Don't downgrade your bootloader!

[Member1660584]

I see a few people with the E4 and E4 Plus posting elsewhere about possibly bricking their devices after flashing stock firmware. I think some may be flashing an older firmware than what they where running and it is probably due to flashing an older bootloader. You can downgrade your firmware version if you want to, or are just trying to get up and running again, but do not flash the bootloader along with the rest of a stock firmware package unless it is the same or newer version than what your already running! As long as the system, oem and modem/fsg are flashed from the same firmware, you should be able to skip flashing the bootloader. The only other reason I can see for anyone "bricking" their devices is because they have an unlocked bootloader and either didn't wipe data when flashing, didn't wait long enough for the device to boot, or didn't flash a zip to disable dmverity/for encryption.

 

[bcrichster]

The help request I had gotten was someone flashed a Nicklaus FW in their Owens device and had a very difficult time restoring it back to normal.. So y'all remember, only flash the files for codename "owens" on our Moto E4 Plus devices if you live in America

 

[bcrichster]

Here is funisillegal 's post on his fix for the Moto E4 Plus softbricks..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e4-plus/help/e4-owens-bricked-t3795503