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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] slogar25:
Look man you are wasting everyone's time and this thread. If you figured out how to unlock the bootloader then prove it and share it with everyone else here. This is a bounty thread....wouldn't you want to collect the bounty?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] dmbtech:
The bootloader is probably unlocked on that device. It is probably an internal testing device that was stolen or borrowed or of the likes. The engineering phones are unlocked, does not mean that he unlocked in however. I think he is asking if there is anything we need as he is able to access entire filesystem.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
Yet he didnt provide any actual proof. Like lets say a video of him showing twrp installed.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] niilartey1:
Thanks Calsurferpunk, this is what I have been saying from day one, just asking if anyone need files from my device that could help you guys.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
Almost certainly a test device, with an unlocked bootloader. We see them for each moto release. The guy is lucky.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] DireWolfAlpha:
Go into your boot loader and show us your device variables through fastboot on your computer. Then post the OEM unlock code. Boot loader unlocked for all
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
It doesn't work that way.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] niilartey1:
With what fastboot command
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
dude just stop stalling and post the proof you claim u have. we seen this same stunt before with a person claiming to be on verizon security team and just magically disappeared.

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I believe each device has its own code right?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] brianmagicr:
That's correct.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GreaterLesser:
That's why Motorola has you put in your device's code from the bootloader to see whether said device is eligible or not otherwise one code would work on all. Motorola would love to make it that simple but carriers *cough* Verizon *cough* wouldn't
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Ekkoria:
One code still wouldn't work for all. One code means one unlock. They have you put in your code to identify your device in order to void your warranty as well as to make sure you're eligible.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GreaterLesser:
My apologies for the misunderstanding then.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ryanbg:
Are kernel modules enabled on the stock build?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Latheman:
Has anyone got very far with Verizon or moto engineers? Like contacting or just talking? I hope I hope I don't sound like a troll, however getting to the top tier engineers might help. I am not an android expert like some of you *cough* jcase *cough*. I am hoping to upgrade my droid RAZR maxx HD to a 64gb turbo soon so this topic is something I have been following since the Turbo was released.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] stealth01:
What makes people buy this phone and the maxx and the other similar phones? They have 0 developer support and barely anybody has them so if anything goes wrong you have to call motorola and talk to them about what they can do
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GreaterLesser:
I think a lot of ppl bought the phone based on its specs sheet - I bought it for the performance and monstrous battery life :D
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
1. It is fast, stock-ish, and works very well.

2. Rom devs often aren't really developers.

3. If anything goes wrong with any other phone unlocked or not, the end result is the same. Call the OEM or carrier.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] LifeAsADroid:
If they're looking for custom ROMs, root, or bootloader unlock then it would be stupidity driving them to get this phone.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Latheman:
I look for a fast phone with good battery life, as much as I use it root is an extra
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] johnbravado:
i bought this phone because it is awesome. if root comes i will root it. but otherwise it is still an awesome phone. i cannot even think of something i really want roo tfor right now on this phone.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jstang89:
I have a turbo and my daughter has a maxx. I would like to root, but regardless of that, they are both awesome phones for the speed, battery, camera and more. Still really want to root them though!
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ganggreen30:
Duhhh ads
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] tomkins0752:
Sorry but I'm gonna have to pull my offer.

I won't be dealing with Verizon anymore, so I won't have the Turbo for much longer. :crying:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] pilot25:
After dealing with the disaster that was the Galaxy Nexus I can say I enjoy a long battery life and snappy phone more than root.

I got the turbo so I don't have to worry about the battery. The Gnex was such a piece of garbage on battery life that there was no other choice than the turbo. Best specs and almost pure. The only thing I miss is hotspot and I don't miss it as much as I thought I would.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cstone1991:
Do you have unlimited still? If not you already have hotspot. You probably know this already, just throwing it out there on the off chance that you don't.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Butcher98:
Not wireless hotspot though. That's the biggest reason I miss root.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] mad3963:
Am I missing something here? What's the difference between wireless hotspot and wifi hotspot?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] madnav:
It is the same.

And the limitation is rather from Verizon.

I use Turbo internationally with different carrier and hotspot works fine.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Butcher98:
I would have to pay $20 extra a month for the feature with my unlimited data plan.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] LifeAsADroid:
This is my number one reason why root is a necessity when choosing any phone.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] mistermojorizin:
After dealing with the disaster that was the Galaxy Nexus, I can say I enjoy a long battery life and snappy phone AND ALL THE JOYS of ROOT (and I have been for a year and a half now because I have the Droid MAXX).

Having said that though, as soon as you guys get proper root on the DT, I will upgrade, even though battery life on the DT could have been so much more if they stuck to the 720p screen or even used a reasonable, though unnecessary for my eyes anyway, 1080p screen.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Butcher98:
I don't use it a ton but it's nice to have it if needed.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] elnazaghili:
$25/$15

$25/$15
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] r3pwn:
This bounty thread's gone to hell and the original poster stated they would no longer keep up with it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bfromcali:
Nevermind...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Skrilax_CZ:
Just reading code aurora stuff, has anybody tried "fastboot boot boot.img" on locked Droid Turbo? I guess you can download the TWRP for XT1225 in the dev. thread and try boot that.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Ekkoria:
Definitely isn't going to work, that's what the locked bootloader is all about. It'll refuse to boot.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ceelos218:
cmon skrillax you should know better than that..
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Skrilax_CZ:
I know that, I'm just asking if somebody has actually tried. There is a security bulletin on CAF about fastboot boot not checking for sigs ;)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] chuotpatin:
hi

wow....hi everyone :p
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] DireWolfAlpha:
Has there ever been a mod chip made for android phones like they do with Xbox? Perhaps that's a possibility to unlock bl
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] aFancyTickler:
I tried flashing recovery and booting with it and this is what i got

E:\goo\sdk\platform-tools>Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes

sending 'recovery' (11632 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.368s]

writing 'recovery'...

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.372s

E:\goo\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot boot recovery.img

downloading 'boot.img'...

OKAY [ 0.368s]

booting...

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.370s

E:\goo\sdk\platform-tools>
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Skrilax_CZ:
Then that's fixed in there this time.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] rpitera:
Thanks for at least trying. It's nice to see there's still some interest.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
I gave them that bug, and moto was never vuln to it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Skrilax_CZ:
Ah I see. Didn't know you were around Turbo as well :)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] JoJoLanny:
It looks like it's over

Well... it seems as though the guys at Verizon and Motorola have finally found a way to keep anyone from unlocking the bootloader and rooting the Droid Turbo. I have one; beautiful and powerful phone. But boy.... sure would be nice to have that capability again. I've had a rooted phone for years. Now, I guess I'll take a break. Thanks for all of the hard work guys. Here's to hoping!:crying:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] calarco3:
http://www.computerworld.com/articl...ary-deadline-for-unlocking-mobile-phones.html

Does this apply to us

sent from my handcuffed droid turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] dmbtech:
No that is not regarding unlocking bootloader, but unlocking phones so they work on other networks
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] calarco3:
I thought so

sent from my handcuffed droid turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] iceblitz4:
Update

Did anybody get the update 21.44.12. It’s a VoLTE bug fixer. Or, Advanced Calling 1.0, according to Verizon. That’s it. did anybody else get this update i haven't seem to got it yet?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
They found a way for those who can crack it to not have interest in doing so. That is the only thing holding it back.

I don't do such things, so don't look at me.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] lUnorthodoxFoxl:
Anybody else see the Moto Unlock from John Hale on Youtube posted yesterday?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
http://youtu.be/kKprE62uQKo

Check this out
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
Mostly research is the issue, its very time consuming
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ccheww:
In general though. What's the process? Its a complete mystery to me. Is it just a matter of getting ahold of a "middleman" for codes and stuff? Or does it require studying a bunch of command lines in Linux and finding a way to edit them?

Sent from my XT1254

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I would love to be able to put forth some efforts towards this. I have a lot of connections with android developers I live in the heart of San Francisco. I just need some kind of idea of what the whole process has been for rooting android phones as a whole. If its Chinese middlemen with access codes and stuff that may be out of my reach. But as far as studying command lines and coding in Linux, that's a resource I can provide. Some of the developers I know have worked with some of the fastest growing startups in San Francisco.

Im aware that I probably wont be much help at all but if I can hook up two great android developers then maybe we can all have a little more hope.

Sent from my XT1254
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] MonkeyMouth:
75 for bootloader. 50 for root.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] TheValhallan:
Very rarely does a "middle man" have any real knowledge on exploits that would help us. However, if you really do know some talented and experienced android developers, please let them know of our little bounty here and get them to work!
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jnclocker:
we are waiting for you Jcase and your crew. I know you can do it. Take your time however long it takes. You have rooted majority of my phones and thanks.

Same applies to any other Dev out there interested in bringing us root and unlock.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] fury683:
Trying not to derail the thread too much...

Android allows for bootloaders to be unlocked via command line, but it requires a special code. With phones like the Moto X 2013, certain variations of it were allowed to be unlocked (T-Mobile and Sprint, for one), while others (AT&T and Verizon) were not. You go to the Moto website, put in a long special code from your phone (unique per device) and submit that, which is then recorded (to say that you did it) and you are given back a shorter code that can be used to unlock the bootloader.

So for Verizon users, this was a problem because if you had a Moto Maker edition (non-Developer Edition) device, you could not unlock the bootloader and easily gain root access. However, a guy from China (the "middleman") started selling these codes. The origins of them are unknown, some speculated he cracked the encryption (unlikely, in my opinion), others thought maybe he had access to the database via the factory where portions of the phones were assembled or programmed. Either way, he had the magic codes needed to unlock the bootloaders for many Droid devices.

Other methods include Sunshine, but I've never used that so I'm not entirely sure how it works. That, (I think) is more of an exploit than a legitimate magic code obtained by China. I won't go too far into that, because as I said I am not familiar with how it works (and I'm not sure many others do outside of the developers of it).

Hope that helps explain how it works...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] wolfgart:
jcase, world is waiting your BL unlock solution for 4.4.4

We trust in you. And pay you ;)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cthorson910:
Put me down for $15 (root) and $25 (bootloader unlock)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] rajuabju:
UPdated with the lastest pledges.

Also folks, this thread is primarily dedicated to raising a bounty... it makes my job a lot more time consuming having to go through posts that arent really related to the topic at hand, so lets stay focused here :)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jfriend33:
$25 for bootloader unlock. I think this close to lollipop only having root would not be good enough since root survival won't work.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] XF1ber:
I am in for ($100 boot loader unlock $50 root)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] LeoLopezDO:
$25/$25 for me
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] nprev420:
$3600 isn't enough incentive to try to unlock and root the Turbo?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
For starters, the bounty system is broken. No guarantee.

Second, and more importantly, promise of potential money doesnt produce the time needed for R&D. I dont have the time.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] nprev420:
I understand, life comes first. Really want to upgrade to this device but no way i can without root and unlocked bl. Hope you find the time someday to get it done. But thanks for all your hard work of what you have done.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
Pretty much, if you want a current gen unlocked device on Verizon, look at the m8
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] xkape:
jcase.. burnt out man? I sympathize with you more than you know. There comes a time when your just done with it. I spent so much time doing what I did and, unless you truely enjoy it, it aint worth it. The joy was there but, damn, when it's gone. its gone and its beyond not fun. I want an unlocked Turbo as much as the next guy but, I feel your pain. It ain't worth it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] gcng:
I already pledged $25/$25, but upon further consideration, I'll raise it to $250 for bootloader unlock and $50 for root.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ffchampmt:
Any idea on where you plan to go in the future as far as manufacturer or what others are working on in terms of exploits? I know it's hard to guess but I get hyped about getting away from my s4 only to find its more locked, more unrootable stuff everyday.

I'm in for $25 for root, $50/unlock +$25 bonus if before Thanksgiving.

Sent from my Verizon NC5 Galaxy S4 w/ GEL and Xposed
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
HTC has been, and will continue to be our primary focus. We are also looking at other OEMs, but do not have as much completed material for them, so they take much longer
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] brianmagicr:
Seems too good to be true.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
Rootjunky on youtube. Confirmed this. He definately wouldnt put it on his channel if it wasnt.

Edit:

Just spoke with the developer. It works with the turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] brianmagicr:
Nothing would make me happier than having my Droid Turbo with unlocked boot loader. I'm just so tired of people who claim to have unlocked/rooted.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
Go to the link. U will see what I asked the developer and what he stated.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] DireWolfAlpha:
Holy balls
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kwyrt:
I know what I'm doing tonight! Anyone tried this yet?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
Of all claims so far, this guy is the most credible.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] calarco3:
I'm ready to do this now how do i get files.

sent from my handcuffed droid turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Yabbakinz:
They creator said that he is not going public yet with the files. Not gonna be an immediate unlock available I am guessing.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Razorbacktrack5535:
At the end of the video
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Ekkoria:
Just out of curiosity, why would he not want to go public with them?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
Guessing because he wants to make sure everything works like he says and also to make a list of confirmed phones it worked on.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
More likely to make sure first that Moto can't reverse engineer the unlock.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] matheus_sc:
Video Dont work yet, for ne at least
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] calarco3:
I'm sure it's busy. I had trouble watching it

sent from my handcuffed droid turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Tomsgt:
I know the guy that made this video. Either it is totally legit or he is the biggest Troll in the world only time will tell. :) He sent it straight to my hangouts with him this morning at 1 am. But he can't release it yet :(

Sad thing is he's not sure if he will ever be able to release it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] calarco3:
What's the hold up. I'd love to help experimenting

sent from my handcuffed droid turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Yabbakinz:
yeah. I am fine if he can't release it yet which makes sense cause he has to test, but there will be a release right?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Gundabolu SC:
This is awesome news if its gonna be released! :D

And Skrilaz_CZ is already working on cm12 for the Moto Maxx... Once that's running I am sure no one will have a problem with the Maxx n Turbo being in the same forum again! :D :D :P
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
I will.

They need to be separated, ESPECIALLY for rom related reasons.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cstone1991:
Agreed. Even just separate development sub forums would be good enough. The general and Q&A sections don't really matter to me.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] matheus_sc:
Dont make much sense for me. If cannot release, why post a link???
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Gundabolu SC:
But internally they are the same bro... The stock FXZ might need to be separated but all the custom ROMs are gonna remain the same! Trust me! :D
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
To provide evidence of what he is working on and found.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] calarco3:
I'm ready to write my check

sent from my handcuffed droid turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
Until some genius includes radios and kills someone's phone.

Trust me, it will happen and has happened in the past.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] DireWolfAlpha:
Figured out how to unlock but uses a Mac...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
Sense, you dot not make.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] brianmagicr:
Do tell.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] :
Hate to break it to you, but Google uses Macs for development.

http://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/macbook-pro-users-at-google-io-2011-image-004.jpg
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
A picture isnt really something to use as a fact.

This may help alittle more

http://bgr.com/2013/11/28/mac-chromebook-google-employees/
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
1) Video is no proof of anything, hold judgement until a release

2) Hate to bust it to you, but [MENTION=711482]beaups[/MENTION] and myself use Macs, they are more convenient and easier to use than Linux. Every public motox exploit (save maybe for the futex exploit) has been written on a Mac.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
I do too. Macs are hard to beat as development machines.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] matheus_sc:
In 2011???
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] danger2u:
So someone find a method to unlock the bootloader and it s afraid to publish a guide.

u can upload it anonymous and share a link here

whats the problem?

why working hard to find a solution and then give up and no sharring with others??

maybe to sell it to Motorola ?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
Someone wanting attention posted video of a "unlock", no evidence it was real nor fake either way

moto doesnt buy bugs, if they did I would have never released anything for motorola.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
Gasp even in 2015!
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] DireWolfAlpha:
There just presenting something not developing
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] the_rooter:
Who says hes afraid. This here is one of the many reasons why people are leaving this phone.

1) No need to be rude. This shows evidence that someone is in fact working on a unlock method. From the sound of some of these post seems like a few are upset because he is getting there first.

2) In fact since its strictly coming from a person I followed for years on youtube. I believe this is legit. Kinda sad when something like this is brought to the community and someone who doesn't even own the phone blasts the video and memebers of the community because of a video.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Latheman:
This is making increase saving for a 64gig turbo now. However if this doesn't work I still want to get a turbo. I hope this works out but it is still a great phone. And who cares if you use Mac, Windows, or Linux?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jcase:
a) I wasnt rude, i was actually very neutral in that comment, on purpose.

b) This shows absolutely nothing, look at the file size of helper.c, you going to tell me 128bytes is big enough to be source for such an exploit? Your kidding right?

c) The fact this comes from someone i've know for years, not from youtube but from working with on projects, and actually knowing him, I know to believe it when I can actually see it.

d) I own the phone

e) I am the only one who comments in this thread, that has any experience in rooting and unlocking modern Motorola devices (means I've produced and published roots/unlocks)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] adrynalyne:
Some people don't know much about computer uses outside forum browsing and Facebook.