wiped and factory reseted from stock
recovery 0_o
You shouldn't have any issues with it. It extracts to the full 444mb .sbf file, which works perfectly fine under RSDLite 4.9. I've sbf'd 30+ times, using that exact sbf.
The first time I tried to flash SBF with RSD Lite 4.9, it failed and the phone rebooted.
The second time I tried to flash SBF with RSD Lite 4.9, I used this SBF file:
http://bit.ly/dir7fq
Once extracted, it had the same filename as the original one I downloaded.
Here is the MD5 of the SBF file (unzipped of course) that worked for me: c2b6c62f1cca1919661e4f7921ece2f7
I had already gotten rid of the other one, so I don't know if there was a difference or if I just had to try twice for some reason.
The second time I tried to flash SBF with RSD Lite 4.9, I used this SBF file:
http://bit.ly/dir7fq
Once extracted, it had the same filename as the original one I downloaded.
Here is the MD5 of the SBF file (unzipped of course) that worked for me: c2b6c62f1cca1919661e4f7921ece2f7
I had already gotten rid of the other one, so I don't know if there was a difference or if I just had to try twice for some reason.
Awesome tutorial, thanks for this. Is there ever a need to wipe data/cache before SBFing? Or does it pretty much do that in the process?
You would do those things if the phone started bootlooping.
Sorry all, I've been gone for awhile. Started working and what not, but I am going to try my best to keep coming back here to answer questions and what not.
-Kevin
still locked! afther full flash & no way to factory reset on my phone
i only need to factory reset ive try any times with
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Power down the DROID 2 by holding the power button and then selecting Power Off
Hold the X key on the keyboard and turn the power back on, keep holding down the X key until you see a yellow triangle icon
Now close the slider and hold down the Volume Up button, then press the Camera button while still holding volume up
A menu will appear and one of the choices will be "wipe data/factory reset" -- use the direction pad on they keyboard to select this option
Scroll down using the direction pad to the "yes" option and select it with the d-pad select key
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& with
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a. Turn off your phone
b. Hold down X on the keyboard
c. Turn on your phone while continuing to hold X
d. When you get the Android guy with a '!' in a triangle push the search button on the keyboard (the magnifying glass button, two keys to the left of the space bar)
e. Select both 'wipe cache' and 'wipe data' from the menu.
f. Reboot your phone
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the hard reset no work for my with any form (& the keys7Buttons are working properly)
i been full flashed Thanks to your tutorial
But still locked
Too many attempts
any ideas¿?
i only need to factory reset ive try any times with
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Power down the DROID 2 by holding the power button and then selecting Power Off
Hold the X key on the keyboard and turn the power back on, keep holding down the X key until you see a yellow triangle icon
Now close the slider and hold down the Volume Up button, then press the Camera button while still holding volume up
A menu will appear and one of the choices will be "wipe data/factory reset" -- use the direction pad on they keyboard to select this option
Scroll down using the direction pad to the "yes" option and select it with the d-pad select key
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& with
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a. Turn off your phone
b. Hold down X on the keyboard
c. Turn on your phone while continuing to hold X
d. When you get the Android guy with a '!' in a triangle push the search button on the keyboard (the magnifying glass button, two keys to the left of the space bar)
e. Select both 'wipe cache' and 'wipe data' from the menu.
f. Reboot your phone
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the hard reset no work for my with any form (& the keys7Buttons are working properly)
i been full flashed Thanks to your tutorial
But still locked
Too many attempts
any ideas¿?
since multiupload appears to be down, and the sbf is not available in the OP, can someone link it here?
edit: nevermind, found the image from another thread here. also, i kept getting a weird device id when trying to use the software (some TI OMAPxxxx device showed up), so i used the linux sbf_flash method and it worked great. also, when i got to the hold down X part, i had to use VolumeUp and VolumeDown together to get it to show the menu.
edit: nevermind, found the image from another thread here. also, i kept getting a weird device id when trying to use the software (some TI OMAPxxxx device showed up), so i used the linux sbf_flash method and it worked great. also, when i got to the hold down X part, i had to use VolumeUp and VolumeDown together to get it to show the menu.
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Another quick note, I'll be adding references sometime soon. It is almost 5 in the morning and I want to go to bed![/QUOTE]
Hi they I have a quick question I have a budy that has bricker his phone while trying to root and do other stuff he would not listin to me when I said u need to read and now what u r doing beore u go messing with ur phone I have a x2 and I use rsdlite 5.4 will this work with the droid 2 or do I need 4.9 to sbtf his phone thanks for any help
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7Tutorial/Walkthrough for flashing back to stock using RSD Lite (Unrooting a rooted phone by .sbf)
Tutorial Video can be found here... kind of... very close!
http://www.kimete.com/sbfrsd.html
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The fine print: This information is provided without warranty. I can not be held responsible if you **** up. I simply wrote a walkthrough/tutorial. I did not produce the procedure or the steps. I just simply consolidated all the information into a single place with notes to make things easier to understand and execute. You are welcome to share this information anywhere you want. Please do credit me for writing it. Lastly, please link back to the original site if possible. I try to format the text in such a way that it is more easy to understand. Lastly, I ask that everyone who uses this pays it forward by helping others figure out their own phones. Now on to the procedure.
I am running Windows XP SP3/32bit.
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Steps 1 and 2 can be skipped. You just need to download the latest version of the SBF file (currently 2.3.20). Link coming soon.
1. Download 2.3.20 SBF file for D2
You can find it here: http://www.iamthewalcs.com/Support-Files/Droid 2 2.3.2 SBF.zip
2. Extract the .zip file and put the .sbf file somewhere where you can easily find it.
3. Download RSD Lite 4.7. (RSD Lite 4.7 is not the same as RSD Lite 4.7.2)
[RSD Lite 4.9 works as well]
Reference: http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-2-how-tos/4393-how-sbf-flash-droid-2-a.html
RSD Lite 4.9 Here!
http://droid2files.com/tools/RSD Lite 4.9.zip
New: Download to RSDLite 4.7 with patch.
http://kimete.com/droid/RSDLite47patch.zip
There is a link to download RSD Lite 4.7 + patch here as well. Includes an installer (.msi) and the patch (.ini).
4. Install the program (rsdlite_4.7.msi) or RSDLite 4.9. Follow instructions until completion.
5. Next, extract the patch (pst_flash.ini) to the Motorola/RSD Lite folder. It'll ask you if you want to overwrite the file. Choose yes. (Don't think you need this for version 4.9, but don't quote me on that).
(My file path to place the file was: My Computer -> C Drive -> Program Files -> Motorola -> RSD Lite)
6. You'll need to have the Motorola Drivers. You probably already have them, but if you don't, you can get them here:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
KalenXI noted that you can't use the same Motorola drivers that you used for root from the other thread. You must use these updated drivers with MotoConnect. Thank you sir!
7. Now would be a good time to back up anything on your SD card to your computer. Plug in your Droid2 to the computer via USB cable. Pull down the notification menu/blind, choose USB connection, and then choose USB Mass Storage Device. Now there should be a removable storage in your "My Computer." Go through your SD card and back up your important things. Probably the DCIM and download folder. You should also make sure that your phone is set up to "Back Up Data." Go to the system menu (the 4 squares icon/button in the lower left), choose Settings, then Privacy, then make sure the "Back up my data" and "Automatic restore" are checked.
8. You now need to put your phone in bootload mode. In order to do so, power down your phone. Slide open your keyboard, hold the "up" key (the arrow closest to the enter button), and power on your phone. You should come up with a black background and text with something along the line of d2.35 and usb okay.
9. Now you can open RSD Lite. Go to your Start Menu, Program Files, and you should see RSD Lite. In the title of the newly open window, make sure the version is 4.7.
Edit: If you opened RSDLite and your device is not showing, you might need to open it as an admin. Go to program files/motorola/rsdlite/sdl.exe, and right cllick and run as an administrator. Reference by JonandRoid. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8000565&postcount=12
10. Wait a few minutes until your device shows in the table. It should say A955, port 1, connected, etc.
11. Toward the top of the window, there is filename/blank field. To the right of it, there is "..." button. Click it. Now find your .sbf with the open window that popped up. Select "Droid2_X6_2.2...SECURE.sbf", or the latest version of your sbf, and press open. Back to the program window, press Start (right next to the "...") Your phone should now start flashing the firmware to the phone. Just let it run it's course. It's going to reboot and start up again. You'll know when it is done when the Progress field in the table of RSD Lite says complete. This may take a little bit. Maybe 5-10 minutes.
After your phone reboots and doesn't get past the boot animation (wait at least 5 or 10 minutes),
a. Turn off your phone
b. Hold down X on the keyboard
c. Turn on your phone while continuing to hold X
d. When you get the Android guy with a '!' in a triangle push the search button on the keyboard (the magnifying glass button, two keys to the left of the space bar)
e. Select both 'wipe cache' and 'wipe data' from the menu.
f. Reboot your phone
If you do steps a-f, you probably won't need to do these following steps.
12. I do not know if this will work or not, but if it does, you guys might not need to do the rest unless you truly do want to fully factory reset your phone. This step is UNCONFIRMED.
To get back onto the Verizon Wireless network, dial *22899 and press send. It should update your phone and you'll be back on the network. (Referenced from ITGuy11 at the link below.)
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7933189&postcount=12
13. Your phone still has everyone on it. You'll probably realize that you now have no 3G or phone service and are roaming. Now you need to Factory Reset your phone. Go to the system menu (the 4 squares icon/button in the lower left), choose Settings, then Privacy, the choose Factory Data Reset. Follow the instructions and agreeing to wipe your phone clean. It will ask you to confirm, and/or ask you to enter your security pin/security pattern. It'll reboot itself and run its course.
14. Your phone will eventually be put back to factory settings. You'll then be greeted by the new user/account wizard. Follow the directions. They'll ask you to program/update your phone, enter in some login info, and then your phone will be back to brand new, just like the day you walked out of the Verizon store, except with the BackUp Manager service, all your applications and contacts will be downloaded back onto the phone!
That's it! That wasn't so bad was it?!
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Another quick note, I'll be adding references sometime soon. It is almost 5 in the morning and I want to go to bed!1
Me too.... the problem was that I had a 2.3.2 rom and the above SBF was for 2.3.0
here is the updated SBF = droid2files dot com/tools/VRZ_A955_2.3.20_1FF_01.sbf1
I had a very similiar problem to this at one point. This is going to be very vague but there is a button combo you can hold down while booting up so that your computer will still be able to see the phone. Hopefully someone knows what buttons to press or just do it trial and error like I did haha. Once the computer connedted I just spf again and it worked. The on ly difference is what I did was fat fingered some key in bootstrap and formatted the entire system and I did not use the full system sbf. Sorry if this sounds like a run on sentence but I just wanted to give you some hope because if your phone is in the screen you described you should be able to save it. Good luck!
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Can you boot into the bootloader, and try wipe cache and data...
Hold X and press the power button. Then, when it loads, press the magnifying glass left of the space bar, then wipe data and cache...
