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Stock Recovery for Moto G4 Plus Needed

Hello, I want to install an ota update but i have a custom recovery and I DON'T want to install the stock ROM, I just need the recovery image or flashable zip. Moto G4 Plus XT 1640

Edu_8914 said:
Hello, I want to install an ota update but i have a custom recovery and I DON'T want to install the stock ROM, I just need the recovery image or flashable zip. Moto G4 Plus XT 1640
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Is there an OTA for xt1640 ? What version is it ?

pv979 said:
Is there an OTA for xt1640 ? What version is it ?
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It's MPJ24.139-50.
Got it yesterday afternoon and the system really feels snappier and faster.
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Edu_8914 said:
Hello, I want to install an ota update but i have a custom recovery and I DON'T want to install the stock ROM, I just need the recovery image or flashable zip. Moto G4 Plus XT 1640
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Check the post below. There's a working torrent in the youtube link described.
I am not sure if it's the correct version, please try to make sure before commiting changes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...t-img-root-t3387113/post67552800#post67552800

bishteca said:
It's MPJ24.139-50.
Got it yesterday afternoon and the system really feels snappier and faster.
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Great: And the full image is already available on Filefactory

pv979 said:
Great: And the full image is already available on Filefactory
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Nice.
Quick question, did any of you on XT-1640 manage to safely root your phone?
You know, without losing wi-fi, data etc.? Which method did you use.

bishteca said:
Nice.
Quick question, did any of you on XT-1640 manage to safely root your phone?
You know, without losing wi-fi, data etc.? Which method did you use.
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I did, got no problems so far. But you will lose all data when unlocking the bootloader, if its already unlocked then rooting isn't going to wipe your data. I also installed xposed and got no problems with it

Edu_8914 said:
I did, got no problems so far. But you will lose all data when unlocking the bootloader, if its already unlocked then rooting isn't going to wipe your data. I also installed xposed and got no problems with it
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Cool! Do you think this is the best guide to follow?
I really cannot afford to have a bricked or semi-working phone...
Thanks for the tip!

bishteca said:
Cool! Do you think this is the best guide to follow?
I really cannot afford to have a bricked or semi-working phone...
Thanks for the tip!
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Sorry for not posting the link for anything, its because the video isn't in english... maybe I can help you if your device model is XT1640

Moto g4 Plus stuck at bootloader
Hi,
My Moto G4 plus is now stuck at bootloader. Below are the details of errors that I get
Recovery Mode - Failed to validate recovery image
Start the phone - Failed to validate boot image
Flash stock ROM via ADB - Pre flash validation failed
Flash stock boot.img - Image boot failed validation (Security version Downgare)
I am not even able to unlock the bootloader as the adb returns a message saying I need to toggle 'Allow OEM Unlock" in the Developers Menu. I connot do that as I cannot boot my phone.
Please help.

Karumbaiah said:
Hi,
My Moto G4 plus is now stuck at bootloader. Below are the details of errors that I get
Recovery Mode - Failed to validate recovery image
Start the phone - Failed to validate boot image
Flash stock ROM via ADB - Pre flash validation failed
Flash stock boot.img - Image boot failed validation (Security version Downgare)
I am not even able to unlock the bootloader as the adb returns a message saying I need to toggle 'Allow OEM Unlock" in the Developers Menu. I connot do that as I cannot boot my phone.
Please help.
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Looks like your trying to downgrade firmware there and from what I'm aware you can't downgrade certain sections like bootloader etc. What is it you're trying to achieve?

Priezti said:
Looks like your trying to downgrade firmware there and from what I'm aware you can't downgrade certain sections like bootloader etc. What is it you're trying to achieve?
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I was just trying to flash the stock rom. Had some glitches in my phone. While I was trying to flash via adb, couple of steps failed and then I was not able to boot my phone back.
Im sure that I'm using the latest version of ROM. However, it's the one before the latest security patch. However, the boot image and recovery image should remain the same.
Here's the version that I'm trying to flash.
XT1641-XT1643_6.0.1_MPJ24.139-13.1_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC
No matter what I do now, I just cannot get my phone to boot in recovery mode or just boot normally.

Karumbaiah said:
I was just trying to flash the stock rom. Had some glitches in my phone. While I was trying to flash via adb, couple of steps failed and then I was not able to boot my phone back.
Im sure that I'm using the latest version of ROM. However, it's the one before the latest security patch. However, the boot image and recovery image should remain the same.
Here's the version that I'm trying to flash.
XT1641-XT1643_6.0.1_MPJ24.139-13.1_cid50_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC
No matter what I do now, I just cannot get my phone to boot in recovery mode or just boot normally.
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Bro to flash the custom MM you have to downgrade first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...owngrade-to-marshmallow-nougat-t3515961/page3
Use this thread
And follow the exact steps

Need help please

i was following a tutorial on upating my Moto g4 Plus to the newest Marshmallow version in order to flash the nougat ota, but as i was trying to flash the mm version it started saying it couldnt downgrade a security patch and now my phone will only boot up into bootloader mode, i need help in fixing this

PocketGorgon said:
i was following a tutorial on upating my Moto g4 Plus to the newest Marshmallow version in order to flash the nougat ota, but as i was trying to flash the mm version it started saying it couldnt downgrade a security patch and now my phone will only boot up into bootloader mode, i need help in fixing this
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I'm too!

PocketGorgon said:
i was following a tutorial on upating my Moto g4 Plus to the newest Marshmallow version in order to flash the nougat ota, but as i was trying to flash the mm version it started saying it couldnt downgrade a security patch and now my phone will only boot up into bootloader mode, i need help in fixing this
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Please read the post carefully before typing in any stupid commands that can screw up your phone.
Follow instructions EXACTLY as mentioned in this post.
The reason you are getting a “security downgrade” error is because you are trying to downgrade your bootloader, or GPT partitions. You cannot do that on the device.

need help
i was running the soak test build on xt1643 .Then I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it after that while formatting by mistake i wiped system partition now its saying no os installed and i cant flash the zip file of soak test either,please help me

aviralbajpai1 said:
i was running the soak test build on xt1643 .Then I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it after that while formatting by mistake i wiped system partition now its saying no os installed and i cant flash the zip file of soak test either,please help me
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Didn't you make backup...? First thing one should do is it....
You cannot flash official zip either soak or final by TWRP, you need stock recoveryfor that...
Now you can only do is flash stock via fastboot method (but you updated to soak it is not preferable)
Try this:
download any custom ROM from development, and load it to memory card, and flash it....

__Madddy said:
Didn't you make backup...? First thing one should do is it....
You cannot flash official zip either soak or final by TWRP, you need stock recoveryfor that...
Now you can only do is flash stock via fastboot method (but you updated to soak it is not preferable)
Try this:
download any custom ROM from development, and load it to memory card, and flash it....
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after i flash custom rom can i move back to stock rom by any means?

aviralbajpai1 said:
after i flash custom rom can i move back to stock rom by any means?
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Since you haven't made backup, you have to go with fastboot flashing... As you updated soak your bootloader is now updated with it, don't downgrade it.... You will see gpt and downgrade errors while flashing... I can't say anything more about it, i didn't try that.....
You can follow guides available, see in guide section...

__Madddy said:
Since you haven't made backup, you have to go with fastboot flashing... As you updated soak your bootloader is now updated with it, don't downgrade it.... You will see gpt and downgrade errors while flashing... I can't say anything more about it, i didn't try that.....
You can follow guides available, see in guide section...
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thank you very much the custom rom is working atleast i'll try to flash stock rom later

my bootloader isn't unlocked

PocketGorgon said:
my bootloader isn't unlocked
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unlocked bootloader is required as mentioned in this thread
Also follow to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-downgrade-to-marshmallow-nougat-t3515961

__Madddy said:
unlocked bootloader is required as mentioned in this thread
Also follow to downgrade
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/guide-downgrade-to-marshmallow-nougat-t3515961
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So if I want to fix my phone I need to wait for the official system images for Nougat? Since my bootloader is locked

PocketGorgon said:
So if I want to fix my phone I need to wait for the official system images for Nougat? Since my bootloader is locked
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I'm thinking same, That will be better..

April Security Update

Just switched on my Moto G 2015 (US Retail, XT1540 2GB) for the first time in a week or two and got an update notification...
April 1 2017 security update, Build Number MPIS24.65-25.1-19 and System Version 24.221.19.osprey_retus_2gb.retus.en.US.retus
Is this news to people, or am I just way behind?

I have the same model, just did check system for updates and the update notification popped up. No notification before checking.

you are just way behind........got this update months back

RijuSarkar said:
you are just way behind........got this update months back
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But you have something different than a 1540. I believe 1540 was the last to get the January update, while there are other models with 6.01 which the 1540 most likely will never get.

I've never got an update.

Just got mine today, 6/26/17. Also have an XT1540.

So I followed the same instructions here as I did for the last security update to a rooted device. It worked perfectly with the exception of the unlocked boot loader warning. The dark logo I used survived the January security system update, but was lost with this update.

@MrTooPhone
What do you mean by restored data partition I your instructions,I am not getting that.i am on stock not rooted but unlocked bootloader

25vikasp said:
@MrTooPhone
What do you mean by restored data partition I your instructions,I am not getting that.i am on stock not rooted but unlocked bootloader
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If you are on stock ROM, unrooted, and stock recovery, you should be able to take the OTA upgrade with no issue regardless if your bootloader is locked or not.. I had to restore my unrooted stock ROM prior to accepting the OTA update. Than using TWRP, I restored the data partition from my last saved rooted ROM.

MrTooPhone said:
If you are on stock ROM, unrooted, and stock recovery, you should be able to take the OTA upgrade with no issue regardless if your bootloader is locked or not.. I had to restore my unrooted stock ROM prior to accepting the OTA update. Than using TWRP, I restored the data partition from my last saved rooted ROM.
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Thanks for reply,i forgot to mention I have twrp installed.in order to update I just restored my non rooted nandroid backup.so currently it is asking me to update so should I proceed and how to take backup for data partition

25vikasp said:
Thanks for reply,i forgot to mention I have twrp installed.in order to update I just restored my non rooted nandroid backup.so currently it is asking me to update so should I proceed and how to take backup for data partition
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I would not proceed if TWRP is installed. You need the stock recovery installed for the OTA upgrade successfully install. Once stock recovery is installed, you can boot into TWRP and complete all actions as if TWRP was installed. I never installed TWRP.

MrTooPhone said:
I would not proceed if TWRP is installed. You need the stock recovery installed for the OTA upgrade successfully install. Once stock recovery is installed, you can boot into TWRP and complete all actions as if TWRP was installed. I never installed TWRP.
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Without twrp how u managed to get root access.for installing stock recovery do I have to flash the entire firmware. Above line indicates that our phone can boot into two recoveries correct me if I am wrong

25vikasp said:
Without twrp how u managed to get root access.for installing stock recovery do I have to flash the entire firmware. Above line indicates that our phone can boot into two recoveries correct me if I am wrong
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That is correct. I still have stock recovery installed, but I use fastboot commands to boot into TWRP recovery.
After connecting the phone to the usb, using Linux, I do the following commands from the same directory where my TWRP img file is located.
Code:
./adb reboot bootloader
sudo ./fastboot boot twrp-osprey-3.1.0-r1.img
This loads TWRP in your phone but does not install it.
From windows I think the commands basically the same without the "./"

25vikasp said:
Without twrp how u managed to get root access.for installing stock recovery do I have to flash the entire firmware. Above line indicates that our phone can boot into two recoveries correct me if I am wrong
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You can boot TWRP without flashing it to get root.

how to root +recovery H83020M

help me how to root+recovery Lg g5 H83020M

What is anti- roll back version in 20M?

nguyenvantuc said:
help me how to root+recovery Lg g5 H83020M
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same here..i have tried lg up with uppercut but nothing. i have tried using 20a kdz but i get anti rollback error
i had my lg g3 rooted running fulmics and was hoping to get the dame for my g5 but no....help!!

That's bad news Refrain from updating to 20M and later without a custom recovery for now.

help me!

dksoni411 said:
What is anti- roll back version in 20M?
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help me how to root + recovery h83020m

I just did it on mine the other day. I didn't realize that having an unlocked bootloader didn't automatically mean fastboot flashing would work, so I upgraded to 20m before I started the unlock and root process.
Starting from 20m, I:
1. Downgraded to 20l using LG UP + Uppercut from Autoprimes thread
2. Booted into android and let it do its thing.
3. I then used Uppercut to downgrade to 20a.
4. After I was on 20a, I had issues in android with items crashing, but no big deal... I was now able to use autorecowvery to install twrp.
5. Once I had twrp, I flashed the complete 20l zip from Autoprimes thread to get back to 20l, wiped data to get rid of the crashing issues, made sure I deleted the "recovery-fromboot.p" file, and then flashed magisk also.
6. Rebooted into a rooted 20l rom and continued on.

I will try then report back,thanks.

jobelaa said:
I will try then report back,thanks.
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Have you had a chance to try it?

To be honest no, time is against me, but still i cant afford to brick my device right now.. if only he would provide us with a video and step by step.but when or if i do i will post

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da_reeseboy said:
I just did it on mine the other day. I didn't realize that having an unlocked bootloader didn't automatically mean fastboot flashing would work, so I upgraded to 20m before I started the unlock and root process.
Starting from 20m, I:
1. Downgraded to 20l using LG UP + Uppercut from Autoprimes thread
2. Booted into android and let it do its thing.
3. I then used Uppercut to downgrade to 20a.
4. After I was on 20a, I had issues in android with items crashing, but no big deal... I was now able to use autorecowvery to install twrp.
5. Once I had twrp, I flashed the complete 20l zip from Autoprimes thread to get back to 20l, wiped data to get rid of the crashing issues, made sure I deleted the "recovery-fromboot.p" file, and then flashed magisk also.
6. Rebooted into a rooted 20l rom and continued on.
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Those steps are right to perform the downgrade. If someone is interested in testing the new firmware from tmobile (h83020M), I have created a beta version of my Nimax Rom which has root, xposed and is compatible with asgard kernel.

cesarandres_8911 said:
Those steps are right to perform the downgrade. If someone is interested in testing the new firmware from tmobile (h83020M), I have created a beta version of my Nimax Rom which has root, xposed and is compatible with asgard kernel.
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Where is your rom?

da_reeseboy said:
Where is your rom?
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Hello, I'm correcting some details and I could create an independent thread the other week if I have some time.

da_reeseboy said:
I just did it on mine the other day. I didn't realize that having an unlocked bootloader didn't automatically mean fastboot flashing would work, so I upgraded to 20m before I started the unlock and root process.
Starting from 20m, I:
1. Downgraded to 20l using LG UP + Uppercut from Autoprimes thread
2. Booted into android and let it do its thing.
3. I then used Uppercut to downgrade to 20a.
4. After I was on 20a, I had issues in android with items crashing, but no big deal... I was now able to use autorecowvery to install twrp.
5. Once I had twrp, I flashed the complete 20l zip from Autoprimes thread to get back to 20l, wiped data to get rid of the crashing issues, made sure I deleted the "recovery-fromboot.p" file, and then flashed magisk also.
6. Rebooted into a rooted 20l rom and continued on.
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this works pretty well, i rooted my tmobile g5 with no problems. after you follow the above quote just head to this link and follow as well, but dont use the latest twrp, use twrp 3.0.2..flawless https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g5/how-to/guide-root-twrp-lg-g5-using-t3580264

da_reeseboy said:
Where is your rom?
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As I mentioned earlier, a beta is already available:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/development/rom-nimax-rom-1-0-h830-h850-t3710841

I now have H830 20m update zips Here.

I have completely stock Tmobile LG G5 with H83020M. I've avoided letting H83020N install so I can preserve the possibility of rootingby rollling back to 20A.
It's been officially sim-unlocked by Tmobile and I use it with ATT, and that's my question, will I lose that during rollback ? Since the imei is in Tmobile's database now I hope it wouldn't ?

semifast said:
I have completely stock Tmobile LG G5 with H83020M. I've avoided letting H83020N install so I can preserve the possibility of rootingby rollling back to 20A.
It's been officially sim-unlocked by Tmobile and I use it with ATT, and that's my question, will I lose that during rollback ? Since the imei is in Tmobile's database now I hope it wouldn't ?
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No,u wont lose sim-unlocked status.

MOTO G5 PLUS blank flash did not worked and fell into bootloop.

The whole story of my hard brick (Do note I'm a noob in this rooting business)-
1. My device was rooted with magisk for a long time but uninstalling magisk wasn't unrooting my phone(which it should!). I decide to unroot the device.
2. I flash stock rom which was the latest version (as per me) but the flash didn't work, went into soft brick. Recovered when I flashed the original stock ROM which was the one I got out of the box.
3. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. The phone was recovered and worked perfectly fine.
4. I was prompted with a OTA update (FINALLY!) but lo and behold my phone went into hard brick. No response, no recovery mode nothing.
5. I saw some blank flash tutorial from some xda forum (I seriously don't remember which).
6. Now the phone has a continous bootloop of message "Bootloader unlocked". My device is recognised in the laptop as 'fastboot potter S'. And I can get to fastboot Flash mode but I seem to not be able to flash anything after this.
7. Every attempt is failed somewhere or the other.

Zangruver said:
The whole story of my hard brick (Do note I'm a noob in this rooting business)-
1. My device was rooted with magisk for a long time but uninstalling magisk wasn't unrooting my phone(which it should!). I decide to unroot the device.
2. I flash stock rom which was the latest version (as per me) but the flash didn't work, went into soft brick. Recovered when I flashed the original stock ROM which was the one I got out of the box.
3. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. The phone was recovered and worked perfectly fine.
4. I was prompted with a OTA update (FINALLY!) but lo and behold my phone went into hard brick. No response, no recovery mode nothing.
5. I saw some blank flash tutorial from some xda forum (I seriously don't remember which).
6. Now the phone has a continous bootloop of message "Bootloader unlocked". My device is recognised in the laptop as 'fastboot potter S'. And I can get to fastboot Flash mode but I seem to not be able to flash anything after this.
7. Every attempt is failed somewhere or the other.
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You have most probably downgraded your bootloader, the firmware you flashed was presumably newer than the OTA you applied. It's better to not take OTA updates after a firmware flash out of this reason, better to take the last and latest firmware ( 8.1.0_OPS28.85-17-6-2).
As far as I know a blankflash file for potter Oreo has never been leaked.
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Wolfcity said:
You have most probably downgraded your bootloader, the firmware you flashed was presumably newer than the OTA you applied. It's better to not take OTA updates after a firmware flash out of this reason, better to take the last and latest firmware ( 8.1.0_OPS28.85-17-6-2).
As far as I know a blankflash file for potter Oreo has never been leaked.
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Ok, so what I do now? I did try to flash the latest and last firmware but nothing changes.

Zangruver said:
Ok, so what I do now? I did try to flash the latest and last firmware but nothing changes.
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Sounds like a hardbrick. If you don't find a working blankflash file you have a paperweight now, sorry to say that.
I don't know anything more you could do except flashing latest stock or flashing some custom ROM.
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Wolfcity said:
Sounds like a hardbrick. If you don't find a working blankflash file you have a paperweight now, sorry to say that.
I don't know anything more you could do except flashing latest stock or flashing some custom ROM.
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Just as I thought. Thanks for the clarification though.