Factory reset with root? - Moto X Q&A

I updated to 4.4.2 on att with root but now I want factory reset to make sure its fresh so I can get maximum battery life. Anyway I can do that with going all the way back to stock through rsd? Since the stock recovery is not there from rooting.
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Why can't you factory reset with a custom recovery?

I have a locked bootloader. The stock recovery isn't there because the way I rooted my phone it removed it I believe.
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If I'm not mistaken, by taking the OTA, it flashed the stock recovery, which is why it re-enables write protection.

Why can't I factory reset through the settings then? The phone just reboots on any option I select.
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Well, I must be mistaken lol.
You could fastboot and erase userdata, davlik, and cache I think.

JJHunterx said:
Well, I must be mistaken lol.
You could fastboot and erase userdata, davlik, and cache I think.
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So you don't have any recovery at all? Have you tried booting into recovery?

adb reboot recovery doesn't bring you to your recovery?

This is the message I get doing that:
Partition (recovery) security version downgraded
Fastboot reason: boot failure
Then I have the option to normal reboot, recovery, and factory, and two other options. Selecting the second or third does nothing and ends up just rebooting the phone.
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Same problem here

Hopefully somebody can help. I rooted a while back but didn't use rsdlite because it didn't recognize my phone, couldn't get the drivers installed correctly. So I used the method with mfastboot I believe where I manually flashed all the files and had to change one file to att from Verizon for the radio I think. Its been a while and I don't remember the whole process so hopefully somebody can shine a light on a much simpler method of going back.
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If you rooted via the exploits here on xda (slap my Moto, etc) then it replaced your stock recovery with write protection disabled version of Android. You need to download an sbf and extract the recovery image and flash it via fastboot
-Eclipsed Moto X-

rocketsaucev2 said:
If you rooted via the exploits here on xda (slap my Moto, etc) then it replaced your stock recovery with write protection disabled version of Android. You need to download an sbf and extract the recovery image and flash it via fastboot
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Will I be able to do that even if my bootloader is locked? If so, I just find the correct 4.4.2 recovery.img and then flash via fastboot?
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dimasp6 said:
Will I be able to do that even if my bootloader is locked? If so, I just find the correct 4.4.2 recovery.img and then flash via fastboot?
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Yes, you can fastboot commands with a locked bootloader. It shouldn't NEED to be your carriers sbf that you take the recovery from but it wouldn't hurt. If you know how to fastboot, you know to put the recovery image in the same directory as your fastboot
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rocketsaucev2 said:
Yes, you can fastboot commands with a locked bootloader. It shouldn't NEED to be your carriers sbf that you take the recovery from but it wouldn't hurt. If you know how to fastboot, you know to put the recovery image in the same directory as your fastboot
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Thank you so much I will try doing that.
Edit: well I downloaded the t mobile sbf and extracted it and took the recovery out since the att sbf is not out. When trying to flash it in fastboot I get a preflash validation error and it doesn't go through. Tried it multiple times.
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Well this is frustrating. Tried using mfastboot command instead of fastboot and still get the preflash validation error.
Edit: I feel like I messed up. After reading up on the internet I think I should have flashed the stock recovery before taking the ota update to 4.4.2 because now I am very limited on what I can do aside from unlocking my bootloader I guess.. if that's even still possible through the guy in China although I would rather prefer not to do that.
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dimasp6 said:
I updated to 4.4.2 on att with root but now I want factory reset to make sure its fresh so I can get maximum battery life. Anyway I can do that with going all the way back to stock through rsd? Since the stock recovery is not there from rooting.
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The full SBF for ATT 4.4.2 hasn't leaked yet. When it does it will be put up on -> http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0
Until then, an alternate way to reboot the phone in bootloader/fastboot mode, and issue the following commands...
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase data
mfastboot reboot
If you are struggling to get into bootloader/fastboot mode... with your phone booted normally, usb debugging enabled, and ADB and its drivers properly installed and added to your PC's path... connect the phone to the PC via USB cable, open a command prompt and issue the following...
adb reboot bootloader
However, the OTA will only install if you have a stock recovery on your phone. The message about "Partition (recovery) security version downgraded" tells me you may have the Stock Recovery from 4.4 or 4.2.2 on your phone, rather than 4.4.2.
Since the ATT 4.4.2 SBF isn't out yet, try downloading the Verizon or T-Mobile 4.4.2 rom from -> http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0 unzip it... and use fastboot to flash that recovery.img to your phone..
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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dimasp6 said:
Edit: I feel like I messed up. After reading up on the internet I think I should have flashed the stock recovery before taking the ota update to 4.4.2 because now I am very limited on what I can do aside from unlocking my bootloader I guess.. if that's even still possible through the guy in China although I would rather prefer not to do that.
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Correct. If you have a locked bootloader, and took the 4.4.2 update, you might retain root. but you lose the "Write Protection Disable" that MotoWpNoMo gave you.
On 4.4.2, there is no way to disable write protection unless you can unlock your bootloader. If you lose root, on 4.4.2 there is no way to root.
If you flash the 4.4.2 SBF you wont be able to root and disable write protection if you can't unlock your bootloader. And don't try to downgrade to 4.4 or lower.
If you have ATT, the Chinese web site was the only option to unlock your bootloader, however that seems to have ended.

KidJoe said:
The full SBF for ATT 4.4.2 hasn't leaked yet. When it does it will be put up on -> http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0
Until then, an alternate way to reboot the phone in bootloader/fastboot mode, and issue the following commands...
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase data
mfastboot reboot
If you are struggling to get into bootloader/fastboot mode... with your phone booted normally, usb debugging enabled, and ADB and its drivers properly installed and added to your PC's path... connect the phone to the PC via USB cable, open a command prompt and issue the following...
adb reboot bootloader
However, the OTA will only install if you have a stock recovery on your phone. The message about "Partition (recovery) security version downgraded" tells me you may have the Stock Recovery from 4.4 or 4.2.2 on your phone, rather than 4.4.2.
Since the ATT 4.4.2 SBF isn't out yet, try downloading the Verizon or T-Mobile 4.4.2 rom from -> http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0 unzip it... and use fastboot to flash that recovery.img to your phone..
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Correct. If you have a locked bootloader, and took the 4.4.2 update, you might retain root. but you lose the "Write Protection Disable" that MotoWpNoMo gave you.
On 4.4.2, there is no way to disable write protection unless you can unlock your bootloader. If you lose root, on 4.4.2 there is no way to root.
If you flash the 4.4.2 SBF you wont be able to root and disable write protection if you can't unlock your bootloader. And don't try to downgrade to 4.4 or lower.
If you have ATT, the Chinese web site was the only option to unlock your bootloader, however that seems to have ended.
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Thanks I will try that. Weird thing is I was able to upgrade to 4.4.2 without the stock recovery.
Edit: mfastboot erase cache worked but erase data did not. I got a message saying invalid partition name data, FAILED (remote failure) and then finished with a total time. The problem with simply flashing the stock recovery from a 4.4.2 T-Mobile sbf through fastboot is that I get the security version downgraded message. I'm not sure what else I could try.
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dimasp6 said:
Thanks I will try that. Weird thing is I was able to upgrade to 4.4.2 without the stock recovery.
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You had to have some sort of stock recovery on there.. The OTA will only install via stock recovery. If you don't have stock recovery on the phone, you'll get stuck in a boot loop of it trying to install.
Now, its possible to modify the OTA file to install from say TWRP or CWM recoveries, but with a locked bootloader, you can't flash them onto the phone, and you can't flash a modified OTA file..
So that is why I'm thinking you have the stock recovery from an older rom than what is on your phone... especially with the "security version downgraded" message. Its very likely you have mismatched file/partition versions on your phone. If that is the case, its a very dangerous place to be, as doing the wrong thing could cause your phone to brick.

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[GUIDE][VIDEO] Droid MAXX/Ultra/Mini - Return to stock (RSD Lite OR manual flash)

NOTE, YES, THIS IS A LONG DRAWN OUT VERSION OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY VERY VERY QUICK PROCESS. This is for reference only. I know there are a few people out there just like me who probably had a few small hickups getting back to stock with the firmware. This is to help "spoon-feed" the instructions to you.
FYI NOTE - I originally did this for the Moto X back when I still had it. Video below was on a VZW Moto X back in September. I also did the EXACT same process when I received my MAXX two days ago. Exact same hardware, same process.
Two Methods-
Method 1 - RSD Lite
Method 2 - Manual Flash
If you cannot get RSD Lite to recognize your device, try Method 2, it works like a charm!
Downloads:
I assume you already have adb drivers if you're even here.....otherwise get them from the latest sdk here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Moto Drivers (Motorola Device Manager): https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
RSD Lite (I used version 6.1.5): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42057363/RSDLite_v6.1.x.zip - Extract and use 6.1.5
Stock Firmware: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/ thanks to Skrilax_CZ and Firmware Team
Moto Fastboot exe: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0dUKGxGylgNTk43eU0xc3VLekE/edit?usp=sharing - NOTE - YOU MUST UNZIP AND USE THIS WHERE MANUAL FLASH SAYS "mfastboot"
My Setup: Windows 8 machine <--obvious driver issues as usual
My Devices: VZW Moto X AND Droid MAXX
METHOD 1 - RSD LITE
Step One - Download and install RSD Lite. At the moment, I can't find where I got mine from, so anyone who wants to add a proper link to it would be appreciated. I used version 6.1.5 and it worked fine.
Step Two - proper driver installation. If you're like me, you probably at one point got drivers quasi-working but here's what I did that worked - download and install "Motorola Device Manager" and it *should* give you the proper drivers. This was necessary (maybe) because I could get adb to recognize my device, as well as fastboot, however RSD refused to see it. This install fixed that.
Step Three - download and install the proper firmware for your device. NOTE: You MUST MUST MUST choose the right firmware for your device or you will FUBAR your phone.....not my responsibility.
Step Four - Unzip your firmware zip file, open it up through the layers and find the file "VZW_XT1060_4.2.2-13.9.0Q2.X-116-MX-17-53_CFC_1FF" or whatever version/carrier/build number file yours is, its the XML Document file. Right click -> Open with.. -> Notepad/word editor/XML Editor/wordpad and find the line:
<step operation="getvar" var="max-download-size" />
^^^You need to select this entire line and just delete it out of the file. This is the line that gives fastboot flash error. Select it, delete it, then resave the file an exit out of it. Done.
NOTE: This is required or the firmware flash will immediately fail giving a "failed flashing process. Unknown fastboot command. (getvar)"
-For the sake of security, and not messing with important files, I'd actually recommend zipping the file back up after this and keeping as your final version (once you've confirmed yours works correctly)
Step Five - Plug in phone, enable USB debugging, then "adb reboot bootloader" - this will boot you into fastboot mode so RSD will recognize your phone
Step Six - Run RSD Lite - note that some people have had trouble and have to right-click run as administrator. In RSD Lite, make sure phone shows up in slot 1 - mine shows up, under Model, just says fastboot, USB port type, info N/A, important part is that it shows as Connected in status. Select the three-dot browse file button, then you can go down into the unzipped file you created of the XML folder, and select the XML file that we just edited earlier (or select the rezipped package). Select open and flash. (or decompress and flash)
Step Eight - Profit
METHOD 2 - MANUAL FLASHING
Much easier AND don't have to deal with getting RSD Lite to work....
Note - this was done on VZW variant, and based on XML file of that particular firmware. Get these instructions from your firmware package XML file.
Note 2 - VERY IMPORTANT!!! - You MUST use mfastboot (Moto fastboot) for the system.img flash as its too large for standard Android fastboot to handle, your flash WILL fail if you use standard fastboot. Hence why it says "mfastboot" this is not a typo.
First simply boot into fastboot mode - manually OR adb reboot bootloader
Code:
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase customize
fastboot erase clogo
fastboot oem config carrier vzw
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
Excellent guide, I'm not bricked but I'm pretty sure it will be useful for someone else!, thanks for your time and effort
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Nice guide. Used rsdlite and flashed stock. Just upgraded 4.4. Very satisfied with new version along with nova pro
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Question: will this method work if I flashed a custom radio? In other words, does this completely overwrite all pre-existing mods (custom bootloader, custom radio, system file mods)? Thanks!
allquixotic said:
Question: will this method work if I flashed a custom radio? In other words, does this completely overwrite all pre-existing mods (custom bootloader, custom radio, system file mods)? Thanks!
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Yes it does, I'm using a custom radio too, I'm waiting for the kit Kat sbf
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allquixotic said:
Question: will this method work if I flashed a custom radio? In other words, does this completely overwrite all pre-existing mods (custom bootloader, custom radio, system file mods)? Thanks!
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What kind of custom radio? Thought you couldn't flash that kind of stuff without an s off device?
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YoungSkeezy said:
What kind of custom radio? Thought you couldn't flash that kind of stuff without an s off device?
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Just the radio that leaked that everyone thought was a test of AWS. The radio worked, but I didn't notice any higher speeds.
No, you don't need S-OFF to flash a custom radio.
will it work if i want to downgrade from 4.4 to 4.2 ?
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YOU SIR...ARE THE MAN!!!!! worked flawlessly..i thought i had permanently bricked my replacement phone.. but thanks to you and another fellow who directed me to the FXZ files.. the new phone is up and running..and I can send the old one back!!!
Worked great. Not difficult at all.
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First of all, a lot of Thanks for this useful thread sir...
I am using DroidMAXX with Unlocked BL, rooted and customRecovery flashed... I can see the lines to flash boot image and recovery image. So on flashing this my phone's BL will be relocked and stock recovery will be flashed, isn't it. Later I can again unlock using the code, right? And I can use this method to receive OTA (for 4.4.2) right?
kanagadeepan said:
First of all, a lot of Thanks for this useful thread sir...
I am using DroidMAXX with Unlocked BL, rooted and customRecovery flashed... I can see the lines to flash boot image and recovery image. So on flashing this my phone's BL will be relocked and stock recovery will be flashed, isn't it. Later I can again unlock using the code, right? And I can use this method to receive OTA (for 4.4.2) right?
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No, this will NOT re-lock your bootloader. It does flash the stock recovery and unroot you so you can receive an OTA.
OH... Thanks ji for the clarificaiton... So I can flash it and reroot by flashing twrp recovery? Why I am asking is I have messed with the active notifications and other Moto apps using Titanium Backup.. Now I want my root + Active Notifications back...
Thanks again, my friend...
kanagadeepan said:
OH... Thanks ji for the clarificaiton... So I can flash it and reroot by flashing twrp recovery? Why I am asking is I have messed with the active notifications and other Moto apps using Titanium Backup.. Now I want my root + Active Notifications back...
Thanks again, my friend...
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yes, just flash twrp and reroot
I know that this won't work for downgrading from 4.4 to 4.2.2, but I'm wondering why not? What is making it so that this doesn't work? I'm thinking it has something to do with the new recovery that was flashed with the update, but I'm not sure.
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I know that this won't work for downgrading from 4.4 to 4.2.2, but I'm wondering why not? What is making it so that this doesn't work? I'm thinking it has something to do with the new recovery that was flashed with the update, but I'm not sure.
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Bootloader
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Bootloader
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Alright thanks for clarifying. My battery life is absolutely horrid, about 8 hours MAX per day before I need a charge, and it was never like this on 4.2.2 :/ 4.4's "Battery Saver" feature in WiFi settings never works anymore either, it just turns itself off the second I turn it on. Definitely some major bugs in this build, and I'm hoping they get fixed in the next update. If they don't, then I'm just going to pony up $300 for early termination and get an LG G2.
One more thing, this should work for restoring back to factory 4.4 on 4.4 then right? Maybe my update is broken and it just needs a clean install for the battery saver to work?
TechSavvy2 said:
First simply boot into fastboot mode - manually OR adb reboot bootloader
Code:
fastboot oem fb_mode_set
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So I just send up sitting at "waiting for device" after executing that line. RSD won't recognize my phone either--tried different cables.
Thoughts?

[Q] VZW DEV 4.4 to 4.4.2 update failure opinion Question

Hi all!
Just a quick synopsis. I've held off for a while. I've read just about everything related as it's come across here over the past few weeks.
I've been perfectly happy with where I sat:
VZW Dev Ed, Rooted, TWRP, xPosed, Tehter & Gravity Box modules.
I'm not fond of ADB commands, etc. but can work my way through them.
Today, I decided to to take a quick stab at things (a little differently).
So, here's what I did:
1) Unfroze some bloat
2) Unistalled xposed Framework
3) USED Flashify to backup my TWRP
4) USED Flashify to install stock recovery
5) Downloaded OTA
6) Installed 4.4.2 update
7) It FAILED
So, I restored my TWRP recovery through Flashify; re-installed xPosed Framework; refroze the bloat and I'm back to where I was before.
The only thing that I really think might have caused the update to fail was the fact that I had AOSP Browser installed. (with its related installer)
So, that's my question here....opinions...would that cause the update to fail?
I've since tried to uninstall that browser with the related installer but it keeps getting hung and force closes when trying.
Opinions? (other than..."please, use ADB commands")
I'm assuming flashing my system ui might take care of that?
Thanks for ideas. I know I'll take the time to get it done "proper". Just haven't been pressed to do it yet.
Unfreeze everything and make sure the tether hack is reversed. I believe it tells you where it failed in recovery when it's doing its thing. I'm in the same boat as you, but I'm just going to wait until Moto releases the new image.
hlaalu said:
Unfreeze everything and make sure the tether hack is reversed. I believe it tells you where it failed in recovery when it's doing its thing. I'm in the same boat as you, but I'm just going to wait until Moto releases the new image.
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Well, it's the tether module (not the hack)...so uninstalling xPosed would take care of that I'd think.
When Moto releases the new image...what's your plan? Able to flash that without losing data, etc?
Are you using the VZW specific stock recovery.img directly obtained from the Motorola website that you extracted yourself from the zip file you got there? I wouldn't necessarily trust any other stock recovery floating around.
Did you run the xposed cleaner zip or just uninstall it? It easier to just flash the system and recovery images via mfastboot. It takes two seconds assuming you have the Sdk installed and Moto drivers installed.
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Dburgessme2 said:
Well, it's the tether module (not the hack)...so uninstalling xPosed would take care of that I'd think.
When Moto releases the new image...what's your plan? Able to flash that without losing data, etc?
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Hmm double check that it checks for subscription when tethering to make sure it changed the files back?
I'm a little rusty with fastboot, but it doesn't wipe your data unless you ask it to:
Code:
$ fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
$ fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
$ fastboot reboot-bootloader
$ fastboot flash logo logo.bin
$ fastboot flash boot boot.img
$ fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
$ fastboot flash system system.img
$ fastboot erase modemst1
$ fastboot erase modemst2
$ fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
$ fastboot reboot
[B]$ fastboot erase userdata[/B]
$ fastboot erase cache
$ fastboot oem lock
So I think if you just don't do the fastboot erase userdata command your data is safe. I'll wait for someone with more experience to confirm that.
But even if that's not the case, I'll still wait because we have to fastboot for root and recovery anyways, might as well just do everything in one go.
Schaweet said:
Did you run the xposed cleaner zip or just uninstall it? It easier to just flash the system and recovery images via mfastboot. It takes two seconds assuming you have the Sdk installed and Moto drivers installed.
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I only used the Uninstall from within itself. Where is the cleaner zip? Might have to do a search.
Thanks!
DB's Nexus 7
Roland Stone said:
Are you using the VZW specific stock recovery.img directly obtained from the Motorola website that you extracted yourself from the zip file you got there? I wouldn't necessarily trust any other stock recovery floating around.
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Nope, I didn't extract it myself. I'll have to do that to make sure I've got the "real deal".
Thanks!
DB's Nexus 7
Dburgessme2 said:
I only used the Uninstall from within itself. Where is the cleaner zip? Might have to do a search.
Thanks!
DB's Nexus 7
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It's the xposed disabler zip that is put in the root of your SD card when you install xposed.
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Schaweet said:
It's the xposed disabler zip that is put in the root of your SD card when you install xposed.
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Just flash it through recovery I assume?
DB's Nexus 7
Yes
Flashing the system and recovery images is still the most fail safe method. It doesn't erase your settings or data.
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Flashing the stock recovery did the trick for me. No data loss either.
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awerner68 said:
Flashing the stock recovery did the trick for me. No data loss either.
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So, what method did you use to update? Fastboot/ADB commands or the "on phone" method I described in first post?
Easiest thing to do is fxz save data with HoM. If you don't have HoM set up you can modify the fxz XML. File to not erase user data and fxz. You should be able to update then. The fxz puts stock recovery back so you don't have to flash anything. Update install twrp root done.
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bigv5150 said:
Easiest thing to do is fxz save data with HoM. If you don't have HoM set up you can modify the fxz XML. File to not erase user data and fxz. You should be able to update then. The fxz puts stock recovery back so you don't have to flash anything. Update install twrp root done.
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So, fxz the 4.4.2 image for vzw 1060 through rsd lite? But remove "erase data" line from the xml file first. Then, TWRP recovery back (root). That about right?
I think the last thing I used rsd lite for was on old Droid X.
Any quick refresher would be appreciated.
Thanks!
DB's Moto X
Yeah that is pretty much it. As far as what line to delete I'm not sure I use HoM it does it all autmatically. Only tips I can give you is don't use USB 3 it doesn't work with rsd only USB 2 if you plug in your phone and don't see it in rsd change USB port. Make sure debugging is checked.
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bigv5150 said:
Yeah that is pretty much it. As far as what line to delete I'm not sure I use HoM it does it all autmatically. Only tips I can give you is don't use USB 3 it doesn't work with rsd only USB 2 if you plug in your phone and don't see it in rsd change USB port. Make sure debugging is checked.
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OK. And now I have to ask... What is HoM? (googled with no good results)
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Dburgessme2 said:
So, what method did you use to update? Fastboot/ADB commands or the "on phone" method I described in first post?
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I downloaded the .ZIP file and flashed it with TWRP. Using TWRP to replace itself.
HoM (House of Moto) its a script that allows you to do a full fxz or a save data fxz. It just makes fxz'ing easier here is the site
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/28162-house-of-moto-20-for-now/
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bigv5150 said:
HoM (House of Moto) its a script that allows you to do a full fxz or a save data fxz. It just makes fxz'ing easier here is the site
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/28162-house-of-moto-20-for-now/
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And, this HoM should work with the Vzw 1060 Dev Ed?
DB's Moto X

[Q] Stock rooted with TWRP. Any way to OTA to 4.4.2 without losing data?

So far all the methods i've read require me to rsdlite or adb the factory fxz which I believe causes me to lose data.
nvertigo said:
So far all the methods i've read require me to rsdlite or adb the factory fxz which I believe causes me to lose data.
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As far as I can figure, the only way would to use an app to backup the data, flash back to factory, re-root and restore the data. The OTA update will remove root access. I would do a backup with CWM first if possible.
nvertigo said:
So far all the methods i've read require me to rsdlite or adb the factory fxz which I believe causes me to lose data.
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if you know what you actually changed with root permissions then you can just flash stock recovery onto the phone then remove all things root and put everything back to normal stock (like unfreezing things out of tibu or whatever) then take the ota. if you are not sure what you changed, you can flash recovery and system then take the ota (assuming you didn't flash new kernals or anything else major).
And if you just want to keep data then you can flash stock ota with rsdlite and remove the two entries that erase data and cache in the xml file. Then take the ota. or flash the fxz and remove the same data erasing entries in the xml
If you have an unlocked bootloader, just mfastboot stock recovery and stock system and take the OTA. You won't lose data. Then just reflash TWRP and root. Good to go.
If your bootloader is locked, then I have no idea.
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Schaweet said:
If you have an unlocked bootloader, just mfastboot stock recovery and stock system and take the OTA. You won't lose data. Then just reflash TWRP and root. Good to go.
If your bootloader is locked, then I have no idea.
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I am on a vzw dev edition. I have rooted and have twrp installed. I changed the boot animation and installed xposed. If I undo those 2 things does some have a step by step process for getting back to stock and taking the ota and then re installing twrp and rooting. I would greatly appreciate it.
robwege said:
I am on a vzw dev edition. I have rooted and have twrp installed. I changed the boot animation and installed xposed. If I undo those 2 things does some have a step by step process for getting back to stock and taking the ota and then re installing twrp and rooting. I would greatly appreciate it.
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This is what I did.
1. Download 4.4 stock files from Motorola (you need to request access and they will email you the link)
2. Extract recovery.img and system.img from the stock image and place them in your platform tools folder ( or where fastboot and adb are located)
3. Update your SDK if it is out of date.
4. Download and put mfastboot in your platform tools folder (or where fastboot and adb are within your sdk directory)
5. Boot phone into fastboot mode
6. open a command prompt and change directory to your platform-tools folder and type the following (7 & 8)
7. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
8. mfastboot flash system system.img
9. Reboot
10. Accept and install OTA
11. Reboot into fastboot mode
12. Reflash TWRP and root phone.
13. Reboot
14. Open Xposed and reinstall framework
15. Reboot
You would be good to go at that point. You would still need to reinstall your logo as it would be reset
If you already unlocked your phone and didn't change anything, you shouldn't have much trouble with the commands
Schaweet said:
This is what I did.
1. Download 4.4 stock files from Motorola (you need to request access and they will email you the link)
2. Extract recovery.img and system.img from the stock image and place them in your platform tools folder ( or where fastboot and adb are located)
3. Update your SDK if it is out of date.
4. Download and put mfastboot in your platform tools folder (or where fastboot and adb are within your sdk directory)
5. Boot phone into fastboot mode
6. open a command prompt and change directory to your platform-tools folder and type the following (7 & 8)
7. fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
8. mfastboot flash system system.img
9. Reboot
10. Accept and install OTA
11. Reboot into fastboot mode
12. Reflash TWRP and root phone.
13. Reboot
14. Open Xposed and reinstall framework
15. Reboot
You would be good to go at that point. You would still need to reinstall your logo as it would be reset
If you already unlocked your phone and didn't change anything, you shouldn't have much trouble with the commands
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Thank you for your help. The only things I changed were and boot logo and xposed. I also freezer some apps but that is an easy fix. You di this on a vzw Dev edition as well?
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robwege said:
I am on a vzw dev edition. I have rooted and have twrp installed. I changed the boot animation and installed xposed. If I undo those 2 things does some have a step by step process for getting back to stock and taking the ota and then re installing twrp and rooting. I would greatly appreciate it.
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robwege said:
Thank you for your help. The only things I changed were and boot logo and xposed. I also freezer some apps but that is an easy fix. You di this on a vzw Dev edition as well?
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If you froze the OTA application, you need to unfreeze that first as you won't have root until after you take the OTA and then reinstall TWRP.
I have a VZW DE as well.
I'm not sure how the changed boot animation will affect the OTA.
Your safest bet is to just follow the process I wrote to ensure the OTA doesn't fail and create other problems. It really only takes like 5 minutes. It leaves your data intact, so you won't have to set it up again. It also leaves the Xposed app on your phone and you just need to open it and install it. All your modules will still be there and will work as they did before after a reboot.
Schaweet said:
If you froze the OTA application, you need to unfreeze that first as you won't have root until after you take the OTA and then reinstall TWRP.
I have a VZW DE as well.
I'm not sure how the changed boot animation will affect the OTA.
Your safest bet is to just follow the process I wrote to ensure the OTA doesn't fail and create other problems. It really only takes like 5 minutes. It leaves your data intact, so you won't have to set it up again. It also leaves the Xposed app on your phone and you just need to open it and install it. All your modules will still be there and will work as they did before after a reboot.
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I kept the old boot animation file so I can just move it back.
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OK so then technically you can reinstall the old boot Ani, unfreeze all apps, disable xposed using the Xposed disabler zip that should be in your SD card root directory, and then flash stock recovery.
That should allow you to take the OTA as you would technically be stock at that point. I chose the other method to ensure I was 100% stock. This should get you to stock as well, but I guess I like to be certain.
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Schaweet said:
OK so then technically you can reinstall the old boot Ani, unfreeze all apps, disable xposed using the Xposed disabler zip that should be in your SD card root directory, and then flash stock recovery.
That should allow you to take the OTA as you would technically be stock at that point. I chose the other method to ensure I was 100% stock. This should get you to stock as well, but I guess I like to be certain.
Sent from my Dev Edition Moto X
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OK. I think I will do your method instead. I will unfreeze the apps, install old boot logo and disable xposed just to be safe. Then I will do your method. Wish me luck.
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If you do my method with all the numbered steps, you don't have to mess with all the unfreezing and stuff. Flashing system.img overwrites all those changes for you.
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Schaweet said:
If you have an unlocked bootloader, just mfastboot stock recovery and stock system and take the OTA. You won't lose data. Then just reflash TWRP and root. Good to go.
If your bootloader is locked, then I have no idea.
Sent from my Dev Edition Moto X
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You don't even need an unlocked bootloader, you can still flash stock images on a locked bootloader. Also the person obviously unlock the bootloader since TWRP is installed, unless I'm not aware of a way to install it without.
eksasol said:
Also the person obviously unlock the bootloader since TWRP is installed, unless I'm not aware of a way to install it without.
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You are correct. You can only flash a custom recovery if your bootloader is unlocked. That is what unlocking your bootloader allows you to do - flash unsigned recovery files (i.e., custom recoveries) and obviously, TWRP is not signed by motorola. Then once you have a custom recovery, the custom recovery allows you to flash unsigned operating systems.
If your bootloader is locked, you cannot flash an unsigned recovery.
Schaweet said:
If you do my method with all the numbered steps, you don't have to mess with all the unfreezing and stuff. Flashing system.img overwrites all those changes for you.
Sent from my Dev Edition Moto X
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I am looking at your steps. Number 8 says fastboot and not mfastboot. Is this a typo or the correct command? I entered it in a cmd prompt and it just said waiting for device. I checked and adb was seeing my device.
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robwege said:
I am looking at your steps. Number 8 says fastboot and not mfastboot. Is this a typo or the correct command? I entered it in a cmd prompt and it just said waiting for device. I checked and adb was seeing my device.
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I meant step 7.
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robwege said:
I am looking at your steps. Number 8 says fastboot and not mfastboot. Is this a typo or the correct command? I entered it in a cmd prompt and it just said waiting for device. I checked and adb was seeing my device.
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fastboot is fine to flash recovery but you need to be in bootloader mode to use fastboot. You need mfastboot to flash system since it is so large. But mfastboot will work to flash recovery, too.
adb doesn't work in bootloader mode and fastboot doesn't work when you are booted into system. So if adb is working for you, you aren't in bootloader mode (note: bootloader mode is also called fastboot mode since for fastboot to work, you need to be in bootloader mode).
Go back to step 5 - boot into bootloader mode. Just type adb reboot bootloader. That will put you in bootloader mode.
NightThyme said:
fastboot is fine to flash recovery but you need to be in bootloader mode to use fastboot. You need mfastboot to flash system since it is so large. But mfastboot will work to flash recovery, too.
adb doesn't work in bootloader mode and fastboot doesn't work when you are booted into system. So if adb is working for you, you aren't in bootloader mode (note: bootloader mode is also called fastboot mode since for fastboot to work, you need to be in bootloader mode).
Go back to step 5 - boot into bootloader mode. Just type adb reboot bootloader. That will put you in bootloader mode.
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OK. So if I am understanding you correctly. I boot the phone into fast boot. Then type your reboot bootloader cmd. Then from there I can do step 7 and 8 as typed above I. The thread where 7 uses fastboot and 8 uses mfastboot?
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robwege said:
OK. So if I am understanding you correctly. I boot the phone into fast boot. Then type your reboot bootloader cmd. Then from there I can do step 7 and 8 as typed above I. The thread where 7 uses fastboot and 8 uses mfastboot?
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The commands are written correctly. You have to be in bootloader/fastboot mode. I thought I said that.
Edit. I did see step 5.
Follow every step you don't want a brick.
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Schaweet said:
The commands are written correctly. You have to be in bootloader/fastboot mode. I thought I said that.
Edit. I did see step 5.
Follow every step you don't want a brick.
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This.
If I wanted to go back to stock from an aosp based ROM could I use the mfastboot recovery and system method or do I ha e to rsd.... I'm unlocked btw
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Moto x root problem

Hellow guys.
i have moto x indian version which is region free and i want to root it, so i've unlocked bootloader of it but the problem is whenever i tried to flash the recovery (cmw and trpw both) the imgs flashed successfully but when i tried to boot to the recovery through selecting recovery option it boots normal to the os. i tried it more than 15 times still no luck. any solution for this? your help will be appreciated. Thanks in advanced
FlexZer0 said:
Hellow guys.
i have moto x indian version which is region free and i want to root it, so i've unlocked bootloader of it but the problem is whenever i tried to flash the recovery (cmw and trpw both) the imgs flashed successfully but when i tried to boot to the recovery through selecting recovery option it boots normal to the os. i tried it more than 15 times still no luck. any solution for this? your help will be appreciated. Thanks in advanced
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A couple questions: first, did you use any of the root 'exploits' before you unlocked the bootloader? If you did then you need to return to Stock before you can flash custom recovery.
Did you use 'mfastboot' to flash TWRP? If not, try that.
There is one individual I helped that had a similar issue. We never figured out what the problem was, but I had him follow the instructions in the "Return to Stock" thread to flash the entire Stock SBF for their carrier, and afterwards the recovery flashed PERFECT. If you do this, be SURE to flash ONLY the same version you are currently on. Do NOT 'downgrade' or flash an earlier firmware version.
Now you have some ideas. Let us know if they help resolve your issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404256
Questions go in the Q&A section.
@FlexZer0,
As @samwathegreat mentioned, if you have rooted using something like SlapMyMoto, RockMyMoto, or PwnMyMoto, or have used MotoWpNoMo on this phone, you'll probably want want to flash your full SBF to get back to stock. (make sure you use the EXACT same rom as what is currently on your phone!!! do NOT attempt to downgrade!!)
In addition to that, something that is VERY important... immediately after flashing custom recovery, you want to reboot into bootloader/fastboot mode and go into recovery. You do NOT want to flash recovery and then reboot normally. For some reason this step is necessary or the recovery doesn't "stick." For example, see steps 8 & 9 at -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/step-step-instructions-unlocking-t2649738
Now, if you follow that entire process, please keep in mind it was written/posted a while ago, so it has older links to mFastboot, TWRP and SuperSU...
The latest can be found at the following:
TWRP -> http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/234
SuperSU -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/step-step-instructions-unlocking-t2649738
mFastboot -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/ADB.htm
FlexZer0 said:
Hellow guys.
i have moto x indian version which is region free and i want to root it, so i've unlocked bootloader of it but the problem is whenever i tried to flash the recovery (cmw and trpw both) the imgs flashed successfully but when i tried to boot to the recovery through selecting recovery option it boots normal to the os. i tried it more than 15 times still no luck. any solution for this? your help will be appreciated. Thanks in advanced
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how are you trying to boot recovery? did you notice the legend?:
Vol Up: Selects
Vol Down: Scrolls
Thanks for the replay guys I know how to boot to the recovery and how to get into the fastboot mode. And I have moto x carrier free which means it's does not locked with the carrier like AT&T and Verizone etc. So whenever I searched for the exploits I only found the exploits for carrier locked versions of moto x.
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FlexZer0 said:
Thanks for the replay guys I know how to boot to the recovery and how to get into the fastboot mode. And I have moto x carrier free which means it's does not locked with the carrier like AT&T and Verizone etc. So whenever I searched for the exploits I only found the exploits for carrier locked versions of moto x.
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How exactly did you "unlock" the bootloader? From Motorola's official website?
samwathegreat said:
How exactly did you "unlock" the bootloader? From Motorola's official website?
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Yup from motorola's website. I got bootloader unlocked warning screen while booting and boot loader status: unlocked in fastboot mode so I'm pretty sure it's unblocked.
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FlexZer0 said:
Yup from motorola's website. I got bootloader unlocked warning screen while booting and boot loader status: unlocked in fastboot mode so I'm pretty sure it's unblocked.
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OK, good.
Did you try my advice from Post # 2? Flashing the entire Stock SBF for your carrier? Then after a successful boot, flash TWRP again, and afterwards, type:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
then use VOL DOWN to select recovery, and VOL UP to select it?

Update 4.4.4

Hi all,
Is there any difference, if I'm with Art or Dalvik for receiving the update?
I don't receive the update yet, still in 4.4.2 and I use Art,
I'm questioning if with Dalvik can get earlier?
Br
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If your device is getting the update, it doesn't matter which runtime, ART or Dalvik, you are running. You'll get it when you get it.
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sylarm said:
Hi all,
Is there any difference, if I'm with Art or Dalvik for receiving the update?
I don't receive the update yet, still in 4.4.2 and I use Art,
I'm questioning if with Dalvik can get earlier?
Br
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I noticed you're using 1052. I'm not 100% but I thought the current soak test was only for XT1060
sylarm said:
Hi all,
Is there any difference, if I'm with Art or Dalvik for receiving the update?
I don't receive the update yet, still in 4.4.2 and I use Art,
I'm questioning if with Dalvik can get earlier?
Br
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As already advised, it doesn't matter. But please be sure to post in the correct sub-forum next time. Questions belong in Q&A, NOT General. See the 2nd stick post at the top of the General Sub-forum...
sylarm said:
Hi all,
Is there any difference, if I'm with Art or Dalvik for receiving the update?
I don't receive the update yet, still in 4.4.2 and I use Art,
I'm questioning if with Dalvik can get earlier?
Br
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Me to Still waiting for OTA for my XT1052(Rooted).... I could not find the OTA Capture zip
treyf711 said:
I noticed you're using 1052. I'm not 100% but I thought the current soak test was only for XT1060
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Moto X (XT 1052) phones in India have already started receiving the 4.4.4 update
Here in Portugal nothing, and this update I is missing here, to fix the S. O. Battery drain.
At least I hope so...
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yekollu said:
Moto X (XT 1052) phones in India have already started receiving the 4.4.4 update
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Have you seen anyone having the 4.4.4 on an Indian X? Moto announced about the update kinda quickly.
devilsdouble said:
Have you seen anyone having the 4.4.4 on an Indian X? Moto announced about the update kinda quickly.
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Yep!!! Not much of a cosmetic difference though. Phone appliccation looks a little different, there is the new alert app and also the Google+ app (with accompanying Photos)
Not much difference compared to 4.4.2 I hope it gives better battery life. light user interface of dialer, camera tweaks, added pause button in video recording.
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Update 4.4.4 Xt1052
Today morning, when i woked up and checked my phone, there was a update notification of 4.4.4. I was pretty much exicted looking that and i start the update process.
Now when the download was completed i clicked on Install the update, phone automatically powered off and rebooted into the TWRP and does nothing with that update. I selected that zip update file from cache folder and failed to install from TWRP as well. Then i rebooted the phone and after some time like 1 minute phone again rebooted into TWRP this time i removed CACHE so that next time the phone will not reboot and it works fine but i can't install the update
Please tell me how should i update now from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4, , if you did on your rooted moto x. I only unlocked bootloader and din't change the rom. Rom is still the same which i got at the time of purchase
vijayid_94 said:
Today morning, when i woked up and checked my phone, there was a update notification of 4.4.4. I was pretty much exicted looking that and i start the update process.
Now when the download was completed i clicked on Install the update, phone automatically powered off and rebooted into the TWRP and does nothing with that update. I selected that zip update file from cache folder and failed to install from TWRP as well. Then i rebooted the phone and after some time like 1 minute phone again rebooted into TWRP this time i removed CACHE so that next time the phone will not reboot and it works fine but i can't install the update
Please tell me how should i update now from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4, , if you did on your rooted moto x. I only unlocked bootloader and din't change the rom. Rom is still the same which i got at the time of purchase
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........flash back 4.4.2 stock recovery.....
samwathegreat said:
........flash back 4.4.2 stock recovery.....
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Bro i had mentioned that i din't changed the rom, its already the stock one which i got with it. I had just unlocked the bootloader.
Do i still need to go to Stock
vijayid_94 said:
Bro i had mentioned that i din't changed the rom, its already the stock one which i got with it. I had just unlocked the bootloader.
Do i still need to go to Stock
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Stock ----recovery----. You specifically said it rebooted into TWRP - which means you HAD to have flashed custom recovery. So flash stock recovery back on - from the 4.4.2 sbf of your carrier:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
and assuming you haven't made any significant modifications to /system, the OTA will install without issue. You data will be intact.
Recovery does not = ROM. Two different things.
Correct! Stock recovery must be present or the OTA update will fail.
If you have Xposed with any module you must remove them too.
Flashed stock recovery and still unsuccessful with 4.4.4 OTA upgrade
This is for Verizon Developer's Moto X with an unlocked bootloader.
I forgot that I loaded TWRP on my wife's phone so I tried to take the update and it failed. I also had the modified vzwentitlement.apk loaded so that she could use native tethering. So here's what I did:
- Deleted the modified vzwentitlement.apk
- Removed the ".bak" from the original vzwentitlementservice.apk.bak and the vzwentitlementservice.odex.bak files
- Unrooted the phone using SuperSU's Permanent Unroot option in settings (not sure that was required but didn't want to take any chances
- Downloaded and unzipped the Moto X 4.4.2 from the Motorola firmware site
- Copied the unzipped recovery.img to the Minimal ADB and Fastboot directory
- Flashed the stock recovery back to the phone
I did all that and the phone went into recovery with the little green Droid guy with the hatch open. The blue progress line got about halfway done when the phone rebooted and said it was unsuccessful.
Any ideas what I'm missing? I'd hate to have to flash back to 4.4.2 and lose all her settings, but I will if no one has any better suggestions.
benjamin1492 said:
This is for Verizon Developer's Moto X with an unlocked bootloader.
I forgot that I loaded TWRP on my wife's phone so I tried to take the update and it failed. I also had the modified vzwentitlement.apk loaded so that she could use native tethering. So here's what I did:
- Deleted the modified vzwentitlement.apk
- Removed the ".bak" from the original vzwentitlementservice.apk.bak and the vzwentitlementservice.odex.bak files
- Unrooted the phone using SuperSU's Permanent Unroot option in settings (not sure that was required but didn't want to take any chances
- Downloaded and unzipped the Moto X 4.4.2 from the Motorola firmware site
- Copied the unzipped recovery.img to the Minimal ADB and Fastboot directory
- Flashed the stock recovery back to the phone
I did all that and the phone went into recovery with the little green Droid guy with the hatch open. The blue progress line got about halfway done when the phone rebooted and said it was unsuccessful.
Any ideas what I'm missing? I'd hate to have to flash back to 4.4.2 and lose all her settings, but I will if no one has any better suggestions.
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Use the FXZ instead. It is a "keep data" FXZ which means that all here data and apps will be intact. It will require re-flashing TWRP, and re-rooting afterwards. You will also need to re-do the entitlement hack. It's very easy. You can use RSD Lite, and you should be back up and running with everything intact in less than 15 minutes from start.
The FXZ method does not use a manifest since it replaces your partitions completely - except for /data (where all your apps and settings are stored).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/fxz-moto-x-4-4-4-212-55-26-t2827307
Hey guys.
I had download stock recovery for my Moto X.
The zip contain many files as seen into the image below.
Please someone tell me the procedure of flashing them into my phone. I don't know actually how to go now. Do i need to wipe all the data from the phone or just have to wipe system only.
Is the below commands are enough or i have to do some other things as well.
adb reboot bootloader
mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
mfastboot flash boot boot.img
mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot erase customize
mfastboot erase clogo
mfastboot oem fb_mode_clear
mfastboot reboot
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samwathegreat said:
Use the FXZ instead. It is a "keep data" FXZ which means that all here data and apps will be intact. It will require re-flashing TWRP, and re-rooting afterwards. You will also need to re-do the entitlement hack. It's very easy. You can use RSD Lite, and you should be back up and running with everything intact in less than 15 minutes from start.
The FXZ method does not use a manifest since it replaces your partitions completely - except for /data (where all your apps and settings are stored).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/fxz-moto-x-4-4-4-212-55-26-t2827307
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That did the trick, or at least a variation of it did the trick. The post said that the new 4.4.4 FXZ actually DID wipe date, so I followed the RSD Flasher instructions but kept data with a fresh 4.4.2 flash instead. Then I downloaded the 4.4.4 OTA. This time it took. I have re-rooted and got my tether hack back in place. Thanks for all your help.
vijayid_94 said:
Hey guys.
I had download stock recovery for my Moto X.
The zip contain many files as seen into the image below.
Please someone tell me the procedure of flashing them into my phone. I don't know actually how to go now. Do i need to wipe all the data from the phone or just have to wipe system only.
Is the below commands are enough or i have to do some other things as well.
adb reboot bootloader
mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
mfastboot flash boot boot.img
mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot erase customize
mfastboot erase clogo
mfastboot oem fb_mode_clear
mfastboot reboot
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Fastboot flash recovery recovery.IMG
Should be sufficient. If you still can't take the ota, then also do:
mfastboot flash system system.img
Now you should be able to accept the ota without losing data. You will need to flash TWRP back and re-root.
If anything goes wrong, you will run all the commands you listed but that WILL erase all of your data.
Good luck :good:

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