New Atrix User needs help - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok guys so heres the story, I recently smashed my nexus one in the door of my car. It was a very sad affair! Needless to say it was fully rooted, bootloader unlocked, etc. So when I went to the att store I pick up the atrix really like the hardware HATE the motoblur. So I finally got it rooted after a little trouble. Superuser works and I used rommanager to flash the atrix 4g recovery. And now I want to flash the CM7 beta to it but when i try to go into the recovery it goes to this
"failed boot 2"
"Starting RSD Mode"
and it will just sit there forever. What am I missing? I just want vanilla android on this sexy hardware!
thanks in advance gotwake

Need to unlock your bootloader first.
All the info is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600

Yep, unlock bootloader, no more no less. Also, if you performed an OTA update to 2.3.4 or it came with 2.3.4 (or whatever gingerbread is, i'm new too) then please don't flash anything lower than that or else you'll get a hard brick!

Male sure you "freeze" and not uninstall the Motoblur stuff, since 9 times out of 10 people are scrambling back for stuff they deleted that was stock for whatever reason a lot around here...
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Comming from the N1 I know what vanilla android is and I love it.
When I run the auto scrpit it gets to the generating ID: and then says fastboot is not a recongise command
and quits?
what could be the problem. And yes i do have root

gotwake424 said:
Comming from the N1 I know what vanilla android is and I love it.
When I run the auto scrpit it gets to the generating ID: and then says fastboot is not a recongise command
and quits?
what could be the problem. And yes i do have root
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May have to download the fastboot tools?
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[Q] Is my brick recoverable?

I get the message failed to boot 0x1000 Entering NVFLASH RECOVERY MODE.
I had installed Cyanogen Mod 2.3.4 and didn't like it at all and tried to flash the sbf to 2.3.3 . Now that I am reading it seems like a dumb move.
This message comes up when I turn it on and disappears quickly to remain at a black screen.
Is there anything I can do?
ghostdog662 said:
I get the message failed to boot 0x1000 Entering NVFLASH RECOVERY MODE.
I had installed Cyanogen Mod 2.3.4 and didn't like it at all and tried to flash the sbf to 2.3.3 . Now that I am reading it seems like a dumb move.
This message comes up when I turn it on and disappears quickly to remain at a black screen.
Is there anything I can do?
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Yes, it was a dumb move. You should have read all the warnings that said NOT to sbf flash after bootloader unlock.
Anyway, now you need to SBF flash 2.3.4 with pudding and you should be good to go.
How can I flash sbf 2.3.4 if RSD Lite doesn't show anything? Or should I be using a different program like fastboot?
Do I just redownload the 2.3.4 cyanogen and install with the program you suggest? I am unsure how this will work because the computer doesn't beep or anything like that when I connect it.
Thanks for your help.
We don't have the program to nvflash our devices. You can try to get motorola to replace it but but otherwise i believe you're screwed
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So which is it ?
ghostdog662 said:
So which is it ?
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the only two sbf's that are safe to flash for people who installed the OTA update to gingerbread is the 2.3.4 sbf and the pudding sbf.
any others have the possibility of hard bricking your device, and nvidia hasn't released the nvflash program; therefor we're stuck at this step. no way to recovery from it.
What about these people I read about hacking up a usb cable ?
ghostdog662 said:
What about these people I read about hacking up a usb cable ?
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That is to rsd flash without a battery, in case you flash when your battery is too low and the phone dies mid flash
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I have another battery that I can use and a friend has an Atrix I can stick the battery in to charge up. Does that improve the chances?
ghostdog662 said:
I have another battery that I can use and a friend has an Atrix I can stick the battery in to charge up. Does that improve the chances?
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We don't have the program to NVflash an atrix. If you can get into rsdlite mode to flash an sbf you can fix it, but if
nvflash is your only option then you are hard bricked
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So what are people doing these days withe effed Atrix's?
ghostdog662 said:
So what are people doing these days withe effed Atrix's?
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Using then for spare parts I'd guess
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I guess I'll try my luck with Motorola.
I sent my phone in for repair and they sent me a new one. Took the full 7 working days after they received it but I am happy. No more rooting / messing with this until nvflash is working.
ghostdog662 said:
I sent my phone in for repair and they sent me a new one. Took the full 7 working days after they received it but I am happy. No more rooting / messing with this until nvflash is working.
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Nvflash may never be released...
Rooting should never give you any problems. Unlocking the bootloader and putting on a custom rom just requires some reading and more reading beforehand but isn't too hard if you follow the instructions.

[Q] Need some help. Yes i'm a noob. But i've been doing homework

Atrix 2.3.4 - 4.5.91
First off, I've done like 10 hours of researching today so please bare with me.
I thought I had unlocked my bootloader and rooted my phone in the past. I'm able to tether so that was a sign I did it.
Today I attempted to install romracer cwm based recovery with rom manager. When i tried to install Rom from the sd. it restarted and said "failed to boot 2" after doing some research it said it was possible my bootloader was not unlocked. Now I think i did the right steps back when.
How do I find out for sure if my boot loader is unlocked.
I'm doing all this because Im attempting to get my phone back to stock as can be. I want to get it back to warranty for the following reasons
1) my video play back is all messed up on my recorder. (will a sbf fix this)?
2) when i insert a external sd card to my atrix, my screen sometimes turns black when it wants to).
So this is where i'm stuck. I read the newbie threads. Thanks for all the info. But man this "failed to boot 2" scared me. Luckily it didn't brick my phone. Took out battery and it started back up.
Help please
If your unlocked it will say unlocked in red letters at top of screen when turned on. If you aren't unlocked its possible you have just rooted your phone I think not positive that a factory reset would unroot your phone. Just go into recovery hold volume down when turning it on cycle down with volume down and choose with volume up in recovery both volume rockers are used to navigate and power is choose.
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freshbakd'
.tried what you told me. Got a android guy and “!” next to him. My phone doesn't say unlocked. I took out battery to restart it cause it froze with android guy. Any more info
So i did a factory reset. I guess there was more steps i need to take when I saw the android logo and "!". is my phone unrooted thanks for anyone who can help. As mentioned before. I don't think my phone was ever unlocked because I didn't see it when I started up my phone.
lambdaman4 said:
freshbakd'
.tried what you told me. Got a android guy and “!” next to him. My phone doesn't say unlocked. I took out battery to restart it cause it froze with android guy. Any more info
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Use pudding thread to unlock your bootloader, install Rom Racers CWM via fastboot after you are unlocked. If you want to make sure you are rooted after that, use the Moto root, stuck at top of the General section.
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Actually man if yer trying to get back to stock for warranty stuff or whatever just flash the 2.3.4 sbf. And be done with it.
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Phalanx7621 said:
Actually man if yer trying to get back to stock for warranty stuff or whatever just flash the 2.3.4 sbf. And be done with it.
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i doubt I can flash without being bootloader being unlocked. I did a hard reset. wiped everything out. So thats why I was asking if that unrooted my phone.
lambdaman4 said:
i doubt I can flash without being bootloader being unlocked. I did a hard reset. wiped everything out. So thats why I was asking if that unrooted my phone.
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You can flash to stock if your bootloader is locked. I did it and worked like a charm.
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pre4speed said:
You can flash to stock if your bootloader is locked. I did it and worked like a charm.
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+10 char. This. .sbf are flashed with rsd on your computer. Not with the phones recovery. That's why I mentioned this option for ya.
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O yeah forgot haven't used that in awhile when u get to the Droid with the I push in volume up and down at same then it enters stock recovery
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Restore to stock

I'm sorry if the answers to my question have been answered but I can't find them after searching for a few days.
I need to send my Atrix in for a repair or replacement. It is unlocked and rooted running Turl's CM9 right now. Obviously I can't send it back as is, so how should I go about everything?
Flash an SBF, flash a fruitcake rom, or something else that I haven't stumbled upon?
The only threads I could find are from a year ago and so much has changed since then. I just want to be sure I go about this the correct way. And should I go through ATT or Motorola? I know my phone is still under warranty with both.
Thanks for any help! It is much appreciated!
"Always have an exit strategy"
You can flash a fruitcake but the "unlocked" text will remain so you can hope for the best.
Or you can try an SBF (Disclaimer: at your own risk).
How long have you had it? Usually if you have had it for more than 30 days AT&T won't help but if you are still under "warranty" with them I would try AT&T first.
If you can't find a way to return your phone back to stock you can try Motorola, they might just overlook the modifications you have done.... or they might charge you a service fee...... or they might just send the phone back to you. It really depends on who ever is processing your claim and the mood they're in.
Also, please don't start multiple threads on the same topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549599
scarbutt11 said:
I'm sorry if the answers to my question have been answered but I can't find them after searching for a few days.
I need to send my Atrix in for a repair or replacement. It is unlocked and rooted running Turl's CM9 right now. Obviously I can't send it back as is, so how should I go about everything?
Flash an SBF, flash a fruitcake rom, or something else that I haven't stumbled upon?
The only threads I could find are from a year ago and so much has changed since then. I just want to be sure I go about this the correct way. And should I go through ATT or Motorola? I know my phone is still under warranty with both.
Thanks for any help! It is much appreciated!
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OK thanks. I had read that if I use the Motorola Software Update tool it will erase the "unlocked" text. I don't know how true that is though.
And sorry about the multiple threads, its just annoying not being able to use half my keyboard in portrait. Just was hoping for some quick answers.
Thanks again for the quick response
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I had restored a few times to stock.
I do that:
Reboot in fastboot mode and fastboot - w, fastboot erase system, fastboot erase cache, fastboot erase preinstall.
Turn phone off and pull out sim card and sd card.
Reboot in rsd mode (olding vol+ at boot) and flash your sbf with rsd lite.
That's all.
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LeroyVold said:
I had restored a few times to stock.
I do that:
Reboot in fastboot mode and fastboot - w, fastboot erase system, fastboot erase cache, fastboot erase preinstall.
Turn phone off and pull out sim card and sd card.
Reboot in rsd mode (olding vol+ at boot) and flash your sbf with rsd lite.
That's all.
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Ok, you don't happen to have a stock sbf file? I can't find one anywhere.
Also, why is it that we shouldn't flash sbf files? It seems that people have success with them but everyone keeps saying not to do that. But I can't find a stock flashable zip and the fruitcake links are dead so sbf seems to be my last resort.
I'm just stuck scratching my head because of all this confusion?
scarbutt11 said:
Ok, you don't happen to have a stock sbf file? I can't find one anywhere.
Also, why is it that we shouldn't flash sbf files? It seems that people have success with them but everyone keeps saying not to do that. But I can't find a stock flashable zip and the fruitcake links are dead so sbf seems to be my last resort.
I'm just stuck scratching my head because of all this confusion?
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Look in the firmware superthread, in the last pages someone have a link in his sign to a page of many stock sbf files. I found there my updated one.
I always got succes with rsd lite but only with a full wipe with fastboot before it say "pass" at the end. Otherwaise it say to 'manually reboot'.
Don't know why people say "do not use sbf", probably there is a reason, but i think it is the only way to remove the 'Unlocked'
Here links to froyo sbf
and to GingerBread sbf
also you need to delete any folder about apps that need root to work and su folder and anything that presume you have rooted your phone
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Depending on what build you are currently on you do not want to "downgrade". So if you are on a Gingerbread build (4.5.91 or 4.5.141) do not flash the Froyo SBF. And probably if you are on the 4.5.141 build (2.3.6), it is not recommended to flash the ".91" build. That is where the issues can occur.
I have also used RSD Lite to flash back to stock (a few times) but always use caution. So, for @scarbutt11, do you happen to remember what build you were on before you unlocked the bootloader and flashed a custom ROM?
LeroyVold said:
Look in the firmware superthread, in the last pages someone have a link in his sign to a page of many stock sbf files. I found there my updated one.
I always got succes with rsd lite but only with a full wipe with fastboot before it say "pass" at the end. Otherwaise it say to 'manually reboot'.
Don't know why people say "do not use sbf", probably there is a reason, but i think it is the only way to remove the 'Unlocked'
Here links to froyo sbf
and to GingerBread sbf
also you need to delete any folder about apps that need root to work and su folder and anything that presume you have rooted your phone
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Yeah, I was running stock 4.5.91/2.3.4. I'm on a cm9 build now. I'm not sure if that will matter at all for flashing back to GB? I know I tried cm7 to see if it was just cm9 causing the problems, but it seems it is hardware related.
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Yeah, it depends on what "Official" build you were last on. Since you were on "4.5.91" then I would just use that SBF. Like someone else mentioned, it is possible to use RSD Lite, just use caution.
scarbutt11 said:
Yeah, I was running stock 4.5.91/2.3.4. I'm on a cm9 build now. I'm not sure if that will matter at all for flashing back to GB? I know I tried cm7 to see if it was just cm9 causing the problems, but it seems it is hardware related.
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Thanks so much for the help. I'll go ahead and give it a shot. I'll let y'all know the outcome.
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Took a little pulling of my hair while I waited but fastboot wipe and then flashing the stock sbf worked like a charm. I am back on stock GB, the unlocked text is gone and now I can hopefully get my phone fixed or replaced.
Thank you so much @live4nyy and @LeroyVold!!! Without you guys I would have been still scratching my head. I owe you both big time
No problem man, i need to do the same.
my touchscreen is more and more often unresponsive, so i'm flashing my stock sbf as i write.
Finally got a chance to swing by the AT&T store. They replaced the phone no problem thanks again guys!
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i need to do the same. im sending this phone in and already got my new atrix sitting here.
Freaking Motorola phones, they break without you even touching them. I gotta figure out how to send mine to att as well.
u need to do a write up in here of how u did it. it might be redudant to some but to others like myself, it will be like having my hand held doing a scary process...your guidance as having it done yourself would help...with a how to..
scarbutt11 said:
Finally got a chance to swing by the AT&T store. They replaced the phone no problem thanks again guys!
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Free or did you have to pay?
LeroyVold said:
I had restored a few times to stock.
I do that:
Reboot in fastboot mode and fastboot - w, fastboot erase system, fastboot erase cache, fastboot erase preinstall.
Turn phone off and pull out sim card and sd card.
Reboot in rsd mode (olding vol+ at boot) and flash your sbf with rsd lite.
That's all.
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this isnt working for me. and i need to send my phone in within a day.
Atrix_Owner said:
Free or did you have to pay?
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For free, I bought the phone through them less than a year ago. All I said was that the screen was unresponsive and they looked at it for less than 10 minutes and then said they would replace it for me.
jahizen said:
u need to do a write up in here of how u did it. it might be redudant to some but to others like myself, it will be like having my hand held doing a scary process...your guidance as having it done yourself would help...with a how to..
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Thats not a bad idea. I have never done one before but now that I'm thinking about it I am sure there are others that need to do what I just did. I will try to write one up in the next few days. Thanks for the idea!
live4nyy said:
Depending on what build you are currently on you do not want to "downgrade". So if you are on a Gingerbread build (4.5.91 or 4.5.141) do not flash the Froyo SBF. And probably if you are on the 4.5.141 build (2.3.6), it is not recommended to flash the ".91" build. That is where the issues can occur.
I have also used RSD Lite to flash back to stock (a few times) but always use caution. So, for @scarbutt11, do you happen to remember what build you were on before you unlocked the bootloader and flashed a custom ROM?
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hello i guess you could help me with a doubt i have..i used to be on stock 4.5.141 Gb 2.3.6 atrix 4g..im new on this things..and i installed succesfully cm7.2 but its not stable as i expected..i wanna go back to stock rom but im not sure what to do...i tried to go back using CWM restore...¨yes i made my backup before everything¨ but the restore didnt work...its stuck on moto booting logo..then i had to install again cm7 but the ba2tf wich its a bit more stable but not enough comparing to stock i had.. then my question its...
should i flash my phone with sbf 4.5.141?? or what do you recommend me..i dont wanna make a downgrade just be at 4.5.141 again
thanks

Failed to boot 2 Android Recovery 2.3.4

Hello, Out of desperation for a quick answer as I find many on 2.3.5 or situations that aren't the same as mine, I tried flashing MIUI and it failed. I made a backup prior but then it failed .. I tried it a few times and so I decided to reboot device.. I am now stuck.. I rooted my wifes phone right after she got it about a year or so ago and so It's using the recovery that you boot into while running the phone. I"ve never been able to get to recovery unless I open the app "System Recovery". I click install recovery.. then boot recovery.. I don't even know what it's called it's been so long.
Anyway, Now I can't even do anything. As soon as I plug the phone in it sits at the dual core logo and does nothing. I can get to fastboot but have no idea what to try. My battery is probably not charging and I"m screwed on how to charge it to as it doesn't seem to power off and charge once plugged in. I know she was on 2.3.4 last time I looked and it failed everytime she tried to update. She uses her phone for her business hence my desperation to fix quickly. I've been clicking links frantically but can't seem to find a clear cut solution as I'm just not able to get into recovery. Thanks for any help!!!
xsisbest said:
Hello, Out of desperation for a quick answer as I find many on 2.3.5 or situations that aren't the same as mine, I tried flashing MIUI and it failed. I made a backup prior but then it failed .. I tried it a few times and so I decided to reboot device.. I am now stuck.. I rooted my wifes phone right after she got it about a year or so ago and so It's using the recovery that you boot into while running the phone. I"ve never been able to get to recovery unless I open the app "System Recovery". I click install recovery.. then boot recovery.. I don't even know what it's called it's been so long.
Anyway, Now I can't even do anything. As soon as I plug the phone in it sits at the dual core logo and does nothing. I can get to fastboot but have no idea what to try. My battery is probably not charging and I"m screwed on how to charge it to as it doesn't seem to power off and charge once plugged in. I know she was on 2.3.4 last time I looked and it failed everytime she tried to update. She uses her phone for her business hence my desperation to fix quickly. I've been clicking links frantically but can't seem to find a clear cut solution as I'm just not able to get into recovery. Thanks for any help!!!
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I've never heard of a "system recovery" app. To get into the custom recovery just press and hold volume + power until fastboot appears. Press down until you see android recovery. Press up to enter it. Then restore your backup. You can do all of this with a dead battery or no battery as long as it's plugged it. What recovery are you using?
Reading it again looks like bootstrap?? That's not a real recovery, it's almost useless. You can't install ROMs like MIUI with it. You have to unlock your bootloader and use a custom recovery to do that! If you want to restore without losing data you'll want to SBF back to stock.
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Thanks for the reply. When I get to android recovery I get the error in the title. It just sits there. I guess bootloader is what it is. I can't even get into recovery and that is my issue. It just says failed to boot 2. This photon is garbage imo. I've had the EVO now the EVO LTE and both were so simple but this one just confuses the hell out of me. I'm a flashaholic on my evos but I rarely attempt anything on the wife's as it seems way more complicated. I'm sure its not and if it was my phone I'd have more patience but the wife hates me at the moment so I'm desperate lol. Any other solutions besides boot into recovery cause that just isn't working...I was able to get into recovery when it was working but now it goes to the error and sits on the logo.
sent from my EVO 4g LTE minus the LTE
xsisbest said:
Thanks for the reply. When I get to android recovery I get the error in the title. It just sits there. I guess bootloader is what it is. I can't even get into recovery and that is my issue. It just says failed to boot 2. This photon is garbage imo. I've had the EVO now the EVO LTE and both were so simple but this one just confuses the hell out of me. I'm a flashaholic on my evos but I rarely attempt anything on the wife's as it seems way more complicated. I'm sure its not and if it was my phone I'd have more patience but the wife hates me at the moment so I'm desperate lol. Any other solutions besides boot into recovery cause that just isn't working...I was able to get into recovery when it was working but now it goes to the error and sits on the logo.
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nah man! the photon is a great device. it's nearly impossible to brick it. which i love. you don't have a custom recovery. that's why you get an error. you're just seeing the stock recovery. which isn't a recovery, it's just made to factory reset. pressing volume up + down will allow you to see the recovery without the error. you need to SBF if you want to get the system back. that is the BEST solution if you are on 2.3.4. once you do that. you can unlock the bootloader if you want. but that wipes all your data. so backing up would be necessary. this is the same all devices. INCLUDING THE EVO. if you are locked forever and on 2.3.5 you need to do some work arounds as there's no sbf available.
http://www.motosunfire.com/sbf-restore-photon/
BOOTSTRAP IS NOT A REAL RECOVERY. YOU CANNOT FLASH UNLOCKED ROMS THROUGH IT. KEEP THAT IN MIND!
U need to flash sbf file throught the pc open youtube search for a video called .how to unbrick photon .by qbking77 that will fix ur phone if u face any problem just ask ur problem is completly fixable just be patient
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Thanks for the words of encouragement and advice. I'll let you know of it worked!
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xsisbest said:
Thanks for the words of encouragement and advice. I'll let you know of it worked!
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good luck!
MIONS said:
U need to flash sbf file throught the pc open youtube search for a video called .how to unbrick photon .by qbking77 that will fix ur phone if u face any problem just ask ur problem is completly fixable just be patient
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You guys are saviours! This fixed me right up. Now to root properly. I always thought she was rooted as she had root access and what looked to me like an Amonra recovery. The full root process sounds a little more in depth than the EVO but I'm sure ill figure it out. Thanks again for all your help!
So can you guys recommend a Rom? I hate the motoblur and was leaning towards miui since I've ran it before but am open to suggestions.
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U r wellcome first if u want a new rom u should unlock ur bootloader and install a reall recovery not the bootstrap
U can also see a qbking channel for unlocking photon bootloader then the recovery
If u find any difficulty just ask
ALL THIS IF UR 2.3.4
IF I HELPED U JUST PRESS THANK BUTTON
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xsisbest said:
You guys are saviours! This fixed me right up. Now to root properly. I always thought she was rooted as she had root access and what looked to me like an Amonra recovery. The full root process sounds a little more in depth than the EVO but I'm sure ill figure it out. Thanks again for all your help!
So can you guys recommend a Rom? I hate the motoblur and was leaning towards miui since I've ran it before but am open to suggestions.
sent from my EVO 4g LTE minus the LTE
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as mentioned above if you're on 2.3.5. you cannot unlock your bootloader. it's permanently locked! that phone will most likely never see a true ROM. like CM, MIUI, AOKP, etc. no way around this whatsoever. sorry my friend.
again, don't attempt to flash any ROMs through bootstrap except stock locked ROMs.
if you're on 2.3.4 you should try out CM or AOKP or PA!!! unlocking is easy.
I'm unlocked and ready to roll! I was always on 2.3.4 so thank god that ota always failed I think I'm gonna give a look at that PA rom you mentioned if I can find what PA stands for lol. I've tried CM on my evo's and AOKP was still a bit buggy and my wife needs her phone to work on almost every function (camcorder not so much..) Bluetooth is huge! I think MIUI is goin up first she likes the look of that but what does PA stand for? . Thanks again for all your help! Thanks button hit for all!!
xsisbest said:
I'm unlocked and ready to roll! I was always on 2.3.4 so thank god that ota always failed I think I'm gonna give a look at that PA rom you mentioned if I can find what PA stands for lol. I've tried CM on my evo's and AOKP was still a bit buggy and my wife needs her phone to work on almost every function (camcorder not so much..) Bluetooth is huge! I think MIUI is goin up first she likes the look of that but what does PA stand for? . Thanks again for all your help! Thanks button hit for all!!
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Paranoid Android!
Gonna give Paranoid a go.. I flashed MIUI 5 times and it just hangs on the bootanimation. Never did get to the rom. Hopefully I have better results with aokp and paranoid. I realized that's what it was right after posting but thanks again!

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Rooted and unlocked moto electrify.
i have been flashing roms on several phones for many years. i always rely on the devs here at xda to help me through and you guys never fail!!!
my electrify is unlocked and rooted, been running th3bills cm10 for several weeks, also tried miui aokp and others. all great roms and great work!!
i was changing my keyboard on my phone and ran into trebuchet stopped working and couldnt get it to do anything. i tried reflashing the rom without wiping hoping it would fix it but it did. i did a reset and wipe and reload of the rom and it still stopped working. i then decided to, while in recovery, partition the sd card mount just cause i like to learn and i do that by trying thing, anyway, when i did it hung up for like 5 mins. thought it was kinda long so i pulled the battery. At this point im not sure of all the steps i took to get cm10 on my phone but it took a lot. after i put the battery back in and started the phone the screen comes on, says unlocked up in the corner but no red dual core symbol, instead it has this on the screen.......................................
unlocked
PwrReason: SW_AP_RESET
OS will boot in 5 seconds
Press a key to stop count down
Available Modes are:
1 RSD
2 Fastboot
3 NvFlash
4 BP HW Bypass RSD
5 BP HW Bypass QC DLOAD
6 BP HW Diag & Boot AP
7 BP HW Bypass BP Only
8 BP SW Bypass RSD
9 Android Recovery
10 Boot Android (No BP)
11 Device UID
12 console=ttyS0,115200n8
13 Early USB Enumeration
14 BP Tools
----------------------------------------------------
Vol Up to select, Vol Down
for next choice
Current choice is mode:
Fastboot
.......................Not sure whats up and if there is any affects on the rom
If any devs or members have any info or want to try to fix this or can fix if it does cause problems please reply to the post. ill take any info available.
thanx to all the devs for all their hard work! i think i speak for everybody when i say how much your work is appreciated!!!
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electrify rooted unlocked and running th3bills cm10
Its not erased. Your boot logo is erased and possibly your PDS partition is lost too. Just means you can't activate PR update your prl normally anymore.
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---------- Post added at 04:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:15 AM ----------
To fix, restore your PDS through CWM, and also flash a boot logo through fastboot or cwm with a flashable zip.
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Looking into that now. In the meantime....is it going to have bad affects on my ROM. Also do you know where to get files needed to fix?
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No. I actually prefer it that way. Its just an issue whenever you sbf back to stock and your phone attempts to activate itself.
As far as files and such, search via Google or xda for PDS fix, it'll show either a thread for the atrix or photon.
And then search for boot logos to flash.
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So just to clarify.... when I sbf back to stock I will have to do what to activate?
Will I have to dial *228 or what will I run into for issues?
I have already done a lot of Google searches and found the file you spoke of last night for the atrix (does it matter?) and instruction on how to push it to my phone.
Just trying to be ahead of the game and have my info before moving forward. Phone is running great with no issues so far.
Basically picking your brain for knowledge and help before I soft brick or some sh** and have to lock my bootloader to get my phone back.
So....... thank you very much for your help and insight into this. Had never seen it before.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14888120
Follow that link and since your bootloader is unlocked, use fast boot to flash. download the PDS gingerbread zip and unzip.
Doing that will allow you to ota update in case you revert to stock.
For flashing a boot logo, follow this link and read a few posts into it to find a cwm-flashable zip to restore your boot logo: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187337
***Don't sbf with the uscc sbf because it will lock your bootloader. ***
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I believe this is the question and then i'll leave you alone for a day or so lol
Do i have to be on a stock rom to do this or can i do it on th3bill's cm10 or other custom roms?
To you hoslayer13.... you have been a wealth of knowledge! I tip my hat to you sir!
To answer your question, yes you can be on a custom rom to do this but before you do check your PDS partition first. I am pretty sure there will be only a lost-found folder with nothing in it.
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Yes it is just an empty folder. Using file manager that comes with cm10 that comes with root access in the root directory I find a folder "PDS" and it is empty. I'm going to push the fix now and will update my results.
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I flashed the fix and have noticed to Ill affect on the ROM so far. Also flashed boot logo. Working great!
Thanks again hoslayer13!!
Thank you xda! Always there!
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Hey no problem. I'm glad I could help
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Needing some help again!!! Hoping you can help. dont know if you noticed but i started a new thread. reall did it this time. Fail to boot 1. only have fastboot. bootloader relocked while rsding 2.3.4 on the phone. it fail and never rebooted. hoping you can help. whem i type moto-fastboot oem unlock i get infooem not implemented or something. the bootloader has to be from 2.3.4 though cause that is what i flashed.
ANY THING AT ALL PLEASE
i can get to fastboot and flash the RDL3_unlocked.smg file and achieve temp unlock but no rsd so can go to the next step. Im trying everything i can and still nothing yet. Gonna keep trying but some help woyld really be great!! PLEASE!!

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