i was rooted and bootloader unlocked w/custom cwm recovery, then i installed mexico retail Rom. Did i lose all that stuff?
No.
You still have the unlocked bootloader.
You'll be fine as long as you don't flash something that isn't for your device...
what about the root and cmw
Cwm will still be there also. The only thing you might lose is root. And to re root is very easy.
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I used rsdlite and I didn't have any issues.
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Thanks guys for your help, I thought myth tool is the one to use for root?
I've never used it. Just fastboot, cwm, and rsdlite.
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Myth tool Is the newest not the original. It has the original inside of it though. But when you have Cwm you can just flash a superuser zip for root. Really easy.
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thank, just used myth tool so easy
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I unlocked my inc s bootloader using htcdev method. I then installed 4ext recovery and then the a custom rom. I now want to revert back to stock rom and re-unlock the bootloader. Am thinking of doing this. Please correct me if I am wrong.
1. Restore stock rom from nandroid backup.
2. Use htcdev relock method to get back to unlocked state.
My question is will the custom recovery create any problems. If so how do I get back stock recovery?
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samgurung said:
I unlocked my inc s bootloader using htcdev method. I then installed 4ext recovery and then the a custom rom. I now want to revert back to stock rom and re-unlock the bootloader. Am thinking of doing this. Please correct me if I am wrong.
1. Restore stock rom from nandroid backup.
2. Use htcdev relock method to get back to unlocked state.
My question is will the custom recovery create any problems. If so how do I get back stock recovery?
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No the custom recovery will not cause any issues.
And once I restore stock rom and re unlock I can get the latest ics ota update?
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samgurung said:
I unlocked my inc s bootloader using htcdev method. I then installed 4ext recovery and then the a custom rom. I now want to revert back to stock rom and re-unlock the bootloader. Am thinking of doing this. Please correct me if I am wrong.
1. Restore stock rom from nandroid backup.
2. Use htcdev relock method to get back to unlocked state.
My question is will the custom recovery create any problems. If so how do I get back stock recovery?
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Why do you need to re-lock? If you want to receive OTA update, you need to have stock recovery.
samgurung said:
And once I restore stock rom and re unlock I can get the latest ics ota update?
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OK so going back to your original question, yes the custom recovery will cause you a problem with trying to receive the OTA update. It will let you download it, but will then tell you that you have a custom setup and won't let you install it.
i guess its more or less same case as mine
you can refer to my post before
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670176
btw, I finally run the RUU... :silly:
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And once I restore stock rom and re unlock I can get the latest ics ota update?
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you can get ics rom here..they r best optimized n battery friendly.btw i prefer custom than stock
I run a custom ics rom but they are not yet stable. Especially the camera. Fc issues when running at 8mpx
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Hi all. I recently unlocked my boot loader and installed TWRP and rooted my Moto X Developer Edition. Now I want to upgrade to kitkat but I can't get the OTA to work. I have tried flashing the stock recovery but that doesn't seem to help. I have also tried installing the zip via TWRP and via mfastboot. When I try to install from my phone it tries and then boots normally with an alert box saying something like installation failed.
What are the correct steps to returning my device to stock status? Thanks.
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Hi all. I recently unlocked my boot loader and installed TWRP and rooted my Moto X Developer Edition. Now I want to upgrade to kitkat but I can't get the OTA to work. I have tried flashing the stock recovery but that doesn't seem to help. I have also tried installing the zip via TWRP and via mfastboot. When I try to install from my phone it tries and then boots normally with an alert box saying something like installation failed.
What are the correct steps to returning my device to stock status? Thanks.
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if you're rooted and unlocked, just sideload via ADB.
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Hi all. I recently unlocked my boot loader and installed TWRP and rooted my Moto X Developer Edition. Now I want to upgrade to kitkat but I can't get the OTA to work. I have tried flashing the stock recovery but that doesn't seem to help. I have also tried installing the zip via TWRP and via mfastboot. When I try to install from my phone it tries and then boots normally with an alert box saying something like installation failed.
What are the correct steps to returning my device to stock status? Thanks.
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search for one of these factory images vzw kitkat is already out.
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if you're rooted and unlocked, just sideload via ADB.
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Yes but what factory image should I use? The T-Mobile one?
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Actually it looks like Motorola is releasing the factory images so I'll apply for that.
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PitaJ said:
Actually it looks like Motorola is releasing the factory images so I'll apply for that.
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Hello, was just wondering if you were able to unroot and relock? If so, I'd REALLY be thankful if you could kind of walk me through the process. I have a VZW Dev Edition X. I already requested the factory image from Motorola. I'm just not certain about what I need to do with that image once I get it. The Motorola website says I have to use the Motorola Fastboot Utility which I'm totally clueless about. Anyways, thanks in advance for any help.
tonyf7 said:
Hello, was just wondering if you were able to unroot and relock? If so, I'd REALLY be thankful if you could kind of walk me through the process. I have a VZW Dev Edition X. I already requested the factory image from Motorola. I'm just not certain about what I need to do with that image once I get it. The Motorola website says I have to use the Motorola Fastboot Utility which I'm totally clueless about. Anyways, thanks in advance for any help.
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https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images
You can get the Moto fatboot from here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kyqjzpjgamrepf1/fastboot.exe
Anyone know if there's an easier way to regain stock recovery back after using slapmymoto .5c and then motowpnomo. Id hate to flash all the way back down, wipe and root using slapmymoto 1.0. It would be much easier if I could just regain access to recovery. Its seems possible from what I know about the exploits but maybe someone here knows the details.
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Anyone?
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Anyone?
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if you have a locked bootloader slapmymoto hijacks it and you can not use it when rooted.
If you need access to a recovery on a locked bootloader then i would suggest flashing SafeStrap via the link below
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/104161-recovery-locked-safestrap-recovery-v365-2013-11-13/
if you need the stock recovery then you are going to have to go back to stock 4.4 unrooted
why do u need to get into the recovery so bad??
I wanna be able to remote wipe if needed. I know the newer version of slapmymoto doesn't hijack the recovery like it did in previous versions. Since I have already used motowpnomo I was seeing if there's a way get rid of the original recovery hijack that slapmymoto .5c used since its technically no longer needed if motowpnomo has been run. I'd hate to sbf back to 4.2.2 and run he exploit just to get recovery working again
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I wanna be able to remote wipe if needed. I know the newer version of slapmymoto doesn't hijack the recovery like it did in previous versions. Since I have already used motowpnomo I was seeing if there's a way get rid of the original recovery hijack that slapmymoto .5c used since its technically no longer needed if motowpnomo has been run. I'd hate to sbf back to 4.2.2 and run he exploit just to get recovery working again
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no i dont think there is a way to do it without starting from scratch
That's a shame
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I mean you can flash the stock recovery via fastboot but I think it will just cause issues
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I am on a Verizon moto x developer edition with an unlocked boot loader, custom recovery installed and I am rooted. I got the notification for the ota update. What if anything will this break?
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First, you need to be on stock recovery for the OTA to attempt to install. Next you need to make sure all your system files and such are present and back to "stock" (i.e. if you did the tethering hacks, renamed or replaced system files, etc, you need to undo that), and you need to un-install Xposed or the OTA will fail when it tries to install.
Since you are Dev with unlocked bootloader, it wont "break" anything, but the new bootloader installed via the OTA prevents downgrading your rom. So if you find an issue with 4.4.2, you're stuck with it, you can't flash back to 4.4. If you loose root, you can still flash custom recovery and install SuperSU to root.
Those with locked bootloader might keep root, but Write Protection gets Enabled again. With an unlocked boot loader, you don't have to worry about this.
Also, if you really want 4.4.2, there is a zip in the android development section with an unofficial sbf. Be very careful with what files you flash, i flashed the zip in RSD lite blindly (my mistake) and spend four hours trying to figure out why i didn't have data or any mobile connection.
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Also, don't take my word for it but i think you'll still be alright if you don't flash gpt.bin and the bootloader and you should still be able to downgrade.
Ok. Thanks for the info guys. I might just wait until someone puts out the deoxidized 4.4.2 rom. I would flash slim or cm11 but I really like the active display and the touch less controls.
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robwege said:
Ok. Thanks for the info guys. I might just wait until someone puts out the deoxidized 4.4.2 rom. I would flash slim or cm11 but I really like the active display and the touch less controls.
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For what its worth, I've been running this 4.4.2 rom (the odexed version, deodexed also available) created from a XT1052 image on my VZW/DE XT1060:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/development/rom-moto-x-xt1052-t2639724
I did swap out the original build.prop with the Verizon-ized build.prop someone was kind enough to post on page 2 or 3 of that thread. It has been working great for me for the last week! Tethering even works on VZW w/o any extra steps.
robwege said:
I am on a Verizon moto x developer edition with an unlocked boot loader, custom recovery installed and I am rooted. I got the notification for the ota update. What if anything will this break?
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If that's all you've done (haven't modified/deleted/renamed any system files/apps or installed Xposed, etc..) then it's really easy.
Flash the stock recovery back to your phone
install the update
Flash TWRP back to your phone (or not....)
Done.
You won't lose root taking the OTA and flashing recovery back doesn't affect your user data or app installs/configurations.
What are people doing to root the newest official 5.1 pure OTA? I saw a couple of threads about root floating around, but cf autoroot seems to have failed for a few people. What are you guys using to root?
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Completing this question by adding one more bit that is there any root method which supports easy unrooting like Kitkat days where we don't have to go through hassles and risks of flashing whole stock ROM again?
I rooted 5.1 by booting twrp and flashing latest supersu. I haven't tried yet to full unroot but it should work.
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I rooted 5.1 by booting twrp and flashing latest supersu. I haven't tried yet to full unroot but it should work.
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How did you boot twrp??,,, . Using windroid?
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rohithksaj said:
How did you boot twrp??,,, . Using windroid?
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Via fastboot. I just unrooted my device,although bootloader says "Software status : Modified" so i don't think it's safe to OTA update.
Be careful with this method though. Cause as of now there is no full image of 5.1. Therefore no stock recovery if you want to flash everything back like stock , unless you go back to 5.0 and then flash ota, hence the potential risk.
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Be careful with this method though. Cause as of now there is no full image of 5.1. Therefore no stock recovery if you want to flash everything back like stock , unless you go back to 5.0 and then flash ota, hence the potential risk.
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Yep. Kinda stuck as I didn't backup before rooting
Doesn't the factory reset convert the phone back into the stock? Like what used to happen in previous Android versions?
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Doesn't the factory reset convert the phone back into the stock? Like what used to happen in previous Android versions?
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No, that's never been a thing. It only wipes /data and doesn't touch /system at all.
For that to work, they'd have to take up valuable phone space with system images.
As for root, getting it is virtually unchanged since 4.4.4. Use Cf-Auto-Root or let twrp do it.
Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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rohithksaj said:
Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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Can't be done.
rohithksaj said:
Anybody tried re locking the boot loader.???
I tried every method but failed....
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It's pointless to do. There is no valid reason to relock it.
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the topic gone wrong, what is the best way to root latest ota? does cf-auto-root work?
since there is full image of latest 5.1 ota for pure edition, there are low risks of rooting.
any suggestion?
pro.gangster said:
the topic gone wrong, what is the best way to root latest ota? does cf-auto-root work?
since there is full image of latest 5.1 ota for pure edition, there are low risks of rooting.
any suggestion?
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Just flash TWRP and root that way... If you don't want to overwrite the default recovery, boot TWRP. No real risks, it hasn't changed from 5.0.
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