yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G General] Ajit99:
I can't seem to flash the Retail Brazil 4.4.4 (Google Drive link) via TWRP. Every I swipe to confirm the flash, it says "Failed" . What seems to be the problem? Is there a workaround for it?
[Moto G General] W3ND31:
broooooo! don't flash via recovery... this is to an installation by cmd. Go to the OP and Read the whole thing.
[Moto G General] Ajit99:
Can you please give me a step-by-step guide for the commands and what to do? I'm a newb lol
[Moto G General] davidjlosi:
*to anyone who has received the OTA*

Could you upload the wallpapers, please?
[Moto G General] Sandivisi:
wallpaper what?
[Moto G General] rohancyberdude:
Finally flashed

thanks guys finally flashed brazil 4.4.4 + lollipop update on Indian xt1033 working fine no bugs , OTG working fine , so smooth lollipop.:D
[Moto G General] Chandresh204:
how much time does it take to install the OTA?? mine is stuck at patching system files
[Moto G General] deeplyyoung:
it will take a long time to patch system files,,, so wait
[Moto G General] Ajit99:
Guys how to flash the BRazil retail 4.4.4 ROM using CMD? I usually flash everything with TWRP so I don't have a clue.
[Moto G General] deeplyyoung:
FOLLOW THIS
[Moto G General] TheFixItMan:
No need to do a factory reset or a nandroid backup

Just do the following if you want to be able to create a lollipop custom rom

Root phone

Install Busybox from playstore

Install android terminal emulator from playstore

Open android terminal emulator

Type the following

su

tar -c system/* >> sdcard/system.tar

Wait until the prompt reappears - It could take 5 mins or so

System.tar will be outputted to the root of your sd card (internal) obviously make sure you have enough free space

In this tar will be all the system files

Load it into kitchen or create a Flashable zip using any method you want for creating rom zips

The only thing you may have to add is the boot.img if different
[Moto G General] awsmanks:
Has anyone been able to install TWRP or anyother custom recovery on 5.0 ?
[Moto G General] :
Waiting for XT1032 version. This version will not work I guess?
[Moto G General] simosimi:
A guy assume that is possible. Flashing 4.4.4 xt1033 dual sim brasilian KK and then quickly lollipop... I am not sure of this though...
[Moto G General] Lucas Eugene:
It will if you flash this

http://www.mediafire.com/download/5...4_KXB21.14-L1.40_38_cid12_CFC_1FF_SVC.xml.zip

and then the ota.

But you won't be able to get 3g network
[Moto G General] OrionBG:
Still no Indian OTA file?
[Moto G General] :
Okay well maybe it's better when I wait. I can revert to 4.4.4 i hope? :p If I keep motoboot.img and gpt.bin from lollipop?
[Moto G General] Ajit99:
I flashed this OTA update and I know I can't go back to 4.4.4 due to the screen flickering some people mentioned but do you think I can flash the AsiaRetail Lollipop version when someone captures the update after the release? Will the flickering be there after that?
[Moto G General] indrasatrya:
sir, when i flash stock recovery and its finish. stock recovery dont show. just stuck in android logo. when i flash via cmd that show "hab check failed recovery" can you help me sir, i cant update lollipop?
[Moto G General] Lucas Eugene:
Yes you can flash stock asia retail 5.0 when it arrives
[Moto G General] TheOnePom:
delete
[Moto G General] akshaysalunke13:
Installed on Indian xt1033.! Too smooth.. Enjoying
[Moto G General] TheOnePom:
I had the same thing. I used the link below (steps 1 through to 5) to get to the point where I could install the update from SD. I'm on Lollipop now.

https://motorola-global-portal.cust..._detail/a_id/97329/p/30,6720,9050/action/auth
[Moto G General] indrasatrya:
sir, can you write step by step. i just have a slow internet access :(
[Moto G General] Sammy854:
I'm using it now on xt1032 and everything works fine ;)
[Moto G General] epraes:
Could someone upload a ZIP with the contents of the /system folder? I botched my install.

Apart from my clumsiness, it works wonderfully on a XT1032 :)
[Moto G General] Ogatron:
what's language are available in this brazilian lolipop please? :)
[Moto G General] Sukhi:
Did you have an unlocked bootloader ?
[Moto G General] naszrudd:
does it required unlocked bootloader?
[Moto G General] OldYellowBricks:
This EXPERIMENTAL SOAK TEST OTA was originally meant for locked bootloaders but poeple have discovered that it works on stock 4.4.4 brazil firmware even with unlocked bootloader but they must have stock recovery and no root.
[Moto G General] thestory101:
need to flash brazil retail or not? Or flash direct on asia retail?
[Moto G General] KapilFaujdar:
As explained in OP, you must be on Brazilian firmware to flash this zip.

or wait for official indian update.
[Moto G General] Ogatron:
Please there is french language in BR lollipop??
[Moto G General] OldYellowBricks:
Did you not read the OP..wtf
[Moto G General] gokTyBalD:
Works perfectly with a german retail XT1032 single sim card

The guide from this thread (http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/general/install-brazil-5-0-ota-xt1033-t2963800) also works for german XT1032 retail! I tried it out and had no problems. H+ works, calling works, sms works, wlan works. No problems so far! Nice!

When i flashed the brazil 4.4.4 retail it came up with some warnings and errors but it worked anyway.

My phone:

Moto G (XT1032) single SIM card, German Retail

16 GB

BTW: I had the most problems to get the unlock code for my bootloader because of the crappy Motorola website... :p

Lollipop is a great user experience <3
[Moto G General] saulo0586:
xt1040

someone tested in xt1040 LTE ??? I have one and want to test !
[Moto G General] King p1n:
Can I flash BR Retail 4.4.4 on GB Retail 4.4.4 with a Locked Bootloader? (XT1032)

Op not clear doesnt mention unlocked or locked bootloader
[Moto G General] Fuel-The-Droid:
Love the new OS but there's one thing, the h+ (data) icon doesn't likes to go away. It stays on the bar and darkens up when activated.
[Moto G General] padhu1989:
You can't with locked locked boot loader..if you so eager, unlock your boot loader and try..
[Moto G General] karthikdgr8:
OBB Folder is not getting created

After updating to lollipop from Brazil 4.4.4 I am not able to create obb folder through game or manually even after reboot and factory reset . Any solution ??? By the way is this the final update or soak test ??? If this is final its missing many key components like transparent nav and status bar , new launcher and kernel and the battery drain issue is also not fixed ...
[Moto G General] jaspreet997:
So Sorry for off topic But how is the ram management now? Can you run gmail, Whatsapp , google+ and few tabs in chrome together and switch BTW them through recents without any redraws?
[Moto G General] ChaTy:
Can any one confirm "ambient display" ???
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
you need unlocked bootloader

and yes Ambient display works!
[Moto G General] droider007:
Any problems downgrading from 5.0 brazil to 4.4.4 asia?

If yes....any solution?
[Moto G General] star-lord:
Did u try going back to 4.4.4 bcoz some aay that they cant get back since bootloader version is updated !!??
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
you can go back to 4.4.4 but you have to use mfastboot 1.2 and you have to skip 2 steps

do not flash gpt.bin and motoboot.img when downgrading
[Moto G General] Antieco:
Who are you? Oliver Twist?

Just wait for the retail release.. SOAK Test are meant to be unstables.
[Moto G General] ==vj==:
Nice I have one important query now. I hope someone have a answer here.

Since this is soak ota, this is something confidentially official ota process. Now if we XDA users flash this over Brazilian stock then would we further be able to get out of soak and update with official ota...?

Because official stock L ota will obviously based on the fingerprints and signature verification from official 4.4.4 stock. And it might not accept to update from soak. Because soak people may get some other ota to get into L.

This is very important because no one would like to remain deadlocked under soak for having attempted unofficially :)
[Moto G General] The "A" Factor:
Good Query !

I was too thinking about the same ...

According to me Official OTA should arrive . But then considering the fact that after updating through soak test we will already have upgraded bootloader and other stuff , it may be the case that Official testers might receive another update from Moto separately. (so in order to come out from deadlock that OTA must also be leaked ). Then again I doubt if Moto will take so much efforts to release updates seperately , it might be a unified update.

But worst case scenario, users can always flash the official OTA that all users will receive within few weeks, since the fastboot is working (and also TWRP works).

And that won't be a problem since all users who are flashing this are obviously experienced users as it requires many steps (converting and all).

We may get a concrete solution from moto g2 thread since they had soak test ota release for a while and now they are also getting official Ota.

*EDIT- http://xdaforums.com/moto-x-2014/general/guide-update-xt1095-pure-edition-to-t2937074

In Moto X downgrading is possible for soak test, sometimes bootloader fails to downgrade, but it doesn't cause any problems*
[Moto G General] ralp88:
can you link mfastboot 1.2. i couldnt find it. thanks.
[Moto G General] aybarchu:
You CANT go back to 4.4.4. Bootloader is uptaded.
[Moto G General] ralp88:
i just back 4.4.4. but the screen is floating. then i install lolipop again screen is ok. anyone face this ?
[Moto G General] aybarchu:
How did you go back to 4.4.4? Can you post the links or tell me the steps please? Now, you reinstalled 5.0 again? It works fine?
[Moto G General] ralp88:
flashed normally retail asia dual sim 4.4.3 firmware using fastboot when i am on 5.0.
[Moto G General] aybarchu:
For some reason i cant go back :( . My phone got stucked on 'bootloader logo' screen. I tried reflashing brasil dual and 5.0 but it doesnt work. Also i tried reflashing stock Kk's firmware.

Any solution?
[Moto G General] Sandivisi:
my phone is dead now

first iam on stock asia retail 4.4.4

than flash fw brazil 4.4.3 than update to 4.4.4

than flash Lollipop. all work fine till it

iam go back to asia 4.4.4 from lollipop, and got screen flicker

and iam flash again fw brazil 4.4.3 than update again to 4.4.4 via stock recovery but my phone is dead till now.

nothing to switch to fastboot

someaone please help. iam trying all guide of unbrick phone but still nothing happen.

help please me god :(
[Moto G General] ralp88:
same here phone doesnt open :(
[Moto G General] Nebulino:
MFASTBOOT

I only know mFastboot v2... Not 1.2

LINK: d-h.st/xVQ or mediafire.com/download/14p0x9cb34s2kqj/mfastboot-v2.zip
[Moto G General] samridh26:
:( aborted

it does'nt go past verification step.. what to do
[Moto G General] The "A" Factor:
[MENTION=5103750]W3ND31[/MENTION]

Please put this Warning on the fist line until this issue is Fixed.

Warning: Downgrading to KitKat causes Screen Flickering...!!!

Do not try this Soak Test OTA until Downgrade Issue is Fixed
[Moto G General] aybarchu:
You could revert to kk? How?
[Moto G General] ralp88:
phone doesnt open when you downgrade to kitkat. i tried all bricked method but didnt work.
[Moto G General] Sandivisi:
mee to. and i dont know no fixed it.

please someone help me :(
[Moto G General] gmp009:
I'm not getting why ppls downgrade after updating ??
[Moto G General] MarkezG:
on the previous page out how to do it.
[Moto G General] ralp88:
motoflasher program gives this error:

**** BOOTLOADER FLASHING STARTED: ****

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: opening device: \\.\COM5

OUTPUT*: FAILED (blank-flash:device-open:serial-open:could not open device)

OUTPUT*:

OUTPUT:
[Moto G General] mdsaif92:
It is clearly mentioned officially by Motorola that downgrade is not possible once lollipop is installed. Why this fuss then?
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
Download MFastboot v2

extract the Mfastboot files where the 4.4.4 firmware files are

open the command prompt inside that firmware folder (hold shift and right click - open command window here)

and skip the 2 steps (partition and motoboot) during flashing

enter each command one at a time

mfastboot flash boot boot.img

mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2

mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

mfastboot erase modemst1

mfastboot erase modemst2

mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

mfastboot erase cache

mfastboot erase userdata

mfastboot reboot

thats it, your phone should boot normallly, however you will experience screen flickering

wait until the phone boots up, and go through the setup. let the phone go idle / deep sleep by locking the phone (single press on the power button) let it idle for a minute or so, wake up the phone, you should see no more flickering

NOTE: DO NOT DOWNGRADE TO 4.4.2 FIRMWARE, ONLY 4.4.4
[Moto G General] hardikvagal:
.Working Smoothly

Hey Guys Its Working Smoothly On Moto G xt 1033 indian Dual sim Version Properly

no issues thanks for uploader from heart
[Moto G General] aybarchu:
You've tried that? Im gonna try right now, but i thinks it will not work ..
[Moto G General] _Drifter_:
If 5.0 is like 4.4.4 that change the partition, you can't downgrade, because that cause a dead phone and need to wait to the image of 5.0 to recover the phone.

So, if flash this 5.0, don't downgrade. See what happen to people who downgrade to 4.4.4 to 4.4.2, their phone don't pass the bootloader screen.

Is better to put a waring in the title or op first post to not downgrade to 4.4.4.
[Moto G General] fr3quency:
Hey guys. Nexus 4 user here(/random)

My gf has the XT1033 bought from Amazon UK. I don't know if it's Asian or European(my bet is European) but this guide specifies Asian to Brazilian transition and fails to clarify if it works on European models. Secondly, can I just flash the Lollipop OTA(whether the phone is Asian/Indian/European)? Or do I have to convert it to Brazilian for it to actually work?
[Moto G General] Sandivisi:
can someone here create MBM-CI 5.0? i realy need it for my phone
[Moto G General] SummerRainbowz:
Question

Hey guys, I have a question. Is there really like any reason to switch from a CM12 rom (xt1032 w/XPerience 9.0.1) to this? I mean everything works just fine on the rom, maybe the battery life could be a bit better but than might be just because I was using it pretty heavily the past days.
[Moto G General] Iorbee:
Will it work on xt1032?

Will it work on xt1032? someone help, i need this more than anything else.
[Moto G General] Sandivisi:
no
[Moto G General] Matheus9016:
"package Expects build fingerprint " that error is that?: Confused: the application drawer is different so will be the official also ? I thank now !: Good:
[Moto G General] Iorbee:
ok
[Moto G General] j-beltran:
Guys, I have one question. If I install this soak version and the official version is released later, i dont need to downgrade to 4.4.4 as a lot of people are saying here?
[Moto G General] waltinho2:
In my device not work
[Moto G General] Iorbee:
what is the meaning of TUTORIAL XT1032-->XT1033:

is it converting x1032 to xt1033?
[Moto G General] CygnusBlack:
What about updating with custom recovery (Teamwin)?
[Moto G General] subhi:
I had the same problem. sorta, phone was stuck @ bootloader screen, what I did was:

mfastboot flash recovery twrp.img (where twrp is the latest one)

Format everything, system, data, everything.

Then follow the guide from the 1st post.

fastboot 4.4.4 BR

if you are facing installing aborted when flashing 4.4.4 then use the bat file and don't do it manually.

You also might see error in the first two i.e. partition gpt & motoboot, ignore.

Let it happen then boot to the OS.

Copy the update.

Then go to stock recovery and install OTA zip.

Goto bootloader, run cf-root bat

flash twrp again.

EDIT: Do note that this will take you to 4.4.4 but the ripple/wave issue will be there.

I spent a whole afternoon with all sorts of issues but finally managed to reinstall 5.0 on XT1033. (Installed correctly the first time then downgraded, ran into all kind of nasty issues, somehow reinstalled, phew!)
[Moto G General] gienek_xd:
it will work, check guide in general
[Moto G General] 0765454545460363407:
Yes, it will.

I made a video demonstrating this, and I have it running on my XT1032, perfectly.

If you don't have first hand experience, please don't post answers.
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
I suggest you to stick with this version of 5.0 until firmware image is released. downgrading is a huge hassle

i have spent over 30 minutes trying to figure it. Mfastboot was the only solution, just to get back to 5.0

there is screen flicker issues in 4.4.4 after updating to 5.0
[Moto G General] aybarchu:
Still cant run your solution :S i think i will have to wait for an oficial firmware or smth like that.
[Moto G General] 0765454545460363407:
Do you mean that line of ripple which goes from top to bottom when you downgrade from 5.0 to 4.4.4 stock? I had that too. How annoying.
[Moto G General] ralp88:
i cant see bootlader screen screen goes black. when i connect phone to pc i hear driver sound but no screen on phone. it doesnt open.
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
well you must be doing something wrong because it worked for me, otherwise I would've had a brick right now instead of a phone
[Moto G General] subhi:
Are you sure, you are not going into stock recovery? It happened to me once hence asking.
[Moto G General] 0765454545460363407:
The majority of errors on XDA are PEBKAC errors :p ;)
[Moto G General] subhi:
Listen to this guy. He is right. Right now the best solution is to stick with this build.
[Moto G General] 0765454545460363407:
Of course he is right. Most posts on XDA are guesses - we Europeans do things properly ;)

---------- Post added at 04:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:29 PM ----------

Laughed so much!

"Please, Sir, can I have some more?"
[Moto G General] guitarfreedom:
+1 I have an xt1032, and I have flashed Brasil stock rom, then OTA. I'm on a rooted LL now. All works perfectly.:good:
[Moto G General] Aashish-kkhckr:
no stock recovery after br fw

i flashed stock brazil fw.

but when i go into stock recovery

only android sign shows up !

please help
[Moto G General] 0765454545460363407:
Same here :)
[Moto G General] indrasatrya:
me too, i tried to flash stock recovery but, show "hab check failed for recovery" :rolleyes:
[Moto G General] 0765454545460363407:
Update:

How to enter recovery menu in lollipop 5.0 stock recovery on Moto G/Moto X

Old method (not working on 5.0): Hold down VOL+ and VOL- for two secs and tap power

New method (working for 5.0): Hold down power for 2 secs and tap VOL+
[Moto G General] Aashish-kkhckr:
i am not on lollipop recovery. i am talking about getting in recovery for flashing lollipop ota after flashing brazil firmware .

only android sign with exclamation mark !
[Moto G General] indrasatrya:
i think you misunderstand, I am on stock ROM brazil and can't enter recovery. I am not on Android L :D
[Moto G General] prateektaneja:
Downgrading to KK

Since I read that [MENTION=5857550]Falcon G[/MENTION] was able to flash custom KitKat ROMs on this, might I suggest flashing a flashable version of the stock ROM or a custom KK ROM itself? I was able to install TWRP2.8.0.1 on my device but encountered the screen flickering issue which was minor but didn't impair functioning in any way.

Also, might this help for downgrading the bootloader itslef?

http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/orig-development/bootloader-tool-motoflasher-t2959076
[Moto G General] bhumik147:
Same here, help us someone, if you have the fix
[Moto G General] LeoKesler:
How is the battery life ? Wifi ? Memory (RAM) usage ?
[Moto G General] bhumik147:
Same happened with me, i tried again after rebooting and it worked. Use vol+ and power upto 3-4 secs only
[Moto G General] efeenes7474:
wow.

This is ridiculous. How can such an OTA go out to the wild in this buggy and sluggish, slow state? OK, I get it, things like these should be expected since this is highly experimental, but seeing no warnings about 'updated bootloader (?)' and 'screen flickering when reverting to kitkat' on the main post drives me crazy.

Please help fellow Moto G users by simply removing the OTA links / warning them about the dangerous software because there's a lot of bugs about CPU, RAM management and battery life problems. Anyone who installed this update will want to revert back to KitKat ASA- wait, you can't; by installing the update, you updated your bootloader, which means you're stuck on this software. Congratulations!

And even if you could revert back to KitKat somehow (some people here did), you'd get screen flickering problems and you'd have to install the update again since I'm pretty sure noone would like a flickering screen.

Hey, but if you really want to install this update (I don't know who would after hearing / seeing all this), please learn how to show hidden controls on stock recovery so you don't have to try a method that isn't working (Thanks to the OP) and look for a working method yourself. Here's how you do it: You open the bootloader screen, select recovery, hold Volume Down key for 10~ seconds, then start holding the Power button too; keep holding them for 3 more seconds and voila, you should see the hidden controls appear.

And if you really want to give Lollipop a try, please don't even try downloading this; actually, exit this thread right after you read this and Google the following: "Anerik CM12 Moto G". Click on the first result, and install the ROM using TWRP. I swear, it's much more faster and stable than this update + you can revert to KitKat whenever you want.
[Moto G General] MarckozZ:
And this is when I say it was a smart move not flashing this onto my XT1032.. I'll just wait until L for my version of firmware arrives. Lucky XT1033 guys... But anyway the wait will worth a healthy Moto G instead of messing with some broken display layout.. Just wait your respective OTAs guys..
[Moto G General] The "A" Factor:
You said it !

Totally agree with you !

I've posted this before on this thread and other lollipop threads .

OP should warn people about this Bootloader thingy .

And impatient peeps should should also hold their horses until a solution is found.
[Moto G General] voilamos:
Home Soft Key Not Working

Hi

Anyone on XT1033 , who has thei home soft key not functioning ? Also - the quick notification pane doesn't work

Any Fix ?

Other things I've noticed - the lockscreen doesn't work either!

Also - this is something I Noticed after I flashed the Brazillian OTA for 4.4.4 too. The quick settings toggles and the home button wouldn't work

Will flashing the OTA again help ?
[Moto G General] xheon:
Totally agree with this, can you please copy n paste this post in all OTA install threads...?

Sent from my XT1032
[Moto G General] joker80:
root

how to root ın lolıpop ?
[Moto G General] lucaslg26:
Another mirror i made in my vps: http://107.170.7.193/Blur_Version.210.12.40.falcon_umtsds.Brasil.en.BR.zip
[Moto G General] rogeriorp:
The only missing "feature" if I can call that myself, is the fade out to black and white screen off animation.

I do have a original XT1033, so I don't face any issues above - I don't even know why people were attempting to flash this on their XT1032 models, obviously something would break. Motorola's lollipop is great so far! No memory leaks, battery is way better then any CM12 rom out there, original 5.0 features working properly (ambient display, smart lock, screen pinning, multiuser, adaptive brightness).
[Moto G General] ianxblog:
Working perfecly on my XT1032, only one sim tho :duh:

Is there anyway to disable the second one? It kinda annoyes me in the drop down menu. Flash xt1032 modem?