How to install Android 2.1 on Droid X
Droid X could very well be getting the Froyo update as early as today. To be able to get the official Froyo build up and running on your Droid X, you need to make sure your sexy looking gadget is running on the stock Android 2.1 aka Eclair and not the leaked Froyo firmware. In case you are running the leaked Android 2.2 firmware and want to downgrade or revert to Android 2.1, follow the steps listed after the jump.
Install stock Eclair on Droid X
Step 1 Download and install Motorola USB drivers that fit your Windows system. (32 bit) (64 bit)
Step 2 Download and install RSD Lite 4.7. (Download)
Step 3 Download the Droid X 2.1 SBF file. (Find it here. Middle of page.)
Step 4 Unzip that file to somewhere other than your desktop.
Step 5 Open RSD Lite, tap the “…” button, find the SBF file that you just unzipped and select it.
Step 6 Plug your phone into your computer and turn it off.
Step 7 Boot your phone into bootloader by turning your phone and then power it on by holding the volume down and camera button.
Step 8 Release all buttons after 2-3 seconds. RSD Lite should now recognize your phone.
Step 9 Click the start button and allow your phone to flash 2.1.
Step 10 When the process gets to 100% and completed in RSD Lite, you can unplug your phone.
Step 11 Your phone may not boot up all the way. You will need to unplug it and pull the battery.
Step 12 Put the battery back in and boot into recovery by holding the home button and press Power until you get an exclamation mark. Let go off the Home button and tap the search button.
Step 13 Using the volume up/down switch, highlight the option to “wipe data/factory reset”.
Step 14 Press the camera button half way down to select it.
Step 15 When it finishes choose the option to reboot your phone.
[via Droid-Life]
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