[Moto G7 Play Questions & Answers] danheg:
Hi!

I'm new here, and some threads have been helpful already. However, I wonder if trying other different approaches might make the issue more complicated than it needs to be. Also, this isn't urgent, and I'd rather do it right than fudge around more than I already have..

I'm currently stuck with a "bad key" in the top left corner when booting the phone. I can still boot into bootloader and fastboot detects the device. I've tried overwriting the boot.img with a variety of variants, hoping it would work out, but alas it has not. I can boot into TWRP (phone wouldn't accept TWRP install from the start, but that's okay) but when I attempt to flash a LOS zip via sideload, it returns some errors.

I had originally installed a LOS + MicroG variant, which was working great, and then wanted to lock the bootloader. Well, and here I am.. :ROFLMAO:

From what I can tell, I shouldn't have to blankflash just yet. However, I'm not quite sure what the easiest path out of this pickle is. Thoughts?

Edit: I should add LMSA returns an issue when attempting to download software for the device. I tried setting it to a different XT variant, and it correctly recognizes the device, but then returns an "improper settings" message, if I remember right.

This is what getvar returns:

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-a5c9d71-190702

(bootloader) product: channel

(bootloader) board: channel

(bootloader) secure: yes

(bootloader) hwrev: PVTB

(bootloader) radio: 2

(bootloader) storage-type: emmc

(bootloader) emmc: 32GB SAMSUNG QD63MB RV=08 PV=01 FV=0000000000000001

(bootloader) ram: 2GB SAMSUNG LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=01 M6=06 M7=00 M8=1F

(bootloader) cpu: SDM632

(bootloader) serialno: [redacted]

(bootloader) cid: 0x0032

(bootloader) channelid: 0x00

(bootloader) uid: D6D709D800000000000000000000

(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked

(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes

(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912

(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed

(bootloader) imei: [redacted]

(bootloader) meid:

(bootloader) date: 03-28-2019

(bootloader) sku: XT1952-1

(bootloader) carrier_sku: XT1952-1

(bootloader) battid: SB18C30734

(bootloader) iccid:

(bootloader) cust_md5:

(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456

(bootloader) current-time: "Tue Apr 13 21:45: 9 UTC 2021"

(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/channel_reteu/channel:9/P

(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: PY29.105-134/e13ed:user/release-ke

(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[2]: ys

(bootloader) poweroffalarm: 0

(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.29.251.156.channel_r

(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: eteu.retail.en.US

(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.UM.7.6.2.r1-04600-89xx.0

(bootloader) version-baseband[0]: M632_26.100.01.120.01R CHANNEL_SUPERDS

(bootloader) version-baseband[1]: DS_CUST

(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 4.9.112-perf (hudsoncm@ilc

(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: lbld71) (gcc version 4.9.x 20150123 (pre

(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: release) (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jul

(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: 2 04:04:07 CDT 2019

(bootloader) sbl1.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-b508f3a-190702

(bootloader) rpm.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-22daab3-190702

(bootloader) tz.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-8798b8e-dirty-190702

(bootloader) devcfg.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-8798b8e-dirty-190702

(bootloader) keymaster.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-8798b8e-dirty-190702

(bootloader) cmnlib.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-8798b8e-dirty-190702

(bootloader) cmnlib64.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-8798b8e-dirty-190702

(bootloader) prov.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-8798b8e-dirty-190702

(bootloader) aboot.git: MBM-2.1-channel_retail-a5c9d71-190702

(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (0)

(bootloader) ro.carrier: timit

(bootloader) current-slot: a

(bootloader) running-boot-lun: 0

(bootloader) running-slot: _a

(bootloader) slot-suffixes: _a,_b

(bootloader) slot-count: 2

(bootloader) slot-successful:_a: No

(bootloader) slot-successful:_b: Yes

(bootloader) slot-bootable:_a: Yes

(bootloader) slot-bootable:_b: Yes

(bootloader) slot-retry-count:_a: 5

(bootloader) slot-retry-count:_b: 6

Thanks for any help in advance! :D