[Guide] Fixing -PH SIG ERR-

[vitrubio]

I haven´t tried it becuase my phone is OK.
But it works!!... just read the posts
And read at the very end of this Guide... give it a try!

Spanish version


- The phone won´t start up.
- It only does it in bootloader mode.
- The screen is showing PH SIG ERR.

Fixing it...
Note: when I say Wait untill is Ready,
It is assumed that a message will show up.

1. Remove the SD and SIM card.

2. Use MSTools to do a Soft/Fake TestPoint. If you want to confirm, open RSD Lite and check if your phone is recognized as S Blank Neptune LTE2
(Attention: Don´t get desperate, after doing the Soft TestPoint the screen will go black and you might think it´s dead but don´t worry... it´s just sleeping.)

3. Now open Ramldr2 and press the Send Loader button. Wait untill message "Ready" appears.

4. Press the Write Boot button, select the Boot_0AC0_patch file and wait untill you phone gets detached (Not Connected). After that, your phone will be in Blank mode.

5. Remove the battery and put it back.

6. Open Flash&Backup3 and flash the Revive dead flash with RSA & PDS patch file.

7. Remove the battery and put it back.

8. Open Ramldr2 again, press the Send Loader button and wait untill it´s Ready. Now press the Write PDS button and select the PDS_Z3 file. After that, your phone will get detached (Not Connected), you can close the program.

9. Remove the battery and put it back.

10. Open Ramldr2 again and press the Send Loader button, wait untill it´s Ready. Now press the Write Boot button and select the Boot_Start_SW file. After that, your phone will get detached (Not Connected), close the program.

11. Now you can Unplug the phone, remove the USB cable.

Note: according to the creator of this guide, you will have to be in Blank mode if you want to flash your phone again.


Files are here:
M3 Mirror

Thanks to XPC21... the original creator of the guide


Warning! (By aneotoena)
Using that files you get no dualboot.
And if you get no dualboot then you need to do real TP to flash the phone again.

Files need to be modified.

Thank you for the warning

I don't know if this will help anyone, but I ran into this as well flashing my Z3. Frusterated me! I did alot of reading and reflashin, and searching till I came across a BLESSING. Someone with the same issue stated very simply, MOTOROLA PHONE UPDATER!

It is like MAGIC and I got my phone back after I thought I lost all hope!

I am not sure IF this will work for everyone, but it did he trick for me...I am rolling again.

P.S. in order to be able to get the Updater it will as Warranty date, just give then the date they are looking for which is recent....

http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/NSS/fota.asp

Sweet.

If the link isn't working just go to Motorola's website directly. Under Support, Updates, I am sure you can figure this out.

WOW EASY FIX!

[Clarkey]

muchas gracias senor

[adminzc]

hey man nice guide(buena guia se t agradece vitrubio) hehe

[__susanu__]

nice guide man

[aneotoena]

Warning!
Using that files you get no dualboot.
And if you get no dualboot then you need to do real TP to flash the phone again.

Files need to be modified.

[adminzc]

i have a question vitrubio..in step 10..u say to do this..

10. Open Ramldr2 again and press the Send Loader button, wait untill it´s Ready. Now press the Write Boot button and select the Boot_Start_SW file. After that, your phone will get detached (Not Connected), close the program.

and then u say this on the note..

Note: according to the creator of this guide, you will have to be in Blank mode if you want to flash your phone again.

so my question is if someone flashes the START_SW.bin file the phone will NOT be in blank mode it will be in flash which will probably give a WSOD...and have to do th TP like aneotoena suggests... so i think u have to flash the FWs BEFORE writing the START_SW.BIN
dont u agree??

[amenkcool]

thx for the guide..

i think the creator mean.. if someone want to flash someday after Revive the phone.. and maybe its like my other z3,when i've succesfully revive it,i must flash CG2,cg4 n cg15 in blank mode...(after write Boot_0AC0_patch.bin) .if i flash in normal bootloader,i get Critical error b75f. So i think that is he mean...but its just my opinion

[bigrobbtheninja]

So my k1 survived a full wash in the washing machine... For real! how amazing is it that this thing still worked?!

Anyway, I bricked it... (Ph sig err) nothing was working so I tried this technique... It worked!!

Now I just need to fix the PDS since it's upside down : ) I'll be sure to post results in the k1 forum but the main thing is THANK YOU!

[adminzc]

im surprised it worked for u...but anyways next time use the KRZR forum so the mods dont get mad...cuz i know its a lot of work to be ordering and stuff
@amenkcool...
ok i just wanted vitrubio to make things clear so everyone can understand it...cuz for some advanced members this is piece of cake but some noobs (like when i wuz a noob )...just didnt get anything heheh specially the harder stuff...:P anyways nice guide vitrubio...
BTW way u should give some credit to the creator of the guide(if u know his name obviously) eheh...not that im naggin u but its good to give and get
thnx...

[amenkcool]

agree

[vitrubio]

thx for the guide..

i think the creator mean.. if someone want to flash someday after Revive the phone.. and maybe its like my other z3,when i've succesfully revive it,i must flash CG2,cg4 n cg15 in blank mode...(after write Boot_0AC0_patch.bin) .if i flash in normal bootloader,i get Critical error b75f. So i think that is he mean...but its just my opinion

I think that´s what he meant.

muchas gracias senor

jajajaja anytime

[JAWheat411]

I fixed my Sig errors everytime with the Motorola Software Update tool. But could just be my phone. It had the newest T-Mobile Firmware on it.

[thelaxplaya7]

works very well!

[ermac_1982]

Error Message to Up. Not Loading Flash and No recharger the battery.

I can a little Speak English. Picture whit learning to me?

[MotoMudder]

your battery needs charged.
then try to follow this guide, if you cant understand it then maybe someone can translate it for you