Alright I need some help here. I borked my Photon this afternoon and have been trying to fix it since then by trying various things to no avail.
Now when I press the power button to turn it on I get "failed to boot 1".
When I press Vol up + power I get "Failed to boot 1 with PwrReason: RWR_KEY_PRESS Starting Fastboot protocal support".
When pressing Vol down + power I get something on the screen for a split second then nothing.
I am able to use fastboot, but can't find anything to flash without failing after sending it to the device. by rebooting in fastboot RSD will see the device. I try to flash any of the stock sbf, and they too all fail when "switching device to BP pass through mode". I am thinking that fastboot is my only way to save the device. but need the proper files and sequence to install and get rolling again.
Well the Sprint store replaced my Photon. They could not bring it back to life. Lol
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So, I soft bricked my Rogers Motorola Razr when RSD Lite failed to flash a rom. I got into the "Flash Failure" screen. The phone wouldn't boot up as normal and after turning it off, it would turn right back onto that Flash Failure screen again. I was able to get out of this by pressing both volume keys and the power button simultaneously, where a menu would come up with a reboot option. I had to repeat the process again because it went back to the Fastboot screen.
Anyways, whenever I turn off the phone and turn it on again, I have to do the whole process again to boot normally. Is there any way to get back to the normal boot process again?
Also, could this be a method for soft bricked users to get out of the Fastboot screen? Some how I doubt it since it seems too simple. I probs just got lucky...
Thanks
So i had CM 9 on this photon for a while.
I wanted to revert to stock to use bluetooth, 4g, etc...
So i followed these directions:
Return to Stock/Relocking via FullSBF flash
Factory reset phone Menu/Settings/Privacy/Factory Data Reset DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP
Start RSD Lite on your computer
Reboot phone into RSD mode: VOL down/Power. Use VOL down to scroll though options til you see "RSD" then VOL up to enable.
Connect phone to computer.
From RSD Lite, flash 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-154_5-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf
*RSD lite has a known bug where it will give a "failed" error during the final "rebooting phone" phase. IGNORE THIS ERROR AND MANUALLY REBOOT PHONE
Close RSD Lite and disconnect phone.
Reboot phone
except i flashed a newer sbf called 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf
and then RSD told me to manually reboot my phone so i unplugged it and rebooted manually holding power button
and now i get a Motorola logo that will pulse and then a Sprint Now splash screen and then it goes black and re-loops....
anyone have any ideas? im so nervous right now.... I can also get back into RSD mode by holding power and volume up and down....
blakefife said:
So i had CM 9 on this photon for a while.
I wanted to revert to stock to use bluetooth, 4g, etc...
So i followed these directions:
Return to Stock/Relocking via FullSBF flash
Factory reset phone Menu/Settings/Privacy/Factory Data Reset DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP
Start RSD Lite on your computer
Reboot phone into RSD mode: VOL down/Power. Use VOL down to scroll though options til you see "RSD" then VOL up to enable.
Connect phone to computer.
From RSD Lite, flash 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-154_5-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf
*RSD lite has a known bug where it will give a "failed" error during the final "rebooting phone" phase. IGNORE THIS ERROR AND MANUALLY REBOOT PHONE
Close RSD Lite and disconnect phone.
Reboot phone
except i flashed a newer sbf called 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf
and then RSD told me to manually reboot my phone so i unplugged it and rebooted manually holding power button
and now i get a Motorola logo that will pulse and then a Sprint Now splash screen and then it goes black and re-loops....
anyone have any ideas? im so nervous right now.... I can also get back into RSD mode by holding power and volume up and down....
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okay so i fuxed wit it sum more, and held down the power button and VOL down button on boot, it suprisingly got my into android recovery and from there i was able to format wipe and wipe cache, then reboot again. phone was stuck in Sprint Now screen for longer than usual, however it did eventually boot to stock and contacted network and updated PRL, etc.
Good day everyone. Recently my Mate SE (BND-L34) was left to charge overnight and wouldn't boot up the next day, it's just stuck on the start up screen. Unfortunately, developer options weren't on so no usb debugging although I can only access fastboot when I hold power + vol down. However, when I hold vol + up, nothing happens so I can't access any recovery menu. The phone is completely stock so no root, no custom recovery or firmware, locked bootloader, etc. I did try both methods mentioned here for locked bootloader: "https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-20-x/how-to/fw-emui-9-1-0-123-evr-al00-t3935995"
Neither of them worked. With HStool, the program (HStool) closes itself after HiSuite has decompressed the download and is about to start installing recovery. The other method mentioned, when "installing recovery" part of the process starts, the phone exits fastboot and goes to the boot screen... both methods actually end in the same result with HiSuite giving me the error message "Recovery Failed" and the phone being on at the boot screen (exiting fastboot before the procedure has finished).
In case it's of any relevance the current firmware on the phone is BND-L34 8.0.0.362. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Long story short, I messed up and I regret it. I edited the SDK 2 API levels up to get an app to possibly work and didn't think of the consequences of everything else.
I was running 8.0.0 rooted and am unable to get into recovery as the main boot of android is messed up where all apps result in continuous errors and when trying to enable usb debugging in the settings, the settings crash.
If I could get into revovery mode, I can fix it. The issue though is holding power + vol down does not work. I am not sure how to get into the recovery when the v30 shows that conformity screen on boot when the boot loader is unlocked. I was able to get into fastboot mode but on that screen it says i need to enable OEM unlock. Sadly that is not working as settings crash when trying to enable.
Would anyone have any other ideas to get to recovery?
Let me know if any more info is needed.
EDIT: I do have LGUP installed and does see the device. I would prefer not to have to fully reset the device if possible. Can LGUP boot the device into recovery?
What you described (just holding power and volume) will not get you into recovery... the proper sequence (aka the "button dance") is more involved than that. If you're only holding down those buttons, then you're not doing the process... do a search to see what it is (I believe you need to release and then re-press the power button... but I don't recall, so certainly don't take my description as enough info.
You also said you can boot into fastboot - you may be able to "fastboot reboot recovery" to get into recovery... some phones respond to that.
raycekar said:
If I could get into revovery mode, I can fix it. The issue though is holding power + vol down does not work. I am not sure how to get into the recovery when the v30 shows that conformity screen on boot when the boot loader is unlocked. I was able to get into fastboot mode but on that screen it says i need to enable OEM unlock. Sadly that is not working as settings crash when trying to enable.
Would anyone have any other ideas to get to recovery?
Let me know if any more info is needed.
EDIT: I do have LGUP installed and does see the device. I would prefer not to have to fully reset the device if possible. Can LGUP boot the device into recovery?
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LGUP can get you to Download mode but not Recovery.
You can boot to Recovery (TWRP) with hardware button dance.
8 sec Power + Vol-, and when it shuts off, release both, immediatly press both again (at the same time), and as soon as the LG V30 logo appears, release power and press/hold it again.
Should get you to the factory reset menu, confirm twice with "yes" (navigate via vol/power buttons), and TWRP should boot fine.
Might take a few tries to get the right timing for that
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For that, remember the annoying bootloader unlock warning is part of the boot sequence, if you still have that.
ChazzMatt said:
LGUP can get you to Download mode but not Recovery.
You can boot to Recovery (TWRP) with hardware button dance.
For that, remember the annoying bootloader unlock warning is part of the boot sequence, if you still have that.
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@schwinn8 -
I ended up doing a clean flash with LGUP as I need my phone for work and thought this might as well be a good time to update from stock oreo to stock pie. I wish I had remembered the master reset method as that should have throw me into recovery, I was releasing and then holding both power and vol down when it should have just been releasing power and then holding while continuously holding vol down. Along with fastboot, a while back I had to reinstall windows and so not thinking things through, I did not have working fastboot drivers and didn't initially realize it.
Mistakes were made :/
I very much appreciate the reply.
I have been installing Magisk to my Motorola Moto G Power 2021, using the patched image method (non-TWRP). Everything seemed to be accomplished, but now that it is time to reboot (and voila!), I keep getting this message:
Android Recovery
motorola/borneo_retail/borneo
11/RZBS31.Q2-143-27-7/3f699
user/release_keys
Use volume up/down and power.
Can’t load Android system. Your data may be corrupt. If you continue to get this message, you may need to perform a factory data reset and erase all user data stored on this device.
I have tried multiple tries, including fastbooting and trying to start it up normally from fastboot mode.
Can someone please help me get past this message and get my phone functional again?
Thanks for any help!
NH Exit said:
I have been installing Magisk to my Motorola Moto G Power 2021, using the patched image method (non-TWRP). Everything seemed to be accomplished, but now that it is time to reboot (and voila!), I keep getting this message:
Android Recovery
motorola/borneo_retail/borneo
11/RZBS31.Q2-143-27-7/3f699
user/release_keys
Use volume up/down and power.
Can’t load Android system. Your data may be corrupt. If you continue to get this message, you may need to perform a factory data reset and erase all user data stored on this device.
I have tried multiple tries, including fastbooting and trying to start it up normally from fastboot mode.
Can someone please help me get past this message and get my phone functional again?
Thanks for any help!
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Not sure exactly but twrp would make flashing new images along easier if it's the case that you simply aren't flashing the right image to it.
I'm not sure on these moto devices but did you factory reset the device now that the new image is installed. Well before or after? This usually disables the encryption set by the system to /user .
I'm probably not the right person to ask this but it's worth a shot. Try booting into recovery now that your image is flashed and perform factory reset.
PsYk0n4uT said:
Not sure exactly but twrp would make flashing new images along easier if it's the case that you simply aren't flashing the right image to it.
I'm not sure on these moto devices but did you factory reset the device now that the new image is installed. Well before or after? This usually disables the encryption set by the system to /user .
I'm probably not the right person to ask this but it's worth a shot. Try booting into recovery now that your image is flashed and perform factory reset.
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Thanks for your response.
Yes, I did do a factory reset. This was all after I had already tried the TWRP method and couldn’t get past the lock icon on TWRP. And after installing Magisk. That was the point at which I got that error message.
The factory reset got the phone operational again – and it took me half the day to go through all the apps to revoke permissions and download alternatives to the stock apps, like messaging.
Can you please suggest how to boot into recovery, or would that do another factory reset?
I am new to all this and don’t want to inadvertently get back to having to do another reset.
I haven't started working on this phone yet. I have one sitting on my desk.
I'm more familiar with samsung devices.
But that being said.
Power and volume down from completely off.
Not sure if you have to hold those buttons from power off state while plugging USB cord into computer but if the button combo alone doesn't work try powerring off again and hold the two buttons while plugging in the USB cable.
Simply entering recovery mode won't factory reset it. But. Pay attention to the button information it should be listed somewhere once u boot into recovery indicating what each of your physical buttons do.
Be careful if your not trying to factory reset. I had a device the other day I accidentally pressed volume up on and booted into a mode I didn't mean to boot into. I don't think it was a moto but I can't remember which device it was.
Please take my advice with a use at your own risk warning because I'm simply a power user that's learning about these devices myself
PsYk0n4uT said:
I haven't started working on this phone yet. I have one sitting on my desk.
I'm more familiar with samsung devices.
But that being said.
Power and volume down from completely off.
Not sure if you have to hold those buttons from power off state while plugging USB cord into computer but if the button combo alone doesn't work try powerring off again and hold the two buttons while plugging in the USB cable.
Simply entering recovery mode won't factory reset it. But. Pay attention to the button information it should be listed somewhere once u boot into recovery indicating what each of your physical buttons do.
Be careful if your not trying to factory reset. I had a device the other day I accidentally pressed volume up on and booted into a mode I didn't mean to boot into. I don't think it was a moto but I can't remember which device it was.
Please take my advice with a use at your own risk warning because I'm simply a power user that's learning about these devices myself
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OK, I booted into fastboot (via adb).
The default screen offers the option to “START” next to the power button, plus arrows next to the volume up and down buttons.
The volume up button, when pressed, shows “BARCODES” next to the power button.
The volume down button, when pressed, returns to “START” next to the power button.
These are the only options showing in fastboot mode. (Is fastboot the same as what you referred to as recovery?)
Shall I press “BARCODES” next?
NH Exit said:
OK, I booted into fastboot (via adb).
The default screen offers the option to “START” next to the power button, plus arrows next to the volume up and down buttons.
The volume up button, when pressed, shows “BARCODES” next to the power button.
The volume down button, when pressed, returns to “START” next to the power button.
These are the only options showing in fastboot mode. (Is fastboot the same as what you referred to as recovery?)
Shall I press “BARCODES” next?
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Well, I did that and just got four barcodes, which don't seem to have anything helpful to offer.
You may be able to press vol up more down more than once.
I know that sounds silly but give it a try if u haven't already. So fastboot IS a recovery mode but it's not the one you normally use as an end user to recover your system. Fastboot is a mode intended for use with adb fastboot commands from another device linked through your cable. You can issue commands for various things or use fastboot to flash Roms and system images. Boot images and such. I think most devices I've run across recently need to be issued the" fastboot reboot fastboot " command from terminal or command to reboot the phone into fastbootd when flashing. I honestly would just have to recommend reading up on fastboot and fastboot commands to get an idea of how you can use fastboot and the difference in fastboot and fastbootd. You have to have adb and fastboot installed on your computer to make use of fastboot mode/s. You should be able to either select recovery or enter recovery from the fastboot menu with your physical buttons. If your looking for the regular recovery menu it's probably accessed through a different button combo and you should be able to factory reset from there assuming your recovery partition is intact and functioning normally. You can definitely use fastboot to flasha new image thereby recovering your system but your definitely gonna lose anything you have on the device at that point. Flashing a new image whether it's stock or not is going to remove the encryption key your system uses to read your user data so after flashing a new image you will have to use the built in recovery menu to wipe/factory reset for the system to even boot BECAUSE it won't be able to read /data where your user data is stored
I meant to add that you have to issue fastboot reboot fastboot command WHILE IN fastboot mode to get to fastbootd
The start option is to boot your system normally, barcodes gives you info about your device such as IMEI AND SERIAL NUMBER
Try powering ur phone off and holding power and vol up and vol down or power and vol up until you see the boot logo. Or may even be power and vol down. Try these without the cable plugged in.
You shouldn't need the cable plugged in to get into the regularl recovery mode
Flash your system image. Reboot to recovery mode and factory reset