I got a used Moto X Style dual SIM yesterday. The model number seems to be XT1570. The bootloader turned out to be unlocked. I immediately flashed the latest TWRP and got a backup of stock ROM.
I've downloaded a few custom ROMS and they all seem to flash alright and the phone appears to be working perfectly.
The trouble starts whenever I flash Gapps along with the ROM. What happens is during phone initial setup, the screen goes black with only the back button visible which does not appear to work. Thankfully the power button does work and I'm able to power off the phone and boot back into recovery and/or bootloader etc.
Since I'm new to the Moto X scene (but not new to the Moto scene), I'd appreciate if anyone could shed some light on what seems to be going on here?
Thanks!
PS I suspect I might have the Chinese variant. If so there any way to un-Chinese this thing?
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So i have been having issues with my Droid X since i rooted it. It has a locked bootloader so idk if that effects it. In the last few weeks ive have to go into my bootstrap and factory reset my phone about a week ago, yesterday and now again tonight. The thing is i cant even get my Droid X to boot past the red M. Im stumped on what to do and i need help.
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Ask a mod to move this to Droid x general/q n a, I'm sure you'll get some help there
From my fingers to your eyez
Well, your applications and data are done-for, unfortunately.
Pull the battery...and from a dead state:
Hold HOME+POWER.
Continue to hold home until a green android pops up.
I always forget what comes next on gingerbread...
but I think it's both volume keys at the same time.
Navigate and select to do a factory reset.
Try booting.
If it still won't boot...
You'll have to SBF
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/331-guide-flashing-droid-x-sbf/
Use the 602 sbf.
If you ever want to flash a custom rom, I've made a quick guide that'll make the process easier on a new user.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374281
I have Motorola Defy MB252
When i bought the phone i installed MiUI to it. I have been since always upgraded MiUI using its updater. Yesterday I was drooling after the Android 4 for the Defy and decided I would try it out. I had some rom loader with 3 buttons installed on the Android. I pressed the one with boot rom manager button or something like that – I cant precisely recall what the buttons said or what was the name of the program. After this the phone booted and got stuck to the Motorola logo. I then tried to recover the phone to working state by flashing different SBF files from umts_jordan/list.php. None of them work – I am currently stuck in situation where the phone wont even show the Motorola logo. The phone automatically goes to the SBF flash state. Im flashing from Windows using the RSD like v5.5. Latest SBF I flashed was 3.4.2_145_finland\JRDNEM_U3_3.4.2_145-003_DEBLUR_SIGN_SIGNED_UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA039.0R_UCAJRDNFRYORTCOREEU_P009_A006_HWp3_Service1FF.sbf
I only get blank screen with white front indicator led shining. I can get to flash state and it will only then print its programming it. The RSD lite says flashing was OK.
I did not keep good track what SBF files I have tried to flash.
I’m desperate – do you have any ideas what I should do?
[EDIT]
I flashed Defy-BL6Downgrade.sbf. Now i can get to Bootloader 09.10 (i see the normal bootloader when booting the phone but still no android).
FIXED EVERYTHING: Follow instrucsions in thread #1152377 post #8
I apologize already if this has already been posted before, I couldn't see one that had my issues so I'm making this thread.
OK, so here is my problem and everything that I can think of that I've done to my phone.
Today I tried to restart my phone as it was getting a bit sluggish. When I did it started booting fine then the animation sound stopped while the droid eye was being put together. Now my phone will not pass the droid eye during the boot phase. I press the power and both volume buttons and after a few seconds it starts itself back up again. I do the power button and down volume buttons and it still does the same thing. I've even performed the factory reset twice and it still won't help.... And no matter what I do it keeps booting itself back up on its own.
What I've done to my phone:
I am rooted but never got the boot loader unlocked since i waited too long and the last update wouldn't allow the boot loader unlock methods anymore. I have used titanium backup app to delete some system apps for example the Verizon football one, slacker radio, and any of those useless apps that I never use. I haven't deleted anything lately and have restarted my phone many times since. I have been delaying the recent update hitting no or not now, whatever it says. I thought that I said no today on the system update as well. Even then my phone was working before I restarted it.
PLEASE I hope that there is something that I can do to fix my phone because I'm forced to use my LG Vortex again and my upgrade isn't for another year..... I don't want to buy a new one since this phone has been great and I'm almost certain that if there was a way to reinstal or flash the droid razr m OS that that would fix my issues.
Thanks in advance for your input and please know that I'm a novice with this kind of thing so you will have to explain the process to me. If i have instructions I can definitely follow them.
THANKS!
You Factory Reset a couple of times, so that tells me you know how to get into recovery. See if you can get back into recovery and try clearing cache/dalvik too. I think you can still do that from stock recovery.
If that doesn't work and your battery is good, you can fastboot to recover it. If your battery was low when you started this, charge it prior to fastbooting. Just hold down the power button until the phone shuts off and plug into a WALL charger until it's charged. If the battery is good, you can grab the firmware from here http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=8 (use the second one from the bottom, .3, if you flash the last one you will not be able to gain root) and flash in RSD. Another choice is to use House of Moto to recover: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/28162-house-of-moto-20/ .
OK, so I deleted the cashe and still a no go. For the second step of getting the .3 to regain root. would it be possible to get an even earlier version so I can unlock the boot loader? Also when you say flash in RSD, what is that? I know of the AP flash from the first menu, is that something inside of Recovery menu options?
Thanks for your help!
**UPDATE**
THANKS! I was able to eventually figure it out and used the last option that you said and my phone works! Now working on getting root back. Thanks again!! But I really would like to know if I could do the same thing but with an earlier version to unlock the bootloader.
Droid Razr starting up issue
Hi guys, I am facing a weird issue with my Droid Razr and hoping pros to help me sort this out and get my phone running.
I am using Droid Razr but since last one week it is not starting up. Let me elaborate, currently it is switched off and not getting up. While starting it pass through M logo but can't go ahead for startup animation (droid eye animation). Even after leaving on that animation for entire day, it is not going ahead of that.
However, if I connect it to a wall charger (while it is off) it shows battery getting charged. It is taking a usual timing of 90 minutes for full charge.
I have important pictures and data into phone memory is there any way to recover it.
I would appreciate if you can guide me to get my phone up and running as usual.
RikRong said:
You Factory Reset a couple of times, so that tells me you know how to get into recovery. See if you can get back into recovery and try clearing cache/dalvik too. I think you can still do that from stock recovery.
If that doesn't work and your battery is good, you can fastboot to recover it. If your battery was low when you started this, charge it prior to fastbooting. Just hold down the power button until the phone shuts off and plug into a WALL charger until it's charged. If the battery is good, you can grab the firmware from here (use the second one from the bottom, .3, if you flash the last one you will not be able to gain root) and flash in RSD. Another choice is to use House of Moto to recover: .
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I've been messing around with my phone, trying to flash CWM and CyanogenMod (to no avail), and yesterday something happened. I woke up, my phone was dead so I started charging it. It booted into the Stock OS (the one that ships with the G2--build D20010o I think). Shortly after, a message appeared on the screen about an update the phone was going to install (I'm assuming one that AT&T was pushing to my phone), and shortly after it powered down on its own. I have not been able to get it to boot into the OS since.
Before all of this happened, I rooted the phone with IORoot, tried to flash CWM (I think successfully), but was not able to install CyanogenMod, so I flashed an earlier build of the stock OS (D20010o), rooted it again (I'm not sure that I had to--I think it stated that my phone was already rooted), tried to flash CWM again (unsuccessfully this time), and I gave up. Then this problem occurred.
Every time I try to power on the phone, the LG logo flashes, and the screen stays on, but it's black. If I try to do a factory reset via the hardware buttons, I am able to see that screen, but as soon as I follow the instructions of pressing the power button twice, it says that it's initializing the reset, but then the phone's screen goes black again--not sure if the screen is on or off, though. The LED light is also not on during any of this.
I'm unsure what to do. I've had the phone for about 6 months, but I had not owned an Android before that--iPhone user for 3 years. I obviously did not do enough research or ask enough questions, but I would like my phone to be in a usable state. I would greatly appreciate any help that anyone can give me!
NEVER take an OTA with a recovery.
Use the lg flash tool to go back to stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Sorry, should have also mentioned that I can't boot into Download Mode. I'm assuming there's no .kdz file for AT&T, and the other method in that link requires Download Mode. :/
I downgraded from LineageOS back to stock 6.0 using the files from Prazaar.de and all worked fine. i was able to configure the phone back to my gmail account and calling and everything worked.
to upgrade back to 7.0 i downloaded the blur files from prazaar. i then booted into recovery and sideloaded the first blur file with adb as i have done a few times before. only this time when it was finished, the phone rebooted and the screen stayed black. no matter how often or how long i press the powerbutton with or without volume buttons, nothing happens. when i plug it into windows with a cable though, windows sees a new device Qualcomm HS USB QDloader9008. so it's not all dead.
all guides that talk about unbricking the device at some point need to boot into recovery or at least the bootmenu to start fastboot flashing. but my screen is black and no matter at what point i do a 'fastboot devices' with powerbutton-pressing, it will never show up as a fastboot device.
is there any way to recover from this error or is this phone beyond recovery? how can a phone be this dead after a software update? any help would really really be appreciated as i do still like this phone and am not ready to throw it away yet
If you'd done a little searching you would've found this amazing thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-style/help/solved-hard-brick-moto-x-style-xt1572-t3693860
Instructions are for the Moto X Style XT1572, but work for the XT1575 too as long as you flash the correct firmware. The issue is caused by updating to Nougat, then downgrading to MM and performing an OTA.
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If you'd done a little searching you would've found this amazing thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-style/help/solved-hard-brick-moto-x-style-xt1572-t3693860
Instructions are for the Moto X Style XT1572, but work for the XT1575 too as long as you flash the correct firmware. The issue is caused by updating to Nougat, then downgrading to MM and performing an OTA.
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thanks, i've seen that thread, but at the point where i put the sd card in the phone with the loader.img on it and hold the powerbutton, i'm not getting a fastboot screen.. maybe i'm close to getting it to work but so far i dont see anything. any pointers would really be appreciated!
It's really finicky to use. For me, I flashed the loader.img on Windows 7 32-bit and it take multiple (like over a dozen) tries to get it to work. I got really frustrated with it, but after a while it worked. Just make sure that when you are powering on you either need to hold down volume down or volume down and power.