Moto Z suddenly reboots before powering off. Not powering on now

[stef_nix]

I was using my Moto Z XT1650-03 for about three months. In that time I was using LineageOS 14.1 on it.
Today, I logged off of my computer and took my phone out where it out of nowhere suddenly started rebooting before powering off never to come on again. I have connected it to the charger, where it has not had any indicator light come on.

I am at a loss, and do not have any money to replace this phone should it have to come to that.

 

[The Marionette]

I was using my Moto Z XT1650-03 for about three months. In that time I was using LineageOS 14.1 on it.
Today, I logged off of my computer and took my phone out where it out of nowhere suddenly started rebooting before powering off never to come on again. I have connected it to the charger, where it has not had any indicator light come on.

I am at a loss, and do not have any money to replace this phone should it have to come to that.

Connect the phone to the pc, wait a bit if you're on Windows 10 and it should recognize it as something like qcom 8009 loader".

 

[stef-nix]

Ok
Windows did see it as a Qualcoom 8009

 

[The Marionette]

Ok
Windows did see it as a Qualcoom 8009

Great, you can try blankflash.
I revived my Z last month with it (it was also dead but got recognized by the PC).

I'll try to dig up the proper version when I get home and I'll put it here.

 

[The Marionette]

Great, you can try blankflash.
I revived my Z last month with it (it was also dead but got recognized by the PC).

I'll try to dig up the proper version when I get home and I'll put it here.

Here, try this one:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...118-23-13-6-5_15_release-keys-cid2_vzw.tar.gz


You mighz need to try sith several cables, though.
In my case, it failed with 3 third-party cables and then I tried the cable from the Xiaomi Mi 5 and it worked.
My guess is that you need a usb c cable from any smartphone ( Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, etc. ) as long as it's the one that came with the phone and not a third-party one.

After the program is done, you should be able to enter fastboot only by connecting the phone to the pc ( it won't start like regular fastboot because this will be an "emergency" variant of a fastboot/bootloader menu ) and flash a stock firmware ( flash a 7.1.1 firmware first since the blankflash I put here will place an older bootloader for Nougat ) .

If you use a blankflash which has an Oreo bootloader and it messes up, you won't be able to use an older version to undo it, so use the one I put before anything else.

 

[stef_nix]

Here, try this one:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmwar...118-23-13-6-5_15_release-keys-cid2_vzw.tar.gz


You mighz need to try sith several cables, though.
In my case, it failed with 3 third-party cables and then I tried the cable from the Xiaomi Mi 5 and it worked.
My guess is that you need a usb c cable from any smartphone ( Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, etc. ) as long as it's the one that came with the phone and not a third-party one.

After the program is done, you should be able to enter fastboot only by connecting the phone to the pc ( it won't start like regular fastboot because this will be an "emergency" variant of a fastboot/bootloader menu ) and flash a stock firmware ( flash a 7.1.1 firmware first since the blankflash I put here will place an older bootloader for Nougat ) .

If you use a blankflash which has an Oreo bootloader and it messes up, you won't be able to use an older version to undo it, so use the one I put before anything else.

I think it's too late for that (flashing with this first), but I'll try anyways. Your link is 404ing btw and are you sure I should be flashing VZW firmware on to this thing? This phone was bought carrier unlocked.

 

[The Marionette]

I think it's too late for that (flashing with this first), but I'll try anyways. Your link is 404ing btw and are you sure I should be flashing VZW firmware on to this thing? This phone was bought carrier unlocked.

Well, crap.

I wanted to use this as a last resort but...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76453284&postcount=222

There's everything I went through to fix mine.

 

[stef_nix]

I'll try after work (We might have opposite time zone schedules). Chances are nothing happened in previous attempts using blankflash.

Please do hang tight

 

[The Marionette]

I'll try after work (We might have opposite time zone schedules). Chances are nothing happened in previous attempts using blankflash.

Please do hang tight

Again, if it's recognized as the qcom 8009 device, blankflash should work.
I had to use an actual OEM cable for the Xiaomi Mi 5 and a PC in my university library for it to suddenly work. Neither my laptop nor PC worked but the university PC miraculously did. Just keep trying with different cables and PCs/laptops.