1) Download the mmcblk0 image file and required files.
2) Use Linux to format an SD card and flash the mmcblk0 image onto it.
3) Insert the SD card into the hard bricked Moto G5 phone to boot it into bootloader mode.
1) Download the mmcblk0 image file and required files.
2) Use Linux to format an SD card and flash the mmcblk0 image onto it.
3) Insert the SD card into the hard bricked Moto G5 phone to boot it into bootloader mode.
1) Download the mmcblk0 image file and required files.
2) Use Linux to format an SD card and flash the mmcblk0 image onto it.
3) Insert the SD card into the hard bricked Moto G5 phone to boot it into bootloader mode.
1) Download the mmcblk0 image file and required files.
2) Use Linux to format an SD card and flash the mmcblk0 image onto it.
3) Insert the SD card into the hard bricked Moto G5 phone to boot it into bootloader mode.
Hard bricked means a device which can not enter bootloader mode normally
This method has now been confirmed working
XT1672 32gb version (also works with XT1670 XT1671 and XT1676) Download mmcblk0 image from here Thanks to @jcbotelho for providing image
Requirements Freshly formatted microSD card of at least 32gb 7zip Linux mint live usb/dvd USB card reader
Method The BEST method to flash the sdcard with mmcbk0.img file is to use LINUX! Windows user have no need to install Linux in pc, you can run Linux from a bootable usb-stick or pendrive that is at least 8gb
0) Put the Moto g5 on mains charge until you have finished flashing the sdcard so it's fully charged ready for the boot test! 1) Run linux, preferable cinnamon or mate versions of linux Mint 2) Insert the sdcard in pc or card reader and open "Disks" app 3) In "Disks" app select sdcard and you will see the sdcard partitions 4) Press "-" to delete the partition (delete all partitions if there is more than one) 5) Press "+" to create a new one and name it mmcblk0, set FAT(FAT32) file format and press "CREATE" 6) Press "Play" button to mount the sdcard, look to see what path the sdcard has (/dev/sd??) and then close the "Disks" app 7) Go to Desktop, open "Computer" and navigate to the location when the img file is extracted (mmcblk0.img) 8) Open the window where img file is with root (right click on window and select "open as root") 9) In root window open the Terminal (right click on window and select "open terminal") no need to type "su" in terminal, it has root already (see notes if using Linux live usb/dvd) 10) Type in terminal the comand written below and dont forget to eliminate that "1" from the sdcard path, that "1" can make the differnce betwen phone boot or not!!!!! Things to note Linux Live dvd doesn't have open as root so just open in terminal and add sudo to the start of the commands I've included this in the commands below
If you get a status error just remove status=progress from the terminal command below
Terminal comands - if your sdcard is seen like " /dev/sdb1" in terminal aply that comand: sudo dd bs=4M if=mmcblk0.img of=/dev/sdb status=progress oflag=sync
-if your sdcard is seen like " /dev/mmcblk0p1"
in terminal aply that comand: sudo dd bs=4M if=mmcblk0.img of=/dev/mmcblk0 status=progress oflag=sync
and the flashing process should start
when it finishes, test the sdcard in the phone and it should boot!
If you get a size error of the sdcard in terminal you have to change the sdcard and try again!
Thanks to vaserbanix for the guide
Re-flash Stock Firmware
Once the phone is in bootloader mode you can flash stock firmware via fastboot Note that in order to flash gpt the firmware MUST be the same or newer than the version currently on your phone
Once you have firmware that is the same or newer than your current version you can remove the sd card and run these commands (assuming you have fastboot all setup on your pc)
