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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bookman888:
Free at last, free at last...

It works, folks, just as advertised. Bless those guys @ mofo.disekt.org - best $20 ever spent. Watch the video (repeatedly) and make sure your Verizon/Turbo is Sys Version: 21.44.12.quark_verizon.verizon.en.US (NO EXCEPTIONS). The instructions and vid are on the nose. I did it on Mac running Parallels Win 7, to boot!

Take that Apple, GooglePlay and Microsoft, y'all suck!

My XT1254 64gb is now unfettered, rooted & free to roam. Can stream from Android to Apple TV & working on an Android Stick bridge to the Pioneer 8000NEX in the car. Bloody Motorola/Verizon didn't have the good sense to include HDMI support via MHL or Slimport (damn them) so one has to find other ways to the car's HU but that's another thread altogether.

I have had a post-root crash or two (SU conflcit between AirPlay, AirAudio or AllCast streaming to AppleTV) a little scary, but restarted or hard reset with no damage done and no loss of data or settings. I like tech but I'm no expert, just an educated Mac/Android user who doesn't want Big Tech constraining me to their eco-systems. It's true, the XT1254 has been successfully rooted. You just need balls, $20 and follow the instructions step-by-step. The Android or Verizon police won't lock you in irons and you can always do a factory reset if anything really bad happens.

Big shout-out to the gang at rootjunky.com, very well done, chaps!:good::good::good:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] 93fuelslut:
What is a "stick port "?

I to have a pioneer nex. But no luck on the android auto stuff

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] roman.ramirez.12:
Hey guys is there a thread on how to get busybox installed .I did get xposed to work .
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Harry44:
Did you install the system image with Xposed preinstalled? If so I says in the ROM thread exactly how to do it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bookman888:
Since even a rooted XT1254 won't support HDMI via MHL/Slimport connection to NEX. Thinking of using a rooted mini android stick to NEX's HDMI port running AppRadio Unchained Reloaded (ARUR) + other apps on stick as needed. In theory this would allow stick to be "android server" w/ NEX touchscreen as client and input device. XT1254 would connect to NEX over BT to provide phone/music 4G tethering only. If WIFI or MIFI added, the NEX (in theory) could play or run anything (more or less). No idea whether this will work but will give it a try. Have a look at enclosure, from ARUR, maybe it helps?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] roman.ramirez.12:
I can't seem to find anything on busybox and for some reason my browser won't open the links from the tapatalk app
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ciniob:
I too rooted with Mofo. And, thanks to Wifi Tether Router and unlimited data, i can run my Nexus 10, my IPad, my notebook and selected phones from my Turbo with blind abandon. And yes, you have to dawn your steel balls while in the process because it is very frightful to drop a 20 on the Mofo website fearing all the while that you've been hoodwinked. I even did this knowing i may not get to taste Lollipop on my Turbo. That is..., unless you know of a way to take the OTA and not loose root (haven't tried Voodoo yet).

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I use Wifi Tether Router on the Mofo rooted Turbo all the time. I think the key here is to stay under the radar so V doesn't have a reason to look at your data usage. You have to keep in mind that V owns the network so if they suspect something, they have the right to choke the connection until they become convinced that all is well. Just don't give them a reason to raise an eyebrow.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] 93fuelslut:
I'm lost. How do you fly under the radar? What would flag Verizon? And why would it matter? I use an average of around 50mb a month and nothing has happened to me

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ciniob:
50 mb will certainly keep you well under the radar. I have unlimited data but when I steam or download a movie depending on the format, I could use a gig and a half in one failed swoop. So if I watch 5 movies a week, I could use up to 7 gigs in a week. Do that three or four weeks a month and suddenly the folks at Verizon notice 28 gigs used and start to ponder the value of my account. Whereas you use 50 mb, you wont show up at all as a risk. So, if I was u, I'd start to wonder why I even want a data plan. Quite frankly, you are spending way too much for a data plan when thats all you use.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] 93fuelslut:
Hey my bad man. I ment 50gigs Lol. I have unlimited to.

But as long as I pay for unlimited, Verizon can't do anything to hinder me (to my knowledge)

So I was wondering why you want to fly under the radar.

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] roman.ramirez.12:
I hope I'm not out of place but I thought I'd chime in I also have the unlimited plan got the free tablet with my kids getting the shared plan so that I don't mess with their gigs I run the tablet off my hotspot and I just let it fly. I figure unlimited means unlimited. On another note does anyone have busybox working I can't seem to figure it out. I got xposed up and working fine just not busy box.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] madbat99:
Unlimited does not mean you have the right to root and tether without paying them for tethering. Read your contract. Unlimited means only for your phone, not every device you can attach to it through root. That's one of the reasons Verizon locks their phones up so tight, data hogs like us. So definitely try to fly under the radar. If they catch you tethering without paying for their official hotspot, they can cancel your service and charge you tons of money for breaking rules of contract. You have unlimited data, but only for your device unless you use their hotspot.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Demiurge7:
True, but you can USB tether without root. You pay for the ability to use a wireless tether. What they will do is force you to pay for tethering. Were talking $20 a month, not "tons of money". I've never heard of someone being charged tons for breaking contract in this way.

But I agree; If you're worried about it, just pay the monthly charge. Its not that much in relation to a normal unlimited plan. Plus it's convenient - which is what your paying for, and gives you contractual allowance to tether.

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] madbat99:
I know they usually won't try to penalize you monetarily, just saying they can. And I think it stinks really, making you pay twice for the same data. I was just answering why you should try to fly under the radar. They can cancel your contract and make you pay it off if they want. That contract has a lot about responsible use of unlimited data.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] 93fuelslut:
I'm just curious how they would find out

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Harry44:
They can tell very easily if youre browsing the web from another device. If the user agent is different then they know.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] 93fuelslut:
Like if another IP address shows up in my data traffic or something? I'm not to educated in the IT field

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] madbat99:
They can see every device you connect to. Also they (Verizon) track and record all of your browsing habits with the use of super cookies. They are installed on every device you use to access the web on their network. They are very difficult, if not impossible, to remove. At&t is all employing these. Mostly just used to target more precise ads. Facebook also uses them.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] 93fuelslut:
I think you can opt out of the super cookies.

But if ur running an aosp ROM, doesn't that hide ur hotspot activity from Verizon?

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] madbat99:
No they can still see it on aosp. Didn't know about the opt out on super cookies, gotta look into that.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ntxct:
It was added to the privacy page at verizon: http://Vzw.com/myprivacy

Some sources:

http://www.clarkhoward.com/how-opt-out-verizons-super-cookie-tracking

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2015/04/05/verizon-supercookie/25247591/

http://consumerist.com/2015/04/01/you-can-now-finally-really-truly-opt-out-of-verizon-wireless-tracking-supercookies/

http://bgr.com/2015/04/01/verizon-supercookie-opt-out-rma/

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/verizon-customers-can-now-opt-out-of-privacy-invading-tracking-cookies/
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] JulesJam:
Good news my Droid Turbo buddies - MoFo works on the Verizon Moto X 2014 XT1096 running 5.0!!!!!!!!!

I am currently running an image that has a modified build.prop so that I can wifi tether for free on my UDP line!!! I have the FIRST Verizon MX2014 to ever have FREE WiFi tether on a UDP line!!!!! :cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

:good::good::good::good::good::good:

We don't have a pre-rooted image yet for 5.0 but peeps are working on it!

But you wouldn't take the OTA to lollipop with a modified system - you would need to revert back to stock before you take the OTA and OF COURSE, you should not do that until the stock lollipop images are available so that someone can create a pre-rooted ext4 lollipop system image for the DT.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Arwkin:
Super cookies are attached ONLY to your unencrypted web traffic OUTSIDE of your NAT while on the Verizon network. V can't detect multiple devices using super cookies.

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] wrecklesswun:
anyway to get the recovery image pre Lollipop?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
for the turbo or the x?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] TheSt33v:
The turbo doesn't have lollipop yet.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
ha ha. indeed.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] 93fuelslut:
So what's the culprit in getting aosp? Development for safestrapp?

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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
bootloader. on safestrap aosp kernel will.not function so its limited to stock kernel
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jasonrusso:
Because the Turbo 2 has an older SW level, will the previous root method not work? I bought mine on Thursday and I'm loving it so far.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
?? dude, I'm at a loss o. tbe question. I assure you the Turbo 2 will not work with mofo. Lollipop was tbe point where Mofo failed to work anymore.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] xenacick:
Ok do I just bought the older OG Droid Turbo. I haven't activated it YET in my Verizon account,(purchased via Best Buy and upgrade for a buck because my poor HTC M7, which is rooted fine, just has so many hardware related issues I was DONE!) AND I'm reading through all the Turbo threads trying to find out if I should try to get root on the phone prior to activation and therefore the phone wanting to use the running V-OTA to upgrade from KK to Lolli...ANY advice out there from those of you who have had this phone for a while? I mainly use my root to debloat and keep my system running clean. I despise background apps running just to run eating up battery and data. I AM willing to stay fairly stock if I am able to do these things. So comments/thoughts anyone?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
Dude, there is mofo system IMG flasher that allows you to flash a pre-rooted system.img. as far as root goes, there isnt a way to properly traditionally root to where you can r/w system. There is no point where you want to do an ota to lollipop even if you root with mofo.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Shtiff1:
I was able to get temporary root last night with king root
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] DustyAndoid:
But king root is Chinese Spyware....

Why does the world have to make it so hard to root your phone? People would not tolerate this on a pc.

Is there a true working method to root the turbo or is it GG?

I literally might just call motorola and tell them I'm a student and need root access. Fair Trade off? Has anyone ever tried this?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ganggreen30:
I this Shiftydogit? Hmmmm
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] mastertr:
That's what I was wondering too.

Edit: I doubt it. This guy's other posts have good punctuation.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
lol. nah. not like he was banned or anything. no reason to make a similar bs name. plus, this acct has been around way longer than that debacle.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] richii0207:
Out of curiosity, what do you need su for?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ChazzMatt:
And Motorola would tell you to buy another phone -- like their Moto Nexus 6 or the phone identical to the Droid Turbo, the U.S. Moto Maxx XT1250, which has the same FCC ID as the Droid Turbo XT1254 -- so of course has the same bands, but more importantly bootloader can be unlocked and phone can be rooted). Both those phones can be used on Verizon with a Verizon SIM card.

The XT1250 is basically the dev version of the Droid Turbo XT1254.

Motorola would tell you if you need true root, then you don't shouldn't have bought the Droid Turbo.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
myself and another member or two here have been sporadically hitting big red and moto on twitter just to plant seeds. mind you, were totally ignored, but the more the merrier. @ medicbeard on twatter. ;) ultimately, Moto will not bend on "their agreement to not unlock the bootloaders of Verizon and AT&T devices." I had a great argument, but it was better, in their opinion, to give me a $800 replacement device (XT1254EE) rather than unlock the bootloader of the same device I had fail. (XT1080MDEV, charge port). Personally, I am at a point where I think the Turbo 2 is a great concept, as well as the Moto X Force, but I'm more inclined to pick up a xt1250 and a xt1585. (?MXPE). Almost the same price, and then I can hock a 64 gb Turbo to recoup some of my money. I just wait bc I feel like the second I do [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] and [MENTION=711482]beaups[/MENTION] will have something for the Turbo via Sunshine. Id much rather skip the xt1250. lesson learned, though, I will never buy another Moto phone that is not bl unlocked.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
by this, and the moto bl unlock site, the only way to be able to bend the rules is to be able to *make* a device a Developer Edition. Would you buy a Developer kit that includes a new back cover, new sim, and flags your phone as a dev model in their system as well as a *no customer device support for software issues*? I would. $100 easy. (which is why I cannot stand when people complain about the $25 for sunshine or $20 for Mofo.).
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] koftheworld:
Has anyone tried the new kingroot? 4.6 can supposedly root phones up to 6.0.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
sweet.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] AndyMan386:
just tried, no luck
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] koftheworld:
What Android version? I was hoping 4.4 would be golden.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cadenmiller60:
It worked for me. I'm on 5.1 too.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] AndyMan386:
how many times did you try it? I did it 3 times, they all failed, and me and 1 other user reported it as a device we want support for. Can you provide your "about phone" info/screenshot to see if I am on the same as you?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ceelos218:
it works but you cant do anything without write permission disabled
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
doesn't kingroot use multiple different exploits? I.e.- the same exact phone and firmware may get two different results? this is how I understand their system to work.

as far as wp, how would root circumvent that? don't we just need a solid temp root for sunshine to work?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] classic757:
Are you on the latest firmware- SU4TL-44?

Also, does the root stick or is it lost with reboot?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] AndyMan386:
That is the one I am on and no luck even getting root at all. I will try some reboots and try again
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] classic757:
I haven't tried kingroot and I am not sure I will. Kingroot, and any other root method that does not disable write protection is to me pretty much useless. I mean, what can be done with it? It is root in name only imo.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] AndyMan386:
I would want it just for wifi tether... if my unlimited data is going up to $50, I want to use the hell out of it
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] classic757:
Will kingroot allow you to do that?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] AndyMan386:
Its my understanding that any root (even temp root) would allow wifi tether. (experts can correct me if I am misunderstood)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] PILLMUZIK3600:
It's temporary root if anything why are you guys wasting your time with king root..seriously...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] classic757:
Exactly.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] deesto-xda:
Also failed for me and told me the same (that only 1 other person had requested it, and the demand was too low). I'm guessing that count hasn't been updated.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] AndyMan386:
or that we are the two... :crying:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] deesto-xda:
True! But sounds like more than just us have tried it just on this thread, no?

As for comments on why bother with temp root? Why not, if it enables features like myfi, even if just temporarily.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cadenmiller60:
Kingroot works everytime for me now. Make sure you update to version 4.6 and if you've already done that then I would clear your system cache and then clear all data in the kingroot app. If you do all of that then kingroot should work fine for you.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] AndyMan386:
Clearing system cache where? I have never done that outside of recovery

Nevermind, I found it can be done within the stock recovery, something I have never used. Only recovery I have used was like CWM
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
you can manually delete it....on a rooted device. lol. like this:

also [MENTION=6227767]cadenmiller60[/MENTION] have you tried sunshine? I'm still on KK, so that is all I have to gain from root outside of mofo, and I'm sure there are many others in that scenario vs LP with no root. thanks man.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] AndyMan386:
Update:

Clearing system cache and kingroot cache did allow king root to think its rooted.. but yet any root checker fails still

Cadenmiller60, you arent on SU4TL-44, in display/ID so thats where we differ
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] PILLMUZIK3600:
Wow u guys are hilarious
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] mrkhigh:
Anyone try writing in a new boot start image and or a animated boot screen? On the razrm the boot image didn't even require root.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cadenmiller60:
Doubt it. Maybe you should try?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] mrkhigh:
Company phone... Don't like being the Guinea pig on this device.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ganggreen30:
Let me repeat any person that uses a phone home root app is a complete an utter moron. Especially from china.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] classic757:
+1
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cadenmiller60:
I keep it installed just in case sunshine ever supports the turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Einsteindks:
Would SuperSuMe take-over work after Kingroot?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] richii0207:
Why root when the system is write protected?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
in theory, yes. if root, in fact stuck
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] mbarry55:
Does sunshine require write protection to be disabled as well or does it just need root or what? I'm not new to rooting by any means but this is the first bootloader locked device I've had in awhile.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cadenmiller60:
Just needs some kind of root so kingroot is actually ideal in this case
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
Sunshine doesn't work on an IMG without exposed that has root.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cadenmiller60:
That's 110% inaccurate dude...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
I asked thest33v to make one. Flashed, root, busybox, etc all right. Firmware version error.

Prior Sunshine kicked it out BC of Xposed framework.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] beaups:
Sunshine does not require exposed (in fact in most cases sunshine won't run on a phone with exposed installed). It only requires some form of root, be it temp root or a rooted image, on devices that sunshine supports. Currently the turbo is not a supported device.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cadenmiller60:
We don't need a custom image for sunshine to work! We already have a temproot...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
Exactly. Which is why that was the only difference I requested. Updated busybox, super su, su binaries. But no xposed
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] beaups:
Your post stated that sunshine required exposed, probably just a typo.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] koftheworld:
Would there be a possibility of sunshine support with the current write protection issues? I haven't had a chance to test the latest kingroot, but I'd guess it doesn't disable write protection at all. If that isn't applicable, then we're still using prerooted mofo images.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] beaups:
Write protection doesn't affect sunshine.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
Lol. Guess so man. [MENTION=6227767]cadenmiller60[/MENTION] good eyes. :)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cadenmiller60:
Write protection is irrelevant when it comes to sunshine dude... Just need some form of root which we already have
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] koftheworld:
So... Potential support for the turbo? My wallet is on permanent available status for you guys.

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I thought wrong then.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
And support of the Turbo.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] koftheworld:
If [MENTION=711482]beaups[/MENTION] is using a turbo, then maybe there is hope!
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] kitcostantino:
^^^^^ exactly what i said yesterday. lol.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ceelos218:
i will have the turbo still for the next year or so.. really hoping for some kind progress.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] meskes:
I for one will be highly surprised if Sunshine ever works on the Turbo. I'll happy and will very happily drop a dime if it does, but I'm not giving up my hopes.

Tapped out from my Motorola Droid Turbo, featuring Android 5.1. Please pardon my brevity.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] mbarry55:
Yeah im ready to buy sunshine immediately if this indeed works out
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Raistlen0:
I understand there is no sunshine support currently. I also understand not to ask for any updates on an ETA of support. I just would like to know if there will be support (is it planed for down the line). I'm still sitting on KK in anticipation for disabling WP. If there is no planed XT1254 support for sunshine then I'd rather just take the OTA's.