Hello to all,
I have a motorola G, 1st gen. XT1032. Android 4.4.4
I don't succeed in flashing the original french firmware. I get the following message : preflash validation failed.
I tell you a little bit more about my mistakes:
1) After having installed superuser, I wanted to flash the original stock because the super su didn't install properly (super user found. No acess)
2) I installed the CWM recovery in my phone, but it didn't appear in the recovery menu. After that the recovery menu was not working anymore
3) I flashed the wrong firmware: Android 4.4.4 Blur_Version.210.12.41.falcon_cdma.Verizon.en.US instead of the french one. I flashed with this method :
mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
mfastboot flash boot boot.img
mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk2
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk3
mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
mfastboot erase modemst1
mfastboot erase modemst2
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot reboot
But as I didn't put mfastboot in the firware file, it was impossible for me to type mfastboot at each line of code. So I typed fastboot instead of mfastboot. It said Okay at the end of each line. At the end, the phone rebooted
But it rebooted as a boot loop showing the white motorola G unlocked sentence.
I can still access to the fastboot mode and the recovery mode after that
Finally, I tried to install the french firmware :Android 4.4.2 Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.FR
with RSD lite but the device was not recognized.
Though, I downloaded the SDK android and the motorola drivers.
I retried to install the french firmware with the mfastboot method but at the first line of code ( mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin) it says PRE FLASH VALIDATION FAILED.
Can someone help me please.
Thankyou
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AFAIK preflash verification is done by moto's bootloader when it is in locked state. And the error was due to downgrading the firmware (4.4.4 to 4.4.2). I would suggest you to check whether your bootloader is unlocked or not. If locked, unlock it and try again.
My bootloader has been unlocked from the beginning. The message: "your device is unlocked "appears each time I power the phone.
I tried to install the 4.4.2 french firmware because there is no 4.4.4 french firmware.
For information, I bought my phone 6 months ago with the 4.4.2 firmware and I updated to 4.4.4 two months ago.
chlemaire said:
My bootloader has been unlocked from the beginning. The message: "your device is unlocked "appears each time I power the phone.
I tried to install the 4.4.2 french firmware because there is no 4.4.4 french firmware.
For information, I bought my phone 6 months ago with the 4.4.2 firmware and I updated to 4.4.4 two months ago.
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Just download for example UK 4.4.4 and see if it works. Always use mfastboot.
Actually for my motorola g XT 1032, there is only the US rom verizon available on sbf droid developer website for XT1032 : Android 4.4.4 Blur_Version.210.12.41.falcon_cdma.Verizon.en.US.
This is the one I first tried to install with no success making mistakes and that gave me a soft brick.
Should I retry with this one with the mfastboot method, even though my phone is a french one?
chlemaire said:
Actually for my motorola g XT 1032, there is only the US rom verizon available on sbf droid developer website for XT1032 : Android 4.4.4 Blur_Version.210.12.41.falcon_cdma.Verizon.en.US.
This is the one I first tried to install with no success making mistakes and that gave me a soft brick.
Should I retry with this one with the mfastboot method, even though my phone is a french one?
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The Firmware you mention is for XT1028 (CDMA Verizon, as the filename states). I wouldn't flash this on a XT1032
So can someone indicates me exactly which firmware I should flash on my phone please.
k-kuchen, for information, I unfortunately flashed the falcon cdma verizon firmware on my phone. This is this action who brought to soft brick on my phone
Can you please explain me how do you see which firmware version is for XT1032 on the sbf droid developer website please.
chlemaire said:
So can someone indicates me exactly which firmware I should flash on my phone please.
k-kuchen, for information, I unfortunately flashed the falcon cdma verizon firmware on my phone. This is this action who brought to soft brick on my phone
Can you please explain me how do you see which firmware version is for XT1032 on the sbf droid developer website please.
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I don't think they are labeled on this site. Any XT1032 (i.e. falcon_umts) Firmware should be fine for you. EU, UK, US, DE, FR.
To avoid problems, use the Android Version that matches your bootloader.
Thank you for your quick answer. But I already tried to flash this one Android 4.4.2 Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.FR with no success. And I get the following message: pre flash validation failed.
I don't find any 4.4.4 original firmware (US, UK, EU, FR, DE) on the net. Can indicate where I can find one please.
I remind that my phone was updated to 4.4.4 two months ago.
What should I do?
I am on the same page, there are no 4.4.4 images and i'm stuck with a black screen after the bootloader unlocked warning
chlemaire said:
Thank you for your quick answer. But I already tried to flash this one Android 4.4.2 Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.FR with no success. And I get the following message: pre flash validation failed.
I don't find any 4.4.4 original firmware (US, UK, EU, FR, DE) on the net. Can indicate where I can find one please.
I remind that my phone was updated to 4.4.4 two months ago.
What should I do?
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Ah, OK. I didn't know that 4.4.4 aren't available, yet. lost101 is the expert for stock ROMs. Maybe he can help you two out
I found the brasilian retail 4.4.4 but since I'm still new I can't post a link :/ hopefully it works
edit: sent op the link through a message
rodemic said:
I found the brasilian retail 4.4.4 but since I'm still new I can't post a link :/ hopefully it works
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Make sure it's not for XT1033 aka falcon_umtsds
I found all the 4.4.4 stock firmware in this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-rom-collection-t2854688
@k-kuchen : do I have to install the 4.4.4 firmware one even though I bought the phone with the 4.4.2 firmware and then updated 2 months ago with 4.4.4?
Because I installed the wrong firmware (US verizon cdma 4.4.4) in a wrong way in my XT1032 moto G that resulted in a softbrick (but still acess to the fastboot mode and the recovery mode after that), is it still possible to flash 4.4.4 firmware (the good one this time) or is the phone dead? Should I use mfastboot method again?
chlemaire said:
I found all the 4.4.4 stock firmware in this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-rom-collection-t2854688
@k-kuchen : do I have to install the 4.4.4 firmware one even though I bought the phone with the 4.4.2 firmware and then updated 2 months ago with 4.4.4?
Because I installed the wrong firmware (US verizon cdma 4.4.4) in a wrong way in my XT1032 moto G that resulted in a softbrick (but still acess to the fastboot mode and the recovery mode after that), is it still possible to flash 4.4.4 firmware (the good one this time) or is the phone dead? Should I use mfastboot method again?
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oooh I didn't find that post, thanks I think you can still flash the firmware but don't rely on me since I'm clearly not an expert
chlemaire said:
I found all the 4.4.4 stock firmware in this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-rom-collection-t2854688
@k-kuchen : do I have to install the 4.4.4 firmware one even though I bought the phone with the 4.4.2 firmware and then updated 2 months ago with 4.4.4?
Because I installed the wrong firmware (US verizon cdma 4.4.4) in a wrong way in my XT1032 moto G that resulted in a softbrick (but still acess to the fastboot mode and the recovery mode after that), is it still possible to flash 4.4.4 firmware (the good one this time) or is the phone dead? Should I use mfastboot method again?
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As far as I understand you need 4.4.4 because your bootloader is also updated now. You can try mfastboot, but there is nothing to flash as we found out earlier.
The thread you linked are ROMs for flashing with a custom recovery. That won't help you with unbricking I guess. Because you need a fastboot flashable factory image.
Like I said earlier... lost101 can probably answer these questions better than me
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As far as I understand you need 4.4.4 because your bootloader is also updated now. You can try mfastboot, but there is nothing to flash as we found out earlier.
The thread you linked are ROMs for flashing with a custom recovery. That won't help you with unbricking I guess. Because you need a fastboot flashable factory image.
Like I said earlier... lost101 can probably answer these questions better than me
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I have unbricked my device, I installed a custom recovery using moto tools. good luck
(bootloader) Preflash validation failed
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The user has updated to Android 4.4.4 via firmware image or OTA update. They would now also have the latest version of the Bootloader.
The user will encounter 'Preflash validation failed' when attempting to flash a 4.4.2 firmware image. If the error still occurs, even with a 4.4.4 firmware image, then unlocking bootloader will be necessary.
Thank you k-kuchen and lost101 for jour help. Indeed my pre flash validation failed problem came from the fact that I tried to flash 4.4.2 firmware although my phone was updated to 4.4.4. As a consequence, I recover from soft brick while flashing the right firmware with mfastboot method.
Hi Guys,
I just received the XT1033 Lollipop notification and clicked upgrade.... Unfortunately the upgrade failed and I suspect perhaps that's because I have clockworkmod installed instead of the stock recovery?
Where do I go from here? How do I get my phone so the upgrade installs successfully?
I'm in New Zealand if that matters. Not sure if you get a different OTA update per country?
Also note, the phone is still working fine (ie not bricked or anything), just the upgrade is failing to install
Flash a stock ROM or gpe and upgrade from there.
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Which ROM, does it matter?
I keep seeing stock roms for Brazil/India/Asia, but I live in NZ so I'm not sure what to install. There doesn't seem to be any NZ roms
Plus none of the links in "how to restore to stock" tutorials and faq's seem to work anymore
Can you point me in the right direction please?
You can still install official lollipop if your phone has bootloader unlocked and custom recovery but I would suggest starting from scratch. If you bought phone from anywhere in Asia then flash stock asian KitKat ROM and if you bought it from Brazil then flash stock Brazilian KitKat rom. After that you can update your phone to official lollipop.
PS- there is no NZ ROMs for xt1033. Only Asian and Brazilian. It depends on the region from where you buy the phone, not where you live.
I bought it in NZ...
Aha! I found in the phone settings it says 210.12.40.falcon_umtsds.AsiaRetail.en.03
Asia rom it is then, I'll go try it out
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I bought it in NZ...
Aha! I found in the phone settings it says 210.12.40.falcon_umtsds.AsiaRetail.en.03
Asia rom it is then, I'll go try it out
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Good Luck
You should not need to unlock bootloader to flash the fastboot firmware image.
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You should not need to unlock bootloader to flash the fastboot firmware image.
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he has cwm.that means unlocked bootloader.
Flash 5.0.2 firmware.no need to revert to 4.4.4 or use ota since lollipop flashable imge now available for xt1033 asia retail.
After many soft bricks I ended up in stock 4.4.4 US retail. Although I did upgrade Motorola Update, it says there's no new system software (5.0).
How do I upgrade from 4.4.4 US retail (stock) to 5.0? Is there an OTA file for US? I already searched everywhere, but can't seem to find it.
I could also go to 4.4.4 stock Brasil or Argentina and then apply the OTA, but right now my phone only boots if I install a firmware via recovery (ZIP file), not flashing it with fastboot. And I couldn't find installable ZIP files for 4.4.4 stock Brasil or Argentina.
I'm not sure if you could get the ota update officially (as in the new software available thing).
You could try out the 5.0.2 version from some other reason or you could check out some custom ROM.
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If your phone works on 4.4.4 Retail, it will probably work with Telus 4.4.4. I had GPE 4.4 on my xt1032 8 GB, flashed back to retail 4.4.4, then flashed to Telus 4.4.4, updated Moto apps, got the Telus OTA update to 5.02.
So where can I get this Telus 4.4.4 firmware? Is it flashable from recovery (ZIP)? Remember fastboot flashes don't work since the first time I softbricked my phone.
santiagoroza said:
So where can I get this Telus 4.4.4 firmware? Is it flashable from recovery (ZIP)? Remember fastboot flashes don't work since the first time I softbricked my phone.
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When you boot your phone into fastboot and you type "fasboot devices", it doesn't return you phone's serial number?
I don't think there is a Lollipop OTA for USA retail yet.
santiagoroza said:
After many soft bricks I ended up in stock 4.4.4 US retail. Although I did upgrade Motorola Update, it says there's no new system software (5.0).
How do I upgrade from 4.4.4 US retail (stock) to 5.0? Is there an OTA file for US? I already searched everywhere, but can't seem to find it.
I could also go to 4.4.4 stock Brasil or Argentina and then apply the OTA, but right now my phone only boots if I install a firmware via recovery (ZIP file), not flashing it with fastboot. And I couldn't find installable ZIP files for 4.4.4 stock Brasil or Argentina.
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Android 5.0 USA Retail is not officially released. I would suggest audit13's method.
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When you boot your phone into fastboot and you type "fasboot devices", it doesn't return you phone's serial number?.
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Fastboot does work. It flashes the firmware with no errors, but the phone won't boot afterwards. I don't know why, but it happens since I first softbricked my phone.
I used to have Retail USA 4.4.4 on my Telus xt1032.
If you really want 5.02, you could try flashing the stock Telus 4.4.4, update motorola apps, and install the 5.02 OTA update.
I have a Moto G 2013 with a unlocked bootloader. German Retail and the Android Version was 5.0.2. I hate the look of lollipop. Because of this reason i flashed the 4.4.2 KitKat version via fastboot. After flashing I stucked at the "Unlocking Bootloader Screen". Then i read in many forums, that you can't downgrade because the bootloader versions are differnt. Now I installed TWRP via fastboot and right now i am using cm12.1. While i am wipping this device the recovery says that he can't mount system and other partitions. After searching the Lollipop Stock Rom i flashed the Lollipop version and the same problem. I would return to Stock Rom.
Thanks for all answers
Hello i have Motorola Moto G LTE XT1045 US AT&T ( Unlocked Network WorldWide )
i want to update firmware but.........
it has 4.4.4 stock firmware
i never touch it i always use it for calls or wifi
when i go system update it says that device has last version system but it has support for 5.1.1 official lollipop
now i want to update it manually
i need install Official stock ROM manually can u help me? please i need full tutorial
it does not have unlocked bootloader and is not rooted
have stock recovery too pleasee
You need to flash a custom recovery.Need to flash the TWRP 2.8.7.0 version and after flash manually the Lollipop stock Rom that is available here.I am giving you a optimized that is bloatware free but the choice is yours!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=14229
I don't think that the at&t model allows bootloader unlocking. If you can't unlock it, then you're stuck on 4.4.4 until they release it for that variant, which hasn't happened yet.