[Help Thread] Moto G (2015 - 3rd Gen) noob friendly

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Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
XT1540: Single-SIM (Retail US | Canada (Telus) | Latin America: Tigo, Movistar Mexico)
XT1541: Single-SIM (Retail EU | GB | SP | FR | GER)
XT1542: Single-SIM (Retail Latin America: Movistar Columbia)
XT1543: Dual-SIM (Retail Brazil | Latin America)
XT1544: Dual-SIM with Digital TV (HDTV) (Retail Brazil | Latin America)
XT1548: Single-SIM (US - CDMA Prepaid)
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I'm not planning on adding every Rom or Mod,
but if you have a suggestion for other links
Please post them here.

FAQs

• UnLocking the Bootloader
  
• ReLocking the Bootloader
  
• [Fixing] Baseband <not found> / IMEI=0 / No Network After Flash / Issues
  
• Blankflash
  • Fixing your Moto stuck in Qualcomm QHSUSB_Bulk or qloader mode
  • osprey blankflash https://mega.nz/#!Tagw0QjK!dmEsOmavP8SNtRacvW_mZ55gR9CvBjbwLRQ-ycWmqNY
  • Thread
• XT1557 Loader.img
  • https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=5862345805528049660
  • https://forum.xda-developers.com/20...kflash-zip-moto-g-turbo-t3674207/post77743402
  
  
  
• Using Lenovo's MOTO Smart Assistant to Update/Repair/Backup
  

Custom Roms/Recovery/Root/

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Firmware

• https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/
  
  

Specs





Firmwares
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/osprey/

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[akshay rohida]

Thank you i had a problem while flashing twrp on my moto g3 xt1550

The error shows as

<bootloader> has-slot:recovery: not found
Error: cannot load 'recovery. Img'

Please help me to get out if this thank you

 

[Acetyloaceton]

Can you show us command which you used? To flash twrp you should do:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

Remember to rename downloaded image to twrp

 

[akshay rohida]

Yess i used the same command but i renamed it by recovery. Img

Is there nything i went wrong in process?

Code used. - fastboot flash recovery recovery. Img

 

[Acetyloaceton]

Why do you have space between recovery and img? Download image file, rename it only to twrp and flash it by using command:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

 

[akshay rohida]

I tried but its showing the same problem
But the name is changed to twrp.img

The lines r same exvept the file name

<bootloader> has-slot:recovery: not found
Error: cannot load 'twrp.img'

 

[Acetyloaceton]

Do you have image file in adb driver folder? And important question, did you unlock bootloader?

 

[akshay rohida]

Yes both done already

 

[Gravemind2015]

Is your operating system hiding the extension name, so twrp.img is becoming twrp.img.img?

Open command window on the folder (or navigate into it) and type(according to the operating system)-
Linux- ls
Windows- dir
And check the output.

It seems like basic thing, a bit nooby but can actually help.
Also if you have windows, verify that the icon of the file has a disc.

Broadcasted from Zeta Reticuli

 

[sd_shadow]

Hide/Show known file extensions
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/...ions#show-hide-file-name-extensions=windows-7

Sent from my XT1080 using XDA Labs

 

[akshay rohida]

But my pc laptops n all stuff r windows 8
Even i tried multiple lappys pcs which have windows xp but nothing worked
Changed the cables moto device manager reinstall etc nothin worked

But I download mfastboot n kept on desktop n tried it showed max download size 26xxxxx bytess something but dint work

 

[Acetyloaceton]

Could you try to flash Marshmallow firmware and after it twrp?

 

[akshay rohida]

Pls could u send me link for the flash thank u

 

[beachfl]

... link for the [Moto G 2015] flash...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/general/index-moto-g-factory-firmware-images-t3169639

Complete instructions there as well.

 

[akshay rohida]

M upto download but i checked all d build no. N all the things r same which m already havin in my stock firmware
Still should i go for it?

 

[beachfl]

M upto download but i checked all d build no. N all the things r same which m already havin in my stock firmware
Still should i go for it?

Yeah, sorry, i haven't a clue what you just said.

 

[akshay rohida]

i mean the firmware which i have now on which m unable to flash is d same and all the builds n all are same which the link of firmware is
Still should i apply new firmware?

 

[beachfl]

... Still should i apply new firmware?

I would.. It couldn't hurt.
It's possible the file you have now is corrupted. So yeah, grab a new copy, even if it's just to eliminate that as the cause of your problem. If you can get into stock recovery., do a full factory reset before you flash the image. If it installs just fine, reboot to system. and let the android OS load completely before you do anything else (like root or flash TWRP).

Cheers x

 

[akshay rohida]

P. S i dint tell but i had tried to flash once in dec'15 wen something went wrong n my kernel crashed and i had to give to service center where he i gues installed new firmware so after dat i tried n it isnt happening so is there anything creepy over this point?