Background:
Ok so I had the original Photon 4g with ota 2.3.5 (rooted) and the speaker went bad...
took it to the Sprint store they told me they didnt have the parts in stock to fix it...
So they ordered me a whole new phone on Friday (& had it ready for me to pick up yesterday no cost to me)
When i got the phone i realized it was a refurbished pho 4g with a sticker in battery compartment that says: VTO 03/05/13 guessing refurb date?
But anyways the phone came with 2.3.5 installed (im pretty sure came with 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13 sbf ..not sure)
I used Photon-Torpedo instructions on motosunfire.com/2-3-5/ to root and was successful
then installed ClockworkMod Recovery On Photon 4G Via Bootstrap Recovery method successful
Problem
Happened when i tried to install Dark Fire Theme...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363636
It rebooted from recovery then just loaded boot animation that came with Dark Fire Theme and just been looping that boot ever since
Furthermore Im pretty sure ive Phoukd myself because I pulled the battery and booted Android Recovery and wiped/reset the phone hoping that would get the phone to start (im thinking that just removed my root??) but still just loads to boot animation and replays over and over
Tried..
I stayed up until 4am this morning searching google, motosunfire and xda etc for a solution but i havent seen anything or even anything involving the refurbished version on the Photon 4g ....
Also tried to use RSD lite to flash another sbf but i get errors everytime
Also tried to save sbf to memory card and update with Android Recovery but get the "E:signature verification failed" ...really wishing I would have toggle notification in clockwork
Tried about 6 different .sbf's in Android Recovery and RSD Lite all come back with some kind of error
Am i permanently bricked or is there a way to get my phone to boot all the way again??
...I have Sprint Insurance but i doubt i can take the phone to them in its current state & id rather not anyways insurance deductible is $100 for Photon 4g ...still!!! ...And i only had this phone for less than 24hrs
..Thanx in advance ...any help appreciated !!
Did you make a backup in CWM or Boot Strap?
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Screwed by Google. Canceled ICS upgrade on my Moto Photon. No Wow for us.
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Did you make a backup in CWM or Boot Strap?
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Screwed by Google. Canceled ICS upgrade on my Moto Photon. No Wow for us.
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...Ummm sure didnt make any kind of back up ...Because I figured i was just installing a theme, what harm can that really do?!
From the description of that theme, it's based on 2.3.4 sbf's and includes themed 2.3.4 frameworks. So that's why it won't boot. Look inside the zip and check what files will need to be replaced by 2.3.5 files. But I'm not sure if you can adb remount /push files during the boot process.Try to get into bootstrap.... By pulling the battery and plug in a usb cable, then power on to get to bootstrap. Then flash the needed files. If that don't work, you'll have to read more into the electrify sbf repair process.
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From the description of that theme, it's based on 2.3.4 sbf's and includes themed 2.3.4 frameworks. So that's why it won't boot. Look inside the zip and check what files will need to be replaced by 2.3.5 files. But I'm not sure if you can adb remount /push files during the boot process.Try to get into bootstrap.... By pulling the battery and plug in a usb cable, then power on to get to bootstrap. Then flash the needed files. If that don't work, you'll have to read more into the electrify sbf repair process.
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ok thanks ...not too familiar with adb but im doing research to get used to it and try to push the correct files ...i think i lost my clockword recovery and root when i went into Android recovery and did a wipe/factory reset ...but im gonna try adb now ...ill let you know how that goes thanx a million
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From the description of that theme, it's based on 2.3.4 sbf's and includes themed 2.3.4 frameworks. So that's why it won't boot. Look inside the zip and check what files will need to be replaced by 2.3.5 files. But I'm not sure if you can adb remount /push files during the boot process.Try to get into bootstrap.... By pulling the battery and plug in a usb cable, then power on to get to bootstrap. Then flash the needed files. If that don't work, you'll have to read more into the electrify sbf repair process.
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so i cant get adb to recognize my phone ..am i supposed to go into android bootsttrap or use the early usb enumeration option??
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so i cant get adb to recognize my phone ..am i supposed to go into android bootsttrap or use the early usb enumeration option??
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ok so i finally got into adb and went messing around
i looked at the files in the Dark Photon Theme.zip and tried to change them with files from "Blur_Version.45.3.6.MB855.Sprint.en.US"
it sent all files to the phone OKAY
...then it FAILED to write them all
....except boot.img, (which i got from somewhere in one of the the .sbf's i downloaded trying to fix the phone)
now when i turn the phone on it doesnt even make it to the boot animation screen
...just stays at moto dual core screen
is this progress or am i just totally screwed now???
..is there a way to root using adb push or without starting the phone??
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I have a rooted Atrix. Installed Rom Manager and tried to install CWM backup. I got the RSD 2 error message at the prompt then rebooted the phone. Thats is as far as I went.
I uninstalled Rom Manager.
My phone will no longer connect to my computer. I get messages saying:
Computer says I need to format my SD cards in order to use them.
I also get a message saying advcntrl4.dll is not on my comuter.
Root tools no longer boots up on my computer.
The phone randomly connects and disconnects from my computer.
OK I hooked up my Atrix to my laptop and it saw it, so the problem is with my computer which I can fix eventually.
I still would like to have a full backup image of my phone and I see little support of Rom Manager issues anywhere.
Any suggestions appreciated.
thanks
Are you unlocked? If not its quite dumb to install a custom recovery.
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Are you unlocked? If not its quite dumb to install a custom recovery.
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+1... happened to be the first time i messed with my phone. root and unlock then flash recovery... works fine afterwards. just be more patient and learn your phone and how to mod it....
FYI... its not RomManager that messed up your phone... it was your lack of knowledge on how to do the mods to your phone.
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I have a rooted Atrix. Installed Rom Manager and tried to install CWM backup. I got the RSD 2 error message at the prompt then rebooted the phone. Thats is as far as I went.
I uninstalled Rom Manager.
My phone will no longer connect to my computer. I get messages saying:
Computer says I need to format my SD cards in order to use them.
I also get a message saying advcntrl4.dll is not on my comuter.
Root tools no longer boots up on my computer.
The phone randomly connects and disconnects from my computer.
OK I hooked up my Atrix to my laptop and it saw it, so the problem is with my computer which I can fix eventually.
I still would like to have a full backup image of my phone and I see little support of Rom Manager issues anywhere.
Any suggestions appreciated.
thanks
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Do you have any idea how long ROM Manager has been around? YOU screwed up your Atrix.
I'd bet my life on your n00batry.
atrix
Thanks Meter...your comments are SO helpful people like you make xda such a nice place to come to. Do me a favor and stay away from me.
SERooted:
Thanks for the comment. I lost driver files on my main computer with disk errors and have replaced the drivers and got it to connect to the phone. So another problem solved tho the motorola media program is not working yet but I will get it going. The bigger questions are:
I am anticipating ICS update so I would not want to do anything to interfere with the next OTA update. If so, I can wait for the update before doing anything with ROM manager. Funny thing after I deinstalled ROM Manager from my phone, it was still in my startup....weird, but I removed it. Questiion is did I change anything by trying to run the backup. ROM manager reported that OTA updates were turned OFF. If I unlocked the bootloader would that negate the ICS update?
thanks
panflute
i am trying really hard to decipher all that, but there is so much confusion in your post. i can understand you really have no idea what it is you are doing right now.
A. you wont see an ICS update from Motorola or AT&T for something like 3-6 months, probably closer to 3 i hope
B. if you want the stock ICS from ATT/MOTO, why are you even messing with ROM manager? You do know what ROM manager is for right?
C. you didnt change anything by trying to run a backup, in fact, it didnt do anything because you dont have an unlocked bootloader...it basically ran a script that failed.
D. ROM manager reporting OTA updates were turned off had nothing to do with a STOCK ATT/MOTO OTA....it was talking about OTA updates for your current rom...which is stock, which rom manager doesnt have any information about in its database....because rom manager is utilized for flashing roms.
E. unlocking the bootloader and leaving your rom stock will not keep you from updating from MOTO/ATT later on....
i think you have some reading that you should do before you break your phone.
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OK Thanks Meter. That answers most of my concerns. You are right I don't know what I am doing. I remember years ago when things were easier to figure out.
It sounds like I did not damage anything which is great. I was just attempting to do a backup because I am a backup nut. I have a ton of hours into setting up my phone. So maybe I'll do some looking around and see how easy it is to unlock the bootloader so I can make a backup. ROM Manager did NOT tell me I needed to unlock the bootloader. If you look at my homescreen you can see why I should have a backup. I have titanium BU but would prefer a full ROM backup.
3-6 months for ICS is fine with me because I like my phone as it is tho I am always looking for ways to improve on it. So far I have not run into any walls...it just keeps getting better.
thanks Meter.
I know how you feel.. I messed up my back flip that way. I had the same problem. Unless you're fully rooted you can't install a custom recovery. Most likely you have a hard brick.
Form is temporary but Class is permanent. I love Liverpool FC.
Phones : Motorola Backflip Cyanogenmod 7.1 & Motorola Atrix CM7
Did you try reinstalling the Motorola drivers for your pc and then trying to flash the pudding sbf (only if u r unlocked ).
I did not get from ur post. Can you still access fastboot? Then you can flash romracers recovery.
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Did you try reinstalling the Motorola drivers for your pc and then trying to flash the pudding sbf (only if u r unlocked ).
I did not get from ur post. Can you still access fastboot? Then you can flash romracers recovery.
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he hasnt unlocked his bootloader yet....
So here is my problem, i've wiped my phone so many times to try out every rom/kernel that is posted. The last time i clicked the wrong file to sbf to unlock it and ended up flashing the 235 electrify pudding sbf. (had them all in the same folder...dumbass)
I was able to get rid of the 108 svf error by flashing the boot.img back to the photon ones via fastboot. But still would get the 106 anytime i went to try and flash the sbf.
I've tried in Ubuntu as well as windows 7 to flash it back but nothing has worked since it wants a 235 sbf, and it locked the bootloader.
So I said screw it and tried flashing the electrify 2.3.5 and it loaded up and everything, but i'm stuck on the activation screen and cant get past it. (tires to activate through Verizon)
The 2.3.5 update also removed the bootloader unlock in fast boot even with the id number.
So as easy as it was to flash it right to the electrify sbf, i think once the sprint 2.3.5 sbf is out i should be able to go back. Or once an unlock is found to unlock the bootloader, i can flash the files via fastboot.
I haven't tried messing around with nvflash, since my computer doesn't show the apx when its in that mode.
Update: Was able to bypass activation by booting in to "Boot Android {No BP}" like on the droid x2.
Did you get bootstrap working?
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So here is my problem, i've wiped my phone so many times to try out every rom/kernel that is posted. The last time i clicked the wrong file to sbf to unlock it and ended up flashing the 235 electrify pudding sbf. (had them all in the same folder...dumbass)
I was able to get rid of the 108 svf error by flashing the boot.img back to the photon ones via fastboot. But still would get the 106 anytime i went to try and flash the sbf.
I've tried in Ubuntu as well as windows 7 to flash it back but nothing has worked since it wants a 235 sbf, and it locked the bootloader.
So I said screw it and tried flashing the electrify 2.3.5 and it loaded up and everything, but i'm stuck on the activation screen and cant get past it. (tires to activate through Verizon)
The 2.3.5 update also removed the bootloader unlock in fast boot even with the id number.
So as easy as it was to flash it right to the electrify sbf, i think once the sprint 2.3.5 sbf is out i should be able to go back. Or once an unlock is found to unlock the bootloader, i can flash the files via fastboot.
I haven't tried messing around with nvflash, since my computer doesn't show the apx when its in that mode.
Update: Was able to bypass activation by booting in to "Boot Android {No BP}" like on the droid x2.
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Was able to root it via the photon torpedo, even though it says it fails, it wont install the apks from the root program but it is rooted. Just downloaded them off market and ran root updater.
Was able to get system recovery to install and booted in to it just fine. but it soft bricks after i install the skiny4g zip file, boots up the first time all the way to the US Cellular boot screen then resets, and then loops the Moto Dual Core icon. Tried the "Boot Android {No BP}, and same effect, also tried just wiping cache and then wiping the system and still the same results.
Update: Finely got Skinny4G to boot, took 3 tires and the last time i wiped system 2 times in mounts and storage, shows up as sprint and 2.3.4 and its looking at sprint wireless towers, just trying to activate it now.
Phone activated on sprint, 3g works with out any issue, but the wifi and 4g is dead, now i just have to wait for the electrify unlock or 2.3.5 sbf for sprint.
Hey man, i did the same i flashed 235pudding by mistake, so i tried using the 2.3.5 sbf form electrify and it was going great until !switching phone to bp.. something else" then it stopped on 99% and failed to flash... i waited for 5 minutes just to be sure nothing else happened... it didnt
Then i pulled battery and powered the phone again this time it didnt said the "failed to boot 2" but it didnt started it just sits on the motorola dual core logo.
I pulled battery and powered it trying to go into RSD mode and it just doesnt appears :O
I pulled battery and tried to go into fastboot and doesnt appears either.... i just can turn it on and it sits on moto logo.... any help ideas? Tnks
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Edit: I pressed vol up and down while power button and it finally appeared RSD mode.... but battery too low to flash, im gonna charge the battery on an external charger for an hour and report later if RSD lite actually recognizes the device.
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YEAH! After charging battery the process completed, im an international user so its not very imporanto to me Spront or US cellular, the phone boots good without my sim... but as soon as i put it in it says " modem did not power up (0)" so...
Does Anyone knows where to go form here?
Thanks
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Did you get bootstrap working?
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Bootstrap install just fine after rooting.
Unbrick yourself
I want to thank Koriotto and everyone else who suggested and or tried the idea of flashing a 2.3.5 rom to save our backs. Now to everyone who has flashed 2.3.5 electrify pudding into their photons:
Disclaimer:
1°This will bootlock your phone until a working pudding for 2.3.5 is released.
2°I have no idea whether this will work with sprint whatsoever since I can't try it out being an "international" user, but at least your phone won't be a total brick. However, my common sense tells me this most likely won't work with Sprint.
3ºThere is a leaked Photon 2.3.5.sbf lurking amid devs, but as far I know it hasn't been released to the public yet. However, in case you do get ahold of it, please provide me the link so that we can try it out and see if we can help the Sprint folks get back to a stock Sprint rom. "Internationals" most likely won't care.
1°Try to get as much juice as you can into your battery.If you can, use someone else's fully loaded battery or charge yours with an universal battery charger (extremely cheap and easy to find). Your phone won't charge while in rsd or fastboot mode.
2°Download and install the appropriate Motorola drivers (x32 or x64 according to your windows flavor)
3°Download Electrify 2.3.5 SBF from here: https://rapidshare.com/#!download|8...19.0-19-release-keys-signed-USC-US.rar|530398
4°Get your device into RSD mode. If your loader says RSD mode, go to step 5. If your loader says nothing or is stuck on "Flashboot", don't worry. Power off your device and then press Volume down + power. The phone will turn on and then off. Then power on normally and you will be on RSD mode. If this doesn't happen the first time you try it, just keep repeating the forementioned process until you get into RSD mode.
5°Flash the SBF file you downloaded with RSD Lite
6°Live to win!
UPDATE: link from Team US Cellular seems to be down. I'll personally upload the file once I get home tonight.
Yeah. Praise US Cellular.
Sprint can I haz 2.3.5 yet?
Thanks so much for unbricking my Photon
Worked like a charm for mine !
Thanks !!!!
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I want to thank Koriotto and everyone else who suggested and or tried the idea of flashing a 2.3.5 rom to save our backs. Now to everyone who has flashed 2.3.5 electrify pudding into their photons:
Disclaimer:
1°This will bootlock your phone until a working pudding for 2.3.5 is released.
2°I have no idea whether this will work with sprint whatsoever since I can't try it out being an "international" user, but at least your phone won't be a total brick. However, my common sense tells me this most likely won't work with Sprint.
1°Try to get as much juice as you can to your battery.If you can, use someone else's fully loaded battery or charge yours with an universal battery charger (extremely cheap and easy to find). Your phone won't charge while in rsd or fastboot mode.
2°Download and install the appropriate Motorola drivers (x32 or x64 according to your windows flavor)
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the download link doesn't work,would u plz give u a new download link,I need to unbrick my phone.
Thank u.
motiam4 said:
the download link doesn't work,would u plz give u a new download link,I need to unbrick my phone.
Thank u.
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Original link went went down. Already corrected with one from Team US Cellular. Happy downloading
any updates with unlocking the bootloader for 2.3.5 flashed from sbf?
Hi,
I got a refurb Atrix 4G from AT&T today in the mail to replace my Atrix 4G that had the wifi/bluetooth radio go bad.
Anyways, I attempted to root this new Atrix using the method from here: Atrix Forums root 4G using fastboot.
If you'll note, those instructions omit the 'chmod' command that is found on the instructions here on xda (I downloaded the preinstall.img from xda, since the other link was bad)
After I rooted, (but I have not rebooted) I transferred using USB mass storage everything that was on my old atrix (I told windows to overwrite everything during the copy)
I also used ADB to push Titanium Backup APK.
After that, the phone restarted unexpectedly.
The phone would startup and restart partially through the startup, occassionally I would see the unlock screen for a moment, but usually it would constantly cycle through the Motorola animation then turn off with the green led, then back on.
I figured I messed up the root or something, so I used the Android Recovery to wipe my user data and cache, that didn't work, so I used RSD Lite and pushed the signed ATT 4.5.91 SBF to the phone. I wiped the user data/cache using Android Recovery again after the sbf. Still the same reboot cycle.
Anything else I can try to revive it?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421261
This, then SBF again (with the latest RSD lite).
Still broken?
If you aren't unlocked, do so, then maybe try a fruitcake.
PM me with issues.
I got errors from fastboot when it erased system/boot/webstop/preinstall... Trying RSDLite again.. then unlock, will report back.
I erased partitions (with errors see above), rsd'd the OTA locked sbf again, then I unlocked, still rebooting.
I'm thinking it's something hardware-related since the phone will get all the way to the unlock/motoblur setup screen after a battery pull. but will only do the moto-logo after that.
Can I undo the unlock if I need to send it back? It's not clear to me if using RSD lite with the OTA locked signed ATT 4.5.91 sbf will brick it..
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Can I undo the unlock if I need to send it back? It's not clear to me if using RSD lite with the OTA locked signed ATT 4.5.91 sbf will brick it..
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Can't lock it again.
Great, will ATT take it back? I've only had it a few hours and the problems began before I unlocked.
Dunno. I personally haven't read any reports of phones being rejected for warranty because of an unlocked bootloader, but since you only just got it as a replacement for another one, they may scrutinize you more.
Does it seem like it could be a battery issue? I'd like to think it's not, but my old phone had a similiar rebooting problem (although it would reboot well after startup)
After countless hours of research, I decided to unlock my bootloader and to root my Motorola Atrix 4G. With success, I was happy to have everything working and installed the Darkside Custom Rom. I let a friend borrow my phone, and they saw the AT&T system update and they decided to install it. They bring back the phone and the system update has finished and was installing. The phone powers off and starts to install the update. 10% into the install, it stops, and I got the little green droid man with the /!\ behind him. I take out my battery, place it back in after 30seconds. It powers on, boots up, powers off and tries to load the update again. I restart it, but this time quickly going into RomManager and starting it up in Recovery Mode. I go to restore the phone using the file I backed up from the TitaniumBackUp app, everything backs up except the system. I plug my phone into my laptop, and everything is in the folder. I performed a system/factory reset, downloaded the last Gingerbread update, but nothing helps. Anything I try to load it says "Installation aborted". No matter if it's the original update or a ROM I download. Looking up other forums, I notice others that have downloaded the Darkside ROM have had the same; if not similar issues. I apologize for the length of this message, but I wanted to put in as much detail as I could so you know exactly what the issue is. I look forward to hearing from someone, and thank you in advance!!!
You probably need to sbf it back to a stock ROM and start over. I had a similar problem when I first got my Atrix and the AT&T update first came out. I had already rooted it and didn't unlock the bootloader yet. It tried to update and bricked the phone. Got AT&T to give me another though as I had just got the thing.
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You probably need to sbf it back to a stock ROM and start over. I had a similar problem when I first got my Atrix and the AT&T update first came out. I had already rooted it and didn't unlock the bootloader yet. It tried to update and bricked the phone. Got AT&T to give me another though as I had just got the thing.
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Thanks a ton! How would I go about doing that?
You need to download motorola RSD app to you computer. Search XDA for stock firmwares and download one. You will then need to use the button combo to get in to RSD. Connect the phone to your computer and make sure it recognizes. I had an issue where one of my laptops would not recognize the phone for anything. I had to use a different laptop. Once it's done you should be back to stock. The bootloader should be unlocked still. Just root and flash your ROM of choice.
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Hello. I have a photon that was rooted and unlocked and all that. The thing is it somehow got the newest Motorola update. The question i have is can i reroot it. I would love to be able to run a different OS than just the stock one. Can someone help me here or do i have a nice paperweight
yes you can re-root it using the torpedo method. but unfortunately no unlocking at this time
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yes you can re-root it using the torpedo method. but unfortunately no unlocking at this time
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What he means is, you need to be unlocked to install a custom rom with custom kernel and you can no longer unlock. You have two rom options while still locked, but both are based off the blur you already have. You can still root, though.
from what I understand you can use boostrap recovery to install ROMs. i've yet to try it myself but others have used it
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from what I understand you can use boostrap recovery to install ROMs. i've yet to try it myself but others have used it
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Only roms without a custom kernel assuming you are still locked while using it.
Sorry.. but with "locked" you say.. bootloader, o gsm? In general at forum.. lock refers bl?
Sry, for my english :\
Thanks!
Enano08 said:
Sorry.. but with "locked" you say.. bootloader, o gsm? In general at forum.. lock refers bl?
Sry, for my english :\
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Yes I'm referring to your bootloader. The gsm lock you are referring to only exists in the united states.
thanks for the info guys, well i did get the phone rooted and super user restored, see the thing is the phone was flashed and programmed for page plus, its still running on page plus service but i had 2 problems one being the nag screen to activate the phone for sprint and its constantly in roaming, i called page plus and they say yeah that will happen and no i wont be charged for it, i would be all happy if i could get the roaming off, i did however get rid of the sprint activation by deleting a apk called SprintOMADM,apk. now im not totally sure i need that apk or not but its gone now and i have no nag screen to activate it, it still makes calls just fine but im not sure im totally getting all my incoming phone calls or any notifications for voice mail, any sugestions on how i might be able to get rid of some of this stuff, like i said it was flashed rooted and unlocked before, i did use when i first had it that remote squad software but now it says it cant even read the phone, i was also told by them its probably that awsome new update 2.35. thanks alot again for your responses and ill keep popping in and out of here to see more responses
well disreguard the last post, I had some app downloaded on my phone used to flash roms... well basically what happened i restarted my phone and the app booted before the phone started and it said flash rom from zip file so i selected one that i downloaded here, and thinking it wouldnt work i selected it and hit ok, well it worked alright now the phone says Failed to boot 2, and just shows starting in RSD mode, now im screwed, I shouldnt have done that, I figured it was locked and wouldnt work now the phone is broke how can i get it back just to stock the way it was or am i totally screwed
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well disreguard the last post, I had some app downloaded on my phone used to flash roms... well basically what happened i restarted my phone and the app booted before the phone started and it said flash rom from zip file so i selected one that i downloaded here, and thinking it wouldnt work i selected it and hit ok, well it worked alright now the phone says Failed to boot 2, and just shows starting in RSD mode, now im screwed, I shouldnt have done that, I figured it was locked and wouldnt work now the phone is broke how can i get it back just to stock the way it was or am i totally screwed
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What rom did you flash and what little application did you use to flash it with? You're probably not screwed, we just need a bit of information on what steps you took.
Acvice said:
What rom did you flash and what little application did you use to flash it with? You're probably not screwed, we just need a bit of information on what steps you took.
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well when i got that awsome update 2.35 from my son clicking yes to it, i tried just about any roms to get the phone back, first it was the electrify rom which i later find out dumb mistake on my part, anyway now and i mean right now i flashed the phone with rsd lite using the electrify rom 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.5-4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0-19-release-keys-signed-USC-US..... from there i rooted the phone using the torpedo method, then i installed busybox and i forget which method i used but anyway it was all done in fastboot, once i got all that installed i downloaded a apk file system recovery which is MOTODX2_Bootstrap_signed.apk. plugged in the charger and booted up the system recovery or the bootstrap which ever you call it, and went into advanced and did a dalvik wipe i even hit fix permissions, i then hit go back and did a data- factory clear wipe, then went into install zip from sd card and i first used MOF.2.3.5.ish,v1.4.zip and that installed fine the problems i had was sometimes when i would do that i would get failed to boot 2 screen but i just used the unbrick zip that i downloaded here if anyone wants the name or link let me know, anyway.. once booted up with the MOF ish zip it would load fine but wouldnt save any settings or find any APNs or connect to any wireless networks in my house, but the wireless problem was clear it said error on it, so i knew the problem on that was it wasnt working derr. So this story is getting long now. anyway i then rebooted and turned on the bootstrap slash system recovery utility, and i installed first 2.3.x_libmoto_ril.so_198_7.zip and it aborted the install and failed. i then tried the next one in line which was 2.3.x_libmoto_ril.so_254_12.zip and that one installed fine so i rebooted and i got the failed to boot 2 screen and i did the unbrick sbf file on rsd lite and it booted fine, though still no saving of the settings and no wifi no cell service and no text or anything, I kept RSD lite open and i tried one more thing, 2.3.5sv2_198_7_radio.sbf and flashed it, the wifi for the house started working and i started getting bars on my cell service yay, well atleast i thought yay this is after weeks of not having a cell. well i thought all is well im done and fixed. NOPE im not fixed when i try and dial a number or even activate my phone i get nothing, no dial buzzing sounds like you get normally, no any kinds of sounds the call eventually times out and says called failed retry or cancel the call, i hit retry and i get the same thing. i even tried flashing the radio to 2.3.5sv2_254_12_radio. when i used that one it would save settings but i wouldnt get any cell signal or anything. so im back to square one. I need help. this phone is about 2 steps of getting thrown out the window. I just strated working again and i need this phone to call back customers and i cant afford a regular carrier so im on pageplus the phone was originally flashed through remote squad and worked great until i let my youngest son play a SNES emulator on it and it exited out of the program for some reason and it wanted to do the system update and he hit yes and it installed and screwed up everything. All i want now is to get the phone back to somewhat normal, I can use RSD lite, CDMA workshop, QPST, DFS 4.0.0.5 and a couple others if need be i can download anything i just need to be told what files i need and what i dont need to get the phone back to normal, cuz if i dont get this phone back to normal im just going to not get another pageplus card and throw the phone away and ill be back to not being able to work. thanks to all that has responded to the post here i really do apreciate the time you all have taken to help. sorry it took so long to get back to any of you here but i still need urgent help here badly please and thank you for your time to read this i hope i gave you all the info you needed to help me
I just write this.
Calm down, read the 2.3.5 sv2 custom sbf thread one more time and start from the beginning with unbrick steps. Everytime you do that process, you will understand it more and more and your phone will start to work again. Believe me.
peetr_ said:
I just write this.
Calm down, read the 2.3.5 sv2 custom sbf thread one more time and start from the beginning with unbrick steps. Everytime you do that process, you will understand it more and more and your phone will start to work again. Believe me.
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im getting ready to try this now thank you
mamba316 said:
well when i got that awsome update 2.35 from my son clicking yes to it, i tried just about any roms to get the phone back, first it was the electrify rom which i later find out dumb mistake on my part, anyway now and i mean right now i flashed the phone with rsd lite using the electrify rom 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.5-4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0-19-release-keys-signed-USC-US..... from there i rooted the phone using the torpedo method, then i installed busybox and i forget which method i used but anyway it was all done in fastboot, once i got all that installed i downloaded a apk file system recovery which is MOTODX2_Bootstrap_signed.apk. plugged in the charger and booted up the system recovery or the bootstrap which ever you call it, and went into advanced and did a dalvik wipe i even hit fix permissions, i then hit go back and did a data- factory clear wipe, then went into install zip from sd card and i first used MOF.2.3.5.ish,v1.4.zip and that installed fine the problems i had was sometimes when i would do that i would get failed to boot 2 screen but i just used the unbrick zip that i downloaded here if anyone wants the name or link let me know, anyway.. once booted up with the MOF ish zip it would load fine but wouldnt save any settings or find any APNs or connect to any wireless networks in my house, but the wireless problem was clear it said error on it, so i knew the problem on that was it wasnt working derr. So this story is getting long now. anyway i then rebooted and turned on the bootstrap slash system recovery utility, and i installed first 2.3.x_libmoto_ril.so_198_7.zip and it aborted the install and failed. i then tried the next one in line which was 2.3.x_libmoto_ril.so_254_12.zip and that one installed fine so i rebooted and i got the failed to boot 2 screen and i did the unbrick sbf file on rsd lite and it booted fine, though still no saving of the settings and no wifi no cell service and no text or anything, I kept RSD lite open and i tried one more thing, 2.3.5sv2_198_7_radio.sbf and flashed it, the wifi for the house started working and i started getting bars on my cell service yay, well atleast i thought yay this is after weeks of not having a cell. well i thought all is well im done and fixed. NOPE im not fixed when i try and dial a number or even activate my phone i get nothing, no dial buzzing sounds like you get normally, no any kinds of sounds the call eventually times out and says called failed retry or cancel the call, i hit retry and i get the same thing. i even tried flashing the radio to 2.3.5sv2_254_12_radio. when i used that one it would save settings but i wouldnt get any cell signal or anything. so im back to square one. I need help. this phone is about 2 steps of getting thrown out the window. I just strated working again and i need this phone to call back customers and i cant afford a regular carrier so im on pageplus the phone was originally flashed through remote squad and worked great until i let my youngest son play a SNES emulator on it and it exited out of the program for some reason and it wanted to do the system update and he hit yes and it installed and screwed up everything. All i want now is to get the phone back to somewhat normal, I can use RSD lite, CDMA workshop, QPST, DFS 4.0.0.5 and a couple others if need be i can download anything i just need to be told what files i need and what i dont need to get the phone back to normal, cuz if i dont get this phone back to normal im just going to not get another pageplus card and throw the phone away and ill be back to not being able to work. thanks to all that has responded to the post here i really do apreciate the time you all have taken to help. sorry it took so long to get back to any of you here but i still need urgent help here badly please and thank you for your time to read this i hope i gave you all the info you needed to help me
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Wow - just Wow. Unreadable. You are truly fortunate that someone actually read that and offered advice.
yes it was a long post, yes it was all jumbled together, anyway i did all the stuff recccommended and it works. the only problem im having now is, its still not lockig onto the right cell tower or something here where i live.
I Have tried Remote Squads Full Flash and other ways of manually programming it and for some reason I cannot get it to lock onto verizon towers, its like it has me permenantly locked onto sprint. when i drive down the road about 8 miles or so i can go down at the sheetz in my area and I get locked onto a verizon tower there but as soon as i move from that area I lose it and it goes back to sprint towers, I talked with Pageplus and they told me some stuff about what SID and NID i should have in but im not sure if the info was correct they told me they didnt know pennsylvavnia all that good but here is some numbers to try .. im about to melt this thing
Try roam control.
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