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[Motorola Droid Maxx] Bam_thwok:
Well first of all, LOL at this post for being exactly the type of white-knighting I was talking about. Sorry that he has to put up with ignorance? It's a post on a message board. He'll get over it, man.

No, you don't have to explain the practicality of the exploit or what it accomplishes to me, because that wasn't my point. If I or anyone else is ignorant of the facts, it's because you (admittedly) chose not to make them known here, even as you've been helicoptering into the thread on and off with allusions to an exploit since January. I'm a casual observer, and really not that miffed by it, and you're free to do whatever you want. But I find it odd that you really don't think you've had a role in raising and dashing expectations.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
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Allusions since January? I made an outright statement LAST YEAR with proof, that I had new exploit (someone else reposted it to XDA). The "4.4.2" exploit, is still the same one. It is nothing new just for 4.4.2. It is, and always has been, intended for a training session occurring in August. I also told XDA they could have it after the session. Again, you are one of these people unable to read, or unwilling to search for the facts before making statements that make you look foolish.

A casual observer isn't one participating, you are obviously "miffed" or you wouldn't be crying on XDA about it.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] rmjones2006:
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Here's the thing... Jcase is one of the few that put the time and effort into releasing any exploits at all. I haven't seen you put in an effort to releasing any exploit, or anything helpful at all for that matter. Even if you did, would you want someone coming on a message board telling you what you should do with your own work... Or who you should release it to? Absolutely not.

I personally don't understand what gives you the right to come on here and harass someone about THEIR OWN work. Make something for everyone and maybe then you might have room to talk.

I could also care less about what you think of as "white-knighting". I don't go around praising jcase every other post; however, I do know how to show respect to those that deserve it, and attitudes like yours definitely do not deserve any.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Bam_thwok:
Harassment is a stretch, since my original comment wasn't even directed at jcase, it was directed at the guy that thought the only reason someone might be frustrated by this thread is their own greed, impatience, or lack of foresight, which was disrespectful for its own reasons. I already said jcase can do whatever he wants with his time and work, and that he isn't doing anything rude on purpose. I just found it surprising that he would address the exploit here at all for exactly the reasons he said, especially when a casual reader's impression would be that he's being glib or withholding. If the pre-requisite for expressing that opinion is to first go factfinding through all of his other posts throughout these forums and elsewhere across the last year, or to discover and release my own original exploit first to earn the right to speak, then call me a fool, I guess?

And this 'jcase is a great man and a paragon of the community, SHOW SOME RESPECT, WHAT HAVE YOU EVER BUILT?!' attitude of yours is bizarre. You're taking this way too seriously. Cell phones, man. Chill. It's all good.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] rmjones2006:
I'm not taking anything "way to seriously". You come on here attacking others and it's uncalled for. If you can't say anything nice then take it somewhere else.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] nubia11:
It's sad sir but you still don't get IT. I'm finished with this.... I'm not going to argue with someone who can't grasp or understand the real issue that this generous man is trying to explain to you... Have a good evening all.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Bam_thwok:
Wow, your "Lord, forgive this poor simpleton, he knows not what he says! If only he could reason we might be able to reach him, but alas!" shtick is far more openly mean-spirited than anything I've said, regardless of how many facetious pleasantries or salutations you use to bookend it. But I consider this over nonetheless. It's not going anywhere.

Mods, feel free to delete these posts. You should probably also clean up the "Screw the haters and ingrates!" litany too, since they have nothing to do with the bounty either.

$10
[Motorola Droid Maxx] herrsmoothe:
I must've hopped on the wrong forum. I was looking for xda not soap opera digest... LOL
[Motorola Droid Maxx] nubia11:
By the way I did send a pm to the op if this thread

So you know.

$100
[Motorola Droid Maxx] BladeRunner:
Geez, I buy an M8 and don't check this thread for a couple of days and it just goes all to pieces
[Motorola Droid Maxx] rhouse1983:
Well I'll see if I can alter the direction of the thread here and ask: is it possible to achieve root for the ultra on 4.4 and is anyone actually working on it? Is it possible for those who were fortunate to unlock with the codes to help find an exploit? Why can't we instead of fighting collaborate to find one?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Caseyk621:
No, no root for new Droid line on 4.4. Doesn't seem like anyone is working on it. There may be some type of exploit available late summer. In order for people to help that have unlocked would likely require supplying their Imei. And that likely won't happen. Which I think is weird given the fact that they gave it to some stranger here or in China. But I digress.

Sent From Droid Ultra
[Motorola Droid Maxx] NWKENT:
I did supply all the info for one of my devices, and haven't heard a peep..just as I thought..the code match's the device, and an unlocked device will probably never happen without Moto's help in some way :) I sent my info, so to basicly shut up the suspicion of breaking the code..

Sent from my 4.3_14.14.14

(Unlocked) XT1028 Moto G

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Motorola Droid Maxx] BladeRunner:
That exploit will most likely not turn write protection off and as such will be of limited use anyways.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] altspeed:
Jcase already stated that it does not turn of write protect OR survive reboot. It's basically a proof of concept and will definitely be of limited use.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] dcmarch:
I love the phone but lack of support is why I will be putting my developer phone for sale on eBay next week. Good luck will miss Motorola.

Sent from my XT1080 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Motorola Droid Maxx] altspeed:
Bounty root and S-off 4.4.2 moto-x locked verizon

If it works on the moto x I'll throw in $20 if it enables write access and survives boot, fully functioning root, I'll raise it to $100 (or $80 to a seperate dev) for a full S-off, but I don't see that happening. It was a miracle when we got it for the qualcomms in the Gen2 RAZR family
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Ivanstein:
So, why doesn't the big V or Moto just offer it for a nominal fee? You have to sign all the typical waivers and give up your first born and such, then you can root your device. Sounds like the difference between a developer edition and a normal one is just a pool of numbers that are reserved for the elite few who want to cough up the extra cash. I'd pay moto or V the $40 to root it. Rather them than some one in a foreign country anyway.

Seems like a company who is all about monetizing every last bit of every last byte is missing out on a few bucks.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] akellar:
Control.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] br0adband:
Because they don't give a damn about customers, that's why. If Verizon could have had these devices GSM locked they would have done it like every other device they ever had Motorola (or other companies) but luckily - for the consumer, at least - we have them GSM unlocked because of the deal Verizon made for the additional spectrum they now own.

Could be worse, I suppose.

It wouldn't be a bad idea for Motorola honestly, but whatever contract they have with Verizon after all these years must have one hell of a bunch of constraints in it - I can only imagine how much Verizon paid them long ago to still have that kind of control over things.

Aside from the original Droid phone, they really haven't had a massively popular one, not even the RAZR series pulled in the same kinds of numbers.

I don't suspect with Lenovo taking over Motorola Mobility in the next 18 months or so will change things at all either.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] FelixNZ:
Would also pitch in $20 towards the bounty for root on my new droid mini, which was advertised as unupdated, but it seems they're coming straight out of the retailers with 4.4 on them now?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] br0adband:
4.4 has been out for quite a while now (at least in terms of smartphone OS lifespans) so the chances of you getting a 4.2.2 device from the factory or brand new in the box at this point is almost been null and void.

It could happen, but probability would say it won't...
[Motorola Droid Maxx] FelixNZ:
Cheers, weird to think of it as old now, as most other manufacturers are only just getting their updates out now, My Wife is still waiting for Kitkat on her S4 mini. Ironically I went with Moto because they seem to be much better at rolling out updates, unfortunately that seems to have bit me in the ass this time!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] br0adband:
Motorola isn't the one primarily responsible for when the update to 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 comes, Verizon is because they keep putting so many things in it and adding restrictions, etc. Someone from Motorola even commented on it a few days ago in some company blog in some manner, pretty easy to read between the lines of what he/she was saying aka "We'd love to drop the update to users but the carrier is being freakin' stupid with crap..." :)

Yes, the Droid Ultra/MAXX/Mini is made by Motorola but it's done under contract for Verizon specifically so Verizon is the one controlling all those strings, so to speak.

The Moto X of course is mainly the same device (X8 chipset based) but it's a true Google/Motorola product and obviously will get updates faster because there's no direct carrier in the way unless you buy a carrier branded Moto X, of course, in which case you'd just end up getting stuck once more waiting on the carrier(s) to get their crap together and push an update whenever they do.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] FelixNZ:
Which is so annoying! I'm not in the US, so never going to use Verizon's network, Both my wife and I imported our phones because the selection here is very small, and you either get a low-end phone barely capable of running the OS on its own, or a "my screen size is compensating for something, and being able to text with a single hand is soooo 2000's" flagship, no inbetween available through normal channels at all (Or when it occasionally does, it's a year or so after the rest of the world). And yet we're still hampered by a company that will never have any interaction from us. Is the Verizon kickbacks really so big that it outweighs what Moto would make by just selling their phones to the rest of the world? I honestly don't see how it could..
[Motorola Droid Maxx] doogald:
The new Droids were never meant to be anything but Verizon phones. Moto said that they wouldn't be making international versions of these, unlike previous Droid models. If you bought them, caveat emptor - you should have known that, and it's nobody's fault but yours for buying a phone that wasn't meant to be used on anything but Verizon.

And, just to clarify - there are no "kickbacks". Verizon owns the brand name "Droid" in the US. In the past they have contracted with multiple OEMs to make Droid phones for them - Moto, HTC, and Samsung all made at least one Droid brand. With these new models, Verizon and Motorola signed a contract last summer that made Motorola the exclusive maker of all Droid phones for Verizon. This was never said, but I suspect that part of that deal was that the phones are exclusive to Verizon - no more Milestone brands of the same model sold internationally.

That's just the way it is. Frankly, if you're not on Verizon, you probably shouldn't buy a Droid brand phone, even if it does technically work on your network, because Verizon is under no obligation to ensure that it continues to work that way with future updates.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] FelixNZ:
Well excuse me for not knowing the intricacies of carrier deals that don't otherwise affect me in any way!

All the previous driods have been available internationally at some point (I was originally going to get the Droid Razr M, But thought it better to get the newer edition for longer term use reasons, guess that backfired!) so assumed that trend would continue, and for some bizarre reason no-one else in the world makes higher performance small screen/phone width devices. In any case, once a SU ability has (potentially) been found, carrier bloatware is a non-issue, Hence my contribution! :)
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bjm5090:
I would toss $20 at that. Just got my Droid Maxx today. Need wifi hotspot badly
[Motorola Droid Maxx] sayboo4:
Other Options??

So since the mini/maxx line is no longer rootable with 4.4 and it doesn't look like that will change, what's the best Verizon phone out right now that can be rooted??
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jmill75:
M8....but I hear there may be something coming for the Moto X...stay tuned.

I would assume it would work on the Droid line also...
[Motorola Droid Maxx] sayboo4:
Thanks!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] kanagadeepan:
Dev Edition of DroidMAXX or Moto X....
[Motorola Droid Maxx] ryanzurlo88:
Can I ask where you saw info on this possible root for moto x?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jfriend33:
Probably talking about an exploit jcase found. It doesn't address write protection so it's useless at this point.

Sent from my unlocked consumer edition Motorola Droid Maxx xt1080m.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Moscow Desire:
Attention Wal-Mart Staff.... Clean-up in aisle 6!

Folks, may I remind you that the use of profanity is against XDA Rules. Please keep it clean.

Some posts deleted, and a couple because they quoted the offending text.

Thank You

MD
[Motorola Droid Maxx] cooklio:
Root

Basically, I just want wifi hotspot. It is outrageous to be double charged . I already pay 29.99 for the data plan, 9.99 for the line, then to top it off, another 30 bucks a month for hotspot. Custom roms are cool and fun, but the bottom line for me is the hotspot. So far, the only hope I see is Foxfi coming up with a workaround. They already did for the Samsung S5, so maybe they will for the Motorola Maxx. Honestly, I expected the brilliant developers I have encountered here and other forums would be chomping at the bit to break this thing!!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] corydunbar:
Its all about the hotspot for me as well. Maybe we should be offering foxfi a chuck of change to hack this thing.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Jumnhy:
Seconded. I'd love to hear myself--can you at least let us know if what you've heard is NOT related to the exploit jcase found a while back? jcase himself has stated that this exploit would be useless to the average user and, as noted below, would not disable write protection. Other than that, I haven't seen any inkling of someone actively trying to find a new exploit.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] GGbrah:
I got one the other day, I was suuuuper lucky, I still lost root when it updated though.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] br0adband:
I thought there was a method to keep the root after the update? Guess you either missed that or just didn't bother with it. Hrmmm...
[Motorola Droid Maxx] GGbrah:
doh

I knew about the root, on my way home it installed 4.4 by itself, I noticed it downloading it but I figured I would just deal with it when I got home. Motorola are criminals for what they are doing with this bootloader crap, Im just gonna break the contract and go back to virgin, much better anyway, faster web where I am and $35 unlimited data.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] spiral777:
Not Motorola... Verizon
[Motorola Droid Maxx] JarMagic:
I'm in for $40, I made the same fatal error, thinking that Moto X and Maxx had the same options.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] mi6300m:
Put me in for 20. And hope this most recent system update can be cracked!
[Motorola Droid Maxx] danger2u:
i will donate too

hope jcase and beaup or what is their name doing something for Droid maxx

i saw in his video on Youtube that he rooted the Moto x without unlocking the bootloader

maybe we have a chance for ours Maxx
[Motorola Droid Maxx] JarMagic:
new droid maxx

I just got a replacement thinking it would be 4.2, but it was 4.4 and the build bdate was 2103 so getting OEM code isn't looking good.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Caseyk621:
What month?

Sent From Droid Ultra

If I helped you, consider hitting thanks.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] OldUncle:
Count me in 25$...
[Motorola Droid Maxx] JarMagic:
October
[Motorola Droid Maxx] weaver11b:
Yeah my maxx is october 5, 2013. I sent him a paypal order this morning and it was returned a little bit ago. I also emailed him just now to see if he could inform me of the details or if i should try again in a few days...weeks..etc...

Really wish i would have kept up on this back in March...lost hope in the maxx and not dropping another couple hundred on new phone...
[Motorola Droid Maxx] nubia11:
I want to make mine 100 for root (exploit) and 100 for bootloader unlock... I am currently both rooted and unlocked but want everyone to be able to do the same. With both unlocked bootloader and a root exploit I feel there will be much more development available.... So there's my 20,000 cents
[Motorola Droid Maxx] JarMagic:
Did you loose any functions when unlocking the boot loader?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] nubia11:
I'm not sure that I know what your referring to. Everything works fine. Many here have unlocked their bootloader with success. I had an unlock code.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] westhaking:
Can this exploit be used in helping us obtain root by chance? http://blog.cassidiancybersecurity.com/post/2014/06/Android-4.4.3%2C-or-fixing-an-old-local-root
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
Yes, in fact that is the vulnerability I demoed (on youtube) an exploit for Motorola 4.4.2 some months back. I was hoping to save it until August, but it has been noticed. See link below, let me know if it works on Ultra, if it doesn't ill debug it and make another build.

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/orig-development/root-4-4-x-pie-motorola-devices-t2771623
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
I can not test this on the device, but I believe it should work, depending on what firmware build your Maxx/Ultra etc has.

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/orig-development/root-4-4-x-pie-motorola-devices-t2771623/

If it works, I would like to claim this bounty.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] westhaking:
I am currently on 4.4 with root so I don't necessarily want to upgrade to 4.4.2 just to see if it works only to find out that it doesn't and lose the root I currently have. I would think there are plenty of people here that would be jumping at the chance to try this exploit out. Hell, that's what this entire thread is about.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] j.bruha:
What was the significance of August?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] akellar:
It's for 4.4. Ultra/Maxx doesn't have 4.4.2.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] NWKENT:
Ladies and gentlemen..4.4.3 is close for the XT1080..but..as I promised to all..as to Root exploit (or) Unlocked bounty..just to help out ones NOT unlocked..my offer still stands..I will donate to (jcase) said amount if he claims the bounty..all my devices are now unlocked..but those that are missing out 2nd round because of MFG date..(or) missed out from the first round of "Chinaman"..

Question: Is this exploit compatible with 4.4_19.5.3 (and) 4.4_19.6.3

sent by my 4.2.2_12.15.15

(Unlocked) XT1080M Droid Maxx #1

http://waynekent.com/page6.html
[Motorola Droid Maxx] rob0809:
Does anyone know if Motorola has locked bootloaders through updates or whatever before? I got it unlocked from the Chinaman and I have been loving life. If they were to somehow lock the bootloader, I would never buy another Motorola/Nokia/whoever phone again.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Topsnake:
Well it appears the exploit released by Jcase is fuctional for the xt1080. Therefor he should receive the bounty as he requested.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bagheadinc:
I just tried this method out. I was unable to achieve root for my Droid Maxx (on Android version 4.4 / system version 19.6.3.obake-maxx_verizon.Verizon.en.US)

After running adb shell /data/local/atvc/root.sh I got the following errors:

rm failed for /data/local/atvc/blop.asec, No such file or directory

rm failed for /data/local/atvc/blop, No such file or directory

I tried to run su in an adb shell instance and got the error su: not found. I tried installing Superuser and SuperSU (separately of course) and both said the device did not have root access. Not sure if it's something I'm doing wrong or it doesn't play nice with the Droid Maxx.

Anyway, if jcase is able to get things working I'd be willing to throw $10 into the bounty.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
Those two errors are expected, safe to ignore. I could have muted them but chose not to.

Add me on gtalk/hangouts or pm me your address so I can debug this, but if adb came back then it should work. This could just be a firmware or device specific bug I need to work around, or a stupid reliability issue that can be worked around.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] gotsaved289:
Is there a donation amount that would warrant a easy to follow write up on how to do this? I would really like to donate on top of the bounty if I can actually use this to get root. All I want is to get my tethering back really.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bagheadinc:
After working with jcase on the issue I was having, it seems that my firmware is too recent for this exploit to work. My firmware is from April 30th and it apparently only works on firmwares before mid-April. Big thanks to jcase for trying to get me sorted out, I'll still be sending my bounty over, it's the least I can do for all the work jcase does for this community.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
Ok, Pie should work for any 4.4 firmware that is pre mid april.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] spiral777:
Blackhat
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Caseyk621:
Guess you're just gonna have to fxz back to 19.5.3 then aren't you!

Sent From My Droid Ultra
[Motorola Droid Maxx] rmjones2006:
[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] where can i send bounty payment to?
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
Is that possible?

I would like a decision from the OP. I have confirmed it works on 4.4, and most 4.4.2 builds with the exception of one dating April 30th.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] xDroid4Lifex:
Can MotoWPNoMo be used with this since were only on 4.4? Not 4.4.2 like the Moto X.
[Motorola Droid Maxx] spiral777:
I'm sending my pledge when I get home just because of how much bs [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] put up with... And for the education
[Motorola Droid Maxx] jcase:
No, its fixed, but if the root works for you, I suggest you find a way to disable updates and wait
[Motorola Droid Maxx] FelixNZ:
So won't work with the latest OTA? 19.6.3 or whatever?

Goddammit, why didn't I wait a couple of days..
[Motorola Droid Maxx] Caseyk621:
I have read that it is, though haven't tried myself.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52819519

[OTA][PATCH] Kit Kat 19.6.3 OTA File May 2014

Sent From My Droid Ultra
[Motorola Droid Maxx] bagheadinc:
Success! I was able to revert back to Blur_Version.19.5.3.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US with RSD Lite and gained root with jcase's method. Thanks for pointing me toward that thread Casey.