Made the Most stupid mistake ever in my life! [FIXED]using modded cable, Thanks.

[xdaman85]

I hope someone can help, I think my Xoom is fully bricked and there's no way out, please tell me if otherwise.

I initially flashed the Tiamat ROM on my UK WiFi Xoom, the flash was successful, I flashed the ROM from SD Card using ClockworkMod 3.2.0.0 (R4c) (followed all instructions) and then when turning the device on it was in a bootloop, it went past the Motorola Dual core screen and the boot animation would keep looping.

I hard reset the xoom using vol up and power button then when it started up again I pressed volume down and then I was only able to select through nvflash, RSD and fastboot, this made me happy as I realised it was only a partial brick but things went very wrong after that (due to my stupidity).

Anyways, there was no recovery option, so I then tried to do adb reboot recovery, nothing happened, so I thought I would reflash ClockworkMod 3.2.0.0 (R4c) using fastboot, but this is the part where I went awfully wrong.

I knew I'm not supposed to flash the zip image, as warned in the ClockworkMod Recovery thread:
"Make sure you download the correct version depending on how you want to flash. I have seen at least two xooms bricked now because they have tried to flash the zip file through fastboot."
but like a stupid idiot I decided to type fastboot flash recovery recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.zip

yep, I typed zip, I was supposed to type .img, and unfortunatly I had both the zip and img files of CWM in the platform-tools folder, so it flashed the zip image.

Now I have a Xoom that's stuck in Motorola Logo screen with "Starting RSD mode 3", when plugging in the USB cable I don't get any sound from the PC that it's detected the device, and trying to run fastboot in that mode brings up "waiting for device"

I know I've gone wrong, like a fool, and I'm assuming I have a real full brick now, or is there anyway round this?

Thanks for reading my extremely long post, please can you help a guy with a £479 paperweight, thanks again.

 

[Kippui]

Worst case scenario: You troubleshoot all options but still can't get your pc to recognize the xoom. You can buy a motorola programming cable or you can make your own to fix your device.

 

[AFAngryWarrior]

after restarting the xoom, when it gets to the motorola screen can you use the volume doen at all to force it into fastboot or kIs the only option the starting rsd mode 3?

 

[xdaman85]

Worst case scenario: You troubleshoot all options but still can't get your pc to recognize the xoom. You can buy a motorola programming cable or you can make your own to fix your device.

Damn, so this programming cable is the only option then, will this cable let me use fastboot even though the only option now is, well it's not even an option, it just says "Starting RSD mode 3".

Isn't there any other way for me to somehow get it to fastboot?

Thanks for helping.

 

[okantomi]

Seriously, bigrushdog also offered to unbrick anyone's Xoom for $100. If you can't buy or make that programming cable, you might consider taking him up on his offer.

 

[Kippui]

Or just buy one for $50

http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-style-programming-cable-for-Motorola-FactCable.htm

 

[xdaman85]

Seriously, bigrushdog also offered to unbrick anyone's Xoom for $100. If you can't buy or make that programming cable, you might consider taking him up on his offer.

Hmm, that might be my only option, I'm going to go back to PC World tomorrow and see if they exchange it for me, hopefully they do, if they don't I might have to take him up on his offer. Problem is I'm in the uk, and since you said $100, I'm assuming he's in the US.

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[okantomi]

Hmm, that might be my only option, I'm going to go back to PC World tomorrow and see if they exchange it for me, hopefully they do, if they don't I might have to take him up on his offer. Problem is I'm in the uk, and since you said $100, I'm assuming he's in the US.

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Don't feel too bad...we all make mistakes. It does feel worse when you know better.

This thread below is about how someone got out of your situation by making the programming cable. If you're not handy with a soldering iron you might just buy the cable as a previous poster suggested.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108518

And yes, brd lives in California.

Goood luck!

 

[Sistum Id]

Damn, so this programming cable is the only option then, will this cable let me use fastboot even though the only option now is, well it's not even an option, it just says "Starting RSD mode 3".

Isn't there any other way for me to somehow get it to fastboot?

Thanks for helping.

I had this problem the other day. I kept reading post of people saying do vol + and power and push vol - to get into fastboot. I tried and it wouldn't work. Finally I tried it with-out the usb cable in. I was finally able to get into fastboot, plugged my usb cable up and fixed my issues.

Worth a shot.

 

[xdaman85]

I had this problem the other day. I kept reading post of people saying do vol + and power and push vol - to get into fastboot. I tried and it wouldn't work. Finally I tried it with-out the usb cable in. I was finally able to get into fastboot, plugged my usb cable up and fixed my issues.

Worth a shot.

Unfortunately that doesn't work for me, been trying it all day, thank you for the suggestion though.

Any one want to sell me an Engineering cable for slightly cheaper than the official price? I'll pay you for it through paypal, or is there anyone here in London, that can unbrick it? Will pay you of course.

 

[iammodo]

I used fastboot to restore mine didn't come up in a adb devices but used the comand. And it worked worth a shot. If your in blackpool I'll give it a shot for you.

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[solarnz]

Edit:

This might be relevant:
Yesterday while I was mucking around, I erased the recovery partition to see what would happen, and what would you know! It wouldn't boot and I could only get it into RSD Lite. So here's what I did to fix it.

1. Ensure the xoom is plugged in to your pc that has fastboot on it.
2. Reboot your xoom with power + vol up.
3. Hold volume down while booting your xoom. Only do this for about 5 seconds.
4. Your device should now show in fastboot, even though it won't say so on screen.
5. Flash back a valid recovery image
6. Profit!!?!?!

Let me know if this works

 

[Kippui]

OP, I hope you fix your xoom because I don't want you paying anyone $50 to type some fastboot/
adb commands with a special cable.

 

[cam30era]

Unfortunately that doesn't work for me, been trying it all day, thank you for the suggestion though.

Any one want to sell me an Engineering cable for slightly cheaper than the official price? I'll pay you for it through paypal, or is there anyone here in London, that can unbrick it? Will pay you of course.

Or you could try this > http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-labs/146492-how-why-make-your-own-motorola-factory-cable.html

 

[xdaman85]

I used fastboot to restore mine didn't come up in a adb devices but used the comand. And it worked worth a shot. If your in blackpool I'll give it a shot for you.

Sent from my Tablet

Fastboot commands don’t work because the PC doesn’t recognise the Xoom when plugged in.

Edit:

This might be relevant:
Yesterday while I was mucking around, I erased the recovery partition to see what would happen, and what would you know! It wouldn't boot and I could only get it into RSD Lite. So here's what I did to fix it.

1. Ensure the xoom is plugged in to your pc that has fastboot on it.
2. Reboot your xoom with power + vol up.
3. Hold volume down while booting your xoom. Only do this for about 5 seconds.
4. Your device should now show in fastboot, even though it won't say so on screen.
5. Flash back a valid recovery image
6. Profit!!?!?!

Let me know if this works

I done exactly as you said and your right, RSD mode 3 didn’t appear this time and fastboot didn’t show up either, but the PC still didn’t recognise the Xoom, and when I tried typing in the fastboot command it just says “waiting for device”.

OP, I hope you fix your xoom because I don't want you paying anyone $50 to type some fastboot/
adb commands with a special cable.

Yeh, you’re right but I may not have a choice.

Or you could try this > http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-labs/146492-how-why-make-your-own-motorola-factory-cable.html

I’m going to try and see if one of those small electronic shops will make me a Motorola Factory Cable. Will let everyone know how I get on.
Just wanted to say thank you to everyone that has tried to help me.

 

[xdaman85]

The electronic shops wont make me a Factory cable even though I know they probably can, I guess they're not bothered.

I guess the only thing I can do now is send it back to Motorola, I wonder how much they are going to charge me.

 

[cam30era]

The electronic shops wont make me a Factory cable even though I know they probably can, I guess they're not bothered.

I guess the only thing I can do now is send it back to Motorola, I wonder how much they are going to charge me.

Maybe a radio and TV repair business would make one for you?

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[e.mote]

You don't need a custom cable. You just need a USB breakout box.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dual-Female-USB-Port-Breakout-Board-/380345584629

Get this, a USB-A M-M cable, and a USB-A to micro-USB M-M cable (make sure that pin 4 is pinned and not empty). Get a Y-wire jumper to jump pin 1 of the USB-A cable to both pins 1 & 4 of the cable w/ micro-USB, per the pinout below. Jumper the rest (2-2, 3-3, 4-5).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1077414

 

[solarnz]

The electronic shops wont make me a Factory cable even though I know they probably can, I guess they're not bothered.

I guess the only thing I can do now is send it back to Motorola, I wonder how much they are going to charge me.

Woah easy there. We've still got a few more things to try.
I'm certain that your xoom is going into fastboot, and it's just your computer not picking it up.

Could you try using a different USB port, or perhaps a different computer for fastboot?

 

[jerich007]

I can vouch for solarnz technique. Thought I had bricked too, but you just have to keep trying to reboot until you get the timing right. Also you could try booting up with a Ubuntu boot CD and see if it can detect the Xoom. I do my flashing and rooting with Ubuntu. Good luck...