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Htc One M9 canno't get in download mode

Hi all, I have a big problem with my htc one m9. Today I was trying to get in recovery mode but the phone was rebooting itself, so I tryed to flash a ruu (via oem rebootRUU) but maybe something went wrong (hboot pre-update) and now the phone reboots when I try to enter in download mode via bootloader and also I canno't enter in "oem rebootRUU".
I have S-OFF.
Someone can help me? Thanks..

Insaniity said:
Hi all, I have a big problem with my htc one m9. Today I was trying to get in recovery mode but the phone was rebooting itself, so I tryed to flash a ruu (via oem rebootRUU) but maybe something went wrong (hboot pre-update) and now the phone reboots when I try to enter in download mode via bootloader and also I canno't enter in "oem rebootRUU".
I have S-OFF.
Someone can help me? Thanks..
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can you provide more information please, (usually I'd ask for a "fastboot getvar all" excluding IMEI and s/n), but since you can't get to download mode, can we have some screenshots of bootloader, a copy/paste of your command prompt output when typing the fastboot commands
and most important, what were you trying to flash (link to thread and file please)

nkk71 said:
can you provide more information please, (usually I'd ask for a "fastboot getvar all" excluding IMEI and s/n), but since you can't get to download mode, can we have some screenshots of bootloader, a copy/paste of your command prompt output when typing the fastboot commands
and most important, what were you trying to flash (link to thread and file please)
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I can do all command on bootloader so :
C:\minisdk>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x20000000
(bootloader) partition-type:cache: ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0x14000000
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata: ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x5e0000000
(bootloader) partition-type:system: ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x118000000
(bootloader) serialno: FA54SYJ03650
all:

Insaniity said:
I can do all command on bootloader so :
C:\minisdk>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x20000000
(bootloader) partition-type:cache: ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0x14000000
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata: ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x5e0000000
(bootloader) partition-type:system: ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x118000000
(bootloader) serialno: FA54SYJ03650
all:
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that's what I meant with "usually" (usually I'd ask for a "fastboot getvar all" excluding IMEI and s/n, but since you can't get to download mode)
on the M9, the "fastboot getvar all" informational data, comes from download mode, not bootloader, so unfortunatly the above is quite useless,
let's go back to
* some screenshots
* copy/paste of fastboot commands (fastboot devices, fastboot oem rebootRUU, fastboot oem reboot-download)
EDIT: and what were you trying to flash (link to thread and file please)

nkk71 said:
that's what I meant with "usually" (usually I'd ask for a "fastboot getvar all" excluding IMEI and s/n, but since you can't get to download mode)
on the M9, the "fastboot getvar all" informational data, comes from download mode, not bootloader, so unfortunatly the above is quite useless,
let's go back to
* some screenshots
* copy/paste of fastboot commands (fastboot devices, fastboot oem rebootRUU, fastboot oem reboot-download)
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Ok, I managed to get into download mode by writing this in bootloader mode ( I used the firmware 2.10.401.x )
fastboot flash aboot aboot_signed.img
fastboot flash adsp adsp.img
fastboot flash cota cota.img
fastboot flash cpe cpe.img
fastboot flash hosd hosd_signed.img
fastboot flash hyp hyp-8994-1.img
fastboot flash modem_st1 modem_st1.img
fastboot flash modem_st2 modem_st2.img
fastboot flash persist persist.img
fastboot flash pg2fs pg2fs_ship_signkey.img
fastboot flash pmic pmic-8994-1.img
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash rpm rpm-8994-1.img
fastboot flash sbl1 sbl1-8994-1.img
fastboot flash sdi sdi.img
fastboot flash sensor_hub sensor_hub.img
fastboot flash tz tz-8994-1.img
This is getvar
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himauhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) version-main: 1.32.401.17
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 01.04_U11440601_71.02.50709G_F
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA10000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__031
all:
It is very strange, If i try to flash another firmware, for example 1.32.401.xx, after flashing I can't get to download mode again.

Insaniity said:
fastboot flash aboot aboot_signed.img
fastboot flash adsp adsp.img
fastboot flash cota cota.img
fastboot flash cpe cpe.img
fastboot flash hosd hosd_signed.img
fastboot flash hyp hyp-8994-1.img
fastboot flash modem_st1 modem_st1.img
fastboot flash modem_st2 modem_st2.img
fastboot flash persist persist.img
fastboot flash pg2fs pg2fs_ship_signkey.img
fastboot flash pmic pmic-8994-1.img
fastboot flash radio radio.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash rpm rpm-8994-1.img
fastboot flash sbl1 sbl1-8994-1.img
fastboot flash sdi sdi.img
fastboot flash sensor_hub sensor_hub.img
fastboot flash tz tz-8994-1.img
This is getvar
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himauhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) version-main: 1.32.401.17
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 01.04_U11440601_71.02.50709G_F
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA10000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__031
all:
It is very strange, If i try to flash another firmware, for example 1.32.401.xx, after flashing I can't get to download mode again.
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Please dont do firmware/low-level stuff that way, unless you are sure what you're doing
baseband has been updated to 2.10.401.1 firmware, obviously version-main wont reflect that change since it's not a "proper" flash... and serisously don't mess with "fastboot flash aboot, hosd, sbl, etc" .... you're heading into trouble
stop rushing things, relax, and take it one step at a time (slowly)

nkk71 said:
Please dont do firmware/low-level stuff that way, unless you are sure what you're doing
baseband has been updated to 2.10.401.1 firmware, obviously version-main wont reflect that change since it's not a "proper" flash... and serisously don't mess with "fastboot flash aboot, hosd, sbl, etc" .... you're heading into trouble
stop rushing things, relax, and take it one step at a time (slowly)
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Ok, now I'm here.
C:\minisdk>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himauhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) version-main: 2.10.401.1
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 01.04_U11440601_71.02.50709G_F
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA10000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__031
all:
I can access only to download mode and my firmware is ok.
It is matching with the download mode.
What should I do now?

Insaniity said:
Ok, now I'm here.
C:\minisdk>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) kernel: lk
(bootloader) product: htc_himauhl
(bootloader) version: 1.0
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) version-main: 2.10.401.1
(bootloader) boot-mode: download
(bootloader) version-baseband: 01.04_U11440601_71.02.50709G_F
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
(bootloader) mid: 0PJA10000
(bootloader) cid: HTC__031
all:
I can access only to download mode and my firmware is ok.
It is matching with the download mode.
What should I do now?
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I'd recommend taking a break; I have no idea how you got there, because you keep forgetting that we need to know what you are flashing and how
for example, this is me flashing my firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62552232&postcount=646
and how I choose to copy/paste my information
^^ you don't need to follow those steps, I'm just saying you're going from:
I'm at location D ... okay now I'm at location K ... you're probably doing just fine, but not saying what and how you are flashing, it's difficult to help

nkk71 said:
I'd recommend taking a break; I have no idea how you got there, because you keep forgetting that we need to know what you are flashing and how
for example, this is me flashing my firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62552232&postcount=646
and how I choose to copy/paste my information
^^ you don't need to follow those steps, I'm just saying you're going from:
I'm at location D ... okay now I'm at location K ... you're probably doing just fine, but not saying what and how you are flashing, it's difficult to help
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I know how to flash a firmware....
Now I'm tryng to flash a RUU

Insaniity said:
I know how to flash a firmware....
Now I'm tryng to flash a RUU
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fine, have it your way
flashing RUU is exactly the same procedure as flashing firmware
but you continuously refuse to say, what you are flashing or how, if you look at my first reply, I asked for more details, including what you are trying to flash ("link to thread and file please")
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I see some things change and some things never do
as a final hint (dont know if that's the case or not, since you wish not to share, the information), in a word: htc_fastboot.exe (try version 3.0.9.2)

do you try the ruu.exe or the zip? it will be MUCH better to use the zip. also mostly only the zip seems to work

DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
...also mostly only the zip seems to work
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elaborate, thank you

I have something similar, I flashed NoRedTxt_Aboot+2.11.531.19 once in my m9 tmo. Supposlly it flashed good. Now I can't get to download mode or ruu mode. In ruu mode after 1 sec it gets me back to download mode. Which is where it takes me everytime, besides that twrp is the other place I ca go too.
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Insaniity said:
Hi all, I have a big problem with my htc one m9. Today I was trying to get in recovery mode but the phone was rebooting itself, so I tryed to flash a ruu (via oem rebootRUU) but maybe something went wrong (hboot pre-update) and now the phone reboots when I try to enter in download mode via bootloader and also I canno't enter in "oem rebootRUU".
I have S-OFF.
Someone can help me? Thanks..
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I'm stuck in same place as you. But different reason.I'm running stock 2.11.531.19 tmo m9. Just twrp s off and unlocked. What can I do to get to work again ruu or download again

Hello Guys,
I have a problem with my HTC M9 prime Camera Edition yesterday I paid 25 $ for S-Off with sunshine App everything was working great (great App thanks)
after that my phone was S-OFF i was excited and wanted to flash a other Stock Rom but something went wrong and my download mode is deleted now or not more availlable.
Information about my Phone: HTC_Himar 128 SHIP S-OFF
before CID was HTC__034 CID
before MID was 2PRG10000 MID
LK-1.01.0000
OS-2.18.401.10
Bootloader UNLOCKED
The device is rooted and recovery is twrp-3.0.2-0-himar
Android version: marshmallow 6.0
What i did is i wanted to flash the 3.35.401.12-Firmware to change my stock i did it with renaming the file in 0PJAIMG.zip and flashing with sd card in download mode
file could be not flashed some zip error displayed i rebooted the phone everything was ok no problems after that.
I also changed the MID before flashing to: OPJA10000 and CID to HTC__J15. After that i wanted to try it again with the firmware from xda forum 3.35.401.12-Firmware.zip
Phone was flashing the file after that i rebooted and i opened the developer options to check the firmware info but the firmware stayed the same 2.18.401.10
and after that i wanted to reboot to Download mode but it seems after the last flash the Download mode is deleted or missing.
I can boot into Bootloader mode recovery twrp is working very fine system is working very fine everything is working just the problem is that i want the download mode back
but i can´t flash my stock rom without download mode. I was sitting yesterday half night and reading and searching for solutions and help, but withoud success so im now here and hope that someone of u guys
can help me to solve my problem. The thing is that i wanted to change my stock because i am not able with the 2.18.401.10 to flash any custom rom for the M9 nothing is working for example the viper rom
or cyanogenmode also the recovery name is different for my HTC M9 prime CE name is himar and on the M9 original is hima nothing is working for this phone..... please help

hi, i have the same probleme, but I can't flash anything, since My M9 have s-on :S
soo, I cant install a ruu exe, because it says low battery (by go to log_ruu I see it cant do adbdevices)
I can't enter in download mode, it jumbps to bootloader
I can do only some commands on fastboot, for exemple Fastboot oem get_identifier_token don't work, only in download mode (I can't go to download mode, because it doesnt exists)
I can't do comands by adb
C:\adb>fastboot flash zip M9_2.10.401.1_NoWipe_TWRP_2871b1_rename_to_ROM.zip
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'zip' (64024 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.418s]
writing 'zip'...
FAILED (remote: cannot flash this partition in s-on state)
finished. total time: 1.436s
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C:\adb>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version:0.5
(bootloader) variant:MTP eMMC
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-bootloader:
(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x20000000
(bootloader) partition-type:cache:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0x14000000
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x5e0000000
(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x118000000
(bootloader) serialno:MB523YJ06983
all:
finished. total time: 0.138s
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C:\adb>Fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.006s
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Guys ,pls share hosd_signed himaul img for m9.I don't have download,recovery mode with s on too..pls help me

Way forward
EclipseX said:
hi, i have the same probleme, but I can't flash anything, since My M9 have s-on :S
soo, I cant install a ruu exe, because it says low battery (by go to log_ruu I see it cant do adbdevices)
I can't enter in download mode, it jumbps to bootloader
I can do only some commands on fastboot, for exemple Fastboot oem get_identifier_token don't work, only in download mode (I can't go to download mode, because it doesnt exists)
I can't do comands by adb
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Hi, were you able to fix this eventually?

Yeah, did send it to HTC without invoice. HTC change the entire motherboard for free
lubaid said:
Hi, were you able to fix this eventually?
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Endless bootloop. Can't get into recovery even with fastboot commands

Been stuck with this one for days. Endless searches gets me as far as loading the bootloader (button longpress method) and flashing the usual images with fastboot. I used both the preview and post preview developer images. After successfully flashing (indivisually and clicking flash-all), the phone reboots over and over- never into the system or recovery. Any insight is extremely appreciated. Warranty is recently expired too so that's not an option unfortunately.

kt006 said:
Been stuck with this one for days. Endless searches gets me as far as loading the bootloader (button longpress method) and flashing the usual images with fastboot. I used both the preview and post preview developer images. After successfully flashing (indivisually and clicking flash-all), the phone reboots over and over- never into the system or recovery. Any insight is extremely appreciated. Warranty is recently expired too so that's not an option unfortunately.
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Wait, so you can get into the fastboot menu, but you can't get into the recovery menu? What happens when you select the recovery menu from the fastboot menu?
As for the problem, the only thing I can think of that might be causing this is if you changed your data partition to f2fs for use with the Negalite custom rom. You'll need to change it back to ext4 either by using TWRP, formatting with the stock recovery menu or using the command fastboot erase userdata.

When trying to enter recovery mode, either with Fastboot command or button press, the phone just restarts and bootloops. I'll try your method later tonight.

TheSt33v said:
Wait, so you can get into the fastboot menu, but you can't get into the recovery menu? What happens when you select the recovery menu from the fastboot menu?
As for the problem, the only thing I can think of that might be causing this is if you changed your data partition to f2fs for use with the Negalite custom rom. You'll need to change it back to ext4 either by using TWRP, formatting with the stock recovery menu or using the command fastboot erase userdata.
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Tried the fastboot erase userdata and followed with flash-all.bat. What's frustrating is that all the fastboot commands finish with no reported errors. Until it tries to boot into recovery and starts bootlooping again. It's like the watch can't access the recovery. Tried flashing twrp and fastboot boot twrp.img- still bootlooped.

kt006 said:
Tried the fastboot erase userdata and followed with flash-all.bat. What's frustrating is that all the fastboot commands finish with no reported errors. Until it tries to boot into recovery and starts bootlooping again. It's like the watch can't access the recovery. Tried flashing twrp and fastboot boot twrp.img- still bootlooped.
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Very strange. Did you make any sort of modifications before this started happening? Custom rom, root, etc?

TheSt33v said:
Very strange. Did you make any sort of modifications before this started happening? Custom rom, root, etc?
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Only the bootloader was unlocked and the developer preview was flashed.
Edit* This is what I get when using getvar all. Anyone notice anything unusual that might be the cause?
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version:0.5
(bootloader) boardid:7N3BDH15BJ065725
(bootloader) macbt:2400BA712168
(bootloader) macwlan:2400BA712167
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4134mV
(bootloader) variant:
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0
(bootloader) unlocked:yes
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) version-bootloader:STURGEONV3.8
(bootloader) version-baseband:N/A
(bootloader) display-panel:
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:0
(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x3d00000
(bootloader) partition-type:boot:emmc
(bootloader) partition-size:boot: 0x1400000
(bootloader) partition-type:recovery:emmc
(bootloader) partition-size:recovery: 0x1400000
(bootloader) partition-type : oem:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size: oem: 0x9678000
(bootloader) partition-type : cache:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size: cache: 0x20000000
(bootloader) partition-type : userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x94ffbe00
(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x20000000
(bootloader) serialno:MQB*************
(bootloader) kernel:lk
(bootloader) product:sturgeon
all:
finished. total time: 0.078s

kt006 said:
Only the bootloader was unlocked and the developer preview was flashed.
Edit* This is what I get when using getvar all. Anyone notice anything unusual that might be the cause?
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version:0.5
(bootloader) boardid:7N3BDH15BJ065725
(bootloader) macbt:2400BA712168
(bootloader) macwlan:2400BA712167
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4134mV
(bootloader) variant:
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0
(bootloader) unlocked:yes
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) version-bootloader:STURGEONV3.8
(bootloader) version-baseband:N/A
(bootloader) display-panel:
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:0
(bootloader) max-download-size: 0x3d00000
(bootloader) partition-type:boot:emmc
(bootloader) partition-size:boot: 0x1400000
(bootloader) partition-type:recovery:emmc
(bootloader) partition-size:recovery: 0x1400000
(bootloader) partition-type : oem:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size: oem: 0x9678000
(bootloader) partition-type : cache:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size: cache: 0x20000000
(bootloader) partition-type : userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0x94ffbe00
(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x20000000
(bootloader) serialno:MQB*************
(bootloader) kernel:lk
(bootloader) product:sturgeon
all:
finished. total time: 0.078s
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My readout looks exactly the same except in fields where one would expect it to be different (serial number, mac addresses). The only exception is that I'm on bootloader version 4.2. I'm currently running the most recent official firmware version (the post-preview version is an older version than the most recent. I took several OTAs after I flashed it when I decided I didn't like the wear 2.0 preview), but I don't see why that would matter or cause the problem you're having since your bootloader is unlocked and should therefore not be enforcing anything. When you flash the wear 2.0 preview, does your bootloader version change?

Yes, when flashing the preview it changes to 4.1. I'm looking into kernels. Hopefully it'll get me somewhere

kt006 said:
Yes, when flashing the preview it changes to 4.1. I'm looking into kernels. Hopefully it'll get me somewhere
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If the kernel was the problem, it would dump you into the fastboot menu instead of bootlooping. Or if it did bootloop, it would be at the bootanimation and not at the initial Huawei screen. The boot logo (not animation) is stored somewhere in the bootloader for many android devices (with some exceptions, but I've never heard of it being stored on /system or anything like that). Also, you flash the kernel at the same time as everything else when you double click on flash-all, so whatever kernel is there should match whatever you flashed. The fact that it isn't loading anything except fastboot and the boot logo makes me think that your bootloader is pretty pissed off. My theory is either it didn't get the memo when you unlocked it and it's still trying to enforce whatever version was on the phone when you did that, or it's totally borked and has lost the ability to understand that all the partitions have officially signed images on them.

TheSt33v said:
If the kernel was the problem, it would dump you into the fastboot menu instead of bootlooping. Or if it did bootloop, it would be at the bootanimation and not at the initial Huawei screen. The boot logo (not animation) is stored somewhere in the bootloader for many android devices (with some exceptions, but I've never heard of it being stored on /system or anything like that). Also, you flash the kernel at the same time as everything else when you double click on flash-all, so whatever kernel is there should match whatever you flashed. The fact that it isn't loading anything except fastboot and the boot logo makes me think that your bootloader is pretty pissed off. My theory is either it didn't get the memo when you unlocked it and it's still trying to enforce whatever version was on the phone when you did that, or it's totally borked and has lost the ability to understand that all the partitions have officially signed images on them.
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The strangest thing happened. I disconnected the internal battery overnight. When I reconnected it the watch booted into the system perfectly fine. Then after restarting the watch because of a pairing error, I'm back to square one again.

Help with factory resetting Moto g5

I rooted my moto g5 and installed pisxel experience on it back in novemeber and now it's stopped working and won't start past the "device cant be trusted" screen. I have already emailed someone about it but I might get a quicker response on here. This is my email; (it describes what has happened)
I was just using my phone while i was coming back from a grocery store and when i got home, the screen wouldn't turn on, even when i plugged it in to charge it. I took out the battery and put it back in and tried to turn it on, I won't turn on and it will stay in the screen that says "your device has been unlocked and cant be trusted" even though it says it will boot in 5 seconds. I can get into the boot loader and do all of the options. I'm wondering if I can just factory reset it because it is an option in there but I don't want to break my phone even more if it can be salvaged. You're one of the only people out there who make sense and know what to do in a situation like this. I checked your video again and it says do not factory reset as you could lose your imei number. This is my only phone and I kinda need it to work. If you have any ideas that could help me it would be very appreciated if you can. I made a backup but I think it was lost when i changed SD cards because the one kept getting "corrupt" (This was a problem before I installed the ROM). I heard now that the official 8.1 ROM is out on moto g5s and I would like to keep my root but go to the official one. i have no problem rooting it again but I don't want to have Pisxel Experience anymore. If I have to keep it that's fine I guess. I tried to boot into recovery from boot loader but it wont get past the twrp loading screen.
If anyone can help me factory resetting this thing I would be so grateful. Also Someone will say something about me rooting and doing this to my only phone, but I was stupid and did it anyway. I know everyone says they're not responsible for bricked devices and I'm not blaming anyone. But this has happened once before and a battery removal fixed the problem, but now it wont.

shAen123 said:
I rooted my moto g5 and installed pisxel experience on it back in novemeber and now it's stopped working and won't start past the "device cant be trusted" screen. I have already emailed someone about it but I might get a quicker response on here. This is my email; (it describes what has happened)
I was just using my phone while i was coming back from a grocery store and when i got home, the screen wouldn't turn on, even when i plugged it in to charge it. I took out the battery and put it back in and tried to turn it on, I won't turn on and it will stay in the screen that says "your device has been unlocked and cant be trusted" even though it says it will boot in 5 seconds. I can get into the boot loader and do all of the options. I'm wondering if I can just factory reset it because it is an option in there but I don't want to break my phone even more if it can be salvaged. You're one of the only people out there who make sense and know what to do in a situation like this. I checked your video again and it says do not factory reset as you could lose your imei number. This is my only phone and I kinda need it to work. If you have any ideas that could help me it would be very appreciated if you can. I made a backup but I think it was lost when i changed SD cards because the one kept getting "corrupt" (This was a problem before I installed the ROM). I heard now that the official 8.1 ROM is out on moto g5s and I would like to keep my root but go to the official one. i have no problem rooting it again but I don't want to have Pisxel Experience anymore. If I have to keep it that's fine I guess. I tried to boot into recovery from boot loader but it wont get past the twrp loading screen.
If anyone can help me factory resetting this thing I would be so grateful. Also Someone will say something about me rooting and doing this to my only phone, but I was stupid and did it anyway. I know everyone says they're not responsible for bricked devices and I'm not blaming anyone. But this has happened once before and a battery removal fixed the problem, but now it wont.
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So does your phone actually boot into the TWRP or it doesn't?
If it doesn't, download this 64bit TWRP https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673956719939821589, copy it into the adb folder and flash it using the command below:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
Then, reboot the bootloader using command below and try to boot into the TWRP as you normally would.
Code:
fastboot reboot bootloader
If the TWRP boots, try to wipe cache and dalvik cache at first, then try to boot into the OS. If it won't help, wipe everything except system, microsd and USB-OTG (however, you will loose your data), then try to boot into the OS again.
Let me know the results.
Just few more things to note:
None of the G5s's (montana) ROMs (custom, stock, doesn't matter) won't work with G5 (cedric).
For sure, you can't wipe your IMEI just by factory resetting your phone. It may get wiped if erase modem commands are executed with broken persist or by reverting to stock using fastboot with anything 64bit installed at least once. However, there's already a fix for stock Nougat ROM, which fixes ownership of some persist files and brings back the IMEI. In case of lost IMEI, just flash this zip: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=3700668719832240875

Andrej_SK said:
So does your phone actually boot into the TWRP or it doesn't?
If it doesn't, download this 64bit TWRP, copy it into the adb folder and flash it using the command below:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name_of_file.img
Then, reboot the bootloader using command below and try to boot into the TWRP as you normally would.
Code:
fastboot reboot bootloader
If the TWRP boots, try to wipe cache and dalvik cache at first, then try to boot into the OS. If it won't help, wipe everything except system, microsd and USB-OTG (however, you will loose your data), then try to boot into the OS again.
Let me know the results.
Just few more things to note:
None of the G5s's (montana) ROMs (custom, stock, doesn't matter) won't work with G5 (cedric).
For sure, you can't wipe your IMEI just by factory resetting your phone. It may get wiped if erase modem commands are executed with broken persist or by reverting to stock using fastboot with anything 64bit installed at least once. However, there's already a fix for stock Nougat ROM, which fixes ownership of some persist files and brings back the IMEI. In case of lost IMEI, just flash this zip:
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Yeah sorry if the email thing was confusing, after I read it over a few times it didnt make too much sense. I cannot get into TWRP, also adb is not working for me. I installed it and ran the abd thing and it just opened, spit a lot of code and then quit. I tired to follow the picture guide to get the device n stuff but the phone wont show in device manager. Is there a way I can pm you on discord or something? I think I can be more helpful on there and we can talk at the same time.
EDIT#1: Never mind, i got into adb, i just forgot that you had to do the command window thing.
EDIT#2: I did the command and it sits at waiting for device. It wont go past that, I think i should install moto drivers because i reset my pc which got rid of them. Ill update once done.

shAen123 said:
Yeah sorry if the email thing was confusing, after I read it over a few times it didnt make too much sense. I cannot get into TWRP, also adb is not working for me. I installed it and ran the abd thing and it just opened, spit a lot of code and then quit. I tired to follow the picture guide to get the device n stuff but the phone wont show in device manager. Is there a way I can pm you on discord or something? I think I can be more helpful on there and we can talk at the same time.
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Where's your adb folder located?
Maybe I might help you using remote access (TeamViewer) tomorrow (it's 11:30 p.m. here actually), if things will be more broken than they seems to be right now.
EDIT: Remember that while the phone is in the bootloader menu, the main word of the each command is "fastboot" (e.g. "fastboot flash...", "fastboot boot..."), not "adb".

Andrej_SK said:
Where's your adb folder located?
Maybe I might help you using remote access (TeamViewer) tomorrow (it's 11:30 p.m. here actually), if things will be more broken than they seems to be right now.
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Its okay i got it working, heres what happened
PS C:\adb> fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.1-0-cedric.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (14660 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.465s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt
OKAY [ 0.564s]
finished. total time: 1.030s
PS C:\adb> fastboot reboot bootloader
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall flash boot + recovery + system
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
format <partition> format a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
continue continue with autoboot
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
help show this help message
options:
-w erase userdata and cache (and format
if supported by partition type)
-u do not first erase partition before
formatting
-s <specific device> specify device serial number
or path to device port
-l with "devices", lists device paths
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id
-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address. default: 0x10000000
-n <page size> specify the nand page size. default: 2048
-S <size>[K|M|G] automatically sparse files greater than
size. 0 to disable
PS C:\adb>
I have a feeling that the reboot didnt work, I tried to boot into twrp and it still is being stuck on the loading screen (teamwin)

shAen123 said:
Its okay i got it working, heres what happened
PS C:\adb> fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.2.1-0-cedric.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (14660 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.465s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt
OKAY [ 0.564s]
finished. total time: 1.030s
PS C:\adb> fastboot reboot bootloader
usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>
commands:
update <filename> reflash device from update.zip
flashall flash boot + recovery + system
flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition
erase <partition> erase a flash partition
format <partition> format a flash partition
getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable
boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel
flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it
devices list all connected devices
continue continue with autoboot
reboot reboot device normally
reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader
help show this help message
options:
-w erase userdata and cache (and format
if supported by partition type)
-u do not first erase partition before
formatting
-s <specific device> specify device serial number
or path to device port
-l with "devices", lists device paths
-p <product> specify product name
-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline
-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id
-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address. default: 0x10000000
-n <page size> specify the nand page size. default: 2048
-S <size>[K|M|G] automatically sparse files greater than
size. 0 to disable
PS C:\adb>
I have a feeling that the reboot didnt work, I tried to boot into twrp and it still is being stuck on the loading screen (teamwin)
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The only one solutions seems to be flashing the correct stock FW right now, if even TWRP refuses to boot.
Btw, sorry for my mistake, but even the correct command is "fastboot reboot-bootloader" (missing dash between "reboot" and "bootloader" words), I don't think it's gonna help.

Andrej_SK said:
The only one solutions seems to be flashing the correct stock FW right now, if even TWRP refuses to boot.
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So if i go into the bootloader and factory it, would it erase the imei number? if twrp flashed properly i should be okay? I can try and boot into os normally again
Oops, I didnt see the edit in time Ill do that
I think it worked, screen went black, then back into bootloader, adb said okay. Ill try and boot into twrp

shAen123 said:
So if i go into the bootloader and factory it, would it erase the imei number? if twrp flashed properly i should be okay? I can try and boot into os normally again
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Yes, give a boot into the OS a try at first.
Your IMEI will get wiped if you decide to flash stock ROM, but fortunately, there's a fix. Just flash stock Nougat (rather don't flash bootloader and gpt), boot into the OS, install TWRP, flash 2 zips (links below) and boot into the OS again.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=3700668719832240875 fixes ownership of some persist files and brings IMEI back
https://build.nethunter.com/android-tools/no-verity-opt-encrypt/ use the 6.0 version, avoids bootloop on stock ROM

Andrej_SK said:
Yes, give a boot into the OS a try at first.
Your IMEI will get wiped if you decide to flash stock ROM, but fortunately, there's a fix. Just flash stock Nougat (rather don't flash bootloader and gpt), install TWRP and flash 2 zips (links below):
fixes ownership of some persist files and brings IMEI back
use the 6.0 version, avoids bootloop on stock ROM
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okay, also im kind of a "noob" at this, correct me if im wrong but in the bootloader menu there is an option called factory mode. My guess is that it factory resets the phone. Is this what you mean by "flashing the stock rom"?
(I know how to do things, its just terms I'm not good at)

shAen123 said:
okay, also im kind of a "noob" at this, correct me if im wrong but in the bootloader menu there is an option called factory mode. My guess is that it factory resets the phone. Is this what you mean by "flashing the stock rom"?
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Nope. You have to flash stock ROM using fastboot commands. Type "fastboot getvar all" while yours phone is in the bootloader mode and copy the entire output into your next reply. I'll have a look at it in the morning (it's halfnight right now here, in the Slovakia) and send you link for an appropriate version of stock ROM which won't brick your phone.

Andrej_SK said:
Nope. You have to flash stock ROM using fastboot commands. Type "fastboot getvar all" while yours phone is in the bootloader mode and copy the entire output into your next reply. I'll have a look at it in the morning (it's halfnight right now) and send you link for an appropriate version of stock ROM which won't brick your phone.
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okay man will do, thanks for your help tonight, heres the stuff;
PS C:\adb> fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8937-B8.25
(bootloader) product: cedric
(bootloader) board: cedric
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P5
(bootloader) radio: 6
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 16GB SAMSUNG QE13MB RV=08 PV=07 FV=0000000000000007
(bootloader) ram: 2GB SAMSUNG LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=01 M6=05 M7=00 M8=1F
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8937
(bootloader) serialno: ZY3223TPZK
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0x81
(bootloader) uid: A33500F600000000000000000000
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) verity-state: enforcing
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei: 351871081161092
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date: 04-17-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1670
(bootloader) battid:
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Thu Jan 1 0: 0:23 UTC 1970"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/cedric/cedric:7.0/NPPS25.
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: 137-93-14/21:user/release-keys
(bootloader) poweroffalarm: 0
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.25.351.21.cedric.ret
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: ail.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.UM.5.6.r1-01900-89xx.0
(bootloader) version-baseband: M8937_22.29.02.56.01R CEDRIC_LATAM_CUST
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.18.31-perf-g4a0c859-0002
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: 5-g7f05384 ([email protected]) (gcc ver
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: sion 4.8 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: 19 06:51:25 CDT 2018
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.25-0-g0cc8007
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=3f612e6-dirty
(bootloader) tz.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) devcfg.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib64.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) prov.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.0C-0-g283f623
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.25-0-gb74f6bf
(bootloader) qe: qe 0/0
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (77)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: bwaca
all: listed above
finished. total time: 0.071s
Again, thanks for the help

shAen123 said:
okay man will do, thanks for your help tonight, heres the stuff;
PS C:\adb> fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8937-B8.25
(bootloader) product: cedric
(bootloader) board: cedric
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P5
(bootloader) radio: 6
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 16GB SAMSUNG QE13MB RV=08 PV=07 FV=0000000000000007
(bootloader) ram: 2GB SAMSUNG LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=01 M6=05 M7=00 M8=1F
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8937
(bootloader) serialno: ZY3223TPZK
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0x81
(bootloader) uid: A33500F600000000000000000000
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) verity-state: enforcing
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei: 351871081161092
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date: 04-17-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1670
(bootloader) battid:
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Thu Jan 1 0: 0:23 UTC 1970"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/cedric/cedric:7.0/NPPS25.
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: 137-93-14/21:user/release-keys
(bootloader) poweroffalarm: 0
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.25.351.21.cedric.ret
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: ail.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.UM.5.6.r1-01900-89xx.0
(bootloader) version-baseband: M8937_22.29.02.56.01R CEDRIC_LATAM_CUST
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.18.31-perf-g4a0c859-0002
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: 5-g7f05384 ([email protected]) (gcc ver
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: sion 4.8 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: 19 06:51:25 CDT 2018
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.25-0-g0cc8007
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=3f612e6-dirty
(bootloader) tz.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) devcfg.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib64.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) prov.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.0C-0-g283f623
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.25-0-gb74f6bf
(bootloader) qe: qe 0/0
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (77)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: bwaca
all: listed above
finished. total time: 0.071s
Again, thanks for the help
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As you have the latest Nougat firmware (NPPS25.137-93-14), use Lenovo Moto Smart Assistant (Rescue function, in dropdown menu choose "XT1670") to download it. Make sure, it offers you NPPS25.137-93-14 firmware to download, not an older one, which might brick your phone. If it offers you Oreo firmware (build number starts with letter "O" instead of "N"), you can use it to repair your phone too, but if you want to stay with Nougat one, let me know and I'll upload NPPS25.137-93-14 (which I downloaded through LMSA earlier) somewhere - however, it will take a "while" because my upload speed is quite poor.

Andrej_SK said:
As you have the latest Nougat firmware (NPPS25.137-93-14), use Lenovo Moto Smart Assistant (Rescue function, in dropdown menu choose "XT1670") to download it. Make sure, it offers you NPPS25.137-93-14 firmware to download, not an older one, which might brick your phone. If it offers you Oreo firmware (build number starts with letter "O" instead of "N"), you can use it to repair your phone too, but if you want to stay with Nougat one, let me know and I'll upload NPPS25.137-93-14 (which I downloaded through LMSA earlier) somewhere - however, it will take a "while" because my upload speed is quite poor.
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Thank you man, Where do I go to get the Lenovo Moto Smart Assistant?(If I'm guessing right it is an online thing) If it has an official Oreo build for the g5, I'd like to use that because Oreo is great. Also is there a way to boot back into what I have now because I need to save some game stuff to their cloud services.
Oh and another thing, in the bootloader there is an option called factory mode. From what I've heard from you and what I know, that option factory resets the phone and I wont get my imei number erased? Because if that's an easier option to do, then install the official updates to Oreo from the android updater or whatever, I might want to do that instead.
And I'll stay with the Nougat for now I guess and I can update it myself later if I want.
EDIT#1: Okay so I went to the Lenovo site and tried to download the Smart Assistant but it downloaded a .7z file? I'm kinda confused about that
EDIT#2: Nevermind, since I reset my pc I never got winzip/rar again (Whups)
EDIT#3: Okay! So I got the rescue working after a few tried as it wouldn't do the target image thing. It's showing me CEDRIC_OPP28.85-13_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip, is this the right image? I know it's oreo because if the O, also I think its newer and it wont work? because the nougat is 25.137-93-13 and this is only 28.85-13. But it's showing that I could download it and use that. I think they would be right and I can try it
EDIT#4: Okay so I did some searching myself. Someone did it and it worked fine, their device structure is XT1676 but still had the name npps as me, and updated to the opp28.85-13. he was having problems installing and he said it wouldn't. People suggested to take out the sd card, he did it and the update worked properly because he had 2 partitions. One adopted memory and one portable. I did the same thing with my sd card and I think i should follow this, it is on the official lenovo forums so I think I will be safe.

Its okay man, I figured it out and I have my backup, so all my games are here and I'm on official 8.1 with a few system updates waiting for me lol

shAen123 said:
Thank you man, Where do I go to get the Lenovo Moto Smart Assistant?(If I'm guessing right it is an online thing) If it has an official Oreo build for the g5, I'd like to use that because Oreo is great. Also is there a way to boot back into what I have now because I need to save some game stuff to their cloud services.
Oh and another thing, in the bootloader there is an option called factory mode. From what I've heard from you and what I know, that option factory resets the phone and I wont get my imei number erased? Because if that's an easier option to do, then install the official updates to Oreo from the android updater or whatever, I might want to do that instead.
And I'll stay with the Nougat for now I guess and I can update it myself later if I want.
EDIT#1: Okay so I went to the Lenovo site and tried to download the Smart Assistant but it downloaded a .7z file? I'm kinda confused about that
EDIT#2: Nevermind, since I reset my pc I never got winzip/rar again (Whups)
EDIT#3: Okay! So I got the rescue working after a few tried as it wouldn't do the target image thing. It's showing me CEDRIC_OPP28.85-13_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip, is this the right image? I know it's oreo because if the O, also I think its newer and it wont work? because the nougat is 25.137-93-13 and this is only 28.85-13. But it's showing that I could download it and use that. I think they would be right and I can try it
EDIT#4: Okay so I did some searching myself. Someone did it and it worked fine, their device structure is XT1676 but still had the name npps as me, and updated to the opp28.85-13. he was having problems installing and he said it wouldn't. People suggested to take out the sd card, he did it and the update worked properly because he had 2 partitions. One adopted memory and one portable. I did the same thing with my sd card and I think i should follow this, it is on the official lenovo forums so I think I will be safe.
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You can download LMSA from this site https://support.lenovo.com/sk/sk/downloads/ds101291.
"Factory Mode" doesn't factory reset your phone or install stock ROM at all. It just runs CQATest app and deny access to the cellular network (even it asks for PIN at boot, you will get "No signal" in the notification panel). After the normal reboot, CQATest app disappears and the cellular network works.
Oreo is newer than Nougat, so that's why there wasn't any problem flashing it. However, next time, if you're not sure which firmware is newer while comparing by build numbers (e.g. you're comparing two Nougat builds, each with different build number), look at the security patch.
Most probably, the problem what you've been reading about (updating while sdcard inserted) was made by the person, who just installed the update with his sdcard formatted as an adoptable memory (that means the sdcard expands the internal storage and behave as its part).
shAen123 said:
Its okay man, I figured it out and I have my backup, so all my games are here and I'm on official 8.1 with a few system updates waiting for me lol
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So is your problem fully fixed now?

Andrej_SK said:
You can download LMSA from this site https://support.lenovo.com/sk/sk/downloads/ds101291.
"Factory Mode" doesn't factory reset your phone or install stock ROM at all. It just runs CQATest app and deny access to the cellular network (even it asks for PIN at boot, you will get "No signal" in the notification panel). After the normal reboot, CQATest app disappears and the cellular network works.
Oreo is newer than Nougat, so that's why there wasn't any problem flashing it. However, next time, if you're not sure which firmware is newer while comparing by build numbers (e.g. you're comparing two Nougat builds, each with different build number), look at the security patch.
Most probably, the problem what you've been reading about (updating while sdcard inserted) was made by the person, who just installed the update with his sdcard formatted as an adoptable memory (that means the sdcard expands the internal storage and behave as its part).
So is your problem fully fixed now?
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Yes it is, I was able to boot and go through an update to give me the lastest security patch. After some downloading/backup retrieving my phone is working normally and I have my iemi and stuff. I might go and root it again at a later date but for now its going to be completely stock. Sorry for the long wait

Need help with very weird soft brick

Hey everybody, here's my story: I bought earlier today a second-hand G5, it was already soft bricked when I purchased it. It was already unlocked (had the warning message when turned on), so I first proceeded to install TWRP, try and flash a custom ROM.
Everything was working fine on bootloader mode, phone was snappy (more on that in a bit) and not lagging.
Then the issues started: on TWRP, it took ages to do anything. The phone's boot logo lasted almost a minute, then TWRP's splash screen stood there for over another minute, and each action I made in it (like touching options on menus and stuff like that) needed a good 10+ seconds to be processed. Tried formatting data, changing FS to from F2FS to EXT4, and other stuff like that, nothing solved the tremendous lag. I also faced some random reboots and many USB disconnecting/reconnecting episodes (like one per second, sometimes) at TWRP as well. Getting the phone to boot TWRP is also a pain, because it keeps switching between a bootlogo with "N/A" (as if there is a custom ROM/recovery installed) and a bootlogo with "bad key" (as if bootloader is unlocked, but ROM and recovery are stock), remains a few minutes in each, and eventually it decides to boot up on TWRP.
Eventually I just gave up and flashed a stock firmware using both RSDLite and fastboot. Flashing times were just about alright, as was everything done via bootloader mode, no stuttering here. Stock recovery (which is operated via volume/power keys, not touch) seemed to work without speed issues as well.
At some point (after many failed efforts, reboots that went straight to recovery, wiping everything multiple times using both TWRP and stock recovery, and so on) I managed to start booting it and... It was sluggish as hell. The boot animation took around 10 minutes to complete (not looping through the animation multiple times, it was just really slow, and it actually just showed about 2 or 3 frames from different moments of the animation and stuck in these frames for several minutes each), the "Hello Moto" tone also played very slowly (as if I were streaming it in 1080p using a 256kbps modem), and when it reached the Lenovo logo (which I presume is the last stage in the boot animation), it bootlooped back to the first frame (Motorola's logo, same as the splash screen but without the "bad key" or "N/A" warning - I had changed from that annoying "bootloader unlocked, device can't be trusted" screen by flashing a modified logo.bin, thus the only difference between splash screen and bootanimation's first frame was the abscence of the text), did so a few times (I think I let it run that way for about 40 minutes) before battery got depleted. Never got into OS.
I did run into a few secondary issues (tried to relock bootloader then unlock again just to find that I couldn't get an unlock code from Motorola's site; had it booting straight into recovery; couldn't wipe data and cache, had TWRP ask for encryption key; etc), but managed to solve all of them.
The point is that right now I have a phone that I can boot either TWRP or stock recovery, or go into bootloader (or sometimes bootloop whilst taking 10 minutes to display the boot animation), but TWRP is slower than a Celeron rendering GTA V, barely usable. Flashing custom (through TWRP) or stock (through fastboot or RSDLite) ROMs seem to complete successfully, but they never get to boot.
If there's any difference, I don't know which version the phone was when I purchased it, but right now bootloader is B8.31, and I tried flashing both 16-2 then 16-4 Oreo versions. Phone model is 1672.
Any help is appreciated, I bought this phone as a gift to my girlfriend and it's specially frustrating I didn't manage to fix it for her.

K3n H1mur4 said:
Hey everybody, here's my story
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Bro Try To Flash No verity opt zip
it might help you boot

Sonisudhanshu said:
Bro Try To Flash No verity opt zip
it might help you boot
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Device seems to be unable to get into recovery, now. Just goes into a bootloop with "bad key" (even though TWRP has been flashed). When I try to boot TWRP straight from fastboot (like boot twrp.img instead of flash recovery twrp.img), it shows the usual splash screen (also with neither "bad key" nor "N/A"), but then bootloops into "bad key" again. Will try flashing a different firmware (tried with a random RETBR Nougat and the latest, 16-4, RETBR Oreo) to see if I get any luck.

this sounds like a severe case of very faulty hardware, or some sort of bl corruption. either get the phone checked out in a repair shop or hope for a blank flash?

Exanneon said:
this sounds like a severe case of very faulty hardware, or some sort of bl corruption. either get the phone checked out in a repair shop or hope for a blank flash?
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I'm not sure about hardware fault, isn't the BL stored in the same NAND chip as everything else? Because on BL everything works as it should.
Also, about blank flash, there isn't one for Cedric yet, right?

K3n H1mur4 said:
I'm not sure about hardware fault, isn't the BL stored in the same NAND chip as everything else? Because on BL everything works as it should.
Also, about blank flash, there isn't one for Cedric yet, right?
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there isn't one yet, but that seems to be your only option atm

Exanneon said:
there isn't one yet, but that seems to be your only option atm
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K3n H1mur4 said:
I'm not sure about hardware fault, isn't the BL stored in the same NAND chip as everything else? Because on BL everything works as it should.
Also, about blank flash, there isn't one for Cedric yet, right?
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Why would he need a blank flash? There's nothing wrong with his bootloader
Also we can already revive hard bricked devices with mmcblk0 image but that's not the issue here
Also you obviously won't get another unlock code from Motorola - your device is already unlocked - just because you locked it again doesn't actually lock it the same way
You can just unlock it via fastboot with an unlock command
Anyway moving on
Goto https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/cedric/official/
And downloaded the latest firmware for your device
Flash it via fastboot - note that the firmware must be the same or later version than what is already there
Code:
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5 (only oreo firmware)
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6 (only oreo firmware)
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7 (only oreo firmware)
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8 (only oreo firmware)
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
fastboot reboot
Make sure gpt and Bootloader flash successfully - a pre flash validation error means that the firmware is too old
Post the output if you get errors

K3n H1mur4 said:
I'm not sure about hardware fault, isn't the BL stored in the same NAND chip as everything else? Because on BL everything works as it should.
Also, about blank flash, there isn't one for Cedric yet, right?
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Did you try a clean flash or a dirty flash, sometimes dirty flash can result this so I prefer you to clean the data inside first by using twrp advance wipe select all and the format yes and again do a advance wipe after boot into bootloader and flash the latest firmware with bootloader and gpt codes also so bootloader also can reflash. Once you are clean without any other software in Device. the device will work like a champ, and please post the flashing command you get in fastboot as well as getvar also by removing the IMEI and serial number.
Here is the link for latest firmware:-
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/cedric/official/

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Hey pal, I appreciate your advice and understand you're a very helpful member in the G5 forums, but I have around 10 years on the modding community (even before Android), and am pretty familiar with flashing via recovery, fastboot or vendors' flashing tools. I've already tried, so, the steps you suggested, to no result either.
Just as a sideline, I've actually managed to get an unlock code from Motorola's online support, but that doesn't make a difference anyway.
I gave a shot on three of the RETBR versions (Oreo 16-2 and 16-4, and Nougat 93-8, this last one obviously without flashing bootloader and gpt). In all of the attempts I got either one of two results: it gets to recovery (TWRP runs slow as hell, stock recovery seems fine) or it keeps bootlooping when I try to get to recovery.
Just tried a RETAIL 16-4 firmware (with gpt and bootloader from RETBR being flashed instead of RETAIL's files), the only error messages I got in fastboot were the expected "Image signed with key bad key when flashing boot and recovery .imgs, but they both flashed just as expected. Same result as before: bootlogo with unlocked warning (showing bad key), then a "boot animation" that was really just the first frame from each part (Motorola logo same as boot logo, the first frame of the animation that plays with the "Hello Moto" sound - also, only some parts of the tone played, like it was lagging too much; then Lenovo Logo; then Motorola logo with "Motorola, a Lenovo company" below; then Lenovo logo again - I really suspect that, if one pulls a bootanimation.zip from a stock firmware, each of the "0", "1", "2" etc parts will have as their first frame exeactly the frames I just described, as if the phone was unable to properly display the animation) displaying for a few minutes each, then it jumps back to bootlogo. It's definitely in bootloop even though I just flashed just per instructions, and also with this issue of being veeeeeeeryyyyyy sloooooooooowwww... After that, it just keeps going into bootlogo for several minutes, than screen off for a few seconds, then bootlogo again for several minutes.
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There's no dirty flashing via fastboot AFAIK. When I managed to get into TWRP, I had an issue with /data being encrypted and in F2FS, and some issue with /cache, too (but /cache was in EXT4), both of them were showing as 0B in size at that "repair or change file system" screen.
I read somewhere that F2FS can make TWRP very slow, so I though it could be that, but I formatted /data to EXT4 as well and the phone was still very slow. I also was having issues with TWRP not being able to mount /data and /cache, formatting solved that as well.
After formatting, I managed to flash Bootleggers. It took a good 30-40 minutes to flash, and TWRP restarted right after that so I couldn't flash GApps. It went again into a bootlogo-only bootloop (no frames from boot animation appeared before it restarted into bootlogo again). Then I just gave up on TWRP and tried finding some stock firmware that could boot, but, as stated on the answer above, I still didn't manage to do so.
Right now I'm suspecting either a hardware fault or something very messed with GPT (but I can't really tell for the second one since I've already flashed both RETBR's GPTs and both of them gave me the same result).
What I'd like to try now before just giving up are both very unlikely options to find: first, a custom ROM that's fastboot flashable (Iif I remember well some files in fastboot must be signed by Motorola else they won't flash, so there's no way to create a fastboot-flashable custom firmware, am I right?); second, to find out if the bootloader is stored in the same NAND/eMMC as the other partitions, or if it is a separate chip. If it's the same chip, I could easily rule out a hardware fault and try to find other possible solutions. If it's stored separately, than it explains why bootloader works without stuttering and the other modes (except for stock recovery, but that's kinda slow by itself so I could simply be unable to tell the difference) like TWRP and normal booting are so slow and failing everytime.

New information: can't get official TWRP to boot, but 64 bits version seems to work. MTP also works while on TWRP, and surprisingly at normal transfer rates. Tried both copying a file to and from internal storage using Windows Explorer, both did a 640MB zip in about a minute or so. ADB push, on the other hand, is very slow: got just 78 MB (of a 807MB zip file) transferred in 10 minutes. After some time TWRP rebooted (before completing ADB push), and I was only able to get to TWRP again after re-flashing it. Probably I just messed up with allowing TWRP to write in /system and not flashing anything before it restarted.
Also, here's a photo of the dm-verity zip flash log and a video showing bootloader working normally but TWRP very slow (note the transitions).
Last, but not least, I'd like to check if all the usual partitions are in ext4 (and formatting to ext4 those who aren't), I saw just yesterday some thread where someone pointed how to list partitions in adb shell and format them, but I can't find this thread anymore. Could anyone help me with this?

K3n H1mur4 said:
New information: can't get official TWRP to boot, but 64 bits version seems to work. MTP also works while on TWRP, and surprisingly at normal transfer rates. Tried both copying a file to and from internal storage using Windows Explorer, both did a 640MB zip in about a minute or so. ADB push, on the other hand, is very slow: got just 78 MB (of a 807MB zip file) transferred in 10 minutes. After some time TWRP rebooted (before completing ADB push), and I was only able to get to TWRP again after re-flashing it. Probably I just messed up with allowing TWRP to write in /system and not flashing anything before it restarted.
Also, here's a photo of the dm-verity zip flash log and a video showing bootloader working normally but TWRP very slow (note the transitions).
Last, but not least, I'd like to check if all the usual partitions are in ext4 (and formatting to ext4 those who aren't), I saw just yesterday some thread where someone pointed how to list partitions in adb shell and format them, but I can't find this thread anymore. Could anyone help me with this?
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I want you to do a format which is beside the advance format you can see in the image as it will decrypt the data and if anything is makeing the mess it will also remove so that you can flash the firmware and restore the format to default so everything should fine.

riyan65 said:
I want you to do a format which is beside the advance format you can see in the image as it will decrypt the data and if anything is makeing the mess it will also remove so that you can flash the firmware and restore the format to default so everything should fine.
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I have tried it as well, no success whatsoever
I managed to flash Bootleggers again last night, took a couple hours to complete but at least TWRP didn't reboot during the process. Differently from stock ROM, however, phone didn't even get to the sluggish boot animation. It just stays in bootlogo, then eventually reboots (again to bootlogo).
Later tonight I'll try your suggestion again, I plan to do a Format Data, then changing it to ext4 again (if I remember well, Format Data puts the partition into f2fs), perhaps reflashing the no-verity zip and then Bootleggers again. I'm not hoping to get it working anymore, though.

Just out of curiosity, I tried a fastboot getvar all and it returned some peculiar info, specifically that MEID is empty and baseband is marked as "not found". Could this be related to the sluggishness and inability to complete a boot? Does anyone know how to gat a baseband and flash it to the phone? Or is it related to the physical BB IC? @TheFixItMan @riyan65
Also, it's carrier is listed as TIMBR, I've already downloaded a TIMBR firmware but didn't try to flash it yet, could this be of any help? I tried flashing just the modem from this TIMBR firmware but it didn't do any good.
I also saw someone on the G4 Plus forum solve a similar issue (though his IMEI wasn't showing and mine is) by replacing the battery, and if I remember well (it has been 7 years since and my memory isn't very good) I had a similar problem with baseband (I think it was mobile signal not showing) in a Motorola Defy I had because of a faulty (or counterfeit, can't remember now) battery.
Code:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8937-B8.31
(bootloader) product: cedric
(bootloader) board: cedric
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P5
(bootloader) radio: 8
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 32GB SAMSUNG QX13MB RV=08 PV=07 FV=0000000000000007
(bootloader) ram: 2GB SAMSUNG LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=01 M6=05 M7=00 M8=1F
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8937
(bootloader) serialno:[B][REDACTED][/B]
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0x17
(bootloader) uid: [B][REDACTED][/B]
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 535822336
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei: [B][REDACTED][/B]
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date: 05-08-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1672
(bootloader) carrier_sku:
(bootloader) battid:
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Fri Jan 2 11:39:55 UTC 1970"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/cedric/cedric:8.1.0/OPPS2
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: 8.85-16-4/9ef8:user/release-keys
(bootloader) poweroffalarm: 0
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.28.251.4.cedric.reta
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: il.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.UM.6.6.r1-08600-89xx.0
(bootloader) version-baseband: <not found>
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.18.71-perf-g35a8502 (hud
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: [email protected]) (gcc version 4.8 (GCC)
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Dec 14 09:10:59 CST
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: 2018
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.31-0-g77d3670
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=bd76357-dirty
(bootloader) tz.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) devcfg.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) cmnlib64.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) prov.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.31-0-g0b9dae9
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (0)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: timbr
(bootloader) current-slot:
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: _a
(bootloader) slot-count: 1
(bootloader) slot-successful:_a: INVALID
(bootloader) slot-successful:_b: INVALID
(bootloader) slot-bootable:_a: INVALID
(bootloader) slot-bootable:_b: INVALID
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:_a: unknown
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:_b: unknown

K3n H1mur4 said:
Just out of curiosity, I tried a fastboot getvar all and it returned some peculiar info, specifically that MEID is empty and baseband is marked as "not found". Could this be related to the sluggishness and inability to complete a boot? Does anyone know how to gat a baseband and flash it to the phone? Or is it related to the physical BB IC?
@TheFixItMan @riyan65
Also, it's carrier is listed as TIMBR, I've already downloaded a TIMBR firmware but didn't try to flash it yet, could this be of any help? I tried flashing just the modem from this TIMBR firmware but it didn't do any good.
I also saw someone on the G4 Plus forum solve a similar issue (though his IMEI wasn't showing and mine is) by replacing the battery, and if I remember well (it has been 7 years since and my memory isn't very good) I had a similar problem with baseband (I think it was mobile signal not showing) in a Motorola Defy I had because of a faulty (or counterfeit, can't remember now) battery.
Code:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8937-B8.31
(bootloader) product: cedric
(bootloader) board: cedric
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P5
(bootloader) radio: 8
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 32GB SAMSUNG QX13MB RV=08 PV=07 FV=0000000000000007
(bootloader) ram: 2GB SAMSUNG LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=01 M6=05 M7=00 M8=1F
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8937
(bootloader) serialno:[B][REDACTED][/B]
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0x17
(bootloader) uid: [B][REDACTED][/B]
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 535822336
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei: [B][REDACTED][/B]
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date: 05-08-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1672
(bootloader) carrier_sku:
(bootloader) battid:
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Fri Jan 2 11:39:55 UTC 1970"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/cedric/cedric:8.1.0/OPPS2
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: 8.85-16-4/9ef8:user/release-keys
(bootloader) poweroffalarm: 0
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.28.251.4.cedric.reta
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: il.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.UM.6.6.r1-08600-89xx.0
(bootloader) version-baseband: <not found>
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.18.71-perf-g35a8502 (hud
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: [email protected]) (gcc version 4.8 (GCC)
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Dec 14 09:10:59 CST
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: 2018
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.31-0-g77d3670
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=bd76357-dirty
(bootloader) tz.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) devcfg.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) cmnlib64.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) prov.git: git=ff20bf6
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.31-0-g0b9dae9
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (0)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: timbr
(bootloader) current-slot:
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: _a
(bootloader) slot-count: 1
(bootloader) slot-successful:_a: INVALID
(bootloader) slot-successful:_b: INVALID
(bootloader) slot-bootable:_a: INVALID
(bootloader) slot-bootable:_b: INVALID
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:_a: unknown
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:_b: unknown
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MIED is an alternative to imei - its a phone identification number and if the phone has an imei number it doesn't need MIED as well
Having no baseband would probably just mean the phone won't have any network unless it's a modem issue that is stopping the phone booting
The firmware you need for timber is
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
You can also try generic firmware
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
And Brazilian firmware
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
Now I'm assuming your device is actually a xt1672 and you haven't tried to flash wrong firmware or otas not designed for your phone in the past
If flashing the firmware using all the commands I previously posted doesn't work you may have to replace the motherboard

TheFixItMan said:
MIED is an alternative to imei - its a phone identification number and if the phone has an imei number it doesn't need MIED as well
Having no baseband would probably just mean the phone won't have any network unless it's a modem issue that is stopping the phone booting
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Well, if the phone gets no signal it'll sure be an issue. But first I need to get it to boot before I can worry with that.
TheFixItMan said:
The firmware you need for timber is
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
You can also try generic firmware
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
And Brazilian firmware
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...ubsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip
Now I'm assuming your device is actually a xt1672 and you haven't tried to flash wrong firmware or otas not designed for your phone in the past
If flashing the firmware using all the commands I previously posted doesn't work you may have to replace the motherboard
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Already tried RETBR and RETAIL, neither worked (they flashed just fine via either via fastboot or RSD, but got on bootloop with sluggish bootanimation and/or just bootlogo bootlooping). I'm trying with TIMBR right now, but I doubt it will make any difference. Device is a 1672, since I bought it second-hand and already bricked can't tell if the previous owner flashed anything wrong on it. If it did so, I think the device would be hardbricked, not with this weird slowness on TWRP and boot animation, and bootloops would be solved by reflashing stuff on fastboot.

[SOLVED] LineageOS stuck at first boot (moto G5 xt1676)

Hello everyone,
I just got a Moto G5 (on a refurbishment store) that works perfectly fine with stock OS.
My goal is to install lineageOS on it.
I managed easily to :
- unlock bootloader
- install TWRP (3.5.2_9.0) or the lineageOS recovery
- install lineageOS images and associated opengapps (pico) or mindthegapps
But on every attempt, at first lineageOS boot, it gets stuck (the blue bubble goes along the line for 45 minutes until it automatically goes back to recovery).
I tried many different combinations :
- twrp + lineageOS 18.1, with MindTheGapps (arm64 for Android 11)
- lineageOS rcovery 18.1 + lineageOS 18.1, with or without MindTheGapps
- twrp + lineageOS 17.1, with or without the corresponding OpenGapps pico package
When using TWRP at first i left TWRP system app option checked, but afterwards I always verified the option to NOT install it (i've read that it's a common cause for the problem).
All these combinations lead to the same result : 45 minutes waiting, back to recovery. I even tried to wait several times 45 minutes (up to 3 reboots, and after 2 reboots do a factory reset as suggested by lineageOS recovery).
So my questions :
- is there a way to know what LineageOS has been doing all this time ? Some log file i could access from recovery or fastboot mode ?
- is there an alternative ROM you would advise me to try ?
Ah, and last but not least, results of fastboot getvar all (with some xxx replacing what i thought could be sensitive data) :
Code:
fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8937-B8.25
(bootloader) product: cedric
(bootloader) board: cedric
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P5
(bootloader) radio: 4
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 16GB SAMSUNG RE1BMB RV=08 PV=0D FV=000000000000000D
(bootloader) ram: 3GB SAMSUNG LP3 DIE=6Gb M5=01 M6=05 M7=00 M8=7B
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8937
(bootloader) serialno: xxx
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0x40
(bootloader) uid: xxx
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) verity-state: enforcing
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Reboot mode set to fastboot
(bootloader) imei: xxx
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date: 05-09-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1676
(bootloader) battid:
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Fri Apr 24 1:56: 9 UTC 1970"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/cedric/cedric:7.0/NPPS25.
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: 137-93-12/18:user/release-keys
(bootloader) poweroffalarm: 0
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.25.321.18.cedric.ret
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: ail.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.UM.5.6.r1-01900-89xx.0
(bootloader) version-baseband[0]: M8937_22.29.02.56.01R CEDRIC_EMEADSDS_
(bootloader) version-baseband[1]: CUST
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.18.31-perf-g4a0c859 (hud
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: [email protected]) (gcc version 4.8 (GCC)
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 2 06:29:31 CDT
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: 2018
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.25-0-g0cc8007
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=3f612e6-dirty
(bootloader) tz.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) devcfg.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib64.git: git=87b19b9-dirty
(bootloader) prov.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.09-0-g1a41aff
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VB8.25-0-gb74f6bf
(bootloader) qe: qe 0/0
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (0)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: reteu
all: listed above

Looks like you are trying to flash the rom on an old stock firmware image
Make sure you are on the latest retail firmware version
lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.
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Flash firmware via following terminal commands
Code:
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
fastboot reboot
Start device normally to make sure it boots
Flash twrp
In twrp go to wipe and format data (option to the right of advanced wipe)
Restart back to twrp recovery
Wipe advanced wipe - system data cache
Install rom zip
Install gapps (arm64 nano android 10 or 11 depending on what rom)
Install magisk (optional for root)
Wipe delvik cache
Restart

Yes, that did solve the problem !
Thanks a lot for you detailed reply.

TheFixItMan said:
Looks like you are trying to flash the rom on an old stock firmware image
Make sure you are on the latest retail firmware version
lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.
lolinet mirrors - powered by h5ai
mirrors.lolinet.com
Flash firmware via following terminal commands
Code:
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.8
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
fastboot reboot
Start device normally to make sure it boots
Flash twrp
In twrp go to wipe and format data (option to the right of advanced wipe)
Restart back to twrp recovery
Wipe advanced wipe - system data cache
Install rom zip
Install gapps (arm64 nano android 10 or 11 depending on what rom)
Install magisk (optional for root)
Wipe delvik cache
Restart
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I updated to Lineage 18.1 on my moto g5 and the fingerprint gestures don't work anymore.
What do I do now? I've tried downgrading to an earlier ROM (DOT) but it the fingerprint gestures doesn't work anymore on that either.

HB-2021-III said:
I updated to Lineage 18.1 on my moto g5 and the fingerprint gestures don't work anymore.
What do I do now? I've tried downgrading to an earlier ROM (DOT) but it the fingerprint gestures doesn't work anymore on that either.
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Use the correct firmware for the correct rom
Any rom based on oero firmware requires oreo firmware for the fingerprint to work
Any rom based on Nougat firmware requires Nougat firmware for the fingerprint to work
Note if downgrading to a Nougart based rom all you have to flash is fsg.mbn from Nougart firmware
If you are flashing an oreo based rom I recommend flashing all of the latest retail oero firmware

TheFixItMan said:
Use the correct firmware for the correct rom
Any rom based on oero firmware requires oreo firmware for the fingerprint to work
Any rom based on Nougat firmware requires Nougat firmware for the fingerprint to work
Note if downgrading to a Nougart based rom all you have to flash is fsg.mbn from Nougart firmware
If you are flashing an oreo based rom I recommend flashing all of the latest retail oero firmware
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Where can I download the oreo firmware to revert back to Oreo?

HB-2021-III said:
Where can I download the oreo firmware to revert back to Oreo?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.
lolinet mirrors - powered by h5ai
mirrors.lolinet.com

I am interrested by stock oreo firmware for moto g 5 (cdric) XT1676 too.
but the mirror is empty now (the 10th of february 2022)
Edit;
the files have been moved to another mirror at https://mirrors-obs-2.lolinet.com/firmware/motorola/2017/cedric/official/