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Hey, guys.
I have a Moto X Brazil Retail version.
I unlocked the bootloader, but never installed a custom recovery or rom, I was just curious.
Today, I flashed kitkat 4.4.2 and everything was going fine until I received the notification to update to version to 4.4.3.
After installing the 4.4.3 update, the moto x would just boot up to the flashboot screen, with LOCKED bootloader T_T.
I can't hard reset using any means I know. Can you help me?
Thanks.
(I'm on a mac)
leocanela said:
Hey, guys.
I have a Moto X Brazil Retail version.
I unlocked the bootloader, but never installed a custom recovery or rom, I was just curious.
Today, I flashed kitkat 4.4.2 and everything was going fine until I received the notification to update to version to 4.4.3.
After installing the 4.4.3 update, the moto x would just boot up to the flashboot screen, with LOCKED bootloader T_T.
I can't hard reset using any means I know. Can you help me?
Thanks.
(I'm on a mac)
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what do u mean that u have unlocked the bootloader and now u have bl locked??
from fastboot choose Factory once and then if u get another time fastmode choose another time Factory.
if doesn t work boot into recovery and wipe cache.
He obviously downgraded. He had to have been on 4.4.3 (or higher), unlocked, flashed a custom ROM, decided to go back to stock, and flashed 4.4.2. (downgrade)
That pretty much sum it up?
Everybody PLEASE READ the warnings that downgrade = brick....
Hey guys does anyone have step-by-step guide on how i can root this phone? I am not able to find a guide for XT1053 (T-Mobile) on 4.4.4. Specifically I want to install a 5.0 rom because I'm tired of waiting for the update. Any help will be appreciated;
stuntman2128 said:
Hey guys does anyone have step-by-step guide on how i can root this phone? I am not able to find a guide for XT1053 (T-Mobile) on 4.4.4. Specifically I want to install a 5.0 rom because I'm tired of waiting for the update. Any help will be appreciated;
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/ref-complete-moto-x-guides-information-t2603358
You'll have to unlock the bootloader. No way around it.
Should I be nervous about unlocking the bootloader?
Didn't my Samsung phone come with it already unlocked?
Should you be nervous? Google the pros and cons then decide for yourself.
No phone nor tablet comes with an unlocked bootloader.
I have an XT1053 and just recently unlocked the bootloader through the Motorola site. I waited until now because my original warranty just expired and knew that unlocking the bootloader would void my warranty. I wanted to unlock the bootloader under 4.4.4 because I didn't know if there would be any problems once Lollipop was offered as an update. The unlock process went very smoothly and took only a few minutes. You probably already know that unlocking wipes your phone, so be prepared to reinstall apps and other files. I have not rooted yet because I'll probably wait to do that after the Lollipop OTA comes around. Even then, I may not root because I'm really pretty happy with the phone as it is. For me, unlocking the bootloader was just of way of preserving the future option to root.
stuntman2128 said:
Hey guys does anyone have step-by-step guide on how i can root this phone? I am not able to find a guide for XT1053 (T-Mobile) on 4.4.4. Specifically I want to install a 5.0 rom because I'm tired of waiting for the update. Any help will be appreciated;
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Go to YouTube and search for qbking77 channel on how to unlock bootloader moto 2013.. Step by step tutorial with video
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mac1996 said:
Go to YouTube and search for qbking77 channel on how to unlock bootloader moto 2013.. Step by step tutorial with video
Sent from my XT1053 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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unlocking bootloader isn't a problem. I mainly want to know how i can put a custom recovery (prefer CWM because i've had it on previous phone). That way i can straight up install a custom rom that is already rooted without rooting stock. I just really want 5.0 really tired of 4.4.4
stuntman2128 said:
unlocking bootloader isn't a problem. I mainly want to know how i can put a custom recovery (prefer CWM because i've had it on previous phone). That way i can straight up install a custom rom that is already rooted without rooting stock. I just really want 5.0 really tired of 4.4.4
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Do you have fastboot?
if yes, go to your phone bootloader.
Connect to your computer by USB.
Type the following in cmd. (place your recovery img file in fastboot directory)
fastboot flash recovery (your recovery name).img
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Check the sticky threads. There's only a year and halfs worth of information available to you here and all over the rest of the internet.
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unlocking bootloader isn't a problem. I mainly want to know how i can put a custom recovery (prefer CWM because i've had it on previous phone). That way i can straight up install a custom rom that is already rooted without rooting stock. I just really want 5.0 really tired of 4.4.4
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At any point after unlocking the bootloader... To flash recovery, did you do the following...
Start the phone in Fastboot/Bootloader mode.. then from the PC type...
mfastboot flash recovery YourRecovery.img
mfastboot reboot-bootloader
Follow onscreen directions to use vol down key and highlight recovery, then use vol up to select/enter recovery. Once in recovery you can reboot the phone and proceed with whatever you want.
Failure to reboot-bootloader and entering recovery immediately after flashing recovery (i.e. doing something else first) can result in the recovery not sticking.
4.4.4
a year old post by dray_jr says the following:
4.4 to 4.2.2 Pre Cam will Brick
4.2.2 Post Cam to 4.2.2 Pre Cam will Brick.
4.4.2 to to anything will Brick
4.4 to 4.2.2 Post Cam you are ok
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can someone explain this to me? I got my phone around august 2014, it came with 4.4.3 and right now I'm on 4.4.4.
If I use the motorola website and follow their bootloader unlock steps am I fine? will I have any brick issues stated from the quote above?
Thread
Nevermind guys, found the perfect thread for 4.4.4 root!
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/step-step-instructions-unlocking-t2649738
Final question: I don't have to install supersu root if i install CM12 once i get into TWRP recovery am i correct? (since cms come rooted)
Would flashing a JB kernel (and only the kernel) work to root it as described here?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/guide-xperia-kitkat-4-4-4-rooting-t3003520
Completely different phone. What works on one does not always apply to another. If it worked on the Moto X, don't you think someone would've tried and documented it s sometime in the last 18 months?
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Completely different phone. What works on one does not always apply to another. If it worked on the Moto X, don't you think someone would've tried and documented it s sometime in the last 18 months?
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Of course its a different phone, but since the Moto X also came with JB stock, I was just wondering whether the same method would work for the ones who are stuck with 4.4.4 and no root.
And no, I don't think that every method has been tried already. the Razr I JB root with a locked BL for example only happened, cause I asked jcase nicely if he could code an app that uses an exploit. So, many times, without asking nothing will happen...
dagoban said:
Of course its a different phone, but since the Moto X also came with JB stock, I was just wondering whether the same method would work for the ones who are stuck with 4.4.4 and no root.
And no, I don't think that every method has been tried already. the Razr I JB root with a locked BL for example only happened, cause I asked jcase nicely if he could code an app that uses an exploit. So, many times, without asking nothing will happen...
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I don't proclaim to know the ins and outs of all things android, but I do know this.. Just because a phone has android 4.4.4 doesn't mean its the same 4.4.4 with the same exact flaws and vulnerabilities, susceptible to the same exact root processes. Its why an exploit to root one phone, often doesn't work to root another.
In the case of the Moto X with a locked bootloader, JCASE has come out with many processes exploiting vulnerabilities for Android and the Apps on the Moto X to not only root it, but disable its write protection. As new OTA's have patched an exploit, he came out with other ways.
Starting wth 4.4.2, the vulnerability in the bootoader to disable write protection has been patched.
Jcase's Sunshine tool works on the X with 4.4.3 and lower, and only SOME with 4.4.4. It needs temp root first, etc. For whatever reason, we don't have a way to even temp root the 2013 X on 4.4.4 enough to allow Sunshine to do its work. And despite being asked many times, Jcase pretty much said in the Sunshine discussion threads that v3.0 wont have Moto X 4.4.4 support (unless he changed his mind and I missed it). Yet sunshine and its root processes, etc work on other phones (HTC) with 4.4.4.
But back to the thread you link...
On the X, due to its security measures, with a locked bootloader, you can only flash the Moto signed ROM for your phone. Nothing else. Because of this, you can't flash a custom recovery. To flash items, we use mFastboot and RSDLite. They need the img files, or bin files. If we make our own, they wont be signed, so they wont flash to a phone with a locked bootloader. And you can't package them into a flashable ZIP because stock recovery looks for the Moto digital signature (which we don't have and can't fake), and you can't install TWRP/CWM/Philz/etc to flash that way. So if you manage to pull the JB kernel out of the Moto SBF file, you wont be able to flash it.
Due to write protection on the 2013 X, any changes made to /System and a few other places, will be lost at power off/on. In other words, if you do manage to flash it (or push via adb), it wont stick due to write protection.
We've seen people try and manipulate their phone by trying to DOWNGRADE their ROM. Well, this doesn't work either. GPT.BIN (partition table), and Motoboot.img (bootloader, TZ, and a few other things) get in the way. Even on an X with an Unlocked bootloader, you can't downgrade these parts. Enough who attempted this have ended up bricking their phone immediately, or with later taking an OTA. Sure you can try to flash just system.img, and while that has less risk for bricking, people who have tried this were still not able to use the older Root Exploits (that worked if you hadn't upgraded already). People have tried flashing everything but GPT.BIN and MotoBoot.img. Again, it didn't help with rooting. Not to mention with a missmatched system.img or other parts, features on the phone may not always work properly (going Settings -> Security comes to mind), and you are at risk of bricking should you take an OTA update.
Since that process exploits a vulnerability, and its out there (so the vulnerability is in the public), I'm sure if it worked or was possible, JCASE, Beaups, or others would have put something together.
Now, back on topic of the XT1053... it has an Unlockable bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader disables write protection, and allows you to flash non-moto stuff. So unlocking the bootloader, flashing TWRP, reboot bootloader, enter TWRP and root, is quick, easy, effective, and doesn't rely on vulnerabilities on the phone to be exploited so patches/updates haven't got in the way. Plus you don't have to wait for someone to find them and create a repeatable process.
So after upgrading to 5.0.2 I attempted to root my phone which killed the wifi.
Seems this is something to do with the boot.img
After attempting different things to correct the issue my phone got bricked and had to be sent to Moto
Now I just got it back and want to make sure not to brick it again. I have read a bunch of different threads and some have firmware that is no longer available or files that others say not to use
Can anyone please point me to instructions that still work today on how to root the XT1064 and have wifi working with latest OTA 5.0.2?
Thanks
fidorulz said:
So after upgrading to 5.0.2 I attempted to root my phone which killed the wifi.
Seems this is something to do with the boot.img
After attempting different things to correct the issue my phone got bricked and had to be sent to Moto
Now I just got it back and want to make sure not to brick it again. I have read a bunch of different threads and some have firmware that is no longer available or files that others say not to use
Can anyone please point me to instructions that still work today on how to root the XT1064 and have wifi working with latest OTA 5.0.2?
Thanks
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Where was your problem? Unlock bootloader, flash TWRP 2.8.6.0 through fastboot ( fastboot flash recovery "name of the recovery" ) and flash latest superSU 2.4.6.
There are a lot of threads about it here on xda, check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58913714 If you follow the instructions exactly there should not be any issue according WiFi.
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Hi everyone,
Noticed today, there was a system update prompt on my Moto G 2nd gen XT1064. The update is 24.201.4.en.US. Of course I can't install it, because I'm rooted and unlocked. So I went about the procedure of flashing the stock Lollipop image, and relocking the boat loader, so I can get the update. No matter what I try, I can't seem to re-lock the bootloader. I tried the stock Lollipop image, it flashes fine, but when I go to relock the bootloader, I keep getting the error, image not properly signed. I tried this command "mfastboot oem lock" nothing works. I was able to flash TWRP recovery, and load my 6.0 image back up. So I'm back to where I was, but I would like to get the security update. Can someone recommend the best procedure for getting it?
Thanks much!
DaveImagery said:
Hi everyone,
Noticed today, there was a system update prompt on my Moto G 2nd gen XT1064. The update is 24.201.4.en.US. Of course I can't install it, because I'm rooted and unlocked. So I went about the procedure of flashing the stock Lollipop image, and relocking the boat loader, so I can get the update. No matter what I try, I can't seem to re-lock the bootloader. I tried the stock Lollipop image, it flashes fine, but when I go to relock the bootloader, I keep getting the error, image not properly signed. I tried this command "mfastboot oem lock" nothing works. I was able to flash TWRP recovery, and load my 6.0 image back up. So I'm back to where I was, but I would like to get the security update. Can someone recommend the best procedure for getting it?
Thanks much!
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just flash stock 6.0 firmware, search on the general thread, it will flash stock 6.0 along with stock recovery, there is no problem if you have unlocked bootloader, you only need stock rom, stock recovery and non-rooted
maximuns said:
there is no problem if you have unlocked bootloader,
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I'm such a noob, I didn't know that. Thanks very much for your help.
Is the complete 6.0 rom not available? I can't find it, just the OTA update.
DaveImagery said:
Hi everyone,
Noticed today, there was a system update prompt on my Moto G 2nd gen XT1064. The update is 24.201.4.en.US. Of course I can't install it, because I'm rooted and unlocked. So I went about the procedure of flashing the stock Lollipop image, and relocking the boat loader, so I can get the update. No matter what I try, I can't seem to re-lock the bootloader. I tried the stock Lollipop image, it flashes fine, but when I go to relock the bootloader, I keep getting the error, image not properly signed. I tried this command "mfastboot oem lock" nothing works. I was able to flash TWRP recovery, and load my 6.0 image back up. So I'm back to where I was, but I would like to get the security update. Can someone recommend the best procedure for getting it?
Thanks much!
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As your bootloader is updated to 48.86 you cannot downgrade to lollipop and relock the bootloader.Only way to relock is to flash marshamallow update.then you can relock the bootloader
Hi guys,
I (and some of my friends) had a problem with XT1254:
1. We updated to 6.0.1 via recovery with update.zip. This process had successfully done.
2. Several felt something wrong with new 6.0.1 system, so they re-updated via recovery again (still the same update.zip). This made the system dead. They could not enter system, except bootloader and recovery. The problem is that source system needs to be Lollipop SU4TL-49 so the re-update process will fail.
3. I did like them and tried to find the solution from old methods:
- tried to downgrade to 5.1;
- tried to flash new 6.0.1 system.img;
- deleted some lines in "updater-script" and tried to sideload via recovery;
but all failed because of "invalid signed image" (for both RSD and fastboot). The partion, boot, kernel have been the newest ones.
4. I tried to downgrade my XT1060 to Kitkat (another mine), and it also failed with flashing system.img. I had to flash the Lollipop's system.img and the problem solved.
Conclusion:
1. Unlock bootloader and flash TWRP will solved the problem for XT1254. The phone could not boot to system so buying a unique key is the only solution (but how to buy?).
2. Wait for the 6.0.1 flash file (xml) then flash via RSD. Several security patches from Verizon may lock the downgrade process.
3. Can some one give other solutions?
Thanks guys!!!!
mr_5kool said:
Hi guys,
I (and some of my friends) had a problem with XT1254:
1. We updated to 6.0.1 via recovery with update.zip. This process had successfully done.
2. Several felt something wrong with new 6.0.1 system, so they re-updated via recovery again (still the same update.zip). This made the system dead. They could not enter system, except bootloader and recovery. The problem is that source system needs to be Lollipop SU4TL-49 so the re-update process will fail.
3. I did like them and tried to find the solution from old methods:
- tried to downgrade to 5.1;
- tried to flash new 6.0.1 system.img;
- deleted some lines in "updater-script" and tried to sideload via recovery;
but all failed because of "invalid signed image" (for both RSD and fastboot). The partion, boot, kernel have been the newest ones.
4. I tried to downgrade my XT1060 to Kitkat (another mine), and it also failed with flashing system.img. I had to flash the Lollipop's system.img and the problem solved.
Conclusion:
1. Unlock bootloader and flash TWRP will solved the problem for XT1254. The phone could not boot to system so buying a unique key is the only solution (but how to buy?).
2. Wait for the 6.0.1 flash file (xml) then flash via RSD. Several security patches from Verizon may lock the downgrade process.
3. Can some one give other solutions?
Thanks guys!!!!
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me too
i updated to 6.0.1 via recovery with update.zip. This process had successfully done and re-updated via recovery again (still the same update.zip) and i factory reset tin recovery so it stuck screen 'erasing...'They could not enter system, except bootloader and recovery vesersion (6.0.1),can not into apply update sdcard , it turn e:\unkown volum path [sdcard]... and I did like them and tried to find the solution from old methods:
- tried to downgrade to 5.1;
- tried to flash new 6.0.1 system.img;
but all failed because of "invalid signed image" (for both RSD and fastboot). The partion, boot, kernel have been the newest ones.
Conclusion:
1. Unlock bootloader and flash TWRP will solved the problem for XT1254. The phone could not boot to system so buying a unique key is the only solution (but how to buy?).
2. Wait for the 6.0.1 flash file (xml) then flash via RSD. Several security patches from Verizon may lock the downgrade process.
3. Can some one give other solutions?
longbin said:
1. Unlock bootloader and flash TWRP will solved the problem for XT1254. The phone could not boot to system so buying a unique key is the only solution (but how to buy?).
2. Wait for the 6.0.1 flash file (xml) then flash via RSD. Several security patches from Verizon may lock the downgrade process.
3. Can some one give other solutions?
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1. I have never heard of anyone selling bootloader unlock keys for the XT1254. If you want to unlock your bootloader, Sunshine is your only option, and as of right now it will only work on lollipop builds. If your phone is on marshmallow, Sunshine will not work. If your phone cannot boot, it won't work no matter what build you're on.
2. If your phone is bricked and on marshmallow, waiting for the full firmware package is your only option. However, a downgrade to a previous firmware with a locked bootloader isn't, and has never been, possible.
mr_5kool said:
Conclusion:
1. Unlock bootloader and flash TWRP will solved the problem for XT1254. The phone could not boot to system so buying a unique key is the only solution (but how to buy?).
2. Wait for the 6.0.1 flash file (xml) then flash via RSD. Several security patches from Verizon may lock the downgrade process.
3. Can some one give other solutions?
Thanks guys!!!!
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unlock the bootloader and install TWRP BEFORE doing any updates, while still on Lollipop. That is the only safe, logical answer. An unlocked bootloader -- especially with custom recovery -- will let you do lot of things and is more forgiving of mistakes than a locked bootloader.
We keep telling people that and they won't believe us.
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TheSt33v said:
If your phone is bricked and on marshmallow, waiting for the full firmware package is your only option. However, a downgrade to a previous firmware with a locked bootloader isn't, and has never been, possible.
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Right. Several people who didn't like Lollipop but preferred the original Kitkat "speed", "battery life" or whatever successfully downgraded back to 4.4.4 -- but only AFTER they unlocked their bootloader. Even then you have to make sure you don't flash the old gpt.bin in ADB, but downgrading is possible with an UNlocked bootloader.
Even when flashing XT1250 firmware over XT1254 or vice versa, it CAN be done with a locked bootloader, but if you mess something up you are in big trouble. UNlocked bootloader? Just do it again, correcting your mistake the next time.
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TheSt33v said:
1. I have never heard of anyone selling bootloader unlock keys for the XT1254.
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There was a guy on some website who was selling some Verizon keys a long time ago, known as "the Chinaman". He disappeared.
China Middleman Back??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/china-middleman-t2751177
dschill said:
Well the china man added me back on skype today. And sadly said that he can no longer get the codes and refunded my 45$ via paypal.
Heres a little bit of the skype transcipt
[12:08:22 PM] live:dschillinrecovery: k i just got the refund
[12:08:25 PM] live:dschillinrecovery: so you cant get the code any more?
[12:12:41 PM] VIP-UNLOCK: No time to deal with the accident, we default to a refund
[12:13:08 PM] VIP-UNLOCK: Sorry, goodbye
[12:13:32 PM] live:dschillinrecovery: Its alright. Thanks for the refund though. Let me know if you can ever get the codes again
Guess the best we can do for now is to wait for jcase and sunshine to release the 3.0 version.
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and another thread discussing same guy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/4-1-vzw-att-moto-maker-bootloader-t2680651
The process seems to involve sending approximately $45 to a Chinese middle-man via eBay and another website, along with your IMEI and cell phone number, and you will receive an unlock code.
It seems like this is all one guy handling this process. Turnaround time seems to be 24-48 hours beginning to end.
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Theory was that someone with access to Motorola's engineering software had a side business going. You know they unlock their bootloaders for testing and such. Someone with access to that software could make some money if they made sure they covered their tracks.
Also people who visited China were able to buy unlocked bootloader Droid Turbos well before Sunshine was released. One guy posted in this forum. In that case, it was probably pilfering some phones from the factory -- but again with unlocked bootloaders. So, there is some software out there somewhere, just kept under wraps.
Haha the Chinaman? Really? Sounds like an evil arms dealer from a 90's action movie. Man, if only the magic official bootloader unlocking software was leaked. That would be like Christmas times infinity.
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Haha the Chinaman? Really? Sounds like an evil arms dealer from a 90's action movie. Man, if only the magic official bootloader unlocking software was leaked. That would be like Christmas times infinity.
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I updated my post to include XDA links. I can't find any examples of Droid Turbos being unlocked via this eBay "purchase" only other Verizon phones, but there are the legitimate reports of unlocked Droid Turbos for sale in China in the year prior to Sunshine being released November 2015. One guy even posted on here because he was trying to install CM12.1 at the time on his BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED Droid Turbo he had purchased in China.
Note the Chinese middleman guy was charging $45 for bootloader unlock at the time, and Sunshine only charges $25.
xml flash file is the last solution =))
@ChazzMatt: I think it's impossible to cross flash 1250 to 1254, but 1254 can flash to 1250
Doesn anybody know how much does usually takes for Verzion ( or whoever does it ) to release xml sbf firmware file? And do they release every? I need latest MCG24 or at least system file (s) is enough.
I have everything except system files, if anybody can provide system files or knows hot to convert ones from ota , I can make complete fastboot xml zip.
EDIT: System from OTA is not enough. If somebody can provide system / backup from MCG24 phone, I might be able to make it.
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@ChazzMatt: I think it's impossible to cross flash 1250 to 1254, but 1254 can flash to 1250
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No, people have done both. One guy messaged me on Hangouts telling me what he did, so I know it can be done.
ChazzMatt said:
No, people have done both. One guy messaged me on Hangouts telling me what he did, so I know it can be done.
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Can you give little more info on this. Changed cid? Unlocked bootloader? Maybe we can use x1250 xml fastboot files until they release Marshmallow fastboot. I need one for backup , I know I'll brick the phone sooner or later , as guys above did lol..
Yes, unlocked bootloader and you don't flash the XT1254 bootloader. This was before Sunshine, and he converted XT1250 to XT1254 with unlocked bootloader.
We chatted over a few days, while he tried to find an XT1250, ordered one, then it arrived. Then he flashed the Verizon firmware. Here's the relevant portion of what he wrote:
Flashed the Verizon radio and 5.1 FW (firmware)
The only problem I have right now is upload speeds are super slow.
gonna try wiping the radio and re-writing the radio
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I then asked him a couple of questions and he answered this:
Yes I flashed the Verizon Radio to the device
not the bootloader image, for obvious reasons
I wanted 5.1, so I didn't test until I had the VZW 5.1 with my SIM card
I'm going to try an reflash soon, and then get a new SIM just in case
I hope Verizon doesn't give me any trouble getting a new SIM at my local store
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I didn't hear from him anymore after that, so guess everything turned out OK. This in August 2015, was about a month after 5.1 was released for the Droid Turbo XT1254 (XT1250 was still on 4.4.4) but before Sunshine released their bootloader unlock for the XT1254 in November 2015.
ChazzMatt said:
Yes, unlocked bootloader and you don't flash the XT1254 bootloader. This was before Sunshine, and he converted XT1250 to XT1254 with unlocked bootloader.
We chatted over a few days, while he tried to find an XT1250, ordered one, then it arrived. Then he flashed the Verizon firmware. Here's the relevant portion of what he wrote:
I then asked him a couple of questions and he answered this:
I didn't hear from him anymore after that, so guess everything turned out OK. This in August 2015, was about a month after 5.1 was released for the Droid Turbo XT1254 (XT1250 was still on 4.4.4) but before Sunshine released their bootloader unlock for the XT1254 in November 2015.
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Yeah but we're talking about vice-versa here, flashing xt1250 Firmware to xt1254 .
Flashing xt1254 firmware to xt1250 with unlocked bootloader doesn't seem like a big deal, it should be possible anyway..
Ej?iSixo said:
Yeah but we're talking about vice-versa here, flashing xt1250 Firmware to xt1254 .
Flashing xt1254 firmware to xt1250 with unlocked bootloader doesn't seem like a big deal, it should be possible anyway..
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That's been done, too. I didn't know that was the question.
One guy didn't want Verizon bloatware and his solution was to flash the "pure" Motorola firmware from the XT1250 over his XT1254.
Yes, he had unlocked bootloader and could have just uninstalled the bloatware. I'm not saying it was logical, I'm just telling you what he did.
So there's no question these two phones are exactly the same device, with exactly the same FCC ID.
The issue is the XT1250/XT1254 being flashed needs to the other needs an unlocked bootloader. And you can't downgrade (gpt.bin) when you flash.
So, for the purposes of this thread that information doesn't help you, if your XT1254 bootloader isn't unlocked.
mr_5kool said:
Hi guys,
I (and some of my friends) had a problem with XT1254:
1. We updated to 6.0.1 via recovery with update.zip. This process had successfully done.
2. Several felt something wrong with new 6.0.1 system, so they re-updated via recovery again (still the same update.zip). This made the system dead. They could not enter system, except bootloader and recovery. The problem is that source system needs to be Lollipop SU4TL-49 so the re-update process will fail.
Conclusion: Wait for the 6.0.1 flash file (xml) then flash via RSD.
Thanks guys!!!!
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[FXZ] Official Stock Firmware 6.0.1 MCG24.251-5
https://forum.xda-developers.com/dr...-official-stock-firmware-6-0-1-mcg24-t3531571