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[Rouger]

Edit===
Well while this was good back a while ago, it seems to be obsolete now so I'm removing the links so mo one kills their device.



Welcome to my Droid Razr Hacking Help Guide:

I created this guide for myself to make sure I had all the steps covered and figured maybe others would like it.

I'm not going to tell you I'm an expert in anyway shape or form. Just wrote these steps from other threads and from experience

*****THIS IS FOR VERIZON ONLY!!! ME OR DROIDRZR ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE, FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE.*****

Step 1 - Rooting your Razr
1. Download file from this site REMOVED or this file REMOVED for rooting your Droid Razr
2. Extract the files to an easy to remember location
3. Connect your Droid Razr to your computer via the USB cable
4. Double click the runme.bat and follow the instructions
5. Congratulations, your Droid Razr is now rooted

Step 2 - Configuring your Droid Razr to allow installing of custom ROM's
1. Download the Razr Bootstraper application from this thread REMOVED
Make sure your Droid Razr will allow installing applications from Unknown Sources (Setting, applications, Unknown sources checked)
2. Place the file on your SDcard (internal or external just remember which you use)
3. Open any file manager on your Droid Razr and go to the location you saved the Razr Bootstraper application
4. Install the Razr Bootstraper application
5. Congrats, you’re ready to install custom ROM's

Step 3 - Installing a custom ROM
1. Make sure you have Razr Bootstraper (from step 2) installed on your Droid Razr
2. Find a custom ROM you want to try.
3. Download the custom ROM and place it on the External SD card (sdcard-ext)
4. Open Razr Bootstraper on your Droid Razr
5. Click on the Bootstrap recovery button
6. If needed, grant Razr Bootstraper application Super User rights
7. Click the ok button
8. Click the Reboot recovery button
9. Your Droid Razr will now reboot into a custom recovery
10. Use the up and down volume buttons to navigate through the menu
11. Highlight the -Wipe data/Factory reset entry then press the power button
12. Highlight the -Yes -- delete all user data entry then press the power button
13. Highlight the -wipe cache partition then press the power button
14. Highlight the -Yes -- Wipe Cache then press the power button
15. Highlight the -mounts and storage entry then press the power button
16. Highlight the -format /system entry then press the power button
17. Highlight the -Yes - format entry then press the power button
18. Highlight the +++++Go Back+++++ entry then press the power button
19. Highlight the -advanced entry then press the power button
20. Highlight the -Wipe Dalvik Cache entry then press the power button
21. Highlight the -Yes - Wipe Dalvik Cache entry then press the power button
22. Highlight the +++++Go Back+++++ entry then press the power button
23. Highlight the - Install zip from sdcard then press the power button
24. Highlight the -choose zip from sdcard then press the power button
25. Highlight the desired custom ROM file then press the power button
26. Highlight the -Yes - Install ,insert custom ROM file name here> entry then press the power button
27. Highlight the +++++Go Back+++++ entry then press the power button
28. Highlight the -reboot system now entry then press the power button
29. Once your Droid Razr reboots, run through the phone setup to configure your Droid Razr

Step 4 - Installing a UI/Theme to a custom ROM
1. Make sure you have Razr Bootstraper (from step 2) installed on your Droid Razr
2. Find a UI/Theme you want to try.
3. Download the UI/Theme and place it on the External SD card (sdcard-ext)
4. Open Razr Bootstraper on your Droid Razr
5. Click on the Bootstrap recovery button
6. If needed, grant Razr Bootstraper application Super User rights
7. Click the ok button
8. Click the Reboot recovery button
9. Your Droid Razr will now reboot into a custom recovery
10. Use the up and down volume buttons to navigate through the menu
13. Highlight the -wipe cache partition then press the power button
14. Highlight the -Yes -- Wipe Cache then press the power button
19. Highlight the -advanced entry then press the power button
20. Highlight the -Wipe Dalvik Cache entry then press the power button
21. Highlight the -Yes - Wipe Dalvik Cache entry then press the power button
22. Highlight the +++++Go Back+++++ entry then press the power button
23. Highlight the - Install zip from sdcard then press the power button
24. Highlight the -choose zip from sdcard then press the power button
25. Highlight the desired UI/Theme file then press the power button
26. Highlight the -Yes - Install ,insert custom ROM file name here> entry then press the power button
27. Highlight the +++++Go Back+++++ entry then press the power button
28. Highlight the -reboot system now entry then press the power button


Step - 5 Resetting your droid Razr to a stock image that is un-rooted

Use the directions in this thread REMOVED

OR

1. Download this file: REMOVED (includes boot.img and system.img from fastboot files)
2. Extract to an easy location to find
3. Fastboot made simple
a. Easy mode - Double Click the Fastboot.bat file and follow the instructions
b. Manual Mode - Open the readme file and follow the instructions
4. Run through the phone setup to bring your phone back to stock without root

[kl0wn]

Nice write up.

[DrNoob]

Thanks for writing this up very helpful

Sent from my DROID RAZR

[Nubia1]

Thank you very much! I have a much better understanding of this process.

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk

[CURaven]

Excellent instructions!
Thanks very much!

[sublimerocks13]

Yes! Like

Sent from my rooted DROID RAZR.

[MrFrankRazr]

Nice and very detailed.

[tuner]

Does the razar maxx have a bootstrap app installed already? I seen on another post you can't have two on your phone. I've looked, but can't find one. Thanks

[Rouger]

Does the razar maxx have a bootstrap app installed already? I seen on another post you can't have two on your phone. I've looked, but can't find one. Thanks

No that is an added program that you must add. So if you didn't it's not installed...

[neckchop]

I believe you're referring to numerous posts about having both, bootstrap and safestrap installed at the same time. Avoid doing this. Lol

[jdubz18]

Very helpful, thank you

[gizmoit]

thanks for posting this!

[netron]

so detailed, thx

[Drinrazr]

Nice guide. Thank you.

[therookie]

Your The man. Thank you much.

[ukw35]

Hello,
I have a Droid Razr CDMA /Verizon and want to upgrade to ICS 4.0.
ON:
6.12.181
android 2.3.6

The reason I need to do this is I'm in Dominican Republic and need to get my phone on the CDMA network here or

the update will allow the device to be put on a GSM network outside the USA. I read that somewehere.

The device is not on verizon now.
What is the process to goto ICS. And what are the caution measures?
Thanks.

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[ukw35]

Here are the links.

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Verizon this afternoon confirmed that four of its CDMA Android smartphones will receive software updates that allow them to connect to GSM networks outside the United States. The phones are the HTC Rezound, the Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX, and the Motorola Droid 4. All four of the phones phones are 4G LTE capable and thus have SIM cards, which generally is a hallmark of a GSM device.
Said Verizon:

Customers will see a notification on their device when the software update is available for their device. After the software update, customers will be able to take their smartphone overseas and use voice service in more than 220 countries and receive data in more than 205 countries.

Of course, you'll need to add some global service to your Verizon plan. Or, and this is the really good news -- Verizon tells us the phones already are SIM unlocked, so you should be able to use a prepaid SIM once you're in-country. If you don't travel outside the U.S., well, you can just go about your domestic business.

[ydanang]

hi, anyone can show me how to inject cdma to verizon droid razr, because im not in US
now my hh in ICS 4.04, i can use the global (GSM) but not cdma

thanks in advice

[GunnGal]

Thanks