How to charge battery in recovery mode? - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have rooted and unlocked the bootloader on my Atrix 4g. I have the CWM installed. I formatted everything in preparation for installing a custom rom. However, my battery died before I could install the new rom. No problems yet, as I can plug the charger in and get into bootloader. However, the battery doesn't seem to be charging. I left it plugged in for hours and when I try to boot into fastboot it give me a message saying:
"Battery is too low to flash"
So I am unable to do anything through fastboot. How can I get my battery charged enough to work with fastboot? As I said, I've plugged it into the charger for several hours and it just sat there in the bootloader with the "Unlocked" message. Apparently it powers on, but won't charge the battery here.
Any thoughts on how to the get battery charged enough to use fastboot?

You can't charge the battery from fastboot mode unless you have one of the factory cables like the ones that Team Black Hat sells (here's a video about it)
Edit: It doesn't actually charge the battery, just allows it to get enough power to run as if it was plugged into the wall.
Here's the thing, with fastboot, it'll stop allowing it to activate even before the battery is totally dead. I made a similar mistake to the one you made, but I was about to bypass the low battery warning by starting my phone while it was plugged into the wall charger, entering fastboot, then removing the charger and plugging it into my computer. This is obviously risky if your battery dies while you're in the middle of something, but I've had it work before, I just wouldn't recommend it.

Is there anyway to charge the battery without having the special adapter if I don't have a rom installed?
I had it plugged into the wall charger for hours just sitting at the bootloader screen (not fastboot). It just says "Unlocked" with the Motorola logo. I don't need to run the fastboot right away, I can wait until the battery charges, but it never does. My bootloader has a few options:
Fastboot
NvFlash
BP HW Bypass RSD
BP HW Bypass QC DLOAD
BP HW Diag & Boot AP
BP HW Bypass BP Only
BP SW Bypass RSD
Android Recovery
Boot Android (No BP)
Device UID
console=tty50,115200n8
Early USB Enumeration
BP Tools
RSD
1. I've tried selecting nothing with the wall charger plugged in for hours and still get the battery warning when trying to use Fastboot.
2. I've tried selecting Fastboot with the wall charger plugged in for hours, same message
3. I've tried selecting "Android Recorvery" with the wall charger for hours, same message
Is there anything I can select above that will allow my battery to charge when plugged into the wall? If I can get it charged, then I can use Fastboot no problem.
Any suggestions?

How about if you dont turn the phone on?
As in.. pull the battery, then reinsert and then just plug into wall charger. Do you get the battery charging animation?
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I thought of this and tried it first, but as soon as I plug in the wall charger, I see the green LED come on, then I see the bootloader screen. I can't seem to have it plugged in without it turning itself on.

If you don't have a booting ROM, you're SOL, just like I said. Your only option is to find another way to charge the battery (like a charging dock just for the battery), use a factory cable, or trick fastboot like I outlined in my previous post.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8ct0YrNrc

Sonicmax2k2 said:
I made a similar mistake to the one you made, but I was about to bypass the low battery warning by starting my phone while it was plugged into the wall charger, entering fastboot, then removing the charger and plugging it into my computer. This is obviously risky if your battery dies while you're in the middle of something, but I've had it work before, I just wouldn't recommend it.
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I tried this, but when it enters Fastboot with the wall charger, I get the "Battery is too low to flash". So this doesn't really help. Even if I switch it over to the USB, that message is still on the screen.

sorry if this post is not very revelant for you but, here is the deal
Motorola Atrix got its battery states by a system file called BACCD and/or similar if i remimber it right, to be able to read the information out of the battery, but you need two tings first !
First : A valid BOOT partition : right now your phone will NEVER EVER go past that logo boot screen even after a wole week pluged in .. you will just hurt your lcd as it is always turned on, cause there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BOOT !!!! Awkward situation ... i know !!!! :S ive been there !
Second : A working ROM that has the permissions fixed and fonctionnal for the kernel to be able to tell inside the boot protocol script that you wont boot up android, you just want to charge it !
Then, you can have a charging state (with that particular system file)
So, unfortunatly, this is a MUST ! you must do everything to save the battery consumation until you have flashed a ROM and fixed permission (dont really need to actually boot it, as long as it has the boot partition and the system files) so that way you wont be running out of battery
So actually, someone vcorrect me if im wrong but you got 3 choices : buy yourself an MB860 Battery Charger Module, A home made factory cable at least, or borrow an BHX9 battery from a frien just for flashing if you are lucky and someone you know close to you that has that kind of battery, cause there is NO knowned ways to charge a bettery within the phone without an operationnal system and Boot protocol installed to the phone ! Sorry

Ok, I solved the problem by "hot wiring" the phone battery. I found this information on another forum and used the technique to trick Fastboot into thinking the battery had full power (when I is really powered from USB):
NOTE: I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE DONE TO ANY PHONE, BATTERY, ETC. FOLLOW THESE STEPS WITH CAUTION TO AVOID RISK OF DAMAGE.
1. Take your cable and cut off one of the ends, leaving a standard USB plug at the opposite end to plug into your computer.
2. Now you need to strip about and inch of the wire off until you get to the core where you should see 4 colored wires (red, black, white, and green). The colors don't really matter and they may vary, just as long as you can see a red wire and a black wire.
3. Strip off about a quarter inch of the rubber sleeving on the red and black cables, exposing the actual metal wire.
4. Twist the metal strands of each of the wires a couple of times so that all of the wires from the black cable are together and all of the wires from the red cable are together. This is just to make sure that you don't create a short circuit.
5. Here's where it gets a little tricky. You are going to use this cable to make the phone think the battery is fully charged, when in fact you will just be powering the phone using the power from the USB port. Pull out the battery on your phone and find the 4 exposed metal slots (the battery terminals).
6. Each of the far terminals should be labeled with a plus (+) or a minus (-). What you need to do is put exposed leads on the red wire up to the positive terminal and the leads of the black wire up to the negative terminal.
I was just able to do what I needed in Fastboot and now I'm back in business. Thanks for the advice.

coolloser said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8ct0YrNrc
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ouch, better out trying a factory cable and flash in a regular CWM ways, two of my friends actually fried their phone passing Directly to the battery like this .. i mean .. if it works for some, we have now a WHOLE new generation devices that separates our atrix from that phone inside the video lolllll
Did you actually tried it with an atrix yourself ?!
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docmattman said:
Ok, I solved the problem by "hot wiring" the phone battery. I found this information on another forum and used the technique to trick Fastboot into thinking the battery had full power (when I is really powered from USB):
NOTE: I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE DONE TO ANY PHONE, BATTERY, ETC. FOLLOW THESE STEPS WITH CAUTION TO AVOID RISK OF DAMAGE.
1. Take your cable and cut off one of the ends, leaving a standard USB plug at the opposite end to plug into your computer.
2. Now you need to strip about and inch of the wire off until you get to the core where you should see 4 colored wires (red, black, white, and green). The colors don't really matter and they may vary, just as long as you can see a red wire and a black wire.
3. Strip off about a quarter inch of the rubber sleeving on the red and black cables, exposing the actual metal wire.
4. Twist the metal strands of each of the wires a couple of times so that all of the wires from the black cable are together and all of the wires from the red cable are together. This is just to make sure that you don't create a short circuit.
5. Here's where it gets a little tricky. You are going to use this cable to make the phone think the battery is fully charged, when in fact you will just be powering the phone using the power from the USB port. Pull out the battery on your phone and find the 4 exposed metal slots (the battery terminals).
6. Each of the far terminals should be labeled with a plus (+) or a minus (-). What you need to do is put exposed leads on the red wire up to the positive terminal and the leads of the black wire up to the negative terminal.
I was just able to do what I needed in Fastboot and now I'm back in business. Thanks for the advice.
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Well, an homemade hack/factory cable Nice found
But, can i ask you something : you were clean on everything, unlocked and rooted, CWM was installed ... What was THAT important to do in fastboot taking you away from flashing, then let it charge for a while : meaning having less problems ?!

sathelate said:
ouch, better out trying a factory cable and flash in a regular CWM ways, two of my friends actually fried their phone passing Directly to the battery like this .. i mean .. if it works for some, we have now a WHOLE new generation devices that separates our atrix from that phone inside the video lolllll
Did you actually tried it with an atrix yourself ?!
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Well, an homemade hack/factory cable Nice found
But, can i ask you something : you were clean on everything, unlocked and rooted, CWM was installed ... What was THAT important to do in fastboot taking you away from flashing, then let it charge for a while : meaning having less problems ?!
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Yup, I followed the instructions and it worked perfectly. It was a little tricky making sure that the red/black wires were secured to the proper battery leads and not touching others. But a little tape held it in place nicely.
I needed to get into Fastboot to install a newer/working version of CWD. For some reason the version I had on there wasn't able to flash a custom rom. It said it flashed it completely, but then I was never able to boot into anything.
After doing the above procedure I was able to get a working version of CWD using Fastboot. Then I was able to install the custom rom. Now I'm up and running perfectly with Jelly Bean!

another solution
Hello here is a answer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032321&highlight=too+low+to+flash
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Select Boot Android (No BP) an then at the '?' screen insert battery.Too bad you had to cut that cable!!
docmattman said:
Is there anyway to charge the battery without having the special adapter if I don't have a rom installed?
I had it plugged into the wall charger for hours just sitting at the bootloader screen (not fastboot). It just says "Unlocked" with the Motorola logo. I don't need to run the fastboot right away, I can wait until the battery charges, but it never does. My bootloader has a few options:
Fastboot
NvFlash
BP HW Bypass RSD
BP HW Bypass QC DLOAD
BP HW Diag & Boot AP
BP HW Bypass BP Only
BP SW Bypass RSD
Android Recovery
Boot Android (No BP)
Device UID
console=tty50,115200n8
Early USB Enumeration
BP Tools
RSD
1. I've tried selecting nothing with the wall charger plugged in for hours and still get the battery warning when trying to use Fastboot.
2. I've tried selecting Fastboot with the wall charger plugged in for hours, same message
3. I've tried selecting "Android Recorvery" with the wall charger for hours, same message
Is there anything I can select above that will allow my battery to charge when plugged into the wall? If I can get it charged, then I can use Fastboot no problem.
Any suggestions?
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karthikg89 said:
Hello here is a answer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032321&highlight=too+low+to+flash
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Select Boot Android (No BP) an then at the '?' screen insert battery.Too bad you had to cut that cable!!
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That's good advice for next time I screw my phone up. I'll definitely give that a try.
I used a USB cable from an old Sony Ericsson phone that I haven't used for years. It seems that all USB cables have the same 4 wires in it, so I just cut that one up since I didn't need it anymore.

You need to buy something like this
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.it/viewitem?itemId=251192331378&index=7&nav=SEARCH&nid=58222736758
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Viewpad 7 wont boot, power button flashing red

Hello!
I purchased this device some time ago and did not modify it in anyway (no rooting/flashing etc), just a stock device. After leaving it just laying around for about a month I tried to turn it on again and nothing happened. Connecting it to USB or wall charger just makes the power button red led blink intermediately.
Ive tried:
Reset button
Hard reset (vol up+vol down+power button)
Leaving it to charge overnight from the wall charger
Leaving it to charge overnight from USB
Singing to it
Specifics:
Stock firmware
Viewsonic VPAD7
Model#: VS13761
Any help would be appreciated (even as mundane as saying "its hardware is fried") etc, just want some clarify on what happened if their is no way to fix it.
Thank you in advance
Same problem
Even My Vpad 7 is having the same problem.
Can anyone shed light to the above problem?
Puia
Let's start with here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015005 - post #6
Can you hold the "Volumn" Down button while pressing the Power button to get into FTM mode (diagnostic screen) - make a note of the basic information it displayed.
To exit/reset - you might need to use a small pin to press the Reset button at the lower bottom (left) of the device to get it to reboot.
If it does not reboot, power down or shut-off, does it stay on with only the RED LED flashing.
Probably the battery is dead or dying..
i am in a similar situation.. i can only see a Red flashing LED. the tab wont reboot, go into diagnostics or respond to any plethora of button press combinations..
For those of you reporting problems with your Vpad7 - apparently not responding & only flashing red LED, can you access/read/verify your device's FTM status? Does it show any sort of boot-up sequence at all (the 3 birds being the common one for official Viewsonic Vpad 7's?
Please re-check your mSD card - you have one inserted right? properly formatted and not corrupted, readable as a USB drive when taken out & connected to a PC? Try removing any Sim card or vice versa, insert one and try to boot it up? Has the battery being charged to 100% (using the stock 2.0A charger - typically take 4 to 8 hours)?
Since it's NOT rooted and has no custom recovery installed (right !) - even a successful effort to boot into Recovery Mode won't help at all, but, it will help if you can get into bootloader mode.
Still following ... if everything checked out up to now, it's very likely that your ROM was corrupted/damaged and you need to reflash the "correct" factory ROM (RUU or *.nb0 file) using the factory utility - as discussed in the referenced link .
If you think you know what you are doing and dare to try a DIY rescue by flashing it all over (got nothing to lose anyway, it's a brick - paperweight at this point) - see if you can access the viewsonic website and download the files directly ... if you cannot download/access the files, please post here or PM for possible alternatives from my private collection now in cloud storage (it's geared mostly for newer/ITE devices, however, but not all of it) Please be specfic with your model's firmware/build & other info as shown under FTM or see your factory carton's box for the technical info.
If it's under warranty, by all means, contact support & get RMA to return it for repair/exchange - in 2 to 3 weeks (4 ?) you will have it back in working order, good as new - no fuzz, no worries & the "brick" can fly in android again.
If none of these apply, another possibility for the advanced users daring to play in a "what do I get to lose at this point situation" - to try to connect it to PC and run ADB using terminal emulator, to try to bring it back to life or at least restart/reboot it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1229804
Good luck & I will check back soon ...
Unfortunately, mine will respond to none of these. nothing shows up on the computer when i plug it in.. not a sound, nothing. i may try booting up my old linux partition and see what /var/log/messages has to say when i plug it in..
i have an inkling that the battery has completely died though.. its a smart battery so has a PCB attached to it. if this has gone then i doubt the tab will power up.. unfortunately, replacement batterys arent easy to source..
i will let you know how i get on with it later on tonight when the GF and Kid have gone to sleep so i have some peace to potter around the house..
cheers for all your help my friend!
Today I plugged it in to my computer.
There was a white flash on the screen then same thing happened again.
The red light will blink sometimes or it will stay on as if it is charging but nothing is showing up on the screen.
Does anyone know how to open up the viewpad 7 or a manual on how to change the battery?
Puia
Gtea said:
Today I plugged it in to my computer.
There was a white flash on the screen then same thing happened again.
The red light will blink sometimes or it will stay on as if it is charging but nothing is showing up on the screen.
Does anyone know how to open up the viewpad 7 or a manual on how to change the battery?
Puia
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removing the back is rather simple.. run a credit card or any thin plastic along the edge starting at any corner.
good luck finding a replacement battery though.. i have searched high and low and cant find then for sale to the public that isn't a bulk order anywhere.
if you do find somewhere, please let me know..
Mine is an olivepad but I think the viewpad 7 and olivepad are the same hardware wise. (I may be wrong).
Maybe we can exchange the battery with another with the same voltage rating. And maybe higher mAh rating for better battery life?
It's already bricked so I don't mind experimenting a bit.
Here are some pictures I snapped.
vpad7 wont turn on
speakfor said:
Hello!
I purchased this device some time ago and did not modify it in anyway (no rooting/flashing etc), just a stock device. After leaving it just laying around for about a month I tried to turn it on again and nothing happened. Connecting it to USB or wall charger just makes the power button red led blink intermediately.
Ive tried:
Reset button
Hard reset (vol up+vol down+power button)
Leaving it to charge overnight from the wall charger
Leaving it to charge overnight from USB
Singing to it
Specifics:
Stock firmware
Viewsonic VPAD7
Model#: VS13761
Any help would be appreciated (even as mundane as saying "its hardware is fried") etc, just want some clarify on what happened if their is no way to fix it.
Thank you in advance
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Open vpad7. Remove the only screw top near sim/micro sd. Remove Batt. connector for 15-30 seconds, put it back turn on and charge fully. (Its bcoz of fully discharged batt.)
Thanks
NAUMAN
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Gtea said:
Even My Vpad 7 is having the same problem.
Can anyone shed light to the above problem?
Puia
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Open vpad7. Remove the only screw top near sim/micro sd. Remove Batt. connector for 15-30 seconds, put it back turn on and charge fully. (Its bcoz of fully discharged batt.)
Thanks
NAUMAN
Viewpad 7 won't charge battery and power on
Hi
Seems like it might be enough to just parallel connect a phone battery, with 3,7v to the battery PCB for a short period, to be able to charge the battery again.
Mogens
I disconnected the battery for 30s and assembled it back again, but the red flashing continues and it can't be turned on or charged.
Battery is over discharged.
1 - Open it and disconnect battery connector on mother board and reconnect and try to charge. If the battery percentage appears on screen appears and moving means its charging. Charge for few hours then turn on.
2 - Disconnect battery connector and charge it for 5 mins by using any 5V 1A power source for any mobile. Then put back battery connector and charge using original charger. If no other 5v 1 A source available, you have to cut the wire of same original charger and use +ve and -ve.
Regards
Nauman

[Q] Phone will not charge - no ROM installed.

hello,
i have a bit of a predicament here. yesterday, i was preparing to pack up my atrix as i am selling it. i was making use of fastboot - erasing system, user data, recovery, and so on. the long and short of it is this: i erased the custom rom on the atrix, and i also erased the custom recovery. i didn't realise the battery was low, and, well, it 'died'. when i plug the phone into a charger, it doesn't go past the red motorola logo, the green led doesn't turn on, and the phone doesn't appear to charge.
i cannot make use of fastboot to flash a recovery image, as the battery is always too low to flash. whenever i try and charge the phone, it doesn't get past the red motorola logo (as the phone has no rom installed, and the custom recovery image has been erased), and the green led doesn't come on, as stated above. if i unplug the phone from the charger - be it after an hour, or two hours, it turns itself off immediately. trying to charge the phone via usb yields the same result.
so, with that said, it looks like i will have to buy a new battery, as that will have a bit of charge in it, i imagine. i imagine te original recovery is long gone, and there is no other option but to buy a new battery?
Well, you could charge your battery on a friend's phone or a store, or ask a friend to lend you their battery.
Once you get a battery with a charge, fastboot a recovery, copy a rom zip and flash it
There are more threads about battery charging than I have fingers, (and yes I have all 8 fingers and 2 thumbs)! I am not going to search for you for this exact reason. The predicament you are in is very easy to get out of! Use the search function, that's what it's there for!
CaelanT said:
There are more threads about battery charging than I have fingers, (and yes I have all 8 fingers and 2 thumbs)! I am not going to search for you for this exact reason. The predicament you are in is very easy to get out of! Use the search function, that's what it's there for!
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Agree his method.
Simple method. Take an old phone charger or USB lead. Cut of the micro USB end. Strip the red and black wires. Fasten red to the positive terminal and black to the negative terminal on your battery with some tape. Let it charge for a few hours. Unplug if battery gets warm. This should put enough charge into the battery so you can put it back in the phone and flash. I had to do this with my HD2
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Or try this just to see... it helps with some battery problems. Take the battery out and plug in the charger. If it goes to a picture of a battery with a question mark... put the battery in and let it charge.

Help!!!!!! I think my droid razr is bricked!!!!!

HELP HELP HELP!!!!! My droid razr is bricked i think!!!! LOL but still i tried flashing the fastboot files on rsd lite and didnt work! I think because my battery was low but the rsd lite thing worked actually but when i boot it up it kees restarting the boot animation. AND IT WONT CHARGE! HELP!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23453478
I think you will find here what you need.
Also you can find something useful about "battery low" condition in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20521609
Sliced by my Razr on Tapatalk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414999
Had bricked one myself. My situation was pretty bad: battery dead and no system installed. The thread that I posted a link to has the easiest way to unbrick. I couldn't make a factory cable so someone in the thread suggested an alternative (cut a USB cable in half and connect two wires to the battery(very easy). After the battery was ok using RSd lite wouldn't work for me at all so I found another tool that worked perfectly. If you go to my last post in the other thread you'll find the link. With all the files and the cable attached you'll unbrick your razr in ten minutes. Read the thread that I've attached and ask me if anything ill be happy to help
aslan93 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414999
Had bricked one myself. My situation was pretty bad: battery dead and no system installed. The thread that I posted a link to has the easiest way to unbrick. I couldn't make a factory cable so someone in the thread suggested an alternative (cut a USB cable in half and connect two wires to the battery(very easy). After the battery was ok using RSd lite wouldn't work for me at all so I found another tool that worked perfectly. If you go to my last post in the other thread you'll find the link. With all the files and the cable attached you'll unbrick your razr in ten minutes. Read the thread that I've attached and ask me if anything ill be happy to help
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Tried doing the one that saved you but it couldnt boot into ap fastboot
Describe in detail what you are seeing.
Sent from my XT910
aslan93 said:
Describe in detail what you are seeing.
Sent from my XT910
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Well first of all i have the xt912 model and i plugged it in to wall charger and charged it for bout 15 min then i unpluged it BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTTTTT it could not boot into anything it would just show a flash which was green on the screen. That enough?
What i did was:
take the battery cover off and connect the half-usb to the battery connectors (described in the other thread)
then i plugged that into the wall charger and aparently that was wrong (but it charged my battery anyway) it now said "battery ok" in the fastboot menu.
what you were supposed to do and what i did after was plug the cable that is connected straight to the battery, into a pc and another normal usb cable as usual to a pc also. So once again: both usb are in the pc, with one connected to the phone normally through the micro usb hole and another half-cable connected to the battery.
then boot into ap fastboot (hold down all three buttons i believe and select from the menu)
then plug in and do your thing with rsd. This should work. If rsd doesnt work then try the moto tool that is in the last comment of that thread.
See if this helps...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23974327#post23974327
aslan93 said:
What i did was:
take the battery cover off and connect the half-usb to the battery connectors (described in the other thread)
then i plugged that into the wall charger and aparently that was wrong (but it charged my battery anyway) it now said "battery ok" in the fastboot menu.
what you were supposed to do and what i did after was plug the cable that is connected straight to the battery, into a pc and another normal usb cable as usual to a pc also. So once again: both usb are in the pc, with one connected to the phone normally through the micro usb hole and another half-cable connected to the battery.
then boot into ap fastboot (hold down all three buttons i believe and select from the menu)
then plug in and do your thing with rsd. This should work. If rsd doesnt work then try the moto tool that is in the last comment of that thread.
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I feel this charging method very unsafe and it cause damage your phone and battery. If this method workedout and phone becomes back to normal suddenly you will get exceed voltage from both the USB cables. Safe method is , first fully charge the battery using above method and disconnect battery terminal and do your flash work.
Sent from my: Motorola XT 910 RAZR
Anything without removing anything???????
aslan93 said:
What i did was:
take the battery cover off and connect the half-usb to the battery connectors (described in the other thread)
then i plugged that into the wall charger and aparently that was wrong (but it charged my battery anyway) it now said "battery ok" in the fastboot menu.
what you were supposed to do and what i did after was plug the cable that is connected straight to the battery, into a pc and another normal usb cable as usual to a pc also. So once again: both usb are in the pc, with one connected to the phone normally through the micro usb hole and another half-cable connected to the battery.
then boot into ap fastboot (hold down all three buttons i believe and select from the menu)
then plug in and do your thing with rsd. This should work. If rsd doesnt work then try the moto tool that is in the last comment of that thread.
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I have been doing this cca 3 times with my old android nook...-this is the best way how to damage/kill your battery and/or your power circuit/main board... The 4th brick resuscitation of my nook was deadly....
Please please please help me out! Anyone!!!!!!
milkshed27 said:
See if this helps...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23974327#post23974327
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OP, this looks like it could work, chharge it this way and then flash with the Motorola tool.
aslan93 said:
OP, this looks like it could work, chharge it this way and then flash with the Motorola tool.
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but when it boots to the m logo it automatically goes to the ap fastboot saying it failed to boot oh and i already tried that
Then take the back off and do it my way it really isn't hard
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well I plugged in to a outlet and now it shows a white light where the notification light is
HELP
Please someone help

Failed CM10 Install

So I wanted CM 10 on my phone and did all the reading as was following a guide. I got as far as installing CM 10 and on the initial start-up it says it can take up to five minutes.. Well, it sits there forever and goes there every time I reboot.
Now, when I hold the volume and power buttons it goes into Android system recovery <3e> I know I had to boot into bootstrap recovery to be able to load the file off my external drive - otherwise you get the failed signature and it won't load.
Can I do anything here to fix my phone? I don't don't care what I loose, I need this working.
Thanks-
Kyle
Ok - so I'm trying to fastboot VRZ_XT912_6.5.1-73_DHD-11_TA-3_1FF_02 onto my phone bia FlashME as RSD Lite will no longer work and its telling me battery low.
I've had this plugged into a Motorola branded wall charger for nearly 4 hours and it still says battery low. Im switching to the dual usb black square charger and a Motorola branded usb cable and trying again - after this I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to charge it...
holding volume and power and going to bp tools to get the battery meter to show does nothing, sits at moto screen forever... I dont want to claim this on my insurance - but I may have to. Help?
KyleQ said:
Ok - so I'm trying to fastboot VRZ_XT912_6.5.1-73_DHD-11_TA-3_1FF_02 onto my phone bia FlashME as RSD Lite will no longer work and its telling me battery low.
I've had this plugged into a Motorola branded wall charger for nearly 4 hours and it still says battery low. Im switching to the dual usb black square charger and a Motorola branded usb cable and trying again - after this I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to charge it...
holding volume and power and going to bp tools to get the battery meter to show does nothing, sits at moto screen forever... I dont want to claim this on my insurance - but I may have to. Help?
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To charge the phone, you will now need the Motorola factory Charging Cable that bridges pin 4 with pin 1...anyways this will allow the phone to charge now that it is stuck in bootloop. The bridging of the pins allows the phone to think it is in the factory programming mode, allowing it to charge.
I would include a link to the post, but I am a new member...can't post links...but Google the below search term, and there is a few sites on how to make the cable, or where to buy it.
Now, I believe this will solve your charging issue. I don't know about flashing back to stock or making the ROM work, and I would look around a little more on the subject of this cable because I just stumbled across a thread about this a few days ago. A quick Google/XDA search on "Motorola Factory Charge Cable Razr" Should be sufficient.
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After looking through the forums again, I found a thread that may help you...it is in the middle of this forum, and it is called Low Battery charge in Ap Fastboot Fix. Take a look at that and it may help you.
Its toast - wont charge. took it all apart, hacked a cable and put the leads on the battery and gave up. put it back together - calling asurian to get a replacement. **** this thing

need a quick tip please

have the razr, not fully used anymore.. use it in my daughter's room to play music.. she let it die, unpluged it.. It's always had an issue chargeing up from dead.. I know the USB port is iffy, cuz it will only work with certain cords to charge it.. I plug it in, and has the white light that's on for anywhere from 1-5 min.. i keep plugging it in and trying to put a charge on it.. but its been almost a week and I can't get a charge..any ideas?
xpsychox said:
have the razr, not fully used anymore.. use it in my daughter's room to play music.. she let it die, unpluged it.. It's always had an issue chargeing up from dead.. I know the USB port is iffy, cuz it will only work with certain cords to charge it.. I plug it in, and has the white light that's on for anywhere from 1-5 min.. i keep plugging it in and trying to put a charge on it.. but its been almost a week and I can't get a charge..any ideas?
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Yes, if the battery gets too low, the firmware needed to control charging can not load. If you see the white light, charging should be hardware controlled, which is very slow. This could take a couple days, but any more than that it's probably not charging.
Several possibilities.
Battery could be bad, buy a new battery.
Charge port is bad, could be fixed, but likely not worth it.
Sometimes when a motorola device's battery gets too low, it just will not charge, like it didn't shut down properly.
A few things you could try
Connect to PC, for a hour or so, then retry a wall charger for several hours.
Hold volume down, connect to pc, if you see the AP fastboot mode, post complete screen text, then try wall charger again
Buy a fastboot cable, connect to pc with fastboot cable, while holding volume down, if you see AP fastboot screen, post full full screen text.
Try the MacGyver Method
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Another option is disconnect the battery for a min or so
Motorola Droid RAZR Battery Replacement
you would need to pry off back cover, and remove 1 or both of the battery terminal screws with a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Then screw it back in, and try charging again.
i've already replaced the battery, when I was useing it, I converted it to the razr maxx. So I know the battery is fine. I didn't think about trying the computer.. i'll give that a shot.. thanks!
sd_shadow said:
Yes, if the battery gets too low, the firmware needed to control charging can not load. If you see the white light, charging should be hardware controlled, which is very slow. This could take a couple days, but any more than that it's probably not charging.
Several possibilities.
Battery could be bad, buy a new battery.
Charge port is bad, could be fixed, but likely not worth it.
Sometimes when a motorola device's battery gets too low, it just will not charge, like it didn't shut down properly.
A few things you could try
Connect to PC, for a hour or so, then retry a wall charger for several hours.
Hold volume down, connect to pc, if you see the AP fastboot mode, post complete screen text, then try wall charger again
Buy a fastboot cable, connect to pc with fastboot cable, while holding volume down, if you see AP fastboot screen, post full full screen text.
Try the MacGyver Method
---------- Post added at 06:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:15 PM ----------
Another option is disconnect the battery for a min or so
Motorola Droid RAZR Battery Replacement
you would need to pry off back cover, and remove 1 or both of the battery terminal screws with a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Then screw it back in, and try charging again.
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xpsychox said:
i've already replaced the battery, when I was useing it, I converted it to the razr maxx. So I know the battery is fine. I didn't think about trying the computer.. i'll give that a shot.. thanks!
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Still if you have the original, i would try it, it will still help eliminate possible issues.
sd_shadow said:
Still if you have the original, i would try it, it will still help eliminate possible issues.
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fair point... i'll give the pc a try and if it doesn't do it, i'll try another cable (i moved a few months ago, and idk where the old one is..lol)

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