Confused Unlocking Direction - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I want to thank everyone who has given great information here as my last two phones this place has been invaluable place of information.
I am now trying to be more "carefull" for a mistake I made. I ended up hard bricking a phone with the dreaded Failed to boot 0X1000. I have rooted phones before and understand the process enough to get by.
However I am back at square one I was months ago when I bricked my phone (since have gotten a new atrix), Im ready to try this again. I have done ALOT of reading but to be honest there seems to be do this and do thats than people in the world. I dont want to make the same mistake again.
Trying to find "the way" seems to be at issue. Ive seen everything from avoid RSD to using it to things not addressing as if the brick issue even happened. I feel like theres no path to follow. Im wondering how many others feel this way too who are at the crossroads of doing it.
My phone is rooted, and has Android 2.3.4 and System 4.5.91.MB860.ATT.en.US if that help to point me in the right direction.
Thank you!

You need to go to the IHOP thread, I believe it is stickied, and download only the unlock sbf. You will flash that with RSD and then follow the unlocking directions.. I.e. boot to fastboot, then issue the command "fastboot oem unlock" and follow the instructions on screen. Once done, you will be unlocked. You can then flash recovery via fastboot. You are then free to flash ROMs.
The only reason to ever have to flash an SBF after this is for warranty reasons. However, DO NOT flash a froyo one. Only flash gingerbread based ones or you will hard brick again.
Any questions?
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Yes if you follow the instructions in the IHOP thread you shouldn't have a problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261&highlight=international+house+of+pudding
Here is a useful step-by-step guide to unlocking bootloader:
http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader
I personally would use the pudding file over the unlock file linked in the Briefmobile walkthrough, i'm sure they are the same but i know for a fact the pudding file works. This at least gives you the step-by-step procedure you are wanting.
Here's a video as well:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Bf9QIZsRI
I was pretty new to all this when i unlocked my atrix and didn't have any issues, just make sure you follow the instructions properly. Also as d3athsd00r stated try to avoid flashing SBF files via RSD after your bootloader is unlocked, the safest way to flash stuff is via CWM recovery.

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[Q] Help 2.3.4 locked boot

Okay guys, i flashed the 2.3.4 ota as soon as it came out (before all this trouble with it of course) and now i am stuck because i was under the impression that the new bootloader would be unlocked so i had never even though about eating any pudding before the fact. Now i come to my trouble, im running a totally stock 2.3.4 att and i cant seem to find a way out.
Question #1- If i have a locked bootloader can i fruitcake back?
Question #2- Is there a possible way to unlock the new bootloader?
Question #3- How in heck do i get root, im on windows 7 and i recently tried the two bat files that one of the devs released and they were a no go, it didnt seem to flash the preinstall when i tried to look for it, it wasnt there. I have been quietly trying to fix this on my own for days now i am asking for a little help. Im stumped.
I got root using the /preinstall method with those 2 .bat files posted yesterday.
From page 30-35 is the guidance I followed from mramirezusa.
Other than that we are in the same boat.. I read puddings will flash relatively safely.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159950&page=30
cthomas5714 said:
Okay guys, i flashed the 2.3.4 ota as soon as it came out (before all this trouble with it of course) and now i am stuck because i was under the impression that the new bootloader would be unlocked so i had never even though about eating any pudding before the fact. Now i come to my trouble, im running a totally stock 2.3.4 att and i cant seem to find a way out.
Question #1- If i have a locked bootloader can i fruitcake back?
Question #2- Is there a possible way to unlock the new bootloader?
Question #3- How in heck do i get root, im on windows 7 and i recently tried the two bat files that one of the devs released and they were a no go, it didnt seem to flash the preinstall when i tried to look for it, it wasnt there. I have been quietly trying to fix this on my own for days now i am asking for a little help. Im stumped.
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Question #2- Is there a possible way to unlock the new bootloader? yes use pudding
cthomas5714 said:
Okay guys, i flashed the 2.3.4 ota as soon as it came out (before all this trouble with it of course) and now i am stuck because i was under the impression that the new bootloader would be unlocked so i had never even though about eating any pudding before the fact. Now i come to my trouble, im running a totally stock 2.3.4 att and i cant seem to find a way out.
Question #1- If i have a locked bootloader can i fruitcake back?
Question #2- Is there a possible way to unlock the new bootloader?
Question #3- How in heck do i get root, im on windows 7 and i recently tried the two bat files that one of the devs released and they were a no go, it didnt seem to flash the preinstall when i tried to look for it, it wasnt there. I have been quietly trying to fix this on my own for days now i am asking for a little help. Im stumped.
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hey man first things first. dont panic, you are not stuck. this is temporary at best, in the mean while theres plenty of stuff you can do, sbf is not safe to begin with. so actually be gladd you only got to use RSD one time
first things first, get yourselfed unlocked, pudding will do the trick. once after pudding, you never have to touch RSD
Once you are done with pudding go ahead and get tenfars unlocked cwm
once you are done with that you are free to flash pretty much all the roms, as usually custom roms, or fruit cakes dont have bl, only the rest
enjoy
Okay guys, thanks for your help. but let me get this clear, i do not have a unlocked bootloader, im a pudding virgin. I can simply rsd the 1.83 with pudding and thats it? No worries no nothing?
cthomas5714 said:
Okay guys, thanks for your help. but let me get this clear, i do not have a unlocked bootloader, im a pudding virgin. I can simply rsd the 1.83 with pudding and thats it? No worries no nothing?
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Yes but you still can't use any other sbf. I'd use the raw pudding sbf, unlock, then use CWM from here on out. No more rsd
Sorry about that. There is just the unlock and then the unlock packaged with 1.8.3. The one that has has been causing bricks from my understanding is the packaged one. Be sure you flash just the unlock.
Anyone know what exactly will be erased from /data after flashing the unlock? Also I don't want to restore backed up files that will conflict with new ones. Any guidance on this is appreciated.
snudmusk said:
Sorry about that. There is just the unlock and then the unlock packaged with 1.8.3. The one that has has been causing bricks from my understanding is the packaged one. Be sure you flash just the unlock.
Anyone know what exactly will be erased from /data after flashing the unlock? Also I don't want to restore backed up files that will conflict with new ones. Any guidance on this is appreciated.
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All user data is wiped when unlocking. The 1.8.3 sbf with pudding is safe to flash but i recommend just using pudding and then CWM and ditch rsd.
jruweaver said:
All user data is wiped when unlocking. The 1.8.3 sbf with pudding is safe to flash but i recommend just using pudding and then CWM and ditch rsd.
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Agree, just use the pudding only sbf. to unlock , then preinstall to get root.
Make sure to have 50 or so battery so you don't run into the trouble I had with battery being to low to fastboot. Also once you flash pudding you wont be able to boot the phone, don't panic just follow steps to fastboot oem unlock and phone will boot fine afterwards.
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woahh no bad idea, im scared. I did exactly as you all said and it acts like its hard bricked, SVF:105 error but then it says no OS detected and i have 14 options
1RSD
2Fastboot
3Nvflash
4-9BP something
9Android recovery
10Boot android (no bp)
11Device UID
12Console
13early usb enumeration
14BP tools
WHAT DO I DO?
cthomas5714 said:
woahh no bad idea, im scared. I did exactly as you all said and it acts like its hard bricked, SVF:105 error but then it says no OS detected and i have 14 options
1RSD
2Fastboot
3Nvflash
4-9BP something
9Android recovery
10Boot android (no bp)
11Device UID
12Console
13early usb enumeration
14BP tools
WHAT DO I DO?
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Which did you flash? Pudding or 1.8.3 with pudding?
Try connecting your phone to pc select fastboot and finish the pudding instructions (fastboot oem unlock)
It might boot then.
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Here is what I did.
1. If you were to update to the OTA 4.5.91. Or already on the OTA 4.5.91 you can still unlock your bootloader.
2. Flash pudding only SBF so you can unlock the bootloader. http://diamantephoto.com/fastboot.rar direct link. Flash this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1136261 Original Post about pudding.
It will go to a text only 14 option screen and say something like boot failed 0x1000. Don't freak out and tell me you bricked you phone blah blah blah. You still have to unlock the bootloader by choosing fastboot from your phone and connecting it to the computer via usb. Make sure you have ADB with fastboot tools installed on you computer.
Open command prompt from you computer and type fastboot oem unlock. It'll display warning about voiding warranty and a unique device id. Type again fastboot oem unlock ############. The # are the unique device numbers. Don't type # it wont work. The instructions are posted on the pudding thread if you would like to read more about it.
Then type fastboot reboot to reboot. Unlock should be displayed on top left of screen and it'll take 5 long mins to boot up.
3.Then you need to install CWM and root.
You'll find instructions in the developers form. But if your lazy here is the CWM link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138541 follow the instructions or every time you reboot you will loose CWM. For root there are two available for gingerbread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1140110 I used this one and got root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1138204 I hear this works too.. Haven't tested read the post if you want to use this method.
As always don't blame me for bricking if you happen to do so. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. these are the steps I took to unlock and everything works great. Absolutely no problems with my phone after wards.
One thing unlocking your bootloader will format/erase data. Basically a factory data reset so make sure you backup everything with titanium or you favorite app. I would not restore system apps as i've had a few problems with email and motoblur force closes.
Is there a way to root without unlocking the bootloader?
five3zero said:
Is there a way to root without unlocking the bootloader?
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Yes.
Follow the instructions listed on here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15023030
The 3rd post has the instructions I followed.
If you have problems be sure to read through the thread as someone else has most likely already had the same issue.
This worked for me.
cthomas5714 said:
woahh no bad idea, im scared. I did exactly as you all said and it acts like its hard bricked, SVF:105 error but then it says no OS detected and i have 14 options
1RSD
2Fastboot
3Nvflash
4-9BP something
9Android recovery
10Boot android (no bp)
11Device UID
12Console
13early usb enumeration
14BP tools
WHAT DO I DO?
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Just do: fastboot oem unlock (or whatever tthe code is)
Them: fastboot reboot
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[Q] Q/A Official ATT Gingerbread OTA UL BL Root

Thx for your support help and patience to me, kind of new in this stuff, here is my question and I hope someone with absolutly real experience can answer.
Here is my reality, I have an Atrix with the new OTA update gingerbread, no UL BL, no root, no mod, clean...Can I still unlock the bootloader with the2dcourt guide in briefMobile? or I am stuck in the world of no mod forever? This is because I am tired of searching. someone guy s say you can, other say can´t (BriefMobile for example)...I really apreciate the help and a little guide just the names of treats or files I would search
I'm in the same boat, was waiting for the official update before making any mods, and I have to say, after a couple of hours on here this morning I'm a bit confused.
I got root fine (brief mobile's is solid for that) but now I'm trying to figure out the BL. Some posts say the OTA will hard brick if an SBF is flashed, others point to guides that use the SBF flash...
You can still unlock the BL with pudding and install CWM to flash custom rome. Use the preinstall method to root or use a pre-rooted custom rom.
DO NOT try to flash back to a stock froyo build or you will hard brick.
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I'm in the same boat, was waiting for the official update before making any mods, and I have to say, after a couple of hours on here this morning I'm a bit confused.
I got root fine (brief mobile's is solid for that) but now I'm trying to figure out the BL. Some posts say the OTA will hard brick if an SBF is flashed, others point to guides that use the SBF flash...
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You will only hard brick with the OTA if you attempt to flash back to 4.1.83 or earlier stock builds. You can use the fruity cake builds (as they have pudding in them) to go back if you had to.
From here on out you have to use pudding to unlock the boot loader to enable custom rom flashing. Just follow the pudding thread for more info on that.
You can't flash an older SBF file, that will cause you to brick. The SBF files you should avoid are pretty much all of them except Gingerbread, Unlock, and Radio SBF's.
You can unlock your device even though you've updated. But you're stuck with that bootloader forever, but you can always downgrade with a fruit cake I believe.
It all seems confusing at first, but you'll get the hang of it!
Sinful Animosity said:
It all seems confusing at first, but you'll get the hang of it!
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Thanks for the vote of confidence! I had run several custom roms on my G1, but much less of that experience is proving to be helpful than I had hoped.
Thanks everyone for your speedy replies, I'll go give pudding a shot after breakfast.
if i flash pudding, just the unlock part and then fastboot the unlock....will i have to load a rom, or will gingerbread 2.34 still be there?
Okay, so the official pudding thread recommends beginners follow Brief Mobile's BL unlocking guide. I did, and got the message "oem unlock is not implemented". However, the 1st step in the guide is "If you’re on Gingerbread, skip to step 13". I am on GB from the OTA, but the guide was published a month ago, before the OTA update.
I'm guessing they said that because at the time it was published, you would need to have already done those steps to be on GB, so I may need to go back and follow through all the steps I skipped the first time. But if they had GB users skip steps because they would be harmful to GB phones, then that would be bad... Advice?
Incognitum said:
Okay, so the official pudding thread recommends beginners follow Brief Mobile's BL unlocking guide. I did, and got the message "oem unlock is not implemented". However, the 1st step in the guide is "If you’re on Gingerbread, skip to step 13". I am on GB from the OTA, but the guide was published a month ago, before the OTA update.
I'm guessing they said that because at the time it was published, you would need to have already done those steps to be on GB, so I may need to go back and follow through all the steps I skipped the first time. But if they had GB users skip steps because they would be harmful to GB phones, then that would be bad... Advice?
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Go through the whole thing. If you soft brick, just run fastboot oem unlock again.
Thx for the help and quick response everybody, I will try to put all the step together and get the ULBL, xda always there indeed
fanhtc2 said:
Thx for the help and quick response everybody, I will try to put all the step together and get the ULBL, xda always there indeed
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Thanks for opening this thread. I was gonna ask the same thing . Now I know what to do...I did OTA as well. Awesome that I can still unlock the bootloader.
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Step by step ULBL, Root for OTA GB
**I've been getting PMs for clarification: I didn't do a single mod to my phone before this morning. Stock ATT/Moto Atrix, installed stock ATT/Moto OTA GB update yesterday. Following these steps I am now BLUL and rooted.**
So here are all the steps needed to get a stock, OTA Gingerbread Atrix Unlocked and rooted:
1. Follow Brief Mobile's BL unlock guide here.
Things I found out that you may like to know:
-You will need to complete all steps *even the ones the guide says to skip*.
-When you enter your device unlock code, it is case sensitive; use caps-lock.
-The most recent SBF flash is in the XDA IHOP pudding thread, use this instead of the older file linked to in the Brief Mobile guide.
-When you are done, reboot will take a *long* time; just stay calm.
Edit: After 30 min on the dual core screen with the "unlocked" in the corner I pulled the battery... after reboot everything seems fine.
2. Follow Brief Mobile's guide to root here.
Thanks to brief mobile, and to the xda folks who held my hand through this whole thing the first time
Incognitum said:
So here are all the steps needed to get a stock, OTA Gingerbread Atrix Unlocked and rooted:
1. Follow Brief Mobile's BL unlock guide here.
Things I found out that you may like to know:
-You will need to complete all steps *even the ones the guide says to skip*.
-When you enter your device unlock code, it is case sensitive; use caps-lock.
-The most recent SBF flash is in the XDA IHOP pudding thread, use this instead of the older file linked to in the Brief Mobile guide.
-When you are done, reboot will take a *long* time; just stay calm.
2. Follow Brief Mobile's guide to root here.
Thanks to brief mobile, and to the xda folks who held my hand through this whole thing the first time
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i love you. (no homo..not that theres anyway wrong with that)....THANKS!
defnow said:
i love you. (no homo..not that theres anyway wrong with that)....THANKS!
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Hey, I appreciate it, and I'm glad to help! But honestly, I stopped at each step and asked the experts what to do, and then just wrote down in one post everything they told me.
I'm glad it's saving time for those coming behind me, but the real thanks belongs to the guys who helped me through it this morning; thanks again guys!

[SOLVED] Can't Unlock Bootloader

So, I have read through every thread I can find at least 3 times each trying to figure out how to unlock the bootloader on my AT&T US Atrix 4G with Android version 2.3.4 Build number 4.5.91 and getting VERY frustrated.
I have successfully rooted it with SuperUser and have ROM Manager installed to try and get Clockwork installed but when I try to unlock, I keep getting the error "oem unlock is not implemented."
I have tried just about every method that has been posted and fairly technically savvy and for the life of me cannot get this to work. Can someone please tell me what I need to do so I can flash some ROM's on this awesome phone? Thank you in advance for any assistance.
Have you followed the pudding thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
"Works/Does not work list
ATT version 1.8.3 or later: Works"
What process are you following? Please describe exactly what you are doing to try and unlock.
Yes, I followed that post but can't get RSDlite to see my phone. I load up the .sbf file into RSDlite plug in my phone and nothing happens. I click on Show Phone and nothing happens. I clicked on the Guide for beginners provided by: http://goo.gl/vfUXc but when I type in "fastboot oem unlock" I get the error "oem unlock is not implemented.
I think I have now officially bricked my phone. I tried using Tenfar's CWM Recovery and was actually able to get into Clockwork. I tried flashing an unlocked kernel. I rebooted and now all I get is "Failed to boot 2." If I hold the volume down and power on, i get a flash of text but it goes away before i can read it and then just a black screen. If I hold the volume up and power on, I get "Failed to boot 2 Starting Fastboot protocol support."
Is there ANY way to fix this? Thank you again for any assistance!
Follow pudding using a different computer. Some computers, especially those with Windows 7 x64 OS can have issues. Try a XP computer if you can.
Also, if you are seeing fastboot protocol support you can use fastboot.
<edit> Why are you blindly flashing crap and getting yourself in deeper???
Because I thought I knew what I was doing. I've flashed plenty of ROM's on my previous phone, HTC Aria, with zero issues. I certainly didn't think it was going to be this tough and frustrating on my new phone. I will try the process again from a XP machine and let you know. Thank you for being patient with me. Keep your fingers crossed!
BTW, exactly which SBF should I use? The link is dead for RSDlite 5.5, is 5.3.1 ok?
blumenthala said:
Because I thought I knew what I was doing. I've flashed plenty of ROM's on my previous phone, HTC Aria, with zero issues. I certainly didn't think it was going to be this tough and frustrating on my new phone. I will try the process again from a XP machine and let you know. Thank you for being patient with me. Keep your fingers crossed!
BTW, exactly which SBF should I use? The link is dead for RSDlite 5.5, is 5.3.1 ok?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348587
Unlock:
Unlocker only SBFs - These small 1mb SBF files will get your phone ready to fasboot oem unlock. They are the files most people should use.
ATT ONLY - Unlocker for 1.8.3 and 4.5.91 ATT firmwares
Orange/Bell/Telestra/Latin America/International users ONLY - Download IHOP
Full SBFs with unlocker - I do not recommend flashing full SBFs unless you must. please use the smaller files above. These files are ATT ONLY.
http://www.multiupload.com/C0I82IXH7V - 2.3.4 full sbf with unlocker and /preinstall root
http://www.multiupload.com/FLZR9I9CNX - 1.8.3 full sbf with unlocker (why are you using 1.8.3?)
Big thanks to Ratchet1 for risking his phone to test this, also SamCrip and stevendeb for finding the magic update. All the Bell/Orange users should give them a big thank you! Also eval- for making sure I didn't overwrite your bootloader with a CDROM image
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Ok, for anyone who reads this...the trick is to not do this on a x64 system. As soon as I plugged the phone into a machine with XP on it, it worked like a charm. If someone, anyone, had shared this tid-bit of information from the beginning, I could have gotten some sleep last night.
If this helps just one person to not go through the terror I just did, then I can sleep soundly tonight.
Thanks goes out to CaelanT for their help
CaelanT said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348587
Unlock:
Unlocker only SBFs - These small 1mb SBF files will get your phone ready to fasboot oem unlock. They are the files most people should use.
ATT ONLY - Unlocker for 1.8.3 and 4.5.91 ATT firmwares
Orange/Bell/Telestra/Latin America/International users ONLY - Download IHOP
Full SBFs with unlocker - I do not recommend flashing full SBFs unless you must. please use the smaller files above. These files are ATT ONLY.
http://www.multiupload.com/C0I82IXH7V - 2.3.4 full sbf with unlocker and /preinstall root
http://www.multiupload.com/FLZR9I9CNX - 1.8.3 full sbf with unlocker (why are you using 1.8.3?)
Big thanks to Ratchet1 for risking his phone to test this, also SamCrip and stevendeb for finding the magic update. All the Bell/Orange users should give them a big thank you! Also eval- for making sure I didn't overwrite your bootloader with a CDROM image
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I have checked everywhere and all the links are deed. i need the 2.3.4 full sbf!!
Yeh I tryed 3 hours to get failed to boot 2 off the phone my friend gave me and no luck, until I noticed that windows 7 x64 didn't even read atrix4g to RSD lite -_- and I also need 2.3.4 sbf please
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blumenthala said:
Ok, for anyone who reads this...the trick is to not do this on a x64 system. As soon as I plugged the phone into a machine with XP on it, it worked like a charm. If someone, anyone, had shared this tid-bit of information from the beginning, I could have gotten some sleep last night.
If this helps just one person to not go through the terror I just did, then I can sleep soundly tonight.
Thanks goes out to CaelanT for their help
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You can do this just fine on a x64 machine. I was able to unlock my handset on Windows 7 x64 without any problems. You just need to make sure you have all the drivers loaded.

Unlock?

Ive been reading the threads and I see some confusion. When I unlock my phone would I be able to re lock it and put it back to stock? Ive read where people can't flash the SBF anymore and are stock on a electrify SBF can someone please answer before I unlock my phone ?
Jo_795 said:
Ive been reading the threads and I see some confusion. When I unlock my phone would I be able to re lock it and put it back to stock? Ive read where people can't flash the SBF anymore and are stock on a electrify SBF can someone please answer before I unlock my phone ?
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Check out this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331623&postcount=6
This is probably one of the most helpful guides for CORRECTLY unlocking/locking your Photon! Also check out qbking77 thread and how to videos at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250697
Hope this helps!
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You can always go back to stock. The threads provided above give nearly step-by-step directions on how to do those. As stated, QBKing77 does it in videos, so you can follow along and actually see how it's done.
The unlock is extremely simple, and so is going back to stock. As long as you follow the steps, you can just flash the sbf and lock the bootloader in a couple minutes.
It's worth to note, though I'm sure you know, that at this time unlocked bootloaders lose 4g. It's an issue that is being worked on though.
yes , thank you. will flash Cm7 hopefully tonight
thomasmatt25 said:
Check out this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331623&postcount=6
This is probably one of the most helpful guides for CORRECTLY unlocking/locking your Photon! Also check out qbking77 thread and how to videos at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250697
Hope this helps!
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^ This is good advice.
If you plan to use any of Joker's roms then it will be best to flash 198-7 before unlocking.
Follow QBKing77's video to unlock. The only difference is the pudding file is now smaller (1MB - derpunlock) than the one he used in the video so will take hardly no time to flash. Also, if I remember correctly, he mentions "Fastboot" mode once when actually booting into "RSD" mode - do what he does, and take the same actions he takes and it works just fine.
To re-lock, some folks are having issues with the process and there is no video to follow. I just re-flash one of the stock SBFs in RSDLite (198-7, 198-6, or 154-5) and that relocks the phone. It takes longer, but it works every time.
Common errors:
Not following QBKing's video
Flashing the "235pudding" file - this will flash the Electrify's GB 2.3.5 sbf and currently there is no unlocking or returning from this.
If I unlock can I nandroid back to my 4g rom or do I have to flash the sbf to relock first?
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[Q] Really in need of some help. I'll pay 20$ for it. Softbrick (hopefully).

I'm in over my head. Very much so. I've been flashing for years and a friend of mine has handed off his ATT atrix after making some big mistakes. He was rooted and somehow/for some reason deleted CWM and the new OTA ended up getting his device to this point (photo in attachment). I'm not very familiar with RSD, as luckily I've never found myself in a predicament like this. I've been all over this forum, the pudding/fruitcake/fastboot threads, and although I've seen the 'Don't SBF' warnings everywhere, I don't know what else to do, and I don't want to take any more action without knowing the consequences. I think this is a pretty unique situation. I'm asking for a detailed instruction on getting this phone restored (I've seen some say it's not possible, but other places saying a guy figured out a way). I need the specific links, and specific steps (as I've had much issue with broken links). I have access to ubuntu and windows so whichever is more simple is fine. I could try my luck but I'd rather reach out to someone who knows before hand.
*As far as I know the battery is high enough to flash (it's sitting with the battery pulled for now)
I don't care about retaining root, having a custom recovery or anything of that nature. I just need this phone to be in working condition again. Upon that happening we'd be happy to throw 20$ (via paypal) to whoever can get us there. Thanks in advance.
maybe this will help
I was rescued previously by the nice folks on atrixforums. you can reference this link http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/rescue-squad/6164-se-flash-olympus-help.html
Should be able to flash Romracers CWM via fastboot > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500 then get back into recovery. You can also flash a Fruitcake in fastboot mode > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009.
From your picture it looks like the bootloader was unlocked before, and maybe need to issue the unlock command again. This thread may help you > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871
Looks like ya just need to do the fastboot oem unlock commands to unlock the BL and finish the process....
thanks
Thanks for the quick responses guys, I'm off to work now but I'll try this tonight. Once again thank you.
I had the exact same problem, same thing happened with my phone, don't worry, you're okay!
First, are you sure that's the right SBF? I would confirm whether it is because that's the easiest way. Next, do what others have said and try to flash a recovery on it, from there on you can just unlock the phone and flash any rom.
Hope you get it sorted out.
G-Man. said:
Looks like ya just need to do the fastboot oem unlock commands to unlock the BL and finish the process....
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brandonmangan - based on your screenshot you posted, you need to do the fastboot oem unlock commands, you flashed the pudding sbf with the unlockable bootloader. Get the fastboot drivers installed and then run the commands as they are listed in the pudding thread. Thats ALL you need to do.

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