Sounds like your phone isn't in fastboot mode. Did you reboot to the bootloader and select fastboot or take any other step to put the phone in fastboot mode?
[GUIDE][VIDEO] Droid MAXX/Ultra/Mini - Return to stock (RSD Lite OR manual flash)
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Friend..What OS on your computer.? WinXP takes specific, hard to find drivers, Win8 seems to have some issues also. Win7 seems to work best over all for flashing and all that jazz..
Reboot your computer so that the drivers renew/refresh without your device being connected..when computer is rebooted, with your device booted to bootloader mode..plug in..then go to RSDLite..your device will be listed in line #1
Make sure you have the correct FXZ for what your goal is..if you think not..then maybe go the my pages in my signature and download the correct one..all of my stuff is Verizon or no carrier..If I do not have an FXZ that you need..PM and I will try to help you..
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XT1060 Moto XDEV
http://waynekent.com/page6.html
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Whether this will work for Droid MINI as well or just DroidMAXX / Ultra only? Both are different, I guess (as someone told MINI is using different driver for sound, etc..)
As I'm trying the new XML zip I keep getting..... Error XML file is wrong format or image file is missing. Adb and RDS lite are working. I downloaded the file 3 times same result.
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Friend..did you unzip the FXZ to your HD and then use the XML file included..RSDLite uses the XML included after one unzips..
sent by my 4.2.2_139.10.53
XT1060 Moto XDEV
http://waynekent.com/page6.html
Yes I did unzip the FXZ first.... I still get the error.
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I'm having a problem getting rsd to recognize my maxx as well. I have windows 8 64bit. When I type add devices it tells me that a list of devices will follow but nothing appears. I am assuming that, that is the problem. To get a better I just downloaded the sdk and ran a command line from the unzipped folder. It's been a while since I have done Android tinkering and cannot recall if there is anything else I have to do to get adb up and running correctly. I installed the moto drivers as well.
Similar story here; only diff on my side is Win 7 64bit. ADB apparently wasn't fully operational last time I posted. I could do a reboot, but anything else resulted in "waiting for device." I've since ripped all the drivers out, re-installed from Motorola Device Manager, and now I can't even get ADB to show up in device manager as a problem device, let alone a fully functioning one. No RSD recognition either.
After having an HTC phone, I'm really disappointed in Moto on this count. Everything else about my Maxx is wonderful, but this unfriendliness toward rooters is a serious problem.
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search for minimal adb and fastboot and download that. I never could get adb to work properly with my win 7 x64 until I found that.
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I keep getting this error no matter what i try (ADB and RSD Lite seem to be working fine and see device):
Failed Flashing process. Unknown Fastboot command (getvar)
This is on Droid Maxx and trying to go back from 19.6.3 to 19.5.3. (Get same error using either file mentioned in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53205527&postcount=314&nocache=1&z=3161487791221589 )
Thanks for any suggestions.
Failed Flashing process. Unknown Fastboot command (getvar)
This is on Droid Maxx and trying to go back from 19.6.3 to 19.5.3. (Get same error using either file mentioned in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53205527&postcount=314&nocache=1&z=3161487791221589 )
Thanks for any suggestions.
try updating rsd and see if that fixes the problem
Sent from my XT1080M "Developer Edition"
I am running 6.1.5. Not sure if there is a newer version but i dont see one anywhere? If there is a newer version could somebody post a link? Thanks.
did you try editing the XML file with notepad and deleting the getvar line from it?
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That was it - seemed when i edited one file i did not save it. And the other file (The one that was supposed to be already edited) had 2 xml files in there - the original and an edited one. So i deleted the original one and it worked fine.
Thanks guys.
So if I'm on 4.4 my phone has the 19.6.3 on it now, using the droid maxx can I do this ? if so do I need the file
Android 4.4
Blur_Version.19.6.3.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US
or
Android 4.4
Blur_Version.19.5.3.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US
which one do I edit and save then flash when the time comes.
Android 4.4
Blur_Version.19.6.3.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US
or
Android 4.4
Blur_Version.19.5.3.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US
which one do I edit and save then flash when the time comes.
Thank you for putting this together. I have consumer ed Ultra. I soft bricked it a few days ago playing w safestrap and doing things I was warned not to....NOTE, YES, THIS IS A LONG DRAWN OUT VERSION OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY VERY VERY QUICK PROCESS. This is for reference only. I know there are a few people out there just like me who probably had a few small hickups getting back to stock with the firmware. This is to help "spoon-feed" the instructions to you.
FYI NOTE - I originally did this for the Moto X back when I still had it. Video below was on a VZW Moto X back in September. I also did the EXACT same process when I received my MAXX two days ago. Exact same hardware, same process.
Two Methods-
Method 1 - RSD Lite
Method 2 - Manual Flash
If you cannot get RSD Lite to recognize your device, try Method 2, it works like a charm!
Downloads:
I assume you already have adb drivers if you're even here.....otherwise get them from the latest sdk here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Moto Drivers (Motorola Device Manager): https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
RSD Lite (I used version 6.1.5): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42057363/RSDLite_v6.1.x.zip - Extract and use 6.1.5
Stock Firmware: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ thanks to Skrilax_CZ and Firmware Team
Moto Fastboot exe: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0dUKGxGylgNTk43eU0xc3VLekE/edit?usp=sharing - NOTE - YOU MUST UNZIP AND USE THIS WHERE MANUAL FLASH SAYS "mfastboot"
My Setup: Windows 8 machine <--obvious driver issues as usual
My Devices: VZW Moto X AND Droid MAXX
METHOD 1 - RSD LITE
Step One - Download and install RSD Lite. At the moment, I can't find where I got mine from, so anyone who wants to add a proper link to it would be appreciated. I used version 6.1.5 and it worked fine.
Step Two - proper driver installation. If you're like me, you probably at one point got drivers quasi-working but here's what I did that worked - download and install "Motorola Device Manager" and it *should* give you the proper drivers. This was necessary (maybe) because I could get adb to recognize my device, as well as fastboot, however RSD refused to see it. This install fixed that.
Step Three - download and install the proper firmware for your device. NOTE: You MUST MUST MUST choose the right firmware for your device or you will FUBAR your phone.....not my responsibility.
Step Four - Unzip your firmware zip file, open it up through the layers and find the file "VZW_XT1060_4.2.2-13.9.0Q2.X-116-MX-17-53_CFC_1FF" or whatever version/carrier/build number file yours is, its the XML Document file. Right click -> Open with.. -> Notepad/word editor/XML Editor/wordpad and find the line:
<step operation="getvar" var="max-download-size" />
^^^You need to select this entire line and just delete it out of the file. This is the line that gives fastboot flash error. Select it, delete it, then resave the file an exit out of it. Done.
NOTE: This is required or the firmware flash will immediately fail giving a "failed flashing process. Unknown fastboot command. (getvar)"
-For the sake of security, and not messing with important files, I'd actually recommend zipping the file back up after this and keeping as your final version (once you've confirmed yours works correctly)
Step Five - Plug in phone, enable USB debugging, then "adb reboot bootloader" - this will boot you into fastboot mode so RSD will recognize your phone
Step Six - Run RSD Lite - note that some people have had trouble and have to right-click run as administrator. In RSD Lite, make sure phone shows up in slot 1 - mine shows up, under Model, just says fastboot, USB port type, info N/A, important part is that it shows as Connected in status. Select the three-dot browse file button, then you can go down into the unzipped file you created of the XML folder, and select the XML file that we just edited earlier (or select the rezipped package). Select open and flash. (or decompress and flash)
Step Eight - Profit
METHOD 2 - MANUAL FLASHING
Much easier AND don't have to deal with getting RSD Lite to work....
Note - this was done on VZW variant, and based on XML file of that particular firmware. Get these instructions from your firmware package XML file.
Note 2 - VERY IMPORTANT!!! - You MUST use mfastboot (Moto fastboot) for the system.img flash as its too large for standard Android fastboot to handle, your flash WILL fail if you use standard fastboot. Hence why it says "mfastboot" this is not a typo.
First simply boot into fastboot mode - manually OR adb reboot bootloader
Code:fastboot oem fb_mode_set fastboot flash partition gpt.bin fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img fastboot flash logo logo.bin fastboot flash boot boot.img fastboot flash recovery recovery.img mfastboot flash system system.img fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin fastboot erase modemst1 fastboot erase modemst2 fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn fastboot erase cache fastboot erase userdata fastboot erase customize fastboot erase clogo fastboot oem config carrier vzw fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
Anyway, I was able to get to the bootloader screen, don't think USB debugging was enabled as ADB didn't recognize the phone. RSD detected it but I went with the manual flash option. I was able to restore my phone to a functional state following the listed flash commands and a stock version of android from motorolas website. I was hesitant because after every "flash" command it returned with :
C:\android\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
(bootloader) Variable not supported!
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'motoboot' (1604 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.374s]
writing 'motoboot'...
(bootloader) Battery Low!!
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.671s
It said failed, after every flash command, but I went through the whole process and it got me up and running. Surprised me too, I kept all my apps, no app data though...I retained root access....and it kept my connection to my home wifi. So thanks again. Im up and running. :good::laugh:
there is second version of mFastboot file called "mfastboot-v2", can i try it?
I keep getting 'sp space is full' with the manual step. I am using the mfastboot command with moto fastboot.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
4.4.4 firmware
Does anybody have a mirror to the 4.4.4 firmware? It appears the droid developers site has been down for a few days. Thanks!
Does anybody have a mirror to the 4.4.4 firmware? It appears the droid developers site has been down for a few days. Thanks!
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