This thread is supposed to be a guide for anyone with a hard bricked XT2045-1 to be able to unbrick the device by forcing it into EDL mode to flash a new firmware. It is a work in progress and I will update it with the proper guide as soon as all steps are proven to work fine.
Long story short, I recently bought a XT2045-1 and it came with Android 11 installed. I wanted to install a custom ROM and noticed all SOFIAR ROMs require Android 10, so I tried to downgrade and got a bootloop, then used a blankflash to start fresh and the device did not boot to bootloader and simply it is not detected by the computer anymore (more info in this other thread).
Looking around, it seems that all G8 models are very similar, and I have found this video about unbricking a G8+ (XT2019) shorting two test points in the phone's board. I am not sure if it is the same person, but I am sure the procedure is related to this XDA thread with a picture from the service manual and a PDF guide for the same phone. So it seems that Vol_Up + Power does not work at all.
Continuing my research, I found this Reddit post that linked to the image below showing what seems to be the equivalent test points for the XT2045-1:
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The service manual can be found in the link below, and it seems that these are indeed the equivalent ones:
ESQUEMAS ELÉTRICOS - Motorola
nefybrasil.blogspot.com
I opened the phone and tried to short the two test points while connecting the USB cable, but still nothing was detected in the computer. I tried with both the flat cable from the screen connected or not, with the battery connected or not, no deal. When I plug the USB cable while the battery is not connected, I can see a white LED blink, nothing else. Before my phone bricked, I was able to boot into EDL mode only by booting the TWRP and then using adb reboot edl, so it does have an EDL mode.
Anyone tried to short the test points or starting the phone while pressing some buttons and it worked?
hello! Exactly the same thing happened to me, I did a downgrade and my phone died, now it has a black screen and I can't enter edl mode, did you find any solution?
I think I found the pins to enter EDL mode with the moto g8 power!
lfom said:
This thread is supposed to be a guide for anyone with a hard bricked XT2045-1 to be able to unbrick the device by forcing it into EDL mode to flash a new firmware. It is a work in progress and I will update it with the proper guide as soon as all steps are proven to work fine.
Long story short, I recently bought a XT2045-1 and it came with Android 11 installed. I wanted to install a custom ROM and noticed all SOFIAR ROMs require Android 10, so I tried to downgrade and got a bootloop, then used a blankflash to start fresh and the device did not boot to bootloader and simply it is not detected by the computer anymore (more info in this other thread).
Looking around, it seems that all G8 models are very similar, and I have found this video about unbricking a G8+ (XT2019) shorting two test points in the phone's board. I am not sure if it is the same person, but I am sure the procedure is related to this XDA thread with a picture from the service manual and a PDF guide for the same phone. So it seems that Vol_Up + Power does not work at all.
Continuing my research, I found this Reddit post that linked to the image below showing what seems to be the equivalent test points for the XT2045-1:
Screenshot
Captured with Lightshot
prnt.sc
The service manual can be found in the link below, and it seems that these are indeed the equivalent ones:
ESQUEMAS ELÉTRICOS - Motorola
nefybrasil.blogspot.com
I opened the phone and tried to short the two test points while connecting the USB cable, but still nothing was detected in the computer. I tried with both the flat cable from the screen connected or not, with the battery connected or not, no deal. When I plug the USB cable while the battery is not connected, I can see a white LED blink, nothing else. Before my phone bricked, I was able to boot into EDL mode only by booting the TWRP and then using adb reboot edl, so it does have an EDL mode.
Anyone tried to short the test points or starting the phone while pressing some buttons and it worked?
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amigos yo hice todo el procedimiento que indicaron y mi pc detecta esto:
Luego realicé el proceso del archivo blankflash_sofiar_RPES31. Q4U-47-35-8 Pero el dispositivo nunca se reinicia en modo fastboot y solo se mantiene en negro y el led parpadea de vez en cuando ¿Ustedes encontraron alguna solución?
Loltimurightx said:
Luego realicé el proceso del archivo blankflash_sofiar_RPES31. Q4U-47-35-8 Pero el dispositivo nunca se reinicia en modo fastboot y solo se mantiene en negro y el led parpadea de vez en cuando ¿Ustedes encontraron alguna solución?
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Sorry for the late reply. Only recently I was able to unbrick my G8, it also had a hardware problem that made it impossible to enter EDL mode using the pads. Also it seems that newer firmwares have an anti-rollback feature, so you must use a blankflash file that is equal or newer than the firmware that was working when the phone bricked. More info here:
[Moto G8 XT2045-1] How to enter EDL when phone died?
Hello, there! I recently bought a XT2045-1 and wanted to install a custom ROM. Bellow are the results of the fastboot get_var all when the phone had it bootloader still locked: Searching XDA, I've found that all SOFIAR ROMs require that the...
forum.xda-developers.com
Long story short: yes, it is possible to enter EDL mode via hardware with the XT2045-1 phone. Using the service manual, it shows that FORCE_BOOT is linked to TP2312 and TP2313, so:
1. Make sure the phone is OFF, if you are not sure then carefully remove the battery, wait a few seconds and connect it again. You can keep the fingerprint sensor and display cables disconnected, the computer will show when the phone is connected. After you are sure the blankflash was successful and the phone can boot to fastboot, disconnect the battery and connect the display if you want.
2. Connect the two pads using something metallic (be careful to not damage the board) and only then connect the USB cable to the computer. If it worked, the computer will show a Qualcomm device. If you are on winblows you may need drivers, install Motorola RSA tools or similar if you see an unknown USB device.
3. For newer firmware versions, you cannot downgrade the bootloader, so you must use a version of singleimage.bin that has a bootloader that is equal or newer than the one the phone had when it was working fine. If you cannot find a correct version online, you can build one by yourself, see this thread on Reddit for more info.
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I have upgraded my rom to the new IMATE one and it is now stuck on the first splash screed and wont go any further, i have tried reflashing it a number of times but still no luck.
My universal is now completely dead no bootloader or nothing does anyone know somone who has hardware to reflash the rom
flash instructions new i-mate ROM
After failure, keep Universal connected to PC (with weak visible USB screen) and just retry to flash after soft reset of Universal. Use MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe in flash directory on PC to start. I sometimes have to restart MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe if no luck with flashing and to reflash radio only if Universal is stuck after flash. Good luck. NB. I flashed my MDA Pro succesfully this night after several retries and it is faster, better now.
The screen is blank the the pc just say usb not reconized
please read point 2 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4534
just got in contact with HTC say about £40 to have it reflashed, so not that bad!!
dude_super said:
The screen is blank the the pc just say usb not reconized
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try plugging the usb cable into a different socket, then retry the flash
Easy...
I run in the same problem, the procedure bellow help me to solve the problem ...
1. Make sure your i-mate™ device is not Connected to the PC and remove the dummie card or SD/MMC card
2. On your Desktop PC, open Microsoft ActiveSync, then go to File > Connection Settings > Remove the Selection from “Allow USB Connection with this desktop computer”
3. Reconnect your i-mate device to the Desktop PC using the USB Cradle and the Charger MUST be Connected to the Cradle (Don’t use the IrDA or Bluetooth for the Upgrade)
4. Run the Upgrade again and it will work fine without any problems.
Fingers crossed to work with you as well..
I had same problems but i found solutions:
after update the all three files of rom install one more time radio.nbf only. pAfter that reset device by stylus wth pushing Power button.
Device is working.
Sorry for my stuped english
Best regards
marchewa
simon_darley said:
please read point 2 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4534
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Who pissed in your Wheaties, Simon? The posting had a reasonable subject line.
The PC wont even connect and cant get the bootloader to come up so it is completly dead, so will have to send back to HTC, most likly take them 5 mins to do
dude_super said:
The PC wont even connect and cant get the bootloader to come up so it is completly dead, so will have to send back to HTC, most likly take them 5 mins to do
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before sending back try this:
-disconnect USB cable
-disable USB connection in desktop ActiveSync
-connect USB cable
-start mtty (download here)
-create new connection and select USB from ports
press enter to see USB prompt in mtty:
USB>
type (dont copy&paste):
set 14 0
and press enter
then reboot Universal.
it should boot normally.
buzz (of course HIM)
ciao
Thanks i have tried that i think the last time i flashed the rom it messed up the bootloader so cant get any connection with the PC now
Have you tried the various ways to reboot the universal?
Like holding down the two white dashes on the top of the keypad, while pressing the reset button?
Just a thought, but somewhere here is at least three different ways to wake up the JasJar. And reset plus power is not one of them. Note don't expect to get a screen light anymore. Any way that you might have access to a charge battery? If you allow the battery to fully discharge it can be hard to restart the charging process, your battery might just be uncharged.
The battery was fully charged when it died, and i have tried all the ways said on the forum to get it to wake up again, i think it was the error i got when it was flashing the rom and stoped half way through
My MDA Pro died too
Hi all, after changing battery on my MDA Pro it died.
Rebbot it's impossble, I tried all.
When I connect USB cable to pc don't recognize device.
If I connect it without battery the signal led light red end if i put the battery switch off.
What's happens?
By all
Re: My MDA Pro died too
Klaus said:
Hi all, after changing battery on my MDA Pro it died.
Rebbot it's impossble, I tried all.
When I connect USB cable to pc don't recognize device.
If I connect it without battery the signal led light red end if i put the battery switch off.
What's happens?
By all
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Try to put the universal in bootloader mode.
push power+light+reset hole
hope it helps
MaX
Re: My MDA Pro died too
Ti ringrazio ma ho provato di tutto di più..è proprio morto..
Certo devo dire che è l'acquisto più sbagliato che abbia mai fatto.
Uno strumento davvero inutile..
Lo spedirò in assistenza..speriamo bene..
Ciao e grazie comunque..
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Klaus said:
Hi all, after changing battery on my MDA Pro it died.
Rebbot it's impossble, I tried all.
When I connect USB cable to pc don't recognize device.
If I connect it without battery the signal led light red end if i put the battery switch off.
What's happens?
By all
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Try to put the universal in bootloader mode.
push power+light+reset hole
hope it helps
MaX
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=252135
I was in team win recovery with my y300....
25% battery was there...running custom CM 10 Rom was working fine for me...
Was in TWR to backup my data but decided not to do so as i had some urgent work...
so I went simply to reboot in TWR to reboot my system...
there were four options to reboot...
1.system
2.turn off
3.bootloader
4.data or something else...
I instead of pressing 2 one pressed bootloader....
my phone turned off I tried to power it on but no response from power button...
so my phone is dead now is there any way to power it on...???
Rebooting bootloader caused it...???
Is it software or hardware problem...???
PLzzzz Help...
TWR
malik29695 said:
I was in team win recovery with my y300....
25% battery was there...running custom CM 10 Rom was working fine for me...
Was in TWR to backup my data but decided not to do so as i had some urgent work...
so I went simply to reboot in TWR to reboot my system...
there were four options to reboot...
1.system
2.turn off
3.bootloader
4.data or something else...
I instead of pressing 2 one pressed bootloader....
my phone turned off I tried to power it on but no response from power button...
so my phone is dead now is there any way to power it on...???
Rebooting bootloader caused it...???
Is it software or hardware problem...???
PLzzzz Help...
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does the pc recognise it in fastboot mode? mayb its in fastboot mode.....
andromedaa said:
does the pc recognise it in fastboot mode? mayb its in fastboot mode.....
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nup it does not...
its not in fastboot mode it is tuned off completely....
malik29695 said:
nup it does not...
its not in fastboot mode it is tuned off completely....
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This is cardio device ->> ^----^----^--^------------------------------------ put white sheet over phone and send it to autopsy ..
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does the pc recognise it in fastboot mode? mayb its in fastboot mode.....
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Oye MI Pc si reconoce mi p9 lite que esta en modo fastboot pero el telefono esta apagado totalmente y no prende que puedo hacer hay por favor ayudame
Hello, last week i kept my phone in charging and i left it there for like about 4 hours and it was not the default charger that it comes with and when i unplugged it and tried to start it, it didnt start up, it only kept a black screen with the notification led flashing every one second ish so then i tried to go into fastboot and recovery mode but it didnt go into it and kept the notification led flashing so today i tried to go into the qualcom qdbootloader 9008 mode and flashed the ufs file and it said successful but i can still not access the phone or fastboot or recovery mode and I need help.
Can you see the phone in the device manager? If not you are not in 9008 mode.
I have kept the links up to date in the unbricking forums. I debricked one of my phones a few months ago and have helped alot of people via PM ( while not all of those were successful most were debricked)
Here is an excellent link to follow after you have downloaded all of the software tools and have properly prepared your computer to unbrick your phone.
https://www.leakite.com/2016/06/revised-how-to-unbrick-qualcomm-android.html
Take a look at these posts for the tools needed:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76304443&postcount=156
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76252279&postcount=143
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76100899&postcount=121
Voce resolveu o problema do leeco x727?
Hi guys,
I accidently bricked my LG G8 (Amazon Version) while trying to root it.
I have no download mode and no QDLoader mode. Is there a way to get the 9008 mode ?
Thanks
This place isn't as lively as it once was. I miss the old XDA. Think we've gotten old. lol
I'm sorry. :c
leptdre said:
Hi guys,
I accidently bricked my LG G8 (Amazon Version) while trying to root it.
I have no download mode and no QDLoader mode. Is there a way to get the 9008 mode ?
Thanks
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Were you able to get QDLoader 9008 mode in your Bricked LG G8 ?
I am facing the same issue in LG G8X. Could you help ?
jonny789 said:
Were you able to get QDLoader 9008 mode in your Bricked LG G8 ?
I am facing the same issue in LG G8X. Could you help ?
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I did. It's a pain in the ass. I just had the usb cable in the computer attached to the phone, and hard reset via volume down and power. As soon as the screen goes off, I hammer on the volume up button until I hear a usb noise on my computer.
9008 mode is always there, it just doesn't always work.
leptdre said:
Hi guys,
I accidently bricked my LG G8 (Amazon Version) while trying to root it.
I have no download mode and no QDLoader mode. Is there a way to get the 9008 mode ?
Thanks
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1. connect the phone to the computer using usb cable. then while holding power and vol-down press vol-up several times.
2. if you couldn't get into dload try first holding power + vol-down + vol-up for 30 seconds while the phone is connected to computer via usb cable.
3. it may not work either so you need to remove the back glass of the phone. then find two connectors on the board with the shape of a plus in a circle.
3-a. the connect the usb cable to phone but pull it out of the computer.
3-b. with a small wire try to connect the two connectors on the board together.
3-c. while the connectors are connected, put the usb cable back into the computer.
if the phone has no hw issue you will get into dload.
leptdre said:
Hi guys,
I accidently bricked my LG G8 (Amazon Version) while trying to root it.
I have no download mode and no QDLoader mode. Is there a way to get the 9008 mode ?
Thanks
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After getting into EDL, follow this thread.
Alguien me puede ayudar tengo un lg g8 y no pasa de el modo edl no hace mas nada,nadamas puedo entrar en modo edl ?
Bonjour à tous, voici mon problème, j'ai un samsung galaxy a50 bloqué au démarrage, suite à une mauvaise manip avec twrp. Depuis je n'arrive pas à réinstaller le firmware, pourriez-vous m'aider ?
Translated by GT: Hello everyone, here is my problem, I have a samsung galaxy a50 stuck at startup, following a bad manipulation with twrp. Since I can not reinstall the firmware, could you help me?
Salut boot to bootloader et flash stock rom. La combinaison pour le démarrage dans le chargeur de démarrage est le volume + et - tout en connectant le port de charge au PC.
Translated by GT: Hi boot to bootloader and flash stock rom. The combination for booting into bootloader is volume + and - while connecting charging port to PC.
Victor_cris said:
Salut boot to bootloader et flash stock rom. La combinaison pour le démarrage dans le chargeur de démarrage est le volume + et - tout en connectant le port de charge au PC.
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merci, mais l'oem est verrouillé et je ne peux pas le déverrouiller, le téléphone est en mode de récupération
Translated by GT: thanks, but the oem is locked and i can't unlock it, the phone is in recovery mode
Holy catfish! Friendly reminder about XDA Rule #4:
4. Use the English language.
We understand that with all the different nationalities, not everyone speaks English well, but please try. If you're really unable to post in English, use an online translator. You're free to include your original message in your own language, below the English translation. (This rule covers your posts, profile entries and signature). You could try :- https://translate.google.com/ or https://www.babelfish.com/ or use one of your choice.
Thank you!! Badger50 FSM
Phil58 said:
merci, mais l'oem est verrouillé et je ne peux pas le déverrouiller, le téléphone est en mode de récupération
Translated by GT: thanks, but the oem is locked and i can't unlock it, the phone is in recovery mode
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Reboot to download mode and flash stock it can be flashed with OEM LOCK. (you can use this to get your rom https://samfirmtool.com/)
So, the firmware is installed, with odin, but now, the phone start all the time in recovery mode... I tried everything, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, nothing change... After reboot, I’ve this message: can’t load android system.... with 3 options, try again, facture data reset, and view recovery logs.... but nothing works....
Wipe factory reset bc the stock room that you download has data files corrupted Wipe data and wait.
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Wipe factory reset bc the stock room that you download has data files corrupted Wipe data and wait.
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Ok, done... these are the screens after the Wipe data
On Odin options select nand erase flash stock again and make sure to flash all the files bc something is bad.
Also make sure you have flshed latest version of rom bc it shows older build code
Nope... doesn’t work... the problem is always the same...
I don’t know if it is the last firmware version, I took it with samfirm
did you changed a motherboard screen or battery ?
Victor_cris said:
did you changed a motherboard screen or battery ?
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No....
Hi, I’ve flashed with an other stock, it start very well, but loop on the samsung logo....
And I can’t do anything
Hi, on which Samsung logo is the phone looping? "Samsung Galaxy A50, powered by Android" or "Samsung"
I had a similar problem with my phone rebooting to recovery mode, saying Can't load Android System after I restored it with Odin, but was able to fix it by just a factory reset.
My phone is Bulgarian (BGL) - You can try flashing my firmware for the Bulgarian variant of the A50 from SamMobile, also in Odin, select the following files -
BL - BL_XXXXXXXX
AP - AP_XXXXXXX
CP - CP_XXXXXXX
CSC - HOME_CSC_XXXXXXX
For Userdata, don't select anything
Here's a link to the Bulgarian firmware on SamMobile - https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-a50/firmware/SM-A505FN/BGL/download/A505FNXXS9CVA3/1606986/ - It may take a while to download, because SamMobile limits the download speed to 300 KBps
Evgeni124 said:
Hi, on which Samsung logo is the phone looping? "Samsung Galaxy A50, powered by Android" or "Samsung"
I had a similar problem with my phone rebooting to recovery mode, saying Can't load Android System after I restored it with Odin, but was able to fix it by just a factory reset.
My phone is Bulgarian (BGL) - You can try flashing my firmware for the Bulgarian variant of the A50 from SamMobile, also in Odin, select the following files -
BL - BL_XXXXXXXX
AP - AP_XXXXXXX
CP - CP_XXXXXXX
CSC - HOME_CSC_XXXXXXX
For Userdata, don't select anything
Here's a link to the Bulgarian firmware on SamMobile - https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-a50/firmware/SM-A505FN/BGL/download/A505FNXXS9CVA3/1606986/ - It may take a while to download, because SamMobile limits the download speed to 300 KBps
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Hi, it’s a samsung a50 powered by android... but now, I can’t do anything, it doesn’t answer at any command
Oh, this is pretty bad, I though it was on the Samsung logo. Well in that case you can wait until the battery is fully drained, then try to boot into Download Mode by holding Vol- and Vol+ and plugging in the USB-C cable to the computer with Odin.
You can also try by holding Power + Vol-, while the charger is plugged in, then if the charging screen appears, remove the cable and try the above method to enter download mode. If the Samsung A50 Powered by Android logo appears, try again holding Power + Vol- and when the screen is black, quickly hold Vol- and Vol+ and plug-in the charger.
What did you do in TWRP, that caused this mess which even Odin has troubles fixing
Evgeni124 said:
Oh, this is pretty bad, I though it was on the Samsung logo. Well in that case you can wait until the battery is fully drained, then try to boot into Download Mode by holding Vol- and Vol+ and plugging in the USB-C cable to the computer with Odin.
You can also try by holding Power + Vol-, while the charger is plugged in, then if the charging screen appears, remove the cable and try the above method to enter download mode. If the Samsung A50 Powered by Android logo appears, try again holding Power + Vol- and when the screen is black, quickly hold Vol- and Vol+ and plug-in the charger.
What did you do in TWRP, that caused this mess which even Odin has troubles fixing
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It start and switch on the samsung logo for 2 or 3 minutes, then stop and restart, switch on the samsung logo, etc....
Hmmm... So it's basically bootlooping, you can try the methods in my previous reply, if the second method doesn't work, you can just wait until the battery is drained and the phone shuts down, then hold Vol- and Vol+ and plug-in the USB-C cable. If the phone doesn't react to these methods, you can take it to a repair center, since most likely the motherboard or storage chip is broken or faulty.
Evgeni124 said:
Hmmm... So it's basically bootlooping, you can try the methods in my previous reply, if the second method doesn't work, you can just wait until the battery is drained and the phone shuts down, then hold Vol- and Vol+ and plug-in the USB-C cable. If the phone doesn't react to these methods, you can take it to a repair center, since most likely the motherboard or storage chip is broken or faulty.
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Ok, now he is in the download mode.... What do I do now?