Droid Razr Maxx HD (XT926) - Jelly Bean OTA - 9.1.41.XT926 + Root

[chip!]

Here's a quick guide to get to the latest OTA Jelly Bean. Looks like its Official: http://www.droid-life.com/2012/11/3...or-droid-razr-hd-and-maxx-hd-as-build-9-1-41/

and, yes, you CAN fastboot back to 0.7.2 after applying this update: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...erizon-new-leak-and-atrix-hd-att-firmwarefxz/

This guide will take you from any current version, back to original factory release, root, and then update to 0.7.2, and then new Jelly Bean.

If you are ALREADY rooted on 0.7.2, then simply do Step 0-1 and 12-22.

Requirements:
1. You have a PC and have the Motorola Drivers installed for your Phone when its plugged in as USB.
2. You have an SD Card for your Phone (yes, you can do this without an SD card, but its not covered in this guide.)

Issues
1. You dont have an SD Card? -- OK, you can do it without, but its not covered here. hint, you need to use adb a little and push the update to the proper location when you dont have an SD card.
2. You dont have the Motorola drivers installed for your Phone? Step 4, or Step 6 failed? --- OK, in that folder, open 'Drivers[REQUIRED]' and run either the 32bit or 64bit version depending on your OS.


Downloads:

Jelly Bean OTA 9.1.41 (Android 4.1.1): http://sbf.droid-developers.org/vanquish/delta-ota-Blur_Version.0.7.2-9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US.zip
MD5: 0aebd88f7e975bdc4323002215cad727

DROID RAZR HD Utility 1.10: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1970267 download: http://www.batakang.com/ftp/DROID_RAZR_HD/DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility1.10.zip



0. Backup anything you want to keep on your phone (Camera pics, etc)
1. Put "delta-ota-Blur_Version.0.7.2-9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US.zip" on your Phone SD card
2. Unplug USB and Power off your Phone
2. Boot into bootloader mode by holding down Volume up, Volume down and Power
3. Once in Boot Mode Selection Mode screen, select “AP Fastboot” using the Volume Down Key then press the Volume Up Key to select it.
4. Plug in Phone to USB and use the DROID RAZR HD Utility 1.00 to Fastboot Restore 0.6.25 (ICS 4.0.4 Official Software)
5. a. Boot Phone b. turn on USB Debugging (Settings | Developers) c. unplug and plugin Phone
6. install Root exploit using DROID RAZR HD Utility 1.00 (make sure you read the note about pressing Vol Up and Power on your phone when asked to do so). Also NOTE: Wiping 'Data' will erase all your Camera pics that are NOT stored on 'SDCard' by default.
7. Sign-in to Google Play and Update Superuser
8. Open Superuser and update binaries
9. Open OTA Keeper: click 'protect root' and then 'temp unroot'
10. Open System and check for Updates, download and then install the 0.7.2 update
11. Once phone is booted, Open OTA Keeper: click 'restore root'
12. Open Superuser and make sure you are rooted, check for 'Updates'
13. Open OTA Keeper: click 'protect root' and then 'temp unroot'
14. Unplug USB and Power off your Phone
15. Boot into bootloader mode by holding down Volume up, Volume down and Power
16. Once in Boot Mode Selection Mode screen, select “Recovery” using the Volume Down Key then press the Volume Up Key to select it.
17. Once the Android with the belly open logo shows, press both Volume Up and Volume Down
18. use Volume Down to navigate 'Update from External Data' and press 'Power' to select it
19. use Volume Down to navigate 'delta-ota-Blur_Version.0.7.2-9.1.41.XT926.Verizon.en.US.zip' and press 'Power' to select it
20. the update will take 5-10 minutes. Do not worry when its at 50% and takes a long time. Once done, hit 'Power' to reboot into Jelly Bean
21. Once phone is booted, Open OTA Keeper: click 'restore root'
22. Enjoy Jelly Bean and Root!

 

[lucidvtec]

Bout the same process I used

Works!!!!

Just make sure to root and protect before going to jelly bean

NO WAY to root jelly bean right now!!! I tried

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[BinarySauce]

I originally liked the idea of rooting, then I found out that I don't need root to reliably freeze apps, and messing with verizon stuff makes it hard to flash updates in the future, so I'm on the fence... so I guess are there any downsides to rooting? If not then i'd do it for the heck of it.

 

[lucidvtec]

I originally liked the idea of rooting, then I found out that I don't need root to reliably freeze apps, and messing with verizon stuff makes it hard to flash updates in the future, so I'm on the fence... so I guess are there any downsides to rooting? If not then i'd do it for the heck of it.

U have to have been rooted to properly freeze or remove some of the bloat. .as its in the systems

I use titanium backup for that

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[ikesik]

Update to .41 went flawlessly after downgrading from .39, removing safestrap and starting anew. That said, I found it odd that when I updated to .41, my phone s running painfully slow. Upon examination, I found that the CPU frequency was being restricted to 384mhz for both min and max. Using setcpu I changed this of course, but I am curious to know of anyone else experienced this? I still feel like the .41 update runs more slowly than the vitreous rom with safestrap.

 

[coolestmage]

I'm am having a hard time believing this is going to be the official release. HDMI output is still wonky. There is no way to change the resolution and even the overscan option that was present in ICS is missing. Why would Motorola remove such a useful feature?

 

[shaddix2]

I thought the version match the one that Verizon said was official on their website

 

[lucidvtec]

I thought the version match the one that Verizon said was official on their website

That's what I read

Super smooth for me

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[GoClifGo05]

Lol you guys cant just wait less than a week to take the official OTA???

Also just wanted to point out that if anyone else here has the developer edition you don't need to go through this. You can just simply root the JB OTA.

 

[shaddix2]

Lol you guys cant just wait less than a week to take the official OTA???

Also just wanted to point out that if anyone else here has the developer edition you don't need to go through this. You can just simply root the JB OTA.

Hell no man 2 days is essentially an eternity when it comes to jelly bean!!

 

[BinarySauce]

U have to have been rooted to properly freeze or remove some of the bloat. .as its in the systems

I use titanium backup for that

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using xda app-developers app

In Jellybean you can disable apps so they never run, don't need root for that. And I ain't removing any bloat(just disabling), because I've heard the bloat needs to be intact to get future updates.

So again, any downsides to rooting? If I root and don't remove bloat will my phone still be upgradable and not too 'tweaked'?

 

[shaddix2]

Its trivially simplistic to remove root, in fact once you are more comfortable with it, you will not want to take updates ota anymore. There is more risk in getting bricked that way(ota) because you don't have custom recoveries and backups etc.

 

[GoClifGo05]

In Jellybean you can disable apps so they never run, don't need root for that. And I ain't removing any bloat(just disabling), because I've heard the bloat needs to be intact to get future updates.

So again, any downsides to rooting? If I root and don't remove bloat will my phone still be upgradable and not too 'tweaked'?

If you just freeze bloat you can unfreeze it before the update. And yes if you only root you can still get updates.

Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2

 

[gtownie]

I'm trying to go through the last few steps to get Jelly Bean but not root. When I boot into recovery and select update from sd card, recovery gives me an error that it failed to mount sd card. Any idea why?

Sent from my DROID RAZR Maxx HD

 

[EdwardN]

I'm trying to go through the last few steps to get Jelly Bean but not root. When I boot into recovery and select update from sd card, recovery gives me an error that it failed to mount sd card. Any idea why?

Sent from my DROID RAZR Maxx HD

Do you have a SD card installed in the phone? Is it formatted fat32 or something else? Formatting the card within the phone is the best way to ensure compatibility.

 

[gtownie]

Man I feel pretty dumb. Didn't have an sd card in the phone.

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[big ach]

Updated with this leak! Everything went well... got impatient, but it seems like it will be the same version as the official update coming this week.

So far so good, everything seems to be working well, but volumes (ringtones, notifications, etc) seem to be a bit lower than they were in ICS... anyone else notice that?

 

[sammyboy405]

Everything Worked just as described.

Curious though if this will be the same as the OTA.

 

[GoClifGo05]

Everything Worked just as described.

Curious though if this will be the same as the OTA.

Lots of people are saying they have heard/read that this is the official OTA.

 

[shaddix2]

Updated with this leak! Everything went well... got impatient, but it seems like it will be the same version as the official update coming this week.

So far so good, everything seems to be working well, but volumes (ringtones, notifications, etc) seem to be a bit lower than they were in ICS... anyone else notice that?

They were too loud in ICS on the lowest settings. Minimum volume for ringer settings is now quiet how it should be!