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[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchaura:
I use Motorola Moto e2 (2015)

Mobile operator:Velcom(yes because I live in Europe). Oh, and by the way this phone does not see my sim card. Apparently this is due to the OTA update from 5.0 to 5.1. so I decided to make a downgrade.

P.s Thank you for help:good:
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Ok. I realize it's Moto E (2nd Gen) LTE, but I need your model number. (Example xt1526, xt1527, xt1528). There are many variants of the Moto E2, so when you locate yours I'll be able to help you with firmware. (If you remove your bezel housing, on one side of your phone you will see SIM slot and micro SD slot. On the other side of the phone, you will see a paper tag that pulls out of a slot. It has your model number on it).
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchaura:
My phone model is xt1527. Also in fastboot I saw a mention of TMO(this is TMobile I think)
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchaura:
Pls write me in PM, I want to consult
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
I did PM you. But our discussion for your device should stay on the thread here, so that any other members with the same type issues can also learn from our discussion.

So ok. You have the xt1527, so I am wondering if your bootloader is unlocked, or if not, can it be unlocked?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
[MENTION=8323805]tchaura[/MENTION], if you have installed a custom ROM and the device isn't reading your SIM, open the stock firmware package (5.1) that you used on your device. Extract NON-HLOS.bin, fsg.mbn and save those files in your ADB & Fastboot directory. In fastboot mode, execute these commands:

fastboot oem fb_mode_set

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

fastboot erase cache

fastboot oem fb_mode_clear

Then...

fastboot reboot

Upon reboot, let me know if your custom ROM is now reading the SIM card.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchaura:
Already did it, but without Results. Sim card isn't working. Phone don't see an sim card
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
It's beginning to sound like a hardware issue versus a firmware issue. The radio firmware should have resolved the no-SIM-card issue.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchaura:
I will try to make a 5.0 android for recovery and install.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Have you tried this T-Mobile Android 5.0.2 stock package (Build No. LXI22.50-32)? https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0Bw_NsGJYGFyVSmZoMHlVV09EYjQ Since you will, in effect, be downgrading, disregard the bootloader.img and the gpt.bin files.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchaura:
I try to flash zip via twrp with stock Android 5.0.2. Using bootloader, this room isn't flashing

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@MotoJunkie01 nothing. Bootloop
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
That wasn't a TWRP flashable ROM I linked you. That was a stock Android 5.0.2 firmware package that needs to be installed via fastboot or RSD Lite. This firmware package was released by Motorola Mobility and is confirmed to work 100%.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchaura:
I make a twrp-flashable rom because this firmware isn't flashing via fastboot (bootloop). But via twrp this rom isn't flashing also.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
When built with SuperR's Kitchen (Linux or Windows version) a TWRP flashable ROM made with this firmware should function normally. I'm wondering if perhaps your partitions aren't up to date or corrupt. Could you run:

fastboot getvar all

from fastboot mode and send me a copy of the log? I'll try and troubleshoot this.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmortal03:
Is that one that has the codes such as ##72786#, as well as the PRL and profile reset items?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
No. You're referring to the SCRTN menu I believe. The

fastboot getvar all

command, executed in fastboot mode, gives you detailed information pertaining to partition mapping, bootloader version & status, radio firmware and fsg information, etc. The log is handy in troubleshooting partition integrity issues.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmortal03:
Oh, no, I just meant, "Does the stock Android 5.0.2 firmware package that you linked to have the SCRTN and PRL/profile update menus still present?" For example, Busbee2's "stock" firmware packages don't have these.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Absolutely. Just as you stated before, just open your stock dialer, dial ##72786#, and select yes once prompted.

My bad for misunderstanding.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weakNPCdotCom:
so I bought a refurbished xt1526 and I have the most annoying problem. it's the sprint/boost CDMA model but they dont recognize the IMEI number... Ting checker pulled it as a GSM device, imei.info thinks its a EX112 MOTOKEY, and swappa can't find it at all. I've spent all night checking IMEI and ESN sites and i get different results. I am not sure what to do. Ting says they can activate it on GSM, so Im wondering if I just switch the network to GSM it will work with a GSM sim?? Any help would be greatly appreciated
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
The xt1526 Sprint/Boost/Virgin compatible Moto E LTE cannot be used on domestic GSM networks. The device is network restricted in this regard with carrier implemented encryption embedding. However, this variant can be used on international GSM providers by enabling the stock based "UICC Unlock" feature under Settings>Software Updates. To the best of my knowledge, no user-end mods, hacks or methods have been discovered to enable domestic GSM support.

The US Cellular variant of the xt1526 is carrier unlocked and can be used on any domestic GSM carrier out of the box.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weakNPCdotCom:
yeah, I don't know.. this ended up just being really weird. talkedd to sprint again and they pulled the imei up with one of their tools and it showed it was an iphone.

I put a boost sim in and when the phone powered on, it recognized the sim, obtained an lte connection, and attempted to activate the phone but failed. network shows sprint but it won't activate.

my best guess is that they made a typo when they set the imei during the refurbish process. the phone shows 99000626809362. it might be reaching but I wonder if the imei is really supposed to be 99000626890362 and they just set it wrong and printed a sticker with the wrong value. using that imei works on all imei checkers and shows it as an xt1526.

but anyhow, after the headache of dealing with this crap I filed a dispute and refund request and bought a moto e5. :D
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thahir12295:
Failed to load boot image.. I'm not expert in unlocking flashing rom.. but once I unlocked my Moto e 2015 3g model and installed twrp.. but now it's saying failed to load boot image .. the battery always shows that low .. and what should I do .. I can't go into the menu .

Please help with a guidance.. thank you in advance
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Glad to hear that. I love my E5. Which model E5 you getting?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big_smile:
I am really happy with my Moto E (2nd Generation) with 4G LTE. It came with Android 6.0. (UK model)

However, Google keep on updating the apps and with each update, the phone runs out of space. I've disabled everything I don't use, but I've run out of stuff to disable now.

I thought I could root it and put a custom ROM on to free up space, but I've read that the stock ROM it comes with is the best. Is that true?

If not, then which is the best custom ROM for performance?

Also, if I root it, will I still be able to play games like Super Mario Run?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sarath97:
Will Moto E2 3G (Otus) get the oreo update of lineage OS??
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmortal03:
The stock ROM is probably not the best, you just need to keep a copy of it to go back later to be able to set up you phone with a new carrier and things like that.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meetXD:
My Moto wont detect any SIMs

So the phone was working just fine. My neighbour came to me and asked me if he could use my phone with his sim - he needed to make some urgent calls and his phone wouldn't boot. So without turning off my phone, I removed my card and inserted his.

Usually, this doesn't cause any problems. Usually, people make wrong assumptions too.

Anyway, I don't recall whether his simcard worked, but when I put mine back in, there was just no indication that a simcard was inserted. The phone detects A sim, but no network no nothing. I formatted the phone, still nothing. I dont know what's wrong or how to fix it. Do i need to flash modems or something?

Thanks for any help!

ps. it's a lte phone
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leejasonsmith:
need to get banking app working! am running slim7 and happy with this, should i try unroot through superuserSu? is this likely to fix?

would another rom, maybe without root, fix this. don't want anything cutting edge, just functional. like nougat. any recommendations?

cheers all
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] satnam4278:
My phone is Moto E2 Lte (XT1521) Surnia. I install RR 7.0.1 latest built. But cant hear call sound. Second person also can't hear my sound. Then install AOSP Extended pie rom, but faces same problem. I also restart my phone, but cant hear calling sound. When I record video, only then I hear sound.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] javiermiguel500:
Nethunter on moto e surnia

Hello everyone, I would like to know if there is anyone interested in using nethunter in the moto e surnia, I have looked for information about this and I found a github user who already applied the necessary patches of nethunter but no longer published his results or the compiled kernel , I sadly think that he did not obtain the expected results and that is why perhaps he did not continue with his work, I do not know, unfortunately I do not have the knowledge to compile it, but I would like to try it very much, this is the link of the code in github, some developer that is animated or a tutorial of how to compile it friends.

github.com/Leedl3/Moto-E-Surnia-Nethunter-Kernel

And this he wrote in his readme.

Reade.md

This is an ongoing project to port Nethunter to the Moto E 2nd Gen LTE codenamed "Surnia". At the time of creating this readme I have succesfully compiled the kernel with all of the required patches. I am about to test to make sure that these functions work.

-Leedl3 "leedlelee"

Greetings.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadUpEyesOpen-193:
I have a Moto E (2nd Gen) with 4G LTE running Android 5.1, an XT1527 with System Version 23.201.2.surnia_cc_tmo.CC.en.US cc, Build Number LPIS23.29-18.9-2, and Kernel version 3.10.49-gf2d7a94.

Probably because I bought the phone too late, I never received the automatic OTA firmware, and Motorola has long since removed the download link for the OTA Update Zip file.

I can't find stock Android 6.0 firmware in U. S. software-channel versions, so I'm interested in using firmware with software channels based on English (UK, Canada, perhaps other countries/regions).

I've not flashed a stock or custom ROM before, so can anyone here direct me to software sources that are reliable and safe (i. e., not likely to be infected with malicious content) for English-language software channels?

Here are Websites I've found with links for the kinds of firmware I seek; I'm just not sure if I can trust these sites, so if you've found any of these trustworthy, please let me know:

https://firmwarefile.co/flash-file-motorola-moto-e-xt1527-firmware-download-stock-rom/

https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&id=83168

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24459283995315748

https://easy-firmware.com/home/browse/category/id/12888/

https://ifindhub.com/download-motorola-smartphones-stock-firmwares.html

https://mega.nz/folder/mwYS0bbS#osHEW7JSvKwwYPsC6idX3g
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Moto 2 gen Forum https://xdaforums.com/c/moto-e-2015.4071/ nevermind

Try LMSA's flash Update or Rescue options this is best option if bootloader is lock (or unlocked)

https://xdaforums.com/t/rescue-and-smart-assistant-lmsa.3951714/

You likely have codename: surnia

lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.

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mirrors-obs-2.lolinet.com

If you are going to flash firmware manually

to be sure run getvar all

fastboot getvar all

to find correct software channel and software version

[Guide] Using Fastboot.exe with Motorola devices

Guide: Using Fastboot.exe with Motorola Devices If your device has its own section please post in that section. You can ping me with @sd_shadow MediaTek or Qualcomm Chip? Do I have a MediaTek Device? see post #26 Info: If you have a MediaTek...

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If you have more questions try asking in

https://xdaforums.com/t/general-hel...-here-instead-of-making-a-new-thread.3053514/

nevermind
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadUpEyesOpen-193:
Thanks very much, SD! Follow-up questions below.

1. Are you suggesting that I also post this query in "E 2015 General," or that I simply use it as a resource?

2. Bootloader is locked.

3. Yes, it is a Surnia. When I went to

lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.

lolinet mirrors - powered by h5ai

mirrors-obs-2.lolinet.com

I didn't see Consumer Cellular, which I have, but I did see other U. S. firmware (e. g., ATT, RETUS, etc.). Of those, which ROMs might you recommend in my case?

4. I'm a beginner, so I've been assuming that I'll have to flash manually, but do I have automatic options?

5. I don't know to interpret all the folders that I see at

lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.

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mirrors.lolinet.com

Would you advise me, please?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
If you have a Windows PC use LMSA it's the safest, and it will find the firmware for you.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadUpEyesOpen-193:
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04. :) Got totally fed up with Windows a couple years ago.

And FWIW, "would you advise me, please?" referred to follow-up question #5.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
No automatic options unless using Windows

You will need Download SDK Platform-Tools for Linux

[Index] Setting up and Using ADB/Fastboot

Setting up and Using ADB/Fastboot [INDEX] Helpful Information Welcome, this thread has been created to encompass everything you may need for Using ADB. Please only post in this thread with feedback on how to improve this document. Do not post...

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then run

fastboot getvar all

to find the correct firmware.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
There a couple of ways to pull updates direct from moto but I haven't used them

https://xdaforums.com/t/tool-motorola-ota-link-generator-tool.3537039/

and

https://xdaforums.com/t/tool-win-ota-updates-motorola.3810863/
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadUpEyesOpen-193:
Well, then, I have a laptop with Ubuntu 18.04 and Win10, so that automatic option for this beginner sounds like the better way to go.

Okay, given my situation, if I use the following with my laptop

Rescue and Smart Assistant (LMSA)(Motorola/Lenovo Only)

Rescue and Smart Assistant LMSA: Lenovo's Motorola Smart Assistant (PC) For Lenovo and Motorola Devices Only Rescue and Smart Assistant (LMSA) is an official tool installs on PC. Can help to manage smart device (include all Lenovo android phone...

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should I be selecting "Install OTA Update" or "Flash Full Firmware"?

(Thanks so much for your help, SD!)
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Try the update option first, not all devices are supprted for all options.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadUpEyesOpen-193:
"Update" shows my software up to date; in other words, I have no upgrade option. From what I can tell, I can flash my current firmware (5.1), but I can't upgrade to 6.0 with LMSA.

So, I'm willing to unlock the bootloader and follow your instructions to flash 6.0 firmware manually.

That is my only option, correct?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
You should run getvar all

fastboot getvar all
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadUpEyesOpen-193:
Will do.

Question: When I went to . . .

lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.

lolinet mirrors - powered by h5ai

mirrors-obs-2.lolinet.com

. . . I didn't see Consumer Cellular, which I have, but I did see other U. S. firmware (e. g., ATT, RETUS, etc.) and English-based firmware (e. g., TESCO-GB, RETGB, RETCA, etc.).

For maximum compatibility with my current firmware, does it matter which of those I use, or should it be an American software channel?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
that's what getvar all is for.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadUpEyesOpen-193:
Thank you, SD; I'm a first-timer (and not programmer, either), so I appreciate your patience with me.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldfone:
I am running Lineage 16.0 and I wanted to update to 17.1. With TWRP 3.3.1-0 I made a nandroid backup and also used Swift to backup the apps off the device. The update failed (I might go into that later), but now I can't boot the phone into recovery any more. Using fastboot I can install and boot TWRP (I also updated it to 3.5.1_9-0). From there I can boot the phone, but if I try to boot into recovery, I get

Error: Failed to pass validation, backup to fastboot

I get this with the new version of TWRP and the old one. Any ideas how to get around the problem so that I can boot the phone directly into recovery without fastboot?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldfone:
I figured out what I was doing wrong, namely

fastboot boot twrp-3.5.1_9-0-surnia.img

instead of

fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.5.1_9-0-surnia.img

Having done the later, I can now boot directly to TWRP.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldfone:
I had LOS 17.1 and Magisk working on my Moto E 2015 and tried to install the OTA update from 24.09.2021. The phone starts, the LOS logo appears and then I enter my patter to start Android. After that, the LOS booting animation appears, but goes on for hours without ever completing the boot.

I have tried booting into TWRP, using advanced wipe to wipe system data, cache, and dalvik, just flashing LOS and OpenGapps but that didn't help.

Any ideas what I could try now?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogib12:
Rooting XT1505 (Global GSM model)

Hi,

I own the Moto E 2nd Generation XT1505 (global GSM) model . Current Ansroid version is 5.0.2 and the system version is "22.56.3.otus_retuglb.retuglb.en.US retus".

I would like to safely root my device, mainly in order to install apps on the SD, since the internal storage runs out quickly).

The problem is I could only find rooting instructions for US models, not for my XT1505. I'm a rooting newbie, so your help will be appreciated :)

Cheers,

Dave
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekanand149:
Hi bro it's very easy i used this video guide to root my MotoE2 (XT1506) it helped, worked. The steps for rooting any moto phone are same. You can download even what is needed to root given in video description.

https://youtu.be/NHbbWE2hsgU

---------- Post added at 07:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:27 AM ----------

Thanks Abhishek, and everybody who helped me bring my MotoE2 back to life, thanks from the bottom of my heart! I was pissed off and frustrated to the point i was planning to throw this phone and buy a new one but it's a resurrection, miracle for me. I download a British version of XT1506 firmware it's almost running fine working on my phone didn't get Indian version.

Their is a slight problem my SIM CARD ARE NOT WORKING, NETWORKS NOT DISPLAYED, IT'S A MINOR ISSUE COMPARED TO WHAT I GONE THROUGH RECENTLY HELP ME FIX THIS TOO.

THANKS ALL BUDDY. YOU PEOPLE ARE GREAT, HELPFUL, HEARTY. IT'S MOTOROLA GUYS WHO BETRAYED ME AFTER WHICH I JOINED THIS FORUM AND IT PAID OFF.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhishekr700:
Maybe Its all because of the RIL part(network) of firmware . Please ask motorola for a stock file (indian)

Press theb thanks button and yes.. I have modifies the OP
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekanand149:
I think fastboot has options check out by typing "fastboot help"

---------- Post added at 03:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:39 PM ----------

Brother i don't think they will help me in any way. They treated me as if i have committed some crime. I think in the forum sb must have posted the link for XT1505[Indian version]. The issues i face must had happened to some user living in our country(India) with MotoE2. If you know via anyone from your friend/circle plz let me know or from anyone. I'm typing this text from very troubled MotoE2 but can't make call....

Thanks Abhishek

---------- Post added at 03:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:48 PM ----------

Friend it seem to me there is incompatibility with your recovery image version, yet other. "Flash recovery" command rarely fails. Or try mfastboot it's a bit robust.

By the way what's your phone?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fb39ca4:
Can't Flash recovery

I have an xt1527. I unlocked the bootloader and am now trying to flash TWRP so I can root.

I am using Minimal ADB and Fastboot from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317790

I downloaded TWRP from here: http://xdaforums.com/moto-e-2015/orig-development/twrp-moto-e-2015-recovery-t3049726

When I go to flash it however, I get this, and then the bootloader menu becomes unresponsive and I have to hold down power+volume down to force a shutdown.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'recovery' (14348 KB)...
FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error))
finished. total time: 5.008s

The total time can vary between 5 and 8 seconds.

What am I doing wrong?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekanand149:
Hi. Friend i used this kit(mfastboot+adb+twrp) it worked for me try it. If this doesn't work too, then try with cwm(clock workmode) recovery, it's free too. Can't understand why your command failing. That's rare.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7NREddp_KH-cVM3NVVEd01CY3M/view?usp=docslist_api
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekanand149:
Guys my both sims are not working even now after i flashed XT1506[British version stock rom] in MotoE2(3G) nor am i able to get Indian version one.

Should i go for Cynagenmod12.1 will it work bugs free on my device. I have came across some videos on YouTube of cm12.1 working just about fine on the phone??
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fastman812:
Hi i have a Moto E XT1506 5.0.2, i have a problem with ShareIt i changed from internal to external storage for receiving files, but the storage for the files isn't the root of the sd card but it goes Data-->Android-->com.lenovoshares-->files-->ShareIt. This makes the received files read-only and i can't do anything with them. Kindly help. on fixing this issue. Thank you .
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekanand149:
Hi helpful techys,

Rooted my MotoE2.3G, phone got bricked, got a British firmware of same code XT1506. Phone was back to life, SIMS were undetected. Then flashed Cynogenmod 12.1,sim still not operable (bt in sim setting just showing names) what's the issues, has rooting corrupted my sim slot hardware, or is it a software issue any fix guys...

Plz help [MENTION=5069438]Abhishek[/MENTION]
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ayushvijayrao:
AOSP ROM

Is the Low Internal Memory Bug (XT1521) fixed in the lastest build of the AOSP ROM
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekanand149:
How do i fix this bro??