yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
You need to go straight to recovery. Stock ROM has a script that undoes the recovery flash on boot - if you go to recovery first, it will disable that
[Droid RAZR M General] christpuncher:
I did. I held power and volume up and nothing. It just shows green android and !

So flash the file then from fastboot go to recovery?
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Yeah. If you boot the ROM prior to entering recovery, it will undo your flash.
[Droid RAZR M General] shez555:
I am using xt905. I jumped in Fastbood where it says. device is unlcoked status code:1 does this mean I got factory unlocked bootloader ?

all I need to do is root and install recovery mod???
[Droid RAZR M General] Leraeniesh:
Yes status code: 1 is factory unlocked.

All you need to do is install TWRP or CWM and go flashing to your heart's content.
[Droid RAZR M General] shez555:
Ah! thanks man for quick response :highfive:
[Droid RAZR M General] shez555:
I was trying to root the device but no luck I tried everything changed the superuser and su but didn't work out for. Currently I am on ICS is this the reason due to that I am unable to root my phone ??????:confused::confused::confused:
[Droid RAZR M General] PharmD208:
Need help.

GOT IT! Had to use MOTOCHOPPER.zip for 4.1.2 in the SG4 root thread. I flashed cwm and then did a reboot. I cannot reboot into recovery. When I hold power-vol+/vol-, I get the bootloader screen. I scroll down to recovery and press power and the phone reboots to the system. If i do "adb reboot recovery", I get the dead green robot. Anything I am missing?:confused: Thanks
[Droid RAZR M General] Coronado is dead:
Press vol- to highlight recovery, then press vol+, not power :)
[Droid RAZR M General] PharmD208:
Ok. Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
[Droid RAZR M General] PharmD208:
Seemingly impossible.

Got it. My whole problem was rebooting the rom before rebooting into recovery. It was wiping it.
[Droid RAZR M General] enzodad:
No Luck

can anyone provied a better step by step to flashing recovery--? not sure what to do and i opened command line in location and typed file name but does nothing
[Droid RAZR M General] alwaysbelieve1:
YES exactly and agreed.

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[Droid RAZR M General] blksheep:
To enzodad and anyone else -

I just struggled for a while wiith this going back between all of the pages here and another forum to finally figure it out. On the first page it doesn't explain about being in Fastboot to flash the recovery, so it can be tricky from the very beginning, let alone the tip about booting back into recovery to keep your new flash.

UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER

Dan Rosenberg's - http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2013/04/08/motorola-bootloader-unlocking/

-pretty simple, extract the zip, double-click run.bat, following the prompts

INSTALL THE RECOVERY TWRP/CWM:

Chose your recovery and download the.img files: http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/scorpion_mini/cwm-recovery--scorpion_mini.img / http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/scorpion_mini/twrp2.4-recovery-scorpion_mini.img

Move the .img file into the same folder as 'motopocalypse' - you're going to be running commands off the program fastboot - otherwise you will get the error - 'is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file' because it's not finding the program you're trying to run commands off of.

Turn off your device.

Turn on the device holding the down volume and power simultaneously to boot directly into AP Fastboot. It should say "Unlocked, status code 3". If it says "status code 1" that's factory unlocked as well.

Plug the device into your computer.

In the motopocalypse folder hold Shift key down and right click Click 'Open Command Window Here'

Run the following command via the command line:

fastboot flash recovery twrp2.4-recovery-scorpion_mini.img OR

astboot flash recovery cwm-recovery--scorpion_mini.img.

The most assured way to input this is to copy the file name, type the 'fastboot flash recovery' and paste the filename to avoid misspelling errors.

*Reboot back into recovery mode - hold both volume buttons and the power button to get to the menu. Scroll down to 'recovery' with the volume down button, and select

"Recovery" with the volume up button. If you don't do this and boot back up normally you'll keep booting to your previous recovery, which removes the recovery you just installed.

You should boot into the new recovery.

Hope this helps some. Thanks for putting the page together - looking forward to some 4.2.2 roms now boyeeeeeee -

---------- Post added at 10:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:56 PM ----------

Off course now I'm stuck trying to do a backup! It's hanging at [BACKUP COMPLETED] with the progress bar just going and going...hopefully it'll come out of this - looks like trouble though.
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
The OP gives you the fastboot commands to use, so this tells me you have to be in fastboot.

Also, which version of TWRP are you using? 2.4 is buggy, use 2.5 or 2.6.
[Droid RAZR M General] Jersey846:
Do not use 2.4. The "buggy" report couldn't be more true. 2.5 is great.
[Droid RAZR M General] blksheep:
I was using 2.4. 2.5 successfully created a backup but on loading goes to SafeStrap,however booting the phone into Bootloader-Recovery I load TWRP?. Exiting TWRP I receive a Fix Permissions? screen, then it loads Safestrap.

Also, rebooting to Bootloader and/or Recovery from the phone loads TWRP.
[Droid RAZR M General] blksheep:
Just to follow up, I removed SafeStrap - which is, to go to 'uninstall recovery' from the app menu (3 dots) itself removing the actual recovery, then reboot, then uninstall the app. I'm running 2.5.
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Removed 2.4 from the OP and replaced with 2.5
[Droid RAZR M General] twilightmsift:
tryed unlocking bootloader but get error

ive tryed unlocking the bootloader with both utilities and it wont work. If i use the motopocalypse app it doesnt do anything at all. If i use the utility i get a trust zone write failed -11 error. Wat am i doing wrong. I'm rooted and running 4.1.2. And havent took the july update. please help
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
Press all 3 keys at once, hold till black, release pwr, vol- to fastboot, vol up : status?
[Droid RAZR M General] dhoppy:
I have the same error, if I reboot into fastboot mode, it still shows that the device is locked. I also have tried the app and the utility.
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
Your sw version is the new ...78? Then you are locked out, I am sorry to think.
[Droid RAZR M General] dhoppy:
I'm on 98.15.66.
[Droid RAZR M General] falk0069:
Version 9.18.79.XT926

I'm on latest OTA that was pushed this week to my device (July 21st): 9.18.79.XT926. I tried both the Motopocalypse.apk and the Motopocalypse-adb method. Neither seemed to work.

The Fastboot screen says

Device is LOCKED

Failed to hab check for recovery: 0x56

Fastboot Reason: Boot Failure

The Motopocalypse-adb output says:

[*] Device found.

[*] Pushing unlock tool...

3114 KB/s (38280 bytes in 0.012s)

[*] Unlocking phone...

[+] TrustZone target address resolved to 2a020a02

[-] TrustZone write failed: -11.

[*] Cleaning up...

[*] Unlocking complete. Rebooting into bootloader mode.

I'm guessing the latest OTA has patched the unlock hack. Is it also true the TrustZone address can only be written to once? So, if there is a write failure would this mean that Verizon wrote to it and we can forget about a future bootloader unlock?
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
It has been discussed in detail, in almost every thread that discusses the update, that the boot loader unlock was patched.
[Droid RAZR M General] twilightmsift:
ok i tried the app allowed through supersu and hit the button again n shut the phone off n booted in into fastboot n still says locked.
[Droid RAZR M General] jabiles11:
Hello is there a way i can root my razr m with this new update? im unlocked already just lost root when i updated it.. i dont have a custon recovery im using the og one..
[Droid RAZR M General] Leraeniesh:
Well since your unlocked you might as well flash a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) and flash SU binaries (you can just Google that)
[Droid RAZR M General] jabiles11:
I can put a cutom recovery while not having root on the phone? i downloaded the razr m utility 1.20 and ill give that a shot. i just dont want to brick my phone or do something harmful to it.. :/

:(
[Droid RAZR M General] Leraeniesh:
You will need the custom recovery in order to flash the SU binaries. Just keep Matt's utility handy in case you need to revert to stock and you will be good. As long as you are unlocked you can't totally brick your device. I've "bricked" my device a handfull of times without any issues restoring it.
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Yep
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Updated OP with note about new OTA...
[Droid RAZR M General] boriquajake:
Hanging on boot

I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this question, but after successfully running the root and bootloader unlock procedures on my XT907 (I can tell it worked because the fastboot screen says unlocked with status code 3) I installed the CM10.1 ROM. It just sits there for hours showing the little clue circle boot animation. I have performed multiple wipes/factory resets and reinstalled a couple of times to no avail. I also tried installing the Eclipse ROM instead and it does the same thing except it hangs on the Eclipse boot animation. I am posting here because I suspect that the problem has something to do with how I executed the bootloader unlock procedures. :confused:

Any ideas?
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
That wouldn't be related to the unlock procedures... If you're status 3 unlocked, you're good. Sounds like you may have a bad flash or wiped the wrong stuff...
[Droid RAZR M General] boriquajake:
See, that's what I would think too. What is weird is I have downloaded two different ROMs, CM10.1, and Eclipse and I get the same infinite bootloop with both. You mention wiping the wrong stuff, is there a cure for that or am I completely boned? :confused:
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
What all did you wipe? Usually, it's good to wipe /system, /data and cache. Since you're unlocked, your phone is really never completely "boned" unless you wipe the BL or something.
[Droid RAZR M General] boriquajake:
I didn't wipe anything special. From the recovery I did a full system/factory reset, wiped cash and then installed .zip from external SD card. I've done this before with all my phones from my original G1 to my Cliq to my G2 to this one. I'm seriously confused and I'm not sure where to look for help.
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Hmm. Really not sure why you're boot looping, sounds like you're doing it correctly. Anyone else have any ideas?
[Droid RAZR M General] bryan942:
New to flashing. Cab someone give me step by step on how to install TWRP ( which version ) on my unlocked and rooted M XT907? Thanks.i tried goomanager.. but says no recovery available.
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKneYkGqp_A

that's how I did it with 2.5 found in the dev section... yes that vid is for RAZR HD but I followed it with out issue...
[Droid RAZR M General] Germanese:
Now that I have finally Unlocked my Bootloader and my GF.

I have a few questions. (Mainly if we take on the Newest OTA)

-Does it damage the phone system files while some updates cant install since it is a Unlocked Bootload (But not a Dev Phone with unlocked loader)

-If we updated can we flash older or Custom Booloaders again or will we be stuck with the new one.

Main question is Can we update Stock OTA and go back completely + older kernel and Booloader or will we be stuck like a Phone updated prior to the unlock and can never unlock again ?
[Droid RAZR M General] jco23:
from what I gather, you're trying to ask if you take the OTA will it relock your bootloader, right? the answer is no (as far as I have read). so once bootloader is unlocked, then you can go back and forth between different ROM versions.
[Droid RAZR M General] Germanese:
In a way yes. I know I can move from Stock Rom Version to Stock Rom Version regardless.

But the Patch happen on the Loader level. So If I say I take on the OTA before I do CWM or TWRP.

Will the new OTA lock out my ability to install CWM. Or is the New Bootloader removable once u are unlocked.

In other words do I have to install CWM/TWRP and then OTA, or can I take install New OTA and later on decide to do my mods w/o any troubles that the new Patch loader is present in my phone (That I have unlocked with the exploid)

(Sorry This is new to me I am a bit confused about this e-Fuse and the patch)
[Droid RAZR M General] jco23:
in terms of the order, I'm not sure. but I would imagine that once bootloader is unlocked, you can take the OTA (provided that you have NOT removed any bloat), then install TWRP, and still have freedom.

I presume you have searched through this thread to read others' experiences....

keep in mind that someone did post the OTA so that you can install it via TWRP without taking the OTA.... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2408763
[Droid RAZR M General] Germanese:
Yeah I been searching around for the answer but it all talks about custom flashes and other roms.

No one talks about the patched part in the actual OTA if it effects a Unlocked phone.

But that link you send me is intriguing let me try that hope its just plain stock.
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Doesn't affect it (not for this one at least)

This OTA fixes the exploit in the SecureZone kernel, it doesn't touch the bootloader at all. So if you are unlocked, taking this OTA is safe
[Droid RAZR M General] tronjojo:
Slightly off topic:

What are the chances cm10.1 will reach stable (or even rc) before a stock 4.2 is released?
[Droid RAZR M General] androidromr:
XT907 Root and ROM

Had the Razr M for about 3 days now, original Motochopper and Motofail2go didnt work on the 9.8.1Q-78-1 OTA build number. Not sure why but that update does some crazy locking features that makes the bootloader borderline impossible to unlock. Finally got it rooted and safestrap 3.12 installed... fixing to add my first ROM to it today, any suggestions? Google Motochopper 1.1.2 to get root
[Droid RAZR M General] jco23:
was poking around the Motorola website (seeing if they're planning any announcement for 4.2.2), but I came across this regarding accepting the OTA on an unlocked bootloader:

https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/91999/p/1449,8620
[Droid RAZR M General] aviwdoowks:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44263460&postcount=1
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Good luck... There are some out there. They may be some more since there's a growing group of people stuck with that ota
[Droid RAZR M General] rabiddoughnuts:
booloader unlock

I am running system version 9.16.6.xt926 build 9.8.1q on android 4.1.2 rooted, but motopocalypse keeps giving me fail to write trustzone error, and from what I can see online, its normally only if i was running 9.18 that it shouldnt work, anyone have any ideas?
[Droid RAZR M General] rabiddoughnuts:
so I just found out I had the 9.18 which means even though I rolled back to 9.16 it didnt reopen the hole in the security. Should I let my phone fully update now? or should i keep 9.16 either way I am hoping for a new way to unlock as I had a custom rom through TWRP with backup, but when my phone broke and I got a new one, that backup that i was gonna use to put myself back at where I was is useless until a new unlocker come out.
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
You might as well take the update, since you're already out of luck. You can re-root with the new version of Motochopper, but you won't be able to unlock the bootloader. Also, this the RazrM forum, you might get more help in the Razr HD forum.
[Droid RAZR M General] hero913:
which toolkit do i use if i've taken the recent ota and just rooted the device?
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
Its posted all over these forums...recent ota .78 and .3 the boot loader cannot be unlocked...
[Droid RAZR M General] :
I presume this exploit will not work for, the 98.18.78 OTA update?
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
^^^^

For the thousandth time, no, the update cannot be unlocked. :rolleyes:
[Droid RAZR M General] Kyles1329:
^^^^ this thread has become brutal
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
^^^Well, people need to learn how to read and search. Many people are getting tired of repeating the same thing, over and over.
[Droid RAZR M General] Kyles1329:
could not agree more, if anything it wouldnt clog up the forums with redundant questions that end up making the proper information even more bogged down and harder to access. It also spreads information that is not correct sometimes, which is a major issue, Hopping in a thread and just thinking its your personal Q and A is moronically wrong , compared to looking at page 1 and the date of those posts, applying basic reading skills and deductive reasoning to possibly solving ones issue. You're going to have to learn for yourself anyways , so why not start asap. My non elitist two cents.
[Droid RAZR M General] Metalor:
unlock boot

As I know, last update which lock bootloader is with

build number 9.8.1Q-78-1

build date 5/29/2013

Then, is it possible to unlock bootloader on RAZR M with

build number 9.81Q-78

build date 5/24/2013

Does someone try, is unlock bootloader successful?
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
Is the system version .3 or .78?
[Droid RAZR M General] Metalor:
98.16.3.XT907.Verizon.en.US
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Not unlockable
[Droid RAZR M General] Metalor:
But is the 98.18.78.xt907.Verizon.en.us unlockable?
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
No. .3 and .78 are the same OTA, just different versions. Both of them locked the BL.
[Droid RAZR M General] jco23:
Rik is correct. also, the key is the build date: 5/2013. anyone with a build date prior to then can still unlock.
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
Have you saw this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45949347? Do you think its legit? I've tried looking for a write up else where with no success... if it is indeed true figured we could put up a thread on here with a walkthrough... tho I am unable to test this method as I'm already unlocked....
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
Nope, I don't think it will work. Unlock is blocked if you've had a newer update, not an older update.
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
I suspect it was already unlocked. Never hurts to make sure though... Just gotta get someone locked on the latest to try that. I'd lol so hard if that worked
[Droid RAZR M General] DanRyan85:
Well this is kind of a bummer. My friend just got this phone and wanted to unlock the bootloader....looks like that is going to be next to impossible now huh? I'm off to try to figure out how limited I am now as far as putting ROMs on this phone now?
[Droid RAZR M General] REDRUM2663:
I unlocked by asking motorola on their website. You lose the warranty but out of 10 or so android phones ive had, i used warranty once on the first droid.
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
On a consumer edition M? O.o
[Droid RAZR M General] zeepzorp:
Would you be willing to share a link or more details? Thanks.
[Droid RAZR M General] TheForceUnleashed:
By using the dev editions unlock key for the consumer?
[Droid RAZR M General] icords81:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
That website should only apply to Dev models.
[Droid RAZR M General] nifty101:
doesnt work
[Droid RAZR M General] SuperPichu:
Has anyone tested the Motorola link with the consumer edition?
[Droid RAZR M General] TheForceUnleashed:
You'd need the devXT907 unlock key for that.
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
Yes I did, when I first got my phone. I knew it wouldn't work, but I wanted to check the process anyways.
[Droid RAZR M General] icords81:
All I know is I talked with tech support last night and asked them if and how to unlock my boot loader and their response was to go to that website. I didn't see any information as developer only phones. I'll be trying it tomorrow night. Fingers crossed, cause I hate MotoBlur!
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
If you click the link that says supported devices it says developer edition... the first M I got had the update and I tried it with no success... I hope it works for your device...
[Droid RAZR M General] rabiddoughnuts:
Not on an M but I literally JUST used it for a Motorola Photon Q
[Droid RAZR M General] RikRong:
The Q is unlockable from the factory, so it would be supported by that website.
[Droid RAZR M General] givitumee:
Why can't I unlock bootloader with my phone?

Razr M

Android version: 4.1.2

System Version: 98.15.66.XT907

Build Number: 9.8.1Q-66

Build Date: Fri Mar 22 08:26:01 CDT 2013

Version bootloader 109B

Any reason why I shouldn't be able to unlock bootloader on my phone using Motopocalypse? I'm getting failures but I believe my build should not be blocking this.

[*] Waiting for device...

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

[*] Device found.

[*] Pushing unlock tool...

4153 KB/s (38280 bytes in 0.009s)

[*] Unlocking phone...

[+] TrustZone target address resolved to 2a020a02

[-] TrustZone write failed: -11.

[*] Cleaning up...

[*] Unlocking complete. Rebooting into bootloader mode.

[*] Press enter once the phone has rebooted into bootloader mode.

Press any key to continue . . .

[*] Displaying bootloader variables:

version-bootloader: 109B(*)

product: smq

secure: yes

mid: 0058

version: 0.5

serialno: 99000200890781

qe: qe 1/1

unlocked: no

iswarrantyvoid: no

max-download-size: 31457280

emmc-size: 8GB

reason: Reboot to bootloader

revision-hardware: 0x82A0

cpu: MSM8960 CS

uid: A887160102000100000000000000

cid: 0x02

all:

finished. total time: 0.019s

[*] Press enter to reboot and exit.

Press any key to continue . . .

resuming boot...

OKAY [ 0.005s]

finished. total time: 0.005s
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
What's the date on the fast boot menu
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
That's the reason...the device must have been on the update then downgraded to gain root...
[Droid RAZR M General] givitumee:
I don't understand, I thought the update to prevent unlock was in July not May.

Is there a way to downgrade fastboot as well?
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
It may have been released in July I don't recall but it was built it may... just like the one that was just released in November has a build date of September...

no there is not once updated your stuck on it if your not already unlocked...
[Droid RAZR M General] GnatGoSplat:
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU!!! Took OTA updates in the summer with confident certainty that I'd unlocked this thing in the Spring. Turns out, my memory is CRAP. Apparently, I did NOT unlock this thing in the Spring. No Kitkat for me. AAAARGH!

Just thought I'd vent. Pretty pissed off at myself right now. Getting old and having failing memory sucks. I was soooooooooo sure I'd unlocked it!!!

Also kind of pissed at Motorola. If I want to unlock my BL and void my warranty, I should be able to, dammit! Who do I need to write a sternly worded email to, Motorola or Verizion? Yeah, I know it won't help anything, but I feel like writing a strongly worded email!
[Droid RAZR M General] sloosecannon:
Probably Verizon. Heck, they'd want a locked bootloader on the fricking nexus if Google would let em. not that it would do any good.
[Droid RAZR M General] Metalor:
Hello, guys, could you tell me, please, is this RAZR M unlockable (could it be unlocked)?

Android version: 4.1.2

Build Number: 9.8.1Q-66-1

Build date: fri april 5 08:29:32 2013

AP FastBoot:

10.9b* (sha-1e9f557, 2013-04-05 9:36:59)

Device locked status code 0
[Droid RAZR M General] ezknives:
Yeah looks like it
[Droid RAZR M General] Metalor:
How do you check it? I'm asking for the future order to will not ask 10 times for each RAZR M in topic.

It's not only by build number and fastboot version, because givitumee has Build Number: 9.8.1Q-66 and fastboot 10.9b* too and he can't unlock his RAZR M, isn't it (early 5 posts)?