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When ever I try either the Fast boot android recovery, or Factory Reset from the Atrix [rooted W locked boot loader, stock gingerbread] it will reboot only to stop at Failed to Boot 2.
Removing the battery usually recovers the phone.
How to I get around th is problem, or do I have to take it back to AT&T for a swap out? [Or is that possible on a rooted phone?
Going in circles here other wise.
Thanks in advance.
I have a botched CWM install attempt and i am at the same screen whenever i turn on the phone. I am going to flash using RSD and see if that recovers it. Ill post once i find out.
Got tired of going in circles, found the OEM ATT stuff, used RSD lite, and installed the SBF
Now I'm back to normal, bloat and all.
jesgrew said:
Got tired of going in circles, found the OEM ATT stuff, used RSD lite, and installed the SBF
Now I'm back to normal, bloat and all.
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bro, i oso facing same problem w u. the screen only shows "failed to boot 2. starting rsd mode"
would u like plz to give me step by step to recover it? thx so much, i really appreciate it
c1asis said:
bro, i oso facing same problem w u. the screen only shows "failed to boot 2. starting rsd mode"
would u like plz to give me step by step to recover it? thx so much, i really appreciate it
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I read the NooB guide here on XDA and there are links to get the needed files: RSD Lite, and the AT&T OEM Gingerbread & current firmware SBF file.
I pulled the battery to recover my phone, then fully charged it up.
Made sure it was in USB debug mode.
Then did the Hardware Reset again.
When it stopped at "failed to boot 2. starting rsd mode" I started RSD lite on my PC, Pointed it at the SBF file, and installed.
It took some time, maybe 5~12 minutes?
But it rebooted a few times and I was good to go.
To test it I did several hardware resets, All A Ok.
Peace here till they get Cyanogen stable
jesgrew said:
I read the NooB guide here on XDA and there are links to get the needed files: RSD Lite, and the AT&T OEM Gingerbread & current firmware SBF file.
I pulled the battery to recover my phone, then fully charged it up.
Made sure it was in USB debug mode.
Then did the Hardware Reset again.
When it stopped at "failed to boot 2. starting rsd mode" I started RSD lite on my PC, Pointed it at the SBF file, and installed.
It took some time, maybe 5~12 minutes?
But it rebooted a few times and I was good to go.
To test it I did several hardware resets, All A Ok.
Peace here till they get Cyanogen stable
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whats ur version before ur device got bricked? i dont know my version.
and if i used atnt unlocked phone, but i used it in singapore. can i use the atnt US version or OEM South East Asia? thx. realy confusing phone.
also when i connect my phone and i open RSD. it won't detect the phone. the device list in the RSD is empty.
c1asis said:
also when i connect my phone and i open RSD. it won't detect the phone. the device list in the RSD is empty.
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Here is what little I know:
Put the Atrix in USB debugging mode.
Connect the phone to the USB cable, and the PC.
Change the USB mode to none.
Click OK
Start RSDlite, then it should see your phone.
And if you have a None US AT&T phone you will need that providers OEM SBF file.
Next move for me is unlocking the boot loader.
I used Pete's Motorola Tools for rooting.
So, I followed everything the briefmobile guide that was linked to from the greyblur xda page.
It said it installed, so I rebooted my Atrix and never made it past the "Dual Core Technology" boot screen.
I went into fastboot, then recovery mode (android guy by the triangle with the "!" in it). I reset the phone. Didn't work.
It was running 2.3.4.
I've read something about romracer, but I don't know what that is, where to download it, or how to use it. Please explain in depth if it is relevant.
Please help me. I just got this phone (my first smartphone) today and was really excited to start messing around with Android. I'm probably going to be too nervous to do anything for a while after this. I just want the stock os back. Anything that could get my phone back to where it was is GREATLY appreciated.
There is a one click batch script created by Alaq to revert phones back to stock 2.3.4. Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421522
If you are not sure how to get into fastboot here is how:
1. Turn off your device.
2. Hold down the power button and downward volume button until you see “Fastboot” on your screen.
3. Push the upward volume button.
Greyblur is only for froyo ROMS. That's why you have a nonbooting phone.
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Dark9781 said:
There is a one click batch script created by Alaq to revert phones back to stock 2.3.4. Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421522
If you are not sure how to get into fastboot here is how:
1. Turn off your device.
2. Hold down the power button and downward volume button until you see “Fastboot” on your screen.
3. Push the upward volume button.
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Thank you! So do I just drop this onto my SD card then?
Njl6705 said:
Thank you! So do I just drop this onto my SD card then?
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No. Put the phone into fastboot, hook it up to your computer, and run the script from your computer.
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No. Put the phone into fastboot, hook it up to your computer, and run the script from your computer.
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Ok. I ran it, it said it was successful, I restarted it, and now I have:
Failed to boot 4
Starting RSD Mode
That only happens when your phones bootloader isn't unlocked. I assumed it was since you tried flashing a custom rom. You are going to have to flash a sbf file. Here is the link to the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
You can find the 2.3.4 sbf file here:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/6TxJg...OLE-26-release-keys-signed-MERetail-06.sbf.gz
Or you can try the 2.3.6 update found here:
http://atrix.tk/4.5.141/
You are going to need to extract the file from the archive so you will need a zip program. I would go with winrar or 7-zip.
Also there is a newer version of rsd lite out than the one posted on the how to. Here is the link
http://mophoforum.com/the2dcour/RSDLite5.5.rar
This should get you running again. Good luck.
Sent from my ATRIX 4G
...first day of owning this phone... I think I'm done with this stuff after this. >.<
If you are trying to install ROMS you need to unlock the bootloader first... Check out the Noobs Guide in the general section.
Dark9781 said:
That only happens when your phones bootloader isn't unlocked. I assumed it was since you tried flashing a custom rom. You are going to have to flash a sbf file. Here is the link to the instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991072
You can find the 2.3.4 sbf file here:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/6TxJg...OLE-26-release-keys-signed-MERetail-06.sbf.gz
Or you can try the 2.3.6 update found here:
http://atrix.tk/4.5.141/
You are going to need to extract the file from the archive so you will need a zip program. I would go with winrar or 7-zip.
Also there is a newer version of rsd lite out than the one posted on the how to. Here is the link
http://mophoforum.com/the2dcour/RSDLite5.5.rar
This should get you running again. Good luck.
Sent from my ATRIX 4G
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You're sure that if I flash this it won't get bricked further? SBF is firmware, right? I meant my phone was running OS 2.3.4.
I can't get get into rsd or fastboot now. All it says is
Failed to boot 4
Starting RSD mode.
I plugged that into my computer, it recognized my Atrix as SE Flash Olympus, instead of NS flash olympus, so I tried to flash it anyways and it failed.
Please guys. I'm getting desperate here. Please tell me I don't have a $250 paper weight.
If it says "Starting RSD mode," then you're in RSD mode -- that's okay.
RSD Lite also recognized my phone as "SE" instead of "NS." Not sure why, but it didn't harm anything.
Sometimes the flashing process fails with RSD Lite. (Do NOT EVER unplug your phone in the middle of a flash, by the way.) Which SBF did you try to flash?
sheeparecurious said:
If it says "Starting RSD mode," then you're in RSD mode -- that's okay.
RSD Lite also recognized my phone as "SE" instead of "NS." Not sure why, but it didn't harm anything.
Sometimes the flashing process fails with RSD Lite. (Do NOT EVER unplug your phone in the middle of a flash, by the way.) Which SBF did you try to flash?
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2.3.4, what my phone was originally running.
Okay, good. Don't try any earlier SBF versions; that's the guaranteed way to brick your phone. (You're not hard bricked until it says "Failed to boot, entering NVFlash" -- if you have any other options, it's possible to pull it back.)
Try to flash the 2.3.4 SBF again. I've heard of some people having to try a couple of times before it takes; RSD Lite can be finicky.
I think the most immediately pressing issue would be your battery's charge, because it can't charge if it can't boot. If the program errors out with "Battery too low to flash", you may need to pick up an external charger and/or ask someone nicely at an at&t store to charge your battery in one of theirs.
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Okay, good. Don't try any earlier SBF versions; that's the guaranteed way to brick your phone. (You're not hard bricked until it says "Failed to boot, entering NVFlash" -- if you have any other options, it's possible to pull it back.)
Try to flash the 2.3.4 SBF again. I've heard of some people having to try a couple of times before it takes; RSD Lite can be finicky.
I think the most immediately pressing issue would be your battery's charge, because it can't charge if it can't boot. If the program errors out with "Battery too low to flash", you may need to pick up an external charger and/or ask someone nicely at an at&t store to charge your battery in one of theirs.
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Ok. So I'll try flashing it a couple more times. My battery should have a decent charge still, so that shouldn't be a problem.
Thanks.
I really need to just calm down and stop loosing my head over this.
UPDATE: When the flash fails, the phone's screen reads:
Failed to Boot 4
Starting RSD Mode
sec_exception: febe, 35, 35
RSD Lite also says
Flashing failed process. Phone did not re-ennumerate after RAM downloader was sent (0x703e).
What does this mean?
Hmm. I'll admit I don't know what that means, so all I can do is help you troubleshoot.
I did some searching, and another user hit this problem when using a USB port on the front of his PC (which is not powered as strongly as one on the back). Did I mention RSD Lite is a finicky beast?
If you're on a desktop machine, try switching to a USB port at the back. If you're on a laptop, try a different port. I'll keep looking for anyone with a similar problem.
EDIT: One last question. You extracted the file before flashing, right? The extension is .sbf, not sbf.gz?
Hmmm... Yeah, I guess all I can do is keep looking.
My battery is now too low to flash, and I don't have a friend who has an Atrix.
I might just sent this into mobiletechvideo's debricking service. This is my first android phone and I'd rather not mess it up anymore.
Yes, it's an SBF file.
Fair enough. Sorry this wound up being a pain. I know full well that sick feeling when you think something's messed up, but your phone is still only in a "soft brick" at this stage and can be recovered.
Keep in mind these things really can be modded safely, but you have to do a LOT of reading at the outset, and stick with roms made very recently. (Last August? ancient history.) It's an interesting technology intersection; these things are proper computers which should be readily customizable, but they're also phones which tend to be locked down by the manufacturer/carrier. By analogy, I can wipe my computer's hard drive and install XP if I want, even though I'm currently on W7. But if I try to install an earlier Android version on my phone, it bricks.
anyway, good luck with getting your phone up and running again.
Thanks. I actually did a decent amount of reading before I got this phone, but it seems I'm more of a kinesthetic kind of learner. I probably should have gotten an older, cheaper phone to play around with before I went all out and got an Atrix.
It really is an interesting intersection. It's too bad the manufactures feel the need to put any restrictions on.
I guess I'll just read some more n00b guides and try again when I have a little more confidence. $50 doesn't seem so bad to get the phone debricked compared to the $250 I payed for it. I don't really have a choice either, since the only means of charging it is thirty miles away at the nearest AT&T store.
Anyways, thanks for helping me troubleshoot. Hit me up if you have any problems. I'd be happy to dig around in the forums and see if I can find anything.
You could have avoided all these problems if you had read the entire thread about greyblur, because it specifically states that it is only for froyo phones. But, as many say, you live and you learn, then you aren't a noob anymore.
Also, if you have warranty on your phone, you can send it in and Motorola should fix it for you from what I've heard.
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Hey guys, I was fixing a Droid RAZR for a friend by unrooting it so he could return the phone under factory replacement. Long story short, used droid razr utility 1.42 which caused the initial soft brick(i believe it was because it was old and became unresponsive on 'sending/writing System'), now the phone has "Battery LOW", downloaded utility 1.6 for use with gingerbread but can't work on phone at all cause of the low battery.
after not sleeping at all and countless reading, i've concluded i need a Motorola Factory Cable so that it will provide a fake "charge" or an okay for the phone to receive the utility 1.6 in fastboot.
My question is, is the Factory Cable what I need to combat this "Battery LOW" in order allow utility 1.6 to flash? And lastly where can I obtain a Factory cable locally? Does the VZW store carry them or possibly a Fry's or Best buy? I don't mind paying some $ to get this finished ASAP.
Thanks guys, help is greatly appreciated.
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Hey guys, I was fixing a Droid RAZR for a friend by unrooting it so he could return the phone under factory replacement. Long story short, used droid razr utility 1.42 which caused the initial soft brick(i believe it was because it was old and became unresponsive on 'sending/writing System'), now the phone has "Battery LOW", downloaded utility 1.6 for use with gingerbread but can't work on phone at all cause of the low battery.
after not sleeping at all and countless reading, i've concluded i need a Motorola Factory Cable so that it will provide a fake "charge" or an okay for the phone to receive the utility 1.6 in fastboot.
My question is, is the Factory Cable what I need to combat this "Battery LOW" in order allow utility 1.6 to flash? And lastly where can I obtain a Factory cable locally? Does the VZW store carry them or possibly a Fry's or Best buy? I don't mind paying some $ to get this finished ASAP.
Thanks guys, help is greatly appreciated.
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You can make a factory cable yourself .. U just need to short pin 1 and 4 of ur regular micro USB cable ( use a samsung cable preferably) ... Check out this video .. I was able to find one in ebay ... [ just try charging in AP fasboot mode with your regular cable before trying this ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwwI_6doBWk
so i have spent hours trying to install a new rom from stock on 2.3.5.
I have bricked it loads and arrived at moto sunfire 2.3.5 using rsd.
i know that it is quite hard to flash a new rom install to the photon but i managed to complete install using an AOKP rom but after install a restart and then brick so back to the sunfire, I was wondering if someone can have a look at the install log and tell me what is going on and if there is a way of making it work? The bootloader is locked but installing using droid x2 recovery
THanks.
spindoctaa said:
so i have spent hours trying to install a new rom from stock on 2.3.5.
I have bricked it loads and arrived at moto sunfire 2.3.5 using rsd.
i know that it is quite hard to flash a new rom install to the photon but i managed to complete install using an AOKP rom but after install a restart and then brick so back to the sunfire, I was wondering if someone can have a look at the install log and tell me what is going on and if there is a way of making it work? The bootloader is locked but installing using droid x2 recovery
THanks.
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you cant install a custom ROM on a phone with 2.3.5
foxsdaddy67 said:
you cant install a custom ROM on a phone with 2.3.5
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yeah i can't get back to stock either. and have no gsm capabilities. i need some direction or help with where to go next.
i'm up to using the sunfire sbf and cannot flash a kernel etc. i have used droid x2 recovery which allowed an install using aroma installer. then it hard bricks and needs an rsd reset, then back to sunfire, but there is not a 2.3.5 official update from motorola or android that has worked either.
You can't install custom kernels or installers on locked 2.3.5. This is how to unbrick it back to sprint. Other than that you are pretty much out of luck. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798145
ok i have tried that, now no charge on phone at all, it doesn't charge when plugging into the wall, when plugging it in to laptop with battery get just a green light, without get a white light, the noise to say device plugged in and then installing driver software for microboot. Any way forwards from this?
oh yeah, im in the UK so no warranty or anything.
Thanks
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ok i have tried that, now no charge on phone at all, it doesn't charge when plugging into the wall, when plugging it in to laptop with battery get just a green light, without get a white light, the noise to say device plugged in and then installing driver software for microboot. Any way forwards from this?
oh yeah, im in the UK so no warranty or anything.
Thanks
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Look up USB wall charger hack. I can't remember which thread it's in. But essentially you're going to need a 5v usb wall charger and any old usb cable that you dont care about cutting and splicing. There will be 4 cables inside your usb cable. But you only need the Black and Red I think. Then you will need to directly connect the appropriate wires directly to the battery terminals t the correct polarity. I had to do it awhile ago when I bricked my phone and let the battery die. It works, trust me. Just gotta leaving it charging for a few hours. NM found the thread for you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=376299
After searching on google and xda forum i am failed to sort out my problem and writing this thread , yesterday i have installed cm11 rom and then i deleted the rom and flashed my droid razr to jellybean via DROID RAZR Utility Jellybean XT912 WinMacLin, while flashing i got batter low error and the flash failure in fastboot, since now i am unable to boot my phone and keep getting battery low and cannot program error in fastboot, there are few more errors showing in fastboot window " invalid cg otv , invalid cg hab, invalid otv"
i tried RSlite to flash my phone but i am getting this error: failed flashing proccess 1/24
how i can get back my phone to stock rom?
Get some juice on that battery first. Let your phone charge. Then reflash
hbenz2008 said:
Get some juice on that battery first. Let your phone charge. Then reflash
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i cant charge the phone because its not booting up, the only ap fastboot screen is on
I know some MoTo charges even on fastboot. Let it plugged in and verify
plug in pc
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I know some MoTo charges even on fastboot. Let it plugged in and verify
plug in pc
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its been 8 hours my phone is connected to pc via cable but still i am getting error of low battery while flashing the phone. i have searched forums and google and found that i would need to buy factory cable for the phone to bypass the low battery error and then flash the rom with razr utility
Gotta do what you gotta do. Good luck, you ll get it back
I feel ya
Shah Saud said:
its been 8 hours my phone is connected to pc via cable but still i am getting error of low battery while flashing the phone. i have searched forums and google and found that i would need to buy factory cable for the phone to bypass the low battery error and then flash the rom with razr utility
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Glad i didnt have to start a thread on this as you have already. I have the same issue, the phone wont take a charge when its in fastboot or otherwise without being able to boot up. So you cant use the droid razr utility to flash back to stock. The utility requires that you to put the phone in fastboot mode and fastboot requires a battery to be charged above a certain level. Any suggestions. ?? I'm suprised their aren't more people replying to this thread, but it is a legacy device so that probably has something to do with it.
Unfortunately, the droid razr battery doesn't come out too easily or you could buy an external charging dock. I tried to take the back off mine and not only was it glued on and just about ripped the back cover in half getting it out, I couldnt see a way to get the battery out without damaging something. there is a very fragile ribbon cable located at the bottom of the battery and Im sure if you rip that it will be a paperweight from then on. On to the next phone.
I dunno how but my xt 925 went from low battery to battery Ok several times while in fastboot. Maybe that's just the xt925.
Original usb
Plugged to pc
solution to razr utility and fastboot battery low problem
Shah Saud said:
After searching on google and xda forum i am failed to sort out my problem and writing this thread , yesterday i have installed cm11 rom and then i deleted the rom and flashed my droid razr to jellybean via DROID RAZR Utility Jellybean XT912 WinMacLin, while flashing i got batter low error and the flash failure in fastboot, since now i am unable to boot my phone and keep getting battery low and cannot program error in fastboot, there are few more errors showing in fastboot window " invalid cg otv , invalid cg hab, invalid otv"
i tried RSlite to flash my phone but i am getting this error: failed flashing proccess 1/24
ok i have to post a few more times before I can send you this link to a cable you need, so keep reading these posts
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ok i have to post a few more times before I can send you this link to a cable you need, so keep reading these posts
but if you do a search for motorola factory fastboot cable on ebay, you will find what you need to fix the battery low problem on fastboot and get you back to stock rom.
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Factory cable is the solution
Hey man, You can reflash your firmware by using factory cable. You can make one on your own.
You can search "how to make factory cable" ... They're not so complicate if you have welding gun.
But the easiest way is use a small piece of electric wire , bend it to shape "U" , then try to connect point "1" with point "4" by the "U".
Sorry for my bad English. You can refer to below video.:
youtube .com watch?v=rH2MXnKdoMA
just need to use a small piece of electric wire.
Best and fastest way ist to simply open the phone on the back and connect the red and the black cable from usb to the battery's + and -. Leave cables attached while flashing rsd. :thumbup:
It leaves absolutely no visible marks on the phone if you use a guitar pick to open the razr (check youtube for tutorial).
Hey! Just disassambled the external case (search a video on YouTube) and cut a mini USB cable. You need to use the black and red cable. The red one is the positive and the black one is the negative. Put them under the respectives screws and conect the point of the USB in the charger and then to the wall. Then, connect your phone in the USB port and conect it to the wall. After that, put the AP Fastboot and use RSD Lite to recover your phone
You don't have to open the phone,just make a factory cable and flash the rom with Rsd.
Sent from my Razr XT910