To be fair OP. There was a thread way before lollipop was even released on our phone warning about the bootloader and this exact scenario. Next time be more cautious especially with a daily driver! your best bet is to refresh the General section and look for guides,
Dead Moto G XT1032 after Lollipop downgrade
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I am on the exact same situation.. I hope a fix comes out soon since this was not my phone..... Motorola made the g easily brickable on 5.0 then...
I have the same problem!
Hello guys, sorry for this. I have the same problem, i had GPE on my XT1032 and when i download the OTA 5.0.1 my phone get brick. I flash the rom stock to 4.4.2 and then try to upgrade to 4.4.4 with the ota. I dont have idea but my phone get HARD BRICK. I dont have access to fastboot, the phone is 100% dead like 0% battery.
Someone can help me please? I am desperate :crying:
Thanks
Hello guys, sorry for this. I have the same problem, i had GPE on my XT1032 and when i download the OTA 5.0.1 my phone get brick. I flash the rom stock to 4.4.2 and then try to upgrade to 4.4.4 with the ota. I dont have idea but my phone get HARD BRICK. I dont have access to fastboot, the phone is 100% dead like 0% battery.
Someone can help me please? I am desperate :crying:
Thanks
Exact same procedure, and exact same problem : Downgrade my xt1032 from Brazillian Lollipop to GPE 4.4.2, during OTA Update to 4.4.4, phone turns off, aaaand DEAD.
Guys this is really really really frustrating , and its my daily driver ... more and more people are gonna have this problem so pleaaase, pleaase guys, find a way to fix our phones.
If anyone like us find out a fix, please share.
Thanks
Guys this is really really really frustrating , and its my daily driver ... more and more people are gonna have this problem so pleaaase, pleaase guys, find a way to fix our phones.
If anyone like us find out a fix, please share.
Thanks
I have found a fix, because I cannot wait until some random guy decides to make that MBM CI 5.0 in his free time....
Solution? => click here
RIP Moto G. You served me well. Amen.
Solution? => click here
RIP Moto G. You served me well. Amen.
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Is bad solution, huaway aha aha ah, buy an used Nexus 5 or whait for MBM-CI.....This file is on factory.IMG not released now.....
I don't know, same hardware, same bulky design., same dust in edges.... No, the first Moto G was truly good device for the money. But anno 2014 there are better alternatives like this Huawei G620s. Qualcomm 410, Adreno 306 GPU, SDcard, 4G, 5" IPS LED. All things second gen Moto G don't have.you shoud rather buy Moto g second gen , but i got my Moto unbricked
The only downside about that Huawei is there is no way to root the device. But afterall, when i rooted my Moto G, i lost warranty etc... and eventually hardbricked my device. So i think it's better to stop this rooting mambo jambo.
So thank you Motorola to push me to another brand & cellphone. (not my fault bootloader is not compatible)
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PS: if somebody want to buy my "dead" Moto G 16GB for a cheap price. PM me.
I live in Belgium, Europe.
I live in Belgium, Europe.
Have you tried charging this?
What you describe, the symptoms hint that you might try leaving the phone on the charger (real charger, not computer) for many hours and then hold Vol Down + Power for 120 seconds, at least 120 seconds.
But there are always good reasons for buying a new phone!
What you describe, the symptoms hint that you might try leaving the phone on the charger (real charger, not computer) for many hours and then hold Vol Down + Power for 120 seconds, at least 120 seconds.
But there are always good reasons for buying a new phone!
Idk why you guys are even downgrading back to 4.4.4 I see many new improvements and I think Lollipop left Kitkat in the dust.
Have you tried charging this?
What you describe, the symptoms hint that you might try leaving the phone on the charger (real charger, not computer) for many hours and then hold Vol Down + Power for 120 seconds, at least 120 seconds.
But there are always good reasons for buying a new phone!
I've connected the phone for a full night on a charger and held all the combinations of keys for many seconds... But no life. Dead...
And to me, Lollipop felt sluggish... All those animations and renewed "recent apps" made normal usage laggy...
Still hope the fix come out soon.. New phone or not.
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We could always try to send him assistance hoping for a warranty repair, or paying for the work, I do not think it can cost as much, being a smartphone cheap ..
I am on the same your situation, we can not throw a smartphone that worked great, you might not find a solution, I am not a MotoG users, the Moto G is my girlfriend, is the first time I've heard of MBM-CI and is the first time that brick making a smartphone with a firmware downgrade stock .... crazy stuff .... Sure you never buy a smartphone more than a Nexus .... What a horrible situation ... I have seen that there are several files MBM in the OTA but I would not know how to make them useful for our purpose ... From what I see nobody starts moving to resolve the situation.
I am on the same your situation, we can not throw a smartphone that worked great, you might not find a solution, I am not a MotoG users, the Moto G is my girlfriend, is the first time I've heard of MBM-CI and is the first time that brick making a smartphone with a firmware downgrade stock .... crazy stuff .... Sure you never buy a smartphone more than a Nexus .... What a horrible situation ... I have seen that there are several files MBM in the OTA but I would not know how to make them useful for our purpose ... From what I see nobody starts moving to resolve the situation.
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As soon as someone gets the MBM-CI for lollipop you guys can fix your moto g. Try searching around the internet for it. Once you get ahold of that file you can use qpst to write the boot loader and get fastboot working again.
Thanks, I'm looking everywhere but can not find this file, yet I do not think there is anyone who has. The strange thing that I bricked after returning to the stock not GPE after a soft brick after OTA 5.0.1, I came out of brick by flashing the official firmware 4.4.4 no GPE, I put the 4.4.2 GPE and has bricked during OTA 4.4.4 GPE .... can I still had the bootloader of 5.0.1 .... ???
I should not have the old bootloader after the downgrade ... ???
If you upgraded to the 5.0 or higher bootloader than there is always a chance of bricking when downgrading. The bootloader will refuse to load kernels that are not higher or equal to its version resulting in a hard brick.
Indeed, as the system is blank, warranty claim should be considered!