yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
This is not much info, we need to know, if you were unlocked, locked, what sbf did you flashed last before this, if you flashed some OTA update, or radio, which sbf are you flashing now, if you can boot into fastboot after this error, and anything, that you think might be important to know.

But if you didn't do anything special, first try redownloaing the sbf.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
I never successfully unlocked my bootloader, and I think this is where the brick occured so as far as I know it is locked still. I never flashed any sbf prior to this, I was trying to install a different ROM (I don't like blur very much). As far as I know I am able to boot into fastboot (power + volume up button) and it says fastboot on my phone and when it is plugged into my computer RSD lite displays it as fastboot mode but I can't flash anything to it, it'll give me an error in fastboot. When I hold power + volume down, it says something about NVFlash which I believe is an NVidia tool except the phone just shuts off almost immediately after this. The SBF I am flashing is the Sprint 2.3.5 version, and I've tried downloading and redownloading it from about 4 different locations to no avail. I purchased an external battery charger so I can keep trying different things, so the battery is almost always at a 100% charge. As of now I believe the phone to be unrecoverably bricked, and it's pretty sad because I had the photon for all of maybe 10 hours. Safe to say I've learned my lesson about flashing non HTC devices. My EVO 4G was so easy to do, I guess Motorola really doesn't like people messing with their devices.

Edit: If there is anymore information you think would be helpful let me know.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
So you can get into rsd lite or not? There is no flashable 2.3.5 sbf, except the electrify one. All these sprint test sbfs, who knows, what it is for, but there is no signature and no full partition smgs. I think it won't even start flashing. Or? If it started to flash in your case, then your phone is bricked. But if you never flashed anything like 2.3.5 ota or 2.3.5 electrify or 2.3.5 pudding, and you can get into rsd lite or fastboot, I don't think it's unrecoverablly bricked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Yes I am able to get into RSD lite, and it recognizes my phone just fine everytime with no trouble. I believe it starts flashing, or it at least creates the image but everytime it gets stuck on "waiting for re-enumeration" and it fails there with an error like "phone did not re-enumerate" or something along those lines. I've tried flashing a 2.3.4 sbf as well but it gives me the same error as if I were to flash one of the 2.3.5 files.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Ok. If it was 2.3.4 - 198_7 or 198_6 sbf and did not even re-enumerated, you need to get unlocked. Try flashing pudding unlock and recovery from fastboot or try flashing this - http://d-h.st/WKD or use this method - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25826491
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Pudding unlock in fastboot gives me the error "Failed flashing process. Unable to retrieve interface handle(0x7027) phone connected."

Deblur gives me the same error as before, "failed to re-enumerate".

The link to the third method is really hard for me to understand. I understand the basics in which he speed hacks it, but I don't understand which files I will need to put in and where to get those files and which ones are correct etc.

I've found the directory with all the .smg files that I'm assuming is the image. Which files would I need to speed hack to have a chance at saving this thing?
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Also, my phone fails to flash anything. I'm pretty sure it doesn't actually get anything done except to create the image.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
In the command line when I type in "moto-fastboot oem unlock" it says INFOOEM unlock not implemented so I take it that means I'm still locked for sure.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
When I try to manually write stuff via command line with the command "moto-fastboot flash recovery derpunlock" and any of the .smg files, it sends it fine but it fails on writing it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
thats because deprunlock is a bootloader not a recovery.

step by step what have to done to get this error. sounds like your have a error in recovery.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Well it would never get far enough to let me flash a recovery. I'm not able to flash any .sbf's through RSD lite either. The error it gives me every time is "device failed to re-enumerate".
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
I'm trying it through the ramloader now. I'm pretty sure I'm stuck on an bum electrify install. When I use the electrify ramloader it reboots to a blank screen with the motorola logo on it and when I try to flash derpunlock over through command line it doesn't say anything past "writing 'boot'".
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Pudding must be flashed in rsd lite too.

Fastboot oem unlock is useless right now. You need to get there unlockable bootloader there first.

You need to speedhack CG42 it's bootloader, and it's preventing from re-enumeration, because it is not booting to rsd after re-enumeration. Try that one CG42 from pudding first. You need to split that with moto android depacker. But I have suspicion, that your bootloader or ramdownloader was switched to another signature version.

Last chance, but really the last, is flashing Electrify sbf.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
****, now I noticed that, you should never ever flash electrify ramdownloader there. You changed rdl signature version. Now you have only the last chance. Download and flash full electrify sbf. But you will have no 4g, no more ota, and I am not sure if it flashes electrify radio or not, so maybe you will have no service.

If you really want, you can try some combination with creating custom sbf for recovering, but you need to read the whole thread in dev section and get much more familiar with that situation.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
It now says fail to boot 2. I'm going to try the speedhack when I get home from work today and I'll let you know how it goes. No 4G I can do without, no ota as well I'm fine with. The radio thing might bug me though. So do I drop pudding's CG42 file into the 2.3.5 image while it's being created? Or do I flash just the CG42?
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
You cannot get unlocked anymore with cg42 from pudding, even with speed hack. You must read whole how to make custom sbf thread if you want to try custom combinations. If nothing will help, your only solution is flashing Electrify 2.3.5 sbf or wait, if some similar photon sbf comes out (I doubt).
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Ahhhh ****. So I have a $200 paperweight now. Oh well, my own damn fault. I'll just see if I can trick Motorola into replacing it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jami1:
I had the same problem with a customers photon, while attempting to unlock I flashed the wrong boot loader, I flashed the Electrify pudding boot loader. After that it failed but I could not boot the phone and the bootloader now said SVG with numbers after it. I cud not flash any thing. but I did notice I had fastboot access, and I had RSD access. However because the signatures changed, I cud not flash a Sprint Motorola SBF. I flashed the Derpunlock SBF in RSD and I got an error. but after that was able to unlock via fastboot. Once Unlocked I was able to to flash a Photon SBF.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Really? That's interesting.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Very Interesting. Could you elaborate on how you unlocked via fastboot afterwards? I feel like I've tried everything but if there's something I'm missing I'd love to know, I'm back to my EVO and it's so old the earpiece is broken so phone calls suck haha.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
bump
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
I could help you to make the photon working with electrify 2.3.5 firmware. It's the same as photon, except 4g. You will never be unlocked again.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
I'm listening. No 4G is a bummer, but it's better than no phone.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
What's your detailed status now?
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Failed to boot 2

I can get into RSD mode and fastboot works.

Still can't flash anything successfully. What more information do you need?
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Try to download this - d-h.st/xl8 - first, flash boot.img with fastboot and tell me the status then.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Is that a file? I'm sorry but could you give me a quick step by step in how I'd do that?
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
You need moto-fastboot and write in the command prompt "moto-fastboot flash boot c:\*path*\boot.img"
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
after that it says

"Flashing partition boot

Flashing MBR to device

Flashing StorMgr partition: LNX" on the device
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Holy ****! It booted in! So now, I'm just missing 4G really and there's no way to unlock?
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
So far, I don't think WiFi works.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Yes, you need dhd.ko module, I need to look, what kernel I sent you.

Root it first and install RootExporer and bootstrap recovery.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Confirmed, WiFi as well as 4G don't work. The phone has been activated and receives 3G data on Sprint just fine.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
http://d-h.st/aAi - modules

use rootexplorer and set the proper permissions and reboot

or try to install with bootstrap recovery
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
I'm in rootexplorer and can't find the option to set proper permissions. Also, I've installed bootstrap recovery through the apk. Please bear with me because I'm pretty much a noob.

Edit: Never mind, found the permissions thing.

When I try installing through bootstrap recovery, it says "E:signature verification failed Installation aborted."
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Just copy the zip file on sdcard, get into the recovery, and install the zip.

I never tried bootstrap recovery, so I am not sure, if it installs properly. Let me know.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Ok, try with root explorer.

But it's weird, didn't you tried installing in stock recovery? :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Ok, so an update as of Monday 7/23. I got into bootstrap recovery finally (for some reason it kept booting into stock recovery) and installed the modules just fine. Rebooted and WiFi AND 4G are both confirmed working. Tested MMS as well and it's working. So as of now, I seemingly have full functionality, I just won't be able to unlock or flash a different ROM over huh? What are your thoughts on the ICS ota update, when that comes out later this year will I be able to update?

Last but not least, you've been an IMMENSE help to me and I can't thank you enough. How can I return the favor?! Just let me know!
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
I am glad, that I helped. Just share your knowings, when someone else will brick. Maybe you could edit the first post with step by step procedure.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
You're a modest guy, I respect that. I will write up a detailed step-by-step guide giving you full credit. My Photon salutes you!
[Motorola Photon 4G] bdotr:
Step-by-step guide for unbricking an electrify flashed Photon and recovering from a "failed to boot 2" or "failed to boot 3" error when booting.

EXTREME thanks to peetr_ for ALL of this info and getting myself and probably countless others fixed. All the links are files he uploaded personally and all these instructions come directly from him. Be sure to thank the crap out of him if you get your device fixed through this method.

1) Make sure you have all the motorola drivers (I assume you do otherwise you wouldn't have been able to brick your device).

2) Make sure you have a FULL ass charge. Not 90%, but FULL! I know it doesn't charge when it's in the failed to boot mode. I bought an external battery wall charger from Overstock for under $10 shipped, I suggest you do the same.

3) Enter Fastboot mode by holding the volume up key while powering on your device.

4) Connect your phone via USB to your computer.

5) Open command line on your computer (Windows key + "R", then type in "cmd") or (Windows 7: Open the start menu and type "cmd").

6) Download and extract this file: (uploaded by peetr_) http://d-h.st/xl8 (if no hyperlink, copy and paste the previous text in your browser). There should be a "boot.img" file and a "recovery.img" file.

7) It is VERY helpful to have all your files in one directory, all your fastboot files, ADB and all that jazz should be in the same directory as well as all the files you've downloaded to flash.

8) In command line type in "moto-fastboot flash boot boot.img" (assuming you followed step 7). It will say "sending" and then "writing" and should only take a few seconds. Your device will say some things too. After this, restart your device and your phone should boot in for the first time since you bricked it. (That was the greatest thing to watch after being bricked for 3 weeks!)

9) You're not quite out of the woods yet, 4G and WiFi will not work yet. Hold the power button up while powering on once again to enter fastboot mode.

10) Once again in command line (assuming your phone is still hooked up) type in "moto-fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and it will send and write.

11) If your phone wasn't previously rooted or if somehow you lost root go ahead and root it now (just google the oneclick method).

12) Download these modules http://d-h.st/aAi and store them on your device, SD card or internal memory.

13) Download the RootExplorer app and navigate to the zip on your device, set it to Read/Write on the top of the app and hold the zip down until you get a menu, hit permissions and set them.

14) Hold volume up while powering device on, it will say "Fastboot". Hit the volume down key until you get "Android recovery" then hit the volume up key. It will boot into recovery.

15) Hit "install zip from SD card" and navigate to the file and install it.

16) Boot the device normally and congratulations! You now have working WiFi and 4G on an electrify flashed Photon! OTA updates will NOT work and you will NOT be able to unlock the bootloader via pudding for Custom ROM installs. If you hate blur like I do, download "GO Launcher" or my personal favorite "SPB Shell".
[Motorola Photon 4G] phani_daggumati:
The links to the following files are broken/not available at the moment. Would you be kind to share/attach here.

I have WiFi and 4G missing. I least bother 4G. WiFi is must, I should have. Please help. email: phani.daggumati@gmail.com

2.3.5_45.4.13ota_boot+recovery_dump.zip

2.3.5_254_13_modules.zip
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
They are upgrading drivers on the server, just wait a few hours.
[Motorola Photon 4G] phani_daggumati:
Thanks.. Just can't wait. I got this file...2.3.5_254_13_modules.zip

Bootstrapped it.. but wifi , 4G not fixed
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
So you don't have the right 254_13 boot.img.
[Motorola Photon 4G] phani_daggumati:
Ys. I don't have those files.. can u pls pass me recovery.img and boot.img files. Thanks in advance
[Motorola Photon 4G] phani_daggumati:
Got all the file. it worked. great, Now I have a working WIFI/4G

I will create a video guide for entire the process and post here soon.

Thanks all for your help.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Drivers on the server updated. :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] InsanePostman:
i'm bricked with the "failed to boot 4 starting rsd mode" error after trying these instructions listed here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1785561 I was on stock sprint 2.3.5 trying to install rockodev's 2.3.5 locked ROM. bricked last night. and have been trying absolutely everything i can to get this photon working again. i can't even access fastboot via vol +/power button anymore. is there anything i can do?
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
If you tried everything, then you're screwed...

Just joking. :D

2.3.5 sv2 custom sbf/unbrick thread everything you need is there
[Motorola Photon 4G] havlaz:
and if i dont have 'failt to boot 2 or 3 or 4' just bootlooping.. is it brick? or savable ? i have 198_6 (or 7 just tried to flash - but i did it while i was unlocked and rooted with cm7 rom)
[Motorola Photon 4G] begreat:
Hi, first of all thanks for this info.

I have a Motorola Photon 4G Android 2.3.5 that was bricked, and was able to get it to boot again.

The thing is that the pone is not fully functional right now.

It keeps saying "The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" and 2 other similar errors regarding Keyboard and USB.

I'm hopping that someaone can give me some help to fix this problem...

Best regards,

Paulo Brinca.
[Motorola Photon 4G] princepavs:
HI guys i need help.. i have an Electrify which stuck on

SVF :108:1:2

Failed to boot 3

Starting RSD mode

thing is i flashed a rom which sent me to this boot screen, i was locked with USC 2.3.5 rom with Bootloader Version: v0x000007 as it shows it on RSD lite 5.5 Multi flash i hav tried flashing 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.5-4.5.1A_SUN_USC_19.0-19-release-keys-signed-USC-US.rar but it fails & gives me "internal programing error"

plz help me out guys in stuck it doesn't goes to FASTBOOT jst this above mentioned screen

Plzzz help meeeeee
[Motorola Photon 4G] princepavs:
hi can anyone provide me a link for "boot.img" file and a "recovery.img" file of Electrify, hav managed to put my phone to fastboot mode.. plz
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jauhari:
I am big SMS/Texting lover and currently have 16600 SMS Messages. On our previous iPhone we have thousand SMS, iPhone Message still respond very good and quickly.

But why on my Galaxy Nexus after we reach 16600 our Messaging App really slowly and random refresh. Each time we need to write new SMS Message the application will be freeze for a while. :crying:

What's a problem? Does Ice Cream Sandwich can't handle huge SMS data? And why there are an option to AUTO DELETED when some amount of SMS/MMS data reached?

Another problem is... why I can search SMS Full Text? Search Box on Messaging App only search SMS data but not the sender. Any clue about it?

Any solution to Speed Up Messaging UP and keep our SMS data? Please Help
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cpom1:
Put this in the Q & A section ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigballa:
Weird issue

Usually you're one in a million users who has that many texts going in and out on the phone.

Try another SMS app? Go SMS?

Wrong section...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jauhari:
Sorry for wrong section.. But I can't move this tread... maybe some Moderator or Admin able to do it?

In my Country Texting/SMS is really cheap so we still use it for daily communication, beside that fact that our country Smartphone not popular yet. So.. many of my friends and family using Texting/SMS as my daily communications...

And again.. on iPhone with same size of data (16600) Message App still running smoothly... and that only on iPhone 4 with iOS 5 of course.

Any clue how to fix it? Does there any Backup SMS app that can handle period time? example I want to backup my SMS data 1 month ago and before it and only keep the fresh one on my phone...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rsjc741:
Its slow because the read speed of the flash memory can't keep up. The app hangs until all contents been read.

The iOS messaging app probably indexes all messages as they come, preventing an initial rescan every time the app is launched.

That's just my guess.

Try deleting some messages though lol

Titanium backup backs up messages.

Gosms works well, as does Handecent messenger.

Try finding that sweet spot of message overflow, then set your auto deletion to that
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nxt:
I don't understand why people keep thousands of SMS messages.

Sure you use it as daily communications, but how many times do you go back and read messages you sent a week ago? I bet you NONE. Go delete your messages and stop being a digital hoarder.

Galaxy Nexus GSM
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jauhari:
Thanks you and let's me do it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prinzhernan:
You can backup SMS using mybackup pro.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jauhari:
Thanks.. currently we used SMS Backup & Restore
[Off-topic] gamezonline:
Have seen this and had to share it with yall, i think my fellow "nerds" would love this video of Steve Jobs Vs Bill Gates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njos57IJf-0
[Off-topic] StormMcCloud:
IB4A (In Before Archer)

There is already a deticated YouTube thread.
[Off-topic] WiredPirate:
Just so you know a mod is going to lock this thread and tell you to post YouTube videos in the YouTube thread, or at least that's what usually happens.

Edit: Storm ninjad me.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
IB4V
[Off-topic] ATRIXXIRTA:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh man!!

This just made my morning!!

Even if this is in the wrong thread, thanks for posting, cause I would never have known about this, lol. Awesome!
[Off-topic] Archer:
As already mentioned above, there's a dedicated YouTube thread in this forum. It's actually a sticky thread so you can't miss it when you search before creating a new thread, as per the forum rules.

Thread closed.
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
I know there isn't exactly a forum just for the huawei but i would like to know how i can get it into recovery. ive done some searching but ive come up with nothing for the ascend 2 in xda and honestly i dont trust any other source when it comes to rooting mine or my friends devices.

The phone has been downgraded to 2.3.3 rooted but noe cannot acecss recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] dazeone:
Hold vol. Up and power button what are you trying to do exactly
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
I've done that so many times lol. OK after fresh reverted to stock I get 1 trip to recovery therefore from manager fails every time.
[General Questions and Answers] dazeone:
What u see when u hold volume. Up n power
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
itll go to the huawei screen and freeze there i can only get to any sort of recovery when i first do the update. do i need to go in and delete the dload file that has the update.app ? i wish there was a way to flash it like that... i havent found anything good for the ascend 2 except a headache lol
[General Questions and Answers] dazeone:
U said ur phone is rooted have u tried flashing a recovery already if so which recovery sounds like no recovery.img is on ur phone

sent from m865 w/cm9 beta 3.2
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
Okay so I finally got it done I had cm7 on his phone he said hey yo I lost my Vpn I said o snap went to restore the restore and bam lost everything on the phone I cannot access recovery I can access the update screen but it goes to update failed I've tried all of the methods I can find. But without the phone being read by adb I cannot do anything.... I can put micro SD in a card but what good will that do without factory recovery.... please help!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
There is no data of any kind left on the SD card. It completely clean ..
[General Questions and Answers] Woozy82:
Since you can only access the upgrade screen you need to update it with the correct factory dload file it maybe here or Google it
[General Questions and Answers] dazeone:
U said u revert back to stock right means ur phone is not rooted any more ur going to need update.zip file rom manager 4.8.0.2 again to flash cwm

sent from m865 w/cm9 beta 3.2
[General Questions and Answers] Woozy82:
He said he can't access recovery screen so what good would any update.zip do
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
Okay so I have cmw recovery v4.0.1.4
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
OK look the phone was on the stock 2.3.3 then I changed that for the cm7 mod I need to flash back stock recovery right?
[General Questions and Answers] dazeone:
U said u can access the update screen holding volume up n power

sent from m865 w/cm9 beta 3.2
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
Yea i can access that too
[General Questions and Answers] dazeone:
U need the update.zip file to get cwm installed

sent from m865 w/cm9 beta 3.2
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
OK but which cmw zip ?????!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] dazeone:
What exactly are u trying to do

sent from m865 w/cm9 beta 3.2
[General Questions and Answers] jlboy85er:
Get back to bone stock. With hopefully restored Vpn settings.