yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto X General] TtWEAK:
Chinese.silk came through for me. Very responsive and seemingly trustworthy. I got my code in a day or two. I used Google Wallet for the first time. I just added money from my credit card. Although that transaction did trigger a fraud alert. But my phone is unlocked. So I'm happy.

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Chinese.silk came through for me. Very responsive and seemingly trustworthy. I got my code in a day or two. I used Google Wallet for the first time. I just added money from my credit card. Although that transaction did trigger a fraud alert. But my phone is unlocked. So I'm happy.

Note: She sent me a code with my IMEI right before it, so I was a bit confused. Don't input that number just the code they give you. "fastboot oem unlock <code>. Once I realized that it worked.
[Moto X General] asuhoops8628:
How do i find chinese.silk?? Can i get a pm please?

Never Mind. I figured out she is the ebay middleman. I was trying to find them on Taobao
[Moto X General] DogzOfWar:
Thanks for the note. Can I ask how many digits your unlock code was? It might be useful for others in the future.
[Moto X General] rohandhruva:
Anyone have experience with http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=26606012868 ? I just paid for an XT1058 unlock code using this listing.
[Moto X General] jideay:
Interesting information in that:

"All data are get from Moto factory database, so no refund after you get unlock code."

"Example:

IMEI: 3532160580xxxxx Code: MEKEBFPLVADT3UAWKEIV

IMEI: 3549820550xxxxx Code: TMHXZUPZUANIFBVY4ACK

IMEI: 9900045317xxxxx Code: JGCBILEJZXBHSTU3SVWP
[Moto X General] rohandhruva:
Yes, that did seem shady. My thinking was that even if it doesn't work out, I can always file a dispute using my credit card.
[Moto X General] :
Some guy is gonna get sooooo fired when they catch him. Lol

Sent from my N5 cell phone telephone....
[Moto X General] Matt Graham:
I have just submitted a payment as well and talked to the seller. He told me that I could receive my code by the end of the day (It is 10:25am in China right now, so end of day could be as late as 12:00pm EDT tomorrow). I will report back with results. He seems legitimate from talking to him so far.
[Moto X General] rohandhruva:
Thanks: I just messaged him on the website. He told me it will take 48 hours to get the code.
[Moto X General] Matt Graham:
Same with me. But I explicitly asked him if I could possibly receive it by the end of the day and he said yes. So we will see. Hopefully sooner than later.
[Moto X General] MattCropley:
Not sure what this means but i did purchase from this latest link..

mattcrop (2014-03-15 11:17:09):

what do you think 2 or 3 days?

CHEN Yan Ya (2014-03-15 11:17:45):

Not surprisingly, the evening

I also have purchased this one. Not wanting to miss another chance! Will report back asap
[Moto X General] BradXeno:
I bought from same vendor. Confirmed working from item id=37696746518. Looks like they support all carriers and even the Moto G and Droid Ultra.

"All data are get from Moto factory database, so no refund after you get unlock code." Oh man.

Specified ATT XT1058 and sent my IMEI yesterday, they messaged me saying it would be 2-3 days, got home from work today to the unlock code. Now to reconfigure my phone again...
[Moto X General] roweboat56:
Sent payment through paypal to sbdnyy@163.com.

with the ota notice showing up on my phone this morning. I figured this is the easiest way to keep my phone on the bleeding edge of technology =p

*waiting for Chinese man's response*
[Moto X General] :
Yeah, but lots of codes are only marginally useful, in the same way capturing a lot of encrypted data doesn't let you reverse engineer the encryption key (assuming the algorithms used are good). Like I said, Motorola wouldn't expose the keys otherwise - they would force the unlock to be done in a way that didn't risk the reverse engineering of the algorithm and key.

It's nice to be back in the Motorola fold. I always liked their hardware - the Droid X in particular was just a beautiful device. I had a dalliance with Samsung, when Verizon got drunk and accidentally said yes to a Nexus phone, and then a very brief stint with a Galaxy S3 (which I hated). The Moto X is, in my opinion, the best phone I've ever owned after having 7 different smartphones.
[Moto X General] mandrsn1:
I sent money yesterday via PayPal. Got my fingers crossed.
[Moto X General] EcHoFiiVe:
Lol, I'm not trying to reverse engineer the unlock codes, yeah there's cryptography for a reason, so things like that don't happen. Anyways, I needed someone that's willing to help me do a couple things to PM me so I can see whether my theory of how I might be able to unlock the bootloader is correct or not. And frankly, no ones been wanting to help, which sucks :(
[Moto X General] fury683:
You didn't exactly explain what you're trying to do, either.
[Moto X General] dacek:
So i'm still kind of new to the rooting/bootloader stuff. If i unlock the bootloader through the chinese guy, can i downgrade my os then to 4.4 from 4.4.2 or i'm just stuck on it regardless of a locked or unlocked bootloader? There's like 70 pages on one thread and 30 some on this thread and its alot to go through.
[Moto X General] petrr311:
II sent money using PayPal last night at 930pm... Now I'm just impatient and constantly refreshing my mail... I'll keep everyone updated
[Moto X General] 640k:
email didn't work for me. i never got a single message/confirmation. try chatting with the seller on the site. he can provide insight into how much longer it will be.

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first - why would you WANT to downgrade?

second - no.

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i'm curious who voted this?

somebody that's impatient, or did something really go wrong?
[Moto X General] kpoverdorf:
Please excuse my lack of knowledge, I apologize. I feel like I have a handle on this but before I start assuming things and break somthing I would like to ask questions and be properly educated. I hope this comment and the potential info to follow helps others too.

So if I understand correctly, the steps required to unlock and root your phone are roughly as follows.

1) Purchase Bootloader Unlock Code from one of the Chinese sources or Ebay middlemen. (This thread)

2) Unlock bootloader by doing the following... (cocchiararo thread)

a) Put your device in fastboot mode (power off, then press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously).

b) On your desktop, open a command prompt or terminal, and go to the directory where you installed the Android SDK tools (or make sure fastboot is in your $PATH)

c) At the prompt, type $ fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY (UNIQUE_KEY is the key you are purchasing, and it is case sensitive)
​

3) Install a Custom Recovery (Step 2 in Jaocagomez thread)

4) Root (Using TWRP seems easiest) (Step 3 in Jaocagomez thread)

- If you followed the steps what you end up with is a completely stock ROM with an unlocked bootloader, custom recovery and root. Correct?

- Anything after this is optional?

- At this point you are capable of performing typical root functions.

- Can you root without installing a custom recovery? If so will this enable you to receive OTA updates?

- Is it possible to have an unlocked bootloader and be rooted and still receive OTA updates?

- If OTA updates no longer work can we roughly follow Step 4 in Jaocagomez thread? And will this wipe the phone during the update or will it treat it like an OTA update?

Thank You Sources:

- Everyone in Current Thread

- Bootloader unlock (cocchiararo)

- Bootloader Unlock Beginners Guide (Jaocagomez)
[Moto X General] dacek:
I was hoping to get root back
[Moto X General] petrr311:
Lol so not even 15 min after posting my impatience... The guy emailed me my code... Time to test it
[Moto X General] thekendog:
Excuse my ignorance I just want to get some clarification on things. I'm currently rooted using SlapMyMoto on 4.4 (.5c not 1.0 so I didn't run MotoWpNoMo). If I buy this bootloader unlock key and unlock it, my phone will be wiped as I understand it. Will I still have root or will I be returned to stock 4.4? If I then upgrade to 4.4.2 will a new bootloader be installed? If a new bootloader is installed, can I unlock it again?

Sorry for the noob questions. I'm just hoping for all the info I can get about this process before I go messing with ****.
[Moto X General] :
Again, ;)

Seems a lot of you newly unlocked guys are confused about what you can and can't do after.

Best advice is to read up. Its totally different than trying to do things with a locked bootloader.

Here again is a great thread to start with. Of course there's great info throughout it, but the first page has the guides.

Good luck to all! :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2603358

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[Moto X General] thekendog:
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you sir.
[Moto X General] kpoverdorf:
BOOM! Answered all my questions! THANK YOU! :victory:

And a special thank you for not flaming and telling us less informed to bugger off. This is greatly appreciated. :highfive:
[Moto X General] mschumacher69:
Once unlocked, you don't need to downgrade to root anymore, you would be able to root on an Android version...
[Moto X General] :
Excellent information. ;)

I'd almost start a thread with this to point people to, cause its going to get buried in this thread quickly....and the questions will all get asked again. But really, there are threads with this info already. So I dunno. Maybe paste it to a notepad for future postings? :)

Again, excellent post.....you indeed have mucho patience my friend.

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[Moto X General] thekendog:
Just sent the dude a payment. I'm going to be stoked as crap if this works.
[Moto X General] petrr311:
OK... Successfully unlocked and installed TWRP... Running Eclipse 3.2.2 also... My only question now is how do I uninstall safestrap or is it automatically gone now that unlocking it completely wiped my SD card and system memory???
[Moto X General] digital_cha0s:
Pretty sure the same app you used to install safe strap has an uninstall button ت
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
How about this instead -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/MotoX-Unlock1.htm
[Moto X General] petrr311:
Thanks... That worked
[Moto X General] EcHoFiiVe:
Geez. That's why I'm asking people who've successfully unlocked in the first place to PM me. I'm trying to see if I can spoof the IMEI of an unlocked device, use their unlock code and unlock the bootloader that way. If that works. I'm going to generate a fake IMEI and buy one of the $40 codes for that fake IMEI and hopefully make a guide for everyone so not everyone has to pay. I understand what I'm doing is not completely legal, which is why I'm asking for a PM, as I also go more in-depth about how I will be using your IMEI as well and the process. Happy now?

EDIT: [MENTION=2351944]binary visions[/MENTION] Hope that answers your question as well :)
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
Um, good luck with that.

Hurdle one... writing a new IMEI to the phone (similar to cloning).

Hurdle two (the most important) if the person/people at the Chinese site have access to the Moto Database containing an IMEI to Unlock code cross reference (which is what is suspected), the "fake" IMEI codes you try to generate will not be listed, so you wont be able to get an unlock code.
[Moto X General] EcHoFiiVe:
I can write IMEI's to phones lol. NBD. And let's be honest here, I HIGHLY doubt Motorola has a database with that you can publicly access. What Chinese man probably has is a generator for the unlock codes or something similar.
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
"probably" Yeah, sure... Ok. Think what you will.

Like I said... good luck with that.
[Moto X General] EcHoFiiVe:
Dude, who are you? It's not like it hasn't been done before. Maybe instead of mocking me you should be trying to give me somewhat of a confidence boost cause after all, I am trying to do this for the community.
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
sorry if you think I'm mocking you by disagreeing that there is a generator in use.

But don't worry about who I am. I know about S-off for HTC, and exploits used on Samsung and other phones to unlock. This is completely different.

I've said good luck.

And hey, there is a bounty waiting for you if you succeed in producing a working bootloader unlock method.
[Moto X General] EcHoFiiVe:
Alright man... :rolleyes: I've actually been talking to djrbliss about this for a while. Ya know, Dan Rosenberg. I know this is something completely different from other exploits, I never said it'd work for sure. But I just figured out that even going to Moto's site and using the fastboot oem get_unlock_data command and looking at the outputted string and referencing the IMEI, the IMEI is DIRECTLY tied to the output of fastboot oem get_unlock_data. Wow, this is some shocking but cool stuff. Your profile says you have a dev edition moto x? Care to help me by any chance?
[Moto X General] :
Again....I'll bet my favorite socks that the unlock codes are predetermined for each phone....not generated at unlock time.

And I bet the Chinese seller indeed got his hands on this database or knows someone on the inside.

But hey, if I'm wrong, that's great for those with locked phones. ;)

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[Moto X General] :
PM incoming.
[Moto X General] EcHoFiiVe:
Got it, thanks for that.

Can someone with a developer edition of the Moto X please do fastboot oem get_unlock_data and post the output or PM me the output? Thanks in advance
[Moto X General] super65man:
Are you planning on writing the script in java or python?:confused:
[Moto X General] EcHoFiiVe:
Depending on the method I use, I might not have to write a script.
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
You might want to create your own thread... hopefully you will get more responses from DE users or others who got code that might be willing to help
[Moto X General] EcHoFiiVe:
I did. It died.
[Moto X General] NWKENT:
Make another and have a link in your signature, and short description..

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

TWRP 2.6.3.2-falcon

XT1028 Moto G

http://waynekent.com/page6.html

Please donate to: jcase & Hashcode

(if you can)
[Moto X General] monkeytools:
hi peeps new here. just sent my paypal order 163.com. will update when I get the code.
[Moto X General] bigshotproducer:
Success!

Sent the $$ this morning -- about 7 hours later had my code. Came home today, unlocked, rooted -- good to go! VZW Moto-Maker.
[Moto X General] super65man:
Interested in an IMEI number from a locked att moto x?
[Moto X General] roweboat56:
Another success!!

Got the say the man is very efficient!

Sent money & imei via paypal approx 645am and received email with BL unlock code by 11am!

unlocked and no more having to mess with that ungodly (but amazing) rock/rw/slap nonsense.

Totally worth the $40!
[Moto X General] southern87:
How many digits is the unlock lock code they send you ?
[Moto X General] roweboat56:
20 and its a random combo of numbers and letters. (at least... I'm assuming its random...)
[Moto X General] southern87:
Thanks
[Moto X General] easting:
Same. Unlocking tonight.
[Moto X General] NWKENT:
Edit..disregard
[Moto X General] mr4r4n:
I hope I this will still be available in a week or so when I get my X
[Moto X General] digital_cha0s:
Dhacker's TWRP 2.7.0.0

edited to save me from approving everyone シ

http://androidhosting.org/Devs/Dhacker29/MotoX/TWRP-2.7.0.0-moto_msm8960dt.img
[Moto X General] gitku:
Just sent payment .. will update when received. Sent @ 8:20 PM CST roughly.

Had to send paypal payment and not use the site. Couldn't get paypal to play nicely with foreign languages .. or maybe I couldn't play nicely.
[Moto X General] JayWheelz:
I just paypal'd $40 here at 10:30pm EST. We'll see how this thing goes.
[Moto X General] Reserved Name:
Just sent off payment

20 minutes ago emailed sbdnyy@163.com directly and asked about paypal and an estimated wait time. He responded in minutes to confirm the email and estimated 15 hours. Will report back tomorrow. Verizon Non-DE

Got the code about 20 hours after payment, have not had the time to try it yet but will report back as soon as I have.

Successful unlock! now to really break my phone
[Moto X General] rocketsaucev2:
Man the next OTA is going to be a mess around here [emoji2]

Eclipsed Moto X
[Moto X General] humberto103:
I guess I got a dud. Emailed IMEi and got a quick response but that was about it. Submitted payment via Paypal on 22nd / Emailed the 24th and 25. Canceled.
[Moto X General] mschumacher69:
Why is that??
[Moto X General] NWKENT:
Try the EBay procedure..

sent by my 4.3_14.14.14

TWRP 2.6.3.2-falcon

XT1028 Moto G

http://waynekent.com/page6.html

Please donate to: jcase & Hashcode

(if you can)
[Moto X General] southern87:
Sent my isis money to the guy lol.
[Moto X General] jmack549:
How did you manage that? I just tried to send money via Paypal to him with my Isis card and it said my bank didn't authorize it.
[Moto X General] fury683:
Also make sure you use the correct address. I sent mine to a Gmail address first and never heard back. Double checked and realized it was supposed to be an @163.com address with the same user name. Cancelled the first payment, sent to the proper one (@163.com) and got my code in about 20 hours (~3pm-10am).
[Moto X General] kpoverdorf:
Emailed Mar 25, 2014 @ 9:43 AM

Completed PayPal transaction Date: Mar 25, 2014 @ 11:30 AM EST

No reply from email or paypal. Must... be... patient...
[Moto X General] thekendog:
I sent payment just about the same time yesterday and haven't heard back yet either. I'm getting antsy.
[Moto X General] kpoverdorf:
Yea, I hate having to send money to random people in hopes that they will follow through. But so many other people had success so I justified it. Now I will be on edge until I get that email.
[Moto X General] 640k:
i've said it before, i'll say it again. i never received a single email from alipay/paypal. i did receive text messages, but never an email. not even a receipt or confirmation email.

if you're not getting a response from the seller, try to chat with him.
[Moto X General] kpoverdorf:
BOOM! Just got my code! :)
[Moto X General] gitku:
just got my code - 13 hours roughly
[Moto X General] thekendog:
Just got mine too and it worked! Woohoo!
[Moto X General] JayWheelz:
I got my code in 9hours 56 minutes. I'll be apply this soon.
[Moto X General] jsho31:
Ordered mine around 9 last night and got the code at 9:20 this morning.
[Moto X General] zoid_99:
Got the code in around 12 hours. Now unlocked... Time to install a new boot screen. That WARNING! screen is ugly.
[Moto X General] KLRTN:
I sent my payment via paypal yesterday around 2:30 EST. I emailed as well to verify and the reply stated that I would receive my code in about 15 hours. I received my code at 10:15 today!
[Moto X General] jmack549:
Never mind, I got it. I sent the money to the Paypal account, emailed him, and got my code back in under 2 hours. This is the way to go. $40 out the door.
[Moto X General] southern87:
I used the serve website to send it to his email.
[Moto X General] monkeytools:
just got my code will try it tonight. hoping it works.
[Moto X General] thekendog:
This is so nice now. Just unlocked and loaded the 4.4.2 SBF file. Restoring all my stuff with Titanium Backup. Will probably just use SBF files in the future instead of OTA's.

I forget what it's like to have a non-locked down phone. So stoked!
[Moto X General] roweboat56:
Whoever this guy/ people are. at this point... they're making a decent amount of money! and that's just based of who used it here.
[Moto X General] ballisticn8:
Please let us know if the serve payment works and if/when you get your unlock code! I just installed Isis from the playstore (downloaded rootcloak from xposed first), signed up for the Serve $40 promo (dunno if it is just for Verizon) and have a free $40 I would like to use to pay for the bootloader unlock :D !!! If he accepts the serve payment and you get your code I'm sending him my free $40 to unlock my phone as well lol. If not the $40 is getting used for gas.
[Moto X General] southern87:
Send it to the email. It just takes longer to get to him, I actually sent it last night and he didn't recieve any notification as of about 1130am. I cancelled it, an it added my money back at that moment and used paypal. lol. It works, just will take longer
[Moto X General] JayWheelz:
I'm all unlocked and rooted. Now working on testing ROM's. Thanks to all the folks that provided the necessary steps to be able to do this.
[Moto X General] wturner859:
Just sent mine over via PayPal. This is awesome.
[Moto X General] jmack549:
It didn't take me any longer, I added it to my Paypal account and paid and got the code within a couple of hours. I'll check it tonight to make sure it works.
[Moto X General] southern87:
Just waiting. Did checking because I like to know who I am dealing with lol.

I know what city he is in, he uses a android phone.

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I wasnt able to add it since i havent gotten the card yet lol
[Moto X General] roweboat56:
Hah that's funny because At&t is giving $50. I guess Verizon got shafted on that deal! =(
[Moto X General] kicker22004:
Hey i finally decided to take a risk on this and do it on my Republic Wireless Phone... but the site is down?
[Moto X General] whatnow275:
I just signed up and got my $40 who do I send it to? Do I email with payment and imei?
[Moto X General] kicker22004:
can anyone confirm that http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=...id=37333625825 is still a good link?. I've made the account up to my phone number being verified and i still can't load this page.
[Moto X General] wturner859:
It seemed to be working for me but just wouldn't take my credit card. My bank probably wouldn't allow it. So I just paypal'd the email address that everyone else is. But it's like 3am over there right now so it might be awhile before I hear back or get any results.
[Moto X General] kicker22004:
That's odd... well i just did the sbdnyy@163.com email approach lol so we will see soon.
[Moto X General] mandrsn1:
Worked fine on my non-Moto Maker AT&T phone.
[Moto X General] stastnysnipes26:
Waiting to pull the trigger on the $40 free isis money deal. Can anyone tell me if they just go through the app and send the $40 to sbdnyy@163.com with email and IMEI in the comments?

Thanks in advance.
[Moto X General] monkeytools:
I have an unlocked bootloader now. I just used paypal and sent it to his email. was very easy. took about 15 hours.
[Moto X General] aweber1nj:
Sent the $40 via paypal...fingers crossed.

Question: I understand unlocking the bootloader causes a factory-reset. When I have done that on other devices, that kept the current ROM, but removed all the user-installed apps and data (actually it didn't erase the /sdcard partition).

What, exactly, can I expect when I unlock my VZW Moto X (which was upgraded OTA to 4.4.2)? Post reboot, should I see what amounts to an unconfigured Moto X with 4.4.2? Or will it somehow revert to the original ROM that came when the phone was purchased (pre OTA)?

Will report back regarding the unlock code either way.

Thanks,

AJ
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
Just like any other factory reset, the ROM on your phone is what will be on it. So if you have 4.4.2, then unlock, you're phone will still have 4.4.2, even if your 4.4.2 was an OTA update. i.e. it will not touch or impact your ROM version.

If unlock is successful, the device will rest, and you will have an X that is "unconfigured" as you say... it will be back to the power on screen like when you took it out of the box. You'll have to go through the initial setup, adding your gmail account, allowing loctions, etc. The /SDCARD will be erased too.
[Moto X General] aweber1nj:
Appreciate the detailed reply!

The erasing/formatting of the /sdcard mount is "different" from my previous experiences, but great info.

Thanks again,

AJ