Troubleshooting: TWRP Boot Loop after OTA update in MOTO G4 (XT1621 Athene)

matiashl · Dec 4, 2017

Hi. This is my first post in this forum. I had this problem, the phone always started in TWRP Mode after updating by OTA update, I should NOT have updated it this way, but I have done it still. :cyclops: XD
To fix it, try this:

TWRP Method:

1- Go into TWRP -> Go to Advanced -> Go to Terminal:
Enter

2- Please make a backup first of these files in SD card:

Code:

cp /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota /sdcard/mota2
cp /dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc /sdcard/misc2

3- Type this exactly:

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota

HIT ENTER

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc

HIT ENTER

4- Restart the phone.

Recommendations: Freeze or change name of the Motorola Update App "com.motorola.ccc.ota" ( /system/priv-app/3c_ota/3c_ota.apk ) to solve the continuous update message.

Work fine in my:
MOTO G4 XT1621 Athene
Android version: 7.0
Kernel: 3.10.84-ElementalX-G4-1.04
Firmware version: NPJ25.93-14-8.1

Sorry for my bad writing. Correct me if necessary.

davidlm101 · Apr 6, 2018

Hi,
Thank you very much. It worked on my Moto G4 XT1621, but there is an error in the cp command (backup): "cp /dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc /sdcard/misc2" should be "cp /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc /sdcard/misc2"

When I ran the dd command I had an no space error, but I ran the second dd command anyways (it also had the same error) but after the restart the phone boot directly to android and not to TWRP

Thanks again.
David.

matiashl said:
Hi. This is my first post in this forum. I had this problem, the phone always started in TWRP Mode after updating by OTA update, I should NOT have updated it this way, but I have done it still. :cyclops: XD
To fix it, try this:

TWRP Method:

1- Go into TWRP -> Go to Advanced -> Go to Terminal:
Enter

2- Please make a backup first of these files in SD card:

Code:

cp /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota /sdcard/mota2 cp /dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc /sdcard/misc2

3- Type this exactly:

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota

HIT ENTER

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc

HIT ENTER

4- Restart the phone.

Recommendations: Freeze or change name of the Motorola Update App "com.motorola.ccc.ota" ( /system/priv-app/3c_ota/3c_ota.apk ) to solve the continuous update message.

Work fine in my:
MOTO G4 XT1621 Athene
Android version: 7.0
Kernel: 3.10.84-ElementalX-G4-1.04
Firmware version: NPJ25.93-14-8.1

Sorry for my bad writing. Correct me if necessary.

dr1445 · Apr 7, 2018

any chance this will work on my xt1625?

Mr. Y · Apr 26, 2018

dr1445 said:
any chance this will work on my xt1625?

Same question running lineage on my xt1625. Have this issue where it always reboot to twrp after I had did the OTA update

nodagalas2 · May 19, 2018

Moto g4 plus always booting in to twrp

matiashl said:
Hi. This is my first post in this forum. I had this problem, the phone always started in TWRP Mode after updating by OTA update, I should NOT have updated it this way, but I have done it still. :cyclops: XD
To fix it, try this:

TWRP Method:

1- Go into TWRP -> Go to Advanced -> Go to Terminal:
Enter

2- Please make a backup first of these files in SD card:

Code:

cp /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota /sdcard/mota2 cp /dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc /sdcard/misc2

3- Type this exactly:

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota

HIT ENTER

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc

HIT ENTER

4- Restart the phone.

Recommendations: Freeze or change name of the Motorola Update App "com.motorola.ccc.ota" ( /system/priv-app/3c_ota/3c_ota.apk ) to solve the continuous update message.

Work fine in my:
MOTO G4 XT1621 Athene
Android version: 7.0
Kernel: 3.10.84-ElementalX-G4-1.04
Firmware version: NPJ25.93-14-8.1

Sorry for my bad writing. Correct me if necessary.

Thank you very much
Both dd commands worked for my XT 1643.I deleted 3c it's file before doing this. I get normal booting after trying lot of tricks.

Dylan2232 · Dec 13, 2018

matiashl said:
Hi. This is my first post in this forum. I had this problem, the phone always started in TWRP Mode after updating by OTA update, I should NOT have updated it this way, but I have done it still. :cyclops: XD
To fix it, try this:

TWRP Method:

1- Go into TWRP -> Go to Advanced -> Go to Terminal:
Enter

2- Please make a backup first of these files in SD card:

Code:

cp /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota /sdcard/mota2 cp /dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc /sdcard/misc2

3- Type this exactly:

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota

HIT ENTER

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc

HIT ENTER

4- Restart the phone.

Recommendations: Freeze or change name of the Motorola Update App "com.motorola.ccc.ota" ( /system/priv-app/3c_ota/3c_ota.apk ) to solve the continuous update message.

Work fine in my:
MOTO G4 XT1621 Athene
Android version: 7.0
Kernel: 3.10.84-ElementalX-G4-1.04
Firmware version: NPJ25.93-14-8.1

Sorry for my bad writing. Correct me if necessary.

There is no mota file in my phone's /by-name folder. Instead there is the following:
boot
cache
expdb
flashinfo
frp
keystone
lk
logo
metadata
nvdata
nvram
oemkeystore
otp
para
proinfo
protect1
protect2
recovery
seccfg
secro
system
tee1
tee2
userdata

And the path is slightly different: /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.msdc0/by-name

My phone is a Moto C Plus xt1723 2GB ram/16GB memory dual sim

Which file do i go with?

vitor6496 · Dec 14, 2019

matiashl said:
Hi. This is my first post in this forum. I had this problem, the phone always started in TWRP Mode after updating by OTA update, I should NOT have updated it this way, but I have done it still. :cyclops: XD
To fix it, try this:

TWRP Method:

1- Go into TWRP -> Go to Advanced -> Go to Terminal:
Enter

2- Please make a backup first of these files in SD card:

Code:

cp /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota /sdcard/mota2 cp /dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc /sdcard/misc2

3- Type this exactly:

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/mota

HIT ENTER

Code:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/misc

HIT ENTER

4- Restart the phone.

Recommendations: Freeze or change name of the Motorola Update App "com.motorola.ccc.ota" ( /system/priv-app/3c_ota/3c_ota.apk ) to solve the continuous update message.

Work fine in my:
MOTO G4 XT1621 Athene
Android version: 7.0
Kernel: 3.10.84-ElementalX-G4-1.04
Firmware version: NPJ25.93-14-8.1

Sorry for my bad writing. Correct me if necessary.

Sorry for bringing this up in 2019, but I got stuck in recovery bootloop when upgrading Stock Nougat to Oreo (OPJ28.111-12).

Even when flashing via fastboot adb, it did only boot by pressing START button on fastboot mode, after flashing any ROM, or after any reboot.

Your method worked perfectly in my XT1640, thank you !!

Kireej · Nov 13, 2023

I have a stylus 5g 2022 stuck in fast oot gives this error. Anyone know a fix?

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