I have vzw dev ed, rooted with twrp recovery, stock everything else, I want to take the OTA and know i cant as is, i plan on using moto x toolkit to flash back to stock, here are my questions, once im back to stock and take the OTA, will i still be rooted, if not can i re root 4.4.2, do they have twrp custom recovery for 4.4.2, or should i just freeze the update and leave my phone as is?
jaysdroid2 said:
I have vzw dev ed, rooted with twrp recovery, stock everything else, I want to take the OTA and know i cant as is, i plan on using moto x toolkit to flash back to stock, here are my questions, once im back to stock and take the OTA, will i still be rooted, if not can i re root 4.4.2, do they have twrp custom recovery for 4.4.2, or should i just freeze the update and leave my phone as is?
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you have a unlocked bootloader so you can root any version of android just grab the SBF file for 4.4 and flash it with RSD Lite and then take the OTA update
after the update reflash your custom recovery via the command promote command then install the SuperSU flashable zip in your recovery and enjoy your rooted 4.4.2
dray_jr said:
you have a unlocked bootloader so you can root any version of android just grab the SBF file for 4.4 and flash it with RSD Lite and then take the OTA update
after the update reflash your custom recovery via the command promote command then install the SuperSU flashable zip in your recovery and enjoy your rooted 4.4.2
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awesome, thank you, so the twrp version i used while on 4.4 will work with 4.4.2, there is not a different version for the new OS? basically once i revert back to stock and accept the OTA i just do exactly what i did the first time with the same files and i'll be where i was prior?
Yes, you can use the same TWRP version on 4.4.2, and you reinstall it the same way. However, you don't need to use RSD lite to flash an entire SBF file in order to return to stock to accept the update - you can, but it will wipe all of your apps and settings. You can fastboot the stock recovery.img and system.img to return to stock, accept the OTA, re-flash TWRP, reboot directly into TWRP, let TWRP install SU, and you're good to go.
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Interesting, where would i find just those two img. files and how would i go about flashing just those two files, sorry if i need it dumbed down, fist moto phone and first time having to use a cmd prompt screen to do anyhting, had a galaxy nexus prior and everyhting was completely.....different/simpler.
pkomarnicki said:
Yes, you can use the same TWRP version on 4.4.2, and you reinstall it the same way. However, you don't need to use RSD lite to flash an entire SBF file in order to return to stock to accept the update - you can, but it will wipe all of your apps and settings. You can fastboot the stock recovery.img and system.img to return to stock, accept the OTA, re-flash TWRP, reboot directly into TWRP, let TWRP install SU, and you're good to go.
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this is tru but i rather just have them use the whole file instead of flashing just parts of it because there is less chance of messing there phone up.
so it is your call either way you have to download the SBF file. then you can either flash the whole file via RSD Lite or you can unzip the recover or system images and flash them via CMD and fastboot and mfastboot.
you can find the SBF files at the link below just make sure you download the correct file for your phone
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0
here is a link to my guide should give you all the info you need to get back to stock to take the OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/ref-how-to-root-4-4-links-guides-t2603358
Thank you all for the input, im prolly just going to revert completely to stock, i have no problem letting my apps re download and its less of a chance i fubar something, although if i do rest assured my next post will be how to un-fubar my phone
pkomarnicki said:
Yes, you can use the same TWRP version on 4.4.2, and you reinstall it the same way. However, you don't need to use RSD lite to flash an entire SBF file in order to return to stock to accept the update - you can, but it will wipe all of your apps and settings. You can fastboot the stock recovery.img and system.img to return to stock, accept the OTA, re-flash TWRP, reboot directly into TWRP, let TWRP install SU, and you're good to go.
Sent from my XT1060 Dev Edition
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This. No reason to flash back to completely stock.
jaysdroid2 said:
Interesting, where would i find just those two img. files and how would i go about flashing just those two files, sorry if i need it dumbed down, fist moto phone and first time having to use a cmd prompt screen to do anyhting, had a galaxy nexus prior and everyhting was completely.....different/simpler.
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The 2 files can be found inside the sbf file.
To flash them:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
jaysdroid2 said:
Thank you all for the input, im prolly just going to revert completely to stock, i have no problem letting my apps re download and its less of a chance i fubar something, although if i do rest assured my next post will be how to un-fubar my phone
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Take this opportunity to learn something. If flashing back to stock isn't an issue for you, what's the worst that can happen? You own a dev edition, learn to take full advantage of it. It's not difficult at all..
And please, don't use a toolkit until you've learned the basics of fastboot and adb. If the toolkit fails, you'll end up having to learn it all anyways.
I am on v4.4.3 and i need system.img, boot.img and recovery.img to unroot it to update to 4.4.4 by OTA.
I've searched for a SBF img of 4.4.3 for moto x and i can'f find it. How can i extract these img from a stock 4.4.3 rom installed on a device?
laurorual said:
I am on v4.4.3 and i need system.img, boot.img and recovery.img to unroot it to update to 4.4.4 by OTA.
I've searched for a SBF img of 4.4.3 for moto x and i can'f find it. How can i extract these img from a stock 4.4.3 rom installed on a device?
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Only T-Mobile has released a 4.4.3 sbf
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0 . there is a guide that is stickied on how to return to stock
Dear D958 users,
I badly need stock boot.img for 4.2.2
or a method of how i can extract kdz file to get boot.img from the Stock Rom.
i get irritating CDC serial driver failure in Windows 7 due to wich i guess the Stock Rom is refuse to flash. it simply fails in download mode.
only option i have is unroot the device, download OTA and flash OTA but before all this got to push stock boot.img as while flashing OTA it restarts on custom recovery screen.
if any body else have a better suggestion, I'm all ears.
Hello,
currently rocking TWRP on my xt1058 X, and I would like to look into reverting back to the stock recovery. I have a full xt1053 4.4.4. image in my possession with the stock recovery. Can I just flash the recovery.img part to my xt1058, or will this not work?
Thanks!
It would make sense that the recovery image is the same for both GSM phones, but I'd wait for an expert opinion.
I have the xt 1097 with lollipop. My moto x has root and twrp. I want unroot and install the recovery stock. Where can i find the recovery stock for lollipop?
Sorry about my english.
Ricardones said:
I have the xt 1097 with lollipop. My moto x has root and twrp. I want unroot and install the recovery stock. Where can i find the recovery stock for lollipop?
Sorry about my english.
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Is stock lollipop or you just flash a different version of your phone model? Every zip with stock IMG files has the recovery.img you are looking for, just download the correct version for you.
Regards