If you have a Motorola Atrix 4G that is rooted and has an unlocked bootloader, updating the device via an OTA update will brick it. This being said you can recover from it by flashing the updated SBF via RSD Lite. Those of you that have bricked your Motorola Atrix this is how to recover after updating the device.
Currently the updated version of the Motorola Atrix 4G is software version 4.5.141 and as such the instructions will be for this update specifically. Future updates should be able to be fixed as well with the same method with the SBF for that version.
Fix Bricked Motorola Atrix after an OTA Update:
- Make sure your Atrix is fully charged before beginning
- Download the SBF where you can find it (Download Link)
- Download, Install and Run RSD Lite (Download Link)
- Remove your SIM and SD Card from the device and turn it on
- Press “…” button beside the Filename input and select the SBF
- When asked to Extract or cancel, select extract
- Plug your Atrix in via USB and wait for RSD Lite to detect it
- Press “Start” and wait for RSD Lite to say 100% complete
- Congrats you are unbricked and on 4.5.141 running Gingerbread 2.3.6
We aren’t responsible for the use of these instructions although they should fix your issue rather well. Also this is kind of a fix all for any other issues you have with your Atrix although it will completely wipe the device. Let us know if you have any questions or need any help.
hello there..im jav..i have an atrix with cm7.2 before i installed cm7.2 i had a stock rom 2.3.6 gb 4.5.141 build so now i wanna go back to my stock rom…i made a backup of my phone with CWM before installing cm7.2 ,,,i did wipe cache…data..and dalvik and then when i press restore when its ending.. it saiys failed then when i reboot the phone it doesn´t move from motorola booting logo
ill appreciate any information
thanks
Turn your phone off and then back on while holding power and vol up. This should put you into ClockworkMod Recovery. From there you can restore your Atrix using the backup you created of your stock ROM. If this is where you are now and getting the error then you should follow the instructions on this page to reinstall the recovery and all.
Can you please share the download link of rooted official atrix 4g rom.
i missed to take backup and now i wanted to get my orignal os…
thanks in advance.
harry.
i try this but i receive a message on boot: sec_exception: febe,35,35.
I tried this method multiple times, but it’s still showing me the “Failed to boot 4 – Starting RSD mode” error. When I hold power an Vol up as it’s starting up, it just puts me in Fastboot mode. Any suggestions?
Don’t put your phone in Fastboot leave it at the failed to boot starting RSD and follow the steps above.
Argh, forget it. I derped and thought I had bootloader unlocked and that flashing 4.5.141 removed it from the start-up screen. Turns out I forgot to unlock it again… Derp. It’s working fine now!
Hi guys! Please help! I purchased atrix4g with Cyanogen Mod 9.0.0-RC0-olympus-UNOFFICIAL installed. I have A LOT of bugs here. Please help me to install original rom.
this info about the phone: android version: 4.0.4 kermel version: 2.6.32.59-mb860-CM9-gd23c5fb
English – USA
Everything worked perfectly, now I’m no “Unlock Bootloader” and updated to version 2.3.6. Thanks and congratulations are in the tutorial.
Portuguese – Brazil
Funcionou tudo perfeitamente, agora estou sem “Unlock Bootloader” e atualizado para a versão 2.3.6. Obrigado e está de parabens com o tutorial.