Motorola Droid: Full Update Guide

This guide will walk you through the process of taking the Motorola Droid from stock to having the ability to flash the latest version of CyanogenMod.

Before you do anything — Make a backup

Don't forget to back up your data. If you have synced the device with a Google account, then the contacts, calendar, Gmail, & select other Google-related data will not be lost and will come back after the next sync. However, you should backup anything you want to keep that is not stored on the SD card:

• SMS/MMS messages,
• Call Log,
• Bookmarks,
• Applications; use Titanium Backup or the Astro File Manager, for example,
• Any application data not on the SD card.

It would also be a good idea to backup everything stored on the SD card in the rare case the SD card must be formatted to resolve any major problems.

MyBackup Root, SMS Backup & Restore, and Call Backup & Restore are all free applications that can assist with backing up your data.

Installing the ClockworkMod Recovery

In order to flash any ROM to the stock Motorola Droid, you must install a custom recovery image.

Installing ClockworkMod Recovery with RSD Lite (Windows)

NOTE: This method works best on Windows XP. If you are having problems on Win7 or Vista, give it a try it on XP.

1. Download RSD Lite, the Motorola Drivers & the ClockworkMod Recovery .sbf file:
   • RSD Lite 5.4.4: Download

     md5: d98b3a5dd8ac621b845279e2665a2f81

   • Motorola 5.4.0 device drivers: Download
   • ClockworkMod Recovery: Download

     md5: ed3cf2e8dedf6fbbb90b34c318546d9e

2. Install RSD Lite.
3. Once RSD Lite is installed, install the Motorola device drivers.
4. Plug in the Motorola Droid to the computer via USB cable.
5. Turn the Motorola Droid off while it is plugged in.
6. Turn on the Motorola Droid by holding down Power and Up on the D-pad on the device.
7. Open the RSD Lite program by right clicking it and selecting Run As Administrator.
8. Click on the "..." button next to the filename box and select the .sbf file.
9. Once it is selected, hit Start and wait for it to finish flashing the device.
10. Watch for "rebooting the device" on the device and press Up on the d-pad before the device boots to "catch the boot" and come right back into the bootloader. "Rebooting the device" appears for a very short period of time; you'll have to be quick.
11. Close RSD Lite & disconnect the Motorola Droid. The ClockworkMod Recovery should now be installed on the Motorola Droid.

Installing ClockworkMod Recovery with sbf_flash (Linux & OS X)

1. Download sbf_flash & the SPRecovery file:
   • sbf_flash: Download
   • ClockworkMod Recovery: Download

     md5: ed3cf2e8dedf6fbbb90b34c318546d9e

2. Unzip the sbf_flash zipfile.
3. Plug in the Motorola Droid to the computer via USB cable.
4. Turn the Motorola Droid off while it is plugged in.
5. Turn on the Motorola Droid by holding down Power and Up on the D-pad on the device.
6. On the computer, open terminal.
7. Type the following commands:

   chmod +x sbf_flash

   ./sbf_flash recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.1-sholes.sbf

8. The Motorola Droid will reboot on it's own. The ClockworkMod Recovery should now be installed on the Motorola Droid.

Flashing CyanogenMod

NOTE: In order to flash CyanogenMod via ROM Manager, root access is required. Attaining root access is outside the scope of this wiki page

Method via Recovery

1. Download the latest version of CyanogenMod.

   Optional: Download the Google Apps for the device.

2. Place the CyanogenMod update.zip file on the root of the SD card.

   Optional: Place the Google Apps .zip on the root of the SD card also.

3. Boot into the ClockworkMod Recovery.
4. Once the device boots into the ClockworkMod Recovery, use the side volume buttons to move around, and either the power button or the trackball to select.

   Optional: Select backup and restore to create a backup of current installation on the Motorola Droid.

5. Select the option to Wipe data/factory reset.
6. Then select the option to Wipe cache partition.
7. Select Install zip from sdcard.
8. Select Choose zip from sdcard.
9. Select the CyanogenMod update.zip.

   Optional: Install the Google Apps by performing steps 7 - 9 again and choosing the Google Apps update.zip.

10. Once the installation has finished, select +++++Go Back+++++ to get back to the main menu, and select the Reboot system now option. The Motorola Droid should now boot into CyanogenMod.

Method via ROM Manager

1. Launch RomManager.

   Optional: Choose the first option in the app, Flash ClockworkMod Recovery to update to the latest version.

2. Select the Download ROM option from the main menu in the ROM Manager.
3. Select the CyanogenMod option, and then choose the latest version of CyanogenMod from the menu.

   Optional: When you select the latest version of CyanogenMod, check the Google Apps option.

4. Once the ROM is finished downloading, it asks if you would like to Backup Existing ROM and Wipe Data and Cache.
5. If Superuser prompts for root permissions check to Remember and then Allow.
6. The Motorola Droid will now reboot into the recovery, wipe data and cache, and then install CyanogenMod. When it's finished installing it will reboot into CyanogenMod.