yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G General] remo0073:
I'm afraid that the only way to solve is to unlock the bootloader

(see post #872)
[Moto G General] :
Default firmware isn't listed.

The default firmware isn't listed for my Moto G 4G X1039 retgb.

How can I get it? I just want to lock my bootloader and I run the stock firmware.
[Moto G General] badassballer:
Glad to know that you too have successfully downgraded your phone :D I am not sure about downgrading from 4.4.2 to 4.3 after having downgraded from 4.4.4. I read somewhere in these forums that one can only downgrade to 4.4.2 from 4.4.4 and no further. Haven't tried it myself and I have no intention of trying it myself. Going to stick to 4.4.2 until the wifi connectivity issues that i faced in the 4.4.4 version are fixed :)
[Moto G General] CassandraN:
I'm trying to restore to stock 4.4.3 since the upgrade to 4.4.4 is failing on my UK retail Moto G (3G). I'm using this guide and a .xml.zip firmware. mfastboot.exe is not returning an "OK" message when I attempt to flash any of the firmware. It is just returning to the command line without appearing to do anything. Does anyone know what the problem might be, and how I might fix it?
[Moto G General] usertag:
Downgrading to 4.3 didn't work for me. Try it out and let us know. Be careful you might be stuck at unlocked screen bootloop , where you will have to flash 4.4.2 again.
[Moto G General] ToastnButter:
Hey guys, I haven't been following the board lately, so can anyone tell me whether or not it's possible now to go from 4.4.4 GPE to 4.4.4 Motorola's ROM?
[Moto G General] :
Yes, it works. If you have a xt1032 use the firmware package for the Brazilian gsm model (look on page 32). After that you can flash your stock 4.4.2 firmware and it will work and upgrade to 4.4.4 if the update is available
[Moto G General] nbock97:
Did this with my Moto G LTE, I needed to change 3 lines, but it was clear because of the rom package. I am still in bootloop (stucking at bootloader unlock warning).
[Moto G General] ToastnButter:
But some people reported that, when trying to go from 4.4.4 GPE to 4.4.2 Moto, the phone ended up bricked. Is that still the case?
[Moto G General] remo0073:
Someone downgraded from 4.4.4 to 4.4.3 US (firmware available)

Than downgrade again form 4.4.3 US to whatever 4.4.2 European/US firmware

But I had no experience in first step (4.4.4 to 4.4.3)

As you know, you could have a "FAIL" message in fastboot when flashing Motoboot (bootloader)
[Moto G General] Tanjimul:
Problem downgrading from 4.4.4 xt1033

i have moto g 8gb dual sim version(xt1033).i am really not happy with the 4.4.4 update.i did all the pre requisites stated above.but when i give the command flashall.bat /eu i get an error message.[bootloader]preflash validation failed.remote failure.plz help me.
[Moto G General] dan0430:
Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if someone could help me with an issue I'm having.

So, last night I was using doubtletwist, my Moto G LTE (X1045) crashed,

I restarted it and it started bootlooping.

I tried to restore it from the recovery, but it still bootloops as the airplanes

flying overhead and such animation screen.

Now, I downloaded the ROM for my phone, got as far as following the instructions

in the first page as to how I can run the installer, now everytime I try and flash it

I get errors:

failed to errase partition and FAILED, remote failure.

In the fastboot screen it says my device is locked so I'm wondering what my options

are at this point.

P.S. I also tried using the RSD lite method and my phone won't show up even

Please, any help is greatly appreciated.
[Moto G General] tysovsky:
I think I've seriously messed up my phone. I have a CDMA Verizon Moto G. It was running Android 4.4.3. I had reasons to flash it to Verizon 4.4.4 firmware, but now it will no longer boot. I can only get into recovery, and if I try to boot the phone it goes back into recovery says "Failed to validate system image". I tried reflashing it again 3 times, still, the same problem persists. I also tried using 4.4.3 firmware, but the phone won't permit flashing it, saying something about downgrading. Any ways to bring my phone back to life?
[Moto G General] badassballer:
From what I could understand with all the trouble i went through with my phone (XT1033) when i softbricked it was that the best bet to restoring / downgrading the phone is to first unlock the bootloader and then try and flash it. Every time i would try to flash it with a locked bootlooader, it would give me the same error that you have mentioned. Once I unlocked my phone, i managed to successfully downgrade it from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2. You also have to try and find out what region's software your phone is running on. To do this, give this command when your phone is in the fastboot mode: mfastboot getvar all - This should help you find out what region's software your phone is running and if you want to downgrade, you can download the corresponding firmware.
[Moto G General] XDAFresh:
It keeps saying Waiting for Device with Mfastboot?
[Moto G General] remo0073:
Check Motorola drivers

(Motorola Device Manager)

Link for download in the OP
[Moto G General] sd.malakar:
installing custom recovery

Hi guys, this is sudip here, I do not have much technical knowledge, but I like playing with the android, I recently got my moto g (xt 1033 dual sim), and I want know how to install cwm in it, if anyone can provide the steps one by one I will be grateful, and I also have a question that are the custom rom and custom kernal different thing, as per my knowledge kernal should be the part of the rom, and if that is the case then flashing a custom rom will also flash the kernal with a customized one, I just need some help from you tech guys to clarify if I am understing the android tweaks correctly (actually since last few days I am reading a lot regarding these :o), thanks in advance. :D
[Moto G General] Meuuks13:
Hi

Can anyone please look up to the extracted firmware XML file and tell me the complete line that contains "step operation = getvar......."

Many thanks! :)

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Here www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-like-CWM-or-TWRP-on-Android_id53914 is the link which explains the step by step procedure for flashing recovery.

And yes you are right, ROM and kernel are two different things. Basically kernel is the interface between the hardware and software of your phone. ROM orders a command and the kernel makes sure that the command is executed.

A particular ROM cones with a kernel suited for it. Installing a kernel not for a particular ROM may harm a device.

Please hit thanks if I helped! :)
[Moto G General] sd.malakar:
thank you for the replay dude.:D

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:oThanks for the last reply, now my next query is how to backup or take an image of the current rom with the drivers installed in the phone (moto g xt1033), I mean to take the backup of the complete stock rom and reinstall that if anything goes wrong while flashing a customized rom. Please anyone let me knwo the complete steps of those. And also can I chat with any of the online members? it would be very helpful for if I could, as I want to learn all the in and outs of android, hope you understand.:D
[Moto G General] albatros93:
Hi,

I was installed Paranoid Android and want to return on stock rom.. For some error with the flash of EURetail 4.4.2, I install the BR 4.4.4 firmware..

Can i return on EURetail 4.4.4?

My Moto G is XT1032

Thanks, and sorry for my terrible english (i'm italian)
[Moto G General] remo0073:
I don't suggest you to try a downgrade, lots of users had problems when downgraded from 4.4.4

If your phone works good just wait for EU factory image and install by Fastboot
[Moto G General] albatros93:
thanks for the fast reply...

There are any difference between the two version? (Europe and Brazil)?
[Moto G General] remo0073:
No particolar differencies.

If radio and modem are good for europe I think It's ok

Maybe some differencies in the SystemUI

Do you have H and H+ signal indicators?
[Moto G General] albatros93:
H+ , and I tested how 3G is fast.. and is good (over 5Mb/s)

Now, someone suggested me install the zip update europe.. is secure?
[Moto G General] scottharris4:
I have the US xt1034, which firmware do I download? There are two listed:

US_retail_XT1034_KXB20.9-1.8-1.4_CFC.xml.zip

US_retail_XT1034_14.10.0Q3.X-84-16_CFC.xml.zip
[Moto G General] oll0:
bootloader needs to stay locked!

hi,

I recently purchased a Moto G (XT1032) in Canada (173.44.39.falcon_umts.Telus.en.CA). I've been trying for the longest time now to install a different stock firmware, linked in this thread, in order to obtain German/Polish display language (MoreLocale2 just does not do it).

Drivers, adb and mfastboot are installed correctly. I tried to go from my pre-installed 4.4.2 to a German 4.4.2 (Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE) and also a downgrade to 4.3 (Blur_Version.14.91.11.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE). I strictly followed the instructions in the OP. Both attempts (multiple times) fail on flashing motoboot.img through mfastboot, with the prevalidation failing. I've read through pretty much this entire thread and noticed a lot of people having this problem, others not at all. I would prefer to keep my warranty, therefore I am trying

not to unlock the bootloader.

What I understand from the failed flashes is that the bootloader cannot be flashed/overwritten. I am wondering whether this is a general restriction due to the bootloader being locked or a problem with versions of the bootloader. The phone I am holding has bootloader version 41.09 - I believe the

Blur_Version.176.44.1.falcon_umts.Retail.en.DE firmware holds version 41.15 and 41.16. I could not find out which version is held by the 4.3 firmware.

Anybody here willing to help me out? Maybe someone who has successfully switched to a different stock firmware from a Telus/Koodo branded Moto G?

Is it possible to stick to the bootloader I have (not flash it) but try to flash the rest? (which I didnt try yet because I'm afraid of incompatibility issues)

I really don't care which firmware I switch to as long as it holds at least German display language (if Polish is in there too, marvellous!) and receives an OTA to 4.4.x at some point.

Thanks in advance,

cheers
[Moto G General] scottharris4:
nm
[Moto G General] zerro4cool:
Succesfully downgraded from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2

Hi all,

Like alot of ppls from there i bricked my Moto G XT1032 GPE 4.4.4 at bootloader loop.

All started when i was trying to install Cyanogenmod and forget i am a GPE not a non-GPE. CM asked pe to erase everyting, i erased backup and all but this question was forever. So i lost backup, and everything. My partition changed and i was not able to reinstall any stock roms.

Two nights i was a zoombie to try to revive my Moto, i wanted to revive it with a stock or a GPE again, not that temporal solution with a custom rom that it worked, so really TY for alternative.

So... for two nights i got same errors like all "file is too large" , " gpt.bin failing" and "motoboot.img failing"

Today i succesfully flashed via fastboot the single full firmware 4.4.4 from xt1032 "XT1032_RETAIL-BR-SS_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_42_cid12_CFC_1FF.xml" without any gpt or motoboot failing error and my device revived again with a stock 4.4.4.

Was so happy but after solved this i wanted to solve also converting to GPE again, then i was downgraded via fastboot to 4.4.3 "RETAIL-BR-SS_4.4.3_KXB21.14-L1.32_34_cid12_CFC_1FF_SVC.xml" , of course i skipped flashing gpt.bin and motoboot.img, Then i downgraded again to 4.4.2 Tesco Retail GB frimware wich was my original firmware, again skipping flashing gpt and motoboot, also succesfull. Now i converted my moto G to moto g GPE using MotoToolAioV3, and installed 4.4.4 OTA update.

So should work on other XT`s to try install a 4.4.4 stock, then downgrade to 4.4.3 with same stock region, then downgrade again to 4.4.2 with any other region. If it works let us to know.

Hopes will work for u guys !

cheers and hit thanks button if i helped someone.
[Moto G General] scottharris4:
Got everything to work, it appears, but now how do I lock my bootloader now?
[Moto G General] edu_pt:
Thank you zerro4cool, I did exacly what you wrote and it worked like a charm from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2.
[Moto G General] zerro4cool:
You are welcome !
[Moto G General] badassballer:
Have a look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2575586
[Moto G General] remo0073:
If you mean 4.4.4 EU OTA zip, then it is not secure

You risk to damage your phone

Don't do it.

Better have a look at this post

I think you could solve

Of course in your case the steps are:

from BR 4.4.4 --> BR 4.4.3 --> EU 4.4.2 (using Fastboot)

then from EU 4.4.2 --> EU 4.4.4 using EU OTA zip (install by stock recovery)

Now I think it will work
[Moto G General] ToastnButter:
Hey, if I just want to go from GPE 4.4.4 to stock Moto 4.4.4,

can I just flash 4.4.3 US-RETAIL image without any issues, then update to 4.4.4?

Or will it result in a bricked phone?
[Moto G General] remo0073:
No bricked phone

4.4.4 GPE --> 4.4.3 US is possible but skip flashing gpt.bin and motoboot.img

Don't know if 4.4.4 US OTA update is already available.
[Moto G General] ToastnButter:
Any downsides omiting gpt.bin and motoboot.img during flashing? And, does the 4.4.3 GB retail have the 4.4.4 update?
[Moto G General] pravakarthami:
can we downgrade to 4.3 after updating our moto g(xt1033) to 4.4.4
[Moto G General] remo0073:
No downsides

All european firmware (DE - GB - FR - EU) have been updated to 4.4.4
[Moto G General] bigtastie:
Did you fix this problem? I have the same problem and have spent two days trying to fix this problem.
[Moto G General] Rhavimarques:
i tried to follow this guide's steps, but i get "fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external" bla bla and nothing happens on step 3b)

can anyone help?
[Moto G General] remo0073:
Did you put fastboot files and firmware files in the same folder?
[Moto G General] AnthonyyBayn:
My Moto G (XT1032) just returns "error: cannot load" on the sparsechunk steps. Please help!
[Moto G General] Azarielz:
Does retail 4.4.4 de and retail 4.4.2 de use the same recovery.img? Thanks.
[Moto G General] scottharris4:
I did this method, but my Moto G (XT1034) won't do a system update to 4.4.4, stuck on 4.4.3. Which firmware file do I need to download to get it up to 4.4.4?
[Moto G General] remo0073:
I think so

There is no recovery.img file in 4.4.4 OTA zip

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Be careful about the system files name

It can be

sparsechunk0

sparsechunk1

sparsechunk2

or

sparsechunk.0

sparsechunk.1

sparsechunk.2

or

sparsechunk1

sparsechunk2

sparsechunk3

or

sparsechunk.1

sparsechunk.2

sparsechunk.3
[Moto G General] alfick3:
Unfortunately the XT1034 hasn't gotten the update yet. I have it too, and am waiting breathlessly (well, ok, I'm not really holding my breath [emoji3]) to get notified of the update.
[Moto G General] scottharris4:
AH okay, thanks. Saw on GSM Arena it said the Moto G was upgradable to 4.4.4. Guess that only applies to specific models.
[Moto G General] vhngu930:
You don't have fastboot and adb set up. Use a guide to set up adb and fastboot.
[Moto G General] AnthonyyBayn:
Thank you. It turned out to be

sparsechunk.0

sparsechunk.1

sparsechunk.2

but it didn't work until I skipped the gpt partition and the motoboot.img
[Moto G General] Rhavimarques:
i thought it was just install, could you point me in the right direction?
[Moto G General] wihzard:
Boost Moto G Issue

sorry wrong thread
[Moto G General] nickharh:
image to large?

i alway get the image to large msg whenever i try this...what to do sir?
[Moto G General] z005:
Someone downgrade Moto G TX1028PP Verizon CDMA by this manual from 4.4.4 to > 4.* ?
[Moto G General] vhngu930:
What do you mean with just install? I think you have to search for how to set up fastboot and adb. If you have Windows, then use the guide from Android central.
[Moto G General] zerro4cool:
follow this, was two pages far.
[Moto G General] 007xico:
Hi, guys downloaded tesco uk firmware and i am trying to install it using a mac, because the moto g is stuck on the logo.

have the firmware that is in .xml.zip file and have adb working and device in fastboot.

What to do to flash the file?
[Moto G General] remo0073:
Did you try following the guide in the OP?
[Moto G General] 007xico:
I find it to complicated for me, I know how to use adb on the mac now and i extracted the file to a folder where fastboot and adb files are.

I get a lot of small files inside the folder.

But when I did fastboot devices I got "?????????" then installed the drivers and got nothing.

And the I typed the commands that the op wrote but nothing.
[Moto G General] twizzlers278:
Network not detected

After flashing the stock rom and rebooting the cellular network is not being recognized, and when attempting to place a call it asks me to turn off airplane mode. (Obviously it's not on.) Thanks for any help in advance.
[Moto G General] zerro4cool:
install another radio region, find the thread and follow steps. its just a zip flash
[Moto G General] twizzlers278:
I tried using the Moto G FAQ thread on flashing radio zips but had no luck. I'll make sure I'm flashing everything properly, but as far as I can tell I am. Should I try a different region (i.e. not the US?) I have a 16 Gb AT&T that I got from the play store (Not the dev version.)

Solved: Had the wrong stock rom/phone version. :P

Thanks for the look! :)
[Moto G General] D4B3N:
help

So like a few others I tried to install Cyanogenmod on a US Cellular MotoG, tx1032. Ended up erasing all data so all I had left was just an unlocked boot loader. Followed the OP's directions for the .zip type and for the batch file type. Phone reboots, Warning bootloader message pops up... stays for a like 30 secondsish, then goes black.... and bootloader warning message again.
[Moto G General] albatros93:
Is out for download this version RETAIL-EU_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_36_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml.zip

Is for Moto G or Moto G LTE? Is the EURetail.EU version? I want to substitute this with my Brazilian version
[Moto G General] vlt96:
EURetail.EU for xt1032, waited for this for my xt1033...
[Moto G General] remo0073:
It is for Moto G XT1032

You can flash it!
[Moto G General] lost101:
Filename was incorrect. Sorry for the confusion.

Filename: XT1032_RETAIL-EU_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_36_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml.zip​
[Moto G General] sumangh01:
Stuck in the middle

Hi guys. After upgraded to 4.4.4 (India) i am facing Network issues. So i want to Downgrade to 4.3. I already downloaded Asia dual sim version of Firmwire. But when i am following the steps mentioned it halts saying " Pre flash validation error" . Just for quick information i have not unlocked my bootloader. is it required? if it is not mandatory then what should i do. Please help. Any further information if required please ask me.:(

Edit: command prompt last line shows like below:

"\windows\fastboot.exe flash partition gpt.bin failed" Please help.
[Moto G General] kirokko:
Hi!

I want to restore stock 4.4.4 firmware for XT1039, now I have 4.4.4 GB UK Retail. I have unlocked bootloader. Do I need to lock it before using this guide? I want unlocked bootloadera and stock firmware.
[Moto G General] lost101:
Do each command manually (don't run the .bat) in CMD and post the results here.

Pre flash validation error is often associated with locked Bootloader. You probably need to unlock it.

There is a serious bug that Motorola have patched in 4.4.3 / 4.4.4; if you downgrade to 4.3 and start experiencing the sudden battery drop issue you will regret ever having tried. Also it is very dangerous to mess around with downgrading / updating bootloader.

Besides this, you should not be 'facing network issues' with the latest firmware. Make sure you fully wipe the phone (In custom Recovery - NEVER do 'fastboot erase all') and flash the latest stock firmware correctly.

I have never re-locked my bootloader and I don't even understand why people do. it's not necessary in my opinion.
[Moto G General] sumangh01:
thanks.

thanks a lot. But do you have any idea why this happening. actually after upgrading to the latest version 4.4.4 my set face usb problem. i submitted it to motorola service center. now ofter returning from servicxe center i found this problem. when i again contacted to service center personal thay tolda me that they have not touched anything but change the usb port. is this a hardware issue or software issue. please suggest.
[Moto G General] lost101:
I don't understand what you are saying.
[Moto G General] Dev Null:
Pls help finish downgrade from GPE 4.4.4

I have recently installed GPE 4.4.2, and upgraded to 4.4.4.

Used for quite a while, but faced some GPS problems, so I have decided to go back to stock Motorola firmware.

Unfortunately the 4.4.4 images can not be installed over 4.4.4 GPE, because some of the steps ends with an error, like

sending 'partition' (32 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.045s]

writing 'partition'...

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.380s

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

sending 'motoboot' (1940 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.099s]

writing 'motoboot'...

(bootloader) Motoboot: Preflash validation for tz

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.420s

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

sending 'modem' (47484 KB)...

OKAY [ 1.537s]

writing 'modem'...

Now the phone is soft bricked: only fastboot/recovery works, cannot install any ROM. Neither factory images (above errors) nor twrp/cwmp sideloads work. (sideload works in itself, but no /data and /cache partitions, so install fails eventually).

I have also tried to flash the retail package, but it's still impossible to flash the partition table. Phone writes (bootloader screen):

...

version downgraded for primary_gpt

...

version downgraded for tz

do I still have any chance to restore some working state of the phone?
[Moto G General] Bstrong9211:
Boost mobile. I tried going over to page plus but had issues so I'm trying to get back to boostmobile. On every boot I get "Starting service" before it reboots.
[Moto G General] bkr32:
hello everybody can someone supply me with stock image for moto g 4g xt1040
[Moto G General] eemgee:
If it's not here, it's not out yet. http://www.filefactory.com/folder/c6cdedc45a775d27
[Moto G General] derekokelly:
After upgrading to stock 4.4.3, I decided to revert back to stock 4.3 (I prefer Jelly Bean). However, when I try to do this, it fails and gets stuck in a boot loop as no OS is installed. I get the error "version downgraded for tz" and "version downgraded for primary_gpt". I followed the instructions word for word, and I am wondering is there something wrong with my boot loader. I do not have the option in the boot loader "Switch Console [NULL: null]" and instead have an option at the end called "QCOM". I don't remember when this happened to me, and I'm wondering if this is a major problem.

P.S. I was using the firmware version "Blur_Version.14.71.8.falcon_umts.VodafoneSL.en.GB", or just the Vodafone Jelly Bean firmware. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

P.P.S. Only KitKat firmwares work.
[Moto G General] sumangh01:
ok. I am telling you why i want to downgrade my system. because after upgrading to 4.4.4 i noticed a huge network problem. However i am not 100% sure as at the same time i sent my mobile to Service center for USB problem. So I am not sure if this problem (network issue) is a software related (as i upgraded) or Hardware related ( as service center people changed the parts). can you give some idea what can cause this?
[Moto G General] lost101:
It could be one or the other, or a combination of both. The best thing to do is flash the stock 4.4.4 Motorola Firmware for your phone. Do it manually, one command at a time, and make sure you do all of the commands. The reason for your problems could be because you have not done so.