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[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] sin-cal:
Jumped into CM11 Nightlies from pac rom, data, delvik, cache was all it needed. Running like a champ over here. use bluetooth daily as well as wifi. It's a real shame I didn't get this phone sooner. Feeling nostalgic with the keyboard :) I"ll be getting my LG G2 back sooner or later when the gf upgrades to either the note 3 or G3. bigger, lighter, faster, better..Though I'll really miss the hardware keyboard.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
I'm ready to unlock the bootloader, but the directions say "You need to download fastboot.exe if it isn’t already in your Platform-tools folder". I downloaded fastboot.exe. I tried to open fastboot.exe but it gave me an error. How do you put the fastboot.exe in the Platform-tools folder?

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/20/how-to-unlock-the-motorola-photon-q-bootloader/

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I updated the sdk-manager and fastboot is there. Where is the "Open command prompt..." as step 7 says to? 7. Open a command prompt from within your SDK/Platform-tools folder.

*Hold down SHIFT and Right Click – “Open command prompt…”

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/20/how-to-unlock-the-motorola-photon-q-bootloader/

Should I follow this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw about How to install the Android SDK, ADB and Fastboot on your PC?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
However you want to get adb/fastboot installed is fine - so long as the device is recognized (in Android) under 'adb devices' or in bootloader mode under 'fastboot devices'.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
Where in this forum is the Recovery thread? I've looked, but I'm unsure which one it is. Where do I enter fastboot reboot?

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I opened the command prompt and typed in "adb reboot fastloader", but it said device not found. What should I do? I already downloaded the newest Motorola drivers and installed them.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Loader009:
Which one?

CWM -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1856480

TWRP -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1887070

OpenRecovery -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2211579
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Command prompt, on your PC. Commands that start with "fastboot" will only work when the device is in fastboot mode... keep that in mind. Commands that start with "adb" will work in Android or recovery, but not fastboot. Fastboot is 'bootloader' mode basically.

It's

adb reboot bootloader

for one thing... the other is, make sure the device shows up in 'adb devices' before doing anything else. Just like when in fastboot, you can use 'fastboot devices' to see if the device is detected properly before taking any further actions.

Perhaps you should have a friend help you with this...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Die Bruine:
Anyone else having issues with email? My emailclient suddenly stopped working while I was lounging in my hammock. Tried resetting cache. Wiped Dalvik and tried today's nightly (Dalvik wipe). But still no luck. Haven't installed anything and cant figure out if or what got updated.

So not looking forward to a clean install...

Edit:

Cleared data. At least the client doesn't FC anymore. Strange behaviour...

Edit again:

And it's back. Started with Exchange Service error and now email client is dead again. I use 2 imap accounts and 3 Exchange accounts. Just tried deleting the Exchange accounts. But still no luck.

This sucks. It's annoying to configure the accounts.

This is on snapshot btw. And just like before, started out of the blue. Not sure what triggered it. I do notice a new email message that came in around the timeI noticed the client had stopped working.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
Unlocked

Yes! I just unlocked my Photon Q! Thank you to everyone for helping me. Would someone mind directing me to the threads on how to flash Clock work Mod recovery to flash CM11. I'm having a hard time locating them. Thank you.

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I just read that CWM won't flash KitKat ROM's. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708709 I'm used to CWM, but I'm going to try TWRP. Do I need the gapps for CM11 nighty? It's late. Will everything flash and work the same if I setup my phone with my email address before I flash TWRP and CM11?

I'm not sure how to put TWRP on my Photon Q. I want to put CM11 on it. I tried the code "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-asanti_c" and "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-asanti_c.img", but it reads:

"Variable not supported!

error: cannot open 'openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-asanti_c'

What is the best way to put CM11 on my phone now that it's unlocked?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] fatihx:
*foo*.img must be in same folder where you are using adb command prompt
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] matt2k12:
Does anyone know if I can flash Data ONLY between different versions of the CM11 nightly? I am restoring my phone and I can't get it to activate, and I cant re-do the normal process because the nightly I was on is no longer available for download.

So I am wondering if I can download a new nightly and install it and then restore data from a different nightly version.

Let me back up and see if yall can help me with what parts of my nandroid to flash:

I can get the phone to activate on stock rom but after I activate it and flash my back up rom it says the phone is not yet activated. Which parts do I select to keep the carrier information activated but flash the rest of the rom?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
You can certainly try. I wouldn't recommend it... apps like Titanium Backup are more suited for tasks like this.

Also, you will likely need to be on the stock ROM to activate the device. Sort out any data/service issues on stock, then flash custom.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] matt2k12:
Well I know about being on stock rom for activation. I get that. I do that. And it works. But when I flash my CM11 back up (from when device was de-activated) it says that my device is not yet activated. So I instantly go from activated on stock rom, to de-activated on my CM11 back up.

SO I think I need to re-flash the nightly and then my data but the nightly I am on is no longer available for download and I do not have it in my files as I updated directly OTA to internal memory and it has since been wiped.

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I am hoping kabaldan can tell me which parts of the nandroid to restore and which ones to leave unchecked
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Again, I don't recommend doing this, but you can try to restore only the 'data' partition.

Again again, Titanium Backup et al is better suited for this type of task.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] rbeavers:
Got a test emergency alert !!1st since 10.something. On M7.

Edit: didn't get the weather alert the note 3 got?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] matt2k12:
FYI - got it working - Went to stock rom, activated, flashed latest CM nightly, then flashed data only from my previous back up.

Only hiccup was google apps crashing and I flashed KK gapps and everything is all good!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
Thanks for your help.:good: I just needed to turn on USB debugging for the phone to be detected.

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Is Android mode when the phone has loaded up, and fastboot mode is when I turn it back on using the power button + volume up + volume down combination and select “Fastboot”? I tried it with the phone booted up. I followed this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2262001 except I substituted TWRP for Open Recovery. I tried the code "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-asanti_c" and "fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-asanti_c.img", but it reads:

"Variable not supported!

error: cannot open 'openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-asanti_c' Would someone please post a link to a guide on how to flash TWRP?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
TWRP's website has a great guide on how to flash TWRP.

But yes, that is 'fastboot' mode you are describing (called 'download' mode on Samsung devices, or "bootloader" mode more generically).

However, there's a bug with the current version of TWRP. I recommend using 2.6.3.1 (which is why I haven't updated the thread title version number) - the next official version of TWRP should have this bug fixed (related to wiping /data or doing a factory reset).
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] matt2k12:
Volume is ENTIRELY too low on CM 11. Its embarassing. I can't hear any callers unless I am in total silence. Is there a fixx in the works or are we stuckk with this?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Weird, I don't seem to have this issue. You sure there's nothing like dirt/dust 'stuck' in your speaker grille?

I've had phones in the past where the microphone was rendered nearly useless because of this...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] matt2k12:
brand new MPQ sealed in box
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
what is *foo*.img? Should I move the openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-asanti_c file from my computer to my phone first when my phone is booted up?

-Updated- Just flashed TWRP(Thank you)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
I just flashed TWRP 2.6.3.1. Where are the gapps for CM11? I'm going to use the cm-11-20140609-SNAPSHOT-M7-moto_msm8960.

-Updated- I just got the gapps(gapps-kk-20140606-signed).

I'm still running the stock rom. Should I make a backup in TWRP before I flash CM11? Will it backup the stock rom or what exactly will it do? I'm in TWRP and to make a backup I have to select partitions to backup. There are 6 options to select: System, Cache, Data, Boot, Recovery, and PDS. System, Data, and Boot are already selected. Should I select any more? There are also other options to select: Enable compression, and Skip MD5 generation during backup. There is the option to select No Encryption, Select Sizes, and there also is the option to change the Backup Name. What are the steps to make a backup and flash CM11?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Quite the "EpicSaga" indeed...

The default checkboxes are fine. If you enable compression, the resulting backup will be a bit smaller, but will take longer to backup/restore.

Obviously you can name it whatever you want.

Encryption is completely optional, and if you're not sure what this is don't use it.

MD5 generation is helpful, I would generate a MD5 - basically allows you to 'verify' the backup before restoring it, knowing that the backup has not become corrupted in any way.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
Thank you, I just made the backup. What do I select to wipe the phone? A factory reset(Wipes Data, Cache, and Dalvik)? Or Advanced Wipe? What partitions do I select to wipe? After it's wiped, is the process to flash CM11: Install CM11 and before rebooting install Gapps?

Should I Install SuperSU in TWRP to root it before I flash CM11?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] sharanjakka:
Do "L" version ll come to CM Nightly build
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
Instead of the SNAPSHOT? Where is this?

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Which file should I download for the Photon Q? xt897 or moto_msm8960? What is the difference?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] ---UFO---:
Moto_msm8960 are newer unified builds. You should use that.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Lukash_Master:
I've got a problem with roaming in USA. My Photon Q was SIM-modified (I use Polish SIM card). It worked well in Netherlands (roaming with my Polish SIM card) but unfortunately in the US I cannot connect to any network. I've tried different network types, CDMA roming mode and CDMA subscription. None of the settings allow me to connect to any network. What is more the "Network operators" option is greyed and I cannot acccess it (see attached screenshot).

How to make my Photon Q log to any of the US network operators and roam with my Polish SIM card?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] fatihx:
not yet.. first we will get hopefully kernel version 3.4
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Factory reset is fine.

I usually install the ROM & gapps in the same step, but you can boot into the ROM and then reboot & install gapps if you wish.

SuperSU should not be needed if you're using a custom ROM like CM.

lol, there's not any source yet buddy. Probably won't be until October/November as usual...

Why would you expect a SIM card from Poland to work in the US? Does your carrier have some agreement with US carriers...? Have you checked the bands? Are you sure it's not trying to connect to Sprint, even though you do not have service with them? (Keep in mind, there's no way to "completely" remove Sprint from the device, CDMA is more-or-less "burned" into the phone).
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
I heard that the "stable" versions of Cyanogen Mod are the safest to use. Is that true? What is the difference between the snapshot version and nightlies? Is one more stable than the other?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
I just downloaded the latest CM11 ROM that came out on 6/30/14. I downloaded it using my phone and it took less than 1 minute to download. Will it work the just as well as if I downloaded it using a computer and then moving it to my phone? It was 231 MB. When I use a computer to download files that big it usually takes about 10 minutes to download using a broadband connection.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] mrvek:
Use md5sum provided on the download page. On windows you will have to download md5sum tool, on linux it should come preincluded, on android it comes with busybox (most roms should have it).
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] kabaldan:
Please note that starting with 20140701 nightly, moto_msm8960 CM11 builds are no longer compatible with xt897.

They have been switched to 3.4 kernel and require new bootloader and modem firmware.

The M8 moto_msm8960 build that will be released by the end of this week however will still be compatible with xt897.

I'm working on getting new separate xt897 nightly builds with 3.4 kernel rolling, but it's not there yet.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Sad day... but thanks for your efforts to keep official CM going.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dan.dior:
Hey, that would be great!

Thanks!!

The XT897 is too good, to let the development fall.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
Are there not going to be ongoing official CyanogenMod updates for the XT897 in the near future?

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I downloaded an md5sum tool from download.com. DO I download the link following "Direct Download:"?

I am unable to click on the md5sum link that you showed in an attachment. The md5sum link "md5sum: d5a491c4f5e1e9caf680be880b8cb302" is greyed out on the download page. The other two links "Direct Download: cm-11-20140630-NIGHTLY-moto_msm8960.zip", and "Short URL: http://get.cm/get/hBc" are available.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] mrvek:
It is not grayed out, that's just font color.

md5sum is a hash that you're supposed to use for verification of data integrity. You can read more about it here. Since CM download page does not provide .md5sum file that can make your life easier you have to generate the sum for the file od interest and verifiy manually or create the .md5sum file yourself which is a simple text file that contains the md5 hash, two spaces, a file name.

If you have linux or busybox on your android device this should also work.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] dan.dior:
Thanks a lot kabaldan!!

The Carbon ROM Team wants to support the XT897 with the CM11 !

https://carbonrom.org/moto-device-support-updates/#disqus_thread

So maybe it's a little bit easier...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] kecksk0enig:
hi there!

I keep getting update notifications within cyanogenemod.

Are those updates the incompatible versions, or are those builds already fixed for x987 ?

Will there be a notification (in this thread) when compatible builds are avaible again?

Thank you in advance!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
Will the CM11 updates work? What is the latest CM11 update that will work? I'm still running the 6-29-14 build. How would I go from the 6-29 build to the latest and greatest build?

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I downloaded a program from cnet(download.com) that is supposed to help with md5sum files. I now have the option in firefox when I download a file to open the file with the md5 checksum tool. After it downloads though I'm not sure what to do. I can select the download and click "HASH", but I don't know what that does.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] KoolBurnX8:
Looks like moto_msm8960 M8 snapshot got built today. Has anyone tried it to see if it works? Kabaldan mentioned it would.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] mrvek:
Try with this. Follow the instructions in the app, the hash you verify against (the one you paste where it says to paste) can be copied from CM download page.

It really can't be that complicated.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] niko99:
I use this snapshot M8 and work very well, like Kabaldan sed it the last build what will be wroking for Photon Q with old kernel :)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] comstyle:
is the m8 snapshot more up to date than the latest working nightly from 06-30?

edit: nobody gives an answer so I guess it is ;p
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Die Bruine:
M8

I had some weird issues (temp-freeze) since let's say the 20th-ish. Running on M8 for a couple of hours, looks good.

Won't know for sure unless I use it for a couple of days of course. But if it turns out to run stable I'll do a fresh install since there won't be coming any updates anytime soon (if ever).

If the Carbon turns out to be any good I might switch to that.

Thanks everyone for all help/support/suggestions up until now!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] kubago:
I have issues with Wifi.

Photon q is unable to see saved hidden network

Also, if the phone is not connected to AP, there's adhoc network with the name "HP86DC8F" which is created by my mobile phone, (no internet sharing is enabled)).

These are really strange issues, and they didn't dissapear with the instalation of M7 snapshot.

So i was thinking maybe i need to put original JB rom to fix this and after that put M8 snaphost.

Unfortunately, I have no time to start "building" my phone from start. Is there any way tu just update wifi modules from official JB ROM? without need of install the whole ROM. Is it any way how can I extract these wifi modules files from official JB?

Or is there any other solutions of these issues?

Thank you for your help!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Use Titanium Backup.

You need to have been on stock JB before flashing CM.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
I am running CM11 nightly from 6-29-14. Chrome doesn't work. I think wifi doesn't work either. I am able to make and receive phone calls with the hotspot active. I was able to talk on my phone and at the same time stream videos on my computer powered from my phones hotspot. I like being able to do this, but will it hurt my phone? Is the M8 snapshot(from 7-8-2014)the latest download that will work for the Photon Q?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Please be more specific than "doesn't work".

The hotspot will drain your battery quickly, talking on the phone will only make it worse. Nothing "wrong" with this, just make sure you have a charger handy.

moto_msm8960's M8 is the last CM build which will work on the Photon Q, until the 'new' xt897 device is up & running (which [MENTION=2218140]kabaldan[/MENTION] seems close).
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] EpicSaga:
When I open Chrome it stays open for about 4 or 5 seconds then closes and I get a box that pops up that says "Unfortunately, Chrome has stopped." I have the option to press "Report" or "OK". When I slide "ON" for the Wi-Fi. The wifi will just say "Turning Wi-Fi on...", but not come on. It will be stuck on "OFF" and be greyed out.

I thought that it was not possible for a CDMA phone to use internet and to be able to make a call at the same time. I knew that AT&T phones could.

Are you refering to cm-11-20140708-SNAPSHOT-M8-moto_msm8960.zip from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=moto_msm8960?

Do you think that the Photon Q will stop getting updates for cyanogenmod after CM11?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Die Bruine:
M8 so far

No problems so far with M8. Defenitely better than M6/M7, at least for me. I've even switched back to ART even though it's not supported. Like I said, no problems so far.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
CDMA phones can make calls and still use the internet, at least some - which support SVDO. Also, I believe LTE devices can - although I haven't tried. Certainly whenever VoLTE is launched, the point will be moot.

As for your Chrome issue, did you clean flash? Which gapps package did you install?

Wifi sounds like a kernel issue. Again, did you clean flash? Are you using a different kernel, or just the one provided with CM11?

Photon Q will get future updates from CM - just won't be unified as moto_msm8960, will be rebuilt as its own device, 'xt897' again.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] hckrnewb:
so what does msm_8960 refer to?

also can someone help me out the links for cm 11 wont show up so i cant download it.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
It's moto_msm8960, and the 'msm8960' portion refers to the SoC or system on chip. It's a qualcomm msm8960 SoC.

Not sure what you mean "links for CM11 won't show up"...

https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=moto_msm8960&type=snapshot

Work fine for me. If you want a 'nightly', you'll have to use one older than July 1. If you want a 'snapshot' (which I linked) then the latest M8 snapshot should work - but M9, the next snapshot, will certainly not.

The Photon Q will soon be its own device again - semi-unified, GSM and CDMA... but not with the other moto's.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] hckrnewb:
Ok so its the processor Thanks for the info. Will all roms developed for the moto_msm8960 work for the photon q (Pac-Man Rom). Thanks for the link by the way. I was looking in the wrong spot for the downloads:(
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
So you kind of showed up at a bad time. All moto_msm8960 builds did work, but since July 1 they do not.

There will be a breakout xt897 device soon from CM, and other ROM's will follow.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] hckrnewb:
Ok since none of that buillds after 7/1/14 will work all of the ones prior to that should install just fine right?

If this is true then why is MIUIv5_4.2.21_xt897_MULTI the only rom i can flash besides the unofficial aokp(rom installs but doesnt get network signal).

Everytime i try to install a rom its says status 7 i've looked up how to work around that but theres a chance i could hard brick my phone.

all of these give me a status 7 and abort installation messgae

pac_moto_msm8960-nightly-20140630.zip

cm-11-20140708-SNAPSHOT-M8-moto_msm8960.zip

cm-11-20140104-SNAPSHOT-M2-xt897.zip

the list goes on i've downloaded atleast 5 different roms and 2-3 different build of each and none work and this MIUI roms blows gapps doesnt work can install cwm so i'm stuck :rolleyes::mad::rolleyes::confused::(
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] ---UFO---:
What recovery are you using? Older recoveries cannot flash Kitkat.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] hckrnewb:
I was using CWMRecovery

then i flashed Twrp 2.2.2.1

if they cant flash kitkat how to i flash kitkat? do io have to do it through the command line
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pfc_m_drake:
I don't think that old version of TWRP can flash KitKat.

I would use arrrghhh's 2.7.1.1 version of TWRP as many seem to have had good luck with it. You can download it here:

http://d-h.st/hSF

That should let you flash the M8 build as well as any of the nightlies. but as others have said, if you're going to use a nightly make sure that it's a build PRIOR to 7/1 because Photon was no longer supported in the unified MSM8960 after 7/1.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
As was stated previously, that version of TWRP won't flash KK ROM's.

Please grab the latest official TWRP.