SBF/Bootloader Unlocking Blocked on New Atrix

das8nt · May 10, 2012

So, I don't mean to start a panic for the remaining Atrix faithful here, but it seems like Motorola has started to block the ability to flash SBF's, including the pudding/IHOP files, on New and replacement Atrix phones. I've been in discussions with at least three recipients of replacement devices over the last three days that all have the same issue.

Anytime any SBF file is flashed to the device it fails with the error SFV:106:1:2 Unable to reenumerate device (or something similar). It does not put you into fastboot or give you the options it used to, you simply have to battery pull and the phone boots normally as if nothing ever happened. Even the current version SBF for AT&T (4.5.141) will not flash to the phone; it ends in the same error.

Without being able to flash ANY SBFs, that means the bootloader on these new phones remains locked down for the moment. I know we have lost many of our original developers that worked to try to unlock the bootloader the first time, but I also know we have many talented devs currently with us.

Is there anyone able to provide insight as to what might have been changed by Motorola and how we might be able to overcome it?

Here are links to my discussions with them, as well as another post I just found that is similar from a Bell user:

http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=107507

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25167191 (not sure if same situation, sounds possibly similar)

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pre4speed · May 11, 2012

Can anyone confirm this has happened to them? Motorola will lose alot of loyal customers, myself included, if they pull this bull.

thegogetter- · May 11, 2012

yes it is true. i got my atrix today, i sent it in and i tried to unlock it right away but that proved to be impossible. if you follow those links, i have the exact same symptoms.

das8nt · May 11, 2012

If anyone who is experiencing this can run some tests for samcripp, it looks like he's willing to help where he can. See this post here: http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/motorola-atrix-hacks/3331-tut-unlocking-bootloader-installing-custom-roms-63.html#post108017

Thanks!

dragunbayne · May 11, 2012

That is so lame! This was my first Motorola smartphone and I have a feeling it will be my last.

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kufusoto · May 11, 2012

Just use the automated boot loader unlock it worked for my friend

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das8nt · May 11, 2012

kufusoto said:
Just use the automated boot loader unlock it worked for my friend

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So far, that has failed with the same result for the two users that have tried it under these conditions.

thegogetter- · May 11, 2012

i replied on the other forum

thegogetter- · May 11, 2012

kufusoto said:
Just use the automated boot loader unlock it worked for my friend

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did he ever send it into moto for any repairs?

BKrenning · May 12, 2012

Unable to unlock BL

I have had my Atrix 4G for almost 1 year. It was purchased as a refurb directly from AT&T. It came with Froyo on it & I patiently waited for and applied the OTA to 2.3.4 and 2.3.6. I was able to successfully root it but it will not give me the Unique ID when I run "fastboot oem unlock". It says:

C:\fastboot>fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) OEM unlock is not implemented
OKAY [ 0.001s]
finished. total time: 0.001s

I will get the FUSE and edit this post.

ReservedOdm: 10000000000030001000300000000

das8nt · May 12, 2012

BKrenning said:
I have had my Atrix 4G for almost 1 year. It was purchased as a refurb directly from AT&T. It came with Froyo on it & I patiently waited for and applied the OTA to 2.3.4 and 2.3.6. I was able to successfully root it but it will not give me the Unique ID when I run "fastboot oem unlock". It says:

C:\fastboot>fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) OEM unlock is not implemented
OKAY [ 0.001s]
finished. total time: 0.001s

I will get the FUSE and edit this post.

You need to flash the "pudding" SBF unlocker file before using the fastboot commands. See the Unlock/IHOP sticky post at the top of the Development section.

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thegogetter- · May 12, 2012

this is what i get after trying the automatic unlock tool.

it says unlocked but its not. its not rooted either. what did you use to root? like ^^^ it never showed my unique ID and just hung there.

crnkoj · May 13, 2012

thegogetter- said:
this is what i get after trying the automatic unlock tool.

it says unlocked but its not. its not rooted either. what did you use to root? like ^^^ it never showed my unique ID and just hung there.

how is it not unlocked, if it says unlocked and starts fastboot? just fastboot flash romracers recovery onto it and thats it, than you can flash custom roms.

matthew5025 · May 13, 2012

das8nt said:
So, I don't mean to start a panic for the remaining Atrix faithful here, but it seems like Motorola has started to block the ability to flash SBF's, including the pudding/IHOP files, on New and replacement Atrix phones. I've been in discussions with at least three recipients of replacement devices over the last three days that all have the same issue.

Anytime any SBF file is flashed to the device it fails with the error SFV:106:1:2 Unable to reenumerate device (or something similar). It does not put you into fastboot or give you the options it used to, you simply have to battery pull and the phone boots normally as if nothing ever happened. Even the current version SBF for AT&T (4.5.141) will not flash to the phone; it ends in the same error.

Without being able to flash ANY SBFs, that means the bootloader on these new phones remains locked down for the moment. I know we have lost many of our original developers that worked to try to unlock the bootloader the first time, but I also know we have many talented devs currently with us.

Is there anyone able to provide insight as to what might have been changed by Motorola and how we might be able to overcome it?

Here are links to my discussions with them, as well as another post I just found that is similar from a Bell user:

http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=107507

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25167191 (not sure if same situation, sounds possibly similar)

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I get that error when
1. I try to flash a SBF file not meant for my phone. (Yeah... Stupid move)
2. There is a hardware problem with my phone.

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thegogetter- said:
this is what i get after trying the automatic unlock tool.

it says unlocked but its not. its not rooted either. what did you use to root? like ^^^ it never showed my unique ID and just hung there.

If it never showed your unique ID, your phone has been unlocked before.

crnkoj said:
how is it not unlocked, if it says unlocked and starts fastboot? just fastboot flash romracers recovery onto it and thats it, than you can flash custom roms.

It did not start at fastboot automatically, he made it start at fastboot. =D Funny what some people do...

thegogetter- · May 13, 2012

When I try to flash a recovery it hangs on waiting on device and doesn't do anything. I tried that already. I don't have root either

BKrenning · May 13, 2012

das8nt said:
You need to flash the "pudding" SBF unlocker file before using the fastboot commands. See the Unlock/IHOP sticky post at the top of the Development section.

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That's what I figured. I was hoping someone had come up with an easier route by now or at least figured out what was in the OTA that is blocking the phone from giving out it's unique id.

There is a Samsung Note on CL calling my name. Maybe I'll answer it--LOL.

Thank you for your help!

gkarthik16 · May 14, 2012

thegogetter- said:
When I try to flash a recovery it hangs on waiting on device and doesn't do anything. I tried that already. I don't have root either

Have you installed the drivers for your phone? If you're trying to flash a recovery, you should be unlocked and to unlock your phone, you would need the drivers.

NFHimself · May 14, 2012

Off the top of my head, the error from rsd seems like one you get when you try to use a ramloader from ATT with a Bell phone. That is why there were radio sbfs for Bell and for ATT separately.

You have to realise that the sbf files with the unlockable bootloaders are mods of existing sbf files and may simply be out of date with regard to the new phones. You would need a new sbf file to hack in the replacement bootloader. So what you are really looking for is another unlockable bootloader in the wild as part of a sbf that can be stripped down to just the bootloader part.

Or Motorola could just take it's **** out of it's ***.

Cheers!

n1ckr0th · May 14, 2012

i sent my atrix to get fixed in the last 3 weeks and i got it back, the bootloader was still unlocked but it needed to be "reminded" of it if you will. it had stock 4.5.151 on it and when it booted up there was no "unlocked" text and i couldn't flash a recovery, so i all i had to do was SBF to 2.3.4 and flash the trololol.sbf and it "reminded" my phone that it was unlocked. during the flashing process it rebooted and showed up as "unlocked" in the corner without having to re "fastboot oem unlock" it and i could flash a recover from there. using the latest RSDLite and Windows XP via Bootcamp with an AT&T Atrix and all AT&T files.

thegogetter- · May 15, 2012

i got it to work after using a different computer and loading fresh drivers. thanks guys.

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