[Q] How to unbrick soft bricked Atrix

[manyelski]

How to unbrick soft bricked Atrix, I installed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQvrEH74dgI and when I installed Gapps, it didn't started and when I tryed system restore it did so but when it started it got stucked at "M" screen and nothing else is happning.

 

[Masterguy]

knotabs loca

How to unbrick soft bricked Atrix, I installed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQvrEH74dgI and when I installed Gapps, it didn't started and when I tryed system restore it did so but when it started it got stucked at "M" screen and nothing else is happning.

I'm in a similar situation. I was asked to use latest CWM. I happened to use Tenfar's CWM that came with the boot loader unlock.

I haven't tried it yet. Will give a shot this weekend

 

[Intelensprotient]

Hi!

I'd suggest the following:

1. Install ADB from the Android SDK.
2. Turn on Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging.
3. Connect your phone to a computer. (If you do not have a cable, have it connect to the same local network.)
4. Select 'Motorola Phone Portal' as connection method.
5. Reboot while holding Vol. Down.
6. When you see 'Fastboot', tap Vol. Down until 'Early USB Enumeration' appears.
7. Press Vol. Up.
8. Go to a command line where your ADB executable is.
8a. If you have connected by network, find out your device's IP address and type adb connect <IP>
9. Type adb wait-for-device
10. Type adb logcat

Now, Android's system log should appear. Scroll up and carefully look for error messages - the cause for this could be widely different, I had the same problem with 'Error: ID mismatch' or something along those lines. It is likely that the application itself is the problem, and that uninstalling it will fix things. If you come to that conclusion from the log:

11. Terminate logcat (Ctrl+C, usually)
12. Type adb shell
13. Type cd /data/app
14. Type ls *gapps* (If that fails, type ls and look manually)
15. Take the file name for Gapps' .apk and type rm <filename>
16. Reboot
17. Rejoice

Sincerely,
V

PS: Will I always have to enter a captcha when posting, or is this just for noobs? I HATE captchas.

 

[manyelski]

Hi!

I'd suggest the following:

1. Install ADB from the Android SDK.
2. Turn on Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging.
3. Connect your phone to a computer. (If you do not have a cable, have it connect to the same local network.)
4. Select 'Motorola Phone Portal' as connection method.
5. Reboot while holding Vol. Down.
6. When you see 'Fastboot', tap Vol. Down until 'Early USB Enumeration' appears.
7. Press Vol. Up.
8. Go to a command line where your ADB executable is.
8a. If you have connected by network, find out your device's IP address and type adb connect <IP>
9. Type adb wait-for-device
10. Type adb logcat

Now, Android's system log should appear. Scroll up and carefully look for error messages - the cause for this could be widely different, I had the same problem with 'Error: ID mismatch' or something along those lines. It is likely that the application itself is the problem, and that uninstalling it will fix things. If you come to that conclusion from the log:

11. Terminate logcat (Ctrl+C, usually)
12. Type adb shell
13. Type cd /data/app
14. Type ls *gapps* (If that fails, type ls and look manually)
15. Take the file name for Gapps' .apk and type rm <filename>
16. Reboot
17. Rejoice

Sincerely,
V

PS: Will I always have to enter a captcha when posting, or is this just for noobs? I HATE captchas.

I can't turn on my phone, or DO ANYTHING with it, the only thing is that I get "M" screnn taht's all, if i want to turn it down I hae to do a battery poll.

 

[Intelensprotient]

Excactly, that's what Early Enumeration is for Usually, USB is loaded when the OS is up, I suppose - at least you can't normally connect with ADB during boot. However, with Early Enumeration set, you can connect while the phone is still booting and access every capability ADB or the shell is able to provide. (Granted, uninstalling the .apk in question with adb uninstall did not work for me, that's why I posted the manual approach, but that may have been an error on my side.)

 

[JeRrYFaR]

I wonder if my issue is the same. Mine is stuck in a 'dual core' reboot over and over.. I can't get into recovery mode or anything. Sometimes I hate phones.

 

[manyelski]

I wonder if my issue is the same. Mine is stuck in a 'dual core' reboot over and over.. I can't get into recovery mode or anything. Sometimes I hate phones.

Mine is tha same

 

[starman5]

Stuck in mortorola unlocked boot screen

Hi!

I'd suggest the following:

1. Install ADB from the Android SDK.
2. Turn on Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging.
3. Connect your phone to a computer. (If you do not have a cable, have it connect to the same local network.)
4. Select 'Motorola Phone Portal' as connection method.
5. Reboot while holding Vol. Down.
6. When you see 'Fastboot', tap Vol. Down until 'Early USB Enumeration' appears.
7. Press Vol. Up.
8. Go to a command line where your ADB executable is.
8a. If you have connected by network, find out your device's IP address and type adb connect <IP>
9. Type adb wait-for-device
10. Type adb logcat

Now, Android's system log should appear. Scroll up and carefully look for error messages - the cause for this could be widely different, I had the same problem with 'Error: ID mismatch' or something along those lines. It is likely that the application itself is the problem, and that uninstalling it will fix things. If you come to that conclusion from the log:

11. Terminate logcat (Ctrl+C, usually)
12. Type adb shell
13. Type cd /data/app
14. Type ls *gapps* (If that fails, type ls and look manually)
15. Take the file name for Gapps' .apk and type rm <filename>
16. Reboot
17. Rejoice

Sincerely,
V

PS: Will I always have to enter a captcha when posting, or is this just for noobs? I HATE captchas.

How do you find the device's IP address?