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Help Restoring To Stock From Android Recovery Errors Out

evilbastard

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Feb 13, 2011
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I was mucking around on my phone trying to get emoji to display in my text messages, and ended up in the endless reboot cycle. I tried restoring to stock, but now the blur setup crashes while I try to go through the setup.

The setup crash is my fault. In trying to create space on /system I moved some of the files in /system/apps (blur apk and odx files) to my sdcard-ext.

I downloaded Blur_Version.4.1.57.MB860.ATT.en.US.zip from Motorola and renamed update.zip. Put that on my sd card and tried the android recovery but the process errors out with:

Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
status 73
installation aborted

I tried using fastboot thinking I could move those files back to the proper place on my internal SD but even though the system sees it connected, I can't access the internal SD.

Is there a way out of this?
 
I think (somehow) you managed to move/delete files that the system needs at the core to even be able to flash a ROM.

I'm going to say you are probably going to have to call Motorola support on this one.

That, or you can try to unlock the bootloader (In for a penny, in for a pound, right?) and load a custom ROM like CM7. Just remember that unlocking the bootloader blows the eFuse. This voids the warranty, and prevents you from ever installing an official ROM/Update again.
 
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I think (somehow) you managed to move/delete files that the system needs at the core to even be able to flash a ROM.

I'm going to say you are probably going to have to call Motorola support on this one.

That, or you can try to unlock the bootloader (In for a penny, in for a pound, right?) and load a custom ROM like CM7. Just remember that unlocking the bootloader blows the eFuse. This voids the warranty, and prevents you from ever installing an official ROM/Update again.

Well I found a method to use RSD and an SBF file, but unfortunately although the battery was fully charged when I started the flash process, it died and the battery wasn't accepting a charge anymore. I did call AT&T and they are shipping me a replacement.

Good thing I held on to my IPhone.
 
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