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[Motorola Atrix 2] Kacey Katt:
I've browsed around a bit with little luck to find anyone with my situation.

Here's what I've done, and the results from it:

Used RSD Lite to flash the phone to ICS. Phone worked.

Rooted ICS: Phone worked.

Let Battery drain to 0%: Phone died.

From everything I can tell, it's between a soft brick and a hard brick.

If I use a wall charger, I can get it to pop into the Fastboot menu, and I can navigate it fine. The problem is it's not charging the battery, it's simply turning it into a hand warmer. So, as soon as I unplug it, it dies. The problem becomes that I cannot power it from a PC to get it to do that, when powering off the PC, I get the "If your phone will not boot at all, no power, nothing but a white LED = hard brick"

So, short of temporarily soldering the power supply to the power rails of my USB controller, I've exhausted all options I can try. And I can't get it to fastboot and quickly change the cables from wall to PC, there's no battery power, it dies instantly.

So, what's the best option here? Try to go for a revive, or kill it and warranty it?

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:Edit:

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I actually got the phone rigged up on my 3.3 rail of a computer power supply I have laying around, the reading off it is 3.52V, and it's just enough to fool the phone as a full battery, I did the "jump boot" method above and it's sitting next to me in AP Fastboot Flash Mode, hooked up to my computer right now.

So, hopefully I can get this back to GB (I'm used to, and really not appeased with the appearance of ICS) and be resolved of the battery charging option.

Notes: From what I can tell, it's "hard bricked" if I use a data cable with the power supply, and "soft bricked" if I use a power only supply, because there's no reason for it to act like it's my PC when I'm powering it from a rigged up power supply for my Raspberry Pi unit that's running 2,000mA, while the normal PS for the phone, that can boot it, is only 700mA. Which that's a strange concept to me, how would the phone distinguish the difference of whether there's data connection present or not, if there's nothing the data connects to? Maybe it just needed the specific amps. Whatever, I got it.

I'm just glad to not be dealing with the AT&T store, the one near me always treats women like retards.
[Motorola Atrix 2] a1zen2:
Riff Jtag

[on facebook] http://www.facebook.com/pages/Riff-Box-JTAG/188270357862941?fref=ts

from me - "we need the support atrix 2 Please"

from Riff-Box JTAG - "yes"

Can we expect good news?

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[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
The way I read that is:

You: "We need the support for Atrix 2, please."

Them: "Yes, yes you do. (evil chuckle)"

Me: "Meh, I won't believe it 'til I see it -and it doesn't look good."

Also, Jim has tried several times to get the JTAG/Riff boxes to 'see' our phones after being hard bricked, all to no avail. This has also been previously discussed, though I can appreciate the brow beating of those who may be able to help us. But, I'm not holding my breath, neither should you...

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[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Holy MotherBumper!

Still seeing more and more new posts regarding a frantic "I haz a brick", so if you borked your phone up, you can always post here, so as to keep the Q&A from being covered up with these types of new threads.
[Motorola Atrix 2] jkwan1989:
hard bricked as well.!

hello i did the same exact thing to my atrix 2, went to cm10 then tried to go back to stock. is it possible at all to fix it in this state?

not booting, no light but gets hot.
[Motorola Atrix 2] ksmkk3:
Soft Brick after running bootstrap recovery

So my device is stuck on the CM10 logo when I booted up. I had been on the CM10 nightly for a while, but wanting to try Jim's MagicMod, so I tried to reboot into bootstrap recovery. During reboot, it got stuck at a blank screen - I was forced to take out the battery (I even left it overnight to see if it could get past it). Now, it gets stuck at the CM10 logo. Any help?

P.S. I was on OTA ICS before I rooted and flashed the CM10 nightly ROM.
[Motorola Atrix 2] ksmkk3:
Update: I'm still under warranty until Dec 4th (whew!), so I'm open to any ideas, however drastic.
[Motorola Atrix 2] jimbridgman:
Just go into recovery and do a data wipe and clear cache and dalvik you should be able to boot after that. Or just use the ICS fxz, and you will be back on stock ICS again, if doing an FDR and cache wipe does not work.
[Motorola Atrix 2] ksmkk3:
Thanks for the reply Jim. Do you have a link to the ICS fxz? I promise I'm not being lazy - all the threads I have found so far say there is no fxz to OTA ICS yet.

EDIT: Found it. Will try it when I get home from work. Thanks again.
[Motorola Atrix 2] jimbridgman:
No worries glad you found it, for future reference they are all here on this link:

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/edison/list.php

And if you want an ICS one, then look for the one for your region and the number is either 6.7.2 for aisia, and 67.21.125, for the US, and 4.0.4-6.7.2 for the Chinese ones, other wise I am not sure which one it is in the other regions...

That link above, has them all, and that is what we like to give out... the ones in the dev section posted by the firmware team tend to have slow DL speeds and some of them require a login.
[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
soft brick atrix 2 without clockworkmod r..

hey....

got moto atrix 2 at&T ...

soft bricked it while changing its fonts using app somthing like rom manager and i havn't installed clock work mod recovery in it..it only has its stock recovery..

now it does not passes the at&T logo

how can install clockwork mod recovery ...coz bootstrap needs to be logged in the phone :mad:

help for fixing :crying:

thanks...
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
You used Rom Toolbox. Never, never, NEVER use this ridiculous app for anything, I've seen time and time again people soft bricking their phones using this application. It will only cause you grief. Now, you will need to download a program called RSD Lite (search the web for it) and you will need to make sure you have the latest Motorola drivers installed on your computer. Then, you will need to find the correct sbf file for your device HERE. Download the file, open RSD Lite, plug in your Atrix 2, navigate to the file within RSD Lite, then click "start". The program will flash the sbf file to your phone, and you should be back in business...
[Motorola Atrix 2] matb321:
Bricked installing Chainfire 3d????? Please Help!!!!

I have cm10 installed on my Atrix 2 and I tried to install Chainfire 3d beta drivers and now my phone will boot the Duel core logo and then go into a backlit blank screen!! Please somebody help me step by step restore my phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
You've got yourself a soft brick. Look at the above post and follow those steps to restore.

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[Motorola Atrix 2] matb321:
Question.

How do I know which SBF file to choose? Im using the AT&T version.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
On the list in the link I have given above, it'll show under "carrier" as "ATT US", so that will be the sbf to flash if you are on AT&T, with RSD Lite.

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[Motorola Atrix 2] matb321:
I saw three AT&T choices.Im assuming all three would work then? I just really want to make sure I do it right.Thank you so much for helping!!!
[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
sbf selection

will it hard brick the device if flashed a different sbf file through rsdlite ?
[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
fxz for atnt moto atrix 2

i hav moto atrix 2 at&t using in india....

can i flash fxz files posted in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1934874

Atrix 2 MB865 Firmwares SuperThread (Ice Cream Sandwich)

or i have to flash it through the link you provided...if yes than which one there are 3 atnt sbf files...

thanks..
[Motorola Atrix 2] itarill:
Guys, I think I softbricked my brother's Atrix 2 MB865. The phone was on ICS.

Edit:

False alert. This phone gives me the creeps.
[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
U got cwm recovery installed on that ?
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
If you guys were on ICS with AT&T, you can find the FXZ in the 'Super Thread' which is posted in the Development Section. You should be good to go with the FXZ listed there... ;)

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[Motorola Atrix 2] matb321:
On the Super Thread I cannot find the file for the us version mb865 for 4.0.4 or anywhere for that matter I have been looking all night and I can not seem to find it ?
[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
same here...

if any one an tell me which version of the 3 files sorted for atnt on http://sbf.droid-developers.org/edison/list.php is to be intalled

just it......nothing else....:mad:
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Sorry, my mistake. It's actually found in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33402190

Firmware Atrix 2 AT&T ICS 4.0.4 by "Firmware Team"

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[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Same thread for you also, if you're coming from ICS and on AT&T:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33402190

Firmware Atrix 2 AT&T ICS 4.0.4 by "Firmware Team"

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[Motorola Atrix 2] matb321:
Thank you so much!!!!!!!

here is a direct link so you dont have to register with droid forums http://vetexpo.blogspot.com/2012/10/xda-developers-firmware-atrix-2-at-ics.html

(edit) I got my phone back!!!!!! Thank you sooo much Apex-Strider!!!!!!
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Awesome, thank you for the direct link! ;)

Glad you're back in business.

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[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
ok i did the flash

downloaded the file,installed latest drivers,full charged the phone and put it in fastoot mode

connected and hit start

it restarted couple of times and then merely after 3 mins ( meanwhile a blue matrix was revolving in the belly of the android) the welcome screen arrieved and i was inside the phone everythings working fine.. but in the rsdlite it says manually power up this phone

and in the result bar it says " in progress"

what should i do remove it from the cable ? or let it be on it ??

:confused:
[Motorola Atrix 2] devilhunter47:
remove the cable from pc..no problem..have done it many times..
[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
thanks...

now how to install cwm recovery ?

bootstrap or by other means >? :laugh:
[Motorola Atrix 2] devilhunter47:
root your phone first..then you can install bootstrap or bootmenu..i am using bootmenu as it is much safer..
[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
rooting ics atnt a2

rooted :D
[Motorola Atrix 2] devilhunter47:
ever heard of the SEARCH button??:rolleyes:
[Motorola Atrix 2] devilhunter47:
Great..now install bootstrap or bootmenu and try NUMA rom..so far its the best i have used
[Motorola Atrix 2] meshy:
brick motorolla A2

Installed AT&T ICS4.

Installed boot strapper

Make a backup from clockwork mode recovery.

Now to restore the system previous image, cleard cache,

cleared delvik cache

formatted cache

and formatted data

then started restoring process in which it said unable to mount the system

restoring process failed

Then formatted the system and cleared the cache partition.

perform the same process but failed.

now it says on starting up the phone

'invalid CG-OTV (CG: (System) invalid ht data.

invalid CG HAB(CG:System,status:0*004e)

invalid CG OTV(CG:System)

Hard brick or soft brick?

install the proper FXZ/SBF file

will fix the problem?

or will it fail?
[Motorola Atrix 2] sad_but_cool1:
Yes,fxz will solve this.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Christmas bump...
[Motorola Atrix 2] athani:
Hey Apex, how you been man. Happy New Year to you and everyone here :beer:
[Motorola Atrix 2] quocduy88:
Soft brick or Hard brick?

Hix, my Atrix 2 after update to official ICS from leak 1 as below link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1934759

but when it reboots, it just stop in Motorola logo.

I just try to flash it to 2.35 via RSD but it failed in 5/18 (not understand it much)

After that, the phone is silent: can not start, no fastboot, no light LED

So, could I revive my Atrix 2? Please advise (this is my first smart phone)
[Motorola Atrix 2] LENIPENb:
When you remove the battery and connect charger, white led turns on? If yes - its hard brick. I have the same problem and no solution for that.:(

ps^ sorry for bad english
[Motorola Atrix 2] Heathmcdonald:
plz fix info about types of bricks you can still fix it if it goes dead during a bootloop or if it has a white light when u plug it in like mine still wont charge via usb if I let it go all the way dead (cus

windows reads it as a modem I think)anyway if I can help in any way email me at heathmcdonald60@gmail.com

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its also bad info mine always does that plz don't post bad info it is hard enuff to do this with the correct info as it takes several downloads to find the correct files and many many many 404 or file not found also search cus I found how to flash a phone that would not respond cus my batt went dead in bootloop 5 months ago on this site so its here

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if u flashed a older rom over 4.0.4 u might be screwed cus it changes the kernel when u update so if the fix I pm u doesn't work try to adjust the wires also make sure the bat and terminal on the phone are touching wires and that u have it plugged into computer with BOTH usb cus a wall adapter may put out too much mah for straight wire also disconnect it as soon as it flashes successfully as it will damage ur battery if u do it too long but 30 mins for fxz will be ok

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try booting into recovery and factory reset if no change then ull have to flash the appropriate fxz me865 is the indian a2 btw rsd can fix any bootloop as long as u don't let it go dead whitch is a little scary cus it wont do anything unless u rig it up or have another way to charge it
[Motorola Atrix 2] jimbridgman:
This is correct, to an extent, but only if you install and alternative recovery like bootstrap or bootmenu or CM10 based roms, and are in a bootloop with a low battery. You can charge it with the McGyver method. But this is same symptom that bricks will also give you and they will not power up, at all even with a FULLY charged phone

Again, this can happen to bricked phone that will not power on, and really is bricked, and you can not fix that, I promise.

And once again the whole battery thing.... you are incorrect if you flash 2.3.6 over ICS on certain phones it WILL 100% brick you!!!

The ME865 is not the Indian phone (the indian phone is an MB865 still), it is HK/TW phone that is the ME865.

Look, you are the one posting bad information... please read up some more, all the things you posted are incorrect in some form or fashion. We have seen these "bricks" for 7 or so months now, and are very familiar with them. You are obviously new here, so we will give you a break, this one time.

Please do a lot of reading as this phone is not like others. Some phones are more prone to bricks than others even of the same model (mb865), like for instance the AT&T model will brick if you flash 2.3.6 over ICS, or try to flash an international firmware over the AT&T one, it WILL hardbrick.

Several people you said were wrong are Sr. members in here and have a of knowledge on this and other subjects, so I would listen to them and myself and start learning before you begin posting and making yourself look not so good in here.

Oh and read these too:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396650

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1857631

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1778853
[Motorola Atrix 2] Heathmcdonald:
I posted the correction about the first post and told him that flashing a older ROM would in fact hard brick ur phone if you tryed to go back because I have read it 1000 times in every forum by Recognized DEVS I WOULD NOT HAVE SAID ANYTHING IF NOT FOR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I had a paper weight for a phone for 3 weeks and thanks to the knowledge of 1/300 members I'm posting with that very same paper weight it wouldn't even come on not even the back light just that white light that means "hard brick" and Motorola can't fix it if rsd can't because that is what they use as well and so u know I have never asked one question the entire time I've been a visitor here and I haven't even thought of posting until I saw the white light post which is an example of why it took 3 weeks to find a solution I'm not a Dev I'm the end user just sharing my well earned experience when I should have posted the thread to the n\\b vid that everyone post when ppl obviously should watch it and u should watch it if u think are u need to watch it if u think im wrong because i learned everything i know exactly as that video asked me and seems like u gave up and I didnt... sorry I said me865 was indian instead of china this is a very small error not from lac of research but lack of rest. compared to telling someone that the white led means brick when it means no battery is very minimal BTW the pa alpha 4 will brick u even with factory reset it and no cwm either so fxz only. check my facts if u want but it'll take forever as I said i dig deep that takes way more time than referring to the top of the thread and quoting the types of bricks and what can be done which was also wrong that can be proven easily if u remove the battery on a working mb865 att us Edison atrix 2 and plug it into ur comp I bet if u try to power it on with no batt and plugged in the white LED will come on also the first time it happened I was on 2.3.6 no custom ROM then I hadn't got brave enough to even think about that because this is still my only phone and believe me I've had my share of frustration from bricks

Sent from my hard bricked mb865 that I have hardbricked several times each displaying the white led when plugged in without batt and once with the batt in and plugged in .....

using xda app-developers app
[Motorola Atrix 2] Heathmcdonald:
Sorry if y'all were offended I didn't mean to offend just try my way and if the phone doesn't come on plz adjust the wires it took me a few tries and that was far from the first straight wire job that I have preformed but it was the hardest to get just right idk why but I thought that may be the reason for this whole issue as I almost just threw mine away cus it didn't seem to work after three weeks of trying everything to make my phone work .... I was never so happy to see my boot logo
[Motorola Atrix 2] jimbridgman:
You have not posted one credible piece of information, so far, or helped anyone in here. If you think that what you posted was actually helping anyone, then you need to rethink and recheck yourself. If you really want to help write a good how to on what you did with detailed instructions, that would be much better than what you posted. And again not all atrix2 phones are created equal and every situation is not the same.

Again if you really want to help then create a new thread with a how to in the general section, and I guarantee you that a ton of people who have bricks will be very happy with your information. And again I am one of the devs in here, and I have access to an AT&T lab, and we have not been able to get any AT&T phone to work after a brick, so even I am very interested in this process.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
I wasn't going to reply to this at first, but well, I've never been one to hold my tongue. First off, in response to all this mess: RIP English, RIP Punctuation. I tried reading this from my mobile, and quite honestly it took me a while. I've seen 'train wrecks' before when people are posting, and this particular one earns a nomination for this year's awards. I doubt that, nay, am certain that if I were to try to re-read this on my PC, my eyes would still burn.

At any rate, I don't know you, nor where you come from, nor what your experience level is (nor do I particularly care, really) but most people who post in this and other sub-forums have a certain degree of humility and understanding that if someone who clearly has more knowledge than another, they regard that knowledge and respect it. I chose not to reply to your PM (as mostly I couldn't understand what the hell you were even getting at with the world's longest run-on sentence as the body of the message), but I will say you are owed no apologies.

I'd suggest, much as Jim has, that you read/re-read/read again things around here before you crash the place and pop off like you're some manna from heaven sent to feed us the nourishment of your great and unfathomable wisdom. This forum has protocol, and it should be observed. If I'm coming across as a prick, well, that's just an adverse effect of countless other posts like this I've (and we've) seen all over for many, many months.

Once again, I'll touch on what Jim mentioned earlier. This phone is unlike any you may be used to. It has so many variances, quarks, differences, and otherwise pains in the rump. You don't have to like this fact, as do not many of the rest here. But, you need to grasp the fact that you can't just state an 'across the board' statement about whatever you may have read through hundreds of other posts, as they may not be applicable here. In fact, the most certainly will not be.

So, if this was all too long and you're perusing at this point: Listen to the guys that have been here for a long time. Jim, myself, and the other Seniors here know this phone, and what we tell you will not lead you, nor anyone else astray.

/rant
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
Also, this method of which you so vaguely speak of sounds eerily familiar...
[Motorola Atrix 2] ujwalbro2006:
when i open my mobile it is black then after a while it is blue and it just freezes.when i go to recovery mode by pressing power and vol up red screen appears and it again freezes. My mobile is karbonn a7+.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
I hate to say, but I have no clue as to what to tell you. This thread was intended for users of the Atrix 2 (hence the location of the thread). You might try posting in this thread though:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29148000

Karbonn Mobile A5 & A7 (Android 2.3.6)

Sent from my HTC One S
[Motorola Atrix 2] mipipi:
atrix 2 brick

I have my atrix 2 with the following problem:

-When you remove the battery and connect charger, white LED turns on-

I can do to save it?

excuse my English
[Motorola Atrix 2] holynorses:
Hard brick!

If a hard brick don't have any solution, so motorola sucks, 3 years people having the same problem and no one know an answer yet, motorola is going to do something with this?

one way it to change the motherboard right? it gonna work? thanks for the help xda!
[Motorola Atrix 2] apfurste:
help with soft brick

Hi guys, I think I am posting in the right thread.

I got my wife a new phone so I took her old Atrix 2 and decided to give it a go and root and install a custom ROM.

After STFF (skimming) I rooted and installed CWM.

Without reading (skimming coming back to haunt me) I installed Supercharger over ICS. I believe that was my major downfall. Even my 13 yo was calling me a dumb noob.

So, the phone just boot loops with the splash screen. I do the power volume button and go into android recovery and even see the CWM folder.

I am hoping its not a hockey puck if I were to use my vernacular. I have updated my motorola drivers and installed RSD and hoping I can just install ICM or 4.0.4 or go back to GB.

Please advise, I dont want to go to the incorrect step and then use the phone for stick practice!
[Motorola Atrix 2] apfurste:
Update: I flashed the latest leak from the firmware team. It back to stock now on 4.0.4 ICS.

Now, I want to flash a custom ROM. But, this is the wrong forum.

Sadly, we cant add an expensive and thinner hockey puck to the collection.