I am returning my old atrix to at&t after they sent me a new one and i need it returned to stock from gingerbreak 4.5. any help would be awesome. i don't want at&t to charge me like crazy cause it was rooted
people have been returning theres unlocked so i dont think that is a problem,
if you are worried flash an SBF using RSD light and you will be perfectly back to stock
Search for MSU, short for Motorola Software Updater. Much kinder than RSD which can result in bricks. MSU can even relock the bootloader
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I'm considering sending in my unlocked bootloader atrix in as it has the ghost finger on the letter q issue that seems to be getting more common now.
Since I live in NZ and bought this phone off the marketplace here, does anyone know how easy this would be?
jmaddr said:
Search for MSU, short for Motorola Software Updater. Much kinder than RSD which can result in bricks. MSU can even relock the bootloader
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No it cannot. It only removes the 'unlocked' text. Once unlocked the bootloader CANNOT BE RELOCKED!!!!!! *facepalm*
Yep, unlocking burns a fuse in the phone. Once it's burnt, the phone is unlocked unless you want to open it up and get a bit crazy.
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No it cannot. It only removes the 'unlocked' text. Once unlocked the bootloader CANNOT BE RELOCKED!!!!!! *facepalm*
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+1 This
You can only "mask" the unlocked message, but that's still better than nothing...
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Why were they able to root and unlock the boot loader and everything else on the thunderbolt so quickly but yet no one can do it on the atrix?
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Sorry, I don't know.
Because it's not locked or signed?
There's seems to be some discussion regarding it being locked or not. Engadget wrote an article about it being locked but there are a lot of comments from readers with evidence to the contrary.
With it being broken so fast, I believe it wasn't locked or signed.
Um. The phone is not unlocked. In fact the devs were in for a surprise to see the phone has signed bootloader. Signed karnel. Everything is sihned. Which is a furst for htc phone . The only thing they managed to do is root it. And they already did with the atrix. Once you have a signed bootloader and karnel. There is not much you can do.
The article was posted new today or yesterday at engadget. And nothing happened since then.
Its safe to assume all companies right now will use a locked bootloader and karnel. They dont want you to keep your phone. They want you to update.
So basically unless an employee leaks the codes we are s o l.that really sux.
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Android police is reporting that the Bootloader has been unlocked.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...he-htc-thunderbolt-and-unlock-its-bootloader/
Exactly and since the bootloader will never be unlocked on the Atrix then its going back next week. Suck it moto!
Right.So like I asked earlier, why were they able to unlock that one and not ours?
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Exactly and since the bootloader will never be unlocked on the Atrix then its going back next week. Suck it moto!
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Yea I'm in the same boat, I might just go back to my captivate in the next week. I really like this phone but I don't feel like much progress is being made. I know there are a few busting ass trying to crack this thing but that doesn't necessaraly mean theyre making progress. Although they did get a copy of that unlocked/deencrypted phone from ken so maybe we'll see something soon.
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most android hackers are on verizon, because they went in with android first. the least amount of android hackers are on at&t. also, they had better resources, they were leaked a beta bootloader that was unlocked, and also a previous ruu image (like sbf but for htc)
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Right.So like I asked earlier, why were they able to unlock that one and not ours?
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I don't know the true reason, but historically, HTC phones are more "open" and "hackable" than Motorola phones (excluding the original Droid). It's just a different company policy more than likely. Is this policy different with the Thunderbolt? I'm not sure...
there is a definitive difference between 'Locked' and 'Encrypted'
I am extremely excited that motorola unlocked the bootloader. But I would prefer a way to bypass the official fuse-breaking unlock and use a fully reversable unlocking method. Since moto allowed us to unlock our bootloaders it seems all work has stopped.
Does anyone know if any devs are still trying to bypass the bootloader?
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I don't think they are
(we have 2nd-init for that sort of thing)
Bummer... I wouldn't think im the only one who finds bypassing the bootloader advantageous.
Maybe when the rom frenzt settles down we will see this a bit more?
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Probably not because we will have cm7 by then
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Bummer... I wouldn't think im the only one who finds bypassing the bootloader advantageous.
Maybe when the rom frenzt settles down we will see this a bit more?
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Doubt it. Not really sure I see the added benefit?
Unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty. Right now it is not a reversable process.
If we could un-unlock our bootloader we can still send our phone in for warranty covered repair and replacement.
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Unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty. Right now it is not a reversable process.
If we could un-unlock our bootloader we can still send our phone in for warranty covered repair and replacement.
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Only problem is unlocking your bootloader burns a fuse. So I mean you could go in there... .
2nd init is the closest we're gonna get I think guys.
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I am extremely excited that motorola unlocked the bootloader. But I would prefer a way to bypass the official fuse-breaking unlock and use a fully reversable unlocking method. Since moto allowed us to unlock our bootloaders it seems all work has stopped.
Does anyone know if any devs are still trying to bypass the bootloader?
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Lol don't be a wussy unlock it!
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BravoMotorola said:
Lol don't be a wussy unlock it!
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What he said!!!
Pshh im a pansy...
I wonder if the reason motorola finally caved on the unlocked bootloader was to stop development of kholk bypassing the lock...
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Ok so I just got my atrix, and updated it to gingerbread OTA. Is there anything I should do now to make it awesome?
Is the bootloader unlocked? Can't find an answer anywhere.
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Is the bootloader unlocked? Can't find an answer anywhere.
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im not sure. how would I check?
If you just got it, and ota updated it, its not. Check the pudding thread in dev section!
There's a way to find out I think..
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be highly careful with unlocking. i've hardbricked my first atrix before.
i suggest reading these forums for a few days to a week before attempting an unlock or serious changes.
start with learning how to root.
Start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
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just had my first scary moment! I was trying to unlock the bootloader when I got the dreaded
SVF:105.1:2
Failed to boot 0X1000
error. i panicked and then realized i forgot to do the oem unlock command =P.
so know my 2.3.4 atrix is unlocked!
so... alien or cherryblur?
Straight to unlocking the bootloader huh..?? ;-)
I'm running Ninja SF on faux's latest kernel. Blazing fast with very good battery!
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I've been happy with both ninja and alien. I am going to stick with alien until Cyanogenmod is supported.
If you're curious about cyanogenmod... I recommend doing a search
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xnickx5757 said:
just had my first scary moment! I was trying to unlock the bootloader when I got the dreaded
SVF:105.1:2
Failed to boot 0X1000
error. i panicked and then realized i forgot to do the oem unlock command =P.
so know my 2.3.4 atrix is unlocked!
so... alien or cherryblur?
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is this your first android phone? haha, because you went straight for the big risk upgrade.
xnickx5757 said:
Ok so I just got my atrix, and updated it to gingerbread OTA. Is there anything I should do now to make it awesome?
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Stay awy from RSD as much as possible...
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is this your first android phone? haha, because you went straight for the big risk upgrade.
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yeah its my first android phone
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You are lucky.. Take care of it!
Isnt that what appears to the other guys who hard-bricked?
(But the others hard-brick caused by downgrading to froyo, with unpudded SBF's)
Mine its the 1.1 android device i have..
0.1 was a HTC Blackstone(WinMo), and because of crazy xda devs, it run some sort of android. battery life, less than a half day.. even the clock wasnt syncing correctly
Okay so ive been reading since 3am trying to find if it is now possible to unlock the bootloader on 2.3.5 on my photon. I have rooted it fine but I would like to go to ICS. any help is appreciated guys!
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Okay so ive been reading since 3am trying to find if it is now possible to unlock the bootloader on 2.3.5 on my photon. I have rooted it fine but I would like to go to ICS. any help is appreciated guys!
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im in the same boat as you buddy there isnt so im just gonna try and sell my photon for like $80 lol hate this thing i wanted to use at&t but nooooo the stupid bootloader is locked sorry bout that
I'll give you $80. Plus s&h.
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I'll give you $80. Plus s&h.
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i might lol the $80 offer was just kinda in the moment but i might well see you think you could do like $130? shipped
If there was a way to do it, we all knew it by now.
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If there was a way to do it, we all knew it by now.
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use jtag protocal to overwrite bootloader and nv memory of the phone
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use jtag protocal to overwrite bootloader and nv memory of the phone
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can you give us the procedure??
Have you been able to unlock bootloader for 2.3.5 (upgraded from 2.3.4)?
If not, Is there any other way to do it?
Please help.
Think I read of jtag over USB
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Hey friends .... as earlier bootloader had been unlocked i.e. on 2.3.4....
That means this can also be unlocked...
Can we one thing, we can contact earlier developer who had unlocked it... n start unlocking this bootloader...
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Cooldevil1989 said:
Hey friends .... as earlier bootloader had been unlocked i.e. on 2.3.4....
That means this can also be unlocked...
Can we one thing, we can contact earlier developer who had unlocked it... n start unlocking this bootloader...
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It was a leak, we need a new leak from Motorola, this was not a hack at all so we can't just reuse something.
First of all, THANK YOU everyone for taking some time to answer every question. I really appreciate it. I have been reading, and reading for hours...my eyes are starting to bleed.
So... there is NO WAY we can get a better Android than the 2.3.5?
My build number says 4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0, that means I cannot unlock the bootloader, isn't it?
Is there another way (hack?) to improve the performance of the cellphone? I have root it, just to change some files I couldn't, e.g. the sound of the camera.
And finally... is it THAT bad being stucked on 2.3.5?
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First of all, THANK YOU everyone for taking some time to answer every question. I really appreciate it. I have been reading, and reading for hours...my eyes are starting to bleed.
So... there is NO WAY we can get a better Android than the 2.3.5?
My build number says 4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0, that means I cannot unlock the bootloader, isn't it?
Is there another way (hack?) to improve the performance of the cellphone? I have root it, just to change some files I couldn't, e.g. the sound of the camera.
And finally... is it THAT bad being stucked on 2.3.5?
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Some people are trying to use kexec, which is a way to bypass the bootloader and install a rom. it will take some time though. I'm not stuck on 2.3.5 so i cant comment on that.
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And finally... is it THAT bad being stucked on 2.3.5?
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Yes it is.......heh
My old foton crapped the bed, it was running The Bills(forgove me if name id wrong) JB and loved it, now all I can do is root, maybe a little more, I want more freedom.....
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lost my unlocked mofo,and now i must admit enjoying 4G on my 2.3.5 insurance replacement
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The only reason I'm still in GB.
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Screwed by Google. Canceled ICS upgrade on my Moto Photon. No Wow for us.
kdog350 said:
Some people are trying to use kexec, which is a way to bypass the bootloader and install a rom. it will take some time though. I'm not stuck on 2.3.5 so i cant comment on that.
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Thank you, I'll search about "kexec".
The reason I was asking if I was stuck on 2.3.5 was regarding to my build number. I don't know how to conclude it's an ota or not.
You can attempt the Pudding Bootloader unlock, it is unlikely to succeed, but it may be possible. You do risk bricking the device though.
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You can attempt the Pudding Bootloader unlock, it is unlikely to succeed, but it may be possible. You do risk bricking the device though.
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No, thanks .
I assume there is no possible way to tack it back to 2.3.4?
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No, thanks .
I assume there is no possible way to tack it back to 2.3.4?
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There are a few working on a way to install roms without unlocking the boot loader go check out the development section
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Well, it appears that I am still the only Photon owner around with 2.3.5 and an unlocked bootloader. Unfortunately mine was some sort of freak accident that it happened. I can run run custom recovery and flash all day long. Unfortunately if I install a ROM with any other version (or maybe it's the kernal) it will not work. It will boot up fine but nothing will connect at all. I've tried almost all of them........
Alright, I'm tired of this bootloader crap! I need anyone and everyone interested in helping me get this MoPho'in bootloader unlocked on 2.3.5!
We have WAY to many people stuck on GB (after Moto said we'd have ICS ) on this beast of a phone!
Before anyone asks, YES i have the skills to do this, just not enough to do it quickly.
With that said I do bring some skills to the table.
I can program in the Android language and port just about anything anyone can come up with.
I know my tech (to put it short)
Please anyone with the same feeling as me, come help me out in ANY way possible. Even if it's just testing. I would greatly appreciate it!
Please people!
I am not a dev. But I would be glad to help. As a suggestion, Perhaps we could start by finding a solution for unlocking mophos that were factory shipped with 2.35 such as is done with the electrify. It could provide a lot of insight.
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Awesome. I need time to check out the electrify system. I'll post my findings soon
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im not a dev either but if there's anything you need that i can help out with let me know.
Hmm well I learned that sprint was a big reason the BL got locked. The Electrify sbf (Yes i flashed it) is unlockable easily however my radios dont work so i cant have that. I did find some cool things inside the System partition. I rooted it up and got a file browser (ES). The blocks where the BL is has a special file called infooemenc.encf assuming this has to do with our "fastboot oem unlock" command problem. That file however was a fluke. My phone soft reset itself (doesnt like the Electrify rom) and POOF gone... Very suspicious. i had to relock to go back to photon state though
Add me to the crew. I'm happy to help as a dev, or otherwise if we need something else.
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Add me to the crew. I'm happy to help as a dev, or otherwise if we need something else.
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Sweet! The crew is growing! We may be able to get this done!
Could anyone try and help me find the 2.3.5 254_13 sunfire (Sprint) Sbf file i wanna compare the soak to the Electrify unlockable
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Perhaps we could start by finding a solution for unlocking mophos that were factory shipped with 2.35 such as is done with the electrify. It could provide a lot of insight.
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What's funny is that point exactly. We can unlock factory shipped electrifys and ones with the right sbf
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Hmm well I learned that sprint was a big reason the BL got locked. The Electrify sbf (Yes i flashed it) is unlockable easily however my radios dont work so i cant have that. I did find some cool things inside the System partition. I rooted it up and got a file browser (ES). The blocks where the BL is has a special file called infooemenc.encf assuming this has to do with our "fastboot oem unlock" command problem. That file however was a fluke. My phone soft reset itself (doesnt like the Electrify rom) and POOF gone... Very suspicious. i had to relock to go back to photon state though
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wait what?
you do realize the same phone shipped months earlier on a different carrier and was locked? (and then was released later too).
moto's first device to offer unlocking services was a sprint device. rather than jumping on teh locked samsung bandwagon they are still one of teh few companies that have most of their devices unlockable. as well as their tech support doesnt care if you are rooted as if its a software issue they are going to flash stock.
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wait what?
you do realize the same phone shipped months earlier on a different carrier and was locked? (and then was released later too).
moto's first device to offer unlocking services was a sprint device. rather than jumping on teh locked samsung bandwagon they are still one of teh few companies that have most of their devices unlockable. as well as their tech support doesnt care if you are rooted as if its a software issue they are going to flash stock.
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Yes I know but there was a slight difference in the 2.3.5 factory Electrify that somehow caused an exploit (when i said it was easy i meant it was for me)
But still on the current matter we want this BL unlocked and there HAS to be a way! That's why people are joining up. They wanna be out of the hole Moto decided to throw us into. (After lying about ICS)
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Could anyone try and help me find the 2.3.5 254_13 sunfire (Sprint) Sbf file i wanna compare the soak to the Electrify unlockable
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Looking, but also found this along the away:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/photon4g.motorola/files/PHOTON-4G/4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13/
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Looking, but also fund this along the away:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/photon4g.motorola/files/PHOTON-4G/4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13/
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This is the Sprint version?! :victory::fingers-crossed:
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wait what?
you do realize the same phone shipped months earlier on a different carrier and was locked? (and then was released later too).
moto's first device to offer unlocking services was a sprint device. rather than jumping on teh locked samsung bandwagon they are still one of teh few companies that have most of their devices unlockable. as well as their tech support doesnt care if you are rooted as if its a software issue they are going to flash stock.
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Oh and also i just dont like how Moto and Sprint are just so mean to us :crying:
No, just files they had to supply as open source.
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No, just files they had to supply as open source.
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Dang I wanna get the full sbf lemme see what files they got here...
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I spy with my little eye a kernel file hehehe wonder what we might do with that??
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Is this the rom you are looking for?
Is this the rom you are looking for?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30332325
To devs:
Instead of trying to find a way to crack the boot loader why can we make a boot able sdcard that works around the bootloader? Like for the nooks the bootloader is still locked but we can run custom ROMs off the sdcard without any problems.. Just a thought..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063968
Subscribed, glad to see some new action around here.
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