[SBF] Cannot Boot Into Recovery, Cannot Flash SBF? Paperweight!!

doronster195 · Apr 21, 2011

I'm on (or was) Gingerbread "ota" (second leak), and trying to sbf back to 2.340.

Using 2.340 SBF, on RSD lite 4.8, I get the error:
Failed flashing process. Phone[0000]: Error getting subscriber unit checksum. Device API Error: 0xE003003F. Command: RQRCS (0xE403203F); phone connected

Also, I cannot boot into the recovery.

Please help.

Other possibly relevant info:
Windows XP
RSD LIte 4.8
Not rooted (on GB)
Battery pull, only results in loading up the bootloader again (without pressing any buttons)

Bootloader says:
BOOTLOADER
30.04

Code Corrupt

snwagner · Apr 21, 2011

re-download the SBF file (or check the checksum). Attempt to reflash again.

doronster195 · Apr 21, 2011

Will Re-Download SBF, however I've used this SBF before successfully.

I'm also now downloading RSD 4.9 rather than 4.8.

snwagner · Apr 21, 2011

found this: Do a battery pull...then hold the home button and power at the same time to get into recovery. Press the search button, and use the volume button to select factory reset. Let it do it's thing, and select reboot system now...after that, it should boot.

doronster195 · Apr 21, 2011

snwagner said:
found this: Do a battery pull...then hold the home button and power at the same time to get into recovery. Press the search button, and use the volume button to select factory reset. Let it do it's thing, and select reboot system now...after that, it should boot.

I stated in my OP, that I cannot get into recovery. I know how to, but I cannot.

doronster195 · Apr 22, 2011

UPDATE:

Did all that was stated above, and was able to SBF.

However, once the SBF got to the rebooting process, it remained in a bootloop.

I am able to get into recovery now. And I did a factory wipe.

Still in bootloop.

SUggestions?

mr_villagomez · Apr 22, 2011

Pull battery...hold volume up and down then power....after about 3 seconds your phone will load up a black screen with white font and other stuff( debugging mode).... then plug usb to pc....load up rsd lite and flash sbf... if bootloops simply boot into recovery and wipe data... i had the same problem as you and this is how i fixed it....

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doronster195 · Apr 22, 2011

mr_villagomez said:
Pull battery...hold volume up and down then power....after about 3 seconds your phone will load up a black screen with white font and other stuff( debugging mode).... then plug usb to pc....load up rsd lite and flash sbf... if bootloops simply boot into recovery and wipe data... i had the same problem as you and this is how i fixed it....

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If you read my above post, I said that I did basically exactly what you just said. Im still in bootloops.

mr_villagomez · Apr 22, 2011

Oh sorry i thought that person mentioned holding the power button instead of the volume buttons... did you try rebooting your pc before using rsd again? If that doesnt work maybe try uninstalling drivers and rsd then reinstalling again.

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doronster195 · Apr 22, 2011

ITS ALIVE!

THE SOLUTION
I factory wiped like 3-4 times and then rebooted and it worked!

cstrife999 · Apr 22, 2011

doronster195 said:
ITS ALIVE!

THE SOLUTION
I factory wiped like 3-4 times and then rebooted and it worked!

I joined the party late. Yea cwm sometimes wipes like a dirty person. I would always recommend doing it a few times when switching roms or in your case. It can't hurt the phone and sometimes the first wipe doesn't work.

piax · Apr 22, 2011

im having the same problem!!!
except im STUCK on the
home+volume up+power screen

i used the same sbf i did the first time from the leaked gb and it worked fine
and well i downloaded nightlies to get liberty on my phone, and i wasnt a big fan of the text msg layout so i tried to clockwork mod (flash) into the deoxed gb but i still had a liberty boot and i thought nothing of it so i continued on and the phone worked fine itll it said gbkeyboard failed and i couldnt do anything!
so i turned it off and when i turned it back on flashwork was on!!! so i flashed the gb leak without root (the first one) and then i wanted root so i did the sbf but this time it said fail and my screen said it was still installing so i pulled the usb and the phone still said installing
so i battery pulled and my phone said code corrupted
so i tried the sbf back x3 still getting the same fail then i got to the part im at now,
code corrupted
battery low
cannot program

i left it on the charger for like an hour and its still "low"

am i soft bricked or hard?

[btw im stuck in the mode]

bigshotrob22 · Apr 22, 2011

piax said:
im having the same problem!!!
except im STUCK on the
home+volume up+power screen

i used the same sbf i did the first time from the leaked gb and it worked fine
and well i downloaded nightlies to get liberty on my phone, and i wasnt a big fan of the text msg layout so i tried to clockwork mod (flash) into the deoxed gb but i still had a liberty boot and i thought nothing of it so i continued on and the phone worked fine itll it said gbkeyboard failed and i couldnt do anything!
so i turned it off and when i turned it back on flashwork was on!!! so i flashed the gb leak without root (the first one) and then i wanted root so i did the sbf but this time it said fail and my screen said it was still installing so i pulled the usb and the phone still said installing
so i battery pulled and my phone said code corrupted
so i tried the sbf back x3 still getting the same fail then i got to the part im at now,
code corrupted
battery low
cannot program

i left it on the charger for like an hour and its still "low"

am i soft bricked or hard?

[btw im stuck in the mode]

After the FULL sbf fails do the SYSTEM only and you should be good.

mattmartin77 · Apr 22, 2011

piax said:
im having the same problem!!!
except im STUCK on the
home+volume up+power screen

i used the same sbf i did the first time from the leaked gb and it worked fine
and well i downloaded nightlies to get liberty on my phone, and i wasnt a big fan of the text msg layout so i tried to clockwork mod (flash) into the deoxed gb but i still had a liberty boot and i thought nothing of it so i continued on and the phone worked fine itll it said gbkeyboard failed and i couldnt do anything!
so i turned it off and when i turned it back on flashwork was on!!! so i flashed the gb leak without root (the first one) and then i wanted root so i did the sbf but this time it said fail and my screen said it was still installing so i pulled the usb and the phone still said installing
so i battery pulled and my phone said code corrupted
so i tried the sbf back x3 still getting the same fail then i got to the part im at now,
code corrupted
battery low
cannot program

i left it on the charger for like an hour and its still "low"

am i soft bricked or hard?

[btw im stuck in the mode]

the low battery keeps it from being able to sbf (which is good because if it dies during an sbf, you are hard bricked. Since i am too lazy to type out full instructions, here is a quote from sysadmin x's guide

IF YOUR PHONE DIES DURING SBF
How to Fix
One thing that you may notice is that when you have this error, your phone will not charge the battery and you'll only be able to see the screen turn on if its plugged into the wall. Somewhere on the screen it will say "Your Battery is Low" and "Cannot Reprogram" or something like that. The easiest way to get through this is to find a friend with a charged battery or go to your local Verizon store and see if they have a demo phone they can use to charge your battery. If you're like me though you will not be lucky in any sense like this so you will have to find the MacGyver inside of you and get a little creative. What you need for this is an old USB cord. One end must be a standard USB cable head and the other can pretty much be anything. Once you have that, follow these steps:

NOTE: I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE DONE TO ANY PHONE, BATTERY, ETC. FOLLOW THESE STEPS WITH CAUTION TO AVOID RISK OF DAMAGE.

1. Take your cable and cut off one of the ends, leaving a standard USB plug at the opposite end to plug into your computer.

2. Now you need to strip about and inch of the wire off until you get to the core where you should see 4 colored wires (red, black, white, and green). The colors don't really matter and they may vary, just as long as you can see a red wire and a black wire.

3. Strip off about a quarter inch of the rubber sleeving on the red and black cables, exposing the actual metal wire.

4. Twist the metal strands of each of the wires a couple of times so that all of the wires from the black cable are together and all of the wires from the red cable are together. This is just to make sure that you don't create a short circuit.

5. Here's where it gets a little tricky. You are going to use this cable to make the phone think the battery is fully charged, when in fact you will just be powering the phone using the power from the USB port. Pull out the battery on your phone and find the 4 exposed metal slots (the battery terminals).

6. Each of the far terminals should be labeled with a plus (+) or a minus (-). What you need to do is put exposed leads on the red wire up to the positive terminal and the leads of the black wire up to the negative terminal.

7. While still holding the leads on their respective terminals, slide the battery back into place in the phone. MAKE SURE THE WIRES ARE NOT TOUCHING WHEN YOU PUT THE BATTERY INTO THE PHONE! BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN ONCE YOU PLUG THE CORD INTO THE COMPUTER!

Note: As tested by parm289, you can skip step 7 and just use the cable to charge the battery if you'd like. He recommends allowing it to charge for 6-7 minutes before placing it back into the phone. Thanks parm!

8. Once the battery is in place and the wires are on the correct terminals but not touching each other, plug the USB cord into the computer. If all has gone as it should, the screen on your phone should come on (may have to press the power button) and the phone should be telling you that the battery charge is okay and that it is okay to program. YAY! Your phone is almost back to normal!

9. Go back up to the previous section in this post that tells you how to reflash the .sbf and follow all of the instructions there. Once that has finished flashing the .sbf to your phone, your phone should be back to working order! You will most likely have to redo the entire setup on your phone but at least your phone is no longer a fancy paperweight

snwagner · Apr 22, 2011

Borrow someone's droid x battery, or their phone to charge yours. that's gonna be alot easier than trying to strip the wires down. Also, check with p3droid (team black hat) they've been working on some fancy usb cables that will charge and flash.

mattmartin77 · Apr 22, 2011

thats exactly what the quote said, the numbers were there in case you cant get a charged battery. a last resort besides cutting the cable, you can go to verizon and ask to borrow a show floor battery, and give em yours so you can sbf. verizon is usually pretty nice

piax · Apr 22, 2011

wow!!! thanks!
...but
now rsd says flashing failed
and the phone says its still installing
=/

argentmacleod · Apr 22, 2011

I know the feeling! I have tried getiing into recovery from rooted GB usually just have to battery pull but have had to SBF for the 6th time. GB is great I benchmarked 2144 with Quadrant. Glad you fixed your phone.

doronster195 · Apr 23, 2011

And to think I went to Verizon and they wanted to send it to Motorola which they warned might charge me $300...

They also look at the battery to see if there's water damage... so this means you can just get a different battery and voila no water damage...

piax · Apr 25, 2011

maybe if i use a different computer???
best part in all this i lost internet connection at home for a week
-.-
FFFMMMLLL

temp on blackberry storm ='[
i DOWNGRADED!!!!|

...ideas?

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