Bootloader Unlock coming soon?! - Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/0...:+DroidLife+(Droid+Life)&utm_content=FaceBook
Read this. Supposedly, a guy has unlocked a RAZR HD. This MAY also work on similar Motorola devices, ex the RAZR M. Just a quick heads up. Things can only get better from here.
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P3droid has confirmed it works. One click. Should work for all snapdragon Motorola's
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Yep. Very exciting. Still leaves us with a horrific kernel setup. Messed with it some today. I wanted to throw my laptop through the wall. Haha
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Wicked news! :good:

skippid said:
Yep. Very exciting. Still leaves us with a horrific kernel setup. Messed with it some today. I wanted to throw my laptop through the wall. Haha
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an unlocked bootloader can only help! im most excited to stop using bootstrap :good::good::good:

Droid life is reporting a public release is most likely going to be tomorrow. Get a change of pants ready.
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"Today, Dan "Djrbliss" accomplished a feat that was said to be impossible. He exploited Motorola's 256 bit encrypted bootloader for the DROID RAZR M, DROID RAZR HD and Atrix HD. Many have tried all over the world and failed. Dan has proven yet again that he is a force to be reckoned with. We would nothing if it was not for this altruistic man. I tip my hat an say thank you once again for giving us everything that you do."
-DirtyDroidX (Droidrzr.com)
djrbliss is fuxking awesome. great job man.

I am so excited Maybe we can finally overwrite the "qe 0/1" root checker

Coronado is dead said:
I am so excited Maybe we can finally overwrite the "qe 0/1" root checker
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If I recall, a RSD would erase all evidence of rooting, but the device will remain unlocked until a fast boot command is run. Maybe I can finally fix my phone
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antp121 said:
If I recall, a RSD would erase all evidence of rooting, but the device will remain unlocked until a fast boot command is run. Maybe I can finally fix my phone
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Nah, had some people on here test. RSD still left the qe 0/1. But I hope you can fix your phone!

Coronado is dead said:
Nah, had some people on here test. RSD still left the qe 0/1. But I hope you can fix your phone!
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I hope so too. Idk why but it boots into fastboot mode every time. I need to manually enter the boot menu and pick normal or whatever. Let's see what happens tomorrow though
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I bet we will somehow be able to unlock the root checker and rewrite its code to signify that 0/0 means rooted/once rooted. (Not really but a funny thought.)
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And while we're discussing the boot loader exploit, I highly suggest everyone that uses this exploit, if it becomes available, should drop a few dollars to djrbliss. The man gave us root AND a potential bootloader unlock. If you can't, no big deal. He could be facing legal issues judging by Motorola's track records. I'm sure in their eyes he's public enemy no. 1. He's sticking his neck out for our fun, hook him up.
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It is out...
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/15008-motorola-bootloaders-cracked/
Thanks to Dan for that!

Its here:
http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2013/04/08/motorola-bootloader-unlocking/

Dammit. Stuck in school. It'll have to wait.
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antp121 said:
Dammit. Stuck in school. It'll have to wait.
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Stuck in school without a laptop and cable? For shame...
Just did the unlock - I'm trying the CWM for the Dev edition now... Will post back once I flash.
For now...
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S)
blabla
eMMC Info: Size 8GB
Device is UNLOCKED. Status Code: 3
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I'm sorta new to the RAZR M still (came from HTC Rezound). Will this be same as S-OFF in a way? Also, will this allow us to replace the recovery on the phone with CWM or TWRP? Pretty exciting news!

Basically, yes. You will have bypassed security enabling you to flash unsigned zips or firmware as well as replace recovery. No in that it may not be reversible as easily if at all.

So, if we want to wait on this and block any OTA updates for now, can that be done without root? I am not ready to void my warranty just yet, and I can imagine Moto pushing an OTA soon to fix this exploit.

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[Q] re-block the unlocker

On the atrix I don't want it unlocked anymore the bootloader so how can it be locked again?
It can't, once unlocked always unlocked. Only thing you can do is flash an sbf to "hide" the unlock text but that is not recommended.
sillyshyme said:
On the atrix I don't want it unlocked anymore the bootloader so how can it be locked again?
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Did you ask in the pudding thread? I'm pretty sure all this is covered there.
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I believe a fuse is burned once you unlock the bootloader and the process is irreversible. Sorry
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WuchuHurD said:
I believe a fuse is burned once you unlock the bootloader and the process is irreversible. Sorry
Running MIUI Alpha
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YEP YOU ARE 1000000000010001000%
correct witch also kinda looks like the numbers in that particular fuse witch
is burnt
and Dont try to flash back to 1.8.3
eather or you will something like this
failed to boot
0001
witch translates to a hard brick
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I had to return my atrix to warenty due to the digitizer. I just pluged my atrix up an ran the software updter from motos website. It remov3d the unlock from my device. It is actually simple to do
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I did the same thing this week and sent my phone back to att for a warranty replacement.
That doesn't actually "relock" the device. It just removes the unlocked sign at boot.
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How can you un-root droid RAZR m?

Hi every one I'm getting a replacement. RAZR m And want to find out how to unroot it for good not just temp unroot but perm and remove super user I used motofail2go from djrbliss to root but there's no option to unroot anyone
Thanks
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droidman89 said:
Hi every one I'm getting a replacement. RAZR m And want to find out how to unroot it for good not just temp unroot but perm and remove super user I used motofail2go from djrbliss to root but there's no option to unroot anyone
Thanks
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can't you unroot from the supersu app? in options
No it only gives temp un-root only I need perm un-root
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Only way that I know of is RSD back to stock, I have attempted several other options with no avail
If I find something that is much less invasive I'll post it ASAP
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I hope you're not doing it for some kind of warranty reason, because if so you're hosed. Razr M has a root checker. When you get into recovery, you will notice a yellow "qe 0/1" or something like this. It will say "0/1" if the device has been rooted before but isn't now, "1/1" if the device is currently rooted, and "0/0" if the device has never been rooted.
It is impossible to make it say "0/0" after root, so even if you unroot it (trivial, just fastboot back to stock) it will always say that you have rooted it at one point in time, which voids your warranty (and your TOS, depending). Rooting this phone means taking it into your own hands.
Bastards!
What about for replacement devices after the warranty is over? Like if you get the insurance on the phone, does rooting void that too?
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hellknight4206 said:
What about for replacement devices after the warranty is over? Like if you get the insurance on the phone, does rooting void that too?
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Don't quote me on this, and YMMV but the Verizon (Asurion) insurance covered my rooted d2g a few months ago... it should cover the M as well
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So fast boot back to stock will reset the root checker counter?
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Fact : Reverting back to stock via RSD will resolve this issue. Enjoy, Have Fun, Don't Worry About This
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nathanalanlister said:
Fact : Reverting back to stock via RSD will resolve this issue. Enjoy, Have Fun, Don't Worry About This
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Would anyone mind linking a verification on this issue? Thinking of getting a RAZR M myself and being able to get abck to stock with a "qe 0/0" in case of a hardware malfunction would be something I would want.
I'm also looking at root and custom roms, and interested in this.
actually in the supersu app ther is an option that says full unroot it is in the settings under clean up and it says full unroot
Can I only unroot my Razr M back to STOCK ICS??? How would I unroot and get JellyBean back? Or can I not get it back?
Btw I prefer the notification bar on ICS versus the new JB one....
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actually in the supersu app ther is an option that says full unroot it is in the settings under clean up and it says full unroot
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Well, the issue is not unrooting; its that Motorola has a root checker in the recovery menu that says whether the phone is rooted, not rooted, or not rooted but was rooted in the past. That last one is the concern....
nathanalanlister said:
Fact : Reverting back to stock via RSD will resolve this issue. Enjoy, Have Fun, Don't Worry About This
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Has this been verified?
bucket81 said:
Has this been verified?
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I had a crazy counter read that was 2:1. I unrooted, flashed to ICS, factory ota to JB and it read 0. That phone is long gone. Had to reflash JB last week on my replacement and now I'm steady at 1:1. So, my guess is you can't. You could on the OG RAZR I believe, but not this updated system. My first M had that reading before the root exploit was available. (2:1)
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droidman89 said:
Hi every one I'm getting a replacement. RAZR m And want to find out how to unroot it for good not just temp unroot but perm and remove super user I used motofail2go from djrbliss to root but there's no option to unroot anyone
Thanks
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You Can do you have to dowload universal unroot .apk and install and press unroot sorry for my bad english i am a boy

[Q] Is the nexus 4 unbrickable?

Hey guys,
Just ordered a Nexus 4 online and waiting for it to be delivered. But had to ask a quick question, that is, how easy is it to brick the Nexus 4? And if so, can it be unbricked easily via software?
I am currently using a Motorola Defy + and it its almost unbrickable and can be recovered from any type of brick. So just curious
super noob bros said:
Hey guys,
Just ordered a Nexus 4 online and waiting for it to be delivered. But had to ask a quick question, that is, how easy is it to brick the Nexus 4? And if so, can it be unbricked easily via software?
I am currently using a Motorola Defy + and it its almost unbrickable and can be recovered from any type of brick. So just curious
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Flash the wrong kernel is a really easy way to brick your nexus 4,and the only i know
Yep worst you can do is flash a kernel or ROM meant for a different device, but even that can usually be recovered by using download mode.
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Federico_96 said:
Flash the wrong kernel is a really easy way to brick your nexus 4,and the only i know
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Chromium_ said:
Yep worst you can do is flash a kernel or ROM meant for a different device, but even that can usually be recovered by using download mode.
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You can easily recover if you have a nandroid backup though I think.
Fastboot erase bootloader will brick you pretty quickly
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In short, you really have to try to brick it. Even then, it takes some work to break it to the point that you can't fix it with fastboot. You won't hard brick it on accident. I don't consider a soft brick a brick of any sort when you can fix it in 15mins with fastboot.
Pretty much the only way to brick is flashing the wrong bootloader or flashing something that isn't a bootloader to the bootloader partition.
In a way yes. Although it isnt like samsungs download mode, it is kind of unbrickable if you do brick it you just go into the bootloader use a toolkit download the stock rom and it will do the rest for you
Thanks people. Much appreciated
There is a topic somewhere in these forums with a guide that uses a program called lgtool or lgetool (can't remember which)
Which even lets you recover from a bricked bootloader. Though it is a lengthy and technical process.
So at this moment it is physically impossible to brick your phone. Unless it is bricked from actual damage to the hardware
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Alex240188 said:
There is a topic somewhere in these forums with a guide that uses a program called lgtool or lgetool (can't remember which)
Which even lets you recover from a bricked bootloader. Though it is a lengthy and technical process.
So at this moment it is physically impossible to brick your phone. Unless it is bricked from actual damage to the hardware
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Yes there's a great guide by Gigadroid somewhere in the general section. Basically as long as you can get into download mode the phone can be recovered.
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Yeah I don't understand why people view flashing a wrong kernel as bricked. If you can get into the bootloader in my opinion it's not bricked!
Bricked is when it's just that, the phone can only be used as a paperweight and doesn't turn on in any sort of fashion. So doing "fastboot erase bootloader" is what I call a brick, which you'd have to be really drunk or just a total moron to do. And flashing wrong bootloader, or being so lucky as to have a power outage in the spilt second it takes to flash a bootloader is one of those I view as brick.
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M3drvr said:
Yeah I don't understand why people view flashing a wrong kernel as bricked. If you can get into the bootloader in my opinion it's not bricked!
Bricked is when it's just that, the phone can only be used as a paperweight and doesn't turn on in any sort of fashion. So doing "fastboot erase bootloader" is what I call a brick, which you'd have to be really drunk or just a total moron to do. And flashing wrong bootloader, or being so lucky as to have a power outage in the spilt second it takes to flash a bootloader is one of those I view as brick.
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Maybe because if you flash an incorrect kernel you can't boot into the boot loader? Just a thought.
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joshnichols189 said:
Maybe because if you flash an incorrect kernel you can't boot into the boot loader? Just a thought.
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When does that happen? I've never had that happen. I just purposely flashed a wrong kernel and i can still get to bootloader and recovery...
M3drvr said:
When does that happen? I've never had that happen. I just purposely flashed a wrong kernel and i can still get to bootloader and recovery...
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I saw a thread where someone flashed nexus 7 kernel on the nexus 4 and he had to buy a new device,but maybe Gigadroid wrote the guide after that thread
Federico_96 said:
I saw a thread where someone flashed nexus 7 kernel on the nexus 4 and he had to buy a new device,but maybe Gigadroid wrote the guide after that thread
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I remember accidentally doing that on my galaxy Nexus. But twrp actually caught it and wouldn't allow me to install it. Kept errroring out.
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Harry GT-S5830 said:
Fastboot erase bootloader will brick you pretty quickly
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This isn't a true fastboot command
But yes, this is a very hard device to brick, most everything is recoverable. But I'm sure there are plenty who find a way to do this, usually the ones who dive in head first and have bad luck.
Just be sure you read and understand before you try and beg for help
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Get in fastboot mode..
Erase bootloader
Reboot
Profit??
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This isn't a true fastboot command
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Have you actually tried the command.
On the nexus 7 this was a valid fastboot command and there was a few instances of people bricking by erasing the bootloader then rebooting before flashing another one
It probably would be a good idea for Google to have removed the ability to erase the bootloader as there really is no need to erase it
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WOW after i sold my s4 and got nexus 4 im even loving nexus moreeeDDD i wish nexus 5 is awesome as this DD

How to unlock KK bootloader?

I just updated Kk and want to unlock bootloader plz can anyone help me???
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l2adiant said:
I just updated Kk and want to unlock bootloader plz can anyone help me???
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Not possible. The path was locked up three OTAs ago.
RikRong said:
Not possible. The path was locked up three OTAs ago.
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Any hope for future unlock???
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l2adiant said:
Any hope for future unlock???
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I wouldn't count on it.
RikRong said:
I wouldn't count on it.
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But m waitin cuz i wanna install custom rom
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l2adiant said:
But m waitin cuz i wanna install custom rom
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You'll be waiting a long time.
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You'll be waiting a long time.
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Ahhh the fact is when i bought it was already on 4.1.2 therefore couldn't resist to update as i knew bootloader bug fixed
I hope someone working on it
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There really was only a very short window of time to unlock the bootloader. Unless you got an M after the update that was still on the original firmware. Almost right after Rosenberg published, Verizon sent out their exploit patch... I really wish Verizon would stop doing this stuff. It makes no sense.
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There really was only a very short window of time to unlock the bootloader. Unless you got an M after the update that was still on the original firmware. Almost right after Rosenberg published, Verizon sent out their exploit patch... I really wish Verizon would stop doing this stuff. It makes no sense.
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i totally agree its bs
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There really was only a very short window of time to unlock the bootloader. Unless you got an M after the update that was still on the original firmware. Almost right after Rosenberg published, Verizon sent out their exploit patch... I really wish Verizon would stop doing this stuff. It makes no sense.
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Motorola just released kernel source code, i dont know but can this help?????
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This will not likely help much unlocking the bootloader, but it is nice of them to do so promptly to allow the few devs who build ROMs to continue updating with the new kernel.
It will help with our custom ROMs...
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KitKat troubles
I purchased two used Razr M's for use on Straight Talk. After using Radiocomm, the phones worked great. My wife updated to KitKat and lost her service. I used Radiocomm on hers and have it running again. I upgraded mine also and now we both screwed. Modem Fast Dormancy Monitor Service error pops up all the time. I watched mine screen come on like a reboot three times yesterday. Before I went to bed, I noticed that I had no service. A reboot and service came back. I sent two emails to Motorola and have no reply as of yet. KitKat runs great, but now I just may have to buy two more phones. I don't see any help coming and would advise people to stay away from these phone unless using on Verizon. I didn't know all the trouble a locked bootloader and not being able to root would cause. I read that it had been implied that Android slow release stages were to cause people to buy new phones for updates. So I guess the KitKat issues I'm facing are the same. Encourage me to buy before my wife skins me alive!
There is a fix for the Modem Fast Dormancy bug but it requires root in order to edit the build.prop and disable it.
Without root, it is possible there maybe a way to disable those functions by editing the NVM, but it will require some considerable work to isolate the NV Items and parameters responsible.
After editing the build.prop the phone performs pretty well under KK for GSM/WCDMA service.
I will try and take a look at the NV dumps and see what I can find. No promises.

182.46.15, Can I go back to .10?

on version 182.46.15
I sit possible to go back to .10 so I can root?
telemike said:
on version 182.46.15
I sit possible to go back to .10 so I can root?
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Is your bootloader unlocked?
No
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No
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Then, No. You're stuck.
And so it begins.....
Well stuck for now .. There will be another root method but by the time it is found interest in this device may be gone. I went something like 9 months waiting for root the first go around.
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Another root method could happen sure... But unlocking not likely at all.. The only reason we got the 2nd chance we did is because someone at moto "accidentally" used the old tz code that's vulnerable to Dan Rosenbergs exploit
ATTACK said:
Is your bootloader unlocked?
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I'm in this same situation, however, my bootloader is unlocked. I tried towelroot again, it says my device is not supported.
zero_presence said:
I'm in this same situation, however, my bootloader is unlocked. I tried towelroot again, it says my device is not supported.
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Just flash a KK BL-compatible recovery via fastboot, then flash SuperSU ZIP from there.
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Just flash a KK BL-compatible recovery via fastboot, then flash SuperSU ZIP from there.
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I finally managed to get it worked out. One problem is that root checker was telling me I had no root even though I do. That lying skank! Now that I got that, I'm trying to deal with the VZW hotspot issue. The latest ota update seems to have made the problem more difficult. Thanks for advice, though!
zero_presence said:
I finally managed to get it worked out. One problem is that root checker was telling me I had no root even though I do. That lying skank! Now that I got that, I'm trying to deal with the VZW hotspot issue. The latest ota update seems to have made the problem more difficult. Thanks for advice, though!
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WIFI tether mod
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
ezknives said:
WIFI tether mod
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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Will the 183 mod work on 182 (which I'm on)?
It may but to be safe you could post your build.prop for Topsnake
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
No. You're stuck
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Well stuck for now .. There will be another root method but by the time it is found interest in this device may be gone. I went something like 9 months waiting for root the first go around.
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Any update on a new Root exploit? im stuck as well.
Unless you have an unlocked boot loader currently there is no exploit in use for .15
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Any new exploits available to root a razr maxx hd with the 182.46.15 bootloader?
viperboy232 said:
Any new exploits available to root a razr maxx hd with the 182.46.15 bootloader?
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Nope
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Any hope in the foreseeable future? Or maybe it is time to upgrade my droid.
This last root was a blanket one that rooted most phones. I'm sure another will present itself but I had my phone nearly 9 months without root.
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