First time here so be gentle!
Ok, a buddy had his RAZR Maxx go into boot loop where it would make it past the eye and stay on long enough to rescue his contacts and pics before it would shut down and start again....and again and again! He tried a recovery which now stops him at the "select English" screen and will not stay on long enough connect the sim card.
Things i've tried:
External recovery
RSD Lite flash JB utility tool with 4.1.2 (Shows Complete but still restarts)
Recovery with full wipe and factory retore
Nothing is working and looking for any suggestions before using as a paper weight