Hi guys, massive noob here.
Just a quick question, is there a difference between Motorola Droid Razr M and Motorola Razr M?
After flicking through the forums, wondering whether I should install the leaked JB OTA update, I read several posts stating that our version of the Razr M is equivalent to the Dev versions that are available from Moto themselves.
That being said, is it safe for me to flash the leaked OTA to my phone without any hassles via RSD Lite?
I'm also interested in rooting, but again, I'm not too sure if the root methods available on the forum are compatible with the Australian Razr M's.
Thanks
The ROMs should work, but I'm not sure whether they would flash over the radio or not. It may not even matter for you, since the Droid RAZR M also has GSM, but your LTE probably wouldn't work. There is a way to flash just the radio by itself, so theoretically, you could flash the ROM, then flash the original radio back. I'm not sure about all this, though.
As for rooting, the root method should work just the same for you. However, the best way to root for you would be to unlock the bootloader and just use the Dev Edition root method (http://aosp.us/?p=294).
root method works 100%
DO NOT TOUCH VERIZON JB UPDATE IT WILL BREAK YOUR RADIO
Yes bootloader is unlockable exactly same as dev edition as confirmed by several others on this forum and whirlpool. But unfortunately no ROMS yet lol
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Hello everyone, I'm a brand new member with a couple questions.
I have read many threads here and elsewhere and have recently found two possible sources of information to help me finally unlock my boot loader > backup nandroid > flash cyanogenmod. Profit.
My Droid Razr M has root access. System Version: 98.18.94.XT907.Verizon.en.US / Android JB 4.1.2 / Build Number 9.8.1Q-94
Wen I started, I got used to the idea of staying with JB 4.1.2. It has worked well over the year. And having root and Titanium Backup has given me great power over my phone.
I would like to ask if it is possible to both root and unlock the newer KK 4.4.2 using the these methods I have found and my phone.
First PrankCallPimp youtube guide states I need to flash from JB 4.1.2 to Verizon stock KK 4.4.2 using RSDLite
Second Mr. Blue Coat provides a better stepwise guide outlining root access and unlock procedures, but starting with KK 4.4.2. Very Complete Blog.
I have assembled all of the files these sources suggest to have on hand during the project.
Additional questions. Is PrankCallPimp's method to flash to KK 4.4.2 using VZW_XT907_4.4.2-KDA20.62-10.1_CFC_1FF.xml files in RSDLite correct? His video cuts out after a while. After flashing KK 4.4.2 the phone will be similar to a factory reset and be susceptible to OTA updates. Currently I use Voodoo OTA to prevent updates. Should I reinstall Voodoo OTA to prevent Verizon pushed updates or go from there to root access and boot loader unlock procedures?
I have never liked following a youtube guide and wonder if there is a printed version I could review before starting. Also I installed RSDLite and my phone can be detected by the program.
I think if Mr. Blue Coats guide is acceptable to everyone, I could follow it with no problems.
What I'm worried about is giving up my currently profitable root access on JB 4.1.2 to go to KK 4.4.2.
It seems that if I really want an unlocked boot loader, I must take KK 4.4.2
If these two guides work, with someone's help, I would be happy to join them into a single clear guide to post here.
I lack the experience most of you have so I'm reaching out with these questions before I even consider going through with this.
Thanks All. Ps. I'm in no hurry.
Read this thoroughly
Thank You
Thank you for the ultrafast help!
There was my answer: 4. RESTORING / UPGRADING STOCK FIRMWARE.
And all the additional tools required for root access and boot loader unlock.
I have a question
Hello!! I am trying to unlock my botloader in the same phone as yours!
98.19.94.XT907.Verizon.en.US
4.1.2
9.8.1Q-94
How did you do that? I am asking because i tried the motopocalypse and all the stuff on this forum but i didn't managed to unlock the bootloader!!
Thank you in advance!!
P.S. The phone is rooted
SerDavran said:
Hello!! I am trying to unlock my botloader in the same phone as yours!
98.19.94.XT907.Verizon.en.US
4.1.2
9.8.1Q-94
How did you do that? I am asking because i tried the motopocalypse and all the stuff on this forum but i didn't managed to unlock the bootloader!!
Thank you in advance!!
P.S. The phone is rooted
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Read the first post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55282645
Everything you need to know is there...
Thank you!!
You are the man!!
I made it! I am running cm12.1, 5.1.1.!
I had to update with RDS to KitKat bootloader and then follow the instructions!! :good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
SerDavran said:
You are the man!!
I made it! I am running cm12.1, 5.1.1.!
I had to update with RDS to KitKat bootloader and then follow the instructions!! :good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
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I'm failed to unlock bootloader of XT907
Dont worry!!
arslanazizsoomro said:
I'm failed to unlock bootloader of XT907
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Do this steps:
1) Download KitKat stock rom. Link below.
2) Flash stock rom from windows with RSD lite tool. Follow this tutorial to download and flash stock rom. LINK
Steps that worked for me in this tutorial
3) 2. BOOTLOADER UNLOCKING wih APK.
Good luck!!
Guys, help me out with my motorola razr m, I couldn't find any way to root my phone and unlock the bootloader. The kernel version is after 3 june and here http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-m/general/guide-faq-how-to-root-boot-unlock-t2869432 it says it cannot be rooted.
Any other possible method to root my phone, I am desperate to do, Please help me out in this.!!!!!
When people say it's not rootable, it's not rootable for real. Otherwise you'll see people celebrating success. Bear with the fact or try another phone.
So, I'm coming from a "dead" Sammy Galaxy S3. I want to know of you, Moto users, how are these things on Moto X Play. I mean..
In my dead S3, I rooted using Odin and, when stock updates still existed, I was unable to update on phone and had to use Odin to flash the whole rom. After this, the root access disappear and I had to root it again using Odin.
How this things works on Motorola devices? I have already learned how to root the X Play but, after rooting, how do I update my stock firmware when any update become available? Do I have to update in the phone in the stock method (like a dream :fingers-crossed or Motorola devices got a flashing tool such as Odin?
Thanks since now
Totemic_tHiRp said:
So, I'm coming from a "dead" Sammy Galaxy S3. I want to know of you, Moto users, how are these things no Moto X Play. I mean..
In my dead S3, I rooted using Odin and, when stock updates still existed, I was unable to update on phone and had to use Odin to flash the whole rom. After this, the root access disappear and I had to root it again using Odin.
How this things works on Motorola devices? I have already learned how to root the X Play but, after rooting, how do I update my stock firmware when any update become available? Do I have to update in the phone in the stock method (like a dream :fingers-crossed or Motorola devices got a flashing tool such as Odin?
Thanks since now
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Just download the file, unzip, and then manually flash using fastboot. There is a Moto tool you could use as well I believe, but I prefer fastboot. Gives you a better sense overall of what's happening, and you know what you are doing.
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Just download the file, unzip, and then manually flash using fastboot. There is a Moto tool you could use as well I believe, but I prefer fastboot. Gives you a better sense overall of what's happening, and you know what you are doing.
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"just download the file" You mean, the firmware file, right? Is there a "samfirmware" from Motorola?
So, considering that this is the method used to flash a stock firmware over a rooted-stock firmware, what happens to the root access?
Root will go away unless you find a pre-rooted system image. Pretty much what would happen with a stock firmware file for any phone
My main question is: How is the process to back to a stock rom after rooting and installing TWRP or something like that?
More than likely you would download a stock image file from Motorola and install it using the "fastboot" command on your computer
Moto X Play INDIAN firmware
Can someone please upload the INDIAN firmware for moto x play dual sim?
Well, it's been some days that I created this thread. Now I know it's neccessary to remove root and reflash stock firmware on MXP to update for 6.0 update, for example (the same process as other Moto devices) . I never did this, but i'm not afraid because we got XDA and we have a lot of tutorials explaining how to do these things. The "scary" part is that a I see a lot of people asking for full firmwares and etc. I mean, I know the firmware from my region is different than the others (and this can easily mess firmware's modem or something like that - messing the imei also).
If we only had a "deposit" of firmwares like samfirware for sammy devices...
I've been looking in some forums about this questions and I found this: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/91999/p/1449,8620
it gave me to understand that, If I unlock the bootloader of my phone and root it, but not installing custom recovery (for example), I'll still be able to receive and install successfully OTA updates?
- Edit: I forgot that TWRP is need to install superSU.
Totemic_tHiRp said:
Well, it's been some days that I created this thread. Now I know it's neccessary to remove root and reflash stock firmware on MXP to update for 6.0 update, for example (the same process as other Moto devices) . I never did this, but i'm not afraid because we got XDA and we have a lot of tutorials explaining how to do these things. The "scary" part is that a I see a lot of people asking for full firmwares and etc. I mean, I know the firmware from my region is different than the others (and this can easily mess firmware's modem or something like that - messing the imei also).
If we only had a "deposit" of firmwares like samfirware for sammy devices...
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I've posted a fastboot guide and a link to a stock firmware thread In the second post of this thread. If you can't find the image you're looking for just ask in that firmware thread, it's been getting updated regularly.
Hi people!! Sorry for this question, but I am new at this android community, so I have the moto x play and I with like to know if it is possible to put kitkat on moto x play because lollipop is so bad for this device. Thanks for your time and have a great day.
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Hi all,
I want to ask to confirm a few things since my experience with android almost came from samsung notes, and I always unlock bootloader and root it right after I get my phones. Thanks in advance.
I bought a moto x pure edition from bh photo recently, and was thinking about unlock bootloader, root and enjoy the some features that need root access and/or customized room.
But I see that the vanilla (manufacturer) rom is very good and the release of OTA updates are relative reliably fast. My questions is
if I unlock bootloader and root, do I still have the OTA capability (I have to ask since I have not explore a lot customized room side of the moto x pure edition)?
if yes, what will happen if the OTA is applied? phone relocked or bootloader unlock and root access as usual?
Thanks
If you unlock bootloader, you will still have OTAs, but, im not sure if you root will still have OTA, i think yes, i think you loose OTAs if you change something in the firmware, but im not sure with the root tbh...
leo_cheng said:
Hi all,
I want to ask to confirm a few things since my experience with android almost came from samsung notes, and I always unlock bootloader and root it right after I get my phones. Thanks in advance.
I bought a moto x pure edition from bh photo recently, and was thinking about unlock bootloader, root and enjoy the some features that need root access and/or customized room.
But I see that the vanilla (manufacturer) rom is very good and the release of OTA updates are relative reliably fast. My questions is
if I unlock bootloader and root, do I still have the OTA capability (I have to ask since I have not explore a lot customized room side of the moto x pure edition)?
if yes, what will happen if the OTA is applied? phone relocked or bootloader unlock and root access as usual?
Thanks
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If you are unlocked only, it has zero effect on updates... if you unlocked and modified in anyway (root, TWRP, Xposed, whatever) the update with fail and either get stuck in recovery or bootloop, usually just wiping cache will get it booting again. OTAs cannot be applied unless you are purely stock.
Moto's will not relock the bootloader unless you specifically do it, but really there is no need to ever... other than purely security, there is nothing that can be regained by relocked that was lost in unlocking, including your warranty. Once you have been issues an unlock token, whether it is used or not, your warranty is gone forever.
Also be aware that rooting Moto's on Marshmallow is a bit different than older ways of rooting and requires a few extra steps, do your research on systemless and you won't have any problems.
hello... sorry before if I ask the same question or there's a thread already talking about this...
I just bought this phone yesterday and unfortunately I got this version 928a...
seems like I cant find any guides for rooting this phone... (or not find hard enough) especially installing the TWRP...
is there anyway to root this phone? android without root its not android at all, thats what I thought...
oh yeah there's this option "OEM Unlock" in my developer option and seems like I can turn it on and off is it mean something?
thx before..
anyone?
You'll probably have more luck in the AT&T S6E+ subforum. I have the same phone and did some reading on rooting. A few of the people in the AT&T forum have root, but most don't. No custom ROMs either. The G928A differs from the International version because it requires untripped Knox to work properly, and rooting will trip Knox. It also requires A version stock firmware (international version firmware won't work). Don't know why it's like this, perhaps custom hardware/hardware drivers/security patches specfic to this model?
So me I'm just planning to upgrade from 5.1 to either 6.0 or 7.0 and call it a day.
voltscastillo said:
You'll probably have more luck in the AT&T S6E+ subforum. I have the same phone and did some reading on rooting. A few of the people in the AT&T forum have root, but most don't. No custom ROMs either. The G928A differs from the International version because it requires untripped Knox to work properly, and rooting will trip Knox. It also requires A version stock firmware (international version firmware won't work). Don't know why it's like this, perhaps custom hardware/hardware drivers/security patches specfic to this model?
So me I'm just planning to upgrade from 5.1 to either 6.0 or 7.0 and call it a day.
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thx for the reply..
can you give me the link, I need root for greenify.. cuz its work better with root...
and how do you update from marshmallow to nougat? do I need to watch out the base band version?
handi7a said:
thx for the reply..
can you give me the link, I need root for greenify.. cuz its work better with root...
and how do you update from marshmallow to nougat? do I need to watch out the base band version?
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I would assume that would be impossible because of a locked bootloader. Again, just assuming it has a locked bootloader. If you live in the States, I would recommend trading it for a G928T (T-Mobile). Unlocked bootloader for sure, and lots of ROMs have support for it.