Ok, so I got my Electrify a few days ago, rooted it and everything went fine. Worked for about a day, but then the battery died. I charged it, but now it sticks on the Dual Core boot logo, wont boot at all. I'm terrified.
Can anyone help?
I've tried running Android Recovery (I get "Failed to boot 2")
I've tried messing around in FastBoot and with RDB, but I'm getting nowhere.
I'm desperate, and as the Electrify is new, I'm not having any luck finding in-depth help.
Anyone? You may email me if you'd rather communicate that way.
[email protected]
(I'm really sorry if this is the wrong place to post, I couldn't find an Electrify forum.)
Should not be in dev section. Mod please move.
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bmckenzie90 said:
Ok, so I got my Electrify a few days ago, rooted it and everything went fine. Worked for about a day, but then the battery died. I charged it, but now it sticks on the Dual Core boot logo, wont boot at all. I'm terrified.
Can anyone help?
I've tried running Android Recovery (I get "Failed to boot 2")
I've tried messing around in FastBoot and with RDB, but I'm getting nowhere.
I'm desperate, and as the Electrify is new, I'm not having any luck finding in-depth help.
Anyone? You may email me if you'd rather communicate that way.
[email protected]
(I'm really sorry if this is the wrong place to post, I couldn't find an Electrify forum.)
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Sorry this is taco bell we don't sell electrify batteries but we do sell electrifying soft shell tacos!
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Google "photon sbf"
DOH!!!!!!
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I would try this first, it couldn't hurt.
Perform a factory reset using external keys
Note: It is highly recommended you use the above factory reset using the settings. If you are unable to navigate through the menu to perform a factory data reset, you can follow the steps outlined below:
Power off the phone, press and hold volume down button, press power button
Screen will come up with "Fastboot", press Vol down key to cycle through choices until you get "Android Recovery", then press Vol up key
Wait for the "triangle ! / Android" screen then go on to step 4
Press both Vol up and Vol down key simultaneously. A menu will come up
Tap on Vol down key until "wipe data/factory reset" is highlighted, and tap Power key. Another Confirmation screen will come. Tap on Vol down key until coming to Yes and tap Power key
After userdata is cleared, the "reboot system now" option will be highlighted by Default. Tap Power key
Phone will reboot to initial setup screen.
Hope this helps.
If you didnt put the 2.3.5 update on the phone (and I am assuming you didnt), then grab the Electrify SBF here and follow the instructions.
If you DID put 2.3.5 on the phone I have the SBF for that also, PM me for the link..
be aware 2.3.5 will lock your bootloader and there is no way to unlock at this time.
Thanks everyone. Got it fixed.
How did you get it fixed. I have the same problem... "Failed to boot 2" in recovery? need help. Photon on 2.3.5.... 254_3
andyk11 said:
How did you get it fixed. I have the same problem... "Failed to boot 2" in recovery? need help. Photon on 2.3.5.... 254_3
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can you boot into fastboot?
na7q said:
can you boot into fastboot?
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Yes Every attemt at reflashing sbf fails.
andyk11 said:
Yes Every attemt at reflashing sbf fails.
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umm... there's no SBF available for 2.3.5 users and you CANNOT use the 2.3.4 SBFs. i assume you don't have an unlocked bootloader and upgraded to 2.3.5 using an unlocked method.
give this a try... http://www.motosunfire.com/system/
it worked for another guy. so it should for you given it's only your system that's messed up. also if this doesn't work do a factory reset from the recovery if you can get into it. then try again.
Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
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Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
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if you can, let me know of your results.
Look i not a prof but i will tell u what happened with me if the sbf file flashing fails when its about to finish unblug the phone an reboot with volume down and navigate to android recovery by pressing down then up do a factory reset and reboot and wait mine worked like that
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MIONS said:
Look i not a prof but i will tell u what happened with me if the sbf file flashing fails when its about to finish unblug the phone an reboot with volume down and navigate to android recovery by pressing down then up do a factory reset and reboot and wait mine worked like that
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you're doing this with 2.3.5? and not 2.3.4? locked bootloader yeah?
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Atrix 2.3.4 - 4.5.91
First off, I've done like 10 hours of researching today so please bare with me.
I thought I had unlocked my bootloader and rooted my phone in the past. I'm able to tether so that was a sign I did it.
Today I attempted to install romracer cwm based recovery with rom manager. When i tried to install Rom from the sd. it restarted and said "failed to boot 2" after doing some research it said it was possible my bootloader was not unlocked. Now I think i did the right steps back when.
How do I find out for sure if my boot loader is unlocked.
I'm doing all this because Im attempting to get my phone back to stock as can be. I want to get it back to warranty for the following reasons
1) my video play back is all messed up on my recorder. (will a sbf fix this)?
2) when i insert a external sd card to my atrix, my screen sometimes turns black when it wants to).
So this is where i'm stuck. I read the newbie threads. Thanks for all the info. But man this "failed to boot 2" scared me. Luckily it didn't brick my phone. Took out battery and it started back up.
Help please
If your unlocked it will say unlocked in red letters at top of screen when turned on. If you aren't unlocked its possible you have just rooted your phone I think not positive that a factory reset would unroot your phone. Just go into recovery hold volume down when turning it on cycle down with volume down and choose with volume up in recovery both volume rockers are used to navigate and power is choose.
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.tried what you told me. Got a android guy and “!” next to him. My phone doesn't say unlocked. I took out battery to restart it cause it froze with android guy. Any more info
So i did a factory reset. I guess there was more steps i need to take when I saw the android logo and "!". is my phone unrooted thanks for anyone who can help. As mentioned before. I don't think my phone was ever unlocked because I didn't see it when I started up my phone.
lambdaman4 said:
freshbakd'
.tried what you told me. Got a android guy and “!” next to him. My phone doesn't say unlocked. I took out battery to restart it cause it froze with android guy. Any more info
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Use pudding thread to unlock your bootloader, install Rom Racers CWM via fastboot after you are unlocked. If you want to make sure you are rooted after that, use the Moto root, stuck at top of the General section.
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Actually man if yer trying to get back to stock for warranty stuff or whatever just flash the 2.3.4 sbf. And be done with it.
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Actually man if yer trying to get back to stock for warranty stuff or whatever just flash the 2.3.4 sbf. And be done with it.
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i doubt I can flash without being bootloader being unlocked. I did a hard reset. wiped everything out. So thats why I was asking if that unrooted my phone.
lambdaman4 said:
i doubt I can flash without being bootloader being unlocked. I did a hard reset. wiped everything out. So thats why I was asking if that unrooted my phone.
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You can flash to stock if your bootloader is locked. I did it and worked like a charm.
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You can flash to stock if your bootloader is locked. I did it and worked like a charm.
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+10 char. This. .sbf are flashed with rsd on your computer. Not with the phones recovery. That's why I mentioned this option for ya.
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O yeah forgot haven't used that in awhile when u get to the Droid with the I push in volume up and down at same then it enters stock recovery
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Alright, I was running CM9 v13 until last night, but needed my camera for work(nothing portrays an accident scene better than a picture!), so I decided to reflash 198.7. Something terribly went wrong.
Read so many different threads and flashed so many different sbf's my head is spinning. I do know that when I power up and press up I get RSD, and if I power up and press down I can go through the menu. I even tried fastboot and attempted to follow some of these steps with fastboot. http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/rescue-squad/5358-alien-install-gone-bad-bricked-recovered-still-screwed-up-4.html
I am thinking that the bootloader isn't fried since I can get into the menu system, but even after flashing 198.7 if it doesn't fail it cycles through the never ending bootloop. When it does fail I get the following error on the device screen: SVF:106:1:2 sec_exception:b655, eddc, eb
Luckily I have seen Gman floating around here, so since he assisted big time with the atrix issue, I am hoping that he can assist me.
I don't have skype though...
I will have internet access tomorrow, but can't install anything to my work computer(toughbook, locked down like a fiend!)
Ideas? Not looking for a beatdown. Asking for help, from the community.
EDIT: Just saw this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1394982For some odd reason I think this is what I did. Now it appears as though I am royally screwed!
Thank you,
Medic
You didn't have a nandroid backup of a blur rom you could have used? That would have been better than sbfing back to stock.
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When I got stuck in moto logo loop with no backup available I had to boot into recovery and factory reset then reboot. If you can use menu with power + down. On 154 sbf, then flashed 198.7 after booting again
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You need to factory reset or wipe before flashing a sbf. However all you need to do to get a camera is flash a blur rom like skinny or rocko, or even cm7. When you're done you can wipe and flash back. I do it all the time
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Grrr, I must have flashed the Electrify ROM. It boots into it, but has to make the phone call to activate. Can't bypass it. The Electrify has a locked bootloader?
Fastboot, RSD, and ASR work, or at least I can access them. Tried wiping date/factory reset, but it boots back into the Electrify ROM.
Not thinking my local rep will be able to help me out on this one!
Any other ideas?
Edit* Bypassed using the no bp option. Unable to root using Shabby's aio. Goes through the process, reboots, but when I attempt to launch system recovery it reminds me that I don't have root privs.
jokersax, why in your post for CM9 do you tell people that if they want to switch off of CM9 they have to sbf? I've nandroid'ed back without problems to stock, and it's a lot safer than flashing sbf's since everyone seems to temporarily brick.
it actually say just to wipe and flash a different rom. The sbf is to return to stock
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jokersax, why in your post for CM9 do you tell people that if they want to switch off of CM9 they have to sbf? I've nandroid'ed back without problems to stock, and it's a lot safer than flashing sbf's since everyone seems to temporarily brick.
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Okay, now I am rooted and have bootstrap installed.
Looked in the about phone section, and duh, I am running 45.1.190 for the Electrify.
Any idea how to get this off of my phone?
medic233 said:
Okay, now I am rooted and have bootstrap installed.
Looked in the about phone section, and duh, I am running 45.1.190 for the Electrify.
Any idea how to get this off of my phone?
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I had a similar issue. Unlocking the boot loader I used the Sbf for the Electrify by mistake and not the Pudding.sbf. Only it bricked my phone sticking it on the moto bootup and just giving me some errors and going nowhere from their. Now I'm just spit balling here, but I have a prediction on how you can fix, do some research to make sure this may work and not brick your phone:
1) Unlock your bootloader using Pudding.sbf
2) Use Bootstrap to Install CWM for Photon
3) goto the mounts and storage menu select format system
4) Once that finishes go back and select wipe data/factory reset and then wipe dalvik cache and cache partition
5) After wiped go to the advanced menu select reboot recovery
6) Once it goes back to recovery Power off
7) Go into RSD (hold power nd Volume up+)
8) Flash the stock sbf
9) boot up
10) I would recommend using Sdk tools Fastboot command -W to erase all user data and cache after everything if it boots up
I would assume this would do the trick, the only thing I'm uncertain of is if you'll be able to unlock. (If it goes through a long method then says failed right at the end then it probably worked) If it doesn't work you can continue the rest of the steps using bootstrap, but If it were me I would want to try to get as much Photon on the phone and Electrify off the phone as possible
FanBoy_Hunter said:
I had a similar issue. Unlocking the boot loader I used the Sbf for the Electrify by mistake and not the Pudding.sbf. Only it bricked my phone sticking it on the moto bootup and just giving me some errors and going nowhere from their. Now I'm just spit balling here, but I have a prediction on how you can fix, do some research to make sure this may work and not brick your phone:
1) Unlock your bootloader using Pudding.sbf
2) Use Bootstrap to Install CWM for Photon
3) goto the mounts and storage menu select format system
4) Once that finishes go back and select wipe data/factory reset and then wipe dalvik cache and cache partition
5) After wiped go to the advanced menu select reboot recovery
6) Once it goes back to recovery Power off
7) Go into RSD (hold power nd Volume up+)
8) Flash the stock sbf
9) boot up
10) I would recommend using Sdk tools Fastboot command -W to erase all user data and cache after everything if it boots up
I would assume this would do the trick, the only thing I'm uncertain of is if you'll be able to unlock. (If it goes through a long method then says failed right at the end then it probably worked) If it doesn't work you can continue the rest of the steps using bootstrap, but If it were me I would want to try to get as much Photon on the phone and Electrify off the phone as possible
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Alright, completed 1-8. Phone won't reboot, stuck in the Dual Core screen.
I did notice a bunch of "Failed to Boot 2" messages, but last I had looked the battery was full.
Attempting fastboot stuff now.
moto-fastboot devices works, lists my device.
moto-fastboot erase recovery fails. remote: (00180001)
moto-fastboot flash recovery stock_recovery.smg works, sends and write recovery
moto-fastboot reboot works
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moto-fastboot reboot works
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So where are you now?
It is just sitting there with the dual core screen. Still.
Tried turning it off so the battery could charge, won't turn off.
Menu is still accessible.
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It is just sitting there with the dual core screen. Still.
Tried turning it off so the battery could charge, won't turn off.
Menu is still accessible.
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This is obvious, but I have to ask, did you do a battery pull and let it sit for a couple seconds and then try to reboot? also it's stuck on mogo, is it showing error 2,3 or 4? Or any error for that matter?
Did a few battery pulls.
No error, just the Moto Dual Core Screen.
I contacted one of my friends who is a rep, and he will strip the phone, and exchange it. Helps that his boss has a Mopho and he is getting one in a few days.
Thank you for the help FanBoy_Hunter. Greatly appreciated.
I pick up my new mopho tomorrow.
I am going to leave it stock(sigh).
Was not going to reactivate my crackberry.
Grrrr!
So I accidentally made my Photon boot into a black screen with my CWM options all in white letters. At the bottom it says "Cold booting Linux". I cannot select any options to go into Android recovery. Any one ever see/hear of this and if so, how do I fix it. Thanks in advance.
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So I accidentally made my Photon boot into a black screen with my CWM options all in white letters. At the bottom it says "Cold booting Linux". I cannot select any options to go into Android recovery. Any one ever see/hear of this and if so, how do I fix it. Thanks in advance.
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You need to reinstall your recovery.. Via fastboot or bootstrap. One of those two should def work. Worst case scenario is a SBF back to stock, I had that issue and sbf'd instead of trying recovery install.. was stupid..
Edit : Nevermind. It does look like you need to fastboot flash recovery. Should only take a few minutes to do.
Mine does the same thing. When the phone first boots you have 5 seconds to toggle. Press the down volume button until it says recovery. Then volume up to select it. No need to flash recovery unless you miss the M bootlogo.
I got to this mode by partitioning emmc or something like that. I got into the partition menu in CWM and there was no go back option. It was an accident for sure, but hasn't affected operations. I just don't have the M while booting.
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atroph said:
Edit : Nevermind. It does look like you need to fastboot flash recovery. Should only take a few minutes to do.
Mine does the same thing. When the phone first boots you have 5 seconds to toggle. Press the down volume button until it says recovery. Then volume up to select it. No need to flash recovery unless you miss the M bootlogo.
I got to this mode by partitioning emmc or something like that. I got into the partition menu in CWM and there was no go back option. It was an accident for sure, but hasn't affected operations. I just don't have the M while booting.
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That is the same thin I get, however I cannot go into CWM. When I select it, it just reboots that menu. When I get back home today, I'm gonna install CWM like its my first time again. Thus time I can choose another color other then orange.
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Came from MIUI v4 and did a factory reset, then flashed 154_5, then 198_7 and OCR-root successfully. Then failed to get unlocked!
Realized I don't have Android Recovery anymore, just a yellow triangle when Vol-Dn+Pwr and selecting Recovery. Does stock recovery get re-installed when going back to stock with 154_5 sbf?
I've done this whole procedure a few times but am by no means an expert. How can I get stock recovery back functional?
THANKS for any help!!
its vol dn and vol up. no need to press power btn
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Doballa said:
its vol dn and vol up. no need to press power btn
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Not sure I understand.
Does anyone know how to get recovery back to be functional?
HackGerm said:
Not sure I understand.
Does anyone know how to get recovery back to be functional?
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Once on the screen with the yellow triangle push vol up and down for options.
mof9336 said:
Once on the screen with the yellow triangle push vol up and down for options.
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Ok, sorry. I have done that. Used that small menu to wipe system and cache. That allowed me to reboot the phone. However, I still don't have stock recovery. Unless that is stock recovery and only a custom recovery provides more options. Strange that it would give the error message though ....
Do you know?
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Ok, sorry. I have done that. Used that small menu to wipe system and cache. That allowed me to reboot the phone. However, I still don't have stock recovery. Unless that is stock recovery and only a custom recovery provides more options. Strange that it would give the error message though ....
Do you know?
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That is the stock recovery.
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That is the stock recovery.
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Thanks!
And I thought it something to do with me not getting root. I went back from MIUI v4 by factory reset, 154_5, 198_7, rooted successfully with OCR, flashed derpunlock.sbf, but moto-fastboot oem unlock just returned <searching device>.
Flashed derpunlock.sbf again, checked drivers, no success.
Do you know what it could be. I'm ready to start over!
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Thanks!
And I thought it something to do with me not getting root. I went back from MIUI v4 by factory reset, 154_5, 198_7, rooted successfully with OCR, flashed derpunlock.sbf, but moto-fastboot oem unlock just returned <searching device>.
Flashed derpunlock.sbf again, checked drivers, no success.
Do you know what it could be. I'm ready to start over!
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no need to OEM unlock again. you only need to OEM unlock once after that just flash deprunlock and youll be unlocked.
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no need to OEM unlock again. you only need to OEM unlock once after that just flash deprunlock and youll be unlocked.
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Cool, didn't realize that. I thought factory reset and flashing 154_4 fully returns the phone to stock. So I take it from here I can just move on with installing CWM and then flashing MIUI and other Roms, right?!
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Cool, didn't realize that. I thought factory reset and flashing 154_4 fully returns the phone to stock. So I take it from here I can just move on with installing CWM and then flashing MIUI and other Roms, right?!
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Yes as long as when you power on your phone on the m logo screen it should say unlocked right?
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Yes as long as when you power on your phone on the m logo screen it should say unlocked right?
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It sure does! You have been most helpful, thank you!
In the meantime I successfully installed Jokersax's recovery, tomorrow I'll install MIUI 2.7.6. I AM STOKED!! :highfive:
Glad it worked out
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I had 2.3.5 on my device so I couldn't unlock my bootloader first...
I've rooted my phone and flashed the ROM using BootStrap recovery, but when I rebooted my device, I just see the motorola logo (without the pulsing wave. just the logo with "DUAL CORE TECHNOLOGY" written...
If i push the power button with one of the volume buttons I can get the RSD protocol mode or the FastBoot menu.
Is there anything I can do to try and recover my phone?:crying:
Please help!
stzahi said:
I had 2.3.5 on my device so I couldn't unlock my bootloader first...
I've rooted my phone and flashed the ROM using BootStrap recovery, but when I rebooted my device, I just see the motorola logo (without the pulsing wave. just the logo with "DUAL CORE TECHNOLOGY" written...
If i push the power button with one of the volume buttons I can get the RSD protocol mode or the FastBoot menu.
Is there anything I can do to try and recover my phone?:crying:
Please help!
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you can try restoring your system because that's all that's messed up. i've had a couple people try my system restore method and it worked. one has reported a failed to boot 4... you can alternatively try the sbf restore. both are shown on my site here http://www.motosunfire.com/system/ be sure to restore your backup (which you should have one) if you get it booted from the system restore.
thanks for replying
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you can try restoring your system because that's all that's messed up. i've had a couple people try my system restore method and it worked. one has reported a failed to boot 4... you can alternatively try the sbf restore. both are shown on my site here http://www.motosunfire.com/system/ be sure to restore your backup (which you should have one) if you get it booted from the system restore.
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thanks for replying so fast.
just a minute before you replied I played with my photon and made factory data reset via the stock Android recovery, will it hurt the method you just told me to do?
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thanks for replying so fast.
just a minute before you replied I played with my photon and made factory data reset via the stock Android recovery, will it hurt the method you just told me to do?
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it shouldn't hurt because it's only restoring the system files. you can either do that or flash the Electrify SBF, but then you need to do a bunch of other steps to restore your phone. so it's up to you. i've had a few have success with my system restore method. one failure. i don't see it bricking the device in any way. it's as safe as it gets
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ok, I've done what you've written in your website
it now says:
"Faild to boot 4
Starting RSD mode "
stzahi said:
ok, I've done what you've written in your website
it now says:
"Faild to boot 4
Starting RSD mode "
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victim #2 i'm not sure why that happens. i would like to figure out why.
thanx. just flashed the electrify sbf file and now my phone woke up
I'm working on bringing it back to the standard ROM I used to use...
Thanks a lot so far!
stzahi said:
I'm working on bringing it back to the standard ROM I used to use...
Thanks a lot so far!
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glad to hear it's working! i may just remove the system restore. since half the users are getting failed to boot errors.
I had that same problem u have to flash the Electirify spf file and it will reconize your device as Electirify but them u have to flash the sprint radios to make sure u keep it sprint then flash the stock photon rom and it should work just as new thats how i was able to fix mine when failed to boot 4 showed up just make sure u have some battery power left if not ur kinda screwed because the phone wont charge when its like that
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I had that same problem u have to flash the Electirify spf file and it will reconize your device as Electirify but them u have to flash the sprint radios to make sure u keep it sprint then flash the stock photon rom and it should work just as new thats how i was able to fix mine when failed to boot 4 showed up just make sure u have some battery power left if not ur kinda screwed because the phone wont charge when its like that
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you don't need a battery even. you can flash the phone without a battery i've done it. works just fine oddly enough! just need that handy power connector!