How I unbricked my hard bricked (0x1000) failed to boot atrix - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Well last night I tried to unlock my brothers Atrix 4G on 2.3.4 using zomgunlock-lite.sbf using RDS Lite.
It failed and the phone was unable to boot with the error code 0x1000.
So basically I thought it was for sure bricked, but I kept looking around. I found nothing.
However I did find this file:
filesonic.com/file/1507329091/1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf.gz
Which is apparently like a restored bootloader(or something, i'm new to android), so i plugged the phone into the computer, arrowed down to RSD support or whatever on the phone, and using RSD lite 5.3.1 I managed to flash that file onto the device and get it working again.
Maybe I was never hard bricked in the first place but everyone I found on the internet thought so.
Hope this helped some people, it was a great relief when it worked for me.

After flashing the "zomgunlock-lite.sbf" you could have pulled the battery (then put it back in) and without turning it on just plug back into the computer and it would have turned on by itself and given you a menu in which you would have selected fastboot and then entered the commands for unlocking the bootloader.
I'm glad you got yours working and appreciate the info but there is a way out of it. Actually, someone has created an automatic script for just that occasion here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
Just follow the directions for the error.

ravicus said:
Well last night I tried to unlock my brothers Atrix 4G on 2.3.4 using zomgunlock-lite.sbf using RDS Lite.
It failed and the phone was unable to boot with the error code 0x1000.
So basically I thought it was for sure bricked, but I kept looking around. I found nothing.
However I did find this file:
filesonic.com/file/1507329091/1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf.gz
Which is apparently like a restored bootloader(or something, i'm new to android), so i plugged the phone into the computer, arrowed down to RSD support or whatever on the phone, and using RSD lite 5.3.1 I managed to flash that file onto the device and get it working again.
Maybe I was never hard bricked in the first place but everyone I found on the internet thought so.
Hope this helped some people, it was a great relief when it worked for me.
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glad you're phone is ok, but yea you were not hard bricked. You just had to redo the OEM unlock command in fastboot one more time. The hard brick is when trying to downgrade, not from flashing pudding and it takes away the ability to RSD or fastboot. If those options are there then there's a way out.
I think a mod should change title so people aren't getting false hope.

You were soft bricked. Unlocking a stock 2.3.4 phone always results in a 0x1000 No OS error, at which point you are supposed to choose fastboot before the 5 seconds are up (or reboot into fastboot mode if you miss the 5 second window) and run fastboot oem unlock once to get the unique key and then again with the key followed by a fastboot reboot.
I repeat, all unlock attempts on stock 2.3.4 OTA Atrices will result in this temporary soft brick.

This thread really did me a massive favor in telling me exactly what I was searching for when google was being useless. Thank you guys. Particularly the post above mine about soft bricks.

ravicus said:
Well last night I tried to unlock my brothers Atrix 4G on 2.3.4 using zomgunlock-lite.sbf using RDS Lite.
It failed and the phone was unable to boot with the error code 0x1000.
So basically I thought it was for sure bricked, but I kept looking around. I found nothing.
However I did find this file:
filesonic.com/file/1507329091/1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf.gz
Which is apparently like a restored bootloader(or something, i'm new to android), so i plugged the phone into the computer, arrowed down to RSD support or whatever on the phone, and using RSD lite 5.3.1 I managed to flash that file onto the device and get it working again.
Maybe I was never hard bricked in the first place but everyone I found on the internet thought so.
Hope this helped some people, it was a great relief when it worked for me.
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Massive n00b post, nothing but misinformation.
Sweet.....

soft brick could be fixed.. my phone is hard one, can not be read by PC.. it is always booting loop.

and blemeIf
I have also hard bricked my Atrix. I have read many post on this forum and on google that phone can not be recovered after hard brick. Is it confirmed that there is no way to recover after a hard bricked? Please help.

mysticdrew said:
glad you're phone is ok, but yea you were not hard bricked. You just had to redo the OEM unlock command in fastboot one more time. The hard brick is when trying to downgrade, not from flashing pudding and it takes away the ability to RSD or fastboot. If those options are there then there's a way out.
I think a mod should change title so people aren't getting false hope.
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So, i did try to downgrade using RSD lite since nothing seemed to work when i was stuck at the unlocked M screen despite flashing 3 different roms via CWM. Now i get the error message failed to boot 0x1000, but there are no options at all and my phone just goes to black after 1sec. this is considered hard bricked correct? and there is nothing i can do other than send it into motorola

patsprobst said:
So, i did try to downgrade using RSD lite since nothing seemed to work when i was stuck at the unlocked M screen despite flashing 3 different roms via CWM. Now i get the error message failed to boot 0x1000, but there are no options at all and my phone just goes to black after 1sec. this is considered hard bricked correct? and there is nothing i can do other than send it into motorola
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Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648947

dcarpenter85 said:
You were soft bricked. Unlocking a stock 2.3.4 phone always results in a 0x1000 No OS error, at which point you are supposed to choose fastboot before the 5 seconds are up (or reboot into fastboot mode if you miss the 5 second window) and run fastboot oem unlock once to get the unique key and then again with the key followed by a fastboot reboot.
I repeat, all unlock attempts on stock 2.3.4 OTA Atrices will result in this temporary soft brick.
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I can't believe it was so hard to find these particular instructions and that it is not listed anywhere on the sbf file. Thank you so much for your answer and the last sentence should be added to the sbf file. Actually your whole statement should be there. Thanks a lot. Saved me a lot of anguish.

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[Q] HELP! Bricked Atrix...for real this time.

Hi all.
I'm in dire need of help...
I was glad to see the gingerbread update popping up on my atrix...so i got home (better internet) and did the update. Everything seemed fine until i tried to put the phone to sleep (pushed the power button). The thing just rebooted. Tried it again and the same thing happened...next time it turned on i just waited for it to go to sleep mode by itself and again it booted.
Searching the forums, the answers pointed me to the direction of a factory reset...and away i went...to no new results. It just kept on booting. So i decided to do a rollback do the previous version and that's when it got ugly. RSD gave me a FAIL in the flashing process and now i cant boot the phone.
Thing is...it gives me the black and white screen saying it couldn't boot, but as soon as the RSD mode msg shows up it just turns of. I can't get it to stay on for the usb to pick the phone up...
how am i supposed to retry to flash it again?!
ANY help would come in handy...i'm about to loose hope.
Thanks in advance!
-claudio
are you getting a screen with just...
(SVF message: 105:1:2 failed to boot 0x1000)
or something like this?
No OS detected, going to rsd mode in 5seconds press a key to stop count down available modes are:
1)rsd
2)fastboot
3)NvFlash
4)Bp HW Bypass rsd
5)BP HW bypass QC Dload
6)BP HW diag & Boot AP
7)BP HW Bypass BP only
8)BP SW Bypass RSD
9)Android recovery
10)boot android (no BP)
11)Device UID
12)console=tty50,115200n8
13 Early USB enumeration
14)BP tools
Did you not read the WARNING thread? It's stickied and is called WARNING for a reason.
[WARNING] Hard Brick with Official 4.5.91 Update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160408
If the error is indeed (SVF message: 105:1:2 failed to boot 0x1000), you are SoL.
Defnow...i keep getting the first msg. followed by a REALLY quick one about RSD and then the phone shuts off...to the point where i need to take the battery out so i can look at the msg again. Edgeicator was right on target with the link.
Edgeicator, you got it right...unfortunately i didn't read the post...the shock of loosing a phone like this (specially living in Brazil) was enough to have me trying everything i could...i did read a couple of posts where people was being told to try the rollback...i was stupid and unlucky...a dangerous combination.
So i guess there's no solution in sight? should i just prepare myself psychologically to buy ANOTHER phone?
Thanks for the answer guys.
hard brick man. Sorry.
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if u can somehow get the phone to stay on and be recognized in RSD u could try to flash the pudding sbf then fast boot and load the system and boot.img files from the fruitcakes thread. Otherwise ull be buyin a new phone if u cant get a warranty replacement.
GeekIndustries said:
Defnow...i keep getting the first msg. followed by a REALLY quick one about RSD and then the phone shuts off...to the point where i need to take the battery out so i can look at the msg again. Edgeicator was right on target with the link.
Edgeicator, you got it right...unfortunately i didn't read the post...the shock of loosing a phone like this (specially living in Brazil) was enough to have me trying everything i could...i did read a couple of posts where people was being told to try the rollback...i was stupid and unlucky...a dangerous combination.
So i guess there's no solution in sight? should i just prepare myself psychologically to buy ANOTHER phone?
Thanks for the answer guys.
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I believe if its still under warranty you call up the ATT guys which will direct you to the Moto guys and they will ask you to ship your phone to them to fix since its a software related issue.
And how the hell do you manage to HARD BRICK your phone even with all these threads and warnings.
One question though, when you boot up the phone does the computer recognize it? I believe if it does you still can fix it.
Yeah i thought so...it sucks, but its good learning.
As i said before, searched around the web and got a couple posts, all pointing in the direction of a rollback, even if already updated to 2.3.4 ...bad luck for me.
I already sent msgs to those threads so they post a big ass red warning so no one will follow the same path.
...time to ponder my next buy...should i go for a replacement Atrix...should i try the galaxy 2s...should i get a crappy phone and wait for Atrix2?
GeekIndustries said:
Hi all.
I'm in dire need of help...
I was glad to see the gingerbread update popping up on my atrix...so i got home (better internet) and did the update. Everything seemed fine until i tried to put the phone to sleep (pushed the power button). The thing just rebooted. Tried it again and the same thing happened...next time it turned on i just waited for it to go to sleep mode by itself and again it booted.
Searching the forums, the answers pointed me to the direction of a factory reset...and away i went...to no new results. It just kept on booting. So i decided to do a rollback do the previous version and that's when it got ugly. RSD gave me a FAIL in the flashing process and now i cant boot the phone.
Thing is...it gives me the black and white screen saying it couldn't boot, but as soon as the RSD mode msg shows up it just turns of. I can't get it to stay on for the usb to pick the phone up...
how am i supposed to retry to flash it again?!
ANY help would come in handy...i'm about to loose hope.
Thanks in advance!
-claudio
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Another one bites the dust...Sounds like a HARD Brick. Ginger*ucked!!
GeekIndustries said:
Hi all.
I'm in dire need of help...
I was glad to see the gingerbread update popping up on my atrix...so i got home (better internet) and did the update. Everything seemed fine until i tried to put the phone to sleep (pushed the power button). The thing just rebooted. Tried it again and the same thing happened...next time it turned on i just waited for it to go to sleep mode by itself and again it booted.
Searching the forums, the answers pointed me to the direction of a factory reset...and away i went...to no new results. It just kept on booting. So i decided to do a rollback do the previous version and that's when it got ugly. RSD gave me a FAIL in the flashing process and now i cant boot the phone.
Thing is...it gives me the black and white screen saying it couldn't boot, but as soon as the RSD mode msg shows up it just turns of. I can't get it to stay on for the usb to pick the phone up...
how am i supposed to retry to flash it again?!
ANY help would come in handy...i'm about to loose hope.
Thanks in advance!
-claudio
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Another one bites the dust...Sounds like a HARD Brick. Ginger*ucked!!

[Q] Possible Brick; RSD won't work; Help?

Alright here goes
So my question is, what options do i have? I can't access any recovery options (Fastboot, android recovery, etc) and my RSD lite wont connect.
Short Story
Every time i try to boot my Atrix (after trying to update CherryPi), I get the Failed to boot 2, Starting RSD mode. Unfortunately, when I plug my phone into a computer RSD doesn't see it. It's like its not even phased.
Long Story
Okay, so I got my atrix not too long ago. Got my phone rooted at proceeded to use gingerblur. Then shortly there after, I attempted to upgrade to the Gingerbread OTA update, which got me stuck in a boot loop. (Now I'm a little confused, I don't think that I have unlocked my phone at all. I don't ever recall "unlocked" being on the boot screen at all). From this point I don't think RSD was working. I spent about a week trying to get it to work. Then I was able to fastboot flash the stock img files for gingerbread to my phone. So now I had a working gingerbread atrix. I sat stock for a little while, figgured out how to root via fastboot (again, no rsd support at this point). After I was rooted I installed CherryPi 0.3 via CWM. It worked great, a couple of days later I went to do the CherryPi 0.X > 0.5 and it flashed with CWM "successfully" got to the AT&T logo on bootup and then crashed and has been giving me the failed to boot 2.
I hope i've given you guys enough info. If any of you super hackers live in San Diego, I'd be more then willing to bring my phone over for you to figure out. So I just really need to know what my options are. If I take it back to AT&T will they likely give me a new one? (I'm good at playing dumb). I traded my phone originally so I don't know what kind of warranty is in place. Can I contact Motorola and get a new handset? Just looking for suggestions.
Thanks guys
Have you tried to reinstall the motorola driver?
Yes, when I first "lost" RSD support and since the current "Failed to boot 2" message.
It has the flash interface when I plug it in, but the motorola software dosent see it, same with RSD. just like nothing is plugged in.
Why not put it into fastboot mode when it reboots and then flash a different file?
phobos512 said:
Why not put it into fastboot mode when it reboots and then flash a different file?
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It won't boot into any other mode, upon putting the battery in, it shows the dual core logo for about 1.5-2 seconds that pops up the "Failed to boot 2" message and starting RSD mode.
Judging by your first post u mentioned that u never unlocked your boot loader, unless I'm reading this wrong. These ROMS weren't meant to be flashed with the Bootstrapped version of CWM (The one that requires u to be plugged in to AC power) so not sure if that sheds any light on the subject or not. Again, if I read your post wrong, I apologize.
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Phalanx7621 said:
Judging by your first post u mentioned that u never unlocked your boot loader, unless I'm reading this wrong. These ROMS weren't meant to be flashed with the Bootstrapped version of CWM (The one that requires u to be plugged in to AC power) so not sure if that sheds any light on the subject or not. Again, if I read your post wrong, I apologize.
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Ya, from what I can tell its Motorola locking me out for using an modified rom. But I think that I should be able to return to a stock firmware using RSD lite or the Motorola software restore from thier site, but neither see my phone connected. This leads me to belive that somewhere in the process the RSD protocol got messed up. Now I really don't know much, just enough to be dangerous. So if theres anyone that can tell me if I'm even looking the right direction.
And if I am right is there anything I could possibly do?
gjRabbit said:
Alright here goes
So my question is, what options do i have? I can't access any recovery options (Fastboot, android recovery, etc) and my RSD lite wont connect.
Short Story
Every time i try to boot my Atrix (after trying to update CherryPi), I get the Failed to boot 2, Starting RSD mode. Unfortunately, when I plug my phone into a computer RSD doesn't see it. It's like its not even phased.
Long Story
Okay, so I got my atrix not too long ago. Got my phone rooted at proceeded to use gingerblur. Then shortly there after, I attempted to upgrade to the Gingerbread OTA update, which got me stuck in a boot loop. (Now I'm a little confused, I don't think that I have unlocked my phone at all. I don't ever recall "unlocked" being on the boot screen at all). From this point I don't think RSD was working. I spent about a week trying to get it to work. Then I was able to fastboot flash the stock img files for gingerbread to my phone. So now I had a working gingerbread atrix. I sat stock for a little while, figgured out how to root via fastboot (again, no rsd support at this point). After I was rooted I installed CherryPi 0.3 via CWM. It worked great, a couple of days later I went to do the CherryPi 0.X > 0.5 and it flashed with CWM "successfully" got to the AT&T logo on bootup and then crashed and has been giving me the failed to boot 2.
I hope i've given you guys enough info. If any of you super hackers live in San Diego, I'd be more then willing to bring my phone over for you to figure out. So I just really need to know what my options are. If I take it back to AT&T will they likely give me a new one? (I'm good at playing dumb). I traded my phone originally so I don't know what kind of warranty is in place. Can I contact Motorola and get a new handset? Just looking for suggestions.
Thanks guys
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Hey man, I have the same problem with you.. have you some progress for that..
I find some infor from forum that this kind of hard brick can be solved by using the developping cable to reflash the sbk file, this method is pending at the SBK file is unavailable which is not released out by MOtorola.. I find a one of my friend who is working in MOTO (Tianjing, CHINA) to see my device, I hope he can help me to unbrick my phone.. when i have good news, I'll update it.

[Q] has someone found the solution to the hard brick of atrix motorola Atrix?

If someone has found the solution for the hard brick in motorola atrix please share this post
Nope. And very unlikely it will unless motorola leaks what is needed.
I voided my warranty.
No.. so many hard brick happened, no solution now.
not to sure if this helps but just about an hour ago i found myself bricked with "0x1000 failed to boot os" this happened will i was trying to enable pudding. the phone was ota updated to gingerbread.. so i started to panic and i decided to go ahead and try to unlock the bootloader anyways.. so i pulled the battery and rebooted the phone then started fastboot mode.. the phone was showing the 0x1000 error still. then i ran the command for the oem unlock and then wiped the phone in fastboot then i rebooted. to my surprise the phone booted to the motorola boot logo screen with the unlocked sign at the top.. but the phone did not start up all the way. so decided to flash tenfars recovery and did so.. booted into recovery and flashed alien build 4 and then rebooted and now i have to phone back up and running! so like i said im not too sure if i did hard brick ..but thought i share what happend! hope that helps!
Yeah that what you had was a soft brick,but what were talking about is a hard brick,where nothing happens when you push the power button,only if you put the battery in it shows the error message.
i apoligize. just wondering why the thread in the dev section is labeled hard brick 0x1000?

[Q] Failed to Boot 4 after Bell 2.3.4 OTA upgrade

Hi all,
first up, after having spent three days going through the forums I've come up empty on a problem I'm currently experiencing. I'm not a complete n00b on this stuff but currently I'm stuck so hopefully someone can help me.
Backstory:
Bell Atrix, with root but a locked bootloader received and successfully installed the OTA 2.3.4 update last week.
I'm in Australia so am running on the Telstra Network. (not in Canada on the Bell).
After the upgrade, I had the problem with 3G+ Data, so started to investigate.
Tried to follow the instructions given here:
(fastboot) 2.3.4 OrangeFR (Jul5: 4.5.2A-11) w/ RAM fix for Intl. unlocked
So, I tried unlocking the bootloader to flash the files mentioned (system.img). Ultimately I've now concluded that I mustn't have unlocked the bootloader successfully.
After system.img had moto-fastbooted across, when booting I currently get the 'famous':
Failed to boot 4
Starting RSD
So, off I went to RSDLite, with the latest install, the latest moto drivers, and armed with the IHOP_Bell.sbf, I thought I'd try RSD'ing that to my phone.
It gave me SUCCESS, but still no fastboot access.
So I tried intl-fix-try1.sbf [inside the IHOP_Bell.rar] with the same results.
Still Failed to Boot 4.
Now, from all the reading it sounds like I need to flash an entire sbf to my phone.
That's OK, but I can't find one that I feel safe dropping on there.
All of the talk is that flashing a Froyo SBF to a phone that has been OTA updated to 2.3.4 is Baaaaaaad (ie hard brick), and the only 2.3.4 available appears to be the ATT one.
Am I missing something incredibly obvious here?
I've been through the pudding thread, and the SBF thread at length but remain none the wiser. Until I can either unlock my bootloader, and have fastboot access, there's not much I can do.
Seems the way to do this is with a full ROM.
Any of you good people out there able to help a fella?
cheers
Sorry, I should also add that I can't seem to get to fastboot either.
When I plug in the phone to USB, green light comes on.
Then, I press power button again, green light is brighhter and it starts the moto screen.
After about 8 sec the Failed to boot 4 message comes up.
So I tried fastboot, power on with vol down button held.
Exactly the same outcome, no fastboot access it seems.
can you get into RSD lite mode by starting up the phone with the volume UP button and power held?
Phalanx7621 said:
can you get into RSD lite mode by starting up the phone with the volume UP button and power held?
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Thanks for the reply mate.
Whether I hold vol-up during the boot doesn't seem to make a difference - it still boots to:
Failed to Boot 4
Starting RSD Mode
From there though RSDLite (windows 7/latest version/latest moto drivers) does recognise the phone via USB.
I am able to flash that pudding IHOP sbf to the phone (but after doing so it seems to have no effect. I can't get to the next step due to a lack of fastboot access).
So I'm comfortable that I can make an RSD connection from PC to phone, but from there can't seem to make much progress.
Thanks
Just wondering if anyone's got any clues on how to fix this one? I've been quoted $180 to fix but if anyone's happy to do it for less I'll pay... I'm in Australia...

Failed to boot 0x1000

You'll have to forgive me for making another one of these posts, but every thread I find with this problem has dead links to Megaupload and File Sonic.
I just got an Atrix today through Craigslist that I quickly (successfully) rooted. Problem is, when I tried to unlock my bootloader, I messed up and ended up with the "SVF:105:1:2 Failed to boot 0x1000" screen with. Fortunately I do have options beneath it, which I've gathered to mean my phone can be saved? Can anyone help me (with working links)?
If you have a menu of options below that 0x1000, you're not hard bricked.
Phones that took the official, over-the-air Gingerbread update get this soft-brick when flashing pudding to unlock the bootloader. When it gets to that "failed to boot" menu, it should automatically select fastboot mode after 5 seconds.
At this point, it's ready and waiting for you to issue the "oem fastboot unlock" command (no quotes, with your phone still connected to the computer) and complete the unlock process. When your phone comes back up, it will be factory reset.
Thanks for the response and advice. I'll be sure to try that when I get home.
EDIT: Worked like a charm!! Thanks a bunch man, you saved my ass (and my phone's!).
...and now I realize I stated the command backwards. "fastboot oem unlock", for crap's sake... Glad you got it working. (and, despite evidence to the contrary, there are actually girls on these forums. Sometimes.)
Go have fun with it. And for the love of all that is holy, don't use RSD Lite to flash a pre-Gingerbread SBF or you really will have a hardbricked Atrix on your hands.

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