yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Photon 4G] gr33nd3vil:
Like i said before the only other person who would have knowledge on this is joker except he wont touch bootloaders :-/
[Motorola Photon 4G] corybucher:
I get something about INFOOEM unlock is not implemented? Any suggestions?
[Motorola Photon 4G] gr33nd3vil:
That means the puddingunlock didn't work.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Vylle:
Ok here is my situation

Im new to motorola rooting mind you so i tackled it the same way i would with HTC and samsung

anyway, struggled the whole of last night to root the thing and finally got it rooted using oneclick method (hooray) but when trying to load a recovery image and boot to it - phone would just boot normal.. so i read a video tutorial saying i needed to flash "system.img" - did that an got "failure to boot 4" - panic'd and tried to flash the original pudding sdf which fails (alawys fails for me) so i read some posts and a guy says he flashed 235 pudding and solved his problem.. did that and now im at "failed to boot 3" and now i cant flash no_pudding4u - keep getting the same sec_exception error..

-_- what can i do??? i JUST BOUGHT THE PHONE!!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] studentjunk:
Do you have photon or electrify? are you currently locked or unlocked? (unlocked photons tell you on boot)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Vylle:
its a photon, im not sure if the phone is unlocked though but its a world phone and im able to use multiple carriers (on LIME right now with it).. that is one of the reasons actually why i want to root it - the phone constantly attempts to connect to sprint upon restart even after u set it to pick up GSM networks ONLY

so i wanted to put a custom rom on it like CM7 or MiUi that DOESNT have the sprint apps in the hope that i wouldnt have to suffer the same problems + have a little bit more customizability

EDIT: i see what your saying about the unlock part - no my phone isnt unlocked - when i was reading the tutorial i was told to enter a UNIQUE ID - and i had NO IDEA WHAT THAT COULD BE - so i didnt bother
[Motorola Photon 4G] bfd1513:
It sounds like you didn't do it right. During the fastboot part it will give you the unique id for your phone. There is a thread in this same development section for video tutorials by qbking77. Follow the one for rooting then for unlocking. I followed them for the electrify, photon on uscc, and it went fine. If it gets to fast pause and catch up.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Vylle:
ok, i'd follow the videos, but i just want to get the phone botting again
[Motorola Photon 4G] bfd1513:
There is a sbf in the development thread for the photon. I've used a sbf for my electrify a fews times and it fixed the issues I had. I think there is also a video for running it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ooxcfhxoo:
Thanks again. Im really waiting for a solid non bootstrap based CWM. I know having an unlocked bootloader is just the first step. I know it will just lead to more waiting, but thats just how i am...i like to be ready to get started stripping and customizing my phone....Im like a little kid when it comes to electronic stuff.
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
Released. 10char
[Motorola Photon 4G] Whosdaman:
Epic win! Cannot wait, but the links are broken...
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
sorry, should be fixed now.
[Motorola Photon 4G] TexasRebel:
when i try to flash the pudding sbf it keeps failing..saying that i need a super file that is not for re flash...and that the super file on the phone is for re flash...what am i doing wrong?
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
Make sure you are using up-to-date drivers and RSDLITE. http://mophoforum.com/Roms/rsdanddrivers.zip

Reboot your phone in to RSD only mode (on the Atrix you do this by pressing Volume Up while booting).

Try again. You are using the smaller file right, 1mb download?

If this fails can you please send me a screencap/picture of the error on your screen?
[Motorola Photon 4G] TexasRebel:
i was using the 405mb file...i will try to using the 1mb file and see if it still happens
[Motorola Photon 4G] TexasRebel:
still failed...i need the 64bit drivers..where can i find those?
[Motorola Photon 4G] ZiggSVO:
after you get that error reboot your phone

then power it off and continue on the next step

it happened to me saying i didnt have the file or what not like your getting then i rebooted it and dont be scared it will take awhile to reboot like a blackberry lol

after that power down and get into fastboot vol down + pwr and continue :D

should work :D
[Motorola Photon 4G] bricky23:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1216097&page=15 Try these.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
it's bricky to rock a rhyme to rock a rhyme that's right on time its bricky! sorry couldnt help it...just wanted to chime in for all your help these past few days.
[Motorola Photon 4G] aaron130:
OK now that Im unlocked Im trying to get that system.img flashed so I can be rooted and its not working. Can someone give me more precise directions? Sorry wrong thread I was in the other thread lol
[Motorola Photon 4G] bricky23:
Lol, no problem. Just having fun. And thanks so much to everyone involved in getting us unlock, root, and recovery so soon. You guys Rock!
[Motorola Photon 4G] the2dcour:
what's the error you are getting?

make sure system.img is in the same directory as fastboot, and make sure you are using moto-fastboot

the command is:

fastboot flash system system.img

there is no reason that it shouldn't work.
[Motorola Photon 4G] TexasRebel:
ok it keeps saying waiting for device...
[Motorola Photon 4G] TexasRebel:
what am i doing wrong? ive been at this for like 2 hours now...
[Motorola Photon 4G] jkbeats:
Big problem, I went to install the pudding unlocked through rsd lite and it did what it did and said failed at the end. Now my phone is stuck on the "M" dual core technology screen and the phone wont load up or anything even after I take out the battery for a minute. What happened or what can I do??
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
it fails but eventually works wait a few min and it should reboot
[Motorola Photon 4G] jsphczz:
what does your phone say on it? it must be in fastboot mode.
[Motorola Photon 4G] studentjunk:
Did you try flashing the 198-7 sbf?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1202666

Also, i reread your posts and think i see several mistakes. One, you can't flash any system image while locked. Maybe a stock image would work, but otherwise it causes problems i think. Two, i think the 2.3.5 pudding is for electrify. So I think you flashed the wrong pudding.

In any case, using rsd mode to flash that sbf should get you back to square one. I would then get a good nights sleep before trying anything again.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Vylle:
i think i have a serious problem now

the phone's battery has gotten so low now it says "battery too low to flash" and now the phone refuses to charge (left it plugged in all of yesterday)

EDIT - i realised the phone uses a white led light to indicate charging - whenever i plug into a wall it doesnt charge at all, however it charges when i plug in to a PC.. thank god

followed the link and i'll follow the instructions - but i'll be honest guys, this is my first working with a phone that has a locked bootloader, with an HTC or Samsung i wouldn get the phone and the only thing needed to do was root + load recovery
[Motorola Photon 4G] studentjunk:
Let it charge all the way. Less than 50% causes problems
[Motorola Photon 4G] Vylle:
i think i'm going to need a new USB Cable - during my flashing process, i discovered the phone failing alot through RSDLight and i realized the USB Cable wont work!!

i plugged in my SGSII using the same USB Cable and the PC would not pick up the phone at all or vice versa..

additionally, im going to have to get a universal battery charger - i wonder if it will work
[Motorola Photon 4G] 6bowmans:
I used the Motorola stock Photon cable to attempt to flash roms to a Samsung Epic and soft-bricked the Epic, so I purchasd a Rocketfish cable from Best Buy ($20). The rocketfish cable has never failed multiple flashes to the Epic and my MoPho. I have also use a Mediabridge cable from Amazon ($5) that has never failed either.
[Motorola Photon 4G] studentjunk:
Is it failing in the middle or at the end? I often get failes when everything is done. I just pull the battery and it seems to work after that. Didn't think it was the cable. Actually had no idea what causes it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Vylle:
it actually failed when it tried to boot the phone to fastboot mode.. but now that you mentioned the locked/unlocked thing - im starting to believe the reason for it failing when attempting to boot the phone to fastboot was because the bootloader was still locked..

untop of things- i remember whenever i tried connecting the phone to PC through droid explorer, the application stated connectivity to a device displaying a number sumn like TB82562.. and when issuing the fastboot command i was told about earlier i got the same number - could that be the uniqueID you guys are refering to?
[Motorola Photon 4G] gr33nd3vil:
Whats droid explorer
[Motorola Photon 4G] studentjunk:
Maybe you know this, but you don't want to start in fastboot. Start in RSD mode. You get there by holding volume up and power button until RSD mode starts. You flash sbf's that way. Start with the 198-7 to get rid of whatever changes you made and get it booting. Then you can try the pudding. just read carefully to get the right one. Once you flash pudding, you can start using fastboot. I don't remember what that super duper number is. It's a one time thing - once it's unlocked once, you can lock and unlock over and over again and not enter that number again. So now I lock the phone to get 4g by flashing the sbf. When I want to update something or play around, I flash pudding to unlock. It always fails, but the phone says unlocked, and works as unlocked.

Droid explorer link
[Motorola Photon 4G] cablemel:
Something every android user should have!!.... :)

+1
[Motorola Photon 4G] Vylle:
agreed, its a very useful PC user interface which also has access to root, can boot ur phone into recovery from PC, take screenshots and tonnes of other stuff

ok, got my battery fully charged now - gunna go again and follow the video now to the T to insure i dont make any mistakes

EDIT:- SUCCESS!! here is what i did to solve my problem

1) unlock the bootloader

2) Flash Pudding (got failure 0x7066)

3) ignored and flashed system.img

4) BOOTED AND ROOTED BABY!! WOOT!!

gunna try and load the recovery image again
[Motorola Photon 4G] gr33nd3vil:
Photon? 2.3.4?
[Motorola Photon 4G] studentjunk:
the2dcour, would you be willing/able to separate this out into two threads, one for the electrify and one for the photon? People are screwing up their phones and that would create another layer of protection. Or maybe chaning the electrify link to a post saying that photon users will bork their phone if this file is used, and then putting the download in that other post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20633832&postcount=22
[Motorola Photon 4G] bfd1513:
I can see your point but it still comes down to not reading thoroughly. I have made this mistake before when I had my desire...not paying enough attention and getting bravo/bravoc mixed up. In the end it was totally my fault fir not completely reading. It clearly states above the electrify download what its for. People are not reading it completely before proceeding. Been there done that.
[Motorola Photon 4G] studentjunk:
I haven't made that mistake. I agree that people aren't reading carefully enough. But this mistake has happened at least 3 or 4 times by my count, and I imagine it will continue. I think it would be easy enough to put the link on another post saying
[Motorola Photon 4G] CharFalco:
The links to RSDlite and RSDandDrivers both appear dead to me.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Links to the filed needed to unlock are dead. Can anyone help me out on this?
[Motorola Photon 4G] tricknasty:
I hope someone gets the files up again I really wanted to unlock my photon while im off for new years !
[Motorola Photon 4G] lioncat55:
unlocking would be nice. any way to get the stock 2.3.5 .sbf no pudding for the Electrify i messed up trying to fix some thing now my lapdock does not work =(
[Motorola Photon 4G] gr33nd3vil:
Are you on the electrify? 2.3.5 doesnt unlock yet...
[Motorola Photon 4G] lioncat55:
ya im on 2.3.5 i know it does not unlock. i saw some where at lest i think i did that you guys have the singed .sbf for 2.3.5 i meesed with some files on my /system and need the stock rom
[Motorola Photon 4G] slawson:
I just sbf'd to 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US

and now I cannot get into rsd mode or fastboot, with the key combo's just stuck at dual core screen, finished successfully.. I don't know why..

Alright reflashed the 198_7 again, and getting the same thing again, is there a way to fix this? mind you I flashed sbf after unlocking bootloader.

so now I cannot get into fastboot, or rsd mode.
[Motorola Photon 4G] zeguym:
I have this same message ?

I flash 1mb bootloader using RSDLite on fastboot mode ?

Did i do something wrong ?

I must flash 1mb bootloader in fastboot or RSD protocol mode ?
[Motorola Photon 4G] olegfusion:
pudding flash via RSDlite in RSD protocol mode.
[Motorola Photon 4G] firtermish:
Back from brick to US cellular 2.3.5

I have just recovered from a brick after flashing 2.3.5 pudding into my Photon. Being in 2.3.5 Electrify, should 2.3.5 pudding work for me or am I going to end up on a brick again?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Cythrawl:
If you had read the last couple of pages, you would know that 2.3.5 pudding does not work. 2.3.5 boot-loader has not been successfully cracked yet. So for now, seeing you flashed 2.3.5 you are stuck with it until it has been cracked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] firtermish:
Thanks dude.

I'm in no hurry anyways. Just wanted to jump ship to ICS, but it needs a lot of maturing to do from what I've read anyways.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jo_795:
we can't flash back to a older SBF ?
[Motorola Photon 4G] firtermish:
From what I've read, once you are on a stock 2.3.5 you can't flash to a previous version. I haven't personally tried it though, since I would rather wait for a working 2.3.5 pudding than rebricking my phone.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Cythrawl:
No once you are on 2.3.5 there is no going back.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Where is the pudding_stock_rar that's in QBKings video?
[Motorola Photon 4G] rancherochido:
Clear as mud. None of the file names in the instructions match and the video refers to items no longer on the post.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jschramm:
I have tried twice now to unlock my bootloader and both times my phone has been very hard to turn on after its been unlocked. I have to pull the battery, put it back in quickly and press the power button. Can take up to 10 tries before I get it to boot sometimes. After both attempts I have gone back to stock. Anyone ever heard of anything like this before? I am pretty sure I am doing everything correctly, I am new to the Photon but have a lot of experience with the Evo and the Hero before that. I really want to get my bootloader unlocked and working well for CM9. Any help would is appreciated, thanks.
[Motorola Photon 4G] 6bowmans:
This is also in response to your post in the CM9 thread...

This is what I did:

- Root via Shabbypenguin's method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1217416

- downloaded moto-fastboot from the pudding page and copied it to my sdk tools folder

- Downloaded photon drivers

- Installed RSD Lite 5.6

- Followed QBKing77's video with the only exception being the sbf file has been updated.

The correct rar/sbf file is still linked beneath "PUDDING:" It will unzip to an sbf file called "derpunlock.sbf" Use this file and follow QBKing77's video - it works.

If you need to "re-lock" see Lokifish's page: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20331623&postcount=6 in the compendium.

EDIT: Actually, first step was to flash the 198-7 stock rom, then root. Joker's roms are all based off of 198-7. 198-7 not necessary for CM9 alpha.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
The part Im not seeing is the rar/sbf in the pudding thread. I dont see anything there that looks large enough to be an sbf for this phone. Am I just missing it? Also I am currently already on 198_7 so I'm good there. I just need the correct sbf to flash to unlock.
[Motorola Photon 4G] 6bowmans:
derpunlock is only about a 1mb file - it flashes very quickly.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Thats crazy LOL Ok I will give this a shot.
[Motorola Photon 4G] 6bowmans:
You still will get the "failed" note from RSD lite after flashing derpunlock. Just pull the battery, just like QBKing77 illustrates, and it will all end well.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Cool man thanks. I wish I had known this last night so I could do it then. now Im stuck at work until 8PM LOL
[Motorola Photon 4G] firtermish:
IMHO Either the OP or a moderator should do the following to prevent more people from bricking their phones/failing to complete the bootloader unlock process:

-1st: remove the 2.3.5 pudding which bricks photons. I know that the post explicitly states that this is only for Electrify, but seeing how neither device is benefiting from this file and moreover, the file bricks the Photon which is the more widespread of the 2 devices, I don't see the point of keeping it there.

-2nd: make it explicit on the post that YOU WILL get an error while flashing the 1mb pudding file and that this is part of the normal procedure. I couldn't understand what "Just try and go through with the unlock process anyhow" meant until I watched QBKing's video. I thought it meant to restart the flash process (reflashing the SBF) and not to proceed with the following steps after removing the battery.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mesmerbelly:
Team us cellular forum explains how uscc electrify owners should go about unlocking also and is specific to our version of the mopho it would help for all uscc electrify owners went there first just to read the ins and outs of our version it helped me I unlocked first try without bricking lol
[Motorola Photon 4G] AKDMA:
Agreed, that worked for me.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bfd1513:
I agree to a point. It can be confusing trying to understand some of this stuff and it would be helpful if it were easier to follow. But it still comes down to people not doing enough research. When I first got an android, HTC desire cdma, I bricked it a couple of times because I didn't research enough. I rushed in and f**ked up my phone a few times. When I first got the electrify I read alot on it. Found it was the almost the exact phone as the photon. I researched the photon and read all the posts about rooting & unlocking from multiple sites. Then I found multiple accounts of the photon methods working for the electrify. However this thread confused me so I kept looking around and found qbkings videos...watched them about 3 time before proceeding. I had no problems because I researched thoroughly. Every thread I have seen all comes with the same warning...proceed at your own risk.

These devs are doing this own their own. Its not their job and even with some getting donations it probably doesn't come close to covering all the time they put in. This dev is trying to help both electrify and photon owners. Which is more popular doesn't matter. Not everyone knows about teamuscellular or prefers to go someplace else just like some don't know of this site or prefer to go someplace else.

Could things be simpler ...yes. But we choose to do this stuff to our phones so in the end it is our responsibility to make sure we know what we're doing before we start. McDonald's isn't responsible for me being overweight ...I am. The Marlboro man and Joe camel isn't responsible for me smoking...I am. Devs aren't responsible for messing up phones...we are.

So yes some of this stuff could be more
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lol never noticed this

oh by the way contact me; i wanna send you some documents that might or not help with 4g bootloader
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
I did not get Root access with the system.img provided in this thread. Anyone have any other ideas? I flashed twice

**Edit Had to uninstall and reinstall SU and root is fine**
[Motorola Photon 4G] jott:
I appreciate all the hard work from everyone, I too am stuck on US Cellular 2.3.5 until any further notice. Please help! :) Any new development of the progress in unlocking the 2.3.5 and ability to go back to Sprint? Thanks everyone.
[Motorola Photon 4G] firtermish:
I'm wondering, is anyone actually working on this? I've seen the2dcour's profile and his last post was on October of last year. Is anyone else working on unlocking bootloader on 2.3.5 ?
[Motorola Photon 4G] rrusek:
Curious Problem

To my best of recollection this is what I have done:

1. Installed regular pudding (non 2.3.5) via RSD Lite 5.6

2. Performed the fastboot oem unlock with the code

2. Installed cwm recovery

3. Installed USC 2.3.5 for Electrify/Photon via cwm (non deodexed)

Then did:

1. Installed nopudding4g (I forgot to install the stock recovery)

2. Failed to Boot 1 error

3. Attempted to install:

1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf

RSD Lite 5.6 failed after attempting to put the phone into BP bypass

Got the Failed to Boot 1 error

The only way to get past the Failed to Boot 1 error is to RSD Lite derpunlock.sbf (pudding).

I have tried locking:

1. fasboot flash recovery stock_recovery.smg

2. Flashing nopudding4u.sbf via RSD Lite 5.6

As soon as the phone is locked I get the Failed to Boot 1 error

If I leave the phone unlocked than it is usable.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Being stuck unlocked is better than being stuck locked. I would like to get my 4g back though.

Thank you,

RJR
[Motorola Photon 4G] Weasel00:
The no pudding will not work on the electrify. To lock your bootloader install the 2.3.5 sbf or 2.3.4 sbf.
[Motorola Photon 4G] firtermish:
If you flashed 2.3.5 pudding into your photon, the only way out is to flash the Electrify's 2.3.5 SBF (I guess you could also flash Sprint's if it were available). Here's a mini tutorial I made on the issue:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21015556#post21015556

You'll have to find a working download for the 2.3.5 sbf since the one I provide is down and I have yet to upload a valid link.
[Motorola Photon 4G] rrusek:
Here is my situation.. I had my phone unlocked via Photon pudding. then I attempted to flash the eng 2.3.5 SBF via RSD Lite it failed after trying to put the phone into BP Bypass.

My phone is permanently UNLOCKED..

My ReservedOdm

00010000 00000003 00010001 00004000

When I attempt to lock by flashing a 2.3.4 SBF or nopudding4g I get Failed to Boot 1 error. I can unbrick by flashing pudding to unlock.

Would flashing the Electrify's 2.3.5 even work since I think that the 2.3.5 I attempted to flash had an engineering bootloader.
[Motorola Photon 4G] firtermish:
As far as I know you can't be permanently unlocked since you can easily flash an sbf that will lock your bootloader again.

If I were you I would try to get into RSD mode and try any flavor of 2.3.x previous to .5 to see if you can get back into the bootloader unlocking business. Otherwise just go the 2.3.5 route and keep waiting until someone steals the gold at the end of the rainbow for us.
[Motorola Photon 4G] nekoatama:
One [ 643 ] of the users of 2ch forums of Japan is writing that he succeeded in bootloader unlock by the device of sec_exception.

sec_exception is displayed as well as electrify and the device (KDDI Photon 4G Build 4.5.1A-1_KDI-95_MR1-47 Android 2.3.4) which he unlocked cannot write in sbf

anago.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/smartphone/1324383110/643

I am not good at English.

When those with skilled Japanese are, I want you to read the text by all means.