yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Droid Maxx] DVDDave:
This is exactly why I am waiting for the ota. Does anyone remember this time last year when the ICS update came out on Christmas eve and then was quickly pulled?? Many people bricked phones by side loading ICS and waited for a fix...this is not worth it.....
[Motorola Droid Maxx] socobandit:
Here's a question...rsd'd back to 4.2.2, attempted to use slap my moto...long story short it didn't work. Question is...is it recommended to FDR even though I didn't set up any data before going to kitkat? I know you should with any os upgrade but since I hadn't polluted it with any data yet I wasn't sure
[Motorola Droid Maxx] zeusx1:
Will give it a shot

I flashed kitkat but the installation was aborted halfway so this might still work right?

I'm away from my pc now.. Will give this a shot first thing tomorrow.. Thanks a ton!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chuck1026:
After KitKat q/e is 1/1... normal???

So I loaded KitKat and was never rooted. As I ran the 2nd part of the recovery, I watched q/e change from 0/0 to 1/1. Anyone else notice this? I read somewhere this is normal?!?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chevyrado14:
any 4.2.2 sbf files will fail as the first thing kitkat updates is the bootloader and recovery. they blocked downgrading. you will have to wait for the kitkat sbf.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] quattro90:
+1
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bwheelies:
The qe should not change. As much as I want to try the update again with the replacement that just arrived, I will hold off until the actual ota arrives.

My previous phone was never rooted and the file that is available should have worked without issue. Instead it rendered my phone useless.

Maybe they are changing how things are being done with the soak tests.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] j.bro:
I had the same scenario happen to me and I was able to sbf back to 4.2.2 so its worth a try.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] 9646gt:
i copied the zip to the sd card of my Ultra. Flashed the update.zip in recovery and it says verifying update package...Installation aborted. What exactly do I need to do with this zip to make it flashable on the ultra as others have done? Thanks.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] j.bro:
There is a zip file inside the zip you downloaded. You need to remove that file from the zip....hope that's not confusing.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chuck1026:
I have read Moto X comments that state the 1/1 change is indeed normal!

I guess I am not alone. Sounds like the Kit Kat also changes q/e like Moto has abandoned concern with root checking?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bwheelies:
I used to think the qe counter did not mean anything with my RAZR MAXX until trying the root methods, unroofing, etc and they did coincide with the level of tampering.

I would expect the same here. I have not done any rooting to this device as my computer will not recognize it to run ADB otherwise I'd be all over testing this one too.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chuck1026:
I just don't understand why my q/e changed!!! But if it is normal I am ok with it.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] zeusx1:
I'm really glad to hear that man! So it's worth a shot I guess.. I hope I'm as lucky as you.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] zeusx1:
IT WORKED!!

Thankyouuuu..it worked! lost all my data tho..stupid not to do a full backup before hand :/
[Motorola Droid Maxx] vuphongkkk:
I installed this update via stock recovery, now I'm on 4.4 but I can't make phone call most of the time. It says roaming indicator off. Can't send text message either
[Motorola Droid Maxx] irebeginner:
Does installing via the zip on my ultra void my warranty. If so, can verizon tell that i installed from the zip instead of receiving kitkat ota?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Jhall8:
No. Flashing official software doesn't void a warranty. I don't know of any way that Verizon could know how you installed it.

Sent from my RAZR Maxx HD
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
I'm also in Italy, but no, you'll have to just switch it in the settings.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] marcomir1988:
but if I wait, the update will arrive in Italy?PS :Merry Christmas
[Motorola Droid Maxx] vuphongkkk:
My phone can not make phone call and text messages on LTE ,it says "roaming indicator off" after the update . any way we can fix it ?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bwheelies:
It never could. Verizon uses separate radios for calls/texts and data.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] vuphongkkk:
It was working fine on 4.2.2 . just ran into trouble since 4.4 update
[Motorola Droid Maxx] h2bmess:
does anyone know..why i cant see the file in recovery when i copy it to my phone? its driving me bananas, thanks
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
I've yet to be prompted to download it, thinking it may have something to do with the vodafone sim inside.

But sideloading it cake, so if you don't mind not having root, have at it!

I'm just waiting for a root method for it, or an easier way than the current. Wayyyyyyyy too many bricked devices.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] kevmosis:
I had the same problem the first 2 or 3 times I tried. Then for whatever reason it worked perfectly.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] mr_const:
Does it mean successful downgrade from 4.4 to 4.2.2?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] phositadc:
Is it possible to flash the 4.4 fxz without flashing the new bootloader? Wouldn't this theoretically allow us to revert to 4.2.2 if we wanted to?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Cincybearcatfan:
I have to say that downloading the file in the OP is the slowest download I've experienced in a LONG time.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chevyrado14:
I doubt it. I'm sure the update is dependant on that and the new recovery to function
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Cincybearcatfan:
Thanks! I just installed with no problems at all. Great to be on Kit Kat!:good:
[Motorola Droid Maxx] NWKENT:
But..are you Rooted.?

RockMyMoto Root

SafeStrap 3.65

OTA System > 12.15.15.obake-maxx_verizon

Android > 4.2.2

XT1080M (aka) Droid Maxx

(#2)
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Cincybearcatfan:
No completely stock. I was rooted prior to the last update but I flashed back to stock then updated.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bwheelies:
Just to add one more to the list I downloaded the update from this thread and extracted to SD card and relabelled to update.zip and flashed once. It went to the new recovery to which you apply the update.zip again and it went through this time. Typing this on 4.4 with ART runtime.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] c8503:
can you post (or email [can pm]) the modified .zip? or maybe this is something i should learn how to do...

I see people saying they should have been rooted to maintain root after the update, but won't you get unrooted no matter what?

much thanks to rowland for this
[Motorola Droid Maxx] rlmesq:
With SlapMyMoto, you lose root but can easily re-root after taking the update.

If you don't follow the SlapMyMoto procedure, there is (currently) no way to root after upgrading to 4.4.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] c8503:
unless you're on an unlocked bootloader and use root.zip, right? MDEV baby!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] biwman13:
bricked..

so i tried to install this update and i got an error and now i cannot factory reset it, i cant get into recovery, rsdlite doesnt recognize the phone and adb also doesnt recognize the phone. so where do i go from here?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] arcanexvi:
Flash the 4.4 sbf
[Motorola Droid Maxx] biwman13:
with rsdlite? i tried that but couldnt find the 4.4 for the droid maxx tried the one for the moto x but didnt work
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
I don't think Ultra 4.4 sbf is even available yet...
[Motorola Droid Maxx] arcanexvi:
The Maxx one is quietly floating around. Someone bought an ultra?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
they're the same thing... XT1080/XT1080M "M" meaning "MAXX"

If it was out, there would definitely be a lot less bricked devices because they could just RSD the 4.4 SBF lol.

The CURRENT status is, if you're ON 4.2.2, you can still use slapmymoto to get to 4.4 and retain root (by following the EXACT instructions) but if you don't you have a soft brick that you have to search through the forums to fix, and get 4.4 without root.

There is NO current root method for 4.4
[Motorola Droid Maxx] arcanexvi:
They're actually not exactly the same. There are some minor hardware differences that has caused moto to release different sbf files for each device. There is a 4.4 sbf available for maxx devices but it's rather buried as most who have it got it from moto directly to fix their phones that blew up as part of the soak. It was given to them with the understanding that they would not distribute the file.

I don't really care about root methods as I have a Dev edition.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
that's really awesome you have the DE, but they are the same, the only difference is battery+storage.

The same SBF file (if it existed) could be used on both devices. Like the 4.2.2 one, 1 sbf works for both devices.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] arcanexvi:
Spyder - RAZR vs RAZR MAXX - Same SBF

Vanquish - RAZR HD vs RAZR MAXX HD - Same SBF

Obake - ULTRA vs MAXX - Different SBF

Their MD5's are different. The "About" screen identifies the phone as a different device unlike previous variants and has a different system version. I haven't tested personally to see if you can cross flash the XT1080M files on the XT1080 (as no one I know has purchased a non-MAXX) so they may very well flash but the files intended for the devices are different. Honestly I don't care that much as everyone I support uses a MAXX.

MD5 for Obake SBF - 058378FEC2E3AD2F7750B7DB15CA67C2

MD5 for Obake MAXX SBF - 271EA67FC3B94930FB2A1B1431226472

The 4.4 file available isn't really a true SBF as it doesn't have a normal xml file for RSD but all of the images are present and it utilizes a flashall.bat much like a nexus restore file. There is an XML file in there but it's not anywhere near as elaborate as what's contained in the flashall.bat. It's labeled for Dev edition devices but it has been tested to work on retail devices as well. Image attached since you obviously have no idea who I am...

edit: After thinking about it for a bit, honestly, the only differences may be the wireless charging files but I'm not sure if they've tinkered with any of the bootloader/etc files to make them not cross flash. Don't really care enough to compare them tbh.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
While I apologize I don't know who you are /s,

If you read my post, you'd see that I said, as you just said, the same SBF

can

be used on both devices. I get the hash is different, but you know what could modify an entire hash? 1 different character in the code. But you know that.

Just as while the 4.4 OTA for the ultra/maxx has been tested and works on the Droid Mini, while Verizon/Motorola could very well release 4.4 specifically for the mini, it doesn't change the fact that it works.

This argument is over nothing lol.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chuck1026:
Hey, if one was to do this download, could they go back to 4.2 and let the OTA drop in? Would it even matter? I still don't get why my Maxx changed it's q/e to 1/1 after the Kit Kat download file here!!! So bizarre.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
I'm unaware of any way to go back to 4.2 once you have 4.4. Pretty sure Jcase said it's not possible.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chuck1026:
Phone is working just fine so no worries except... I know my Maxx was 0/0 before I installed 4.4. I wonder why it changed the root checker count to 1/1 after installing the Verizon Obake file!?!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] arcanexvi:
Correct. Without a Dev edition (unlocked bootloader) you will be unable to flash 4.2 again.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chuck1026:
Is that maybe why the q/e values changed from 0/0 to 1/1?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] arcanexvi:
The q/e is just a tamper indicator. Currently rooted/previously rooted. I wouldn't worry about it.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] kevmosis:
No. Installing the 4.4 update.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] smilligan93:
I was able to install the update without a problem, however in the instructions it doesn't say you need to hold the volume up button for 10-15 seconds then hit the power button once in recovery when it says "no command"

Also was expecting a white text banner and such, a little disappointed there
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
If it worked, then chill. Some things are expected from the user, like knowing Recovery functions :P

*****ANYONE NEEDING HOUSE OF MOTO WITH ALL FILES INCLUDED, Enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwoePuxb1wTOMTg1YmJmSFVBMG8/edit?usp=sharing
[Motorola Droid Maxx] smilligan93:
Well I'm coming from an OG razr where that wasn't necessary :P
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
Yeah, every phone is different though, I've had every razr since the beginning, and every one has had different functions, always good to play with your phone before hitting the forums to root :P

Glad you had no problems updating though :D
[Motorola Droid Maxx] smilligan93:
Yeah I probably should've done a little more research before getting kitkat, I actually didn't even root. I might regret that later... and thanks! Definitely loving the battery on this already, I need my phone at my job and that thing just wouldn't hold up.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] YoungSkeezy:
Feel ya, I'm thinking I should take off Xposed, I can't use ART because of it, (if you haven't switched to ART under dev options, do it. It makes battery life 10x /maybe an exaggeration lol\)

Have fun :D
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jimd1050:
Thank you and Happy New Year!

Like smtrekkers stated, I had the same issue... thank you for resolving it! :good:
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Wextacy:
delete
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Tomell:
Is this actually 4.4 and not some weird OTA to 4.2.2???
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Ghxoxst:
just followed the steps on a unlocked unrooted droid maxx for verizon...got to update.zip. Ran it now its telling me

FAILED TO HAB CHECK FOR RECOVERY: 0X56

FASTBOOT REASON: FAILURE

and now i cant get it to boot and if i try to get it back to recovery it just takes me back to the boot mode selection menu... please help

EDIT

so i got it to boot up again. i just tried hitting reboot again and it finally did. So i went back into recovery, and applied the update zip again...and it actually started to unzip and install. But then it said it aborted it . SO i tried rebooting and now im stuck on the green MOTOROLA symbol screen. I can power and hit volume down and get back into the boot menu. But when i try to go to recover it says failed to hab check for recovery and boot up failed...also if i try to reboot normally im stuck on that green motorola sign.....its not moving past this... ****

how the **** did i **** this up? Such simple steps and im coming from a g nexus where i modded the **** out of that phone...

Where to go from here ladies and gents? Im stuck on that green MOTO screen

Somebody please help... this is not good...**** i knew i shouldn't have messed with this phone.

---------- Post added 29th December 2013 at 12:22 AM ---------- Previous post was 28th December 2013 at 11:36 PM ----------

I am in this same boat....have you found a fix for this? ****
[Motorola Droid Maxx] zeusx1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48781793

Droid Maxx 4.4 OTA zip download
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Ghxoxst:
Thanks. Ive actually been on there.

I downloaded the zip file. Just not sure how to go from there. This MOTO FASTBOOT they are saying im not sure where to find. When i try to run the fast boot from the windows file in the ota zip file provided it opens and closes really quick , and it also tells me "the program cant strat becaus adbwindapi.dll is misssing ffrom your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fis this problem"

any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I need to get this phone up and running.... this couldnt have happened at a worse time

thank you

edit:

and yes i read through all 38 pages on there. Just trying to figure out this moto fastboot etc...
[Motorola Droid Maxx] zeusx1:
Download rsd lite and flash the 4.2.2 zip you downloaded after editing that one line of code.. I don't know what Moto fastboot you're talking about
[Motorola Droid Maxx] biwman13:
ive tried this as im in the same boat. but since 4.4 partially installed and your kernel is 19.5.3 or whatever it is on 4.4 the 4.2.2 zip wont install as you cannot downgrade
[Motorola Droid Maxx] zeusx1:
I understand that downgrading is blocked but flashing worked for me I think because my 4.4 update was aborted half way
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Ghxoxst:
where is the 4.2.2 zip and i have not edited any code...what code do i need to edit? I have rsd lite and it recognizes my phone..
[Motorola Droid Maxx] BladeRunner:
you need to right click on the zip file you downloaded and extract all the files then double click the .bat file
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Ghxoxst:
oh my god...its executing!... All the files turned a "green color " as opposed to a black... i then hit the bat file and it is executing everything...! thank you so much...god my eyes are so blood shot right now and my stress levels were so high...ive been up since 11pm last night trying different things... it looks like this is working.... i need some sleep...thank you so much. DROOOOOOOOOOOOOIDDDDDDDDDDDDDD god how i missed that sound... its running...

THANK YOU SO MUCH. HOW WERE FOLKS NOT JUST HITTING THAT BAT FILE IF IT DID EVERYTHING AUTOMATICALLY!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] biwman13:
Thanks to all that helped. I found a different copy of 4.4 for the droid maxx on a different thread and had to flash a different recovery as one wouldn't permanently stay on the phone so I had to flash one whenever I wanted recovery using a different prompt than "cmd" and ran the flashall.bat I think it was (I'm not at my computer right now) and about had a heart attack when it flashed everything correctly and it booted past the moto splash screen to a fresh install of KitKat!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] cstryon:
Updated successfully on my Droid Mini. Went without a hitch, just followed the instructions on the OP. I wasn't rooted, and thought I'd wait until there's a root method for 4.4.

Now I wish I rooted and followed the instructions to keep it! But still no big deal. Loving my phone even without root! Thanks guys!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] djnikko:
my droid mini will not boot in to recovery. phone just reboots to normal OS. I have root, and can still boot to fastboot. Will I have to reflash and start over?

Droid DNA OSx4.4.2
[Motorola Droid Maxx] adildroid29:
Same my Droid Maxx normal boot in to recovery. 4.2.2 Root via RMM

Sent From Droid Maxx
[Motorola Droid Maxx] cstryon:
Are you hitting the right keys? Don't want to assume you're not. I hold firm volume down for a few. Keep it down and then press power few a little bit. And get right in. It does mention fast boot while I'm there but it is recovery. Although it doesn't look like the second recovery when I was flashing the update. Maybe I'm going to the wrong place. I don't remember doing the update that well. Been a few days and in definitely ready for bed...

Happy new year! Hope you guys can get in to recovery! If you have any questions or need help, I can give you advice from a slightly advanced power user's experience
[Motorola Droid Maxx] supersailor89:
I just did this on my phone I accidently installed dev edition of 4.4 which I didn't notice any difference I just bought this phone tho im still in the 14 warranty Im boned cuzed I messed the files up hope this works on my unlocked non dev edition Ultra.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] tom.etc:
Because that ROM is signed and the checksum matches, the locked bootloader's satisfied to load it. You should be fine. The boot loader (I am not an expert here but I am confident) is a lower layer than the ROM and seems

Intuitive that there wouldn't be a negative interaction. I am not claiming I know there won't be, honestly I don't. Maybe someone better versed could chime in.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] chevyrado14:
the bootloader is fine and still locked as they all come that way from moto even the dev editions. you have to request an unlock code in order to unlock the dev edition.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] ratman6161:
something weird?

I just got my Droid Maxx last night. As I was walking out of the store, it was starting to do an update so I figured that must be the 4.4 OTA. But when I look in About Phone, it says Ive got system version 12.15.15 and Android version 4.2.2. If I tell it to check for updates I get the message saying "your device is up to date. No update is nessesary...". I tried installing the Moto device manager and using that to check for updates, but it also said I'm up to date. Do they force a delay or something between updates so new owners dont get multiple updates in quick succession? It the update will still come to me OTA in a short period of time, I'd just wait for it. but getting impatient so I tried flashing the file I downloaded here.

I'm also getting to the point where it has the droid icon with a little open door on its side and a red triangle with exclamation point with the text "no command" I tried the trick mentioned above of holding volume up and power, but it just reboots normally from there (i.e. back to the normal OS). Something I'm missing here? My phone is encrypted if that matters???
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Caseyk621:
Hold vol up then tap pwr button. Then Flash update again should be good

Sent from my KitKat Ultra
[Motorola Droid Maxx] ratman6161:
Ahhhh. Thanks that worked. That got me to the menu where I selected "apply update from SD card" . It did not give me the opportunity to select my update.zip file. I just very quickly came back with "update complete" So I rebooted and tried again, but that's all it ever does.

PS I did use ES file explorer to navigate to the SD card and make sure the update.zip file was there...and it is.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Caseyk621:
After downloading did you unzip the file? I guess that once downloaded you need to unzip and use the zip found inside. What is your current version and what did you download?

Sent from my KitKat Ultra
[Motorola Droid Maxx] ratman6161:
Under about phone it says I have system version 12.15.15.obake-maxx_version.verizon.en.us

Android version: 4.2.2

Under system updates it says: System Update from 12.7.7..obake-maxx_version.verizon.en.us - 12.15.15.obake-maxx_version.verizon.en.us

The zip file I downloaded is from the first post in this thread. Inside the zip file was a folder. Inside the folder was a zip file named Blur_version.12.15.15.obake-maxx_version.verizon.en.us It was that file (the one starting with "Blur") that I renamed to update.zip. This is very similar to the process on my old phone (a Droid 3) so its not completely foreign (though obviously its been a long time since the Droid 3 got an update)
[Motorola Droid Maxx] supersailor89:
I got a recovery IMG from Motorola I hope that fixis my issue, ISIS can't access secure element
[Motorola Droid Maxx] rlmesq:
Which root method did you use? In some, the root method removes the recovery; booting to recovery actually takes you to the regular OS with write protection removed.

See the instructions for SlapMyMoto. If you aren't sure how you rooted, I would:

1) Return to stock 4.2.2 with HouseOfMoto, in "keep data" mode.

2) Re-root with RockMyMoto.

3) Permanently remove write protection with MotoWPNoMo.

4) Follow the directions on SlapMyMoto.

(When it says to re-flash to stock, use HouseOfMoto again to keep your data. Returning to stock restores the recovery, so you can boot to a actually recovery and install the update.zip.)
[Motorola Droid Maxx] smilligan93:
Well you're on the correct update.. is the update file on the direct sdcard folder? Not a folder within it? That's one of the only things I can think of.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] supersailor89:
Will recovery bring back to 4.2.2 ?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] K4Y3R:
I just wanted to ask if there is somewho on working something like a port or so...
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Adam77Root:
Not that I know of.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] SanketN8:
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