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Following instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331623&postcount=6 to unlock/relock boot loader. Everything works fine until I flash the nopudding4u.sbf. After that I get the Failed to boot 4 message. Any help would be appreciated!
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Following instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331623&postcount=6 to unlock/relock boot loader. Everything works fine until I flash the nopudding4u.sbf. After that I get the Failed to boot 4 message. Any help would be appreciated!
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It says "Starting RSD Mode" after right? If you're trying to relock the bootloader, you should be able to flash any of the SBFs to get it locked again.
Correct - but this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281528 suggests that you can relock, get back 4G and keep UbunTop & WebTop+. If I flash back an sbf such as 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf the phone is relocked but the original WebTop is installed.
Photon4GUser said:
Correct - but this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281528 suggests that you can relock, get back 4G and keep UbunTop & WebTop+. If I flash back an sbf such as 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf the phone is relocked but the original WebTop is installed.
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Webtop+/Ubuntop with 4G
Root-Unlock-Relock.zip
Flash 198_7 SBF then root, unlock and install CWM Recovery.
Flash WebTop+ 1.2
Factory reset phone Menu/Settings/Privacy/Factory Data Reset DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP
Reboot phone into fastboot mode: VOL down/Power. Use VOL down to scroll though options til you see "fastboot" then VOL up to enable. and connect phone to computer
Open command prompt in the moto-fastboot folder and type the following using the <enter> key after each command:
moto-fastboot devices
moto-fastboot erase recovery
moto-fastboot flash recovery stock_recovery.smg
moto-fastboot reboot
Disconnect phone from computer
Start RSD Lite on your computer
Reboot phone into RSD mode: VOL down/Power. Use VOL down to scroll though options til you see "RSD" then VOL up to enable.
Connect phone to computer.
Flash nopudding4u.sbf.
Close RSD Lite and disconnect phone.
Reboot phone
Thanks for the response. This is exactly what I was following - got this error after step 10 (tried 3 different times).
I'm digging through this to see where the issue is. I'll keep you updated.
Found the issue and fixed it.
Thanks! That worked! Appreciate the support!
This thread (and the link to the explanation) was very helpful. Lokifish Marz, you might want to make a note in the WT+ post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17956277&postcount=2) for people to be sure to reflash the full 198_7 or 198_6 SBF and specifically not try to relock without full SBF flash (which is shown in the guide.htm in the Root-Unlock-Relock zip). Just to draw attention that the full SBF Flash is required, since I (probably like OP) tried the quickest/simplest route to relocking first.
I used the System Recovery app to flash recovery and boot into it, then I installed Neutrino ROM EE but now when I try to boot all I get is 'failed to boot 2. starting RSD mode.' help?
bjgrenke said:
I used the System Recovery app to flash recovery and boot into it, then I installed Neutrino ROM EE but now when I try to boot all I get is 'failed to boot 2. starting RSD mode.' help?
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Is our phone bootloader unlocked if No u will have to unlock the bootloader first.
And check this thread
[Updated 1-7-2012] THE BEGINNERS (N00B) GUIDE!!! N00BS LOOK HERE FOR YOUR HOW TOs
I don't think the bootloader is unlocked, and I'm not sure how I can do that since I can't boot.
Is this a brick? Or is there a fix for this. Need help here people.
bjgrenke said:
Is this a brick? Or is there a fix for this. Need help here people.
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As terminator 1983 said, you need to unlock your bootloader. Click through the link that was posted and read up on the unlocking process. You'll see that involves being in RSD mode, and flashing the pudding .sbf. Then reflash CWM, and re-install your ROM.
Alright, I clicked the link, and scrolled down to HOW TO UNLOCK BOOTLOADER. The first option, the link is dead. The second option, which seems to be easiest, the download link is dead also. Is there any other way I can get the file "Full 2.3.4 with preinstall root and pudding bootloader unlock, full sbf" ? Then using RSD Lite to flash that should be all I need.
Also, in that second option, I scrolled down to the second post since I'm not an ATT user, and tried doing the CMD commands, but when I put in the first command "fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img" it says this is not a command.
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Also, in that second option, I scrolled down to the second post since I'm not an ATT user, and tried doing the CMD commands, but when I put in the first command "fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img" it says this is not a command.
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make sure you run the command from the same folder your fastboot.exe is at. Also, any file you are trying to flash has to also be in that folder.
i.e. fastboot.exe and preinstall image are in c:\atrix, then cd into c:\atrix and then run your commands.
Sorry, I can't help with the dead links.
*Edit*Btw, you can just get the pudding .sbf from here, instead of using the automatic ones.
Alright, moved fastboot and the img into the same folder, ran the commad, and it says the following:
"sending 'preinstall'
OKAY
writing 'preinstall'
FAILED (status read failed (unknown error))
finished"
followed the link you provieded to the main pudding thread, downloaded the IHOP file for international useds, flashed the SBF succesfully, but I'm just where I was before.
When following this guide http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader I type in the command in fastboot and it says OEM Fastboot Not supported.
Need help here guys.
Edit: Tried again and it gave me my code, redid the command with the code, this time it said ERROR: Failed to write.
Okay, making progress now, checked my phone and it said Your phone is not unlocked. Rebooted and not instead of saying Unable to boot 2 Starting RSD Mode, all it says is unlocked. I'm able to get into recovery mode, but it's the default android recovery in blue. What else can I do?
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Okay, making progress now, checked my phone and it said Your phone is not unlocked. Rebooted and not instead of saying Unable to boot 2 Starting RSD Mode, all it says is unlocked. I'm able to get into recovery mode, but it's the default android recovery in blue. What else can I do?
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Glad to hear you got it unlocked. I would recommend flashing romracer's recovery. Make sure to read through the first 2 posts of that thread. There is a file you have to delete in order for it to stick. Since you're familiar with fastboot now, I would just use that method to install.
After that, follow the instructions to install your ROM of choice.
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Glad to hear you got it unlocked. I would recommend flashing romracer's recovery. Make sure to read through the first 2 posts of that thread. There is a file you have to delete in order for it to stick. Since you're familiar with fastboot now, I would just use that method to install.
After that, follow the instructions to install your ROM of choice.
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I've downloaded the Light green version, placed the img in a folder along with fastboot and the 2 dll files associated with fastboot, ran cmd to that folder, typed in the first command, and it says it's not an external or external command. Is there something else I should be doing?
Whattheheck, may as well copy what I posted on another forum for some additional info:
Hello, I've been on many forum sites looking for a fix for my problems, but nothing SO here's my story. I have a rooted Motorola Atrix on Bell. I installed the app "System Recovery" and used that to flash recovery, then booted into recovery and installed the rom "Neutrino Rom EE". The problem is, I didn't unlock my bootloader, so every time I tried turning my phone on it'd say "Failed to boot 2. Starting RSD mode." I used the guide "How To: Unlock the Atrix 4G Bootloader" on Breifmobile (can't post link) to unlock my bootloader, and from what I can see (my phone being stuck at the boot screen with a motorola logo and the word UNLOCKED in the top left) it worked. Problem is now I'm stuck here. I can access the menu by holding pwr and vol down, then I can select an option. I tried selecting Android Recovery, and this brings me to the default recovery, but there's nothing I can do here. I can still access RSD mode and Fastboot from the menu, so perhaps there's a fix from there.
Anyone? Need my phone for a meeting tomorrow
bjgrenke said:
Anyone? Need my phone for a meeting tomorrow
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Download CWM recovery img file from here (not the zip one)
[Unlocked Only][RECOVERY][2011-11-14] Custom CWM-based Recovery 5.0.2.7-atrix5
Place the recovery img file in fastboot folder and type these commands on command prompt after getting to fastboot folder.
fastboot erase recovery (it will erase the earlier recovery)
fastboot flash recovery recovery-blue-atrix5.img
The second command will flash the recovery img on your device you will have to change this portion "recovery-blue-atrix5" of the command according ur revcover img name or rename ur recovery img with this name.
Hi Moto guys
I bought this RAZR. It is a GSM one without operator customizing.
I rooted it normally and tried to update to ICS leak (this one if I remember well).
It didn't work.
Anyway I downgrade back to Gingerbread and tried to flash in recovery the MIUI V4 zip.
It bootlooped.
So I wanted by the same way to downgrade to 2.3.6 again.
It was a fail.
From this, I had the flash failure screen at the beginning and lost the recovery.
Because of a "Battery Low" I made a factory cable and I can access again to the "flash failure" screen.
I found a tuto relating to the same problem than me and tried to apply it.
I downloaded this rom (SPDREM_U_01.6.5.1-167_SPU-15-M2-1-DE_1C.91P_0A.6C_TMDE_CFC_HWp2b_SIGNED.xml.zip) as explained and tried to flash it in RSD lite.
The problem is:
I have no error message, it just stays stuck on "6/11 flash system "system_signed".
I let it several hours, it never passed away this step.
With "Eternityprj_Fla**** script it's the same, it's blocked at "system writing..."
I don't really know if I'm considered to be on ICS or GB. My bootloader version is 0A.75 so I guess ICS one.
Any idea to reanimate this XT910?
Thanks for the help you could bring to me
P.S: I tried these roms since the first fail
-SPDREM_U_01.6.5.1-167_SPU-15-M2-1-DE_1C.91P_0A.6C_TMDE_CFC_HWp2b_SIGNED.zip
-SPDREM_U_01.6.5.1-167_SPU-15-M2-1-FR_SIGNEuropeAustraliaEMEA_USASPDRRTFR_HWp2b_Service1FF_fastboot.xml.zip
-SPDREM_U_01.6.5.1-73_SPU-11-PASS-10_SIGNEuropeAustraliaEMEA_USASPDRRTGB_HWp2b_Service1FF_fastboot.xml.zip
-SPDREM_U_01.6.5.1-167_SPU-15-M2-3_SIGNEuropeAustraliaEMEA_USASPDRRTGB_HWp2b_Service1FF_fastboot.xml.zip
Since I use XP in a VIRTUALBOX machine, I have an icon with activity on device.
During this operation, the activity on the phone is important
C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot.exe flash system sy
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sending 'system' (793344 KB)...
OKAY [ 28.541s]
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As it is to this step, no activity...
writing 'system'...
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I tried with normal fastboot executable from SDK and erpj-fastboot.exe, no difference.
Is it possible I make something wrong with my factory cable?
I don't think so because it makes my phone booting as I plug it and it writes normally boot.img for example with fastboot.
Your help would be appreciated very much guys ^^
Thanks!
Solved!
I can't explain why but I managed to access recovery even if system flash with fastboot never ended.
I flashed ICS rom and it booted well.
So it's solved even if I can't give explanations.
Thanks anyway.
flash fails...repeatedly
This has been covered extensively, but mine is still screwed up, i rooted the phone with clockwork mod. When the official ICS cam eout, i tried to manually download it. I have unrooted the phone and tried to install ics, it failed. So i tried flashing back to factory because clockwork was still popping up on boot. The flash continues to fail. I have tried using moto-fastboot in command prompt, i ha tried rsd lite with the flash(4 different ones). It keeps failing and i end up in the ap fastboot mode. it takes 2 tries to get the phone to boot normally and occasionally the clockwork boot menu pops up on reboot. Any ideas how to just start from scratch. As seen by the problems i have caused myself, i am a complete amateur here.
A little info, the phone is about 8 months old, rooted it once successfully, it is currently unrooted(i tried to reroot but got hung up in ap fastboot), updated drivers twice, moved the flash files all arounf my computer, using windows 7 64 bit. thanks to anyone who may help
Ok ok ok...
if i have an advice, before flashing, read read & read again.
So now.
Give me more info about your phone(xt910 / xt912 / europe / asia / latam /usa ) ??
Can you rsd to system_signed, or flash it manually through fastboot ?
When you installed ics manually which error did you have?
If you can, try to flash system_signed then reflash the OTA package with official recovery & wipe data. But i guess it wont work. For now i can't help you more without more info.
So tell me all you can and write it clear.
Or try this through rsd lite or fla**** http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28199183
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yes, now ics fastboot file is out, you can easily fastboot to get back.
it is usa...i am downloading the ics fastboot now. I have tried the fastboot method with the latest gingerbread build, and also using the command prompt and flash commands....will let you know
thanks
Flash failed right away....how do i know i have the correct drivers? any other ideas?
I had the same issue when attempting to flash. Make sure you switch to a usb 2.0 port.
After that find the moto-fastboot package and then flash all the files manually using moto-fastboot instead of regular fastboot.
You have to do that for every single file. The file names are in the xml in the fastboot file.
Hi
I'm in the process of recovering a bricked Photon 4G. Not sure There's a chance to actually succeed.
I managed to gain root. But then accidentally used "Atrix2Bootstrap" to unlock the bootloader.
After restarting the phone got stuck on the dual core screen.
I tried entering cold boot, recovery mode for a factory reset and unlocking fastboot as described here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573727.
Then I tried recovery via rsd lite following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202666
But got the following error:
Flash failure: Phone[0000]: Error sending RAM download for bootloader.
Is there a way to recover the phone with fastboot? Or any other method?
thanks.
p.s
The phone had the most recent update installed : OTA 45.4.13.MB855
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solved thanks to acvice's post and the battery trick which for unknown reasons was the only way to enter bootstrap recovery
(install bootstrap recovery, shutdown, remove battery for a minute, insert battery, plug to wall and boot normally).
You can not unlock, if you are on the latest OTA.
Follow this thread to unbrick your device, thats the inly way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798145
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This will recover from brick, when you are permanently locked on Photon after 2.3.5 OTA update.
Take USC_19 full sbf from 2.3.5 sv2 custom sbf thread, flash that, wipe data in recovery, root it, install bootstrap recovery.
After that, you can flash mof 2.3.5ish rom or my rom (locked).
Then install bootstrap recovery again, if it's not preinstalled there. And flash 254_13 modules. After that flash 2.3.5sv2 unbrick sbf with 254_13 boot, recovery and cdrom. If you have no radio service, flash 254_12 libmoto_ril.so.
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Did someone say copypasta?!
I believe this will fix you.
Your input looks very promising.
I'll check it out.
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2.3.5_USC_19 sbf is still downloading. In the meanwhile I tried flashing the smaller "2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image sbf"
and get the same error as before:
Failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. Phone[0000]: Error sending RAM download for bootloader. Device API Error: 0xE0030009 Command: ADDR (0xE0231009); Phone connected.
Is this a side effect from using the atrix2bootstrap app. Or maybe because i'm running win 7 64bit?
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Your input looks very promising.
I'll check it out.
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2.3.5_USC_19 sbf is still downloading. In the meanwhile I tried flashing the smaller "2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image sbf"
and get the same error as before:
Failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. Phone[0000]: Error sending RAM download for bootloader. Device API Error: 0xE0030009 Command: ADDR (0xE0231009); Phone connected.
Is this a side effect from using the atrix2bootstrap app. Or maybe because i'm running win 7 64bit?
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You havta follow the instructions in order. Flash the sbf with rsdlite first =) Make sure you have the motorola 64bit windows drivers installed.
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You havta follow the instructions in order. Flash the sbf with rsdlite first =) Make sure you have the motorola 64bit windows drivers installed.
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thanks, your were right, although the flash process got interrupted it was enough for the phone to boot up.
It now thinks it's an electrify.
I managed to root using photon-torpedo but the bootstrap recovery isn't working. It says "install success" but refuses to reboot into the bootstrap recovery mode. It just shuts down and when i manually boot it up it goes back to android.
any thoughts?
(small detail for others who are also stuck, I did the flash from a 32bit XP box. Not sure flashing from 7 64bit wouldn't work because i didn't try it)
vrid said:
thanks, your were right, although the flash process got interrupted it was enough for the phone to boot up.
It now thinks it's an electrify.
I managed to root using photon-torpedo but the bootstrap recovery isn't working. It says "install success" but refuses to reboot into the bootstrap recovery mode. It just shuts down and when i manually boot it up it goes back to android.
any thoughts?
(small detail for others who are also stuck, I did the flash from a 32bit XP box. Not sure flashing from 7 64bit wouldn't work because i didn't try it)
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Making progress! It shouldnt boot directly to recovery. Youll havta do the hold vol down and power while booting up then scroll dow to android recovery using vol down and vol up to select.
And what do you mean the flash got interrupted?
vrid said:
thanks, your were right, although the flash process got interrupted it was enough for the phone to boot up.
It now thinks it's an electrify.
I managed to root using photon-torpedo but the bootstrap recovery isn't working. It says "install success" but refuses to reboot into the bootstrap recovery mode. It just shuts down and when i manually boot it up it goes back to android.
any thoughts?
(small detail for others who are also stuck, I did the flash from a 32bit XP box. Not sure flashing from 7 64bit wouldn't work because i didn't try it)
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If you hav installed bootstrap & you press recovery mode, be sure phone is connected to wall charger.....
then only you would go in recovery mode....
Cooldevil1989 said:
If you hav installed bootstrap & you press recovery mode, be sure phone is connected to wall charger.....
then only you would go in recovery mode....
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It was connected to the wall. I did boot into recovery manualy but found the standard recovery. not the installed bootstrap recovery.
When bootstrap recovery installed it stated "su binaries outdated" so i'm guessing that might be in indicator.
@ acvice. the error message :
"Failed flashing process. Interface BP: Error sending JUMP command Device API Error: 0xE003003F Address: 0x800000 Command: Jump (0xE053203F); phone connected
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I updated the su binaries but still no bootstrap recovery. tried manualy entering recovery as well...
any alternate bootstrap recovery methods i could try?
First of all, tell me how u access recovery mode....???
Don't use power button to access recovery...
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First of all, tell me how u access recovery mode....???
Don't use power button to access recovery...
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well i boot up the phone by pressing the power and volume down buttons. Then scroll to recovery and press volume up.
How else should i enter recovery mode? after i install bootstrap and press recovery mode the phone simply shuts down without restarting by itself.
When u press recovery mode in boot strap recovery remember wall charger must be connected to phone... then only u will boot into recovery. ...
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update:
The phone entered bootstrap recovery.
I pressed install. after the success message i simply returned to the home screen and let the battery die.
then i connected the phone to the wall and turned it on only pressing on the power button (no combinations).
then the bootstrap recovery screen finally showed.
so now i managed to flash MOF 2.3.5.ish v1.4.
I guess this is solved...
thank you for the replies and help.
I am new to cell phone mods. My goal was to gain some experience by rooting and replacing the os image on my Atrix 4G. I use it for my alarm clock which uses an application that won't run on newer version of android than v2.x.x. I successfully rooted and installed super use. I then installed Titanium Backup and did a full backup to sdcard. I installed Rom Manager, chose ClockworkMod Recovery and then the correct image, and told it to flash the recovery partition. Rebooted. Got an error with the android logo and a circle with a triangle. Went back to all the how to's and attempted to install unlockable_bootloader. It now comes up to rsd, seems to fail, then goes into fastboot. Fastboot devices sees it and I can reboot from fastboot but it goes back to the same place. HELP.
Forget about any and all automatic methods, including ROM manager and similar. Good old-fashioned manual methods work best.
Try this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262869
ravilov said:
Forget about any and all automatic methods, including ROM manager and similar. Good old-fashioned manual methods work best.
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I think I have read all the posts and how to's on manually flashing. Temporarily recovered but persued my goal of learning something. Only thing it can do now is fastboot when I hold the volume key UP while restarting. Used to be down but that's gone. RSD protocol is no more. Says "Failed to boot 1" when restarting. Something I flashed apparently relocked the boot loader and who knows what else I've screwed up. Fastboot -w indicates it cas erase the cache and userdata partitions. Surely there is still hope for this as I can still access fastboot. Can you give a little help please?
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I think I have read all the posts and how to's on manually flashing. Temporarily recovered but persued my goal of learning something. Only thing it can do now is fastboot when I hold the volume key UP while restarting. Used to be down but that's gone. RSD protocol is no more. Says "Failed to boot 1" when restarting. Something I flashed apparently relocked the boot loader and who knows what else I've screwed up. Fastboot -w indicates it cas erase the cache and userdata partitions. Surely there is still hope for this as I can still access fastboot. Can you give a little help please?
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Ỳou need to download the image of the recovery partition and flash it using fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
flash recovery failed
andresrivas said:
Ỳou need to download the image of the recovery partition and flash it using fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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I previously found a thread that described that process and tried it. Fastboot reported it failed flashing recovery.
That usually happens if the BL is not unlocked (properly).
Phatdaddy said:
I think I have read all the posts and how to's on manually flashing. Temporarily recovered but persued my goal of learning something. Only thing it can do now is fastboot when I hold the volume key UP while restarting. Used to be down but that's gone. RSD protocol is no more. Says "Failed to boot 1" when restarting. Something I flashed apparently relocked the boot loader and who knows what else I've screwed up. Fastboot -w indicates it cas erase the cache and userdata partitions. Surely there is still hope for this as I can still access fastboot. Can you give a little help please?
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reflash the pudding sbf to unlock the bl, then go ahead and flash recovery as advised. if I remember correctly, when it says failed to boot 1, its automatically in rsd, which means just hook it up and let rsd lite do its job then fastboot for recovery
flash boot failed
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reflash the pudding sbf to unlock the bl, th
en go ahead and flash recovery as advised. if I remember correctly, when it says failed to boot 1, its automatically in rsd, which means just hook it up and let rsd lite do its job then fastboot for recovery
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Installed pudding successfully with RSD Lite. Attempted to flash recovery with "fastboot flash recovery image_name". Reports "sending recovery" and then "writing recovery". When I reboot, it still has has the stock recovery utility.Otherwise, I'm back to stock 2.3.6 except that it reports unlocked upon rebooting. Am I not flashing the correct thing? Thanks for the pointers.
Phatdaddy said:
Installed pudding successfully with RSD Lite. Attempted to flash recovery with "fastboot flash recovery image_name". Reports "sending recovery" and then "writing recovery". When I reboot, it still has has the stock recovery utility.Otherwise, I'm back to stock 2.3.6 except that it reports unlocked upon rebooting. Am I not flashing the correct thing? Thanks for the pointers.
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hmm, sounds like you're on the 145 build of 2.3.6. Check to see what your phone says in about phone. its going to give you a system version ending in 141 or 145.
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hmm, sounds like you're on the 145 build of 2.3.6. Check to see what your phone says in about phone. its going to give you a system version ending in 141 or 145.
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This one says "4.5.141". Before undertaking to hack this piece, it was 4.5.145. I have flashed preinstall and boot and attempted to flash recovery. I don't know where it stores the build number. Could it be reporting .141 while really .145 ? I am confident the .145 is correct because we have two phones purchased the same day from same vendor and the other reports .145. I also remember it as .145 but my memory is pretty faulty.
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This one says "4.5.141". Before undertaking to hack this piece, it was 4.5.145. I have flashed preinstall and boot and attempted to flash recovery. I don't know where it stores the build number. Could it be reporting .141 while really .145 ? I am confident the .145 is correct because we have two phones purchased the same day from same vendor and the other reports .145. I also remember it as .145 but my memory is pretty faulty.
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ok. I think the file we need to look for in order to fix this is in system/etc. its called install-recovery.sh and that file forces stock recovery to be installed. delete that file and try flashing the custom recovery.
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ok. I think the file we need to look for in order to fix this is in system/etc. its called install-recovery.sh and that file forces stock recovery to be installed. delete that file and try flashing the custom recovery.
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ls of /system/etc/install-recovery.sh says the file does not exist.
When I bricked my atrix i used the xatrix tool to unbrick it. works really well and once unbricked was fully unlocked so was easy to flash new roms
xatrix (dot) webs (dot) com
once on there website click to download tab to get the downloads
This tool will remove everything from phone root, unlock and install cwm. What you do after that is upto you. sometimes its easier to start over then figure out what went wrong when installing a mod.
My problem is now this, I'm recovered, rooted, and unlocked. If I flash recovery with fastboot, it says I am successful but when I reboot the original recovery image still exists.
And thats the part that confuses me. It says 141, but the recovery issue is acting like its a 145. I'm stumped, but i do believe there is an install-recovery.sh script or something thats preventing this thing from sticking after flashing. I'm really baffled by this b/c i ran 141 for the longest time, i did all my rooting, unlocking, and recovery flashing on 141, and got no issues. I could advise that you download and flash the ICS leak (the true leak, not the ROMs we have available) via fastboot and see if that changes the situation, but i don't want to advise you to do something and then a bigger mess appears.
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Phatdaddy said:
My problem is now this, I'm recovered, rooted, and unlocked. If I flash recovery with fastboot, it says I am successful but when I reboot the original recovery image still exists.
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sounds like you had 145 installed and flashed 141 over it without doing a wipe first. i would use cwm recovery and do a factory reset wipe all data and flash the rom you want to run.
overboard1978 said:
sounds like you had 145 installed and flashed 141 over it without doing a wipe first. i would use cwm recovery and do a factory reset wipe all data and flash the rom you want to run.
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he can't get cwm installed. it may say it gets flashed correctly, but he cannot get cwm to show up and be usable.
as a work around, via fastboot, run the commands:
fastboot erase data
fastboot erase cache
that would cover what factory reset does.
palmbeach05 said:
he can't get cwm installed. it may say it gets flashed correctly, but he cannot get cwm to show up and be usable.
as a work around, via fastboot, run the commands:
fastboot erase data
fastboot erase cache
that would cover what factory reset does.
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That should do it. If for some reason it doesnt the xatrix tool will wipe everything off the phone and start it over with 141 unlocked bootloader, with cwm. Only automated tool i found that will unbrick phone with rsd lite. Make sure phone is fully charged before starting xatrix tool as it wipes battery fast and if it dies you will need to start over.
Erase cashe was successful, erase data failed. Found reference to additional file to delete but it did not exist either. If I conttinue, I will repost. Thanks for everyone's effort trying to get this working.