Hi, I just tried flashing Ken's 2.3.4 zip and I'm stuck in bootloop. I flashed from HKTW.
I need to know whats the safest thing to do to fix this..
I successfully flashed 1.8.3 after bootlooping from KEN'S 2.3.4, (NOT OFFICIAL ATT 2.3.4!!!), I'm currently re-unlocking/rooting and trying Ken's 2.3.4 again. Good luck!
--Tim
I started over too, but I'm stuck at whats supposed to be a minor step. Tenfar's CWM is giving me more trouble than a prerequisite should. The thing that really aggravates me is that I've used it a couple of times before to flash HKTW and Navalynt's fixes.
I fastboot it to my phone ok, but I get the android and exclamation point when I try to flash Ken's 2.3.4. I know I have to delete the old install recovery file, but I can't find it on my phone.
It's very frustrating to reach the final step and get stuck because of minor b.s.
I had to remove /system/etc/install-recovery.sh and not install_recovery.sh
Another option that works, is immediately go into recovery after flashing cwm
Had the same problem bro, it turned out to be the CWM was out dated. Flash back to HKTW - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139715
Then make sure your CWM is updated then you should to be able to install Ken's Rom.
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After upgrading to 2.3.4 and having a few issues with it, I wanted to get back down to the 1.83. However when I try flashing with RSD Lite, it fails. I have a CWM backup from right before upgrading to 2.3.4. Can I restore that with recovery mode or is there some other way I need to do it?
I attempted to fastboot flash my system.img from my CWM backup.
It flashes the system.img but the bootloader isn't the correct one for 1.83. Any suggestions? I would really like to get back to 1.83 until the retail OTA comes out.
I had the same problem earlier! What I basically did was go to the Firmware thread [here] and then downloaded the 1.8.3 full (it doesn't work with the service one) and flashed that sbf file through RSDLite and it went back to Froyo. You said it failed though, so maybe try an older/different sbf file?
Does it just fail to reboot when sbf flashing? Load to fastboot and type 'fastboot -w'
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i went back from ginger
rsd full 1.2.6
rsd unlocker
fastboot cwm
update.zip my own 1.8.3 modified ota
no problems at all
KeRmiT80 said:
i went back from ginger
rsd full 1.2.6
rsd unlocker
fastboot cwm
update.zip my own 1.8.3 modified ota
no problems at all
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Ive been waiting for the 1.83 full to download but its taking forever. I tried the 1.26 but it fails after flashing some of the code groups. I think it almost makes it to 100%. But Idk. I'm gonna keep trying cause I'm having too many issues with GB right now.
Got it working.
Flash the full 1.83 SBF (flash says it fails but it actually finishes), flash unlocker SBF, root, install the old CWM recovery and restore CWM backup.
I am running 2.2.2 Froyo with 1.77 build.
I unlocked and rooted via Gingerbreak.
I went into CWM Recovery, erased all cache and flashed Alien Rom v3 and immediately flashed the Alien theme over it (I think that is where I made my booboo). The Rom appeared to load perfectly yet when the phone restarted the Moto logo animation appeared to run then the screen would go dark. This process repeats every few seconds non stop.
I can get into Android Recovery, RSD, everything. I tried flashing the 1.8.3 sbf through RS Lite 5.3.1 and while it said "PASS" it still hangs at the Moto animation.
I have no idea what to do. I think I can get out of it as I have done A LOT of searching through the forums and google but I am terrible with CMD.
Any helpful and/or useful advice?
Try restoring a backup, if not try to flash a fruitcake
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009
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Thanks for the thread. However it looks like I need CWM Recovery in order to flash a fruitcake? I cant get the phone to boot past animation so this wont work...
Also I didnt create backups
noxlo said:
Thanks for the thread. However it looks like I need CWM Recovery in order to flash a fruitcake? I cant get the phone to boot past animation so this wont work...
Also I didnt create backups
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Are you unlocked and flashed cwm through fastboot, or did you use the system recovery app?
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System recovery app. I can access Androids recovery (obviously) but not many options...
Did you unlock your bootloader?
I ran into the same issue the first time I tried to flash Alien. Since you're flashing Alien, I assume your bootloader is unlocked (As it's required for Alien).
If you have an unlocked bootloader, do this:
EDITED: Apparently, I'm a new user and can't post links. Go to the address bar and replace the number with 1163342
Use Fastboot to flash the boot.img and the system.img files. This will give you Gingerbread/Motoblur like it comes out of the box. (It's a start!)
Thanks for the link. Will try when I get home. If I can just get past cmd...
Ok so before my Atrix was stock on Gingerbread 2.3.4 OTA update. I then sbf flashed the pudding ROM, and it flashed correctly but my Atrix said boot error 0X1000 and that it detected no OS. It gave me the options regularly seen on the boot screen (including recovery, bp bypass nv flash, etc). To remedy this I did fast boot oem unlock and then fast boot reboot. The phone was unlocked, and at first it was stuck on the dual core screen, but on second boot it booted into the new ROM. I then flashed a custom recovery (tenfar's) and installed the pre release CM7 ROM. I'm now rooted and unlocked running CM7. My question is, do I ever need to use sbf flash again or can I always just install through my custom clockwork mod recovery. Also, when I do install a ROM through cwm recovery, is it just like sbf flash, as in does it overwrite all previous data and I'm starting fresh with my new ROM (after cache and data wipes of course)? And if I ever do sbf flash to something higher than 1.8.3 (my fuse has already been burned since I did the OTA to 2.3.4, will it be safe)?
Lastly, an important question I need to ask pertains to the cwm recovery. Whenever I try to use a function on ROM Manager, it says I need to flash clockwork mod recovery, even though I already have Tenfar's cwm recovery flashed into my phone. Is it safe to flash cwm recovery that ROM Manager is asking me to flash even while I have Tenfar's custom recovery flashed on my phone?
Yes, threw cwm a full rom if you wipe all your data, it will be like a fresh install.
But it won't erase recovery or mess with bootloader
You can skip flash sbf's by using cwm zips, since every custom rom is in cwm and none in sbf.
If you update to a higher who knows?
You are already in gb. The sure if you downgrade with ota sbf you will hard brick!
In an upgrade, mmm let's say ICS, as they promised to unlock the BP, may they finally do it..
If they dont, or its not safe etc,
Don't worry . Devs will make again a safe cwm zip.
For rom manager.
Yes, it is safe, but..
It doesn't support sdcard-ext.. Only the internal.. So stay with tenfars or with the new one, of another guy in dev section.
ofcourse you can install eg rom managers recovery, and after that install using fastboot tenfars or the other one..
Its safe. If you know what you are doing.
One recovery will be installed each time..
Its up too you..
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Ok so before my Atrix was stock on Gingerbread 2.3.4 OTA update. I then sbf flashed the pudding ROM, and it flashed correctly but my Atrix said boot error 0X1000 and that it detected no OS. It gave me the options regularly seen on the boot screen (including recovery, bp bypass nv flash, etc). To remedy this I did fast boot oem unlock and then fast boot reboot. The phone was unlocked, and at first it was stuck on the dual core screen, but on second boot it booted into the new ROM. I then flashed a custom recovery (tenfar's) and installed the pre release CM7 ROM. I'm now rooted and unlocked running CM7. My question is, do I ever need to use sbf flash again or can I always just install through my custom clockwork mod recovery. Also, when I do install a ROM through cwm recovery, is it just like sbf flash, as in does it overwrite all previous data and I'm starting fresh with my new ROM (after cache and data wipes of course)? And if I ever do sbf flash to something higher than 1.8.3 (my fuse has already been burned since I did the OTA to 2.3.4, will it be safe)?
Lastly, an important question I need to ask pertains to the cwm recovery. Whenever I try to use a function on ROM Manager, it says I need to flash clockwork mod recovery, even though I already have Tenfar's cwm recovery flashed into my phone. Is it safe to flash cwm recovery that ROM Manager is asking me to flash even while I have Tenfar's custom recovery flashed on my phone?
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Danger!
To be honest...
you can use clockworkmod and take advantage of your unlocked bootloader, but the second that you brick (soft/hard) your device, you are in trouble. You wont be able to reflash it back to stock because the only SBFs that exist are for 4.5.57, and 4.5.52. Reflashing either of these downgrades WILL BREAK YOUR DEVICE FOR GOOD.
If you are lucky, you might be able to use fastboot to restore stock images, but if I were you, I would head on over to:
direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motosupport/source/softwareupdate.asp
and use the update software to return your phone to factory ROM. With an OTA updated Atrix, there is too much chance that your phone will be rendered useless.
Do what you wish, but be mindful of the consequences.
This is all very confusing. There is a 4.5.91 SBF. It isn't a downgrade. It should only be flashed as a last resort though. It will remove the word "unlocked" from your boot screen, but it can't un-burn the fuse.
The far safer option is to use CWM for everything. This is the recommended approach.
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As to your CWM question, I believe romracer's CWM is the new standard. I thought the CM7 instructions even said to use it to install CM7.
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Hi, I'm hoping somebody might be able to shed some light. My phone isn't rooted or unlocked and last night I did the OTA update. Upon the first reboot, the phone is stuck at the "Dual Core Technology" screen and won't go any further. I can hold volume down and power to get to Fastboot, a bunch of other things, and Android Recovery.
Within Android Recovery, I've tried the wipe options as well as the apply sdcard update.zip but the wipes don't help anything and the apply update resutls in a signature error.
I feel like if I could just get the .zip update onto the internal SD storage, the apply update would work (maybe the OTA download was corrupted somehow). Is there anyway to use Fastboot or Moto-Fastboot to copy files to the internal SD storage?
Any help would be much appreciated.
hi
Try putting the OTA on a micro SD card (thats where it looks for it anyways) rename it to update.zip and try to flash that update.
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hi
Try putting the OTA on a micro SD card (thats where it looks for it anyways) rename it to update.zip and try to flash that update.
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Thanks for the reply.
Tried and this is what happened (which is more than before):
Install from SDCARD
Finding update package
opening update package
Verifying update package
...installing update
Verifying current system
.....assert failed: apply_patch_check("preinstall/app/gameloft_3games.zip","5428aeff....."
Not sure what that means, but I'll google and search here for a bit.
Edit: Just noticed that there was more to the output:
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(status 7)
Installation aborted.
either you removed some apps before or the install updated some of the files and now doesn't pass the verification check.
search on here for a bit possibly flash cwm recovery and then the 2.2 gobbstopper. or you could try to go through bell as everything you have done is through official methods.
Okay thanks a lot for the help. I have since Unlocked using the Pudding IHOP thread and next will install Gobstopper 2.3.4 Bell (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195922), though the CWM (tenfar's) post only shows that it's only for AT&T, which is odd since it's linked from the Gobstopper Bell thread).
Any idea if I can safely use Tenfar's CWM Recovery from here?:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138541
Actually i would recommend only using that one for gobstopper purposes.
Although I would either wait until the 2.3.4 version is updated or get the 2.2.2 version and upgrade your device with the official rom as there have been changes since the 2.3.4 leak
Would you recommend another recovery instead of Tenfar's CWM? I'm currently now using the one that came in the CWM_INT_Recovery.zip (recover-d00.img).
Seems really hard to find a recovery that is definitely safe with Bell Atrix, and I'm never sure if just "moto-fastboot flash recovery %recoveryfile.img% is all I need to do now that it's unlocked. I might have to find another ROM since the download isn't working so well.
to install the gobstopper? no only use the latest tenfar cwm for that. after which, you could go with romracer and it will be fine
Okay great, thanks. The latest Tenfar CWM says at the top of the thread that it's only for Unlocked ATT users in bold red text so I was hesitant to use it.
I have the same issue. I have tried EVERYTHING I can think of to get it to boot.
The only difference in my case is I have run the update multiple times all finishing successfully with no errors.
This is really bugging me, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Jeff53765 said:
I have the same issue. I have tried EVERYTHING I can think of to get it to boot.
The only difference in my case is I have run the update multiple times all finishing successfully with no errors.
This is really bugging me, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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I'm an extreme novice Android/Atrix user but I would recommend doing what I did:
Use the Pudding IHOP instructions to RSDLite flash the unlocker SBF for Bell
Use moto-fastboot to flash recovery with Tenfar's latest CWM recovery (updated June 30)
Use Tenfar's CWM recovery to mount your USB storage, download the GobStopper 2.3.4 zip to your sdcard, then again using CWM, update from the zip.
See the GobStopper 2.2.2 thread for some pre-cleanup steps before trying to update with the 2.3.4 zip, all using Moto-Fastboot or regular fastboot from the Android sdk.
Thank you
You saved my life
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Ok so i had ICS passion installed then one day the rom gave me an error telling me encryption unsuccessful. So i followed the instructions to fix it, by putting the partition on the micro sd card (8gb). I then decided to flash back to stock gingerbread with odin. I thought that if I put a galaxy s international rom on the US vibrant it would work, but i was wrong so dont try that. I was stuck on a bootloop and was able to get to download mode. Then i used Odin to flash JFD for vibrant it said i passed but when i booted it did the same. Now im on KB5 and it gave me android system recovery <3e> but i have an error dev/block/mmcblk0p1.
I cannot go to menu, i can access download mode and android system recovery, i also tried to install update zip but it gave me the signature fail.
Please help me back to stock firmware or any stable version. Thank You
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278683 follow the instructions in the thread and remember to flash the bootloaders
You should just Odin back to JFD and go from there. Flashing bootloaders is dangerous, shouldn't be done lightly, but can be done with caution if needed, usually isn't.
try the 1click root method. see if that helps.