• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Root For everyone asking about Root and SBF (One Stop Shop)

pcriz

Android Enthusiast
Nov 14, 2011
287
254
40
Southern AZ
plus.google.com
Try the Droid RAZR Utility 1.42 for WINDOWS

Droid RAZR Utility [WINDOWS] - RAZR/RAZR MAXX - droidHIVE Forums

What do these actually do?
  • ​Restore Droid RAZR to 6.12.173 (Fastboot Restore. RSD Lite alternative. Must be in AP Fastboot Mode to do this)
  • Droid Root for 2.3.6 (motofail) (Roots 2.3.6 and below for Motorola Droids. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this. )
  • Unroot (Must be rooted to do this. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
  • Install Voodoo's OTA Rootkeeper App (Use this app to stay rooted after an OTA. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
  • Install Bootstrap Recovery App (Use this to make nandroid backups and flash Roms, themes, or mods. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this. Do not install this AND Safestrap. Pick one.
  • Install Safestrap Recovery App (Use this to make nandroid backups and flash Roms, themes, or mods. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this. Can essentially dual boot. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR NEW USERS. Do not install this AND Bootstrap. Pick one.
  • Overclock Install (See coryjohn's guide on Overclocking. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
  • System Pull (This is NOT a recovery program or backup program. This is for devs and power users. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
  • Droid RAZR Root for ICS 4.0.3 (The GSM ICS leak can be rooted with this. Our ICS may also be.)
  • Boot into Fastboot from Debugging (Exactly what it says. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
  • Boot Normally from Fastboot (If you are in Fastboot mode you can use this to boot normally)
  • Boot into Motorola Recovery from Fastboot (Read above. Exactly what it says it what it does.)
  • Boot into Motorola Recovery from Debugging (Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
  • ADB Shell (A way to more manually control your phone. For power users and devs. Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
  • Wipe Data/Cache (Be in AP Fastboot mode to do this. Wipes your data and cache.)
  • Attempt Bootloader Unlock (Just for fun. Will Not work!) (Exactly as it says)
  • Reboot Phone (Have USB Debugging enabled to do this.)
 
With the 4.0 ota rumor coming the 4th, I want to use this tool to restore to.173. How exactly does one get into AP Fastboot mode?
Thanks in advance.

Turn off phone. Hold power, volume up, and volume down at the same time. Then scroll to it using the volume down key and select using volume up. Don't forget to install the moto drivers before attempting to use the utility or it won't find your phone. I just used the utility yesterday and it worked perfectly.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Misleadb4
Upvote 0
Turn off phone. Hold power, volume up, and volume down at the same time. Then scroll to it using the volume down key and select using volume up. Don't forget to install the moto drivers before attempting to use the utility or it won't find your phone. I just used the utility yesterday and it worked perfectly.

Thanks for the button combo, and ive got the moto 5.0. drivers installed, and thanks for confirming the utility tool works for restore, im gunna do after my new data month starts because im real close to going over, and when flashing a new rom it uses 200kb's for initial start up to collect user data.

Q; when restoring to .173 using utility will it erase the custom recovery (safestrap)?
 
Upvote 0
Thanks for the button combo, and ive got the moto 5.0. drivers installed, and thanks for confirming the utility tool works for restore, im gunna do after my new data month starts because im real close to going over, and when flashing a new rom it uses 200kb's for initial start up to collect user data.

Q; when restoring to .173 using utility will it erase the custom recovery (safestrap)?

Custom recovery will be erased.
 
Upvote 0

BEST TECH IN 2023

We've been tracking upcoming products and ranking the best tech since 2007. Thanks for trusting our opinion: we get rewarded through affiliate links that earn us a commission and we invite you to learn more about us.

Smartphones