HELP! Bricked phone without backup :(

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 10:27 AM

Like an idiot, I didn't create a recovery file and now I'm afraid I lost my phone

I used this link http://androidforums.com/bionic-all-things-root/480176-how-flash-5-5-893-5-9-902-rsdlite.html

but got this error message, and yes I do have all the drivers and everything installed

"Please check input file. Either XML format is wrong or image files associated with it are missing"

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 10:29 AM

What file are your trying to flash from that thread?

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 10:31 AM

The original 5.9.902

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 10:37 AM

sounds like a bad download. try it again with a fresh download.

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 10:55 AM

Still same error message

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 11:02 AM

what ota were you on before you had a problem.

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 11:06 AM

just read this. see if it helps.

Just a note, I had an issue when using RSD lite 5.6 with my bros Atrix 2 on my PC running Win7 64bit. I kept getting an error: "Please check input file. Either XML format is wrong or image files associated with it are missing" when trying to open the zip. After struggling with it for a while I happened to find out that putting RSD lite in compatibility mode for winXP seem to solve the issue. I'm not sure how that made a difference but it did. Hopefully the newer version 5.6.4 won't have this problem next time I need it and much thanks for the link!

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 11:10 AM

Is that same as run as admin?
I'm on Vista

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 11:18 AM

no. but if you are on vista then run it as administrator.

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 11:19 AM

Nevermind, figured that out but still no fix

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfib

what ota were you on before you had a problem.

I'm almost sure it was .905

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 11:25 AM

you can do the manual method instead of using rsdlite.

download this file and unzip. moto-fastboot

unzip your 5.9.902 fxz file (or use this one) to the same location as moto-fastboot

put your phone into fastboot by press and hold the volume down and power button at the same time on the phone. The fastboot menu will appear. plug your phone into your computer.

navigate in windows to the location you have everything unzipped to. click on the file symbol in the top left corner and when the bar becomes highlighted type cmd and enter if you have win 7. A comand prompt will come up. If not go to start and type cmd and hit enter. when the prompt comes up type cd c:\location of file with moto-fastboot and fxz file unziped

type and hit enter after each step

moto-fastboot flash mbm allow-mbmloader-flashing-mbm.bin
moto-fastboot reboot-bootloader
moto-fastboot flash mbmloader mbmloader.bin
moto-fastboot flash mbm mbm.bin
moto-fastboot reboot-bootloader
moto-fastboot flash cdt.bin cdt.bin
moto-fastboot erase cache
moto-fastboot erase userdata
moto-fastboot flash lbl lbl
moto-fastboot flash ebr ebr
moto-fastboot flash mbr mbr
moto-fastboot flash devtree device_tree.bin
moto-fastboot flash system system.img
moto-fastboot flash boot boot.img
moto-fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
moto-fastboot flash cdrom cdrom
moto-fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img
moto-fastboot flash webtop grfs.img
moto-fastboot flash radio radio.img
moto-fastboot reboot

you should be on 5.9.902
all your data except on your sd-ext will be erased.

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 11:27 AM

The first link isn't working

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlayersRage

The first link isn't working

try it again. just fixed it.

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 11:47 AM

Just unzip the folder into the same one as moto-fastboot?

Lars · June 23rd, 2012, 11:51 AM

You can omit erasing user data and then, well, it won't.

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlayersRage

Just unzip the folder into the same one as moto-fastboot?

yes

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfib

you can do the manual method instead of using rsdlite.

download this file and unzip. moto-fastboot

unzip your 5.9.902 fxz file (or use this one) to the same location as moto-fastboot

put your phone into fastboot by press and hold the volume down and power button at the same time on the phone. The fastboot menu will appear. plug your phone into your computer.

navigate in windows to the location you have everything unzipped to. click on the file symbol in the top left corner and when the bar becomes highlighted type cmd and enter if you have win 7. A comand prompt will come up. If not go to start and type cmd and hit enter. when the prompt comes up type cd c:\location of file with moto-fastboot and fxz file unziped

type and hit enter after each step

moto-fastboot flash mbm allow-mbmloader-flashing-mbm.bin
moto-fastboot reboot-bootloader
moto-fastboot flash mbmloader mbmloader.bin
moto-fastboot flash mbm mbm.bin
moto-fastboot reboot-bootloader
moto-fastboot flash cdt.bin cdt.bin
moto-fastboot erase cache
moto-fastboot erase userdata
moto-fastboot flash lbl lbl
moto-fastboot flash ebr ebr
moto-fastboot flash mbr mbr
moto-fastboot flash devtree device_tree.bin
moto-fastboot flash system system.img
moto-fastboot flash boot boot.img
moto-fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
moto-fastboot flash cdrom cdrom
moto-fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img
moto-fastboot flash webtop grfs.img
moto-fastboot flash radio radio.img
moto-fastboot reboot

you should be on 5.9.902
all your data except on your sd-ext will be erased.

I did this but it stays on "waiting for device"

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlayersRage

I did this but it stays on "waiting for device"

sorry type adb.exe (enter)
then adb devices (enter and you should see a bunch of numbers)

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfib

sorry type adb.exe (enter)
then adb devices (enter and you should see a bunch of numbers)

Do this before typing all those commands?

I tried doing this in both folders
C:\users\
C:\moto-fast-win32

Says "adb.exe" is not recongized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 12:08 PM

I'm also going back to RSD Lite just to see if anything will work...should all the things like technology have a N/A beside it?

Lars · June 23rd, 2012, 12:13 PM

Do you have the moto drivers installed from admin mode?

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lars

Do you have the moto drivers installed from admin mode?

Yes, even though they won't show up in my device manager

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 12:22 PM

The phone just stays stuck in the last boot animation

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 12:23 PM

try using motohelper for driver install.

motohelper_2.0.53_driver_5.2.0.exe - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 12:29 PM

Still nothing

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 12:52 PM

do you have another computer to try this on?

you can always call Verizon there might have been a hardware failure.

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 12:52 PM

No, I don't
Could you walk me through how to do the manual reset?

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 12:56 PM

Not sure if it helps any, but I just booted my phone into fastboot and the menu for installing drive software popped up and it says "windows need to install driver software for your CDMA_TARGA S.

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 12:58 PM

that does help. let it install the drivers and try rsdlite again

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 01:02 PM

Well, apparently the motohelper installed those drivers, so we're back to step 1 again

About calling Verizon...the phone was rooted so that's a no go right?

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 01:08 PM

if you cant boot it up neither can they without flashing the fxz file.

i would try the manual method again now that the drivers are installed.

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 01:33 PM

THAT DID IT! Now if I can just get the phone to realize that there is a SIM card in it

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 01:40 PM

great!
For the sim card.

shut the phone off
pull the battery and sim card
put just the battery in and turn on the phone
wait till the phone boots up and says it has no sim.
shut phone off and reinstall sim
power up
you should be good to go.

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 01:42 PM

Just tried that & its back! THANKS SO MUCH!!

OutOfPhase · June 23rd, 2012, 01:47 PM

glad to see your up and working. you should try the ics leak now, it is pretty good.

SlayersRage · June 23rd, 2012, 03:57 PM

Is there any apps or anything that I can get to prevent me from this if I decide to root again?

Jaycen02 · September 2nd, 2012, 08:25 AM

I'm getting the same message as stated here. Seems my original problem is coming from an app called addfree. I can't uninstall it, it keeps reinstalling itself when I reboot my phone. i'm trying to use fastboot to restore my phone but i'm getting a mesage that says the program can't start because AdbWinApi.dll is missing. try reinstalling to fix the problem..

I'm hoping someone can help so I don't have to go to verizon and give up my unlimited data plan today.

OutOfPhase · September 2nd, 2012, 08:51 AM

do you have adb installed and motofastboot? Have you tried using rsdlite first?

Jaycen02 · September 2nd, 2012, 08:59 AM

yes I've tried RSD lite, I get an error 3/20 that says mbmloader.bin failed error code. Sorry I'm new to this....I have installed motofastboot, when I unzip it I get 3 files and 2 look like readme's and one a .exe file. What xactly is the ADB driver?

OutOfPhase · September 2nd, 2012, 09:11 AM

Sometimes rsdlite won't work and then it works for no explain reason. I would try it again with possibly a new download of the fxz file you are using. What file are you using?

You can also take this zip which has adb (windows way to communicate with your phone) in it and unzip it into the same folder that you have moto fastboot and the fxz file in. Then run the fastboot commands again. http://dc453.4shared.com/download/pTc8u2Mo/SDK_tools.zip

Jaycen02 · September 2nd, 2012, 09:32 AM

right now I went through all the steps, the third one (moto-fastboot flash mbmloader mbmloader.bin) failed. I went throught the rest of the steps anyways. everything seemed to work. Right now I'm sitting at the little green andriod guy with the triangle and !.......

OutOfPhase · September 2nd, 2012, 09:53 AM

press and hold both volume buttons to get into recovery. do you have 5.9.905 update on your sd card? wipe cache and reboot. do not do a factory wipe.

Jaycen02 · September 2nd, 2012, 10:10 AM

i'm so confused. I got it to boot, and its back to the same old problems that I was having. Phone was not reset. Everytime I restart the phone the alarm turns on for friday at 2PM as well as the adfree app is back. seems my problem is the adfree app is blocking some applications it shouldn't......I guess I'll try the process again on my laptop this time.

OutOfPhase · September 2nd, 2012, 10:12 AM

when you used your desktop were you using the usb ports in the front or back. the ports in the front can cause issues or a hub can do the same.

It does not sound like it was a successful flashing.

Jaycen02 · September 2nd, 2012, 10:18 AM

yes, I was using the ports in the front....

SlayersRage · September 2nd, 2012, 10:47 AM

Always try to use a usb port that is directly connected to the motherboard.

Jaycen02 · September 2nd, 2012, 11:00 AM

well different computer exactly the same results. flash error at 3/20

OutOfPhase · September 2nd, 2012, 11:02 AM

what fxz file are you using?

Jaycen02 · September 2nd, 2012, 11:44 AM

The one .905 one available here.

Download DroidBionic/VRZ_XT875_5.9.905.XT875.Verizon.en.US_CFC.xml.zip at StockROMs.net