I posted a question on the Motorola Support forums, wondering if Moto would supply an unlocked bootloader on AT&T, like HTC has done. I got the following response;
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/6dab21b4eb
Comment: The upgrade to Gingerbread included an unlockable bootloader. Check out the forums over at XDA Developers for more info. But beware once unlocked you can't flash back to Froyo (why would you?) without bricking.
I don't think this was the case, is this guy right?
dratsablive said:
I posted a question on the Motorola Support forums, wondering if Moto would supply an unlocked bootloader on AT&T, like HTC has done. I got the following response;
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/6dab21b4eb
Comment: The upgrade to Gingerbread included an unlockable bootloader. Check out the forums over at XDA Developers for more info. But beware once unlocked you can't flash back to Froyo (why would you?) without bricking.
I don't think this was the case, is this guy right?
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Yes. 10 char
There was a leaked Gingerbread build that had an unlockable bootloader which was then taken and turned into "Pudding".
The official release of Gingerbread did not have an unlockable bootloader which is why Pudding is necessary.
dratsablive said:
I posted a question on the Motorola Support forums, wondering if Moto would supply an unlocked bootloader on AT&T, like HTC has done. I got the following response;
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/6dab21b4eb
Comment: The upgrade to Gingerbread included an unlockable bootloader. Check out the forums over at XDA Developers for more info. But beware once unlocked you can't flash back to Froyo (why would you?) without bricking.
I don't think this was the case, is this guy right?
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matthew5025 said:
Yes. 10 char
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live4nyy said:
There was a leaked Gingerbread build that had an unlockable bootloader which was then taken and turned into "Pudding".
The official release of Gingerbread did not have an unlockable bootloader which is why Pudding is necessary.
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Thank you, that's what I thought.
and here i thought it was automatically unlocked when i updated to gingerbread...thanks for the clarifying this!
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Has any dev checked if DX boatloader is unlockable with the GB update through fastboot? I come from the Atrix forums...and it appears 2.3.3 ota update for the Atrix will unlock the boatloader through fastboot. I just wanted to give a heads up to my fellow Moto peeps
http://briefmobile.com/exclusive-atrix-4g-bootloader-unlocked-with-android-2-3-update
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How does one even install fastboot? From my knowledge I thought only dev phones could use it. Maybe im wrong....
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The bootloader wasn't updated with our ota. :-\ Should still be locked down.
zehkaiser said:
The bootloader wasn't updated with our ota. :-\ Should still be locked down.
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actually since it's the same then it should not have any revisions to prevent it from using the atrix unlock method...or at least that's my hypothesis on it...i literally just asked a question like this 2 seconds ago on rootzwiki
MrcrispyChris said:
actually since it's the same then it should not have any revisions to prevent it from using the atrix unlock method...or at least that's my hypothesis on it...i literally just asked a question like this 2 seconds ago on rootzwiki
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I believe the same thing, I believe that Verizon/motorola did put out a note about the Gingerbread update stating that the same rooting methods would not work BECAUSE the were updating to a new bootloader. If this is true, then I'm 99.9% sure they update to the bootloader they are using for the atix.
Hopefully only a matter of time before this boot unlocker OR the offical one comes out for Droid X. Lets just hope that they dont only do the unlokcing of the bootloader for the Droid X2
I recently obtained an Xperia Play for myself from Verizon. I was wondering if any of you think I should root it or not. I have rooted my old Droid1 and have flashed a few roms on it. I am just finicky about doing this phone since it is brand new to me and the bootloader was just unlocked recently. I don't really want to brick my phone (I'm quite sure no one does.)
Hemingsent said:
I recently obtained an Xperia Play for myself from Verizon. I was wondering if any of you think I should root it or not. I have rooted my old Droid1 and have flashed a few roms on it. I am just finicky about doing this phone since it is brand new to me and the bootloader was just unlocked recently. I don't really want to brick my phone (I'm quite sure no one does.)
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how can your brick your phone rooting if anything you have done the only risky thing unlocking your bootloader
No, I haven't done anything with it yet.
Hemingsent said:
No, I haven't done anything with it yet.
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you said in your op that "the bootloader was just unlocked recently"
What I meant was that the verizon model was successfully unlocked, not that I had unlocked mine.
So to clarify, I will have to unlock my bootloader in order to obtain root for my Verizon R800x? Also, it will brick if I use an OTA update while it is unlocked? If this is so is it possible to relock the bootloader in order to avoid bricking it? I want to make sure I know as much as I can before attempting to root my play.
Hemingsent said:
1. I will have to unlock my bootloader in order to obtain root for my Verizon R800x?
2. will brick if I use an OTA update while it is unlocked?
3. If this is so is it possible to relock the bootloader in order to avoid bricking it?
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1. Yes
2. Yes, any official updates (Pc companion, OTA, SEUS) will brick your phone
3. Yes. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134334&page=5, But i dont know if it works on the r800x. I think blagus is waiting for someone to test it. Ask on that thread if its working or not. In the case on the r800i you can relock the bootloader from the link above and then use offical updates again.
Tbh you might get more info if you check out the R800X Bootloader CRACKED! thread
Okay, thank you a ton. I have been reading a lot of these forums lately and haven't found a clear answer for my questions until now. I was reading that blagus is waiting for someone to test it but the last post is from the 8th. Now I just play the waiting game.
While checking HTCdev website
http://htcdev.com/bootloader/
I couldn't find myTouch 4g among the list of unlockable devices. Strange enough, I was able to find T-Mobile G2 which was released before the myTouch 4G. Does anyone have any idea about this? or if there is a way to officially unlock the bootloader while staying on the latest bootloader version?
There is no official unlock for MyTouch 4G, AFAIK.
Tuwayq said:
While checking HTCdev website
http://htcdev.com/bootloader/
I couldn't find myTouch 4g among the list of unlockable devices. Strange enough, I was able to find T-Mobile G2 which was released before the myTouch 4G. Does anyone have any idea about this? or if there is a way to officially unlock the bootloader while staying on the latest bootloader version?
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Why would you want an official unlock..?
It permanantly voids your warranty ..
-Team MS
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saranhai said:
Why would you want an official unlock..?
It permanantly voids your warranty ..
-Team MS
Sent from my HTC Glacier MIUI using xda premium
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My warranty is already over. I've had the phone for more than a year now. Plus, with all due respect, T-mobile and HTC warranty suck!. When you send in your device, you get back an even worse one. I've had the experience of returning four devices (not bad screen related).
HTCdev.com if for any HTC device, released after September 2011.
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
........Death before dishonor........
Team MS
Also even if you could officially unlock it you still wouldn't have true S-OFF you would have to manually flash (Through ADB) the boot.img of any ROM that is a different flavor of android.
Nicgraner said:
Also even if you could officially unlock it you still wouldn't have true S-OFF you would have to manually flash (Through ADB) the boot.img of any ROM that is a different flavor of android.
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I thought I could flash the recovery partition (CWM or others) through fastboot after the unlock. Thanks for the heads up!
Tuwayq said:
I thought I could flash the recovery partition (CWM or others) through fastboot after the unlock. Thanks for the heads up!
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You can write to the recovery partition, although that's not the boot partition which means any rom with a different kernel than the one you had will not boot...It's a pain in the ass, trust me.
Tuwayq said:
My warranty is already over. I've had the phone for more than a year now. Plus, with all due respect, T-mobile and HTC warranty suck!. When you send in your device, you get back an even worse one. I've had the experience of returning four devices (not bad screen related).
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This is fact. The recent warranty exchange I have done with T-mobile came with corrosion on the sim chip pins. Not a happy camper here.
Hi everyone. I'm new to the rooting aspect, kinda. I did root my old samsung s5 back to kitkat after it was severely stunted by the lollipop update. Which I really hated. However, I have been following XDA since my first droid R2D2 edition. Now i'm on my 5th droid.
So, if you'll excuse me if this question has been posted. However, thru every tut i've read, they all state you need to unlock bootloader to root. And moto as well as vzw will void warranty if bootloader is unlocked. Correct me if I am wrong. (I posted a pic, but because of spamming, I can't post it because of being a newbie. That being the case, if anyone can answer my question, I will be glad to supply the link.)
But is this not an unlocked bootloader? And this phone shipped to me from moto. Granted, I had to unlock dev options. So would I still have to contact moto for the unlock code?
Running moto turbo 2.
Thanks for any info ya'll have.
purenrg13 said:
Hi everyone. I'm new to the rooting aspect, kinda. I did root my old samsung s5 back to kitkat after it was severely stunted by the lollipop update. Which I really hated. However, I have been following XDA since my first droid R2D2 edition. Now i'm on my 5th droid.
So, if you'll excuse me if this question has been posted. However, thru every tut i've read, they all state you need to unlock bootloader to root. And moto as well as vzw will void warranty if bootloader is unlocked. Correct me if I am wrong. (I posted a pic, but because of spamming, I can't post it because of being a newbie. That being the case, if anyone can answer my question, I will be glad to supply the link.)
But is this not an unlocked bootloader? And this phone shipped to me from moto. Granted, I had to unlock dev options. So would I still have to contact moto for the unlock code?
Running moto turbo 2.
Thanks for any info ya'll have.
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This has been discussed turning that on does nothing
bigv5150 said:
This has been discussed turning that on does nothing
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Thanks much. I thought it had. However, I could find no indication of that.
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hellow! i am also running turbo 2... did u get the bootloader unlocker?
Can I flash official Motorola firmware in VERIZON Droid turbo 2 set? To. Remove all Verizon crap
I am currently on nougat 7.0.0
Simple answer? NO
ferolac said:
Simple answer? NO
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Why please elaborate. Even though hardware is same
earthworm82 said:
Why please elaborate. Even though hardware is same
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because of locked bootloader
ferolac said:
because of locked bootloader
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You can't upgrade because the bootloader is locked. The bootloader is locked because Verizon are money hungry and want to ensure you need an upgrade.
but in developer option there is an option to unlock boot loader isint that suffice ?
bump.
anyone please update
is it or is it not Verizon?
Hi all, I am in no way a developer, found out about this site from a Quora post about *drumroll* rooting a DT2. My question is this: I purchased my phone reconditioned (whatever that entails) from Amazon. It does not have the Verizon check mark on the bottom--does that mean I can root it? Please help!
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You can't upgrade because the bootloader is locked. The bootloader is locked because Verizon are money hungry and want to ensure you need an upgrade.
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Could we trick the DT2 into believing its an update for it, but then update the firmware to unlock the bootloader?... How does Verizon update the firmware themselves if the bootloader is locked?