For those of you who want to root ICS on your Droid Bionic or other Motorola Android devices (works on ICS for Droid Razr, Droid 3, Droid 4, etc…), here’s how to root it easily using a 1-click script.
This is for Windows,
for Mac, there’s a Mac video tutorial you can see at AndroidRoot.org.
for Linux, there’s a Linux video tutorial you can see at AndroidRoot.org.
For Gingerbrea
Check out the latest Eclipse ICS ROM for your Droid Bionic. The Eclipse ICS ROM features full ICS without all the Motorola bloatware plus cool features like Android 4.2 Jelly Bean camera with sphere fuction. If you don’t like MotoBlur stuff but you want to keep Motorola features like WebTop and HDMI out, try out this ROM as you will find a pure ICS launcher coupled with many AOSP apps to match your cravings.
Try it out and let me know what you think of this ROM!
Download ROM here:
For those of you on ICS or higher on Droid Bionic, here’s how to install/dual-boot ROM using SafeStrap 3.0.
With the latest SafeStrap 3.0, new ROM “slots” can be created, allowing you to have multiple ROMs installed on your Droid Bionic and easily change ROM boots, hence sorta of “dual-boot/multi-boot” feature.
This also works for all Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, Droid Bionic, and Droid 4.
You will need SafeStrap 3.0 here: Download SafeStrap
For those of you who want to upgrade from Gingerbread to official ICS manually (because OTA updates are not showing updates) on your Droid Bionic here’s how to do it.
Step 1. First, you will need to be on a stock ROM with software version 5.9.905 Gingerbread. If you are not, go ahead and restore your stock ROM first. If you didn’t make a backup your stock ROM or you lost it, you can also unroot using RSDLite.
Step 2. Second, you will need to also un-insta
For those of you who have been waiting (a long time) for ICS update on the Droid Bionic, I have some good news for you. There’s a custom ICS ROM called “SpearmintGum Gummy Kang” ROM that will allow you to fully experience ICS.
The only thing that’s not working? The camera works for photos but video recording isn’t working.
Still, this is a fully-functional ICS ROM for your Droid Bionic that can be used as a daily driver.
Make sure to make a full backup of your current ROM and give this ROM a try. And let me know how it wo
Here’s another method of rooting your Droid Bionic using the MotoFail rooting tool.
THIS IS FOR GINGERBREAD ONLY, for ICS, see here instead!!!
Step 1. Make sure “USB Debugging” is checked ON under Settings->Applications->Development.
Step 2. Connect your Droid Bionic to your computer via micro-USB cable and make sure USB connection is set to “Charge Only”.
Step 3. Download MotoFail fo
For those of you on System version 5.5.893 or older, this is the new root method for your Droid Bionic. If you have an earlier version, you can do a system upgrade or follow the older root method here.
For ICS, please see updated ICS root method!
There’s also another root method
Can’t wait for official version of ICS to arrive for your rooted Droid Bionic? (Trust us, we know how you feel.)
If you don’t mind the camera and 3G/4G working, you can try out an alpha version of ICS ROM that’s working flawlessly otherwise. You don’t have to use this ICS ROM as daily driver but you can surely try it out by making a backup of your current ROM in recovery then restoring back to it when you are done.
ICS? Lookin’ good on Droid Bionic, tha
To install new ROMs using SafeStrap recovery, you will have to do one more step than using the regular Bootstrap recovery.
UPDATE, this is OLD please see updated Safestrap 3.0 here!!!
The only difference is that you need to enable Safe System, which effectively backs up your primary filesystem so it’s more “safe”.
Other than that, installation is same as the
For those of you ROM flasholics, you might want to install SafeStrap Recovery, which is much “safer” than Bootstrap as you can access Recovery of your phone from boot. This is good in case something goes wrong.
UPDATE, this is OLD please see updated Safestrap 3.0 here!!!
For example, if you flashed a new ROM but ends up in a boot-loop, you will have a tough time getting your phone working again. But with SafeStra
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