yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G General] geropan:
I am wondering, if I wipe user data (via wipe data/factory reset or via fastboot erase userdata), when I browse from recovery's "apply update from sdcard" there should not be any application related folders such as "Whatsapp" or "Yahoo!" as I am seeing right now.

If I can't wipe user data and it seems like fastboot can't restore stock rom either, how the hell I am supposed to fix this? I am starting to think I do have a light flashing 200 € brick :(
[Moto G General] BaghiXDA:
These firmwares are indeed legitimate because they're maintained by some of the veteran members of Firmware Team members whom we can trust. If you don't trust them, then you shouldn't even be installing 3rd-party apps from Play Store either. Be careful when you're downloading from some-random-user-created mirror though (verify it's md5 hashes if available).
[Moto G General] shmotog:
cheers mate. that's a good reply, thanks.
[Moto G General] BaghiXDA:
Your welcome. Your concerns had it's weight since we put some of the most sensitive date and credential in our devices. :good:
[Moto G General] flaubergine:
Hello and thank you for your guide, but I'm having issues with it.

I did everything just like it was written on your guide but when my phone is supposed to reboot with a fully stock Moto G firmware, it doesnt and there's just the message about bootloader unlocked which stays there for hours.

During the ROM flashing, when the command "flash system" is running, I can read on my phone "Image too large" three times (I guess it tries 3 times to flash it but doesnt manage to)

Does anyone have an idea on how could I fix that ?

Thank you and excuse me if my english sounds bad, I'm french.
[Moto G General] robin0800:
Make sure you are using this
[Moto G General] flaubergine:
But the firmware I downloaded wasn't a .xml.zip but it was a .tar.gz so why should I use it ?
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
Im using this:

Blur_Version.174.44.9.falcon_umts.EURetail.en.EU

But i dont know if this was what come with my moto g lol

I bought it in Portugal, its the XT1032 version i think.
[Moto G General] robin0800:
The "flashall.bat" still uses fastboot that is why you need the right one.
[Moto G General] flaubergine:
I just tried with the mfastboot.exe file in the ROM data folder and there's still the same problem...

What can I do ? :(
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
Can someone explain to me what are the differences on the firmwares? Like 4.4.2 UK version vs EU? I know it's United Kingdom and Europe, but, what are the differences on the rom?

Thanks :)
[Moto G General] sprockkets:
Well they are from moto, because they are all signed and won't install unless you have the right one. I can't install any of these firmwares unless I put in the aio one.
[Moto G General] shmotog:
Im not sure but I would assume it would have something to do with the radios in them, just my guess so dont quote me. Plus I suppose it might have language support for that country or region.
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
Dude it can't be the language, since I can chose Chinese on eu version..
[Moto G General] denzel09:
The europe firmware uk, de, fr, eu are pratically the same firmware sold and localized in different places. Also the radio is the same. No visible changes. There are not obvious differences in language package.

You can use those firmwares without any special difference in eu.
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
The one for europe English is this one, right? en.EU

Its like en = english EU=Europe

I use Vodafone Carrier on Portugal
[Moto G General] denzel09:
en.EU is sold in Italy, Belgium and Spain.

en.GB is sold in United Kingdom.

en.FR is sold in France.

en.DE in Germany.

And so on...

You can use one of these without problems but i advice you en.EU for your proximity with Spain but it's not important point.
[Moto G General] dave96m:
Moto G Dual-SIM can't install successfully any of DS firmwares

My attempts to install both of DS Brazil Retail firmwares failed, so did both of the Taiwan Retail. In .zips, Brazil and Taiwan, I get error that system.img_etc are too large and in .tars I get errors that boot is too large in Brazil Retail and that boot failed some check in Taiwan Retail. Can someone help me please? I'm in Europe, by the way, so if someone knows which firmware is more likely to be for my phone, please assist!
[Moto G General] Mickeyvdb:
How about the difference between RETAIL and RETAILSL. Have tried both on my MotoG but did not notice any differences.

Does somebody know what is the exact difference.
[Moto G General] denzel09:
Sim Locked
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
So i asked i friend that bhought the phone on the same store as me, in Portugal.

The stock firmware that comes is Retail.en.GB

Im using EURetail.en.EU

What are the main differences? Should i flash the Retail.en.GB instead?
[Moto G General] BaghiXDA:
That could be because the store deals with UK dealers perhaps? It should work regardless. I used UK ROM on my Asian phone without any problem, not even related to OTA. :good:
[Moto G General] denzel09:
Why you do all these problem? It's not need :D

There is not difference between those firmwares. You can use flawlessy firmware that you have now.
[Moto G General] FaiTCRaH:
after trying about 4 different roms, every rom can't be installed as a motorola adb interface on windows xp (my pc from work has it)... so this guide helped me a lot going back to stock... but the address for motorola stock roms doesn't have the one for my current carrier... is there any problem flashing another rom from other carriers?
[Moto G General] vj_dustin:
Hi.

I have the XT-1033 Dual Sim Version, running 4.4.2 Stock.

Unlocked bootloader, rooted device.

I want to downgrade to 4.3 and I have downloaded this firmware.

fastboot_falcon_asia_ds_user_4.3_14.10.0Q3.X-84-7-LCG-4_4_release-keys-cid7-AsiaRetail_03.tar.gz

I followed all the steps in the guide.

1. Downloaded the firmware, drivers, ADB & Fastboot.

2. I booted into bootloader mode using the adb command (worked fine)

Now I have the following doubts.

1. Where are these flashall.bat & flashall.sh files, I can't find them in the OP. And without them when I type in flashall.bat/eu, as expected it doesn't recognize the command.

2. Is the firmware I chose correct? I need the one for Dual SIM in India.

Thank You!
[Moto G General] Minervamc:
Very nice and excelent.This is very usefull for newbie like me because I don't understand programming.
[Moto G General] BaghiXDA:
Have you extracted ROM in the same place where your Fastboot and ADB is?
[Moto G General] BaghiXDA:
[MENTION=2580714]t-bon3[/MENTION] thanks for the guide, but

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk2
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk3

-->

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2

Isn't it should be like this?
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
Yes. But it depends from firmware to firmware, so yeah, people should understand
[Moto G General] vj_dustin:
So I did as you said, but still it won't work.

Because I have no flashall.bat or sh files.

Where do I get them.

I can't find them in the OP as well and I tries searching this thread.
[Moto G General] BaghiXDA:
No, no. If your downloaded ROM is in .gz format then it should have all the required files, including flashall.bat. Additional files are needed in case the ROM in question is in .xml.zip format.
[Moto G General] NextGenGTR:
Okay so i bought a Moto G from o2 and i wanted to flash the Gpe and i did but when i tried to return to stock i got the message that piv hash validation failed so then i returned back to gpe, please help me, am i doing something wrong and the piv thing came up after flashing sparche.2 or something.
[Moto G General] Dj MiGz:
thanks alot! this just saved my moto g! was trying to go back to stock with root feature but lame TWRP recovery wasnt flashing it n i was stuck. trying to flash CWM didnt work either n left me recovery less. had to just go back stock.. deleted all my files tho :(
[Moto G General] gabo_lope:
Well... tonight tried flashing PA on my new moto g, started bad when i tried rooting using an old method, and the phone became unstable, somehow flashed the rom... let it boot for half hour... nothing... Tried flashing other rom, but i noticed that my computer, don't know why, doesn't recognize the phone while in recovery, strange, as my n7 is recognized, and using the same phil's cwm... Found myself with a non-booting rom and unrecognized by my laptop, tried to flash stock, I really didn't know you had to put the ./ before fastboot to be recognized on the terminal... Now... I'm going to try again :p
[Moto G General] Haris Salam:
Moto G

Thanks for the wonderful effort! but its little complicated process. But i did it after trying too many times. Thanks once again!
[Moto G General] zebek:
Hi there;

This is great, I had a device that I failed on installing a Slimkat rom onto. The problem arose when I tried to fix things. This at least got me back to a working Moto G, however I have one small issue. It's saying that I have no recovery on my phone. When I try to boot into recovery it shows a little Android dude with an exclamation mark over him and says no command. I have tried to flash the Recovery that came with the Stock image, and CWM and TWERP through fast boot, but none of them are working.....

All come up no command. Any help would be appreciated.......

Bootloader is still showing that it's unlocked.........
[Moto G General] edutortorelli:
Hi all,

After some tests with other roms I decided to go back to STOK, so far so good I used the status of this post and everything worked beautifully, however when I try to install CWM or TWRP, I can not because it's a type mismatch error.

How do I solve this problem and I have no recovery installed.

Use a Moto G XT1033 (dual) with rom-RETAIL-BR-DS_FALCON_KXB20.25 1.31_cid12_CFC_1FF_SVC.

Thanks for the help.!
[Moto G General] BaghiXDA:
You can ignore the error as it means nothing. Simply boot into recovery and you'll be treated with the new recovery. :good;
[Moto G General] edutortorelli:
BaghiXDA expensive, unfortunately does not happen that way, look at the picture, see what happens ...
[Moto G General] BaghiXDA:
It's because on some device when you boot normally your recovery is overwritten by the stock image. Re-flash and then boot into recovery without booting normally.
[Moto G General] Andromendous:
im trying to use the xml to flash 4.4.2 stock to my boost moto G, i had originaly unlocked and flashed slimkat, but my data started messing up so i wondered what this would do, well im stuck when trying "root@andro-Aspire:/home/andro/SDK/platform-tools# sudo /home/andro/SDK/platform-tools/fastboot flash flash system system.img_sparsechunk1"

it gives me this error

root@andro-Aspire:/home/andro/SDK/platform-tools# sudo /home/andro/SDK/platform-tools/fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

erasing 'system'...

(bootloader) Permission denied

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.030s

root@andro-Aspire:/home/andro/SDK/platform-tools#

everything up untill this point went ok, im on xubuntu 14 by the way 64bit

EDIT: i went back and reflashed twrp, and restored my backup, now it just keeps bootlooping the bootloader, not good
[Moto G General] mobilephone01:
I can't download Asian retail dual sim version form this address. Always stop before finish.

Why is that?

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
[Moto G General] Mrkblo:
Hello everyone. I was hoping to convert my tesco moto g (Running Kit Kat) to retail in order to be able to change my voicemail number, but unfortunately I was unable to. When I get to that part of the sparsechunk1, sparsechunk2 and 3 i keep getting an error saying that the max partition size is 256 mb. I also noticed that the files in the zip file I have download are sparsechunk0, 1 and 2. I was trying to flash Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.GB. When I was running android 4.3 i managed to change it to retail using one of the tar.gz files easily, but i took the stupid decision of changing back to Tesco's due to the kitkat update, and this time the procedure is not working.

Did this ever happened to anyone? Thanks in advance
[Moto G General] deej_roamer:
Why do you need the 4.3 version?

Droid-developers haven't posted the asian 4.4.2 version
[Moto G General] bikenerd101:
stuck on cmd window waiting for device

hey can anybody help me with my issue stuck on cmd window waiting for device is all i can get to happen when trying to flash anything to my moto g i have everything installed and have adb going and i cant seem to get past this one part to restore and make my moto g work again

please help
[Moto G General] deadpunk:
ADB drivers not properly installed... Try with "adb devices" and i'm pretty sure, your device will not be listed. :D
[Moto G General] m.yuro:
My Way is easier http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2743301
[Moto G General] ikarugaski:
Need Help!

Hi!

I always got an error when I try to flash the third "system.img_sparsechunk" file.

Thats what cmd says:

The bootloader tells me:

"PIV hash validation failed for PIV entry 0"

I tryed several different firmwares (i live in germany). DE and EU shows the same error like above.

Also tryed an US one, but this one with more erros.

Please help me! :)
[Moto G General] deej_roamer:
Its alright! The procedure will go on and system will bootup normally! That error is a big one if bootloader is locked! For unlocked bootloaders it is just normal! Things will work fine! Go ahead
[Moto G General] vardhanram:
Stock rom installation problem in moto g

I have a problem with my moto g...

my moblile is unable to bootup

i was trying to reinstall stock ROM, i got a error (had check faild for boot) and (had check faild for recovery)

how can i fix this problem...

plz i need ur help..

---------- Post added at 04:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:35 AM ----------

I have a problem with my moto g...

my moblile is unable to bootup

i was trying to reinstall stock ROM, i got a error (had check faild for boot) and (had check faild for recovery)

how can i fix this problem...

plz i need ur help..
[Moto G General] Zerelth:
After restoring to Stock JB Rom, I got stuck in a bootloop, my phone just loop around the logo @.@

Before restoring, I was using Nexus G+ 009 Rom (Based on Kitkat 4.4.2) and faux123 009u Kernel.

Can anyone help me???? :(
[Moto G General] droidfreak007:
i bought my moto g on amazon.

its a global 16gb. which firmware do i download?

i see people in here flashing certain carrier versions and such.
[Moto G General] flyingturtlebear:
Loss of Service

I did everything in the instructions but when I booted up I had no service:crying:! What can I do to restore it? I have the xt1032 i think.
[Moto G General] ineedme:
Claro Honduras

Moto G firmware for Claro Honduras?
[Moto G General] Lewey:
Saved Me massively with this, Brilliant Up & running again, just logged seen Android Upgrading with progress as I write | Sweet

THANKS FOR THIS:laugh::laugh:

3b) If you downloaded and extracted a firmware in .xml.zip format.

Flash each of the partitions in sequence using mfastboot, you need to enter the following commands one-by-one checking that each one returns an [OKAY]

mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
mfastboot flash boot boot.img
mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk2
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk3
mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
mfastboot erase modemst1
mfastboot erase modemst2
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot reboot

Downgrading:

The 1st command "mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin" will fail on 4.4.2 to 4.3 downgrade. Skip this command if you are downgrading and continue with the other commands, which should work.​

4) Wait, you should now be rebooted into a fully stock Moto G firmware.[/QUOTE]
[Moto G General] vardhanram:
After Flash Stock Firmware unable to boot up

yes, i did it and i saw an OKAY message on cmd prompt window after execution of each command. But my device unable to boot up, stuck in matorola logo…. same thing happens 100 times…

plz help me out
[Moto G General] vardhanram:
I am unable to install Stock Firmware on My MOTO G

Plz read this .... Give A Solution ... I hope U can Solve This Problem

I did following steps....

1. Installed motarola usb drivers, minimal adb drives and Adroid sdk

2.Extracted stock firmware by using win.rar (fastboot_falcon_asia_ds_user_4.3_14.10.0Q3.X-84-7-LCG-4_4_release-keys-cid7-AsiaRetail_03.tar.gz) file into folder which contains adb.exe and other stuff (C:\Android-SDK\platform-tools)

3. For Downgrading: i deleted following text and saved

Lines 89-90 in the flashall.bat file:

Code:

CALL :fastboot_flash partition gpt.bin

IF %errorlevel% NEQ 0 EXIT /b 1

Lines 120-121 in the flashall.sh file:

Code:

run $fastboot -s "$serial_number" flash partition gpt.bin

if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then echo "ERROR: fastboot failed."; exit -1; fi

4. Turn off the phone for 5 seconds.

Press and hold Volume Down + Power buttons together for few seconds until a Bootloader mode gets appeared

Connected the device to PC through a USB Cable.

Now on PC, go under the extracted files, there pressed “**** Key + Right Mouse Click” button, then from this selected “open command window here“. A command prompt window will opened.

On command prompt window, typed the following command:

flashall.bat /eu

installed the firmware, it take from 5-10 minutes to complete.

Its done, phone is restarted....

5. After that unlock bootloader warning massage appear for 5sec. then black screen and stacked...

no pink color warning massages while installing ...
[Moto G General] derekokelly:
When I type the command, I get an error saying:

"<bootloader> Preflash validation failed

FAILED <remote failure>"

What am I doing wrong?
[Moto G General] derekokelly:
You can ignore this. :o
[Moto G General] cjvzla:
when i open the "minimal ADB and fastboot" window and type "fastboot devices" it shows my device, but when i do the same on the windows that i opened to flash the firmware it doesn´t show any devices...why? should i continue with the fastboot commands from the minimal adb window anyway?

EDIT: it seems my pc does not recognize my device wich is weird since i´ve been flashing stuff via fastboot this past few days, i think it started since i downloaded "minimal adb and fastboot" to follow this guide, could that have anything to do with it?
[Moto G General] robin0800:
Try this version and the bat file

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2726041
[Moto G General] cjvzla:
im reading the guide and downloading the GPE rom from that guide but wich .bat file are you refering to?
[Moto G General] robin0800:
The two codes on the first page ... you have to make your own .bat file from these using the bits of code via copy and paste till you have what you need
[Moto G General] cjvzla:
sorry i did not understand a single word.

the two codes on the first page?

mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin

mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img

those two? how do i make my own bat file? paste them where? sorry.

also, i tried to imput the commands before you replied and i got:

C:\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin

'mfastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

i´ts the same with all of them and the same if i try to type them one by one, also the mfastboot-v2.zip what is it for? when i click fastboot.exe it says "AdbWinApi.dll" is missing,
[Moto G General] chairsz:
i follweed the guide cause im stuck on a completely borked atempt at i dont even know what at this point. so far im at the fastboot screen and i can sed commands through to my phone from pc using th mfastboot utility cmd. alls going good till i reach these lines

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk2

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk3

all errors but everything else flashed so of course phone doesnt boot beyond the yor bootloader is unlocked white page.

i used this img

Android 4.4.2

Blur_Version.173.44.30.falcon_umts.BellMobility.en.CA cause my device is the single sim 8gig version

imma try using the telus firmware and c if that works, but as of right now all i can access is my fastboot, and when i try flashing either recovery with the motorola tool, i get a "getvar: maxdownload-size" result wtf??

telus info didnt work either

any help is much appreciated cause im home nursing a sick daughter and cant think straight and need my phone operational.
[Moto G General] ilirjakupi:
Moto G Firmware for t-mobile career?

Hello!

I have motorola moto g. and i cant use my t-mobile sim.

I am looking for firmware for t-mobile career but i cant' find.

Can someone halp me.
[Moto G General] Destr0y3r:
This thread is great for people who want to start on xda-devs

I have a problem with the south-american rom "Android 4.4.2

Blur_Version.173.44.9.falcon_umts.AmericaMovil.en.CLClaro Chille" i can't use the commands "system.img_sparsechunk 1/2/3" neither i can't use the command "fastboot flash system system.img" it just doesn't work! well the phone is fine i mean it has the rom i had before that is the retail USA but i want to come back to that version because sometimes phone calls don't work properly , hope you help :D PD:I'm new at xda-developers so i'm not a very smart guy at this android theme but i can at least do some basic things like the ones on this thread , very helpful!. btw here's where i downloaded the firmware http://sbf.droid-developers.org/download.php?device=14&file=890 , i didn't seem to find any file that says something like "system.img"
[Moto G General] robin0800:
You need to change "system.img_sparsechunk 1/2/3" to "system.img_sparsechunk .0/.1/.2" in your bat file and while your at it double check all named files in the unzipped rom folder
[Moto G General] Fede37:
How do I manually update it? Because having an unlocked bootloader does not allow you to update anymore :S Do you know where to find the latest version of the OS?
[Moto G General] jpmaroco:
I am afraid I forgot to set UBS Debbuing mode, and now I can not flash any rom.

:(

Is there a way to set USB debug mode in FastBoot mode?????

Please help?!
[Moto G General] robin0800:
Don't think its needed for fastboot only adb needs it
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
Dude repeat the procedure. You do wrong in this steps because you have to look inside the folder you download, probably this 3 files have differente names.

instead of

system.img_sparsechunk1

system.img_sparsechunk1

system.img_sparsechunk1

your files names might me:

system.img_sparsechunk.0

system.img_sparsechunk.1

system.img_sparsechunk.2

Just see the file names and replacethe command with the correct names.
[Moto G General] vNa5h:
So guys does that mean if the bootloader is unlocked you cannot if u downgrade ie flash the firmware and ota update it

as asia retail has 4.3 only and im updated to 4.4.2 and unlocked
[Moto G General] Fede37:
You can upgrade and downgrade manually, but someone told me that if you unlock the BL you stop receiving updates, is that right?
[Moto G General] Destr0y3r:
Just for safety.

Thx for the reply dude! , i combined the ROM and Minimal ADB and Fastboot for "easier" flashing , unfortunately i'm not sure if i'm even doing it right... is that how i'm supposed to flash ROMS?

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Reaaaallllyyy need reply for this , would this apply to south-american firmwares? (CLARO-CL-SS_4.4.2_KXB20.9-1.10-1.9_cid12_CFC_1FF_v7_SVC.xml):rolleyes:
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
Just check the folder you download, and look at the file names dude.. is that so hard? :eek: