Bricked with BL moto-msm8952-B1.09

Nov 7, 2015
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Hello,

i think i bought a bricked device from ebay. I am only able to get into fastboot but my device does not boot and i am also unable to get into recovery or flash a twrp.
Tried several unbricking posts from this forum but nothing worked. Also i never saw a moto-msm8952-B1.09 version of the bootloader (and i also do not now where this came from).
Code:
$ fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8952-B1.09
(bootloader) product: athene_16mp
(bootloader) board: athene_16mp
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P2A
(bootloader) radio: 3
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 16GB SKHYNIX HAG4a2 RV=08 PV=E4 FV=00000000000000E4
(bootloader) ram: 2GB SKHYNIX LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=06 M6=03 M7=00 M8=1F
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8952
(bootloader) serialno: ZY223W8LM7
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0x40
(bootloader) uid: EC375C0200000000000000000000
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei: 3541XXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) meid: 
(bootloader) date: 01-19-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1642
(bootloader) battid: SNN5970A
(bootloader) iccid: 
(bootloader) cust_md5: 
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Mon May 16 16:53:49 UTC 2016"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/athene_f/athene_f:6.0.1/M
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: PJ24.139-23.4/4:user/release-keys
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.24.24.4.athene.retai
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: l.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.BR.1.3.3-02720-8976.0
(bootloader) version-baseband[0]: M8952_70004.04.03.32R ATHENE_EMEA_DSDS
(bootloader) version-baseband[1]: _CUST
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.10.84-gcf01273 (hudsoncm
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: @ilclbld30) (gcc version 4.9.x-google 20
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: 140827 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEM
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: PT Sat May 14 20:58:01 CDT 2016
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VB1.09-0-g6e71967
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=MBM-NG-VB1.06-0-ga970ead
(bootloader) tz.git: git=9af563b-dirty
(bootloader) hyp.git: git=9af563b-dirty
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=9af563b-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=9af563b-dirty
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VB1.09-0-g9a76df4
(bootloader) qe: qe 0/0
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (0)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: reteu
all: listed above
finished. total time: 0.162s
Any tips or ideas how this can be fixed?
 

echo92

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The bootloader B1:09 is from the Oreo firmware, the last Nougat bootloader was B1:07.

The fact you can boot to fastboot is a good sign; most of the unbricking posts require that fastboot is not functioning.

For some reason, the previous owner has flashed Android 6.0.1 onto the device, which is not a good idea. If your device was able to boot, the moment you used an OTA update you'd have likely hard bricked.

Try to flash the Oreo firmware from this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79100802&postcount=1056 use the lolinet link. Use the instructions from the initial post of this thread to guide you
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/stock-rom-npjs25-93-14-4-march-1-t3608138

If that doesn't work, it may point to a more serious fault with the hardware (possible flash memory failure) and thus I'd contact the seller for a refund or return.
 
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Nov 7, 2015
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Thanks for your help.
Unfortunately it did not work. Here is what i did:

Code:
$ fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
(bootloader) has-slot:partition: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'partition' (32 KB)...
OKAY [  0.004s]
writing 'partition'...
(bootloader) Flashing primary GPT image...
(bootloader) Flashing backup GPT image...
OKAY [  0.094s]
finished. total time: 0.097s
$ fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
(bootloader) has-slot:bootloader: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'bootloader' (3651 KB)...
OKAY [  0.123s]
writing 'bootloader'...
(bootloader) validating: bootloader.default.xml ...
(bootloader) will pass: flash:aboot
(bootloader) will pass: flash:rpm
(bootloader) will pass: flash:tz
(bootloader) will pass: flash:hyp
(bootloader) will pass: flash:cmnlib
(bootloader) will pass: flash:keymaster
(bootloader) will pass: flash:sbl1
(bootloader) committing: bootloader.default.xml ...
(bootloader) - flashing 'emmc_appsboot.mbn' to 'aboot'
(bootloader) - flashing 'rpm.mbn' to 'rpm'
(bootloader) - flashing 'tz.mbn' to 'tz'
(bootloader) - flashing 'hyp.mbn' to 'hyp'
(bootloader) - flashing 'cmnlib.mbn' to 'cmnlib'
(bootloader) - flashing 'keymaster.mbn' to 'keymaster'
(bootloader) - flashing 'sbl1.mbn' to 'sbl1'
OKAY [  0.429s]
finished. total time: 0.552s
$ fastboot flash logo logo.bin
(bootloader) has-slot:logo: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'logo' (2186 KB)...
OKAY [  0.072s]
writing 'logo'...
OKAY [  0.054s]
finished. total time: 0.127s
$ fastboot flash boot boot.img
(bootloader) has-slot:boot: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot' (16384 KB)...
OKAY [  0.545s]
writing 'boot'...
(bootloader) Image signed with key bad key

OKAY [  0.419s]
finished. total time: 0.965s
$ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16484 KB)...
OKAY [  0.535s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image signed with key bad key

OKAY [  0.421s]
finished. total time: 0.956s
$ fastboot flash dsp adspso.bin
(bootloader) has-slot:dsp: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'dsp' (16384 KB)...
OKAY [  0.527s]
writing 'dsp'...
OKAY [  0.247s]
finished. total time: 0.774s
$ fastboot flash oem oem.img
(bootloader) has-slot:oem: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'oem' (69480 KB)...
OKAY [  2.228s]
writing 'oem'...
OKAY [  1.001s]
finished. total time: 3.229s
$ fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
(bootloader) has-slot:system: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (256517 KB)...
OKAY [  8.373s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  3.811s]
finished. total time: 12.184s
$ fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
(bootloader) has-slot:system: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (258339 KB)...
OKAY [  8.366s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  3.448s]
finished. total time: 11.813s
$ fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
(bootloader) has-slot:system: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (260247 KB)...
OKAY [  8.438s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  3.500s]
finished. total time: 11.938s
$ fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
(bootloader) has-slot:system: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (261006 KB)...
OKAY [  8.457s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  3.460s]
finished. total time: 11.918s
$ fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
(bootloader) has-slot:system: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (258102 KB)...
OKAY [  8.343s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  3.353s]
finished. total time: 11.697s
$ fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.5
(bootloader) has-slot:system: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (262061 KB)...
OKAY [  8.473s]
writing 'system'...
^[[AOKAY [  3.393s]
finished. total time: 11.866s
$ fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.6
(bootloader) has-slot:system: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (244304 KB)...
OKAY [  7.922s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  3.709s]
finished. total time: 11.631s
$ fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.7
(bootloader) has-slot:system: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'system' (88696 KB)...
OKAY [  2.849s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  1.176s]
finished. total time: 4.025s
$ fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
(bootloader) has-slot:modem: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'modem' (69401 KB)...
OKAY [  2.228s]
writing 'modem'...
OKAY [  0.946s]
finished. total time: 3.175s
$ fastboot erase modemst1
(bootloader) has-slot:modemst1: not found
erasing 'modemst1'...
OKAY [  0.022s]
finished. total time: 0.022s
$ fastboot erase modemst2
(bootloader) has-slot:modemst2: not found
erasing 'modemst2'...
OKAY [  0.022s]
finished. total time: 0.022s
$ fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
(bootloader) has-slot:fsg: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'fsg' (2104 KB)...
OKAY [  0.069s]
writing 'fsg'...
OKAY [  0.068s]
finished. total time: 0.137s
$ fastboot erase cache
(bootloader) has-slot:cache: not found
erasing 'cache'...
OKAY [  0.014s]
finished. total time: 0.014s
$ fastboot erase userdata
(bootloader) has-slot:userdata: not found
erasing 'userdata'...
OKAY [  0.023s]
finished. total time: 0.023s
$ fastboot erase customize 
(bootloader) has-slot:customize: not found
erasing 'customize'...
OKAY [  0.015s]
finished. total time: 0.015s
$ fastboot erase clogo 
(bootloader) has-slot:clogo: not found
erasing 'clogo'...
OKAY [  0.017s]
finished. total time: 0.017s
$ fastboot reboot
rebooting...

finished. total time: 0.155s


$ fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: moto-msm8952-B1.09
(bootloader) product: athene_16mp
(bootloader) board: athene_16mp
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: P2A
(bootloader) radio: 3
(bootloader) storage-type: emmc
(bootloader) emmc: 16GB SKHYNIX HAG4a2 RV=08 PV=E4 FV=00000000000000E4
(bootloader) ram: 2GB SKHYNIX LP3 DIE=8Gb M5=06 M6=03 M7=00 M8=1F
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8952
(bootloader) serialno: ZY223W8LM7
(bootloader) cid: 0x0032
(bootloader) channelid: 0x40
(bootloader) uid: EC375C0200000000000000000000
(bootloader) securestate: flashing_unlocked
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Volume down key pressed
(bootloader) imei: 3541XXXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) meid: 
(bootloader) date: 01-19-2017
(bootloader) sku: XT1642
(bootloader) battid: SNN5970A
(bootloader) iccid: 
(bootloader) cust_md5: 
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Mon May 16 17: 0:13 UTC 2016"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/athene_f/athene_f:6.0.1/M
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: PJ24.139-23.4/4:user/release-keys
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.24.24.4.athene.retai
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: l.en.US
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom: LA.BR.1.3.3-02720-8976.0
(bootloader) version-baseband[0]: M8952_70004.04.03.32R ATHENE_EMEA_DSDS
(bootloader) version-baseband[1]: _CUST
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.10.84-gcf01273 (hudsoncm
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: @ilclbld30) (gcc version 4.9.x-google 20
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: 140827 (prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEM
(bootloader) kernel.version[3]: PT Sat May 14 20:58:01 CDT 2016
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-VB1.09-0-g6e71967
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=MBM-NG-VB1.06-0-ga970ead
(bootloader) tz.git: git=9af563b-dirty
(bootloader) hyp.git: git=9af563b-dirty
(bootloader) keymaster.git: git=9af563b-dirty
(bootloader) cmnlib.git: git=9af563b-dirty
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-VB1.09-0-g9a76df4
(bootloader) qe: qe 0/0
(bootloader) frp-state: no protection (0)
(bootloader) ro.carrier: reteu
all: listed above
finished. total time: 0.077s
Seems like i have a more serious fault.
 

echo92

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Thanks for your help.
Unfortunately it did not work. Here is what i did:

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Seems like i have a more serious fault.
I would agree, based on your available evidence. It looks like the flash is not being committed to the flash memory, despite fastboot reporting the writing went okay. I would suggest contacting your seller and try to get a return/refund (hopefully you're covered by eBay Buyer Protection, which should apply if the listing mentioned the device working). Typically, the only way to get this issue repaired is to send the device to a service centre - I don't know if the service centre would replace the motherboard for free (if you're covered by EU consumer laws) or if they'd require proof of purchase.
 
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luckilyblack

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I have a bricked g4 plus Thur a dumb move on my part, I now have another g4 plus running nougat, my question is how? To clone the image into the other
Using qfil didn't work, PC is showing it under ports as Qualcomm qdloader 9008 mode. EDL.

Can anyone help with the instructions.???
I saw someone made qfil files for Moto E from a working device and used that to Unbrick dead dead devices. Google "create qfil firmware for Motorola" you'll find that video, give it a try if that worked we all be saved.
 

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