Motorola RAZR V3 boot loader damaged

I can not do anything with my V3 anymore.
I was trying to unlock it using FlashBackup 2.62's PDSEditor. When I tried to save to the phone, the computer froze and after the disconect my software was gone. So i tried to reflash a full backup of my phone of my phone that I had done earleir but the same thing hapenned and the bootloader was gone. Now the phone's keypad stays always on as soon as I put the battery in.

When I run RSD Lite 2.4 all the phone info fields are N/A.

Please help me fix this.

Can I flash the bootloader with my usb?
The phone seems to be recognized by the pc when connected with usb cable.

I have looked for a answer for this all over the forum but I have found no solution.
Please help.

Thanks,

Orges.

Did you make a PDS backup?

If yes follow Mr Buckets unbrick guide below
If not you will need someone with a smartclip to rebuild the PDS I think

By Mr Bucket101

IF you have made a full backup or a PDS backup of your cell phone PRIOR to bricking it then your phone is most definitely savable.given that you don't panic
I would first like to add that the steps provided here are the general solutions to fix a PDS IF YOU HAVE A BACKUP and may not work on every phone.

I have also noticed a lot of people making a PDS backup using Flash Backup, which is good, but they happened to make it improperly---see bottom of tutorial for steps on creating a proper backup---If you happen to be one of these ppl who forgot to check the disable compression box. Then there is a simple fix for this. Simply rename the .fbp extension to .cab. then use WinRar to extract the archive. Next rename the extension to .bin and delete the other un-needed file

Things you will need prior to undertaking in this revival guide

RFDI.shx (used to repair S Blank Neptune LTE or phones whos PDS is gone or corrupt)
DO NOT FLASH THIS TO YOUR PHONE IF IT IS WORKING
1.RFDI IMAGE.SHX
2.SHXCodec
3.R374_V3BL 07.D0.shx
4.Current Monster Pack (your choice)
5.Reflash file for firmware upgrade(not necessary but we might as well upgrade)
6a. PDS.bin
6b. Full Backup file---see step 3b for extraction method (only needed if you don’t have PDS.bin)
7. PDS.shx template
----Do not flash just the template, it will kill your phone if you don't have a PDS backup to restore. You must first insert "your" PDS into the template, then flash.
8. XVI32—used to extract the PDS from your full backup
9. RAMldr – this can be used to put the PDS.bin file back on to the phone, however though since I really don’t want ppl using this method as it causes more problems, im not going to provide a link. Find it yourself.

Here is everything you will need to recover your phone MrBucket V3 Un-Brick Kit

The main focus of this tutorial is the restoration of your cellphones PDS and im going to try and include all methods that I know of, however I highly recommend only using the following methods, FlashBackup (if it works) , or the PDS.shx creation method
STEPS:
1.Flash the RFDI image file to your phone
-----this image will install BL 07E0 in order to access the phone at any type of low-level (we need to) we will need to have BL 07D0 installed
2. Flash BL07D0
Right now you have a choice although I’m going to recommend you follow steps 3a and 4a as they are the most user friendly however if you want to you can skip to step 4b and restore your PDS.bin using RAMldr (not recommended)
3a-Extracting the PDS from a full backup---see step 3-b if you have a valid PDS.bin file
--- This is a relatively easy process that takes about 15-30 seconds (after you get used to it)
3a-1. open xvi32 and open up your fullbackup.bin file which should be 32MB
3a-2. first we need to make sure our settings are right. Goto Address>goto, Make sure there are dots inside the two radio buttons titled “absolute” and “hexadecimal”
3a-3. now select Address>Goto, and type the numbers “1FFFFFF” in the box and click ok
3a-4. go to edit>block mark
3a-5. go to address>goto, and type the numbers “20000” in the box and click ok
3a-6. go to edit>block mark
3a-7. go to edit>block delete
3a-9. go to address>goto and type the number “0” in the box and click ok
3a-10. go to edit>block mark
3a-11. go to address>goto and type the letters “FFFF” in the box and click ok
3a-12. go to edit>block mark
3a-13. go to edit>block delete
3a-14. Save your PDS and don’t forget to add the “.bin” extension
To check that your PDS is valid open it back up and look at the first three letters in the ASCII side of XVI32 if the first letters are PDS then its ok…also the file size should be 64kb
3-b. Creating a PDS.shx file
3b-1. Place your PDS backup file with the .bin extension in the PDS_Flash directory.
3b-2. Now open SHXCoDec 2.65 or later and press the SPLIT SOURCE SHX FILE.
3b-3. Locate the PDS_Flash folder and select the “R374_V3_PDS_template.shx” file then press OPEN,
the file will then be split into 2 files the RAM Downloader and CG6.
3b-4. Select/highlight the CG6 file of type PDS
with the address of start=10010000, end=1001FFFF, size=65,536
3b-5. Now choose REPLACE and change the files type to (Bin Files *.bin)
select your backup PDS.bin file in the PDS_Flash folder and press OPEN and then confirm replacement.
3b-6. Now press COMPILE SHX and enter a new file name for the PDS Flash backup.
Make sure to include the .shx extension on the end. Then press save, compiling begins,the process will be done when compiled.
NOTE: some ppl are getting a midas.dll error message when using shxcodec…to fix this go to the WINDOWS/system32>right click on regsvr32.exe and select “send to desktop (create shortcut), next drag and drop the midas.dll on top of the newly created shortcut and that should fix the problem
4a Flash your PDS.shx to your phone using RSD Lite 2.3 or higher
4b-Using RAMldr to restore the PDS.bin (not recommended)
4b-1. open ramldr and click send ramldr
4b-2. select ldr_pds.bin
4b-3. The log should now come up and say ADDR 03FD0000AD
JUMP 03FD0010AE
ACK JUMP,03FD0010
4b-4. In the base addr type “10010000” and in the entry addr type “10020000”
4b-5. The log should now say ACK Erase (this is where most ppl have problems as instead of ACK Erase they get a USB I/O error…sorry dunno how to fix it)
4b-6. type 10010000 in the base addr
4b-7. click on send binary and select your PDS.bin file
4b-8. The log should now say ADDR 1001000082
4b-9. press restart and you’re done
5. Flash a MP
I’m pretty sure this next process is not needed but i have heard rumors of PDS not working unless they had the same flex/firmware as before so lets not leave room to err and complete this last step with pride
6. Flash your phone with a reflash_mlp.shx
Hopefully your phone has been "Un-Bricked"

How to create a proper PDS backup using Flash Backup 2.62
1. Select the backup tab
2. Change the backup mode to PDS backup
3. Put a check mark in the disable compression box
4. In the bottom drop down menu select "select another" and then locate a file called "32 MB (08A0).ldr"
5. Then click create.and wait for this to finish (it should take about 15 seconds total to create)
Once done burn this to a CD and keep it in a safe place as well as saving it somewhere on ur comp where its ez to find in an emergency

mikekay10,

Thank you for your answer.

I already shipped my phone to old_fool. He said he would fix it.

I wish I had read more than just the instructions on the unlock package that I got of of ebay.

Thanks again,

Orges

Hi old_fool.,,

please help.
same prob here.,,
mine have the same prob,.
i tried to add skin last night,. after it is dead it says code corrupted.,,on ablack screen with other info.
i tried to flash it with the same monter pack.,,using rsd lite,.
but still the same ,.really need help as soon as possible.,,can't ship it to you too far.,,

well thank you in advance.,,,

What is the S/W version on it?

i have r479_g_08.b4.38b
that is for my razr v3i.
please help me.
my phone is already low batt.
i am not sure if i have backed up my phone correctly before but i have a back-up.
thank you for your reply.!

YOu will need to get some friend that have v3 to charge it for you , then flash it with the Monster back that same with waht it show on you fone now then you be ok

we'll ill try it first.,,
by the way thank you.
i'll just post here if my phone got well,.

I was trying to modify my phone when I realized that I seriously screwed something up.I tried to fix it by flashing a backup to my phone.It now won't turn or off. The keypad light just stays on. Can anyone help me?

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