What! A Droid Razr on Cricket Wireless! Yes, it does work ;)

Full Flash Verizon Motorola RAZR to Cricket Wireless (Talk, Text, MMS, and Internet)

     

Go HERE for the How To, and yes it works, I flashed mine over and everything works, $45 or $65 for a smartphone plan, $35 for Basic. I see no difference in service or perfomance, except, of course LTE vs 3G data downloads. Oh, I can also confirm it works with ICS as that is what I am running on my Droid Razr! (Don't flash to ICS unless you want to be stuck with ICS, not that that is a bad thing, its 4 times faster than GingerBread!)

Just read entire thread and you will be able to flash your phone over to Cricket. (And YES, you can Flash it back to Verizon if you want to!) All the information is in the thread, No need to pay anyone $50.00 to flash the phone, just take your time and it will work. 

ENJOY! 

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A Guide to Repair An ESN!

CDMA ESN Repair - For those that need it!

1. This guide is for educational purposes only and is intended as such. It is also a guide to repair an ESN that was damaged during a failed flash. The FCC regulates the usage and assigning of ESN's and modifying them in any way is a felony. The owners/mods/members of this site take no responsibility for the usage of this guide.
2. Please don't send me any posts on this stating it won't work on the Motorola, as this guideis soley to be a general guide as to how one would go about repairing an ESN, It has been pointed out to me twice this will not work on the Droid Razr, that being said, again, IT IS PURELY FOR EDUCATIONAL POUPOSES ONLY, as stated above, Thanks.
   
   Now that we have that out of the way we can get on with the guide.
   
   If you have ever flashed any phone you realized the danger and heartache involved with a failed flash and on the GSM side you know what "Blank Neptune" means. Well through my experience of flashing there is a risk of losing or corrupting some data. One of the worst things to me is have the flash go 100% Complete and bam.....ESN failed to rewrite but never fear there is a solution finally. I have been drastically testing various software and hardware to repair these ESN's to their original state. ( That’s correct,  I am not changing them, I am only rewriting them to be back to normal instead of 00000000000) This requires a few programs and many cables.
3. I also have purchased the software called CDMA Workshop.
   You may be able to locate a copy of the software via Google.
   You will also need QPST to place your phone into Modem mode.
4. First connect your phone via USB or through your CDMA Box and open QPST.
   Once the Phone is detected and connected close QPST and open CDMA Workshop
   Change the port to the current port the phone is on. Click on connect.
5. Then place the phone into DM, there are three keys listed depending on your phone Model  IE: QCDM for Moto, LGDM for LG phones. Then click read.
   
   You will now notice on the left hand side of the screen it will display your phone information including Software info, the date it was compiled and the date it was released, your current ESN, Lock Code and current chip sets.
   
   Now, if you click the security tab, you can use this screen to read your SPC, User lock code and, J To also repair your ESN. J

Did you buy a Droid Razr, just to hear about the Razr MAXX, and think "Crap, now I have to buy a new phone"?

I think I have a cheaper solution you are looking for!

Droid RAZR MAXX Battery Upgrade Kit for OG Droid RAZR:

If you didn't know there is an upgrade kit out ther, there is. Take a look for yourself.

Get it Here: Verizon Motorola Droid Razr Battery Conversion Kit To Droid RAZR MAXX

Verizon Droid Razr internal battery upgarde kit. This kit includes all the parts required to upgrade your Motorola Droid RAZR battery to the Droid RAZR MAXX. We highly recommend sending your phone to our repair facility for professional installation service.

The following replacement Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX parts is included with this package: 

1. Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX EB40 Internal Battery Lithium Ion 3300 mAh (Part #SNN5910A)
2. Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX EB40 Installation Adhesive Tape Pre-Cut (Part #11016445002)
3. Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX Back Housing with Sim Card and SD Card Door Cover, Antenna & Camera Lens (Part #01016755003)
4. Optional: Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX Back Battery Housing Cover Frame and Trim BLACK with Installation Adhesive Tape Pre-Installed (Part #01016757001)

Using the above listed Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX spare parts you can fully transform your old Motorola Droid RAZR and get twice the power out of it. Checkout the comparisons below:

	Droid RAZR	Droid RAZR MAXX
mAh	1780 mAh	3300 mAh
TALK TIME	12.5 HRS	21.50 HRS
STANDBY TIME	204 HRS	380 HRS
STANDY DAYS	8.5 DAYS	15.8 DAYS

Did You Kill Your Droid Razr While Flashing or Modding? No Worries, I got you covered!

HOW TO RESTORE YOUR RAZR OTA:

Flashing this file will return your Verizon Droid Razr back to 100% stock.
It can also be used to get your phone back to working order if it's not booting up.

DOWNLOADS:

 Motorola USB Drivers -here
RSD Lite 5.6 - here

Fastboot zip files to choose from:

 Gingerbread 2.3.5
Blur_Version.6.11.744.XT912.Verizon.en.US
VRZ_XT912_6.5.1-73_DHD-11_TA-3_1FF_02.xml.zip
MD5: 8a59103becbecf22cc77371196e395d8

Gingerbread 2.3.5
Blur_Version.6.11.748.XT912.Verizon.en.US
VRZ_XT912_6.5.1-73_DHD-11_M1-2_1FF_01.xml.zip
MD5: 0C827F14937B9BFC802684764219FB33

Gingerbread 2.3.6
Blur_Version.6.12.173.XT912.Verizon.en.US
VRZ_XT912_6.5.1-167_DHD-14_M2-5_CFC_1FF_01.xml.zip
MD5: B640B2DCC00C2EF9CFEA8F2C6D5EBF9A

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. If you haven't already done so in the past, download and install the Motorola usb drivers.

2. Download and install RSD Lite 5.6.

NOTE: In order for RSD Lite to recognize your phone, it has to be in AP Fastboot mode or it can just be booted up like normal. If your phone will not boot up, then power it off and put it into AP Fastboot mode by holding the volume up + down + power. Then select the AP Fastboot option

3. Connect your phone to the computer with a usb cable and open RSD Lite. Make sure RSD Lite recognizes your phone before proceeding.

WARNING: Be careful not to move your phone around or mess with the usb cable while doing the following steps. You don't want to accidentally disconnect it. It will end up bad. I have had it happen!

4. In RSD Lite, select the fastboot zip file you downloaded then press the “Un-compress and Start Flashing" button. RSD Lite will unzip the file and begin flashing.

5. Once the flashing is done and your phone is booted up, perform a factory reset to complete the process.

 NOTE: For those of you that don't have a Windows OS, or just don't like RSD Lite, you can use Fastboot commands in terminal to flash the img files that are in the Fastboot zip file. If you need help with doing it this way, just let me know and I can provide directions.

What? Your Droid Razr Battery Is Dead And Wont Charge!

Low Battery Charge in Ap Fastboot Fix

Hey guys, I recently found an alternative way to fix the low battery problem when you’re in AP Fastboot and able to get it to charge without the soldering of usb cable or the factory cable. So, for those who do not want to open up their Razr’s or pay 40 bucks for a cable, use this method.

-Make sure you have the charging cable connected to the phone and the cable to an outlet not an computer.

-While in the ap Fastboot screen with the low battery problem, just push & hold Vol - and Vol+ and power buttons at the same time for 10 seconds

-Then IMMEDIATELY press and hold Vol - and Vol+ for 10 seconds to get back to the boot menu.

-Then once in the boot menu go down the one option that has the word tools on it which is the last one.

-If it does not do anything just press volume up or down and go back to the tools and click power (enter) again.

-Then you should boot to the M logo.

-After a bit you will be presented to a battery icon charging your phone!

NOTE: I have received 2 posts so far letting me know this wont work if your RAZR is Bricked. I think it goes without saying that if this doesn't work, then you need to either open the phone up and try jumping the battery with power or buy/make a cable as described in the prior post.

Motorola "Factory Cable" How To Make One Yourself!

So you flashed your phone and now it thinks the battery is dead (even though it's not) and it won't let you flash it again to fix it?

Or, your battery really is dead and you don't have a way to charge it because your phone is soft-bricked and won't charge the battery. What do you do? Make A Motorola "Factory Cable" of course!

With this cable you don't even need a battery in your phone. This is our clone of what is generally referred to as a Motorola "Factory Cable".

Unlike a normal USB cable these cables are wired in a way that compatible Motorola phones recognize as a "factory" programming cable. This allows the phone to power up and be flashed without having a battery in the phone. Depending upon the model of the phone, it may also boot up differently than it does with a normal USB cable.

For example, a Motorola Napoleon will actually say "Factory Cable Connected" on the display when booting into flash mode with this cable connected. When a Droid X, Droid 2, or Droid Pro boots with this cable, it will only present to the host computer the USB devices necessary for flashing, but none of the other devices like ADB, USB mounting, etc. In fact, if you boot the OS of the phone (instead of to the bootloader) the Droid X doesn't even bring up the USB attached options when using this cable (as though the OS isn't even aware of it). Yet RadioComm, RSD Lite, etc. all recognize and operate with the phone like normal -- even with no battery in the phone.

You cannot use this cable to ADB into your phone, mount your phone's SD card as a volume on the host computer, etc. Your phone came with a normal USB cable for all that -- use it.Remember, you want to have this cable on hand before you need it -- because once you're stuck, you want to be able to whip this out and use it to get back up and running. You can't go to the store and get one of these, so be sure it's in your bag of phone hacking goodies.

Warnings:

1. Don't leave the cable connected to the phone while unattended. Although the cable should not be recognized by the phone for charging purposes, it is supplying operating power to the phone via its USB port (which is not normally the case). If you are using the cable with no battery in the phone, and if your host computer lost power or shut down, your phone would instantly lose power just like a battery pull had happened.
2. Connect the Micro-B end to the phone first, and then connect the USB A end to the computer. The Micro-B connector is very tiny and we want to make sure it is in the phone straight and seated before you apply power to it by connecting it to the computer. Connecting the Micro-B end first protects your phone and your computer.
3. When working on the phone with the cable connected and no battery inside, best to go ahead and put the back cover back on so you don't lay it down on something that touches some contacts in the battery compartment. If you're working on a proper (uncluttered) workbench and you're the careful type, this may not be necessary, but better safe than sorry.
4. Don't plug this cable into any device not designed for it. If plugged into a device not expecting this map you could destroy the device, your computer, or both.

What's very interesting is that the phone definitely knows that it is not in the presence of mere mortals when you use a Factory Cable. The phone knows it is in the presence of Moto gods as it boot differently than normal. Some phones like the Motorola Napoleon actually come right out and say "Factory Cable Connected". Other phones will boot straight to the bootloader for flashing. The various Droids appear to boot normally until you notice that there is no USB connected indicator at the top (once the OS is up) and that the host computer doesn't register all the usual devices. Instead the host computer only registers the bare minimum interfaces needed for RadioComm, RSD Lite, etc. to be able to talk to the phone. This in and of itself simplifies things as you don't have to monkey with setting the phone to the right mode (e.g. "PC Mode") -- it is automatically in the right mode for flashing.

Another interesting thing that is allegedly possible with the Factory Cable is that with the battery removed, it is possible to access some diagnostic pads on the main board of the phone, that when shorted (before connecting the Factory Cable) will boot the phone in a special recovery mode to help recover bricked phones. I say "allegedly" because thus far we've not had much luck with this, and our information is that it may only apply to unsecured phones anyway -- not secured consumer phones. Running around shorting things randomly inside your phone is a very bad idea unless you are willing to risk the phone, your computer, or both -- but sometimes things must die in the name of science --

By now you are probably saying "OK, fine, enough rambling, how the hell do I make one of these things already?"

In a way, I've already told you. You simply need to tie pin 4 of the Mini/Micro end to pin 1 (+5V DC) and you're all set. Unfortunately that is much easier said than done. The big wrinkle is that since in 99% of cables pin 4 on the Micro B is unused, the cables only have 4 wires in them and pin 4 has no wire connected at all.

Important Note: since I have no control over your ability to build this cable, the quality of your soldering, etc., obviously I take no responsibility for your usage of this information. If you do this wrong, you could destroy your phone, your computer, or both. This cable is definitely a cool tool to have, and it is the only way I do flashing anymore, but you have to heed the warnings that I linked to earlier and even then, you're doing something Motorola probably didn't intend anybody outside of their divine provenance to do, so you're on your own.

Anyway, warnings aside, here's the schematic (the "Active Power" schematic is the one for the "Factory Cable"):

How to Maintain Root through Any Upgrade

 (IE Forever Root, Motorola Devices Only)

Doing the following will allow your device to maintain root through any upgrade (unless Motorola changes things). I had no part in this and credit is posted below. Just feel it is something that needs to be posted and all RAZR owners should do before moving forward with any type of modifications to their device. That said let’s move on. I use root explorer, but you can also use adb pull and push.

RootExplorer Method
go to /system/bin/
open in text editor - mount_ext3.sh
add the following lines to the very bottom

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 755 /system/app/Superuser.apk

ADB method
adb pull /system/bin/mount_ext3.sh
open the file in your favorite text editor
add the following lines to the very bottom

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 755 /system/app/Superuser.apk
Save file

adb remount
adb push mount_ext3.sh /system/bin
adb shell "chmod 777 /system/bin/mount_ext3.sh"

Done!!!

COMING SOON:

Complete step by step flashing tutorials for the Motorola Droid Razr! Verizon to Cricket, Virgin Mobile, etc. How to install Roms for Dummies, Mods, Hacks, Repair Tips and Customizations. Informational Links, Forums Links.

I will be working on this as time permits, so keep checking back, I promise it WILL be worth your time! Have a Great Day!

Using the Motorola Droid Razr’s external micro SD card as internal storage

NOTE: Use this guide at your own risk. We will not be held liable for any damage on your device as a result of using this guide.

An expandable external storage is really an advantage if you need more storage space on your Android phone or tablet. However, having both internal and external storage can be a problem, as well, since some Android apps are not programmed to read data on external SD cards. Rather, such apps treat the internal storage as also the external storage; thus, such apps are unable to access the files you’ve stored on your external micro SD card.

MIUI-based ROMs often exhibit such a limitation. Some MIUI-based ROMs actually are blind to files (such as music files) on the micro SD card, so those files don’t show in the MIUI File Manager at all.

But, here’s some good news for owners of the Motorola Droid Razr (XT912) and the Motorola Razr (XT910). XDA Developers member pajn has come up with a script/modification that enables the Motorola phone to mount the external micro SD card as its internal storage (in which case, the internal storage will be mounted as the external storage).

A caveat, though: the script has been tested only on a Motorola Razr XT910, although it is presumed to work on the Motorola Droid Razr XT912, as well. Also, the script has been tested only on a device running MIUI 4, but the developer notes that the script should work on most custom ROMs, if not all.

If you want to install this script, check the requirements first and then proceed to the instructions. We will also teach you how to revert to normal if you feel like doing so.

Requirements

Here are some requirements before you can install this script on your Motorola (Droid) Razr:

• Motorola Razr XT910 or Motorola Droid Razr with a custom ROM (preferably MIUI 4) and custom recovery (preferably ClockworkMod Recovery). Want MIUI 4 on your Razr? See our guide on how to flash MIUI 4 Ice Cream Sandwich on Motorola Droid Razr XT912 and Razr XT910.
• An external microSD card in your Razr
• The scripts (download both and save them to your computer):
• switchSD.zip (132.4 kB) — This is what will mount your microSD as internal storage.
• reswitchSD.zip (132.4 kB) — This is what will set things back to the way they were.

Instructions

1. Copy both switchSD.zip and reswitchSD.zip to your phone’s internal SD card.
2. Reboot your phone into custom recovery. The manner for doing this will depend on the custom recovery you’ve installed on your phone.
3. From the recovery menu, select “Install zip from sdcard.”
4. Select “Choose zip from sdcard.”
5. Select either switchSD.zip (if you’re mounting the microSD as internal storage) or reswitchSD.zip (if you’re reverting; that is, mounting the internal storage as internal storage).
6. Confirm that you want to flash the ZIP file.
7. Reboot your phone.

Congratulations! You’ve enabled your Motorola Droid Razr XT912 or Motorola Razr XT910 to mount the microSD card as the internal storage and vice-versa.