Morning everyone. I'm having some troubling problems with my bootloader. I've had it soft bricked before and was fairly easy to fix. But something is drastically different now. It seems every time I try to restore one of my saved backups, it freezes after a certain point, and sends me back in the boot loader loop. Every time I try to wipe system/data/cache it freezes and back to the bootloader loop. I tried opening a command prompt in adb, but it just says device isn't connected. I can still get into twrp and into the bootloader selection modes. It's just when I do certain things it freezes. For my backup I was able to get it to 36% completed before it froze. My phone is a Moto X 2nd Gen xt1097, and I am running a nightly CyanogenMod on it. Updated it last time about 2 days ago. I just cant find anything on how to fix this. Any help will be much appreciated!! Thanks!
Okay so I've been able to accomplish one thing. I used the android SDK tools, and was able to fully wipe the phone using command prompt adb. So now the phone has nothing on it anymore, not even my saved backups. I have it in twrp recovery at the moment, and its plugged into my computer and I can see it recognizes it, but it dosent show any internal hardrive for me to put a custom rom on it. Any idea on this?
USA1791 said:
Okay so I've been able to accomplish one thing. I used the android SDK tools, and was able to fully wipe the phone using command prompt adb. So now the phone has nothing on it anymore, not even my saved backups. I have it in twrp recovery at the moment, and its plugged into my computer and I can see it recognizes it, but it dosent show any internal hardrive for me to put a custom rom on it. Any idea on this?
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I think you should flash the latest stock firmware, in case you have corrupt partitions, then start over again.
Your phone is accepting commands, so you must have installed the USB drivers. Which XT1097 do you have?
http://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto X (2nd gen-2014)/Stock/XT1097/
Do you know how to flash stock firmware?
Gus Ghanem said:
I think you should flash the latest stock firmware, in case you have corrupt partitions, then start over again.
Your phone is accepting commands, so you must have installed the USB drivers. Which XT1097 do you have?
http://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto X (2nd gen-2014)/Stock/XT1097/
Do you know how to flash stock firmware?
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Thanks for your reply! Its an AT&T XT1097, if thats what you mean. I'm not entirely sure, or if I even can. Internal storage wont show up, and every time I try to reboot the phone it goes from bootloader to OpenRecoveryScript, back and forth between those two. I can stop it by holding the power and volume and going into twrp recovery. On the adb I opened command prompt and typed in adb devices, and mine comes up so it does recognize it. If internal storage would show up I think I could do this, but since its not I'm completely lost.
USA1791 said:
Thanks for your reply! Its an AT&T XT1097, if thats what you mean. I'm not entirely sure, or if I even can. Internal storage wont show up, and every time I try to reboot the phone it goes from bootloader to OpenRecoveryScript, back and forth between those two. I can stop it by holding the power and volume and going into twrp recovery. On the adb I opened command prompt and typed in adb devices, and mine comes up so it does recognize it. If internal storage would show up I think I could do this, but since its not I'm completely lost.
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You should download this firmware:
XT1097_VICTARA_ATT_5.1_LPES23.32-21.9-3_cid1_CFC.xml.zip
Did you install these USB drivers?
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
Type:
fastboot getvar all
to check exactly what hardware you have
Gus Ghanem said:
You should download this firmware:
XT1097_VICTARA_ATT_5.1_LPES23.32-21.9-3_cid1_CFC.xml.zip
Did you install these USB drivers?
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
Type:
fastboot getvar all
to check exactly what hardware you have
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How would I install that firmware? I cant find a way to get anything on it. I typed that in and it's just saying waiting for device. Do I need to do something else to get that to work?
Oh, and yes I did install those drivers.
USA1791 said:
How would I install that firmware? I cant find a way to get anything on it. I typed that in and it's just saying waiting for device. Do I need to do something else to get that to work?
Oh, and yes I did install those drivers.
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I should have specified typing commands in Bootloader Mode, are you able to get into Bootloader Mode?
Firmware can be flashed with fastboot in bootloader mode, the commnads are in the flashfile.xml file.
Gus Ghanem said:
I should have specified typing commands in Bootloader Mode, are you able to get into Bootloader Mode?
Firmware can be flashed with fastboot in bootloader mode, the commnads are in the flashfile.xml file.
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Yes I can get into bootloader mode. Flashfile.xml file? And for the firmware you listed above, I found a site with it but it was all in chinese, is that the correct one?
USA1791 said:
Yes I can get into bootloader mode. Flashfile.xml file? And for the firmware you listed above, I found a site with it but it was all in chinese, is that the correct one?
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No, get it from here:
https://mega.nz/#F!ow8igZRL!Z7vmN8GOpez2bVMYDvEKkg!IkEVHRxS
or here:
http://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto X (2nd gen-2014)/Stock/XT1097/
But you have to be sure fastboot is sending commands to the phone. Have you ever used RSDLite?
Did you have stock Lollipop 5.1 before you put CM on it?
Gus Ghanem said:
No, get it from here:
https://mega.nz/#F!ow8igZRL!Z7vmN8GOpez2bVMYDvEKkg!IkEVHRxS
or here:
http://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto X (2nd gen-2014)/Stock/XT1097/
But you have to be sure fastboot is sending commands to the phone. Have you ever used RSDLite?
Did you have stock Lollipop 5.1 before you put CM on it?
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Okay downloading it now. And I've never used it, but I read somewhere about it earlier today and I have it installed on my computer. And yes, I did have the Lollipop 5.1 before I put the CM on it.
USA1791 said:
Okay downloading it now. And I've never used it, but I read somewhere about it earlier today and I have it installed on my computer. And yes, I did have the Lollipop 5.1 before I put the CM on it.
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You should boot into bootloader mode, then connect the usb cable, and check if the phone says "connected"
Then type
fastboot getvar all
To make sure fastboot is actually working
Gus Ghanem said:
You should boot into bootloader mode, then connect the usb cable, and check if the phone says "connected"
Then type
fastboot getvar all
To make sure fastboot is actually working
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Okay I did that and a bunch of stuff came up. I've attached two snapshots of what came up.
USA1791 said:
Okay I did that and a bunch of stuff came up. I've attached two snapshots of what came up.
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Yes it looks like fastboot is working, you should delete those screenshots now.
Gus Ghanem said:
Yes it looks like fastboot is working, you should delete those screenshots now.
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Oh. Okay got them deleted. Didnt think they'd show anything personal?
After the firmware is done downloading, extract it and check how many system.img_sparsechunk files you have, like 0 - 9? 0 - 8? 0 - 7?
Put the 4 ADB/Fastboot files in the folder with the firmware files:
adb.exe
fastboot.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
AdbWinUsbApi.dll
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USA1791 said:
Oh. Okay got them deleted. Didnt think they'd show anything personal?
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Sort of, unique to your own phone, like IEMI, Serial Number, etc.
Gus Ghanem said:
After the firmware is done downloading, extract it and check how many system.img_sparsechunk files you have, like 0 - 9? 0 - 8? 9 - 7?
Put the 4 ADB/Fastboot files in the folder with the firmware files:
adb.exe
fastboot.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
AdbWinUsbApi.dll
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Sort of, unique to your own phone, like IEMI, Serial Number, etc.
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How do I check how many of the system.img sparsechunk files? And these ADB/Fastboot files? So I'd just move those 4 to the same folder where I extract the android firmware? (Sorry, a little confusing to me still). Ah gotcha, thanks for letting me know!
USA1791 said:
How do I check how many of the system.img sparsechunk files? And these ADB/Fastboot files? So I'd just move those 4 to the same folder where I extract the android firmware? (Sorry, a little confusing to me still). Ah gotcha, thanks for letting me know!
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Those files look dated (2014?)
Unzip the firmware file and look at the files.
Here are the latest ADB/Fastboot 24 rc2
New thing just happened. I went into recovery from the bootloader, and now it shows my internal storage. Would putting CM on it from there work? Or would I need to also put super su as well? Or neither and just wait for the android firmware to download?
Gus Ghanem said:
Those files look dated (2014?)
Unzip the firmware file and look at the files.
Here are the latest ADB/Fastboot 24 rc2
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Oh thanks, I guess they are dated lol.
USA1791 said:
New thing just happened. I went into recovery from the bootloader, and now it shows my internal storage. Would putting CM on it from there work? Or would I need to also put super su as well? Or neither and just wait for the android firmware to download?
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No don't flash supersu, it causes problems
Yes try copying the CM and Gapps zips to you phone, and try flashing them with TWRP...
which version TWRP you have on the phone?
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I'm a dumb ass-I erased internal storage and now there's nothing on my phone to flash. I'm still in recovery (TWRP), not sure what to do next. Tried to connect my Moto X to the computer but nothing shows up. I installed Moto Device Manager and still nothing. Any ideas for this dumb noob?
scott62185 said:
I'm a dumb ass-I erased internal storage and now there's nothing on my phone to flash. I'm still in recovery (TWRP), not sure what to do next. Tried to connect my Moto X to the computer but nothing shows up. I installed Moto Device Manager and still nothing. Any ideas for this dumb noob?
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I don't know if you are like me, but if you are then you need to calm down first, otherwise more mistakes might happen.
Nothing bad has happened, yeah it was kinda stupid to erase the internal memory but so what, everyone does stupid stuffs :laugh:
Just download the ROM, whatever your carrier based ROM is, from here, http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0
Then open ADB and follow the instructions here, Method 1 is recommended, http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/guide-moto-x-return-to-100-stock-using-t2446515.
If you have drivers installed on your PC, which I suppose you have, then as soon as you go into bootloader mode, your device will appear on ADB.
That's it.
scott62185 said:
I'm a dumb ass-I erased internal storage and now there's nothing on my phone to flash. I'm still in recovery (TWRP), not sure what to do next. Tried to connect my Moto X to the computer but nothing shows up. I installed Moto Device Manager and still nothing. Any ideas for this dumb noob?
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Without Philz recovery OTG is not available. I assume you have no system to boot? You wiped memory after you wiped data & before you flashed. RSD & XML restore time.
Does your twrp have USB mount? I think not.
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From twrp choose reboot to Bootloader which is "RSD" mode/ap-fastboot already.
devilsdouble said:
I don't know if you are like me, but if you are then you need to calm down first, otherwise more mistakes might happen.
Nothing bad has happened, yeah it was kinda stupid to erase the internal memory but so what, everyone does stupid stuffs :laugh:
Just download the ROM, whatever your carrier based ROM is, from here, http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0
Then open ADB and follow the instructions here, Method 1 is recommended. If you have drivers installed on your PC, which I suppose you have, then as soon as you go into bootloader mode, your device will appear on ADB.
That's it.
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Thanks for the reply. Did you mean to attach a link for the adb (Method 1)? Not sure where to find that. My phone is not being recognized by my computer either
aviwdoowks said:
Without Philz recovery OTG is not available. I assume you have no system to boot? You wiped memory after you wiped data & before you flashed. RSD & XML restore time.
Does your twrp have USB mount? I think not.
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From twrp choose reboot to Bootloader which is "RSD" mode/ap-fastboot already.
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I'm not sure what you mean by all this. I wiped system, data, internal storage all at once.
scott62185 said:
Thanks for the reply. Did you mean to attach a link for the adb (Method 1)? Not sure where to find that. My phone is not being recognized by my computer either
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Damn, sorry, edited the post. Your phone is not recognised when it's in recovery, which is TWRP, but it might be (should be actually) recognised when you enter bootloader mode (vol down+power), that is if you have the drivers installed.
devilsdouble said:
Damn, sorry, edited the post. Your phone is not recognised when it's in recovery, which is TWRP, but it might be (should be actually) recognised when you enter bootloader mode (vol down+power), that is if you have the drivers installed.
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Oh! okay, let me try that.
Are you sure I should reboot into bootloader? When I choose that in TWRP it says, "There's no OS, are you sure you want to reboot?"
Right, same results.
Philz cwm recovery could have saved you. It has OTG & USB mount. You could have mounted internal memory from recovery to your PC/Mac then DL a ROM to your now empty internal SD then unmount & flash ROM.
Get it?
scott62185 said:
Are you sure I should reboot into bootloader? When I choose that in TWRP it says, "There's no OS, are you sure you want to reboot?"
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Ignore that. In any case you should always be able to enter bootloader mode. It doesn't require an OS, at least that's what I think.
You can just hold on to vol down and power for eight seconds from TWRP manually, that should enter bootloader mode anyway.
aviwdoowks said:
Right, same results.
Philz cwm recovery could have saved you. It has OTG & USB mount. You could have mounted internal memory from recovery to your PC/Mac then DL a ROM to your now empty internal SD then unmount & flash ROM.
Get it.
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He can still flash Philz recovery, then load a rom that way. Download THIS. Reboot to bootloader. Flash recovery
Code:
fastboot flash recovery philz_touch_6.56.2-moto_msm8960dt.img
Then reboot to recovery. Then copy the rom the rom of choice over via USB mount. Then flash....?
gokart2 said:
He can still flash Philz recovery, then load a rom that way. Download THIS. Reboot to bootloader. Flash recovery
Code:
fastboot flash recovery philz_touch_6.56.2-moto_msm8960dt.img
Then reboot to recovery. Then copy the rom the rom of choice over via USB mount. Then flash....?
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Yep, if he has the drivers installed then he definitely can flash Philz successfully.
Didn't even know Philz existed for X, goodbye TWRP
Oops, I have done that before myself.
gokart2 said:
He can still flash Philz recovery, then load a rom that way. Download THIS. Reboot to bootloader. Flash recovery
Code:
fastboot flash recovery philz_touch_6.56.2-moto_msm8960dt.img
Then reboot to recovery. Then copy the rom the rom of choice over via USB mount. Then flash....?
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thanks for this but i cannot get my phone recognized by my computer. I have installed (several times) the Motorola Device Manager, but to no avail...
scott62185 said:
thanks for this but i cannot get my phone recognized by my computer. I have installed (several times) the Motorola Device Manager, but to no avail...
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There's a flashable recovery zip HERE. Flash that in TWRP, then reboot to recovery. Then hopefully your PC will recognize it so you can copy a rom over. That's all I can think of ATM.
gokart2 said:
There's a flashable recovery zip HERE. Flash that in TWRP, then reboot to recovery. Then hopefully your PC will recognize it so you can copy a rom over. That's all I can think of ATM.
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Thanks for attempting to help me. The only problem with this is, how do I get the file to my TWRP if I can't transfer any files from my computer to my phone?
scott62185 said:
thanks for this but i cannot get my phone recognized by my computer. I have installed (several times) the Motorola Device Manager, but to no avail...
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Just asking, you are opening ADB and then can't see the device right? I mean I am sure you know that you won't see the device just from OS, Windows, Mac whatever you use.
I mean you are typing this right?
Code:
adb fastboot devices
devilsdouble said:
Just asking, you are opening ADB and then can't see the device right? I mean I am sure you know that you won't see the device just from OS, Windows, Mac whatever you use.
I mean you are typing this right?
Code:
adb fastboot devices
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I wasn't doing it that way. Thanks for pointing that out. I guess I need to reinstall my adb cause it's not working right. I'm just a noob who doesn't know how all this **** works. Damn, makes me feel so stupid.
scott62185 said:
Thanks for attempting to help me. The only problem with this is, how do I get the file to my TWRP if I can't transfer any files from my computer to my phone?
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LOL.....yeah....forgot. My bad.
devilsdouble said:
Just asking, you are opening ADB and then can't see the device right? I mean I am sure you know that you won't see the device just from OS, Windows, Mac whatever you use.
I mean you are typing this right?
Code:
adb fastboot devices
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Now that I think of it, I've had ADB issues and fastboot still worked. Have you gone to the bootloader screen while connected to the PC and done this to see?
Code:
fastboot devices
What I mean is I had no devices recognized when I did
Code:
adb devices
but I did have it recognized by
Code:
fastboot devices
My TWRP shows USB otg when you select storage.
Travisdroidx2 said:
My TWRP shows USB otg when you select storage.
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So the newest twrp has mounting?
Is that 2711?
So I was messing around with ROMs for my HTC one and I have destroyed my phone ;(
I think I forgot to update firmware before installing a new ROM and now I can't get past the fastboot page. It doesn't power on, it goes directly to the fastboot page, and no matter what button I push, it vibrates, shows the "HTC Screen " for about 2 seconds, then re-directs straight back to the fastboot page, I can't even get in to the recovery, any suggestions?
-Ben
naecomc said:
So I was messing around with ROMs for my HTC one and I have destroyed my phone ;(
I think I forgot to update firmware before installing a new ROM and now I can't get past the fastboot page. It doesn't power on, it goes directly to the fastboot page, and no matter what button I push, it vibrates, shows the "HTC Screen " for about 2 seconds, then re-directs straight back to the fastboot page, I can't even get in to the recovery, any suggestions?
-Ben
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Can you please post the out put from
Code:
fastboot getvar all
Please remove imei and serial numbers before posting.
What Rom did you flash and which recovery did you use(name and version please)? Links if possible :good:
can't get adb to work :/
and it's been around 2 months since I did this so I don't remember which ROM it was, though I think it was the viper ROM, and I use clockwork recovery
naecomc said:
can't get adb to work :/
and it's been around 2 months since I did this so I don't remember which ROM it was, though I think it was the viper ROM, and I use clockwork recovery
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What OS do you have on your pc. If Windows, what is the phone listed as in device manager. It should be "MY HTC" If its Unknown you need to fix your drivers.
Maybe its a problem with adb itself, What exactly is the problem. Any error messages?
Danny201281 said:
What OS do you have on your pc. If Windows, what is the phone listed as in device manager. It should be "MY HTC" If its Unknown you need to fix your drivers.
Maybe its a problem with adb itself, What exactly is the problem. Any error messages?
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got adb to work
Download the correct ruu for your device, check that the mid's and Cid's match.
There's a lot of guides that tell you how to flash ruu's
naecomc said:
got adb to work
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Ok so your device is Sprint. Since its been some time like this it could be difficult to figure out exactly what went wrong so it is best to start by returning the device to stock with and ruu. You should be able to use this one
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407573774
Download and unzip it you should get a windows .exe file.
Reboot your device to the bootloader and connect your usb cable. The phone should be in fastboot usb mode. In the command window type
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot-bootloader
Wait for it to reboot and go back to fastboot usb then run the ARU.exe. It will return your device to stock.
If you get problems running the ruu let me know. It may be necessary to flash a firmware package to get it to run, but we'll cross that bridge if we come to it :good:
First of all, thank you so much for all your help on this, means a lot.
Now, I did the fastboot commands, but the ruu program freezes whenever I run it after it starts sending the updates
naecomc said:
First of all, thank you so much for all your help on this, means a lot.
Now, I did the fastboot commands, but the ruu program freezes whenever I run it after it starts sending the updates
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Do you have HTCSync installed. If so uninstall it but leave drivers installed. Reboot and run the RUU again
Nope, no HTCSync installed
also, fastboot works but adb doesn't which is weird
naecomc said:
also, fastboot works but adb doesn't which is weird
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It depends how your using adb. Fastboot works only in the bootloader.
Adb works only in recovery mode.
As I suspected you'll need to flash the firmware before the ruu will run. Give me a moment link and instructions to follow . If the bootloader is still relocked leave it that way. It needs to be relocked to flash the firmware also.
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Download this firmware zip and put it in your fastboot folder. Rename it "firmware.zip"
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407573774
Reboot the phone into the bootloader and connect fastbootusb. In the fastboot command line type.
Code:
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem rebootRUU
**---case sensitive ---^^^
Your phone will reboot to a black screen with silver HTC logo. This is ruu mode we can now flash the firmware.
Code:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
The first flash is just a pre-update. The screen will go off and then return to ruu mode. Flash the zip again immediately.
Code:
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
The second flash will flash the firmware, the progress bar on the screen will not reach 100% this is normal as long as the command line has finished it's output it's done.
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
with the phone still in the bootloader connected with fastboot usb run the RUU exe on your pc.
After that your software will be completely stock. You should also be able to update with OTA updates Let me know how that goes :good:
dont think that's the right link, thats the link to the RUU
naecomc said:
dont think that's the right link, thats the link to the RUU
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Lol sorry dude my bad, here's the right link https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407568410
I love you, phone's back to stock, thank you so much
naecomc said:
I love you, phone's back to stock, thank you so much
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Your Welcome Glad you got it sorted. :good:
I can't seem to get my UK Sim card to work in the phone while it's stock, is there a ROM you would recommend flashing to fix that?
naecomc said:
I can't seem to get my UK Sim card to work in the phone while it's stock, is there a ROM you would recommend flashing to fix that?
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Sorry I'm not sure how to make that work, I have no first hand experiance with Sprint devices. I know there designed to use a CDMA network. And that they can be used on a GSM Network but I've no idea how to get that to work.
Hopefully someone will come along who does. Maybe @clsA @alray or @nkk71 can help with that?
naecomc said:
I can't seem to get my UK Sim card to work in the phone while it's stock, is there a ROM you would recommend flashing to fix that?
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Danny201281 said:
Sorry I'm not sure how to make that work, I have no first hand experiance with Sprint devices. I know there designed to use a CDMA network. And that they can be used on a GSM Network but I've no idea how to get that to work.
Hopefully someone will come along who does. Maybe @clsA @alray or @nkk71 can help with that?
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Not sure about this either, but you should check the Sprint section(s) http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one
(probably in the General section)
maybe this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586704
I havent read through it completely, just glanced at it, so make sure, that's what you need
nkk71 said:
Not sure about this either, but you should check the Sprint section(s) http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one
(probably in the General section)
maybe this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586704
I havent read through it completely, just glanced at it, so make sure, that's what you need
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Theirs also this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2647305
Hey sorry guys for being such a newbie here....need some help.
1. Ran the Nexus 6 1 click unroot kit
2. Somehow I screwed it up and now can't get past the teamwin blue screen just keeps popping back up.
3. I have a mac and have watched countless videos on reflashing factory image and nothing seems to be working.
Any ideas?
nickb2005 said:
Hey sorry guys for being such a newbie here....need some help.
1. Ran the Nexus 6 1 click unroot kit
2. Somehow I screwed it up and now can't get past the teamwin blue screen just keeps popping back up.
3. I have a mac and have watched countless videos on reflashing factory image and nothing seems to be working.
Any ideas?
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Are you familiar with fastboot? If not, go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3006500
I don't use Mac so I'm not sure exactly how the commands get typed but you should try:
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata
Evolution_Freak said:
Are you familiar with fastboot? If not, go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3006500
I don't use Mac so I'm not sure exactly how the commands get typed but you should try:
fastboot format cache
fastboot format userdata
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So, I tried doing it...on a mac you need to put ./then your fastboot
Here's what I get....
AdminisatorsAir:~ Nick$ ./fastboot format cache
-bash: ./fastboot: No such file or directory
nickb2005 said:
So, I tried doing it...on a mac you need to put ./then your fastboot
Here's what I get....
AdminisatorsAir:~ Nick$ ./fastboot format cache
-bash: ./fastboot: No such file or directory
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Do you have the Android SDK installed or minimal fastboot tools?
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Does your device serial number come up when you type fastboot devices?
Evolution_Freak said:
Do you have the Android SDK installed or minimal fastboot tools?
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So, I had the SDK installed or thought I did...went to tools and then android clicked that and it keeps telling me java runtime environment isn't installed and to please install. I did it 3 times and still nothing when click android to try to get the sdk.
nickb2005 said:
So, I had the SDK installed or thought I did...went to tools and then android clicked that and it keeps telling me java runtime environment isn't installed and to please install. I did it 3 times and still nothing when click android to try to get the sdk.
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Navigate to the platform-tools folder and open a command window there. Also, if that doesn't work, in the fastboot thread I linked, is a method to install fastboot and ADB system wide. Is that an option?
Well while evolution_freak helps you out, I'd like to chime in and say that I always stayed away from any 1-click anything, as well as any auto ROM/recovery updater.
You never know if you downloaded the wrong file
and then I just imagined hundreds of lines of code pouring into my poor little phone and how it would be screaming inside ):
I've seen lots of hard bricks happen from 1-click packages, learning how to do things the dirty way is more fun anyway!
Evolution_Freak said:
Navigate to the platform-tools folder and open a command window there. Also, if that doesn't work, in the fastboot thread I linked, is a method to install fastboot and ADB system wide. Is that an option?
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This is my "tools" folder from the SDK I downloaded.
nickb2005 said:
This is my "tools" folder from the SDK I downloaded.
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Now here's what happens when I click the android, I assume I want to install all 16 packages here? My question is where do I go from this step?
nickb2005 said:
Now here's what happens when I click the android, I assume I want to install all 16 packages here? My question is where do I go from this step?
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http://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378
Evolution_Freak said:
http://lifehacker.com/the-easiest-way-to-install-androids-adb-and-fastboot-to-1586992378
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Thanks, maybe you can explain to me. In the image I attached it asks for password, but it won't let me type my computer password at all. Anyway to actually type it so it doesn't keep telling me incorrect password?
nickb2005 said:
Thanks, maybe you can explain to me. In the image I attached it asks for password, but it won't let me type my computer password at all. Anyway to actually type it so it doesn't keep telling me incorrect password?
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I tried another guide to get adb and fastboot working. However, now it's showing my device isn't attached although it 100% is.
nickb2005 said:
Thanks, maybe you can explain to me. In the image I attached it asks for password, but it won't let me type my computer password at all. Anyway to actually type it so it doesn't keep telling me incorrect password?
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I've never encountered this, again I don't have Mac. I'm guessing you couldn't get the simple ADB and fastboot tool to install, from the other thread?
I haven't had my morning coffee yet, so bare with me.
Evolution_Freak said:
I've never encountered this, again I don't have Mac. I'm guessing you couldn't get the simple ADB and fastboot tool to install, from the other thread?
I haven't had my morning coffee yet, so bare with me.
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I know, it's early :/ im going on like 5 hours trying to fix this thing. I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
I got adb and fastboot in the folder, but whenever I type ./adb devices it shows nothing is connected yet I am connected via USB and the phone shows me that.
nickb2005 said:
I know, it's early :/ im going on like 5 hours trying to fix this thing. I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
I got adb and fastboot in the folder, but whenever I type ./adb devices it shows nothing is connected yet I am connected via USB and the phone shows me that.
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Did you install the drivers?
Evolution_Freak said:
Did you install the drivers?
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On a mac you don't need to install the drivers it said that was windows only when I tried clicking it in the SDK manager. Weirdly enough last night when I first tried this it actually showed something connected. So I am not sure what happened between then and now.
nickb2005 said:
On a mac you don't need to install the drivers it said that was windows only when I tried clicking it in the SDK manager. Weirdly enough last night when I first tried this it actually showed something connected. So I am not sure what happened between then and now.
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Again, I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge with Mac.
Evolution_Freak said:
Again, I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge with Mac.
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Oh no problem at all..I know your trying to help me. I shouldn't of been trying to do this and now I don't have a phone at all.
nickb2005 said:
On a mac you don't need to install the drivers it said that was windows only when I tried clicking it in the SDK manager. Weirdly enough last night when I first tried this it actually showed something connected. So I am not sure what happened between then and now.
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Try this, power off your nexus and manually boot it to bootloader. Hold power down and press volume up. Once it boots to bootloader, connect to your computer.
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See if it is detected then and try the command: fastboot devices
Hi guys, I got a new XT1900-7 today, tried to install TWRP but I'm not able to boot it with "fastboot boot boot.img".. Yes the bootloader is unlocked, cmd is running as admin, adb and fastboot stuff is correctly installed, motorola drivers are installed, tried different cables and ports... I don't get it why it does not work and I'm absolutely NOT new to this business... Additional info: Running OPWS27.2.4, patch level August 1, 2018.
See the cmd screenshot below, it freezes there... Any help is much appreciated, absolutely don't know what is going wrong here!
Zokhii said:
Hi guys, I got a new XT1900-7 today, tried to install TWRP but I'm not able to boot it with "fastboot boot boot.img".. Yes the bootloader is unlocked, cmd is running as admin, adb and fastboot stuff is correctly installed, motorola drivers are installed, tried different cables and ports... I don't get it why it does not work and I'm absolutely NOT new to this business... Additional info: Running OPWS27.2.4, patch level August 1, 2018.
See the cmd screenshot below, it freezes there... Any help is much appreciated, absolutely don't know what is goind wrong here!
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What's the file size of your boot.img? It should only be about 30 mb. It's not frozen it's still attempting to transfer the img to your device.
ptn107 said:
What's the file size of your boot.img? It should only be about 30 mb. It's not frozen it's still attempting to transfer the img to your device.
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Thanks for your reply, the file sizes are correct, I tried these from twrp download page: twrp-3.2.3-1-payton.img (29.5M) and twrp-3.2.3-0-payton.img (25.9M) - same result.
Zokhii said:
Hi guys, I got a new XT1900-7 today, tried to install TWRP but I'm not able to boot it with "fastboot boot boot.img".. Yes the bootloader is unlocked, cmd is running as admin, adb and fastboot stuff is correctly installed, motorola drivers are installed, tried different cables and ports... I don't get it why it does not work and I'm absolutely NOT new to this business... Additional info: Running OPWS27.2.4, patch level August 1, 2018.
See the cmd screenshot below, it freezes there... Any help is much appreciated, absolutely don't know what is goind wrong here!
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I have a laptop that doesn't work with fastboot, but adb is fine. Same cable and phone on a different computer and fastboot works. Maybe try a different computer?
gee one said:
I have a laptop that doesn't work with fastboot, but adb is fine. Same cable and phone on a different computer and fastboot works. Maybe try a different computer?
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Will give this a try tomorrow, thanks a lot!
Edit: Still no luck. Tried it with linux mint and even there the same sh!t... wtf
Ensure Motorola drivers are up to date and even try a different USB port.
With Windows, does it see the phone in device manager while in fastboot?
Neffy27 said:
Ensure Motorola drivers are up to date and even try a different USB port.
With Windows, does it see the phone in device manager while in fastboot?
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Latest drivers from Motorola Device Manager are installed and phone is properly recognized in device manager (used usb 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1 ports, nothing changes, same behavior). I tried it now with mfastboot but still nope..
Are you using minimal or full sdk (by Google) platform tools?
Neffy27 said:
Are you using minimal or full sdk (by Google) platform tools?
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Minimal, I have also a Moto G5 and I don't face this kind of problems - only with Payton.
I recommend switching to full sdk. You don't have actually download all the packages, just the platform tools and it keeps itself updated. I stop encountering these random issues when I switched from minimal two phones ago. Issues like yours are; 9 out of 10, driver issues.
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The very next thing to try, would be reflash everything.
Good luck.
Neffy27 said:
I recommend switching to full sdk. You don't have actually download all the packages, just the platform tools and it keeps itself updated. I stop encountering these random issues when I switched from minimal two phones ago. Issues like yours are; 9 out of 10, driver issues.
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The very next thing to try, would be reflash everything.
Good luck.
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Unfortunately still no progress with full sdk and latest platform-tools, I'm giving up (for now).. I don't get it man, I'm not able to do anything in bootloader... for example when I try "fastboot flash partition gpt.bin" it freezes at sending OR it throws instant failed, the bootloader log menu shows that something is downloading but nothing happens... I relocked the bootloader (locking and unlocking is no problem) again and I am going to use it for a while... otherwise I will do a mistake somewhere and will brick it... Thanks for taking the time to help me haha
I'm having this same exact issue, just got this phone (XT1900-1) for my wife and she wants a custom rom, my own phone booted into twrp no problem.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x4/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-official-factory-t3808348
Maybe try the fastboot in that link. I read through the thread and no specific reason why they suggest that version but it allowed people to flash back to stock. I used it last week to go back to stock before Lineage.
No effect still stuck on "downloading 'boot.img'..." but thank you, should I try flashing TWRP without booting? Would that even work?
or maybe an alternative way to get TWRP like a rooting method or the such?
Edit: Im going to try a factory reset, who knows maybe itll work?
^Nope
Edit 2: ERRR ota update is also failing to install, all I did was unlock the bootloader, havnt been able to do anything else.. wtf is going on.. What should I do from here, lock the bootloader and try ota again?
Edit 3: Something strange is going on, the fastboot commands are failing randomly I just noticed, see the attached image... Im spamming the same exact command once every second and it intermittently works.
Sorry, beyond my expertise. Maybe it's USB c port on the phone issue? Intermittently dropping the connection? Or have to tried flashing the 8.1 sick from the thread I posted? Maybe the factory ROM is messed up some how. I honestly don't know and those suggestions aren't based in any real knowledge.
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fastboot version 1:7.0.0+r33-2
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.40
Version 4986621
In linux mint do you have the same versions of the tools as above?
Slayer5934 said:
No effect still stuck on "downloading 'boot.img'..." but thank you, should I try flashing TWRP without booting? Would that even work?
or maybe an alternative way to get TWRP like a rooting method or the such?
Edit: Im going to try a factory reset, who knows maybe itll work?
^Nope
Edit 2: ERRR ota update is also failing to install, all I did was unlock the bootloader, havnt been able to do anything else.. wtf is going on.. What should I do from here, lock the bootloader and try ota again?
Edit 3: Something strange is going on, the fastboot commands are failing randomly I just noticed, see the attached image... Im spamming the same exact command once every second and it intermittently works.
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Had exactly the same behavior like you (especially Edit 3), I tried it on a different computer from 2013 with usb 2.0 ports and it worked..
No other cable, no usb port, no adb and fastboot changes and no other drivers - just put all the stuff on a other computer and run the commands from there :good:
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fastboot version 1:7.0.0+r33-2
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.40
Version 4986621
In linux mint do you have the same versions of the tools as above?
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Yeah, I'm on 1:7.0.0+r33-2 too.. I guess it has something to do with my mainboard or usb controller, weird weird weird
A different pc solved the issue.. wtf.. thank you..
I have the exact same issue, random commands are failing. I tried 2 different computers, Linux and Windows. It just hangs at downloading boot.img. Flashing either immediately fails or hangs and I can't ctrl-c to kill the process, have to disconnect my phone.
dirktacular said:
I have the exact same issue, random commands are failing. I tried 2 different computers, Linux and Windows. It just hangs at downloading boot.img. Flashing either immediately fails or hangs and I can't ctrl-c to kill the process, have to disconnect my phone.
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Yeah I wish we knew the exact problem and solution but you might just be stuck trying new computers for eternity sadly..
Purchased used moto g6 (xt1925-6) US unlocked version (that's what the rom says).
I'm a total noob with roms and recovery and so on. I'm hoping someone will tell me the steps briefly and I'll try to look up the detailed steps and try to restore the phone to factory settings.
Here is the situation at hand:
-Phone has twrp recovery (I need to restore the factory recovery. Weird thing is can't seem to find the file to download).
-Has bootloader unlocked (I would prefer to relock it). Not rooted.
-Rom says its the unlocked version (don't know if the phone was actually a different version or not). It receives notification and downloads ota updates but can't install updates.
-Phone was purchased used and it was a hobby fixer project for me. Now I would like to sort out the android end and get rid of it as long as its in perfect condition.
Thanks for helping out with the steps to achieve factory settings. Also, if there is a chance that the phone might have been a different version and it has flashed unlocked rom or something, what would it mean? Can it be restored to factory settings of the unlocked version? Are there any catches to it?
EDIT: I think I have mistakenly used the phrase recovery. The issue in that respect is twrp and I need to remove it and restore default mode so that its back to factory settings.
e4noob said:
Purchased used moto g6 (xt1925-6) US unlocked version (that's what the rom says).
I'm a total noob with roms and recovery and so on. I'm hoping someone will tell me the steps briefly and I'll try to look up the detailed steps and try to restore the phone to factory settings.
Here is the situation at hand:
-Phone has twrp recovery (I need to restore the factory recovery. Weird thing is can't seem to find the file to download).
-Has bootloader unlocked (I would prefer to relock it). Not rooted.
-Rom says its the unlocked version (don't know if the phone was actually a different version or not). It receives notification and downloads ota updates but can't install updates.
-Phone was purchased used and it was a hobby fixer project for me. Now I would like to sort out the android end and get rid of it as long as its in perfect condition.
Thanks for helping out with the steps to achieve factory settings. Also, if there is a chance that the phone might have been a different version and it has flashed unlocked rom or something, what would it mean? Can it be restored to factory settings of the unlocked version? Are there any catches to it?
EDIT: I think I have mistakenly used the phrase recovery. The issue in that respect is twrp and I need to remove it and restore default mode so that its back to factory settings.
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Get the stock firmware from here and flash all of the partitions with either fastboot (commands are in the XML) or use RSDlite. Easy peasy
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Get RSDlite 6.2.4 from here
Or rsd light XML to batch to make a .bat file for fastboot.
If your using RSDlite and wiping data, select flashfile, if keeping data use servicefile.
madbat99 said:
Get the stock firmware from here and flash all of the partitions with either fastboot (commands are in the XML) or use RSDlite. Easy peasy
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Get RSDlite 6.2.4 from here
Or rsd light XML to batch to make a .bat file for fastboot.
If your using RSDlite and wiping data, select flashfile, if keeping data use servicefile.
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Hey man, thanks for the quick steps. Feels like it'll take days to decipher the steps. But I'm on it.
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Hey man, thanks for the quick steps. Feels like it'll take days to decipher the steps. But I'm on it.
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It really doesn't.
Install RSDlite on your PC.
Download the full firmware package.
Put phone in fastboot mode. Plug into PC. Open RSDlite.
Navigate to the firmware package.
RSDlite will extract it and everything.
RSDlite will ask either flashfile or servicefile
Flashfile wipes data, servicefile does not
Install (flash) package.
Done
Root if you want. Instructions are in the forum
Good luck!
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It really doesn't.
Install RSDlite on your PC.
Download the full firmware package.
Put phone in fastboot mode. Plug into PC. Open RSDlite.
Navigate to the firmware package.
RSDlite will extract it and everything.
RSDlite will ask either flashfile or servicefile
Flashfile wipes data, servicefile does not
Install (flash) package.
Done
Root if you want. Instructions are in the forum
Good luck!
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Thanks. That helps a lot.
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Thanks. That helps a lot.
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Good luck!
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Good luck!
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Again, appreciate the help a lot.
So I just tried it out and rsd lite doesn't see the device. Phone has debugging enabled. I browsed around for solutions and followed some common steps. I checked with minimal adb fastboot command 'fastboot devices" and the phone's serial number pops up. Phone is detected by pc (win10) device manager when on fastboot mode. I have installed motorola device manager as well. But so far rsd lite doesn't see the device. Any ideas?
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Hey man, any idea what might be the issue?
I just tried it out and rsd lite doesn't see the device. Phone has debugging enabled. I browsed around for solutions and followed some common steps. I checked with minimal adb fastboot command 'fastboot devices" and the phone's serial number pops up. Phone is detected by pc (win10) device manager when on fastboot mode. I have installed motorola device manager as well. But so far rsd lite doesn't see the device. Any ideas? I prefer to use rsd lite method for obvious reasons.
(Posting this question a second time. Hope I don't get banned or anything )
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Hey man, any idea what might be the issue?
I just tried it out and rsd lite doesn't see the device. Phone has debugging enabled. I browsed around for solutions and followed some common steps. I checked with minimal adb fastboot command 'fastboot devices" and the phone's serial number pops up. Phone is detected by pc (win10) device manager when on fastboot mode. I have installed motorola device manager as well. But so far rsd lite doesn't see the device. Any ideas? I prefer to use rsd lite method for obvious reasons.
(Posting this question a second time. Hope I don't get banned or anything )
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Not sure on that. Did you get the RSDlite that I linked to? Some versions dont recognize device with Windows 10. But the version I linked works for me. In RSDlite, the imei shows n/a but it does show a fastboot device connected.
You have the phone in fastboot mode when connecting?
On that same page I linked, there is an XML to batch program as well. You can turn the XML file from the firmware package into a .bat file. Then you just have to run the .bat file and will run all of the fastboot commands for you (which is what RSDlite does with the XML file)
May be an option if you can't get RSDlite to recognize, but fastboot does.
madbat99 said:
Not sure on that. Did you get the RSDlite that I linked to? Some versions dont recognize device with Windows 10. But the version I linked works for me. In RSDlite, the imei shows n/a but it does show a fastboot device connected.
You have the phone in fastboot mode when connecting?
On that same page I linked, there is an XML to batch program as well. You can turn the XML file from the firmware package into a .bat file. Then you just have to run the .bat file and will run all of the fastboot commands for you (which is what RSDlite does with the XML file)
May be an option if you can't get RSDlite to recognize, but fastboot does.
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Yes the same version. I have it on fastboot when connecting (also tried normal bootup and pc recognizes phone just fine). Good to know there is the bat file option for last resort. I'll try installing android sdk and may be it'll solve this driver issue. So I'll have to ask you for the steps to make the the bat file and how to make it work.
You could have also tried Lenovo Moto Smart Assistant. I've used it and it works pretty well.
Ragarianok said:
You could have also tried Lenovo Moto Smart Assistant. I've used it and it works pretty well.
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What does it do and how do you use it?
e4noob said:
What does it do and how do you use it?
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It has a Rescue function that returns the phone to stock firmware.
Here's the link if you want to try it:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds101291
It's fairly intuitive.
Ragarianok said:
It has a Rescue function that returns the phone to stock firmware.
Here's the link if you want to try it:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds101291
It's fairly intuitive.
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I'm gonna try it out if it works for moto g6. Thanks, man.
Ragarianok said:
It has a Rescue function that returns the phone to stock firmware.
Here's the link if you want to try it:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds101291
It's fairly intuitive.
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Hey man, its very intuitive. It worked in first try and phone is back to stock with stock recovery. Only issue I have is bootloader is unlocked. Should I use minimal adb fastboot to perform a relock command? Are there any other steps to it or just the command?
e4noob said:
Hey man, its very intuitive. It worked in first try and phone is back to stock with stock recovery. Only issue I have is bootloader is unlocked. Should I use minimal adb fastboot to perform a relock command? Are there any other steps to it or just the command?
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You should be able to run "fastboot oem lock" to re-lock the bootloader.
You may get an error message though; something like "flash signed images" or something like that. Let me know if that happens.
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You should be able to run "fastboot oem lock" to re-lock the bootloader.
You may get an error message though; something like "flash signed images" or something like that. Let me know if that happens.
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I'm getting a warning message that it erases all user data and instructing to rerun command to continue. Should I proceed?
e4noob said:
I'm getting a warning message that it erases all user data and instructing to rerun command to continue. Should I proceed?
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Yup! That's completely normal.
e4noob said:
I'm getting a warning message that it erases all user data and instructing to rerun command to continue. Should I proceed?
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Do you really need it locked?
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I'm getting this message.
(bootloader) Flash valid Android images now
(bootloader) Then re-run this command to lock
OKAY [ 0.010s]
finished. total time: 0.011s