I have been trying to root my metro Moto e5 plus - Moto E5 Questions & Answers

I was successful in getting the bootloader installed and also twrp but SU and Magisk kept giving error, somehow in the last boot I am now on a boot loop of bad key cannot boot to OS of phone and the backup of the OS will restore but it still will not boot past the bad key loop. I can get to the twrp recovery and the bootloader but no functions work in bootloader twrp works flwlessly but I have no image for my device. Does anyone have the stock rom for the metro verision of moto e5 plus. I have found one for the Cricket version but specs are all wrong. Any help would be appreciated
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archnemesis2099 said:
I was successful in getting the bootloader installed and also twrp but SU and Magisk kept giving error, somehow in the last boot I am now on a boot loop of bad key cannot boot to OS of phone and the backup of the OS will restore but it still will not boot past the bad key loop. I can get to the twrp recovery and the bootloader but no functions work in bootloader twrp works flwlessly but I have no image for my device. Does anyone have the stock rom for the metro verision of moto e5 plus. I have found one for the Cricket version but specs are all wrong. Any help would be appreciated
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Hey, even if you can't post a link to the resolution I'd love to have more info! Please either PM me or post a tut, since this looks to be a bit problematic and I'm gonna jump on a freebie from MetroPCS.
Would really appreciate it thx!

Those of you who seek root on the MetroPCS Moto E5 play, I got you
I was working on a simple, straight forward walk through. Maybe just pm me for the details. Would be easier to do it that way being as I'm currently @ work. I can't figure out how to post a pic directly from my Moto E, but if you pm, I'll send you some verification. I soft bricked mine 3 times trying to get it figured out. You know what they say though. 3rd time is the charm. PS, don't flash anything other than recovery!!! The no-verity will cause you to boot loop.

Walkthrough
Okay so here goes keep in mind I cannot post links so mentions of the downloads will be just that, only mentions. The method I used to resinall the os is below. Keep in mind I still had access to both the boot loader and TWRP and that prior to my boot loop no os error I did have developer options and both usb debugging and oem unlock on
How To install Motorola Moto E5 Plus XT1924 Android 8.0.0 Oreo OS
Before you begin, it is important to have all the tools at hand. you will need:
Recharge your phone’s battery well(with more than 70% battery)
Save all your personal data (SMS, contacts, applications, settings, documents, music, photos, etc.)
install Motorola USB drivers,SDK drivers
Download Motorola Moto E5 Plus XT1924-# variant stock firmware
ENABLE USB DEBUGGING:
1. Go to Settings> About phone
2. Find the Build number and press 8 times on it:
3. Return to the previous screen. You will see that a line has appeared: “Developers Options”
4. Press and check “USB Debugging” & “OEM unlocking”
Procedure I used to reinstall OS starts below keep in mind I cannot post links as such you will need to google your phones product/variant to find the correct file, in the case of both the ATT and Metro/Tmobile version of the E5 Plus that is Hanna XT1924-7 and is visible in the bootloader.
Update Motorola Moto E5 Plus XT1924 Android 8.0.0 Oreo
1- Open the folder where ADB and Fastboot are located on your computer & Unzip the downloaded zip file in it preferably in its own directory.
2- In an empty area inside of the unzipped file directory hold down the shift key and right-click with the mouse, the context menu will contain an entry Open command window here:
3- Restart your Moto E5 Plus XT1924 in Recovery mode:
Press & hold the “Volume Down + Power button” at the same time for about 5 seconds
The device enters on Bootloader mode.
4- Connect your Moto E5 Plus XT1924 to your computer
5- Verify that the phone is recognized in Fastboot mode: Type in the command: “fastboot devices”
6- To Install Moto E5 Plus XT1924 Android 8.0 Oreo OTA, Type the following commands removing any bin, img, and sparsechunk commands that don't match your download. The Flash process might take about 25 minutes to complete.
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash bluetooth BTFM.bin
fastboot flash dsp dspso.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.# (do this for each numbered variant normally starting with 0)
fastboot flash system_b system_b.img_sparsechunk.# (do this for each numbered variant normally starting with 0)
fastboot flash oem oem.img
fastboot flash oem_b oem_other.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img_sparsechunk.# (do this for each numbered variant normally starting with 0)
fastboot erase carrier
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase DDR
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot reboot
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7- Once the update process finishes, reboot Moto E5 Plus XT1924 by selected Reboot system now.
8- You have successfully installed Motorola Moto E5 Plus XT1924 Android 8.0.0 Oreo OS

archnemesis2099 said:
Okay so here goes keep in mind I cannot post links so mentions of the downloads will be just that, only mentions. The method I used to resinall the os is below. Keep in mind I still had access to both the boot loader and TWRP and that prior to my boot loop no os error I did have developer options and both usb debugging and oem unlock on
How To install Motorola Moto E5 Plus XT1924 Android 8.0.0 Oreo OS
Before you begin, it is important to have all the tools at hand. you will need:
Recharge your phone’s battery well(with more than 70% battery)
Save all your personal data (SMS, contacts, applications, settings, documents, music, photos, etc.)
install Motorola USB drivers,SDK drivers
Download Motorola Moto E5 Plus XT1924-# variant stock firmware
ENABLE USB DEBUGGING:
1. Go to Settings> About phone
2. Find the Build number and press 8 times on it:
3. Return to the previous screen. You will see that a line has appeared: “Developers Options”
4. Press and check “USB Debugging” & “OEM unlocking”
Procedure I used to reinstall OS starts below keep in mind I cannot post links as such you will need to google your phones product/variant to find the correct file, in the case of both the ATT and Metro/Tmobile version of the E5 Plus that is Hanna XT1924-7 and is visible in the bootloader.
Update Motorola Moto E5 Plus XT1924 Android 8.0.0 Oreo
1- Open the folder where ADB and Fastboot are located on your computer & Unzip the downloaded zip file in it preferably in its own directory.
2- In an empty area inside of the unzipped file directory hold down the shift key and right-click with the mouse, the context menu will contain an entry Open command window here:
3- Restart your Moto E5 Plus XT1924 in Recovery mode:
Press & hold the “Volume Down + Power button” at the same time for about 5 seconds
The device enters on Bootloader mode.
4- Connect your Moto E5 Plus XT1924 to your computer
5- Verify that the phone is recognized in Fastboot mode: Type in the command: “fastboot devices”
6- To Install Moto E5 Plus XT1924 Android 8.0 Oreo OTA, Type the following commands removing any bin, img, and sparsechunk commands that don't match your download. The Flash process might take about 25 minutes to complete.
7- Once the update process finishes, reboot Moto E5 Plus XT1924 by selected Reboot system now.
8- You have successfully installed Motorola Moto E5 Plus XT1924 Android 8.0.0 Oreo OS
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so i have the very exact issue as the OP, i tried this step, all i got was a error after using fastboot, doing the whole command in the cmd window, once it was done i got a endless moto start up icon, i rebooted, it kept giving me the " bad key" blank black page, then N/A, i booted back to twrp wiped and cleaned data to try again, then this time when i tried again i every command was met with errors saying " downgrade verifaction, or something like that, each line was basiclly and error. wont let me try to do the stock install again... im kinda at a lost end here.

stock187 said:
so i have the very exact issue as the OP, i tried this step, all i got was a error after using fastboot, doing the whole command in the cmd window, once it was done i got a endless moto start up icon, i rebooted, it kept giving me the " bad key" blank black page, then N/A, i booted back to twrp wiped and cleaned data to try again, then this time when i tried again i every command was met with errors saying " downgrade verifaction, or something like that, each line was basiclly and error. wont let me try to do the stock install again... im kinda at a lost end here.
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People don't really tell you how to fix the issue so if you still need help getting your phone back to normal
I will help
Every post I have tried has been flawed or wrong or won't work
Sometimes people just post **** and don't think

PM me, i'll help you as well if you need it. What you have to do is download a platform tools folder and extract it because you need to open it and open up a command prompt within the platform tools folder for the restoration of the phone's stock ROM can be successfully flashed on the phone. I have everything you need to get your phone back operational again. I'll even help you root it successfully if you need more help, and i'll help you decrypt it. there's even a successful custom ROM that i'm using now that's better than the others since the others have so many problems booting up or issues within the ROM itself.

Moto e5 play root
Lord_Worm said:
I was working on a simple, straight forward walk through. Maybe just pm me for the details. Would be easier to do it that way being as I'm currently @ work. I can't figure out how to post a pic directly from my Moto E, but if you pm, I'll send you some verification. I soft bricked mine 3 times trying to get it figured out. You know what they say though. 3rd time is the charm. PS, don't flash anything other than recovery!!! The no-verity will cause you to boot loop.
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I interested in rooting my metroPCS Moto e5 play but I don't really know what to do & I don't want to end up using a rooting program that will mess up my phone or not have at least a little knowledge of what I'm doing. Your post was the first one I came across and I was wondering if you might be able to help me with a little bit of knowledge. Please & thank you, I'd really appreciate it...

TalkNerdy2Me said:
I interested in rooting my metroPCS Moto e5 play but I don't really know what to do & I don't want to end up using a rooting program that will mess up my phone or not have at least a little knowledge of what I'm doing. Your post was the first one I came across and I was wondering if you might be able to help me with a little bit of knowledge. Please & thank you, I'd really appreciate it...
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Shoot me a private message and I'll walk you through it

dominoeflux said:
PM me, i'll help you as well if you need it. What you have to do is download a platform tools folder and extract it because you need to open it and open up a command prompt within the platform tools folder for the restoration of the phone's stock ROM can be successfully flashed on the phone. I have everything you need to get your phone back operational again. I'll even help you root it successfully if you need more help, and i'll help you decrypt it. there's even a successful custom ROM that i'm using now that's better than the others since the others have so many problems booting up or issues within the ROM itself.
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If you could help me out with rooting my moto e5 plus I would be grateful I have a question though my baseband version says M8940TMO_32.22.11.69R
HANNAH_NA_TMO_CUST and the Official TWRP app says my device is Hannah so do I use the James varient or the Hannah one is the plus and one is the play correct? Thank you for any help you might be able to give me.

toscrewed2matter said:
If you could help me out with rooting my moto e5 plus I would be grateful I have a question though my baseband version says M8940TMO_32.22.11.69R
HANNAH_NA_TMO_CUST and the Official TWRP app says my device is Hannah so do I use the James varient or the Hannah one is the plus and one is the play correct? Thank you for any help you might be able to give me.
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yes, the plus is hannah and the regular e5 is the play...you have the hannah version.

None of this helps me. I unlocked the bootloader tried to install magisk or supersu, but it keeps bootlooping to n/a. I can only get into bootloader and from there to TWRP. That's it. I do have adb access...
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[Pure Edition][Root] Superboot style root for MotoX 2014 Pure Edition

Follow directions, do NOT flash this image. Flashing the image will bootloop you (easily fixed by flashing proper boot.img). You must only BOOT this image. Again DO NOT FLASH IT, I won't help you out of any mess you get yourself into with this.
Unlock your device with Motorola's site
Boot Image
Device will boot up, install su and quickly reboot.
Then install Chainfire's SuperSU from the Play Store
unzip pure2014sb.zip
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot pure2014sb.img
Running up in Moto X Retail BR, Tks
Thanks!!! Now my weekend is complete.
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I am a new user can you elaborate how should i start?
I have a Pure Edition Indian Variant
Does this wipe your phone data at all? My phone data was completely wiped when I unlocked the bootloader, so I want to make sure that doesn't happen again.
TBayTom said:
Does this wipe your phone data at all? My phone data was completely wiped when I unlocked the bootloader, so I want to make sure that doesn't happen again.
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No man, wipe completely is only when unlock bootloader.
Can Someone help me with elaborated steps ?
kartik.bose said:
Can Someone help me with elaborated steps ?
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Check your inbox.
Sent from my Sexus X XT1095
Can you send that info my way too please? I've unlocked my bootloader but not sure where to go from here...
jcase, awesome as always. You are such a great help to all of us "regular people" here at XDA.
From Droidviews: http://www.droidviews.com/root-motox-2014-pure-edition-with-superboot/
Prerequisites
A Moto X 2014 with unlocked bootloader. You can unlock the bootloader by following the instructions given at Motorola official page.
Set up ADB and Fastboot on your computer or download the minimal ADB and fastboot tool from here (unzip it).
Install Motorola USB Drivers on your computer.
Download the modified boot image by jcase: pure2014sb.zip
Open Settings> Developer options and enable USB Debugging on your device.
Root MotoX 2014 Pure Edition with Superboot
Having taken care of the prerequisites mentioned above, you can now proceed to root your Moto X 2014. Just follow the steps given below.
1. Extract the pure2014sb.zip file and copy the pure2014sb.img file into the platform-tools folder (in case you have Android SDK installed) or copy the files into the mfastboot v2 folder.
2. While the folder with ADB and fastboot files is open, right-click on an empty space and select “Open command window here” option to launch a cmd.
3. Connect your Moto X 2014 to computer using a USB cable.
4. Now type the following command in the cmd window and press the Enter key:
adb reboot bootloader
5. Your phone will reboot into the Fastboot mode.
6. Then issue the following command:
fastboot boot pure2014sb.img
7. When the phone boots up, install su and quickly reboot it.
8. When the device boots up again, go to Google Play store and install the SuperUser app.
Motorola site says my phone is not elgible for unlocked bootloader. Have Tmo pure edition 2014 Moto X. Any ideas?
So for the rest of us that got a carrier phone (not the pure edition) -
I got the ATT one with all the bloat on it. I'd really like to get rid of that crap.
Is there some way I could flash one of the factory gsm images here? via the stock recovery or via adb?
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images
iNiREALiZED said:
Motorola site says my phone is not elgible for unlocked bootloader. Have Tmo pure edition 2014 Moto X. Any ideas?
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I had the same issue go through the whole code and make sure all spaces are gone including in front of the first character and you should be good
cpolly69 said:
So for the rest of us that got a carrier phone (not the pure edition) -
I got the ATT one with all the bloat on it. I'd really like to get rid of that crap.
Is there some way I could flash one of the factory gsm images here? via the stock recovery or via adb?
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images
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As of now, no you cant. ATT may or may not (probably not) get a bootloader unlock. It probably will eventually get root though, and when it does you can use a root app to uninstall those system apps from ATT. No guarantee the phone will work properly after you get rid of them though, it is possible that some OS modifications rely on parts of those apps.
yeah i pretty much can't wait until i get root access -
i'm pretty confident killing the att bloat isn't going to affect the it- i disabled every one of their apps within 10 minutes of having the phone...
i just wish i could load up ti backup and get rid of them...
bostonirishguy13 said:
From Droidviews: http://www.droidviews.com/root-motox-2014-pure-edition-with-superboot/
Prerequisites
A Moto X 2014 with unlocked bootloader. You can unlock the bootloader by following the instructions given at Motorola official page.
Set up ADB and Fastboot on your computer or download the minimal ADB and fastboot tool from here (unzip it).
Install Motorola USB Drivers on your computer.
Download the modified boot image by jcase: pure2014sb.zip
Open Settings> Developer options and enable USB Debugging on your device.
Root MotoX 2014 Pure Edition with Superboot
Having taken care of the prerequisites mentioned above, you can now proceed to root your Moto X 2014. Just follow the steps given below.
1. Extract the pure2014sb.zip file and copy the pure2014sb.img file into the platform-tools folder (in case you have Android SDK installed) or copy the files into the mfastboot v2 folder.
2. While the folder with ADB and fastboot files is open, right-click on an empty space and select “Open command window here” option to launch a cmd.
3. Connect your Moto X 2014 to computer using a USB cable.
4. Now type the following command in the cmd window and press the Enter key:
adb reboot bootloader
5. Your phone will reboot into the Fastboot mode.
6. Then issue the following command:
fastboot boot pure2014sb.img
7. When the phone boots up, install su and quickly reboot it.
8. When the device boots up again, go to Google Play store and install the SuperUser app.
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what mean's :
7. When the phone boots up, install su and quickly reboot it
install su = superSU apk ?
thanks for help
jonata said:
what mean's :
7. When the phone boots up, install su and quickly reboot it
install su = superSU apk ?
thanks for help
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This 7th step is automatic. The phone will boot and install su files and quickly reboot after that.
Once it boots up, go to the store and download SuperSU.
MaKTaiL said:
This 7th step is automatic. The phone will boot and install su files and quickly reboot after that.
Once it boots up, go to the store and download SuperSU.
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and where is su files ?
or, where I can Find it ?
need to copy in the memoty of phone ?
thanks for help
I would think the su files are in the img file that was previously flashed in an earlier step. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

[Q&A] [Pure Edition][Root] Superboot style root for MotoX 2014 Pure Edition

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MotoX Pure - UnRoot To Update Firmware
I used the Jcase method (fastboot boot pure2014sb.img) to root my new MotoX Pure. Worked great. However, the next day I received a notification on the phone that a firmware update is available: "New FIrmware Available" "Update to get the lastest Motorola Sensor. . ."
Because this method uses fastboot boot vs fastboot flash, I don't understand how I can go back to stock in order to update firmware.
Wondering if someone could school me on what the heck it actually means to fastboot boot vs fastboot flash. Basically looking for a way to be able to un-root, apply firmware update, and then re-root.
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You need a factory image to flash using Motorola's mfastboot to get back to stock. Motorola has not posted a factory image yet, but they said they would.
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tyea said:
You need a factory image to flash using Motorola's mfastboot to get back to stock. Motorola has not posted a factory image yet, but they said they would.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
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if they said they would, then i'm glad. getting worried here lol
root moto x 2014 followed by ota lollipop update
The moto x is delivered with KitKat initially and then updated via ota later once powered up etc. If I follow your method as soon as I get the phone and then later accept the ota update to lollipop, will it cause problems or lose root?
bootloop
i tried to root my phone and i followed every step but now i am stuck in a bootloop. what do i do? please help
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I tried to root my moto with this method and now i am stuck in a bootloop. i followed every step including the fastboot boot. please help me
deelv said:
i tried to root my phone and i followed every step but now i am stuck in a bootloop. what do i do? please help
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I tried to root my moto with this method and now i am stuck in a bootloop. i followed every step including the fastboot boot. please help me
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The same thing happened to me but I've gotten out of the boot loop by getting to fastboot (hold down the power button till the screen turns off and then you have to guess and hold the power and volume down button for about 5 seconds and then release the power button but hold down the volume button until you see the fastboot. If it doesn't get to fastboot try it again.)
When you're at the fastboot, connect to a computer and cmd a command "fastboot erase userdata" and then "fastboot erase cache" to pretty much factory reset and get you out of the boot loop. Then it should boot and tell you to set up the device.
I would recommend looking for the root boot image from chainfire them self, they recently released it. Just look for your model # (e.g. xt1095) and "fastboot boot (insert boot image)"
My Moto x 2014 is currently rooted with chainfire's boot image. It works like a charm.
XT1092 bootloop after OTA
Hi,
Got my XT1092 and unlocked the bootloader and gained root using this method a while back, no problem there.
Downloaded and installed the OTA update to lollipop and went about reinstating the root access using this method. Subsequently have been stuck in a bootloop and have been unable to find a stock image to repair this with.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this?
When I have tried using
fastboot boot *whatever stock image I have found*
I get a little droid with a red exclamation mark with 'NO COMMAND' underneath.
Any suggestions of how to fix this/what I can boot/flash that can fix this?
Cheers
HamRack said:
Hi,
Got my XT1092 and unlocked the bootloader and gained root using this method a while back, no problem there.
Downloaded and installed the OTA update to lollipop and went about reinstating the root access using this method. Subsequently have been stuck in a bootloop and have been unable to find a stock image to repair this with.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this?
When I have tried using
fastboot boot *whatever stock image I have found*
I get a little droid with a red exclamation mark with 'NO COMMAND' underneath.
Any suggestions of how to fix this/what I can boot/flash that can fix this?
Cheers
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Boot this boot.img : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-2014/general/lollipop-root-achieved-t2937154
Its for xt1095 but some have confirmed working on xt1092
Sent from my Moto X 2014 Pure Edition
does it work on Android 5.0?
Yes, I'm currently running Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Sent from my Moto X 2014 Pure Edition
Bootloop
Stuck in a bootloop. Followed all your instructions carefully. :/ Not able to boot into bootloader.
Formatted Telus Moto X (2014) SD card and all data ... recovered.
I might make a tutorial video on how to recover from a mistake like mine, and I may not have done it correctly, but the phone is back operational.
What I did to screw it up :
1) Unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP without doing research about development for the phone
2) The phone is already almost stock android and that's one of it's selling points so I don't know why I wanted to unlock and root
3) Got frustrated and wiped / formatted internal SD ... since I use to flash ROM's on my older Huawei this way ... it must be the same right ... smh.
4) Freaked the eff out, had thoughts of just running it over with the car because that qualifies under my 2-year warranty, since I voided it by unlocking.
5) Thought I knew it all when I really don't understand most of the lingo still
What I did to 'TRY' to fix it :
1) Scoured the internet for ROMS / Zips.
2) I was in 'Android Studio' ... unnecessary.
3) Tried flashing .zips in TWRP by draggin and dropping .zips ... contanst 'FAILED' signs.
4) Tried sideloading as I was grasping at straws by this point. 'FAILED'
5) Considered buying an OTG cable.
6) Spent hours going in circles
What I did to fix it :
1) Downloaded the SDK ... 'adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20140702'
2) Installed the 'Google USB drivers' as I checked 'Device Manager' and there was an exclamation ... this is why when I went typed 'ADB devices' nothing showed up. I 'manually' installed the drivers. VOILA, first step.
3) Found a .ZIP file I believe was the correct one ... ;RETCA_XT1097_4.4.4_KXE21.187-42_cid14_CFC.xml.zip' (From this website I believe)
4) Watched a few youtube tutorials on how to flash from within 'SDK' > 'Platform-Tools'
5) Extracted the .ZIP file into 'Platform-Tools'
6) Had phone booted into fastboot mode
7) Opened the CMD from within 'Platform-Tools' with that .ZIP file within that folder, held 'SHIFT' 'Right-click" > 'Run CMD'
8) This is where I didn't do it properly, but the phone is booted for now and working ... with these Commands
- fastboot flash boot boot.img;
- fastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
- fastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
- fastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
- fastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3
- fastboot.exe flash system system.img_sparsechunk.4
Got that nice Motorola earth screen and booted to the welcome screen. Froze. I reset. Froze. Walked away from phone, came back and tried to see if I could press 'OK' and it worked.
All-in-All , not worth it for the average consumer and not worth it for someone such as myself who was stupid and just wanted to 'play around' with a brand new 2-year warrantied $500 phone.

TELUS Moto X (XT1097) doesn't boot after last OTA. Help!

Hey guys,
I have rooted my Moto X 2014 (XT1097) with Chainfire auto root method about 6 months ago and I decided to accept the OTA update I got today from TELUS (22.121.11.en.CA). If I remember correctly I was on 5.0.1 before accepting this OTA.
Now the phone is stuck in the custom boot logo screen that I installed after rooting and even if I try to shut it down, it just boots up and gets stuck in the logo screen.
What should I do? I can access the bootup screen by holding power and volume down.
bobitza said:
What should I do?
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Let me reply myself so that maybe others can use this info to fix their devices as well.
Step 1: You need to install the ADB platform tools (should be plenty of threads about that)
Step 2: You need to find a system.img and a boot.img to match your needs. I have a XT1097 with TELUS in Canada, so I have found this thread and downloaded the big .zip file (big thanks to Steve-x!). For US people the graffixnyc site has images for XT1095 that you can use. Move those .img files where your fastboot.exe file is found
Step 3: Boot your device in bootloader mode (hold power and volume down) and connect it to your PC
Step 4: Install the images with the fastboot command by typing this in a cmd window
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
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Or in the case of the TELUS image, the system image is split into 7 files ... just flash system them one after the other. Steve mentioned something about the recovery.img, but wasn't sure how to flash that so I did it this way.
Step 5: (Optional) If you had something else installed you will get some errors, here's how to fix them. Boot back in the bootloader and choose Recovery, then when you see the screen with the "sick" Android, keep Power pressed and tap on Vol Up to enter Recovery Menu. Choose to delete data and delete cache. Reboot.
If you used Steve's image you should be booting into TELUS Android 5.0.1, just before the cursed update. You can even do now the 5.0.1+ update OTA. You're back in stock ROMs world
Glad you got it fired up again. I haven't taken the OTA yet myself with my Moto X's, was hoping to get the entire image with Motorola Device Manager.
Le sigh
Man i'm having nothing but issues. I've done everything that i was supposed to do, but i cant get the files to load.

Moto X4 Bricked - no fastboot - USB 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL

Hi,
i have a pretty bricked Moto X4 - I unlocked the bootloader and bootet twrp via
"fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-1-payton.img"
I wiped and installed lineage-15.1-20190206-nightly-payton-signed.zip via sideload.
After rebooting the machine is dead. No screen. No fastboot. Power + up or down do not lead to anything.
I can get it to a stage where it shows up on the USB bus as:
Bus 002 Device 119: ID 05c6:9008 Qualcomm, Inc. Gobi Wireless Modem (QDL mode)
But no adb or fastboot and screen is pitch black.
And chance of reanimating this device?
Flo
Short answer, yes; you should be 'fine'.
I don't have the time at the moment to get you any details nor do I know of what side effects there are after fixing this.
dougo007 said:
Short answer, yes; you should be 'fine'.
I don't have the time at the moment to get you any details nor do I know of what side effects there are after fixing this.
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I got my way after opening 150 Tabs ob various sites a bit further.
I can get back to fastboot and flash a new bootloader.
But whenever i go back to flashing lineageos -> BOOM. Back to black screen
Here is currently my procedure:
Code:
blankflash/qboot blank-flash blankflash/singleimage.bin
fastboot flash partition PAYTON_FI_OPWS28.46-21-12_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml/gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader PAYTON_FI_OPWS28.46-21-12_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml/bootloader.img
fastboot reload-bootloader
fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-1-payton.img
-> format data
-> wipe system
adb sideload lineage-15.1-20190206-nightly-payton-signed.zip
-> reboot recovery
-> Black screen
My guess is that i am missing something important. After flashing my HTC 10 for 100s of times without any hassle i am puzzled.
Flo
flohoff said:
I got my way after opening 150 Tabs ob various sites a bit further.
I can get back to fastboot and flash a new bootloader.
But whenever i go back to flashing lineageos -> BOOM. Back to black screen
Here is currently my procedure:
Code:
blankflash/qboot blank-flash blankflash/singleimage.bin
fastboot flash partition PAYTON_FI_OPWS28.46-21-12_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml/gpt.bin
fastboot flash bootloader PAYTON_FI_OPWS28.46-21-12_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml/bootloader.img
fastboot reload-bootloader
fastboot boot twrp-3.2.3-1-payton.img
-> format data
-> wipe system
adb sideload lineage-15.1-20190206-nightly-payton-signed.zip
-> reboot recovery
-> Black screen
My guess is that i am missing something important. After flashing my HTC 10 for 100s of times without any hassle i am puzzled.
Flo
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You need to flash the lineage zip with twrp. You can't sideload. Just remember it installs to the opposite slot.
Read this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x4/development/rom-lineage-os-15-1-t3802265
ptn107 said:
You need to flash the lineage zip with twrp. You can't sideload. Just remember it installs to the opposite slot.
Read this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x4/development/rom-lineage-os-15-1-t3802265
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I know i have 2 system partitions - But after flashing Lineage with or without TWRP the bootloader is gone - I cant power on with power up/down and get to the bootloaders fastboot menu. And from my understanding the bootloader is not part of the A/B partitioning - right?
So i am puzzled on what is going on. Flashing LineageOS from TWRP breaks something on the phone letting the Bootloader fail and go back to the QDL safe mode.
Flo
flohoff said:
I know i have 2 system partitions - But after flashing Lineage with or without TWRP the bootloader is gone - I cant power on with power up/down and get to the bootloaders fastboot menu. And from my understanding the bootloader is not part of the A/B partitioning - right?
So i am puzzled on what is going on. Flashing LineageOS from TWRP breaks something on the phone letting the Bootloader fail and go back to the QDL safe mode.
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Okay - got a bit further - Side B never had a bootloader - Stock did never do a software update so side B never had been flashed. Now it does not fall back to QDL mode anymore. Still lineageos does not boot.
So i guess i fail some partition content from Stock ROM in the B side.
Flo
I'm glad you're fining your way.
I would suggest a complete flash of stock based on your variant ex. XT1900-1.
Make sure your phone is still good and start from step one.
Then make sure you use the copy partitions zip; I think is what was screwing up someone before.
Either it was that or they tried to flash multiple things at the same time (magisk, google, TWRP).
dougo007 said:
I'm glad you're fining your way.
I would suggest a complete flash of stock based on your variant ex. XT1900-1.
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I am having a hard time identifying which of the STOCK images belong to which Moto X4 variant.
For me its a XT1900-7 - And i have a page listing hundrets of variants of images but i fail to identify anything common.
I tried looking for strings in the image binaries and failed.
Am am booting to LineageOS now after flashing side B with stuff i found - i am not shure whether it fits my Phone model.
Flo
Based on this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76816113&postcount=92
It appears that the XT1900-1 firmware runs on a XT1900-7 device, but I'm not 100% about LTE coverage (US vs EU)
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Here is the best 'visual' as too see how many partitions are used.
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-...ess-updates-affect-custom-development-on-xda/
There are two copies of everything but there is no dedicated recovery or cache partition anymore in an A/B treble system.
Based on your question of the boot loader, I'm not sure you used the copy partitions zip (although I'm not 100% what it does but I assume it means all of the content in A is copied to B).
If something doesn't seem to be running properly, I'd suggest flashing the firmware from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77490529&postcount=2
Use the one listed last and run this in bootloader.
@flohoff, I had the same problem when I tried to install LineageOS 15.1 without copying partitions (A→B ) first. It's frustrating that the LineageOS install instructions don't mention this step.
After using BlankFlash to unbrick it, and reading the LineageOS 15.1 install instructions here on XDA, and copying the partitions, I soon succeeded. Have you managed to get past this as well?

Revvlry+ to Moto G7 Plus conversion guide

Hi, i will not waste anyones time, i just want to share with you the steps that i took to convert my T-mobile Revvlry+ into a Moto G7 Plus, obviously, this is just a software conversion, also with this conversion, you will now have Android 10 on your device, and if you want to, Root, so, lets get started.
DISCLAIMER
Please read the guide completely before trying anything on your device, i will not be responsible for anything that happens to your phone, if you dont understand something or you dont feel comfortable doing one of the steps, please clear all of your doubts in the comment section, ill try my best to help you trough the steps.
Also, because the first steps involve unlocking your bootloader, your warranty will now be void.
Prerequisites:
Motorola device drivers: HERE
android sdk platform-tools: HERE
Moto g7 plus retail android 10 firmware: HERE for this i used the QPWS30.61-21-11 build
Flash conversion.bat: at the end of the post
logo.bin: HERE thanks to @luiz_neto for this mod, please thank him on his post
Instructions:
First download all the files, install the motorola device drivers if you dont have them already, extract the platform-tools to your desktop for easy access and inside of this folder extract the firmware, logo.bin and flash conversion.bat files, the platform-tools will now be a working ADB and Fastboot enviroment, if you are using windows 10 please follow THIS guide to enable this folder in powershell, just change the path of the guide for the path where you extracted the platform-tools folder.
Now you need to unlock your bootloader, you have to know that this will erase all your data, so please first backup all of your files, then go to settings and enable the developer settings by clicking 7 times on the "Build number" option in the "About phone" section, then go into system>developer settings and enable "oem unlock", now turn off your phone and pressing volume down, connect the usb cable, the phone will boot into bootloader, some drivers will automaticaly install, after this, go to the Motorola bootloader unlock website HERE and log in or create an account, after this just follow the steps on the website to unlock your bootloader, you will use platform-tools as your ADB and Fastboot enviroment for this, just download it and extract it to your desktop for easy access.
Basicaly what you have to do is send a fastboot command to get some info out of the phone
Code:
fastboot get oem_unlock_data
this is done on windows command prompt (CMD), after sending this command, the phone will return bunch of text, you select and copy this text and put it trough the data scrubbing tool present on the motorola website to get only the alfanumeric string of data, you put this data on the website and it will thell you wheter your bootloader can be unlocked or not, the Revvlry+ is an unlockable model, now at the bottom of the page a button will appear to ask for the unlock code, this code will get delivered to your email, now you just have to run a command twice and your bootloader will be unlocked
Code:
fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE KEY
The unique key is the one that motorola will send to your email.
At this point you can root your phone, install TWRP and a custom rom, but i will not go intos this, the guides made for the Moto G7 plus work for our phone, now we will proceed to make the conversion.
If you are using this guide with a newer build, please open the flash conversion.bat with notepad++ and check that the files mentioned on the .bat match the files on the newer firmware, if its missing a file, or it has more files listed, just add or erase the line that points to it, specialy the sparsechunk files wich can vary from firmware versions.
Now you just have to run the flash conversion.bat and wait, the script will automaticaly flash the moto g7 plus firmware including the modded logo.bin that will hide the unlocked bootloader warning screen, it takes a few minutes to do so, just be patient.
When the script finishes it will close and your phone will reboot, just give it a few minutes and you will be greeted with the android 10 setup wizard and thats it, your Revvlry+ is now a Moto G7 Plus softwarewise, at this point you can follow a guide to install TWRP and Root your phone, the guides for the Moto G7 Plus are aplicable for our device.
And thats it, thank you for your time and i hope this guide is helpful to you.
I actually tried it in another Revvlry+ 3 months ago but the boot warning is not removed and safetynet does not pass it, in bootloader state it says:flashing locked instead of being restored as oem_lock in bootloader
darkherman said:
I actually tried it in another Revvlry+ 3 months ago but the boot warning is not removed and safetynet does not pass it, in bootloader state it says:flashing locked instead of being restored as oem_lock in bootloader
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None of the g7 plus varients can restore the oem lock....just the flashing lock.... I use a mod boot logo .for the bootloader Msg
If you are rooted
Flash magisk mods riru core and riru edxposed. install hidden core modules.apk......reboot and enabled the hidden core mod in edexposed mgr
Clear cache and data for playstore and Google play services...then reboot.....enable cts check in magisk...reboot....
Use this command to flash logo
fastboot flash logo Developer_Logo.bin
KtownJeff said:
None of the g7 plus varients can restore the oem lock....just the flashing lock.... I use a mod boot logo .for the bootloader Msg
If you are rooted
Flash magisk mods riru core and riru edxposed. install hidden core modules.apk......reboot and enabled the hidden core mod in edexposed mgr
Clear cache and data for playstore and Google play services...then reboot.....enable cts check in magisk...reboot....
Use this command to flash logo
fastboot flash logo Developer_Logo.bin
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no thanks too many modifications for logo.bin and not pass safetynet
Is it like a full ROM flash?
Will VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling stay intact after conversation to Android 10?
darkherman said:
no thanks too many modifications for logo.bin and pass safetynet
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well this is the only solution for the safety net issue..... If you find or develop a new one please post
mingkee said:
Is it like a full ROM flash?
Will VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling stay intact after conversation to Android 10?
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Yes its a full flash but i believe that VoLTE will not work, im in mexico and VoLTE and Wifi Calling is not a thing so i cant test it

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