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[Moto X General] happydude800:
Ah, well unlike the perhaps original purpose of this thread, I'm already on 4.4.4, having waited to root until after taking that OTA, and I'm just trying to clean things up now before 5.0 comes out. I haven't made many changes since rooting (everything was pretty much just done in Xposed), but I figured I'd just do the whole thing just in case I forgot something or there was a change that was made in the background when I was mucking about. In theory, all I need to do (I THINK) would be to just extract the 4.4.4 recovery out of the FXZ in your OP, flash that, and remove root (via SuperSU, even) and Xposed, but better safe than sorry, right? if there's no downside, then I might as well just flash the entire thing to be super sure.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
There's no downside. Other than thinking you're going to see 5.0 any time soon. :)
[Moto X General] happydude800:
Well, a guy can dream :D Thanks for the clarification!
[Moto X General] Stigy:
Just bought a Moto X (Verizon XT1060) from Swappa and when applying the 4.4.4 OTA I get Partition (recovery) Security Version Downgraded.

I read that flashing the FXZ will fix this -- don't mind wiping all data since its a brand new device to me.

Thanks in advance!
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Um, it should not have given a security downgrade error on an OTA. What was flashed on that phone BEFORE you tried to update it? Cause if it was a non-xt1060 firmware taking an OTA can brick it.
[Moto X General] Stigy:
Not sure -- bought it from Swappa and it came with Android Version 4.4 (no 4.4.x listed).

I flashed the 4.4.4 FXZ from Verizon and now I am all set. I should be able to take the 5.0 update when it comes OTA now correct? This should have fixed all my issues? Is there a way to do any type of verification?
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
It should be ok now. All partitions should be official VZW xt1060 so when the OTA comes out, it should be all good.
[Moto X General] scoobaspeaz:
now that sbf is gone any place you know of to download the 4.4.4 firmware? I tried motofirmware.com but its nothing but a blank page.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
I don't know if that one is hosted on drdevs or not. I can look later.
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
Moto has posted MOTO X, VZW Dev Edition: KK-4.4.4-KXA21.12-L1.26.1-1 (VZW) On their web site -> https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/recovery-images

Alternate location that still works for other rom downloads is -> http://www.filefactory.com/folder/dd05c058d3ff8dbe/?sort=created&order=DESC&show=100&page=1 but make sure you are getting the right one as they are uploading 2014 X roms there too.
[Moto X General] a1exus:
[MENTION=2812087]SamuriHL[/MENTION] I apologize if I'm asking wrong question or at the wrong place, but do you have any guidance in terms of updating xt1060 to 5.1?
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
What kind of guidance are you looking for? To take an OTA you need to be completely stock on the version that the OTA is designed to upgrade. Let me know what kind of help you need.
[Moto X General] a1exus:
I thought 5.1 is already out for my phone, which is not the case( so I guess I'm going have to wait, I'm using Safestrap, but like I said I'll wait)

Thank you for responding to me, I appreciate it.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
So when the OTA is available, in your case since you're using safestrap, you will have to restore to complete stock system partition in order for the OTA to install. Also know that on a new build, root may or may not be available so getting safestrap back up and running after the upgrade could prove problematic.
[Moto X General] Shazeem.mir:
Everything Sucks

not even a single link is opening
[Moto X General] abuttino:
Keep data/Universal/other option, I just wanted to be of absolute certainty.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Other? When I did I add that? LOL! :D

FULL = Flash everything, erase userdata (even if the FXZ doesn't inherantly do so, I add that into the generated FULL script)

KEEP DATA = Flash everything, do NOT erase userdata (regardless of whether the FXZ contains the erase userdata line or not)

UNIVERSAL = Flash everything except GPT and TZ, do NOT erase userdata (regardless of whether the FXZ contains the erase userdata line or not)

Universal is good for unlocked users that want to downgrade. Although the X presents challenges for those wanting to downgrade before 4.4.2 regardless if you're unlocked or not...you could still brick. But on other phones it's useful to downgrade unlocked phones.
[Moto X General] abuttino:
I really think it's time to start fresh.. In all likelihood, I'll just do full. Although this is a pain in the ass, it is probably much better for someone who modifies something on a near daily basis.

None of those options would erase internal storage would they?
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Nope. I've never seen an FXZ wipe internal storage except on the Bionic where they literally flashed the internal storage partition (idiots). FULL only erases the user data partition.

Of course, that being said, I ALWAYS recommend backing things up before flashing...."just in case".
[Moto X General] abuttino:
I was among the idiots that did that on my Bionic :P

(Bionic was my first Android phone, if that is an excuse, lol)
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
That was really Moto's fault on that one. Poor design of the partitions. In any case, like I said, back up your internal memory before flashing to be on the safe side. I'd hate to have anything happen where you lose data....(again? :D)
[Moto X General] rocketsaucev2:
Same here! [emoji2]

Sent from my XT1060
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Just an FYI...I had someone with a developer edition try to downgrade from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2 just to see if it'd work. It does NOT. It will brick your phone. So once on 4.4.4, always on 4.4.4 or higher I guess? LOL And that honestly infuriates me as that defeats the purpose of an unlocked phone.
[Moto X General] MisterSprinkles:
Here's my question, I have an unlocked xt1060(NOT dev edition). So If I were to flash the full FXZ, my BL will stay unlocked correct? Then I will be able to fast boot a recovery and so on?
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Flashing an FXZ does not change the status of your bootloader. If you were unlocked before flashing it, you'll remain unlocked after flashing it.
[Moto X General] MisterSprinkles:
That's what I thought, just wanted to make sure. Thanks for this!
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
I thought we all already knew this.

It seems that any version which includes a different GPT.bin, OR motoboot.img can NOT be downgraded (at least not without having mismatched partition table and/or bootloader and not SAFE regardless)....the one exception being from 4.4 to the 1st 4.4.2 OTA (The "Camera Fix") -- this downgrade is outlined in jcase's SlapMyMoto thread...and IIRC, you still have a mismatched gpt.bin until you OTA back to 4.4.

Am I missing something? (certainly within the realm of possibility...)
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
You probably aren't, but, I certainly am. :) Yes, I knew you couldn't downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.4 because of the partition information change, but, why would they change the partition table for such a minor release (4.4.2->4.4.4)? On an unlocked phone you can't downgrade the GPT partition, that is true, but, motoboot.img can be flashed afaik. As can boot.img. I admit to being quite ignorant on this issue and am trying to learn and understand it, so, my apologies to those who already understand this issue.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
And I was just told motoboot.img can NOT, in fact be flashed on an unlocked phone. OOOOK, I'm really starting to question whether Moto understands the concept of "unlocked" or not...
[Moto X General] abuttino:
Umm.. Does that mean that the fxz doesn't upgrade fully with unlocked phones?
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Not related. This discussion I was just having was about downgrade, not upgrade. If you flash that FXZ, you will be upgraded fully. And will then never be able to downgrade below 4.4.4 ever again even on an unlocked phone. Which I personally find absolutely ridiculous.
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
They do NOT. The Moto X is absolutely NOTHING like the N5 in this regard. (Damn it, Motorola!!!!)

Motoboot and gpt.bin are not downgradable in any circumstances. boot.img is just the kernel, so you can downgrade it, but why? You'll have mismatched versions and some things will quit working. For instance, if you attempt to downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.4 (by bypassing the flashing of motoboot and gpt, it will take the ROM, and it will boot......but you will get F/Cs if you open Settings > Security menu) and of course...since you can't downgrade motoboot.img, the 4.4 root/wp-off exploits will not work for you either.

I always recommend users that they NEVER downgrade, in any circumstances....unlocked or not. (With the exception of users on 4.4 who want to use SlapMyMoto).

Thanks, I'll be looking forward to seeing you post the disclaimer about not downgrading to the OP. :good:
[Moto X General] sivarticus85:
Anyone else here see a significant drop in Android OS in battery usage? I definitely am, and hope it stays that way.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
As I said, I'm still learning. Very new to the X scene as I just got mine (xt1053 dev edition) in June and haven't done a lot with it. It's on 4.4.3 so I'm still waiting for our 4.4.4 build. I appreciate the info and yes, I'll be updating the OP right now.
[Moto X General] MisterSprinkles:
Interesting... Anyone else having problems getting WIFI to turn on? Going to reflash everything again to make sure, but WIFI definitely won't turn on.

EDIT: Scratch that. I forgot to flash boot.img :p
[Moto X General] mattkelly:
Flashed 7 hours ago, and it has been very stable. Thanks for doing this!
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Just a note to people, I've updated my RSD Flasher tool to not show the universal option for these devices. That should (hopefully) prevent anyone from trying to downgrade them.
[Moto X General] abuttino:
I couldn't get the OTA zip to force an update so, this definitely came in handy. Thanks so much [MENTION=2812087]SamuriHL[/MENTION]
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
You guys are very welcome. We're lucky to have stras1234 to be able to provide us the FXZ this quickly.
[Moto X General] abuttino:
I am quite surprised by the lack of postings.. I figured the two threads would blow up
[Moto X General] KidJoe:
yeah, I figured either this, or the OTA zip, would start a flood of posts...
[Moto X General] abuttino:
It's not the weekend yet.. So, I am guessing a lot of people don't want to tinker with it yet.

We'll see.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
This is about average for a new FXZ posting on a new release.
[Moto X General] Teksu:
Flashed on my VZW DE, then flashed TWPR, rooted and re-installed xposed.

Working great, Thanks!
[Moto X General] Topsnake:
[MENTION=2812087]SamuriHL[/MENTION] do we have a screenshot yet? curious as to the radio version compared to the maxx.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Yea, someone posted it in the OTA thread. Check it out here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54382066&postcount=87
[Moto X General] Topsnake:
Wow that's really odd. Its an older version than the one i posted in the Dev section here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2824925

Wonder why that is [MENTION=2812087]SamuriHL[/MENTION]

Anyway you could link the thread above in the OP for the community? Its been working fine for many.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
While I certainly appreciate the info and your post, we'll just leave your link here. I want to keep the OP to be FXZ focused so as not to confuse people. (Trust me, I have a lot of experience on this one LOL). But that is really freaky. Where'd that version of the radio come from? If there's a newer version, you'd think they'd have shipped it with this build. Color me confused on that one.
[Moto X General] Topsnake:
Came with the maxx 4.4.4 update. Which both phones run the same everything especially radios so that's really off.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Yea, I tend to agree with you. That's really screwed up. Especially given that the FXZ for the maxx/ultra/mini was created on June 19 and this FXZ was created on June 25. That makes no sense to me. The builds are SUPPOSED to be identical. I know they're not because this build included the new dialer and the 2013 Droids did not. Moto really confuses me some times....and not in a good way. :(
[Moto X General] Topsnake:
Yeah I don't get it. The droid line is always the bastard child when it comes to getting the shiny new stuff. At any rate the new radio is linked a few posts above for anyone wanting to flash. Got a few users saying it runs good.
[Moto X General] gqxcasanova:
can we get root back by just installing supersu through twrp?
[Moto X General] jayboyyyy:
i think twrp will automatically prompt you to ask if you want superuser installed after it reboots. but yes.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Yup. If you're unlocked.
[Moto X General] tekhna:
Is there a best way to flash on OS X?
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
House of Moto.
[Moto X General] imnuts:
I flashed that on my unlocked DE phone and no ill effects so far. I actually flashed everything except for recovery.img via Moto's fastboot. Only issue I had so far was Google+ deciding to go nuts at work today. Outside of that, I think everything is back the way I had 4.4.2 with all the junk removed that I didn't want, and the few little things GravityBox couldn't take care of for me.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
I think there's some confusion as to what I was referring to in the quote. Now that you've flashed 4.4.4's motoboot img you can no longer flash motoboot img from, let's say, 4.4.2. It will fail to flash. Hence why downgrading no workie.
[Moto X General] imnuts:
Ah, that makes sense. I have no plans of downgrading, so there's nothing to worry about. I have yet to see any measurable change in battery life between any build, and stability has been fine for me on all builds as well. Stripped down stock/rooted is where it's at, and the only reason I'm rooted is for Xposed and some removal of apps I don't want, which I could do in recovery if I needed too. Just easier when booted into the system and not doing it all via a terminal.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Yea, I've been very impressed with my xt1053 since I got it last month. I switch the sim between it and my S4 GPE (still my favorite phone by FAR). I've got the sim in it right now, in fact. So glad Moto went for a stock experience to show that skins really aren't needed to differentiate yourself on Android.
[Moto X General] bunklung:
How did you come across a non-dev xt1060 that can be bootloader unlocked?
[Moto X General] mawells787:
Take a gander at the thread " China middleman is back " right here in general.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2751177
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Yey....stolen unlock codes being sold by "some guy in china"....awesome. :rolleyes:
[Moto X General] Topsnake:
Curious if our friend stras has anything to say about that [MENTION=2812087]SamuriHL[/MENTION]

By the way for anyone interested. I ported the circle widgets over from the maxx/ultra for this build. Link below.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2828303
[Moto X General] Slick52:
Ya.. Best $35 I've ever spent.

Sent from my XT1060
[Moto X General] WillisD:
flashed manually and boots to moto globe and hangs then powers off, what should i do?
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
That definitely doesn't sound good. Any errors when you flashed?
[Moto X General] WillisD:
no errors and all went well but not boot have the ota zip but adb doesnt recognize my device for sideload for the zip i pulled last night
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
I don't usually like to recommend this but have you tried booting into recovery and doing an FDR? I don't know what else you could try.
[Moto X General] WillisD:
yes and do you have a different link, mediafire ain't working for me
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Given the large size of the files, no, I do not.
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
If you are interested, AND if some other users would commit to seeding it, I would be willing to create a .torrent of your file and start the initial seeding. I've done this for some ROM DEVs in the past. We could ZIP it, and include a txt file with the MD5 for verification.

Interested? If you aren't, I'm not. :good:
[Moto X General] Travisdroidx2:
I just downloaded with the mediafire link. I flashed radios manually but that's it. I am sure you flashed system.img with mfastboot?
[Moto X General] WillisD:
All is well, guess I was not typing a command just right, I copy/pasted everything and it booted fine
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
It won't be needed. This is only a temp link until Skrilax_cz posts it to the sbf site in a couple weeks.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Sweet. Glad you got it figured out.
[Moto X General] dajmanjt:
Quick question how do i flash just the new radios? i am verizon unlocked dev model and I cant figure out what files to flash to update the radios by themselves.
[Moto X General] Travisdroidx2:
Here are the commands needed.

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/development/radio-msm8960probp232-55-52-00r-t2824925
[Moto X General] Jason.DROID:
Moto uses different version numbers for the DROID series phones. Not sure what they do with the baseband (it's Verizon after all), but it's probably functionally identical.

I tried flashing through RSD Lite and it failed during the system flash, so I used mfastboot instead. I restarted the bootloader, and reflashed the system (and other stuff in the XML), and all was good.

Do NOT use fastboot included in the SDK.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
That's true for all moto snapdragon flashing.
[Moto X General] stras1234:
if it's legit and works, without compromising anyone's security, i'm fully in favor of a service to unlock more phones...

i dont particularly like the price tag, but what can i do...
[MENTION=2812087]SamuriHL[/MENTION] [MENTION=3582521]Topsnake[/MENTION]
[Moto X General] WillisD:
Has anyone on this fxz had signal or Wi-Fi issues? It was great yesterday, today it seems to be not so good, just wondering
[Moto X General] imnuts:
No problems here with signal. Service is still bad in the same places it was before.

Sent from my Moto X
[Moto X General] nhizzat:
So I uninstalled Xposed, flashed the stock 4.4.2 recovery, then ran RSD Flasher and directed it to the 4.4.4 zip file. I rebooted into the bootloader while it was extracting the files. Once done extracting, RSD Flasher prompted me to select the zip or xml file. I selected the 4.4.4 xml file and the app opened the 4.4.4 zip file in 7zip then closed itself.

What am I missing? Can I manually flash everything but userdata with mfastboot to achieve the desired result?
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
Unzip everything to a new folder -first-. Then just open the xml (from the new folder with all contents of zip file) with RSD, and flash.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
None of what was just posted makes any sense. Did you manually extract it and then select the XML file in my RSD Flasher program? RSD Flasher can extract the zip file for you, but, it will NEVER open 7-zip. It's not even possible for it to do so. So I don't know where 7-zip plays into this unless that's what you used to extract it.
[Moto X General] nhizzat:
Tried that afterwards, same result. I get the prompt for full or keep data flash, select keep data, then the zip file opens and RSD Flasher closes.

Both adb and fastboot recognize my phone. I didn't have any issues flashing the recovery with mfastboot. I updated RSD Lite to version 6.1.6. I don't know what I could be missing.

I've got no issue with manually flashing everything, I'd just like to keep my data. Is that possible by flashing everything but userdata?
[Moto X General] Transmissiontech:
Did you open RSD lite and put your file in the file name space(it can be zipped or unzipped) if zipped it will unzip it and then hit start button.
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
That doesn't make ANY sense. You are obviously still opening the zip file in RSD lite. I said to unzip it FIRST. If you did this, then the zip file would NOT open in RSD Lite. You INSTEAD, would open the xml file, from the UNZIPPED FOLDER. You may have unzipped it, but it appears you are still selecting the zip file from within RSD lite.

See the RED above....

Understand?

Also, check to make sure the MD5 matches the OP.

EDIT: SURE! just flash manually. Just skip the command "fastboot erase userdata"
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
You misunderstand and are confusing two DIFFERENT things. I wrote a utility called RSD Flasher which I link to in the OP. That is *NOT* RSD Lite. So, yes, there is a lot of confusion here. RSD Flasher extracts the FXZ zip file, generates whatever script you select as an option (KEEP DATA or FULL). When you press the button, it generates the script and opens RSD Lite with the script loaded and automagically starts flashing. He's saying my util is opening 7-zip and I'm saying that's impossible.
[Moto X General] rocketsaucev2:
I used this fxz and (m)fastboot and it was easy peezy.

Sent from my XT1060
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
My tool is supposed to make it ridiculously easy. LOL.
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
Ahhh got it. -I- just downloaded your zip file (not the flasher). I also notice that the XML already has the erase userdata command removed...

Anyways, thanks for the clarification. Regardless, it would appear he's got something messed up...this is really really simple no matter which method you use ;)

He certainly could follow my suggested method too....unzip, then open xml in RSD Lite. Flash. Done. Easyyyyy :D
[Moto X General] Topsnake:
We discussed this lol
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
Yup. I agree it's not difficult regardless of how you do it considering this one was shipped as a keep data FXZ by default. I'm pleased with moto's decision on that.
[Moto X General] dmiramon:
Enable Native Tethering on 4.4.4 w/ Xposed

Can anyone confirm if native tethering (w/out subscription) can be enabled by Xposed module X tether on 4.4.4. I'm sure everyone here at XDA is aware how Verizon tries to block this feature in every firmware update they put out. Please and thanks.

---------- Post added at 05:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:58 AM ----------

I have gone through the Chinese Middle Man Unlock guy, I can tell you for a fact that it works. He gives you the unlock bootloader code just like you would receive from Motorola. It doesn't compromise your security any more than normal when unlocking your bootloader on a Dev edition. First time I've ever paid for a bootloader unlock, but totally worth it.
[Moto X General] nhizzat:
I have no idea what's going on but that's what I've got going on *shrug* Gonna uninstall RSD Lite and reinstall 6.1.6 clean instead of over 6.1.5. I appreciate you creating RSD Flasher for ease of use, but I think I'll stick to doing things manually. At least then I'll know it's my own dumbass fault if something goes wrong.

Which is why I was attempting to use it lol. I'll record what happens before I go reinstalling everything.

That I do. I'd like to figure out what's wrong and how to fix it just in case someone else is as dumb as me.

I'll resort to your method if I can't get RSD Flasher to work.
[Moto X General] APeaceofStrange:
Tethering works with xposed.
[Moto X General] imnuts:
They don't do anything different than every other carrier out there. All of them have some sort of tethering check in place on their branded phones. I'm not sure why you think this is VZW specific, and they aren't "blocking" it, it's just a simple check to see if you are subscribed to a tethering plan.
[Moto X General] nhizzat:
Figured it out. Went back to the droidrzr forum to reread the instructions. I didn't direct RSD Flasher to SDL.exe, instead I had it directed to the fxz. I was in such a rush to get it done between clients that I wasn't paying attention.
[Moto X General] SamuriHL:
How the hell did you manage to do that? LMAO! I coded it to look for SDL.exe only. Damn users breaking things. LOL! :D
[Moto X General] Transmissiontech:
Well at least he went back and reread the instructions, thats more than most do..:cool: