Hello everybody i have a moto g XT1032 16 gb, bought on amazon. after unlocking bootloader and rooting my device, i used a guide on youtube (Convert Moto G (XT1032) to a Google Play Edition) to try the gp edition .... i updated to kitkat 4.4.4 and after that i received the update to lollipop 5.0.1, i updated it but now my device is stuck on bootloop
please someone help me!!
Can you give us more details?
Like if this is really a bootloop (in wich you would see that white image with an exclamation mark for a loooong time) or if you just can't switch your phone on?
I've read about it and, in a situation like yours, the phone usually bricks...
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When it happened to me, I did the following:
Download and execute the .bat of this topic after installing the phone drivers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/guide-xt1033-downgrade-lollipop-5-0-to-t2969729
After this, my phone went to the GPE but it could not flash an stock rom. Than, I did this:
forum.xda-developers.com/ moto-g/general/guide-moto-g-xt1033-android-5-0-lollipop-t2979623
Follow this steps exactly the way its written and it should work.
BobDiaz said:
Can you give us more details?
Like if this is really a bootloop (in wich you would see that white image with an exclamation mark for a loooong time) or if you just can't switch your phone on?
I've read about it and, in a situation like yours, the phone usually bricks...
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Edit:
When it happened to me, I did the following:
Download and execute the .bat of this topic after installing the phone drivers.
forum. xda-developers. com/ moto-g/general/ guide-xt1033-downgrade-lollipop-5-0-to-t2969729
After this, my phone went to the GPE but it could not flash an stock rom. Than, I did this:
forum. xda-developers. com/ moto-g/general/guide-moto-g-xt1033-android-5-0-lollipop-t2979623
Follow this steps exactly the way its written and it should work.
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Thanks for your reply, basically is stuck on the boot with the google logo and a lock unlocked that i think it's for the unlocked bootloader..And when I power off the device by pressing for a long time the power button, after 2/3 seconds it reboot automatically....
now i'll try with the guides you gave me! I hope it will works
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Edit: I did execute the .bat file and it did work! Thank you so much! now,i can't understand the second link you gave me... do i have to do that process' or it's fine like this? and now if I download the lollipop update, am i supposed to have the same problem?
stechiocca said:
Edit: I did execute the .bat file and it did work! Thank you so much! now,i can't understand the second link you gave me... do i have to do that process' or it's fine like this? and now if I download the lollipop update, am i supposed to have the same problem?
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When you say "it work", did you mean that you can boot normally or that you can flash any rom that you wish? Or you didn't try that? The second link helped me because I couldn't flash any rom except GPE's (the partition table of these are different). If you wish to revert to your stock rom, you'll need to do as the second tutorial said.
I am now with an 5.0.1 Lollipop running well.
Please, give-me a feedback of your situation.
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BobDiaz said:
When you say "it work", did you mean that you can boot normally or that you can flash any rom that you wish? Or you didn't try that? The second link helped me because I couldn't flash any rom except GPE's (the partition table of these are different). If you wish to revert to your stock rom, you'll need to do as the second tutorial said.
I am now with an 5.0.1 Lollipop running well.
Please, give-me a feedback of your situation.
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So, first of all, now I can only boot normally and use it as gpe 4.4.4... This morning I received the lollipo 5.0.1 update, I did it but when it was at half of the installation, it stopped and there was the little android with an "ERROR" message.. if you want I can attach a photo with the error, so you may know how to solve (I did it when I had the stock recovery)... Now I tried to flash a ROM, so I put the CWM and rebooted into recovery, but when I tried ti install zip from SD card it said me "error: can't mount /sdcard" (I had this problem already when I used the guide to convert into gpe) So now what I have to do? I would like to try Lollipop, and I would like also to be able to flash any rom whenever I want!
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Edit: I just attached a photo of the problem so may be you can understand what happens!
stechiocca said:
So, first of all, now I can only boot normally and use it as gpe 4.4.4... This morning I received the lollipo 5.0.1 update, I did it but when it was at half of the installation, it stopped and there was the little android with an "ERROR" message.. if you want I can attach a photo with the error, so you may know how to solve (I did it when I had the stock recovery)... Now I tried to flash a ROM, so I put the CWM and rebooted into recovery, but when I tried ti install zip from SD card it said me "error: can't mount /sdcard" (I had this problem already when I used the guide to convert into gpe) So now what I have to do? I would like to try Lollipop, and I would like also to be able to flash any rom whenever I want!
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Edit: I just attached a photo of the problem so may be you can understand what happens!
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So, like I said above... Just follow the second link.
The first one give you a temporary solution. It main objective is restore the capacity of mounting the partitions and booting into /system.
The second one open your horizons again, letting you decide which rom you will install. Just follow this and you'll can feel the sweetness of the Lollipop!
DO NOT try to install ANY actualizations over the TEMPORARY GPE edition. If you want do go back to GPE, do the second tutorial before.
Gimme your feedback and click ThankYou if it was usefull!
Nice wood bench, by the way.
:good:
BobDiaz said:
So, like I said above... Just follow the second link.
The first one give you a temporary solution. It main objective is restore the capacity of mounting the partitions and booting into /system.
The second one open your horizons again, letting you decide which rom you will install. Just follow this and you'll can feel the sweetness of the Lollipop!
DO NOT try to install ANY actualizations over the TEMPORARY GPE edition. If you want do go back to GPE, do the second tutorial before.
Gimme your feedback and click ThankYou if it was usefull!
Nice wood bench, by the way.
:good:
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Ok i'm downloading the necessary files ... just two last questions before I do this, cause i'll wait for your answer before starting doing everything... 1) Will I lose all userdata? obviously I'm going to backup my data but ... am I going to lose my file and data?
2) will it work even if my original software was Retail DE?
and finally, thank you for the help, I'm going to click thank you even if it doesn't work (hope not obviously ), cause you were very helpful
I've got the same problem after trying to convert my Moto G to Google Play Edition (worked fine up to 4.4.4), then I wanted to install Android 5.0.1 OTA and ended in the Reboot Loop.
I followed the first link and was able to get 4.4.4 working again. Then I tried to continue with the second link to get the chance to update later on 5.0.1, but everytime I wanted to run the command "mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0" my Moto G in Fastboot alerts "File Size too large". Is there a way to get an 4.4.4 which enables me OTA Update to 5.0.1?
stechiocca said:
Ok i'm downloading the necessary files ... just two last questions before I do this, cause i'll wait for your answer before starting doing everything... 1) Will I lose all userdata? obviously I'm going to backup my data but ... am I going to lose my file and data?
2) will it work even if my original software was Retail DE?
and finally, thank you for the help, I'm going to click thank you even if it doesn't work (hope not obviously ), cause you were very helpful
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Wel... The answers:
1) Yes. You'll loose all your user data. One of the steps during the installation of any room is erase all the cache partitions and the userdata. That way, you can prevent any compatibility issues.
2) You phone will "forget everything about it's past", and will "think" that it is Brazilian now. If you don't like it, try downloading an ADB compatible DE rom. But, in my opinion, the Lollipop is way better than the Kit Kat. Unless you need the Xposed Modules.
Cheers!
Merry Christmas! :laugh:
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redbull93 said:
I've got the same problem after trying to convert my Moto G to Google Play Edition (worked fine up to 4.4.4), then I wanted to install Android 5.0.1 OTA and ended in the Reboot Loop.
I followed the first link and was able to get 4.4.4 working again. Then I tried to continue with the second link to get the chance to update later on 5.0.1, but everytime I wanted to run the command "mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0" my Moto G in Fastboot alerts "File Size too large". Is there a way to get an 4.4.4 which enables me OTA Update to 5.0.1?
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Did you did everything like said in the tutorial? Well, if yes, I suggest trying to do as the first link before. That way, all the partition table will be in the correct place.
Give us a feedback!
Cheers!
@BobDiaz do you think i should also erase dalvik cache? because i do everything step by step but it does remain in bootloop with the google logo ....
Let me just understand:
Did you try the first tutorial again or you are in the second for the first time?
You ALWAYS need to erase your cache partitions. Doing a clean installation always prevent bugs and incompatibility issues.
I'll ask for photos again. Show me, if possible, the step-by-step; Or upload a video on youtube.
Cheers!
BobDiaz said:
Did you did everything like said in the tutorial? Well, if yes, I suggest trying to do as the first link before. That way, all the partition table will be in the correct place.
Give us a feedback!
Cheers!
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Thanks for your answer! I tried to do everything as described, the first tutorial worked fine. Then I wanted to flash the Brazilian kitkat image image with fastboot like described in the second tutorial. While flashing the phone dropped the error notice "Image File Size too Large" while flashing system.img_sparsechunk.0, system.img_sparsechunk.1 and system.img_sparsechunk.2. I was able to finish the further steps but after rebooting the bootloader the Moto G was back in Boot Loop.
Can I do the second part of this tutorial (transfering moto g brazilian update to the phone and apply the update from sd card) also with the image of the first tutorial? How does this work?
redbull93 said:
Thanks for your answer! I tried to do everything as described, the first tutorial worked fine. Then I wanted to flash the Brazilian kitkat image image with fastboot like described in the second tutorial. While flashing the phone dropped the error notice "Image File Size too Large" while flashing system.img_sparsechunk.0, system.img_sparsechunk.1 and system.img_sparsechunk.2. I was able to finish the further steps but after rebooting the bootloader the Moto G was back in Boot Loop.
Can I do the second part of this tutorial (transfering moto g brazilian update to the phone and apply the update from sd card) also with the image of the first tutorial? How does this work?
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Actually, you can't.
You can only apply UPDATES to the rom it was meant to be. You cannot apply an Lollipop Update made to an 4.4.4 Retail-BR to an GPE, even if it was an 4.4.4. It will bug the partition table, leading your device to bootloop.
If you've already tried to do as the second tutorial said more than one time, following all the steps, and it still is in bootloop, i recommend you to try searching for a alternative.
Give us the feedback anyway!
Cheers!
Here are some pictures of the error that occurs during flashing Kitkat 4.4.4 like it is described in the second tutorial.
Before, I launched the first tutorial and got a running 4.4.4 on my Moto G.
Image 1: State after entering "mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0"
Image 2: Feedback on the Windows console after entering "mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0"
Image 3: State after entering the last "flash system .. " command
redbull93 said:
Here are some pictures of the error that occurs during flashing Kitkat 4.4.4 like it is described in the second tutorial.
Before, I launched the first tutorial and got a running 4.4.4 on my Moto G.
Image 1: State after entering "mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0"
Image 2: Feedback on the Windows console after entering "mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0"
Image 3: State after entering the last "flash system .. " command
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You may need to flash gpt.bin from 4.4.4 (it is in the 4.4.4 flashable). This will create a new correctly sized partition table.
Also, make sure you are using the mfastboot to flash (a.k.a motorola fastboot) and not the Google fastboot.
This is probably a partition table error.
Give us the feedback!
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I've seen this in other topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/guide-restore-moto-firmware-gpe-t2914884
BobDiaz said:
You may need to flash gpt.bin from 4.4.4 (it is in the 4.4.4 flashable). This will create a new correctly sized partition table.
Also, make sure you are using the mfastboot to flash (a.k.a motorola fastboot) and not the Google fastboot.
This is probably a partition table error.
Give us the feedback!
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I've seen this in other topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/guide-restore-moto-firmware-gpe-t2914884
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I can't find the gpt.bin file, probably this is why i'm getting "image is too large" error... can you please explain to where i can find it??
stechiocca said:
I can't find the gpt.bin file, probably this is why i'm getting "image is too large" error... can you please explain to where i can find it??
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I could not upload here in XDA the gpt.bin that I've used.
Try catching the one that comes with any ADB flashable rom (it is called "gpt.bin").
Try the stock from your country.
BobDiaz said:
I could not upload here in XDA the gpt.bin that I've used.
Try catching the one that comes with any ADB flashable rom (it is called "gpt.bin").
Try the stock from your country.
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hey, how are you? i'm really happy because it finally worked! I just had to "mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin" to make it works and i didn't get the "image is too large" problem... now i'll do the second part of the second guide hope it will work!! thank you a lot @BobDiaz
Excellent.
Try the other tutorial and tell me how did it go.
@BobDiaz Now i'm currently running correctly lollipop 5.0 brazil en BR, am i able to install a custom recovery and flash any rom whenever i want?
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Please note: I know there are other guides here on XDA but none worked for me, so I'm writing this to help other stuck people.
Disclaimer: I tested this on my XT1032, I don't know if or how it will work on other variants. Following this guide you'll lose all data on your phone, make sure to backup important stuff. I'm not responsible for what you do to your phone following this guide (anyway if you're here probably you have not much to lose...)
Introduction
What happened: a couple of weeks ago I wanted to try GPE rom on my XT1032, so I flashed the appropriate rom for my device (4.4.3 KOT49H.M004) and then applied OTA (4.4.3 KOT49H.M004 to 4.4.4 KTU84P.M003). Today I decided to go back to stock, so I rebooted in bootloader mode and tried to flash stock 4.4.3.
Result: a bunch of fastboot errors, ranging from "wrong size partitions", to "preflash validation failed", to ... well I don't remember all of them, as I said they were a lot..
Then I tried older versions, I tried to reflash 4.4.3 GPE, I tried to follow guides, here on XDA and around the vast internet.. All with no luck. Until I found one and, long story short I did it. I'm back to stock 4.4.4 (flashed stock 4.4.3 and applied OTA)
I'm sharing this what I did to recover from the soft-brick, hoping to help someone. This guide is not a temporary workaround while waiting for full 4.4.4 GPE image, this will fully restore your Moto G.
Let's start
- Make sure you have fastboot drivers installed (if you managed to soft-brick it you probably have them already installed, otherwise you can get them here)
- Download and extract this
- Reboot your phone in fastboot mode (keep Volume Down and Power buttons pressed for about 5 seconds then release the power button) and plug it to the PC
- Open the extracted folder and run "GPE_XT1032_KOT49H.M004_CFC.bat". Wait for it to finish (ignore errors, they're normal), then reboot to bootloader again (choose Normal powerup and keep pressed Volume Down until it boots to bootloader again)
- Download and extract this (mirror)
- Open the extracted folder and run THE FILE "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.bat" (poorly chosen filenames, I know)
- Wait for it to finish, then choose "Recovery" item in bootloader and let it reboot to recovery.
- Go to "mounts and storage" and select "format cache", confirm, then select "format /data and /data/media", confirm.
- Go back to main menu and select "wipe data/factory", confirm.
- Return to the folder and run the file "adb push a.zip sdcard a.zip.bat", let it finish (it will take a couple of minutes, the window will close itself when done).
- From recovery select "install zip", then "choose zip from sd card" and select "a.zip". Let it finish, then go back to main menu and choose "power options", then "reboot to bootloader"
- Download and extract this (mirror)
- Open the extracted folder and run "flashall.bat". You should see no error (I got an error while it was flashing recovery but this is not important, what you should notice is that all the errors you got before are gone). Let it finish, then give it some time to boot.
Enjoy
You're done. Now you should have a stock 4.4.2 retail EU moto g. At this point you can flash the rom you want (for example, I flashed the original retail de, since my phone is german) without getting errors
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More or less I followed this, but I wrote the exact steps I made, I fixed wrong commands and uploaded a more complete version for last file
i have the same problem... i am waiting for thoe missing files... and i will try to go back to stock
EDIT i can't download the filles from mega
and the first download is broken
bannab said:
i have the same problem... i am waiting for thoe missing files... and i will try to go back to stock
EDIT i can't download the filles from mega
and the first download is broken
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I fixed first link, I'm going to check the one from mega... If you find some other problems please let me know so I'll update
Edit: mega link is working. I suppose you're from Italy (me too), it's a DNS problem (mega has been blocked by AGCOM). you can follow this guide to change dns to google ones (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4). When you downloaded the file you can set them back to auto. If someone can suggest an alternative good host (and possibly a way to directly upload from mega (I have a veeeeery slow upload bandwidth) I'll appreciate
i have already tried that method but no luck..
bannab said:
i have already tried that method but no luck..
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Try with tor bundle.. It's a version of firefox modified for privacy and security purposes, you should be able to download from mega with it
Or this
nope
again lo luck for me.. flash of stock gives me always the same errors.. i think i will keep gpe with root... and wait for a camera with slow-mo..
bannab said:
again lo luck for me.. flash of stock gives me always the same errors.. i think i will keep gpe with root... and wait for a camera with slow-mo..
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Did you follow exactly the guide? Did you get errors while wiping or flashing a.zip from recovery?
flashing stock
maybe beacuse i have booted after flashing gpe... i needed to boot it beacuse adb gives me error (device not found)
so i will keep gpe
bannab said:
flashing stock
maybe beacuse i have booted after flashing gpe... i needed to boot it beacuse adb gives me error (device not found)
so i will keep gpe
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That is due to drivers.. OK, in case you do it again, check recovery messages to be sure it's doing its things
You saved my phone, thank you ! :victory:
JcruzV said:
You saved my phone, thank you ! :victory:
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You're welcome.. That little heart attack when you see it's not booting and it doesn't flash anything [emoji1]
It worked! Thank you.
doodoo28s said:
It worked! Thank you.
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Glad I helped
Thank's my Friend ! You have save my phone ! Thank youuuuuuu !!!!!!! <3
Hello.I tried to root my device with superboot and now my phone is not booting up,i tried to reboot but still the same,my screen stays black.Can this fix my phone? thnks
Nicolae-Daniel said:
Hello.I tried to root my device with superboot and now my phone is not booting up,i tried to reboot but still the same,my screen stays black.Can this fix my phone? thnks
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This is useful if you can't flash anything. If you can, you can just flash stock or custom ROM
i suceed come back to 4.4.2 stock!!! thank you!!!!
finally a fix
thanks for posting this fix and all the others involved. i'm on EU so now i have to get back to my regular 4.4.4 Google Play Edition. this is good till i can get that back. been trying for 2 weeks to unbrick this thing and now i have it. thanks again and to the member JcruzV who linked this post. and not to forget PhilZ. :good:
bootsie35 said:
thanks for posting this fix and all the others involved. i'm on EU so now i have to get back to my regular 4.4.4 Google Play Edition. this is good till i can get that back. been trying for 2 weeks to unbrick this thing and now i have it. thanks again and to the member JcruzV who linked this post. and not to forget PhilZ. :good:
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Didn't know this was linked in other threads
I hope this will be sticked or something, to avoid being forgotten in a couple of months. When I was searching how to unbrick I read of people who gave up and bought a replacement, wasting money when fortunately there is a solution
It did work!
I used Linux, so had to change a few things in the command files.
There are also two things:
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adb push a.zip /sdcard/a.zip - no apsce before the 2nd a.zip
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after the 3rd step recovery complains about "new ROM will overwrite recovery" - I have answered Yes.
I have got also another problem. Meanwhile I tried to recover my phone after the downgrade from 4.4.4 GPE to 4.4.2 Motorola ROM (before this thread), I have lost the IMEI... Currently it's still 0.
Anyone have an idea to recover this?
So i tried flashing the lollipop software to my moto g xt1032 (i am a noob at this) and i think i messed up my phone. It now wont go past the bootloader/fastboot screen. Before updating i was running android 4.4.2. When i initially boot up my phone it says version downgraded for boot, failed to validate boot image, fastboot reason: fall through from normal boot cycle i have tried to follow the many guides their are out there that work/i am too dumb to understand them. If anyone can please help me. If i did not give enough info please ask and i will try my best to give it to you.
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So i tried flashing the lollipop software to my moto g xt1032 (i am a noob at this) and i think i messed up my phone. It now wont go past the bootloader/fastboot screen. Before updating i was running android 4.4.2. When i initially boot up my phone it says version downgraded for boot, failed to validate boot image, fastboot reason: fall through from normal boot cycle i have tried to follow the many guides their are out there that work/i am too dumb to understand them. If anyone can please help me. If i did not give enough info please ask and i will try my best to give it to you.
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You need to flash android 5.0 factory image for boot, and system. Follow the regular fastboot procedures to flash the 5.0 firmware. Makr sure you don't downgrade back to kitkat once you flash lolipop or else YOU WILL END UP IN A HARDBRICK!!!!!
skyguy126 said:
You need to flash android 5.0 factory image for boot, and system. Follow the regular fastboot procedures to flash the 5.0 firmware. Makr sure you don't downgrade back to kitkat once you flash lolipop or else YOU WILL END UP IN A HARDBRICK!!!!!
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as i said i am a noob i am not really sure how to do that
skyguy126 said:
You need to flash android 5.0 factory image for boot, and system. Follow the regular fastboot procedures to flash the 5.0 firmware. Makr sure you don't downgrade back to kitkat once you flash lolipop or else YOU WILL END UP IN A HARDBRICK!!!!!
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i have been trying to flash 5 and when i go in to recovery and load the file through adb it goes for like 5 minutes then says installation aborted
austin66887 said:
i have been trying to flash 5 and when i go in to recovery and load the file through adb it goes for like 5 minutes then says installation aborted
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You need to flash using fastboot not adb. Look around the forum there are some great tutorials for a beginner.
skyguy126 said:
You need to flash using fastboot not adb. Look around the forum there are some great tutorials for a beginner.
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So I tried to flashing using fastboot and my device still wont load up
Were you trying to install GPE 5.0.1? Or the soak test for X1033?
austin66887 said:
So I tried to flashing using fastboot and my device still wont load up
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You need to flash all the partitions.
motorola actually agreed send me a new one despite what i did so all is good
I have a Moto G (XT1032) and it seems to be stuck somewhat in a bootloop. The reason I say this is because I can get into fastboot, go into recovery, and sometimes it will get to the "M" but nowhere past that. On a normal boot up, it will get to the "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED" screen (yes I have unlocked bootloader and rooted), and that's it. I believe this happened because I was trying to flash Android 5.0.1 to the device because it wasn't available yet. Thanks in advance for any help, and if you need more information just ask. The last thing I want to do is have to send it in.
HopperPlaysMC said:
I have a Moto G (XT1032) and it seems to be stuck somewhat in a bootloop. The reason I say this is because I can get into fastboot, go into recovery, and sometimes it will get to the "M" but nowhere past that. On a normal boot up, it will get to the "BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED" screen (yes I have unlocked bootloader and rooted), and that's it. I believe this happened because I was trying to flash Android 5.0.1 to the device because it wasn't available yet. Thanks in advance for any help, and if you need more information just ask. The last thing I want to do is have to send it in.
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What did it say when you tried installing 5.0? Have you tried clearing cache/dalvik?
dustcollector69 said:
What did it say when you tried installing 5.0? Have you tried clearing cache/dalvik?
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I have tried installing cache/dalvik, and when installing 5.0, it would have an issue installing because of updater-script. On my phone (in recovery mode sideloading from adb) it would say "Installation aborted"
HopperPlaysMC said:
I have tried installing cache/dalvik, and when installing 5.0, it would have an issue installing because of updater-script. On my phone (in recovery mode sideloading from adb) it would say "Installation aborted"
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Hmm, im not sure why it would say that.. Did you format system before flashing?If you don't mind losing data you could always reflash stock firmware through fastboot in the bootloader
dustcollector69 said:
Hmm, im not sure why it would say that.. Did you format system before flashing?If you don't mind losing data you could always reflash stock firmware through fastboot in the bootloader
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I formatted before installing. I know it's problem with my phone because the Android 5 is for GPE and I have a falcon version Moto G. I know there is a way to bypass it though. I don't mind losing data either as I had to anyway to unlock the bootloader.
I'm also going to try sideloading 5.0 again after clearing dalvik/cache again.
HopperPlaysMC said:
I formatted before installing. I know it's problem with my phone because the Android 5 is for GPE and I have a falcon version Moto G. I know there is a way to bypass it though. I don't mind losing data either as I had to anyway to unlock the bootloader.
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oh, if your device isnt converted to a GPE edition then that is probably why because it uses different filesystems. follow this guide to restore your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
dustcollector69 said:
oh, if your device isnt converted to a GPE edition then that is probably why because it uses different filesystems. follow this guide to restore your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
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Will give it a try, but if not I will tell you what I see after trying to sideload to 5.
dustcollector69 said:
oh, if your device isnt converted to a GPE edition then that is probably why because it uses different filesystems. follow this guide to restore your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
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Got GPE 4.4.4 running, I shall now try 5.0.1
dustcollector69 said:
oh, if your device isnt converted to a GPE edition then that is probably why because it uses different filesystems. follow this guide to restore your firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
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Ok, so at least my phone is working, but I can't sideload 5 onto my device. Here is what I see on the phone after the CMD reaches 100%:
Code:
Restarting adbd...
status 0
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /tmp/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
If you can help me with this, I would be grateful.
HopperPlaysMC said:
Ok, so at least my phone is working, but I can't sideload 5 onto my device. Here is what I see on the phone after the CMD reaches 100%:
Code:
Restarting adbd...
status 0
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /tmp/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
If you can help me with this, I would be grateful.
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thats good you at least got your phone working, can you send me the link to the zip your trying to install? are you sure its not corrupted?
probably its corrupted, try download the ota from settings menu and tell us
esd316 said:
probably its corrupted, try download the ota from settings menu and tell us
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OTA isn't showing up, but it may be corrupted
dustcollector69 said:
thats good you at least got your phone working, can you send me the link to the zip your trying to install? are you sure its not corrupted?
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Here's the link: goo.gl/zDJG9q (That'll directly download it)
HopperPlaysMC said:
Here's the link: goo.gl/zDJG9q (That'll directly download it)
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im downloading now, will check it out in a bit
why dont you flash one of these zips instead and through a custom recovery though?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-lollipop-rom-t3017510
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im downloading now, will check it out in a bit
why dont you flash one of these zips instead and through a custom recovery though?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-lollipop-rom-t3017510
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I have clockwork recovery, I will attempt to flash one of those later.
All of the ROMs for my phone on http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-lollipop-rom-t3017510 are Brazilian.
Yep flash a stock rom for xt1032 (try a optimized) and that should work
esd316 said:
Yep flash a stock rom for xt1032 (try a optimized) and that should work
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Can you link me one? Or do i just do a Brazilian one?
Tried installing the Brazilian one and... my phone is messed up again and I have no idea how I fixed it. Help again?
The phone is a normal first gen moto g 8gb which i tried to turn into a gpe phone to get lollipop but failed....
This is the boot loop: http://i.imgur.com/LXHY7D3.jpg
Lucky i can still get into fastboot: http://i.imgur.com/869jRVD.jpg
And recovery is: http://i.imgur.com/CV0QuOw.jpg
i have the right software and firmware i need to flash i just can't get into adb mode something is wrong with recovery.. i guess..
To fix the issue, I recommend using fastboot commands to flash a stock 4.4.4 ROM and then check for 5.02 OTA updates for the stock ROM.
Awesome idea any decent guides on here for this? My searches fail
Flashing stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
Possible source for ROM: http://www.filefactory.com/folder/c6cdedc45a775d27/?sort=filename&order=ASC&show=100&page=1
audit13 said:
Flashing stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
Possible source for ROM: http://www.filefactory.com/folder/c6cdedc45a775d27/?sort=filename&order=ASC&show=100&page=1
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should i use:
XT1032_RETAIL-EU_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_36_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml
or
XT1032_RETAIL-GB_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_36_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml
i'm in England (so both eu and gb apply) so really not sure which.... i guess i'll try gb first
You could try either one if they are made for the xt1032 you have.
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You could try either one if they are made for the xt1032 you have.
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I chose 'gb' and excellent i'm now on a working firmware for the first time in a month+ so i thank you for that i really do
next problem is it's 4.4.4 and not lollipop and says it's 'up to date' when i check for an update boo.. how do i get lollipop?
Did you log into the Play store and update all Motorola apps, particulary Motorola Update services? You must be unrooted and running stock recovery in order for the update to install.
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Did you log into the Play store and update all Motorola apps, particulary Motorola Update services? You must be unrooted and running stock recovery in order for the update to install.
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no i did not... doing that now :fingers-crossed::good:
audit13 said:
Did you log into the Play store and update all Motorola apps, particulary Motorola Update services? You must be unrooted and running stock recovery in order for the update to install.
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i sure did i had stock recovery and logged into my Google account and updated ALL apps in the play store and rebooted a couple time but still no update when i checked
i then manually searched for 'Motorola Update services' and it guess what? it needs an update yet it's not in the 'my apps' list in the play store? odd.. but anyway i updated it... then tried a manual update and boom 5.02
let see if it all installs ok.. is there any xposed for lollipop/art yet? even alpha/beta/etc?
Everything worked perfectly thank you
http://i.imgur.com/qGnVRmj.jpg
one last problem it seems no mater what recovery i install it just causes 'wavy lines on the screen' :/
my phone: http://i.imgur.com/fHs9rrD.jpg
The lines are due to the custom recovery not fully supporting the lollipop bootloader. Keep checking the recovery thread for updates.
The lines should not appear with stock recovery.
Sorry to be a pain but do you have links to both? I'm on mobile atm
Sorry, I don't have a link for the stock recovery.
Here's a link for TWRP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/recovery-twrp-2-8-2-0-touch-recovery-t2980621
Link for Philz Touch Recovery: https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/falcon/
I got it working then i broke it again
I got everything setup and played with lollipop extensively and really liked it although 'over the hood' very little has changed (mostly the notification panel)
I then decided I'd try to install the xposed alpha and boom dead phone :/
No big deal i thought I'll just do the same 4.4.4 install i originally did via fastboot but now I'm stuck at a boot loop
I think the flash memory is corrupted
Fastboot and custom recovery if course still work but when i try to do simple things like clear cache/dalvik i get file system errors like crazy: http://imgur.com/a/wc75k
Any ideas what i can do next?
Edit: added pics
Sorry. Maybe it's brick.
Fastboot commands don't work to re-install stock 4.4.4?
Maybe u fixed it already but here is a guide to repair ur phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219 worked for me too.
Hi Everyone!
Because of having issues i can´t fix on my OnePlus, i´m finally asking for some professional help here, as it´s getting more and more complicated and i don´t want to ruin my phone.
What was my plan?
Installing CM11S 44S on my OPO, which had the 05Q Version as factory setting.
Also i wanted to install a franco kernel.
I hoped, if i do both steps successfully, my OPO will have a good battery life (44S seemed to be the most efficient version, according to some forums).
What did i do so far?
First i set up an adb backup for my data, but not for the OS. However, i installed SDK plus tools and drivers.
Next step was installing a new recovery, which is able to flash a new version of CM11S, so i set up TWRP with fastboot, which means my device is "unlocked" now.
Everything worked well so far, i also made an backup in TWRP.
The problem:
I wanted to reboot my OPO at some point and TWRP asked me for rooting my device. Accidentally i swiped over so it started rooting process, but i didn´t want to root it, so i immediately shut the device down.
By now TWRP recovery/fastboot is working, but my OS 05Q is lost and i can´t install a new ROM because im getting the Report:
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Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check; no MD5 file found
Error flashing zip /<path to .zip file>
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Can anyone help me to get 05Q back or the 44S with the franco kernel?
I know there might be some other threads that deal with similar problems, but actually none of them helped me so far. For example: do i need a fastboot image or signed flashable zips (which i have)? In which order do i install the kernel and the ROM?
Some Information:
I can access my device via fastboot and my OPO is also shown as a adb device on my MAC.
When starting in TWRP, i can also access the device in USB Mode, transfering files is also possible.
I´m not really competent with android modding or programming, so i will need some noob-friendly answers, but i bet you guys know how to help me out here.
Thank you very much for your help, i really don´t know what to do anymore.
EDIT:
I found out how to place a md5 file to the referring version, but it still sais: MD5 does not match.
I´m so done with it right now that i wish i had my OPO back as it was few days ago.
Well, i cant really help here as i have not face this problem but ur mistake was that u Immediately shut the device down the moment it was installing root. It may have corrupted the partitions of the phone and left it at that state, so maybe restoring the partitions of that section may help. Like i said im not knowledgeable about this
Agreed, you shouldn't have shut down the phone while it was modifying a partition. The root wouldn't have mattered anyway because you were about to overwrite the system partition by flashing a ROM. Go to my guide thread and look at section 8 to flash the stock images for the build you desire:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
Heisenberg said:
Agreed, you shouldn't have shut down the phone while it was modifying a partition. The root wouldn't have mattered anyway because you were about to overwrite the system partition by flashing a ROM. Go to my guide thread and look at section 8 to flash the stock images for the build you desire:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471
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Can i follow all these instructions altough im using a mac?
I will try it out today, hopefully this will fix the problem.
Thyrix said:
Can i follow all these instructions altough im using a mac?
I will try it out today, hopefully this will fix the problem.
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Yes you can still use fastboot on a Mac, but you'll need to Google how to set it up on a Mac first.
Heisenberg said:
Yes you can still use fastboot on a Mac, but you'll need to Google how to set it up on a Mac first.
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Alright, so fastboot is ready, but i need to know, if i will need one of those "unofficial stock rooted fashable zips" a fastboot image. or anything else? sorry to ask for
Can i trust an android version anyone rooted...?
Thyrix said:
Alright, so fastboot is ready, but i need to know, if i will need one of those "unofficial stock rooted fashable zips" a fastboot image. or anything else? sorry to ask for
Can i trust an android version anyone rooted...?
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You need the fastboot images.
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You need the fastboot images.
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Got stuck at step 2: It Terminal said error: cannot determine image filename for sbl1.mbn - although the name is correct and the file is in the correct folder :/
EDIT:
Fixed it, forgot to type sbl1 2 times, im sorry
And it worked, thank you sooooo much!!!