[Q] Downgrading from 4.4.4 GPE to 4.3 Motorola...
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i see 3 topics too... That is awful cause mine is XT1033. i just convert it to GPE 4.4.2, OTA to 4.4.4. One sim works
So scary abt brick the phone cause i want to go back to stock 4.4.3
I mean 4.3 JB, not 4.4.3 KK =.=", it somehow felt a lot smoother in that version...But is downgrading possible from 4.4.4 GPE to 4.3 Motorola?
Gpe makes change in bootloader and fastboot. So u cant downgrade via fastboot.
But if u have any nadroid of 4.3, u can revert back
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I guess the point is partition.stock version use f2fs and gpe use ext4.so it have to reparttition if you want to convert a gpe to stock.but after OTA to 4.4.4 , the gpt.bin(stock 4.4.2) can't be flash.
It's that rightCould you please tell me how? I've been looking for 2 days, so many people are trying to do the same thing and there is absolutely no information
My phone is xt1034 unlocked bootloader version 4111, received 4.4.2 and upgraded manually to 4.4.4 and would like to downgrade to 4.3 to hopefully solve the alarm problem and the internet connection stability, as these sometimes drive me crazy!
Thank you
how the hell did you do it? if you're on 4.4.3+ you shouldn't be able to downgrade your motoboot, and if you do it completely bricks the bootloader. i know because i tried. i tried the restore to stock guide but it didn't work on my xt1034.
K finally got back to 4.4.3 Stock, but still cannot make it to 4.3 (version downgraded for boot, partition and motoboot)
Take a look there
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54635169
when you are on 4.4.2 u can try to go more in 4.3, should work, try with BR firmware if u got XT1032, or other region wich have 4.4.4 from whre u are starting to downgrade. then when you are in 4.3 just flash via fastboot other 4.3 region wich u want.
cheers
Thanks for your reply but it'll only works with 4.4.2, there's no way of downgrading it further to 4.3...
EDIT: I recall reverting from 4.4.2 to 4.3 a long time ago, which I forgot to flash the motoboot.img, which then caused a bootlogo loop (not boot animation loop). Is it the case here that motoboot.img can't be downgraded anymore?
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i was on same bootloader loop,i bricked my phone wich same,i started to downgrade without searching a bit.i didnt known will cause a brick. in that post i explained how i succesfully downgraded from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2. When u are on 4.4.2 then it should work to downgrade one more to 4.3. for me it worked to downgrade till 4.4.2 , more i dont continued cuz i wanted just to go on 4.4.2 to convert in GPE again, but should work.
Yeah it worked like you said, but only for downgrading to 4.4.2, not 4.3. 4.3 rom required a different bootloader (i think) so with the upgraded bootloader which comes along with 4.4.3 and 4.4.4, it won't work anymore since the bootloader can no longer be downgraded.
There is a serious bug that Motorola have patched in 4.4.3 / 4.4.4. Not only is it very dangerous to mess around with downgrading / updating bootloader, but if you start experiencing the sudden battery drop issue you will regret ever having tried.
From my experience of updating and downgrading.
Once you update from 4.4.2 to higher version number you can no longer downgrade to 4.3. The lowest you can downgrade back to is 4.4.2 from 4.4.4. Also relocking bootloader doesn't seem to work while downgrading only works when re flashing the same stock firmware.
Once you update from 4.4.2 to higher version number you can no longer downgrade to 4.3. The lowest you can downgrade back to is 4.4.2 from 4.4.4. Also relocking bootloader doesn't seem to work while downgrading only works when re flashing the same stock firmware.
What if you went from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2, then from 4.4.2 to 4.3? Will that work? I am desperately trying to get back to Jelly Bean as I hate KitKat, but I am unable to as I went to 4.4.4 Stock Rom (XT1032, Retail GB firmware version).
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Once Bootloader has been updated by flashing 4.4.2 or newer, there is no going back. Even with a nandroid backup, I suspect there is a check in the 4.3 kernel regarding Bootloader version and it won't progress. There was only ever one custom kernel for 4.3 made by @faux123, but I cannot locate it since he removed the download.
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