Doing the return to stock without a nandroid backup thing didn't actually return to stock for me. My phone is still skinned like I have a custom ROM on it. FUUUU 1% battery increments and it says I am running MavROM.
Unbricking/SBFing the DROID3 (Or returning to stock without a Nandroid)
So, you did something you weren't supposed to do, and now you're left with a brick (or you forgot to make a Nandroid, and want to go back to stock).
Download this One Click SBF rar file by psouza4 from XDA, and this SBF file.
This SBF will completely wipe your device and install software version 5.6.890 on your phone.
To use:
Step 1) Make sure you have the most recent Moto drivers installed.
Step 2) Extract the zip to a folder on your computer.
Step 3) Extract all of the SBF contents into the "files" folder in the folder you unzipped.
Step 4) Power down your phone.
Step 5) While holding the Vol + and Vol - buttons, power on your phone.
Step 6) Select "AP Fastboot"
Step 7) Once your phone says it is connect, double click "CLICK HERE - Flash Verizon DROID 3 OTA 5.6.890 to phone.bat"
Step 6) Wait for your phone to reboot, then are back on the Stock OTA 5.6.890 update.
Step 7) Enjoy your DROID3 and try not the brick it again.
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The one step I was a little confused about was step 3. Is says to extract the SBF contents into files folder. Well,i just dragged the whole file into that folder because it wasn't something that I could extract. At least I dont think I could.
it ends with .rar. Can that be extracted? Maybe that's where I went wrong.
Are you plugging your USB cable directly into your machine, or into a hub? I have seen trouble with some machines where the USB hub simply doesn't know how to do the kinds of things that the root program wants to do. Bypass the hub and go straight to your machine.
Safestrap link is broken. Seems to be a formatting issue.
Edit: Is 1.0 the latest version? It does not seem to install on my Droid3
Safestrap link is broken. Seems to be a formatting issue.
Edit: Is 1.0 the latest version? It does not seem to install on my Droid3
2. I have read (on this forum) that the current OTA version, 5.7.906, is not rootable using psouza4's one-click root. So for new rooters, this may not be the best method. Could the OP be updated to include the option of using Motofail to root?
Oh, thanks for the clarification. I just assumed it had been pushed out OTA, since it came on the Droid3 that I just got from Amazon (upgraded my OG Droid).While I agree with you, just a quick note that 906 is not yet officially released by OTA. Apparently some people have received phones with 906 installed when they have done warranty exchanges, but it has not been released with an OTA update yet.
While I agree with you, just a quick note that 906 is not yet officially released by OTA. Apparently some people have received phones with 906 installed when they have done warranty exchanges, but it has not been released with an OTA update yet.
**Side story*** My phone is unable to receive signed radio images aside from the 5.6.890 image (5.7.894, 5.7.902, 5.7.905, & 5.7.906 all fail) and flashing through stock recovery encounters a flash failure when flashing the radio and bricks my phone. There's 1 other user on XDA with this same issue. I've spent a great amount of time on GTalk with a few hard core Android-ers, including Cell Zealot, all of whom have been baffled and said talking to Moto is all they could think of. I need to call them back and talk to Tier 3 (highest level of support) because Tier 2 hasn't been able to help me.
I am not trying to unroot my D3, but neither of the 2 ways works for me. I tried Pete's Motorola Root tools, and it says Error: file /restore/ backup missing or incomplete. Where do i get that?
vzw sent me a ota update so I took it... now im no longer rooted and petes tool will not work. what's the fix?
When you clicked "Unroot my phone" in Pete's, did you click "Yes" or "No" when it asked to restore system files? If you answered "Yes", try answering "No". If you have removed any of the system apps, so that you need to restore them, you need to click the "Help" menu and choose to download the appropriate system files. Then you need to expand those files that you downloaded to a folder called "support_files" in the folder that has the Pete's Tools.
But, try clicking no.
I didn't need the system files. It says it was successful unrooted, but it still has a custom rom on it. Shouldn't it be completely stock?
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