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Well I screwed up

Okay, so SOMEHOW I downloaded the crespo factory images and flashed the bootloader and then the radio. The system update wouldn't flash and this is when I realized my horrible mistake. So I downloaded the correct factory images. But now, I have no USB access on the thing. Can't fastboot. Can't adb. Phone boots and charges over usb. I can reboot into the bootloader, but my computer doesn't recognize the phone is even attached. I can reboot into recovery (I still have CWM on there) but what can I do from there? Am I TOTALLY ****ed? Please please please help!.....

I think what I need is a CWM flashable bootloader zip file. Or a complete OTA ROM Update zip file that flashes ROM, radio, and bootloader. Since I have CWM I think either of these will work for me, but I can 't find anything like this for the Nexus S 4G. Can anyone help?

have you checked if your computer recognizes your phone on odin mode? if it does you can prob try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575502

JOEOZUNA4U said:
have you checked if your computer recognizes your phone on odin mode? if it does you can prob try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575502
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Unfortunately it doesn't. My computer doesn't recognize this phone at all anymore, not in fastboot or download mode, or even just booted into Android. If someone could PLEASE show me where a CWM flashable file that will flash the bootloader is, or make me one, I'd pay some good $$$ for it. Please help?

You flashed the bootloader & radio with ODIN?

supercluver said:
Unfortunately it doesn't. My computer doesn't recognize this phone at all anymore, not in fastboot or download mode, or even just booted into Android. If someone could PLEASE show me where a CWM flashable file that will flash the bootloader is, or make me one, I'd pay some good $$$ for it. Please help?
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Give me a sec I will try to make a flashable CWM with just the bootloader. No need for donations

polobunny said:
You flashed the bootloader & radio with ODIN?
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I flashed the CRESPO bootloader and radio via fastboot. Then when I tried to flash the ROM update via fastboot it gave me an error. This is when I noticed I was using the CRESPO files instead of the CRESPO 4G files.... Now, after rebooting, my computer WILL NOT recognize the phone at all via usb, in any way, fastboot, ODIN, nothing. But otherwise the phone seems fine. It charges over USB. It boots and I can get into recovery (and I still have CWM) so if I could download a file over wifi (which I can, already tried) and then flash said file via CWM that would flash the new bootloader, I'd be good to go.

rasengan82 said:
Give me a sec I will try to make a flashable CWM with just the bootloader. No need for donations
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Dude THANK YOU.

I don't think that's possible though, to make a CWM flashable bootloader. :|

Here ya go man. Hope this helps.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0yemj2aybmdda4f/crespo4g_bootloader_rasengan82.zip

polobunny said:
I don't think that's possible though, to make a CWM flashable bootloader. :|
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I'm pretty sure it is, as a complete OTA zip will flash the radio, bootload, and ROM, at least I think it will....

rasengan82 said:
Here ya go man. Hope this helps.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0yemj2aybmdda4f/crespo4g_bootloader_rasengan82.zip
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Here. Just in case you missed from previous page.

rasengan82 said:
Here. Just in case you missed from previous page.
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THANK YOU! Worked perfectly. Flashed, rebooted to bootloader, and computer recognized the device again. You are a life saver! You sure no donations are necessary???

supercluver said:
THANK YOU! Worked perfectly. Flashed, rebooted to bootloader, and computer recognized the device again. You are a life saver! You sure no donations are necessary???
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Nah it's alright man. Glad it worked!

NVM RAS is da man!
Can you put the phone into download mode?
1. Unplug USB and pull the battery. then replace the battery.
2. with the volume up and vol down buttons held down. Press and release the power button for about a sec.
If you get the same as the picture below follow the procedure found here
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i flashed a CM nightly build.. which is out nof the norm for me kuz i usually stick with #euroskank and i lost all USB capabilities too. everything else works perfectly, charges fine and all..
i flashed the above zip and it gives me temp access via USB but if my phone goes to sleep or if i reboot im back to square 1 and have to re flash... dunno wtf i did but damn this sucks

kalico17 said:
i flashed a CM nightly build.. which is out nof the norm for me kuz i usually stick with #euroskank and i lost all USB capabilities too. everything else works perfectly, charges fine and all..
i flashed the above zip and it gives me temp access via USB but if my phone goes to sleep or if i reboot im back to square 1 and have to re flash... dunno wtf i did but damn this sucks
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Did you ever get this resolved? I did something VERY similar when I first started modding on this phone, and experienced VERY similar issues. I have an AWESOME fix, even though it leaves the download screen looking like the oem unlock screen if you put oem lock back on (otherwise it looks normal, and who the heck would do that is beyond me - I only found it when I originally took it back to COMPLETE stock), but it functions fine, and this will take you back to gb, but it seems like the 'fixall' for this phone, and you can always reroot, reflash cwm via fastboot, etc, after using it.
Let me know.
Peace..
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soft brick plus phone not recognised by adb

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M new to android. Bought this HTC one s T-Mobile which is rooted and runs cm10 and and android 4.1.2. I have updated it to 10-20121012-nightly-villw in d hope that the WiFi tethering would work. Well it never did. But that is not my prob right now.
I tried a hard reset from bootloader screen and now it says safe to remove SD card. I installed SDK ADT bundle. But the command 'ADT devices ' returns blank. Does not recognise my phone. I downloaded all in one kit and also installed htc drivers given on the same post. Even all in one kit does not recognise my phone. Says device not found. M running vista home premium. I have followed all d steps like putting d phone in debug mode. M I missing something. Pl help. M really stuck now.

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M new to android. Bought this HTC one s T-Mobile which is rooted and runs cm10 and and android 4.1.2. I have updated it to 10-20121012-nightly-villw in d hope that the WiFi tethering would work. Well it never did. But that is not my prob right now.
I tried a hard reset from bootloader screen and now it says safe to remove SD card. I installed SDK ADT bundle. But the command 'ADT devices ' returns blank. Does not recognise my phone. I downloaded all in one kit and also installed htc drivers given on the same post. Even all in one kit does not recognise my phone. Says device not found. M running vista home premium. I have followed all d steps like putting d phone in debug mode. M I missing something. Pl help. M really stuck now.
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Does QHSUSB_DLOAD appear in device manager?

I looked up d device manager could not find anything like this. Anywhere specific I need to look at ?

sadrulez said:
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M new to android. Bought this HTC one s T-Mobile which is rooted and runs cm10 and and android 4.1.2. I have updated it to 10-20121012-nightly-villw in d hope that the WiFi tethering would work. Well it never did. But that is not my prob right now.
I tried a hard reset from bootloader screen and now it says safe to remove SD card. I installed SDK ADT bundle. But the command 'ADT devices ' returns blank. Does not recognise my phone. I downloaded all in one kit and also installed htc drivers given on the same post. Even all in one kit does not recognise my phone. Says device not found. M running vista home premium. I have followed all d steps like putting d phone in debug mode. M I missing something. Pl help. M really stuck now.
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Your description is confusing to me. Your thread title says it is softbricked but then you say that you put the phone in debug mode? Does your rom boot fully?
Are you trying to toolkit from the Rom, bootloader or fastboot?

If you typed adt devices it won't show anything lol
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Spastic909 said:
If you typed adt devices it won't show anything lol
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda app-developers app
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Sorry I meant adb devices. I thought the SD card error means soft brick. Sorry for my ignorance. M able to boot and use my phone. Just that sd card won't work and I am not able to connect to adb or all in one kit to fix my issue. I tried connecting after normal boot and from recovery mode and even from boot loader screen. No luck with either of them.

I had an issue with softbricking my phone. A good last resort is to flash the RUU (thats what i was told to do and it worked like a charm). It will totally reset your phone to factory settings...and you will need to re-lock your bootloader (just use the All-In-One Toolkit) but besides that, you will once again have a working phone and can just re-root it. If you need the RUU file I can supply the link to it with a little bit of searching. Good Luck!

sadrulez said:
Sorry I meant adb devices. I thought the SD card error means soft brick. Sorry for my ignorance. M able to boot and use my phone. Just that sd card won't work and I am not able to connect to adb or all in one kit to fix my issue. I tried connecting after normal boot and from recovery mode and even from boot loader screen. No luck with either of them.
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Everyone's so ready to have a guy run a RUU. Even if he did that it he still would be stuck.
If the toolkit isn't working then you have done something wrong.
Check in device manager and look if you see a category that says "android usb devices"
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If it's not there you don't have the driver installed correctly. If it is there, double check that you have developer options enabled. In the develop options menu check for something that say enable android debugging.
While you phone is booted normally, plug it into your computer. Can you see something in the notification area that says something about debugging mode?
If you got all that done is the toolkit still not working?

I recommend using a Windows 7 PC to install HTC Sync, then copying the folder to your computer. Then install the drivers manually through device manager, selecting the previous folder that you copied. The drivers should detect your phone then.
@dc211 I can't believe your still using XP lol
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2

I connected my phone to a Windows 7 computer and it recognised my phone.
I downloaded All-in-One.
I did not know what is flashing stock recovery. So here is what I did :
I flashed CWM 5.8.3.1(S4).
Then i booted in bootloader and did 'clear storage'. then i did wipe data/factory reset
then i reflashed CWM 5.8.3.1(s4)
Now my phone goes directly into cwm recovery screen automatically.
My SD card still does not mount.
when i try to get into bootloader using All-in-one kit it keeps saying 'waiting for device' on the computer screen and the phone reboots and goes back to CWM recovery screen.
As you are aware there is no removable battery in this phone. I am stuck now. If I hold down the power and Vol down button for as long as one minute nothing happens. Phone eventually comes back to CWM recovery screen.
I tried everything possible from CWM recovery screen. Wiped cache/dalmik cache. Format system/data. Cant format SD card it says unable to mount.
Please HELP !!

sadrulez said:
I connected my phone to a Windows 7 computer and it recognised my phone.
I downloaded All-in-One.
I did not know what is flashing stock recovery. So here is what I did :
I flashed CWM 5.8.3.1(S4).
Then i booted in bootloader and did 'clear storage'. then i did wipe data/factory reset
then i reflashed CWM 5.8.3.1(s4)
Now my phone goes directly into cwm recovery screen automatically.
My SD card still does not mount.
when i try to get into bootloader using All-in-one kit it keeps saying 'waiting for device' on the computer screen and the phone reboots and goes back to CWM recovery screen.
As you are aware there is no removable battery in this phone. I am stuck now. If I hold down the power and Vol down button for as long as one minute nothing happens. Phone eventually comes back to CWM recovery screen.
I tried everything possible from CWM recovery screen. Wiped cache/dalmik cache. Format system/data. Cant format SD card it says unable to mount.
Please HELP !!
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Try holding volume down and power. Out should boot into the bootloader.
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I already tried that. Holding vol button down + power button restarts the phone in CWM recovery mode

i tried it least 20 times and was finally able to get the phone to boot to bootloader mode
can you guide me to the next set of steps ..
I am totally relying on this forum at the moment.

sadrulez said:
i tried it least 20 times and was finally able to get the phone to boot to bootloader mode
can you guide me to the next set of steps ..
I am totally relying on this forum at the moment.
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Run an RUU, whichever suits your CID /bootloader version.
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[Q] help! think i bricked my tf700

help im in trouble, i went from parandroid rom to do a nandroid recovery to clean rom and now my dear tf700 wont boot up i get the asus loading screen and thats it, i cant go into recovery either....what i can do is get into an option screen that i havent seen before where i can wipe ( dosen´t help) or connect with usb, but that dosent do anything... please help im getting desperate here :S

prasse said:
help im in trouble, i went from parandroid rom to do a nandroid recovery to clean rom and now my dear tf700 wont boot up i get the asus loading screen and thats it, i cant go into recovery either....what i can do is get into an option screen that i havent seen before where i can wipe ( dosen´t help) or connect with usb, but that dosent do anything... please help im getting desperate here :S
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How long did you let it sit on the Asus screen?
Which recovery and version?
I've seen my tablet take 45 minutes to boot on older versions of TWRP after a ROM flash.
This hasn't happened for quite a while however.

This is really important - which version of the bootloader are you on and which version of which recovery do you have installed?

sbdags said:
This is really important - which version of the bootloader are you on and which version of which recovery do you have installed?
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Ye gave it a couple of hours The first time, and The custom recovery is twrp of goomannager so gotta be one of The newer version, can't rememeber The excat version however :s

prasse said:
Ye gave it a couple of hours The first time, and The custom recovery is twrp of goomannager so gotta be one of The newer version, can't rememeber The excat version however :s
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Do yo usee ANY number flying about giving any indication as to what bootloader you're on? sbdags made an important point -- you'll need a current bootloader version to get the more recent ROMs working.
Oh, and ehh... please use interpunction -- you know, periods and commas and stuff. It makes a sentence that much more readable and understandable.

okay im on twrp 2.4.0.1.... but i can´t enter the recovery mode :crying:

prasse said:
okay im on twrp 2.4.0.1.... but i can´t enter the recovery mode :crying:
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When you reboot with power and volume down it tells you the bootloader version in the top left. What is it?

sbdags said:
When you reboot with power and volume down it tells you the bootloader version in the top left. What is it?
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thats just the thing, i don´t get the normal bootloader, instead i get a messeage saying " os will cold boot in 10 secs" and option to either wipe data or start fastboot usb download protocol"
but the last option doesen´t really do anything.

prasse said:
thats just the thing, i don´t get the normal bootloader, instead i get a messeage saying " os will cold boot in 10 secs" and option to either wipe data or start fastboot usb download protocol"
but the last option doesen´t really do anything.
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Sounds like you are on the ICS bootloader which means you have probably bricked your tablet unfortunately.

sbdags said:
Sounds like you are on the ICS bootloader which means you have probably bricked your tablet unfortunately.
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the jellybean 4.1 was official if i remember correctly, however the "upgrade" to 4.2 was through the parandroid rom. But how would i have updatede my bootloader then?

prasse said:
the jellybean 4.1 was official if i remember correctly, however the "upgrade" to 4.2 was through the parandroid rom. But how would i have updatede my bootloader then?
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The old ICS bootloader used to give some text first when booting with volume down and then you hit volume up to get some options.
The new JB bootloader gives 4 icons when booting with volume down held. It also tells you the bootloader version
From what you described it sounds like the old ICS bootloader. But of course I could be completely wrong as I can't see your screen.
Without you giving versions it is impossible to say what you have done but if you have done a reset from the bootloader (you said you have) and you are on the wrong recovery then you have likely bricked your device. Usually it was done with JB bootloader and an older version of TWRP. As you have said you were on 2.4.1.0(??) I'm not sure as you haven't detailed your bootloader.
Do you still have fastboot available? I.e., when you select it does it say starting fastboot?

prasse said:
okay im on twrp 2.4.0.1.... but i can´t enter the recovery mode :crying:
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How do you know you're on TWRP if you can't get into recovery?

sbdags said:
The old ICS bootloader used to give some text first when booting with volume down and then you hit volume up to get some options.
The new JB bootloader gives 4 icons when booting with volume down held. It also tells you the bootloader version
From what you described it sounds like the old ICS bootloader. But of course I could be completely wrong as I can't see your screen.
Without you giving versions it is impossible to say what you have done but if you have done a reset from the bootloader (you said you have) and you are on the wrong recovery then you have likely bricked your device. Usually it was done with JB bootloader and an older version of TWRP. As you have said you were on 2.4.1.0(??) I'm not sure as you haven't detailed your bootloader.
Do you still have fastboot available? I.e., when you select it does it say starting fastboot?
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okay thank you for the explanation, but no i dont have fastboot avaliable.... got the same screen as before.

ngionla appearance
Thats OK said:
How do you know you're on TWRP if you can't get into recovery?
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well i got those previously two mentioned options.....if i take the wipe option, it automatiaclly enters the custom recovery and starts wiping, however im not in control, and can´t do anything while it wipes.

prasse said:
well i got those previously two mentioned options.....if i take the wipe option, it automatiaclly enters the custom recovery and starts wiping, however im not in control, and can´t do anything while it wipes.
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Is there any way you could in some way put up a picture of the screen on the tablet?
When you mention "wiping" is that a system wipe or do you know if it is the eMMC (sd0) wipe?
Wish there was a way to see your tabs boot\recovery screen.
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Is it anything like the above image?

Thats OK said:
Is there any way you could in some way put up a picture of the screen on the tablet?
When you mention "wiping" is that a system wipe or do you know if it is the eMMC (sd0) wipe?
Wish there was a way to see your tabs boot\recovery screen.
Is it anything like the above image?
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Ye almost the excat same, i Can upload a picture when i get home... But no i dont know the difference between, your mentioned wipes sorry :s..

If it looks like that what happens when you push volume up on the RCK icon?

sbdags said:
If it looks like that what happens when you push volume up on the RCK icon?
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see thats the difference, i only got the two last icons wipe and usb : /

That sounds like you do not have any recovery available. If you connect the tablet to the computer via SUB and pick the USB option, what happens?

Isn't the fastboot built into the bootloader? It should be always possible to recover if you can get to the recovery select screen and select fastboot, shouldn't it?

[Q] XT926 Stuck on Bootloader/Eye

Hey guys, my phone is stuck on the Droid BL with the eye thing on it. I tried to post a picture, but since this is a new account it won't let me. The phone is completely stock, no CWM, no root, no ANYTHING. I know I can factory reset it to try and make it work again, but I need the pictures from it for the previous owner. Is there any way to recover anything, or will I have to wipe to stock to have it work again?

ExPwN said:
Hey guys, my phone is stuck on the Droid BL with the eye thing on it. I tried to post a picture, but since this is a new account it won't let me. The phone is completely stock, no CWM, no root, no ANYTHING. I know I can factory reset it to try and make it work again, but I need the pictures from it for the previous owner. Is there any way to recover anything, or will I have to wipe to stock to have it work again?
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power + vol up and down
then go to recovery
then vol up and down and select factory reset

billycar11 said:
power + vol up and down
then go to recovery
then vol up and down and select factory reset
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Obviously you didn't read my post. I KNOW I can do that, but I need the pictures for the previous owner. I'm not an idiot.

okay when booting hold both volume + and - that should get you in safe mode you can tell by the watermark on the bottom.
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also if this does work you can sbf with rsd lite and delete the part of the script that says user data and get var this will keep all the data on the phone and only re flash the system

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okay when booting hold both volume + and - that should get you in safe mode you can tell by the watermark on the bottom.
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also if this does work you can sbf with rsd lite and delete the part of the script that says user data and get var this will keep all the data on the phone and only re flash the system
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Thanks, I'll try it when I get home

billycar11 said:
okay when booting hold both volume + and - that should get you in safe mode you can tell by the watermark on the bottom.
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also if this does work you can sbf with rsd lite and delete the part of the script that says user data and get var this will keep all the data on the phone and only re flash the system
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Ok so I'm not sure when I hold the buttons. If I hold all three while booting it takes me to the boot mode selection menu. Also, what is sbf and rsd lite? I've never done anything with this phone before.

ExPwN said:
Ok so I'm not sure when I hold the buttons. If I hold all three while booting it takes me to the boot mode selection menu. Also, what is sbf and rsd lite? I've never done anything with this phone before.
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http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/beginner/how-to-boot-your-android-phone-or-tablet-into-safe-mode-for-troubleshooting/
You don't push all three just the volume up and down buttons

billycar11 said:
http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/beginner/how-to-boot-your-android-phone-or-tablet-into-safe-mode-for-troubleshooting/
You don't push all three just the volume up and down buttons
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It didn't work. Still stuck on the eye. I guess I'll tell her they're gone unless there's something else I can try?

ExPwN said:
It didn't work. Still stuck on the eye. I guess I'll tell her they're gone unless there's something else I can try?
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i may be able to help, i have a couple questions.
-do you know how it got stuck like this? any details may be helpful
-if i give you a modified one click script to use, do you know how to put the phone into fastboot and have the moto drivers setup on your pc to use it?
sorry if thats a dumb question, but this will go faster if i know what you know.

bweN diorD said:
i may be able to help, i have a couple questions.
-do you know how it got stuck like this? any details may be helpful
-if i give you a modified one click script to use, do you know how to put the phone into fastboot and have the moto drivers setup on your pc to use it?
sorry if thats a dumb question, but this will go faster if i know what you know.
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She said that it just rebooted itself while she was on an app one day, and it was fine for a day, then it died and it wouldn't boot back up. She said she got it to boot ONCE (WHY THE **** DIDN'T SHE BACK IT UP THEN) and then she rebooted and it wouldn't start.
Yes I know how to do FB and I do have the moto drivers already.

ExPwN said:
She said that it just rebooted itself while she was on an app one day, and it was fine for a day, then it died and it wouldn't boot back up. She said she got it to boot ONCE (WHY THE **** DIDN'T SHE BACK IT UP THEN) and then she rebooted and it wouldn't start.
Yes I know how to do FB and I do have the moto drivers already.
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ok, im uploading the file, it will be about an hour.
its not guaranteed to work but i think it will. i removed the wiping commands so it should reflash everything stock but not touch the data partition, again not guaranteed but i removed the commands.
ill post back when its done.

bweN diorD said:
ok, im uploading the file, it will be about an hour.
its not guaranteed to work but i think it will. i removed the wiping commands so it should reflash everything stock but not touch the data partition, again not guaranteed but i removed the commands.
ill post back when its done.
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So what am I doing, flashing a modified firmware?

ExPwN said:
So what am I doing, flashing a modified firmware?
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no, its 100% stock. its just going to re-flash the key partitions and should not touch data which is a different partition. im hoping you just have a corrupt file that will be replaced by the re-flash.
if this doesnt work, i have one more idea to use rsd, but i will have to give you another modified file.
im optimistic the utility will work though and we wont have to try rsd.

bweN diorD said:
no, its 100% stock. its just going to re-flash the key partitions and should not touch data which is a different partition. im hoping you just have a corrupt file that will be replaced by the re-flash.
if this doesnt work, i have one more idea to use rsd, but i will have to give you another modified file.
im optimistic the utility will work though and we wont have to try rsd.
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So what do I use to flash this firmware? Odin or something else?

ExPwN said:
So what do I use to flash this firmware? Odin or something else?
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no, its a 1 click utility. you just put the phone into ap fastboot, connect to your pc, then open the utility and follow the instructions. its very simple. i removed everything from the utility except the option you need.

bweN diorD said:
no, its a 1 click utility. you just put the phone into ap fastboot, connect to your pc, then open the utility and follow the instructions. its very simple. i removed everything from the utility except the option you need.
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Sweet, thanks!

ExPwN said:
Sweet, thanks!
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ok mediafire is not playing nice today and restarted my upload.
lets do this another way.
download this file http://www.mediafire.com/view/vda0q55kocydsci/WindowsUtility.bat
then download this one http://www.mediafire.com/download/ucae9ljgfpda2jc/DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility_1.34.rar
extract the second file to your desktop (its already in a folder), inside near the bottom is a "windows utility" file, delete it then copy the first file i posted in its place.
next follow the instructions in my other post to flash then double click the windowsutility file to start the utility and follow the instructions.

bweN diorD said:
ok mediafire is not playing nice today and restarted my upload.
lets do this another way.
download this file http://www.mediafire.com/view/vda0q55kocydsci/WindowsUtility.bat
then download this one http://www.mediafire.com/download/ucae9ljgfpda2jc/DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility_1.34.rar
extract the second file to your desktop (its already in a folder), inside near the bottom is a "windows utility" file, delete it then copy the first file i posted in its place.
next follow the instructions in my other post to flash then double click the windowsutility file to start the utility and follow the instructions.
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It just says waiting on device

ExPwN said:
It just says waiting on device
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hmm, thats not good
your on the fastboot screen? phone should have a bunch of text including "device is locked, status code(some number)" should also say on the phone "usb-connected" etc etc
latest moto drivers?
try a different usb port, usb 2 port not 3
try a different usb cable
one of those items is usually the problem

bweN diorD said:
hmm, thats not good
your on the fastboot screen? phone should have a bunch of text including "device is locked, status code(some number)" should also say on the phone "usb-connected" etc etc
latest moto drivers?
try a different usb port, usb 2 port not 3
try a different usb cable
one of those items is usually the problem
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I used a different cable. The one I was using was charge only for some reason. I'm waiting for it to finish now

I Need Help to Recover my Phone Please

Hello,
I'd like to say I was told about this site, and I hope someone can help. I find the forum very difficult to navigate.
I have a moto G 2015 that I tried to root, but I fear that I made some mistake or downloaded a bad rom or something because I can only access the root loader, or w/e it's called. The new rom or recovery image or w/e (yes i'm sorry i don't know all the terms) never loaded, and even the backup (which installed successfully) won't load.
Can I factory reset my phone with the original android rom? I really like this phone and it's just a brick now. I'm using my old phone which i don't like as much. I hope someone can help.

You'll have to flash the stock firmware using fastboot, here is the guide. Refer first 2-3 posts by lost101 for the instructions.
Also, the guide has a link for the firmware index where you can download the latest firmware for your particular model (mine is XT1550, for example).
You should already have ADB and fastboot set-up on your PC as you have tried to root. Assuming that you're using Windows, Extract the firmware into the folder where adb.exe and fastboot.exe are located.
Now, boot the phone into bootloader mode by pressing and holding power+volume down button for about 7-10 seconds. You can release the keys once you see an Android robot lying on its back. The screen should read 'fastboot mode'. Connect the phone to your PC, the screen should now day 'USB connected'. Now open a command prompt from the location where you placed the firmware files. You're now ready to flash the stock firmware.
Follow the guide linked above for the required commands. Make sure to do the recovery flash first, factory reset, then reboot to bootloader again to continue rest of the procedure.
BTW, what was the backup you mentioned that restored successfully? Can you describe it more?
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Let me provide some images I took with my other phone. It might help.
OK I have osprey xt1540 and i used something called Team Win Recovery Project v2.8.7.0. I can still get into the TWRP thing, and there's a bunch of options i'm sure you're aware of. The backup of my phone that I made doesn't seem to work. It will load say that it loaded properly. Maybe I can provide some photos to show you what I've done.
The backup was simply a backup of my phone before attempting to flash it the first time. It was meant as a way to recover the phone I think..
edit: OK so I'm not allowed to post pictures because I have fewer than 10 posts. That's going to make it harder to get help.
edit 2: BTW In the list for stock firmware I'm not sure which one to take. I found the version of my phone, but it seems newer than any of those listed. 24.71.2 where the newest there is 24.65.33 ?
I found a more recent firmware, but it still doesn't exactly match my phone (I think?) I'll post them
My phone: 24.72.2.osprey_retca.retca.en.ca
Most recent found: MotoG3_XT1540_OSPREY_RETCA_5.1.1_LPI23.72-16.3_cid14_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
And I found it from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537119
Also I wonder if my phone will work if I can just relock the bootloader somehow. I get stuck on that screen that warns about the bootloader unlocked (white screen with motorola warning.) I can get on that screen, the bootloader, and then the team win recovery thing. I hope this helps

First I would suggest you flash a much more recent version of TWRP.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=25599
Instructions are in OP here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/orig-development/twrp-twrp-moto-g-2015-t3170537
Then try to restore that backup again.
Don't forget to wipe before you restore.

KrisM22 said:
First I would suggest you flash a much more recent version of TWRP.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=25599
Instructions are in OP here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/orig-development/twrp-twrp-moto-g-2015-t3170537
Then try to restore that backup again.
Don't forget to wipe before you restore.
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Thank you for this. Using the codes in that help I can't seem to do anything. I just get errors, or nothing at all.

mobile.frank said:
Thank you for this. Using the codes in that help I can't seem to do anything. I just get errors, or nothing at all.
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I would need to see a copy of your terminal output.

Try what you were doing again in TWRP, this time after the error, use the third button on nav bar (right to the home button, 4 horizontal lines) to switch to terminal output window; then press and hold down power+volume down to take a screenshot and then upload it here, it might help us understand the situation better.
And if you are aiming for a stock firmware install, probably 'XT1540_OSPREY_RETCA_6.0_MPI24.65-33.1-2-2_cid14' is what you want. Got from the firmware index thread here.
BTW, you can try some threads on the off-topic section to increase your post count.
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KrisM22 said:
I would need to see a copy of your terminal output.
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OK i'm going to post some screenshots, but I don't think I can post here so I will try to provide links.
I connect my phone to computer and stay on this screen to use fastboot (I realise it says connect usb cable. I always connect my phone to computer and it does recognize the device "USB connected" before attempting anything.) I imagine i have to update the TWRP from this screen, but the instructions in the links you sent me don't correspond with the files that I downloaded. If I type in what I downloaded it doesn't work.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
This is the program and screen and instructions. The codes there don't work because the filenames are different:
This is an example trying to use the recovery img which tbh I'm not even sure what image that is.
I attempted to root my motorola a long time ago, that's why i can't remember how i managed to do any of it. I think I deleted all the links to the instructions I was using.

mobile.frank said:
OK i'm going to post some screenshots, but I don't think I can post here so I will try to provide links.
I connect my phone to computer and stay on this screen to use fastboot (I realise it says connect usb cable. I always connect my phone to computer and it does recognize the device "USB connected" before attempting anything)
This is the program and screen and instructions. The codes there don't work because the filenames are different:
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fastboot devices shows the devices that are in fastboot mode (same as bootloader mode in our case) connected to the PC. So, connect the phone via USB and try running that command, it'll show up your device's serial no. and 'fastboot' written on the right side.
Now, rename your recovery image to twrp.img. Or you n modify the command itself. Make sure that the recovery is in the same folder as these 4 files. For example, if your recovery is named twrp-3.1.0.0-osprey.img, then type in-
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.0.0-osprey.img
after you get a [DONE], scroll down and select recovery in phone.
If you already have a twrp version installed now, then copy the new twrp.img file to your sdcard. In TWRP>Install>install image. Select the file, select recovery in next step and swipe to flash.
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from the lying down android in the first picture, it shows you have stock recovery.

KrisM22 said:
from the lying down android in the first picture, it shows you have stock recovery.
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That's the bootloader screen, not recovery.
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OK I managed to update the TWRP and am trying to restore the phone backup from the SD card. I made the backup before making any changes when I tried to root my phone.
I don't know if anything works because every time the phone reboots I get the "Warning bootloader unlocked" screen; so maybe it even worked when i tried to root it, but is just always stuck on this screen. I only get that screen, or the bootloader screen if I go to it.
OK so I tried to follow these directions with the factory image for my phone, and it didn't work. I get a nice motorola boot screen, and then nothing:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images#

I strongly suggest you look at this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/20...gin-how-to-t3599251/post72111431#post72111431
That will also tell you how to get rid of the nasty bootloader screen.
Also make sure you WIPE dalvik/art,data,system,cache before you restore. Anything.