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[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klown80:
Has anyone tried running wpnomo after using pie root to get perm root? Not sure if it has been mentioned already but it works on the MAXX/Ultra/Mini line I do know. The trick is to run wpnomo and each time phone rebooted you need to run the last line of pie root to regain root so wpnomo can do its thing. I changed the command slightly so you don't have to worry about catching adb as soon as it starts, it will wait for adb to start before running command this way.

as soon as phone turns off and starts to reboot have a command prompt open with this already typed in and hit enter:

adb wait-for-device shell /data/local/atvc/root.sh

I think I had to run this command 3 times total, I did it first time when "waiting for adb" when it tests fast boot and adb. Then I did it in between pouring 1 and pouring 2 (this may not have been needed but it seemed to be stuck on pouring 1....... until I ran that command again. Maybe it was just dumb luck on my timing?). Final time was when it was "waiting for adb " again.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Edit - I forgot you guys are already on 4.4.2, the mini and maxx I rooted were both still on 4.4. I don't know if wpnomo works on 4.4.2...
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaspreet997:
it does not work on 4.4.2 . But I have a wild theory

i imagine the people who made the pie method may know what was changed in 4.4.2 which stopped wpnomo to work

what if they make a xposed module to undo that and then we use pie, apply that module ...soft reboot and run wpnomo ....Voila!!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
Will this theory you guys think of work on the moto g Verizon ? Bootloader locked probably not but doesn't hurt to ask
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaspreet997:
sure it should But only if it's even possible.... the Jcase fellow does not really like to be questioned a lot so who knows!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
When I update with xpose it gives me error and wipes root I have been rooted for a day now and want the tint status bar mod which update do I click ? The classic or the first update
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotesMyGoats:
Xposed doesn't play nice with this root method :/
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
Yea I see I'm not gonna touch it just going to look at some other root apps but do you know anything on how to increase graphics on games without going into /system ?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitish159:
when I choose recovery in fastboot mode, it says

"hab check failed for recovery

failed to validate recovery image"
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tansly:
Have you flashed a custom recovery with this method (without unlocking)?

You can flash but locked bootloader checks the image before booting so you can't boot it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitish159:
I installed twrp, link in this thread itself
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjuds82:
This was already mentioned and tested in this thread on June 8th

Perhaps someone could edit the op to include what all exploits don't work or maybe make a new thread.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klown80:
Sorry, was just trying to help throw out an idea that works on other Moto device. I dont own a Moto g so I didn't bother reading through the whole thread. :D
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sciurius:
Bummer. I though you meant you had a file that could be run on the phone itself...
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotesMyGoats:
.bat or batch files are for Windows

.sh or shell script is for linux

:p
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
I've read you can run shell scripts
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sciurius:
Let's get this straight.

It is trivial to run a script on the PC (either Windows, Mac or Linux) that uses adb to perform the necessary steps for the root exploit.

My question: Can I perform these (or similar) steps on the phone itself, standalone, without adb? This way it will be possible to root the phone in case it needs to reboot and I don't have my PC at hand.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotesMyGoats:
I have attempted this and it fails. If you would like instructions on how to do that and try it for yourself, i'd be more than happy to show you what I did.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
Sorry to keep bothering but has any tried xblast tools? Does it requre /system?

Never mind this I looked into it and its still apart of xposed
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oversleeper:
Hi all, is it possible to flash an official firmware (like the stock GPE) on a standard xt1032 with this exploit or I have to unlock the bootloader?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eg0097:
You need to unlock the bootloader to flash anything :(
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sciurius:
This is as far as I already got myself.

I suspect that filesystem/folder access is being blocked since it is 'in use' by the process that tries running the script. So the script must be run from an external location, e.g. via adb.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjuds82:
I imagine most don't after the thread gets so big. Which is why I suggested a thread with the op detailing already tried methods. What exact android version did you do that on? And what's the lowest stock version that came with the XT1028?

Edit: Looks like moto g was 4.3. I downgraded back to 4.3 from 4.4.2 using this guide [GUIDE] Moto G - Restore stock firmware . Gonna try some exploits on 4.3 I guess.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
How did u downgrade 4.4.2 to 4.3 on xt1028
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klown80:
First time I rooted my buddy's Moto Mini and Moto Maxx they were on 4.2.2 and I used Rockmymoto to root.

He let them update on their own before asking me about taking OTA updates and that put him on 4.4. This made it impossible to downgrade back to 4.2.2 as AFAIK only Moto X can be downgraded? So once on 4.4 (firmware version 19.5.3) I used Pie root to obtain temp root then ran the steps I posted above to get perm root via Wpnomo after it removed Write Protection.

Hope this helps you a bit, good luck!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SbM_:
AFAIK you don't need to unlock the bootloader to flash an official signed stock ROM. That's the only exception.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eg0097:
Yeah but most roms wont work afaik. I tried to flash gpe before i unlocked and my phone wouldnt boot into it. The bootloader checks that the models match i guess. Since now that i have unlocked and flashed gpe my phones model went from xt1028 to xt1032.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SbM_:
My point exactly : only signed official stock roms.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eg0097:
LOL sorry i meant stock roms. Still the device recognizes different model numbers because of the verification. Most roms will give the "recovery verification failed". Or something like that and will be unable to boot. If you see this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2623587 i was the tester and the tests failed.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SbM_:
Well if you use an official ROM made for another model, that's not what I call "stock". :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oversleeper:
Could be possible to modify the verification procedure to allow every official rom and not only the stock? Without unlock of course.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SbM_:
Sure, dream on… :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oversleeper:
Why not? Is it impossible to act directly on the bootloader?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SbM_:
Why do you think it is locked? :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oversleeper:
I'm talking about to replace the bootloader with another one already modified or something like that, why this can't be done?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SbM_:
because

it

is

locked !!!!!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oversleeper:
This isn't an explanation... I'm noob but i'm not sure a bootloader can't be replaced. I don't wanna go OT though.

I'll do some research :D
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eg0097:
We've tried that guys trust me i was the tester. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2623587
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjuds82:
Tried it on 4.3. Sadly it didn't work. Same result as on 4.4.2. Says everything went fine but doesn't actually work.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gfunkk117:
flash signed stock firmware

I have a question about signed firmware. So you said in the op that it is possible to fastboot flash signed firmware from motorola 'hxxp://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14?' I have a cricket/aio moto g with the locked bootloader, not part of the bootloader unlockable program, and I would like to flash the retail US XT1032 stock firmware if possible. Please let me know if this is possible with a locked bootloader.

BTW the temproot pie works fantastic small-mallet. I even wrote a linux script so i can just plug in my moto g and run temproot to gain root, easy as pie ;)

temproot script for ubuntu/linux

copy all files to a folder named pie in your Downloads directory then copy/paste the script below and create a file called temproot put in your /usr/local/bin directory and chmod the file make it executable

#! /bin/bash
cd /home/your_linux_username/Downloads/pie
adb push pie.jar /data/local/atvc

adb push root.sh /data/local/atvc

adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/atvc/root.sh

adb shell /data/local/atvc/root.sh
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eg0097:
Flash should go okay since its signed by motorola :) but i wouldnt recommend it without unlocked boot loader.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zlebors:
how to do this method directly from phone? (not using a computer for running the script)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotesMyGoats:
read the thread, we've discussed this. thank you :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T10NAZ:
I did find another use other then Xposed that will work without /system write.

Linux in chroot! I wonder if somehow we can push android away to use the Framebuffer that android uses kind of like this here but i have it running with vnc atm
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oversleeper:
Anyway, this way to gain root doesn't work to delete system apps.. android will crash as soon as you try.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SbM_:
That's because /system remains write-protected.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skkont:
Hi, this exploit works for me 100%.

I have a question, in the app Freedom, when i want use it, appear an error: "data partition is not writable" and "i/o error".

Please help :C

Thanks.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scintillatingsyed:
hi, ive motog xt1028, im unable to install xposed on my phone, ive tried the steps from page1 but no luck., please help me with xposed. tell me the steps which are working on mxt1028.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonxlg:
anyone know (or guess i suppose) if this works on the 4g/lte version (xt1040)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dyeray:
Please ignore this comment, I don't know how to delete it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] przemus19:
everything works great, including xposed. Sometimes commands needs to be rewrited more than 2 times, to make xposed working, but finally it must work. Thanks for this method :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squallz506:
Root checks out, but now my battery stats are fudged and I cannot get busybox to install correctly.

I was hoping to get busybox to work, then use flash gordon to flash supersu.zip
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eg0097:
You cannot do either because /system remains write protected.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfink:
might be a stupid question, but if it's possible to get (even temporary) root, why can't root just remount the system partition as r/w right after that?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmvienneau:
ok so once we have temproot via adb (confirmed working on xt1028) we should be able to setprop persist.sys.root_access=1 and/or persist.sys.write_protected=0. anyone tried?

Im pretty sure this exploit only gets root for /system/xbin. it looks like there is a bootloader security flag. making root pretty much pointless unless we can turn that flag off. if we were able to write to system...we would essentially brick the device. due to the security check. we could however soft link su from data partition to xbin..possibly? to retain root through reboots.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] budal:
the same proccess works on XT1033?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] major9:
Yes.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windraver:
Will this work if I downgraded from 4.4.3 to 4.3?

edit: Nvm, it works on 4.3

Now to get perm-root.... Has anyone figured out write protection? I had open 2 windows of CMD and spammed the adb shell ...root.sh and managed to completed the entire MotoWPNoMo but it still is write protected as per "adb shell getprop ro.boot.write_protect"

I read through the Moto X forums and some people who didn't have WP were able to use TowelRoot... anyone still trying?

edit2: used Pause/Break to ensure I was tethered-Root everytime MotoWPNoMo was waiting ADB. Simply press Pause/Break and the countdown will stop and it will be stay paused until you press a key for it to continue. In a separate window, simply run root.sh... but yea its still WP :(

need new ideas....

edit3:

weird... towelroot now takes me 1 step further.. it tells me that my phone is not supported... normally it just reboots?

I also tried to set read/write(RW) via Shell using the following instructions:

http://ckirbach.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/how-to-remount-system-as-read-write-in-android/

oddly from that tutorial... I have RW?

so..... loop holes... we need a bug of a bug to get perm-root!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windraver:
TowelPieRoot

DON'T PUT IT ON ROOT AT START-UP... It will cause infinite bootloop...

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/themes-apps/root-towelpieroot-motorola-devices-t2825059

Gonna try it out

edit: doesn't work for me. I finally uninstalled it after 20 bootloops

edit2: fixed by uninstalling the app faster than the app can run. I hope phone lag is on yourside.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
This work for xt1028? Moto g I see your on it aswell
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T10NAZ:
Halp me i clicked that root on startup without reading your post how did you do it
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
**** man im getting bootloop after bootloop after bootloop im trying to unistall now
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windraver:
I have a pin lock so I had to unlock as fast as possible, open the app drawer, swipe to the END of the apps, long press towelpieroot, drag to uninstall, tap ok.

This the one rare moment when phone "lag" is your best friend.

I succeeded after 20+ tries.... Another guy did a factory reset. I didn't feel like going that route since I just did that 2 days ago and restored my phone.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
sady my device is low battery so i cant do the factory reset i feel i will get the unistall
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windraver:
If you prefer factory reset, Hold the power button while it is booting and it will force power off the phone. Plug in and charge until 100%.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quentin638:
Thanks but I ended up getting it after alot of tries
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stettin:
This worked on 4.4.2 for me. Does anyone know if this will work after a 4.4.4 OTA update?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbanti:
Its not working on 4.4.4.... Tested :o:(

Sent from my XT1033
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stettin:
In another thread, they said reverting to 4.4.2 is impossible without an unlocked bootloader. Is that right? In another one, I saw you can force close the OTA update app. I did it last night and it looked like my Perk TV apps were still running in the morning. If they go 24 hrs without an update notification, I'll be happy. I don't really _need_ root on those devices, but I like having the option if I really want it. I'll hold off on the update as long as I can.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbanti:
yes... Some guys bricked there moto g on software level from downgrading process... Ucan Disable the Motorola Ota App through App Settings to get rid of notification symbol...

Sent from my XT1033
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xrilex:
Is this a perm root?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheXorg:
Not working with Moto G 16GB German Retail (4.4.4) :(

---------- Post added at 06:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:44 PM ----------

Some or all?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xrilex:
Is it permanent?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xAnubiSx1:
No
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stettin:
Thanks for the tip, however DISABLE is grayed out. Is that screenshot from you while temp rooted through the method in this thread? I can do force stop and uncheck notifications, but on one phone it keeps coming back. I'm not sure why another isn't getting the notification again. I thought I went through all of the Moto apps and at least did a force stop.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibrahimsuprapto:
Just info.Not working on Moto G xt1033 with android 4.4.4 :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stettin:
For those w/ Verizon -- I was able to do the temp root, and install Titanium Backup Pro (donate) and freeze the OTA application. I'll see if it tries to run again today.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demolition23:
Found this on Reddit.

http://reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/2ceo6i/moto_g_towel_root_worked_kindaplease_readlocked
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfink:
yup, works on 4.4.3. but without pie there's no su and without su, root privileges seem rather useless as apps can't use them. or am i missing something?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonygoup:
Does this work with xt1045 ?'4.43
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pattyboi:):
works 4.4.2 aio xt1032
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nico Piccolo:
Does it work for 4.4.4?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] windraver:
We often don't unlock the bootloader because we "can't" but I wonder if this can do it?

http://www.droid-life.com/2014/08/07/moto-x-bootloader-unlock-qualcomm/#more-147298
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Getsuga121:
Crashing?

I'm on the Verizon XT1028 Moto G when I use anything that involves of root, the Moto G crashes and just freezes making me to hold the power button.

Any fixes?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warcild:
Hi i have another noobie question, i installed the kk firmware from chinese the B505 ,what i need to do now to install the art option in devoption? i searched everywhere but i can't find a proper thread i saw i need to install a custom recovery or what i need to do?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warcild:
anyone?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] Mfsto:
Update to B506 and follow this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2703858
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] warcild:
thanks
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alexxxx:
Hi all.

Please help me.

I bought a new LG G2 D802 32 GB.

I made all upadtes then rooted with ioroot25 and applied D802_AutoRec.apk.

I forgot to put new ROM.zip in internal memmory.

I did full wipe (Dalvik, Cache, System, Data) and after that phone was stuck at lg logo.

I managed to flash new rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476 used Europe OPEN KitKat D80220D_00.kdz

All went ok but after restart i have "Enter PIN/password to decrypt" and cant`t do anything.

I cant`t even enter recovery/hard reset tryed - "When the LG logo is displayed, let go of the power button, keep pressing the volume down key and then press once more the power button." - I manged to enter recovery earlier

Phone is still rooted.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxZombiePikachu:
With 20d the way to enter recovery changed and instead after lg logo you have to hold the volume down+up don't touch power

Sent from my Potato powered G2 D800
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharaak:
Didnt make any difference to mine :( It turns on I try all different key combinations to get into recovery but its as if its not there. When my phone loads up I get Enter PIN/password to decrpyt and after about 3-5 mins it starts clicking. I have restored it back to stock but the decryption screen is always there.....Is my phone knackered?

Cheers.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alexxxx:
THX XxZombiePikachu !!!

I managed to enter recovery. "hold the volume down+up don't touch power"

Did a factory reset and no more Enter PIN/password to decryp.

New error occurred - Only 10GB available after recovery (G2 32 GB) but i used this solution: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470207

All ok now.

[MENTION=5893022]Sharaak[/MENTION]

try to make a recovery via official LGMobileSupportTool.

I also flashed Europe OPEN KitKat D80220D_00.kdz

There is also: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2475045

perhaps it will unbick your device
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mad_DoggKK:
Forgot password on my other LG G2

I want to thank Alexxxx for the info on entering recovery mode.

I had encrypted my other G2 cuz I never used it but wanted to use it so I turned it on

and behold, it wanted password that I forgot. I live nowhere near a Sprint store so I started

using internet.

The message from Alexxxx saved the day.

Thanks Alexxxx and XDA Forum
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxZombiePikachu:
that's great but you should have quoted the post which helped you provided by alexxxx
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3izz:
Thanks alot i figuried it out
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankbald:
same problem

Hi guys,

I have the same exact problem, restored my rom with LG Flash tool 2014, but now it's always asking me this pin/password. And I tried all combinations with volume up/down and it's impossible to go in recovery, what can I do? My LG G2 is a european model 32 GB
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankbald:
this is the screen I'm always getting
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imranmerchant:
Same Problem Here

Hi,

I'm having the same problem.

I have an LG D802. I was on CloudyG3 with TWRP recovery. While using the phone, I noticed a yellow tinge in the right side of the LCD. So I figured, I'll show it to the service center and get the issue sorted out. Obviously, I couldn't take it there rooted and on a custom ROM as they would annul my warranty otherwise. So I decided to unroot it using the LG tools. (I have done this before too. But I did not face any such problem back then).

This time, it is taking me to the screen and asking me to enter a pin/password to decrypt.

I tried booting into recovery using the old method (volume_down + power and LG logo flashes, release and press power again, then 3 times power) and also tried another method as recommended by someone above (volume_down + power till LG logo appears and then release power and press volume_up). None of them work now. In the first method, the screen just goes blank for a few seconds and the phone reboots while in the second method, the phone boots into safe mode.

Kindly advise on what to do. I am stuck and my warranty expires on the 18th of November.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imranmerchant:
Problem Solved

Earlier when I was using the Flash.Tool.1.0.54, it wouldn't ask for region and language in the pop-up. It would just open the LG Mobile Support Tool and then I manually selected the Start Upgrade button to flash the phone. The problem with this was that on boot it would ask for pin/password. I couldn't even boot into the stock recovery for some reason.

Then I used the LG Flash tool 2014: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470207

There was a region and language pop up and it proceeded to install the firmware.

But on boot, it still asked for the pin/password. So I tried to boot into recovery and it worked this time! Pressed the power button 3 times and it wiped my phone.

On reboot, the phone worked perfectly without asking for the pin/password. But, now it was reading my internal storage as only 16GB. I followed the directions in the link provided by [MENTION=616616]Alexxxx[/MENTION] to repartition the internal storage in my phone. Here is the link once again: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470207

It worked perfectly for me.