Hi
Since there are no root solutions for Rogers with 4.4.2
I would like to know if its possible to flash recovery without root.
As in bootloader/fastboot mode
thanks
I was able to root using stump root
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just got a tmobile moto x for my wife. updated to kitkat and i want to unlock the bootloader and root it. got a few questions need answer.
unlock bootloader throu motorola.com, fastboot custom recovery, then flash supersu, right??
do i have to flash a custom recover in order to flash supersu to gain root? can i flash supersu with factory recovery?
after the phone it is root, and later on there is a OTA update, how do i get the update? i assume download it from phone and install wont work.
claudiuslu2011 said:
just got a tmobile moto x for my wife. updated to kitkat and i want to unlock the bootloader and root it. got a few questions need answer.
unlock bootloader throu motorola.com, fastboot custom recovery, then flash supersu, right??
do i have to flash a custom recover in order to flash supersu to gain root? can i flash supersu with factory recovery?
after the phone it is root, and later on there is a OTA update, how do i get the update? i assume download it from phone and install wont work.
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Yes Motorola unlock bootloader website, after you unlock you need to flash twrp 4.4 recovery with Motorola fastboot( mfastboot) mfastboot flash recovery twrp 2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img and then put supersu on the sdcard and fire up recovery and install supersu and welcome to the root club
Edit you can not flash or accept the ota with a custom recovery, it will bootloop, but you have options, 1 reinstall stock recovery or flash system and stock recovery if you have altered the system. 2 flash a updated sbf firmware , they are available soon after the ota's come out. I would suggest the later as some people, including me have had issues flashing twrp after accepting a ota
Sent on my Moto X
What type of moto x did you get your wife?
claudiuslu2011 said:
just got a tmobile moto x for my wife. updated to kitkat and i want to unlock the bootloader and root it. got a few questions need answer.
unlock bootloader throu motorola.com, fastboot custom recovery, then flash supersu, right??
do i have to flash a custom recover in order to flash supersu to gain root? can i flash supersu with factory recovery?
after the phone it is root, and later on there is a OTA update, how do i get the update? i assume download it from phone and install wont work.
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Hey, what type of mtoo x did you get your wife? the regular moto x or a developers edition? I currently have a developers edition and I believe that I just have to install custom recovery and install SU since the dev edition already have an unlocked bootloader, right? what I want to do is buy a custom moto x (non-dev edition) and root it. Is that possible?
I found that my moto xt1052 has bootloader unlocking available and im very excited. I like to know if its compulsory to flash recovery to make device rooted. I don't want to install new roms or firmware. Im rooting to control running apps and use some root apps.
I like my phn to be receptive for ota, which isn't possible if i flash custom recovery.
So i want to know if recovery is compulsory to have root status and manage permissions or if i can enjoy root privileged with just unlocking the bootloader.
Thankyou.
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After unlocking the bootloader, flash TWRP, root, then flash stock recovery back on the phone and run that way.
KidJoe said:
After unlocking the bootloader, flash TWRP, root, then flash stock recovery back on the phone and run that way.
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hi KidJoe,
how back to stock recovery ?
is it enough to flashing file "recovery.img" by RSD Lite ?
I know rsd lite is made to be more user friendly but I still prefer flashing via fastboot.
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Moto-x said:
hi KidJoe,
how back to stock recovery ?
is it enough to flashing file "recovery.img" by RSD Lite ?
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RSDLite is overkill to flash just recovery.
Do as @cntryby429 said... use mfastboot to flash recovery. You can use it to flash either TWRP (when rooting) and/or Stock recovery.
I just flashed my way up to M from the Fi-specific L, using the M image from the developers site. I was rooted, but using stock recovery. Everything went fine. So I'm stock, unrooted on M now.
Now I want to root again, (keeping stock recovery), and before I do, I want to be sure Chainfire's original N6 root for L, is still going to work right on M?
-Peter
As far as I am aware, you need to flash a custom kernel that allows rooting.
I guess you could use flashify to flash a custom kernel and SuperSU v2.49?
You cannot flash a custom kernel using flashify if you haven't got root. You could extract the image and flash the boot.img and fastboot flash it, but still you'd need to get root.
He should just flash a custom recovery. There is no reason to keep the stock recovery. Rooted users really need the support that a custom recovery offers.
Flash you TWRP with fastboot flash recovery twrp.img then boot into recovery from bootloader menu. copy UPDATE-SuperSU 2.50beta and flash .zip like normal... you have root
Is it possible to flash a stock recovery img via Flashify or do you have to do a total stock restore via TOT or KDZ method to get stock recovery back?Ive googled so much im getting the looks like automated traffic message from google and i still cant find the answer.I rooted stock 27A via stump root and installed twrp via AutoRec.Ive successfully flashed several Roms and am currently back on my rooted stock nand.
What I'm trying to do is flash stock 27A recovery back so i can OTA to lollipop.Ive modified no other system files in my stock nand other than root and obviously TWRP.Theoretically i should be able to restore stock recovery and thus gaining the ability to take the OTA.
Im aware of the various other methods to do this ,I'm only interested in whether i can flash a stock recovery img via flashify and if so does anyone have a copy they'd be willing to share?Im not a noob by any means but LG is a new area for me.Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Followed what I thought were steps to root my HTC M8 but what I ended up with was an unlocked bootloader, TWRP installed but not rooted. How can I install a ROM if not rooted, or how can I gain Root?
Download SuperSU from here, and flash it in TWRP recovery.
Or you could also flash a rooted ROM. A lot of them come pre-rooted.