[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
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Okay, so by my count we have at least fourteen (14!) threads about 'Did I brick my phone' or the like in our Q&A Section within the last few days, probably more in actuality. That's just ridiculous. Why we need a new thread every time someone thinks they have bricked their phone is just pointless, clutters up the forum, and isn't in line with the rules of this site. This is a prime example of members (mostly new ones) thinking it's proper protocol to start a new thread, regardless of having over a dozen others on the same topic. So, I'm opening this thread for some clarification on this, and for questions to be asked here if you have done something to your phone resulting in any kind of booting problem. If you feel like you have possibly bricked your phone (either hard bricked or soft bricked), it would be beneficial to start here for some definitive answers to your particular situation. Though we here on xda are willing to help others with their dilemmas, this site isn't necessarily for tech support to those who try to do something they have no clue as to what they're doing. Rooting/modding/upgrading/etc your phone won't help you woo the ladies, it won't win you any awards with your peers or co-workers, nor will it make your mother proud of you. Having an interest in this type of thing is great; but there are risks involved, and the potential to brick your device can always be present if you're not careful and do not follow the instructions exactly as they are given for what you are attempting.​

Now then, allow me to give a run down of what is a soft bricked device:

If you're phone will not boot passed the Motorola splash screen = soft brick

If you your phone will only boot into AP Fastboot, and nothing else (AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S) (Flash Failure) 0A.68) = soft brick

If you can only manually boot into AP Fastboot (holding volume ↑ + ↓ + power buttons at the same time) = soft brick

Attempt to FXZ back to GB and get an error (step "_____" failed) and will not boot into Android, but only AP Fastboot = soft brick

If your phone will boot, but only as far as the Motorola splash screen, reboot, and continue = bootloop (super soft brick)

Okay, now on to what a hard bricked device is:

If your phone will not boot at all, no power, nothing but a white LED = hard brick

If your phone has none of the above = super hard brick

If your phone will not boot at all, and the battery gets very hot = hard brick

JTAG or RIFF boxes will not recognize the device if any of the above has been experienced -- please note this!

Now, if you have any of the above, please reply in this thread and we will try to see if we can pull you out of your "brickdom" -- assuming you are only soft bricked. If you are showing any of the above signs of being hard bricked, well, you're our of luck. You will need to try to contact Motorola for a warranty exchange (assuming your device is within the one [1] year warranty) or contact AT&T's 1-800 number (assuming this is your provider). Again, this thread is in hopes that we can keep all the "Plz Halp I Brickz My Fon" threads from popping up all over. You've either hard bricked your device or it's soft bricked/bootlooping, in the case of the latter we can help. If I've overlooked any of the above mentioned lists of "brick possibilities", please let me know and I will update the OP.

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