[X2 General] xWaLeEdOoOx:
Hello guys!

since we all do mistakes, i alongside alot of people have formatted /sys_boot partition on our dear RM-980.

that partition is actually the bootloader and without it the phone bricks.

the signs of that brick is black and no screen lights but a vibration that indecates "PLEASE HELP ME!!"

connecting it to windows will cause seeing a drive that windows can't detect and it will ask to format it which is the worst IDEA EVER!! and fastboot will never detect the phone.

if plugged in to Linux you'll get full control over all phone partitions including internal SD, system, boot, bootloader etc.

its easy to flash images from linux side using gparted or "disks in ubuntu which i use" but also fastboot can't be used.

all we need is an mmcblk0p3 dump to save all dead NOKIA X2 lives!!

it can be easily done on ADB on any computer if you are willing to help follow the following easy steps:

start up your nokia x RM-980, enable debugging, connect to USB and find an ADB then give it next comand:

adb shell

you should be in your phone shell. then:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p3.img

that will backup your bootloader as mmcblk0p3.img in root of your sdcard

now compress that in a zip and donate it here with your phone CODE (you can find it in the back of your phone)

I will collect the bootloaders for all the CODEs you people will send.

Thank you very much in advance

UPDATE!

IT WORKED ON MY NOKIA X phone and it should work on X2 too!! but i have not tested it (i do not own the device and there is no1 here willing to help)

but in case someone wanted to help here's how you do it.

Please DO NOT DO IT unless you REALLY KNOW what you are doing!!

When you find a working X2 (or maybe someone from this forum can upload it and post it) do the following on the working X2:

First - Backing Up a Working Bootloader from a Working NOKIA X2: (you can do on Windows or Linux)

1- access it with adb from PC while its ON (connect to USB, enable dev debugging..etc) you should know these stuff if you are willing to fix your phone, if you don't you should take it to NOKIA CARE Centers to fix it for you.

2- type the following in ADB:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p3.img

then check your phone internal storage you will find an image called (mmcblk0p3.img) copy it to your PC

Second - Flashing the Working Bootloader on the Not Working X2: (requires Linux get an Ubuntu)

1- Boot up in a Working Ubuntu (or Ubuntu Live CD)

2- Download and extract the attachment in Home Folder

3- Open up Ubuntu Menu and look up (Disks)

4- Remove your NOKIA X Battery and Unplug it from any USB or charger, re-insert battery, then hold Power button untill phone Vibrates then release power button. after you do all that plug it in USB to your computer

** if you have done those steps perfectly you should see a new device in (Disks) application will say(something-qualcomm-something) depends on the type of your phone. you will see a table on the right when you click it that has 3 partitions and then many other partitions grouped up don't touch these at all**

5- click on the third partition from left it should be in size of 52MB.

6- right click it and choose (Restore Disk from an Image).

7- Browse to your Home folder then in (NOKIA X RM980 BOOTLOADER) and choose mmcblk0p3.img

8- it will ask you if you are sure click Restore.

9-Wait for it to finish. when it does close Disks then unplug phone, remove battery, re-insert it, power up your phone.