How do I unlock the Bootloader? - Moto X Q&A

I own a VZW Dev Edition. I tried following the steps on Motorola's site. When I get to the step where I put in the unique number, it doesn't recognize it, so I don't get the "Email my unique code!" button. I know there wasn't an error in the number because I copy/pasted straight from my command prompt. Am I missing something?

Did you take out the spaces after you copied it?
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I did. I tried both ways to be sure.
kj2112 said:
Did you take out the spaces after you copied it?
Sent from my Moto X cellular telephone...
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So I'm not sure how, but I randomly tried again and it worked. I used the same number the whole time.

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Bionic Activation

Got Droid Bionic 5.9.905 followed the instructions found on here to get it to pageplus, everything goes fine till the "activation" i get unknown sim card, can't find where to enter the 14 digits etc i am on pageplus already, my number shows up in cdma workshop etc
after getting things going want to flash custom rom, say eclipse or whatever rom is recommended
thanks for any help
mrbeav
mrbeav said:
Got Droid Bionic 5.9.905 followed the instructions found on here to get it to pageplus, everything goes fine till the "activation" i get unknown sim card, can't find where to enter the 14 digits etc i am on pageplus already, my number shows up in cdma workshop etc
after getting things going want to flash custom rom, say eclipse or whatever rom is recommended
thanks for any help
mrbeav
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You can bypass the activation
Read:
http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-bionic/410949-bypass-activation.html
ref: safe mode
ekramsam said:
You can bypass the activation
ok tried that, same result, i'm not doing something right then in cdma ws
maybe apns, etc. one post says about enter one digit less than 15
i've found a couple other tutorials for loading the pageplus
i'll keep at it till i get it,
appreciate the suggestion and reply
sincerely mrbeav
like to get past the emergency only screen...
figured it out tapping the screen edges 4 taps one each corner left right bottom right bottom left
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if you need to "redo the activation after you install the update" (as per the helpful steps found elsewhere here), does that means all the phone activation steps or does it mean the pageplus activation itself (or both)?
I updated to 905 and lost all service. stock bionic.
I'm trying to get my bionic working on page plus with ICS. So far i've found a guide on the howardforums, but it's not exactly noob friendly, keep getting stuck. Anyone know of a better guide anywhere?
TruthTaco said:
I'm trying to get my bionic working on page plus with ICS. So far i've found a guide on the howardforums, but it's not exactly noob friendly, keep getting stuck. Anyone know of a better guide anywhere?
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follow this guys posts:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=83765141

[Q] No ''SIM unlock code'' prompt

Hello guys. I have a bit of a problem. I have bought a Droid 3 , blocked on Verizon and it doesn't ask me for the unlock code. I searched everywhere and did not come with an answer. I have to mention that I am from Europe and the person that had the phone before, tried to put the codes more than one times and that may be the cause. Can this be fixed? Thx.
raiu.andrei22 said:
Hello guys. I have a bit of a problem. I have bought a Droid 3 , blocked on Verizon and it doesn't ask me for the unlock code. I searched everywhere and did not come with an answer. I have to mention that I am from Europe and the person that had the phone before, tried to put the codes more than one times and that may be the cause. Can this be fixed? Thx.
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Hi, did you try to leave the phone on for about 2 hours? It should ask you to insert the unlock code at a certain point, even if the maxumim number of tries has been reached.
Is it XT862 model?
Yes i tried, i left it for an entire night. Yes it is the XT862 model.
raiu.andrei22 said:
Yes i tried, i left it for an entire night. Yes it is the XT862 model.
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If you dial #073887* the sim unlock code prompt should appear.
Please try that, if you haven't done it yet.
Done that. Nothing happened. I dialed the code into the dialer application. Have i done something wrong? Thank for the help , by the way.
raiu.andrei22 said:
Done that. Nothing happened. I dialed the code into the dialer application. Have i done something wrong? Thank for the help , by the way.
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You're welcome.
I don't think you did something wrong, you just have to type that code in the dialer and when you insert the last '*' symbol the prompt should appear. I tried it on my Milestone 2 (that has never been locked) and it works.
Are you running the stock GB rom or there is a custom one installed?
Did you try with another SIM card?
i am running the stock verizon GB.
raiu.andrei22 said:
i am running the stock verizon GB.
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This is a known issue in around a third of the droid 3s. For some reason they can't unlock properly. It's possible that you have one of these...

[Q] Problem with fastboot, trying to get unlock data

This is what comes up when I try to get my unlock data via fastboot (I inserted X's in the middle of the #'s to protect my info). When I copy and paste it into the Motorola site it says my phone isn't eligible to unlock but it is a T Mobile phone so it should be eligible, right? I watched a YouTube video on getting the unlock data and his had the word "bootloader" before each line of numbers. Anyone know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks
... INFO3A55000XXXXXXXXXXX5303031
INFO444C4C00XXXXXXXXXXXXXX000#6943
INFO84976D7DXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX53E0387739
INFOD3732#53XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX00000000
INFO0000000
scott62185 said:
This is what comes up when I try to get my unlock data via fastboot. When I copy and paste it into the Motorola site it says my phone isn't eligible to unlock but it is a T Mobile phone so it should be eligible, right? I watched a YouTube video on getting the unlock data and his had the word "bootloader" before each line of numbers. Anyone know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks
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If I were you I would remove the info for your sake. The instructions are clearly set out on the Motorola site, sometimes it takes a few days for moto to register newly made phones which causes a delay
Sent on my Moto X
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flashallthetime said:
scott62185 said:
This is what comes up when I try to get my unlock data via fastboot. When I copy and paste it into the Motorola site it says my phone isn't eligible to unlock but it is a T Mobile phone so it should be eligible, right? I watched a YouTube video on getting the unlock data and his had the word "bootloader" before each line of numbers. Anyone know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks
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If I were you I would remove the info for your sake. The instructions are clearly set out on the Motorola site, sometimes it takes a few days for moto to register newly made phones which causes a delay
Sent on my Moto X
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Thanks, I altered it. I actually thought I was doing something wrong so I was getting the wrong data. I'll wait a few days and try again.
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scott62185 said:
flashallthetime said:
Thanks, I altered it. I actually thought I was doing something wrong so I was getting the wrong data. I'll wait a few days and try again.
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Every phone has an individual fastboot code, so if someone tried and used your code, well you both would be out of luck, 1 fast boot code ,1 unlocking code
Sent on my Moto X
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scott62185 said:
This is what comes up when I try to get my unlock data via fastboot (I inserted X's in the middle of the #'s to protect my info). When I copy and paste it into the Motorola site it says my phone isn't eligible to unlock but it is a T Mobile phone so it should be eligible, right? I watched a YouTube video on getting the unlock data and his had the word "bootloader" before each line of numbers. Anyone know what I might be doing wrong? Thanks
... INFO3A55000XXXXXXXXXXX5303031
INFO444C4C00XXXXXXXXXXXXXX000#6943
INFO84976D7DXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX53E0387739
INFOD3732#53XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX00000000
INFO0000000
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Make sure u remove the INFO and new lines, the unlock data should be 1 string of text on 1 line and without the INFO or fastboot or anything else.
mschumacher69 said:
Make sure u remove the INFO and new lines, the unlock data should be 1 string of text on 1 line and without the INFO or fastboot or anything else.
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I did remove the "INFO." And I put it in one line (and took out the spaces). But there wasn't anything that said "fastboot."
Sent from my XT1053 using Tapatalk 2
I figured it out! I didn't have my sdk set up properly. Thanks for the help

[Q] Flashing other carrier firmware after unlock

I am currently using a VZW non dev edition, WITH a unlocked bootloader. I use t-mobile for my service now. As with any other VZW moto x on t-mobile, I cannot use the LTE portion of the network without losing the ability to make phone calls and send text messages. I gather from countless days of digging that its related to LTE -> CDMA handoff. I see more than a few times that its possibly a motorola issue. My question is as follows:
Can I, and more importantly, can I SAFELY RSD the t-mobile SBF files into this phone?
Has anyone tried this and did it fix the problem?
If it wont take am I looking at a brick right off that bat or can I RSD the VZW sbf's back into the phone?
I saw recently a post about flashing Dev Edition firmware into a AT&T moto x.
I am competent with all the tools and the process itself, I would rather hear from more learned peoples before I start experimenting with something that will brick my phone....
Thanks for taking the time to read, any input at all is greatly appreciated!
SilentMFV said:
I am currently using a VZW non dev edition, WITH a unlocked bootloader. I use t-mobile for my service now. As with any other VZW moto x on t-mobile, I cannot use the LTE portion of the network without losing the ability to make phone calls and send text messages. I gather from countless days of digging that its related to LTE -> CDMA handoff. I see more than a few times that its possibly a motorola issue. My question is as follows:
Can I, and more importantly, can I SAFELY RSD the t-mobile SBF files into this phone?
Has anyone tried this and did it fix the problem?
If it wont take am I looking at a brick right off that bat or can I RSD the VZW sbf's back into the phone?
I saw recently a post about flashing Dev Edition firmware into a AT&T moto x.
I am competent with all the tools and the process itself, I would rather hear from more learned peoples before I start experimenting with something that will brick my phone....
Thanks for taking the time to read, any input at all is greatly appreciated!
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Hey,
While I don't have ton of experience with the above mentioned situation. If you're gonna try I would say being wiping the cache and falshing the system only to see if it sticks.
I've read around that flashing other carriers software can hard brick. I've seen specific mention of incompatible modems and of course bootloaders (please stay away from flashing other carriers bootloaders)
Also you gotta check the stickies! Great info and better help sometimes, You may want to refer your question Resource Guide Way better answers there.
Maybe that will get you an answer.
SilentMFV said:
I am currently using a VZW non dev edition, WITH a unlocked bootloader. I use t-mobile for my service now. As with any other VZW moto x on t-mobile, I cannot use the LTE portion of the network without losing the ability to make phone calls and send text messages. I gather from countless days of digging that its related to LTE -> CDMA handoff. I see more than a few times that its possibly a motorola issue. My question is as follows:
Can I, and more importantly, can I SAFELY RSD the t-mobile SBF files into this phone?
Has anyone tried this and did it fix the problem?
If it wont take am I looking at a brick right off that bat or can I RSD the VZW sbf's back into the phone?
I saw recently a post about flashing Dev Edition firmware into a AT&T moto x.
I am competent with all the tools and the process itself, I would rather hear from more learned peoples before I start experimenting with something that will brick my phone....
Thanks for taking the time to read, any input at all is greatly appreciated!
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You can RSD the tmo factory SBF without issue. When I did it I just edited the XML to avoid flashing the bootloader. My vzw dev ed moto x now works perfectly on tmo. Of course, do so at your own risk.
Edit: also see my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51569359
Sent from my XT1053 using Tapatalk
asatnik11 said:
You can RSD the tmo factory SBF without issue. When I did it I just edited the XML to avoid flashing the bootloader. My vzw dev ed moto x now works perfectly on tmo. Of course, do so at your own risk.
Edit: also see my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51569359
Sent from my XT1053 using Tapatalk
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You, Sir, are THE MAN! Your post is exactly what I was looking for, is there any way I can get you to post your edited XML, or what line you removed, I am so excited to finally solve this problem! Thanks again!
Edit: CONFIRMED WORKING ON NON DEV EDITION VZW MOTO X.....I removed the getvar line and the motoboot line (bootloader) from the .xml ZERO errors during rsd flash, and phone now WORKS!!!! I cannot thank you enough my friend, if you are ever in texas the beer is on me! Let this be a ref. for anyone looking to take the VZW MOTO X to T-Mobile.
SilentMFV said:
You, Sir, are THE MAN! Your post is exactly what I was looking for, is there any way I can get you to post your edited XML, or what line you removed, I am so excited to finally solve this problem! Thanks again!
Edit: CONFIRMED WORKING ON NON DEV EDITION VZW MOTO X.....I removed the getvar line and the motoboot line (bootloader) from the .xml ZERO errors during rsd flash, and phone now WORKS!!!! I cannot thank you enough my friend, if you are ever in texas the beer is on me! Let this be a ref. for anyone looking to take the VZW MOTO X to T-Mobile.
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Glad it worked for you too! I was just about to reply with the actual lines to delete, but it looks like you got the 2 that I deleted. For all I know, the bootloaders are the same, but I didn't want to find out the hard way by risking a brick. It blows my mind that we can use a Verizon phone on T-Mobile, and be fully functional except for 3G on the AWS band. I originally bought the Verizon Moto X with the intention of switching to Verizon, but then got cold feet after testing with a Verizon SIM from work.

Moto x pure edition with a phone process that's stopped

Okay so I have looked up online and found several sixes with clearing the data out of the phone menu also the SIM Toolkit the bootloader ect.... I've done them all with no success! I would just do a factory reset if i had any chance of recovering my business files from the device after. since i have no chance of that I'm turning here. Please help and thanks in advance if your able
Wait, this forum is for Moto X 2013 only.
Check out Moto X pure forum here on XDA

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