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Photon 4G rooted with the one-click method and boot loader is locked but unable to update to the recent release of the Motorola update.
Has anyone been able to get the update from Motorola after using the one-click update?
Have tried several times but unable to keep the file. Is there a download for the update that can be saved prior to the install?
look in the development section
Try unfreezing any stock apps, reboot, and try again.
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Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202666
Basically, use RSD to flash the SBF directly. You will lose root in the process, but you can run whatever rooting method you used again to get it back.
Hmmm... Mine upgraded just fine. I had origionally used the one click Root. Granted i lost root when I upgraded but that was just one more click after the upgrade.
Thank you for the website location.............I will try it.
BTW, what does SBF mean?
cyaclone said:
Thank you for the website location.............I will try it.
BTW, what does SBF mean?
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System Binary File.
BTW, RSDLite is very easy to use no matter technical skill level
SBF the earliest file, I will add a link to the post where I was able to fix this from, you will here a lot of people think you uninstalled a system app. Chances are, you didn't. I will post the link by 3:00pm Eastern Standard, it is 6:52am in Connecticut, so I am barely awake, lol.
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Edit: It's 12:25 EST, as I post this, sorry it took me so long to reply, I have looked for the post, and cannot find it. If I happen to come across it, I will post more information.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212824
Wooord...
ive tryed to rsd the sbf file but it keeps saying failed flash. im rooted unlocked and running star wars rom. ant ideas
You have a faulty phone.
I am at work right now, just reading my personal emails and saw a new comment on this thread. I will post more information when I get home at about 5pmEST, I have more info. It is 1:30pmEST now.
Edit: It is 5:27pm EST, sorry about the delay. Try what KTT16 said. Reflash the oldest version of a sbf, Version: 4.5.1A SUN-154_5-CM.
Let us know your results.
Wipe data, re flash sbf is what I do to get out of trouble. Youll probably want to back up apps and data first.
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I can flash other other roms with no issue so i dont think this is a faulty phone at all. I do have the 1.3 oc kernal running also.
I had a faulty phone that wouldn't SBF, so I figured you did.
Try what KTT16 said. Reflash the oldest version of a sbf, Version: 4.5.1A SUN-154_5-CM.
Let us know your results.
Ok will try when i get home. Working right now. Thanks
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Ok will try when i get home. Working right now. Thanks
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I was just told that Motorola has just fixed the issue so now everyone can update.
PLEASE TRY TO UPDATE AGAIN.
IF NOT PLEASE DO A FACTORY RESET THEN UPDATE TO THE LATEST VERSION.
Let me know your findings, then if that doesn't work do the sbf.
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Check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314185
I had to SBF this way, but read the comment from user: "tbhausen".
He writes: Motorola has re-issued the 198_6 build to address this problem. Also, 198_7 is available in the MoPho dev subforum
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Try what I wrote in my last post, if that doesn't work, try the instructions in the above link, these are the same instructions I gave you earlier, just a more detailed version.
ok so this my make me sound like a noob but if i do a factory resett thru the phone will it remove my custom rom or should i do it thru cwm?
You aren't that that much of a noob, lol.
You will lose your Rom anyways, so after you SBF or Factory Reset, everything will be gone, and you will have to start all over again.
Yes, throught CWM.
By the way, even as a seasoned Senior Member, I still find myself asking noob questions on occasion.
So download the update put phone inti cwm and clear cache and data factory reset then let update go? Thinking out side the box
First you should do the update.
If it fails,
CWM factory reset.
If that fails, SBF then update.
Post your findings.
I was trying to load CM7 and now I'm tanked. My screen is stuck on the "Red M w/ Dual Core Technology" screen and at the top it says "FAILED TO BOOT 2" then "STARTING RSD MODE".
I pull the battery and put it back in but the same screen comes up and stays there.
Please, any/all advice would be greatly appreciated. I need this phone for work. (I know, I know. Why was I messing with my work phone. Please save that for later. I need this back running.)
Thanks.
Can you boot it into recovery or fastboot?
alright, there's a few things i need to know before we can get to helping you.
what type of Atrix do you have? (International, AT&T, Bell, etc. etc.)
is your device Unlocked? (did you apply the Pudding files and go through the whole 'fastboot oem unlock' process?)
do you have the most up to date Recovery installed? (either Romracer's recovery or CWM Recovery from Rom Manager)
answer those and get back to me asap please, don't want your battery to die before you have a chance to fix your device or you'll have to hack apart a USB cable.
1. AT&T
2. NO clue
3. Yes
phoophan said:
1. AT&T
2. NO clue
3. Yes
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
alright, go here and download the AT&T pudding file.
IF YOU HAVE EVER DID THE OTA UPDATE TO GINGERBREAD THROUGH AT&T, OR YOUR DEVICE CAME WITH GINGERBREAD FROM AT&T, YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE TO THE FROYO VERSION OR YOU WILL HARD BRICK YOUR DEVICE.
alright, now that we have that over with, grab the pudding file and flash it with RSD Lite. (boot into RSD mode on your phone, plug it into your computer, and flash away!)
after that, let me know how things go.
Really, you have no clue if your bootloader is unlocked and you tried to flash a ROM.... do people even read OPs anymore????
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Now it says "BATTERY IS TOO LOW TO FLASH". I've had my phone plugged in all day but it's not charging.
What now?
P.S. My wife has the same phone so when she comes home I could swap batteries.
phoophan said:
Now it says "BATTERY IS TOO LOW TO FLASH". I've had my phone plugged in all day but it's not charging.
What now?
P.S. My wife has the same phone so when she comes home I could swap batteries.
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Just swap phones.................then in the morning say "what's wrong with your phone darlin'. It's all f***ed up..................What the hell did you do??? LOL
Swiftks said:
Really, you have no clue if your bootloader is unlocked and you tried to flash a ROM.... do people even read OPs anymore????
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If he installed ba2tf it doesn't mention anything about bootloader in the OP.
I did install ba2tf.zip and tried to install it with CWM as instructed and that's what caused all this.
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I did install ba2tf.zip and tried to install it with CWM as instructed and that's what caused all this.
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The install instructions assume you have already unlocked your bootloader. Check the pudding thread for instructions.
Nice........
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I did this exact same thing with one atrix forgetting to unlock the bootloader. I was at least able to fastboot.
Any one else get a flaming mad PM from this guy about how your an intolerant a$$hole, and you don't help anybody, so fourth and so on??
Man, if you can't take something as simple as my nothing of a comment, your never gonna make it in these threads... just wait till you post some stupid thing in a dev thread. You're gonna think someone $hit in your lunch box.
*This is gonna get him fired up... The only person you should be mad at for jacking up your phone, is yourself, b/c your obviously an idiot, who just flashes things without a clue.
Have a nice day... oh, BTW... this thread was posted in the wrong section.
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What a waste of a human being....
phoophan said:
What a waste of a human being....
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Hahaha..... lol, maybe... but at least my phone still works.
Thread reported & hopefully closed.
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You can always report PM's. Thread closed. Please read the stickied posts in the dev lounge. There's a big fat warning thread, and another thread that warns you before unlocking your bootloader.
Hi,
Motorola site and sprint site says that new version is there:
4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13
But where to get it ? I am currently using 197.
Thanks.
It's an OTA, and I believe you have to be on 196 or it won't work.
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What he said. Just remember, after applying that the bootloader will be perma locked.
Ok, my photon is 2.3.5 and after something a bit rash, the side effect is that it is Soft-Bricked. I tried to use RSD with the (198_6)-1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_6-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US file.
I guess that is going backwards which is not allowed. So what is the SBF file that I should use to get the phone out of boot loop? obviously it is brand new.
The error I got was: Failed flashing process. Phone[0000]hone did not re-enumerate after RAM-downloader was sent. (0x703E)
thanks.
What does it mean, that you're soft bricked?
Im guessing bootloop not bricked bricked.
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Someone has tried to go backwards literally every day this week. We need a warning sticky. Or better yet, a scrolling marquee at the top of each forum in 72pt red font...
I think I wrote good enough warning in the sv2 thread... I don't know what more can I do. But still because of some people that cannot read, I am not going to abandon that USC sbf, because it's really good to have it. It helped many other people already.
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I think I wrote good enough warning in the sv2 thread... I don't know what more can I do. But still because of some people that cannot read, I am not going to abandon that USC sbf, because it's really good to have it. It helped many other people already.
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Its only because most people don't understand what that thread is so they don't bother clicking on it. It is of great help though.
Glad somebody said something about it. I'm coming back to my Photon after spending 3 months with the GS2. I almost OTA'd... well mine kept failing cuz I still had root and something was preventing it, but I almost SBF'd to 196 and tried to OTA to this new one, but I'm glad I've done neither then. Guess I'll stick with 154 for a while.
@OP - better to stay on 197... do not update to 254_13..
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repoman42 said:
Ok, my photon is 2.3.5 and after something a bit rash, the side effect is that it is Soft-Bricked. I tried to use RSD with the (198_6)-1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_6-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US file.
I guess that is going backwards which is not allowed. So what is the SBF file that I should use to get the phone out of boot loop? obviously it is brand new.
The error I got was: Failed flashing process. Phone[0000]hone did not re-enumerate after RAM-downloader was sent. (0x703E)
thanks.
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Step by step 2.3.5 unbrick:
1)Flash this SBF (http://d-h.st/XGJ). Now you'll have stock 2.3.5 for Electrify. But you need Sprint services (I assume), so you don't stop here. -
Flashing ,Using RSD Lite with proper Motorola USB drivers installed.
2) Download bootstrap from DroidX2 forum, and get it working. Of course you need to root your photon first. Get if from below.
3) Flash this ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=30332325) from bootstrap. Please follow the instructions for this ROM carefully, you don't wanna flash the SBF again.
4) Flash 2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image sbf (http://d-h.st/TeB) with RSD Lite.
Before you flash all this other stuff..... what did your phone say when you tried to boot it up??
Reason I am asking is because I recieved the "failed to boot 3" and then I ran the derpunlock.sbf and blam I had an unlocked Photon running 254_13. I was then able to put on a custom recovery and re-root the phone without any issues at all. Not saying this is a fix for yours, just letting you know what mine did.
Hi, sorry to xda for posting in bad sections in the past but i am dumb hence my problem please please please help
I have mb860 i think i have emara as firmware? when i browse through my backup files from titanium backup in text mode i see android 2.3.4 then emara and its version...
I cant fully check this all because my phone is not working and only boots into android recovery. I have stock, my bootloader is not unlocked. I tried flashing over cwm into the recovery partition and got an error basocally saying my bl was locked, so i tried some fixes with fastboot but both methods gave me "(bootloader)OEM unlock not implementable"
So i dont know how to unlock bl, which means i dont know how to open a adb shell and move around my phone...
Also i got rsd lite (i never used this when i programed for android) because i wanted to push an entire sbf.. Only problem is every sbf link is broken for my version that i find and even xda links to a filefsctory depository wich is littered with actual viruses...
My head really hurts so if anyone can help im so sorry if im not clear i will try hard to explain just ask.... I havnt slept since it happened about 40 or 50 hours ago?
Oh yeah what happened?
I moved an app called "system tuner" out of /sys and instantly got notifications telling me applications were force closing... They were back to back and i could not long hold home and just move system tuner back and ignore them, i tried and almost made it to move system tuner back but then all i saw was a vertical display of my battery being charged....... Now i can boot into android recovery mode and nvflash fastboot rsd and about 7 more...
I thought i had luck with usb enumeration and that would make it go as usb mass storage and i could do something. And my usb driver read it as a usb storage device but it didnt work.
I have a backup of user and syte, data by backup titanium on my pc thats how i saw i had 2.3.4... The update.zip backup is on my phone... Speaking of that can i somehow fix my problem by putting a .zip file on my phone? To repopulate it? I think its all gone????
EDIT: MY BLOOTLOADER IS LOCKED... IM 99%
And idk if it means anything when i plug into rsd mode, my ui on my pc tells me im connected to "se flash olympus" which is all good but it doesnt have an (imei/esn/meid) number.?????
leathan said:
Hi, sorry to xda for posting in bad sections in the past but i am dumb hence my problem please please please help
I have mb860 i think i have emara as firmware? when i browse through my backup files from titanium backup in text mode i see android 2.3.4 then emara and its version...
I cant fully check this all because my phone is not working and only boots into android recovery. I have stock, my bootloader is not unlocked. I tried flashing over cwm into the recovery partition and got an error basocally saying my bl was locked, so i tried some fixes with fastboot but both methods gave me "(bootloader)OEM unlock not implementable"
So i dont know how to unlock bl, which means i dont know how to open a adb shell and move around my phone...
Also i got rsd lite (i never used this when i programed for android) because i wanted to push an entire sbf.. Only problem is every sbf link is broken for my version that i find and even xda links to a filefsctory depository wich is littered with actual viruses...
My head really hurts so if anyone can help im so sorry if im not clear i will try hard to explain just ask.... I havnt slept since it happened about 40 or 50 hours ago?
Oh yeah what happened?
I moved an app called "system tuner" out of /sys and instantly got notifications telling me applications were force closing... They were back to back and i could not long hold home and just move system tuner back and ignore them, i tried and almost made it to move system tuner back but then all i saw was a vertical display of my battery being charged....... Now i can boot into android recovery mode and nvflash fastboot rsd and about 7 more...
I thought i had luck with usb enumeration and that would make it go as usb mass storage and i could do something. And my usb driver read it as a usb storage device but it didnt work.
I have a backup of user and syte, data by backup titanium on my pc thats how i saw i had 2.3.4... The update.zip backup is on my phone... Speaking of that can i somehow fix my problem by putting a .zip file on my phone? To repopulate it? I think its all gone????
EDIT: MY BLOOTLOADER IS LOCKED... IM 99%
And idk if it means anything when i plug into rsd mode, my ui on my pc tells me im connected to "se flash olympus" which is all good but it doesnt have an (imei/esn/meid) number.?????
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So basically what you're saying is you have a stock device, locked bootloader, and you failed to read the directions about unlocking (pudding sbf, oem unlock, custom recovery). How do you expect to flash custom roms or custom recoveries with a locked bootloader?
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So basically what you're saying is you have a stock device, locked bootloader, and you failed to read the directions about unlocking (pudding sbf, oem unlock, custom recovery). How do you expect to flash custom roms or custom recoveries with a locked bootloader?
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What do you mean failed to read the instructions, i have done this before ... and i even thought flashing was actually one way to unlock the bl. Also i followed more than one tutorial explaining how to unlock the bl.
How do i expect to flash over a stock recovery?
I really dont know man im asking for help i just tried using rsd lite to flash a 2.3.6 att firmware stock rom...
My head hurts help me out what should i do?
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What do you mean failed to read the instructions, i have done this before ... and i even thought flashing was actually one way to unlock the bl. Also i followed more than one tutorial explaining how to unlock the bl.
How do i expect to flash over a stock recovery?
I really dont know man im asking for help i just tried using rsd lite to flash a 2.3.6 att firmware stock rom...
My head hurts help me out what should i do?
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You can use sbf as a means of unlocking bl... RIGHT..... ?...
Also idk if you read but i cant properly boot up so i need to use adb or fastboot or rsd... Right....? Maybe i explained things bad? I think with a sbf that is compatible ill be ok... Or maybe help unlocking bl first? I need help i tried alot on my own...
Don't you ever flash an SBF, they are not safe.
Unlock bootloader
Flash recovery
Flash stock 2.3.6 fruitcake
DONE!
Feche said:
Don't you ever flash an SBF, they are not safe.
Unlock bootloader
Flash recovery
Flash stock 2.3.6 fruitcake
DONE!
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The xda tutorial had be download ihop_bell.sbf ???? Pretty sure im bricking my phone now.... Can not find working unlock code, or working sbf. And right now my phones stuck flashing something... Its stuck on "phone being booted" ill let it go till battery drains... Or close... But yeah ithink i brinked it... Ill let you know
Edit: it said finished checking...
Edit2: HOLY BUUTMUNCHES!! i did the exact same thing as always and this time it worked!! Bootloader unlocked!! I have no idea what i did differentlY.. I SWER I DID THIS BEFORE.. Im not uber dumb.. Oooookie im so happy so now i can get custom rom!!!!??? I just wanted stock but i cant find that lol... Gunna try pushing cwm to recovery again...
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You can use sbf as a means of unlocking bl... RIGHT..... ?...
Also idk if you read but i cant properly boot up so i need to use adb or fastboot or rsd... Right....? Maybe i explained things bad? I think with a sbf that is compatible ill be ok... Or maybe help unlocking bl first? I need help i tried alot on my own...
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SUCCESS!!! Any links for something good i can install now? I havnt used cwm in years. Help a bit with links... I here cm7 is good... Believe it or not im actually not an adroid noob... Im just a noob period. Anyway i redid the process of flashing an sbf that would allow me to unlock bootloader... The 4th time i did it it worked. I have a veru very very very very bad laptop maybe thats why? Or im just a noob. Regardless its fixed and im so happy thats to the user who treated me like a noob it made me go back and redo everything i had done
Search for a 2.3.6 fruitcake, that is stock.
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Here you have stock fruitcakes http://www.das8nt.com/sbffiles.html
Feche said:
Search for a 2.3.6 fruitcake, that is stock.
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Here you have stock fruitcakes http://www.das8nt.com/sbffiles.html
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Much thanks... Google -> 2.3.6 fruitcake update.zip
Thats what im searching...?
Oops i m dumb ok got it!
long story short
htc desire 610, rooted, bootloader unlocked
needed to bypass safetynet
used magisk 12.4 worked fine, new update came
magisk no longer worked, forced me to update
update bricked my phone, bypassed this by reflashing rom in recovery
researched why new magisk update was being stubborn, one suggested updating my TWRP to latest build
updated TWRP, flashed the img while in recovery, ended up putting recovery into my boot (following a guide and wasnt paying attention)
phone now stuck in bootloop, can only go in recovery
wiped and formatted everything, decided to use adb sideload as its worked wonders for me before to try and put my rom back in
adb sideload wont detect phone, after many troublesome hours i decided to follow yet another guide i found about installing a RUU file into my phone to recover
followed guide step by step, turns out htc phones need bootloader locked, wasnt mentioned in guide
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S̶E̶C̶U̶R̶I̶T̶Y̶ ̶F̶A̶I̶L̶!̶ ̶
R̶U̶U̶ ̶ ̶
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please help....
ive read many pages about similar issues, some saying boot into fastboot, some saying "just type in cmd prompt" with an attached line of code... others saying "its easy just unlock your bootloader" but what i dont understand is how i can do this??
update: can get back into TWRP not sure what i can do from here as i dont have an SD card reader to transfer files just a usb and a phone with no OS
Swaaz said:
long story short
htc desire 610, rooted, bootloader unlocked
needed to bypass safetynet
used magisk 12.4 worked fine, new update came
magisk no longer worked, forced me to update
update bricked my phone, bypassed this by reflashing rom in recovery
researched why new magisk update was being stubborn, one suggested updating my TWRP to latest build
updated TWRP, flashed the img while in recovery, ended up putting recovery into my boot (following a guide and wasnt paying attention)
phone now stuck in bootloop, can only go in recovery
wiped and formatted everything, decided to use adb sideload as its worked wonders for me before to try and put my rom back in
adb sideload wont detect phone, after many troublesome hours i decided to follow yet another guide i found about installing a RUU file into my phone to recover
followed guide step by step, turns out htc phones need bootloader locked, wasnt mentioned in guide
phone now stuck in RUU mode with
SECURITY FAIL!
RUU
havnt been able to restart it yet have to wait until battery dies (thanks) dont have screwdriver to take battery out, others have said restarting wont fix it
please help....
ive read many pages about similar issues, some saying boot into fastboot, some saying "just type in cmd prompt" with an attached line of code... others saying "its easy just unlock your bootloader" but what i dont understand is how i can do any of this when my phone is stuck in RUU mode??
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Can't help with the issue but, the waiting on battery to die issue you can press and hold power button for 8 seconds to force it to turn off
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gabe.ulrickson said:
Can't help with the issue but, the waiting on battery to die issue you can press and hold power button for 8 seconds to force it to turn off
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this worked, i must of given up at exactly 7 seconds lol
dumb question but with all these programs ive downloaded tonight ive just about given up
if i factory reset my phone in android recovery mode (not TWRP, the one with the 4 androids) on a phone that doesnt have an OS installed there isnt some miracle chance it would revert to stock rom would it? the only thing on my phone is TWRP and i was using CM12 before everything spiraled out of control
update - phone can access TWRP so im back to square one, i tried RUU i tried adb sideload and i also tried the folliwing programs
sdkmanager
SP flash tool (cant be used with htc)
windroid toolkit
USDDeview
ODIN
i just want to start over and try again but i cant seem to fix this
No, factory reset just reinstalls the OS that was on the device. If you brick the device it doesn't have an OS to reinstall.
Unfortunately, I can't help you very much as I wasn't able to fix my Galaxy S4 that was bricked trying to unroot as my carrier data was slow and I couldnt find the series of files including Bootloader and OS that I used on my Galaxy Discover that fixed it (obviously galaxy s4 series of files) as Odin will flash stock os and with some work around flash custom os.
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The power reset is 6-15 seconds on devices but stock Android has included this feature since Android 4.0 at the earliest that I know of
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gabe.ulrickson said:
No, factory reset just reinstalls the OS that was on the device. If you brick the device it doesn't have an OS to reinstall.
Unfortunately, I can't help you very much as I wasn't able to fix my Galaxy S4 that was bricked trying to unroot as my carrier data was slow and I couldnt find the series of files including Bootloader and OS that I used on my Galaxy Discover that fixed it (obviously galaxy s4 series of files) as Odin will flash stock os and with some work around flash custom os.
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The power reset is 6-15 seconds on devices but stock Android has included this feature since Android 4.0 at the earliest that I know of
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its all good i feel like theres hope now that i can get back into recovery, tense moments such as these means id prob never of held down that button for more than 7 seconds to begin with and id still be stuck from RUU mode atleast.
just wish i knew how to get adb sideload to work its worked in the past but i cant get it to detect and the guide im reading says i have to use SP flash tool but i cant use scatter files on an htc phone.
Swaaz said:
its all good i feel like theres hope now that i can get back into recovery, tense moments such as these means id prob never of held down that button for more than 7 seconds to begin with and id still be stuck from RUU mode atleast.
just wish i knew how to get adb sideload to work its worked in the past but i cant get it to detect and the guide im reading says i have to use SP flash tool but i cant use scatter files on an htc phone.
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Hope you can figure it out
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Swaaz said:
its all good i feel like theres hope now that i can get back into recovery, tense moments such as these means id prob never of held down that button for more than 7 seconds to begin with and id still be stuck from RUU mode atleast.
just wish i knew how to get adb sideload to work its worked in the past but i cant get it to detect and the guide im reading says i have to use SP flash tool but i cant use scatter files on an htc phone.
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I don't really know adb very much as I haven't really had much experience with it.
Will probably be picking up a nexus 6 and rooting it since those are 100% stock Android and are easy to root and unbrick etc I will definitely be getting more experience with adb and root
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guess its too late in the night for anyone else's assistance ill be back tomorrow morning hopefully my boss doesnt get mad at my phone being bricked. not sure if bumping threads is allowed here so i apologize in advance
Yes its allowed as far as I know
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Swaaz said:
guess its too late in the night for anyone else's assistance ill be back tomorrow morning hopefully my boss doesnt get mad at my phone being bricked. not sure if bumping threads is allowed here so i apologize in advance
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Did you try to root your only phone, that's a very bad idea
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gabe.ulrickson said:
Yes its allowed as far as I know
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Did you try to root your only phone, that's a very bad idea
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ive rooted before, and since its rooted its easier to recover in circumstances such as these
the magisk update is what started it, old magisk stopped working and it forced me to update and that caused everything to spiral out of control
Swaaz said:
ive rooted before, and since its rooted its easier to recover in circumstances such as these
the magisk update is what started it, old magisk stopped working and it forced me to update and that caused everything to spiral out of control
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My suggestion is don't use magisk
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gabe.ulrickson said:
My suggestion is don't use magisk
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unfortunately nintendo apps have decided to label anyone with a bootloader unlocked as a filthy hacker and block access to their games
god forbid i upgrade my stock rom
That's why I try to have multiple devices to use
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bump
disappointed... guess ill go buy an SD card reader and try and transfer the rom that way. people might think thread was solved due to how many replies there was :X
Swaaz said:
disappointed... guess ill go buy an SD card reader and try and transfer the rom that way. people might think thread was solved due to how many replies there was :X
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I don't think so...
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back to square one, new magisk update came out today which claims to not brick phones... still bricks mine
i guess thread closed. nobody here and every 2 hours i come into a different problem so ill just keep toying with it
if anyone cares, my current issue is that i cannot flash the current TWRP it always results in a bootloop im currently using an older build and ive been told that i need the newest TWRP for the newest magisk build