[Moto G5 Questions & Answers] Maylo0292:
I reinstalled the firmware PPS28.85-16-6 and it no longer gives the downgrade error but now the following comes out in the fastboot:

C:\Users\Escritorio\Downloads\CEDRIC_RETAIL_8.1.0_OPPS28.85-16-6_cid50_subsidy-D

EFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml>fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

target reported max download size of 535822336 bytes

sending 'partition' (45 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.003s]

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) Failed to write primary GPT.

(bootloader) Failed to program partition table

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.065s

C:\Users\Escritorio\Downloads\CEDRIC_RETAIL_8.1.0_OPPS28.85-16-6_cid50_subsidy-D

EFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml>fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

target reported max download size of 535822336 bytes

sending 'bootloader' (5179 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.197s]

writing 'bootloader'...

(bootloader) Validating 'bootloader.default.xml'

(bootloader) Committing 'bootloader.default.xml'

(bootloader) - flashing 'emmc_appsboot.mbn' to 'aboot'

(bootloader) Failed to erase partition

(bootloader) Failed to flash partition aboot

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.409s

C:\Users\Escritorio\Downloads\CEDRIC_RETAIL_8.1.0_OPPS28.85-16-6_cid50_subsidy-D

EFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml>fastboot flash boot boot.img

target reported max download size of 535822336 bytes

sending 'boot' (16384 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.628s]

writing 'boot'...

(bootloader) Image boot failed validation

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.800s

Do you know why this is?

---------- Post added at 06:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 PM ----------

Thank you. I went back to flashing the firmware PPS28.85-16-6 that you suggested to me and now it gives the following in fastboot:

C:\Users\Escritorio\Downloads\CEDRIC_RETAIL_8.1.0_OPPS28.85-16-6_cid50_subsidy-D

EFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml>fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

target reported max download size of 535822336 bytes

sending 'partition' (45 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.003s]

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) Failed to write primary GPT.

(bootloader) Failed to program partition table

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.065s

C:\Users\Escritorio\Downloads\CEDRIC_RETAIL_8.1.0_OPPS28.85-16-6_cid50_subsidy-D

EFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml>fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img

target reported max download size of 535822336 bytes

sending 'bootloader' (5179 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.197s]

writing 'bootloader'...

(bootloader) Validating 'bootloader.default.xml'

(bootloader) Committing 'bootloader.default.xml'

(bootloader) - flashing 'emmc_appsboot.mbn' to 'aboot'

(bootloader) Failed to erase partition

(bootloader) Failed to flash partition aboot

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.409s

C:\Users\Escritorio\Downloads\CEDRIC_RETAIL_8.1.0_OPPS28.85-16-6_cid50_subsidy-D

EFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml>fastboot flash boot boot.img

target reported max download size of 535822336 bytes

sending 'boot' (16384 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.628s]

writing 'boot'...

(bootloader) Image boot failed validation

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.800s

Do you know why this is?