[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] hitendraprakash:
Hard Bricked Moto G4 Plus

Read the post carefully and then only start the process.

I have faced this problem during an update from Motorola. My device turned off in the middle of update and didn’t turn on. I visited service centre, local shops but none of them has the solution. The only solution was to replace the motherboard of my device. After doing a lot of research work, watching many tutorials, reading xda posts and other blogs, I found the solution on Facebook.

Facebook Group – “[RESUELTO] HARD BRICK MOTO G4/G4 PLUS”

Link : https://www.facebook.com/groups/700524370155129/

There is a solution on xda developers too, but they had not explained the proper procedure to be followed.

XDA Solution Link: https://xdaforums.com/moto-g4-plus/help/solved-unbrick-hard-bricked-dead-t3585016

Symptoms of a hard bricked Moto G4 Plus: You can conclude that your Moto G4 Plus is hard bricked when the screen of the device does not turn on at all and when you plug in your charger, the white notification light starts blinking. There is no vibration or kind of activity in the phone.

How to fix this problem?

This process involves various steps. Please proceed accordingly, do not skip any step and do not try flashing any other ROM or Firmware in the device until it is fully recovered. I have used the official Motorola Firmware with June 2017 security match and Android Nougat.

I have fixed my XT1643 Moto G4 Plus 32/3 GB Variant.

Step 1:

Check if your device can be fixed or not. To check, connect your phone to PC first.

Right Click on My Computer Icon -> Manage -> Device Manager -> Ports

You should see something like this “qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008” or it can also be a unrecognised qualcom device.

If you are seeing anything like this, then you can proceed with further steps.

Step 2:

Now unplug your phone from PC and download this Qualcom Driver.

Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6TKJzgog8cjTVREaEdWRWk3UDQ

Install as per your Windows OS version 32/64 bit. You can check your OS version by right clicking on My Computer icon -> Properties

Step 3:

Download Motorola Device Driver from link below and install it.

Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6TKJzgog8cjeUNsZjk0ekxMeG8

Step 4:

Set your PC into test mode.

You can do this by going to start screen and search “cmd”. Now right click on option displayed and click on Run as Administrator.

Now copy and paste the following commands on by one and press enter after each command.

bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON

Step 5:

Restart your PC

Step 6:

Download Blank Flash file from link given below.

Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6TKJzgog8cjdmZYQVB2VDkyQTg

Right click on Blank Flash Zip file and extract it.

Now click on blank-flash.bat and you’ll see command prompt pop up displaying “waiting for device”.

Now plug in your device with USB to PC and wait. If it shows some error, repeat Step 6 again and again until the Blank Flash process completes successfully.

Step 7:

Now download minimal adb setup from link given below.

Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6TKJzgog8cjMXY2WXNSaXdEOXM

Install it

Step 8:

Download the official Motorola Firmware from link given.

Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6TKJzgog8cjYWZseC1JSTBDd1k

Extract the file name “ATHENE_NPJS25.93-14-8_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml”, then open the extracted folder and copy all the files. Now Right Click on desktop adb fastboot icon. Go to Properties -> File Location and paste all the files here.

Step 9:

Now click on adb fastboot icon on desktop. Command prompt will open. Now enter the following command.

fastboot devices

Your device serial number will be displayed. Then enter the following commands one by one and press enter after each command.

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

fastboot reboot-bootloader

Step 9:

Now again enter the command “fastboot devices” and press enter.

Now copy all the commands below and go to the fastboot command prompt and right click at black area anywhere on the command window.

fastboot oem lock begin

fastboot oem lock begin

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin

fastboot flash oem oem.img

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

fastboot erase cache

fastboot erase userdata

fastboot erase customize

fastboot erase clogo

fastboot oem lock

fastboot reboot

Wait for some time till the process gets completed and then press enter in the last when everything finishes.

Hurray !! Your device will restart as earlier and everything will be fine.

The list of commands required during the whole process can also be download from link below.

Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=11chsCAVQ44MatGv95jeGo-EKbEFG4sFn9U6OQuYOP7A