yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G 2015 General] 1dtms:
So by doing this, we can technically receive OTA updates (like Marshmallow) again right? even though if bootloader in still unlocked?

For reference I used the "Retail US (2GB) - XT1540_OSPREY_RETUS_2GB_5.1.1_LPI23.72-44_cid9 (Newer Build)" and flashed everything from the instructions not skipping any line or instructions. Even cleaned user data. Phone is functional right now.
[Moto G 2015 General] ParsaRt:
[MENTION=4107040]1dtms[/MENTION] No , I think the bootloader should be locked ! Everything must be the way it was at the begging
[Moto G 2015 General] 1dtms:
Ahh ok, wasn't aware bootloader also has to be relocked. Any guide on doing that?
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Unlocked Bootloader does not affect OTA Updates - they will arrive as normal.
[Moto G 2015 General] Yousvel:
My phone is bootloader unlocked and I've already received MM ota update 6 days ago.
[Moto G 2015 General] 1dtms:
Oh cool, did you use any of the factory firmware images from this thread?

If so which one did you use?
[Moto G 2015 General] Yousvel:
I use this one https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087001172 and I get the ota right after.
[Moto G 2015 General] tzzeri:
If I flash the firmware without unlocking the bootloader, will the warranty still be intact, even if I brick it?
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Technically, your warranty is only voided if you request the Bootloader unlock code.
[Moto G 2015 General] tzzeri:
What do you mean by technically? And if I remember correctly, on g1, the bl had to be unlocked. Why did they change it?
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
I mean, Motorola do not support the flashing of Factory Firmware Images by end-users. If you told them that was the reason for your hard-brick - they might say: it's your own fault.
[Moto G 2015 General] baggino:
if you bought on amazon guarantee does not lapse even if you asked for the unlock code. So they say
[Moto G 2015 General] Yousvel:
Who?
[Moto G 2015 General] Tel864:
Some of the add-on warrantys like the one Sears sells will still cover a bricked phone even if it's unlocked. I returned a 2nd gen to Sears that I bricked. Their folks apparently don't have the expertise to detect things like unlocked bootloader and such. I don't know specifically about Amazon, but it may be the same way.
[Moto G 2015 General] LtColONeil:
hey i wanted to relock my phone and completly restorey the original system, but after flashing the bootloader unlocked message still shows up. The Bootloader windows says that the Bootloader ist locked but the software ist not original. Did i forget somethink? cleaning root oder xposed or something like that?
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
It's impossible to undo Bootloader unlock. The change is permanent.
[Moto G 2015 General] LtColONeil:
I know, but i want to sell it so i want back to stock and remove the Bootloader unlock message.

But my problem is, that it shows still the software modify flag. Is removing root/xposed nessessary? Or did i simly forget to flash something?
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
http://xdaforums.com/2015-moto-g/themes-apps/remove-unlocke-bootloader-message-t3177801​
[Moto G 2015 General] LtColONeil:
:D:D:D

I think i give it a try..

Let´s see if Amazon dont get it:D
[Moto G 2015 General] tzzeri:
So if I soak my phone in water without the back on and damage it, and I return it; does that mean the warranty covers it because they didn't know what I did to it? What you did is thievery. You should be ashamed of yourself.
[Moto G 2015 General] Yousvel:
+1
[Moto G 2015 General] Tel864:
What you're saying is stupidity, YOU should be ashamed of yourself. My warranty stated that if the phone was damaged in any way, return it no questions asked. I could have thrown the phone out the car window and they would cover it. So, two things, either stop calling me a thief, or find your hole and crawl back into it. I've got no use for you sniffling whiners so get lost. And remember, you came into my post DA.
[Moto G 2015 General] tzzeri:
Oh, so the story changed? Just to quote you from before...

Did you even bother reading the warranty T&C? I've never heard of warranty which says you can deliberately destroy the product and still return it.

And what's a DA?
[Moto G 2015 General] tzzeri:
With the g1, we were able to flash the firmware of a different sku with no problems. Does it really not work with g3?
[Moto G 2015 General] Tel864:
Won't you just slither away. I bought the warranty because I read it. It covered against any accidental damage... period. I didn't deliberately damage it and told the person I was updating it when it got broken. I'm not going to turn this into a warranty thread so I'm through. If you can't figure out what a DA you are then sorry. I'm through with this thread.
[Moto G 2015 General] LtColONeil:
It's me again ..

i think i messed something up. After I flashed the factory firmware on my xt1541 16/2Gb the software status is still modify..

After that I tried to flash a new rom, but twrp says unmount of /system failed, no such volume. What can I do?
[Moto G 2015 General] Dom3616:
Did you flash the CORRECT latest firmware for your device? Flashed properly?
[Moto G 2015 General] yea55:
You can also make a batch file to do this for you, which is more helpful in case you ever need to wipe the device again. Put this into windows notepad:

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
pause
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
pause
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
pause
fastboot flash boot boot.img
pause
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
pause
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
pause
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
pause
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
pause
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
pause
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
pause
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
pause
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
pause
fastboot erase modemst1
pause
fastboot erase modemst2
pause

Save it as "PrayForYourData.bat". (Or anything else with a .bat file extension)

Put this file and the extracted contents of the ZIP you downloaded in the same folder as FASTBOOT, ADB and all the other files required to communicate with the device.

Note that I decided to put the "Pause" command between every line. This causes the script to show a "Press any key to continue" prompt before it proceeds to the next item to flash. This is a much safer approach as it will let you stop the program if something goes horribly wrong or fails to be flashed to the device. Also, this is for the 2gb Ram variant and you may have to adjust it to your needs, as the original post pointed out.
[Moto G 2015 General] asmz1902:
Not Working

Do commands manually, one at a time - checking that each one returns an [OKAY].​

Half of them are returning okay and half of them are returning (bootloader)preflash validation failed and system images are returning a sign error! Just to let you know, it is a soft bricked device but with bootloader locked! :crying:
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Sometimes the only way to resolve 'preflash validation error' is to unlock Bootloader. In your situation you may have to wait for an Android 6.0 Firmware Image for your model - if one is not already available.
[Moto G 2015 General] Dark Cricket:
Hi lost101 , I have a 1GB xt1543, root and TWRP, I want to update using the "factory image" (thanks for the factory image).

I must avoid flash:

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

I can also skip flashing "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" to avoid having to flash the TWRP again?

Thank you very much for your work.
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Update to Android 6.0 from 5.1.1? The choice is yours of what to skip, but sometimes gpt.bin is needed, and possibly a newer bootloader is required for newer Android releases.
[Moto G 2015 General] bighleo114312:
I have a xt1542 and flashed a xt1540 everything flashed ok only failed flashing gpt.bin but everything is running ok. I recommend to flash everything (thats just me)

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[Moto G 2015 General] Klaha:
Hello! I hope someone can point me and help me with this.

I have an XT1540. I was on 5.1 and updated it OTA to 6.0; decided to unlock the bootloader, and then to boot TWRP to root my cellphone... but I stupidly flashed root for 5.1, so I was stuck on the "bootloader warning image". When I tried to use fastboot to flash stock 5.1, error (bootloader) "Preflash validation failed" appeared! So the best solution was to install CM 12, which installed flawlessly using TWRP. But I want to go back to original stock 5.1 FW, what can I do?
[Moto G 2015 General] douglaswfranciscon:
I updated my xt1544 to version 6. everything went ok. but if you install SuperSU, the problem at startup. any suggestions for Root?
[Moto G 2015 General] Tel864:
Look in the SuperSU thread and use the systemless root method for rooting Marshmallow.
[Moto G 2015 General] Roquegui:
My phone stopped on upgrade to 6.0.

When I realize the installation it back to the fastboot .

Is there any command that I should add in version 6.0 ?

xt1543
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Provide logs. Full and complete fastboot logs. Copy and paste command prompt screen. Take screenshots. I need unbelievable amounts of information about everything you have done, every command used and the result of those commands. Feed me a wall of text.
[Moto G 2015 General] gpvecchi:
May I flash 5.1.1 EU on 5.1.1 EU Vodafone to de-brand it? Will this void warranty? Worth it? Many thanks!
[Moto G 2015 General] Klaha:
Ok :) I'll post here then! What should I do? I've searched a lot of threads here, but haven't found an answer ):
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Try the following firmware image: Retail Latin America (2GB) - XT1543_OSPREY_RETLA_DS_2GB_6.0_MPI24.65-25.1_cid12

Provide logs of everything.
[Moto G 2015 General] Klaha:
But my X1540 is 1GB LTE it was bought through Amazon! No problem flashing an 2GB version factory image?
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
No problem. Flash it.
[Moto G 2015 General] bobby0724:
When i perform the flash my xt1543 took almost 12 minutes to come back. Fyi
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
[MENTION=6372964]Roquegui[/MENTION] - Name of Firmware image being flashed?

I don't think you can remove branding. If you live in EU, warranty apparently remains even with unlocking Bootloader - but for the sake of simplicity, it's only voided if you unlock Bootloader. Flashing a factory firmware has no effect on warranty.
[Moto G 2015 General] Klaha:
Just to be sure one last time... it's ok to flash my X1540 with an X1543 flash image? Should I flash all the files, modem included?
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Ah. I somehow became convinced you had an XT1543. Sorry about that. I'm working on something that may solve your problem. Right now there isn't an obvious solution. Being unlocked should have resolved the 'preflash validation' error but obviously it does not. You haven't shown me a complete log - at what stage is the error appearing?
[Moto G 2015 General] Roquegui:
this

XT1543 (Dual-SIM)

Retail Latin America (2GB) - XT1543_OSPREY_RETLA_DS_2GB_6.0_MPI24.65-25.1_cid12
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Try flashing again using mfastboot: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347778493
[Moto G 2015 General] Roquegui:
It is this message

C:\mfastboot>mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin

< waiting for device >

:(

and not out.
[Moto G 2015 General] bobby0724:
Did you install motorola drivers ? What OS are you using ?
[Moto G 2015 General] Roquegui:
yes,

Windows 10 64 bits original.
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Put the mfastboot.exe in the same folder as existing fastboot.exe.
[Moto G 2015 General] Roquegui:
got it!

but the problem persist of fastboot.
[Moto G 2015 General] bobby0724:
I flash my xt1543 using win10 x64 and no issues seems that the OS is not detecting yourbusb connection on the phone
[Moto G 2015 General] Dark Cricket:
If you have problems with fastboot, maybe you can try with RSDLite. At your oun risk of course. [emoji3]

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[Moto G 2015 General] Roquegui:
how?
[Moto G 2015 General] bobby0724:
did you install

this package for windows 10 ?

try another cable

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48231
[Moto G 2015 General] Dark Cricket:
Please use this only for reference, you need to find the last RSD Lite version and motorola drivers.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2176753

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[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
Preflash validation failed FAILED (remote failure)

Dear [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION] pls reply

need help

i was using custom roms on motog3 XXT1550 (Dual-SIM) 16bg and then i have flashed stock firmware using fastboot also i have relocked the boot loader also i have received the mm update which i downloaded and stuck on booloop

then again i came on stock firmware using fastboot but everytime i get Preflash validation failed

C:\Users\Bhupesh\Desktop\MotoG3>fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes

sending 'partition' (32 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.010s]

writing 'partition'...

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.443s

i have then flashed mm fastbooot

Retail Asia | India (2GB) - XT1550_OSPREY_RETASIA_DS_2GB_6.0_MPI24.65-25_cid7

and its was all successfully even fastboot flash partition gpt.bin was also successful

all the other command were successful and finally on reboot

its stuck on boot loader warring logo

pls tell me what can be the solution

thanks in advance
[Moto G 2015 General] MrTooPhone:
Is your phone soft bricked? I had no issues with adb and fastboot. Then after flashing SuperSU, my phone was stuck on unlock bootloader screen. I was able to reach recovery, however, adb and fastboot did not consistently work at this point. It was very sporadic. The last time I got fast boot to work, I was at the < waiting for device > screen, I was going between bootloder and recovery and it suddenly took. Once fast boot clicked in, I booted TWRP img on PC.
[Moto G 2015 General] Roquegui:
I realized the procedure by RSD .

However continues with brick .

Someone has the 6.0 version of xt1543 2GB ? [Brazil]
[Moto G 2015 General] nachoolivos:
Hi! thx for this post. I have a question: after doing this, i still see in the fastboot screen on my phone that it says: "software status: moddiffied". is that normal? I followed every step and everythiing went well. Ty in advance!
[Moto G 2015 General] asmz1902:
Okay I checked again today and 6.0 firmware was available. I flashed first normally then using RSDLite then using mfastboot.... It succeeded everytime but it is still not booting. Current condition is whenever I try to boot it normally or into recovery it shows the moto logo then goes straight to bootloader screen!! Is that a unfixable brick? :(

P.S. I have XT1550 Retail India

---------- Post added at 01:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:04 AM ----------

Same problem here :(
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
One possibility might be to flash the 5.1.1 Firmware (skipping bootloader.img) and if that does not boot to Android, then apply the MM OTA Update via Stock Recovery. If you Bootloader is locked, your options are very limited.
[Moto G 2015 General] Dark Cricket:
Follow this guide:

https://getmovil.com/motorola/moto-g-2015-android-5-1-1-lollipop/

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[Moto G 2015 General] akhil.tipo:
My problem is that today i upgraded to M on my Moto G3

and the screen has been unresponsive, the power and volume buttons work well

but the screen doesnt respond

i tried clearing cache as well as factory reset

my question is could flashing the M firmware again solve my issue?
[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
don't know how ours device will become normal

can't able to flash 5.1 Factory Firmware Images and MM Factory Firmware Images gets Flashed but gets Boot Loop and in both condition we can't even able to boot into stock recovery

we have only one hope i.e, [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION]
[Moto G 2015 General] thinkfreedom:
My device is XT1550 (Dual-SIM) indian edition and I flashed xt1550 6.0 firmware with instruction from http://xdaforums.com/2015-moto-g/general/guide-fastboot-flashing-factory-t3187750. The only thing I missed is there was no sparsechunk.5 file so I skipped flashing the file. Heres my fastboot log:

Currently the device is in bootloop as reported by fellow xt1550 users [MENTION=5803479]bhu999[/MENTION], [MENTION=4285625]asmz1902[/MENTION] . What can be done with the device? Is it softbricked or hardbricked?

UPDATE

My device seems to be working now and I am restoring my apps from google setup wizard, I have successfully logged in to my gmail account. Everything is working normal.

Heres what I did:

With references from this getmovil site, I downloaded RSDLite from the baidu site as most of the hosters rsd lite download link were down. Then I installed RSDLite and booted my moto g xt1550 into fastboot mode and pointed the android 6.0 firmware zip file, it decompressed the files (and it pointed to the flashfile.xml itself) and pressed 'Start' button. RSD Lite completed all fastboot operations successfully and RSD lite rebooted the device. After waiting for 10-15 minutes(most of the time the screen was on stiching loader), the google setup wizard showed up.
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
The following command will solve your issue: (Backup any important files, photos etc and remove SDCARD)

fastboot erase userdata​

Alternatively, flash the M Firmware as instructed in OP.

Try what [MENTION=3800251]thinkfreedom[/MENTION] suggests above.
[Moto G 2015 General] asmz1902:
Flashing 5.1.1 isn't working and I can't boot into stock recovery either!!
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
The 'flashing instructions' in first post have been updated to include additional commands found in the flashfile.xml. I did not think those extra commands where needed, however it appears for some handsets they are required.
[Moto G 2015 General] new_ay:
[MENTION=3800251]thinkfreedom[/MENTION] could you upload that RSDlite file somewhere else as you have downloaded it and seems the site is too slow..it will be a great help..!!!
[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
[MENTION=3800251]thinkfreedom[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION]

Not i my case :crying:

followed each steps All file were getting flash ok

waiting for 20-30 minute the screen is still on off then stiching to boot loader repeating
[MENTION=3800251]thinkfreedom[/MENTION] u have tried MM right ....?? and have u deleted <step operation = "getvar" var = "max-sparse-size" /> which was on instruction

please help [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION]
[Moto G 2015 General] jomtos:
I had the same case using "Retail US (1GB) - XT1540_OSPREY_RETUS_6.0_MPI24.65-25.1_cid9" I have xt1540, got a bootloop. I had to flash 5.5.1, now working normal. I have unlocked bootloader.

Edit: Just like [MENTION=5690081]firdous95[/MENTION] mention

You need to add "fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6" for MM

Not more bootloop.
[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
[MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION] , [MENTION=6072570]jomtos[/MENTION] [MENTION=3800251]thinkfreedom[/MENTION]

i dont know why things are Not working i my case

i had first flashed the latest zip XT1550_OSPREY_RETASIA_DS_2GB_5.1.1_LPI23.72-65_cid7_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml

but i got failed message and process got stoped then i tried the older one XT1550_OSPREY_RETASIA_DS_2GB_5.1.1_LPI23.72-65_cid7_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml

All file were getting flash ok

Now waiting for all most 30 minute the screen is still on off then stiching to boot loader repeating

really don't know y not working with me

pls guys help me out

thanks in advance
[Moto G 2015 General] thinkfreedom:
I didn't deleted those lines. I just went with the default configuration. Yes I tried marshmallow firmware first by fastboot method that ended on bootloop(my phone wasnot moving away from the unlocked bootloader message) and then by RSD Lite method. As far I know, you cannot jump between marshmallow firmware and lollipop firmware as mentioned in the OP. There is one confusion about the sparsechunk.5 file which exists only in lollipop version(but not in the marshmallow sparsechunk is only 4 files). Try the RSD method as It worked for me.

---------- Post added at 04:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:40 PM ----------

I have uploaded the file to google drive. Here's its link.
[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
[MENTION=3800251]thinkfreedom[/MENTION]

Just now tried ones again with MM zip

followed each steps All file were getting flash ok

Finally on reboot waiting for 20-30 minute the screen is still on boot loader warning logo then of then again boot loader warning logo repeting

really dont what's happing

and [MENTION=3800251]thinkfreedom[/MENTION] what is this stitching happing that time... ??

---------- Post added at 03:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:05 PM ----------

we have only 4 system.img_sparsechunk images in ours MM zip for XT1550 (Dual-SIM) Retail Asia | India (2GB) - XT1550_OSPREY_RETASIA_DS_2GB_6.0_MPI24.65-25_cid7
[Moto G 2015 General] thinkfreedom:
What you mentioned here exactly happened when I flashed with fastboot method. After flashing with RSD lite, my phone worked. By stiching loader I meant the screen(where the two evenly terminated lines moves in circular fashion that appears after bootloader unlocked warning). What did you tried fastboot or RSD lite method?
[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
i tried all method with fastboot too

when i tried RSD lite method

with XT1550_OSPREY_RETASIA_DS_2GB_6.0_MPI24.65-25_cid7_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml Zip

i my case all image are getting flash on final reboot its stuck on Boot loader warning with

screen off then again Boot loader warning again screen off reapting was waiting for almost 30 min no change stucked
[Moto G 2015 General] thinkfreedom:
I don't know what to tell, you are on your own now! :(
[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
really don't know what will be the actual solution and who will help me out with this issue

only one hope from beginning to end

dev [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION],

pls help i any one can
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
Don't use any fastboot commands.

(1) Extract Firmware zip.

(2) Open RSD Lite (as Administrator) and in filename, select the 'flashfile.xml' in the extracted firmware folder.

(3) Hit 'Start' to begin flashing.​
[Moto G 2015 General] im_manisharma:
RSD Lite needs a unlocked bootloader but in [MENTION=5803479]bhu999[/MENTION] case bootloader is locked ?
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
RSD Lite does not need an unlocked Bootloader.
[Moto G 2015 General] im_manisharma:
Ohh that's grate now only RSD lite is the final option for [MENTION=5803479]bhu999[/MENTION] ..?
[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
tried not successful still on bootloop

[MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION]

do u have any solution ....??

or should i wait for it

or can i try different baseband zip with system.img_sparsechunk 5 or 6 in no
[Moto G 2015 General] lost101:
What is a baseband zip?
[Moto G 2015 General] bhu999:
sry i was saying of different baseband version which i saw on moto g2

https://mega.nz/#F!29RX1L6I!gfxcXgqkAhf5GDhr_aPGYg!m5xmEZpA

kindly pls help me out [MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION] if its is possible for

don't know what is different in my case all images get flashed still stucks on boot

can't able to enter into recovery

every time what is see is bootloader warning logo then screen off then again bootloader warning logo

i think my device will remain bricked only :crying:
[Moto G 2015 General] tzzeri:
[MENTION=1006674]lost101[/MENTION]

Just to clarify, I can upgrade from xt1541 lp to xt1540 mm without flashing the bootloader, and then if something goes wrong, I can revert back to the xt1541 lp firmware without any issues?

Edit: I tried, but I couldn't flash xt1540 because the boot.img failed with preflash validification error