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[Motorola Droid Maxx] TheycallmeTimmy:
What is the error message you are getting and what do you mean by load? Are you trying to flash the update to the phone using software or are you simply accepting the update on the phone when it shows up?

Sometimes, and this is sometimes, if you disable apps the phone needs it will throw an error message when you try to update. I've seen it before with the Droid Razr M. If you used something like Root Uninstaller to freeze System Apps, or even just went into the phone Settings and then to Apps and disabled them there, it's a possibility that one of the frozen apps was needed by the update process. It's not too hard to unfreeze the apps and then install the update.

Another question is this; if you didn't freeze the apps, did you by chance uninstall any of them?

Myself I had no issues updating to the latest update. I had disabled several apps already from Settings>Apps, and then frozen more using Root Uninstaller. When I downloaded the Over the Air update, it took and installed fine.

Timmy
[Motorola Droid Maxx] zefyx:
Currently on 4.4 (19.5.3) with root, wp disabled, and safestrap installed. Trying to install the 19.6.3 OTA but it fails at what looks like 25%. Any ideas?

This is essentially a stock setup with nothing installed that isn't part of the stock ROM. Nothing has been frozen or removed and I'm not using Safestraps pseudo-slots.

Appreciate any help I can get, thanks!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Axelay.mk3:
So far, thanks to these instructions, I've been able to make it through step 4. I have Root Checker on my phone and it indicates that it IS rooted. However, when I go into SuperSU Pro, I cannot enable Survival mode. It says "this feature is not supported in XBIN mode." If I'm understanding correctly, I have not gotten SuperSU installed in the system, and need to flash to do that. But if I choose to not use Safestrap, as indicated in step 5, how should I go about accomplishing this? I am somewhat backed into a corner now, as my stupid phone has already decided to go pull the OTA back to 19.6.3 and is waiting for me to install it. I know that if I hard reboot now, I lost everything which I have accomplished so far and I have to start all over again. Could someone please help me? I'm so close!

Oh, waitaminute. I'm gonna try to install this via .apk. I didn't think of that... (Nope, that didn't work either.) However, the good news is that the phone didn't automatically go back to 19.6.3 after a hard reboot. The bad news is that I lost root. So I have to walk back through step 4 again, but that's OK. I just need for SuperSU to enable Survival Mode and then I should be golden, right?

By the way, thanks so much to everyone who has helped to make this possible. It's driven me nuts ever since buying this phone that I haven't been able to wirelessly tether without being gouged by Verizon.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] xDroid4Lifex:
You need to download a SuperSu.zip and flash that in safestrap to get Superuser installed to the system. Step 5 in those instructions isnt exactly correct.

Go here for the supersu.zip - http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu

Sent from a carrier pigeon

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@TheycallmeTimmy can you edit step #5 to say that you need to flash SuperSu.zip in Safestrap for it to install to system. With Jcases exploit it runs Superuser in xbin mode and can't be installed to /system any other way.

Sent from a carrier pigeon
[Motorola Droid Maxx] TheycallmeTimmy:
If you don't mind trying something for me to confirm what I did, I can update the instructions.

I never had to install Safestrap to get SuperSU installed to the System. I still don't have Safestrap installed.

When I got to the point where SuperSu was installed and it also gave me the error of being installed into XBIN mode, I think the only thing I did was to uninstall it. But when I uninstalled it, it just rolled it back to an older version. Version 1.75 to be precise. I then installed SuperSU Pro, and (maybe restart?) and discovered it was installed into System now and worked just fine.

So could you.

#1 = After you have SuperSu installed from the exploit, confirm what version it is.

#2 = Then uninstall SuperSu to an earlier version.

#3 = See if it is version 1.75.

#4 = Install SuperSu pro and check to see if it is installed to the system

#5 = Message me with what you found out and I will update the instructions with both methods, Safestrap and my way.

If this doesn't work, sorry. I am trying to remember what I did to get it installed to System, and I can't mess with my phone right now to check the process.

Timmy
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Axelay.mk3:
OK, what I am about to report makes NO sense to me. I swear to you that I'm not making any of this up, although I am certain that it will all be met with a great amount of skepticism. I can submit screenshots!

1. Before I went to bed last night (when I was having trouble trying to figure out how to get SuperSU into Survival Mode), I decided to hard reboot. I just figured "screw it, will start all over again tomorrow." Before I rebooted, I noticed that the SuperSU icon was now gone from my home screen. It was still showing up in the list of apps, though.

2. After the reboot, I ran Root Checker and was shown that I had lost root. I figured this was going to happen anyway.

3. This morning at 5am, while in a semi-conscious state, I picked up my phone and decided to run Root Checker for no good reason. Unbelievably, it now claimed that I DO have root. WTF. The phone was not restarted or tinkered with in any way after I hard rebooted it last night.

4. I have just seen these last two posts and sat down to learn how to install Safestrap. (Never messed with it before.) Upon seeing Timmy's request to determine which version of SuperSU I am running, I launched the app and see that I am running SuperSU Pro v1.99r4.

5. Here's the part which really confuses me: I AM now able to engage Survival Mode! WTF!!!

6. Running Root Checker again yields the inexplicable result of STILL being rooted.

7. I am going to do another hard reboot right now. Stand by...

And we're back.

8. After the hard reboot, I still have root! I cannot explain this.

9. The only variable which has occurred to me is that, as I mentioned above, I had uninstalled the SuperSU which I got from the Play Store and had instead reinstalled via the .apk which I downloaded. But, it's also version 1.99r4, and I did this before the first hard reboot last night before bed.

10. I am about to download the OTA to go to system version 19.6.3. Survival Mode is now definitely on in SuperSU Pro. Wish me luck.

After the OTA...

11. Success! I am now at system version 19.6.3, and have verified that I am rooted! Woohoo!

Something unusual has happened here, but I'm not about to look a gift horse in the mouth. If there is anything else which you want for me to test, please let me know and I will give it a shot. I kinda want to see now how hard I can rock the boat before something bad happens.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] basestamp:
I followed those steps and I DIDNT have to flash superuser.zip because MotoWpNoMo did it for me.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] TheycallmeTimmy:
I think you hit upon the same quirk I found, is that if you uninstall the SuperSU the exploit installs (to an older version?) and then you install the newest version available from the Play Store, it installs to the System, which then allows you to enable Survival mode.

EDIT I have updated my original post on the root process for the Motorola Droid MAXX XT1080M running Android 4.4 update 19.6.3. Since it already exists, there was no need to post it again here, so I will simply leave a link for anyone to follow. To clarify, they are instructions and links to others work,

not mine

. I just put it into a list for people to follow. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53205527&postcount=314

Timmy
[Motorola Droid Maxx] kdavidb:
i followed the instructions and had SUCCESS . . . without having to do #5 or #5 -1/2 . . . wpbegone put SuperSU in system.

i then got the 19.6.3 OTA onto the phone and i've rebooted and retained root access after a couple power-off reboots. outstanding work and many thanks!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Boy2nice:
Root worked successfully!! but has anyone else had any trouble getting the Wifi Tether to work on the Ultra?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] teerout:
Great Success for make root Droid Ultra

thanks guys ! i am rooted and bye bye pesky write protection. I will say I ran into an issue with getting write protection off. when i was running MotoWpNoMo i had SU already installed on the device. After NUMEROUS attempts at trying to get it perform properly (while re-rooting during the process [MENTION=5693047]xDroid4Lifex[/MENTION]) i removed SU and it ran successfully. Thank you guys for your clear directions and responses. thanks [MENTION=5892489]TheycallmeTimmy[/MENTION] [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] [MENTION=3333955]NWKENT[/MENTION] [MENTION=4273261]TechSavvy2[/MENTION]
[Motorola Droid Maxx] CrazyRussianXDA:
Here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578410
[Motorola Droid Maxx] mrwinkle:
another success story. Just wondering If it would be worth it to get my bootloader unlocked as well? I couldn't take advantage of the opportunities to do so before because of my ultra's build year. However i just got a replacement that was built in march of this year and now i have the chance to do so. Just wondering if it would be worth the $45 since i already have root access?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] rmjones2006:
if you want root on any future versions of android, or want to run any roms in the future when we don't get any more updates, then i would say yes

Sent from my XT1080M "Developer Edition"
[Motorola Droid Maxx] xDroid4Lifex:
Root could die with any OTA, unlocked bootloader is the way to go.

Sent from a carrier pigeon
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Eger187:
Anyone in the Altoona/Johnstown PA area that could root my Ultra Maxx XT1080M? Its 4.4 19.6.3, I'm scared that I'm going to seriously mess my phone up. I will gladly pay $50.

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Contact me at Eger118877@GMaiL if anyone could please help me out and wants to make some money.

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Prefer unlocked bootloader
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jfriend33:
Look on Craigslist many people offer remote access modifying.

You really could just ask around for help here. Ppl like nwkent have great info put together.

If you're too scared to root then you probably need to study up on what exactly it is you're doing and evaluate why you need to have root access.

Sent from my unlocked consumer edition Motorola Droid Maxx xt1080m.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Eger187:
Thanks for the insight man. I have been rooting Motorola phones since the Droid X in 2010. My main reason for root is to get the free mobile hot spot which used to be done by changing the value of the entitlement check. I had my Droid Maxx rooted running 4.2.2 and then I updated without using OTA root keeper and I have been screwed since. I think that going back to 19.5.3 is over my head. I would like to just pay the Chinese guy for an unlock code but I'm not exactly sure how the process works.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] natenate360:
I followed post 314 on my XT1080 maxx and rooted successfully. Though my SuperSU never installed in XBIN, so I thought I did something wrong. Thanks Timmy for outlining the process for us.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] flintbomb:
HOUSE OF MOTO save data option... If you Google it will appear.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
NWKENT and a bunch of others paid
[Motorola Droid Maxx] blu422:
this works for the ultra too (Not maxx)? I know the hardware is VERY similar but... I want to be sure
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bluebloomers:
I'm pretty sure it works for all current gen Droid devices.

I've used the same exact method for my Maxx and a friends Ultra.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] cooklio:
Frustration

Super, super frustrated here. I buy a $600 phone I can't root or load custom roms because the bootloader is locked. Purchased in May with a build date in December 2013. Finally, an exploit comes out that I can't use because my phone updated on April 30th. I can't understand how or if I can get back to 19.5.3. I tried factory reset but when it booted up it was on 19.6.3. Is there any hope for the future with this phone?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] NWKENT:
What's a "this phone'..assuming you have a Droid Maxx (or) Droid Ultra by the OS version you listed.?

If so..download, unzip and flash this using RSDLite or adb, run the XML file with "No Erase" in the file name..this FXZ will NOT erase your device..it will revert your device to 19.5.3 then you can Root with the (jcase) Pie exploit..

Here >> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B67RS0BDBp_iWGhSbFM5LVcxS0k/edit?usp=docslist_api

If you need RSDLite for Windows, Here it is >> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B67RS0BDBp_iSFNGdTdZTXhYYnM/edit?usp=docslist_api

If you need adb, here it is, unzip to your c:\ then it will look like this >> c:\adb ..then run the adb.exe >>

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B67RS0BDBp_icGlTQWRwdDF3OEE/edit?usp=docslist_api

Sent from my 4.4.3_21.23.4

(Unlocked) XT1045 Moto G 4G LTE

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Motorola Droid Maxx] cooklio:
Maxx

Sorry, yes, it is a Droid Maxx, Locked. I don't see how to flash anything to the phone because I can't get to the bootloader screen. I had a Razr Maxx XT912 and had no problems flashing roms or anything else it. It was rooted, had Safestrap and CM and Eclipse roms. Also, do I need to edit out the lines mentioned in previous posts? "Step operation getvar, OEM, etc."
[Motorola Droid Maxx] joel_sinbad:
Can someone tell me if I ask for the China Middleman by e-mail can he provide me an unlock service without too much hassle?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bsamuels453:
So I did this, installed all the goodies from the "no erase" image using the steps, booted up the phone and I'm still on 19.6.3 (albeit all userdata was deleted, but I expected that since my device was encrypted)

any idea where I went wrong?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] NWKENT:
The device cannot be encrypted..then flash again with RSDLite..

Sent from my:

(Jaocagomex debloated)

4.4_19.6.3 (Unlocked)

XT1080M Droid Maxx #2

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bsamuels453:
I followed the flash-to-19.5.3 steps while my phone was unencrypted and it was successful. Thanks
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bsamuels453:
I just got my droid maxx last week and it was loaded with 19.6.3 - I just completed the root so it is possible.

You must downgrade to 19.5.3 using the steps they enumerate. Your phone must not be encrypted for the downgrade to work correctly.

Once downgraded, you turn on the phone and install the jcase tether root - this root only stays active while the device is turned on. Restarting it will lose root.

In order to gain write access, you need to install MotoWpNoMo. During the install process, MotoWpNoMo will restart the phone several times. This is a problem because the jcase root needs to be run every time you start the device! When MotoWpNoMo restarts your device, it will eventually say it is waiting ABD. At that point I would unplug my phone USB, plug it back in, see the request on the phone to accept the PC's USB debugging key. I would click accept, and very fast afterwards I would re-execute the root.sh file from the jcase tether root to re-temp-root the device. MotoWpNoMo seems to be okay with a bit of delay before getting root access. The phone restarted 3 or 4 times during the install - each time I re-enabled the jcase root by re-running that root.sh file.

After the MotoWpNoMo tool says that it worked and begs for donations, you either install or activate SuperSu Pro. You must activate SuperSu pro and turn on the "Survival Mode" feature in order for your root to carry over to 19.6.3. I enabled Survival Mode, restarted my phone (not sure if that's necessary), then installed the 19.6.3 update over the air.

After that you are done!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] badkarma6085:
Thanks for the quick response. Couple quick questions though...How do I know if my phone is encrypted? So the steps that I quoted are the right steps to take?

And does the phone after the whole process stay rooted (untethered) or is it always tethered?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bsamuels453:
If you restart your phone and it requests a passphrase for decryption - then your phone is encrypted. I believe it says it under settings->security as well. I dont think any phones other than corporate/fed issue come with encryption enabled by default.

and yeah, after you go through the whole process that you quoted, it will be a complete untethered root on 19.6.3. My big post is just a reiteration of that process with the exact steps/details I used.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] :
Took a while to grasp everything but once I understood it all I could do it again in under 20 mins or so
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jfriend33:
It was really difficult for our second droid maxx. I just ended up doing the pie exploit and then topsnakes tether.

I ran wpnomo many times and had no luck. I mean how can you honestly keep root while doing wpnomo because the system reboots as part of the process?

Running extra pie commands while installing wpnomo didn't help.

She doesn't need root anyway. We honestly couldn't be happier.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] :
Just after the reboot and the phone came to the main screen that's when I kept pushing that extra pie command and kept on over and over again until debugging mode detected my phone and once it did it let me in. Download xposed installer then look for x tether once activated reboot and your good to go
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jtoTTy:
Please put me down for $50.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Jewveeski:
20$ Root
[Motorola Droid Maxx] adrialk:
In for $20 for root

BL unlock is never going to happen...IMO
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
$20 for a new, 100% original root exploit (involving no publicly known flaw).

I can play too.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] daca1001:
Count me in for $25. I was going through the JCase exploits last night and had everything ready to run JCase's SlapMyMoto. Me being the idiot I can be at times, for some reason thought the Motorola Update that I was downloading (via Motorola Device Manager) last night was for 4.2.2. Well it wasn't. It was 4.4

After just reliving my stupidity from last night...let's make that $30.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] kappadappa:
I'm in for $20.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] an21281:
I'm in $25
[Motorola Droid Maxx] aviwdoowks:
Good.

So where/what is your/& our/the kid's "canvas" to work on/from?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Metfanant:
I wish the Dev community took off for these phones, because the Droid Maxx is the best phone I've ever owned...

Easily better than my GS3 was...the DX was close...
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
The phone itself
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Cooljoe21:
There is a new exploit found today idk if it would help search android VPN and go to news I just joined the site so can't post any links
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
It is just for dumping internet traffic
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Dr. Carpenter:
Put me down for $10, Christmas wiped me out :)
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bwell1983:
20

20 from me
[Motorola Droid Maxx] th3drow:
Correct me if I'm wrong but if someone got root that worked on the Droid Maxx it would most likely work on the Ultra and Mini correct?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] aviwdoowks:
You will get corrected....
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Caseyk621:
You will not get corrected as you are not wrong!

Sent from my KitKat Ultra
[Motorola Droid Maxx] gbum213:
Hypothetically, jcase, if you were to unretire and discover the root method for 4.4, how high would the bounty have to go? The MAXX is my favorite smartphone to date, but I do miss having root. Coming to Moto for the first time from HTC and researching how difficult it is to root on the brand, I know that jcase is basically our equivalent of koush when it comes to developing.

Pushing Motorola to the MAXX
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
Hypothetically, enough that i wouldn't have to continue working in this field. So its not happening.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] reddawn71:
[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] since you are saying your bounty is tied to a new exploit (no piggybacking off yours). Do you already have a exploit written? I'm guessing that are trying to get someone else to find a new 100% new exploit so you can do away with the Droid line of dev work. Thx
[Motorola Droid Maxx] badkarma6085:
Been reading all the steps, making sure I have everything ready. I need a little time to sit and work through all this, so I will have to give it a shot Monday morning when everyone is gone! can't wait to get rid of all that bloatware...it's driving me crazy... Too bad you have to root just to get rid of it.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] NWKENT:
Have you considered unlocking the bootloader..(if possible)..

See OP here >> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2751177

Sent from my:

(Jaocagomex debloated)

4.4_19.6.3 (Unlocked)

XT1080M Droid Maxx #2

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Motorola Droid Maxx] badkarma6085:
I saw that thread too, but don't really want to pay for the china thing. trying it with these other instructions and hoping for the best. You have to have an unlocked bootloader to retain root then? Sorry...my last 2 phones (Fascinate and Galaxy S3) were easy to root
[Motorola Droid Maxx] NWKENT:
Unless you are on JB and go to KK 4.4, Root can be retained.. BUT..later versions of KK, Root cannot be retained with a reboot..(not permanent)..Unlocked is the only other choice..

Sent from my:

(Jaocagomex debloated)

4.4_19.6.3 (Unlocked)

XT1080M Droid Maxx #2

http://waynekent.com/page6.html