yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[X 2014 General] nmil1484:
Well I guess a better way of saying it was. I told them I wanted to trade and pay the difference for a phone that I could unlock. I got stuck in this chat and I wanted to get higher than him. They couldn't give me a good reason or a direct answer
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
If you are within your return period, just return it. If you are not, then they don't offer you the ability to exchange a used phone and get credit for it's full retail price so that you can get a more expensive new phone and only pay the difference. No phone manufacturer does. They offer trade-ins. You can see what the trade-in value of your used device is here if it is a Verizon device:

https://www.trade-in.vzw.com/home.php5?c=en-us

It's worth about $144 if it is in good condition. You can find out what the resale value of your phone is on swappa or ebay. But I can tell you that it is no where near full retail and if you did wacky colors or engraving, even less.

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You can try calling, but I don't think you are going to get a Nexus 6 in trade for a Moto X by just paying the difference. Return it if you can. If not, sell it.

Quite frankly, you have unreasonable expectations.

Well I can. If you are within your return period, return it. If you are past your return period, the device is yours and it is used, so you don't get to trade it in at its full retail price to put toward a new more expensive phone. Sell it if you don't like it and put the proceeds towards a Nexus 6. Accept that you didn't do proper research before you bought and chalk it up to a lesson learned.
[X 2014 General] nmil1484:
Well I just hope and donate for root
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
If you really would be happier with a Nexus 6, you should sell your Moto X and get a Nexus 6 if you can afford it.

Me - I prefer the smaller size of the Moto X, the way it feels in my hand., love my leather back not to mention the Moto X software. I HATE that I don't have root though, so I may very well sell it and get the Nexus 6 and try to deal with the size. I will take a loss if I do that, no doubt, but I accept that it was my choice to try the Moto X 2014 knowing that it can't be unlocked.

I am hanging onto my Moto X 2014 because it wasn't until like March of last year that the Chinese code sellers appeared on the scene so I am hoping they will come to our rescue again!!!
[X 2014 General] azndan2:
It is most definitely Motorola's "fault" for the method they choose to lock their boot loaders. Htc "locked" their boot loaders to appease Verizon too, but their devices almost always get cracked. Its not a coincidence.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
OK well Motorola wants to appeal to business consumers too and business consumers by and large want secure devices.

You do know Motorola is a money losing operation and w/o Google's cash infusion would have gone bankrupt, right? Lenovo needs them to turn a profit soon or Motorola will be no more. I don't think having easily hackable devices would help Motorola to sell phones to business consumers.

So yeah, it is Motorola's "fault" for having secure devices that a large segment of its potential customers want so that hopefully they can sell more devices, stop bleeding money and run a viable business.
[X 2014 General] Jhill27:
I'm in for $20+$20
[X 2014 General] Pizzuto:
$25 BL
[X 2014 General] azndan2:
Motorola loses money because (1) they are consistently late to market with products that have the same or inferior hardware as the competition yet do not have a reduced price, (2) they alienated the most enthusiastic supporters of their devices by locking boot loaders after the droid 1, and (3) limited their device selection (excluding the Moto X) to only Verizon (and a half hearted effort on ATT) for the past few years. So nice attempt at setting up a straw man argument but unfortunately it doesn't work.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
The Moto X has a reduced price as does the Moto G.

And made the carriers happy resulting in the Droid line being made exclusively by Motorola and the business community more likley to buy their products.

The modding community is small compared to the market at large.

This may be the only thing you got right, but which came first the chicken or the egg? Did Motorola lose money b/c they focused on Verizon or did they need to focus on Verizon b/c they were losing money and didn't have the resources to broaden their device development?

I hit the nail on the head. The people who want bootloaders unlocked are a very small minority of the market at large.
[X 2014 General] Caleeeeeeb:
venus.mbn

Hey guys don't know if this is anyway relevant but I was able to get ahold of a tzlog file from my phone and in it mentioned something about a venus in devices. In addition I searched for anything on the phone with the word venus and result was a file called venus.mbn. also the Motorola venus was Motorola DROID PRO XT610 is it possible they reuse bootloaders code for code across different models.
[X 2014 General] azndan2:
I can see that facts will not overcome your blind devotion to Motorola. Have a nice day.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
And I can see the facts will not overcome your blind cynicism towards Motorola. Have a nice night.
[X 2014 General] TokedUp:
You guys realize ur arguing in a Root Bounty Thread right?
[X 2014 General] T33H00:
I'm in for $25 $25
[X 2014 General] wesleykins:
why we need root

Here is why I need root:

I used the Motorola Migrate program to move my old Android phone to my Verizon Moto X.

Now I have a T-Mobile alert program on my Verizon phone that keeps popping up alerts for the T-Mobile account that I no longer have.

It can not be removed.

This is why we don't truly own our devices if they are locked.

-Wes
[X 2014 General] Pizzuto:
Anyone else wanna give this a try?

SRSroot says the support xt1096 verizon on 5.0, anyone wanna verify?

https://twitter.com/srsroot/statuses/557901758769672192
[X 2014 General] TokedUp:
Oh man I want to try it but I'm scared to brick my phone. I need it for work tomorrow. It does have this model listed though. Very interesting.

Did u try it?
[X 2014 General] Pizzuto:
Yeah, reboots twice just as planned, says my phone has been rooted. Detects verizon xt1096 and all, but no SU binary to be found... I left a message for srsroot on twitter, but i never have luck reaching the big people on twitter. I feel like i'm missing something on my end, but I tried it all. MTP, PTP, unknown sources, usb debugging. Im going to try a couple more thing all Ill post back...
[X 2014 General] azndan2:
Trying it right now. Doesn't seem to work.
[X 2014 General] Pizzuto:
Y'all should drop SRSroot a line on twitter too, perhaps we can get some attention back at our device...

In case anyone missed it, here is the post, please reply!

https://twitter.com/srsroot/status/559568321754849283
[X 2014 General] azndan2:
I'm pretty sure their website is a scam. It says that someone with an XT1096 achieved permanent root just a few mins ago.

I know my drivers and etc worked fine because my phone rebooted a couple times while it was running commands
[X 2014 General] Pizzuto:
I don't think its a scam, here is the XDA forum post about their software. The folder it puts on your PC is straight forward with the files in it. /programfilesx86/srsroot/

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2122682&page=10

I would like to say its a typo, but has the firmware numbers listed right, anyways this was enough excitement for my Sunday evening, even though it didn't work out, somehow gives me faith.
[X 2014 General] scoobaspeaz:
Yea this did nothing for me. It said it installed superuser.apk..it didnt. I went to adb shell and tried su -..no su binary found.
[X 2014 General] TokedUp:
Damn! Was hoping to wake up to good news
[X 2014 General] Skeetch79:
I tried it as well. Rebooted twice as expected, each time the phone stated Android is Upgrading. Optimizing apps 1 of 1. No su or Superuser.apk found. Could it be temp root which gets removed after the phone finishes completely booting?
[X 2014 General] supermandroid:
In regards to SRS Root, I noticed that this morning, but it doesn't look like anyone has had any luck with it. I'll definitely try this later, tonight, though.
[X 2014 General] TokedUp:
I got a blizzard hitting me here so as long as my Internet stays on I'm gonna do a bunch of research on SRS. Hopefully we can find out whats going on. Weird that our exact model and version numbers are listed on their page. I tried contacting them on Twitter/Facebook/G+

Did anyone try to install SuperSU/SU from the Play store after trying this method? Might be reaching here but it may be worth a try.
[X 2014 General] lunarman1000:
Does anyone know if Kingo root would work to root Verizon moto x 2014? I plugged my phone up and it looked like it would root it. Any thoughts?
[X 2014 General] TokedUp:
Try it?
[X 2014 General] Skeetch79:
Tried it last week. It did not work for me. But give it a shot!
[X 2014 General] Pizzuto:
http://jiyouhui.it168.com/thread-435967-1-1.html

Translations really ruff, anyone speak chinese?
[X 2014 General] lunarman1000:
What happened when it didn't work? Was your phone ok?
[X 2014 General] Skeetch79:
For me, the phone was fine with no ill effects afterwards. I would still proceed with caution however.

I have tried a few of these one click methods already. One installed a program to the phone. I can't remember which one but it was easily uninstalled.
[X 2014 General] lunarman1000:
Yea since this is my only phone then i don't think I will try, heh. Just wondering though. Thanks!
[X 2014 General] T33H00:
Up up!!!! Hope someone will find a solution :)
[X 2014 General] OnionsWang:
I'm from China. And in this post is the root solution for xt1096 factory version. I was told that those phones were taken (or smuggled ) directly from the factory. They have all the Verizon software, eligible to OTA. But their bootloader were unlocked.
[X 2014 General] tacosrdelicioso:
Ugh
[X 2014 General] Skeetch79:
Not sure if this helps: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=...abtest=19&rn=960509c07f0127d22351bf254cdad799

Anyone willing to try? Does not specify which moto x. Thinking 2013

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I tried to register on taobao but i am unable to receive the verification code for registration via text. Can someone reach out to the seller who is registered for taobao and confirm whether the 1st gen or 2nd gen x or both is supported

[MENTION=3695140]OnionsWang[/MENTION] can you assist and/or clarify?
[X 2014 General] neh4pres:
Jesus can we get some geohot up in this thread already.
[X 2014 General] hotpass105:
Sorry about the long hiatus. I actually went back to a 2013 32G Dev edition until the X2 is rooted. I would gladly hand this thread off to a new manager if someone is willing to manage the bounty. If not I will try to resume updating the bounty.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
As in they came out of the factory with an unlocked bootloader?
[X 2014 General] purejoy:
yeah, original unlocked BL since the QFuse has't been blown,however the write protection is still there. ROOT could be achieved by flashing TWRP recovery to the device via fastboot, and flashing the root binaries or a rooted ROM from within TWRP.
[X 2014 General] Mocha_Bean:
So, does that mean we've found it?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] AirBruce:
I've been using mine as a phone, and usually put it in my front pocket. It's been working great, and I love it to death. It's fast , huge screen, etc.

But one day before a meeting, I was asked by my boss to show it to my other colleagues to show off how "big" my phone was. When I put it on the conference table, it rocked back and forth. I then discovered it's warped. Aside from being embarrassed, after the meeting, went back to my office and "re-molded" it back to a flat shape.

Every since then, I've avoided putting it in my front pocket, but in the rare times I do so I don't have to carry it, it rebends, and then shortly later, I'm re-molding it back to a flat shape.

My 2 questions are this:

1) Is anyone else experiencing the same thing?

2) Can this effect the long term use? E.G. Water proofness?

Thanks for reading this and your time.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] duracellcip:
Mine doesn't bend, but it does some cracking noises when i push on the screen and on the back, and sounds like air is going out from the tablet. I wonder the same, if it affects it's waterproof capabilities. I never put it in water because of this thing...
[G4] Venimus:
Hi,

I spent 6-7 hours of reading all kind of suggestions and etc, how to bring a brick to life. the only closest to my situation is http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=295623

I flashed my phone several times and i hadnt much of problems until i tried to put wm6 update.

The last time I tried to downgrade to CUSTOM__RUU_Wizard_1050412_WWE_101_11210_WWE and the phone freezed to the start screen (that picture with the beer). I restarted it several times but it never went beyond it.

Then I tried to put the previous ROM that worked. I entered bootload mode and started the upgrade wizard. I waited it to finish, but it didnt! When it reached 98% it suddenly got back to 95%(!?) and after few seconds a message for connecition interupted appeared on the computer. The phone stayed on 95% for some time more and nothing happened. Then i clicked on the "how to restore" button of the upgrade wizard. I followed the instructions which stated on step 3 "remove the battery of the phone".

After I did that, my phone died and since then i cant do anything with it. The screen is all black. Of course I tried hard reset, bootloader mode and etc - all failed. It doesnt go into bootloader mode or do hard reset. The computer does not detect any USB connections. The charger doesnt appear to be detected by the phone (LED doesnt light up). There should be 50-60% battery power left. It was working perfectly before flashing.

I think the main problem now is how to enter the Bootloader.

Im not quite familiar with SD flashing, but i think i have the necessary hardware, just please advise is it possible and how I can do it.

Edit: Now I found that my SD card is unreadable too :(

:eek:

Please help
[G4] samy.3660:
Sorry

Greetings,

Sorry for your situation, but do you have G4 or G3 wizard.

If G4 was it CID locked or unlocked.
[G4] Venimus:
it is g4 cid locked

edit: i now remember that IPL & SPL had different versions like 1.x & 2.x after downgrading. I didnt know that I have to reflash in that case :( i found it in the forum too late
[G4] CAnnabYS:
You should have read more before trying to flash your phone...

That downgrade that you made bricked your phone. That ROM was intended for G3 ONLY. If you have a G4 you should flash only G4-ROMS (or read how to extract ipl & spl from a G3 ROM) ... I am afraid there are no known solutions, because IPL and SPL on a G4 can`t be succesfully upgraded/reflashed (the hardware doesn`t allow that)
[G4] Venimus:
so how i did broke them in the first place?

anyway i'm trying to cook a SD card image, but the typhoon 5 tool doesnt convert the files to sd image format

C:\work>typho5.exe -r ipl=nk.nbf -d az.img
read 04741800 for ipl from nk.nbf
no IPL at 4 in IPL image

my idea is to either get a packeded file with all the modules or put them to the SD card one by one at the appropriate offset as it is described in the Wiki (using the winhex disk editor). Is the *.nb format the same as the modules in the SD card image? I mean can i directly paste the contents of the .nb files into the apropriate offset to the empty SD card?
[G4] mestrini:
Your only solutions are to get a new board or to get a JTAG device and discover the JTAG pins on the board since it's the only way you can access the flash chip without a bootloader. Problem is until now no one has managed to find the JTAG pins (or bothered).

What you have done was flashing an IPL (Initial Program Loader) that is for G3 DOC chips only (with a 130 nm manufacturing process) ; and since you have a G4 DOC chip (90 nm manufacturing process) the process fails.

This is the IPL:

As you can see on step 2 the IPL can't load SPL since they are for different chip versions.

cheers
[G4] Venimus:
yes, it seems that happened, but after flashing the g3 version, the phone still enters the bootloader. It died completely AFTER i tried to return the g4 version, and may be all happened because it didnt finish the instalation (which interupted for no reason) and stayed with messed up versions.

Anyway seems I need a new mobo, but i'm not sure i could find it here (i'm from Bulgaria) the closest vodafone store is in Romania. The phone is from Germany, a friend of mine bought it there.
[Verizon LG G2] en11gma:
i bought a used vs980 and it has 24a.

im stock and rooted with towelroot

i have twrp 2.8.0.1 installed

i do not have service and phone has clean esn

how can i update to 26a?

i cant install any roms that are based on 26a right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] QA Bot:
Q&A for [ROM] VirginROM || a Google Play Edition ROM [4.3][4.4.4] - 06.30.14

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ChitownRam:
So that means there's a chance?

So that means you will be taking a crack at building a Lollipop ROM? :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrvirginia:
yes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ChitownRam:
"Oooo boy, is this great!"

Said in the voice of Flounder from Animal House!

Can't wait for the VirginROM Lollipop build. I'd volunteer for the test build if I had more time. Thanks to Mr. V of course, and anyone and everyone who is helping him out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ChitownRam:
Sim Card Issue

For the last few days my phone will suddenly lose service. There is nothing I can do to restore service unless I reboot. And even then, I only stay connected anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours.

Because of various things I've seen that I won't detail here, I'm fairly certain that the phone is either losing connection with, or forgetting it has a valid sim card. I've never had this problem before, and I've been running Mr. V's ROMs for over a year. I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S4.

I'm mostly a lurker here which I why I don't post a lot, but the reason I'm bringing this question here is because I'm semi-suspicious that this activity began right around the time I started getting notifications that the 5..0.0 OTA Android update was ready. For previous OTA's I just ignored those notices and lived with the minor annoyance. But this time, it pops up continuously, meaning sometimes the notification appears several times in a matter of seconds. The icon will be present in the status bar, but I will keep getting the notification message. It makes me think my sim card issue is related to this update notification, and since I'm running the VirginROM Google Play Edition, I thought I'd see if anyone here was experiencing the same thing.

Thanks,

CTR
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ChitownRam:
Lolipop Posted Here?

[MENTION=2651267]mrvirginia[/MENTION]

If you're working on a Lollipop version of your Google Play Edition ROM, will you post it here or in a new thread?

I've been running your ROMS exclusively for at least the past 18 months. Thank you for all you do.

Derrick
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xdayman:
No internet access while using tether Tmobile

Hey guys,

Really enjoy the rom but I am having an issue using the wifi tether. It runs and I am able to connect to it on my PC but there isn't any internet access. :eek: I am the Tmobile network using a SGH M919

Thanks in advance
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monacoo:
How to change lcd.density in stock 5.01 GPE? I tried with 3 different editors changing build.prop (yes, I gave Root permissions), got successfull "save", but after reboot nothing changed and build.prop was still as it was before any my change...
[Moto 360] airjordan223:
So I just noticed in the past couple days, there was an update, and now whenever the watch face turns on it says "ok google" in white text at the top.

Is there a way to turn this off? I use traditional analog watch faces on my 360 and this text overlaying all the time is just annoying.
[Moto 360] xdatastic:
Just say "OK Google" and do a few searches. It will disappear after a few goes.
[Moto 360] NJGSII:
This. Maybe eventually they can have it when you skip the tutorial, it will allow you to also bypass having to use the Ok Google function a few times to get rid of it

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[Sony Xperia ZL] QA Bot:
[Q&A] [ROM][UB][4.4.4][ZL][.230][OTA] Carbon Rom KK Unofficial {built from source}

Q&A for [ROM][UB][4.4.4][ZL][.230][OTA] Carbon Rom KK Unofficial {built from source}

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[Sony Xperia ZL] luisangelchav:
Recovery

I install Buld 38 and the recovery does not comer up, a black screen and orange led.... And the option of pick/ unlock with camera button does not work.... And i cant find the option to change the lock screen wallpaper, it stupid i know...

Great room i used alway and forever... Thanks
[Sony Xperia ZL] Alx31:
Revert to previous versions...if u read a bit in thread, u will see i had some recovery problems with last 2/3 builds
[General Questions and Answers] Missysoreal:
Please tell me I don't have to buy a new phone. I call myself trying to do a custom rom, and flashed it and it turned off but not back on. Whenever I press the power, but the red light comes on, and I can feel it vibrate but still screen. I have been trying to figure this out for two days. I connected it to my computer, and its showing as a Port says Handset Diagnostic Interface (DFU) (COM4). I learned my lesson, and will never try to do a rom again, I just want my phone back to normal. ZTE Warp 4g n9510
[General Questions and Answers] danlii:
Have you tried using adb to see if it's alive?
[General Questions and Answers] bradyonx22:
that's right try adb, and check if it's still working or not.

otherwise u can go to the technical support.