I'm new to rooting phones I have a Moto Photon 4G. Ido have root access but when i try to boot into Android Recovery i get a message saying fail boot 2 entering RSD mode. So I'm not able to flash any roms to my phone. It's getting frustrating I have used google to find a solution but I'm a NOOB haha so I'm not really sure what I'm looking for. Please can anyone help?
Have you unlocked it? Can't do much without unlocking and installing a custom recovery.
If not, start here.
I'm pretty sure it's unlocked but how can I be sure. I used Root check basic and it confirmed I do have root accsess.
Root and unlocking are two separate processes. When you boot the phone, if you're unlocked, it will say unlocked in the upper left on the screen with the red m.
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My phone is not unlock so what is the next step I need to take to unlock it? Thank you all for your help. I'm begging lol please help it's making me crazy
The link Kevets gave you will tell you everything you need to know. And if you look for qbking77 on youtube he has walkthroughs for the process.
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if you email me i'll give you the link i can't post links yet.
shows step by step how to unlock my phone but i get stuck on this part below
Now click your start menu and type "cmd", right click the cmd program and copy it to your unlock pack directory.
i'm not sure how to copy it.
Open the newly copied cmd.exe and type "fastboot oem unlock xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" WITHOUT THE " " MARKS and replaces the x's with your code that you got from the above step.
The links were helpful but some are outdated or my comp says they contain malware and wont allow me to proceed any further and yes qbking77 has very helpful videos
bigdaddy619 said:
motorolaphoton.webs.com/ unlocking
shows step by step how to unlock my phone but i get stuck on this part below
Now click your start menu and type "cmd", right click the cmd program and copy it to your unlock pack directory.
i'm not sure how to copy it.
Open the newly copied cmd.exe and type "fastboot oem unlock xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" WITHOUT THE " " MARKS and replaces the x's with your code that you got from the above step.
The links were helpful but some are outdated or my comp says they contain malware and wont allow me to proceed any further and yes qbking77 has very helpful videos
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Once the cmd.exe comes up in your start menu, right click it and choose "copy." Then open your unlock pack directory (where you unzipped the unlock pack zip file) and right click, then choose "paste." Then double click the pasted cmd.exe. I'm not sure what has you stuck exactly.
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I give up apparently I'm to stupid to do it Thanks for your help
I have watched qbking77 videos
How to install the Android SDK, ADB and Fastboot on your PC
How to unlock the Motorola Photon 4G bootloader
Installing Android SDK, ADB and Fastboot didn't work for me.
Hope this helps
Try my site and tell me if that helps.
https://sites.google.com/site/mophocorner/
You need to unlock your phone and flash CWM in order to put a custom rom on it. Rooting it is he easy stuff. If you flash a custom rom 99.5% of the time it is pre rooted so...
I have tried that method with no success. Thanks for your help
You have to use RSD-lite to flash the stock phone rom back onto your phone before you can unlock it.
I did the same thing you did when I first tried to load a custom rom, and many other people here have done the same thing as well, we have all gotten through it. It took me about 5 hours of trying to get everything straightened out, and the next day I was running overclocked CM7 with jokers kernel.
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Failed to boot 2
Starting RSD mode.
I tried to flash the new Ninja Rom from the Gingerblur rom. I am now stuck on the dual core screen with the message above stuck there. Someone please help, I looked through the forms but it seems like I should be able to get into recovery still, which I cannot... If you need any other info please let me know....
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Failed to boot 2
Starting RSD mode.
I tried to flash the new Ninja Rom from the Gingerblur rom. I am now stuck on the dual core screen with the message above stuck there. Someone please help, I looked through the forms but it seems like I should be able to get into recovery still, which I cannot... If you need any other info please let me know....
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Were you unlocked before trying to flash Ninja rom?
unlocked... no at least I dont think? Obviously I was rooted but unlocked i dunno...
That is why, your bootloader has to be unlocked.
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rp2gardner said:
unlocked... no at least I dont think? Obviously I was rooted but unlocked i dunno...
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Ah ok... gingerblur was a pseudo-rom... made before we were able to install custom roms because we couldn't unlock our bootloader. That changed last month when devs figured it out and thus the newer custom roms. To install them you need to unlocked your bootloader.
Please read this thread for information on how to unlock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
Now, since you're already softbricks, running that may not work right now. BUT it's start.
My suggestion- read the thread, follow the instructions and see if that gets you to boot up properly after running the oem unlock.
If not, then download a fresh stock 1.8.3 SBF form the development thread and RSD flash that.
Ok thank you for your help, will post a question if I come to one. How would I download the stock 1.8.3 SBF if I am stuck on the boot screen? Im feeling like Im in over my head, Paypal donation to anyone who can walk me through this....
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Ok thank you for your help, will post a question if I come to one. How would I download the stock 1.8.3 SBF if I am stuck on the boot screen? Im feeling like Im in over my head, Paypal donation to anyone who can walk me through this....
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Stock SBFs are in the development forum as well.
I guess first things first, do you have the tools needed
Do you have or know how to use RSD?
How about Fastboot?
Just downloaded RSD lite and flashed the SBF..
"Open and extract the Fastboot package from above" is the step I am on.. Not sure where to go from here.
The phone rebooted to the same screen that it was at before with the error message but says PASS in RSDLite for the sbf flash
rp2gardner said:
Just downloaded RSD lite and flashed the SBF..
"Open and extract the Fastboot package from above" is the step I am on.. Not sure where to go from here.
The phone rebooted to the same screen that it was at before with the error message but says PASS in RSDLite for the sbf flash
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Which SBF? The pudding/unlock?
If you flashed the pudding SBF, then you need to do the fastboot steps next.
Did you download and unzip the fastboot package to your computer?
I did, I just dont know what to do with fastboot. Do I run it or what?.. THANKS A TON BY THE WAY...
Ok, I still have the failed to boot 2, but I am now getting the Starting Fastboot protocol support. I dont understand this step..
Type the following command:
fastboot oem unlock
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I did, I just dont know what to do with fastboot. Do I run it or what?.. THANKS A TON BY THE WAY...
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let's say you saved and extracted the fastboot files to c:\fastboot
then you have to open up CMD (start - run - cmd )
then cd to the directory it's saved (in this example c:\fastboot )
Now you have to get your phone into fastboot mode (directions are in the link), but in short, as you turn on your phone, hold the down button. THen it should say fastboot, then hit volume up, should say entering fastboot
Then back on computer in the command window
while your in the fastboot directory
type the oem unlock command (specific command in the instruction).
after it's all done, type fastboot reboot.
I have to go now for a while, but if all that doesn't work. I suggest flashing via RSD the 1.83 SBF with Pudding built in.
The download is in the pudding thread near the top "1. All phones If you have unlocked then try to use 2.3.4 update zip from Motorola servers, then revert back to a "pre-unlock" version(1.8.3 or earlier on ATT) you will get bricked! Do not use the OTA via experimental servers and revert to older versions WITHOUT pudding preinstalled in your sbf.
ATT ONLY Get your 1.8.3 with pudding from gitbrew or multiupload."
I cant figure out where to type the command in (fastboot oem unlock) i have the screen that came up when i located the fastboot. It has a list of commands, but nothing about oem unlock...
rp2gardner said:
I cant figure out where to type the command in (fastboot oem unlock) i have the screen that came up when i located the fastboot. It has a list of commands, but nothing about oem unlock...
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Is your phone in fastboot mode and connected?
All you gotta do is just type the command in the command window
C:\fastboo\ fastboot oem unlock
Hello All,
I'm new here, so I'm not exactly sure if this is the correct forum to be posting this, but here's my question:
When I attempt to unlock my bootloader using fastboot and the "fastboot oem unlock" command, it simply returns:
Code:
... INFOOEM unlock is not implemented
OKAY [ 0.001s]
Has anyone else gotten this message or anything like it? Or am I doing something wrong?
I'm rooted and running the 4.5.91 (ATT) update, and I updated from Gingerblur 3.5 using the PC update program.
The only way to unlock bootloader at this time is flashing pudding and then running fastboot OEM commands
SevenandForty said:
Hello All,
I'm new here, so I'm not exactly sure if this is the correct forum to be posting this, but here's my question:
When I attempt to unlock my bootloader using fastboot and the "fastboot oem unlock" command, it simply returns:
Code:
... INFOOEM unlock is not implemented
OKAY [ 0.001s]
Has anyone else gotten this message or anything like it? Or am I doing something wrong?
I'm rooted and running the 4.5.91 (ATT) update, and I updated from Gingerblur 3.5 using the PC update program.
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Really? Huh- I found that fastboot method on this website
briefmobile(dot)com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader
It says to use the command prompt to run fastboot and unlock it- I'm not sure if this was disabled or something, because it seems to have worked for most people on the 2.3.4 beta.
SevenandForty said:
Oh, really? I found that fastboot method on this website
briefmobile(dot)com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader
It says to use the command prompt to run fastboot and unlock it- I'm not sure if this was disabled or something, because it seems to have worked for most people on the 2.3.4 beta.
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if you're running the ota update, then you don't have an unlockable bootloader. you need to flash a pudding sbf to get one, which you can find instructions to on either the general forum or the dev forum.
Oh, I see. Thanks!
same problem
I also have the same problem but I have a stock 2.3 atrix does it make a difference?
I had to flash the 4.5.91 pre root sbf Via rsd lite then run that fastboot command.
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You need to flash the unlock sbf first. Just remember that if you're on 2.3.4, after you flash the sbf, the phone will reboot and soft brick - that's normal. Be ready to fastboot flash RomRacer's CWM recovery, and have the two 2.3.4 Fruitcake builds on your external sdcard beforehand.
Once you've flashed RomRacer's recovery successfully, pull the battery, put in your SIM and sdcard again, boot into recovery, and then install both fruitcake builds.
After that, your phone will boot and you can root it at your leisure.
SevenandForty said:
Hello All,
I'm new here, so I'm not exactly sure if this is the correct forum to be posting this, but here's my question:
When I attempt to unlock my bootloader using fastboot and the "fastboot oem unlock" command, it simply returns:
Code:
... INFOOEM unlock is not implemented
OKAY [ 0.001s]
Has anyone else gotten this message or anything like it? Or am I doing something wrong?
I'm rooted and running the 4.5.91 (ATT) update, and I updated from Gingerblur 3.5 using the PC update program.
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Are you flashing the .sbf first? If not, that is your problem or you have the same luck as me.. One or the other. Anyway, this is how I fixed mine:
I had this issue too.. Very irritating. I was using Linux to get my phone unlocked. When I went home from work, I tried again on windows 7 this time using RSDLite. It kinda worked. RSDLite got to 98%, the phone crashed and the flash status displayed failed. However, at 98%, the only thing left to do was for the phone to turn back on and verify the flashed image as far as I was concerned. Anyway, the phone said "Operating system not found" and went into fastboot mode from there. I felt I had nothing to lose by moving on. I issued a fastboot oem restore, and was able to get my code. I then reissued the command and typed in the whole code as windows wouldn't let me copy/paste from the command prompt (thanks Bill..). After doing this and pressing enter, my bootloader was nice and unlocked in about half a second. I rebooted using fastboot, and it locked up, so a battery pull got me working just fine. Hope this helps someone.
same problem
i have the same problem
1. i did use the sdf. but in the end it says FAIL in RSD
2. cant continue
3. still searching for answer:crying:
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hammerlock13 said:
Are you flashing the .sbf first? If not, that is your problem or you have the same luck as me.. One or the other. Anyway, this is how I fixed mine:
I had this issue too.. Very irritating. I was using Linux to get my phone unlocked. When I went home from work, I tried again on windows 7 this time using RSDLite. It kinda worked. RSDLite got to 98%, the phone crashed and the flash status displayed failed. However, at 98%, the only thing left to do was for the phone to turn back on and verify the flashed image as far as I was concerned. Anyway, the phone said "Operating system not found" and went into fastboot mode from there. I felt I had nothing to lose by moving on. I issued a fastboot oem restore, and was able to get my code. I then reissued the command and typed in the whole code as windows wouldn't let me copy/paste from the command prompt (thanks Bill..). After doing this and pressing enter, my bootloader was nice and unlocked in about half a second. I rebooted using fastboot, and it locked up, so a battery pull got me working just fine. Hope this helps someone.
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sir, could you kindly pls. give the codes step by step, it will help a lot, i can not use my Atrix Thanks in Advance
OEM unlock is not implemented
I also have this issue
I am desperately looking for a solution without luck for my rooted
Atrix 4G Buld 4.5.2A
GB 2.3.4
If someone can point me to a solution I will be very glad
Thanks
Eli
i'm in the same situation....
help please
FIXED it and now my phone is unlocked
you have to flash the phone with RSD this file http://diamantephoto.com/IHOP_Bell.rar
and rerun the command to give you the phone ID
hope it helps for you
hi guys,
I just got my atrix, its a nice and fast phone (even before flashing custom rom), i have a few enquiries, hope sifus here can enlighten me on:
1) How do i check whether my phone's bootloader is unlocked or not?
2) I have read the threads in XDA developer, followed the steps and i only manage to get i rooted, on the bootloader unlock part i have used few ways in XDA but i am stuck in the place where it requires u to enter a device unique key in the cmd. ther is no unique key shown.
3) I guess with locked bootloader i am not able to install CWM rite? so i guess i have to settle the bootloader ssue before the CWM ones.
Anyone can help me in this? Thanks in Advance.
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rsliew said:
hi guys,
I just got my atrix, its a nice and fast phone (even before flashing custom rom), i have a few enquiries, hope sifus here can enlighten me on:
1) How do i check whether my phone's bootloader is unlocked or not?
2) I have read the threads in XDA developer, followed the steps and i only manage to get i rooted, on the bootloader unlock part i have used few ways in XDA but i am stuck in the place where it requires u to enter a device unique key in the cmd. ther is no unique key shown.
3) I guess with locked bootloader i am not able to install CWM rite? so i guess i have to settle the bootloader ssue before the CWM ones.
Anyone can help me in this? Thanks in Advance.
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1) Screen will say "Unlocked" in the top left corner, at boot screen.
2) For unlocking see Pudding Thread in the Dev section. Install instructions in the OP, along with fastboot commands to enter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
3) No, you can not install any ROM without first unlocking.
1. To know if you have an unlocked BL, you will read it in the top left corner of the Boot Screen with the M Logo.
2. BY FAR the easiest way to do this is to use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 . All you have to do is install the MotoHelper driver from the motorola website(link in forum), download the package in the forum, and open one file that will guide you through the whole process. There is almost NO WAY you can mess up with this.
Believe me, I just unlocked my BL yesterday and it took so long because I tried ever other method first.(Stupid)
3. The above link will automatically install either a stock CWM recovery or Tenfar's version. I know that this can be used to install the Alien ROM, but cannot be used for CM7 or The DarkSide ROM's. to install these, download RomRacers Recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500 , move it to your sd card, and flash it as you would a ROM.
Congrats, after all of this you should be set, just make sure to do backups along the way.
I have managed to unlock the bootloader, but i am facing another problem now, i flashed iblur (rom) and now i am stucked in the "M logo Dual Core Tech" screen.
Does this mean i have softbricked my device?
I am following this thread to save my phone,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163342
rsliew said:
I have managed to unlock the bootloader, but i am facing another problem now, i flashed iblur (rom) and now i am stucked in the "M logo Dual Core Tech" screen.
Does this mean i have softbricked my device?
I am following this thread to save my phone,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163342
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What recovery are you using. Did you get the one I suggested?
I've read this tutorial here:
[PUDDING] International House of Pudding! BL Unlock/root thread (Updated 07/23/2011)
I can't download the unlocked sbf, the site is suspended... Does anyone know another link? What's the size of this sbf file?
When I do this flash, the phone will restart automatically, it's normal if appear an error "flash failed"?
I saw another tutorials that don't need the step of installing SDK tools. Neither have to install this, they go to the cmd and go to fasboot folder. Do I really need to instal SDK tools to do the unlock or just go to the command line and get the fastboot?
Thanks
Murilo.
As long as you have the fasboot files you shouldn't need to install it. And you only need the few mb sbf unlock file, should be able to find it in dev section under the everything photon sticky thread
Edit: yes it is normal for the flash to "fail" you just have to pull battery and continue
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one more question
Thanks for the answer.
There is any way to know if this flash with the unlock sbf was made correctly and it's ready for fastboot?
In wich moment can I do something that brick my phone?
Thanks
You'll know its done and ready for moving on when it says failed to flash or something along those lines, you can watch the percentage meter move through as it progresses until its done and "fails" but actually works and just displays a fail message. And as long as you follow the instructions you'll be fine
last doubt
Ok, I'll do now just the fastboot command.
Last weekend I did the flash with the unlock sbf and it was too fast, and the reboot was fast too. Different from the video I saw... Right?
Do I have to start again or can I just do the prompt command with the fastboot and unlock?
Thanks again.
The flashing shouldnt take long at all if your using the file "photonpudding" that is only a few mb in size, if you use the whole unlock sbf thats ~400 something mb then yeah it will take a long time but its unnecessary and wipes all data so stick to the small file and it will only take a few min if that to flash. And if you flashed the unlock sbf before and havent reset the phone you should be able to jump right to the fastboot unlock phase
For the life of me I cant root it and I have an sd card id love to save apps to...... I do have a laptop. So app or laptop is fine. Any help is appreciated thank you
I was able to unlock the boot loader through htcdev website bout as far as I got though
I second that. I can find hundreds of sites, videos , and downloads about rooting the 626, but I have a 625 and there is nothing. Help! Want to root my 625
Htc dev
crypto spook said:
I was able to unlock the boot loader through htcdev website bout as far as I got though
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I've never had trouble with HTC DEV and I can't seem to figure out how to get my Cricket HTC 625 into fastboot mode.
Any advice?
collatz said:
I've never had trouble with HTC DEV and I can't seem to figure out how to get my Cricket HTC 625 into fastboot mode.
Any advice?
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If you can't get it via button combo then use enable USB Debugging and use adb: adb reboot bootloader
For adb and fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Rooting via Kingroot supposedly works once the bootloader is unlocked as mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-desire-c/help/sowftware-update-t3255022
They didn't mention which software update it was on, but knowing Cricket and HTC, they probably never released but the original one so might be worth a try. Keep in mind that there does not seem to be an RUU to restore the phone if something goes wrong so proceed at your own risk.
Rooting is possible
Queen_Haze said:
For the life of me I cant root it and I have an sd card id love to save apps to...... I do have a laptop. So app or laptop is fine. Any help is appreciated thank you
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It can be done by following HTCdev inductions. I did but it took a few tries to unlock the bootloader. After that any progress will root it. Even Kingroot. But there is no recovery for that device. So it's editing your stock rom. So stay backed up. The twrp 626S recovery will flash to it, I been playing with it but can't say if any rom will flash successfully yet. so my words should only be taken as offering my personal experience not as any professional advice
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It can be done by following HTCdev inductions. I did but it took a few tries to unlock the bootloader. After that any progress will root it. Even Kingroot. But there is no recovery for that device. So it's editing your stock rom. So stay backed up. The twrp 626S recovery will flash to it, I been playing with it but can't say if any rom will flash successfully yet. so my words should only be taken as offering my personal experience not as any professional advice
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Thank you I wish I would have seen this sooner though.. I sat on it and cracked the screen and my digitizer dont stand a chance lol oh well.:crying:.
Root htc 625 .. use twrp for the HTC desire 626s as it works with the 625 as well.. First unlock bootloader, I downloaded java (offline) version and it worked fine, then HTC manager. Then I downloaded the usb drivers for the phone(may not be needed). Then adb and fastboot (not from HTC link, found it on Google which worked much faster to download. Noe after bootloader unlocked kingroot will root it or flash the twrp img using command prompt, just type flash recovery and the name of the twrp file.. now I had to type - flash recovery twrpblablabla.img. img, so I had to add *.img at the end so it had the twrp name which ended in .img and then i had to add another - .img ..... not sure why but I was messing around and that's what got it flashed. Then I flashed superU using twrp recovery.. now I did root with kingroot after bootloader was good but that's cause the whole (.img) thing. I went back after and got the adb command to do it the way I wanted to at first.. plus rooted another HTC 625 that way..
Any questions message me I will help and can send links to the files needed.. Mau. Thing was using twrp for 626s and the .img added at the end so it looked like twrp3.2.1.img.img )
May have had a space before the last .img , can't remember so if it don't work for you try that. Help needed just ask I will be glad to help as it took me a long time to get the right info and actually do it.
Anyone have j727U and got twrp on it let me know, I will pay.