[Q] Rogers 4.4.2 root - Moto X Q&A

Is it posible to root 4.4.2 kitkat. When ever i flash TWRP and launch it it just gets stuck at team win.

Yep, works perfect here(and for many others based on forum feedback)

You flashed this ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534850
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flashallthetime said:
You flashed this ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534850
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Whenever I try to flash this it always says it fails.

Re do the whole thing.
Flash /system from factory image.
Download and install OTA.
Fastboot TWRP. Boot to recovery.
From TWRP restart normally
You'll get prompted if you want root. You say yes.
Done. Easy as pie.
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Is your boot loader unlocked
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No Os installed + TWRP + No driver & adb detection

After rooted, wiped ALL stuffs (included OS...my bad) in TWRP, reboot and became a brick now...
I tried to do "ADB slideload" to transfer a rom.zip back to the phone, but window7 shows -- no driver for XT1060 under "Device Manager"....
Please help. This is my only phone...
So far I tried:
1) uninstall / install "MotorolaDeviceManager_2.4.5", but driver still doesn't show up.
2) Did that on both window 7 or Mac, same result. (Maybe Linux might work?)
3) In terminal, adb devices just gave me nothing.
4) In TWRP, mount, I checked all boxes, nothing happened.
5) In TWRP, Advanced, ADB Sideload, it just keep "running" even window has no driver.
Thanks so much for helping!
Chris
You need to redlite back here's how to rsdlite http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446515
Here's the firmware thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538394
Make sure you flash your existing firmware just to prevent from having more issues
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Thanks again!
For the firmwares (http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0), which one should I download? My device is Moto X - Developer Edition (GSM / ATT)
flashallthetime said:
You need to redlite back here's how to rsdlite http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446515
Here's the firmware thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538394
Make sure you flash your existing firmware just to prevent from having more issues
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chrischau421 said:
Thanks again!
For the firmwares (http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0), which one should I download? My device is Moto X - Developer Edition (GSM / ATT)
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At&t 4.4 third one from the top, that's kitkat 140.44.5
Its not really bricked but you will have to reflash recovery and root again
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I am having the same situation. My phone is not getting detected at all by the computer. What to do ?

[Q] Can I get OTA if unlocked and su installed?

I've got a moto X vzw DE. Upgraded OTA to 4.4. It's unlocked. I'd like to get the 4.4.2 OTA when available.
After looking around, it seems that if I install a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM), then the OTA will fail: the OTA checks to see if any system files, including recovery have changed. Correct???
But if I install SU, does that mess up the OTA?
seandarcy said:
I've got a moto X vzw DE. Upgraded OTA to 4.4. It's unlocked. I'd like to get the 4.4.2 OTA when available.
After looking around, it seems that if I install a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM), then the OTA will fail: the OTA checks to see if any system files, including recovery have changed. Correct???
But if I install SU, does that mess up the OTA?
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Yes and yes
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Yes and yes
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I've got the GSM Dev Edition, bootloader unlocked running stock rooted 4.4 with TWRP.
So in order to upgrade to 4.4.2, I'll need to do one of two things...
1) Either wait for a flashable zip that I can flash in TWRP
2) Or flash stock recovery, accept the OTA, then reroot by installing SuperSU
Is that correct?
KentuckyHouse said:
I've got the GSM Dev Edition, bootloader unlocked running stock rooted 4.4 with TWRP.
So in order to upgrade to 4.4.2, I'll need to do one of two things...
1) Either wait for a flashable zip that I can flash in TWRP
2) Or flash stock recovery, accept the OTA, then reroot by installing SuperSU
Is that correct?
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You need stock recovery and also supersu removed as well, any mods that you installed must be also removed, basically anything that needs root access must be removed
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flashallthetime said:
You need stock recovery and also supersu removed as well, any mods that you installed must be also removed, basically anything that needs root access must be removed
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Are you sure you need supersu removed? I've not found that to be true on Nexus devices. This is also why I'd really like to be able to just boot into a custom recover rather than having to install it. If you boot into the custom recovery, you can install supersu and then you just have root with the stock recovery. OTA's are much easier at this point.
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Are you sure you need supersu removed? I've not found that to be true on Nexus devices. This is also why I'd really like to be able to just boot into a custom recover rather than having to install it. If you boot into the custom recovery, you can install supersu and then you just have root with the stock recovery. OTA's are much easier at this point.
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100‰ moto is no nexus device , you're comparing apples to oranges, give it a try and I'll bet you'll end up bootlooping. I've had the moto x since the being and have been through 3 ota's
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So do you only get the OTA if you're on stock recovery? I mean the notification that its available.. Do I have to flash stock recovery in order to even see it, or can I check and once its ready I can switch back to stock recovery and take it? I'm on twrp now with tmobile moto x and I don't see the update yet..
vikramkhalsa said:
So do you only get the OTA if you're on stock recovery? I mean the notification that its available.. Do I have to flash stock recovery in order to even see it, or can I check and once its ready I can switch back to stock recovery and take it? I'm on twrp now with tmobile moto x and I don't see the update yet..
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You will receive it if you're running the stock ROM with twrp recovery installed , you can even download it but not flash it with custom recovery and rooted. Again you need the stock recovery and a clean system with all native apps installed, all root mods must be removed ie xposed removed , viper4android and driver removed , just to mention a few. Now this is the important part, if you are already running 4.4.2 bootloader from another firmware package please do not flash the ota, why? It sometimes and almost always results in a hard brick, no safeties existing when ota flash, some how the boot loader and partition table mess up. Ota's are not made to flash correctly over the same bootloader with our moto, so please flash either with mfastboot or rsdlite and or flash the system, boot.img and modem manually
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Worst case scenario: you flash stock recovery and stock /system image. That will eradicate any existence of SuperSU or anything else that was done to /system. But before re-flashing /system, I'd go into SuperSU ->Settings -> Cleanup -> Full unroot... that may be all you need to do as far as /system goes (assuming you're using SuperSU). If you have Xposed installed, uninstall it via the app. Then flash stock recovery, reboot, and you should be good... theoretically.
I've never had the need to unroot before, so I'm not 100% sure which would work best, but I'm in the exact same boat with my VZW Dev Edition and will have to follow similar steps to accept the OTA.
Or if i'm too impatient to wait for the OTA, I can also go back to stock recovery and download the ota from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50086296 right?
It seems like they're saying you don't lose root?
vikramkhalsa said:
Or if i'm too impatient to wait for the OTA, I can also go back to stock recovery and download the ota from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50086296 right?
It seems like they're saying you don't lose root?
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I believe the OTA verifies certain files in /system, so you'll probably need a non-modified /system partition as well. But if others are reporting the non-loss of root, might as well have a go. Worst that could happen is it fails and you then flash stock /system and away you go.
You'll lose root, root binaries are in xbin folder and superuser flashes as a system app , it cleaned completely by the ota, the system files are all new. You need to flash twrp again anyways and it asks if you want root again. Very easy
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flashallthetime said:
You'll lose root, root binaries are in xbin folder and superuser flashes as a system app , it cleaned completely by the ota, the system files are all new. You need to flash twrp again anyways and it asks if you want root again. Very easy
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Awesome thanks. I just went back to stock recovery and after checking it shows the update available! Not sure if it was stock recovery that did it or the fact that I copied the file into my sd card and it detected that?
here goes!
vikramkhalsa said:
Awesome thanks. I just went back to stock recovery and after checking it shows the update available! Not sure if it was stock recovery that did it or the fact that I copied the file into my sd card and it detected that?
here goes!
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It was ready for download and after you reflashed stock recovery or the system it always pings moto to check for updates automatically. Good luck
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flashallthetime said:
It was ready for download and after you reflashed stock recovery or the system it always pings moto to check for updates automatically. Good luck
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I get an error in the middle of the installation.. and it reboots.. then says update installation successful but then it shows me update is available and starts the whole process all over again..
vikramkhalsa said:
I get an error in the middle of the installation.. and it reboots.. then says update installation successful but then it shows me update is available and starts the whole process all over again..
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Ok , something obviously is not right with your system, does it give you a reason or a warning? Which bootloader are you running, you can get that from the fastboot screen.
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flashallthetime said:
Ok , something obviously is not right with your system, does it give you a reason or a warning? Which bootloader are you running, you can get that from the fastboot screen.
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I'm not sure if stock recovery flashed properly, when i try to boot into recovery i just get "no command." and the android with !..
I tried to flash recovery again..
I did have xposed but I deactivated all the modules. Should i flash system again maybe?
Not sure what the bootloader is, should be the 4.4 one..
This is what I got when flashing stock recovery.."
"(bootloader) Variable not supported!
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'recovery' (10240 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.908s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.958s]
finished. total time: 1.870s"
vikramkhalsa said:
I'm not sure if stock recovery flashed properly, when i try to boot into recovery i just get "no command." and the android with !..
I tried to flash recovery again..
I did have xposed but I deactivated all the modules. Should i flash system again maybe?
Not sure what the bootloader is, should be the 4.4 one..
This is what I got when flashing stock recovery.."
"(bootloader) Variable not supported!
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'recovery' (10240 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.908s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.958s]
finished. total time: 1.870s"
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Recovery flashes it seems. Ok I need to know what mods or any system files you removed or replaced, are you using xposed
Dead andi means stock recovery is installed
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flashallthetime said:
Recovery flashes it seems. Ok I need to know what mods or any system files you removed or replaced, are you using xposed
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Thanks for the help.
yeah I was using xposed, thats it. I just flashed twrp back, it works. then flashed the xposed disabler. Now flashing stock recovery and trying again. haha
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I have a custom bootanimation.. does that make a difference?
Same thing is still happening.. starts installing the update and then errors out and reboots.
vikramkhalsa said:
Thanks for the help.
yeah I was using xposed, thats it. I just flashed twrp back, it works. then flashed the xposed disabler. Now flashing stock recovery and trying again. haha
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I have a custom bootanimation.. does that make a difference?
Same thing is still happening.. starts installing the update and then errors out and reboots.
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Yap ,think about it, the ota is meant to flash to a noobs phone , a noob who doesn't know what xda is, so your system needs to be 100 % stock any extra apps removes from the apps folder must be removed,
Any apps altered in the pri app folder same thing, any mod to framework folder must be removed, any mod to media folder must be removed
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TWRP 2.7.0?

I've got a Moto X Developer Edition with an unlocked boot loader and running TWRP 2.6.3. I see there is now a 2.7.0 and I'm curious, does the latest version of TWRP work on the Moto X? I don't want to flash the update if it's not going to work. Thanks.
Edit: I see there is a 2.7.0.4 actually.
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I've got a Moto X Developer Edition with an unlocked boot loader and running TWRP 2.6.3. I see there is now a 2.7.0 and I'm curious, does the latest version of TWRP work on the Moto X? I don't want to flash the update if it's not going to work. Thanks.
Edit: I see there is a 2.7.0.4 actually.
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2.7 works fine I tried 2.7.0.4 and it didn't work.
Thanks. That's all I needed to know.
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2.7 works fine I tried 2.7.0.4 and it didn't work.
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One more question, do you happen to have a copy of it? It doesn't seem to be on GooManager.
Never mind. Found it in the TWRP Moto thread here. Thanks for the help.
Hey guys. I have a moto x Dev edition on the way. I've been doing a little reading. So To install recovery all I have to do is get the bootloader unlocked and run the command to install recovery? Is it really that easy?
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Flashify
yankeesfan714 said:
Hey guys. I have a moto x Dev edition on the way. I've been doing a little reading. So To install recovery all I have to do is get the bootloader unlocked and run the command to install recovery? Is it really that easy?
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I used flashilfy from the play store. It worked perfectly as long as you are unlocked. Hit thanks if I helped.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify
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I used flashilfy from the play store. It worked perfectly as long as you are unlocked. Hit thanks if I helped.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgollner.flashify
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What did you use flashify for? To install the twrp recovery?
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What did you use flashify for? To install the twrp recovery?
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Yes I used flashify to install TWRP recovery 2.7. Just download correct recovery for your phone and use flashify to flash the recovery. If have used it twice for the moto x and it works perfectly.
dmiramon said:
Yes I used flashify to install TWRP recovery 2.7. Just download correct recovery for your phone and use flashify to flash the recovery. If have used it twice for the moto x and it works perfectly.
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I've never used Flashify before today. So much easier than hooking up to the PC going into fastboot to update TWRP. Took all of five seconds. Thanks.
http androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/MotoX/ you can download twrp 2.7.0.0 for moto x. Installing it is easy, all you need are the motorola phone drivers, the android sdk and motorola fastboot. You need to unlock your boot loader of course first. You can probably flash from an app after unlocking the bootloader, but you will need to be rooted for it to work. If you never used fastboot before there are lots of tutorials, but just use the motorola one.

[Q] XT1092 Going from 5.0 (rooted, TWRP recovery) to 5.1

Read a few threads, I'm still confused. I'm using the XT1092 (India).
RIght now I have 5.0 (LXE22.46-19) , rooted and using TWRP recovery.
From what I understand, I need to flash the stock recovery, un-root and get the OTA.
After flashing stock recovery, how do I un-root? Can I just open the SuperSU app and click un-root and uninstall BusyBox? Will the OTA work this way?
If not, how should I proceed?
Nope, it will fail. Firstly do the full unroot on SuperSU. Then boot into fastboot mode and flash stock system images and stock recovery.
Now you can boot into your device and update twice. Firstly a small update followed by the 5.1 update.
Thanks a lot for clearing it. Will I lose any data in the flashing process?
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Shubham.3.96 said:
Thanks a lot for clearing it. Will I lose any data in the flashing process?
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If you only flash the system partition, no data will be lost. If you format the data partition... Yes data will be lost. Just fastboot flash system, don't do a full flash.
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Thanks a lot, both of you.
Running 5.1 now

Install latest OTA?

I have a VZW XT1096 that is rooted, unlocked and has TWRP. The update downloaded to my phone but the last time I tried to install an update it put my phone into a boot loop. Do I need to flash the stock recovery or is there more to it? Thanks!
GatorsUF said:
I have a VZW XT1096 that is rooted, unlocked and has TWRP. The update downloaded to my phone but the last time I tried to install an update it put my phone into a boot loop. Do I need to flash the stock recovery or is there more to it? Thanks!
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There is more to it. You have to be 100% unmodified to take an OTA. So no root, xposed, busybox, modifications... your best bet if you modified a lot would be to flash your stock system and recovery images then take the OTA.
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AGISCI said:
There is more to it. You have to be 100% unmodified to take an OTA. So no root, xposed, busybox, modifications... your best bet if you modified a lot would be to flash your stock system and recovery images then take the OTA.
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Any idea where to find the stock .51 images? If it just like nexus where you fastboot flash each partition in bootloader mode?
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Any idea where to find the stock .51 images? If it just like nexus where you fastboot flash each partition in bootloader mode?
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http://www.filefactory.com/file/5hj...ZON_XT1096_5.1_LPE23.32-25-3_cid2_CFC.xml.zip
Yes, the process is just like flashing them on the nexus.
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