Hello,
I was directed to http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader for unlocking my stock AT&T atrix phone.
After step 11, pressing start it began to do its thing.
THen I got an error that said something about cant restart. (Sorry hit show phone button and it erased the error msg)
But now I can't even turn on the phone?
Is there anything I can do to fix it? I am not even really sure whats broken now.
Any help would be appreciated got a dead phone now... lol that was easy to mess up even following the directions i was sent to... crap!
Can you get the phone back into RSD mode? If so, I think this happened to me. I just had to start over, and I ended up renaming the SBF to something shorter. After that, it flashed just fine for me
However, I'll let you know I'm not a dev or anything, just another end user and honestly I was so flustered when I kept messing up my install that I don't exactly remember
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I've been teaching my girl about the whole rooting and running other roms thing. I've been messing with Android Devices for a while, But never messed with a G1, I currently own a DINC and GS.
she got it rooted and running the newest CWM. But we hit a snag getting any sort of custom rom working. One of the roms required the DangerSPL... lol since that, it will not pass the G1 screen and will not boot into Recovery.
I need help getting this phone back. Any thing anyone can think of?
Did you try flashing the proper radio first?
One of my Schnauzers posted this.
We followed all instructions given, Radio, SPL, and Rom. I made sure she followed the instructions given by the dev that made the specific roms.
The problem is still the same. only the G1Logo, No Recovery or Bootloader starts. You attempt to, and just that logo pops up.
lol stupid "how to fix your bricked g1" threads, every single one of them can easily get into the boot loader or recovery and they call it bricked.
Android G1 mobile software required (urgent)
hi,
My mobile set does not proceed after G1 logo. I need mobile software and method to do that.
i shall be grateful.
Regards,
Khurram
khurramsarwar, Press and hold the Camera Button and while holding, press the power. What happens? Try Home+Power. What happens?
See a real brick is when these things don't work. Like what I'm trying to fix.
You have a lovely new paperweight.
Your only option is the following...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591048
Yeah I know. I told her to get another, we have already found like 3 or 4 for around 25 bucks! Just waiting for her to get it so I can do it right this time. I told her to be patient and wait for me to do it. But she is anything but.
So buy four G1's for a cool hundo...and split them. Let her do two and you do two. I'm sure she's capable of a second chance alone. If she wants it...shell get it.
I have one of those Legends that require a downgrade before you root, but I decided to chicken out and after I downgraded to 1.31 or whatever it was, I decided to debrand my Bell Legend and chicken out to get the worldwide Froyo OTA. Plus, it was getting late, I didn't want to accidentally screw up the rooting because I was tired.
Anyway, after I downgraded, I installed a system update that brought me to Eclair-update-1. I don't think that was a really good idea.
Because afterwards, when I tried installing the debranded RUU from the debrand thread, it resulted in an error and I have to keep what I have right now.
UNLESS YOU GUYS HELP.
What did I do wrong? I'm only still a kid. Hell, I thought I bricked my phone halfway through installing the first RUU because there was something wrong with the drivers, I ALMOST TEARED UP FFS.
Oh yeah, and wtf is up with this BS where you format the SD card to turn it into a Goldcard, and HTC Footprints just decides to move its crap into the SD card RIGHT AFTER I FORMAT IT. It's not important, but I was just wondering.
I might have been missing some details (it's late) so please post below and tell me what I'm missing.
Thanks in advance!
PS: Oh yeah, have I voided my warranty yet? Technically, I mean. I COULD still clean it up somehow, and make it seem like I didn't do anything to it, right?
PS2: OK, now I'm getting USB errors 171 and 170 when installing RUUs. I can't get out of the RUU I'm on. Oh crap.
PS3: I just got Error 140, BOOTLOADER Error. What did I do wrong here?
At least I'm at the phone's home screen now, no more unfamilar scary-ass HTC LOGO territory.
Basically the update to "2.1-update1" brought you back to where you were before the downgrade. Your phone is stock right now.
So first relax and get some sleep
Do the downgrade again. DO NOT UPDATE.
Continue the debranding/gold card procedure.
good luck
p.s. your warranty might technically be void when you install another ROM or debrand or root, mostly they don't care as long as you didnt drop it in water . There is always a way to bring it back to stock/unroot
Oh my goodness I love you. I just noticed (while I was tired, wow, that's strange) that the strange ROM number within the About Phone menu finally clicked with what I've been doing! NO UPDATE.
So I decided to call it a night after I try once more.
So I downgraded to w/e. It was fine.
And I tried the debranding RUU. Then I got a bootloader error. I guess I'll try to find out what that means when I wake up, I'm super sleepy. (Unless you guys can help me 'til then )
It was error 140 or something like that, but it booted me fine to my downgraded ROM, so I'm good for the time being.
Good night!
EPIC ACHIEVEMENT EDIT:
Alright, I rooted it. Sweat all over the place, but hey, don't blame me. The problem above is still experienced by many people all over the internet, unfortunately. Too bad I can't answer it.
Just a question before I flash my first ROM with ClockworkMod: What about fixes? How do I flash those? Super noobish, but yeah.
I am currently unable to boot into anything, no RSD, no Fastboot nothing. I try holding down up volume and down volume. Here's what it says when i try to power up.
SVF 105:1:2
Failed to boot 0x1000
Here's what i did.
I followed the steps exactly to install the stock 2.3.4 ATT update. Everything was fine. Then i decided to start over and install kennethpenn's custom rom. So i tried to flash the 1.8.3 sbf.
i foolishly started surfing other websites and didn't pay any attention to my phone. then when i looked back it was completely black screen and RSD lite said:
Failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. Phone {0000}: Error switching phone to BP Pass through mode (0x70BE); phone disconnected
Thats it. now i can't do anything. Please help.
It's called "bricked". Now search for that term and you'll find answers!
Yeah, I think you're screwed their man... Kennethpenn had the same issue with his Atrix I think.... $600 brick
doesnt sound good...
where in the process exactly did you decide to start over and install kenneths custom rom?
i know its bricked. i'm just wondering how bricked...
i was in the process of starting over to install kennethpenn's ROM. i was flashing the full 1.8.3 sbf.
do you think ATT will take it back under warranty if i play dumb?
b3nman said:
i know its bricked. i'm just wondering how bricked...
i was in the process of starting over to install kennethpenn's ROM. i was flashing the full 1.8.3 sbf.
do you think ATT will take it back under warranty if i play dumb?
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Well you got nothing to lose.
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i have the same problem gonna play dumb and get a new one today under warranty
yokozuna82 said:
i have the same problem gonna play dumb and get a new one today under warranty
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Nice. Tell us how it works out, good luck!
yokozuna82 said:
i have the same problem gonna play dumb and get a new one today under warranty
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What did you do to cause it? Same thing as OP?
I'm tellin ya I think there is something wrong with that damn 1.83 sbf itself! The older ones never had any problems! I'm done with it!
LayzeeEyez said:
What did you do to cause it? Same thing as OP?
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yeah, has anyone else tried to flash back to 1.83?
b3nman said:
i know its bricked. i'm just wondering how bricked...
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If it does not go to the moto logo screen that means something messed up your IPL/Bootloader, which means you are pretty screwed.
b3nman said:
i was in the process of starting over to install kennethpenn's ROM. i was flashing the full 1.8.3 sbf.
do you think ATT will take it back under warranty if i play dumb?
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You could just say that you never got around to updating to 1.8.3 (kind of a long shot since it reminds you every hour), and when you installed the update it would not restart. If you have a backup phone, you could just wait till the new update releases and use the same excuse.
If you hard bricked, there is most likely no way they can check if you were messing around with anything. It is worth a shot, but like you said just play dumb
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160408 <- For future reference
im sorry this happend to you guys, i hope everything goes well with insurance and what not. i made a warning on the guide for people not to flash back until a safe method is found!
i had ur problem a few seconds ago!
rsd stoped at " switching phone to BP Pass through mode " at 33%.
and after a hour nothing happend!
i decided to disconnect the phone but after that i lost RSD,fastboot,.....
i removed the battery for a while and after that i powerd the phone up but it was the same as before.
i left it on moto red logo and after a few second it said:
failed to boot 4
starting RSD mode
and now its working!
but i didnt get " Failed flashing process " like you!
i got one coming through warranty be here no later then tuesday
i guess i didn't understand the warnings. now i see them, only too late. it seems like att will send me a new one.
b3nman said:
i guess i didn't understand the warnings. now i see them, only too late. it seems like att will send me a new one.
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anyone have a cwm backup pre 2.3.4 they can try?
att is sending a new one. it was easy since i'm still within the 30 days of opening my account. lesson learned:
THOROUGHLY READ ALL WARNINGS!!! I hope my fail can prevent others from going through it. THANKS EVERYONE!
is this 4.5.91 specific? I flashed between 4.5.40 and 1.83 sbf a few times without problem.
Pretty sure I soft(hopefully) bricked my phone. I had my phone unlcocked and rooted with the darkside rom. I had been putting off installing the new update because I knew doing it OTA wouldn't work and I wasn't quite sure how to do it otherwise without step by step instructions on here. The update thing kept popping up and at one point I accidentally clicked yes to download it and just now after a about a week of the install thing popping up I clicked yes. Now when the phone starts up, it fully loads to my main screen and then shuts off and goes to the little android guy installing and then it has the yellow exclamation point screen. It's been a while since I've done anything with the phone like unlocking it or anything so any help would be greatly appreciated.
try to wpie data, cache and dalvik. Next step is reflash Darkside
Ya as long as you can still get into recovery and or fastboot should be a easy fix with a little searching (i would check the noob guide for a butt load of how toos)
I don't think I've bricked my phone, I hope you can help me. Done some reading here, but still a big time noob! Trying to flash back to stock for the Verizon upgrade, my phone is stuck on the screen with a gold triangle and a exclamation point in the center of a cell Phone and a computer. I found a thread with a similar problem. I can't seem to have a successful flash in odin. I keep getting a fail when i flash the test file. I would be content if I could just get the phone to boot and have my Miunia Rom working again. Someone please help.
Al bergie man1 said:
I don't think I've bricked my phone, I hope you can help me. Done some reading here, but still a big time noob! Trying to flash back to stock for the Verizon upgrade, my phone is stuck on the screen with a gold triangle and a exclamation point in the center of a cell Phone and a computer. I found a thread with a similar problem. I can't seem to have a successful flash in odin. I keep getting a fail when i flash the test file. I would be content if I could just get the phone to boot and have my Miunia Rom working again. Someone please help.
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That means you have no kernel our rom in the phone. Not sure what this "test file" you are trying to flash is, but I'm not surprised its failing. Flashing dl 17 should work. If not, flash the ec07 leak, with the proper pit file, repartition unchecked. Then flash dl17.
Dished out by my dumb digits
now it's worse, I hit the dark abyss
So, I flashed(with odin) the clean Eco7 stock with with the correct pit file. It seemed to be doing fine, it got all the way to recov.bin but then I froze there for about an hour. At this point i didn't think it was going to pass anyway so i unplugged the phone and stopped the program(oops?). Now my phone is even worse, it seems lifeless. The phone won't even go to down load mode. I found on another post where someone else was also getting nothing, no power just blackness, and I followed those directions. Still a black screen. It seems more grim than ever! One thing I have noticed that while attempting to flash, a few times my computer completely rebooted. Out of know where! This has happened about 5 or 6 times. I'm just about ready to turn on my old flip phone but I just don't want to give up yet! Any more suggestions?!
Oops, is right. You may have hard bricked yourself. I've tried helping people out of this one before, with no sucess. That is the reason I told you to make sure repartition was unchecked. You can try to power on, and issue an adb command, if you have it installed. But, I doubt it will work. The reason you don't have download, at this point, is because you don't have a secondary bootloader on your phone, anymore. It turns into a catch 22. Download mode is supposedly hard written on the chip. So, you could use a jig to force it into download mode. I'd say that that is your best bet, at this point.
did uncheck repartition
I did uncheck repartition but obviously with no avail. I Will try the"jig" but I don't know anything about it. Is this a file I can download or what?
No matter what happens, thanks soooo much for the efforts to help me!!! Especially wolf??
No. A jig is a piece of hardware. Do a youtube search for 'download mode jig' and you''' get some good hits. You'd have to construct it, or get ahold of some of the devs that have. I don't recall the name, but one dev made one for the Fascinate. I'd imagine it would work for our phone too.
If anyone can remember who it is (I want to say Adam Outler, but I might be wrong) pipe up.