help phone wont boot into recovery and system after using blankflash - Moto Z Play Questions & Answers

so i was flashing a nougat 7.0 update on moto z play and then all of a sudden my phone wouldnt even power on the screen was all black so i decided to use blank flash. Blank flash did take me to the bootloader but even when trying to boot to recovery and system it wont work.
help plz.

Jaderalves said:
In Device Manager how is it listed? Fastboot Android S
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what do you mean

Jaderalves said:
In Device Manager how is it listed? Fastboot Android S
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is their any ways for me to access recovery and my device because at the moment I'm just stuck on the fast boot screen if so please tell me btw thanks for replying.

ahmed12389 said:
is their any ways for me to access recovery and my device because at the moment I'm just stuck on the fast boot screen if so please tell me btw thanks for replying.
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Do you see the device listed in Windows?

Flashqueen said:
Do you see the device listed in Windows?
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yes I can see it

Flashqueen said:
Do you see the device listed in Windows?
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what do you suggest I do

ahmed12389 said:
what do you suggest I do
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Have you flashed the stock ROM onto your device? What bootloader version or stock ROM build did you have before you flashed the stock 7.0 build and took the update?
Downgrading to older stock firmware and then attempting to update is generally what caused that hard brick. If you can let us know what device/territory you had, we can try to point you to the right firmware to flash.

echo92 said:
Have you flashed the stock ROM onto your device? What bootloader version or stock ROM build did you have before you flashed the stock 7.0 build and took the update?
Downgrading to older stock firmware and then attempting to update is generally what caused that hard brick. If you can let us know what device/territory you had, we can try to point you to the right firmware to flash.
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Yes I have flashed stock firmware on my device I remember downgrading to marshmallow then updating back to nougat then my device fully shut down it was all black. After this incident, i did what you would normally do and that was to use blank flash to at least get the bootloader back, as I did get the bootloader I could not use the boot options such as recovery mode. so I am basically stuck on the bootloader and can do nothing. My device is an addison XT1635-02 and before I flashed nougat ota I had the marshmallow December security update.

echo92 said:
Have you flashed the stock ROM onto your device? What bootloader version or stock ROM build did you have before you flashed the stock 7.0 build and took the update?
Downgrading to older stock firmware and then attempting to update is generally what caused that hard brick. If you can let us know what device/territory you had, we can try to point you to the right firmware to flash.
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I also believe my device is hard bricked as I cant access boot options at all it just keeps boot looping once I try to access a boot option. also is it normal for my bootloader to say that my software status is modified because I think after you flash blank flash your software status modified. finally, I have been trying to flash stock firmware but for some reason, gpt and bootloader.img always fail to flash. Thanks for the reply I hope you can help.

echo92 said:
Have you flashed the stock ROM onto your device? What bootloader version or stock ROM build did you have before you flashed the stock 7.0 build and took the update?
Downgrading to older stock firmware and then attempting to update is generally what caused that hard brick. If you can let us know what device/territory you had, we can try to point you to the right firmware to flash.
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this is a dumb question but do you think that it is possible to get out of a hard brick without sending it to a moto service center.

ahmed12389 said:
this is a dumb question but do you think that it is possible to get out of a hard brick without sending it to a moto service center.
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Should be possible, there's a thread here on how to help repair your bootloader, which has a link for some updated firmware for you to try : https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-unbrick-moto-z-play-t3618492/page33
I would recommend confirming it's for your device. You are likely getting the errors you mentioned as the bootloader and GPT are perhaps to old for your repaired bootloader and so are not accepted. Which blank flash did you use to repair your device? I'd just like to check you've used the correct blankflash before proceeding. Also, which GPT/bootloader were you trying to flash that gave you the errors?
I think the service centre could charge you up to 70-80 % of the original cost for a new motherboard if this can't be resolved.

echo92 said:
Should be possible, there's a thread here on how to help repair your bootloader, which has a link for some updated firmware for you to try : https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-unbrick-moto-z-play-t3618492/page33
I would recommend confirming it's for your device. You are likely getting the errors you mentioned as the bootloader and GPT are perhaps to old for your repaired bootloader and so are not accepted. Which blank flash did you use to repair your device? I'd just like to check you've used the correct blankflash before proceeding. Also, which GPT/bootloader were you trying to flash that gave you the errors?
I think the service centre could charge you up to 70-80 % of the original cost for a new motherboard if this can't be resolved.
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ok the thing is I am certain I used the wrong blank flash zip therefore meaning that I flashed the wrong things this is probably why I'm boot looping do you have any idea how to revert the changes of blank flash so I can flash the propper blank flash. Is their even any blank flash for Moto z play anyways

echo92 said:
Should be possible, there's a thread here on how to help repair your bootloader, which has a link for some updated firmware for you to try : https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-unbrick-moto-z-play-t3618492/page33
I would recommend confirming it's for your device. You are likely getting the errors you mentioned as the bootloader and GPT are perhaps to old for your repaired bootloader and so are not accepted. Which blank flash did you use to repair your device? I'd just like to check you've used the correct blankflash before proceeding. Also, which GPT/bootloader were you trying to flash that gave you the errors?
I think the service centre could charge you up to 70-80 % of the original cost for a new motherboard if this can't be resolved.
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I was flashing the July security patch stock firmware and it's giving me these errors

echo92 said:
Should be possible, there's a thread here on how to help repair your bootloader, which has a link for some updated firmware for you to try : https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-unbrick-moto-z-play-t3618492/page33
I would recommend confirming it's for your device. You are likely getting the errors you mentioned as the bootloader and GPT are perhaps to old for your repaired bootloader and so are not accepted. Which blank flash did you use to repair your device? I'd just like to check you've used the correct blankflash before proceeding. Also, which GPT/bootloader were you trying to flash that gave you the errors?
I think the service centre could charge you up to 70-80 % of the original cost for a new motherboard if this can't be resolved.
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if i flash that stock frimware it takes straight to 7.1.1 is that correct

echo92 said:
Should be possible, there's a thread here on how to help repair your bootloader, which has a link for some updated firmware for you to try : https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-unbrick-moto-z-play-t3618492/page33
I would recommend confirming it's for your device. You are likely getting the errors you mentioned as the bootloader and GPT are perhaps to old for your repaired bootloader and so are not accepted. Which blank flash did you use to repair your device? I'd just like to check you've used the correct blankflash before proceeding. Also, which GPT/bootloader were you trying to flash that gave you the errors?
I think the service centre could charge you up to 70-80 % of the original cost for a new motherboard if this can't be resolved.
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is blank flash universal and works for all version and models for Motorola phone or is their specific ones because if their is I might have used the wrong one

ahmed12389 said:
is blank flash universal and works for all version and models for Motorola phone or is their specific ones because if their is I might have used the wrong one
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As far as I know, blankflashes are CPU specific, and may also be device specific, though we've had some success using a Moto Z2 play blankflash to rescue Moto Z Play devices that are hard bricked. There's some more info here https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-unbrick-moto-z-play-t3618492/page19 and here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73474192&postcount=249
Which blank flash did you use? Also, which July security patch firmware are you flashing? sounds like your need 7.0 or 7.1.1 firmware to proceed. That firmware link would take you up to 7.1.1, yes, but I would advise not to downgrade in future.
Also, please edit your posts rather than making new replies. I understand you're wanting to get your device fixed without paying a lot of money to fix it, give us time to respond.

echo92 said:
Should be possible, there's a thread here on how to help repair your bootloader, which has a link for some updated firmware for you to try : https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-unbrick-moto-z-play-t3618492/page33
I would recommend confirming it's for your device. You are likely getting the errors you mentioned as the bootloader and GPT are perhaps to old for your repaired bootloader and so are not accepted. Which blank flash did you use to repair your device? I'd just like to check you've used the correct blankflash before proceeding. Also, which GPT/bootloader were you trying to flash that gave you the errors?
I think the service centre could charge you up to 70-80 % of the original cost for a new motherboard if this can't be resolved.
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I just checked its all good i was using the right one. it appears that if you use blank flash, in general, it will modify your software status. I will flash that stock rom I just hope it would work and yes i was flashing the july marshmallow 6.0.1 update and it had no effect on my phone what so ever lets hope this 7.1.1 does. also sorry for all these replies I am in desperate need for my phone and I'm not thinking straight

ahmed12389 said:
I just checked its all good i was using the right one. it appears that if you use blank flash, in general, it will modify your software status. I will flash that stock rom I just hope it would work and yes i was flashing the july marshmallow 6.0.1 update and it had no effect on my phone what so ever lets hope this 7.1.1 does. also sorry for all these replies I am in desperate need for my phone and I'm not thinking straight
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If your device was ever on stock Nougat (7.0 or 7.1.1), then flashing that marshmallow ROM won't likely work in repairing your bootloader. You need a firmware that is the same or newer than the latest firmware your device had. Downgrading stock firmware does not usually downgrade your bootloader, hence the corruption and need to have same or newer firmware to repair. Your bootloader would otherwise reject old firmware via preflash validation errors.
Hopefully the 7.1.1 firmware will help fix things. You will lose data however in the process of flashing your device, so hopefully you have backups.

echo92 said:
As far as I know, blankflashes are CPU specific, and may also be device specific, though we've had some success using a Moto Z2 play blankflash to rescue Moto Z Play devices that are hard bricked. There's some more info here https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/how-to/guide-unbrick-moto-z-play-t3618492/page19 and here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73474192&postcount=249
Which blank flash did you use? Also, which July security patch firmware are you flashing? sounds like your need 7.0 or 7.1.1 firmware to proceed. That firmware link would take you up to 7.1.1, yes, but I would advise not to downgrade in future.
Also, please edit your posts rather than making new replies. I understand you're wanting to get your device fixed without paying a lot of money to fix it, give us time to respond.
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oh my freaking god you fixed it!!! you are literraly my idol thanks to you i dont need to take it to service from now on I'm never flashing again. but thank you very much you fixed my phone you absolute legend.

ahmed12389 said:
what do you mean
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how is it recognized by the PC in device manager?

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Bricked

After successfully converted to US Unlocked, Nougat, I tried to revert back by flashing firmware.zip and TWRP backup. But after the first time flashing the firmware.zip, I tried to reboot to download mode to complete the 2nd flashing but the phone just shut down. Now I cannot turn it on anymore and it does not even register charge from the charger. Have I bricked it? My is Japan variant, S-Off, bootloader relocked
nerodarknight said:
After successfully converted to US Unlocked, Nougat, I tried to revert back by flashing firmware.zip and TWRP backup. But after the first time flashing the firmware.zip, I tried to reboot to download mode to complete the 2nd flashing but the phone just shut down. Now I cannot turn it on anymore and it does not even register charge from the charger. Have I bricked it? My is Japan variant, S-Off, bootloader relocked
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The correct way to revert would be to change the CID back then flashing the corresponding firmware etc. If you tried flashing the firmware for Japan but still had the CID set to us unlocked then yes you possibly bricked the phone.
I changed the cid back to Japan variant already, if the CID was not correct it wouldn't flash anyway. The problem is that the phone isn't receiving charge from the charger. I believe the phone would still hold a charge even if brick.
nerodarknight said:
I changed the cid back to Japan variant already, if the CID was not correct it wouldn't flash anyway. The problem is that the phone isn't receiving charge from the charger. I believe the phone would still hold a charge even if brick.
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Sounds like a big hairy nasty brick alright.
comstockload said:
Sounds like a big hairy nasty brick alright.
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Gonna bring it to the carrier, gonna see what they are going to do, hopefully can have it replaced
Same happened to me. Had to replace using insurance
nerodarknight said:
Gonna bring it to the carrier, gonna see what they are going to do, hopefully can have it replaced
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may I ask what firmware you flashed to revert back?
If you flash an incremental one it will brick. need to flash a full/combined firmware from @Sneakyghosts thread
Same thing happened to me this morning, went to flash a FW and boom, brick. Not sure what I did wrong but will not do it anymore lol.
I've sent it away to HTC for repair. Has anyone else went this route and know what to expect?
I'm worried they will get it back on and see that it's S-OFF and a different CID than what it should be. I have a Sprint variant.
FlowingAway said:
Same thing happened to me this morning, went to flash a FW and boom, brick. Not sure what I did wrong but will not do it anymore lol.
I've sent it away to HTC for repair. Has anyone else went this route and know what to expect?
I'm worried they will get it back on and see that it's S-OFF and a different CID than what it should be. I have a Sprint variant.
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theres no sprint nougat firmware, so you flashed an GSM firmware on your CDMA sprint? Not good.
This is why I take as few risks as possible when flashing. I'm still on a MM rom and will be until we get an official TWRP. And I only flash firmware/roms made for my device. Just my $0.02. Keep the change.
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j to the 4n said:
theres no sprint nougat firmware, so you flashed an GSM firmware on your CDMA sprint? Not good.
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I did it once before. I removed all radio img files and any other img files that the Sprint firmware doesn't contain. I think what did me in was flashing it while on an official Sprint Marshmallow ROM. The other time I did it I was already on a Nougat ROM. Might've been Viper or CM 14 a few days ago.
Learned my lessons haha. One question tho, what if I were to flash a RUU, matching CID and MID, would it be ok?
nerodarknight said:
Learned my lessons haha. One question tho, what if I were to flash a RUU, matching CID and MID, would it be ok?
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I am only going to tell you the safest way because I don't want you to brick another phone. Assuming you're already on a custom rom:
1. Download the N ruu.exe for your device from HTC. Right now all they have is N for the US unlocked. The rest should be available in Jan. It won't kill anyone to wait that long.
2. Run the executable on your computer and follow the easy prompts. This will perfectly install the stock N rom.
3. Flash the official TWRP via fastboot command.
4. Use TWRP to format your data partition then flash the custom N rom of your choice. SuperSu should be included with the rom.
Finished. Yes, there are all kinds of things you can do instead. I use my phone for work too so I ain't going there.

Hard Bricked, only white light blinks while connecting to PC

First unlocked bootloader,flashed TWRP, was flashing RR,,,>>Got error
Second Again Flashed Stock ROM, Flashed OTA.zip via adb sideload,phone rebooted>>Phone got dead
Only white light blinks while connecting to PC.
Reached Service centre, they saying warranty voided pay 75% of your phone(INR 16999) to get new motherboard replaced.
Saw many threads from XDA mai forum,tried too, but was unsucessful
Please Help
vaibhavxol said:
First unlocked bootloader,flashed TWRP, was flashing RR,,,>>Got error
Second Again Flashed Stock ROM, Flashed OTA.zip via adb sideload,phone rebooted>>Phone got dead
Only white light blinks while connecting to PC.
Reached Service centre, they saying warranty voided pay 75% of your phone(INR 16999) to get new motherboard replaced.
Saw many threads from XDA mai forum,tried too, but was unsucessful
Please Help
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Where did you go wrong?
Did you flash an older stock ROM than which was installed in your phone before you unlocked BL?
Was the RR file completely downloaded? What error did you get while flashing RR?
vaibhavxol said:
First unlocked bootloader,flashed TWRP, was flashing RR,,,>>Got error
Second Again Flashed Stock ROM, Flashed OTA.zip via adb sideload,phone rebooted>>Phone got dead
Only white light blinks while connecting to PC.
Reached Service centre, they saying warranty voided pay 75% of your phone(INR 16999) to get new motherboard replaced.
Saw many threads from XDA mai forum,tried too, but was unsucessful
Please Help
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Why did you flash ota via adb sideload?
Very bad idea - why? Because I bet that ota wasn't meant for your firmware version
Only ever update your phone through the about phone section on a totally unmodified stock rom with stock recovery
Sorry but you will have to take it to a repair shop to either get it reimaged or get a new board that has the firmware already on it
vaibhavxol said:
First unlocked bootloader,flashed TWRP, was flashing RR,,,>>Got error
Second Again Flashed Stock ROM, Flashed OTA.zip via adb sideload,phone rebooted>>Phone got dead
Only white light blinks while connecting to PC.
Reached Service centre, they saying warranty voided pay 75% of your phone(INR 16999) to get new motherboard replaced.
Saw many threads from XDA mai forum,tried too, but was unsucessful
Please Help
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Just recovered from the same situation lol [emoji23].... You've to flash Albus blanflash ... There's guide on the necessary steps on another hard brick recovery thread on XDA
Sent from my XT1686 using Tapatalk
Repaired
sandy108 said:
Just recovered from the same situation lol [emoji23].... You've to flash Albus blanflash ... There's guide on the necessary steps on another hard brick recovery thread on XDA
Sent from my XT1686 using Tapatalk
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Now can i get back to stock rom or default bootloader ?
And pplease tell which rom you currently using ?
psychopac said:
Where did you go wrong?
Did you flash an older stock ROM than which was installed in your phone before you unlocked BL?
Was the RR file completely downloaded? What error did you get while flashing RR?
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I repaird it, have albus bootloader in it
RIP Moto G5's Bootloader Partition
This happened to me too and the only fix was the Warranty replacing the entire Motherboard.
U can try Qualcomm mode (qfil) or blank flash but motorola doens't have released that files (and never will)
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RIP Moto G5's Bootloader Partition
This happened to me too and the only fix was the Warranty replacing the entire Motherboard.
U can try Qualcomm mode (qfil) or blank flash but motorola doens't have released that files (and never will)
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So how much did replacing it cost?
sandy108 said:
So how much did replacing it cost?
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0,00 $
Warranty covered it
It's easy, only say that u don't known what happened and (wtf is an bootloader?)
CypherPotato said:
0,00 $
Warranty covered it
It's easy, only say that u don't known what happened and (wtf is an bootloader?)
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and how vaibhavxol unbricked?
Ellcid01 said:
and how vaibhavxol unbricked?
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replacing the entire motherboard.
@CypherPotato You seriously achieved that? They didn't check for BL unlock status?
I just bricked mine, still uncertain what happened, left it doing an update (OTA) with a 30-35% battery... dunno if the battery ran out during the update thus bricking it or the update with the unlocked BL did it.
Same situation as described, no response while connected to the PC only a blinking led.
Checking for battery drain issues (also present in the G series) by letting it charge for a while.
But commom, what Moto have in their heads, replacing the whole motherboard seems quite dumb, releasing the files can't be that hard. Loved my old Nexus 5, hardbricked it like 3 times and didn't take 1 hour to find how to undo it.
Nich_F said:
@CypherPotato You seriously achieved that? They didn't check for BL unlock status?
I just bricked mine, still uncertain what happened, left it doing an update (OTA) with a 30-35% battery... dunno if the battery ran out during the update thus bricking it or the update with the unlocked BL did it.
Same situation as described, no response while connected to the PC only a blinking led.
Checking for battery drain issues (also present in the G series) by letting it charge for a while.
But commom, what Moto have in their heads, replacing the whole motherboard seems quite dumb, releasing the files can't be that hard. Loved my old Nexus 5, hardbricked it like 3 times and didn't take 1 hour to find how to undo it.
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Yeah... Motorola sucks until don't released Osprey (Moto G 2015) blankflash files, since the bootloader is locked for an only and one shipped ROM you cannot update in stock rom anymore, and I don't known the risks of re-locking the bootloader inside an non-shipped stock rom. The best you can do is create an system-dump backup before flashing new roms.
Unlocking the bootloader probally will break all device warranties, because you don't will able to flash another rom anymore.
The unique and unknown solution is reflashing the entire device's memory, that we will need to use the Qualcomm's blank flash files and Cedric blank flash files to rewrite the entire internal memory.
The flashing LED only indicates the device failed to start, but he still alive.
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I found this tutorial in the internet for fixing an Moto G4 Plus hardbrick, maybe it's possible to Moto G5 too.
http://moto-g4-plus-com-hardbrick-resolvido.webnode.com/passo-a-passo/
The link is in Portuguese, but u can normally translate it.

0 IMEI after Pie on XT-1789-03 Sprint

I have lost IMEI number after flashing Pie. On my Sprint Moto Z2 Force. Signal bar has turned grey and IMEI is showing as zero.
Wifi is working
Bluetooth is working
Barcodes in bootloader mode is showing some different IMEI no.
Downgrade to Stock Oreo or Naugat
If I downgrade to stock Oreo then I lost all wifi, sim and Bluetooth. Also no baseband found in bootloader.
Will appreciate if someone can help.
Thanks in advance.
If you have already flashed Pie Rom (including bl、 baseband), you will not be able to return to Oreo
Hello.
I am trying to research the imei bricks on Sprint models after Verizon pie update. In short, everything we understand says this should not be happening, and yet it is.
Can you, for research purposes, describe the state of your device when you applied the update? Was it running full verizon firmware down to the bl, modem, and gpt? I may have an experimental fix but I need to gather more info about the bricks.
Also, it is impetative that you don't flash any further modems for my fix to have a good chance to work. Thanks.
Thanks for the message,
The device working fine, very super smooth and I can feel the difference.
The only think which is not working is cell phone and it's because of 0 IMEI number, currently I am on pie retail version (NASH_RETAIL_9.0_PPX29.159-19_subsidy-default_regulatary-DEFAULT_CFC.xml) downloaded from mirrors lolinet com / firmware / Moto / Nash / retail
Pls let me know if you want more info.
Thanks in advance.
hqureshi said:
Thanks for the message,
The device working fine, very super smooth and I can feel the difference.
The only think which is not working is cell phone and it's because of 0 IMEI number, currently I am on pie retail version (NASH_RETAIL_9.0_PPX29.159-19_subsidy-default_regulatary-DEFAULT_CFC.xml) downloaded from mirrors lolinet com / firmware / Moto / Nash / retail
Pls let me know if you want more info.
Thanks in advance.
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What firmware did you flash from? Stock? Do you have an unlocked bootloader?
If yes to all the above, I can give you some experimental things to try.
Yes to all and bootloader is unlocked.
btw i have flashed firmware in this order
1. i flashed NASH_PPX29.159_19_subsidy_DEFAULT_regulatory_DEFAULT_CFC.xml
then
2. XT1789-06_NASH_RETIN_9.0_PPX29.159-19_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
and now on
3. NASH_RETAIL_9.0_PPX29.159-19_subsidy-default_regulatary-DEFAULT_CFC.xml
That's not ideal (the additional flashes) but what I have is still worth a try and you have nothing to lose.
The first thing we need is to boot twrp on the device using fastboot (get the latest .img here and fastboot boot twrp.img it). Once in twrp, immediately reboot to "EDL."
https://dl.twrp.me/nash/
Get drivers for qualcomm 9008 mode device if needed (should show in Windows device manager under "ports"):
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603862036
Then get the nougat blankflash here:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/nash/blankflash/blankflash_from_NDX26.183-15_17.zip
Extract and run the cmd inside. You may need to try a few times, on different usb ports. I heard usb 2.0 works best.
If it succeeeds, try flashing your stock firmware and see if imei is back.
Good luck. This is a real stretch but it just might work...
PS: This does have potential to completely brick your device. Please keep that in mind and weigh your options.
I have tried as per instruction but still getting the "baseband not found" status on all stock oreo & nougat firmwares. So when I flash Pie retail I get wifi and Bluetooth back with 0 IMEI status. so the situation is the same.
BTW I have read somewhere the 0 IMEI issue is related persist file/folder/. I may be able to share reference link of that discussion in a while. (Link of discussion)
Let me know if you want me to test anything else. Thanks again for your time. best
hqureshi said:
I have tried as per instruction but still getting the "baseband not found" status on all stock oreo & nougat firmwares. So when I flash Pie retail I get wifi and Bluetooth back with 0 IMEI status. so the situation is the same.
BTW I have read somewhere the 0 IMEI issue is related persist file/folder/. I may be able to share reference link of that discussion in a while. (Link of discussion)
Let me know if you want me to test anything else. Thanks again for your time. best
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That's really odd. Sorry, I have nothing right now for you but will look into this as best I can.
Thanks, btw whenever i flash stock nougat i am getting verification failed error during flashing of bootloader.img
EDL
R-T-B said:
That's not ideal (the additional flashes) but what I have is still worth a try and you have nothing to lose.
The first thing we need is to boot twrp on the device using fastboot (get the latest .img here and fastboot boot twrp.img it). Once in twrp, immediately reboot to "EDL."
https://dl.twrp.me/nash/
Get drivers for qualcomm 9008 mode device if needed (should show in Windows device manager under "ports"):
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603862036
Then get the nougat blankflash here:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/nash/blankflash/blankflash_from_NDX26.183-15_17.zip
Extract and run the cmd inside. You may need to try a few times, on different usb ports. I heard usb 2.0 works best.
If it succeeeds, try flashing your stock firmware and see if imei is back.
Good luck. This is a real stretch but it just might work...
PS: This does have potential to completely brick your device. Please keep that in mind and weigh your options.
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I can see the qualcomm device in twrp on my device manager. how to i get to edl mode. there is no reboot edl option in twrp. do i command fastboot reboot edl when device in twrp screen? when i run the qboot blank-flash it says wating for device
Please use latest TWRP from here https://dl.twrp.me/nash/ load it using fastboot and the in TWRP click reboot and select EDL.
Let me know if you face any issue.
i'm on the same boat
no celluler, no IMEI
wifi and bluetooth working
Everyone keeps trying to flash pie firmware that isn't for their variant and this is the result, no baseband. Plus once you upgrade to a pie modem, you can't go back to an oreo modem. Maybe something will come along and remedy that, that's a big maybe too. The devs are trying to find a solution, but there just might not be one. You can't blankflash your way out of it, and if you're not careful you can brick your phone for real. Not 9008 brick, paperweight. Not trying to be an ass, just trying to warn others. If it isn't pie for your phone, don't flash it.
Blankflash doesn't work anyways.
Stand by we are working on another fix.
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Blankflash doesn't work anyways.
Stand by we are working on another fix.
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Let me know if you need this fastboot_nash_verizon_oem_vzw_user_9_PCX29.159-21_10d9a_release-keys-cid2_vzw.tar.gz. I have got it from @oslov a member of discord.
I have tried this in this sequence but still zero IMEI.
1. Nougat Blank flash
2. Flashed Stock Verizon Oreo and then staying in bootloader mode I flashed above Pie Update using Flash-All batch file.
Phone successfully booted with Verizon sim activation warning but IMEI was 0.
I thought I should update you guys.
Thanks
Oslov is my discord nick.
Confusing I know, lol.
Be careful with that file, we don't fully understand it yet. I gave it to you because, how much worse off can you be really?
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Oslov is my discord nick.
Confusing I know, lol.
Be careful with that file, we don't fully understand it yet. I gave it to you because, how much worse off can you be really?
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Lol. Wow!
Thanks again for doing this. Best
un1ocked said:
i'm on the same boat
no celluler, no IMEI
wifi and bluetooth working
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Have restored IMEI # with the help of @oslov, We will share the solution in a while.
hqureshi said:
I have lost IMEI number after flashing Pie. On my Sprint Moto Z2 Force. Signal bar has turned grey and IMEI is showing as zero.
Wifi is working
Bluetooth is working
Barcodes in bootloader mode is showing some different IMEI no.
Downgrade to Stock Oreo or Naugat
If I downgrade to stock Oreo then I lost all wifi, sim and Bluetooth. Also no baseband found in bootloader.
Will appreciate if someone can help.
Thanks in advance.
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I have resolved the 0 IMEI issue with the help of R-T-B, by doing undo Sim/network Unlock. changing CHMOD of id_00 to 0770
so now I am facing sim/network locked,
So whenever i unlock the sim/network lock i get 0 IMEI issue.
I will appreciate if someone now can help me to unlock SIM/network lock while keeping IMEI
I am currently on Retail pie with Sim/Network Locked. Phone Model is Sprint XT1789-03, dual sim enabled

Question [fixed] rooted a325m suddenly no imei, no sim

I rooted my a325m by patching the stock AP file with magisk, had to use FRP hijacker by hagard to be able to flash the patched file. I root uninstalled several apps for debloating. The phone worked fine for like a couple of weeks, and now, suddenly I find there's the no SIM indication, and in settings -> about phone it says IMEI: unknown, and in software information it says bandbase version: unknown.
The firmware version I used was exactly the same as when I bought it, A325MUBU2AUJ4, with the right csc (ARO in my case).
EDIT: after a couple reboots, the bandbase version now shows, but still no IMEI or SIM detected.
Can anyone help me? What happened? What can I do? Thanks in advance!
flash all the with odin the correct rom. the twrp unstable and more like shell and who knows what bugs have magisk. until why have a good recovery i would no root my phone reallly if you want to unisstall the software from samsung and google i would say to use the universal debload https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater.
UPDATE: it got unknown baseband againI
I relocked the bootloader and now in download mode I have an option to "show barcodes" pressing the side button. The barcodes show the right IMEI and serial number. Maybe stuff wasn't erased, just inaccesible by the rom?
I was told by a technician to flash the original ROM (already did) then root again. Tried several versions but not an older bandbase because downgrade is forbidden by the bootloader, apparently, to no avail. Would try a newer baseband but i'm afraid it will not work and will be unable to go back to the origial baseband version.
Weird thing is, there is the EFS directory but no /data/nvram or /dev/nvram
Same happened to me.
I tried everything I could think of to get the IMEI back and couldn't.
It was still under warranty and I took it to Samsung.
Before taking it I unrooted it and locked it again.
They fixed it for me with no problem.
edukardo said:
Same happened to me.
I tried everything I could think of to get the IMEI back and couldn't.
It was still under warranty and I took it to Samsung.
Before taking it I unrooted it and locked it again.
They fixed it for me with no problem.
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How did you root it?
as I understand, after rooting, warranty is void since it implies flashing a magisk patched boot image or AP tar. In my case I was indeed able to relock the bootloader and flash the original firmware but upon entering download mode, it shows "warranty void 0x01".
was it the same in your case?
Flashed original firmware, relocked phone, and then went to Samsung Office. I had no problem with it
edukardo said:
Flashed original firmware, relocked phone, and then went to Samsung Office. I had no problem with it
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most likely the warranty vod bit was on (you can check it yoursef by entering odin mode) and they didn't notice
so you got it fixed for free?
did they mention what did the fix consist in? I heard they say they change the motherboard, which is a lie, they just write the nvram or efs with the right stuff
ah sos de argentina? lol where did you take it? to a samsung store? I'm from neuquen and got it at musimundo, but here's a samgung store too
myself i was thinking of waiting for an update which should be soon, lock bootloader, flash some official rom and pull off the cable so it gives an upgrade error and doesn't enter download mode, then take it to the store
Unroot before update and unlock
wipe the cache partition . then reset the phone using recovery mode . this is at you own risk .
did you fix it?
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did you fix it?
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nope, went to samsung, got rejected cause warranty bit on, no choice but take it to a service and I suppose they could do something with Chimera Tool, Z3X or something like that, which, as I've seen, claims to fix it in minutes (and the client gets charged handsomely, like 100 USD)
From Samsung I got the same bullsh*t I read in some threads: "this phone has been tampered with and it's a hardware problem, the board must be replaced"
For the technically savvy, I got a strange Magisk log which kind of looks like it may be the problem. It seems to try to "unlock"* some devices on bootup but gets "permission denied". One of them may be the nvram or something like that. I have an EFS directory but no NVRAM directory anywhere or /dev/nvram.
very strange, i guess we gotta not use magisk until its bug fixed.. i have seen other people have the same problem too, but anyways, i sent my phone to get probably JTagged for 54 us dollars, if they fix it well, great right, but if they dont i guess ill have to buy another motherboard from samsung or go to another city... and the best part is that while my phone is there, im using an S4 mini from 2013 with custom android 11 rom hehe
i saw that auh firmware causes empty imei in another thread and to flash aug, maybe you could try this? https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/has-anyone-successfully-rooted-this-a32-4g.4326193/post-85788523
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very strange, i guess we gotta not use magisk until its bug fixed.. i have seen other people have the same problem too, but anyways, i sent my phone to get probably JTagged for 54 us dollars, if they fix it well, great right, but if they dont i guess ill have to buy another motherboard from samsung or go to another city... and the best part is that while my phone is there, im using an S4 mini from 2013 with custom android 11 rom hehe
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or atleast use magisk with aug or even older firmware if you can... is your a32 A325M or A325F?
well, your firmware is A325MUB"U2"AUJ4 and that means u cant downgrade to older versions that have binary1 so maybe you could try using samsung's new version which was released past month
applesucksLmao said:
very strange, i guess we gotta not use magisk until its bug fixed.. i have seen other people have the same problem too, but anyways, i sent my phone to get probably JTagged for 54 us dollars, if they fix it well, great right, but if they dont i guess ill have to buy another motherboard from samsung or go to another city... and the best part is that while my phone is there, im using an S4 mini from 2013 with custom android 11 rom hehe
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what's JTagged?
applesucksLmao said:
i saw that auh firmware causes empty imei in another thread and to flash aug, maybe you could try this? https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/has-anyone-successfully-rooted-this-a32-4g.4326193/post-85788523
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I found it impossible to downgrade, download mode doesn't allow it. Couldn't find a tutorial to do it either.
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well, your firmware is A325MUB"U2"AUJ4 and that means u cant downgrade to older versions that have binary1 so maybe you could try using samsung's new version which was released past month
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I did, I tried all combinations rooting/unrooting with the new magisk 24.1 the new version, A325MUBS2AVA1
It's a 325m btw

Question hard/soft bricked

I tried downgrading my Moto G30 from Android 12 to Android 11 using an available stock ROM I found on the internet. At first, I faced some problems and a soft brick, but finally, I was able to flash and boot it correctly. Then, knowing that the ROM flashed was "stock," I decided to relock the bootloader, which was a mistake. After rebooting, I got the message "No valid operating system could be found. The device will not boot."
I spent the whole day trying to figure out how to get it working again. The main problem here is that I relocked the bootloader and can't get to the OS again to enable the option in developer settings to re-unlock it and flash another ROM. I tried using RSA (LMSA) to restore it, but it refuses, and I think it gets the same error that won't let me flash anything to the phone.
During my research, I found that one possible solution is to boot in EDL mode and flash everything again, but I don't want to open my phone and do weird things to get into that mode. Hopefully, there's another solution or another way to get into EDL.
If you have any information that could help me solve this, please comment.
I had the same problem with mine. The thing is, i tried to flash a blank-flash image but it wont go. I think its to early to downgrade your Moto G30, but you can try to flash the stock image in EDL Mode by opening your Motorola. Also you might need to send it to Motorola. Sorry
In the image you have the EDL Test Point you must brick.
But also you can try
fastboot reboot edl
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reboot edl
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U_ShowcaseDev said:
But also you can try
or
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I've already tried several combinations of that command with no success.
aldoo9 said:
I've already tried several combinations of that command with no success.
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Sorry I think your Motorola is Dead.
U_ShowcaseDev said:
I had the same problem with mine. The thing is, i tried to flash a blank-flash image but it wont go. I think its to early to downgrade your Moto G30, but you can try to flash the stock image in EDL Mode by opening your Motorola. Also you might need to send it to Motorola. Sorry
In the image you have the EDL Test Point you must brick.
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Hello again! Do you know how to flash the stock rom in EDL mode? I've found some tutorials but the files required are not available in the stock rom files to do so.
aldoo9 said:
Hello again! Do you know how to flash the stock rom in EDL mode? I've found some tutorials but the files required are not available in the stock rom files to do so.
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Please send me a Link.
aldoo9 said:
Hello again! Do you know how to flash the stock rom in EDL mode? I've found some tutorials but the files required are not available in the stock rom files to do so.
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Don't you need to just blankflash it in EDL?
And yes you most likely need to open it.
For the Blankflash you need to download Lenovo Rescue and Smart Assistant (since lenovo produces moto phones). What this does it installs the correct drivers for your phone.
And the files can be found here : https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/motorola/caprip/blankflash/
Good luck and as always, do your own research!
Edit: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/hard-brick-moto-g30.4397117/page-2 this thread has more info.
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Don't you need to just blankflash it in EDL?
And yes you most likely need to open it.
For the Blankflash you need to download Lenovo Rescue and Smart Assistant (since lenovo produces moto phones). What this does it installs the correct drivers for your phone.
And the files can be found here : https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/motorola/caprip/blankflash/
Good luck and as always, do your own research!
Edit: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/hard-brick-moto-g30.4397117/page-2 this thread has more info.
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I tried one, but it doesn't work. The Bootloader keeps locked.
U_ShowcaseDev said:
I tried one, but it doesn't work. The Bootloader keeps locked.
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Isn't the point to flash the stock ROM, not to unlock the bootloader?
Yes, you right. But how???
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Isn't the point to flash the stock ROM, not to unlock the bootloader?
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I saw, that you can flash a .xml Stock Firmware FIle. But i dont find anyone that work...
U_ShowcaseDev said:
I saw, that you can flash a .xml Stock Firmware FIle. But i dont find anyone that work...
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I think you can flash with Lenovo Rescue and Smart Assistant or manually, the XML is to flash automatically, you can flash manually each image.
If you cant maybe there is an error along the way.
I might look into this later. I would lock my bootloader to test but i dont have a backup.
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I think you can flash with Lenovo Rescue and Smart Assistant or manually, the XML is to flash automatically, you can flash manually each image.
If you cant maybe there is an error along the way.
I might look into this later. I would lock my bootloader to test but i dont have a backup.
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That can be the end to your phone. But, if you have a test phone that would be excellent.
KAN7A said:
I think you can flash with Lenovo Rescue and Smart Assistant or manually, the XML is to flash automatically, you can flash manually each image.
If you cant maybe there is an error along the way.
I might look into this later. I would lock my bootloader to test but i dont have a backup.
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Lenove RSA doesn't work. I tried it. When the Bootloader is unlocked it work. When the Bootloader is locked it wont work.
U_ShowcaseDev said:
Lenove RSA doesn't work. I tried it. When the Bootloader is unlocked it work. When the Bootloader is locked it wont work.
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I dont have a test device right now so i cant test myself, anything I say might be wrong.
This might be a complete brick because of the downgrade from what I've read.
There is little info on the forum about this issue so I don't want to make wrong suggestions until i can test.
Yes, unfortunately, there is still little information about the Moto G30. But I hope that there will be more information and solutions in the future.
U_ShowcaseDev said:
Yes, unfortunately, there is still little information about the Moto G30. But I hope that there will be more information and solutions in the future.
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Maybe you can help me with some info i am interested in.
1.You have booted into EDL using Short Pin method
2.You have used blankflash successfully
3.Then you try to flash manually and got Permission Denied?
For both Android 11 Stock ROM and Android 12 Stock Rom?
EDIT: Is the back of the phone glued? Or just clamps so you can put it back with no glue?
Since i want to test this soon hopefully.
KAN7A said:
Maybe you can help me with some info i am interested in.
1.You have booted into EDL using Short Pin method
2.You have used blankflash successfully
3.Then you try to flash manually and got Permission Denied?
For both Android 11 Stock ROM and Android 12 Stock Rom?
EDIT: Is the back of the phone glued? Or just clamps so you can put it back with no glue?
Since i want to test this soon hopefully.
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1. Yes
2. I used a blankflash successfully.
3. Then in fastboot tried to flash the android 11 stock and after it failed the android 12 stock image. Also i tried the RSA varient. Both will not work.
The back is clicked in place. There are two stickers on the phone. Two white ones, One on the top left corner and one on the bottom of the phone.
But careful when you open the back. The screws are well screwed and the cap over the motherboard is slightly stuck. Maybe this will help you: Dissasembly Moto G30 YouTube
@U_ShowcaseDev Thank you so much! This is exactly what i wanted to know!

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