I came back to my post to confirm that I succeded in 1) updating from 4.1.2 to
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, 2) rooting my Razr M, and 3) unlocking the bootloader. Yay! It's my first time venturing past a simple root.
Now I do have a question for the next step (recovery). I've been
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and
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some too. BUT I am
still unsure of the
process as it relates to the files I have to download.
I want to install & use TWRP as my recovery. I want to ensure that the recovery on the phone would get me back to what I installed above (4.4.2 183.46.10).
What is the difference between these two files; how/when is each used:
TWRP_2.8.1.0_recovery-installer
-- Is this for when you aren't already using TWRP?
-- The .zip file contains recovery.img & a folder "META-INF". Does all that get installed by fastboot command? Or is this .zip intended for installation via the TWRP play store app installed onto the phone itself?
TWRP_2.8.1.0_recovery.img
-- Is this for when you are already using TWRP and just want to update the recovery image?
A rootjunky
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said to put the recovery file in my motopocalypse folder, since that already contains the needed executables, but I don't have a motopocalypse folder, because I downloaded the motopocalypse.apk and ran it directly on the phone. (It worked; I get the 'unlocked' warning at boot). So instead, I downloaded mfastboot-v2, which was linked over on XDA. Do I therefore put the appropriate recovery file into my mfastboot folder and run commands from there?
I have been trying to find answers to these basic questions, the answers for which are probably obvious once a person has completed this process once, but they aren't to me yet. Next time I'll be good to go...
Thank you for all assistance and all the cool stuff you guys have done and given the user community!
Edit: Damn, I probably should have started a new thread instead of asking another question here.
Edited by erastus, 22 December 2014 - 08:27 AM.