[Dreadsen]

Not sure how close you are to salvation, I found an extensive thread on autoloaders and on page three is the August update that conite introduced:

https://forums.crackberry.com/blackb...patch-1174692/

im so close to salvation that i've pondered selling the phone and getting a flip phone or making my sonim xp6 my daily driver. that's how close i am.

[Dreadsen]

im so close to salvation that i've pondered selling the phone and getting a flip phone or making my sonim xp6 my daily driver. that's how close i am.

same spot "loader is not valid for this device"

[givechanceachance]

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[conite]

Attachment 446488

this is the screen i get i selected option 3 from the fast boot screen. but on the autoloader screen on my pc it says this

You don't need to select anything on the fastboot screen, because you're already in fastboot mode.

As far as not detecting your device variant, can you tell me what your device PRD is? It's either written on the box or accessible by typing *#837837# into the phone dialer.

[Dreadsen]

You don't need to select anything on the fastboot screen, because you're already in fastboot mode.

As far as not detecting your device variant, can you tell me what your device PRD is? It's either written on the box or accessible by typing *#837837# into the phone dialer.

BBF-100-2
Software version
ACD175
Hardware Version
PRD-63825-002

[conite]

BBF-100-2
Software version
ACD175
Hardware Version
PRD-63825-002

Ok, then the autoloader should run just swimmingly.

Try again.

Remove your passwords and reboot to fastboot.

[Dreadsen]

Ok, then the autoloader should run just swimmingly.

Try again.

Remove your passwords and reboot to fastboot.

Okay i figured out the problem. it had to be extracted to the drive. some kind of way i was running it from the actual archived file.

now My Key2 has a dark screen with those different shapes alternating from a circle, triangle and a square.

does this mean it's still loading?

[conite]

Okay i figured out the problem. it had to be extracted to the drive. some kind of way i was running it from the actual archived file.

now My Key2 has a dark screen with those different shapes alternating from a circle, triangle and a square.

does this mean it's still loading?

It usually takes a few minutes the first time you boot it.

[Dreadsen]

It usually takes a few minutes the first time you boot it.

so let the shapes keep displaying until it's finished?

[conite]

so let the shapes keep displaying until it's finished?

It should only take a couple of minutes.

[Dreadsen]

It should only take a couple of minutes.

it's been stuck on boot with the shapes going for 40 minutes.

[conite]

it's been stuck on boot with the shapes going for 40 minutes.

Hold down the power button until it reboots. If it gets stuck again, go to fastboot and run the autoloader again.

[Dreadsen]

Hold down the power button until it reboots. If it gets stuck again, go to fastboot and run the autoloader again.

is there an even earlier firmware i can try? still stuck

[conite]

is there an even earlier firmware i can try? still stuck

Are you using wipe, or no wipe?

[Dreadsen]

Are you using wipe, or no wipe?

no wipe

[conite]

no wipe

Since you're going backwards, you may have to do a wipe.

[Dreadsen]

Since you're going backwards, you may have to do a wipe.

so apps are gone, music, pics , everything huh??

[conite]

so apps are gone, music, pics , everything huh??

If you signed into Google on your device, and set things up properly with cloud syncing, you will get pretty much everything back.

Your SD card, which is presumably filled with your media, won't be affected.

[givechanceachance]

If you signed into Google on your device, and set things up properly with cloud syncing, you will get pretty much everything back.

Your SD card, which is presumably filled with your media, won't be affected.

BlackBerry really should have come up with a local backup method. Sad! Not everyone is hip to the clouds and as such BB lost that clientele as a result.

Local cloud methods require expertise that only a few know how or have the time to invest, in an intranet, airgap tight setup.

[conite]

BlackBerry really should have come up with a local backup method. Sad! Not everyone is hip to the clouds and as such BB lost that clientele as a result.

Local cloud methods require expertise that only a few know how or have the time to invest, in an intranet, airgap tight setup.

I still like the idea of being anywhere in the world, and being able to setup a new device and be up and running in minutes without having to fuss with retrieving some kind of backup file somewhere.

It's also great to have everything instantly available and perfectly synced across all of my devices and computers.

It simply allows for a much higher resiliency, up-time, and data redundancy.

[givechanceachance]

Convenience always comes at a cost in that regard.

[conite]

Convenience always comes at a cost in that regard.

I trust Google's firewalls and security better than any bank, government agency, or other cloud service I have business with.

Google's entire business model would be decimated by lax security measures.

[hec666]

ultimately security of your data lies with you and the strength of your passwords.

[conite]

ultimately security of your data lies with you and the strength of your passwords.

No doubt that poor passwords are the easiest attack vector.

[Jamaa]

No SIM card problem started 45 min ago on my phone after a restart.

Restarted it at least 20 times, also did the 35 second reset.

Yes it's the most recent update from a few days ago
Yes, T-mobile

Turning off Wi-Fi seemed to stop the off/on signal and sim card cycle (for now) and I'm able to post on here with it.

Update: turned Wi-Fi back on and phone is back to normal. Seems a reboot on this new update has some conflict with Wi-Fi and current solution is to turn Wifi off, let it finish booting up and turning Wi-Fi back on.