yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Photon 4G] mikeyinid:
it is very exciting. i saw this right here and sold my nexus s :D this is my Photon in the picture btw...

Huge thanks to the2dcour for making this happen!!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] ooxcfhxoo:
what are the chances of getting the sbf tonight from someone?
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
0% check back tomorrow around noon EST.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ooxcfhxoo:
I was thinking along the lines of a small (coffee sized) donation?....on say..........Newbury Street
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
I _never_ ask for donations so don't feel obligated to, the work I do is a lot less intensive and technical than people imagine. As I've said before 99% credit belongs to moto for making this, 0.5% to the leaks/people who provide the leaks, and I'm happy to take the last 0.5% credit for being the script kiddie that assembles the pudding.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ericdabbs:
Before the files are posted for the public to download, we need to make sure that there are no side effects from this. Yay4Juggs and the rest of the testers should take their time and check to see if anything else was affected. Maybe if there was a ROM or 2 that they could test to see that it works that would be great.

I am already excited today to find out about dockless rooting but if the unlocked bootloader can be released, that would be a double whammie weekend.
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
That's precisely the reason that it hasn't been posted yet. There still may be side effects in the future as we are seeing with the atrix. Be warned, the unlock is irreversible and you should be careful. Most people will not need an unlocked bootloader. When you get custom kernels and CM that is another matter. People who dev this stuff can certainly use the unlock wisely. Till there is a reason for you to unlock I wouldn't bother unless you are adventurous and have a spare phone ;) 99% of the reason people need / want unlock is for a custom kernel the other 1% is for using fastboot or non-bootstrap cwm. Hopefully you will have a non-bootstrap CWM soon. I'm rambling so I'll stop talking.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ooxcfhxoo:
Im waiting and could care less if it bricked my phone......I'll recover from it. I'm prepared.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ooxcfhxoo:
I would be using ......fastboot or a non-bootstrap cwm (when one is available).

i understand CWM is possible now and the reason for me unlocking my boot-loader is to get it done before someone puts the brakes on it.

I like to have access to the things i own based on principal. Its the same reason why i refuse to pay twice for the same data stream i already pay for in order to tether.
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
Coming tomorrow, I promise.
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
Probably didn't fail, just go thru with the rest of the unlock from fastboot.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrinehart93:
With the phone connected to your computer, issue the following command in a terminal/command line:

adb remount

What it will do is remount the phone partitions as readable/writable so that you can edit the files in there :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] M@XLOL:
we don't have remount yet.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrinehart93:
What? Really? Even with root access?
[Motorola Photon 4G] M@XLOL:
correct the kernel needs to have it set to ro.secure to enable abd access with root by default.
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
I hope someone read the post I actually made and noticed the adb shell command to remount...
[Motorola Photon 4G] ins0dus:
1 click root

is there a way... to do a one click root for all this?? like unrevoked did for the HTC Evo??
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
Yep, but I'll leave that for someone else since I believe reading and following directions is good for people's brains. It also helps me refine my direction writing skills to see where I am being vague or information I leave out.

Pro tip: Someone already made a 1 click for Atrix Pudding.
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
The OP REALLY needs to be updated saying that the flashing will probalby fail, but if it does ,just boot into fastboot and continue with the fastboot oem unlock and itll work fine...
[Motorola Photon 4G] cybericebyte:
Unlocked bootloader with 4G needs more reseach thread: http://xdaforums.com/show...1254631&page=3 first post: Originally Posted by babyoche

what about 4g? will we ever?

actually 4g is working with an unlocked bootloader . i unlocked mine today and in the process the sbf would not flash so i just moved on to the fastboot unlock part of the process it soft bricked my MoPho but i just flashed the stock mr5 release and when it was done i rooted again.when i rebooted it said unlocked on the boot image and 4g is working fine
[Motorola Photon 4G] bricky23:
Is 4g starting and scanning? or actually connecting? Do you have 4g in your area? Any proof?
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
Scanning doesn't mean jack squat, it always scanned, tried to connect, disconnected, ad vitam eternam. I'll believe it when I see it or a dev says he fixed it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrinehart93:
If someone who has supposedly enabled 4G can lay out exactly what they did, I'll try it when I go to unlock and root my phone. My phone is currently 100% stock and has never been modified yet, so it'd be a good test. I'll report back if 4G connects for me (I live at ISU and have 4G access).
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jonathanlc2005:
ive been getting errors too...

i need help with this... i tried running this several times.

i press the power button and up button to RSD mode on the phone

load up RSD and unzip pudding

select ... and select pudding

it loads 100% twice, then fails.

i get a message that says "failed flashing process. Phone (0000) The "secure motorola flash" interface could not be found. the super file is not secure and not for reflash

can you give me step by step instructions? im a noob at moto unlock
[Motorola Photon 4G] bricky23:
It always fails, just go on with the moto fastboot part.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jonathanlc2005:
thank you... i got it now
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
I wonder how long my comment will stay. lol

http://www.facebook.com/motorola/posts/276946405664154

I should be the last person to comment btw
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
Not to rustle anyone's feathers, but a quick and honest question I'm sure many Photon owners would like an answer to : is it over regarding an unlocked bootloader keeping 4g or is there any work going on on that front ?

Just asking, since it's been complete silence on the subject for a while now...
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
You could try to find someone who understands the program Radiocomm and has access to a Photon. There might be some useful info in there, but also it's a crazy tool for any non-engineer to use.
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
Thanks for your answer, at least now we all know where we stand.

Sounds like Motorola finally unlocking the bootloader (fat chance, I know) is probably the only hope for people wishing to unlock and retain 4g.

Nevertheless, awesome work you guys did on unlocking the Photon's bootloader, especially considering you don't even have that phone.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xblack5dahliax:
after flashing the unlock sbf how long does it normally take to actually boot up?

im at 10 minutes now
[Motorola Photon 4G] five40:
Has any progress been made, or will this procedure still bork my 4G?
[Motorola Photon 4G] pIxiLatEd:
I "just asked" a very similar question a few weeks ago and someone got all butt-hurt about it. The thread turned into a big argument and got yanked, then less than a week later this thread gets updated and the dev bows out. Thinking I struck a nerve. Watch out for questions like this, it could cause people to attack.
[Motorola Photon 4G] snoopy1e11:
Has anyone gotten moo-fastboot to work on a mac??????
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
I feel like all major issues have been answered about this thread. I have a new job and very little time, I will not be answering PMs about this thread except about SERIOUS additions or modifications that need to be made to the OP. Thank you.

There is a link in the OP, and questions like this are exactly why I'm going to stop looking at the posts under this thread.
[Motorola Photon 4G] snoopy1e11:
It aint dat serious moto-fastboot for windows works fine but the last i remember nobody could get it to work on a mac i was simply asking did anybody ever get it to work i can read just like anybody else. With comments like you just made maybe your right you should stop because no matter what you say there will always be questions its always ppl new to android and adb etc. Sorry you feel so offended
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
I believe I have/had the latest system image if the moto-dev site updates on the regular
[Motorola Photon 4G] slmclarengt:
What would it take to get a 4G working after unlock fix?

Is there anything in particular that could motivate a developer (or multiple) to find the solution to this problem or is it in the works quietly?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
I found the problem and offered a solution 2 weeks ago but no one followed up on it...i could not fix it as i cannot compile the gb kernel on my 32bit laptop...
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
If you need a Windows 64 bits environment, let me know what I would have to set up to compile it and I'll be glad to do it for you.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
that's exactly what i need i was going to buy a new laptop but unfortunately wasn't able to do so financially so it has to wait. a small piece of code was omitted from unlocked bootloader so it needs to be built into a stock sbf so that the code can be written and the corresponding files can be pushed to the device upon flash. the unlocked bootloader has to be broken down to modify the init.rc then repackaged back into the stock sbf. that is all that is needed to fix 4g.
[Motorola Photon 4G] beartrap:
I'd also be glad to help with a 64bit machine, but you'll need to walk me through it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
I was a C developer 20 years ago but honestly I would need you to PM me what environment to set up (compiler, sdk, whatever) and also what steps to take once that is set. I do have some free time this week so actually I could even let you remote access my laptop if needed, that probably would save us a ton of time.
[Motorola Photon 4G] slmclarengt:
I've got a Core i5-2500K at 4Ghz chomping at the bit for some action that isn't FOLDING on W7-64 if the offers for a 64-bit computer weren't enough already.

Thanks for the response and I look forward to seeing the results!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Weasel00:
Hey guys..I could use some guidance/help. US cellular just released a version of the photon called the electrify. From everything that I can see it is the same phone with different apps and lack of 4g. All rooting and unlocking of bootloader works on our version, but tried using the steps to relock the bootloader and am having trouble. The sbf flashes, but when I reboot the ph Failed to boot 4. When I tried it earlier I failed to boot 2. I am wondering if the stock bootloader is different on our version.

How do I get the stock bootloader or pull the stock bootloader from the phone?

Thanks!

Jared
[Motorola Photon 4G] ross4747:
rooted but not unlocked no bueno

ok i am very confused ive used a dinc and nexus s and have never come across it being this hard to unlock the bootloader for my phone i was trying earlier had a complete fail, ended up at the failed to boot 4 screen after freaking out i calmed down did some googling and fixed that so now im fine the next i looked for a one click root i thought great! but i cant flash homebase rom because bootloader is locked :( moving on to my real reason to post...

im not the best at this but im ok so i guess my question is or are why is the sbf file 1mb? i read they should be larger than that correct? so i havent attempted to flash yet :/ now if i do i know that it will fail in RSD and blah blah blah and just pull batery and go onto the fastboot part but i wanna make sure this will work now that my phone is already rooted, and if it wont will i need to go backwards unroot and then unlock the bootloader? and if so how do i do this?
[Motorola Photon 4G] five40:
Did anyone help out Yay 4 Juggs as yet?

I can't wait to get my flash on with my MoPho
[Motorola Photon 4G] warttack:
Guess who's getting on photon 4g scene? :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] kwazytazz:
who?! 10char
[Motorola Photon 4G] italyhot21:
It always fail.

It always fails, the 1mb file is right! you just gotta skip to the fastboot oem unlock step and it should unlock no problem!!! idk y they haven't added that on the description but probably should cause everyone asks that all the time!!! good Luck
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Yeah, I actually tried the link for the file (derpunlock.sbf). I used RSDLite to flash, and it practically failed 10 seconds in. However, my phone booted up with my custom splash, and did say "UNLOCKED" I didn't even have to do the moto-fastboot unlock command. It was really weird. I found the old pudding_stock_unlock.sbf and will reflash. Did I make a mistake here, or does anyone have an idea why that happened?

**UPDATE** - I flashed the old pudding sbf and it flashed "properly". Everything was fine, I guess and when it booted up, it still gave the "UNLOCKED" text at the top. Remeber, I hadn't run through the moto-fastboot command lines. Anyway, I booted into fastboot mode, and ran the moto-fastboot command, and it said device already unlocked. So, it guess it's all gravy! Just rebooted after running OTA update and it said "Failed to Boot 4" DOH!

**Update** - Reverted to back to stock and learned how to read instructions..I am now unlocked, rooted, and on Alien...finally..LOL
[Motorola Photon 4G] smoothone:
I succesfully flashed the stock recovery, then the nopudding4u and rebooted to a boot fail? I was on the Alien rom, not sure if it makes a difference.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Hey dude, what were you trying to do? If you flash the stock recovery, reboot, then flash the 45.2.5 SBF that'd get you back to a workable state yes? Sorry, I wasn't exactly sure why nopudding was necessary..anyway, were you able to fix the boot fail? I had the bootfail after unlocking and then tried to run the latest OTA update. That sucked, but now I'm up and running on Alien, so I'm set for now.
[Motorola Photon 4G] EclipseX:
hi, I have a probleme, I can unlock my bootloader

always I get this message:

The "secure_motorola_flash" interface could not be found the super-file is secure and for re-flash, the phone needs a super-file that is not secure and for reflash. (0x7066)

I already try others usb ports, windows 7, windows vista, other laptop and nothing :S

can anyone help me with that?
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
That's supposed to happen. Confirm using the moto-fastboot script. And you will be fine
[Motorola Photon 4G] EclipseX:
what? it suppost give me a complet job not an error...if I do fastboot I will brick my phone
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Yeah, I kinda freaked at first too. Trust me. Once you run the unlocker, it'll brick your phone, pull your battery, and when it starts up, it'll say Unlocked at the top and you need to get into fastboot mode where you run through the moto-fastboot cmd lines. It'll confirm that you're already unlocked "Your device is already unlocked". You can go ahead then and root and install CWM for your flashing needs!

Best,

K
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
can this pudding sbf be applied over the LATEST OTA update (stock)
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrinehart93:
I cannot be exactly sure, but AFAIK the OTA updates so far have only fixed bugs and added new features. So as long as the OTA's aren't touching the bootloader you should be able to flash the unlocked bootloader SBF.
[Motorola Photon 4G] daniel129001:
does not work with the latest ota already tested and also with the full sbf and gets stuck on the logo of motorola dual core and there is no more a solution to carry or to run the latest update with the unlocked bootloader
[Motorola Photon 4G] the12nv:
I really want to flash the HomeBase ROM - any suggestions on how I can get the bootloader issue worked out?????
[Motorola Photon 4G] jon20usa:
Worked great for me. Thanks!
[Motorola Photon 4G] the12nv:
are you on Sprint's OTA?? If so, this is great new's for me!!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] HooliganAMA:
I'm on the latest ota and had no problems unlocking with this. 45.3.6 is the latest right?
[Motorola Photon 4G] the12nv:
if it is the latest or not - that is the version I have on my phone and that is enough for me - time to unlock some bootloaders and flash a ROM - thanks!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] DWake014:
Seems like the pudding_stock_unlock sbf is missing. There is only the option for photon_pudding.rar which extracts derpunlock.sbf. Is this safe to use?
[Motorola Photon 4G] daniel129001:
yes safe to use
[Motorola Photon 4G] tetrabyt:
ok guys, just flashed derpunlock.sbf with rsdlite, now my photon wouldn't turn on, any suggestions ?
[Motorola Photon 4G] NOMIOMI:
can i overclock the photon 4g??????
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Ask in the proper thread. And you've asked this question twenty five times in ten different threads and been answered every time. But yes, you can OC the Photon to 1.1 ghz with the RC1 or RC2 kernal, depending upon if you wanna lose WIFI or not. Or use the Homebase ROM.
[Motorola Photon 4G] phyba:
does this work with the latest 198_7 sbf? been getting a INFOunique ID is not valid; aborting error when trying to unlock...
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Yes. I have unlocked the bootloader on the latest leak. Are you using the pudding stock unlock file?
[Motorola Photon 4G] phyba:
The only one I have is the derpunlock.sbf as I cannot find the original pudding unlock file. I had no problems before the latest sbf build....
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
As I said in the other forum. I have it. But it's a large file. Ideas on where I could upload it?
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Original Pudding Unlock

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9OXOYC4T

Best,

K
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Sweet. I ended up putting it in the other thread before I saw this one. Ha. Well two copies can't hurt.
[Motorola Photon 4G] agrenwa:
Did anybody have any success relocking using this quick method? I tried many times but I all I get is a failed to boot2 error, the only way I was able to relock the bootloader and get 4G back was only by flashing the full SBF file with RSD, which is a real pain in the a-- because it takes like 45 minutes, I wish there is faster way to relock since I go back and forth trying out new roms where you have to be unlocked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] antgly:
I second that.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
I tried three or four times with no real luck. Something is missing in the relock file I believe
[Motorola Photon 4G] PHIL2577:
thanks again @ the whole xda community my go to forum for all my devices :d:d:d:d
[Motorola Photon 4G] PHIL2577:
FAILED

Ive tried the 404mb file and it fails, tried multiple usb ports and Ive checked the system version (45.2.5.MB855.Sprint.en.US) anyone have any suggestions?I really want the bootloader on my photon as i want some full rom/overclock action.Thanks in advance guys
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
There is another file pudding stock unlock. Tried that one?
[Motorola Photon 4G] apatcas:
are you talking about just the bootloader?

can't you just sbf to 198-7 and then use just the pudding bootloader and just unlock it that way?

do you have to use the 404mb file or the just bootloader works fine?
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
I'm not even sure I follow your question to be honest Bud
[Motorola Photon 4G] sevilla_jjl:
I know i messed up.

I didn't flash no pudding, I didn't flash stock image. I flashed the latest ota. Started boot looping, then I read the instructions to relock. Nopudding failed writing after i flashed stock based on cm5. Still in boot loop. Did i brick? Now, battery is too low to run rsd or fastboot. I think its charging, but only a battery image with a question mark shows up.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Nopudding4u doesn't work. Had issues with it. And your best bet is going to be RSD back to a stock build.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
I am so confused. Can anyone walk me through doing this? How am I even supposed to start it if the sbf file is no longer available?
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
There is no sbf file in the OP?
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
The rsdanddriver files doesnt work either. It takes you here: http://mophoforum.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
So you don't have RSD?
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Deleted
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
Okay I was able to get all the files. This wont flash through rsdlite. When I hit flash it says unable to retrieve initialization values from ini file. failed flashing process.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Did you unzip the pudding file to get the sbf?
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
Yes and I tried redownloading in case of a bad download but the same thing keeps happening.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
And you are using the 1 mb file or the 404 mb file?
[Motorola Photon 4G] megan23247:
Finally got my phone unlocked! Thanks everyone for all the help. And just FYI...What worked for me was using RSD Lite 5.4.4, then flashing the pudding_stock_unlock.sbf (which for me went very fast it was at 99% in about 30 seconds and then it failed), and then doing the fastboot process etc.

Anyway thanks again!
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
The 1 mb file that is under pudding in the first post. Where can I get the other file from?
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
I have it on my comp. I think someone may have it mirrored.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
Ive searched for it on google and every link I find doesnt work
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
Hm. Let me see if anyone has a site I can upload a large file to.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
That would be greatly appreciated since just the bootloader doesnt work for me and the file isnt anywhere online
[Motorola Photon 4G] megan23247:
Are you talking about this file?

http://www.multiupload.com/0LT76KGPZ0

Ill upload anything else anyone needs as well since all the links are down.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
That one works. The 404 megabyte one I cant find anywhere,

Im starting to think maybe my computer isnt reading the phone. The box to the left has atributes suchas technolgy, IMEI/ESN/MEID, SOFTWARE VERSION, FLEX VERSION, bootloader version, and drm version. Only bootloader version is filled in while the rest say n/a. The file properties box doesnt say anything.
[Motorola Photon 4G] lroy:
humm...

im at 198_6 and trying to unlock.

In RSDlite im getting failed status "Failed flashing process. Phone [0000]: The "secure_Motorola_Flash" Interface could not be found. The super-file is secure and for re-flash; the phone needs a super-file that is not secure and not for re-flash. (0x7066)" when i try to flash the derpunlock.sbf that was in the photon-pudding.rar

I get to 98% on "switching to BP Pass through mode" and then it flashing something right after really fast that i cant read and then leaves me with the failed message above.

thoughts?

I did reflash 198_6 and then try flashing derpunlock again but it failed.

also tried wiping my phone and resetting, still no luck... :/

also, i tried different USB ports, but im leaning that it is not the issue bc it properly flashed 198_6. I also verified im using 5.5 release of RSD (i was on 5.3 when i first tried and thought that may be the issue) also have tried with my sd card and SIM out, but nothing changed.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thegameksk:
I finally was able to get it to work. Looks like I was running an outdated version of RSD Lie. Thanks for everyones help!

To the poster above me: check to see your RSD is the most current. I had the same problems as you until I updated to the newest version. The download like on the first page doesnt work so youd have to google the latest version.