boot loader question

[theboat]

Hi folks I am new here as you may realise. I have done a search for bootloader and got nothing. What is happening to me with my V3 is that when I press *+#+pwr on buttons I get nothing. To make it worse the phone goes dead and won't switch on. The only way to revive it is to remove the battery and start over!!

[Thomas]

Welcome to the forum theboat. To get into Bootloader you should press *,# and power on ( Press all buttons at the same time) Will bring up the bootloader screen to show you BL version and S/W Version. To get out of bootloader its easy just hold the power down button. So when you try and go into bootloader you get nothing?

Bootloader is a important file in Motorola mobiles its used for flashing DRM, Fonts, Monster Packs. And without it your mobile whould not Boot.

To see the s/w on your mobile go into settings>phone status>other information>s/w version

[theboat]

Gud day Thomas, when I press *,# and power on all together nothing at all happens. The 3 keys do all work independantly (I have checked that to make sure!). any other ideas as to what may be wrong mate??

WA State of Excitement!!!!!!!!

[Thomas]

Ok that is strange. Because when you press *,# and power on at the same time. A bootloader screen similair to this will show.



Or in your case should show. Try it again. And if it doesnt work. Let me have a think because i know there is a Moto flashing program which will display the current bootloader on your mobile just need to remember the name of it. Tell me your s/w version. You come from Western Australia I live up on the Gold Coast.

[theboat]

Hi again Thomas, I am all bulldust mate. The phone I lost last week was a V3, the one I have at the moment is a V500. So everything is different, I only realised it when trying your shortcut to SW version, that does not display either in fact it's not there!!

[Thomas]

Dam you lost your V3, Are you going to get another one? Make sure you got a usb data cable for the mobile. If so you can download RSD Lite off Google, Connect the mobile & it will display the bootloader version & software version as well as some other stuff.

[theboat]

Cheers mate, will try that approach!! If not then it's in the good old swan river!!