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[carmo2y]

Good news for Atrix 4G users!!!

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Tenfar made significant progress on running clockworkmod recovery on  Motorola Atrix phone and ability to run custom ROM and kernel on  motorola Atrix.
Screenshots can be found here and please bear in mind that this is still  ongoing project and that there is no finished version yet.
We will update You here as soon as something comes up.
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[anmtrn]

question: if Kholk is successful with kexec could this be used to help unlock or well bypass the bootloader in the droid x/2?? or would that still out of cm hand??

[Jnewell05]

Don't ever buy any phone till after it is cracked. Motorola put some excellent tampering devices in place to prevent custom roms. I miss CM roms. Which is why I won't ever buy a phone that CM doesn't already support. As soon as my contract is up with AT&T ill get one of the Nexus phones. Maybe sooner, I'll sell the Atrix for the Down Payment. I'd advise anyone that buys a new phone to wait and see what the phone offers. Other wise you'll be disappointed, just as I am. I got the best phone available on the market, pre-ordered, as far as specs are concerned, but what good does that do for me when its locked down. So much potential blocked by AT&T and Motorola. Never again I tell you, never!!!!

[holtenc]

2nd init has been implemented on the atrix.
2nd init

[Z Naught]

I am thinking about purchasing my first Android phone. The Motorola Atrix 4G seems to be the best choice when it comes to performance, but it has the locked boot loader. I have read that it has been rooted and can even install Cyanogen 7 on it (source). However, is this accurate? Will it be getting official support?

Finally, would I be better off just going with the HTC Thunderbolt?

Thanks

[holtenc]

Z Naught, on 08 June 2011 - 11:03 PM, said:

I am thinking about purchasing my first Android phone. The Motorola Atrix 4G seems to be the best choice when it comes to performance, but it has the locked boot loader. I have read that it has been rooted and can even install Cyanogen 7 on it (source). However, is this accurate? Will it be getting official support?

Finally, would I be better off just going with the HTC Thunderbolt?

Thanks

I wouldn't trust that site claiming to be able to install CM7 on the atrix. sounds like BS to me. That was posted in April. Only VERY recently did any devs make any progress towards bypassing the bootloader, and making it possible to flash custom ROMS via 2nd init. However, the stock kenel must still be used until someone figures out how to get kexec working, or some other method.

Hopefully some devs catch wind of the progress made on the atrix and decide to put some work towards it. The guys currently working on it could use some help, and I know the atrix community is dying for a CM7 port.

Edited by holtenc, 10 June 2011 - 01:53 AM.

[Ap0c]

Hi folks.  I own a Motorola Atrix.

First, I KNOW that Moto phones use a signed bootloader with an encrypted key, and that it is statistically impossible to break.  No CM7 for us ATM.

I'm working with groups of people trying to push Motorola to 'unlock' (not sure what they think this means) the bootloader.  They've said they will do it at the END of 2011, which is 6 months away.

Simple question:   IF Motorola wanted to grant you Cyanogen guys access, what would they need to give you and how long would it take to get CM7 up and working?

For example, if they simply gave you the encrypted key, would that be enough?  Would you need an exploit?  Would it take weeks to get a custom kernel running?  Days?  Months?  If there was one thing that they could do to let you guys in, what would it be?

We're making a *little* progress in talking to official moto folks, but we need to know what we can ask for, and we need to know that 6 months is way way too long for a technical solution.  What COULD you guys do?

Thanks.

Ap0c

[Z Naught]

holtenc, on 10 June 2011 - 01:52 AM, said:

I wouldn't trust that site claiming to be able to install CM7 on the atrix. sounds like BS to me. That was posted in April. Only VERY recently did any devs make any progress towards bypassing the bootloader, and making it possible to flash custom ROMS via 2nd init. However, the stock kenel must still be used until someone figures out how to get kexec working, or some other method.

Hopefully some devs catch wind of the progress made on the atrix and decide to put some work towards it. The guys currently working on it could use some help, and I know the atrix community is dying for a CM7 port.

So would you say that the Atrix is a worthy investment even without CM7 support (assuming it is coming sometime in the future)? I mean, I have never owned an Android device and am currently stuck with an iPod Touch which I have been using since its release, so at this point any step up in freedom is a good one. My main concern would be customizability though. Sorry for the seemingly uninformed posts.

[holtenc]

Z Naught, on 10 June 2011 - 03:01 PM, said:

So would you say that the Atrix is a worthy investment even without CM7 support (assuming it is coming sometime in the future)? I mean, I have never owned an Android device and am currently stuck with an iPod Touch which I have been using since its release, so at this point any step up in freedom is a good one. My main concern would be customizability though. Sorry for the seemingly uninformed posts.

any android device, when compared to an iOS device, is infinitely more customizable. I love my Atrix. It too is my first Android device. Even though we can't put complete custom ROMS such as CM7 on the atrix (yet), there are a couple of pseudo roms available over at the XDA forums, such as GingerBlur and Gladiatrix. They both I think do a very good job at enhancing the atrix experience when compared to stock. They both add additional features. Mainly they hide MotoBlur for the most part. They also tend run smoother and faster than stock.  Hope this info helps.

[Jotokun]

Z Naught, on 10 June 2011 - 03:01 PM, said:

So would you say that the Atrix is a worthy investment even without CM7 support (assuming it is coming sometime in the future)? I mean, I have never owned an Android device and am currently stuck with an iPod Touch which I have been using since its release, so at this point any step up in freedom is a good one. My main concern would be customizability though. Sorry for the seemingly uninformed posts.

I went from a dumbphone + ipod touch to the Atrix as well, and I dont think I made a wrong decision. Its a very solid phone, wont slow down on you, and CM7 will be here sooner or later since 2nd init is working and a kexec is being worked on. For now, the Atrix is stuck on 2.2 Froyo, but there are some roms like Gingerblur that hide as much of the motoblur stuff as possible. There are also plenty of themes available for the device, if thats what your looking for.

As is, its an awesome phone and I would definitely recommend it. Once we have CM7, it'll be even better.

[holtenc]

Ap0c, on 10 June 2011 - 01:57 PM, said:

Hi folks.  I own a Motorola Atrix.

First, I KNOW that Moto phones use a signed bootloader with an encrypted key, and that it is statistically impossible to break.  No CM7 for us ATM.

I'm working with groups of people trying to push Motorola to 'unlock' (not sure what they think this means) the bootloader.  They've said they will do it at the END of 2011, which is 6 months away.

Simple question:   IF Motorola wanted to grant you Cyanogen guys access, what would they need to give you and how long would it take to get CM7 up and working?

For example, if they simply gave you the encrypted key, would that be enough?  Would you need an exploit?  Would it take weeks to get a custom kernel running?  Days?  Months?  If there was one thing that they could do to let you guys in, what would it be?

We're making a *little* progress in talking to official moto folks, but we need to know what we can ask for, and we need to know that 6 months is way way too long for a technical solution.  What COULD you guys do?

Thanks.

Ap0c

You can work with 'official moto folks' all you want, but at the end of the day I don't think you are getting anywhere. Yes, they already said something vague about providing a bootloader solution towards the end of 2011. But you are leaving out one VERY important part of their statement. One HUGE caveat: They will provide a solution.... so long as the provider for the phone allows it and approves. So, like I said, you can work with moto people all you want, but at the end of the day, it's ATT who has the final say.

Besides all that, which has all been discusses over and over tirelessly at length in many forums, the point of this thread I think is to talk about CM7 ports. Not try to rally people against moto for the bootloader cause. Please don't turn this thread into another one of those.

Edited by holtenc, 11 June 2011 - 12:54 AM.

[DiamondJay20]

I just sold my Inspire 4G and bought an Atrix, and I'm wondering if I'll have more luck getting better battery life/perfomance with this phone and a custom ROM. I know you can unlock/root it, and I'm wondering if there are any plans for CM7 to come to Atrix, or which one can you port, how can you get it ported well without bugs?

[Jnewell05]

DiamondJay20, on 15 June 2011 - 07:57 AM, said:

I just sold my Inspire 4G and bought an Atrix, and I'm wondering if I'll have more luck getting better battery life/perfomance with this phone and a custom ROM. I know you can unlock/root it, and I'm wondering if there are any plans for CM7 to come to Atrix, or which one can you port, how can you get it ported well without bugs?

Hoping that CM7 comes very soon. However this bootloader proves to be a hard one to crack. Most likely Kholk will pull off the Eternity Project and when he does CM7 will most likely be ported over, with very minimal bugs, maybe no finger print reader as this is something new on a phone. His method should allow custom kernels to be used, compared to 2ndinit which doesn't. CM7 uses a custom Kernel.

We already have 2nd init which is what the Defy uses to allow CM7 to run. But believe me that is no easy task to pull off. This is one of the very first Tegra's we have seen in phones. So it will take a while to be able to get a custom ROM. But there is plenty of hope that this will be done.

You can read more about this over at xda. http://forum.xda-dev...splay.php?f=994

[Hard Trancid]

Patiently waiting to Cyanogen to release for this device. This thing will fly with Cyanogen on it, MotoBlur SUCKS!

[Jotokun]

They actually listened!
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Edited by Jotokun, 23 June 2011 - 03:44 AM.

[holtenc]

yep. Now I just hope some devs here at CM7 take notice and get dev rolling for the atrix.

[prscarp]

It's been unlocked!

http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=1136261

Can NOT wait for CM to be running on this phone, it will be a BEAST!

[A-DUB]

blah forget that phone.  unloaded it to some poor sap, and got a htc inspire! booya cyanogen love. ((HUGS))

[Jotokun]

A-DUB, on 24 June 2011 - 05:30 AM, said:

blah forget that phone.  unloaded it to some poor sap, and got a htc inspire! booya cyanogen love. ((HUGS))

...you even read the link? I'd be shocked if someone didnt port CM7 to this thing rather fast. Bootloader's unlocked, nothing stopping rom dev now.

[roughriduz]

Its time to start up this thread again because the bootloader to the Atrix 4G has been unlocked and tenfar has created a custom recovery