yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] ReverendYo:
I think so :-\

I'm trying to figure out what steps slapmymoto is doing and ifthe pre 4.4 steps are still saved/active on my device... As if they are I can fxz (I'll just mfastboot) the 4.4 system.IMG and recomplete the final steps again... I just can't figure out what the initial steps of slapmymoto are doing...
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Topsnake:
Modifying the system. If you flash the system regardless of how you do it, you will wipe root.

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] ReverendYo:
What's being modified that stays in the update to 4.4 the first time? Remember its done on a nonrooted stock (with write protection off) system image (4.2)...
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] ReverendYo:
Flashed system...like I (we) expected I am now stock non-rooted 4.4...

But I'm not done tinkering....
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Topsnake:
Doubt you will have success. Justin used a vuln that was present in 4.2 but has long been patched up in 4.4

Maxx'd out Kit Kat
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] JoshManning:
Stuck with Impactor "link failed File exists" error

Completely puzzled. You'll see below I'm just learning how to work with Impactor. I assure you I've read, Read, and READ, but I'm coming up with nothing; and there are precious few other mentions of this in the Droid Ultra section. The only other post mentioning the error on this thread wasn't of any help. I'd sure welcome insight from you pros.

Here's what led me to this point.

1) Moto Droid Maxx fresh out of the box at 4.2.2

2) Rooted using jcase's method here; piece of cake

3) Nosed around and found his method for retaining root through the 4.4 OTA

4) Per jcase's method in 3 above I used MotoWPNoMo to get rid of write protection (an ADB query shows 0 on ro.boot.wrote_protect, so I take that to mean it worked)

5) Used SamuriHL's method to flash (kept data) UP TO 12.15.15; I somehow started out at 12.9.0.

a) Presumably this is where I lost my root since it hasn't existed since this step

6) Went back to jcase's method in 3 above, executed Step 1, pushed Slapmymoto to the sdcard. No problem.

This is where the trouble starts.

7) Based on jcase's reference to this thread regarding Impactor use, I've tried two different ways to get Impactor to run dalvinkvm command

a) Method 1

i) Run Impactor

ii) run "# start telnetd as system on port 2222"

iii) run "dalvikvm -cp /sdcard/SlapMyMoto.jar SlapMyMoto"

iv) returns "link failed File exists" after it chugs along for a bit. (This once caused a very exciting screen distortion that took a day or two off my life; but that was accompanied by a runtime error. Locking and then unlocking the screen fixed the distortion. The rest of the times I've just gotten the link failed error.)

b) Method 2

i) Run Impactor

ii) run "# start telnetd as system on port 2222"

iii) run "telnet 10.1.20.84 2222"

iv) returns "link failed File exists" after it chugs along for a bit

Do you guys see something I'm missing? Thoughts? Ideas?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Yes Sir..I see several things missing, wrong..PM me sometime..

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

XT1028 (aka) Moto-G
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] collins521:
Alright a little help before I jack up this Maxx, I was able to use RockMyMoto and then MotoWPNoMo, when I type in "adb shell getprop ro.boot.write_protect" in adb I get a 0. When I try and run SlapMyMoto I get "SlapMyMoto does not support rooted devices"

I want to be able to update to 4.4 and keep the root but I don't want to take the OTA and cause a bootloop so what should I do now? Should I take the OTA and finish according to this thread's instructions or something else?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] jkhouw1:
now you need to reflash 4.2.2 with camera update. This will remove root - you can try house of moto if you want to keep your data or just use the FXZ.

See HERE or re-read the original post. You have to be on 4.2.2 camera update unrooted BEFORE running slap.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] collins521:
I saw the 4.2.2 with camera update but wasn't sure where that was so I'll look for that
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Check your PM's..you seem to be unsure, and this is how many, are running KK 4.4 that attempted to retain Root and did not..

sent by my 4.4_19.5.3

SlapMyMoto Root

XT1080M (aka) Droid Maxx PE

(device #2)

Please donate to: jcase & Hashcode (if you can)
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] collins521:
Thanks everyone!, was able to get it updated to 4.4 and retain root.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] efdisastet:
I got a "failed to update" the first time it tried to update to 4.4 (OTA)

Should I try again? Or is it just not going to work?

Do I have to go all the way back to 12.7.7 like someone earlier in this thread mentioned (and re-do all the steps I just spent hours doing) letting certain updates happen from Verizon and others not? I honestly don't mind going all the way back to 12.7.7, as suggested... the only step that was annoying was the motowpnomo, because I'm a mac user and had to fire up my Windows VM to get it to run... will the wp status of 0 stick through all these flashes, or will I have to do that again?

Is it worth attempting to stick my own update.zip in there?

MORE IMPORTANTLY is there something that SlapMyMoto does that I NEED to re-do because a failed attempt at updating to 4.4 has undone it? I JUST GOT this fresh phone as a warranty replacement, so that I wouldn't have to live with 4.4 w/o root anymore. I wouldn't want to screw myself again, just because I don't want to spend half a day doing things right (again).
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Wait..you'll have your answer soon.. Patients will reward you..

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

XT1028 (aka) Moto-G
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] efdisastet:
I don't have any patients

I had enough patience to live without root and without tethering ability since the SOAK test... my patience ran out. I'm happy to report that it is all working now... I'll make an appropriate donation later. And maybe, since this warranty replacement was a lucky move for me, I'll add some to the bounty thread for something easier for everyone else who's still stuck like I was.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Caseyk621:
What happened to your phone? How did you warranty it?

Sent from my KitKat Ultra
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] efdisastet:
I just packed it up, or I'd take a picture... there were a bunch of weird spots on the screen, seemed to be in a pattern of sorts, hard to describe. They looked like burn-in to me, but I couldn't equate their positions with anything on any of the apps that I usually use, so I asked at a Verizon store about a replacement. They were a little reluctant, but they did it.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] kcipopnevets:
Thank you SO much for this method; I love you right now! I was at this for about 4 hours thinking I messed up at the end but my fastboot was outdated. Then SuperSU fired up and I'm good to go! :D
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] JoeVsFox:
Okay, I could use a bit of help here:

I'm at the point where I am to go from 4.2.2 rooted to 4.2.2 stock. I put the update.zip on my phone and boot into fastboot. But when in fastboot all I can do is scroll, and no matter what button I press, besides scroll (vol down) the phone boots normally, even if recover, fastboot, ect it selected and I press vol up (select). I feel like it shouldn't be doing this. And I would love to use HouseOfMoto but I can't seem to find the so called "support files." Unless I'm just doing it wrong. I have the FXZ.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Simplified, step by step guide to RockMyMoto and SlapMyMoto..Go to Droid Maxx Public Edition..Go to LH top of the page, in red..click there..download the .doc format file..Print, Read..

Go here >> http://waynekent.com/page6.html

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

XT1028 (aka) Moto-G

The LAST American Cell Phone.!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Caseyk621:
You shouldn't be needing recovery at this point. In fact, when rooting with RockMyMoto, you don't have have a recovery any longer. This is the point where you should be fxz-ing back to stock....THEN you will have recovery and can update to 4.4. Also did you run motowpnomo?

Sent from my KitKat Ultra
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Be VERY CAREFUL friend..you are about to have a device STUCK on KK without possible Root.!!

Follow the bundle by the word and you will be successful.!

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

XT1028 (aka) Moto-G

The LAST American Cell Phone.!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] JoeVsFox:
Thanks! This is what I needed. Currently in progress!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Just follow each word, each step CAREFULLY..you'll be successful.. :)

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

XT1028 (aka) Moto-G

The LAST American Cell Phone.!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] JoeVsFox:
So I followed everything to a t all the way to the end. And now when trying to open SuperSU I get a message claiminh there is no SU binary. Any thoughts?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
You have missed a step or two..retrace..look back over it all..read, read..

Most everyone thinks they will just jump in and do this while watching TV..but those are the ones that are on KK NO ROOT..Take your time..read ahead..

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

XT1028 (aka) Moto-G

The LAST American Cell Phone.!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] JoeVsFox:
Okay, so I know I followed it perfectly. The issue was Super SU. I deleted it, restarted the phone and re-installed it. Boom, works fine. Rooted 4.4.

Did a bit of googling and found people had the same issue on other phones too. Either way, thanks again for the insight and the guide, NWKENT!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Tickled you got it worked out..Your absolutely welcome..

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

XT1028 (aka) Moto-G

The LAST American Cell Phone.!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] raiderep:
Just wanted to say thanks for your guide and website! I've rooted dozens of phones since 2009 but this current process is a bit brutal. Rockin root on my maxx now and I think I'll stick on 4.2.2 a while and see how things play out with the 4.4.2 update when it gets here.

Go android!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Hey Friend..Your absolutely welcome..

Enjoy Root thanks to (jcase)..

sent by my 4.2.2_139.15.1

Jelly Bean TWRP 2.6.3.1

XT1060 Moto XDEV

Please donate to: jcase & Hashcode (if you can)
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] redpipe:
Nice

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[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] JarMagic:
Downgrade

So last night I had a panic attack because I got stuck in a bootloop. I figured it out and there I was stock 4.4 working fine. Tonight I was going to finish rooting, did the last step didn't work. I figured downgrade to 4.2.2 and start over, write protection still off. Rsd'.. Didn't work fail. What an I missing? Can I do it through recovery?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] NWKENT:
Unless you have a DEV Edition (or) Unlocked bootloader model..there is no down grade or possibility of Root on KK 4.4..once on 4.4 no Root..unless DEV Edition (or) unlocked bootloader..then one would gain Root with TWRP 2.6.3.0 or higher and SuperSU..if you failed SlapMyMoto..there is no revert to 4.2.2 :(

Sent from my 4.3_14.14.14

(Unlocked) XT1028 Moto G

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Be6i4:
Is it possible to fix the links in first post, or at least the one for ATT Moto X. I haven't played with Moto X before, so I want to make sure that I use the correct files from this thread. Thanks in advance!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Topsnake:
It should yes. As far as data. Its preference really. I prefer a clean install.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Topsnake:
Back to report success. Just followed the instructions and am now running kit kat rooted. Thanks J Case. If anyone needs help I can assist
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] sp47:
Can you explain how can i root my device if i am on 4.4 already?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Metfanant:
success!...sideloading the update did not want to work...but renaming the file to "update.zip" and installing it through recovery worked perfectly...i finished the last steps of slapping my moto after that and here we are...Kit Kat with root!

youre going to have to use House of Moto to downgrade to 4.2.2 Camera update (but ive seen people say they had trouble doing this so idk if its working right)....then root it, remove write protection (if you have not already), and THEN take the OTA again...
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] sp47:
Or to downgrade to 4.2.2 by RSD?

Can you post the link where can i find how to downgrade to 4.2.2 camera update wit House of Moto?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Metfanant:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/28162-house-of-moto-20/
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] fuzzychinsagrero:
Not a noon to development but am to all this adb cmd stuff. I'll just wait for an ota hopefully voodoo works if not I hope someone makes an exploit. All this is too much for my knowledge.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] sp47:
so

how can i downgrade to camera 4.2.2?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Topsnake:
As far as I can tell, you can't.

---------- Post added at 03:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 AM ----------

Voodoo won't work and you will be in an endless bootloop if you try. I maybe do a write up in regular terms tomorrow
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] fuzzychinsagrero:
Awesome well glad you responded to me. Yeah nwkent walked me through getting root with the rockmymoto. So much is appreciated from people who can speak Lehman terms.

---------- Post added at 08:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:56 AM ----------

Okay I am on 12.15.15 already because I installed update when I got my phone a week ago and rooted with RockMyMoto (RMM) so am I correct?

1) DL and extract Motowpnomo

2) in cmd do

cd c:/ then cd adb then adb then adb then wpbegone.exe

Follow on screen prompts (and how simple are they because I'm at little (very little) to no knowledge of all this.

Then in cmd do

adb shell getprop ro.boot.write_protect and I should see a "0".

Now use RMM again or since I'm

rooted with it do I skip this step?

Then it says to use motowpnomo then restore camera update. Is the camera update the 12.15.15? If so I'm on it can't I skip this step?

So then

Unzip slapmymoto and push to internal storage so is it unzip to c:/ then cmd: adb push slapmymoto.jar /sdcard/ slapmymoto.jar

Run cydia at the specific command (2222)

Telnet at o.device id 2222

dalvikvm -cp /sdcard/slapmymoto.jar slapmymoto

Cmd: adb reboot

Run cydia again

Connect telnet again in new window run

dalvikvm -cp /sdcard/slapmymoto.jar slapmymoto

Take 4.4 ota after it reboots

Cmd:

adb shell (enter)

cp /sdcard/install.sh /data/local/tmp/install.shchmod 755 /data/local/tmp/install.sh echo "/data/local/tmp/install.sh > /sys/kernel/uevent_helper

Toggle Bluetooth and I'll be on 4.4 with root?

Now where all did I screw up?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] hawkswind1:
Made the mistake of taking the 4.4 update without preparing. When trying to downgrade with rsd lite I get this:

process oem command: fb_mode_set

getvar max-download-size

downloading 32768 bytes

done

downgraded security version

update gpt_main version failed

preflash validation failed for gpt

Still able to boot into 4.4 of course.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] dano1282:
Ditto
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] danman7:
Same boat here. Hoping that someone can develop a root exploit for 4.4 soon, since it appears that there's no going back at this point.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
I was afraid of this the moto x security (or lack of) allowed them to downgrade and it was all over the forums which motorola keeps track of. They had 4 weeks to change the security on our build and it looks like they did.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Spittinfire86:
What did you use to get tethering to work?
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
I am all set to root but adb cant find the jar file I unzip slap my moto and use the adb push command but I get this I have the unzipped folder in my adb folder so it's in the right path. When I look in the unzipped folder I cant find a jar file so what am i doing wrong.

C:\Users\David\Desktop\Adb And Fastboot>adb push SlapMyMoto.jar /sdcard/SlapMyMo

to.jar

cannot stat 'SlapMyMoto.jar': No such file or directory

C:\Users\David\Desktop\Adb And Fastboot>

Ok I know my path is correct I just pushed an apk so where is the jar file or do I need to rename something in the unzipped file to jar

Ok my computer didn't label it a .jar I found the file but still cant push it this is driving me crazy.

Nevermind figured it out
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Volodimirrr:
I hope someone will help me: I'm on 4.2.2 rooted (RockMyMoto), system protection's gone (MotoWPNoMo), but I still don't have an OTA. Can I just follow the instructions here and in the end of Step 3 install KitKat by myself in recovery and then proceed to Step 4 ? Thx.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] christophermx4:
There will be. Just give it time...
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] empoweredh22:
How are you guys getting the install from ADB or install from SD options when you boot to recovery? I get the little Android-in-surgery with a red exclamation point pic, but I can't get the menu options to come up to select where to install the update from.

Edit: I did some googling and found the button combination to get the actual options to appear is vol up + power. I hit that and held for a few seconds and it just normal booted again. This is theoretically the stock jb recovery. (I rooted on 4.2.2 which would have removed it then did the wp kill then house of moto to bring back the stock recovery.) Thanks!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Caseyk621:
Once you get to the Android in surgery that's when you hit volume up + pwr. That'll get you to recovery.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
Did anyone else have a weird recovery I went to recovery to install update and it kicked me out then the little android came up again. Did the button thing and the recovery looked different. I applied the update and it is installing now. It was weird the writing is much larger in this recovery hope I did this right.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] empoweredh22:
Yeah that's exactly where I did it and nothing happened. I tried tap and release the buttons and hold, and neither seemed to work. Weird.......
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Caseyk621:
Hold vol up then tap pwr.....
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] empoweredh22:
Recovery 101....lol. Yup that did it! THANKS!!!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
Well it worked just checked and I have root. I thought it was supposed to reboot on its own. After about 5 minutes I found su using file explorer and figured to manually reboot and then I had root. Great job Jcase.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Dragon31337:
I read more. I just can't get what is the point to flash the same version over installed. I understand that I have some files changes and that can be an obstacle to get 4.4 OTA installed. BUT is just because some wrong file in wrong location or something like that there is no need to flash the whole 4.2.2 camera update, just restore,replace,delete some files. And that is what stock camera update deploy does. From what I've read that might be just install_recovery.sh in system/etc.

So in order to get 4.4 over rooted 4.2.2 after all tools required run we might just restore this file from original 4.2.2 and get OTA installed. Or there might be some other easy and fast steps to be done. We just need to check what files we change when apply root and set write protection off. From what I've seen that is install_recovery.sh which is get there when you use SlapMyMoto.

I'm just seeking for easier way for all of us.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] empoweredh22:
Same here, the second time. The first it failed with the downgraded security message but it seems to have gone through the second time I tried in the weird blind-accessible recovery.

So a tip for anyone trying to sideload that I figured out: If you're getting a security downgrade message with a sideload, simply try again. It seems like it gets as far as installing a different recovery and then fails, but that different recovery seems to work just fine if you try again.

A second side note: This is the first time I've installed something in recovery via adb push and it's sort of the greatest thing ever. Back in the day of removable SD cards I used to pop the card into my computer and copy the update.zip over and obviously that gets a lot more difficult without a removable card if you forget or your phone can't boot for some reason so finding that little gem was the bee's knees!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] rlmesq:
I don't get your point. It seems like scrubbing individual bugs off your windshield with a toothbrush when you can just drive through the carwash.

Upgrades on rooted Android devices used to go something like this:

1) Attempt to restore all stock files, including VZW bloatware and the annoying "Droid" startup sound file, and every other mod that would prevent the upgrade.

2) Repeatedly watch the update fail.

3) Get so frustrated that I'd FXZ back to a stock phone, losing all of my data and apps.

4) Install the update.

5) Go through initial setup process.

6) Reinstall apps and data from TiBu.

Now it's:

1) House of Moto in KEEP DATA mode.

2) Profit!!!
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] ExceterM:
Also chiming in. Tried to downgrade from the 4.4 soak test and got the same error.

Attempted to downgrade using RSD Lite and House of Moto, both return the same error. Here's crossing my finger for a workaround for our sakes.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] mistermojorizin:
true, but here's the issue: writeprotection no mo requires you to be rooted, while slap my moto requires you to be unrooted (to start). so you need to get rooted t odo writeprotection no more, then get unrooted (by restoring to 12.15.15 stock unrooted) before starting the slap my moto procedures. hope this helps.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Topsnake:
Your laziness is beyond me. Do you really think that if steps could be omitted they wound be included in the first place? Tell you what, do it however you want but don't come crying back when your phone is a glorified paper weight.

Mind you, I could go through and explain the justification for each step but why? Stop questioning J cases work.
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] wrecklesswun:
i actually installed supersu after the camera update, and enabled the autorecovery, and after performing this and a manual reboot (vs toggling bluetooth) supersu auto restored root. fluke? i also had voodoo app, which also detected root
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] Topsnake:
Su itself didnt restore root. The commands in step 4 did. SuperSU just updated the binary IIRC
[Droid Ultra Original Android Development] bigv5150:
Any one trying to short cut this is an idiot there is no fxz yet and if you screw it up buh bye root. Do a full fxz back up all your apps and data then restore them it's so easy. Measure twice cut once or do it your way guys and brick your phone or lose root (maybe forever) no one is saying they can root 4.4 at this point. I prepared before I started this and it went smooth after I figured a few things out. Im rooted with entitlement hack thanks to top snake Im right back to where I was on JB.