yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook Color General] dparrothead1:
Okay, I'm hard headed so I thought I would try it again. I got to the welcome screen this time. Everything is in landscspe and the lcd density seems to be off.....I believe everyone builds encore in 160.
[Nook Color General] deadman96385:
Awesome at least it boots, I'll look into it but it is building with 160.
[Nook Color General] dparrothead1:
I keep checking the DRDevs ste!!!:D
[Moto X General] Jaocagomez:
if you guys are new to bootloader unlocking you can follow my guide here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2645122

works for moto x, droid mini, ultra, maxx

be careful and happy flashing
[Moto X General] DogzOfWar:
Nice, thanks for the link. You mentioned the most important part: This will wipe your data, so backup first. If you're like me (Moto Maker X, locked, 4.4.2 OTA no root) then you can use Helium to do backups.
[Moto X General] Franzie3:
I also recommend pulling any files you want saved off onto a computer or push to the cloud (music, pictures, etc etc etc)
[Moto X General] MattCropley:
Idk of anyone has checked but the Verizon one is gone. I'm pissed I missed my opportunity. I just bought the visa gift card today haha.
[Moto X General] DogzOfWar:
Damn, it seemed to be too good to last. I'm hoping that the guy from China who was offering this was able to reverse engineer the unlock coding system, and eventually that knowledge will make its way out to the rest of us.

If people find the codes start working again, please let us know!
[Moto X General] MattCropley:
The at&t one still works. So maybe we have a little hope.
[Moto X General] raiderep:
I don't think it matters who you buy it from. They all have to use the imei of the device to get the code.
[Moto X General] MattCropley:
Idk if I'll take that chance haha. One says at&t and the other says Verizon. But I see where you are coming from.. I bought the ebay one and I'm just waiting to get the bank number. I'll let you guys know how this works out.
[Moto X General] murso74:
Hmmm. I get the feeling if we can't get the Verizon one then the att is probably done too. I'm waiting to hear back from silk.. They said 48 hours yesterday. Hopefully I got my request in on time
[Moto X General] cvhovey:
Watching to see how this pans out....
[Moto X General] anotherfiz:
nvm
[Moto X General] MattCropley:
Okay so I messaged that guy on the Chinese website and he told me he would have some more codes in three days for Verizon haha.
[Moto X General] MattCropley:
Well I think he meant that
[Moto X General] spiral777:
dat word though...

aliwangwang
[Moto X General] raiderep:
Wang Xin is the name of the mobile app I am using to chat with these guys over there...
[Moto X General] Franzie3:
I used this guy for my Droid Maxx....I think since its the weekend over there already they are taking a break. I dont think he is waiting to get more codes per say but probably airing on the side of caution. I had talked to him through chat and tried to ask him his method and offer to help him more and get him more business. He then responded a while later saying he should rest. Weird response but who knows....
[Moto X General] 640k:
i hope this is the case. crossing my fingers, blah blah. this guy is collecting a pretty penny on these orders considering the work involved. probably more so than any root method/bootloader bounty has ever collected.
[Moto X General] therealjohnmark:
(I posted the following early this morning on another feed. I am reposting here.)

I purchased without middleman directly from Chinese website on Wednesday at 2AM CT... I was able to chat online with seller... I received my unlock code Thursday 10PM CT. The unlock was successful on my Droid Maxx.

I wanted to purchase again for my wife's phone but the listings now say "NO SELL!!!PLEASE DON'T TAKE ORDER!!Please wait 2 days." So I waited for seller to be back online for chat.... I just asked him about the 2 day wait...

Seller: "You must wait 2 days"

Me: "OK Thanks"

Seller: "I have to deal my troubles"

Me: "I understand"

Seller: "My Alipay was frozen"

Me: "Ah, OK Good Luck"

My chat with him was at 1:45AM CT this morning (Friday). I am sure Alipay will accept your money for now, but he may not be able to accept or withdraw your money until he gets things straightened out with Alipay. If the listing still says "NO SELL!!!PLEASE DON'T TAKE ORDER!!Please wait 2 days." then I can only assume his Alipay account is still frozen.
[Moto X General] DogzOfWar:
Great writeup, thanks for posting this. What's good about this update is that it seems to be financial, rather than problems getting/sending unlock codes.
[Moto X General] :
This will be gone any day, don't see any price dropping happening before then.

I'd be jumping at this before its too late.

Just my opinion. ;)

Sent from my cell phone telephone....
[Moto X General] evandena:
Gahhh.... Fine. Time to figure out how to do this.

How do you register on Taobao without a "mainland" phone number?
[Moto X General] 640k:
you can chat with these guys on the taobao site. The Chen guy seems to "always" be online. I'm still waiting for mine. Got another 1-2hrs.

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to add to this (and the overall level of frustration); don't count on another root method being released for the X, ever. This is the first time where I've seriously had remorse for NOT getting the DEV edition. Every device i've owned up to this point has had a method.

if it weren't for having unlimited and the need to tether, rooting would probably be off my radar. i don't even care about ROMs or customization. the phone does what i need it to 99% of the time. tethering is my biggest hangup.
[Moto X General] somerandomname1:
He wasn't responding to my emails, or sending anything about payment confirmation, expected time or anything. I just added him on Skype and he responded "all IMEI 1hr done."

So..we'll see.
[Moto X General] jideay:
What is his skype address?
[Moto X General] somerandomname1:
Assuming you're going through the same guy, it's right there on the webpage:

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=26606012868
[Moto X General] bigv5150:
Actually jcase has a method and has posted that it will be released in august. But why wait and still not have an unlocked boot loader. Which means the next update waiting for root starts all over again.
[Moto X General] Legacystar:
So question after I get a code how do I use it to unlock the boot loader. Does this essentially make it a Dev unit or are there going to be restrictions
[Moto X General] 640k:
are you talking about his twitter post? unless he's updated his post since it was brought to light, he never confirmed that anything was going to be released or when and by august, the next X will be out.
[Moto X General] bcellis:
I used the direct paypal method (send $40 to sbdnyy@163.com with IMEI in the remarks section) and received my code within <12 hours.

Are the people struggling with the taobao website/account going that route because they don't have paypal?
[Moto X General] asuhoops8628:
Read the OP, everything you need to know is there on how to unlock.

Yes, it essentially makes it a "dev" unit in the sense that since the bootloader is now unlocked you can flash every/any part of the phone.
[Moto X General] Legacystar:
so if i just paypal direct this guy $40 USD i don';t have to use the site?
[Moto X General] bigv5150:
No here he says he will release it in august http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/4-4-2-vzw-t2656843/page45 post #446
[Moto X General] 640k:
ethics > method

even if it's released, i wouldn't hold my breath on being usable.
[Moto X General] Legacystar:
do we know if we can flash VZW DEV factory images?
[Moto X General] fury683:
Just got an email from him with the code. Sent payment direct to him via Paypal (not through the Chinese website) with my IMEI at ~3:30pm CT Monday, got the code at 10am CT Tuesday. Will be using it tonight when I get home from work.

I know this will FDR when I put in the code, but I've modified files in /system. Do I need to SBF back to full stock in order for the FDR to work? I'm losing the data either way, but if I don't need to download the SBF files, it can save me some time.

Thanks!
[Moto X General] bcellis:
That's all I did. Log into Paypal, click "Send Money", put in that email address, put in $40 as the amount and include my IMEI in the remarks section and that was it. I sent it Sunday evening and had my code Monday morning.

It was pretty risky but a bunch of other people reported success (via XDA and Reddit) so I gave it a shot. No issues at all.
[Moto X General] asuhoops8628:
I believe you can, although there is no difference between teh Dev images and retail.
[Moto X General] evandena:
I wanted the pseudo protection, but screw it... I'll pay direct.

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What did you use for the country and Recipient's first and last name (if you selected China)?

Did you select goods or gift for PayPal option?
[Moto X General] ckhb:
I paid direct through PayPal yesterday evening and received my code this morning so just need to try it out once I backup everything. I have a feeling that this method will have its plugged pulled sooner than later unless someone has figured out a way to generate these codes themselves. Will post back when I attempt the unlock.
[Moto X General] Slick52:
Can confirm that sending payment directly through paypal has worked for me. Received my code in 3 hours, and it worked. Now, on to find a custom recovery and 4.4.2 rooted rom.
[Moto X General] bcellis:
I didn't bother with any of that. I didn't even see an option for first or last name or country. I just put in the guy's email address, dollar amount and my IMEI in the remarks section.

I listed it as goods/services and he took the hit on the fees. Again, no issues at all.

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Sounds like we're at the same step. I unlocked last night and got everything reinstalled but didn't install a custom recovery yet. My plan is to install TWRP, let that obtain root access and just leave it. I like the stock Moto X but just want the ability to remove VZW bloat and run some root-enabled apps (ad block, etc).
[Moto X General] :
He said he's not concerning himself with disabling write protection. I believe.

So still kinda useless root. ;)

Sent from my cell phone telephone....
[Moto X General] Slick52:
So now that I'm unlocked, I installed SuperSU and TWRP. I'd like to install the official VZW 4.4.2 image. Do I need to flash the stock recovery, or can I just flash the VZW 4.4.2 zip through TWRP?
[Moto X General] :
The stock 4.4.2 RSDlite image is not flashable through recovery. You have to flash it through the bootloader.
[Moto X General] specularius:
awaiting a response on this as well. IF the phone is currently Slapped and write protection off, does an SBF need to be done before unlocking?
[Moto X General] iKrYpToNiTe:
I didn't SBF back, I'm still on the factory 4.2.2 bootloader and Safestrap running 4.4.2 and it unlocked just fine!
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
In short yes you can flash either the "retail" or "dev edition" Motorola rom on your Moto X. This has always been the case, and unlocking your bootloader has no effect on this.

(Long version)... The Developer edition roms that can be requested on Moto's web site are the same as the roms hosted on http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0 which have been flashed on retail and moto maker X phones. The included IMG and BIN files have been 100% the same (if you unzip and do a file compare, or compare the check sums for the individual files) . On a side note, I've seen the GSM Dev Ed rom ZIP include mfastboot for Win, Linux and Mac OS, where the "retail" GSM ROM didn't. And I've seen the XML file in some include the ERASE USERDATA statement, where as the other it did not. This would cause ZIP size differences, and would cause a compare of the ZIPs themselves to fail.

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No. You are doing the exact same process moto has available for the Dev Editions, and other unlockable X, like those from Sprint and T-Mobile. The only difference is you are getting your code from a 3rd party.

The ROM version you are on does not matter when you unlock this way.

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Just like the developer edition....

After unlocking.. If you are taking the OTA, you need to be on 4.4 with stock recovery. Since you are already unlocked and rooted, root and "write protection disable" will survive (no need to re-root). If the only reason you put TWRP on your phone was to root, you won't need to reflash it after taking the OTA and can keep stock recovery.

And just remember to heed the all the warnings about trying to downgrade your rom once on 4.4.2.
[Moto X General] -iD:
got my code today, about 24 hours after ordering through taoboa. went to check my account and noticed it had been marked as "shipped" but no email. emailed him at his .163 addy, and promptly replied asking for IMEI, then sent me the code within minutes.

Interesting, in a subsequent email he wrote "You know I learned from xda"...
[Moto X General] JJHunterx:
ATT MotoX bootloader successfully unlocked. Very happy we are able to unlock our non-DE phones.
[Moto X General] StephenMilone:
another retail verizon success. 16gb all white non moto maker if that helps.
[Moto X General] droydr:
Glad you got your ATT unlocked, I haven't seen any other ATT owners report they've tried or been successful. I wonder if people think this guy only does Verizon.
[Moto X General] rohandhruva:
There are MANY reports for this having worked for AT&T phones, including myself.
[Moto X General] Wingdom:
As of today, is this working? I checked the link in the instructions, and it appears the listing is up, but too many people have been commenting back and forth about it still working or not, in this thread and others.
[Moto X General] -iD:
haven't seen any comments in this thread about it not working. several people got their codes today, myself included. One person posted that they paid and got their code w/in just a couple of hours. i had email correspondence with him around 4 hours ago, it still "worked" at that time.
[Moto X General] hryusha:
Hey guys, I went via that ebay route, took two days, I was sent three codes, because they said one of three will work for sure (weird I know).

I tried unlocking as per the OP instructions, the window tells me OK (see pic), but the phone still shows as locked, I tried all three codes and have restarted the phone, I am on Eclipse 4.4 Rom with safestrap. Does this mean the codes are not working or is there something else i should be doing?

thanks in advance.
[Moto X General] rohandhruva:
I am guessing you need to try each code separately. i.e. on separate commands, "fastboot oem unclock code1" then code2, then code3. From your screenshot, it looks like you have put all them on the same line.

Also, make sure you don't put the IMEI in the start: put only the alpha-numeric code.
[Moto X General] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
Emailed the person directly yesterday about ATT unlock. Paid for a code around 11:30 am pst and had the code in my email at 8:07 am pst this morning. Haven't tried it yet since I don't actually have my X yet. Will be delivered tomorrow. Good thing I asked the Swappa seller for the IMEI before hand.
[Moto X General] hryusha:
I just copied the numbers they sent me which includes my imei as first set and unlock as second.

you are correct, I only needed to put in the unlock code and it worked out. Perfectly!

Now i can finally have 4.4.2 with no bloat thanks to Eclipse and some grate kernels thanks.

I now have two more unlock codes that i havent used, but I am sure they are still tide to my imei, if anyone wants to try them let me know.
[Moto X General] :
Don't bother trying them elsewhere, the IMEI is tied directly to the unlock code.
[Moto X General] scoobaspeaz:
Not to be a pessimist but anyone concerned about the legality of this and any ramifications of using this method? Couldn't Motorola or Verizon blacklist these imeid numbers? Go after those who bought codes.. Something?
[Moto X General] cdmove:
can I just paypal him the money and my IMIE? anyone went this route?
[Moto X General] ConstantHero:
That's the method I used, and just messaged him on that chat screen on the website.
[Moto X General] cdmove:
which specific link are you referring to? the taobao link?
[Moto X General] :
I think most weigh the risk vs reward. Then decide what they want to do. :)

Sent from my cell phone telephone....
[Moto X General] Legacystar:
Its not illegal to unlock your device
[Moto X General] southern87:
Do you have a law degree with expertise in intellectual property?
[Moto X General] Legacystar:
Nah but there have been plenty of leaks over the Yeats and ive never hears of a single user of them having any issue. At most the leakers get busted
[Moto X General] fury683:
Another successful unlock. VZW Moto Maker edition, rooted on 4.4.2.
[Moto X General] tjthebest:
I got my unlick code from ebay seller this morning. Worked great!
[Moto X General] :
Welcome to the unlocked world. ;)

Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....
[Moto X General] ConstantHero:
I went through this seller http://h5.m.taobao.com/awp/core/detail.htm?id=26606012868&id=26606012868 paid through PayPal used chrome to translate site and talked through the chat window('contact the seller' little blue face) on the site and that's where the seller sent me my code.
[Moto X General] scoobaspeaz:
How much did you pay exactly and was it to sbdnyy@163.com ?
[Moto X General] ConstantHero:
40, yes that's the PayPal email I used. I messaged him first just to give him a heads up paid that night, messaged him the next day asked if he got my money, he said yes asked me for my IMEI which I gave him in PayPal notes as well as email oh well. I had my code within 30 minutes from that second conversation.
[Moto X General] cdmove:
cool thanks. I had to created an account with taobao to contact the seller...eh that's ok.

I tried contacting them over skype though so let's see if this gonna work...
[Moto X General] 640k:
confirmed receipt of password here. excellent transaction!
[Moto X General] cdmove:
ok..just spent $40...s/he said i will have code in 20 hours...

now I wait...
[Moto X General] 640k:
mine took roughly 13 hours from the Chen dude. based on the current replies, i'm starting to think there's some sort of decrypter, deciphering the passwords. what are these encrypted at, 40 bit?
[Moto X General] somerandomname1:
It's not illegal, but it's against Verizon's policy for this specific device. I am sure they could blacklist these IMEIs but then they would get *****ed at big time. People could also claim someone tricked them for their IMEI or something to that nature. It would cause them more headaches to blacklist, so I'm sure they wouldn't.
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
Legacystar, you're right, its not illegal to unlock your device. I can only guess and speculate why Moto doesn't offer unlock codes for the Retail/MotoMaker version of the X for Verizon and ATT, but yet they do for T-Mobile, Sprint and others.

However, since there has been a suggestion that these codes might be "stolen" or otherwise illegally obtained from Moto, rather than someone figuring out the secret formula to generate the codes on their own, that could bring up the question on legality of this method.

However, I am not a lawyer, I didn't sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night, and don't know how the seller came up with these codes.

I would expect that anyone opting for this method would have to weigh the risk, along with the fact they are voiding their warranty, and would need to purchase another code if they ever needed to replace their X with another (since the codes are unique per IMEI), before purchasing their code.

scoobaspeaz, Illegal or Not, unless the seller turns over a list of IMEI's he/she sold codes for to Moto/VZW/ATT, how would they know who got a code this way unless a phone was submitted for warranty claim? At that point, when the phone is physically in hand, they could see the bootloader reports Unlocked or Relocked, and all they could do is deny the claim.
[Moto X General] thelandon:
Successfully unlocked! However, I'm unable to boot into recovery after fastboot claimed a successful flash. So far, all this has done for me is relieve me of $40 and give me an ugly start-up screen. :(
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
Huh?

Ok, so I'm guessing you did a fastboot oem unlock <unique key> and successfully unlocked your bootloader.

Fastboot claiming successful? was that after flashing TWRP? If so, what happens if you reboot into bootloader/fast boot and then do the following...

mfastboot flash recovery twrp.img {where twrp.img is the TWRP recovery file}

mfastboot reboot-bootloader

then select recovery on the phone using its volume/power keys?

Oh, and there have been several posts, and reposts about how to replace your startup screen... (search for LOGO.BIN)
[Moto X General] thelandon:
I get the following error:

'mfastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file.

The computer is new, and both the phone and computer have been rebooted several times.
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
Mfastboot is the moto version of fastboot... You either haven't downloaded it, it doesn't exist in the directory you are currently trying to run it from, and/or you haven't put it in a folder in your path environment variable.

The standard fastboot (included in the Android SDK/PlatformTools) is limited on how big of files it can properly flash. In recent android devices, Motorola has surpassed the limits of fastboot, as such they have an "upgraded" or "tweaked" fastboot. When you see mfastboot, that is the moto tweaked version.

Because recovery.img is small, If you have a proper ADB setup, you can use the "regular" fastboot.exe instead.

mfastboot.exe can be downloaded from the rooting instructions here -> http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/instructions-unlocking-rooting-dev-ed-t2649738

If you don't have a working ADB setup, see ONE of these two links...

[HOWTO] Install Google SDK and ADB drivers in Windows 7

Lightweight ADB and Fastboot Installer
[Moto X General] thelandon:
Thanks for that useful post! Good info! It's not a directory problem, however, because I'm dragging and dropping the files into command prompt, so there's no chance of a spelling mistake, missed comma, space, etc. I get that exact same error no matter which fastboot I use, too. Grr...
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
it appears you don't have a good working ADB or AndroidSDK/PlatformTools setup on your PC.

You need to fix that first.

Test... Open a command prompt and type the following....

ADB DEVICES

what happens? If you get 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, that would confirm it is not setup properly, or you haven't added the folder to your path.

If ADB works, then find the ADB.EXE on your PC, drop the mfastboot.exe in that same folder and try again.

OR.. just download this -> http://mark.cdmaforums.com/X-STUFF/ADB-MFASTBOOT.zip (it contains Adb, the DLLs, fastboot and mfastboot which will work)

unzip it on your PC.

drop the twrp recovery image file in that same folder

open a command prompt

change to that folder, and try mfastboot flash recovery...

And hopefully you have the moto drivers installed (also available from the rooting thread)

eventually you want to follow ONE of these two links...

[HOWTO] Install Google SDK and ADB drivers in Windows 7

Lightweight ADB and Fastboot Installer

to have a properly setup Google SDK and ADB so that you can keep it up to date, and have it added to your PATH so that you can run adb and fastboot from any command prompt.
[Moto X General] olegfusion:
I can anybody who needs to buy from China site, you can send me money using paypal. Just send PM, I can help.