Guys help me Ibricked my moto g .Here is what i did
I have a XT1033 on stock lollipop with unlocked bootloader. So i first flashed cwm using fastboot, booted fine in recovery and back to system.
Then i again entered fastboot mode and flashed TWRP 2.8.5 for XT1032(There was no specific for xt1033). Booted fine into recovery , took a backup of entire rom .It was fine till now. Then when i booted into system the phone was stuck at boot logo. It kept on restarting again and again and when i entered fastboot mode to enter into recovery the recovery partition was also corrupted and it was stuck at teamwin logo.
but the bad things didnt end here.When i flashed stock firmware using fastboot the system sparsechunk files falshed with an error "FILE IS TOO LARGE". I tried both 4.4.4 and 5.0.2 but its still stuck at bootlogo.
PLEASE HELP ME DEVS
here u go
Happened with me once
Follow this:
1.Flash gpe 4.4.2 firmware( u may have xt1033 but still flash it)
2.Don't update the gpe to 4.4.4 or ur device will hardbrick(don't cry afterwards)
3.flash asian 5.0.2 firmware from fastboot
4.enjoy!
is it safe to flash gpe 4.4.2 over over 5.0.2
And if i flash it am i supposed to flash it with or without gpt.bin and motoboot.img
and also while flashing asian 5.0.2 are these two commands needed to be flashed.
srisurya95 said:
Happened with me once
Follow this:
1.Flash gpe 4.4.2 firmware( u may have xt1033 but still flash it)
2.Don't update the gpe to 4.4.4 or ur device will hardbrick(don't cry afterwards)
3.flash asian 5.0.2 firmware from fastboot
4.enjoy!
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is it safe to flash gpe 4.4.2 over asian 5.0.2(because flashing a gpe rom changes partitions on the device)
And if i flash it am i supposed to flash it with or without gpt.bin and motoboot.img and after flashing gpe 4.4.2 do i need to boot into OS or i need to directly flash 5.0.2 over it
and also while flashing asian 5.0.2 are these two commands needed to be flashed.
please reply
thanks
PS: Can you provide me the link to gpe 4.4.2 firmware and the fastboot commands i am not able to find them
sjandroiddeveloper said:
is it safe to flash gpe 4.4.2 over asian 5.0.2(because flashing a gpe rom changes partitions on the device)
And if i flash it am i supposed to flash it with or without gpt.bin and motoboot.img and after flashing gpe 4.4.2 do i need to boot into OS or i need to directly flash 5.0.2 over it
and also while flashing asian 5.0.2 are these two commands needed to be flashed.
EDIT:- after flashing,boot into OS
please reply
thanks
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Flashing fastboot files will never hard brick the device...just don't play with OTA's
and yes while flashing 4.4.2 skip gpt and motoboot and while flashing asian 5.0.2 no need of skipping
srisurya95 said:
Flashing fastboot files will never hard brick the device...just don't play with OTA's
and yes while flashing 4.4.2 skip gpt and motoboot and while flashing asian 5.0.2 no need of skipping
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sorry but you didnt answer all my questions-
1 will flashing gpe 4.4.2 change partitions on device which will result in errors while flashing asian 5.0.2 over it
2 do i need to boot after flashing 4.4.2 gpe
and please provide the link for gpe 4.4.2 with fastboot commands because they are different from stock motoroms
sjandroiddeveloper said:
sorry but you didnt answer all my questions-
1 will flashing gpe 4.4.2 change partitions on device which will result in errors while flashing asian 5.0.2 over it
2 do i need to boot after flashing 4.4.2 gpe
and please provide the link for gpe 4.4.2 with fastboot commands because they are different from stock motoroms
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yes u have to boot
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I have XT1031 with unlocked boot loader and twrp. I tried flashing cm11 M5, C-Rom and AOSPA but the phone went to a bootloop always. I have rooted my phone. I also tried flashing with cwm philz.
Also a month ago I flashed CM11 but after that I switched to stock and on flashing now bootloop occurs
I did factory reset every time and wiped cache.
Please help
The same thing happens to me, can you send the safety copy?, I need It urgently, my telephone has remained unusable and the last option is to restore a backup with the original rom.
Please
Falcon G said:
I have XT1031 with unlocked boot loader and twrp. I tried flashing cm11 M5, C-Rom and AOSPA but the phone went to a bootloop always. I have rooted my phone. I also tried flashing with cwm philz.
Also a month ago I flashed CM11 but after that I switched to stock and on flashing now bootloop occurs
I did factory reset every time and wiped cache.
Please help
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I do not know if my guide will work with XT1031, but you can try converting to GPE and after flashing those roms. For XT1033 this is the procedure. As XT1031 is CDMA, it is better having a backup of your stock rom and skipping the fastboot flash fsg fsg.img and modem parts.
thelegendofzeth said:
I do not know if my guide will work with XT1031, but you can try converting to GPE and after flashing those roms. For XT1033 this is the procedure. As XT1031 is CDMA, it is better having a backup of your stock rom and skipping the fastboot flash fsg fsg.img and modem parts.
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Thanks For the reply. I tried but the GPE image does not work on CDMA version
This is usually caused by having the wrong or corrupt boot.img Try installing the stock image using one of the guides in this forum. Cheers.
thelegendofzeth said:
I do not know if my guide will work with XT1031, but you can try converting to GPE and after flashing those roms. For XT1033 this is the procedure. As XT1031 is CDMA, it is better having a backup of your stock rom and skipping the fastboot flash fsg fsg.img and modem parts.
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Hi I was able to make GPE flash in my phone with the help of a nandroid backup. However it shows encryption when I start it. Can you tell me how to just change the partition to ex4 and then use the nandroid backup
Falcon G said:
Hi I was able to make GPE flash in my phone with the help of a nandroid backup. However it shows encryption when I start it. Can you tell me how to just change the partition to ex4 and then use the nandroid backup
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PhilZ Touch Recovery has a f2fs to ext4 option.
Wipe and Format Options > Custom Format Options
I've attached the gpt.bin from the 4.4.4 GPE firmware image, flashing it via fastboot should also make the userdata partition ext4, allowing you to boot. Also make sure you flash the GPE kernel here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649763
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
lost101 said:
PhilZ Touch Recovery has a f2fs to ext4 option.
Wipe and Format Options > Custom Format Options
I've attached the gpt.bin from the 4.4.4 GPE firmware image, flashing it via fastboot should also make the userdata partition ext4, allowing you to boot. Also make sure you flash the GPE kernel here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649763
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
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I think this messed up my device now I cannot flash my original partition as it says downgrade faliure. Please suggest something
The error on bootloader while flashing the gpt is version downgrade for primary_gpt
Here are some 4.4.2 XT1031 firmware images. Try flashing them in fastboot - guide if needed.
XT1031 4.4.2 Boost US
http://www.filefactory.com/file/2krak4mqeqpp/ACG_XT1031_4.4.2_KXB20.9-1.10-1.43_CFC_1FF.xml.zip
http://www.filefactory.com/file/2clysykpzh85/USC_XT1031_4.4.2_KXB20.9-1.10-1.9_CFC_1FF.xml.zip
lost101 said:
Here are some 4.4.2 XT1031 firmware images. Try flashing them in fastboot - guide if needed.
XT1031 4.4.2 Boost US
http://www.filefactory.com/file/2krak4mqeqpp/ACG_XT1031_4.4.2_KXB20.9-1.10-1.43_CFC_1FF.xml.zip
http://www.filefactory.com/file/2clysykpzh85/USC_XT1031_4.4.2_KXB20.9-1.10-1.9_CFC_1FF.xml.zip
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Hey it didn't work but can you give me the gpt file from 4.4.4 UK firmware. I'm sorry but I cannot download the whole firmware as my speed is really slow
Here is the one from the Retail EU firmware which is the same.
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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Skype: charles.lemaire9
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
k-kuchen said:
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.
SOLVED! SEE HERE!
So, I softbrick my XT1033 while I trying to upgrade from Motorola 5.0 to 5.0.1. After I tried many ways to solve the softbrick, the only solution was revert to 4.4.4 GPE and upgrade to 5.0.1 GPE.
So, please all understand that I did not want to install GPE (I already knew that I will lose dual sim on GPE), but was the only way to solve the softbrick.
But, I really don't like the GPE, and prefer the stock motorola rom for tons of reasons, but the main is the dual sim function and the camera/gallery apps.
So, my question is: Is there a way to return back from 5.0.1 GPE to stock 5.0.1?
Thanks!
Yes!
Try reading this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/help/xt1032-bricked-please-help-t2980601
Probably, you'll need to flash a new gpt.bin file. Once it's been done, you can flash the others files.
Cheers!
Ok... it works... but was a hard work to do...
1 - Downgrade from 5.0.1 GPE to 4.4.4 GPE(using fastboot, but without flashing gpt.bin and motoboot.img)
2 - Reboot into bootloader and reflash 4.4.4 GPE (now flashing gpt and motoboot)
3 - Reboot into bootloader and flash 4.4.4 Stock (flashing gpt and motoboot too). Start phone.
4 - Reboot into recovery and flash 5.0 Stock (adb sideload). Start phone, put 5.0.1 Stock update zip into internal memory.
5 - Reboot into recovery and flash 5.0.1 stock.
I had to download 6 differents roms and others files to solve this problem (about 2,2GB downloaded)...
And, WOW, now all is fine...
JAJAJAJA
Me too, brother. I had to download 4 or 5 different roms to make it run properly.
But, at least, I'm now running the 5.0.1!
Cheers!
danilocps87 said:
Ok... it works... but was a hard work to do...
1 - Downgrade from 5.0.1 GPE to 4.4.4 GPE(using fastboot, but without flashing gpt.bin and motoboot.img)
2 - Reboot into bootloader and reflash 4.4.4 GPE (now flashing gpt and motoboot)
3 - Reboot into bootloader and flash 4.4.4 Stock (flashing gpt and motoboot too). Start phone.
4 - Reboot into recovery and flash 5.0 Stock (adb sideload). Start phone, put 5.0.1 Stock update zip into internal memory.
5 - Reboot into recovery and flash 5.0.1 stock.
I had to download 6 differents roms and others files to solve this problem (about 2,2GB downloaded)...
And, WOW, now all is fine...
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Hey mate, do you think the same process works in a xt1032 but with the corrects files?, thanks a lot
danilocps87 said:
Ok... it works... but was a hard work to do...
1 - Downgrade from 5.0.1 GPE to 4.4.4 GPE(using fastboot, but without flashing gpt.bin and motoboot.img)
2 - Reboot into bootloader and reflash 4.4.4 GPE (now flashing gpt and motoboot)
3 - Reboot into bootloader and flash 4.4.4 Stock (flashing gpt and motoboot too). Start phone.
4 - Reboot into recovery and flash 5.0 Stock (adb sideload). Start phone, put 5.0.1 Stock update zip into internal memory.
5 - Reboot into recovery and flash 5.0.1 stock.
I had to download 6 differents roms and others files to solve this problem (about 2,2GB downloaded)...
And, WOW, now all is fine...
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Does step 2 downgrade the bootloader from 41.18 to 41.13?
Yeah Did some one with 41.18 bootloader tries this solution?
We cant go back to 41.13 bootloader...
I tried to downgrade my moto g from GPE (converted it) to stock rom like it was before, and now it is stuck on bootloader screen with the "warning bootloader unlocked..." sign. Every rom I try to install has now the same problem, even the GPE rom. What should i do now?
GiorgosCyprus said:
I tried to downgrade my moto g from GPE (converted it) to stock rom like it was before, and now it is stuck on bootloader screen with the "warning bootloader unlocked..." sign. Every rom I try to install has now the same problem, even the GPE rom. What should i do now?
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Are you on the 41.18 bootloader? If you are, don't flash the motoboot.img file as you can't downgrade the Lollipop bootloader (41.18).
Did you flash all img files including gpt?
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Are you on the 41.18 bootloader? If you are, don't flash the motoboot.img file as you can't downgrade the Lollipop bootloader (41.18).
Did you flash all img files including gpt?
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yes i flashed all img files including gpt
GiorgosCyprus said:
yes i flashed all img files including gpt
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Try flashing the 5.0.2 fastboot firmware image for your model:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58534609&postcount=519
Try re-installing GPE 4.4.4 using fastboot and then install stock 4.4.4 using fastboot.
Hi, i've been reading a lot of posts explaining how to do "GPE LP to KK", and other things, but i want to know if i can flash the BR 5.0.2 firmware image directly above my 5.0.1 GPE without any problems. Thanks in advance
If you manually flash the stock BR 5.02 to each partition using fastboot commands, you should be fine. Every file will flash except for the motoboot file. I say this because I was able to flash stock Telus 4.4.4 on an xt1032 that I converted to the GPE edition.
So doesn't matter if motoboot refuse to flash, because GPE and Stock LP have the same included, right?
For me, stock 4.4.4 and stock 5.02 both worked on my xt1032 with bootloader 41.18.
Even if you tried to flash an older bootloader, it would fail the validation check.
Ok finally i managed to downgrade to EU retail 4.4.4 and then OTA to 5.0.2. All the process was great. Thank you for your help [emoji4]