Hi , I had my Motorola Droid 4 XT894 by Verizon working until last week. One of my kids threw it on the floor.
The phone got stuck on Droid logo loop.
So I tapped into recovery, made the power+volume keys combo but it never went into recovery mode.
So I tried fastboot mode (power+UP+DOWN volume keys) I get into fastboot menu and selected fastboot menu option (so I can get this
phone to flash original stock rom back (which I downloaded from one of the threads here on XDA Developers, using rds lite 4.5).
But Battery being FULLY charged before the drop, showed me it needed more energy and won´t allow the flash.
3 hours later (trying to flash many other roms for 2.3 and 4.0, 4.1 and 4.4) battery went dead.
I hard wired red cable to positive and black cable to negative connectors in the non removable battery (as shown from a cut-usb cable on youtube) and plugged the device onto the wall to feed it power.
Battery never charged up a bit. Didn´t even warmed up. The only signal that energy is going through is that when I push the power button, it shows a white screen with a lot of little color pixels randomly scattered. There´s no text to read or sound to hear.
*Phone still gets recognized by computer on fastboot before and after the "half flash".
*Device is correctly identified when adb command: "fastboot devices" is typed.
QUESTION TIME:
If I buy a brand new original motorola battery - would my phone recognize it and ignite power on? or did I just lost a phone?
If I remove the screws and get the batt out and place it on those generic rechargeable phone battery-devices with tweezers, would it correctly charge?
Thank you community.
Regards.
Thanks.
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got a radio-electronic guy. Charged the battery up to 4.2 (battery says that´s the fullest charge on the back label). So I guess I´m ready to go and flash original ROM.
I think I got one or 2 updates (I don´t recall the 4.0 upgrade, but I´ll say the original ROM should be: VRZ_XT894_6.7.2-180_DR4-16_M2-37_1FF.xml.zip
Right?
Working - Partially until reeboot
Hi Everyone. I successfully loaded in the battery with an all-night-charge with direct connection to the wall charger. So I ran RSD Lite, and flashed original stock ROM. It flashed sucessfully.
So YES, definitely a fully charged battery (hardwired) did allow for the full process to flash the entire rom into the phone.
I waited 15 full minutes until all 1 to 18 process were done. RSD showed: Now flashing files and reeboot.
The phone took another 7 minutes to get into android (and it also showed me : updating system files 1-of-69) and so it did. System loaded in correctly and I have all my OLD desktop icons and contacts and everything back. BATTERY is FULLY CHARGED. (it is shown on the screen).
So I press the power button to turn the phone off.
I turn it on again, and all I get now is a white screen with a lot of randomly scattered color pixels. Again the phone doesn´t do anything
and there´s no MOTO logo.
I´m going nuts now....how do I fix this?
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Hi there, last monday my Atrix started to show FC on Whatsapp after a heavy use, it was really warm so I decided to reboot and see if it got better.
I was running CM 7.2 and beofre that day is was all fine, but once it started to reboot it never passes de M logo dual-core screen, I took off the battery and start it again in order to get to CWM and flash a nandroid backup, it didn't show the recovery menu or any menu, it only stayed on the M logo dual-core screen. I let it sit out and tried to charge the battery but it doesn't seem to be charging, if I plug it to the wall it starts up but stays on the M logo screen, and if I plug it to the PC I get a black screen with a solid green LED, sometimes de PC recognizes it as a Microboot device (no clue what it is) but I can't acces fastboot or RSD mode in order to try to recover.
I haven't tried a different battery (one is coming but it can take a while, I live in Colombia) and haven't tried to charge my current battery on a wall chrager directly (haven't found one) so I have no clue what to do.
Do you guys have any suggestion?
Thanks in advance!
I have had this problem before, you need to plug the phone into one of the Motorola chargers, because it supplies more power than the pc can to get it to initialize charging.
A while back I installed CM7 on my backflip when i still used to it (now have Atrix 2) , now I want to start modding it again but it wouldnt turn on, I left it charging for a while and it would just show the white M screen, then a black screen (which was still lit up) and then completely off, then again and again and again etc. on one of those boots i pressed the J and D on my keyboard and unplugged it from the wall and hooked it up to my computer, flashed RSD lite with 2.1 and now it sometimes makes it all the way booting up and after like using it for 5-10 seconds, bam, restarts, I think it is a problem with the software too not a battey issue ( i know the BF has an issue with the battery that makes it restart ), because when I booted up into recovery mode to do a factory reset the phone wouldn't restart like it would the other times, been trying to fix this for two days with two different batterys but sadly no success, any idea how I can fix this? I love my backflip and hope it isnt lost forever. Also when I boot it up after flashing with RSD lite it doesnt show me the android setup screen just normal 2.1 boot, then 5 seconds later restarts
Please Help!
I have the same problem. It appears to only occur when using chargers that check resistance on the data pins to determine output current. My old iphone charger causes a boot loop, even with a full battery, while the included Motorola 550 mAH charger works fine, for example. Have you tried a different charger?
Good day everyone,
My problem started a month and a half ago, but in a different form. The battery of my Motorola Razr (Non-US) went too low, and it only showed the bright white light whenever I tried to charge it. This is an error code that means that the battery ran so low that it is now in a protective mode that you can only get it out with higher amounts of amperage, using a cable that I don't have myself. I returned it to the store, they sent it to the motorola factory, and I got it back yesterday. Now, it might be important for me to note that I live in the Netherlands; the nearest Motorola factory was the one in Germany. It took a solid 5 weeks for me to get my phone back.
Right, so today/yesterday I tried to turn on my phone, excited to have it back after such a long time. It got stuck in a bootloop. All it does is show the red/white M, with dual core below it. This is the first screen you normally see when you boot the phone. After a second or 5, the screen goes black, only to be replaced by the red/white M, this time without the dual core text. After a while ripples start to show around the M, but without vibrations. The menu buttons also do not light up. Normally the same happens, but it vibrates rather violently and the menu buttons do light it; it means that the phone is booting the firmware.
The phone keeps this up for a few minutes, after which it starts all over again, from the red/white M with the dual core text. It does does indefinitely, until the battery runs out. It doesn't shut down in between, so this takes quite a while. I tried forcing it to reboot with the volume down + power button (which is a hardware reboot), but that just makes the cycle start over again. Very, very rarely (usually after looping for about an hour), the phone DOES go on. However, it soon crashes again, being on between 10 seconds and 5 minutes.
Now here is what I think happened. Before I sent the phone to the factory, I was running an old version of android, still in Gingerbread. I don't know exactly what firmware it used, but it was rather old, maybe half a year at least. However, now that I have it back, I appear to have been updated to ICS 4.0.4. The firmware running on the phone is also new (obviously), version 672.180.41.XT910.NonEFIGSRetail.en.EU (EU for Europe obviously, and NonEFIGS for non English, French, Italian, German and Spanish) as I live in the Netherlands. Now what I figure has happened is that the factory tried to flash my phone to the new firmware after they had fixed the issue, and the update didn't take.
Now, I could obviously return the phone to the store again and have them repair it, but that will take another month. Also, the store is very disappointing to say the least; they will not give me a replacement phone in the meantime, which is very bothersome. So I'd rather try and solve the problem myself.
However, I don't know how to flash 672.180.41.XT910.NonEFIGSRetail.en.EU again. All the instructions or guides that I have found so far only refer to the American version of the phone, or require me to be able to access the phone (turn it on). I can however access the boot menu with volume + volume - power held together, which lets me access the AP Fastboot menu.
Could anyone give me instructions what to do from there? I already did a factory reset, which did nothing to fix the situation.
I did find this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837971
But I'm not sure how to proceed with that.
Note: If I'm on the wrong path with trying to fix it all, please do say so! By no means do I want to screw up the situation any further, as I could still have it repaired for free, it just takes a long time and I'd rather not.
Note2: If I am missing any crucial info, please let me know too!
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Alright, so maybe I should modify the title.. I tried using the method in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837971
But I'm afraid that only made the situation worse. My phone now automatically boots into AP Fastboot, giving the message that the flash has failed.
Now I understand that I should be able to just re-flash it, but I would be very thankful if someone could point me to the right files/procedure, as almost everything I can find is for the US version, and I'd rather keep the EU version with my language pack and all.
Thanks in advance
Resolved Bootloop problem
Hi Dazm;
I had the exactly the same problem and i resolved it yesterday. You need to flash a custom ROM for in order for it to work again, but you battery is to low to do this e.g. if you hold both volume+ - down and keep power button for 10sec and go to fastboot ap, it would indicate this.
So what i did was the extreme lol, i created my own factory cable, I bought a usb data cable cut of the one end (micro usb) stripped the red and black coded wires, removed the back cover of the Motorola Razr XT910, and you will notice at the bottom corner of the phone is a positive + negative - with screws. I connected the red wire to the positive + and the black wire to the negative - and the other end of the usb to my computer. This will charge for 1 hour 15min, once this is done, you will need to download RSD lite 5.7 and install on pc, download stock ROM and flash the ROM with RSD lite and there you go. Mine work 100%, sorry if im not to clear, was in a rush.
arendshp said:
Hi Dazm;
I had the exactly the same problem and i resolved it yesterday. You need to flash a custom ROM for in order for it to work again, but you battery is to low to do this e.g. if you hold both volume+ - down and keep power button for 10sec and go to fastboot ap, it would indicate this.
So what i did was the extreme lol, i created my own factory cable, I bought a usb data cable cut of the one end (micro usb) stripped the red and black coded wires, removed the back cover of the Motorola Razr XT910, and you will notice at the bottom corner of the phone is a positive + negative - with screws. I connected the red wire to the positive + and the black wire to the negative - and the other end of the usb to my computer. This will charge for 1 hour 15min, once this is done, you will need to download RSD lite 5.7 and install on pc, download stock ROM and flash the ROM with RSD lite and there you go. Mine work 100%, sorry if im not to clear, was in a rush.
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Thanks for the reply! I'm not sure this is the issue though, I can still charge my phone (It's at 100% now), and it says Battery OK in the fastboot menu. However, exactly which custom ROM I need to flash is the main part of my problem, I think.
Interesting, I'm going to have to keep my eye on this thread.
I am experiencing the same thing, after an OTA update to 672.180.41.XT910.Retail.en.FR from GB. I also experiencing a rebooting loop with the occasional boot that last about 5 minutes. Clueless about what to do at this time. Maybe flashing with a fastboot file found here.
Hopefully you can resolve your problem and help me solve mine in the process. Unlike you, it's improbable at this time to have my phone service by Motorola; Moto US won't touch because it has French software, Moto FR would fix the phone (after I cover the service and postage) but will not sent it back to me because I have an American address.
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
Here's the story: I'll try to make it as short as possible (I'll also put on a TL;DR at the end)
My phone is rooted, flashed to Cyanogenmod 11 nightly build, no problems when I flashed these guys.
I installed Lucky Patcher to patch an app, put some files on my SD card (bunch of PSX games)
just put it out there if that changed anything
My battery was low at that time and I did not expect that if I let it shut down by itself, I could still open it just like I do in the past.
Phone totally has no charge on my battery 0%. I plugged in my charger, the phone opens up but it only opens the M logo with Dual core technology (not the pulsing M). Tried to charge it overnight, still stuck on dual core screen, tried resetting using Power + Volume Down, and also going through where AP fastboot, BP Tools was, If I choose any of them (except for fastboot) it would redirect me again to the dual core logo.
sometimes I get lucky if I choose BP tools and goes to TWRP recovery (safestrap installed), tried to boot there and still no luck.
also tried unplugging charger while on the selection of AP fastboot and just shutdowns my phone. also one time it redirects me to one with a battery icon and a question mark.
I also don't have access to factory cable, can't buy one because it's not available in here in the Philippines, tried making one but I reaally suck at soldering, also when I opened up the wires, it only shows up 3 wires, red, green, and white, the other one I opened was only red and black.
TL;DR : Phone battery is dead, when plugged in charger, Motorola Razr Stuck on M logo (with Dual core technology). I also don't have access to factory cable, can't buy one because it's not available in here in the Philippines. Also there's no more Motorola stores that I can get a fix (I think they got bankrupt :silly
I really love this phone and I would really appreciate if I could get a quick fix
Sad, it seems that the questions here seldomly get answered, hope the experts go online soon
chrisora13 said:
Here's the story: I'll try to make it as short as possible (I'll also put on a TL;DR at the end)
My phone is rooted, flashed to Cyanogenmod 11 nightly build, no problems when I flashed these guys.
I installed Lucky Patcher to patch an app, put some files on my SD card (bunch of PSX games)
just put it out there if that changed anything
My battery was low at that time and I did not expect that if I let it shut down by itself, I could still open it just like I do in the past.
Phone totally has no charge on my battery 0%. I plugged in my charger, the phone opens up but it only opens the M logo with Dual core technology (not the pulsing M). Tried to charge it overnight, still stuck on dual core screen, tried resetting using Power + Volume Down, and also going through where AP fastboot, BP Tools was, If I choose any of them (except for fastboot) it would redirect me again to the dual core logo.
sometimes I get lucky if I choose BP tools and goes to TWRP recovery (safestrap installed), tried to boot there and still no luck.
also tried unplugging charger while on the selection of AP fastboot and just shutdowns my phone. also one time it redirects me to one with a battery icon and a question mark.
I also don't have access to factory cable, can't buy one because it's not available in here in the Philippines, tried making one but I reaally suck at soldering, also when I opened up the wires, it only shows up 3 wires, red, green, and white, the other one I opened was only red and black.
TL;DR : Phone battery is dead, when plugged in charger, Motorola Razr Stuck on M logo (with Dual core technology). I also don't have access to factory cable, can't buy one because it's not available in here in the Philippines. Also there's no more Motorola stores that I can get a fix (I think they got bankrupt :silly
I really love this phone and I would really appreciate if I could get a quick fix
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It's OK don't worry. Just charge the phone for about two hours, unplug the carger and faster reset the phone wiht power + volume up + volume down. This way you can boot to safestrap. You will see that battery is on 0%, so plug the phone in the charger and wait. Until you are in safestrap the phone will charge. The battery needs at least 5% to boot the OS, I myself prefer to reach 20 even 30 percent. Then on safestrap's homescreen press reboot, then system and after the phone reboots wait or press search when safestrap's splash screen shows and the OS will load.
sui_iuris said:
It's OK don't worry. Just charge the phone for about two hours, unplug the carger and faster reset the phone wiht power + volume up + volume down. This way you can boot to safestrap. You will see that battery is on 0%, so plug the phone in the charger and wait. Until you are in safestrap the phone will charge. The battery needs at least 5% to boot the OS, I myself prefer to reach 20 even 30 percent. Then on safestrap's homescreen press reboot, then system and after the phone reboots wait or press search when safestrap's splash screen shows and the OS will load.
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Thanks for the reply! I'll try that one out. I'll keep posted :fingers-crossed::laugh:
sui_iuris said:
It's OK don't worry. Just charge the phone for about two hours, unplug the carger and faster reset the phone wiht power + volume up + volume down. This way you can boot to safestrap. You will see that battery is on 0%, so plug the phone in the charger and wait. Until you are in safestrap the phone will charge. The battery needs at least 5% to boot the OS, I myself prefer to reach 20 even 30 percent. Then on safestrap's homescreen press reboot, then system and after the phone reboots wait or press search when safestrap's splash screen shows and the OS will load.
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It Worked! Thank you so much for your help. The only problem I have now is that everytime I get my battery low, it doesn't go on charge mode when turned off. is there a fix in that? But overall, the trick that you thought me worked, and I'm using that trick when my battery gets low.
It seems hard to get a fix for this issue, so I used the app "Tablet Auto Power Off ★ root" and set the auto shut down when the battery reach 5%. It gives me enough power to restart the phone when I'm ready to charge it.