Downgrade to 902 - No app or data loss

[SamuriHL]

Well, hopefully with this latest release, the time I have to spend on it will be MUCH lower now. I finally got it to a point where I'm happy with it. It should do what everyone needs now. I can focus on bug fixing if any come up and relaxing and waiting for updates like everyone else.

 

[Hollywood67]

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning the many new things you have put out there in the last couple of days! Your tutorial in the OP has become clearer and is much appreciated. I have easily gone from.235 to .238 by following the great
SAMURI !!
:hail::hail:

 

[SamuriHL]

As a software engineer, I do iterative development so that's how I approached this project from both the actual HoB script to the documentation for it. I for one am very happy with where it's at now. It's taken a lot of work to get it there but in the end I think it's a very useful tool for people. And about as easy to use as I can make it at this point.

 

[johnjingle]

I was trying to upgrade from .235 to .238 and I think I bricked my phone. I have the .238 update file on my ext-sd, but everytime RSDLite comes up it just closes without doing anything.

Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: also I can't get to recovery, because it says invalid flash mode.

 

[SamuriHL]

Are you using version 4.0 of the HoB? What does the SWDL.txt file say in the rsd directory? We need some more information. We can fix it, but, it's going to take some work on your part I'm afraid.

 

[johnjingle]

08/07/12 19:26:49 New Log Started For Software Download.
08/07/12 19:26:49 The FlashLog key is turned off.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 518 0 ERROR Generic failure when sending command.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 1754 0 ERROR GetTechnology failed: ERROR.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 518 0 ERROR Generic failure when sending command.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 1754 0 ERROR GetTechnology failed: ERROR.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 518 0 ERROR Generic failure when sending command.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 1754 0 ERROR GetTechnology failed: ERROR.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 518 0 ERROR Generic failure when sending command.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 1823 0 ERROR GetSoftwareVersion failed: SendTC failed: ERROR.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 518 0 ERROR Generic failure when sending command.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 1981 0 ERROR GetSoftwareFlexVersion failed: ReadSeemElement failed: ERROR.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 518 0 ERROR Generic failure when sending command.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 1951 0 ERROR GetBootVerFlashMode failed: SendTC failed: ERROR.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 518 0 ERROR Generic failure when sending command.
08/07/12 19:26:52 000006ac Phone.cpp 1870 0 ERROR GetDRMVersion failed: SendTC failed: ERROR.
08/07/12 19:26:52 Multi upgrade started for 1 phones
08/07/12 19:26:52 [Device ID: 0] 1/20 flash mbm "allow-mbmloader-flashing-mbm.bin"
08/07/12 19:26:53 [Device ID: 0] 2/20 reboot-bootloader
08/07/12 19:27:03 [Device ID: 0] 3/20 flash mbmloader "mbmloader.bin"
08/07/12 19:27:04 [Device ID: 0] 4/20 flash mbm "mbm.bin"
08/07/12 19:27:04 [Device ID: 0] 5/20 reboot-bootloader
08/07/12 19:27:15 [Device ID: 0] 6/20 flash cdt.bin "cdt.bin"
08/07/12 19:27:16 ERROR: 6/20 flash cdt.bin "cdt.bin" -> Phone returned FAIL. - on device ID 0.
08/07/12 19:27:16 [Device ID: 0] 6/20 flash cdt.bin "cdt.bin" -> Phone returned FAIL.
08/07/12 19:27:16 ERROR: Failed flashing process. - on device ID 0.
08/07/12 19:27:16 Multi upgrade finished.

And yes using 4.0

 

[SamuriHL]

If you are using 4.0, I want you to get this:

4.1 PATCH

Install it over 4.0. (It will ONLY update a 4.0 install)

o) Put your phone in AP Fastboot by shutting the phone off, hold volume down and press power
o) Run the HouseOfBionic.bat file
o) Select REINSTALL 238 option
o) Select option 3 to flash
o) When it asks Flash with RSD? [y/n] do NOTHING
o) Open RSD, and go to the 238 folder and select the HouseOfBionic_reinstall.xml
o) Flash it, then close RSD
o) Go back to the HouseOfBionic and select n to not flash with RSD
o) Go back to the menu and select show instructions to flash in recovery

See if that gets you back.

 

[johnjingle]

It seems to be stuck at 2/13 reboot-bootloader

 

[SamuriHL]

This is not what I consider good. I'm thinking....I may have to custom tailor a solution for you. Give me a minute.

 

[SamuriHL]

238 FIX

This file is ONLY for you. Install it.

o) Shut the phone off, boot it into AP Fastboot again
o) Don't even bother opening the HoB this time
o) Open RSD Lite
o) Open the HouseOfBionic_FIX.xml in the 238 directory
o) Flash it
o) When RSD is finished, shut the phone off
o) Boot into recovery...hold volume up and down, press power, volume down to recovery, volume up to select it, volume up and down when the android icon comes up to bring up the recovery menu, volume down to apply update from sdcard....see if it'll apply now.

If this doesn't work, it's going to get ugly but we can still hopefully fix it. I have no idea what happened here.

 

[johnjingle]

For some reason, my phone is not even appearing in RSD Lite. Any ideas why???

 

[SamuriHL]

It's in AP Fastboot? And you have a charged battery? And you have the latest moto drivers installed?

 

[johnjingle]

Yes, yes and yes. I restarted windows to see if that helps.

 

[SamuriHL]

Yikes. You may have seriously bricked it in a way that I may not be able to fix. SIGH. I have another thought but if it doesn't work, this isn't good at all.

 

[SamuriHL]

One thing you can try....copy this and save it into a batch file and put it in the 238 directory.

echo off

..\utils\moto-fastboot flash cdt.bin cdt.bin
..\utils\moto-fastboot flash system ..\905_FXZ\system.img
..\utils\moto-fastboot flash boot boot.img
..\utils\moto-fastboot flash preinstall ..\905_FXZ\preinstall.img

That needs to be run when the phone is in AP Fastboot. Make sure windows recognizes the phone. If that doesn't work, I'm truly out of ideas.