Have i bricked my Atrix ? - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I think i have ****ed up my Phone.
I've flashed 1.8.3 on my AT&T Atrix and then updated to 2.3.4 with the official patch from Motorola. ( From here http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=9098bc50a569f210VgnVCM10000081bbb00aRCRD )
It worked all without problems.
After this i've tried to flash this sbf: "Full 2.3.4 with preinstall root and pudding bootloader unlock, full sbf" ( from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15023030 )
At the end i got a error in RSD Lite:
http://i.imgur.com/I8VRI.png
I tried to flash the 1.8.3 again but got the same error.
When i start the phone now it shows "SVF:105:1:2 Failed to boot 0x1000" and turns off after two seconds.
What to do ?

meloy said:
I think i have ****ed up my Phone.
I've flashed 1.8.3 on my AT&T Atrix and then updated to 2.3.4 with the official patch from Motorola. ( From here http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=9098bc50a569f210VgnVCM10000081bbb00aRCRD )
It worked all without problems.
After this i've tried to flash this sbf: "Full 2.3.4 with preinstall root and pudding bootloader unlock, full sbf" ( from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15023030 )
At the end i got a error in RSD Lite:
http://i.imgur.com/I8VRI.png
I tried to flash the 1.8.3 again but got the same error.
When i start the phone now it shows "SVF:105:1:2 Failed to boot 0x1000" and turns off after two seconds.
What to do ?
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If it doesn't give you any options to enter fastboot, RSD, recovery, etc then you bricked your phone

If you took the time to read in the dev section it would have told you not to flash to 2.3.4 from Motorola. Reading is important, could have saved your phone
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firefox3 said:
If you took the time to read in the dev section it would have told you not to flash to 2.3.4 from Motorola. Reading is important, could have saved your phone
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If only we knew these things beforehand. Let's say he tech savvy, looks he is a little, even if he was there's no way we think to ourselves man this isn't a good idea! And on that note...
captain hindsight away!!!!!
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When it gives the error and shuts off...it's hard bricked...no fix.

You have to send it in for repair. Same thing happened to me. :/
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these guys don't know what they're talking about. google the error you got, go to the thread on "atrixforums" and follow the instructions. there doesn't seem to be anyone on xda that knows how to fix this for some reason. the same thing happened to my brother's atrix a few weeks ago and it's up and running now

gotgame740 said:
these guys don't know what they're talking about. google the error you got, go to the thread on "atrixforums" and follow the instructions. there doesn't seem to be anyone on xda that knows how to fix this for some reason. the same thing happened to my brother's atrix a few weeks ago and it's up and running now
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I googled it and only found a recovery-solution for a SOFT-BRICK. Please be so kind and post the link to the thread that has the solution for a HARD-BRICK.
The thing that was done wrong here was first flashing up to GB, then down to FroYo again to RECIEVE THE OTA!!! After an OTA he first tried to flash pudding and ended up with error - that can happen, no big deal.
The capital mistake was to flash 1.8.3. AGAIN!!!!
If you had read this thread (it´s A STICKY for good reason!!!!) this would never have happened.
So yes, the guy bricked his phone and if he does not have the Motorola equipment needed to fix that, he has to send it in for repair...

No need to be pissed off with someone who bricked their own Atrix. The playground visciousness of our Atrix forum on XDA is absurd.

lurchbyrep said:
No need to be pissed off with someone who bricked their own Atrix. The playground visciousness of our Atrix forum on XDA is absurd.
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Me? Not really pissed but a little annoyed. The Q&As are full of people posting problems they simply could have solved by reading the instructions carefully and/or using the search. SBF is something to be handeled with greatest care!
What annoys me big time is people who say XDA doesn´t have the solution, claim that it´s written somewhere (just google it...) and don´t provide the link!
The poor guy hard-bricked his phone for sure and I´m sorry for that!

gotgame740 said:
these guys don't know what they're talking about. google the error you got, go to the thread on "atrixforums" and follow the instructions. there doesn't seem to be anyone on xda that knows how to fix this for some reason. the same thing happened to my brother's atrix a few weeks ago and it's up and running now
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Care to link this thead for us?
If you get the message the OP got you are hard bricked. If you get the message the OP got along with a menu displaying options such as RSD, fastboot, recovery............you have a soft brick from which you can recover.

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Nothing Works.

Please help I've been following the instructions and have no idea what i could have gotten wrong so many times in a row
I've tried unlocking my boot loader.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202883
This repeatedly gave me the fastboot failed 0x1000 error
Rooting my phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15872818
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
Copy of my cmd prompt @Paste Bin
Jumping to one of my goals and getting hdmi webtop running
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980193
The installer failed Details @ Pastebin
And nothing, every single method fails nothing achieved short of some files I'm sure are floating around on my phone and Now having the knowledge of how to return to stock AT&T rom if I break my device boot but can still use RSD.
So there is that.
Device Atrix 4G AT&T, Latest OTA update from AT&T as of 08/08/11.
This section is devoted to different things I'm going to try
Code:
Experimenting With Different USB modes since i Tend to just leave it on mass storrage
Switching to NONE had no effect short of stopping the errors
Thinking Maybe an installed app is causing this so going to provide a list of them
This link
briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader
Was recommended as the .sbf is supposedly different but not enough for my phone to be able to use it apparently
Yes, it DOES work. The bootloader and root methods you provided are the one I JUST used. They are working fine...
User error
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It might work for you but that doesn't mean it works for everyone. I followed every step to the letter and got nothing but errors and failed attempts
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defnow said:
Yes, it DOES work. The bootloader and root methods you provided are the one I JUST used. They are working fine...
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To be more direct. Isn't it a possibility that I made this post to ask for help and not to debunk a Bunch of guide posts
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ertDeath said:
To be more direct. Isn't it a possibility that I made this post to ask for help and not to debunk a Bunch of guide posts
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true but you weren't asking for help. So, please say where you are getting errors. I'd be happy to help out..
this one you posted is the one i followed. I skipped Step 2 (recovery) for a more up to date one..
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202883
The bootloader and root process in this guide worked perfect. Whats steps in that guide were you having trouble with?
It will be great if you can put a screenshot of the error.
ertDeath said:
To be more direct. Isn't it a possibility that I made this post to ask for help and not to debunk a Bunch of guide posts
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Then next time be more direct. The last thing people want to do is read your mind when trying to help. That's what people are here for is to help.
Try telling us where it was in the process that failed. Go from there
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What errors did it throw?
Update Bump with much grander detail to my problem
Go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
In the first post there is a link to Brief Mobile's Beginner's Guide. It is very similar to what you used but apparently the .sbf is different.
Once you have an unlocked bootlader you can take care of both the rooting and the webtop over HDMI hack with a custom ROM. I'm using Alien Build #4 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186537) and is working great. Some people report problems with the Alien theme, but you can use the ROM without the theme and still get the root and webtop hack along with some other goodies.
You will first need to install CWM. You can use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
Then just boot into recovery and install the Alien zip.
Any problems you have are probably already solved in the Alien thread.
shelahp said:
Go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
In the first post there is a link to Brief Mobile's Beginner's Guide. It is very similar to what you used but apparently the .sbf is different.
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The good news is that i didn't brick my phone, the bad news is that i had to flash back to the original 4.5.91 OS.
but thanks for trying anyway
Bumping with small update
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ertDeath said:
Bumping with small update
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Read through the PUDDING (the first one I suggested) and the Alien ROM threads.. They're long but you'll probably find a solution there..
Also post what you're doing step by step and exactly when are you getting which error. You must be missing some step or doing something wrong because the whole process should be really easy, specially with an AT&T phone.

[Q] someone who knows atrix exhaustively pls answer...pls help

hi guys...
I am kind of a noob....but have been following step by step guides by so many people and have survived this long....but have got so many un answered errors to which no one have given me a proper explanation...
so I am fully furnishing my atrix details and errors that I have....some one who knows atrix exhaustively and is kind enough to help me plsss help...
so here it is.....
I am using an at&t atrix bought in the us and had unlocked it to use in india....i unlocked it five months before now...in the beginning my bluetooth used to work properly and I installed a obex file transfer application some time later....since then whenever I click turn on bluetooth option it just shows that it is working on to switch on the bluetooth but it just greys out and does not switch on...so I searched in the internet where couple of people having motto droid had the same problem and they were given a solution to move a file named sdp from /data/misc/bluetoothd/(bluetooth address of the respective phone)/sdp to the external memory card...i did so in my atrix and my bluetooth started working properly...so after a few days my bluetooth speed working and never worked till now....i consulted so many people everyone told that if I update my phone to the latest version it would work....i have updated upto 4.1.83 and stil out hasn't worked...i have posted several v times in this site and no one has ben able to help me yet.... I am planing to fully format my phone so that I restore the sdp file that I moved back to the original place and need to update to gingsoerbread....so that I dont get. the same problem after iI update to gingerbread....so these are questions that iI need to ask to which iI couldn't get answers....some of these may have been posted but senior members pls dont get frustrated with me for asking a noob ques....
1. I need to do a full factory format...if I do so w will it get locked like when I got it in the us...and pls direct me to the place which gives step by step instructions to hard format my phone...and unlock it at the same time...
2. after hard formatting wil I be able to use my bluetooth function...
3. I need to update to ginger bread....for which I need a step by step guide...if some one could pls direct me to the link or thread...pls....i know this is a noob question but I am not able to do so...pls help
4.i have installed so many apps and games that I do not want to lose if I hard format...is there a software like norton ghost for android....which will help me restore the apps games contacts which I previously had....i know titanium backup is one option not sure whether it does the function which I expect it to do...
.pls and I do know about this thread for the noobs where I couldn't find the answer to these questions ....http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1154600
could someone pls help...i am desperate...
. thank you very much for reading this whole boring post....and pls be kind and reply if you know answers to any of these questions....
a step by step guide would be much appreciated...
thank you
harish
I had nothing but problems out of my wifes atrix after performing the root procedure. I returned it to stock and traded it in on day 29 and got the htc inspire for her instead which we run cm7 on. The atrix is a nice little device out of the box but once i got tinkering with it seemed like one issue after another. My personal phone is an evo3d. Love it!!!! I know this doesnt answer your OP but just wanted to share my frustrations with the atrix. Good luck.
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1. Once you are unlocked you stay unlocked
2. I had the same prob before gingerbread and rebooting the phone seamed to help, since gingerbread I have not had an issue with bluetooth
4. Yes TiBU can do this for you. Backup to extsd then after flashing restore from extsd.
Shantox73 said:
I had nothing but problems out of my wifes atrix after performing the root procedure. I returned it to stock and traded it in on day 29 and got the htc inspire for her instead which we run cm7 on. The atrix is a nice little device out of the box but once i got tinkering with it seemed like one issue after another. My personal phone is an evo3d. Love it!!!! I know this doesnt answer your OP but just wanted to share my frustrations with the atrix. Good luck.
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What the hell are you even talking about?
thanks wiredpirate for the reply....
so what should I do now....
should I format first or should I unlock my bootloader first to update to gingerbread...
if I format first will I have 4.1.83 version or the one which I had when I first bought the phone....
harishjkhv said:
if I format first will I have 4.1.83 version or the one which I had when I first bought the phone....
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Depends on what you mean by "format". A Factory reset done on the phone will return you to the stock version of that version, but RSD will return you to the version you flashed.
harishjkhv said:
so what should I do now....
should I format first or should I unlock my bootloader first to update to gingerbread...
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Depends on how you want to get gingerbread. Either the Official way, where you won't lose your data and won't need to unlock your bootloader BUT YOU CANNOT GO BACK TO FROYO AFTER PERFORMING THE OFFICIAL UPDATE or by flashing custom roms /fastboot images. If you decide to go this way, your bootloader must be unlocked, but you will have the option to go back to froyo.
yawn, covered extentsivly in the stickies. lol, step by step guide to install gingerbread..........?
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Shantox73 said:
I had nothing but problems out of my wifes atrix after performing the root procedure. I returned it to stock and traded it in on day 29 and got the htc inspire for her instead which we run cm7 on. The atrix is a nice little device out of the box but once i got tinkering with it seemed like one issue after another. My personal phone is an evo3d. Love it!!!! I know this doesnt answer your OP but just wanted to share my frustrations with the atrix. Good luck.
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LOL. "the atrix" eh?
There was NOTHING wrong with your Atrix. It was you. 100%. Undeniable.
Everyone gets the same software from the beginning. Rooting properly doesn't interfere with anything. You most likely used Superone Click.
Plus, first off Evo3d's blow compared to an Atrix, our phones are about 4x more powerful in every way, so don't go repping your Evo3d here. Second, any phone you bought for your wife was not as good as the Atrix, plain and simple.
Another failure. 0/2 bud, nice....

[Q] how to return the Atrix 4G to stock 2.3.6 ?

Is there any way to return to COMPLETE STOCK 2.3.6 ? of course also to be rooted.
Thanks !
Not an OP but extensively read
I would like to know the answer to this also. I've read everywhere and there seems to be lots of warnings involved when going back to a stock room on the Atrix 4G. Is anyone available to confirm?
Only safe way is to flash a Fruitcake.
Check the Fruitcakes thread...
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ccrows said:
Only safe way is to flash a Fruitcake.
Check the Fruitcakes thread...
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What are the dangers in flashing with RSDlite ? i flashed my fathers RAZR with it few times..
I have flashed two phones with the stock sbf. I don't know why everyone is freaking out about it. I just flashed a 2nd time to be sure. NO PROBLEMS ......
chrism.brunner said:
I have flashed two phones with the stock sbf. I don't know why everyone is freaking out about it. I just flashed a 2nd time to be sure. NO PROBLEMS ......
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guide please ?
Download the latest RSD lite.
Install the program on your Windows computer. ( xp works best for me. Sometimes get errors on win7).
Download the 2.3.6 sbf. Make sure it is the one for your carrier.
Open rsd lite.
Select the sbf file.
Start.
That's what I did. It was simple.
A google search could probably find you a better guide though.
Good luck.
As usual, this is what I have done, and I take no responsibility if it doesn't work for you.
Using rsdlite to flash an .sbf is dangerous if you flash one prior to 2.3.4 gingerbread. All others are safe to my knowledge. But using pudding is easier and faster.
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Quick note: If you SBF flash a stock ROM while you're on a custom ROM, remember to wipe the data in stock recovery when you're done! :good:
Thanks !
Now, where can i find SBF file which is compatible with ATT Atrix 4G in Israel ?
My carrier is Cellcom but i bought the phone with ATT Rom.
And another q's, if i flash SBF of complete stock 2.3.4, will i be able to use Moto OTA update through the phone to get 2.3.6 ?
Thanks again !
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what about one of those ?
https://sites.google.com/site/motosbf/atrix-sbf-files
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Or maybe shall i use this ?
http://direct.motorola.com/ENG/Soft...ountry=GBR&language=ENG&web_page_name=SUPPORT
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if i do this - http://www.androidauthority.com/atrix-4g-revert-4-5-91-stock-firmware-52952/
Will i be able to use OTA update ?
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or this - http://www.android-advice.com/2012/fix-bricked-motorola-atrix-after-ota-update/
Do not use RSD lite and .sbf. do some searching and you will find that Motorola doesn't condone using RSd lite for public use. Flash the appropriate fruitcakes just like you would a rom except wipe the phone completely (especially when you are down grading. If you do use rsd lite and hard brick your phone I will have no sympathy for you as your phone will be a very expensive paper weight. Many many people have already started forum pages on why you should not use rsd lite. Just my opinion... take it or leave it as you may.
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Mphill46 said:
Do not use RSD lite and .sbf. do some searching and you will find that Motorola doesn't condone using RSd lite for public use. Flash the appropriate fruitcakes just like you would a rom except wipe the phone completely (especially when you are down grading. If you do use rsd lite and hard brick your phone I will have no sympathy for you as your phone will be a very expensive paper weight. Many many people have already started forum pages on why you should not use rsd lite. Just my opinion... take it or leave it as you may.
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mhh...:<
ok, you got me convinced.
Thank you all !
Your welcome... didn't mean to come off harsh, but I'd rather sound harsh then have another fellow member hard brick their phone.. use the search and look for fruitcakes... completely safe, just remember to always have a known working backup as always before upgrading or downgrading versions.
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Mphill46 said:
Your welcome... didn't mean to come off harsh, but I'd rather sound harsh then have another fellow member hard brick their phone.. use the search and look for fruitcakes... completely safe, just remember to always have a known working backup as always before upgrading or downgrading versions.
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No, its totally fine.I appreciate your help !
Sorry but there seems to be an issue with all the 2.3.6 fruitcakes...:\
is it ok if i flash this SBF ?
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.6-4.5.141-111212-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P012.sbf
I live in Israel and have the ATT atrix 4G running Cm7 now.
The problem with sbf files is if you flash the wrong one. Make sure you have the right one and you will have no problems. Check the other threads. There are alot of us flashing them.
It would solve your problem.
Check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806106
chrism.brunner said:
Check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1806106
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Thanks but is there a specific SBF that i can flash ? or is the one on my previous comment good to flash ?
That is the one that i flash.
chrism.brunner said:
That is the one that i flash.
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So if i have an ATT Atrix 4G, but i live in Israel and not the US, can i flash this freaking truble maker ? XD

URGENT! Need Help With My Phone!

So I rooted my phone about 3 days ago using a not so popular method i think. I rooted my phone without using a computer or a dock and pushed the tmp file with terminal emulator. That's not my issue though. My issue is that I attempted to install cm9 but I F**cked up because i am new at this kinda stuff. Now My phone is bricked and all it says is "failed to boot 2 starting RSD mode" I cant do anything though. I am downloading 1FF sunfire user 2.3.4 zip i have RSDLite 5.5 I cant seem to find the SBF for it.
If someone could help me by giving me step by step instructions it would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
I need Urgent Help as I am leaving out of town this weekend and I need my phone working by then. PLEASE HELP
Thanks,
-Mario
Mario did you do the OTA to 2.3.5? If so you have a expensive paper weight. The new OTA doesn't allow flashing.
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MarioMoPho said:
So I rooted my phone about 3 days ago using a not so popular method i think. I rooted my phone without using a computer or a dock and pushed the tmp file with terminal emulator. That's not my issue though. My issue is that I attempted to install cm9 but I F**cked up because i am new at this kinda stuff. Now My phone is bricked and all it says is "failed to boot 2 starting RSD mode" I cant do anything though. I am downloading 1FF sunfire user 2.3.4 zip i have RSDLite 5.5 I cant seem to find the SBF for it.
If someone could help me by giving me step by step instructions it would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
I need Urgent Help as I am leaving out of town this weekend and I need my phone working by then. PLEASE HELP
Thanks,
-Mario
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No worries, you'll be fine. Sounds like you're having the same problem as another gentleman we've been helpin for the past couple days. You've flashed a rom that you can only use while having an unlocked bootloader. Please refer to my post in his thread right here for a link to an sbf and video directions. This will only work if you rooted while you had 2.3.4. If you took the recent ota update from moto that put you on 2.3.5 then I can't help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29520881
Acvice said:
No worries, you'll be fine. Sounds like you're having the same problem as another gentleman we've been helpin for the past couple days. You've flashed a rom that you can only use while having an unlocked bootloader. Please refer to my post in his thread right here for a link to an sbf and video directions. This will only work if you rooted while you had 2.3.4. If you took the recent ota update from moto that put you on 2.3.5 then I can't help you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29520881
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So my phone is bricked?
I did try and root from 2.3.5 and i had no idea that i couldnt ! So basically it is a brick now? an expensive worthless brick? Can i do anything?
what can i tell sprint!?
FML
I think I read a few posts where people got the same error message from the ota update. Try telling them thats what happened and return it.
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MarioMoPho said:
So my phone is bricked?
I did try and root from 2.3.5 and i had no idea that i couldnt ! So basically it is a brick now? an expensive worthless brick? Can i do anything?
what can i tell sprint!?
FML
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You can root 2.3.5 just fine. You just can't install custom ROMs if you had it. No you're not bricked, it would have just been an easy fix if you tried this while having 2.3.4 installed. If you had 2.3.5, you just made it extremely difficult on yourself. Hope isn't lost, your just out of my area of expertise. Should have read around the forums a bit more, the 2.3.5 issue is common knowledge round here.

[q] atrix bootloader unlock plz help

Hey guys, there are lots of threads out there which have motorola atrix bootloader unlock guides, but it is starting to get very confusing bc some instructions don't apply to some phones: I am a noob so can someone plz explain to me how to unlock my atrix bootloader and what are the prerequistes.... my atrix is on firmware version 4.5.141, system version is 4.5.141.MB860.ATT.enUS and it is on android 2.3.6
Thanks in advance, i would greatly appricate it if you could also post file download links.
Thanks again
Check out the unlock thread in general. Will work for att with your version.
pre4speed said:
Check out the unlock thread in general. Will work for att with your version.
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link to the direction i should use plz thx
hotshot545 said:
Hey guys, there are lots of threads out there which have motorola atrix bootloader unlock guides, but it is starting to get very confusing bc some instructions don't apply to some phones: I am a noob so can someone plz explain to me how to unlock my atrix bootloader and what are the prerequistes.... my atrix is on firmware version 4.5.141, system version is 4.5.141.MB860.ATT.enUS and it is on android 2.3.6
Thanks in advance, i would greatly appricate it if you could also post file download links.
Thanks again
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I want to do the same but I dont want to brick my Phone can you tell me when you finished whats your result and the guide that you use please i hace the same versión.
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Hey...m new to dis forum...can u please clarify me a doubt..? My doubt is..i have an atrix 4g at&t nd m using it india...i bought it in secnd hand and is sim unlocked...if I factory reset my atrix...will my fone get locked again??? Please reply...! :
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Kaaru said:
Hey...m new to dis forum...can u please clarify me a doubt..? My doubt is..i have an atrix 4g at&t nd m using it india...i bought it in secnd hand and is sim unlocked...if I factory reset my atrix...will my fone get locked again??? Please reply...! :
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32277161#post32277161
Next time try searching first.
Also this is off-topic here, your question has absolutely nothing to do with bootloader unlock.
Anyways...thnx for d link!!
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I have been holding off because i have not been able to find anyone whose specfically tried this on this software version, if anyone has i would appriciate if you could give me some info how you did it and what files you used thx
Confirmed: Unlock Atrix 4G running 2.3.6
hotshot545 said:
I have been holding off because i have not been able to find anyone whose specfically tried this on this software version, if anyone has i would appriciate if you could give me some info how you did it and what files you used thx
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I just performed this on my Atrix 4G that was running 2.3.6 Stock exactly 7 days ago. It was the first time I had ever done anything to my phone since the last AT&T update. I had root before the update, but it was taken away when I applied the update. Since Motorola doesn't want to do a major update for my phone (Boo to them!), I decided to try flashing CM7 Olympus, and now I wish I had done it sooner!
I didn't check the links above, but I followed these instructions to the letter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
The process made me nervous, but it worked perfectly!
EDIT: Those are the closest instructions I could find to the original ones I had. I found the ones I actually used on Atrix Forums' website. The article is called "[TUT]Unlocking Bootloader and Installing Custom ROMs" (I'm too new to link to an external site due to forum regulations.)
Unlocked same version from ATT
I had to flash 4.1.83 sbf. The regular unlock process. But be careful as it could brick your phone. I experimented and luck was on my side.
Thanks,
Jinesh
twomoses said:
I just performed this on my Atrix 4G that was running 2.3.6 Stock exactly 7 days ago. It was the first time I had ever done anything to my phone since the last AT&T update. I had root before the update, but it was taken away when I applied the update. Since Motorola doesn't want to do a major update for my phone (Boo to them!), I decided to try flashing CM7 Olympus, and now I wish I had done it sooner!
I didn't check the links above, but I followed these instructions to the letter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
The process made me nervous, but it worked perfectly!
EDIT: Those are the closest instructions I could find to the original ones I had. I found the ones I actually used on Atrix Forums' website. The article is called "[TUT]Unlocking Bootloader and Installing Custom ROMs" (I'm too new to link to an external site due to forum regulations.)
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http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/mo...ocking-bootloader-installing-custom-roms.html
is that the link
hotshot545 said:
http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/mo...ocking-bootloader-installing-custom-roms.html
is that the link
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That is the one!
twomoses said:
That is the one!
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Followed those instructions as well. I feel like I am very close to having my phone back to where it needs to be for me to consider the mission a success I am only experiencing an issue adding Google accounts and getting into the android Market. I did a titanium backup restore and got all of my apps back and restored system settings, but Gmail crashes every time I try to open it and the Market opens a white window then goes away without any warning or error info.
I haven't flashed a custom rom so I am still in the stock Gingerbread ROM.
Trying to add a Google account gives me the message "Can't Establish a reliable connection..." If I followed this guide, am I fine to do a hard reset, as that is the only solution I have found online to the Can't Establish connection error?
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If your intentions were to flash a custom rom, I would perform a nandroid backup and then flash away following the instructions you've been using.
If you unlocked the bootloader, your phone was probably returned to stock just like performing a hard reset. Google Play (or Market) usually needs a very good connection to run its first update, so if you're not on wifi, connect to that first. If you still have that problem, try clearing the data for that app (from the home screen > Menu > Manage Applications > "Market" > Clear Data)
If you were trying to flash a fruitcake (to return it to stock after flashing a custom ROM), still try clearing the app data and, if that doesn't work, try flashing the fruitcake again.

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