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[Moto X Q&A] gcbxda:
I simply want to allow my phone to accept any gpt.bin.

i honestly do not care about what it thinks about "downgraded security version".

Is there anyway to do that with a plain fastboot client/interface?

what does RSD does for work around that?

thank you!
[Moto X Q&A] gcbxda:
sigh... it does not F*** allow it, but DO screw up something.

now regular boot just gives me a black screen. while 'factory' and 'bp tools' boot just fine to my fully working system rom (stock 4.4.3)
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
What exactly have you had in your device, flashed, etc...And what you are trying to accomplish.

Need some more details.

And the reason security is set up like that is cause downgrading the Moto X can easily brick your device. Many members have bricked trying to downgrade, or after managing to downgrade...have bricked later.

Without the errors, this section would be overflowing with brick threads. ?
[Moto X Q&A] gcbxda:
fair point. Though i'm still amazed how phone manufacturers manage to get a device bricked by installing software... oh well.

so, my phone history is:

bought moto x dev.

received 4.4.3 OTA update over the 4.4.2 that shipped with it.

flashed twrp because i like image backups and to be able to do minimally required things like ssh tunels and firewall.

and that is pretty much it. i think at some point i used gravitybox when i had 4.4.2 to see what it was about and then reflashed the factory image on top.

So now i wanted to do 2 things.

1. flash the 4.4.4 OTA to see what it is like.

2. if 4.4.4 stock was not decent, i will probably flash a 4.4.2 or whatever the latest CM is for that phone.

edit: ok, forgot to be specific. i'm at step 1 of option 1 still. which is flash 4.4.2 (latest version on the lame motorola stock image repo) and then acept the 4.4.4 OTA. but the stock 4.4.2 gpt.bin triggers that warning.
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
You can't flash back to 4.4.2. That could/will brick you. And definitely would brick you if you did manage to flash 4.4.2 and then took an ota.

Again, the most talked about subject , next to bootloader unlocking, in the X section.
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
You can return to a 4.4.2 nandroid after taking the 4.4.4 OTA if your bootloader is unlocked. I just did it last night.

My story:

1) Unlocked bootloader and rooted with TWRP/SuperSU on 4.4.2;

2) Made a 4.4.2 nandroid and saved it to my PC;

3) Returned to stock 4.4.2 and took the 4.4.4 OTA;

4) Made a 4.4.4 nandroid and saved it to my PC;

5) Inadvertently wiped System partition and Internal Storage;

6) Flashed 4.4.4 system.img from the SBF using mfastboot while in bootloader mode to return to 4.4.4 system;

7) Restored phone to 4.4.2 using TWRP and my 4.4.2 nandroid.

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I am unclear on what you did to get to this point.
[Moto X Q&A] AGISCI:
Ok, but one problem. If you take an ota to a new version now it WILL brick. So you are now stuck on 4.4.2. That is the problem with downgrading.
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
Not true - I can restore back to my 4.4.4 nandroid. I have done it 3 times so far trying to debug the problem with my text messages being restored. I can go back and forth b/t my 4.4.2 nandroid and my 4.4.4 nandroid with no problems.
[Moto X Q&A] aviwdoowks:
NOT THE SAME AS FIRMWARE!!

Firmware contains the bootloader, not so with a nandroid:)

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A nandroid can be flashed down NO PROBLEMO.:o
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
First, he said I was stuck on 4.4.2, and that is what I was responding to. I am not stuck on 4.4.2 - I can go back and forth b/t 4.4.2 and 4.4.4 using my nandroids.

Second, for the record after I took the OTA I had to flash the 4.4.4 system.img from the 4.4.4 sbf b/c I inadvertently wiped my system partition. I tried using RSDLite but it would not recognize my device. When I was in bootloader mode, adb would not recognize my device either. But I was able to use mfastboot to flash the 4.4.4 system.img. After flashing the 4.4.4 system.img from the sbf, I was able to restore back to 4.4.2 system using my nandroid.

So you can selectively flash the sbf files to return to a previous version of android - you don't have to flash the bootloader. My bootloader is 30:B7 and you CAN run 4.4.2 system after you have upgraded to the 4.4.4 bootloader IF you are unlocked and rooted. I don't know what happens if you are not.
[Moto X Q&A] gcbxda:
if when you flash an image you pretty much re-partition the whole flash memory (gpt), install the bootloader and system... what exactly 'bricks' the phone with downgrade/upgrade?
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
See links in my next post.
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
These links explain it better than I did:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50734236&postcount=29

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49990727&postcount=33

I believe in this link where Q9Nap says partition, he means partition table:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50734615&postcount=31

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50721154&postcount=21
[Moto X Q&A] Q9Nap:
If you want to go back to 4.4.2, just flash the 4.4.2 boot.img and system.img from the 4.4.2 fxz; it will work fine with the updated bootloader and radio.
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
The op in this thread wants to be able to flash any gpt.bin he wants to. He is being told by others if he does that he will brick. I was quoting you b/c he asked why it would brick and I was showing him that it won't brick, it will just fail and also some of your quotes explain why it will fail. You said it better than I could so I quoted you. Sorry if it was confusing for me to quote you from other threads in this thread.

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This is another one of [MENTION=1567974]Q9Nap[/MENTION] quotes:

with the system booted to a blank screen, press and hold the power button until you see the screen flicker, about 10 seconds.

as soon as it does, quickly release power button, press and hold volume down and then press and hold power.

hold both volume down and power for a few seconds, then release.

you should be in bootloader menu.

it might take a few tries, but you will get it.
[Moto X Q&A] Q9Nap:
yeah it won't brick, it will just fail to flash.

as long as you can access fastboot mode, you're not totally bricked.
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
It did mess something up for him b/c now a regular boot gives him a blank screen. So I just posted your instructions on how to get from the blank screen to bootloader mode.
[Moto X Q&A] Q9Nap:
you have to flash boot.img and system.img from the same version.

in addition, you should wipe cache and dalvik-cache.

if there are still issues, you should wipe data also.
[Moto X Q&A] gcbxda:
THanks a lot for all the info! much apreciated. I think i'm still confused by the horrible reuse of terms all around android history.

When you say boot nowadays, do you mean the fastboot firmware? i wasn't able to flash it some time ago... granted, i'm a fossil on android knowledge nowadays.

THis is my problem. "from the same version".

phone is on 4.4.3.

lousy motorola only provides dev phone images to 4.4.2 (and 4.2.2). even though they distributed 4.4.3 for ages and now are roling out 4.4.4

There is nothing from the same version i can flash. specially if i want to try the OTA 4.4.4
[Moto X Q&A] Q9Nap:
I don't think you mentioned what carrier you're using.

Moto sux at updating their fxz files, that's why there is firmware team:

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0

WARNING! shameless plug forthcoming....

Also feel free to try my Google Play edition fxz:

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/development/fxz-xt1053-xt1060-google-play-edition-4-t2715488
[Moto X Q&A] gcbxda:
i'm on GSM dev (currently tmo sim)
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
We've seen people brick this way too. Usually its when trying to take an OTA in this state. Not sure why, i'm just going by posts/threads of what users have said happened.

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Any issues like when people on 4.4.2 tried to downgrade system to 4.4. and could no longer go into Settings -> Security?

From this thread -> http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49990727&postcount=33

That was taken from the Razr M section, so the M might be different, but on the X, unlocking the bootloader does not "allow flashing anything" at least not in the sense gaining S-OFF on an HTC does.

HTC with S-OFF you can completely downgrade using full older RUU files, etc. (i dont recall if HBOOT could be downgraded, its been a while for me.).

Even with Unlocked bootloader on X, you can't downgrade GPT.BIN and MOTOBOOT.IMG.
[Moto X Q&A] Q9Nap:
That is strange, I've never had an issue. In fact, I'm running the xt1050 4.4.2 boot and (modified) system on xt1060 4.4.4 base with no issues.

Although I never take OTAs, always wait for fastboot images.

Yeah I never said you could FULLY flash a lower version; gpt and motoboot in particular are a no go.

It may be possible to downgrade motoboot by using qflash to blank flash the bootloader and then flash lower motoboot, but hardly worth the effort and risk.

Gpt is definitely a one way street afaik.

Based my experimentation, you actually can flash anything with an unlocked bootloader as long as the image size doesn't exceed the partition size; it just may not boot up lol.
[Moto X Q&A] :
Perhaps, but you need to remember that many less experienced users are around here and any talk of downgrading being OK, they try to do what you're explaining, mess it up and they're bricked. Or they do take an ota, and possibly bricked. ?

Do those less experienced than you a favor, and just say no.... You can't downgrade. Like the rest of us do. ?

I've witnessed members blame other members for causing them to brick... No matter if it was bad advice or bad following direction.... Either way, not fun.

So maybe just keep your success a secret. ??

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Threads that have been started that suggest downgrading is ok and even how to do it.... Usually vanish into thin air here. Way too many bricks going around to allow such topics to stick around. Very easy for people to mess up, or misunderstand due to English not being their first language.. Etc.

Hope you see my point?

Cheers! ?
[Moto X Q&A] Q9Nap:
I don't advertise this information; people ask questions, and I respond with the truth based on my experience.

The hobby of flashing devices with anything other than OTAs is not for beginners or the faint of heart.

There are plenty of warnings around stating that any modification one attempts to do to their device is solely their responsibility.

The vast majority of people simply don't read the directions and understand what they are doing beforehand. I got 99 problems and that ain't one.

Cheers!
[Android Software Development] jonlee83:
Hello All,

I am looking for a partner to create an Android app. I believe I have a great application idea and am having trouble creating it. I am looking for someone who will work with me/teach me. I will not be paying but I will be glad to split profits 50/50. If you live on the Westside of Los Angeles, that would be preferred. PM me if you are interested or have any questions.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawonga:
I failed two times trying to unlock my note 3 n900w8 (bell) that has been flashed to cyanogenmod. Does anyone know if flashed firmwares have problems unlocking? The guy at the second shop told me that I needed to go back to stock. Is anyone familiar with this?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
You cannot unlock by just flashing another firmware.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawonga:
No...what I mean is I try to unlock AFTER flashing... I currently fail to unlock on cyanogenmod
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
The same. You need unlock code for it.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawonga:
Nevermind, I got it to work.

PSA and to all future readers: If you're using a note 3 from CANADA (n900w8), and you flash a hlte/cm based custom rom on it, you will NOT be able to unlock your phone using the unlock code from your original carrier while you're on the custom rom (as it's carrier is 'general'; see below) -- you need to revert back to stock (I had bell) and then throw in the unlock code for the original carrier for it to unlock.

What I theorize is that you'll be able to use a general unlock code rather than a carrier specific unlock code to work when on a general (ie. cm) based rom however.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Not really understand what you are saying. Anyway thank you for sharing :)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] exemike:
Hello all, i bought my uni sim free and got an 02 sim with free internet minutes on it

when i try connect it fails to dial, can anyone help fix this

thanks all
[One (M8) Accessories] Bierce22:
Hey so my google cardboard kit finally came in the mail today the I am cardboard version from amazon. It was only 20$ and I couldnt resist not trying it lol. Anyway I got everything assembled in about two minutes the only problem was the lenses had dust from the cardboard on them so I just got a peace of scotch tape and cleaned them. I got the version with the nfc tag and it dosnt work, however the magnet in the cardboard app does witch is good. My main gripes are you can slightly see the edges of the phone if your not looking at it dead on and you can see the lens holders. Also I tried watching godzilla using vr cinema pro and I had about 35 minutes left before my battery got down two 14% although I did start it at around 80% so full charge should get through a movie and yes watching a movie on it is amazing but your definitely going to want a 1080p copy or your going to see pixels my godzilla copy was 720p so I could see them. If you do decide to get google cardboard I definitely recommend putting some kind of tape were your forehead sits because the oils will destroy it pretty fast if you have any questions feel free to ask me.
[One (M8) Accessories] blu3sm4n:
Could you share some pic. And link of cardboard please?
[One (M8) Accessories] Bierce22:
''

ill send a picture later today im not finished modifying it.

http://www.amazon.com/AM-CARDBOARD®...qid=1412426332&sr=8-1&keywords=i+am+cardboard

although i would recommend dodocase cardboard its 5$ more but the lenses dont have the notches over them.
[One (M8) Accessories] Bierce22:
okay so after digging around i found a player called sbs video player it scales really good and its just playing the movie. The issue with stuff like vr cinema is its having to render the theater and the movie so its like trying to play a game while watching a movie at the same time and the result is it kills your battery and overheats your phone lol
[One (M8) Accessories] Bierce22:
just incase anyone was wondering i added padding and a head band and its way better now

http://imgur.com/Uj1Rmc9
[One (M8) Accessories] thwrtchd:
If you want something more comfortable than cardboard, search for "colorcross vr" on ebay, you can get these for only $30.
[One (M8) Accessories] RAM_1994:
Anyone got colorcross vr? It looks way better than others, for just $20.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Gonna tag a few who have helped in the past
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] gpvlog:
Interesting. Does the stock Note 4 have a 5 minute limit like the Note 3? I record alot of videos for YouTube and I never actually planned to record in 4K.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Can someone tell me if there is a SamsungCamera.apk or SecCamera.apk under /system/apps? Don't want to root just yet but I want to start digging
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] nerys71:
Yes note 4 has 5 min limit

Just use open camera when you know you will need more. You can tell it to use ext sd you can also tell it to auto restart after x minutes AND you can increase the bit rate. Wicked nice app.

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No to both of those files kevin. There is a samsungcamera3.apk and no seccamera at all
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Someone sent me the samsungcamera3 apk and im hopefully going to tear it down tonight to get the 5 min limit extended to 15 minutes (hopefully) and the bitrate turned up
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] nerys71:
Nice. What we need is a file size limit not a time limit. Ie stop at 3.99gb or whatever the actual file system limit is.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
file size aint gonna happen... unless someone knows how to rewrite 32 bit code to 64 bit
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Mediocrates:
I know you can't record longer than 5 minutes on the internal sd because of the filesystem. However, has anyone tried formatting an external sd with ntfs, or ext4 to see if the camera app will read it? I think that might be the key to this problem.

quick edit: I would try it myself, but I'm still looking for a 32gb microSD I dropped in this room last week. Damn my decision to paint my walls midnight blue, and lay down dark bamboo laminate flooring. Great for a computer room.....bad for finding anything dark that's dropped......grrrrrrrrrr
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Heres the thing. Its not a filesystem limit. It is a ffffffff limit which means 4gb. That is 32 bit and the max file size. The recording time is set to 5 minutes but in all reality 5 minutes is actually around 1.4gb. I can set the record time to 6 million minutes but as long as there is a 32 bit limit of ffffffff its not possible to go further. I have a 128gb sdcard. Now if youd like to help there are a few framework files i need to actually start ripping this apart to start looking at it
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
framework-res, twframework-res, and SystemUI.

I need those from system
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] hermeticist:
I couldn't find systemui but have the other two files for you:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yt0kidzmiymcj52/AACZQCMz3zemSKRuAfa5vCfLa?dl=0
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] CJPRICO:
Here is the systemui

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux90k5hdroebxfq/SystemUI.apk?dl=0
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] nerys71:
On my device 5 minutes usually ends up around 2.8gb ???
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] gpvlog:
I am interested in this. I am planning to upgrade my YouTube channel to WQHD, not going 4K till smartphones come in 4K. So dropping the 5 minute limit for WQHD would be handy.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
thank ya! Time to start ripping this apart

Ill do the best I can!
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Ill be out for the next few days for a interview but here are the smali files to look through. Maxfilesize or MaxRecording size were used in the note3 but i cant seem to find it in here so they might be using something different. Anyone know hex?

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38128929/app.rar
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Added some info to the 1st post
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Found all points to increase jpeg quality, video quality and video length!
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] gpvlog:
I was testing WQHD and found that i can get around 22 minutes into a 4 gig block or around 180 megs per minute.

This mod would be so helpfull allowing me to increase the time limite to 22 minutes.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
can u explain further? Not sure what you mean
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Will need a tester tonight.. if anyone is interested please message me
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] gpvlog:
Tried that app. First the app does not support WQHD. Secondly i was getting alot of crashes when using the experimental 4K option. I dont think this app is optimized.

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Did you manage to compile something?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
what do u mean it doesnt support wqhd?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] gpvlog:
Was refering the the camera app that was suggested here for continuous recording.

How are you coming on the project?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
works fine for me
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Did u see my link to the mod I made? I am trying to determine if there is any possible way to make the FFFFFFFFL value void or nul or somehow multiply it or add it in java to make the file size limit over 4gb
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Here is the mod Ive made so far

http://xdaforums.com/note-4-sprint/themes-apps/mod-camera-quality-mod-t2917501/post56272296
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
This is whats killing us so far on recording length:

CommonEngine.smali - Line 158 -

.field private static final MAX_VIDEO_FILE_SIZE:J = 0xffffffffL
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
did u get my message I pmd u?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] nerys71:
I think he was talking about open camera that i mentioned worked great on note 3 guess it needs works for the note 4
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
open camera allowed more than a 4gb file?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] nerys71:
No but it will stop and then immediately start recording a new file for as long as you wish to the limits of your sd card. I found i could do 9 minutes so i would tell it to record 9 minutes per and then repeat 2, 3 or however many times i needed or forever until memory is full. Very short delay between files too.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
I should look intot his.. maybe i can port it over. If you can find the specific name or app

for now if youd like u can test this attachment

install instructions are in this post op

http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile...od-tmobile-t2918280/post56279793#post56279793
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] nerys71:
It is called open camera and is free.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kevinrocksman:
Ok here we go, after figuring out where everything is located I am now proud to annouce this mod for the note 4 (not sure if it will work on all of them but definatly sprint). I will update the log as I go

Version 3

October 25th 2014 - Turned JPEG quality up to 100% from 96% (Verified)

October 25th 2014 - Changed DUAL FHD max record time from 5 minutes to 10 minutes (Tested up to 20 min - Needs more verifications)

October 25th 2014 - Changed DUAL HD max record time from 10 minutes to 30 minutes (Needs Verification)

October 25th 2014 - Changed UHD max record time from 5 minutes to 30 minutes (Appears to stop at 5 Min)

October 25th 2014 - Changed SMOOTH MOTION max record time from 10 minutes to 30 minutes (Needs Verification)

October 25th 2014 - Changed FHD from 17mbit to 20mbit (Verified)

October 25th 2014 - Changed SMOOTH MOTION from 28mbit to 40mbit (Verified)

October 25th 2014 - Changed UHD from 24mbit to 65mbit (Verified)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Download ES File Explorer

2. Go to /system/app and delete SamsungCamera3.apk and SamsungCamera3.odex

3. Copy the SamsungCamera3.apk file over to /system/app

4. (Version 3 or higher) Copy the media_profiles.xml file to /system/etc/

5. Reboot to recovery

6. Wipe Cache and Dalvik

7. Reboot

7. Enjoy

DOWNLOAD
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Version 1

October 25th 2014 - Turned JPEG quality up to 100% from 96% (Verified)

V2 Changlog. (In testing process)

October 25th 2014 - Changed DUAL FHD max record time from 5 minutes to 10 minutes (Tested up to 20 min - Needs more verifications)

October 25th 2014 - Changed DUAL HD max record time from 10 minutes to 30 minutes (Needs Verification)

October 25th 2014 - Changed UHD max record time from 5 minutes to 30 minutes (Appears to stop at 5 Min)

October 25th 2014 - Changed SMOOTH MOTION max record time from 10 minutes to 30 minutes (Needs Verification)

V3 Changlog. (Thanks to Killa12222)

October 25th 2014 - Changed FHD from 17mbit to 20mbit (Verified)

October 25th 2014 - Changed SMOOTH MOTION from 28mbit to 40mbit (Verified)

October 25th 2014 - Changed UHD from 24mbit to 65mbit (Verified)