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[Q] Flashing bootloader locked Cricket Moto G/LTE to retail firmware

I want to flash my Cricket Moto G (xt1045) 4.4.4 to the retail 4.4.4 version for a few reasons. Mainly to get access to tethering and the chance that I will be able to update to Lollipop since my hope of cricket releasing the update is fading.
I've been searching around and cannot find a definite answer to this. Lots of people say it should work but I have yet to find anyone who successfully did so. Some say to flash all files but the bootloader and it should be good while others say being the official Motorola firmware everything will flash without a problem.
Has anyone took the plunge and tried it? I would, but I really don't want to be stuck with my Lumia 520 backup phone if I screw something up. Thanks!

macgi77 said:
I want to flash my Cricket Moto G (xt1045) 4.4.4 to the retail 4.4.4 version for a few reasons. Mainly to get access to tethering and the chance that I will be able to update to Lollipop since my hope of cricket releasing the update is fading.
I've been searching around and cannot find a definite answer to this. Lots of people say it should work but I have yet to find anyone who successfully did so. Some say to flash all files but the bootloader and it should be good while others say being the official Motorola firmware everything will flash without a problem.
Has anyone took the plunge and tried it? I would, but I really don't want to be stuck with my Lumia 520 backup phone if I screw something up. Thanks!
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Anyone? I found a link with instructions but I can't post it until I have 10 posts. If anyone wants to try it, search for "viraj's flash stock rom lock bootloader moto g"

macgi77 said:
Anyone? I found a link with instructions but I can't post it until I have 10 posts. If anyone wants to try it, search for "viraj's flash stock rom lock bootloader moto g"
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http://dev-viraj.blogspot.in/2015/01/flash-stock-rom-firmware-lock.html
Is that the page? His instructions and ROM download seem to be for a XT1068, not a XT1045. Did you find the ROM files for a 1045 somewhere? I'd like to get access to wifi tethering, too...

Yes, that is the page. I'm assuming the software install would be the same for all models in the Moto G group. The ROM files are located in a thread on here titled "Moto G 4G/LTE Stock Firmware (XT1039/40/42/45)"
Would post a link, but I'm still not allowed.

macgi77 said:
Yes, that is the page. I'm assuming the software install would be the same for all models in the Moto G group. The ROM files are located in a thread on here titled "Moto G 4G/LTE Stock Firmware (XT1039/40/42/45)"
Would post a link, but I'm still not allowed.
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Link for those looking for it.
Thanks for the link. Maybe I will give this a try, I'm buying an android stereo for my car and need wifi tethering to run the GPS.
If you wind up trying it before I do, let us know! This would theoretically only update the ROM, we'd still be stuck with a locked bootloader, right? If we could find a 4.4.2 ROM, then the Sunshine S-off unlock would work, and we'd be set.

RonnieTheBear said:
Link for those looking for it.
Thanks for the link. Maybe I will give this a try, I'm buying an android stereo for my car and need wifi tethering to run the GPS.
If you wind up trying it before I do, let us know! This would theoretically only update the ROM, we'd still be stuck with a locked bootloader, right? If we could find a 4.4.2 ROM, then the Sunshine S-off unlock would work, and we'd be set.
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No problem. I will report back if I try, you do the same if you beat me to it! Yes, the bootloader would still be locked, but the software should install since it is an official Motorola signed software. I think I recall reading somewhere that flashing to 4.4.2 would not allow unlocking through sunshine though.

macgi77 said:
No problem. I will report back if I try, you do the same if you beat me to it! Yes, the bootloader would still be locked, but the software should install since it is an official Motorola signed software. I think I recall reading somewhere that flashing to 4.4.2 would not allow unlocking through sunshine though.
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macgi , I gave this a try last night and the results were extremely not good. Wasn't able to flash the retail firmware, got a bunch of "prevalidation flash failed" on some items, but not others, and then it wouldn't boot. Tried to reflash the cricket firmware to revert back, and got the same prevalidation error for the boot image and the partition gpt.bat file, and now I can't get past the fastboot screen.

RonnieTheBear said:
macgi , I gave this a try last night and the results were extremely not good. Wasn't able to flash the retail firmware, got a bunch of "prevalidation flash failed" on some items, but not others, and then it wouldn't boot. Tried to reflash the cricket firmware to revert back, and got the same prevalidation error for the boot image and the partition gpt.bat file, and now I can't get past the fastboot screen.
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That sucks. That was the only thing keeping me from trying, the process of fixing it if something screwed up. Hopefully someone has an idea how to fix it since I'm not quite and expert in recoveries.
Thanks for reporting back though!

macgi77 said:
That sucks. That was the only thing keeping me from trying, the process of fixing it if something screwed up. Hopefully someone has an idea how to fix it since I'm not quite and expert in recoveries.
Thanks for reporting back though!
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Yeah, no problem - it's possible I messed something up in the flashing operation, but I thought you'd want to know.

RonnieTheBear said:
Yeah, no problem - it's possible I messed something up in the flashing operation, but I thought you'd want to know.
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I'm assuming you tried using the link above? Or did you try flashing each individual file and skipping the bootloader file which was talked about in the firmware thread? (I believe it was around pages 20-30 if I recall)
Found it
@JoeSyr, maybe I'm missing something here specific to Moto G LTE, but flashing a firmware image does not require an unlocked Bootloader. I would do it manually, skip most of the steps, and only flash the system.img initially.
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk2
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk3
The only way you can get into serious trouble would by flashing the motoboot.img (Bootloader) and phone no longer loads fastboot mode. But even then, is there not a hardbrick mbm-ci recovery option for Moto G 4G
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macgi77 said:
I'm assuming you tried using the link above? Or did you try flashing each individual file and skipping the bootloader file which was talked about in the firmware thread? (I believe it was around pages 20-30 if I recall)
Found it
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I tried running the ROM Install.bat file the guy put together in the first page you/I linked to, which did attempt to flash the bootloader. It sounds like this person you're quoting is saying the flash should be operational even just flashing those three chunks of the system image file? I think those files wrote okay, but it still didn't boot. Problem might be with this other partition file i mentioned.

RonnieTheBear said:
I tried running the ROM Install.bat file the guy put together in the first page you/I linked to, which did attempt to flash the bootloader. It sounds like this person you're quoting is saying the flash should be operational even just flashing those three chunks of the system image file? I think those files wrote okay, but it still didn't boot. Problem might be with this other partition file i mentioned.
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That's what it sounds like. Any luck restoring the phone yet?

no, haven't really gotten a chance to mess with it, yet. I popped my sim card into an old samsung galaxy Blaze I had laying around as a backup, and I've been getting by with that for the time being. I think I've still got to figure out what the next thing I should try is. Might try asking around in some more of the subforums, here.

RonnieTheBear said:
no, haven't really gotten a chance to mess with it, yet. I popped my sim card into an old samsung galaxy Blaze I had laying around as a backup, and I've been getting by with that for the time being. I think I've still got to figure out what the next thing I should try is. Might try asking around in some more of the subforums, here.
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Good luck, let us know how you make out.

RonnieTheBear said:
no, haven't really gotten a chance to mess with it, yet. I popped my sim card into an old samsung galaxy Blaze I had laying around as a backup, and I've been getting by with that for the time being. I think I've still got to figure out what the next thing I should try is. Might try asking around in some more of the subforums, here.
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Any update?

macgi77 said:
Any update?
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I tried flashing with some more tools, different firmwares, and different combinations of commands, no luck.
I found a guy in the stock firmware thread that had the exact same problem as me, and has the same cid as my phone, cid 10, which no one else seems to have. They think it might be why the preflash validation failed.
Other users suggested that if a cricket lollipop firmware image is developed at some point in the future, that would be able to flash without error. I reached out to the user to see if he ever resolved it, but didn't get a response.
Anyway, the sense that I got is that my problems were because my cid didn't match. Is yours cid 10 as well? you can check from adb. If it's not, you might be fine attempting it.

It's been a while since I checked, but I believe it is cid 10 as well. Now just hoping cricket releases Lollipop soon.....

The lollipop release for the retail (non carrier) version just came out OTA yesterday, apparently, so hopefully Cricket is not too far behind...Though it will probably take a while to go from an OTA update to a downloadable firmware image.

I contacted Motorola tech support today, they said they would replace the phone for $75 + taxes (flashing firmware via adb fastboot voids the warranty, of course), and told me it wouldn't have the Cricket firmware on it, so worst case, i would be gaining tethering ability, best case, they might send me a variant (xt1039?) that is capable of being rooted and installing a custom ROM in addition to tether. I'll probably take this option if I'm not able to get it working once the lollipop xt1045 firmware file shows up.

That's not a bad deal. Hopefully you can get it working when lollipop comes out though. Thanks for the update!

Which Image??

So I'm curious- when flashing OEM images from Google, which version is the "Verizon" version? The reason I ask is that I've had a Pixel that I purchased from Google direct and have been running it on VZW.
Recently, due to some odd malfunctioning, I tried and tried to re-flash the phone with the standard image (not Europe and not Verizon because I bought the phone directly from Google), but since it still didn't correct the problem, Google has now sent me a new, replacement phone.
So upon receiving the new Pixel, it was way out of date - running 7.1.1 and a February build, so I updated the os only to find that it has installed the May - Verizon build (aka NHG47L). That blew me away because I always assumed the "Verizon" images were for when you bought the phone from Verizon...NO?
Thanks for clearing the air here-

Questions go in the Q&A section. Report your post to a moderator by clicking the exclamation point in the triangle /!\ in the lower left corner of your post and ask them to move the thread to Q&A.
When you're​ running stock on the Pixel no matter where you got the Pixel, after you put a Verizon SIM in it, the phone will download and install the Verizon version of the stock Pixel ROM.
The site https://developers.google.com/android/images says which versions are Verizon specific.

Understand.
If you are re-flashing a Pixel to stock though, and that Pixel came from Google but has a VZW sim card installed, is it advised to flash the Verizon stock image or the non-designated image or does it matter? I had assumed it was best to flash the non-VZW image due to the added issues involved with unlocking a VZW phone, but after I had done that, I was having some phone app malfunction issues and so I'm wondering if the fact that I had not flashed the VZW image was causing my issues or not.
Thanks

pstgh said:
Understand.
If you are re-flashing a Pixel to stock though, and that Pixel came from Google but has a VZW sim card installed, is it advised to flash the Verizon stock image or the non-designated image or does it matter? I had assumed it was best to flash the non-VZW image due to the added issues involved with unlocking a VZW phone, but after I had done that, I was having some phone app malfunction issues and so I'm wondering if the fact that I had not flashed the VZW image was causing my issues or not.
Thanks
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If Verizon is your carrier, then you should flash the Verizon build which is at this time NHG47L. If your Pixel came from the Google Store, then you don't have to worry about the bootloader, you will be able to unlock, and lock it at will.

jmartin72 said:
If Verizon is your carrier, then you should flash the Verizon build which is at this time NHG47L. If your Pixel came from the Google Store, then you don't have to worry about the bootloader, you will be able to unlock, and lock it at will.
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Would it affect rooting?

Tulsadiver said:
Would it affect rooting?
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Again, as long as it's a pixel direct from Google, then no I've rooted mine before, but I usually stay stock

Tulsadiver said:
Would it affect rooting?
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no. definitely not...
if it was purchased from the google store then you can flash anything..

reyscott said:
no. definitely not...
if it was purchased from the google store then you can flash anything..
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Thanks, I like their reception but nothing else. I'll never buy another phone from them. I've been using Google version with no problems. Could the difference be just bloat ware?

Tulsadiver said:
Thanks, I like their reception but nothing else. I'll never buy another phone from them. I've been using Google version with no problems. Could the difference be just bloat ware?
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havent used any carrier specific devices. so cant really tell

Tulsadiver said:
Thanks, I like their reception but nothing else. I'll never buy another phone from them. I've been using Google version with no problems. Could the difference be just bloat ware?
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no. It apparently has improvements in it for their network. It doesn't include extra applications.

No network at all? (Please help!)

So I switched over from 4.4.4 to MIUI 8 Global (6.0.1) almost a week ago and I have had no data since then, but I could make calls and receive texts. Yesterday morning to find that I had no service of any kind on my device... Any ideas? I tried flashing different radios and I am shown that I have signal for a split second before it goes back to no bars, attempted to set the carrier manually too but nothing seems to stick.
I am on the Ting network in the western half of the US if that helps any.
Thanks guys, my N5 and I greatly appreciate it!

Does the phone work properly on a stock ROM? APN settings are correct for data purposes ? Was the phone bumped or dropped?

On my moms nexus 5 the wifi wasn't working anymore so i reflashed the stock rom and it started working again. If you don't want to have to resort to losing data you can try checking if the antennas if they are disconnected on the back of the phone. Just take off the back covers and plug the antennas back in and that might help

audit13 said:
Does the phone work properly on a stock ROM? APN settings are correct for data purposes ? Was the phone bumped or dropped?
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The signal works on stock and 5, haven't dropped the phone

Sounds like the custom ROM doesn't work well with your phone. Any other users of the same rom experience the same issue?

audit13 said:
Sounds like the custom ROM doesn't work well with your phone. Any other users of the same rom experience the same issue?
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I saw a few things said about it in the ROM's thread but no answers. I asked in there as well but nobody replied.
I can sometimes make calls/text, but for the most part is just stays disconnected.

Jiharu Ikumiya said:
I saw a few things said about it in the ROM's thread but no answers. I asked in there as well but nobody replied.
I can sometimes make calls/text, but for the most part is just stays disconnected.
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Are you sure you have Efs folder after flashing any custom rom?

Stevica Smederevac said:
Are you sure you have Efs folder after flashing any custom rom?
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If I did where would I find it? I apologize, I'm still very new to all of this.

Jiharu Ikumiya said:
If I did where would I find it? I apologize, I'm still very new to all of this.
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About phone - phone status. You should imei number, serial number, wifi mac address.

Stevica Smederevac said:
About phone - phone status. You should imei number, serial number, wifi mac address.
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Yeah everything was there, it just said I had no network. Anytime I try to connect it flashes sprint for JUUUUUST a second before kicking me off lol. I'm using my stock 4.4.4 for now so I at least have a working phone, but I really would like to use the MIUI 8 if possible.
Sorry for the slow reply, I've been busy.

Jiharu Ikumiya said:
Yeah everything was there, it just said I had no network. Anytime I try to connect it flashes sprint for JUUUUUST a second before kicking me off lol. I'm using my stock 4.4.4 for now so I at least have a working phone, but I really would like to use the MIUI 8 if possible.
Sorry for the slow reply, I've been busy.
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Then it's obvious that the MIUI rom is causing the problem. You should move to something else.

Can't find matched carrier. Check NT-code: FFFFFF : 84

I had 10ulm and flashed it with the G710AWM and now every time I boot my phone i get:
WARNING: Current version is not available for user. Can't find matched carrier. Check NT-code: FFFFFF : 84
The phone works fine since it was unlocked, but I am getting a ton of calls go straight to voicemail and this may be the issue? How can I fix this?
any help appreciated. Thanks

also wifi calling is nowhere to be found under call settings. It seems like I don't have the setting on this version? thoughts

Don't bother pal, stick with the official rom, I had this same issue best option is to just stick with the same variant as your phone, might not be latest but it works good. FYI I have g710emw and was using g710em rom

rash.m2k said:
Don't bother pal, stick with the official rom, I had this same issue best option is to just stick with the same variant as your phone, might not be latest but it works good. FYI I have g710emw and was using g710em rom
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You are probably right. What a pain to have to flash again and go back?
How are you guys backing up so that you just restore to the same phone you had without having to set up everything again?

Brighter85 said:
You are probably right. What a pain to have to flash again and go back?
How are you guys backing up so that you just restore to the same phone you had without having to set up everything again?
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I didn't restore, I tried out the rom first, and then just wiped it. What broke it for me was the wifi mac address somehow became lost while using it, maybe some software glitch only by flashing the same variant was I able to restore it.
Best to root and then backup and restore

Brighter85 said:
I had 10ulm and flashed it with the G710AWM and now every time I boot my phone i get:
WARNING: Current version is not available for user. Can't find matched carrier. Check NT-code: FFFFFF : 84
The phone works fine since it was unlocked, but I am getting a ton of calls go straight to voicemail and this may be the issue? How can I fix this?
any help appreciated. Thanks
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Just reinstall the kdz with refurbish option

dapolicy said:
Just reinstall the kdz with refurbish option
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Hey there, how do you do this KDZ with refurbish option? Will this mean flashing again anyways?
I was hoping that by now the official android 10 version from LG would be out for the unlocked 10ulm, but it seems that they will never update this phone for some reason. This was the Google Fi unlocked G7.
Suggestions please. Thanks

Brighter85 said:
Hey there, how do you do this KDZ with refurbish option? Will this mean flashing again anyways?
I was hoping that by now the official android 10 version from LG would be out for the unlocked 10ulm, but it seems that they will never update this phone for some reason. This was the Google Fi unlocked G7.
Suggestions please. Thanks
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It means flashing the phone again but select refurbish option in lgup

dapolicy said:
It means flashing the phone again but select refurbish option in lgup
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Thanks for replying.
I noticed you are the leader of the other thread I posted, so I will ask here so not to bug you too much
Will the choosing of refurbish option erase the serial or IMEI or anything else that I should be aware of?
Also, when you say flash again you mean using the canadian version correct? I was wondering about the Korean version vs the canadian and what advantage would there be in any.
If you could, please lead me to the instructions to flash again. When I did it, I used a guide from some dude on youtube and I can't find that again.
Also, read somewhere that the error at boot could be fixed by rooting and then changing something with the explorer app. Not sure if that is worth it. I just hate backing up and restoring to find I am logged out of most every app and all settings have to be set up again. It takes me hrs and I am not that technically savvy as you guys.
Thanks for your time and have a good evening.

Brighter85 said:
Thanks for replying.
I noticed you are the leader of the other thread I posted, so I will ask here so not to bug you too much
Will the choosing of refurbish option erase the serial or IMEI or anything else that I should be aware of?
Also, when you say flash again you mean using the canadian version correct? I was wondering about the Korean version vs the canadian and what advantage would there be in any.
If you could, please lead me to the instructions to flash again. When I did it, I used a guide from some dude on youtube and I can't find that again.
Also, read somewhere that the error at boot could be fixed by rooting and then changing something with the explorer app. Not sure if that is worth it. I just hate backing up and restoring to find I am logged out of most every app and all settings have to be set up again. It takes me hrs and I am not that technically savvy as you guys.
Thanks for your time and have a good evening.
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Flash with the kdz you used before, Canadian firmware is better than Korean. In lgup select refurbish instead of partition dl. It won't tamper with your IMEI and you will loose all your data

Hi dapolicy,
I am done with the LG G7ULM since it will never be updated officially.
I really like having the fingerprint sensor on the back and it seems that the LG G8 is the last iteration of phones from LG with this feature and it is an upgrade from the G7.
It is cheap here in the US.
Which version of this phone should I look for? I will be using it on Mint Mobile, so an unlocked one sounds great and all, but then you see what happened to the G7 ULM that never got android 10 unless it was tied to a carrier.
So, what do you suggest I do so I can get the next couple of updates for android with the G8?
Thanks man!

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I get the sime problem with my LG WING and I don't know to solve it

Daoud ben said:
I get the sime problem with my LG WING and I don't know to solve it
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If the firehose was available for the Wing/Velvet you can hex the FTM and fix the NT Code on the Wing.You can try the engineering service menu,but I highly doubt the IMPL is 0 under MID.

Cricket wireless LG Stylo 5 stock rom LG Q720CS?

i have looked everywhere and i cant seem to find the stock rom download for q720"CS" i need it for a reinstall of the stock rom and itll brick my phone if i install another carriers rom. Can anyone provide a download for it please?

Gyrolikeee69420 said:
i have looked everywhere and i cant seem to find the stock rom download for q720"CS" i need it for a reinstall of the stock rom and itll brick my phone if i install another carriers rom. Can anyone provide a download for it please?
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is this true?, will it really brick a phone if you flash a different carrier rom??, I too have a Stylo 5 with software issues, and need to do something myself, I'm on metro PCS, but unlocked, and a update messed my network setting up, and will only work on wifi now.. and I'm worried to about brickimg it

Gyrolikeee69420 said:
i have looked everywhere and i cant seem to find the stock rom download for q720"CS" i need it for a reinstall of the stock rom and itll brick my phone if i install another carriers rom. Can anyone provide a download for it please?
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hello..were you ever able to get the firmware for cs??

wesside298 said:
hello..were you ever able to get the firmware for cs??
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no, nothing, best ive been able to learn is the update was supposed to remove 3g options from phones, and messed up lot of people's phones, everyone says to bring to store and they'll fix by pitting new software in it, but not really a option for me as i live deep in the mountains, so ibe had this fire up an old crappy phone til i can get a ride to the city

Gyrolikeee69420 said:
i have looked everywhere and i cant seem to find the stock rom download for q720"CS" i need it for a reinstall of the stock rom and itll brick my phone if i install another carriers rom. Can anyone provide a download for it please?
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everyone told me to take my phone to the carriers store, and theyll hook to. their computer and reflash it good as new, seems the only option on stylo 5

Jeremy619 said:
is this true?, will it really brick a phone if you flash a different carrier rom??, I too have a Stylo 5 with software issues, and need to do something myself, I'm on metro PCS, but unlocked, and a update messed my network setting up, and will only work on wifi now.. and I'm worried to about brickimg it
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I dont know as ive never tried it but from what ive read everywhere it will. Though you can unbrick it by simply flashing a compatible rom

wesside298 said:
hello..were you ever able to get the firmware for cs??
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No.. Sadly. I went to my carrier store like the other guy said and asked them if they could get me the stock rom to no avail.

Jeremy619 said:
is this true?, will it really brick a phone if you flash a different carrier rom??, I too have a Stylo 5 with software issues, and need to do something myself, I'm on metro PCS, but unlocked, and a update messed my network setting up, and will only work on wifi now.. and I'm worried to about brickimg it
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I beleive i have seen the stock rom for that carrier. Ive seen it for pretty much all of them except crickets rom (cs)