What bricks MOTO E ? - Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

this might be a Question most Moto E users will have when they want to flash a new ROM.
i want to flash cm14/lineage OS. i want to know that can i directly flash the new ROM using TWRP? will it brick my phone?
i have a rooted Moto E xt1022 with stock ROM 4.4.4 with unlocked bootloader and TWRP installed.

ayushg1214 said:
this might be a Question most Moto E users will have when they want to flash a new ROM.
i want to flash cm14/lineage OS. i want to know that can i directly flash the new ROM using TWRP? will it brick my phone?
i have a rooted Moto E xt1022 with stock ROM 4.4.4 with unlocked bootloader and TWRP installed.
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U must install stock lollipop before flashing any mm or nougat build.

Ujwal Agrawal said:
U must install stock lollipop before flashing any mm or nougat build.
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I flashed candy six marshmallow directly after rooting moto e.. Why is it said to flash lolipop rom first before flashing marshmallow and nougat rom?

vyshak.sk said:
I flashed candy six marshmallow directly after rooting moto e.. Why is it said to flash lolipop rom first before flashing marshmallow and nougat rom?
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Sometimes you get boot loop, that's why he said

flashing lineage os
Rajendran Rasa said:
Sometimes you get boot loop, that's why he said
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so can i flash my stock 4.4.4 android to fully unroot, and then update to 5.1 lollipop with the OTA, and then root and directly flash the lineage rom? i heard that one needs to update to lollipop to update one's bootloader...
that would be the correct and safe process right?

ayushg1214 said:
so can i flash my stock 4.4.4 android to fully unroot, and then update to 5.1 lollipop with the OTA, and then root and directly flash the lineage rom? i heard that one needs to update to lollipop to update one's bootloader...
that would be the correct and safe process right?
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Yes first update to stock lollipop then flash nougat ROM

But what bricks a phone?

rohitshakti said:
But what bricks a phone?
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Well for starters and device specific https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e/general/warning-downgrading-information-moto-e-t3062859
But there can be other reasons like flashing unstable, wrong roms recoveries kernels scripts etc..

i flash lineageOS and CrDroid from kk and nothing happened

luisetm said:
i flash lineageOS and CrDroid from kk and nothing happened
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Lol.. Kk to nougat works just fine ... Its the other way around that bricks the phone...

Papdya said:
Lol.. Kk to nougat works just fine ... Its the other way around that bricks the phone...
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Do you mean we can't downgrade the ROMs, 7.1 to 5.0 directly, so do we have to go 7.1 to 7.0 to 6.0 and then 5.1 and then 5.0?

No we can downgrade directly. But be careful, we shouldn't go to 4.4.2 we can go to lollipop or 4.4.4. I have tried it myself and went back to lineage too

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[Q] Help needed!!!!

I have a moto E dual Sim !! my phone is rooted with Cynaogen mod 11 installed!! now i cant install motoral service update from playstore to install Lollipop updates!
Rooted phones cannot survive the OTA's.
Don't even try to go for an OTA you would end bricking you phone.
The Seven said:
I have a moto E dual Sim !! my phone is rooted with Cynaogen mod 11 installed!! now i cant install motoral service update from playstore to install Lollipop updates!
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You need to be on stock ROM to install stock updates. As simple as that.
You need to be on pure stock rom (no optimized or debloated) and you can recieve OTA (after ota update u cant downgrade to kitkat) so if u want easy just flah the flashable 5.0.2 update search in forum (this way you can downgrade)
P.S : why not u just flash CM12 as that has more features then Stock ROM and bug free now...
Adarsh1998 said:
You need to be on pure stock rom (no optimized or debloated) and you can recieve OTA (after ota update u cant downgrade to kitkat) so if u want easy just flah the flashable 5.0.2 update search in forum (this way you can downgrade)
P.S : why not u just flash CM12 as that has more features then Stock ROM and bug free now...
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Thank you but the twrp touch isnt working Should i flash it with orginal firmware ! and then wait for OTA
The Seven said:
Thank you but the twrp touch isnt working Should i flash it with orginal firmware ! and then wait for OTA
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Either flash twrp via fastboot and flash CM12.
Or flash your stock KitKat and wait for LP OTA.
Its totally your choice if you want to remain on stock or continue with custom ROM.

[Q] Suggestion for 5.1 for not got Hard Brick for my Moto E Again

Dear Techies,
I have moto e, previously i m in Soak Test Nd i hv lollipop on my moto e. Thn i install some lollipop based custom rom. After some times i becum booring from unoffical custom rom. So, i gain flash my mobile with stock rom. Due to upgrade my bootloader for lollilop they didn't support Kitkat 4.4.4. Then i got Hard bricked. There is no any fix. But i m so lucky i got new replacement of motherboad free due to o under warranty.
And Aftr changing motherboad i have new Emei and serial no. So i unable to get soak test update.
My Question is this please suggest me the way i flash 5.1 custom rom then after if i want to back in Stock Rom without got hardbrick.
Thank you
himanshuzzz said:
Dear Techies,
I have moto e, previously i m in Soak Test Nd i hv lollipop on my moto e. Thn i install some lollipop based custom rom. After some times i becum booring from unoffical custom rom. So, i gain flash my mobile with stock rom. Due to upgrade my bootloader for lollilop they didn't support Kitkat 4.4.4. Then i got Hard bricked. There is no any fix. But i m so lucky i got new replacement of motherboad free due to o under warranty.
And Aftr changing motherboad i have new Emei and serial no. So i unable to get soak test update.
My Question is this please suggest me the way i flash 5.1 custom rom then after if i want to back in Stock Rom without got hardbrick.
Thank you
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which rom u r using custom or stock? if u r using stock 4.4.4 then 1st of all make a nandroid backup of ur stock rom 4.4.4 using twrp recovery and keep it safe then go to flash anything, for not get bricked ur device
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which rom u r using custom or stock? if u r using stock 4.4.4 then 1st of all make a nandroid backup of ur stock rom 4.4.4 using twrp recovery and keep it safe then go to flash anything, for not get bricked ur device
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If i flash to any lollipop based custom rom and after come back to kitkat offical rom. Did it hardbicked again or not.
I hardbrick moterboad brick not system.
what i do to downgrade :-
wipe complete rom in twrp on soak 5.0.2 then installed stock 4.4.4 without any problems.
zeshan94 said:
what i do to downgrade :-
wipe complete rom in twrp on soak 5.0.2 then installed stock 4.4.4 without any problems.
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Did u flashed with officail firmware with Fastboot
himanshuzzz said:
Did u flashed with officail firmware with Fastboot
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yeah i flashed stock official 4.4.4 via fastboot after doing a complete wipe of 5.0.2.
i entered all commands.got a 'failed' messages on 3 commands i.e boot,partition,motoboot. but phone booted successfully.. even now whenever i flash 4.4.4 i get those failed messages.
zeshan94 said:
yeah i flashed stock official 4.4.4 via fastboot after doing a complete wipe of 5.0.2.
i entered all commands.got a 'failed' messages on 3 commands i.e boot,partition,motoboot. but phone booted successfully.. even now whenever i flash 4.4.4 i get those failed messages.
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Where u get official stock 4.4.4 firmware. I had flash firmware of 4.4.2 thn i updated to 4.4.4 then after update rebooting they got hard bricked. ????
himanshuzzz said:
Where u get official stock 4.4.4 firmware. I had flash firmware of 4.4.2 thn i updated to 4.4.4 then after update rebooting they got hard bricked. ????
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Hardbrick only occures when u flash downgrade firmware via Fastboot, so if u dont want hardbrick. Flash the ROMs via TWRP recovery as its not flash Bootloader, download Flasheble ROMs and flash via recovery it wont hardback.
himanshuzzz said:
Where u get official stock 4.4.4 firmware. I had flash firmware of 4.4.2 thn i updated to 4.4.4 then after update rebooting they got hard bricked. ????
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you can get it from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e/general/index-moto-e-original-android-dev-roms-t3000181
. if for any reason the download link doesnt work then search in the general forum for 4.4.4 firmware.

Need help downgrading Moto E

I am running 'Resurrection remix' rom on my Mot E xt-1022. I want to install a kitkat 'custom rom'. Do I need to go through the downgrading process posted here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e/general/safely-restore-to-stock-t3165344
or
I just need to flash the kitkat custom rom as we do normally?
The tutorial is for downgrading to stock Kitkat once you has updated to stock Lollipop. With custom ROM that only flash the boot and system partitions there is no need to follow that guide.
PS: I can hardly write in english.
n00b_dr0id said:
I am running 'Resurrection remix' rom on my Mot E xt-1022. I want to install a kitkat 'custom rom'. Do I need to go through the downgrading process posted here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e/general/safely-restore-to-stock-t3165344
or
I just need to flash the kitkat custom rom as we do normally?
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to my knowledge yes you can flash your custom rom normally that is if it dosen't have any bugs .
but the link you posted is to downgrade to stock rom. if you want stock rom then yes you have to go though that process.
if you just need rom to flash and not bootloader download rom from http://motorola-condor.blogspot.in/p/xt-1022motorola-stock-firmware-romxt.html and flash it normally do this at your own risk i am not responsible for consequences
surya_95505 said:
to my knowledge yes you can flash your custom rom normally that is if it dosen't have any bugs .
but the link you posted is to downgrade to stock rom. if you want stock rom then yes you have to go though that process.
if you just need rom to flash and not bootloader download rom from http://motorola-condor.blogspot.in/p/xt-1022motorola-stock-firmware-romxt.html and flash it normally do this at your own risk i am not responsible for consequences
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Thank you and @GSebas for the replies. Will try it to soon. The phone becomes so slow on lollipop and marshmallow. Kitkat is probably the best rom for low-end phones. But the inbuilt 4G ROM makes to look at custom ROMs.

Rom 7.x for kate?

Hi guys,
I wanted to know if there's a way to port the kenzo nougat roms on kate.
Thank you
editLxo said:
Hi guys,
I wanted to know if there's a way to port the kenzo nougat roms on kate.
Thank you
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You can flash any Kenzo rom. You just have to flash Kate firmware / modem afterwards. See here for instructions: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2566258&p=6&#r120
Tantin said:
You can flash any Kenzo rom. You just have to flash Kate firmware / modem afterwards. See here for instructions: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2566258&p=6&#r120
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ok thanks, but It's okay to flash the modem for android 6 or I've to flash another version of the modem?
editLxo said:
ok thanks, but It's okay to flash the modem for android 6 or I've to flash another version of the modem?
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If you want to flash Nougat, you have to use Android 7 firmware. Just use the one by PsyMan. It works and won't lock your bootloader.
Flash the firmware, flash the ROM you want to use, flash GApps (Arm64, Android 7.1)
Noter2017 said:
If you want to flash Nougat, you have to use Android 7 firmware. Just use the one by PsyMan. It works and won't lock your bootloader.
Flash the firmware, flash the ROM you want to use, flash GApps (Arm64, Android 7.1)
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Thanks a lot.
This one seems to be getting universal approval and seems fairly foolproof . Its written for LineageOS (Strix)
[GUIDE][KENZO/KATE]Install any custom rom with locked bootloader - noob friendly and safe
https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...-os-locked-t3546154/post70759777#post70759777
editLxo said:
Hi guys,
I wanted to know if there's a way to port the kenzo nougat roms on kate.
Thank you
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/re...-miui-9-7-11-23-nougat-volte-t3710540/page108

[Q][AOSP 5.1.1(scritch007 build)][Anyone using in surnia]

I have los14.1 now but want to go to either 5.1.1 or 6.0.1 . I found an aosp 5.1.1 rom for the device though it had many issues. So anyone using it, can you please tell me if it's stable and what's working and not working as of now. And which ROM would be better? Stock 6.0.1 or aosp 5.1.1.
Also performance wise which one better? Stock 5.0.2|5.1.1|6.0.1??
deepjyoti30 said:
I have los14.1 now but want to go to either 5.1.1 or 6.0.1 . I found an aosp 5.1.1 rom for the device though it had many issues. So anyone using it, can you please tell me if it's stable and what's working and not working as of now. And which ROM would be better? Stock 6.0.1 or aosp 5.1.1.
Also performance wise which one better? Stock 5.0.2|5.1.1|6.0.1??
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Hi, I ve just downgraded to 5.1.1 coming from Los 14.1
Have been on 6.0 too and went back to experiment a OTA update (from LL to MM)
Have to say that 5.1.1 is fast and smooth, like no other. both 6 and 7.1.2 custom ROMs.
I will stay there since I don't find a new reason to upgrade...
bozinsky73 said:
Hi, I ve just downgraded to 5.1.1 coming from Los 14.1
Have been on 6.0 too and went back to experiment a OTA update (from LL to MM)
Have to say that 5.1.1 is fast and smooth, like no other. both 6 and 7.1.2 custom ROMs.
I will stay there since I don't find a new reason to upgrade...
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I too downloaded the stock 5.1.1 firmware and will flash it in no time. Thanks for the reply.
deepjyoti30 said:
I too downloaded the stock 5.1.1 firmware and will flash it in no time. Thanks for the reply.
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Everything works as expected in 5.1.1 and that is very relaxing: wifi, bluetooth, motodisplay and notification, no forcecloses or crash, no random reboot.
Stock softwares, with last updates from PlayStore, are also very smooth.
bozinsky73 said:
Everything works as expected in 5.1.1 and that is very relaxing: wifi, bluetooth, motodisplay and notification, no forcecloses or crash, no random reboot.
Stock softwares, with last updates from PlayStore, are also very smooth.
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Thanks man. Appreciate a lot. Will try and report.
bozinsky73 said:
Everything works as expected in 5.1.1 and that is very relaxing: wifi, bluetooth, motodisplay and notification, no forcecloses or crash, no random reboot.
Stock softwares, with last updates from PlayStore, are also very smooth.
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Hey, i installed it through fastboot but it is stuck on unlocked logo. Now i relocked it but same issue. Any help?
deepjyoti30 said:
Hey, i installed it through fastboot but it is stuck on unlocked logo. Now i relocked it but same issue. Any help?
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Did you flashed all the system files?
Lockin the bootloader isn't necessary or rilevant in my opinion.
Last question.. which os where you at when firstly rooted the phone? Sometimes Android is hard to downgrade..
bozinsky73 said:
Did you flashed all the system files?
Lockin the bootloader isn't necessary or rilevant in my opinion.
Last question.. which os where you at when firstly rooted the phone? Sometimes Android is hard to downgrade..
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Was in lineage os.
deepjyoti30 said:
Was in lineage os.
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If i flash partition (gpt.bin) i get an error. Preflash validation failed.
Failed(remote failure)
deepjyoti30 said:
If i flash partition (gpt.bin) i get an error. Preflash validation failed.
Failed(remote failure)
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Not sure but you probably need to flash 6.0, the last original os available.. I rooted when phone was 5.0.2 and actually I can't flash that version but higers (5.1.1 or 6) only
bozinsky73 said:
Not sure but you probably need to flash 6.0, the last original os available.. I rooted when phone was 5.0.2 and actually I can't flash that version but higers (5.1.1 or 6) only
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I unlocked and flashed los when i was in 6.0 damn man. It's irritating.
bozinsky73 said:
Not sure but you probably need to flash 6.0, the last original os available.. I rooted when phone was 5.0.2 and actually I can't flash that version but higers (5.1.1 or 6) only
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I unlocked and flashed los when was in 6.0
bozinsky73 said:
Not sure but you probably need to flash 6.0, the last original os available.. I rooted when phone was 5.0.2 and actually I can't flash that version but higers (5.1.1 or 6) only
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Worked. Using and enjoying 5.1.1 now. Thanks.

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