hi
i have a razr xt912 with an unlocked bootloader which i have eventually bricked.
it was running GB 2.3.4 when i got it so it was of no use to me because i am not in US and the region lock was not letting me use it. I found out that when verizon upgraded to ICS and JB they locked only the the CDMA frequency and outside US it can be used on GSM band. i researched for some time and got to know that a GSM patch can be flashed to make it work and to do that i need to root it and install a custom recovery. Then following happened:
i installed droidrazrroot and rooted my phone and did a factory reset, after which i couldn't found the custom recovery app that got installed so i installed the safestrap ver. 3.73
-When i rebooted my phone it stuck with a tangled and faded screen of the safestrap and when i tried to exit it whole screen went black.
-I did lots of factory reset and what all i could think but there was no result.
-so i downloaded matts utility ver. 1.4 for restoring.
-Meanwhile i lost my battery so i made a factory cable out of a Samsung USB cable by connecting its pin 1 to pin 4 and its working.
-when i tried to restore using matts utility ver. 1.4 some error installation of "emstorge" started (it failed).
-and when i entered the recovery menu after the process completed it showed error of not able to find the partitions of "cach" "system" etc. have attached a pic.
- i also ran matts utility version 1.8 and 1.7 for some hope of getting back but nothing happened even after the whole procedure was complete.
-i again ran ver. 1.4 but it was stuck to the same thing.
When i was doing all this i noticed that my device has an unlocked bootloader.
is there anything that i can do to restore this device.??
Ritwiz said:
hi
i have a razr xt912 with an unlocked bootloader which i have eventually bricked.
it was running GB 2.3.4 when i got it so it was of no use to me because i am not in US and the region lock was not letting me use it. I found out that when verizon upgraded to ICS and JB they locked only the the CDMA frequency and outside US it can be used on GSM band. i researched for some time and got to know that a GSM patch can be flashed to make it work and to do that i need to root it and install a custom recovery. Then following happened:
i installed droidrazrroot and rooted my phone and did a factory reset, after which i couldn't found the custom recovery app that got installed so i installed the safestrap ver. 3.73
-When i rebooted my phone it stuck with a tangled and faded screen of the safestrap and when i tried to exit it whole screen went black.
-I did lots of factory reset and what all i could think but there was no result.
-so i downloaded matts utility ver. 1.4 for restoring.
-Meanwhile i lost my battery so i made a factory cable out of a Samsung USB cable by connecting its pin 1 to pin 4 and its working.
-when i tried to restore using matts utility ver. 1.4 some error installation of "emstorge" started (it failed).
-and when i entered the recovery menu after the process completed it showed error of not able to find the partitions of "cach" "system" etc. have attached a pic.
- i also ran matts utility version 1.8 and 1.7 for some hope of getting back but nothing happened even after the whole procedure was complete.
-i again ran ver. 1.4 but it was stuck to the same thing.
When i was doing all this i noticed that my device has an unlocked bootloader.
is there anything that i can do to restore this device.??
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I noticed when you mention the things you have tried, it is always with Matt's utility, have you tried good ole' RSD lite?
Draxin said:
I noticed when you mention the things you have tried, it is always with Matt's utility, have you tried good ole' RSD lite?
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the problem is whenever i try to download the firmware required it stops after few hundred mb's last one stopped after downloading 400 mb
Is there any other link apart from the "sbf.droid-developers.org"??
And also which version should I download
Ritwiz said:
the problem is whenever i try to download the firmware required it stops after few hundred mb's last one stopped after downloading 400 mb
Is there any other link apart from the "sbf.droid-developers.org"??
And also which version should I download
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You need to google it.Sbf.droid has always worked for me (for more than one phone), so can't suggest another.For the version. Try JB 4.1.2. That is the last update for Razr that works.
However, since your device is BL unlocked, it got me thinking, might be a chance that you somehow changed your mount points or have deleted those partitions. There aren't many unlocked Razrs so can't say for sure.
Ritwiz said:
hi
i have a razr xt912 with an unlocked bootloader which i have eventually bricked.
it was running GB 2.3.4 when i got it so it was of no use to me because i am not in US and the region lock was not letting me use it. I found out that when verizon upgraded to ICS and JB they locked only the the CDMA frequency and outside US it can be used on GSM band. i researched for some time and got to know that a GSM patch can be flashed to make it work and to do that i need to root it and install a custom recovery. Then following happened:
i installed droidrazrroot and rooted my phone and did a factory reset, after which i couldn't found the custom recovery app that got installed so i installed the safestrap ver. 3.73
-When i rebooted my phone it stuck with a tangled and faded screen of the safestrap and when i tried to exit it whole screen went black.
-I did lots of factory reset and what all i could think but there was no result.
-so i downloaded matts utility ver. 1.4 for restoring.
-Meanwhile i lost my battery so i made a factory cable out of a Samsung USB cable by connecting its pin 1 to pin 4 and its working.
-when i tried to restore using matts utility ver. 1.4 some error installation of "emstorge" started (it failed).
-and when i entered the recovery menu after the process completed it showed error of not able to find the partitions of "cach" "system" etc. have attached a pic.
- i also ran matts utility version 1.8 and 1.7 for some hope of getting back but nothing happened even after the whole procedure was complete.
-i again ran ver. 1.4 but it was stuck to the same thing.
When i was doing all this i noticed that my device has an unlocked bootloader.
is there anything that i can do to restore this device.??
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Can you PLEASE tell us how you ended up with an unlocked bootloader?
mabry said:
Can you PLEASE tell us how you ended up with an unlocked bootloader?
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i am not sure how it happened. i have already mentioned what all i did, it might be having an unlocked bootloder from factory
neo.ank said:
You need to google it.Sbf.droid has always worked for me (for more than one phone), so can't suggest another.For the version. Try JB 4.1.2. That is the last update for Razr that works.
However, since your device is BL unlocked, it got me thinking, might be a chance that you somehow changed your mount points or have deleted those partitions. There aren't many unlocked Razrs so can't say for sure.
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is there anyway of making those partitions??
Ritwiz said:
is there anyway of making those partitions??
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Not sure.
You need to know the devtree and exact commands for trying.
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Hey guys, i think i bricked my Atrix. I was trying to flash CM7. The phone is rooted, SIM unlocked, and was running the stock 2.3.4 ROM on ATT 4.5.91. It was fully funtional (well aside from endless reboots, hangs, crashes, etc) until this evening. it wont get past the dual core screen. i need this damn thing for work. preferably by tomorrow.
heres exactly what i did, in order, and with whatever versions i was able to remember.
I snagged the latest CM7 ROM, Dec 10.
Also snagged ATT latest radio ROM.
had Clockwork Recovery installed already
-DEVICE IS ROOTED, BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED AND SIM UNLOCKED-
batch backed up all user apps
attempted to boot into CWM recovery with power+vol down
-kept getting android exclamation point icon
-plugged phone in and went via CWM (when it boots, if its plugged in i get into recovery mode)
went to backup and restore, made backup of internal SD card to external SD card
installed CM7 ROM from EXTERNAL sd card (just noticed it says to install from INTERNAL SD card)
did NOT data wipe/factory reset, was rushing through and totally forgot
DID wipe cache partition
installed latest radio ROM
attempted to reboot
all i get is the dual core screen.
can i reflash, wipe, or reset it via RSD lite, or some other way? NV flash? any help would be great; i have an old HTC tilt i can use but good god who wants to use THAT nowadays?
...and btw i am not so much a noob as much as i am impatient; i rushed through this (i have screwed with this phone and others a lot, and should have paid more attention. i JUST finished building 2 home server rigs tonight, including manually recovering files from some fools RAID0 arrays and got cocky
Have you tried redoing the process? Doing proper wipes and then installing cm7? Also, how long did you wait until you decide it was no good?
let's say if you can still go into CWM recovery, you can try factory reset, and then do the installation form the zip again. don't forget to wipe the data this time, but according to what you've written, you only see triangle with exclamation mark (default android recovery??), then may be you can choose RSD mode at the start-up and flash a stock ATT Rom first, then, follow the correct footsteps. Don't worry, Atrix is really hard to be bricked totally.
i cant get past the dual core screen, but i do have access to RSD lite and it sees the atrix, so im waiting for the same stock 2.3.4 rom to download, flash, and retry (correctly this time). thanks so far! i have NEVER been able to access recovery via vol down and power for some reason on this phone.
EDIT/UPDATE
well, attempting to flash the original SBF via RSD lite 5.6 didnt help; now i get the dual core boot screen, but i cant enter RSD protocl support OR anything via power/vol down, and upon turning it on, the screen no longer says 'unlocked'. awesome.
i get to 99% flashing the stock SBF, and get this message. RSD lite is no longer recognizing the phone, vol up and power does nothing, basically i have the dual core screen and thats it.
'Error switching phone to BP Pass through mode'
...thoughts?
spiderx_mm said:
then may be you can choose RSD mode at the start-up and flash a stock ATT Rom first, then, follow the correct footsteps. Don't worry, Atrix is really hard to be bricked totally.
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DO NOT take this advice! Flashing SBF after unlocking bootloader can absolutely be the fastest way to brick your phone. Also, it is very easy to brick your phone!
Can you get into fastboot?
Try a full wipe per below:
reboot to fastboot
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase webtop
fastboot erase preinstall
fastboot reboot (to recovery)
flash ROM
If you can't get into recovery, you can flash the ROM through fastboot, and also flash romracers recovery.
This will give you the cleanest install. After flashing CM7, leave your phone sitting until it boots into the OS, which can take 15 minutes. I believe the long first boot times after flashing are due to the kernel being flashed with the ROM. Then leave it another 10 minutes before flashing the radio, (latest radio for ATT Atrix is 36P radio found in the Fruitcake thread).
yes USE FASTBOOT
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ok things have now gotten VERY strange. First off, my Atrix was SIM unlocked, bootloader unlocked, and rooted on 2.3.4 4.1.91.
for over 5 hours i tried everything, figuring it was hard bricked. i went to sleep, with the intent of heading over to ATT to get it replaced under warranty.
...power it on just for the hell of it, and IT BOOTED. stock 2.3.4. does NOT accept the t-mobile sim (NO LONGER SAYS UNLOCKED ON BOOT SCREEN), and apparently is not rooted OR bootloader unlocked from what i can tell. i had left the battery out the whole time, but left it plugged into the wall charger.
so now i guess i root, BL unlock, SIM unlock, and CORRECTLY flash CM7... FUN!
UPDATE
Rooted, bootloader unlocked, SIM (still) unlocked, and running CM7. thanks to everyone! i still have NO IDEA how it went from a hard brick to a stock boot, with locked BL and no root.
Your bootloader won't lock again and when you do a stock sbf it will get rid of root.
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i am aware the BL cannot be locked again, i went through the process mostly because i wasnt sure, my phone no longer said unlocked in the top left, so i also checked to make sure it was SIM unlocked. i have NO IDEA what/how i did what i did, but im up and running CM7 now, so no worries.
So I know there are few threads out there already on this topic, and i read through them, and I think my situation is a little different. I fully Factory reset my phone. I am on .173 right now, but when I go to apply the update, it downloads, reboots, installs about 25%ish, then the icon turns to the droid+exclamation inside a triangle, it reboots to home screen, and a message pops up that the install failed. I have the DRUtility 1.51. I've tried running the update with and without ROOT enabled. I've lost track of what RECOVERY mod im using/running and not sure how to find out what it is, but I think that is what is preventing the update from completeing. I've had Bootstrap installed at some point but that should be gone now since i did a factory reset. I also had clockwork mod installed at some point too. But I assume that is gone now as well due to the factory reset.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: Also my android version shows 2.3.6
Factory resets just clear the data on your phone. You will need to fastboot.
[TSON] said:
Factory resets just clear the data on your phone. You will need to fastboot.
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sorry for being noob, but how do i do that and what is it? or can you point me to a thread that clarifies that?
EDIT: I found a youtube link detailing a fastboot method complete with RSD Lite 5.6.4 link and FastBoot file links. However, in the video it shows that it restores the phone to android version 2.3.5. This seems to be outdated. Will it still work for my purposes?
My issue is now resolved.
Used Droid RAZR Utility 1.51
Booted into AP Fastboot mode and used the utility to revert to .173
booted phone ran the update without issue.
Thank you mattlgroff for a great Utility.
Hi guys
First of all thanks for a great forum..
Normally i'm a very glad HTC user, and never had those kind of troubles with them, as i have with a friends Razr.
He tried to root it with the one-click tool.. Batman.. "Droid RAZR Utility 1.7"
My first thought is that.. When it says "Droid" Razr, is that because it's only for the XT912, or?
Because when i look here:
sbf.droid- developers . org
For official roms for the phone, i can see this:
"Motorola Droid RAZR (XT912)"
"Motorola RAZR (XT910)"
We live in Denmark, so its some european ROM we need.
But it went wrong.. He rooted it, and then he saw that there was a OTA update to get ICS 4.04, so he wanted to un-root the device again, the get the OTA update... He unrooted the device again in SuperSU, and then tried to get the OTA update, but he couldnt.. So he downloaded the Droid Razr Utility 1.7, and choosed option 1: Prepare for side-load ICS 6.16.211 or any Gingerbread Version..
After that he got some fails.. I suspect him for not having the update zip file on the SD card after running option 1, but i really dont know.
He's new into rooting and flashing, and so am i, when it comes to Motorola..
I've made the programming cable myself, and i get a battery OK, and OK to program, and i got no troubles with finding the phone in AP Fastboot mode, running the fastboot-moto shell...
And i've even flashed a rom onto it, through RSD Lite v5.6, and it worked allmost as it should.. But it was like it couldnt find the radio or something, because the "Enter pin code" did not appear, and all i get is a message that says "Emergency calls only" on the device.
Could this be, because i havent flashed a proper stock rom?
If so, could anybody help me find the proper stock rom for flashing with RSD?
I'm thinking about going to the shop where he bought it, because they have a working demo-phone in the shop, and then lookup exactly what android version, baseband and so on, the model here in Denmark uses.
I am pretty stucked here, and i think that if i only knew what kind of stock rom i am supposed to go with, i can flash that through RSD, and then afterwards i can root it again and flash a custom rom..
But first i want to get a STOCK ROM onto it, and ive read A LOT on the forums.. I've used at least 15 hours to get this **** working, but its like running the head against a wall all the time..
Hope someone out there can give me some advices
What Rom you tried to flash? Can you give an Link?
I guess you flashed an CDMA Rom, but you got an GSM Device (CDMA is not used in EU)
Have you flashed an GB Rom or an ICS Rom?
I need some informations to get you out of trouble
Thank you for the fast reply
The rom he did try to flash was the "VRZ_XT912_6.7.2-180_DHD-16_M4-31_1FF.xml", which he put on the SD card before using the Batman tool..
So you are correct, thats for the XT912, CDMA.....
The roms i have tried to flash now are all ICS, but i dont get the opportunity to type the pin code, and it keeps saying "Emergency calls only"..
I just tried to flash this rom:
Filename: SPDREM_U_01.6.7.2-180_SPU-19-TA-11.2_SIGNEuropeAustraliaEMEA_USASPDRICSRTGB_HWp2b_Service1FF_fastboot.xml
Creation Date: 06/09/2012 10:22:40
File size: 1504
Sofware Version: umts_spyder-user 4.0.4 6.7.2-180_SPU-19-TA-11.2 1339215326 release-keysSPYDERBP_U_04.10.00R
For Phone Model: SPYDER_U
And it worked, but still no antenna.. Then i flashed another radio in fastboot, but now it bootloops..
If you want to know more, let me know
And thank you the your time!
Ok, the Fastboot File you tried to flash is the right one.
So now let's see how we get this Phone back on Track.
First thing you should do now is to boot into Stock Recovery.
Use the Combination to get into AP Fastboot, when the Phone is off. But instead of AP you select Recovery. You will see an dead Android after an wihile > Press Vol+ & Vol- @ the same time and you're in the Recovery. There you wipe Data (Factory Reset) > Select with Vol Keys and accept with Power.
After you've done that flash the Fastboot again!
Download this Zip and put it on your external SD
http://crackflasher.com/dev/mattlgroff/Blur_Version.672.180.33.XT910.Retail.en.EU.zip
After the RSD flash is passed, boot into the Recovery again. There you select apply Update from external Storage > select the Blur_Version.672.180.33.XT910.Retail.en.EU.zip and wait till it's flashed correctly. After that reboot the Phone and tell me if it's working
Thank you for the answer, and i did exactly what you described..
I still dont got any network.. Shiiiiiit
I'm pretty lost here
That's strange, because the Radio get updated after the Update.zip.
Try that:
Type *#*#4636#*#* and hit the Phone Info.There you can change the Network type. Try to set it to GSM only.
IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM NOW!!
It was a problem with the simcard, so we changed it and it works..
Thank you so much for the advise about the update, i wouldnt have done that without you telling me
Star of the day, thats you!
Glad to hear it worked.
Now have fun with the ICS :good:
IMPORTANT: This guide is for users with a Motorola Photon 4G (MB855) running the 2.3.5 OTA update only. For the lucky ones still running 2.3.4, you want this thread. For those of you who don’t know what version of Android you are running, DO NOT try this. Please read these forums carefully and learn everything you can before attempting this.
This guide is based on the work of halfevildruid and his thread for unlocking GSM for Photon users on 2.3.4 with unlocked bootloaders. All users should take the time to carefully read through that thread here and keep in mind that it was written for 2.3.4/unlocked bootloader users. Some files and steps in that thread will not work on Photons that have had the 2.3.5 OTA applied.
Unlocking US GSM Carriers on 2.3.5 OTA
Before You Start:
Doing this will remove the domestic GSM carrier lock on the Sprint Photon running 2.3.5 OTA. This process will most likely break your ability to return to Sprint service, so please DO NOT DO THIS if you want to keep your Photon running on Sprint. There are ways to fix this, but none have been tested on 2.3.5 OTA devices. As far as I know, this method has been confirmed to work on three phones (including mine), so consider this experimental and high risk. I am not responsible for bricked phones, warranty issues, cats chasing dogs or hot snow falling up if you try this.
Things You Need:
1.Windows PC (tested on Win 8) with the following software installed:
-Motorola USB Drivers [Download]-RSD Lite [Download]-ADB Tools/Android SDK [Download] (Not really necessary, but helpful if you have USB issues.)2. Micro USB cable and wall charger (needed for bootstrap recovery)
3. Standard (full size) SIM card for US GSM network. (ATT/T-Mobile/Straight Talk)
4. Micro SD card (not necessary, but good just in case)
5. Motorola Photon running 2.3.5 OTA ONLY
Files You Need:
1.Full US Cellular Electrify SBF [Download]
-1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.5-4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0-19-release-keys-signed-USC-US.sbf2. Unbrick SBF [Download]
- 2.3.5_45.4.13ota_unbrick.sbf3. Electrify/Photon (almost) One Click Root [Download]
-su.zip4. Bootstrap Recovery [Download]
-MOTODX2_Bootstrap_signed.apk5. Peetr’s Hybrid Locked 2.3.5 ROM [Dev Thread/Download]
-HybridGBv20locked.zip6. KDDI Radio [Download]
- KDDI_Radio_udate.zip
If any links do not work, most can be found at www.motosunfire.com.
Steps
1. Backup Your Stuff!
2. Shutdown phone and remove SIM/SD card (if applicable)
-Tip: Leave your battery cover off. There’s going to be a lot of battery pulls…3. Open RSD Lite on your computer.
4. Start phone in RSD mode:
-With phone unplugged hold volume-down and power
-It should say fastboot in the top left corner, press volume-down until RSD appears
-Connect phone to computer
-Press volume-up to enter RSD mode5. Select the full US Celluar SBF in RSD lite and press start.
-This process takes a few minutes and will end in an error, this is normal.
-The phone may hang on the dual core screen, if so pull the battery.
-The phone will either do two things:
-Bootloop with the US cellular logo
-Boot normally to home screen-In either case, pull the battery and follow the steps to enter RSD mode again.6. Once you are in RSD mode again, flash the Unbrick SBF
-This should not end in an error, but RSD may say you need to manually reboot your phone, this is normal.
-Once your phone reboots you may experience bootlooping, if so do a factory reset (See below)
-With the phone off pess vol-down + power
-Press vol-down until Android Recovery is shown, press vol-up to enter.
-Press both vol-up + vol-down to see menu.
-In the recovery screen, use the volume buttons to scroll and select factory restore.
-Press power to wipe the phone.
-When complete, reboot phone and you should successfully boot to home.7. Once you have flashed the two SBFs, you should be able to get to the stock US Celluar rom.
8. After everything has loaded, you need to obtain root access. (See below)
-Make sure all USB drivers are installed on your computer.
-Enable USB debugging mode on phone (System>Applications>Development)
-Unzip the su.zip on your computer and open root.bat, the program will take you through the rest.9. Once rooted, place the KDDI zip and Peetr’s ROM on either the internal or external storage.
-This is also a good time to install your SIM card.10. Install the Bootstrap recovery and follow the instructions to boot into recovery.
-Remember: You need to be on AC power to get into Bootstrap recovery.11. In recovery, flash the KDDI zip and then Peetr’s ROM
12. After installing the ROM, flash KDDI again.
-Flash KDDI as many times as you want, it will give an error but will still work.13. Reboot phone and enjoy the GSM radio.:highfive:
-If you bootloop again, just do another factory reset. Peetr’s ROM will still be there.
-You may have to root and install Bootstrap again.
-It never hurts to flash KDDI one more time just to be sure.
See next post for Q&A
Q&A
When You’re Done:
Q: How can I go back to Sprint?
A: The only way that worked for me was by flashing 2.3.5. Photon 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13 from this thread. This will take the phone back to mostly stock, but there may be residual radio issues.
Q: What carriers can I use now?
A: Any GSM carrier that uses a standard SIM card. These include:
-ATT (3G)
-T-Mobile (2G/EDGE unless you live in a re-farmed area.)
-Straight Talk (3G w/ATT SIM, 2G w/T-Mobile SIM)
Q: Can I unlock my bootloader now?
A: Nope. This only unlocks the GSM radio.
Q: Can I install a different ROM than Peetr’s hybrid?
A: SIM unlocking has only been confirmed to work on Peetr’s locked hybrid rom.
Q: I’m pissed at Motorola for canceling the ICS upgrade. How can I sleep at night?
A: As of right now (and probably forever) there is no way to install any version of Android higher than 2.3.5 on any Photon with the 2.3.5 OTA. However, Peetr’s ROM can be modified to make it look and function like ICS. Planters76 has made an excellent theme for the hybrid ROM that can be flashed in Bootstrap. It can be found here.
Once you flash that theme there are several applications on the Play Store that replicate the ICS/JB experience. Developer Moblynx offers replacements for the clock, camera and gallery. Mobint Software makes home and lockscreen replacements as well. I’m not affiliated with these developers, but their work is solid. This is as close as were going to get to ICS on 2.3.5.
Q: Which developers contributed to this?
A: halfevildruid, mof9336, peetr_, Noncs, Lightsword1942, Planters76, and many others. If anyone else would like to be mentioned, let me know and I’ll add you in. Without these developers we’d be left out in the cold, so give them some thanks.
Q: Who are you and what are you doing here?
A: I am not a developer myself, so just think of me as the person gathering all of the information and trying to simplify it. I can’t stand planned obsolescence, so the Photon is a sore point for me. I’ve stayed in the shadows before now because I haven’t had a reason to speak up, but the locked down OTA and cancelled ICS update bugged the hell out of me. I was in the first soak test for the 2.3.5 OTA, so I had no warning that Motorola was about to screw me and many others. If I can help anyone else that was locked down eek any more life from their phones, then I’ve done my job.
Q: I’m lost! Can you help?
A: Just reply with your questions and I’ll try my best. Keep in mind that I am not a developer, so there are some questions I may not have an answer to.
Finally, if anyone finds any incorrect information in my post or some other error, please let me know so I can fix it. I’d like to prevent any unnecessary phone damage if possible.
Works great. thanks.
now 3G shows 4 bars instead of 1 earlier.
I had to use libmoto_198_7
peetr's ROM is cool. and I like the keyboard!
great work.
Works, but WIFI shows error
I followed the steps and I have my Sprint Photon working in AT&T. But the issues is, the Wifi shows error and doesnt start at all. is there something that can be fixed. Also, How can I get my Google Play up and running. The market icon in the stock Peeters ROM doesnt seem to work and time and again just goes to a browser Window.
Thanks a lot for compiling the steps here...
The combination of a WiFi and apk error makes me think that the ROM needs to be flashed again. Also try downloading a new copy of the zip in case the first one was corrupted. If that doesn't fix it, there was another zip floating around the dev forums that fixed WiFi and MMS issues on the USC ROMs. The file is USCMMSWIFI.zip, I just don't know exactly where it is. As for Play store issues, look around for a recent copy of vending.apk or a flashable zip version and install it manually.
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flashing 2.3.5_45.4.13ota_unbrick.sbf at the end fixes wifi issues.
Thanks portman and makakalo. I will do the same. I found the USCMMSWIFI.zip, but it is not in a SBF fashion. Any steps that I could follow to include this fix would help me. Thanks again and Merry Christmas!!
Reflashing Peetr's ROM didnt help with Wifi
I reflashed Peetr's ROM, but still stuck with WiFi Error...Installed USCMMSWIFI.zip using Bootstrap Receovery Mode and the installation completed. Yet, Wifi Error is persistent and cant use Wifi
If you haven't already done so, do what portman suggested and flash the unbrick sbf again. If that still doesn't fix it the only other thing I can think of is going back to stock and redoing the entire process. You may need the 254_12 radio sbf and libmoto zip as well as the 254_13 modules zip to completely reset. Those files are in the 2.3.5 sv2 unbrick thread in the dev forum.
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Dear all
Thanks..Got it working. Realized that there was some issue in the Peetr's zip file downloaded. Went through the process meticulously after redownloading and got my phone working in an amazing manner!! Thanks a lot to all.
regards
Ram
Thanks for putting this together, I am still waiting on my SIM, should be in the mail today.
Just one question on the root method..does it really mater which root method I use?
The last time I rooted this phone I used torpedo direct v1.1
I seem to be stuck in the unbrick sbf??
Manually powered up my phone a couple of times.
Never mind stuck in bootloop...DOH!
Wipe data/cache
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Something strange
I was stuck in a bootloop after flashing the Hybrid ROM/kddi and I could not even get to bootstrap soo, I went back to the beginning and after the first SBF step the phone starts normally and my baseband is N_02.29.04P.
Now I have a US cellular phone with a GSM radio:silly:
The phone is not rooted at this time nor did I run the unbrick sbf.
I am tempted to use it like this to see if I can activate it on my carrier...heh why not.
Update:So what does the unbrick do? Do I need to run it?
wifi works now and it did not work before the phone seems fine, still want to root and load bootstrap though.
My carrier cannot activate me until after the holiday, but the phone shows me on the Tmo network.
After flashing the unbrick sbf, my phone is probably bricked as it is now stuck on : Failed to boot 4, starting RSD mode
Any idea how to recover ?
Thanks !
portman said:
Wipe data/cache
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As many times as I have done this you would think I would remember that, but no.
After wipe data/cache I got the hybrid rom to load and ran fine except I could not get the radio to work??
Tried rebooting several times, reinstalling kddi several times, but no go.
Fortunately I made a backup, so went back to USCell ROM and the radio was back
khatta said:
After flashing the unbrick sbf, my phone is probably bricked as it is now stuck on : Failed to boot 4, starting RSD mode
Any idea how to recover ?
Thanks !
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The failed to boot 4 means there's a problem with that partition meaning, whether its corrupt or not there, it just won't boot and will relay that if to you.
To recover, I'd imagine that you need to try the steps over after wiping your data/cache but to make sure that the phone boots after flashing a full sbf.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1759997 (This has lots of info on the sbfing you are doing)
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you need to flash anyone of the following using bootstrap recovery
198_7 radio sbf ----- 198_7 libmoto_ril.so
254_12 radio sbf ----- 254_12 libmoto_ril.so
(thanks to Peetr_)
in my case 198_7 radio sbf ----- 198_7 libmoto_ril.so did the trick even when my phone had a locked bootloader.
after this flash KDDI radio
DXM31 said:
As many times as I have done this you would think I would remember that, but no.
After wipe data/cache I got the hybrid rom to load and ran fine except I could not get the radio to work??
Tried rebooting several times, reinstalling kddi several times, but no go.
Fortunately I made a backup, so went back to USCell ROM and the radio was back
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portman said:
you need to flash anyone of the following using bootstrap recovery
198_7 radio sbf ----- 198_7 libmoto_ril.so
254_12 radio sbf ----- 254_12 libmoto_ril.so
(thanks to Peetr_)
in my case 198_7 radio sbf ----- 198_7 libmoto_ril.so did the trick even when my phone had a locked bootloader.
after this flash KDDI radio
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I flashed the 254 before and it was a no go for the radio.
I just did a backup and just to be clear on what I need to do:
wipe data/cache/dalvik
flash hybrid ROM
flash 198_7
flash 254_12
flash radio
and I should be golden, correct?
thanks
as a side note:
the phone is currently working great with the usc rom except the network shows T-Mobil the 'e' gets loped off and I have not actually activated the phone yet because my carrier was closed yesterday(wonder why) they said after Wednesday I should get an email.
DXM31 said:
As a side note:
the phone is currently working great with the usc rom except the network shows T-Mobil the 'e' gets loped off and I have not actually activated the phone yet because my carrier was closed yesterday(wonder why) they said after Wednesday I should get an email.
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Thank God, I thought I was the only one with the T-mobil issue. It happens on every ROM. I noticed if I dial *#*#4636#*#* and go to phone info, it sticks the e on the end for a little while but other than that, I randomly have it.
I tried to reload the stock 4.5.141 image using the instructions in post 4 of the Solutions to Common Problems thread.
I erased cache, erased userdata, flashed boot and flashed system, and all the messages looked OK. On reboot I got the dreaded message. I can't get back to fastboot.
I have downloaded RSD Lite 6.1.4 and it sees the phone, so I hope it's possible to get something on the phone.
What now?
kjmck said:
I tried to reload the stock 4.5.141 image using the instructions in post 4 of the Solutions to Common Problems thread.
I erased cache, erased userdata, flashed boot and flashed system, and all the messages looked OK. On reboot I got the dreaded message. I can't get back to fastboot.
I have downloaded RSD Lite 6.1.4 and it sees the phone, so I hope it's possible to get something on the phone.
What now?
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Download 4.5.141 sbf use rsd lite..rsd always fixed mine bricked many times.if u was on 234 must lock boot loader use 234 sbf rsd.then go up.to 236
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Download 4.5.141 sbf use rsd lite..rsd always fixed mine bricked many times.if u was on 234 must lock boot loader use 234 sbf rsd.then go up.to 236
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Thank you. I kept looking after I posted, but all the links to .sbf from this forum were dead. I was on Android 2.3.6, build 4.5.141.
The only .sbf I could find was entitled "1FF-olympus-user-2.3.6-4.5.141-111212-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P012.sbf".
Now I need to find someplace to charge the battery to attempt the re-flash. Screwing up the previous flash also killed the battery.
I understand that if I'm "Starting RSD mode" the only thing I can do to get a working phone is flash a .sbf using RSD Lite.
Is that true?
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Thank you. I kept looking after I posted, but all the links to .sbf from this forum were dead.
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All SBF files have been removed from XDA because they are too dangerous.
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All SBF files have been removed from XDA because they are too dangerous.
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Can you recommend a "safe" alternative for me?
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Can you recommend a "safe" alternative for me?
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Did you go through this thread? There's a common solution to the "failed to boot" problem.
That said, there are times when you just have to use a SBF and there is no alternative. However, since dealing with SBFs is potentially dangerous, no one around here with experience will ever recommend you that, nor will they give you support. It's just too much responsibility. Kinda sad to say, but if that is really the case (that there is no other way but SBF), you're pretty much on your own.
It's worse now.
I went back to the linked thread, downloaded Automatic Bootloader Unlock 4.2 and fired it up.
Option 3 only works for people who can get to fastboot. That's not me.
I looked at the bold note below about flashing the 4.5.91 sbf using RSD Lite 5.3.1. So I uninstalled RSD Lite 6.x and installed RSD Lite 5.3.1. When I tried to flash 4.5.91 it got to the end and gave a message "Internal error programming phone".
Now I still see "Failed to boot 4" (NOT 0x1000) and "Starting RSD mode", but now RSD doesn't see the phone.
Am I REALLY SCREWED now?
It's better now.
I tried nottach's way of getting fastboot: hold power and volume-up while inserting the battery.
Once I had fastboot I tried again flashing 2.3.6, with the same result.
I still had fastboot, so I tried to flash recovery using Autounlock 4.2. It failed with
Code:
erasing 'recovery' ... FAILED (status read failed (too many links))
sending 'recovery' ... OK
writing 'recovery' ... FAILED (status read failed (too many links))
My phone came newly-refurbished from Motorola, with 2.3.6 build 4.5.141. I had rooted (but not unlocked) my previous phone and backed up everything with Titanium Backup. I had rooted and restored everything to the new phone, but the system would not allow me to register fingerprints and would not perform a factory reset. So I had tried to flash a fresh system; that's how I got to "Failed to boot 4".
I may still be able to return this phone to Best Buy on the grounds that it would not do fingerprints or resets, so I am reluctant to try unlocking the BL unless I'm reasonably sure it will work, but if I can get to a working system I could at least use the phone.
I have a working Eclipse environment on my laptop. Might this be a way to re-format the partitions on the phone so I can flash recovery, boot and a system?
I reviewed more carefully posts 2 & 4 in the Solutions to Common Problems thread, and realized I had slightly different command files (no fastboot.exe, just moto-fastboot.exe). I downloaded the one specified in the post, and tried to flash AT&TGB234_boot.img and AT&TGB234_system.img (I renamed them to boot.img and system.img).
When I rebooted this time I got
Code:
SVF:108:2
Failed to boot 3
Starting RSD mode
I'm still looking for a way to a working phone.
Try flashing the unlock SBF (pudding) before going to fastboot, and then try flashing boot and system from fastboot.
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Try flashing the unlock SBF (pudding) before going to fastboot, and then try flashing boot and system from fastboot.
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SORRY for ur problem i know they say sbf are not safe but me i never had 1 single issue using it mine said the same thing and went failed to boot fastboot all i did was plug the phone into rsd used the 236.sbf you mentioned early and restored it back never failed me used rsd over 100 times with 5 different atrixes never had a single issue i can recall...i had to cut a usb cable tape red wire to + and black to - on the battery my phone was in fastboot that was all had to work with but it ran rsd fixed it i have seen failed to boot a few times using rom manager to install recovery before if u can get the sbf u talked about its worth trying i have it but dont know how to share it with u. mine was under warrranty i told AT&T i got the over the air 236 update and it said failed to boot they called motorola moto said give that man a new phone i didnt however share the fact the bootloader was unlocked and rooted and had tried many diffrent roms on it over a period of time but however i did end up fixing it and sent the replacment back.if u are usa att not sure about internation the sbf u mentioned is the 1 i use....not sure what u was trying to do that got u into this the sbf pudding mentioned is safe and have used it in the 234 days but to me since 236 has come out rsd never seemed to me to be an issue..mine is 4.5.151 now they say u cant go back haven't tryed that..lol but i dont use the phone now got me htc one x+ now.hope u fix ur phone man....
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Try flashing the unlock SBF (pudding) before going to fastboot, and then try flashing boot and system from fastboot.
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THANK YOU!
I knew I had seen "pudding" before, and I found it in the Automatic Unlock 4.2 folder. I had tried doing this from the menu, but it failed. I opened Main.bat and found the SDL command line to flash pudding, and when I did it from the command line it worked!
Installing 4.5.141 from fastboot failed, so I tried to flash recovery but that failed too.
I went back to Automatic Unlock. Unlock completed successfully, but the follow-ons did not. I should have made notes as I went.
I was able to boot the phone into 4.5.141, and installed SuperUser.apk, SetCPU and Titanium Backup * Root. SetCPU runs, so I'm both unlocked and rooted.
If I hadn't seen your message I'd have taken the phone to Best Buy today. Your suggestion was the key. I have my phone back, and you have my thanks.