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Followed a guide on youtube with over 100k Views. The guy didn't even mention to not install gingerbread on a Bell Atrix. My phone is now bricked.
It goes past the loading screen then has a black screen with a red flashing LED.
Tried following the Bell Deodox kit but it says that my phone is not plugged in or what ever. Is there something I can do to make the computer recognize the phone? It does not even show on My Computer.
Thank you, I would really like to use my phone soon...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1070076
Follow this guide EXACTLY as it reads.
BE WARNED-flashing the french sbf means no more bell sbf as we do not have an sbf from bell. That is the only drawback. The french sbf works identically to the bell software you are running just faster and less bloat.
Hope that helps.
Thank you, but would I still be able to use my services from Bell? I dont want a useless toy if I cannot use the phone on it
GaetanoVP said:
Thank you, but would I still be able to use my services from Bell? I dont want a useless toy if I cannot use the phone on it
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It will function exactly as it did before (you will have to enter your bell apn settings again to get data). It will just run faster and have no Bell bloatware apps on it.
Downside is that because you are flashing something OTHER than the Bell sbf, TECHNICALLY warranty is void.
Its better off anyways. The Bell sbf is old and slow. The french sbf is newer and much faster.
As long as I can use my phone again, I would be so happy.
GaetanoVP said:
As long as I can use my phone again, I would be so happy.
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If you can get into RSD mode (power up phone and hold volume up button until "Starting RSD Protocol" shows), then you can flash the french sbf with RSD Lite and bring it back to life (fully operational).
GibMcFragger said:
If you can get into RSD mode (power up phone and hold volume up button until "Starting RSD Protocol" shows), then you can flash the french sbf with RSD Lite and bring it back to life (fully operational).
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I am in it
Also, Do I want to download this one?
Code:
Download 2.1.1 SBF if you are going to Flash this.
OLYEM 2.1.1 SBF -> Here
It says int he guide, just sketchy about the part where it says "If you are going to flash this". Is this the right file or no?
GaetanoVP said:
Followed a guide on youtube with over 100k Views. The guy didn't even mention to not install gingerbread on a Bell Atrix. My phone is now bricked.
It goes past the loading screen then has a black screen with a red flashing LED.
Tried following the Bell Deodox kit but it says that my phone is not plugged in or what ever. Is there something I can do to make the computer recognize the phone? It does not even show on My Computer.
Thank you, I would really like to use my phone soon...
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Just flash an sbf, telstra, or the unnamed one from France, if you need to go back to stock (gameloft purchases/bell update/roaming issues), you can use my script to restore your bell files.
(The reason it was unable to connect, is that you need usb debugging enabled on the phone, the firmware you flashed 1) didn't work, so nothing was setup, including adb access, and 2) was an sbf, wiping out everything on the phone, so the only way to get back is to flash a sbf.)
Cheers!
Should I have any roaming issues if I use France when I'm with Bell? :S
there are literally NO drawbacks from flashing this sbf. no roaming issues. faster data as well.
Thank you, just wanted to know since I see other people on the forum with roaming issues due to French.
GaetanoVP said:
Thank you, just wanted to know since I see other people on the forum with roaming issues due to French.
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You shouldn't have any roaming issues. I didn't. Either way, the roaming issues can easily be fixed by replacing a config file on your phone. It's not technically roaming anyways, the phone just THINKS it's roaming because the Bell info isn't in the file.
You have the same phone I have and I flashed the French sbf over the Stock Bell one with no issues. I just had to manually add the Bell APN settings in so I would get data on Bell. It's easy and takes but 5 minutes. It's even easier if you use the APN Backup app from the market to do it.
Upside of the French U4_2.1.1 sbf over the stock Bell one.
Faster UI with no lagging.
Faster uploads (Bell has HSUPA disabled, it is ENABLED on the french sbf)
No Bell bloatware apps
Downsides:
TECHNICALLY it voids the warranty with Bell as it's not bell software
Do it, trust me. Bell is horrible with their updates anyways and U4_2.1.1 is much better. If you want to go one step further, deodex it and then flash Greyblur 2.1 after flashing the French sbf and then you can flash any theme you fine here as it swaps the framework over to the AT&T version which is what 90% of the development here is for.
You can find the french 2.2.1 download link as well as all the info you need in this thread. It has the info to download, flash, restore your Bell APN, deodex, download and flash Greyblur, etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1070076
LIFESAVER!!!
I went through the same crap this morning. This worked great! Now back to the drawing board! GreyBlur here I Come!
dmenava said:
I went through the same crap this morning. This worked great! Now back to the drawing board! GreyBlur here I Come!
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Enjoy!
To be honest. I was hesitant to flash Greyblur for the longest time and when I finally did, I couldn't believe how much faster it was than any of the stock sbf's I had tried (Bell stock, Telstra, French sbf).
When I put the GreyBlur on my Atrix, the Menu is Empty, like no weather, no news updates like bell had, is that a glitch?
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When I put the GreyBlur on my Atrix, the Menu is Empty, like no weather, no news updates like bell had, is that a glitch?
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You mean no news app or weather app? That is normal. Those were bloat apps and Greyblur comes bloat-free. If I remember correctly there is a bloatware-restorer floating around here somewhere and you can get them back. Also, if you did a Titanium Backup before flashing you can restore them from it.
Sent from my rooted, frozen, Cool Blue Greyblur'd Motorola Olympus on Bell.
Hi
I am having roaming Issues after that SBF, other did not have it.. so be aware that you might get it too..
I am stil not able to run the scripts from HFHimself.
UPDATE:
Thanks to HFhimself.. I got 2.1.1 back to Bell Stock and no more roaming..
Question: can I flash GreyBlur on top of the Bell Stock or I really need 2.1.1
GibMcFragger said:
Enjoy!
To be honest. I was hesitant to flash Greyblur for the longest time and when I finally did, I couldn't believe how much faster it was than any of the stock sbf's I had tried (Bell stock, Telstra, French sbf).
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I finally got everything done correctly! Greyblurrrred haha! Better battery life and faster response makes this the best custom rom out there for the Atrix. I've seen some videos of Gingerbread 2.3 and it still looks sluggish. I think I'm keeping this Greyblur for a while, friggin love it.
OK I'm in need of dire help. I own a Motorola Photon for SPRINT. It started with the fact i was using jokersax CM9, but had no signal. Tried all the fixes but nothing prevailed, so i decided to flash back to stock. I flashed and somehow I started getting "failed to boot 2/3/4". Eventually i came into dire need for it to get past the boot screen . So eventually tried the method of flashing U.S. Cellular SBF which eventually worked. Eventually got past the activation screen (go into wireless setting through menu button and change it to GSM) but now I can't make calls, text, 3G unlike the people I heard this method from, and I'm wondering how can I do that or how can i go back to sprint SBF
U.S. GSM towers are blocked at the hardware level I believe.
Sent from my MB855 using xda premium
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OK I'm in need of dire help. I own a Motorola Photon for SPRINT. It started with the fact i was using jokersax CM9, but had no signal. Tried all the fixes but nothing prevailed, so i decided to flash back to stock. I flashed and somehow I started getting "failed to boot 2/3/4". Eventually i came into dire need for it to get past the boot screen . So eventually tried the method of flashing U.S. Cellular SBF which eventually worked. Eventually got past the activation screen (go into wireless setting through menu button and change it to GSM) but now I can't make calls, text, 3G unlike the people I heard this method from, and I'm wondering how can I do that or how can i go back to sprint SBF
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When you flashed back to Sprint stock 2.3.4 from CM9, did you format the system data? If not you will have problems going past the boot screen. I learned that the hard way.
Try the following to see if this works.
1) Use RSD Lite to flash back to Sprint stock 2.3.4 SBF
2) Turn off phone
3) Hold Power+Vol Down buttons and use Vol Down to scroll through options to "Android Recovery" and press Vol Up button
4) You'll get a triangle warning icon in the middle. Press and hold both Vol Up + Vol Down button to access stock recovery.
5) Select "format system data/factory reset" and "wipe cache partition"
6) After that is done, select "reboot phone"
7) You should be able to boot up like factory reset
8) Make sure your phone registers with Sprint during the initial setup.
9) PROFIT!!!
Let me know if this works out for you.
I just tried to go back to stock through RSD Lite and it failed at "waiting for re-enumeration" and on the phone it says "sec_exception: febe, 4e, 4e"
How many times did you try this? Did you make sure before you started flashing via RSD Lite that you put the phone in "RSD Protocol support"?
Try watching this video to flash back to RSD Lite. Skip to 3:30 for RSD Lite part and watch from there. Its very step by step on how to go back to stock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94VcWk-CJc
If you flashed the USCC 2.3.5 sbf and not zip file, you have effectively locked your boot oader and no amount of sbfing will help.
You won't be able to activate it for sprint because of that.
Sent from my MB855
I understood that which why if I couldn't change it back to sprint, how can i make it to where I can atleast make calls and text or use internet (3g)?
You need to flash photon radio. That will help, I think.
peetr_ said:
You need to flash photon radio. That will help, I think.
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Can you explain in more depth, with what radio and how?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573727
Graze through this thread to see if it is going anywhere. I used a variation of this to unlock my Electrify that shipped with 2.3.5 and a locked bootloader. If they got the method working you should be able to use it to unlock your bootloader and get back to a sprint rom.
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Can you explain in more depth, with what radio and how?
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You cannot go back with any Photon sbf, but theoretically, you can get your phone service back, with flashing Photon radio through recovery (maybe bootstrap recovery, if you cannot be unlocked), try it - http://d-h.st/lS0
I don't understand why the OP flashed the USCC 2.3.5 update when he has a Sprint phone. Sounds like it was too much desperation and with a simple look on the XDA forums the problem would have been solved.
I offered the OP a few steps to try out but has yet to get back to me. Oh well I guess he missed my suggestion or ignored it. Either way good luck with that.
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I don't understand why the OP flashed the USCC 2.3.5 update when he has a Sprint phone. Sounds like it was too much desperation and with a simple look on the XDA forums the problem would have been solved.
I offered the OP a few steps to try out but has yet to get back to me. Oh well I guess he missed my suggestion or ignored it. Either way good luck with that.
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I did, posted 20 mins after you did with my results, and it kinda was out of desperation that I did it since all i got was a load of sec_exemptions and failed flashes that I went with the method I did. But thank you for helping with those steps, I'm currently following the thread that can probably fix my problem without flashing
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I don't understand why the OP flashed the USCC 2.3.5 update when he has a Sprint phone. Sounds like it was too much desperation and with a simple look on the XDA forums the problem would have been solved.
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I think the problem (at least it was for me, and given the number of people posting that they accidentally flashed it, there has to be a reason) is that one of the threads with info on restoring back to locked/stock ROM says something like 'flash the attached bootloader.' The correct bootloader is *linked* inside a list of links, and the horrible, horrible 2.3.5 bootloader of doom is actually *attached* to the message with the warning about not using on a photon being up a little higher in the thread.
In my case, having done the restore a time or two on the phone already, I thought I knew what I was doing, so I just jumped right into the steps this time, and grabbed the attached (wrong) bootloader, only to discover that I had now bricked the phone.
I did a ton of reading here yesterday, and it seems the consensus so far is that these phones are bricked until someone can get their hands on an SBF of the 2.3.5 Sprint release that is supposed to be coming out in a soak test this week along with a similarly locked bootloader. I just ended up buying a new G Nexus from a guy on craigslist that had them off-contract for $250. Gazelle is buying photons for about $125, so if I can get it fixed in the next week or so (or try for a hardware replacement from Sprint), I'll only be out $125 for an cross-grade to a more hack-friendly phone with ICS. Not the worst mistake ever.
Ok, I am thouroghly lost when it comes to the dangers of bricking this phone as I come from a samsung epic in which you can basically flash another phones rom and it won't brick.
So I have some questions. TIA
1. First of all this is for the sprint photon right? What's all this talk about a sim card slot? Isn't that gsm only?
2. From what I'm gathering 2.3.5 electrify is a big no-no
3. Some people I'm reading say that since the 2.3.5 update the bootloader has yet to be unlocked? Let's assume my photon will come with the most up to date sprint rom so is it unlockable?
Sent from my Nexus Slide 4G via Tapatalk 2
xopher.hunter said:
Ok, I am thouroghly lost when it comes to the dangers of bricking this phone as I come from a samsung epic in which you can basically flash another phones rom and it won't brick.
So I have some questions. TIA
1. First of all this is for the sprint photon right? What's all this talk about a sim card slot? Isn't that gsm only?
2. From what I'm gathering 2.3.5 electrify is a big no-no
3. Some people I'm reading say that since the 2.3.5 update the bootloader has yet to be unlocked? Let's assume my photon will come with the most up to date sprint rom so is it unlockable?
Sent from my Nexus Slide 4G via Tapatalk 2
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1. Yes, Well its possible to use gsm on the Photon since its now possible unlike the at&t version (Atrix) that is GSM only, so No/ Sorta
2. It is. .but its that method you go to when you have no where else to go and you'll make a contract to the devil to get this phone to go past the boot screen
3. As far as I know yes, but I'm not sure
xopher.hunter said:
Ok, I am thouroghly lost when it comes to the dangers of bricking this phone as I come from a samsung epic in which you can basically flash another phones rom and it won't brick.
So I have some questions. TIA
1. First of all this is for the sprint photon right? What's all this talk about a sim card slot? Isn't that gsm only?
2. From what I'm gathering 2.3.5 electrify is a big no-no
3. Some people I'm reading say that since the 2.3.5 update the bootloader has yet to be unlocked? Let's assume my photon will come with the most up to date sprint rom so is it unlockable?
Sent from my Nexus Slide 4G via Tapatalk 2
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1. Sim card slot is for non-USA gsm service as this is a world phone. Can't use at&t or T-Mobile.
2. Yes, very much so. Stay away.
3. If you buy a photon, it may or may not come with 2.3.5 out of the box. I don't think 2.3.5 is official yet, but I may be wrong. I'm not stock so I haven't been paying attention. If it doesn't, just don't accept the update and you're ok. Root, freeze updater with titanium backup, and no worries. At least until ics is official, and then you may need 2.3.5 for that. I don't know exactly how all that works, but I'm sure someone here does. If it does come with 2.3.5, no unlocked bootloader, but it's still rootable.
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Hey Guys!
After flashing Mof's Ish locked rom by mistake, the phone kept on trying to find network at the start, and wouldn't come out of that.
So I flashed the original USC .sbf. Everything seemed to work except for the GSM service.
I decide to try another rom, so I chose this one http://d-h.st/uqV
Had no idea it could cause any conflict being the Photon's locked rom.
As I couldn't activate the phone on sprint, decided to get back to stock 2.3.5 flashing the USC sbf.
But when it gets to the end, the phone gets into an endless bootlooping just before the USC logo (sometimes I can see it in a fraction of a second).
Instaling the Photon rom was the cause of bricking it?
Any solution for it?
brunomcf said:
Hey Guys!
After flashing Mof's Ish locked rom by mistake, the phone kept on trying to find network at the start, and wouldn't come out of that.
So I flashed the original USC .sbf. Everything seems to work except for the GSM service.
The phone was brought from the US, and it has been used in Europe. I can't call USC to activate it.
I've searched and to flash the radio is necessary to have a unlocked bootloader. I don't because I have 2.3.5.
What can I do?
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Are you using it in Europe or outside of the US? If you are you don't need to do anything to get the GSM working. It's not locked for networks outside of the US. I assume you're just getting the activation screen? If you are you can easily bypass that. I think this works the same for the Electrify. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LLkyZ9Ji9Q
Solved! Thanks!
If you interested I putting together a version of the 2.3.5. Slim ROM for the electrify PM me.
So...I've been a longtime lurker around here since the cupcake days and am doing my first post.
After having Motorola throw me under the bus with the last soak test and Sprint looking the other way pretending nothing happened, I decided to flash the KDDI radio to my locked Photon on the 2.3.5 OTA soak. By following the instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815200 , I was able to get the GSM radio unlocked with no issues. Everything works, including the CDMA radios, but for some reason I can only connect to Verizon in CDMA mode. I have a working T-Mobile sim for testing purposes, but my main account is still with Sprint until I can ditch them. I have already flashed the 12124 PRL back on the phone, but it still won't connect to Sprint. So here is the question: Is there any way to force the phone back on Sprint without loosing the unlocked GSM radio. I can easily flip between Verizon/ATT/T-Mobile from the mobile networks menu so this should be possible.
I know I'm trying to have my cake and eat it too, but it would be nice to not feel completely screwed over with this phone. Great hardware, half-assed software and no support.
P.S. A huge thank you to peetr and everyone else who has refused to let this phone die.
makakalo said:
So...I've been a longtime lurker around here since the cupcake days and am doing my first post.
After having Motorola throw me under the bus with the last soak test and Sprint looking the other way pretending nothing happened, I decided to flash the KDDI radio to my locked Photon on the 2.3.5 OTA soak. By following the instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815200 , I was able to get the GSM radio unlocked with no issues. Everything works, including the CDMA radios, but for some reason I can only connect to Verizon in CDMA mode. I have a working T-Mobile sim for testing purposes, but my main account is still with Sprint until I can ditch them. I have already flashed the 12124 PRL back on the phone, but it still won't connect to Sprint. So here is the question: Is there any way to force the phone back on Sprint without loosing the unlocked GSM radio. I can easily flip between Verizon/ATT/T-Mobile from the mobile networks menu so this should be possible.
I know I'm trying to have my cake and eat it too, but it would be nice to not feel completely screwed over with this phone. Great hardware, half-assed software and no support.
P.S. A huge thank you to peetr and everyone else who has refused to let this phone die.
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Sorry not answering your question I just have another one.
are you talking about these instructions:
On a locked Photon 4G, been locked for quite a while (SOB's!!):
Flashed the full sbf: 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.5-4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0-19-release-keys-signed-USC-US.sbf
Flashed the unbrick: 2.3.5_45.4.13ota_unbrick.sbf
Rooted with Photon Torpedo
Installed the MOTODX2 bootstrap
Installed Peetr's rom: HybridGBv20locked.zip (Was bootlooping, had to do a factory reset after this part)
Took two reboots before it showed up as the Japanese radio, and if it matters, in between the first and second reboot, I tried to install the KDDI zip from bootstrap twice, both failed. After that reboot, baseband ver went from unknown to N_02.29.04P.
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My carrier is switching from CDMA(Sprint) to GSM(T-mo) it would be great to switch the phone to GSM I just thought it could not be done
with a locked bootloader.
Yes, those are the same instructions I followed. Just two things to remember: If you ever get stuck in a bootloop, do a factory reset from the stock recovery (not bootstrap). Also, flash the KDDI zip from bootstrap a few times before and after flashing peetr's ROM. Once your baseband (visible in phone settings) changes from unknown to N_02.29.04P you are good to go.
I still haven't gotten Sprint to work again, but I'm not really missing it. The edge speeds on T-Mobile are faster than the "premium data" that I pay $80 for. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
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Does 2.3.5 have ##programming menu by chance? Also, when it tries to connect to Verizon, is it roaming at all?
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I have not been able to enter any of the ## programming codes. When I do switch to CDMA the roaming triangle will appear and I can dial out. However, after a few rings, a recording comes on that says "Welcome to Verizon, please wait while we transfer you to an operator..."
I also called Sprint to reactivate the phone, but they can't even see it on the network. They referred me to a "repair center" and they were more interested in selling me a new phone than fixing the old one. I was able to get service back by flashing the stock 2.3.5 blur ROM, but I loose Sprint whenever I go back to peetr's ROM. If I can't get Sprint service back on peetr's locked ROM I'll just have to suck up the etf and head for a better network. There's no way in hell that I'm spending the next 9 months on blur.
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Instead of flashing the two the SBF files would this not work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30332325
DXM31 said:
Instead of flashing the two the SBF files would this not work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30332325
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As far as I know, flashing the US Cellular SBF is what exposes some loophole that allows you to apply the KDDI radio. That stock rom that you linked is only good for taking your phone back to (almost) complete stock 2.3.5. However, I have found that after reverting to stock 2.3.5 the phone radio will not react the same way to flashing peetr's hybrid rom and you will not have access to the Sprint network.
So let this be a warning: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO UNLOCK GSM unless you have no intentions of using Sprint with with anything but the stock 2.3.5 blurred rom.
I don't consider myself a developer in any way (I'm a hardware person), but it seems like the only way to completely reset the phone back to stock would be an official 2.3.5 Photon SBF. Unfortunately, Motorola hasn't released that file as far as I can tell. I have a few more tricks up my sleeve, but I feel like a rat on a sinking ship.
Update: The ship just sank. My computer no longer sees the phone in RSD mode. Time to get a Straight Talk sim and wait for the Nexus 4.
makakalo said:
I don't consider myself a developer in any way (I'm a hardware person), but it seems like the only way to completely reset the phone back to stock would be an official 2.3.5 Photon SBF. Unfortunately, Motorola hasn't released that file as far as I can tell. I have a few more tricks up my sleeve, but I feel like a rat on a sinking ship.
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I think the ship has already sunk.
Outdated yet young Motorola Photon 4G
makakalo said:
As far as I know, flashing the US Cellular SBF is what exposes some loophole that allows you to apply the KDDI radio. That stock rom that you linked is only good for taking your phone back to (almost) complete stock 2.3.5. However, I have found that after reverting to stock 2.3.5 the phone radio will not react the same way to flashing peetr's hybrid rom and you will not have access to the Sprint network.
So let this be a warning: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO UNLOCK GSM unless you have no intentions of using Sprint with with anything but the stock 2.3.5 blurred rom.
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Thanks for the insight. My new GSM sim should be here Monday then I will give this a shot.
I really don't care to switch back to Sprint once done, it just would have been nice to have that option for resale.
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snip.....So let this be a warning: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO UNLOCK GSM unless you have no intentions of using Sprint with with anything but the stock 2.3.5 blurred rom.....snip
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If you're locked and give this a shot, you can go back to stock Sprint, I've had to do it at one point, after I soft bricked with the de-blur script, peetr_ posted instructions on how to do it.
1. RSD the USC sbf
2. Root with Photon Torpedo
3. Install bootstrap apk
4. Bootstrap flash the Stock Photon 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13.zip
5. RSD the 2.3.5_45.4.13ota_unbrick.sbf
This put my photon back to the way it came out of the box....or so close I couldn't tell the difference, and it worked fine on Sprint, think I had to re-activate it if I remember right.
matt51 said:
If you're locked and give this a shot, you can go back to stock Sprint, I've had to do it at one point, after I soft bricked with the de-blur script, peetr_ posted instructions on how to do it.
1. RSD the USC sbf
2. Root with Photon Torpedo
3. Install bootstrap apk
4. Bootstrap flash the Stock Photon 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13.zip
5. RSD the 2.3.5_45.4.13ota_unbrick.sbf
This put my photon back to the way it came out of the box....or so close I couldn't tell the difference, and it worked fine on Sprint, think I had to re-activate it if I remember right.
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I got that to work once, but I could only use Sprint on the stock rom. I lost the whole radio as soon as I flashed peetr's rom again. So I've come to the conclusion that you can use Sprint again, but only if you intend to stay on the stock blured rom. Without an official 2.3.5 SBF, there is no way to undo all of the radio/firmware changes that occur when the USC sbf is flashed.
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I got that to work once, but I could only use Sprint on the stock rom. I lost the whole radio as soon as I flashed peetr's rom again. So I've come to the conclusion that you can use Sprint again, but only if you intend to stay on the stock blured rom. Without an official 2.3.5 SBF, there is no way to undo all of the radio/firmware changes that occur when the USC sbf is flashed.
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Hmm, that may explain why I couldn't roam GSM/UTMS at all, I never tried it before I did the restore, but I couldn't roam out of the US at all with a local sim card. I can pop a sim in no problem now and it works fine. After the restore I was using the Slim Photon locked rom.
makakalo said:
So...I've been a longtime lurker around here since the cupcake days and am doing my first post.
After having Motorola throw me under the bus with the last soak test and Sprint looking the other way pretending nothing happened, I decided to flash the KDDI radio to my locked Photon on the 2.3.5 OTA soak. By following the instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815200 , I was able to get the GSM radio unlocked with no issues. Everything works, including the CDMA radios, but for some reason I can only connect to Verizon in CDMA mode. I have a working T-Mobile sim for testing purposes, but my main account is still with Sprint until I can ditch them. I have already flashed the 12124 PRL back on the phone, but it still won't connect to Sprint. So here is the question: Is there any way to force the phone back on Sprint without loosing the unlocked GSM radio. I can easily flip between Verizon/ATT/T-Mobile from the mobile networks menu so this should be possible.
I know I'm trying to have my cake and eat it too, but it would be nice to not feel completely screwed over with this phone. Great hardware, half-assed software and no support.
P.S. A huge thank you to peetr and everyone else who has refused to let this phone die.
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Another question, I noticed in the original GSM thread there is a download of apns-conf.zip did you have to flash this as well as the radio?
Just curious, it seems to me the ROM should already have the apn's.
No. The T-Mobile APN was already there along with Simple mobile.
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Hello I messed my phone up (long story). I am on the Sprint network and have a Photon 4g.
I have been trying to get my photon to be usable again. I did have it working using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798145 procedure EXCEPT I could never get the services on sprint to work even though I flashed the radios. I've been working on this for a couple of days. Well I got frustrated and just decided to flash the US cellular 2.3.5 USC_19 sbf and use the phone that way.
It flashed but now it comes up with the activate screen and I can't get past it to root etc.
At this point I am just hoping to be able to get the US cellular to work and until I can up grade in a few months.
thank you
RoisF350 said:
Hello I messed my phone up (long story). I am on the Sprint network and have a Photon 4g.
I have been trying to get my photon to be usable again. I did have it working using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798145 procedure EXCEPT I could never get the services on sprint to work even though I flashed the radios. I've been working on this for a couple of days. Well I got frustrated and just decided to flash the US cellular 2.3.5 USC_19 sbf and use the phone that way.
It flashed but now it comes up with the activate screen and I can't get past it to root etc.
At this point I am just hoping to be able to get the US cellular to work and until I can up grade in a few months.
thank you
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Can anyone please help?
Follow steps 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. OR follow steps 1, 2, 3 and 5 if you want Peetr's ROM. I'm just guessing that maybe you mixed the steps.
Same my problem. When you finish flash stock rom and phone reboot see the motorola logo when it start animation remove battery then go to RSD mode again and flash unbrick when finish you may do factory reset if you got bootloop.
I'm pretty sure I didn't miss any steps but I will go back and try again. Thank you. I've been reading this board for a couple of years and have rooted and flashed a few devices and this is the first time I have had so much trouble. I'll post again when I get a chance to try again.
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stumped
well i followed the steps.
Can i flash the 2.3.x_libmoto_ril.so_254_12 radio via SBF?
If I could get past the us cellular activate screen then I could root by bootstrap and flash by recovery the needed radios, rom etc.
Maybe I'm missing something.
Thanks for any advice.
Anyone have the radios by SBF file?
RoisF350 said:
well i followed the steps.
Can i flash the 2.3.x_libmoto_ril.so_254_12 radio via SBF?
If I could get past the us cellular activate screen then I could root by bootstrap and flash by recovery the needed radios, rom etc.
Maybe I'm missing something.
Thanks for any advice.
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I'm still trying to get past the us cellular activation screen. The radios I have from the above threads dont seem to be able to be flashed by SBF.
Does anyone have the radio SBF files?
thank you