okay i have an mx2 2.3.6 rooted and rerecovery installed flashed miui 4 everything was fine until i played around with motomizer and adjusted the lcd density now the miuihome has stopped and will not let me get to my apps i can use sms somewhat and get to the browser using the statistics opt in message i have tried to recover but it doesnt boot into it even though i flashed rerecovery i have done a fatctory data reset in android recovery nothing helps i even tried to sbf back to 2.3.5 and the flash fails any ideas how to fix it. this is my 2nd one already warranted it out once.
okay i have tried everything i know with no luck. i can use the phone to receive calls and texts just cannot send either. can use the voice search to get to the browser. still cannot load the screens just get miuihome has stopped message. i somehow lost the recovery and cannot get back into it to do anything. i used the android recovery to wipe data and cache with no luck. ive tried to use adb and fastboot to flash things with no luck. im really at my wits end. no sbf files will work
flash fails either it wont enumerate or product id fails im using rsd lite. i love this phone and miui but this sucks and i know its my fault for tweaking stuff but there doesnt seem to be an answer. any help is greatly appreciated.
if there is no solution oh well.....:crying:
ionicone said:
okay i have an mx2 2.3.6 rooted and rerecovery installed flashed miui 4 everything was fine until i played around with motomizer and adjusted the lcd density now the miuihome has stopped and will not let me get to my apps i can use sms somewhat and get to the browser using the statistics opt in message i have tried to recover but it doesnt boot into it even though i flashed rerecovery i have done a fatctory data reset in android recovery nothing helps i even tried to sbf back to 2.3.5 and the flash fails any ideas how to fix it. this is my 2nd one already warranted it out once
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If you can boot into RSD try sbf for 2.3.4 or even back to 2.3.3. I had issues before with 2.3.4 not performing a clean sbf. It would say it was completed but it would not wipe the phone. But when I would sbf 2.3.3 it would work fine. Worth a shot.
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Can you only see part of the screen? If you hit your home button, what do you see?
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Travisdroidx2 said:
If you can boot into RSD try sbf for 2.3.4 or even back to 2.3.3. I had issues before with 2.3.4 not performing a clean sbf. It would say it was completed but it would not wipe the phone. But when I would sbf 2.3.3 it would work fine. Worth a shot.
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Mx2 brother
DROID DOES, Apple did...like I forgot when
try this power down your phone then hold the power and volume down buttons until fast boot shows up on the top of the screen then push the volume down button down 7 times to android recovery then reflash miui 4 then factory restore and all that
Shpoople said:
try this power down your phone then hold the power and volume down buttons until fast boot shows up on the top of the screen then push the volume down button down 7 times to android recovery then reflash miui 4 then factory restore and all that
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This should work. Reflash the from and it should cancel out you dpi settings.
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CadenH said:
This should work. Reflash the from and it should cancel out you dpi settings.
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I thought you could only install signed packages in the stock recovery. Is this different with the MX2?
nothing works
cant flash anything from stock recovery other than signed packages. is there anyway to flash a recovery from adb or fastboot. i can get to both of them along with rsd but cannot sbf as i have found out i have an mx2 stock with 2.3.6 and cannot sbf down to anything else. im reeally stuck here.
ionicone said:
cant flash anything from stock recovery other than signed packages. is there anyway to flash a recovery from adb or fastboot. i can get to both of them along with rsd but cannot sbf as i have found out i have an mx2 stock with 2.3.6 and cannot sbf down to anything else. im reeally stuck here.
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You cant flash anything using the stock recovery. You need a custom recovery. I dont know what the milestone x2 uses, but if its the same as the Droid X2, its the bootstrap recovery.
i cant get to my apps to run the recovery app. i really dont know what to do at this point, but i can use the phone to receive calls and text just cant make any because i error saying phone or messaging has stopped. can i flash the bootstrap in fastboot or adb i have tried but not real proficient with either.
okay done some reading im using rsd lite 5.4.4 and have been trying to flash the zips, just read the i must extract it first. is this so....
ionicone said:
i cant get to my apps to run the recovery app. i really dont know what to do at this point, but i can use the phone to receive calls and text just cant make any because i error saying phone or messaging has stopped. can i flash the bootstrap in fastboot or adb i have tried but not real proficient with either.
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Someone else chime in if its different for the Milestone X2.
ionicone, bootstrap is not a flashable zip. it is an .apk file (app). Put it on your sd card and install it like a normal app. Then open it and follow the directions. I don't know how different the Milestone X2 is from the Droid X2 but thats how what we use and thats how we do it.
I may be misunderstanding but if nothing else works, SBF and start over.
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And SBF should work as long as you can get into the normal recovery mode. I dont know why else SBF files wouldnt work for you.
i may not be very clear on my problem, but i cant install anything on the phone because of the error message it wont go away just says miuihome has stopped. everything i try to sbf through rsd lite fails but im in the process of extracting and trying that one has already failed trying another now.
ionicone said:
i may not be very clear on my problem, but i cant install anything on the phone because of the error message it wont go away just says miuihome has stopped. everything i try to sbf through rsd lite fails but im in the process of extracting and trying that one has already failed trying another now.
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What exactly did you change to make this happen in the first place?
If it was just the LCD density, try pushing the original build.prop file into the system folder. Since, I believe thats where the DPI is controlled. Or if you can get into with root explorer or something, change it back manually.
it was the lcd density property. can i rip this from the backup i have stored on my pc and push it through adb.
as far as sbfing this is what my phone says
SVF:106:2:3
sec_exception: b655, eddc, eb
thanks for replying btw
ionicone said:
it was the lcd density property. can i rip this from the backup i have stored on my pc and push it through adb.
as far as sbfing this is what my phone says
SVF:106:2:3
sec_exception: b655, eddc, eb
thanks for replying btw
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You should be able to. Just make sure the permissions are rw-r--r--
You can get it from your backup or pull it from the ROM you flashed
Why don't you just factory restore and cache then reboot from the menu and it should be fixed
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tried that it does nothing, and now after trying to flash stuff through fastboot i may have bricked it. going to cspire today to see if i can warranty this one out.
update
cspire will let me warranty this one out, i will not root again until things are more stable as in an unlocked bootloader. thanks to everyone that tried to help.
They won't unlock the bootloader for a long time so don't get your hopes up and wasn't this your own fault?
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ionicone said:
cant flash anything from stock recovery other than signed packages. is there anyway to flash a recovery from adb or fastboot. i can get to both of them along with rsd but cannot sbf as i have found out i have an mx2 stock with 2.3.6 and cannot sbf down to anything else. im reeally stuck here.
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http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-help/5581-lcd-density-changer-problems-droid-2.html
maybe this helps " If your rooted go into root explorer and open System > Build.prop in text editor. Find the line labeled ro.sf.lcd_density= and change it to 240." from: Doahh droidx forums
It's the first response to the thread.
Good luck!
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Looks like Im a bit late
Related
I'm sorry if the answers to my question have been answered but I can't find them after searching for a few days.
I need to send my Atrix in for a repair or replacement. It is unlocked and rooted running Turl's CM9 right now. Obviously I can't send it back as is, so how should I go about everything?
Flash an SBF, flash a fruitcake rom, or something else that I haven't stumbled upon?
The only threads I could find are from a year ago and so much has changed since then. I just want to be sure I go about this the correct way. And should I go through ATT or Motorola? I know my phone is still under warranty with both.
Thanks for any help! It is much appreciated!
"Always have an exit strategy"
You can flash a fruitcake but the "unlocked" text will remain so you can hope for the best.
Or you can try an SBF (Disclaimer: at your own risk).
How long have you had it? Usually if you have had it for more than 30 days AT&T won't help but if you are still under "warranty" with them I would try AT&T first.
If you can't find a way to return your phone back to stock you can try Motorola, they might just overlook the modifications you have done.... or they might charge you a service fee...... or they might just send the phone back to you. It really depends on who ever is processing your claim and the mood they're in.
Also, please don't start multiple threads on the same topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549599
scarbutt11 said:
I'm sorry if the answers to my question have been answered but I can't find them after searching for a few days.
I need to send my Atrix in for a repair or replacement. It is unlocked and rooted running Turl's CM9 right now. Obviously I can't send it back as is, so how should I go about everything?
Flash an SBF, flash a fruitcake rom, or something else that I haven't stumbled upon?
The only threads I could find are from a year ago and so much has changed since then. I just want to be sure I go about this the correct way. And should I go through ATT or Motorola? I know my phone is still under warranty with both.
Thanks for any help! It is much appreciated!
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OK thanks. I had read that if I use the Motorola Software Update tool it will erase the "unlocked" text. I don't know how true that is though.
And sorry about the multiple threads, its just annoying not being able to use half my keyboard in portrait. Just was hoping for some quick answers.
Thanks again for the quick response
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I had restored a few times to stock.
I do that:
Reboot in fastboot mode and fastboot - w, fastboot erase system, fastboot erase cache, fastboot erase preinstall.
Turn phone off and pull out sim card and sd card.
Reboot in rsd mode (olding vol+ at boot) and flash your sbf with rsd lite.
That's all.
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LeroyVold said:
I had restored a few times to stock.
I do that:
Reboot in fastboot mode and fastboot - w, fastboot erase system, fastboot erase cache, fastboot erase preinstall.
Turn phone off and pull out sim card and sd card.
Reboot in rsd mode (olding vol+ at boot) and flash your sbf with rsd lite.
That's all.
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Ok, you don't happen to have a stock sbf file? I can't find one anywhere.
Also, why is it that we shouldn't flash sbf files? It seems that people have success with them but everyone keeps saying not to do that. But I can't find a stock flashable zip and the fruitcake links are dead so sbf seems to be my last resort.
I'm just stuck scratching my head because of all this confusion?
scarbutt11 said:
Ok, you don't happen to have a stock sbf file? I can't find one anywhere.
Also, why is it that we shouldn't flash sbf files? It seems that people have success with them but everyone keeps saying not to do that. But I can't find a stock flashable zip and the fruitcake links are dead so sbf seems to be my last resort.
I'm just stuck scratching my head because of all this confusion?
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Look in the firmware superthread, in the last pages someone have a link in his sign to a page of many stock sbf files. I found there my updated one.
I always got succes with rsd lite but only with a full wipe with fastboot before it say "pass" at the end. Otherwaise it say to 'manually reboot'.
Don't know why people say "do not use sbf", probably there is a reason, but i think it is the only way to remove the 'Unlocked'
Here links to froyo sbf
and to GingerBread sbf
also you need to delete any folder about apps that need root to work and su folder and anything that presume you have rooted your phone
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Depending on what build you are currently on you do not want to "downgrade". So if you are on a Gingerbread build (4.5.91 or 4.5.141) do not flash the Froyo SBF. And probably if you are on the 4.5.141 build (2.3.6), it is not recommended to flash the ".91" build. That is where the issues can occur.
I have also used RSD Lite to flash back to stock (a few times) but always use caution. So, for @scarbutt11, do you happen to remember what build you were on before you unlocked the bootloader and flashed a custom ROM?
LeroyVold said:
Look in the firmware superthread, in the last pages someone have a link in his sign to a page of many stock sbf files. I found there my updated one.
I always got succes with rsd lite but only with a full wipe with fastboot before it say "pass" at the end. Otherwaise it say to 'manually reboot'.
Don't know why people say "do not use sbf", probably there is a reason, but i think it is the only way to remove the 'Unlocked'
Here links to froyo sbf
and to GingerBread sbf
also you need to delete any folder about apps that need root to work and su folder and anything that presume you have rooted your phone
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Yeah, I was running stock 4.5.91/2.3.4. I'm on a cm9 build now. I'm not sure if that will matter at all for flashing back to GB? I know I tried cm7 to see if it was just cm9 causing the problems, but it seems it is hardware related.
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Yeah, it depends on what "Official" build you were last on. Since you were on "4.5.91" then I would just use that SBF. Like someone else mentioned, it is possible to use RSD Lite, just use caution.
scarbutt11 said:
Yeah, I was running stock 4.5.91/2.3.4. I'm on a cm9 build now. I'm not sure if that will matter at all for flashing back to GB? I know I tried cm7 to see if it was just cm9 causing the problems, but it seems it is hardware related.
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Thanks so much for the help. I'll go ahead and give it a shot. I'll let y'all know the outcome.
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Took a little pulling of my hair while I waited but fastboot wipe and then flashing the stock sbf worked like a charm. I am back on stock GB, the unlocked text is gone and now I can hopefully get my phone fixed or replaced.
Thank you so much @live4nyy and @LeroyVold!!! Without you guys I would have been still scratching my head. I owe you both big time
No problem man, i need to do the same.
my touchscreen is more and more often unresponsive, so i'm flashing my stock sbf as i write.
Finally got a chance to swing by the AT&T store. They replaced the phone no problem thanks again guys!
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i need to do the same. im sending this phone in and already got my new atrix sitting here.
Freaking Motorola phones, they break without you even touching them. I gotta figure out how to send mine to att as well.
u need to do a write up in here of how u did it. it might be redudant to some but to others like myself, it will be like having my hand held doing a scary process...your guidance as having it done yourself would help...with a how to..
scarbutt11 said:
Finally got a chance to swing by the AT&T store. They replaced the phone no problem thanks again guys!
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Free or did you have to pay?
LeroyVold said:
I had restored a few times to stock.
I do that:
Reboot in fastboot mode and fastboot - w, fastboot erase system, fastboot erase cache, fastboot erase preinstall.
Turn phone off and pull out sim card and sd card.
Reboot in rsd mode (olding vol+ at boot) and flash your sbf with rsd lite.
That's all.
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this isnt working for me. and i need to send my phone in within a day.
Atrix_Owner said:
Free or did you have to pay?
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For free, I bought the phone through them less than a year ago. All I said was that the screen was unresponsive and they looked at it for less than 10 minutes and then said they would replace it for me.
jahizen said:
u need to do a write up in here of how u did it. it might be redudant to some but to others like myself, it will be like having my hand held doing a scary process...your guidance as having it done yourself would help...with a how to..
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Thats not a bad idea. I have never done one before but now that I'm thinking about it I am sure there are others that need to do what I just did. I will try to write one up in the next few days. Thanks for the idea!
live4nyy said:
Depending on what build you are currently on you do not want to "downgrade". So if you are on a Gingerbread build (4.5.91 or 4.5.141) do not flash the Froyo SBF. And probably if you are on the 4.5.141 build (2.3.6), it is not recommended to flash the ".91" build. That is where the issues can occur.
I have also used RSD Lite to flash back to stock (a few times) but always use caution. So, for @scarbutt11, do you happen to remember what build you were on before you unlocked the bootloader and flashed a custom ROM?
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hello i guess you could help me with a doubt i have..i used to be on stock 4.5.141 Gb 2.3.6 atrix 4g..im new on this things..and i installed succesfully cm7.2 but its not stable as i expected..i wanna go back to stock rom but im not sure what to do...i tried to go back using CWM restore...¨yes i made my backup before everything¨ but the restore didnt work...its stuck on moto booting logo..then i had to install again cm7 but the ba2tf wich its a bit more stable but not enough comparing to stock i had.. then my question its...
should i flash my phone with sbf 4.5.141?? or what do you recommend me..i dont wanna make a downgrade just be at 4.5.141 again
thanks
Hi....
Rooted my phone. Stock 2.3.4. Installed Rom Toolkit Pro. Froze some apps I thought I didnt need and I guess that included the contacts.apk and odex. Thought I had found them and installed them in the system/app but I was wrong. Went back into toolkit and saw a bunch of new system apps in Spanish and some other things in odd code. Decided to do a factory reset which I am now realizing was a bad idea. Now I boot the phone and all is pretty normal until I get to Add Accounts in the set up. Com.motorola.setup keeps fcing and i cant get past it. I jist need my phone back to functioning order. I cant use the market bit can look and replying to INcoming texts. My bf bought me this phone and he os ready to rip my head off. Any any help is appreciated.
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I can interact with the phone via voice command/search but have no access to apps or launcher. At this rate I dont care aboit root or anything...would downloading a copy of a stock rom and doing install update by sd calrd via android recovery work?
If your bootloader is locked install bootstrap recovery then in bootstrap recovery format system, data and cache then boot the phone into rsd lite protocol and flash one of the sbf's through rsd lite to return to stock. You will loose root but thats easy enough to get back.
Flashing a stock rom through bootstrap should also do the trick just remember to format the system data and cache partitions before flashing for best results.
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Not sure how to do that if I cant interact with my launcher, homescreen, etc. Thanks for the add'l info.
Then you may have to unlock your bootloader and do it through cwm.
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...just realized what you were trying to explain (I think). Found the Sprint 2.3.4 sbf. Basically install that through RDSLite on my computer, and actually need very little interaction with the phone's home screen?
wodrinczny said:
...just realized what you were trying to explain (I think). Found the Sprint 2.3.4 sbf. Basically install that through RDSLite on my computer, and actually need very little interaction with the phone's home screen?
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Yes. It will rewrite all the system files to the phone.
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wodrinczny said:
...just realized what you were trying to explain (I think). Found the Sprint 2.3.4 sbf. Basically install that through RDSLite on my computer, and actually need very little interaction with the phone's home screen?
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Yes it will rewrite all the system files to the phone
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#win
Flashed stock sbf. Still had the same exact problem, but now had an unrooted phone. Reflashed sbf. Did an Android Recovery factory reset. Wiped partition 3 times (don't know if really necessary but I heard three's the number). Reboot phone. Profit. :good: Just in case anyone is stuck with the whole com.motorola.setup fcs...
Since the last time I flashed CM7, RSD (any version) with any SBF file doesn't wipe my phone the way it used to. It's gotten to the point I can no longer flash custom ROMs. If I don't wipe data/cache first, it will flash a new SBF yet leave the apps that were on it before hand. And when I try to flash a custom ROM, I get an error every time. Did I mess up something down in the locked areas that can never be fixed? Is there another way to wipe the phone to a more original or basic point? Right now I'm completely wiping the int and ext sd-cards, wiping data/cache/dalvik, SBFing to 2.2.2, and OTAing back up to see what happens, though I'm doubting it will help.
edit: Didn't work. Still can't flash a custom ROM. I can run rooted stock 2.3.5 though, guess that's what I'm stuck with. Better than nothing.
Performing an SBF does not wipe any user data from the phone. Wipe the phone using the stock recovery before performing the SBF. There are many threads on here on how to SBF, root, and install your favorite ROM.
RyanThaDude said:
Performing an SBF does not wipe any user data from the phone. Wipe the phone using the stock recovery before performing the SBF. There are many threads on here on how to SBF, root, and install your favorite ROM.
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It doesn't matter if I wipe everything or not, I still can't flash a custom ROM. Get an error every time, and have to SBF to get it bootable again. I had weird issues the first time I ran CM7 and tried to SBF back to stock. Took multiple battery pulls and random button pushing while rebooting before I could get it back into RSD mode. This last time let me SBF back fine, but I get the PASS result instead of the REBOOT PHONE MANUALLY now and can't flash anything.
Scur827 said:
It doesn't matter if I wipe everything or not, I still can't flash a custom ROM. Get an error every time, and have to SBF to get it bootable again. I had weird issues the first time I ran CM7 and tried to SBF back to stock. Took multiple battery pulls and random button pushing while rebooting before I could get it back into RSD mode. This last time let me SBF back fine, but I get the PASS result instead of the REBOOT PHONE MANUALLY now and can't flash anything.
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Try this a files sometimes corrupt.
Download all new. Perform the sbf, while the phone reboots do the volume down power button thing to get into Android Recovery. Once there wipe data and cache....
I have about 10 cables in my house...only two or three work for flashing and such...try a different cable....
DROID DOES, Apple did...like I forgot when
Pixelation said:
Try this a files sometimes corrupt.
Download all new. Perform the sbf, while the phone reboots do the volume down power button thing to get into Android Recovery. Once there wipe data and cache....
I have about 10 cables in my house...only two or three work for flashing and such...try a different cable....
DROID DOES, Apple did...like I forgot when
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I have a couple good cables that always work, tried them both. Wiped data and cache on SBF reboot, too. Rooted with One click and Pete's both. So far, nothing works.
are you sure, sbf is flashing correct?
try different version like 2.2.3 or 2.3.5
and check system info after to verify
then update.zip or flash 2.3.4 sbf
or try ezsbf to flash and/or root
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i've seen usb cables work with one device and not another, can be hard to tell
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sd_shadow said:
are you sure, sbf is flashing correct?
try different version like 2.2.3 or 2.3.5
and check system info after to verify
then update.zip or flash 2.3.4 sbf
or try ezsbf to flash and/or root
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I've tried 2.2.2, 2.3.3, and 2.3.4 all, then updated. I've tried 3 different versions of RSD. Exact same result. Haven't heard of ezsbf though, I'll check it out.
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x2-hacks/41697-tool-ezsbf-dx2.html
it's an iso file you burn to cd or thumb drive, reboots pc to a Linux os
with options to flash sbf and root with zergrush
works for some, when rsd lite or rooting failed
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... Have you thought that maybe the recovery your using is corrupted? Download that apk again (the plain one not the patched cm7/9 version) and give that
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Scur827 said:
Since the last time I flashed CM7, RSD (any version) with any SBF file doesn't wipe my phone the way it used to. It's gotten to the point I can no longer flash custom ROMs. If I don't wipe data/cache first, it will flash a new SBF yet leave the apps that were on it before hand. And when I try to flash a custom ROM, I get an error every time. Did I mess up something down in the locked areas that can never be fixed? Is there another way to wipe the phone to a more original or basic point? Right now I'm completely wiping the int and ext sd-cards, wiping data/cache/dalvik, SBFing to 2.2.2, and OTAing back up to see what happens, though I'm doubting it will help.
edit: Didn't work. Still can't flash a custom ROM. I can run rooted stock 2.3.5 though, guess that's what I'm stuck with. Better than nothing.
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The reason why you can't flash custom ROMs such as CM7 or CM9 is that you keep going to 2.3.5 or maybe even trying on 2.2.2 or 2.3.3. I have a check to prevent you from using any version besides 2.3.4. Restoring a nandroid won't cut it either. You must SBF back to 2.3.4, wipe data/cache, root (using zergRush or Pete's Root Tools), install the unpatched BSR, and flash CM7 or CM9.
As for why your apps show up still after an SBF, like you said, you didn't wipe data/cache and the apps are stored in the data directory on your phone. An SBF does not wipe data or cache.
LordRalh3 said:
... Have you thought that maybe the recovery your using is corrupted? Download that apk again (the plain one not the patched cm7/9 version) and give that
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That's the only thing I haven't tried I think, I'll give it a try. Good idea.
Droid X2 > Eclipse 2.2.1 > Tapatalk
dragonzkiller said:
The reason why you can't flash custom ROMs such as CM7 or CM9 is that you keep going to 2.3.5 or maybe even trying on 2.2.2 or 2.3.3. I have a check to prevent you from using any version besides 2.3.4. Restoring a nandroid won't cut it either. You must SBF back to 2.3.4, wipe data/cache, root (using zergRush or Pete's Root Tools), install the unpatched BSR, and flash CM7 or CM9.
As for why your apps show up still after an SBF, like you said, you didn't wipe data/cache and the apps are stored in the data directory on your phone. An SBF does not wipe data or cache.
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I haven't tried to flash CM7 or CM9 since the last time I came off of it. I really like having the camcorder around my daughter. That was my only problem with either. they worked great when they were on. I've mostly been trying to get Eclipse back on.
I think that CM7 had something to do with my problem, though. I've flashed it twice before. The first time was hell coming back to stock, I thought my phone was bricked for about an hour. It took multiple boot attempts, battery pulls, and button mashing before I finally could get back to RSD mode to flash a SBF.
Everything seemed fine for a couple months, until I tried CM7 once again. When I tried to come back off of it the second time, RSD gave it a PASS at the end instead of hanging on REBOOT PHONE MANUALLY like it always did before, and has every time since then (was hit and miss before). Now I can still flash a SBF and update an OTA (but only after doing a *228 to download and install it, can't flash an OTA file from recovery), but if I try to flash any ROM (and I've tried a half dozen of them) while using any root method, I get an error while flashing, and have to wipe everything possible to be able to SBF back to stock. I've tried flashing ROMs at least 20 times over the past few days. Either something got messed up, somewhere in an area that both RSD and recovery don't touch, or it's a hardware issue. That's the only thing I can come up with.
Now, I don't believe it's CM7's fault. At all. There are just too many people who enjoy. I simply believe there was something odd or wrong about my phone.
Its like you know the words but not which ones go with what things... Flashing and sbfing are two completly different things, and there is no button mashing involved pull your battery one time, hold power and volume up at the same time, that puts you in rsd mode to sbf, to get over a bootloop just go to android recovery (power button and volume down then cycle to recovery) you don't flash roms in this recovery just wipe data/cache. If you grabbed the right sbf file (check your android version in about phone should be 2.3.4 ) you can root with motorola one click and install the bootstrap recovery program NOT THE CM7 VERSION, Plug phone into the wall bsr WIPE DATA/CACHE and flash cm7, its a standard process and your phone is not special
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Its like you know the words but not which ones go with what things... Flashing and sbfing are two completly different things, and there is no button mashing involved pull your battery one time, hold power and volume up at the same time, that puts you in rsd mode to sbf, to get over a bootloop just go to android recovery (power button and volume down then cycle to recovery) you don't flash roms in this recovery just wipe data/cache. If you grabbed the right sbf file (check your android version in about phone should be 2.3.4 ) you can root with motorola one click and install the bootstrap recovery program NOT THE CM7 VERSION, Plug phone into the wall bsr WIPE DATA/CACHE and flash cm7, its a standard process and your phone is not special
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Fine, I don't FLASH an SBF file. But I've flashed ROMs on the X2 alone at least a hundred times, I know what's what. I know the difference between stock recovery and BSR. I know the difference between BSR and the CM7 version, and when to switch over. I know what wiping data does, what wiping cache does, what the Dalvek cache is and what wiping it does, what fixing permissions really does.
When I say I couldn't SBF out of CM7, I mean after flashing CM7 the first time, I ran RSD Lite and used SBF 2.3.4-380 to get back to stock. RSD gave me an error, and stopped. I couldn't reboot the phone, it just hung up on the red M. Holding vol down+power hung up on the red M. Holding vol up+power hung up on the red M. So I would pull the battery and try it again. And again. And again. No buttons, every button. Letting it sit on the red M for 30 mins. Eventually I got a weird RSD message at the top (and no, not the vol up+power RSD message), different from the others, and I could SBF again. I still got an error, but could vol down+power into the regular menus, so once I got into the standard RSD mode the next SBF went fine, except I got a pass at the end instead of having RSD hang up on the reboot phone manually message it always got before. And since then I don't get the boot loops after it reboots like it used to, though the pass message is hit and miss. I've SBFed dozens and dozens of times since then, used fresh downloads and different versions of everything, and I've never seen another boot loop afterwards. Something, somewhere, is definitively different. I have a few good cables that have always worked, and I've switched them out. I've wiped and formatted everything possible on the phone several times. It's just not the same as it was before CM7. And after coming off of CM7 the second time, I've gotten a pass at the end of the SBF every single time. Another new thing after a CM7 flash.
Like I said, I don't think it's a CM7 issue, I just think there is something wrong with my phone on a level I can't touch, and it really didn't like CM7. It isn't operator error. Give me any instructions you like for getting me on, say, Molten (since it's 2.3.4-380 and the simplest to flash). I'll follow them to the T, but it won't work. I can't *228 anymore, so I can't download a system update, and I get a file signature error if I try to flash an update from stock recovery. I'm stuck on stock 2.2.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, or 2.3.5. I can still root them using any method, except 2.3.5 since it requires carrying root over with OTA Rootkeeper from 2.3.4.
Sorry if i came off too negatively btw its just that this phone is SOOOOO close to indestructible programming wise... Your next step is to burn ezsbf and head to someone elses computer and try that
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Sorry if i came off too negatively btw its just that this phone is SOOOOO close to indestructible programming wise... Your next step is to burn ezsbf and head to someone elses computer and try that
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Me too, just woke up.
I tried ezsbf yesterday on a laptop, no change. Tried a fresh copy of BSR from a different source this morning, no luck there either. I'm completely out of ideas now, there's nothing I haven't tried alternatives to. But I have a fully functional phone rooted on 2.3.4, and sometime in the near future I'll be getting something new and shiny, so it could be worse. When I do get a new one, this one will be perfect to have GrooVe IP on it for my 8 yr. old daughter, and the big screen is nice for games.
Droid X2 > Eclipse 2.2.1 > Tapatalk
Scur, I uploaded a nandroid of eclipse 2.3
don't know if that will work any better
but who knows, it just might work for you
http://www.mediafire.com/?7b71gn1j3r2dwrj
edit: if you problem is kernel related, it's not going help
also have you been checking the kernel,
System version:
1.3.418
Android version:
2.3.5
Baseband version:
N_03.13.31P
Kernel version:
[email protected]#2
sd_shadow said:
Scur, I uploaded a nandroid of eclipse 2.3
don't know if that will work any better
but who knows, it just might work for you
http://www.mediafire.com/?7b71gn1j3r2dwrj
edit: if you problem is kernel related, it's not going help
also have you been checking the kernel,
System version:
1.3.418
Android version:
2.3.5
Baseband version:
N_03.13.31P
Kernel version:
[email protected]#2
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Here's where I am now. With a method to root 2.3.5, I can SBF it and root. It will let me flash Eclipse 2.3, but will lose root when it flashes. So I can get Eclipse 2.3, but it's unrooted and I haven't found a way to root it after flashing yet. Odd there. I have a couple abd tips to try to get it going, but I'm going to try your nandroid first. Much thanks.
Droid X2 > Rooted 2.3.5 > Tapatalk
The nandroid worked like a charm, I thank you good sir.
Droid X2 > Eclipse 2.3 > Tapatalk
My atrix 4g will only boot to motorola logo, I have an unlocked bootloader but like a fool i did a factory reset and lost root access.i have no cwm and cant find a way to get it without root access and even if I do I still have no recovery..how can I get root access without the usb debugging set and not being able to boot into phone.I have no os..i cant seem to flash anything without root so im stuck and really have no other option but to figure this out with someones help.
did you try this
sephk said:
did you try this
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yes says cannot load..pretty much im stuck because i was on 2.3.6 and messed up something in framework and it made my phone not capable of booting pass the motorola logo. i was rooted before all this but when my phone got stuck i did a factory reset before i knew it would take my phone back to having no root and also from what i read it resets the phone so usb debugging is not checked.also ive gotten the 0x1000 error no os detected too..basicall i have no os on my phone and cant root without the usb setting and cant get to that without booting up phone..ive tried pretty much everything but without root i cant seem to flash anything at all.my bootloader is unlocked.i can get to factory ndroid and recover but have nothing to recover.i think my only option is finding a way to get cwm on phone without root or being able to boot.not sure.. sorry bout the long sob story but ive tried so many things from the forum
Boot into fastboot and flash romracer's Atrix recovery. Put a ROM on an SD card and install it through the recovery.
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tasteslikechicken said:
Boot into fastboot and flash romracer's Atrix recovery. Put a ROM on an SD card and install it through the recovery.
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ha previously i looked everywhere for a link to that zip that worked and now i find one then download and after trying the last thing from 2nd post now when i go into recovery it says magic value mismatch and i cant even get in to try. this is a neverending circle here and im 4 days deep in looking at the computer screen trying to find a working answer. what do i do about this mismatch issue now?
you can solve this easily
go and get the 2.3.4 sbf with unlocked bootloader
rsd it
and your atrix will live again
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maggedo said:
you can solve this easily
go and get the 2.3.4 sbf with unlocked bootloader
rsd it
and your atrix will live again
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i can not find a single link to that that still works.. everythings dead like my phone.. you know of one still up or any other sbf i can try?
i will try to post to you
your problem i have met before
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I would try the automatic bootloader unlock tool. It has a tool in the utility for "failed to boot / no os". I had the same problem as you and this worked great. It was very easy to do. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871&highlight=automatic
http://paulyhoffman.com/public/
OR
http://narod.ru/disk/45363482001.6e01bed58d95e4422fd2c015bebd9dca/ATT-2.3.4_Pudding_preroot.rar.html
download this file named "ATT-2.3.4_Pudding_preroot.rar"
the use RSD to flash this sbf into your Atix
After then, you can boot with stock recovery
Try to wipe factory reset and wipe cache
Then you could boot into 2.3.4 which already unlock bootloader and root.
Good luck!
download this file named "ATT-2.3.4_Pudding_preroot.rar"
the use RSD to flash this sbf into your Atix
After then, you can boot with stock recovery
Try to wipe factory reset and wipe cache
Then you could boot into 2.3.4 which already unlock bootloader and root.
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Maggedo my buddy you my sir...are a master of your craft. now that im fixed up I see that the fix was right in front of me the entire time it was just a matter of finding good links and a decompressor to extract the .sbf from the .rar..popped it in rsd ran it and bang im no longer the owner of a couple hundred dollar pocketmirror/weight..still ironing out a few details and gotta get my root access back and try to recover some of what i lost.you saved me though. i have no warranty,couldnt do insurance swap and im pretty poor haha so i had no other options.saved my life man!!! if i could hit thanks more than once id sit here and do it all day.thank you very much.
I was stuck on the Moto Dual Core Screen as well. I used the automatic unlock MAIN program to unlock, root and install custom recovery. When I tried to flash epinter's CM10 ROM I got boot hang at the Moto screen.
You can RSD back to stock (e.g. I found the AT&T .151 sbf file and restored my phone to working condition on 2.3.6 GB).
In the end I figured out that the recovery in the auto unlock tool (both the telfar and CWM options) was borking the CM10 flash. I ended up:
1. RSD lite AT&T .151 GB 2.3.6 sbf file
2. Unlock Bootloader with automatic unlock
3. Root and install custom recovery
4. Boot into android
5. download goo.manager from play store
6. Install open source recovery with goo.manager
7. reboot into recovery
8. Make backup of everything
9. Flash JB CM10 & GApps
Phone is up and running w/o issues. A bit of googling should find you the necessary sbf to get you on your feet again.
Good luck!
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.
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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?
stzahi said:
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
ok
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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Robert5686 said:
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!