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rocketdescends

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My Droid X is on 2.3.3. The tutorial I used is found here How to Root 2.3.3 Official Droid X Gingerbread - YouTube . The part on the video I get stuck on is around the 5 min of the video. The phone should restart and get stuck at the Motorola screen, but mine doesn't. It gets stuck at the bootloader even though RSD Lite says "passed" and "finished". What is on my screen right now is: Bootloader 30.04 Err: A5,70,70,00,1F MEM_MAP Blank Service Req'd Battery OK Ok to Program Connect to USB Data Cable. Ok so I tried taking the battery out and that doesn't work. Pressing the power and home button doesn't work. I also searched the forums are tried to disconnect the USB as soon as it RSD says its rebooting. Still stuck on the boot loader. My computer is Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. Please help! Its mother's day and I cannot call my mom!
 
Well, that may have been a good method almost a year ago when the video was made. Not so much any more. The problem is that it depends on what version of Gingerbread you had on your phone before it got screwed up. If you were not on 621 (the latest update), then you would follow this method (both to fix it and root it):
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...ad-602-sbf-root-process-updated-9-9-11-a.html

Since we don't know what version you were using, I would try that first. If the SBF fails (still get stuck at the bootloader), then you need to SBF with 621using Linux and then SBF to 604 using Windows.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20835-621-rootable-sbf-apparently-found/
 
ylexot said:
Well, that may have been a good method almost a year ago when the video was made. Not so much any more. The problem is that it depends on what version of Gingerbread you had on your phone before it got screwed up. If you were not on 621 (the latest update), then you would follow this method (both to fix it and root it):
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...ad-602-sbf-root-process-updated-9-9-11-a.html

Since we don't know what version you were using, I would try that first. If the SBF fails (still get stuck at the bootloader), then you need to SBF with 621using Linux and then SBF to 604 using Windows.
6.21 Rootable SBF Apparently Found! - Droid X - RootzWiki
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Ok so I tried this. Burned the image etc. It gets stuck on "waiting for phone" I let it sit for 30 min and nothing happens. Still stuck on boot loader.
 
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I gave you two methods. You said you tried "this". "This" is not specific enough to determine which of the two methods you tried....or if you tried either of them 605 is in neither of the methods. So, I have no clue what you tried or how to help you.
 
ylexot said:
:facepalm:

I gave you two methods. You said you tried "this". "This" is not specific enough to determine which of the two methods you tried....or if you tried either of them 605 is in neither of the methods. So, I have no clue what you tried or how to help you.
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I tried [TUTORIAL]Simple Gingerbread .602 SBF and Root Process (Updated 9.9.11)
 
Does your computer recognize the phone when you plug it in? I.e. it says "found new hardware", etc?

Also, it is best to plug directly into a USB port on the computer instead of going through a hub and use a good quality USB cable.
 
ylexot said:
Does your computer recognize the phone when you plug it in? I.e. it says "found new hardware", etc?

Also, it is best to plug directly into a USB port on the computer instead of going through a hub and use a good quality USB cable.
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It does, but I have noticed a short in the cord. However, it never seems to disconnect from the computer.
 
ylexot said:
Does your computer recognize the phone when you plug it in? I.e. it says "found new hardware", etc?

Also, it is best to plug directly into a USB port on the computer instead of going through a hub and use a good quality USB cable.
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Ok I ran into another problem. The boot loader says my battery is low and cannot program and this is after it charging the whole day. I even tried a new cord and the same problem. I let it charge for a few hours and it says its ready to program, yet when trying to flash the sbf file it fails because it says the battery is low. I plugged the cord into my old Droid and it does charge it so I dunno what the problem is.
 
rocketdescends said:
Ok I ran into another problem. The boot loader says my battery is low and cannot program and this is after it charging the whole day. I even tried a new cord and the same problem. I let it charge for a few hours and it says its ready to program, yet when trying to flash the sbf file it fails because it says the battery is low. I plugged the cord into my old Droid and it does charge it so I dunno what the problem is.
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I had the same problem just the other day. My battery died at the 98% completion level for an SBF flash!:eek:

Various forums seem to indicate that the phone will not charge via USB when in the bootloader. Other threads, such as this one, seem to indicate that a wall charger might still work. For me, it did seem that plugging in with a wall charger for a while was able to put some juice back into the battery (I turned the phone off first). However, there is no good way to check the battery level while the phone is in bootloader mode, so I didn't trust that I really had a good charge.

I eventually ended up cutting the phone connector end off of an old USB cable, stripping the insulation off the end of the red and black wires (taped all other wires safely out of the way) and, using some electrical tape, fixed it so the red wire was on the positive terminal and the black wire was on the negative terminal of the battery (the polarities are marked on the battery; I connected to the outermost terminals -- don't connect to the inner terminals). Then, I carefully put the battery back in the phone with the wires still attached and plugged the USB cable into my computer. I used a second USB cable plugged from the computer to the phone's connection port to flash the SBF using RSD Lite. As soon as the flash was completed, I unplugged the rigged connector from the USB port while the phone rebooted. Once I knew the flash was successful, I pulled the battery and removed the taped on connectors. I had nearly a full charge once the phone was working again and I could check the level. Everything seems fine so far...

This method is not for the faint of heart, but I was desperate and figured I would get a new phone (I am eligible for an upgrade) before I was going to spend much money on an external battery charger (plus, I needed to get the phone working ASAP) Of course, it would be a lot simpler if you can find someone else with the same phone so you can charge your battery using their phone. I take no responsibility if you fry your phone or cook your battery.
 
FishDoctor said:
I had the same problem just the other day. My battery died at the 98% completion level for an SBF flash!:eek:

Various forums seem to indicate that the phone will not charge via USB when in the bootloader. Other threads, such as this one, seem to indicate that a wall charger might still work. For me, it did seem that plugging in with a wall charger for a while was able to put some juice back into the battery (I turned the phone off first). However, there is no good way to check the battery level while the phone is in bootloader mode, so I didn't trust that I really had a good charge.

I eventually ended up cutting the phone connector end off of an old USB cable, stripping the insulation off the end of the red and black wires (taped all other wires safely out of the way) and, using some electrical tape, fixed it so the red wire was on the positive terminal and the black wire was on the negative terminal of the battery (the polarities are marked on the battery; I connected to the outermost terminals -- don't connect to the inner terminals). Then, I carefully put the battery back in the phone with the wires still attached and plugged the USB cable into my computer. I used a second USB cable plugged from the computer to the phone's connection port to flash the SBF using RSD Lite. As soon as the flash was completed, I unplugged the rigged connector from the USB port while the phone rebooted. Once I knew the flash was successful, I pulled the battery and removed the taped on connectors. I had nearly a full charge once the phone was working again and I could check the level. Everything seems fine so far...

This method is not for the faint of heart, but I was desperate and figured I would get a new phone (I am eligible for an upgrade) before I was going to spend much money on an external battery charger (plus, I needed to get the phone working ASAP) Of course, it would be a lot simpler if you can find someone else with the same phone so you can charge your battery using their phone. I take no responsibility if you fry your phone or cook your battery.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I think I will just get a new phone, cus I can upgrade now. I had to active my original Droid. The first one they ever made. Maybe I will just wait for the Samsung Galaxy SIII to come out. Thanks for the help everyone!
 
Ok that didn't go well. There was a power surge in the USB port. I'm a noob when it comes to stripping wire, but I did my best. USB port is working now. I'm better on waiting til my colleague gets back Monday. However, I did find out he has a Moto Droid X2. I wonder if he can even charge my battery?
 
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