Force boot method for Motorola

**gurinder** · 21-06-2007, 03:47 PM

What is Force Boot Method (FBM)?
- A method to start your phone in Bootloader Mode.

What is the different of FBM vs. pressing *+#+ON?
- FBM will still go into BootLoader Mode if you software is corrupted or damage due error in flashing. Comparison to pressing *+#+ON which will not in 100% and sometime even you are in, it wont allow you to flash.

When should I use FBM?
Whenever your phone like situations below:-
- Your keypad not functioning, therefore cannot do flashing.
- After remove & insert battery and press (ON)/(*+#+ON), yet phone cant start.
- You cant get into bootloader mode even numbers of times pressing *+#+ON to start phone.
- MFF/RSD_lite says you sucessfully flash it and yet your phone still cannot start.
- MFF/RSD_lite is 'S FLash Neptune' and yet say error to start known no problem with the MP file *.shx.
- MFF/RSD_lite stop after loading Ram Downloader for Bootloader
- Flashbackup stop after 'sending loader now'.
- Ramldr or Flashbackup always stop at erase.

When FBM cant be use?
- FBM will not able to start when your bootloader in the EEPROM is corrupted. In this case you should consider hardware testpoint method. The phone will not go into bootloader no matter how many times you tried.
- Also reports FBM able started the bootloader but keep saying battery low eventhough battery tested on others phone is full charged. Therefore you cannot flash also due corrupted bootloader.

If FBM still failed you after many attempts, what should you do?

Force Boot Method (Steps)

Take your battery out
Short pin 4 and 5 on your phones connection with a custom made pin.
Do not remove the shorting the pins, and put your battery back in and continue shorting for a few seconds.
Your phone will turns in on Bootloader mode!
Your are ready for flashing.
Depending on your problems, you may need to flash with Bootloader on it own first, then fullbackup or PDS and with an workable MP

FORCE BOOT METHOD version 2

Try this out.............
- Remove the battery, then plug in USB cable with MFF running.
- Hold the buttons on *+#+ON (same as accessing bootloader mode).
- Without releasing those buttons, slight the battery in and wait for few seconds.
-The bootloader screen will turn on.

ENJOY

GURINDER