Droid Razr: Stay on ICS or upgrade to JB…or wait how about both?
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Posted 06 January 2013 - 10:25 PM
By Adrian Gonzalez
I remember it like it was just two weeks ago… because it was; the long awaited, highly anticipated Jelly Bean update was finally available for our beloved Razrs sent from us from Motorola on a day none other than Christmas morning. I fastbooted, downloaded, and upgraded; I was so pleased with the responsiveness of JB it was difficult to notice anything else. Like some of you I followed Matt’s instructions and still lost root. I figured I could live with being on a stock rom despite the treachery of all the bloat ware. About a week later I noticed that my Wi-Fi wasn’t connecting as well as before the update and my cell signal was weaker as well. With all that being said, I wish I stayed on the ICS kernel, but as many of you know that once you have upgraded to the JB kernel it is impossible to go back...or is it?
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INTRODUCING “Dual Boot Utility” by xlightwaverx, using this utility you will be able to remain on the ICS kernel and still be able to boot fully functional JB roms, ICS roms, or even JB roms for ICS! The utility is just as easy to run as Matt’s so if you’re still on ICS and want some of the JB goodness head over to the link below and run the dual boot which still allows you to be fastbootable (and rooted.) You can use this tool on .211 or .215 ICS KERNEL’S NOT JB KERNELS. It also easily installs the newest version of safestrap easily and hassle-free!
Why you should wait to upgrade to JB (and use this tool instead):
-In case you need to fastboot you can.
-There is no risk of losing root.
-If you use tethering apps such as foxfi or the mobile hotspot hack… it WILL WORK
-You can use all the new JB roms
Link:
All Credits for Utility go to xlightwaverx!
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Posted 07 January 2013 - 05:12 AM
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 05:40 PM
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 06:03 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 05:28 AM
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 02:43 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 02:49 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 02:52 PM
Yes but u would need to backup your click ROM and restore it to a different slot than your first slot because unless I am mistaken jelly bean ROMs only work in the first slot at least that has been my own experience I am running flick on my third and fat free bean on my first. then whenever he want to switch just put it in bootloader mode and change the kernel and then boot up into the correct slot
So what should I do then. Right now I have Flick in my only slot. you mentioned slot three and one. What is in slot 2?
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 03:05 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 03:20 PM
Yes but u would need to backup your click ROM and restore it to a different slot than your first slot because unless I am mistaken jelly bean ROMs only work in the first slot at least that has been my own experience I am running flick on my third and fat free bean on my first. then whenever he want to switch just put it in bootloader mode and change the kernel and then boot up into the correct slot
I'm running 3 JB roms in 3 slots
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 03:51 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 03:56 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 04:05 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 04:07 PM
Oh really? Using dualboot? Or did u do the actual upgrade?
I used dual boot, probably like wolf did, and I too am running 3 different JB Roms in each slot. You are correct in some regards. Some of the JB Roms do require you to use slot #1. Just check the OP before you flash :-)
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 04:11 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 04:16 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 05:18 PM
Are there any known issues such a the camera flash, bluetooth not working, or the screen rotation bug when using the JB?
You're not going to see those bugs from a Motorola build. They have the ability to change the kernel which none of us do. That is the reason you see those bugs on "AOSP-like" ROMs.
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 05:56 PM
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Posted 11 January 2013 - 06:09 PM
Oh absolutely badger. Lightwaver and the rest of the devs are freaking geniuses. And kind to share it freely
Which is why we should donate to them as often as we can. They do it for our benefit, and put in wicked long hours to do so. So let's give it up for the Devs :-)
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Posted 07 February 2013 - 08:14 PM
I also use a widget that you can link a contacts Facebook Profile to the widget. Again, when I click ADD, I get "The page you requested was not found" again. Normally I would get a list of Facebook Contacts to chose the one that matches up with the Contact.
I can't figure out what the problem is. I can sign into Tweet Deck on my Laptop and it will work just find when adding Facebook to Tweet Deck, but when I try to do it on my Droid, it won't work. When I was on .211/ICS, I was able to use both Tweet Deck and the Widget with Facebook with no issues.
Anyone have any advice on what I can do to resolve the issue? In the morning, once my phone has a full charge, I am going to boot to .211 ICS to see if I can get it to work. I will be sure to post on what happens.
Thanks.
UPDATE:
Problem solved. When I woke up the next morning, I had an idea hit me like a freight train. The whole time I was trying to do this, I was using my 4G connection even though I was at home and within range of my WiFi Connection. I turned on the WiFi and it worked fine. Thanks for everyone that looked into a solution for me.
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