yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] MoPhoMike:
New Razr M with 4.0.4

I've read through this entire post and saw nothing on VZW Ver. 77.111.10.xt907. I just got the phone on Wed. from the Shack and was surprised to see it was still on ICS. I am just wondering and needed clarification that PwnMyMoto would work to root it. I know most of you are up to Ver. 98.19.78. Just needing clarification and assistance rooting. I currently have the OTA Update pending and keep delaying it, as this will break Bootloader Unlockability as well as root.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] jcase:
typo'd

Two choices here:

adb wait-for-device shell rm -r /cache/*

which may or may not work,

or reflashing stock system and recovery, and allowing it to take the OTA, this is the best option.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] BladeRunner:
Wrong forum dude. This is for the Droid Ultra/Maxx/Mini xt1080/1030. I would suggest going here: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/forum/87-vzw-droid-razr-m-general-xt907-qa-discussion/
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
Wait a minute you have a RAZR m correct me if I'm wrong guys but this is for the new line of phones. I have a RAZR m also and used a different script to root. I don't think this will work on a RAZR m.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] tCizler:
You ain't gonna believe this!! After literally 7 hours of trying every fu^$%ing thing i could try between 2 laptops, with win7 and win8. Coming up to dead end after dead end of corrupted files, missing files, errors, etc. I was finally able to get it fixed!!

I downloaded Motorola device manager early this morning to get up to date on all of my drivers. Well i only ran it once this morning without my phone attached, BUT i just ran it again a couple of minutes ago with my phone actually hooked up to the computer in the bootloader mode (i think that's what the mode is called) and MDM was like, Whoa! WTF is wrong with your device? Let me fix it... and it did!!!! haha I've never had MDM actually do anything right other than install drivers.

P.S. Let me know if you want me to delete my previous massive posts to save space, or if you want me to leave them in case anyone else has similar issues

P.P.S. reflashing stock system and recovery, and allowing it to take the OTA was not an option. I tried 5 different versions of RSD lite on WIN7 and WIN8 and got Failures every time
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] jcase:
Use fastboot not RSDlite
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] tCizler:
I have no idea what that even means, sorry. I'm not a software guy. I thought RSD was a form of fastboot.

By fastboot, do you mean pushing the "fastboot" files with adb?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] jcase:
fastboot is a utility for interfacing with aboot, i guess RSDlite may operate in some fastboot mode now but i recommend just using fastboot
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Einsteindks:
I wonder what it did? My phone has never been able to hook up cleanly to a computer. MTP issues, an all. I can get it to work, but it's never an easy thing. I'm gonna try that.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Dravenlee:
I changed my DPI to 280, but whenever the active notifications screen comes up, it shows a broken graphic, completely locks up and I have to reboot. Are you experiencing any problems with active notifications after changing DPI?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] phaedrus43:
My notifications are fine. Only thing I noticed is the clock and lock ring are a little off center. Did you mod your lock ring? Might have compatibility issues. Try turning off that mod if so.

Droid Mini: stock, rooted, & Xposed!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Dravenlee:
Didn't do any mods to the lock ring. Changed back to 320 DPI for now and everything is fine.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] collectorman223:
Any Way To Just Root And Not Touch The Bootloader Or Restore Files?, All I Need Is Root Or SU I Don't Want To Permanently Loose OTA Updates Or Delete Any Files, Any Help Or Advice Would be Highly Be Appreciated. :D "I ONLY ROOT MY PHONES FOR ONE PURPOSE ONLY ;7)"
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] redpipe:
If you want root only, use the original MotoRoot application. Keep in mind that although this does give you root access, you still do not have write access to /system so you can't do common tasks like freezing bloatware. Also, if you take an OTA and it patches the second master security key bug, you will loose root access until another bug is discovered. For what purpose are you rooting your phone?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] mistermojorizin:
correction you can freeze bloatware, including bloatware that couldn't be disabled from settings/apps (disable was grayed out), with motoroot v1.0. you just can't uninstall it as you can with pwnmymoto.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] collectorman223:
All I Want Root For Is To Use SQLite Editor To Change The Entitlement Check from 1 into a 0 "Enabling Wifi Hotspot", I Use Root For Other Things But Only On Other Devices, I Just Need The Hotspot On My Droid Maxx That's It, Any Help? Please Don't Tell Me To Use Any There App Or Some Stupid ****.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] phontek642:
In a word...Bravo!! Just d/l Pwnmymoto direct to my phone. Ran it phone rebooted 3x after 3rd went to play store and d/l SuperSU and sqlite editor and in less then 3 minutes have stock WiFi tether with my unlimited data. Thank You
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] mistermojorizin:
You can get the hotspot working using moto root 1.0 like I did
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] redddog:
could someone give an answer on how one might unroot. The question's been asked a nuber of times throughout this thread and the question never gets answered. I havto return my Maxx as I have a battery issue.

Thanks so much, guys.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
One word fxz it will wipe out root. You could try factory reset first.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] mistermojorizin:
follow this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2446515

and follow the moto x forums in general. they have almost identical software and their community is so much more active
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] redddog:
Is there something more basic? I don't see files for Maxx in that thread.

FXZ? What is that and where do I find it?

The only real semio answer I got in this thread about unrooting was that someone mentioned SuperSU had an unroot option. Had anyone verified that this works?

Thanks a lot gang. Sorry for the stupidity.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
Super su unroot won't work fxz is the most basic way or like I said above try a factory data reset.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] redddog:
Cool. I'll try the FXZ route. Is there a tutorial somewhere on that?

Thanks again.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] MonkeyMouth:
No I had the same issue. I managed to get the DPI to 300 and still have the notifications work. But I miss my 240..
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] redddog:
Just a heads up.

The unroot tool in SuperSU unrooted it.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] melfunn:
You still don't have system recovery, correct?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] jcase:
Just a heads up,

restore stock firmware, cause that didnt remove all mods made
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] nickrich1418:
broken screen

I broke my screen and need to send it back for warranty. Is there any way to flash stock image when I can't get the screen to turn on?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
Yes it is a little tough not being able to see but you can do it. Shut the phone off hit power and volume down at the same time hold for 5 seconds and release. You will be in fastboot connect your phone to the computer and start rsd then fxz should take about 10 to 15 min to complete let it sit for 30 to make sure. Or wait till you here it boot back up and you now have a stock system. This is depending on if you have debugging checked if not your S.O.L.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
If you cracked your screen you can warranty the phone anyway so if its insurance software doesn't matter
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TruEastSydeBoi:
TWC meant you can't* warranty the phone if you cracked the screen. The one year manufacture warranty does not cover accidental damage, only internal hardware and software defects. You would have to have insurance on the phone in which you could send it in for any reason whether it's rooted or not, because you're paying for it.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] PsychoticElf:
hey guys I just rooted it a week or so ago and I'm trying to find a good Wi-Fi tether app like I use to have on my rooted Droid bionicso I don't have to pay the Verizon $30 charge. Unfortunately I keep running into the same problem no matter what app I download tho. The hotspot will turn on and say it's running but no matter what device I try to find it with it never shows up. Am I doing something wrong or is it just not compatible with my phone yet cuss its so new? Any help would be great!*
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
Hey dose any one know why I can edit the defualt.prop in the main root directory it always reverts at reboot
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] inkdaddy66:
Try this... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2442616
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] jcase:
because thats in the ramdisk
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
So it is unwritable?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Einsteindks:
I thought Big Red wasn't/couldn't charge for tethering anymore; that it is incorporated into the data allotment?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
The tethering hack is for people on unlimited data mostly. They really shouldn't be able to charge anyone but the there to big for the FCC to give a damn
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] jcase:
ramdisk is in boot.img, you would have to unpack, edit, repack and flash.

Need unlocked bootloader to do so
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
Ah I see. So that not only beyond me at the moment. I'm trying figure out where gwallet pulls its device info from. That's for the reply that helps alot
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Dravenlee:
This is what I had to do when I couldn't get the changes to my DPI to stick:

Instead of changing the buildprop, I changed the DPI setting in the buildprop .bak file that I made originally. I opened it several times to make sure that the changes saved properly, and then deleted the buildprop file and renamed the .bak file. Rebooted, and the phone was finally back to it's original 320 DPI.

Just trying to add this if anyone else might have the same problem I did with getting buildprop changes to stick.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] IntenseImage:
Should I still have the app icon in my drawer after rooting? Seems like no, so how do I fix this
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] rowland007:
Droid Maxx

Do these SBFs work for the Droid Maxx too? At least the recovery.img?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Einsteindks:
Ultra/Maxx, same phone but different battery and different memory capacity. Recovery definitely the same, but not really sure why one says 'Maxx' explicitly.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] One2thTEXAN:
Pretty sure you want one to read like this for the Maxx>>> "obake-maxx_verizon-user-4.2.2-12.9.0Q2.X-160-OBK_TA-14-7-7-release-keys-CFC."

But I've been wrong many times, so don't take my word for it. :cowboy:
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] rowland007:
Thanks, I found it after I had asked the question. I just had seen the direct link to the files and didn't know about the list.

sbf.droid-developers.org/obake/list.php

---------- Post added at 10:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:40 AM ----------

I also was able to flash the boot.img from the 4.3 T-Mobile Moto X dump. Just gave it a try since there was a possibility that it didn't have release keys allowing for easier root on my unlocked Maxx. It installed, booted-ish. Would go past the bootloader and you'd hear the "Droid" sound of the bootanimation but nothing would show on the screen. Used the obake-maxx boot.img from above and fixed everything. Hoping there might have been a way to get a writable /system with a push of SU through that 4.3 boot. Maybe someone else can see if they can repack it and get it to work.

Can be downloaded:

teamblackhat.net/Downloads/motox/T-Mobile-4.3.zip
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] lmalinofsky:
adb says pwnmymoto already installed with conflicting signature

I'm kind of a noob but I know you're the man to ask== was using your great pwnmymoto.apk and got the message in the title--frankly cannot guess what is going on-- what do I do now?

Thanks,

lwm
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] aldo apache rain:
help

Hello! please help! cant get into recovery...press pwr but+vol down, then pic recowery and vol up to confern< and it jusr reboot my phone / ps droid mini
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
Can you give a little more detailed description of what happend? If you ran pwnmymoto you dont have a traditional recovery anymore. Booting to recovery boots to your is but w/o write protection
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] rowland007:
I was able to gain root and have the /system become rw on a Developer Edition.

Note: make sure you have no other SU apks installed. I also have not tried this method if you had previously used PwnMyMoto.

I first unlock my bootloader and then I flashed a CWM recovery using fastboot. You can find the CWM recovery over here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2458451

Let your phone start up normally and download this SU zip file to your "SD card"/internal storage. Can be found here:

shinyrom.goofball.org/Universal%20Mods/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip

Reboot into recovery and navigate to install zip from sd card and choose UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip. Install it and reboot. You should now have root and able to remount /system with rw. I was able to accomplish this with Root Explorer.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
Hardcore. Guess this maxx and my HD will be going on eBay soon
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] One2thTEXAN:
I'm gonna be patient. Didn't they crack the bootloader on the regular Razr/Maxx HD after their dev editions were released?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
Although I knew everyone saying we would never get root were wrong I'm less optimistic about the bootloader. I'm not saying it will never happen but if if can raise enough selling my maxx and HD I'll save my self the headache
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] One2thTEXAN:
True true, bro. I'm personally not worried about it. If it happens, cool. If it doesn't, no biggie. But if you're antsy, I'd definitely just go for it. :)
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
And I am. Also I'm super pissed about the timing of the Dev edition. Its was released 1 day after my return period. So now at the very least I wanna get one just because it seems fate doesn't want me to have it. Lol
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] One2thTEXAN:
Lol! I was ticked too. If I had known there was gonna be a dev edition, I could have easily waited to by one. Since I paid full retail anyway. I was mad when it was announced, it was after my two week period too.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
Yes I don't think anyone saw a maxx Dev ed. coming
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] phaedrus43:
Thank you!

Droid Mini: stock, rooted, & Xposed!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] thafngame24:
just curious but now that the droid maxx dev edition has been released with an unlockable bootloader....is it possible to convert our normal droid maxx's into dev editions? p3droid was able to do some stuff with a dev moto x on verizon where he was able to flash stock moto x from tmobile moto onto verizon dev moto x.... saying something about the keys on both bootloaders were identical. just curious if its possible at all... and i know you guys...especially jcase...would be able to either figure it out or tell us straight out its not possible... thanks
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bwheelies:
Regular RAZR never got the bootloader unlocked.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] inkdaddy66:
I remember having to use safestrap. Right? I think the same with the RAZR HD.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] melfunn:
Does anyone have the original 1.1 ver. available for download?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
HD got a full unlock as long as you did it before the last update
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] One2thTEXAN:
Pretty sure there wasn't a 1.1 version for the bypass method, just for original MotoRoot.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] inkdaddy66:
I've got a smartphone addiction. I don't even think I had it long enough for the 1st update. Let alone the last.

I'm just keeping myself optimistic when it comes to getting the Dmaxx unlocked. Sure isn't a dealbreaker for me if it doesn't but I'm sure someone will figure something out.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] melfunn:
MotoRoot is what I'd like to use for now. Thinking of selling phone on eBay and buying dev. maxx. I'd just like to have temporary root for now.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
I've been told theres a way to reset a qe thing to 0/0 but I haven't found it yet. So that would be a better solution
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] One2thTEXAN:
Did you check your PM? :cowboy:
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] melfunn:
Thanks so much. I do appreciate that.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Darkenvar:
Recovery

Does anyone have the recovery img for our phones? I tried flashing the one that was moved to the sd card but says wrong size for that partition?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] One2thTEXAN:
Try here > http://sbf.droid-developers.org
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Darkenvar:
Thanks. Got stock recovery back. Now my problem is, I forgot to change the font back before I reflashed the stock recovery, and I can't change the font back to stock now, Since I don't have system r/w access. I tried redownloading and reinstalling pwnmymoto, but it boots to the recovery screen and sits there for over 10 minutes or until I reboot it manually. Any thoughts anyone?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Gtech145:
How did you flash the stock recovery back? I seem to be having trouble with this.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Darkenvar:
Downloaded the sbf file listed above, extracted the recovery.img to my adb folder, booted to fastboot, and used "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" without the quotes of course. Let it run, and it restored stock recovery.

Now I just solved my issue by editing the "getvar" line out of the xml from the sbf, loaded the xml into rsd lite, flashed the phone back to stock, and all gravy now. Thanks everyone.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Gtech145:
Sweet thanks for that.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] 66chevelless:
Need help/advice for Maxx rooted with PwnMyMoto...

Ok, I am a noob with a few questions. Can someone point me in the right direction? I am on a MAXX rooted with 1.4.3 PwnMyMoto.

Very impressed with jcase for his knowledge/experience and appreciate his efforts, allowing this option. I use root exclusively to wifi tether using SQLite to change entitlement check. Here are my questions:

1. Will changes to entitlement check stick even after losing root/receiving OTA's?

2. I know this question has been asked a few times, but in reading the entire thread until 2am, I am still confused and didn't get enough info in one answer/one place to help me understand... Based on my used root method, I am in a situation where I can't get back to stock/unrooted/recovery without doing something... WHAT IS THAT SOMETHING? I just want to know in case I need to return the phone/warranty/unroot/receive OTA's.

I understand that accessing root with the original version MotoRoot will allow stock recovery to exist.

3. Can I have a step by step? Been a long time since I've used RSD or ADB tools or any other method and will need direction on how to figure it all out (fastboot, etc... am not clear on the practices.) followed a suggestion on this thread to a Youtube video, but that was for a device with an unlocked bootloader (Razr HD) is it still the same procedure?

I am using a Mac, but have access to a PC running XP sp3.

ANY HELP IS SO APPRECIATED!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Gtech145:
I flashed the stock recovery from http://sbf.droid-developers.org/obake/list.php but when I attempt to boot into recovery it just hangs on the "no command" android symbol. Any ideas?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] hajabooja:
That is the stock recovery. Hit volume up and power and you'll get the recovery menu.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Gtech145:
Wow I feel like an idiot! Forgive me its been a while. I'm all set now :D
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] tecsironman:
Times 2

Sent From My Moto X Step Child
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] hajabooja:
No problem! We all have a face palm moment from time to time. :)
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] TheWhiteChallenger:
This kinda alarms me has anyone rooted, flashed the stock recovery, then run pwnmymoto and gotten r/w back? Is the quoted post an isolated incedent? Using the fzx files is exactly what I'm tying to avoid.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] One2thTEXAN:
I have no idea. And me also. Until there is a "keep root" method, I'm just making basic changes, pretty much no changes. Other than eventually theming this device, I don't need anything changed.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] 66chevelless:
Please Help

I have been on this forum for about 36 hours, just getting more and more confused. I have used the search options and can't find a clear answer. I am admittedly tired and giving up. I am trying to keep on topic, post in the correct forum, but am kind of new to forums so please don't flame me, just help.

I simply need a noob step by step guide to get this Droid MAXX back to stock firmware. I have the firmware, I have SDK tools, I DON'T have RSD lite, don't know what version I need or where to get a trusted version.

I am told to restore stock firmware through fastboot. I don't know how to do that. I am rooted with PwnMyMoto 1.4.3. Can't update binaries on SuperSu, having trouble with the phone anyway, am within my 2 week trial, and just simply need to get it back to stock. I hate rooting without knowing how to get back if necessary. Well, it's necessary now and I can't figure it out. I am on a mac, but I have access to a PC if I HAVE TO.

Please Help, I'm really tired. :eek:
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Darkenvar:
Okay. First go here, and download the third file, has maxx in it, that's the sbf file you need. And download RSD lite file there. I used both of those yesterday and they worked perfect.

When you have them downloaded open the RSD lite zip and install the program.

Once that is done unzip the sbf file.

Open the folder you get from the sbf and open the .xml with notepad, it's the only one there.

Then find the line that says “getvar” (for example “step operation = “getvar”). Delete that whole line and save the file.

Then open RSD lite, hit the browse button at the top, and find and open the .xml you just edited.

Then put your phone into fastboot mode. I can't remember the key combination right now as I always use adb.

When your phone shows up in RSD lite then hit the flash button and wait. Took about 10-15 minutes for mine to flash, just be patient.

If you need any more clarification just ask, or look here. Those are the steps I followed.

Happy flashing!