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[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
I could really use some help. I'm at the edge of my patience and have tried pretty much everything I can think of. I say near brick cause a phone without WiFi and BT is kinda useless.

Here's the back story. I had my previous xt1575 stolen. I purchased a used one off ebay. I received it, only to find it was bootloader unlocked, rooted. Not an issue in theory but I wasn't told that. Ok, upon trying the phone it worked but the battery would last 3 hours, it would have random reboots and would run so hot i could hardly hold the phone. I figured it was a faulty kernel. I flashed a new kernel and stock rom. Battery life went back to almost perfect but was off by about 20%. The random reboots were still an issue, but everything else seemed to work. A randomly rebooting phone is far from ideal. I figured I'd keep trying. Maybe it was a software issue. I would get random results with different roms. And the rebooting really seemed to occur when I had all my apps downloaded. So, I decided to run to flash again and run lean and see if with just the default apps whether it would reboot. After the flash, I waited a few hours, then BT and WiFi just stopped working. No go. The actual toggles revert to off position essentially immediately and neither turn on. I've since tried FDRs, different roms, different kernels, no luck. No idea what to do at this point. It could be hardware, obviously. It could be that the wifi chip was faulty and causing the overheating/battery drain from before, and finally after running so hot that one day before I flashed, it just did final damage to the chip that came to pass 3 days later. I don't know. It's possible but i somehow feel like it's a SW issue. I could send it back but it's complicated and i would really prefer to see if I can get this resolved. I've reflashed the modem bin files of stock roms, etc. Another issue i get often is when i try flashing, I get the writing 'boot'... (bootloader) Preflash validation failed FAILED (remote failure) and other such failures. Additionally, TWRP often just disappears. Aside from that, the OS, usually runs fine. I can't download apps obviously due to no WiFi, but everything else seems fine and I haven't had any reboots since the wifi/bt stopped working. I don't know if it's a partition issue, or hardware or what. I could use some advice. I'm at the limit of my patience and my knowledge here.

Let me know what you guys need and thanks ahead of time for your help.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acejavelin:
What image are you using? Make sure you are using MPH24.49-18-4 (the -4 is important and newer than the one that ends in 18-18 on Moto's site) with the May 1, 2016, security update from here and flashing each step manually using this post's instructions.

I could explain most of the issues individually you are seeing, unless you are already using the specific version I referenced, since they all seem to relate to improper or old version flashing, but it doesn't really matter because the answer to all of them is the same... Reflash the proper version making sure each steps results in an OKAY.

If I am way off base, then it is likely a hardware problem.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
Well, first off thanks a lot for your help. I had installed that particular version, though it wasn't the one currently installed. But I followed all the instructions and steps and got success writes for all and it booted up but didn't recognize any wifi networks and i tried to toggle on the wifi and same as before. Nothing happens. Wifi simply won't turn on. Same for bluetooth. Looking more like a HW problem isn't it?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
I mean I know HW can die at any time, and maybe it was already dying from before which caused the initial issues when I got the phone, but I just have this sneaking suspicion that it's not HW related. I can't shake that feeling. But every SW based solution I try doesn't seem to do the trick.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
Actually when u have a chance, I'd love this. Been rooting, modding my phones for years but I've never gone past a certain level of understanding. I'm not by nature a code guy though I have enjoyed playing around with custom roms and stuff. Anyway, ya, no pressure and my priority is to see if I can get this fixed or should just send it back, but if you do have time afterwards, would love to know what the deal is.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
Still hoping someone can help me out with this. Any ideas? I'd really appreciate it.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unitz0mbie:
us the restore to stock tool, then install twrp and flash trupure and without booting flash the updated modem
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
Hmm. Definitely willing to try that. You wouldn't happen to have links to Trupure and the updated modem would you? And the Restore to stock tool is this I assume: CLARK_RETUS_5.1.1_LPH23.116-18_cid9_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml_SHAWN5162. Not sure what Trupure is. It's a custom ROM?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unitz0mbie:
https://xdaforums.com/moto-x-style/development/rom-trupurex-fast-smooth-t3237155

scroll down u will find a link for a modem, and u just flash it aswell

trick is to to flash the rom and modem without booting. if u only boot rom u will no wifi/bt etc
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
That's so weird. Never heard of that before but will definitely try it. Thanks a lot.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
And Trupure? That's a ROM I assume. Know where I can find that? I could research it obviously, but figured there's likely a couple different versions of it. Would rather get the one you recommend. - nevermind. I see that the link you provided was for trupure. Thanks a lot. Will let you know how it goes.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
The thing is, I'm on 6.0. Secondly my TWRP keeps getting deleted. And I just tried flashing twrp again and now I'm getting this: sending 'recovery' (34434 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.753s]

writing 'recovery'...

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.773s

Not sure how to proceed. Not much I can do without a working recovery. Any ideas?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unitz0mbie:
no problem, if u still have no bt u can find the specific files u need to flash

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what version of twrp are u using

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try using the restore to stock tool, it will remove twrp

and then u can reflash twrp
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
3.0.2 i think. can't really check but i think that's what i remember from the last time i loaded it
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
Here's the thing, there seems to be a consistent issue writing to the boot partition and TWRP never lasts. I don't know all that much about this but I feel as though there's a part of the software that is constantly being deleted/overwritten and that may explain why the modem never stays and twrp never stays. Does that make any sense?

The return to stock tool gives the following 2 errors:

writing 'partition'...

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.378s

and

writing 'system'...

(bootloader) Invalid signed image

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 149.569s

Obviously the second error is the end of the process. Can't go any further if it can't write the system. Super confused. Every time I install a new ROM another issue pops up.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
Managed to get the restore to stock working. Restarted bootloader. Tried to flash twrp, and same error: writing 'recovery'...

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.779s
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unitz0mbie:
is your bootloader locked?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
to be honest, I don't even know any more. I've locked and unlocked it a bunch of times. Some tools I've used automatically lock or unlock it. At this point i just tried to unlock is using my key and got the following error: error: Command length (142) exceeds maximum size (64). So, ya, i have no idea what's going on. The bootloader page says device:locked, but the prebootloader page says bootloader unlocked.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
I have to step away for a couple hours. I will be back. But regardless of how this goes, I just wanted to say thanks for trying to help with this stuff. I've never had so many issues with a phone before. My previous ones would occasionally give me some headaches, but not to this extent. Anyway, hopefully you'll still be around when i get back or will have some other recommendations. :)
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobreak1970:
sounds like your BL is locked man.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebaconbox:
It could be that the eMMC is partially fried? My mum's Nexus 5 displayed similar yet much more severe symptoms when the emmc died. I could not flash recoveries because it would always return the error "remote: flash write failure". However, the system was stuck in a bootloop. Once your device is in an unlocked state, try manually formatting each partition and only after each partition is formatted then reflash it.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
Not sure how to manually format each partition. This woudl be via adb or twrp? I managed to unlock the bootloader, install the recommended rom and flash the modem before rebooting. Booted up the OS, but in the end, neither Wifi nor BT will turn on. Toggles don't have any effect. I haven't rebooted into recovery to see if twrp has been erased again. But will try and do that now and look into reformating the partitions. THanks again.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
I think i'm being stupid. At this point it seems like it's a hardware issue no? I mean Wifi and BT were working before, though the phone ran super hot and after a flash ran normally but still crashed a bunch, and then wifi and BT just stopped and have never come back despite over 12 flashes. There's either something wrong with the partitions or the radios are fried no? What else could it be? Am I being stubborn here? I think I should just send it back. The problem is it's a huge pain in the ass for me since i'm traveling and won't be able to get a replacement for months.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unitz0mbie:
Yea i did some researching and the twrp usually happens when bootloader is locked
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebaconbox:
Just a warning: I have not tried this personally, so I shall not be held responsible if further bricking occurs to your device. Proceed at your own risk.

First, make sure you have downloaded the latest factory/recovery image from Motorola here.

Boot into fastboot and run:

fastboot format data

fastboot format userdata

fastboot format cache

fastboot format system

fastboot format boot

fastboot format logo

fastboot format recovery

fastboot format modemst1

fastboot format modemst2

etc... basically format every partition (Do not run fastboot format all or fastboot erase all. It will permanently erase your IMEI, MAC Address, and other very important things you cannot restore yourself. Also do not format or erase the EFS partition for this same reason.)

Then, after you have manually formatted each partition that can be reflashed from the factory image, run the following commands:

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

fastboot reboot

If that doesn't work, try running an adb logcat command and watch what happens when you toggle the switch.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
You're awesome. Thanks. Will try that as soon as I can. Here's the only thing i'm worried about. I have and already had the latest Moto firmware taken from the site. I had tried it a while back, but there was never a motoboot.img file in that package. So I'm not really sure what to do about that. I'm a bit hesitant to try what you recommended if a major .img is missing. Any thoughts?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpasilliumNexus:
"motoboot.img" is bootloader.img

Along with updates and up to date images on the site, Motorola can't seem to get its instruction guide right...

Also, it sounds like the seller sold you a dud.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebaconbox:
I would just not format the bootloader then.... Format everything else. Again, I have never personally tried this myself so I am honestly not sure of the safety of this procedure. Before doing any of this, I would recommend running adb logcat and seeing what happens when you toggle the switch.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
When I try to run adb logcat:

* daemon started successfully *

** daemon still not running

- waiting for device -

adb server is out of date. killing...

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: cannot connect to daemon

error: cannot connect to daemon
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randyok@:
[MENTION=2589578]vijn[/MENTION] When nothing works to me, I just flashed MM Pure Modem with Band 12 Fix.zip of 2nd post rom TruPure (option Obsolete Marshmallow Zips)

https://xdaforums.com/moto-x-style/development/rom-trupurex-fast-smooth-t3237155
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
This is what i get when I try to format partitions:

C:\Users\Downloads\moto\CLARK_RETUS_MPH24.49-18_18_retus_US>fastboot format data

Formatting is not supported for filesystem with type ''.

C:\Users\Downloads\moto\CLARK_RETUS_MPH24.49-18_18_retus_US>fastboot format cache

Formatting is not supported for filesystem with type 'raw'.

And logcat doesn't work either. What am I missing here?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebaconbox:
What do you mean logcat doenst work? Turn on adb in developer settings, open an adb console on your computer, connect the phone to the computer, run "adb logcat" and flip the switches
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijn:
I'm saying, adb won't connect. I keep getting one form of error or another. This time I think it's likely my computer but there's no way i'm going to try some of the solutions I've found online for fixing an adb issue, such as downgrade from windows 10. Truth is, I've had enough. I'm pretty sure this is a hardware issue. The radio chip is likely fried. It must have been damaged but still functional and given out when the phone last overheated. I've requested a refund. This isn't worth it, but I want to thank everyone who took part in this to try and help out. Sucks I couldn't get it to work but your efforts are appreciated.
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] Dignazio:
In need help...

The Brick killer got my Note while IN the Sprint store as they were moving my info over.

So now i have this new phone i dont want, but more importantly NONE my messages etc....only few things backed up on Google

None of Sprint employees know what to do

Please help
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] tonymy01:
You didn't do a SmartSwitch backup recently or have a Samsung account configured on the phone?? That was silly.

Samsung account backs up nearly everything, particularly sms& call logs, apps, phone settings etc. If you setup the same account on a new Samsung you should be able to restore these kinds of things (not a 100% restore unfortunately, a number of apps need signing in again, accounts built again etc, but is better than the Google backup).
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] Woofa59:
If you mean that the battery went zero power then all you need to do is plug it in to power it. It should still be powered while plugged in. You should have put a package disabler (not one from the Play store) on it and blocked the update.
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] azzicles:
As stated above, if it shutdown due to low power and won't charge due to the update, you can power it via USB. You have to use a powerful enough charger though, so the stock power supply.

But really if you left it this long you can't complain, I mean you didn't back stuff up previously at all at the very least?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] adithyan25:
Discussion on problems faced by Miflash tool.

*So when used for the first time I was able to unlock phone without any problem.

*But after that when I used it for second time to unbrick my phone I was constantly getting errors like not enough memory,some errors like x800000 blah blah...

*I almost went through every solutions mentioned in miui forum and XDA...But I was unable to get it working...

So if anyone faced any problem like that comment your problem below..

Aftef a lot of research I was able to find a solution for that..

Hopefully it will be shared with you all as soon as possible. I have to finish touching up some final things..

As soon as I finish the work I will be releasing alpha version..

Will update the thread when I release it
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Murshad007:
Waiting for the solution.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/H3jQvVgU5MZCRrlOFqSlIG

My Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm Whatsapp Group
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] adithyan25:
Hopefully I was able to make alpha version of the software...worked fine for me on fastboot mode..want some testers

Edit..was able to boot up successfully..once confirmed by some testers I will release stable one :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] exce1ia:
I experienced that "Not enough memory" thing. What I did was I used the latest MiFlash tool (restarted my PC first).
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] adithyan25:
Yeah I faced it many time...not enough memory, buffer size0000 error blah blah blah...hopefully I was able to develop an app for to unbrick via fastboot... tried by me 2 times worked smooth but need some testers
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cleo1986:
Mi Flash & Nougat

Hi, if you want I'm ready to test your alpha version!

I have a dead Mi5 Pro (updated to xiaomi.eu Nougat rom) that my pc only reads as Qualcomm_9008.

I already tried many many posted potential solutions but my phone is still dead!

At this point, I HOPE that the problem is that latest MiFlash (30.aug.2016) is not so compatible with Nougat and I can't flash any ROM! :(

Waiting for your news!

Thank you very much
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] adithyan25:
https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-3/development/mi-fastboot-unbrick-tool-2-0-t3538614

Already released...

Edit use manual method..
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cleo1986:
No fastboot

Thanks mate, but NOWAY to Fastboot here! My Mi5 is completely dead and I think in EDL because my pc can recognize it as Qualcomm device. :(
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] adithyan25:
Try pressing vol down+pwr... If you see light blinking while connected to PC,that means you are in edl..

We are working on a tool that can flash through edl, the last tool was for fastboot unbrick...

In order to make sure you are in edl.connect phone to PC,open miflashtool and click refers..

If it shows something like COMXX (XX will be num) its in edl..u can flash stock rom via flashtool then
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cleo1986:
Already TRIED :(

I already tried many times to flash in EDL via miflash but I have error 0x000..., hello packet, etc etc

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE EDL Tool!

Thank you very much
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rapalax:
Ok so I have managed to brick my device pretty good (recovery seems gone), but I can get to FASTBOOT, and from there, followed a guide to get to EDL..

So now I got the mi flash tool to flash the 7.25 image as described by this guide :

https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/unlock-bootloader-twrp-root-7-2-3-t3359492

No errors, but I don't think it worked because when the device reboots, it still can't seem to try and load a kernel (it goes black real quick). I am hoping it that the other unmentioned fields need populating etc..

Are there instructions on how to do a complete flash from EDL anywhere ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] adithyan25:
https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/fix-bootloop-redmi-note-3-recovery-edl-t3521297

This will work for a complete clean flash via edl
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rapalax:
Yep.. I managed to do something similar with a newer FB ROM and the modded twrp so there is less chance to relock my BL.

Thanks for providing the post.. it makes me feel more comfortable knowing that this info is available in case I need it again :)
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] porscheoscar:
Turns out getting rid of the headphone jack is not such a great idea when it leaves you with no plan B

http://bgr.com/2016/11/07/iphone-7-plus-review-addendum-bluetooth-problems

First Samsung got rid of removable battery and they have a total Fukushima meltdown

Then Apple gets rid of headphone jack and their latest and greatest phone has unfixable Bluetooth connection issues...

Thank you LG V20
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] somemadcaaant:
lets let those two companies play with each other in the corner while the rest of us laugh with popcorn.

Plus a lot of us enthusiasts have too many great and expensive headphones that we wont be parting ways with anytime soon.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] spiderx_mm:
Apple is not the first company or first phone to remove the headphone jack. Let's not forget about the slim and sexy Oppo R5. Oppo has removed the 3.5mm jack because their whole phone is thinner than 3.5mm. People don't like the idea much and R5 didn't get much of the limelight.
[LG V20 Guides, News, & Discussion] axaman943:
(Premise: I'm an audiophile and a sound engineer in the free time) Well, the only reason i could judge acceptable for mobile phone companies to get rid of the headphone Jack is to change the way sound flow is managed nowadays, to be clear;

DAC in our smartphones is the "weakest link" in the audio path, you can have a pair of 1000$ cans but you wont be able to get the right sound quality from a phone without using an extra Amp, especially for high impedance cans such as Hd500, DT880, DT990, and so on. The only reason Apple, HTC and others like LeEco, Lenovo have dropped the use of the Jack is; they don't care about sound and they don't want to include DAC in their devices anymore, anyhow most of phones use the integrated sound processing of the SoC, only a few such as HTC 10, LG v20 and other niche market phones have dedicated quality DACs. Manufacturers that get rid of the Jack think this way: "why should i provide a quality converter? Why quality headphones manufacturers can't get the responsability of digital/analog conversion?" By only providing USB-C or Lightning ports on devices, the can manufacturer will have to embed a DAC inside the headphone, so it will be his work to convert the digital signal into music, which is much more logical... Downside is, this new devices without Jack have only one plug you can use at once and yes, you have no plan B, either using BT headsets or use USB-C/Lightning headphones (but can't recharge while headpones are plugged in, bummer). Philips has already released lighting headphones that sound pretty good. It's another way to conceive audio path. It might be the future i don't know. What i DO know, is that I appreciate corded Headphones with the V20 DAC and i've been waiting for a device with this sound quality for years!