Hi All,
I have an ATT Atrix and I flashed the 2.3.4 beta from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1159385 and forgot to unlock the bootloader. I already have the 1.8.3 radio. Right now the phone froze on Dual Core Screen. I guess this has something to do with not unlocking the bootloader. The phone can still boot to fastboot, the original Android recovery and RSD. But, It won't flash all roms I downloaded saying the signature validation is incorrect. And I tried to flashed the unlock sbf and try to unlock the bootloader. And the RSD lite kept saying unable to retrieve interface and thereby failed.
What do I need to do on this case?
Thanks for you help!!! Sincerely!!!!!!
There is a way around it it isn't easy.
There is a post back in dev section. DO NOT FLASH ANY RSD FILE TO YOUR PHONE AT ALL YOU WILL HARD BRICK IT.
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If I flash back to the stock firmware using the motorola sbf files, will my bootloader remain unlocked? I flashed back and flashed the unlocking sbf file. When my phone booted up it said unlocked, even though I didn't run the fastboot commands. I then ran the fastboot commands anyway and it said the bootloader was already unlocked. So will the unlocked bootloader always remain unlocked?
No. It's locked again
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it stays unlocked... despite what ^^^ said >.>
but it wont show until you just flash the pudding sbf like you did
P.S. no known way to re-lock as of yet
xepter said:
it stays unlocked... despite what ^^^ said >.>
but it wont show until you just flash the pudding sbf like you did
P.S. no known way to re-lock as of yet
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Ok, thanks. I wasn't planning on relocking, I was just curious. So next time I won't even have to flash the sbf? The sbf just makes the unlocking text show up when it boots up, but it should still allow me to do stuff like install the new CWM recovery without that, right?
Another thing, when I flashed that sbf, I didn't go into RSD mode. I was in a hurry and I forgot so I just ran the RSD program, and it detected my phone, so I clicked start. I realized later that I hadn't booted up into RSD mode...
Should I be worried? Was the RSD mode just an unnecessary precaution?
You can't relock..............it's a hardware unlock (fuse lock). When you unlock a fuse burns out, and that's end of story.
If you flash back to a different firmware the word "unlocked" will go away, but you are still unlocked. You can unlock again to make the word "unlocked" reappear on the boot screen.
EU sbf on AT&T possible?
I am going to use an unlocked AT&T Atrix in Europe.
I am on 1.83 firmware with root (made with gingerbreak to get rid of AT&T boot animation etc.).
If I go on with unlocking the bootloader, can I flash any european sbf/rom? Are there any simfree european tock sbf/rom-s out there, and which is best? What about the french 2.1.1 sbf?
I just need a stable stock firmware without the AT&T limitations, do not want changing roms all the time.
Also, do I get sw updates if I do this?
Hi All,
I have an ATT Atrix and I flashed the 2.3.4 beta from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159385 and forgot to unlock the bootloader. I already have the 1.8.3 radio. Right now the phone froze on Dual Core Screen. I guess this has something to do with not unlocking the bootloader. The phone can still boot to fastboot, the original Android recovery and RSD. But, It won't flash all roms I downloaded saying the signature validation is incorrect. And I tried to flashed the unlock sbf and try to unlock the bootloader. And the RSD lite kept saying unable to retrieve interface and thereby failed.
What do I need to do on this case?
Thanks for you help!!! Sincerely!!!!!!
taoistman said:
Hi All,
I have an ATT Atrix and I flashed the 2.3.4 beta from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159385 and forgot to unlock the bootloader. I already have the 1.8.3 radio. Right now the phone froze on Dual Core Screen. I guess this has something to do with not unlocking the bootloader. The phone can still boot to fastboot, the original Android recovery and RSD. But, It won't flash all roms I downloaded saying the signature validation is incorrect. And I tried to flashed the unlock sbf and try to unlock the bootloader. And the RSD lite kept saying unable to retrieve interface and thereby failed.
What do I need to do on this case?
Thanks for you help!!! Sincerely!!!!!!
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Please post in question and answer section.
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taoistman said:
Hi All,
I have an ATT Atrix and I flashed the 2.3.4 beta from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159385 and forgot to unlock the bootloader. I already have the 1.8.3 radio. Right now the phone froze on Dual Core Screen. I guess this has something to do with not unlocking the bootloader. The phone can still boot to fastboot, the original Android recovery and RSD. But, It won't flash all roms I downloaded saying the signature validation is incorrect. And I tried to flashed the unlock sbf and try to unlock the bootloader. And the RSD lite kept saying unable to retrieve interface and thereby failed.
What do I need to do on this case?
Thanks for you help!!! Sincerely!!!!!!
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I would get it into RSD mode (Press and hold power button and volume UP key at the same time, hook it up to your computer, run RSDlite and flash the stock 1.2.6 located HERE!
since you have not unlocked your bootloader AND you used keneths ROM I do not think you can HardBrick your device flashing backwards considering you weren't successful in flashing forwards.
But just in case.... You are responsible for using any dumb ideas I might have!
Next time, please post in the Q&A section as no one likes to see this stuff in the Developers section
Thanks for replying so quick, I will try it out!!! Thanks very much!!!!!!
The flash to 2.3.4 would not work without unlocking the bootloader. Try a factory reset/wipe then RSD as stated above if the wipe doesn't work.
ClearFire said:
I would get it into RSD mode (Press and hold power button and volume UP key at the same time, hook it up to your computer, run RSDlite and flash the stock 1.2.6 located HERE!
since you have not unlocked your bootloader AND you used keneths ROM I do not think you can HardBrick your device flashing backwards considering you weren't successful in flashing forwards.
But just in case.... You are responsible for using any dumb ideas I might have!
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Hard brick if he didn't use the cwm method.
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Ok would say wrong section but I got time to maybe help.
Just boot into CWM and flash fruitcake 1.8.3 zip. Wipe before flash, this should boot.
I cannot boot to CWM somehow...
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Hard brick if he didn't use the cwm method.
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OK, I think you guys "Failed" to read is whole post.... Please read before you comment.
He said he has "the original Android recovery"
did booting to RSDLite work?
The flash back did worked. Now phone boot up and live again!!! Thanks very much guys!!!!!
taoistman said:
The flash back did worked. Now phone boot up and live again!!! Thanks very much guys!!!!!
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I'm glad!!
Note: Once you unlock your bootloader you can never use the method that I outlined for you when flashing back or forward. Just uninstall RSDLite and forget all about it or you will HardBrick your device leaving you with a very expensive paper weight
Hi Everybody,
I know there's a lot of "failed to boot 2" around, but it seems like most people can still start their phones, but just can't get into cwm. I can't boot at all, always get failed to boot 2, starting rsd.
My phone was 4.1.52.mb860.att.en.us, running 2.2 Froyo, and I'm not sure about its hacking history (bought in HK, pre-rooted). I did successfully use rsd lite to flash a new radio when i first got the phone, but nothing else until today. I tried to install cwm through rom manager, but my phone must be locked, and now I can't boot at all.
I tried flashing the unlocker only pudding (ATT ONLY - Unlocker for 1.8.3 and 4.5.91 ATT firmwares). It completed fairly quickly (the guide said it would take a while), and rebooted me right back to "failed to boot 2". I'm worried about flashing a full sbf or doing anything else for fear of hard bricking. Any advice on what to do next? Flash the sbf, try the automated unlocker, etc?
Thanks a ton
Try the moto-Fastboot unlock command then flash an sbf with pudding preinstalled.
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just follow this guide. start from 13 if you've already flashed unlocker.
http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader
once thats done you can get cwm installed, and back up your phone before installing any custom roms/firmware.
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Alright, I tried again following the briefmobile guide and it's all fixed. I guess I just needed that extra boost of confidence. Thanks again!
I pudding unlocked my bootloader, but now due to some issues I want to relock it. I have no problem removing pudding (nopudding4u.sbf) and the "UNLOCKED" disappears from the start screen, but it's not actually locked like the way I got it.
To test, I 'relocked' with nopudding4u, then went through the process of unlocking again: derpunlock.sbf, fastboot oem unlock. Fastboot tells me "Phone is already unlocked" instead of "unlocking", meaning it's still unlocked.
How can I get the phone to be 100% back to the way it was when I purchased it?
After you flash the no pudding for you, you have to use rsd lite to flash the stock sbf file back onto the phone. Then you will be just like you purchased it.
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I needed to see about getting my electrify courier unlocked from USC. Phone was bootloader unlocked, rooted and running Paranoid Android 2.99. Guys at USC could not unlock because the phone did not have motorola tools on it? So they suggested that I put the phone back to factory and then bring it back. So I snagged the 2.3.4 stock USC image and attempted to RSD it to the phone. Got through about half of the flash and the phone crashed? Log states "Error switching phone to BP Pass through mode." Now the device states "Failed to boot 1" when powering on normally, cannot access RSD mode but I can access fastboot mode. Is there anything I can do?
read through several threads over the past few days. Got the phone to RSD using temp bootloader unlock and tried to flash 2.3.5 sbf just so I could get going. Now I am stuck with locked bootloader and no access to RSD looks like the electrify is a paperweight now.
nubleeet said:
read through several threads over the past few days. Got the phone to RSD using temp bootloader unlock and tried to flash 2.3.5 sbf just so I could get going. Now I am stuck with locked bootloader and no access to RSD looks like the electrify is a paperweight now.
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This forum is pretty dead, like most of the phones. However, your critical failure was in applying the 2.3.5 SBF. Motorola booby trapped it such that it locked the boot loader permanently. There are no workarounds for an OTA/SBF installed version of 2.3.5, so even if you were able to get it up and running, you are forever stuck with it.
That said, you can probably still get into RSD mode using the bootloader to attempt a reflash of 2.3.5. There is a boot menu option for enabling it. I can't seem to find the thread, but it's around here somewhere.