[Q] Unlocking BL and Rooting XT1068 DUAL SIM - G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I recently bought a moto g 2014 XT1068 Dual Sim, and I've already updated to 5.0.2.
I really wanted to get it rooted, and as I've seen, it is only possible by first unlocking the BL.
I wanted to ask if there is a safe method to to that, since my device is Dual Sim, and I dont know if the methods provided in the forum work
I'm aware that the warranty will probably be voided (I'm from europe and bought it here also), but honestly I just want the root access.
Please just tell me, if possible, if there is any safe method to unlock the BL and after that, to root my Dual SIM.
Thank you for your patience,
maximuns

unlock bootlader install custom recovery and root
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BLSTDsFG1xw

Moto G User said:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BLSTDsFG1xw
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is this working on lollipop 5.0.2?

I´ve got the XT1068 dual sim too and I rooted it with this method:
1) Unlock bootloader on the Motorola homepage following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/wip-unlock-bootloader-moto-g-2nd-gen-t2875728
Minimal ADB and Fastboot does the job.Unlocking BL will erase your userdata.
2) Now you have two options:
a) Flash TWRP 2.8.5.0: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-2-0-touch-recovery-t2979149 (I used 2.8.5.0, 2.8.6.0 surely will work too)
b) Or just boot into it, the way I did : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/guide-root-moto-g-2014-flash-custom-t2955243
Command for flashing (TWRP will replace your stock recovery):
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot [B]flash[/B] openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-titan.img
(You can rename the file for instance in recovery.img, then the command will be fastboot flash recovery.img)
Reboot into TWRP recovery,flash latest superSU (earlier versions will cause bootloops): http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip (it should be placed in internal or external storage) via the Install menu.
Wipe cache and dalvik.
Command for booting into TWRP ( TWRP will not be flashed on your phone, it´s just temporary.As described in the linked thread above the recovery.img-file has to resist in the adb and fastbot folder):
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot[B] boot[/B] openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-titan.img
Your phone will restart in temporary custom recovery.
Flash the latest superSU: http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip from TWRP (it should be placed in internal or external storage) via the Install menu.
Wipe cache and dalvik,reboot phone and you´re done.

maximuns said:
is this working on lollipop 5.0.2?
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Wolfcity's method will work with Lollipop 5.0.2.
I took the same way and everything works fine.

Wolfcity said:
I´ve got the XT1068 dual sim too and I rooted it with this method:
1) Unlock bootloader on the Motorola homepage following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/wip-unlock-bootloader-moto-g-2nd-gen-t2875728
Minimal ADB and Fastboot does the job.Unlocking BL will erase your userdata.
2) Now you have two options:
a) Flash TWRP 2.8.5.0: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-2-0-touch-recovery-t2979149 (I used 2.8.5.0, 2.8.6.0 surely will work too)
b) Or just boot into it, the way I did : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/guide-root-moto-g-2014-flash-custom-t2955243
Command for flashing (TWRP will replace your stock recovery):
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot [B]flash[/B] openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-titan.img
(You can rename the file for instance in recovery.img, then the command will be fastboot flash recovery.img)
Reboot into TWRP recovery,flash latest superSU (earlier versions will cause bootloops): http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip (it should be placed in internal or external storage) via the Install menu.
Wipe cache and dalvik.
Command for booting into TWRP ( TWRP will not be flashed on your phone, it´s just temporary.As described in the linked thread above the recovery.img-file has to resist in the adb and fastbot folder):
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot[B] boot[/B] openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-titan.img
Your phone will restart in temporary custom recovery.
Flash the latest superSU: http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip from TWRP (it should be placed in internal or external storage) via the Install menu.
Wipe cache and dalvik,reboot phone and you´re done.
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Thank you so much for your reply! I'll think about it, I'm afraid of doing something wrong and get the device boken, since I'd loose the warranty, but when I decide decide to do it ill report to you the result
once again thanks!

Wolfcity said:
I´ve got the XT1068 dual sim too and I rooted it with this method:
1) Unlock bootloader on the Motorola homepage following this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/wip-unlock-bootloader-moto-g-2nd-gen-t2875728
Minimal ADB and Fastboot does the job.Unlocking BL will erase your userdata.
2) Now you have two options:
a) Flash TWRP 2.8.5.0: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-2-0-touch-recovery-t2979149 (I used 2.8.5.0, 2.8.6.0 surely will work too)
b) Or just boot into it, the way I did : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/guide-root-moto-g-2014-flash-custom-t2955243
Command for flashing (TWRP will replace your stock recovery):
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot [B]flash[/B] openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-titan.img
(You can rename the file for instance in recovery.img, then the command will be fastboot flash recovery.img)
Reboot into TWRP recovery,flash latest superSU (earlier versions will cause bootloops): http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip (it should be placed in internal or external storage) via the Install menu.
Wipe cache and dalvik.
Command for booting into TWRP ( TWRP will not be flashed on your phone, it´s just temporary.As described in the linked thread above the recovery.img-file has to resist in the adb and fastbot folder):
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot[B] boot[/B] openrecovery-twrp-2.8.5.0-titan.img
Your phone will restart in temporary custom recovery.
Flash the latest superSU: http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip from TWRP (it should be placed in internal or external storage) via the Install menu.
Wipe cache and dalvik,reboot phone and you´re done.
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ok i've done it ahah
I just cant boot the recovery.img, it says 'No such file or directory', help???

Did you enter the path and file name correctly?
Check it again.

The recovery file has to be inside the Minimal Adb and Fastboot folder. Paste it there, open the folder, press Shift and do a right click inside the folder. From the menu choose "open a command window here".
Now enter the above adb commands.
Like Lars wrote the path must be correct. If you installed Adb and Fastboot in the root of C: the path should be " C:\Minimal Adb and Fastboot."
Just one thing,if you are annoyed by the bootloader unlocked warning screen just flash (before or after superSU) this logo.bin:https://mega.co.nz/#!cc1AGa6Y!6ctYLqVYWyfhPBU5rF1TX_r9jjF68cP3qcknAWU2DjE
That replaces the warning screen with the stock bootlogo.
Sent from my XT1068 using XDA Free mobile app

Wolfcity said:
The recovery file has to be inside the Minimal Adb and Fastboot folder. Paste it there, open the folder, press Shift and do a right click inside the folder. From the menu choose "open a command window here".
Now enter the above adb commands.
Like Lars wrote the path must be correct. If you installed Adb and Fastboot in the root of C: the path should be " C:\Minimal Adb and Fastboot."
Just one thing,if you are annoyed by the bootloader unlocked warning screen just flash (before or after superSU) this logo.bin:https://mega.co.nz/#!cc1AGa6Y!6ctYLqVYWyfhPBU5rF1TX_r9jjF68cP3qcknAWU2DjE
That replaces the warning screen with the stock bootlogo.
Sent from my XT1068 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thanks, got it and working flawlessly. Just a question, when I want to flash anything I can repeat the process again (Boot into twrp) with no need to flash it?

Yes you can do it but why don't you want to flash the custom recovery?

If you don´t want to flash roms,kernels etc. all the time,there is no need to flash a custom recovery. You can flash anything like superSU,logo.bin etc. by booting into TWRP, also backup/restore works this way on the Moto G. You can´t do this with a Nexus 7, it won´t boot into TWRP.
Some people want to change as less as possible as long they stay stock.When it comes to custom roms and kernels flashing the custom recovery is the better choice for sure.

Wolfcity said:
The recovery file has to be inside the Minimal Adb and Fastboot folder. Paste it there, open the folder, press Shift and do a right click inside the folder. From the menu choose "open a command window here".
Now enter the above adb commands.
Like Lars wrote the path must be correct. If you installed Adb and Fastboot in the root of C: the path should be " C:\Minimal Adb and Fastboot."
Just one thing,if you are annoyed by the bootloader unlocked warning screen just flash (before or after superSU) this logo.bin:https://mega.co.nz/#!cc1AGa6Y!6ctYLqVYWyfhPBU5rF1TX_r9jjF68cP3qcknAWU2DjE
That replaces the warning screen with the stock bootlogo.
Sent from my XT1068 using XDA Free mobile app
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Wolfcity said:
If you don´t want to flash roms,kernels etc. all the time,there is no need to flash a custom recovery. You can flash anything like superSU,logo.bin etc. by booting into TWRP, also backup/restore works this way on the Moto G. You can´t do this with a Nexus 7, it won´t boot into TWRP.
Some people want to change as less as possible as long they stay stock.When it comes to custom roms and kernels flashing the custom recovery is the better choice for sure.
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Yes but if I flash the twrp will I still receive ota updates?

Yes but you need the stock recovery to install them.

Lars124 said:
Yes but you need the stock recovery to install them.
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And can I go back to stock recovery after flash twrp?

Yes, you can flash it the same way like twrp.

Lars124 said:
Yes, you can flash it the same way like twrp.
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you have a link for that? or the comand line?

You can get it from here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dedqx3cyk0yx12f/recovery.img?dl=0
command is:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Related

tried to install JB, used Blackrose = can't get into recovery

Hello Folks,
I'm still stuck with my nexus one since I don't care that much about phones.
I've seen that jelly bean roms have made a significant progress. Thus I decided to give it a shot.
I started with installing adb and fastboot. :good: After that I rooted the nexus one :good: I've used this how to:
c2med blog, can't post links...
Next, I ran blackrose. :good: I saved the rom on the micro sd. Having done all the preperations I wanted to flash the JB rom.
I started the phone in bootloader mode but - unfortunately - couldn't access the recovery mode (ext4). I only get the Android figure and an exclamation mark.
In the how-to it sais i should use fastboot to flash the recovery made by ext 4.
Problem # 1: Ext4 generated a .zip, not a .img file
Problem # 2: I connect the device in fastboot mode, navigate to the adb/fastboot folder and use ./fastboot devices. The phone is recognized and I see the serial number. Next I try "flash recovery...." but I only get "command not found". Now, I basically have no idea what to do.
Which recovery should I flash? And how?
I'm so looking forward to your answers.
Androdicct said:
Hello Folks,
I only get the Android figure and an exclamation mark.
Which recovery should I flash? And how?
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What you get is the stock recovery.
Flash 4Ext recovery or Amon RA recovery ( fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img)
Among the several guides to install JB, I suggest you to look at the following post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804571
I just finished this morning the following process:
install RA recovery,
install Blackrose and resize partition,
install from SD card Evervolv-Perdo-3.2.0-Nightly-2013.01.13-passion.zip
install from SD card gapps-ev-jb-20120816.zip
I spent a lot of times reading and trying. I had an issue after installing Evervolv-perdo-3.1.0final-passion zip. That's why I switched to the Nightly (JB 4.2).
Once you are set install a2sd from within the terminal emulator on your N1.
In my opinion this is so far the best ROM I ever have had on my Nexus 1.:good:
I am impressed to the extend that I offer to my wife to do the same on her N1. She said no. No to unlock, no to root and of course no to custom ROM.
Good luck
Hi,
thanks for your reply. Thats basically what i did as well. But after using Blackrose i can't go into the recovery mode.
I used the same tutorial. The problem lies here:
"Note: some people have reported having problems getting into recovery at this point (if not move on to step 5). If that happens, luckily for you, 4ext put a recovery image in the downloads folder of your SD card and if you did what I said in step 2 you saved it. Try reflashing that recovery image using fastboot (remember the one that was in SD/Download/4EXT_Recovery_Touch/ and was named "recovery.img"). Put your phone into the bootloader by turning off your phone, turning it on again while holding the trackball down. To reflash the recovery open command prompt and cd to the location of the Android SDK tools. Then type in the following command (replacing "path" with the path to where the recovery image is located on your computer):
Code:
fastboot flash recovery /path/recovery.img
If that does not solve your problems (inability to get into recovery) then I would recommend going back to the cyanogenmod wiki and installing Amon_Ra's recovery. Then you can use it to flash your installation zip."
It seems like I am unable to understand what I am supposed to do. Could somebody give me a step by step advice? I would prefer using some other recovery.img than mine...
Androdicct said:
Hi,
thanks for your reply. Thats basically what i did as well. But after using Blackrose i can't go into the recovery mode.
I used the same tutorial. The problem lies here:
"Note: some people have reported having problems getting into recovery at this point (if not move on to step 5). If that happens, luckily for you, 4ext put a recovery image in the downloads folder of your SD card and if you did what I said in step 2 you saved it. Try reflashing that recovery image using fastboot (remember the one that was in SD/Download/4EXT_Recovery_Touch/ and was named "recovery.img"). Put your phone into the bootloader by turning off your phone, turning it on again while holding the trackball down. To reflash the recovery open command prompt and cd to the location of the Android SDK tools. Then type in the following command (replacing "path" with the path to where the recovery image is located on your computer):
Code:
fastboot flash recovery /path/recovery.img
If that does not solve your problems (inability to get into recovery) then I would recommend going back to the cyanogenmod wiki and installing Amon_Ra's recovery. Then you can use it to flash your installation zip."
It seems like I am unable to understand what I am supposed to do. Could somebody give me a step by step advice? I would prefer using some other recovery.img than mine...
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It happened to me. I just re-flashed Amon RA recovery from the fastboot mode. Maybe somewhere you missed a step?
gunner1937 said:
It happened to me. I just re-flashed Amon RA recovery from the fastboot mode. Maybe somewhere you missed a step?
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Okay I see. Could you give me the exact steps for the fastbood method? :angel: And where did you get the recovery?
Cheers!
Androdicct said:
Okay I see. Could you give me the exact steps for the fastbood method? :angel: And where did you get the recovery?
Cheers!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611829 : read posts #15 and #16.
In other words open your folder android-sdk-windows installed on the root of your C: hd. Click on the folder platform-tools and download Amon RA recovery in this folder. Left click anywhere on a blank area of this folder then press the key Shift (keyboard) and right click your mouse. In the drop down menu select Open command window. In the CMD, to be sure that the N1 is recognized by the pc (meaning the right drivers are installed) type ADB devices and press enter. You should see a string of numbers like HT9C......
Type adb reboot bootloader and press enter. You are in the fastboot mode ( and mood if I may say so) and the phone shows that it is in the bootloader. You can check again that N1 is recognized by the pc by typing fastboot devices. Same string appears.
Type fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-passion-v2.2.1.img.
After the installation is completed boot in recovery, select Flash zip from sdcard, select the ROM you have dropped on the card. When the installation is completed go back to Flash zip from sdcard ( you are still in recovery mode) and select the gapps you have dropped on the sdcard.
Go back to Reboot system now. You are then out of the recovery and it takes some times for the N1 to boot to this beautiful JB
Edit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804571 this is for posts #15 & #16
Androdicct said:
Okay I see. Could you give me the exact steps for the fastbood method? :angel: And where did you get the recovery?
Cheers!
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As c2med posted in his guide, sometimes, people lose their recovery when they repartition using Black Rose. Hence, its always best to have Amon-RA or 4EXT flashable .img file in your PC so that incase you lose recovery, you can always flash it back.
Once you are in bootloader ( also called FASTBOOT mode) you can flash your recovery.
Then reboot into recovery from FASTBOOT (Shutdown and then restart using the recovery combination)
Once you are in recovery, follow the steps in c2med's guide (wipe cache/dalvik/etc - except sd-card ofcourse) and flash your ROM from sd card.
Then reboot into JayBee
In the screenshot you type:
$ ./fastboot devices
then you type:
$ flash recovery ......../recovery.img
Command not found.... Sure, flash it's not a command...
You need to type fastboot command first!
$ ./fastboot flash recovery ......../recovery.img
jolinnard said:
In the screenshot you type:
$ ./fastboot devices
then you type:
$ flash recovery ......../recovery.img
Command not found.... Sure, flash it's not a command...
You need to type fastboot command first!
$ ./fastboot flash recovery ......../recovery.img
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Thank You! That's what I figuered out last night. Of course I also tried "fastboot flash" but forgot the "./". That was the key. Now the JB ROM works like a charm.
New Problem:
I can't install google apps. In fact I don't really need them. I only use a few apps and found the .apk files with google. Unfortunately the "official" Google apps like chrome don't work.
Plus, I wanted to install the camera (laggy in the evervolv - rom) and keyboard from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1965290&page=38
When I try to install the .zip files in recovery mode I always get an error because of the signing... any help?
Androdicct said:
When I try to install the .zip files in recovery mode I always get an error because of the signing... any help?
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When you're in recovery, select "Flash zip from SD card" and then select "Toggle signature verification" to disable signature verification, and then "Choose zip from SD card" and navigate to the zip file that you want to flash.

[HOW TO][Unlocked Bootloaders]Install Fastboots, CWM, Tips & Ticks, and More

Now that the bootloader is unlocked, everyone is asking "WTF do I do now?". Well, here's a bit of help to get you started. I'm assuming you already have adb and fastboot setup and working -- if not, quit reading and get that taken care of. Also, I only run Linux...so I'll try to be transparent and only list the fastboot commands.
I assume that you're not a complete moron and can Google what you don't understand.
Don't use the stock\SDK fastboot binary for flashing /system.
An updated fastboot binary for Lin\Win\Mac can be found here on the Batakang FTP from our local, neighborhood Mattlgroff.
Linux -- Rename the file to moto-fastboot and add it to a directory in your $PATH -- Ubuntu\Debian users can just add it to ~/bin (enabled by default)
Windows -- Rename the file to moto-fastboot and put it somewhere handy...that's on you to decide.
ROOT\ADMINISTRATOR INFO
On Linux, you might have to run as root in order to run some of the fastboot commands. If your system uses sudo for root commands, typing "sudo -i" will bring up an interactive sudo shell so you don't have to type sudo over and over again. If your system uses su for root, well, you already know the command.
On Windows, you have to enable Administrator Privileges to be able to run some of the fastboot commands.
Linux Terminal Hints
~/ means your home directory -- example -- "gedit ~/Documents/file.txt" would open file.txt in gedit easier than /home/yourusername/Documents/file.txt
You can add a * to file names and directories to not type as much -- example -- "gedit ~/Doc*/file.txt" is the same as the command above, only shortened. If two files have similar names, like Documents and Downloads, then you have to type the name up until the firs different character then add *.
Use the command "../" to go up\back one directory. The command is stackable so "../../" would go back 2 directories and so forth and so on.
Use "cd" to change directories. Is an example really needed for this...
Proper Apps to Use
For zip file editing, use 7-zip on Windows and Archive Manager (file-roller) on Linux
For editing text files on Windows use Notepad++ or any text editor that has unix line breaks -- do not use default Notepad or Wordpad -- you've been warned. Use what ever you prefer on Linux. I prefer Gedit myself.
Basic Fastboot Command Syntax
fastboot flash "partition" "image" -- flashes partition image where partition is where to write to and image is the path to the image being written.
example -- fastboot flash system /path/to/system.img
fastboot -w -- does a factory reset; to expedite things, "-w" can be added to "fastboot flash system system.img -w"
fastboot continue -- continue with the boot process
fastboot devices -- list devices fastboot recoginzes
fastboot -s "device model number" -- set the device fastboot will write commands to; use "fastboot devices" to find model number
fastboot reboot bootloader -- reboot phone into fastboot mode (or restart fastboot mode while in fastboot); same as "adb reboot bootloader"
fastboot help -- list all of this & more
Command Info
Not all the fastboot commands work for us. Specifically, the "erase" commands. If a wipe command doesn't work, skip it. I'll mark them with a ! at the end if it might fail.
Install CWM Recovery by Epinter
Read Epinter's RAZR HD CWM Thread
Download the recovery image
On stock rom, navigate to /system/etc and rename install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak
Reboot into fastboot -- use "adb reboot bootloader" from Terminal\Command Prompt
Wipe the existing recovery -- "fastboot erase recovery" !
Flash the recovery with "fastboot flash recovery cwmrecovery6028-xt925_20130219-epinter.img"
That's it, CWM is installed.
Install Stock Fastboots JB
Download the respective fastboot zip you want to use
Extract the zip
Open a terminal to the extracted zips directory
Reboot into fastboot
Type the following commands in this order
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash devtree device_tree.bin
fastboot erase system -w !
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot -w
fastboot erase cache !
fastboot reboot
Install Stock Fastboots ICS
Download the respective fastboot zip you want to use
Extract the zip
Open a terminal to the extracted zips directory
Reboot into fastboot
Type the following commands in this order
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash devtree device_tree.bin
fastboot erase system -w !
fastboot flash system system.img.ext4
fastboot erase cache !
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
Install Alternate Radio
Reboot into fastboot
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
NON-HLOS.bin is found inside a fastboot zip.
Easy Kernel Install
Download kernel-flash.zip in the attachments[/URL]
Open the zip
Replace the zips current boot.img and device_tree.bin from the fastboot of your choice
Install the zip with CWM
By default, kernel-flash.zip comes with Mex Retail kernel and devtree
Easy CWM Install
Download recovery-flash.zip in the attachments[/URL]
Install the zip with CWM
Not sure if its SS compatible, but it is CWM compatible (for the lazy Photon Q users).
Obtain root after installing a Stock Firmware
There are two choices for obtaining root after a stock flash. the closed source SuperSu by Chainfire & and the open source Superuser by Koush.
Download SuperSu zip from Chainfire (Closed Source)
Download Superuser from Koush (Open Source)
Download the one of the root zips above.
Reboot into CWM/TWRP -- adb reboot recovery
Locate and flash the zip (see below for an alternative way)
Reboot, that's it. Nice not having to run exploits\hacks\Linux just for root
Install Rom/Zip file with ADB + CWM
CWM has the awesome ability to install zip files without having to manually copy them to the phone first. All's necessary is a PC with working adb.
Reboot into recovery
Select "install zip from sideload"
On PC, type "adb sideload /path/to/zip" and press enter
The zip will now be copied to the phone's cache & install
Once installed, do any requirements you'd normally do like wipe caches, etc
I have done this numerous times and it still will not boot into recovery. I have read and followed epinter, yours, official cwm, and other various Google found instructions (none of them functionally different) and still the same result. It recognizes the phone, writes, completes, then if I reboot and select recovery it goes to the android with the open chest cover with the exclamation point....
Any ideas how I could be screwing this up?
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miketravis said:
I have done this numerous times and it still will not boot into recovery. I have read and followed epinter, yours, official cwm, and other various Google found instructions (none of them functionally different) and still the same result. It recognizes the phone, writes, completes, then if I reboot and select recovery it goes to the android with the open chest cover with the exclamation point....
Any ideas how I could be screwing this up?
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Unless you're not rooted with an unlocked BL, there's really no reason why it shouldn't work?
Sent from my N4'd Atrix HD
I was rooted before unlocking... shouldn't it still be rooted?
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miketravis said:
I have done this numerous times and it still will not boot into recovery. I have read and followed epinter, yours, official cwm, and other various Google found instructions (none of them functionally different) and still the same result. It recognizes the phone, writes, completes, then if I reboot and select recovery it goes to the android with the open chest cover with the exclamation point....
Any ideas how I could be screwing this up?
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Did you uninstall safestrap?
Yep. Should I reinstall it and try again?
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reinstalled safestrap and tried again, success!!
Not sure why that made a difference but I got it so thank you very much.
miketravis said:
Yep. Should I reinstall it and try again?
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reinstalled safestrap and tried again, success!!
Not sure why that made a difference but I got it so thank you very much.
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Still did not work for me
Did you install recovery inside safestrap? Then fastboot cwm?
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miketravis said:
Did you install recovery inside safestrap? Then fastboot cwm?
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Yes, I did. After fastboot, I followed the OP instructions to uninstalling the SS recovery and SS app. Boot into recovery and got the open android.
tvd0405 said:
Yes, I did. After fastboot, I followed the OP instructions to uninstalling the SS recovery and SS app. Boot into recovery and got the open android.
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same here.
I have the same problem. I was able to flash cwm, uninstall the SS recovery, and uninstall the app. The first time I got the dead android symbol. I restored SS via Titanium Backup, reinstalled the SS recovery, and flashed cwm again. I tried rebooting into recovery and was able to get cwm working. As soon I uninstalled SS and rebooted, I got another dead android.
probably because were all on the XT926 if we were to revert back to XT925 then the recovery should work otherwise we will have to tweak the recovery to get it to work properly witht the XT926 software awesome thing is we can now free up the space that SS used for a rom slot however for noobs you might wana stick with SS once you hardbrick without anything to go back too it will be game over for your phone and then you have to con ATT for another
i got it.....
i was on ICS 404 bootloader unlcoked and rooted
how the hek you go on bootloader menu (power vol.down???????)
right now im accessing evything with boot widget from play market....
everything works i backed up my stock rom.....
can i try a jellybean rom????? and go back to ICS as many times i want???? from cwm recovery???
thanx
htchd2fix said:
i got it.....
i was on ICS 404 bootloader unlcoked and rooted
how the hek you go on bootloader menu (power vol.down???????)
right now im accessing evything with boot widget from play market....
everything works i backed up my stock rom.....
can i try a jellybean rom????? and go back to ICS as many times i want???? from cwm recovery???
thanx
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From Phone Off, Hold Power and Both Volumes.
If the phone is on, do the above and when the screen goes black, press them all again...I've been doing that for an hour now
I installed MR via fastboot and just now got it booting. I made the mistake of using the SDK fastboot to flash /system.
skeevy420 said:
From Phone Off, Hold Power and Both Volumes.
If the phone is on, do the above and when the screen goes black, press them all again...I've been doing that for an hour now
I installed MR via fastboot and just now got it booting. I made the mistake of using the SDK fastboot to flash /system.
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What's MR?
yes it works.....thanx
i was used to powr vol.down with atrix4g
ok..now can i install any rom and if dont like it go back to may backup????
still a little scared.....
i mean i wont loose root right?
Markyzz said:
What's MR?
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Mexican Retail
Install instructions in OP
htchd2fix said:
yes it works.....thanx
i was used to powr vol.down with atrix4g
ok..now can i install any rom and if dont like it go back to may backup????
still a little scared.....
i mean i wont loose root right?
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You won't lose root
And with an unlocked bootloader, all you gotta do is flash an updater zip with the su binary and app for Stock roms that don't have root
I'll link to a root zip in the op once I find one (or just make it; depends on how quick I find it in a search)
thanx again..
ahahahha...what a beautifullll day....
skeevy420 said:
Mexican Retail
Install instructions in OP
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is there a point to flash a different firmware? is it required by any means?
I had SS and was backed up, I booted up the "stock ROM" and was successful in unlocking the BL and flashing CWM. I made a new backup of the stock ROM and restored it with success in CWM. In the video it show he has MR , but im confused as to why.
Also, I cant seem to get rid of safestrap....how in the hell do you uninstall it???

TWRP 3.0.2 for Acer Predator 8 ported by Ruben.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ROOTING:
After flashing TWRP 3.0.2, use the SuperSU 2.46 flashable zip, do NOT use latest version or will result in a bootloop. Good Luck and have fun with rooting.
REQUIREMENTS
1- Unlocked Bootloader (search on google if you dont know how to unlock)
2- Drivers and Adb/Fastboot commands knowledge
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New TWRP bugfix update! Now you can flash stock rom on TWRP without bricking! Download Page updated!
Bugs:
1- adb shell command needs to be sent before system partition is mounted or it will give an error, after doing adb shell you can mount system and do all the modifications you need.
2- You cant flash any img on twrp it gives an error, im trying to fix.
3- Backups do work, but everytime twrp restarts, the serial number folder seems to change (which means that on /TWRP/BACKUPS/serialnumber/backupsinside/ changes every reboot so you have to go get the backup inside the old serialnumber folder and put on the new serialnumber folder).
Im leaving an unsecured boot image because system does not boot android if anything seems changed. So please if system does not boot after flashing twrp/rooting, flash the unsecured boot img on fastboot
Steps to Install TWRP and root
1. Download and extrct the files: https : // drive. google . com/file/d/0BxzG5iupOOSKNTdlRC1Wd0VmTlk/view
2. Power off the tablet.
3. Enter fastboot mode by pressing the power button while holding down Vol -
4. Open up command prompt and navigate to the directory where fastboot.exe is located.
5. Pass the following commands:
fastboot flash boot unsecuredboot.img
fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img
6. Reboot into recovery (TWRP) and install SuperSU v2.46.zip ---
Continuation 6. Step by Step of Step 6 since people seem to have been running into issues with it:
After rebooting to TWRP and having SuperSU.zip in the tablet storage. Go on Install tab and press the supersu file and install/flash it then reboot the device.

How to flash twrp recovery in Xiaomi Redmi 4a with MIUI 9? Lets see...

I have was trying to flash the TWRP recovery in my phone (Redmi 4a), but the recovery always got replaced after every reboot with the STOCK recovery.
I am now going to show how to flash this, beside the command line technique......(Although, some command line is necessary).....
1. Set adb and fastboot files in your Windows pc, fine
2. Now download the required twrp on to your pc and place it in adb-fastboot's folder.... or techies could path to that ****....
3. Enter bootloader with.....
adb reboot bootloader​4. Now boot to twrp using......
fastboot boot recovery.img​(I have named that twrp file as recovery)
5. Download super su zip, move it in phone, root your device....... reboot your device.......Now the second phase of process comes
6. Install twrp app in your phone, open it, copy the twrp image file to phone, tap on flash recovery
7. Select your twrp recovery in the phone and boom....... you have done it...... reboot to recovery by adb reboot recovery
I FORGOT TO MENTION, you should have your device unlocked, and I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISHAP and FOR THE STATE TO PLAY CRICKET WITH YOUR PHONE...... I am honest ....... IT WORKED FOR ME......
any tester n confirmed worked ?
No reason to do all those, you can flash recovery directly from fastboot with one command. The command:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery.img
just boot to that recovery one time. This is good for testing a recovery or use it for one time without install it.
If you want to flash a recovery you just need to use:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Also for both commands isn't necessary to rename the recovery file or to put it adb folder, or root the device. Just need to specify the path and filename in place of "recovery.img". For e.g:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery C:\Phone\Recoveries\twrp_3.2.1.img

[OFFICIAL] Motorola Edge 5G Racer TWRP

The developers have a lot going on at the moment, i know many have been asking for it, now that it is Official, i think it's safe enough for Public Use. I'm sure the DEVs will post a "more Official" Thread in the right spot. I did not post under Recovery because that is for DEV Use ONLY.
Official TWRP img and Installer zip : https://twrp.me/motorola/motorolamotoedge.html
***Dont forget to flash copy-partitions.zip if you are flashing a Custom ROM. The main device trees now include this, meaning it comes with MOST, NOT ALL, Custom ROMs. YOU WILL NOT BREAK ANYTHING, if the Custom ROM you are flashing already includes this and you flash the copy-partitions.zip. Better to be safe then sorry. This is required anytime you fastboot flash back to STOCK Firmware.INSTALL "Copy Partitions Zip" FROM POST #2
Installation:
NOTE: Your bootloader MUST be UNLOCKED before booting or installing TWRP If you already have TWRP installed: Download the latest zip and install the zip using TWRP, or flash directly the image directly to recovery in fastboot. If you do not already have TWRP installed: Download both the img and the zip. Copy the zip to your device. You will need to have the latest fastboot binaries and the correct drivers installed. Power off your device completely. Hold volume down and turn on the device. Your device should now be in the bootloader menu. Connect the device to your PC. Open a command window and run the following command from the proper location:
Zip method: fastboot boot path/to/twrp.img
This will temporarily boot TWRP on your device. Use ADB or MTP to push the zip onto your device:
adb push path/to/twrp.zip /sdcard
Go to install and browse to the zip and install the zip. The zip will install TWRP on recovery partition of both slots.
Image Method: fastboot flash recovery_ path/to/twrp.img
Moto_Fan said:
The developers have a lot going on at the moment, i know many have been asking for it, now that it is Official, i think it's safe enough for Public Use. I'm sure the DEVs will post a "more Official" Thread in the right spot. I did not post under Recovery because that is for DEV Use ONLY.
Official TWRP img and Installer zip : https://twrp.me/motorola/motorolamotoedge.html
***Dont forget to flash copy-partitions.zip if you are flashing a Custom ROM. The main device trees now include this, meaning it comes with MOST, NOT ALL, Custom ROMs. YOU WILL NOT BREAK ANYTHING, if the Custom ROM you are flashing already includes this and you flash the copy-partitions.zip. Better to be safe then sorry. This is required anytime you fastboot flash back to STOCK Firmware.INSTALL "Copy Partitions Zip" FROM POST #2
Installation:
NOTE: Your bootloader MUST be UNLOCKED before booting or installing TWRP If you already have TWRP installed: Download the latest zip and install the zip using TWRP, or flash directly the image directly to recovery in fastboot. If you do not already have TWRP installed: Download both the img and the zip. Copy the zip to your device. You will need to have the latest fastboot binaries and the correct drivers installed. Power off your device completely. Hold volume down and turn on the device. Your device should now be in the bootloader menu. Connect the device to your PC. Open a command window and run the following command from the proper location:
Zip method: fastboot boot path/to/twrp.img
This will temporarily boot TWRP on your device. Use ADB or MTP to push the zip onto your device:
adb push path/to/twrp.zip /sdcard
Go to install and browse to the zip and install the zip. The zip will install TWRP on recovery partition of both slots.
Image Method: fastboot flash recovery_ path/to/twrp.img
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Having a problem, even unlocking the bootloader. Unlock my device, doesn't show a blue button, and msg, says"it can't be unlocked" . In any case, I downloaded all the software that was on page, when I can figure this out.
reggjoo said:
Having a problem, even unlocking the bootloader. Unlock my device, doesn't show a blue button, and msg, says"it can't be unlocked" . In any case, I downloaded all the software that was on page, when I can figure this out.
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If you can't go passed #1, don't go any further, but I can only recommend.

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