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can i flash back to stock 4.5.91 to to unroot the phone. do i just put the .zip on my sd card and flash using clockworkmod
also curious
Same question.
I was previously on GB that was pushed to me OTA. I got bored and rooted, unlocked, and flashed Ken's Alien not thinking about the consequences of not being able to revert to stock thanks to previous root methods like Gingerblur and SBF that made it so easy. I want to get my work email back on my phone, but cannot if I am rooted.
Will flashing a 1.8.3 Fruitcake and then OTA to GB brick me? I've looked everywhere and am still noobiously confused.
Anyone know how to unroot w/unlocked bootloader? Is it possible?
bbunsen said:
Same question.
I was previously on GB that was pushed to me OTA. I got bored and rooted, unlocked, and flashed Ken's Alien not thinking about the consequences of not being able to revert to stock thanks to previous root methods like Gingerblur and SBF that made it so easy. I want to get my work email back on my phone, but cannot if I am rooted.
Will flashing a 1.8.3 Fruitcake and then OTA to GB brick me? I've looked everywhere and am still noobiously confused.
Anyone know how to unroot w/unlocked bootloader? Is it possible?
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"GB that was pushed to me OTA" so you are indeed has the new bootloader so you only way to downgrade will be moto-flash or CWM to 1.83
But why you dont try to download MOTO official SBF 2.3.4/4.5.91 and RSD this the only OFFICIAL MOTO SBF you can RSD with GB new bootloader
the following procedure will bring you device to out-of-the-box state with GB 2.3.4/4.5.91
First have a backup because you phone will be complete clean after this so remove external sd card
1. First format internal sdcard by settings->storage->internal sdcard->format
2. Turn off the phone and press VOL DOWN while your turn ON your phone
3. Wait until "fastboot" tag show up release VOL DOWN and now PRESS VOL UP once to enter to fastboot
4. Now you in fastboot mode "Starting fastboot......."
5. Now go to command windows box (CMD)
(You need moto-fastboot to perform this and you need to be in the same folder where is located moto-fastboot)
moto-fastboot erase boot
moto-fastboot erase system
moto-fastboot erase webtop
moto-fastboot erase recovery
moto-fastboot erase userdata
moto-fastboot erase cache
moto-fastboot erase preinstall
just to make sure everythings is wipe
moto-fastboot -w
after this
moto-fastboot reboot (at the same time press VOL UP and hold until show up "Starting RSD......"
Now start RSD and select the official moto GB 2.3.4/4.5.91 SBF (you can find a copy in dev forum, stickie under the thread of all the SBF's, make sure you chose 2.3.4/4.5.91)
Press start and what until reboot and RSD show up PASS in the status...
This the manual way to do it... and you are 100% you wipe everything...
The other one is doing MSU (motorola software update) and run all the process (in the background what it do is RSD the service SBF of GB 2.3.4/4.5.91) after it finish you can go back an do a factory default restore, inside settings in Android OS
Thanks. I thought about using moto software update, but wasn't sure if it would work. Same with RSD. I just don't wanna brick, but since I won't be RSD downgrading I probably shouldn't be all that worried.
bbunsen said:
Thanks. I thought about using moto software update, but wasn't sure if it would work. Same with RSD. I just don't wanna brick, but since I won't be RSD downgrading I probably shouldn't be all that worried.
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This is the only SBF without pudding and MOTOROLA OFFICIAL that can be flashed by RSD for now if you already have GB OTA
http://www.filesonic.com/file/15073...signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf.gz
CONFIRMED, IS SAFE TO RSD THIS SPECIFIC SBF FROM MOTOROLA:
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf
MD5: 56721d893e43b814e95683a00b165555
SHA1: e00786e975b4f1d9fba2ff90c1ee6bbf95bb47b2
I tested both MSU (Motorola Software Update) and RSD and work perfect from GB OTA unlocked
mramirezusa said:
This is the only SBF without pudding and MOTOROLA OFFICIAL that can be flashed by RSD for now if you already have GB OTA
http://www.filesonic.com/file/15073...signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf.gz
CONFIRMED, IS SAFE TO RSD THIS SPECIFIC SBF FROM MOTOROLA:
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf
MD5: 56721d893e43b814e95683a00b165555
SHA1: e00786e975b4f1d9fba2ff90c1ee6bbf95bb47b2
I tested both MSU (Motorola Software Update) and RSD and work perfect from GB OTA unlocked
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Does this go for stock locked bootloaders as well. You mentioned you were unlocked. All that I have done on my atrix is root currently. Not to crazy to unlock yet. I'm on the OTA 4.5.91. Have alot of random reboot issues lately and considering this process!
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the info. I used your fastboot wipe and RSD'd suggeations to SBF. Now my phone appears to be stock. It no longer says unlocked at boot and is not rooted. Exactly what I was looking for.
My first try of using the 183 fruitcake and then OTA update didn't work due to CWM still being there. It may have worked if I had first flashed the stock recovery. I didn't try that.
Thanks again for your assistance!
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SGTShark said:
Does this go for stock locked bootloaders as well. You mentioned you were unlocked. All that I have done on my atrix is root currently. Not to crazy to unlock yet. I'm on the OTA 4.5.91. Have alot of random reboot issues lately and considering this process!
Thanks in advance.
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If you previously installed the OTA update, it should be fine to flash this if locked as well. Its just installing the same software but without root.
The problems after the OTA update happen if you flash a SBF older than gingerbread.
It was the unlocked part of my situation that had me concerned. I haven't messed with bootloaders until this week and was confused and nervous about how that would come into play. If I hadn't unlocked, I wouldn't have hesitated as much to flash the official GB SBF to unroot.
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Ok about to get a atrix from att! So i need to understand some stuff. IVE SEARCHED
So if you unlock the bootloader you can never sbf back to i guess a froyo build using sbf?(1.83 is froyo i guessing) if you get the phone with GB build on it?
Reading the Automatic bootloader thread i see this on the OP Main Post:
* CONFIRMED, IS SAFE TO RSD THIS SPECIFIC SBF FROM MOTOROLA:
1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf
MD5: 56721d893e43b814e95683a00b165555
SHA1: e00786e975b4f1d9fba2ff90c1ee6bbf95bb47b2
SO NOW ON FOR UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER USERS THIS CAN BE A BASE IF SOMETHING GO WRONG AND YOU NEED OUT OF THE BOX STATE FROM MOTOROLA
Need to be flash with RSDlite V5.3.1
Now lets say that the phone i get from att, will be on froyo. Do i need to:
go to system updates and install OTA GB build
Then follow the automatic bootloader thread?
Then i see this thread talking about something different on my searches?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138204
Any clarification will be thanked!
Phone will most likely come with Gingerbread. If not, OTA update, then unlock bootloader. Once you unlock the bootloader, on gingerbread, do not try to flash a eariler sbf version. First of all there is no need. Secondly, you can brick your device by doing it. If you ever want to return to a stock Gingerbread ROM after unlocking bootloader, you can flash a fruitcake... but your bootloader would still be unlocked.
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Thank you for the clear up!
Hello to all
I receive an atrix 4g locked to at&t usa. I unlocked with a code, after i unlock the BL.
I install cwm and romracer and flash CM7(2.3.6) rom from sd.
After i flash Darkside(2.3.5) rom. Now i want to return back to stock.
I have some small problems, the soft keys light is very dimm and the wifi signal is very low compared with my previous iphone 4.
The question is: is it safe to flash 4.5.91(2.3.4) stock sbf with rsd?
I know that the other option are fruitcakes but i just want to know if i can flash this vers with rsd.
System version: 4.5.133.mb860.att.en.us
Android version 2.3.5
Baseband: N_01.77.30P
I read many threads about but i'm still in the "fog". I know that the answer is somewere on the forum and sorry for opening another thread.
Thanks a lot for understanding.
While it's not recommended to use RSDlite after unlocking the bootloader, it will work as long as you only use the 4.5.91 GB2.3.4 SBF (signed). I have done it twice but at my own risk of course.
If you need to return to stock you can flash the fruitcakes, which are stock files. This method is definitely recommended over sbf.
M_Alin said:
Hello to all
I receive an atrix 4g locked to at&t usa. I unlocked with a code, after i unlock the BL.
I install cwm and romracer and flash CM7(2.3.6) rom from sd.
After i flash Darkside(2.3.5) rom. Now i want to return back to stock.
I have some small problems, the soft keys light is very dimm and the wifi signal is very low compared with my previous iphone 4.
The question is: is it safe to flash 4.5.91(2.3.4) stock sbf with rsd?
I know that the other option are fruitcakes but i just want to know if i can flash this vers with rsd.
System version: 4.5.133.mb860.att.en.us
Android version 2.3.5
Baseband: N_01.77.30P
I read many threads about but i'm still in the "fog". I know that the answer is somewere on the forum and sorry for opening another thread.
Thanks a lot for understanding.
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live4nyy said:
While it's not recommended to use RSDlite after unlocking the bootloader, it will work as long as you only use the 4.5.91 GB2.3.4 SBF (signed). I have done it twice but at my own risk of course.
If you need to return to stock you can flash the fruitcakes, which are stock files. This method is definitely recommended over sbf.
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Will flashing the SBF via RSD re-lock the bootloader? I need to take my phone in for a warranty swap (hardware issue) and don't want them to know I unlocked the phone.
It will hide the "unlocked" text during boot but it does not actually re-lock the bootloader. But when you think about it, even though they never intended for the end user to unlock the phone (hence the encrypted/locked bootloader), they still put the warning in if/when anyone unlocked the bootloader. It's there for a reason but I doubt they will find out.
ItsLunchBOX said:
Will flashing the SBF via RSD re-lock the bootloader? I need to take my phone in for a warranty swap (hardware issue) and don't want them to know I unlocked the phone.
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live4nyy said:
It will hide the "unlocked" text during boot but it does not actually re-lock the bootloader. But when you think about it, even though they never intended for the end user to unlock the phone (hence the encrypted/locked bootloader), they still put the warning in if/when anyone unlocked the bootloader. It's there for a reason but I doubt they will find out.
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So yeah I was impatient and tried to flash it without waiting for a reply. It kept failing and then all I would get on my phone was "Failed to boot 4 Starting RSD Protocol".
I ended up having to re-flash pudding, which was an adventure in itself (upgrading RSD, rebooting computer, trying different USB ports & cables before it would finally take). I think I will just take it in tomorrow even with it saying "Unlocked" and see if they will swap it out. I'm having touch screen issues with intermittent dead spots and ghost touches.
Did you try the stock SBF with the same combination of port and cable as you did when you successfully flashed pudding? I've heard those two factors can cause a bad flash in the past. I've read that a back port on the computer is recommended for sufficient power and using the actual OEM cable the phone came with is highly recommended as well.
Oh well, hope you get it swapped out, the people at the AT&T stores (if that's where you got it) usually don't pay no mind to that anyways.
ItsLunchBOX said:
So yeah I was impatient and tried to flash it without waiting for a reply. It kept failing and then all I would get on my phone was "Failed to boot 4 Starting RSD Protocol".
I ended up having to re-flash pudding, which was an adventure in itself (upgrading RSD, rebooting computer, trying different USB ports & cables before it would finally take). I think I will just take it in tomorrow even with it saying "Unlocked" and see if they will swap it out. I'm having touch screen issues with intermittent dead spots and ghost touches.
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Hi,
I do have the same kind of query. I have AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G. I unlocked SIM, unlocked BL, rooted and installed CWM recovery, De-dexed and Webtop over HDMI hacked. I am still on AT&T Stock ROM 2.3.4 / Build # 4.5.91
I am facing random reboot problem while using 3G data service. I want to re-flash Stock 2.3.4 ROM. As per your reply in this thread I can only do this by flashing Fruitcakes as I have unlocked BL ... right? But in this link I am bit confused which file to download and flash amongst 2.3.4 / 2.3.5 att 4.5.133 / ATT 4.5.140 - 2.3.6? Also, after flashing a fruitcake can I still flash a custom ROM later on and at any point of time revert back to stock?
Thanks so much.
live4nyy said:
While it's not recommended to use RSDlite after unlocking the bootloader, it will work as long as you only use the 4.5.91 GB2.3.4 SBF (signed). I have done it twice but at my own risk of course.
If you need to return to stock you can flash the fruitcakes, which are stock files. This method is definitely recommended over sbf.
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If you want to go back to stock, as in the last "Official" build released by Motorola, then you want the 2.3.4 build. And as long as you use the fruitcakes you can go back to a custom rom at any time.
sony108 said:
Hi,
I do have the same kind of query. I have AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G. I unlocked SIM, unlocked BL, rooted and installed CWM recovery, De-dexed and Webtop over HDMI hacked. I am still on AT&T Stock ROM 2.3.4 / Build # 4.5.91
I am facing random reboot problem while using 3G data service. I want to re-flash Stock 2.3.4 ROM. As per your reply in this thread I can only do this by flashing Fruitcakes as I have unlocked BL ... right? But in this link I am bit confused which file to download and flash amongst 2.3.4 / 2.3.5 att 4.5.133 / ATT 4.5.140 - 2.3.6? Also, after flashing a fruitcake can I still flash a custom ROM later on and at any point of time revert back to stock?
Thanks so much.
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Thanks for your early reply ... Just one thing more I wanna ask that if I flash ATT 4.5.140 - 2.3.6 fruitcake, then can I flash ATT 2.3.4 - 4.5.91 over it? Is the brick warning for going back to stock ATT ROM only after having BL unlocked?
Thanks for your help
live4nyy said:
If you want to go back to stock, as in the last "Official" build released by Motorola, then you want the 2.3.4 build. And as long as you use the fruitcakes you can go back to a custom rom at any time.
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Yes, you can flash 2.3.4 fruitcake over a 2.3.6 fruitcake. Just make sure to do the "wipes" (clear data/cache/factory reset/fastboot wipe/etc).
As far as I understand, the fruitcakes will not brick your device, as long as you follow the directions. The risk for bricking applies to using an SBF file and RSDlite.
sony108 said:
Thanks for your early reply ... Just one thing more I wanna ask that if I flash ATT 4.5.140 - 2.3.6 fruitcake, then can I flash ATT 2.3.4 - 4.5.91 over it? Is the brick warning for going back to stock ATT ROM only after having BL unlocked?
Thanks for your help
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I´ll start with writing, what happend to me, about some weeks ago.
Warning:
Never do this !!!
I wanted to flash the radio from the Photon 2.3.5 leak and I could not find the CWM recovery method (found later after this, thanks Olegfusion), so I took the bp.img and tear it apart with hexeditor to:
amss_sec.mbn
dbl_sec.mbn
osbl_sec.mbn
partition.mnb
RDL1.smg
Depacked full sbf with Motoandroiddepacker (from Skrilax_CZ), extracted headers and just changed mbns and cdt.bin (CG3.smg), later unlocked bootloader (CG42.smg) and tried to repack. Problem was, any try to include CG3.smg (even the default) failed when repacking, so I decided to not include this one.
After several tries I "succesfully" flashed my repacked sbf with radio, but everytime ended at 90% of flashing CG5.smg. I tried more variations, but nothing.
And ended up with Failed to boot 1 (when trying to start as locked) and after unlocking modem did not power up.
So my state now was, switched fuse with broken radio part. Cool
My fuse now - cat /sys/firmware/fuse/ReservedOdm - 10000000000030001000100004000
Then I found the cwm method of flashing radio, thanks to Olegfusion, but this did not helped me. Always, modem did not power up. Only way, how to start Android was through fastboot option Boot Android (No BP).
So I had to find a way, how to fully flash the radio with RSD Lite.
Everytime I tried to flash full 198_7 sbf, it ended right before flashing the radio. Because it flashed the locked bootloader first and while restarting right before CG5.smg (radio) flashing, it writes Failed to boot 1.
I tried to make my own full sbf with unlocked bootloader, but MotoAndroidDepacker, does not accept CG3.smg
So I started thinking(lol):
When RSD Lite creates the image at the beggining, where it is stored?
I found it at C:\Users\--your user dir--\AppData\Local\Motosftemp (win7).
It was a surprise for me, when I found, it was just the depacked sbf with all smgs and firmware.hmg right after the creating image part was done.
This gave me the light of hope.
So I tried to flash my sbf, took those smgs, then full sbf, changed smgs I needed and started with 2nd reflashing. But another problem, RSD Lite recognizes, when those files are changed and when not. If there are unchanged files, and you start 2nd reflashing without exiting RSD, it skips the creating image files. But when you change any, it´s starting over, and all those smgs are created again.
So I started to think about speed hacking it.
I have depacked derpunlock.sbf, my.sbf and full.sbf in RSD temp dir and I thought, I need the leaked cdt.bin and radio.img, because of fuse switched (that was not the right combination). So I started with very slow full sbf flashing speed hacks. Many times.
The super clever speed hack method (lol):
Right after creating image files part, the phone restarts.
This is the time, you need to quickly change (overwrite) those needed smgs.
The right combination that helped me to flash full sbf with radio was CG3.smg (cdt.bin - not sure if it is needed, I took the one from the leaked 2.3.5 zip) and CG42.smg (unlocked bootloader).
That lets the flashing process continue when changing to CG5.smg (radio) flashing. No failed to boot 1.
So, the fuse is switched forever, but I have my radio working again.
As I don´t need 4G, I don´t mind being unlocked.
Most of you don´t need all this, but someone could find it helpful.
Sorry for my English.
but anyway failed to boot 1 is there with locked bootloader.
Yes, that method keeps you unlocked. Because of that, no failed to boot 1.
I still don't understand how my fuse got switched. I flashed the 2.3.5 that did not include the bootloader
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Neither I flashed the new bootloader, there would be no way to unlocking then.
But the radio did it on my side.
for truth, I really worry flashing sbfs really hope once we'll get new unlock
peetr_ said:
The super clever speed hack method (lol):
Right after creating image files part, the phone restarts.
This is the time, you need to quickly change (overwrite) those needed smgs.
The right combination that helped me to flash full sbf with radio was CG3.smg (cdt.bin - not sure if it is needed, I took the one from the leaked 2.3.5 zip) and CG42.smg (unlocked bootloader).
That lets the flashing process continue when changing to CG5.smg (radio) flashing. No failed to boot 1.
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im looking at the folder(motosftemp) and hit start (to begin flashing) but i dont see it creating the extracted temp files.
So is it possible to flash the new radio? If so is there a link?
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js11222 said:
So is it possible to flash the new radio? If so is there a link?
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Seems like it but also might switch a fuse and leave you locked down to a certain bootloader.
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For those who has death of phone on reboot or power off and who needs to pull out the battery for some time after the phone dead, this method will fix this trouble for you.
Replace codegroups 3 and 42 from unlocked sbf and flash original sbf with that. you'll fix reboot/power off death.
I fixed it in my photon.
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regarding radio flash, I think I wouldn't recommend to do it until you understand fully next thing:
when you flash radio bp.img from ota, you have no troubles with fuse.
but if you'll flash boot.img original, you'll switch your fuse on first kernel boot if you'll have radio flashed. So, I do not recommend to flash any native original kernels if you're unlocked. The result may go that you'll not able to lock back and receive failed to boot 1. You'll have only way to flash 2.3.5 bootloader or stay unlocked.
boot.img + bp.img from 2.3.5 = cat /sys/firmware/fuse/ReservedOdm - 10000000000030001000100004000 after first boot.
Hi!
I'm stuck on locked ota (wife was using phone and clicked "install update" before I had a chance to to anything...).
Would there be a way to use the "RSD speed hack" to install stock SBF 2.3.5 and the Japanese radio that is being used to enable our phones to work on domestic USA GSM networks?
There is no Photon 2.3.5 sbf, but you could be probably able to flash the radio with bootstrap, because it looks like Lightsword1942 got motoflash working on bootstrap.
But if you will want the default radio back, you have to flash sbf, that we do not have. But there is a possibility of reflashing 198_7 by hacking rsd flash with 2.3.5 bootloader.
But again, it's risky and noone tried it yet.
peetr_ said:
There is no Photon 2.3.5 sbf, but you could be probably able to flash the radio with bootstrap, because it looks like Lightsword1942 got motoflash working on bootstrap.
But if you will want the default radio back, you have to flash sbf, that we do not have. But there is a possibility of reflashing 198_7 by hacking rsd flash with 2.3.5 bootloader.
But again, it's risky and noone tried it yet.
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Out of the code groups..which is the bootloader?
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CG42.smg
I did try to flash the radio zip on bootstrap. Didn't work. (btw - I have an electrify).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26383711&postcount=75
Because you don't have the right zip for bootstrap. Ask Lightsword1942 for this.
If you have electrify, then you can probably reflash with 2.3.5 sbf normally, you don't need to hack RSD.
WARNING!
DO NOT EVEN TOUCH ANY OF THESE LINKS, IF YOUR PHOTON IS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED, BUT NEVER FLASHED ANYTHING HIGHER THAN 2.3.4_198_7 OR SOME CUSTOM ROM? IF YOU DON´T KNOW, ASK!
THIS WILL PERMANENTLY LOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER!
ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED THIS!
AND NOONE TOUCH THIS, AFTER 2.3.6 OR ICS UPDATE!
If you want to know why, read here.
Anyone after succesfull 2.3.5 ota update or after flashing 2.3.5 USC_19 sbf - these links are for you.
But I am not responsible for any damage, you are not forced to flash these.
Don´t flash anything from here, if you do not know well, what are you doing.
Radios:
198_7 radio sbf ----- 198_7 libmoto_ril.so (or older) needed, flashable with bootstrap recovery
254_12 radio sbf ----- 254_12 libmoto_ril.so (or newer) needed, flashable with bootstrap recovery
Be sure, to have the right libmoto_ril.so first, then sbf.
Flashing radio through RSD Lite resets the radio and can solve "Modem did not power up" issue and switched baseband in phone info.
Others:
2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image sbf with sv2 bootloader and microboot from USC_19 sbf -
- mostly for unbrick of your device, after failed to boot bricks - 254_13 modules needed, flashable with bootstrap recovery
Full:
There is only one - 2.3.5_USC_19 sbf - but it is for Electrify. After flashing this, you need to flash locked custom rom, "2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image" and some sv2 sbf radio, for working Sprint services, including 4G.
Do not try to flash any of those Sprint 2.3.5 full sbf files, they are not signed and your device will not accept them.
Step by step 2.3.5 unbrick for Photon:
yairku said:
1)Flash this SBF. Now you'll have stock 2.3.5 for Electrify. But you need Sprint services (I assume), so you don't stop here.
2) Download bootstrap from DroidX2 forum, and get it working. Of course you need to root your photon first.
3) Flash this ROM from bootstrap. Please follow the instructions for this ROM carefully, you don't wanna flash the SBF again.
4) Flash 254_13 modules with bootstrap. you need them.
5) Flash 2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image sbf with RSD Lite.
6) Flash 254_12 libmoto_ril.so with bootstrap. You don't need to flash the radio SBF.
4) and 6) is not needed, if you install rom 3)
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I am copying and modifying post from yairku, thank him.
One important thing about modules.
In every rom, there are modules for wifi (dhd.ko), wimax (bcmsdio.ko) and VPN (some vpn*.ko) and some other .ko (maybe not important, but they are there).
These modules work only with the kernel they were built with (don't know why).
Example: You are locked and you flashed USC_19 sbf = you flashed USC_19 boot.img ("kernel"), then you flash some rom (locked) without kernel = you reflashed the modules, but still have USC_19 kernel = wifi and wimax is not working, so you need to get these two puzzle pieces together again.
You have two choices -
1- flash 2.3.5 sv2 moto-signed boot.img corresponding with the rom modules
2- flash modules corresponding with the kernel you have (USC_19 in this case)
Very similar important thing applies to radio and libmoto_ril.so.
198_7 radio = 198_7 libmoto_ril.so
254_12 radio = 254_12 libmoto_ril.so
But here it's not so strict -
-198_7 radio = USC_19 libmoto_ril.so without problems
Thank "swuln" for 254_13 dump from his Photon.
Excellent work......
Hi, My photon had been accidentally updated with 2.3.5 USC. Is it flash to flash your file : 2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image will this bring me back to Sprint version of 2.3.5 ?
Please help
Not only this, you need to install some sprint based custom rom for locked (mof 2.3.5ish), with bootstrap recovery first. Then install modules and in the end, flash that sbf.
OK, I'm a little unclear on this...
I unfortunately allowed the OTA and on a locked bootloader with the 254_13 ROM.
Are these files I can install to downgrade and then unlock my bootloader and flash a custom recovery?
Short answer. No.
Peetr_,
I wanna get my girls Photon back to legit stock Sprint. She is currently on 2.3.5 from the Moto soak test (the first one) and using RockoDev's Sprint-2.3.5 rom. I just wanna make sure I do this process correctly so that everything turns out OK and she won't have any worries...
So, to start the process I should:
• First flash the mof-2.3.5 rom via BSR
• Then flash module...
• Then flash the 2.3.5 sbf...
When in this process do I flash the radio/lib files? I would assume before or after the module file maybe? Or is it not actually needed.
Thanks for your time man, much appreciated!
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I don't understand correctly, what do you mean by legit. You mean latest not modified stock 254_13 version? Because mof 2.3.5ish is modified custom rom, the only one available with active support.
Someone would have to make 254_13 as flashable zip for bootstrap recovery, to get it in the phone.
But if you really want mof 2.3.5ish rom, you can just install it with bootstrap recovery, install 254_13 modules with bootstrap recovery and flash that sbf with boot.img, recovery.img and cdrom.
peetr_ said:
I don't understand correctly, what do you mean by legit. You mean latest not modified stock 254_13 version? Because mof 2.3.5ish is modified custom rom, the only one available with active support.
Someone would have to make 254_13 as flashable zip for bootstrap recovery, to get it in the phone.
But if you really want mof 2.3.5ish rom, you can just install it with bootstrap recovery, install 254_13 modules with bootstrap recovery and flash that sbf with boot.img, recovery.img and cdrom.
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Sorry, yes legit as in not modified stock Sprint 2.3.5
My girls device is locked down and a while back I had flashed SprintRocko2.3.5 rom (when it was active).
Currently, I'd like to get her device back to "normal" Sprint device so she could bring it back to Sprint if she wanted without them harassing her about custom firmware on there (as they say).
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That won't be so easy. We don't have no flashable zip with the stock latest rom. And I am not sure, if webtop will flash properly from bootstrap recovery. These two are needed to get it back to stock. Then removing bootstrap and unroot.
Hi Thank you very much for your explanation. Currently i want to flash rom for locked (mof 2.3.5ish), with bootstrap recovery but in his thread show that "You must be coming from 2.3.4. or using a 2.3.4. kernel or none of the service will work" Should i just go ahead ?
Because my photon currently using from 2.3.5 USC Electrify ?
Please help thank you very much in advanced
peetr_ said:
That won't be so easy. We don't have no flashable zip with the stock latest rom. And I am not sure, if webtop will flash properly from bootstrap recovery. These two are needed to get it back to stock. Then removing bootstrap and unroot.
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OK, thanks for the reply man!
I was hoping that flashing the .sbf file in the OP was gonna be enough lol. Guess not
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Hey friend I am not clear ....wht to do??
I have updated..my photon with latest OTA. its build number is 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13 .
And I want to unlock bootloader...
What should i do???
Which files i hav to use????
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I am sorry, it's not possible to unlock after ota update.
Thanx... for ur quick reply .....
Its my bad luck....
But any hope to unlock .... means any dev. is working on this or not????
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I havnt heard much work on fixing this though this is pretty recent so in time we could possibly come out with a way to downgrade/unlock
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peetr_ said:
WARNING!
DO NOT EVEN TOUCH ANY OF THESE LINKS, IF YOUR PHOTON IS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED, BUT NEVER FLASHED ANYTHING HIGHER THAN 2.3.4_198_7 OR SOME CUSTOM ROM? IF YOU DON´T KNOW, ASK!
THIS WILL PERMANENTLY LOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER!
ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED THIS!
AND NOONE TOUCH THIS, AFTER 2.3.6 OR ICS UPDATE!
If you want to know why, read here.
Anyone after succesfull 2.3.5 ota update or after flashing 2.3.5 USC_19 sbf - these links are for you.
But I am not responsible for any damage, you are not forced to flash these.
Don´t flash anything from here, if you do not know well, what are you doing.
Radios:
198_7 radio sbf ----- 198_7 libmoto_ril.so (or older) needed, flashable with bootstrap recovery:thumbdown:
Others:
2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image sbf with sv2 bootloader and microboot from USC_19 sbf -
- mostly for unbrick of your device, after failed to boot bricks - 254_13 modules needed, flashable with bootstrap recovery
Full:
There is only one - 2.3.5_USC_19 sbf - but it is for Electrify. After flashing this, you need to flash locked custom rom, "2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image" and some sv2 sbf radio, for working Sprint services, including 4G.
Do not try to flash any of those Sprint 2.3.5 full sbf files, they are not signed and your device will not accept them.
Thank "swuln" for 254_13 dump from his Photon.
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I was at 2.3.5 Ota. Stuck on locked. I flashed the electrify and and was on uscc 2.3.5 .
still locked. I then proceeded to flash sv2 after it booted. Then I rooted, installed bootstrap and install peetr's 2.3.5 . I did not install a sprint radio, nor the lib. I am now working on att. 3G, as I write from my phone not on Wi-Fi. My bootloader is still locked. I can't install sbfs. Nor recovery. However att 3g works. Sim is working. I am in the us. Sj, ca.
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If you are satisfied now, good finding.
The radio from USC sbf flashed or not?
Well when USC sbf was flashed the sim did not recognize. It was after flashing your rom.
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Hmm, this is interesting.
But good to know.
So you think that kddi radio is not needed?
And you can still use cdma too?