yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
When will it be ready for the XT1096? Thanks!

---------- Post added at 04:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:42 AM ----------

Yeah, AFAIK the way MoFo works now, it checks your model and if your model isn't the DT, then it won't let you proceed. So maiko1 will have to modify that part of the software to allow the XT1096 to proceed.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
Mofoverify doesn't verify the XT1096 yet, so no.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
How much longer?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!? I NEED ROOT!!!!
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
I seem to be confused what that status of root is. I think it would be nice if we could list what it will bring.

For example

1. This is an obvious one, but the exploit most likely gets you temp root right?

2. Write protect is still on, so no installing other images?

3. Works on Lollipop?
[X 2014 General] trimax84:
[MENTION=6082353]bits3rpent[/MENTION] my understanding is that Mofo will allow you to flash any compatible image you want to our 2014 X. (although I haven't seen anywhere confirming it will work with the 2nd Gen, but we surmise it will). So you can flash a modified Kitkat or lollipop image, rooted or unrooted (but what would be the value of flashing an image without root?).

Write protection will still be enabled, disallowing changes to the system once Android is booted. However, any changes you or a developer modified to the image before flashing it are persistent (so not a temp-root). Changes like allowing tethering or implementing xposed modules.

Check the Droid turbo thread on this topic, it'll give an idea of what others are already doing.
[X 2014 General] Caketray:
So does that mean that you can't add new xposed modules afterwards?
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59728823&postcount=1
[X 2014 General] iaminflames:
Stop asking when it will be ready. Be patient. Asking about a release date has never sped up a release.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
If the people who were working on it were reading this thread, you would have a point. They aren't; you don't.
[X 2014 General] Tomsgt:
I am reading this thread just because you arent posting doesnt mean you arent following. you never know who is watching :)
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
What are you doing reading this thread when you are supposed to be working on testing the Moto X 2014 MoFo root for us?!?!?!?! LOL!!! :) :good:
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
2spooky4me
[X 2014 General] iaminflames:
Open mouth, insert foot.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
You sure did, lol!!!!

Every day that goes by, more and more people are abandoning this device b/c it can't be rooted. Delay = less customers for XT1096 MoFo. I almost got rid of mine but when I saw the DT get root then I had hope. I am sure many others have given up on this device and moved on.

I even bought an N6 and if the screen didn't have issues, I would have moved on and sold my Moto X 2014 by now. I offered to allow my device to be used as a test device and would take full responsibility for it if it bricked as I have MotoCare and a $39 deductible doesn't phase me.

This is a PAID root so if I were the devs, I would stop reading this thread and work on getting this root method out. The Moto X 2014 is 7 months old, the Moto X 2015 will be out in 5 months time. If the Moto X 2015 has a Dev Ed that will hurt the demand for XT 1096 MoFo.

Anyhow, you "hall monitor wannabe" types are uber annoying. Putting your annoying arse on ignore, lol!!!
[X 2014 General] iaminflames:
This guy is an idiot if he thinks the amount of people leaving the moto x because of no root is anywhere close to high enough for Motorola to even notice. Motorola doesn't care if you want to root or not. The vast majority of users don't care if they can root or not. You must not live in the real world. Have fun.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
He didn't direct that message towards Motorola, he directed it towards Mofo.

Motorola couldn't give half a damn if someone left the Moto X for the Nexus 6, because Motorola *made* the Nexus 6. That would be like if Apple was mad for someone trading in their 6 for a 6+. Even if someone left the Moto X for a non-Motorola phone, it's not like Motorola didn't already get paid for the device.

He directed it towards Mofo. They care if someone ditches the XT1096, because they're the ones selling the root exploit for it.

However, Mofo shouldn't give a damn either. The delay is not making many people drop this phone, just a few XDA type people that can't live without an xposed module to flush their toilet.

This is still easily one of the best phones on the market. Since it's stock Android, unbloated, and blazing fast, you don't even really *need* root.

You can count on me switching to 5.1 as soon as I get an OTA or a soak, even if I do miss out on root. Besides, the only real thing I want to do with root is get rid of the Verizon network indicator and install Greenify and Amplify.

tl;dr: reading comprehension is important
[X 2014 General] trimax84:
[MENTION=6351171]Mocha_Bean[/MENTION] I want, nay - NEED, this flushing app you speak of! Now I must have root!!
[X 2014 General] ry_t:
I just want to tether [emoji2]
[X 2014 General] firewater88:
Just looking for tether too...
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Right. Motorola probably doesn't want there to be a root method b/c they want to keep Verizon happy.

Well the only likely customers of MoFo for XT1096 are a few XDA type people, lol!

For most of us I bet, we have UDP and want free WiFi tether. THAT we can't live w/o.

You do if you want to WiFi tether for free and you have UDP It's $30/mo, I am not paying for that. They have already taken away our subsidized upgrades although you can use one of the loopholes. Most of us pay a lot for our UDP when you factor in the cost of the talk/text portion of our bill and an extra $30/mo makes these legacy plans unaffordable, which is of course what Verizon wants to force us off of our UDP.

---------- Post added at 10:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:00 PM ----------

PDANet will let you USB tether and I think bluetooth tether too. But yeah, WiFi tether is so much better.
[X 2014 General] firewater88:
WiFi tether for in car WiFi for the kids on trips is great. And wifi hotspot for in hotels is better (sometimes safer) than getting on the free WiFi there. Still holding onto my UDP because of that.

My Note II is dead and just have the Moto X now. Waiting patiently for root...
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
Tons of people on Reddit have shown interest in this. I get upvoted pretty far and lots of "my body is ready" comments when I make posts about it on /r/motox.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I am back to using my Moto X 2013 since I sent back the N6. My Moto X 2013 is a great little phone, but alas, it is too little for me now. It is surprisingly heavy too compared to the Moto X 2014.

If you have an upgrade available on a UDP line, you can still use it w/o losing UDP:

http://slickdeals.net/f/7743625-ver...n-or-avoid-a-2-year-data-plan-on-a-basic-line

---------- Post added at 10:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 PM ----------

Right but they are "XDA type" people, too.
[X 2014 General] firewater88:
Wow, I have read some of those before, but that is a LOT of info... I usually buy off contract or used off swappa. Once the X gets root, I'll be satisfied for a while.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
By "XDA type people," I meant people who spend their life here, run CM nightlies, and (as I jokingly said earlier) can't live without an Xposed module to flush their toilet.

Lots of people want root, not just hardcore users.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I just can't stand paying for the subsidy in my monthly bill and then not getting to use it.

The Best Buy method itself is very simple - order ship to home, destroy the SIM card the phone ships with and pop your existing active SIM card in the phone and turn it on. The Slick Deals post I linked to also includes methods to use a basic line's upgrade to get a smartphone and not be stuck paying for a data plan for 2 years as well as myriad other methods besides the BB Method to use your subsidized upgrade and keep UDP depending on your line situation and phones.

Plus the bulk of the people who post on that Slick Deals thread are iPhone users and don't even understand basic things like how to switch phones around on lines or that the iP4s is a 3G device, lol! So that post has a lot of basic information in it also.

---------- Post added at 02:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:03 AM ----------

As best I can tell, they are the minority of people here. More people like me who just want root or want to better understand how to do minor things like get rid of the boot loader unlocked boot screen, tweak the device to improve battery life, customize our home screen, etc.

Right but I think those types come here too and in greater number than the hardcore users. Every device I have owned except the MX2014 has had an unlocked bootloader and I have never once flashed a custom ROM.

Now I really should have with the GNex but I was a noob back then and didn't have time to read up on all of it. Besides, the GNex had such problems with its radios/antennas that I had all of my time eaten up by being on the phone with Verizon trying to troubleshoot it not to mention going thru 5 or more CLNRs. Grrrrr, Samsung!

I had more time by the time I got my MX2013, but the darn thing worked so well as my daily driver with nothing but Xposed, Moto Tether, Root Cloak, Gravity Box and Adaway, I didn't see the point especially if it meant I would lose the Motorola functionality like always listening or assist.

I want to learn more about Greenify and there was some app that allowed you to selectively limit permissions for other apps, wish I could remember the name, that I want to learn more about. But other than that, I am happy.

I have learned my lesson this time though. I will not buy a phone unless there is a root method. I just assumed naively that there would be more bootloader unlock codes for sale so I went ahead and got the MX2014 during the cyber Monday sale. I like the feel and functionality of the device so much that I couldn't part with it although I should have sold it when I had the chance to recoup more of my money.

Once this root method comes out, I will use it and learn enough Unix to customize my own images and then decide whether or not to move back to the N6 assuming a price drop or try to find one of those XT1250s for sale, although they are thick and heavy so idk maybe not.

No one likely is working on a way to get rid of write protection or a bootloader unlock for the Moto X 2014 and even if I am wrong, I doubt it will be a free method. This bounty thread is for nothing IMO.
[X 2014 General] wisenick:
PDAnet didn't work for me. And it also seems that most people on the play store say it doesn't work with lollipop.
[X 2014 General] en_pneumati@netzero.net:
as i wait for root, i have broken down and used PDAnet USB tether at least once or twice. it works with KK and a awin laptop/desktop. but it is a no go with an iPad, which is really why i want wifi tether... basically upsizing my Moto X 2014 screen to surf, etc., using my UDP.

and i enjoy the banter, too.
[X 2014 General] dhoppy:
I gave up on waiting. I got the S6 using the best buy method. Foxfi works out of the box, no rooting needed.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
Good for you. Have a cookie.
[X 2014 General] d33dvb:
Making pre-built system images feels just like having a Windows Phone all over again bring back the ROM kitchens!!
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
USB tether using PDANet worked fine on my Moto X 2014 that was running Lollipop but not WiFi tether as I said.
[X 2014 General] TokedUp:
What's the BB method? Do they allow early upgrades? I would love to get a N6
[X 2014 General] dhoppy:
I don't know about the early upgrades.

Basically, you order online from best buy, and ship to home. Take out the new SIM that comes in the new phone WITHOUT turning on the new phone, and put your old SIM (from your MotoX) into your new phone. Destroy the new SIM that you removed from the new phone. If the new SIM ever gets activated, you will lose your unlimited data. I kept my unlimited data doing this.

---------- Post added at 10:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:11 AM ----------

Will do, thanks.

--------------------------------

Posted from my tablet using wifi tethering.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I hear you. I can't tell you how many times I almost listed my MX2014 on swappa. Well this is what I was saying before, more and more Verizonites are abandoning this device albeit those who have UDP by and large.

It really sucks b/c I love the phone. I hope that Motorola makes only 1 verizon of the Moto X 2015 such that you could buy a Pure Edition, unlock the bootloader and just flash the Verizon radios to get it to work on Verizon. That seems like the smart thing to do but of course then you would have the whole whitelist issue like the non-Verizon N6s. No biggie if you are on a Nationwide plan and already have an active nano SIM card but for those on the More Everything plans, they don't keep the discount on their lines if they have a non-Verizon device on the line.

---------- Post added at 08:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:03 PM ----------

I'll take it over the alternative plus it gives me incentive to learn how to do it.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
Motorola has a very good relationship with Verizon (Droids), and I doubt they'd want to ruin that. They just need to do like they did with the Moto X 2013 Dev edition and the Nexus 6. Honestly, Verizon needs a rootable phone like this in their lineup if they want to stay relevant in the enthusiast market.
[X 2014 General] Caketray:
So you have to add an image w/ xposed pre-installed? I thought it was just download the xposed installer /framework, add modules, and go.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Right but they don't have a Dev Ed for the Moto X 2014 b/c Verizon wouldn't allow it.

Yes, but Verizon doesn't care about that. Most of us have UDP and they want us gone anyhow.

---------- Post added at 12:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:28 AM ----------

If you are using MoFo, that post explains what you have to do. On the paid software forum, there is a link in the MoFo OP to the post that explains how to make these system images.

MoFo does not disable write protection.
[X 2014 General] motcher41:
Your right...they dont care. The enthusiast market is like 1% lol that's about it. Most people don't root or even know what root is.
[X 2014 General] Slack3r:
Those were good times, even if it was Windows Mobile. Bring it on I say!
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
I've been confused. Why can't it do this? What is involved in doing this? Is it complicated?
[X 2014 General] RyanTX:
If there was a better phone option out there right now I'd go for it. I shoulda kept the 2013 dev edition...
[X 2014 General] vista178:
I bought a Motorola X 2013 dev edition until this device is cracked. I picked one up refurbished for $150 on eBay. Not really happy about it but it'll do.
[X 2014 General] d33dvb:
Tethering, in case u didn't know gets unlocked on insertion of gsm straight talk Sim. Works great natively.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
But it is unlocked when you are on Straight Talk right, if you put a Verizon SIM back in the device you can't tether for free on a legacy plan correct?

Tethering is unlocked if you put a Verizon SIM card in the device and you have a More Everything plan. It is just the Nationwide, other legacy plans and Loyalty plans that you can't tether for free.

---------- Post added at 07:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:33 PM ----------

That's what I use, it really is a great little phone. Just too little. It served me well for the last 17 months.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Root on 4.4.4 XT1096 Using MoFo is a Success!!!!!!

I just tested MoFo for [MENTION=5697730]maiko1[/MENTION] on my Moto X 2014 running 4.4.4 and it is a SUCCESS!!!!!!! Attached is the root checker screen shot. I was able to modify the build.prop but of course it doesn't survive a reboot. And I used Titanium B/U to uninstall MotorolaOTA 2.0 to stop the OTA from downloading. Of course, it comes back on reboot.

And my software status shows Modified so it trips the root checker on the phone. Same thing happens with the DT so it is to be expected.

Planning on testing the image for Lollipop next!!!! Wish me luck!!!!
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
Link me Jules! I will test on my Lollipop
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
There's no link as each copy of mofo.exe is specific to a device.

Does anyone know if there is a stock lollipop system image for the XT1096 somewhere online?
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
Wait... Is mofo windows only? Fudge. And there should be one for the Dev edition

---------- Post added at 10:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 PM ----------

And so do you have to build it for each device?
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Works on linux too.

There is no Verizon Dev Ed for the Moto X 2014 else I would have bought one.
[X 2014 General] Slack3r:
Looks like you can grab the whole package here, although the version number doesn't seem to match.

http://rootjunkysdl.com/?device=Moto%20X%202014&folder=Official%20Firmware
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
My question is how you went about using mofo. And I am glad, as long as it has Linux I am good.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
The dev gave me a copy of mofo.exe for my device to test.
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
My apologies, I just don't exactly understand how an exploit can be specific the one phone, not all vzw moto x
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Mofo.exe is a piece of software you have to buy. It is version of fastboot that somehow bypasses the check for signed files. You have to buy a copy of mofo.exe and each copy is specific to your device, presumably it checks your serial number but idk for sure how it works. It is $20 to buy a copy of mofo.exe and until I tested it on the XT1096 running 4.4.4, it had only been tested on a DT. The dev hasn't opened it up for purchase yet for the XT1096.

All of the details are on the XDA Paid Software forum.
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
Well I have Lollipop if he needs testing.
[X 2014 General] RyanTX:
So it worked on your vzw x with kit kat?
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I need to flash back to stock 4.4.4 to take the OTA then I can test it on Lollipop.

---------- Post added at 04:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:17 AM ----------

Yes, the pre-rooted 4.4.4 image flashes fine.
[X 2014 General] RyanTX:
I saw your thread as soon as I typed that.. I can't figure out how to edit a post in this XDA one app.
[X 2014 General] slogar25:
You can find the pre rooted IMG here:

http://rootjunkysdl.com/?device=Moto X 2014&folder=Root Firmware

Hope that helps
[X 2014 General] niko99:
"Sorry, your XT1097 is not supported. Maybe next time."

can someone share this mofo.exe file ( i know its need to pay for it but i cant because XT1097 AT&T is not supported and i cant pay even i wants to do it )
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
It's not released yet; not even XT1096 Verizon users can use it. The only reason JulesJam can do it is because he's testing for maiko1.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I was looking for stock but it is on root junky's site also.

---------- Post added at 04:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:06 PM ----------

AFAIK, the software does a check for your serial number and so can only be used on the device that verified.

There is not a pre-rooted fastboot flashable image for the XT1097 so it would do you no good anyhow unless you know how to make one yourself.

---------- Post added at 04:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:09 PM ----------

Unfortunately, the pre-rooted image for 5.0 didn't work. It just hangs at the M and never loads the boot animation.

The good news is that all you have to do is power down and get into fastboot, connect your phone to your PC and run Motorola Device Manager and it fixes your phone by flashing the stock 5.0 system image to it.

I also tried flashing back to the pre-rooted 4.4.4 and also the 4.4.4 kernel but that didn't work either. Again, the good news is that I didn't brick and as long as I was able to get into fastboot, I could get MDM to fix it or flash the stock 5.0 image on RJ's site. However, as noted above, the stock image on RJ's site seems to have the wrong version number.

I can tell you this much, after I flashed the pre-rooted 4.4.4 image, my software status showed modified. Then I flashed 4.4.4 stock image and the software status went back to official. Then took the OTA to 5.0, still showed official. Then flashed the pre-rooted 5.0, which did not load. Then fixed it with MDM - still showed software status official. Then flashed back to 4.4.4 pre-rooted and then flashed back to the 5.0 stock image on RJ's site and software status now shows modified.

I will repeat it all again later today to make sure that I didn't do anything wrong last night but I think the issue is in the 5.0 image. MoFo appears to flash the unsigned files once you have upgraded to 5.0, which is good news.

And for those of you on 4.4.4, I would stay there as it works on 4.4.4. The only thing you would need is for someone to add a modified build.prop to the pre-rooted image that has a line that says net.tethering.noprovisioning=true and you would have free WiFi tether.
[X 2014 General] pyro6128:
How were you able to go from 5.0 down to 4.4? I thought downgrading wasn't possible.
[X 2014 General] SpeedsterPaul:
I can only assume that this method allows for downgrading to be possible through flashing the images. I'm not so sure, though.

It sucks that it didn't work on 5.0 though :c. Root sounds really appealing on Lollipop but I can deal with KK just fine.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
IME I have always been able to downgrade the system and kernel on my MX2013 - just not the boot loader or partition table except for that one time that allowed jcase to root 4.4.2.

However with the MX2014 as I indicated I was not successful at downgrading the system and kernel. But I didn't brick either. Just to clarify I used moto.exe to attempt to downgrade to 4.4.4 prerooted image - it did not work but I was able to get into fastboot so no brick.

---------- Post added at 06:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:58 PM ----------

I wasn't able to successfully downgrade but I didn't brick either.

---------- Post added at 06:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:05 PM ----------

Ask [MENTION=5697730]maiko1[/MENTION] to open it up to XT1096 on 4.4.4. But again the 4.4.4 prerooted image that is currently available does not allow for free WiFi tether - someone would need to add a modified build.prop or preferably Xposed.

Also remember that write protection is NOT disabled so all changes to system have to be baked into the prerooted system image which requires Linux to create.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
Are you saying that the Mofo exploit itself should work on Lollipop, but that there's something wrong with their pre-rooted image that they need to fix?
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
yes, that is one possibility, but the other possibility is that mofo.exe only partially flashes the system image when you are on Lollipop. And AFAIK, maiko1 got the image from someone else and I am not sure if whomever made the image is willing to try to fix it.

Maiko1 said he would take a look at mofo.exe to make sure it is doing a complete flash - I have no idea how, just telling you what he said. If so, then the issue would be likely due to the image itself.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
How are these pure pre-rooted images made?
[X 2014 General] GatorsUF:
I love to progress! These Android devs are incredible, it is great to see that root is soon to be available on a locked down device.

Unfortunately for me it won't help me (at this point) as I really like lollipop and the only reason I'd root would be for free wifi tethering....hopefully this is the start of more progress but either way I am very appreciative of the MoFo team for getting this far!