yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] mohammadsharfuddin:
Bhai, suppose if vache releases updated Blank Flash for Moto G5 plus with updated bootloader then can we Install NPN137.15 then get OTA directly to NPN137. 67??? Is this possible if he releases the updated one???

Also please inform me if vache releases updated version of Blank Flash. Because badly I'm in need of this. Hope you understand my pain !!!
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
If vache releases an updated blankflash with updated bootloader and gpt then you can flash npn15 through fastboot ROM but if you again try to take OTA then what happens is if the bootloader version in OTA is old compared to bldr version in blankflash then you will again successfully hardbrick your mobile now same blankflash can be used again to revive it back but the solution is when an updated blankflash comes then whatever stock ROMs we flash we have to just flash them using fastboot method in this method if we are on a latest available ROM and we try to downgrade to old version of ROM then fastboot will safely don't allow us to flash the old rom saying downgrade error or even it flashes it will leave the bootloader and gpt with the updated version and only flashes system images and you could boot up your downgraded ROM the thing is fastboot verifies and keeps us in safe zone but in the case of OTA it doesn't check all that but only checks if it is on the correct default ROM for which the OTA is released and patches the ROM with all the contents in it so we are risking taking the OTA so safe method is to flash only fastboot stock ROMs that will be released and stay with them if we are clear about the versions of bootloader gpt then we can take OTA there is no problem but many don't know that and they try and bricked their devices.

Hope you understood.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] LenAsh:
Dear posters... 3 things:

1. Please do NOT keep quoting the previous post - there's no point and it just slows page loads down.

2. Do NOT keep "mentioning" other members in your posts. This REALLY annoys those you have mentioned as their inbox gets full of repeated childish demands for attention. And guess what? They ignore them... and you.

3. Questions must be asked in the Q and A Forum. So moved.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] mohammadsharfuddin:
If anyone finds the Blank Flash updated version for Moto g5+ with updated bootloader please let me know through this thread. I'll be thankful.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] anthonyqwe:
Can anyone help me to get a better camera quality on custom ROM
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] mohammadsharfuddin:
No Chance Bro, only on stock you can achieve...
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] mohammadsharfuddin:
[MENTION=8314194]Rakesh1b[/MENTION] Bro, as you know I'm using Albus bootloader in my potter. So can I use albus stock ROM in my potter??
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakesh1b:
?? bro I could understand your desperation there is no other way other than using twrp based stock ROMs or any custom ROMs for us u had been using debloated stock ROM since I bricked it is much more faster and stable than Moto stock images don't try any other ROMs which are not meant for motog5plus plus because there kernel source varies and configuration varies so don't try any other ROM and mess your potter u will make it totally unusable if even the current blankflash fails to work after installing any other ROM.

Hope you understood.

Be cool just enjoy your potter till new blankflash is released.

Bye..
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] mohammadsharfuddin:
[MENTION=1829889]vache[/MENTION] please help!!!
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] LLegion:
the best option we have since i also hardbricked and returned thanks to albus, is to wait for the release of Oreo, rather than using new blank flash, with oreo stock rom image (around 1.5 gb) and flashing it through fastboot we'll be able to return to stock since will have new updated recovery gpt and whatever is needed. by the monent as Rakesh1b said debloated is better than stock faster cleaner etc and the otas.......not necesary really i have installes lineage 14.1 (nougat based) and works awesome, maybe ill move to 15 once more stable and may be even before the offic( oreo based) ial release of oreo.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] abeloman:
Gpt and bootloader from Oreo won't be enough. Since they're using albus bootloader and partitions, overwriting gpt and bootloader from Oreo, will simply throw errors. Definitely will be needed a blankflash specifically for potter; then any Oreo firmware will work for flashing.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] mohammadsharfuddin:
Did Vache realesed Potter BlankFlash? I have find something in potter folder http://cloud.vache-android.com/Moto/potter/blankflash/ is this the original blank flash of potter?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] thedr34m13:
Nope, it's the one that he developed. There's no official one yet.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
I thought that blankflash, with the April 2017 timestamp on it, was the original potter one, as it looked to be leaked with the original factory image? Regardless, we can't make blankflashes sadly (needing to be signed by Motorola, as I understand it) and that potter blankflash is far too old to be used in most cases.

If we're really lucky, perhaps a factory Oreo stock ROM might be leaked which may have an original Oreo potter blankflash. If not (i.e. it's just a standard fastboot ROM) then we'd have to wait for a leak or spend money on a new motherboard.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] thedr34m13:
It it's an original one then I heard wrong, but like you said it's outdated. I'm really hoping that stock Oreo fixes all the imei issues and such.

How does the pixel series do in terms of going back to stock? Google does have full firmware images online, but do they completely restore the phone?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Yeah, depends on what we'll get when the Oreo fastboot ROMs come out. I still am not entirely sure what causes the loss of IMEI (would be nice to know to prevent a future repeat), though like you I hope that the updated modems fix those unfortunate IMEI issues.

I think the fastboot images for Pixel devices do let you restore back to stock without wiping data (unless you're coming from a custom ROM, then general advice seems to be a full wipe). Like with our Moto devices, you can do the equivalent of omitting 'fastboot erase userdata' with removing -w in the flashing script: https://xdaforums.com/pixel-xl/how-to/info-how-restored-to-stock-soft-t3494478

I guess the provision of updated firmware makes it less likely that a user flashes old firmware and then gets hard bricked by an old OTA flashing over a newer bootloader, and also Google appears to prevent you from flashing older firmware anyway: https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/guide-unlock-flash-root-pixel-2-xl-t3702418

That being said, there appear to be some Pixels that have been hard bricked (though looks like hardware failure than flashing something the Pixel didn't like: https://xdaforums.com/pixel/help/pixel-bricked-replaced-phone-returned-t3776752
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
Stuck in bootloop

I blankflashed the albus bootloader on my potter. But when i flash the stock potter rom, it doesn't boot up and goes into boot loop . Only shows the unlocked bootloader warning again and again. Also i am unable to flash the twrp of either potter or albus. It says unsigned bootloader.

Can u provide the link of the stock rom that u flashed?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Arunxyz:
install twrp using adb .. it will work.. some times it shows error but if you reboot to recovery it will show twrp..

you have to flash debloated stock rom first and then you can flash any twrp flashable stock roms..

attach the image of error you are facing while installing twrp using adb..

https://xdaforums.com/g5-plus/development/stock-debloated-deodexed-t3619972

don't forget to hit thanks if this helped you..
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
Stuck in bootloop

The stock rom in the link is the twrp flashable zip. How can i flash it when i am unable to flah the twrp of potter itself.

Below is the error shown.

Sending recovery
OKAY
'writing recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt
OKAY
finished.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
Can u help me with my issue?

I had a hardbricked potter. I blankflashed the albus bootloader. Now i am unable to flash the stock rom through fastboot. When i flash twrp of either potter or albus via fastboot it says

(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt

Now i am stuck with this fastboot mode only. When i try to boot any other mode it is stuck in the bootloop.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
That TWRP message about image not signed or corrupt is normal, since TWRP is not cryptographically signed. As fastboot is normally used to flash signed images, that message is there to inform you. What happens when you try to reboot to recovery straight after flashing TWRP, do you still get a bootloop? Which TWRP are you using?

If you've used the albus blankflash, I do not know of a way to flash the stock ROM anymore (as you've flashed the Z2 Play bootloader onto your device, which may not permit potter stock ROMs to flash). Hence, the requirement to use TWRP flashables of stock.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] pilot03:
Can anyone tell me the stock firmware code for the American unlocked moto g5 plus?? I’m trying to find the right one so I can be ready when Oreo comes around.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Should be NPNS25.137-93-10 (April 2018 security patch) or NPNS25.137-93-14 (June 2018 security patch) - I'm not sure if the June 2018 security patch has been deployed yet in the US.

Here's the link for the NPNS25.137-93-10 firmware, leaked from the Motorola servers. https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76659599&postcount=9 I'm hoping that someone can upload the NPNS25.137-93-14 firmware too, but you should get an OTA update to the June 2018 security patch and then the Oreo OTA whenever that gets released.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Arunxyz:
It says okay ...

Then TWRP has FLASHED ...reboot to recovery and see.. whether TWRP flashed or not
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
I have tried the official potter twrp image 3.2.2 from the official website. And also many twrp images of albus. But all of them lead to bootloop.

The warning of unlocked bootloader is shown again and again. It never gets ahead of the warning.

When i try to access the recovery from the bootloader. Still the same bootloop.

---------- Post added at 04:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:10 AM ----------

If its so......i cant access the installed twrp ad the phone never gets ahead the unlocked bootloader warning.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Have you tried this unofficial TWRP? https://xdaforums.com/g5-plus/development/unofficial-twrp-3-1-0-0-moto-g5-plus-t3576575

Despite you flashing an albus bootloader, you need potter TWRP or custom ROMs, please don't flash albus custom ROMs or TWRP as they're not designed for your device...
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
I have tried it now and still the same result.

Is there any other way to flash the bootloader again?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Just wondering, when you used the blankflash, did you also flash the GPT and bootloader from Addison (as from the Google drive link in that guide)? Did you wipe your userdata and cache as well?

Can you post your get var info too?

1) boot your device to the bootloader. Connect to your computer via USB.

2) open an ADB terminal on your computer. Type 'fastboot getvar all' without quotes. Press enter.

3) post the output here or as an attachment. You may wish to omit your IMEI.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
I did nothing else. I just blankflashed the albus bootloader i downloaded from somewhere. The fastboot then automatically appeared. Since then i hv been trying to flash stock potter rom, but that dosent work. And the recoveries dont work. All i have is the bootloop.

Below is the result of getvar :

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8953-C0.C5
(bootloader) product: potter
(bootloader) board: potter
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P3B
(bootloader) radio: 6
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 32GB SAMSUNG RX14MB RV=08 PV=07 FV=0000000000000007
(bootloader) ram: 4GB SAMSUNG LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=01 M6=05 M7=00 M8=5F
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8953
(bootloader) serialno: ZY223VRM6F
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0xc0
(bootloader) uid: 1029265D00000000000000000000
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date: 03-08-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1686
(bootloader) battid:
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Thu Jan 1 1:57:38 UTC 1970"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/potter_n/potter_n:7.0/NPN
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: 25.137-15/14:user/release-keys
(bootloader) poweroffalarm: 0
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.25.11.14.potter.reta
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: il.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.UM.5.6.r1-01900-89xx.0
(bootloader) version-baseband[0]: M8953_8000.128.06.42u POTTER_INDIADSDS
(bootloader) version-baseband[1]: _CUST
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.18.31-perf-g708ac5e (hud
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: soncm@ilclbld34) (gcc version 4.9 201501
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: 23 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT T
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: hu Jan 12 12:24:19 CST 2017
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g98be833
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g5578f74
(bootloader) tz.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g3d71f29
(bootloader) devcfg.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g3d71f29
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g3d71f29
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g3d71f29
(bootloader) cmnlib64.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g3d71f29
(bootloader) prov.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g3d71f29
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VC0.C5-0-g99aa1c1
(bootloader) qe: qe 0/0
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (0)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: retin
all: listed above
finished. total time: 0.156s
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Arunxyz:
try this... Credit: Rakesh1b

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73268905&postcount=53

hit thanks if this helped you
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
You could at least credit the original post rather than copy pasting without credit: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73268905&postcount=53
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Arunxyz:
Sorry bro ...

I just edited my post....
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] echo92:
Thanks for the getvar all info. If I've understood correctly, you flashed the albus blankflash but haven't flashed the addison2potter.zip as suggested in the guide posted above? Though you've got fastboot, I'm not sure if it's a fully functioning fastboot since a blankflash flashes a basic bootloader to your device - you need to complete the flash with firmware or at least a GPT/bootloader flash. However, I don't know if trying to flash the NPNS25.137-92-10 firmware to your device will work, since you've possibly got a albus bootloader - you could try: https://xdaforums.com/g5-plus/how-to/april-fastboot-image-available-t3789362 .

If that doesn't work, you may have to flash the addison2potter.zip from that Google Drive link drive.google.com/file/d/0B7X6bQHmiX_BY29Damx5ejEyX1U (Credit to here https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73062532&postcount=15 )

That being said, your device is in a messy state... Your device is on the Jan 2017 firmware, and it looks like by flashing an old firmware or reverting back to stock you've lost your IMEI/SIM access (baseband ending in u). Did you make a backup of your persist/efs partitions? Even if you get TWRP to work, I'm concerned you may have no network access.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
Thanks man..... Flashing the addison2potter.zip after the albus blankflash really helped. Now i have booted into the stock rom but there is no IMEI and network coverage.

Heres how i hardbricked my potter earlier : I was using my potter with the locked bootloader and the stock rom. I recieved an OTA update from motorola but as i installed it, My phone lost the network coverage. It had IMEI but empty signal icons. When i tried to make calls. It said turn off the airplane mode even when it was already off. I saw in the settings that the Mobile radio was off. I tried to swith it on several times but it turned back off itself. In order to get back the network i did some stuff to my phone which hardbricked it.

I have recovered the phone but It appears that i am back to square one. Still the same problem. No network even after getting the IMEI back on the custom ROM.

Any solutions??
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Angel_Wolf:
go back to the rom with the IMEI, backup persist and EFI (check this on how https://xdaforums.com/g5-plus/how-to/psa-efs-persist-t3807240) and try going back to stock , and flash EFI and Persist while on the Stock ROM
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
The problem is...... Even on the roms in which i get my IMEI, i cant get the network. The mobile radio is shown off. And it turns itself off again when i turn it on.

So, no network!!!
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] ruturaj0077:
bro !! same issue but i cant blank flash the potter file so can you please share one

i want the albus blank flash file HELP !!
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] ruturaj0077:
Same issue i too need a help

can you plz share me the mirror of the albus blank flash file i tried with potter but didnt work .......
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] mohammad_here:
Can u plz share the albus blankflaeh file and the related room . Plzz I need to recover my phone very urgently.. plzz
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] robinat13:
I recently recovered my friend's hard bricked device using the stated method.

I am attaching the required files in this package (blankflash, MotoG5Plus_addison2Potter , and the required TWRP file)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0vok5ojuzf100b9/recover hard brick.rar?dl=0

The required debloated ROM : https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zo_EUgWb4g83t8IjLf9UyFmPGeBx7_G/view
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
I had recovered my moto g5 plus using the albus bootloader.......

Should i now install cuatom roms for ALBUS or Potter?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] gumpysitruc@gmail.com:
After flashing the addison2potter files and twrp, flash potter roms.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
I flashed all the 3 files... but the RR rom for potter is showing error saying "Updater process ended with error"

below is what is shown to me while flashing the addison2potter files

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) has-slot:partition: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'partition' (45 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.016s]
writing 'partition'...
(bootloader) Validating 'gpt.default.xml'
(bootloader) Committing 'gpt.default.xml'
(bootloader) - flashing 'gpt_main0.bin' to 'partition:0'
(bootloader) Flashing primary GPT image...
(bootloader) Flashing backup GPT image...
OKAY [ 0.172s]
finished. total time: 0.187s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) has-slot:bootloader: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'bootloader' (5115 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.125s]
writing 'bootloader'...
(bootloader) Validating 'bootloader.default.xml'
(bootloader) Committing 'bootloader.default.xml'
(bootloader) - flashing 'emmc_appsboot.mbn' to 'aboot'
(bootloader) - flashing 'rpm.mbn' to 'rpm'
(bootloader) - flashing 'tz.mbn' to 'tz'
(bootloader) - flashing 'devcfg.mbn' to 'devcfg'
(bootloader) - flashing 'cmnlib.mbn' to 'cmnlib'
(bootloader) - flashing 'cmnlib64.mbn' to 'cmnlib64'
(bootloader) - flashing 'keymaster.mbn' to 'keymaster'
(bootloader) - flashing 'prov.mbn' to 'prov'
(bootloader) - flashing 'sbl1.mbn' to 'sbl1'
OKAY [ 0.766s]
finished. total time: 0.891s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (14788 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.313s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt
OKAY [ 0.297s]
finished. total time: 0.609s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot reboot-bootloader
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [ 0.016s]
finished. total time: 0.016s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery twrp_3.1.1-0_potter.img
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (12344 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.281s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt
OKAY [ 0.250s]
finished. total time: 0.531s
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] gumpysitruc@gmail.com:
I'm trying to remember, but I think after flashing addison2potter, I immediately fastboot flashed latest stock rom before trying a custom rom.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] iam2luckyy:
Please tell me step by step process to flash a custom ROM for potter after flashing getting the stock deodexed. I just need my IMEI back.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] EvertOliver:
Boa tarde a todos!

Estou com o mesmo problema aqui. Só pisca o led e não acessa o fastboot. Já tentei pelo cartão microsd com mmcblk0 sem sucesso (o mmcblk0 não era do POTTER). Se alguém tiver o mmcblk0 do Potter eu agradeço. Com relação as ROOMs do Potter, achei essa página que contém todas as versões desde o início, segue: mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/potter/official/RETAIL/

Espero está contribuindo positivamente.

Abraço à todos!
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] rti85:
Thanks for files!

But this doesn't work for me.

Follow the error:

[ 0.000] Opening device: \\.\COM7
[ 0.000] Detecting device
[ 0.016] ...cpu.id = 70 (0x46)
[ 0.016] ...cpu.sn = 3007073614 (0xb33c4d4e)
[ 0.016] Opening singleimage
[ 0.016] Loading package
[ 0.016] ...filename = singleimage.pkg.xml
[ 0.031] Loading programmer
[ 0.031] ...filename = programmer.mbn
[ 0.031] Sending programmer
[ 0.297] Handling things over to programmer
[ 0.297] Identifying CPU version
[ 0.313] Waiting for firehose to get ready
[ 3.469] ...MSM8953 1.1
[ 3.469] Determining target secure state
[ 3.469] ...secure = yes
[ 3.484] Configuring device...
[ 3.484] Flashing GPT...
[ 3.500] Flashing partition:0 with gpt_main0.bin
[ 3.500] Initializing storage
[ 3.516] ...blksz = 512
[ 7.594] ERROR: do_package()->do_recipe()->do_flash()->gpt_flash()->lun_write()->storage_write()->firehose_do_fmt()->do_recipe()->do_program()->fh_send()->send_command()->device_write()->IO error
[ 7.594] Check qboot_log.txt for more details
[ 7.594] Total time: 7.594s
[ 7.594]
[ 7.594] qboot version 3.40

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] riyan65:
I have other way, if you want to try PM me.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldenevil47:
Backup through TA BACKUP TOOL works fine but restoring the backup gives this error (in the attachement).

I'm on stock marshmallow, rooted, recovery installed...plz help