Motorola Bravo HARD BRICKED

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Well somehow i bricked my phone,I'm stuck on the Motorola logo,i try using sbf but it does not recognize my phone, oh yeah i had install cm7 diet rom witch really would not let me get into recovery cuz it kept saying that my phone was a htc bravo? So i try a droid bootstrap to see if that work and that's when my phone got bricked, can someone please help,and yes i tried going into recovery by pressing the volume and power button and it takes me into recovery and brings me to the Android and exclamation but that's it, even if i pressed the lower right corner nothing happens

Originally Posted by ssfirme

Well somehow i bricked my phone,I'm stuck on the Motorola logo,i try using sbf but it does not recognize my phone, oh yeah i had install cm7 diet rom witch really would not let me get into recovery cuz it kept saying that my phone was a htc bravo? So i try a droid bootstrap to see if that work and that's when my phone got bricked, can someone please help,and yes i tried going into recovery by pressing the volume and power button and it takes me into recovery and brings me to the Android and exclamation but that's it, even if i pressed the lower right corner nothing happens

Press both volume buttons on the screen with the android and exclamation mark. That'll take you to stock recovery where you need to wipe data and factory reset.

If you have to flash the sbf again, try using sbf_flash on Linux. It'll flash in times where RSD won't recognize your phone.
Linux Live\sbf_flash tut
sbf_flash binary is in attachments


Only use Defy 2nd-init for recovery

(and once its installed, steal /system/bootmenu/* and /system/bin/bootmenu from Defy CM9 from June 5th on up -- touch bootmenu is pretty awesome; replacing the bootmenu isn’t for the feint of heart.)

the only problem is i dont have linux i have windows 7

Use rsdlite sri I don't have a link on me

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

Had same type of problem on Friday. Followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1559109 now I'm back up and running.

Originally Posted by ssfirme

the only problem is i dont have linux i have windows 7

I dual boot between the two

If you have a blank cd and a usb drive\sdcard you can just use a Linux Live environment -- you never install Linux at all -- and you can use sbf_flash from there.

RSD Lite version that works and tutorial

And since it hasn't been mentioned yet, holding volume up + power on boot access the boot recovery to flash sbf's. Just make sure you have at least 50% battery before flashing or you might get an actual brick.

What your dealing with is nothing more than a recovery screw up. I had the same problem last night installing touch recovery -- it wiped /bootmenu/ instead of installing to it. Solution is to flash sbf, reboot, wipe data/factory reset from stock recovery, reboot, eebluroffee at first screen, root, enable non market apps, Defy 2nd init flash something that's better than stock.

ok i install the motorola usb drivers and start up rsd lite but it does not regocogize my phone

yes i have it in bootloader mode

Did you install everything before plugging phone in?

Try uninstalling everything motorola related and reinstalling just the drivers....On a previous Win7 install nothing was recognized, but on a reinstall of the entire system it worked fine and still does. I still recommend the Linux way over RSD because it will flash your phone regardless, provided you can access the loader.

I still haven't gotten native tethering to work with Windows, but then again, I quit trying sometime around December or January.