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    #1 ONLINE   arcanexvi

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 04:20 PM


    EDIT: DOWNLOAD REMOVED.... Not going to be official update!!!

    >> As this update is 99% not going to be part of the upgrade path. Here's how to get yourself back on track should you want/need to.

    >> 1) RSD back to factory (Wipe "should" not be necessary)

    >> 2) Re-root (Doomlord only) and apply OTA Rootkeeper/Protect SU

    >> 3) Go through your normal updates to the current OTA (Currently 6.12.173.XT912)

    >> 4) Restore root using OTA Rootkeeper

    >> 5) Profit

    Original Post as follows for reference only.

    Happy Thursday all. I have a small present for you today.

    Same rules apply as the previous patch guide I gave everyone last time. If you're having issues, go read that thread. You must be on a fairly vanilla 6.12.173.XT912 (all bloat intact etc etc) to use this update. To be perfectly clear, THIS UPDATE IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE RUNNING STOCK 6.12.173.XT912 WITH UNEDITED/UNTHEMED/NON-ROM SYSTEMS.

    This is what seems like a small emergency patch to address the FC when you hit the search hard key in the app drawer on 173 (which should become a live update shortly). Their fix seems to have been to just disable any search functionalitywhile the app drawer is open (no this doesn't affect the hard key anywhere else in android) . Simple enough right?

    What this update does:

    As far as I can tell all it does is fix the force close in the app drawer when you hit the search key. CDMA radio also is updated but no idea what changed. I figure VZW will verbage it something along the lines of "Improved Stability." There are other files in the update but none of them seem to do anything particularly interesting.

    NOTE: THIS UPDATE BREAKS MY OLD 173 DOWNGRADE PACKAGE. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. IF YOU WISH TO RETURN TO STOCK FROM THIS POINT YOU'LL HAVE TO RSD/FASTBOOT BACK.

    Anyway. Installation is very easy.

    1) Be running 6.12.173.XT912 - Don't ask me if it'll work coming from other builds. This is mandatory. I will probably flame you or delete your post (depending on my mood) for asking if you can do this update straight from 6.11.748.XT912 or some other build. You can't.

    2) DOWNLOAD REMOVED.... Not going to be official update!!!

    3) Drop it on your EXTERNAL SD card

    4) Boot into factory recovery (not safestrap, not bootstrap. FACTORY) - All the buttons at once on the side - select recovery - both vol keys to get past the exclamation

    5) Select the file you just dumped on your card.

    6) Wait til install finishes

    7) Reboot

    8) Profit


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    Edited by arcanexvi, 09 February 2012 - 08:31 AM.
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    #2 OFFLINE   mattlgroff

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 04:39 PM

    Changes made from 6.12.173 to 6.12.174 can be found at

    Please Login HERE or Register HERE to see this link!


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    #3 ONLINE   JimmyInTheROC

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 06:30 PM

    Can RootKeeper be used here? Want to keep root obviously.

    (Hope this isn't a dumb question) ;)

    #4 ONLINE   wyld

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 06:42 PM

    Damn now I gotta rebloat my Razr! Lol

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    #5 OFFLINE   islandfever

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 06:45 PM

    Should we unfreeze bloat first?

    No wiping at all?

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 06:54 PM

     islandfever, on 02 February 2012 - 06:45 PM, said:

    Should we unfreeze bloat first?

    No wiping at all?
    Unfreeze bloat for sure. You'll need all your bloat intact and non-deleted.

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    #7 OFFLINE   islandfever

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 06:55 PM

     mattlgroff, on 02 February 2012 - 06:54 PM, said:

    Unfreeze bloat for sure. You'll need all your bloat intact and non-deleted.
    no wipe?

    #8 ONLINE   arcanexvi

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 07:09 PM

     wyld, on 02 February 2012 - 06:42 PM, said:

    Damn now I gotta rebloat my Razr! Lol

    Rooted Razr 2.3.6 .173

     islandfever, on 02 February 2012 - 06:55 PM, said:

    no wipe?

     islandfever, on 02 February 2012 - 06:45 PM, said:

    Should we unfreeze bloat first?

    No wiping at all?

     JimmyInTheROC, on 02 February 2012 - 06:30 PM, said:

    Can RootKeeper be used here? Want to keep root obviously.

    (Hope this isn't a dumb question) ;)

    Yesses/correct all around.

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    #9 ONLINE   wyld

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 07:21 PM

     arcanexvi, on 02 February 2012 - 07:09 PM, said:





    Yesses/correct all around.
    My post wasn't a question! Lol

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    #10 ONLINE   AsosaYoung

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 07:43 PM

    Sounds easy enough

    #11 ONLINE   arcanexvi

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 08:02 PM

     wyld, on 02 February 2012 - 07:21 PM, said:

    My post wasn't a question! Lol

    Rooted Razr 2.3.6 .173

    Still a correct statement ;)

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    #12 OFFLINE   JBHall87

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 09:09 PM

    Root is maintained via Voodoo. Same way you went from .748 to .173. Been running it for a few hours now. No truly noticeable difference in anything to be honest. Stable, fixed an FC, and touched CDMA in some way just as the write up says. No problems here.



    And busy box installs and works fine as well. Same for .173.

    Edited by JBHall87, 02 February 2012 - 09:15 PM.


    #13 OFFLINE   manny805

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    Posted 02 February 2012 - 10:46 PM

    i didnt unfreeze any bloat or wipe. i did use rootkeeper and everything is just working fine. thanks boss!

    #14 ONLINE   DirtyDroidX

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    Posted 03 February 2012 - 10:16 AM

    Thanks arcanexvi for the write up.

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    Posted 03 February 2012 - 10:18 AM

    I unfroze and uninstalled bootstrap to be on the safe side...no problems installing.... Thanks for the update man!!!!!!

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    Posted 03 February 2012 - 10:36 AM

    I'm exactly on the edge of LTE. With this update the hand off issue is completely gone!! THIS IS AWESOME! If I drive one mile east bam! Full LTE.. I think vzw and moto finally got their heads out their A$$.

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    Posted 03 February 2012 - 10:49 AM

    Pinned until the next leak and awesome install thread by Arcane comes =)
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    Posted 03 February 2012 - 10:09 PM

    You rock brotha, thx!

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    Posted 04 February 2012 - 05:25 AM

    No major noticeable changes from .173
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    #20 ONLINE   DonDraper

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    Posted 04 February 2012 - 07:24 AM

    I didn't unfreeze anything. Just slapped it on and restored root.





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