yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G General] SH1M4BD3:
Anyone can confirm Cfautoroot working after upgrade??
[Moto G General] lost101:
It appears there is a new Bootloader and the consequences of upgrading to it are unknown. It's possible it will break custom recoveries.

I saw no reference to 'motoboot' and that's why I assumed a Bootloader update wasn't included. I did think it was unusual.
[Moto G General] Bert98:
I flashed a couple of zips and TWRP 2.8.6.0 works flawlessly :)

Inviato dal mio XT1032 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Moto G General] SH1M4BD3:
Xt1033 converted sucessfull
[Moto G General] MindLeader:
Hello, i'm waiting for your feedback and convert guide. Thanks.
[Moto G General] lost101:
It would be great if someone doing a clean install could make a TWRP backup. Only system and kernel (boot) required.
[Moto G General] Omegal:
Hello,

I'm in 5.0.1 GPE.

I've already unroot my device by uninstalling supersu.

Now, i have to install the gpe stock recovery in order to sideload.

The only one i could got is this one : motorola-moto-g-stock-recovery-xt1032-xt1033-moto-g-5-0-e-5-0-1-gpe (i can't post links)

But, i can't start my recovery by holding vol+/vol- for 5s then pushing power.

With the gpe stock recovery from kitkat 4.4.2, i can.

Can someone share the gpe stock recovery from lollipop 5.0.1 please.

Thanks.
[Moto G General] fubag:
And here I am still on 4.4 on fking XT1034, so much BS.
[Moto G General] Lvsitano:
Tried to sideload update with no success. Have stock recovery, I had to factory reset to remove root or any mods. But when applying sideload, error

Verifying update package...

Installing update...

Verifying current system...

"/system/app/Books.apk" has unexpected contents.

E:Error in /sideload/update.zip

(Status 7)
[Moto G General] andogeek10:
Since the boot loader will be updated, if we have to return to 5.0.2 OTA from 4.4.4 will be out of question, right? So does anyone have a link to the GPE stock 5.0.2 firmware?
[Moto G General] shashankj150:
i m on xt 1033 gpe 5.0.1 have downloaded OTA file now how can i update ..? no ota is showing in phone
[Moto G General] thuybang:
Sure when you root, you uninstall some apps from stock ROM. Have to flash clean ROM after that, you can update.

In your message, you already uninstall Books app, now OTA can't find Books app.
[Moto G General] Chandresh204:
which modem did you flash after side loading 5.1 OTA??

i am on 5.1 GPE but i have not flashed any asian retail modem yet and "NO SIM" notification ... i wanted to know which modems do i need to flash and what files from the 4.4.4 firmware do i need to flash??

XT1033 (5.0.2) --> GPE 4.4.4 --> GPE 5.0.1 --> GPE 5.1 (SIM NOT WORKING)
[Moto G General] Kelsonrd:
Someone try to downgrade to LP br 5.0.2?
[Moto G General] SH1M4BD3:
Aplying update must done via sideload, my step downgrade to 444 gpe without flashing gpt.bin&motobot, sideloading 5.0.1, then sideloading 5.1 (sll step without entering setup), then flash xt1032 BR modem's.

Follow this guide http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/general/gpe-ota-lrx21z-5-0-1-xt1033-xt1032-t2969847

*Optional twrp&superu
[Moto G General] Lucas Eugene:
Has anyone been able to create a nanadroid backup.

If so please upload it

Thanks
[Moto G General] syedtufailahmed:
*cannot read* adb sideload error!

i have moto g xt1033 converted gpe by aybarchu method....i am running 5.0.1...when i tried to sideload 5.1 i got 'cannot read eror!...pls help!!
[Moto G General] GMattZ:
Does anybody know whether it's safe to downgrade from GPE 5.1 back to Motorola Europe 4.4.4 and OTA to 5.0.2? There seems to be a new bootloader (41.1.19).
[Moto G General] lost101:
At this stage in the product life of Moto G, it would be wise to consider not flashing a different Bootloader unless necessary. The time may come when a 'hard brick' cannot be cured. A certain percentage of OTA Update flashes do fail. The new Bootloader could also introduce a new way to 'hard brick' as did flashing v41.18, and then trying to downgrade to 4.4.2, and updating to 4.4.4.

It's an unnecessary risk, when all you have to do is wait for a custom recovery flashable zip. If someone made a TWRP / Nandroid backup, that ROM would be available in a few hours.
[Moto G General] muskan-kumar:
didnt get it

i am not able to receive signal after your method. i have xt 1033. which modem should i flash. you said xt 1032
[Moto G General] Chandresh204:
[MENTION=6349779]muskan-kumar[/MENTION] flash these modem files: https://mega.co.nz/#!Zls0FQga!hu3_AR...nAGYIUSLDGogos

these were provided by SH1M4BD3 in other gpe thread
[Moto G General] GMattZ:
I completely agree with you. I just wanted to know since GPE 5.1 still have that annoying offline-charging (screen never sleeps) issue.

Anyways, I went ahead and successfully downgraded my bootloader from 41.19 to 41.18. Running fine with Europe 5.0.2 Motorola now!

:)
[Moto G General] SH1M4BD3:
Good to know its bootloader downgradeable.. Share your steps you've done sir
[Moto G General] ankushv:
Downgrade bootloader

So now scrolling line effect on downgrading bootloader this time from 41.19 to 41.18 ?
[Moto G General] Lvsitano:
Yes, I uninstalled Google Play Books in the past. If I install it again, and then move it to /system/app with LuckyPatcher would it fix the error? I don't think so, but it is better than downgrading ROM. I only wished we had a 5.0.1 full ROM.
[Moto G General] thuybang:
If you only want 502 ROM ( not 5.1) it's more easy. You can down full 502 ROM for xt1032 or xt1033 then flash. No need downgrade 444 and OTA to 501,502.
[Moto G General] GMattZ:
Flashed XT1032 5.0.2 Brazil Retail first with the below commands.

mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin

mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img

mfastboot flash logo logo.bin

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 system system.img_sparsechunk.3

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

Never had that problem on Lollipop.
[Moto G General] Lvsitano:
There's no 5.0.1 GPE factory image, only KK.
[Moto G General] SH1M4BD3:
He probably means you can directly flash your gpe converted to 5.0.2 xt1032/1033 without downgrading to 4.4.4 gpe..
[Moto G General] muskan-kumar:
Key

its asking decryption key
[Moto G General] yonasz:
I downgrade my converted gpe 5.0.1 (xt1032) to 4.4.4 i had some problems when i try to upgrade to 5.1 with root instaled. Now i have "modem/image/mba.b00" has unexpected contens error when i try upgrade to 5.0.1 via sideload. Is this modem files will help me?? If yes which command i should use to flash this modem files??
[Moto G General] r97smith:
Cant flash the zip as it reports an error.

It says it expects a different package to mine, but I am on the LRX21Z.

Do I need to have the stock recovery or does that matter?
[Moto G General] SH1M4BD3:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=59859803
[Moto G General] moralesnery:
I am on GPE 5.0.1 , when I try to sideload 5.1, recovery sends an status 7 error:

Package expects build fingerprint of motorola/falcon_gpe/falcon_umts:5.0.1/LRX21Z.M002/15:user/release-keys or motorola/falcon_gpe/falcon_umts:5.1/LMy47M.001/6:user/release-keys:

this device has motorola/falcon_gpe/falcon_umts:4.4.4/KTU84P.M003/18:user/r

E:Error in /tmp/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation Aborted.

I downgraded to 4.4.4 GPE, then sideloaded 5.0.1 without problems, but cannot sideload to 5.1 and there's no OTA notification inside Android.

Tried wiping cache+factory reset with no luck.

:mad:
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
to update to 5.1

you need

5.0.1/LRX21Z.M002 to be installed first

you cant upgrade from 4.4.4 to 5.1

i have sideloaded 5.1 after 5.0.1 without any problems.

you can not update using a custom recovery. I have said this many times on multiple threads.
[Moto G General] lept_2014:
If someone wants collaborate, it's possible to obtain also, with DD command:

adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system of=/sdcard/system.img
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot of=/sdcard/boot.img
[Moto G General] gargsamanyou:
Thanks for this useful post.
[Moto G General] TCattd:
I've just made a modified OTA zip file for people who converted theirs Moto G non-GPE to a GPE edition.

Tested with my wife's XT1032 (just upgraded it to 5.1 from 5.0.x).

You need to be on 5.0.x LRX21Z in order to flash this, obviously.

Before start, you should update TWRP to the latest version. I did it. Using Flashify http://goo.gl/hzzHi2

Download the newest TWRP image for falcon from here: http://dl.twrp.me/xt1032/ and use Flashify to update the recovery image.

Now, step by step:

1.- Make a backup with TWRP. Just in case. The decision to follow this guide and what happen to your device is your responsability, not mine. So, make a backup.

2.- Make sure to uninstall Xposed framework if you have it installed. I've done it following this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58964632&postcount=2262 no problem at all after that.

If you don't have Xposed installed, just ignore this step and keep going.

3.- Download the latest TWRP image for falcon from here: http://twrp.me/devices/motorolamotog2013.html and put it in your phone's internal memory.

4.- Download the latest SuperSU zip from here http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu and put it in your phone's internal memory.

5.- Download the modified OTA zip for devices converted to GPE: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934551651

Put it in you phone's internal memory.

6.- Unroot. From SuperSu settings, make sure you fully unroot your device. You can re-root after upgrade to 5.1 (as i did).

7.- Reboot into recovery. Power off the phone. Press and hold Volume down and Power keys together. Then use the volume down key to select Recovery, and press the Volume up key to enter recovery (TWRP).

8.- Flash the modified OTA zip. Wait, this takes some time.

9.- When it finish, go back in TWRP and flash the TWRP image file. Same procedure as flashing a zip, you just need to change the mode to "images" at TWRP Install screen (button below right). Do this to preserve TWRP recovery after flashing the OTA. If you don't, you will need to flash the recovery image from the bootloader using fastboot.

10.- Restart the phone (don't let TWRP flash supersu at exit), and wait.

11.- After reboot, check everything is working fine.

12.- Reboot into recovery again, and now flash SuperSU zip. Technically you can flash this at step 8, side by side with TWRP reflash, but... i wanted to make sure that if a problem appeared wasn't because of supersu.

13.- Enjoy.

As i said, i just updated my wife's XT1032 doing this and using my modified OTA zip. Clean update. No data loss. No downgrade then upgrade again, no prior wipe or clean fastboot flash hassle at all. Just flash like a regular OTA and you're good to go.

It's the same official OTA with a modified update-script, so the zip won't check phone fingerprint at the beginning. You can unzip it on your PC to check for yourself if you want.

Proof:

http://i.imgur.com/BN5YTg9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mVXtjAo.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/STsmtVM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DosBvEB.jpg

;)

For those who need the instructions in spanish, here you have: http://goo.gl/hryvbE
[Moto G General] VitaTaf:
Edit: Use this first

Here. I haven't tried restoring it myself though. It is taken right after the OTA and is not rooted.
[Moto G General] shashankj150:
its a nandroid backp rg8..? just asking so that i can change my custom recovery to philz
[Moto G General] moralesnery:
Did you even read the first line? I was on 5.0.1 already when this error popped up. The phone was thinking it was still on 4.4.4.

Anyway, flashed again clean 5.0.1 GPe and the 5.1 OTA notification came 1 hour after that. Installation takes like 20 min and everything works great :)
[Moto G General] VitaTaf:
Yes, it's a TWRP backup (you may need to enable TWRP mode on Philz). However, please be advised that I have not tested this backup, so make a backup before continuing.
[Moto G General] shashankj150:
ok...thanks for info.
[Moto G General] Lucas Eugene:
I am sorry to say but your nandroid backup doesn't work. It always fails even in twrp as well as philz

I'm sorry if I'm troubling you but would it be possible for you to make a nandroid backup from philz.
[Moto G General] VitaTaf:
Okay, I'll try again using Philz recovery.
[Moto G General] Lucas Eugene:
Thanks a lot I'll be happy to try :)

EDIT: [MENTION=5573353]VitaTaf[/MENTION] are you by any chance using a XT1031 for installing Gpe?
[Moto G General] VitaTaf:
Yup, you caught me, lol :P

Not sure if it has any partitioning difference though. Here's the new backup using Philz.
[Moto G General] shashankj150:
Did u tried anything new when u re flashed 5.0.1 gpe and then 5.1 from the first time .? actually m getting error 7 in adb sideload
[Moto G General] SH1M4BD3:
Did you try downloading again that ota file??
[Moto G General] shashankj150:
NOPE actually yday i tried adb sideload but it failed then i reflashed gpe 5.0.1 and then it start showing 5.1 update so downloading it..
[Moto G General] lost101:
I will make a GPE 5.1 flashable zip in a few hours.
[Moto G General] outerspacebuddy:
My XT1032 is using GPE 5.0.1. I receive a notification about upgrading to GPE 5.1, but I don't want to. I want to go back to Motorola firmware (non-GPE) Kitkat 4.4.2 and wait for an official Motorola firmware for Android 5.1, not Google Play Edition. I'm hopeless and in a very bad mood.
[Moto G General] andogeek10:
DO NOT DOWNGRADE TO 4.4.2 AND USE OTA.

If you want to upgrade to Motorola's 5.1 stock update, download the suitable stock 5.0.2 firmware file for your device and then wait for the update
[Moto G General] moralesnery:
You can't go back to 4.4.2, but you can downgrade to 4.4.4. Avoid hardbricking your device dude.
[Moto G General] outerspacebuddy:
You mean I can directly flash manually from GPE 5.0.1 to non-GPE 5.0.2? Is there any risk to switch between GPE and non-GPE?
[Moto G General] moralesnery:
Just flash the Motorola 5.0.2 using mfastboot, theres no risk if you're coming from GPE 5.0.1.
[Moto G General] Lvsitano:
You need to have latest stock recovery. You are probably using KK stock recovery which won't work. I had that same error. If your Android with an open belly says no command then it's the latest recovery, if not you are on KK stock recovery.

---------- Post added at 04:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:55 PM ----------

How can I create a flashable zip with an apk like Google Play Books? I have deleted the app in the past, and now the OTA won't work unless file is there and installed as system app. If I install thrgouh Google Play it won't install as system app. If I had a flashable zip, I could install it via TWRP and then could flash the modified OTA zip.
[Moto G General] moralesnery:
It was the 5.0.1 stock recovery. IMO the best choice is wait for the OTA.
[Moto G General] Lvsitano:
I finally was able to apply the OTA, using the zip package created by [MENTION=4100415]TCattd[/MENTION] (thanks to him). My issue was the fact that I had deleted some Google apps from the system, and the OTA script is going to check them in order to patch. As the packages were not there, it would fail. What I did was trial and error. I had to edit both MANIFEST and updater-script and remove the non-existant packages. Took me a while because everytime I had to test for the next error. Finally I got to the end, and only had the approcess32 error, which is caused by root.

Removed SuperSU using its own unroot feature. Then applied the OTA via TWRP, with success. I now have 5.1 working perfectly, without needing to delete any data or having to downgrade.

Phone seems much more responsive now, I'm hopping the dreadful memory leak existent in the 5.0.1 version is gone.
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
part of the memory leak is still in 5.1, you will probably get another update within a week or so after the sources for 5.1.1 are available.

Google Android team side that in 5.1.1 the memory leak is finally fixed.
[Moto G General] Lvsitano:
The problem is that Google won't release that minor update to Moto G GPE probably like did with 5.0.2 which was not released.
[Moto G General] SH1M4BD3:
Again i confirmed when you're trying to downgrade to 4.4.4 GPE avoid to flash these things motobot/gpt.bin, and also youre safe to downgrade your bootloader from 14.19 to 14.18. as ive tried today repeating whole step after i updraded to 5.1 downgrading to 4.4.4, and sideloading 5.0.1(which contain 14.18bootloader, and ive seen on fastboot mode the botloader was 14.18) then sideloading 5.1 again without no error, and someone already posted too is it safe when you're trying to re-stock to your original moto retail 5.0.2..
[Moto G General] ljesuso:
error executing updater binary in zip

Hello,

Could you please help me?

I followed your steps but I'm getting this error: 'error executing updater binary in zip' when trying to flash the OTA file...

Any advice?
[Moto G General] MotoBre:
I can't flash the OTA, if I do the "adb sideload update.zip" command, the output is the guide of adb command.

Why?

EDIT: resolved the problem with a .bat file
[Moto G General] pijiman:
I recieved the notification to update to 5.1 today. Should I do the OTA? I'm on 5.0.1 GPE. Also, can 5.1 be rooted?
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
Yes you can root 5.1, flash custom recovery, flash supersu zip, restart device.
[Moto G General] Berties123:
fastboot flash partition gpt.bin

fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img

fastboot flash logo logo.bin

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2

fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.3

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2

fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

fastboot erase cache

fastboot erase userdata

With extracted files from

GPE_5.1_XT1032_LMY47M.M001_CFC.xml

Done that, restart and just showing "Google" with a padlock, and not doing anything. I've left it a while and not booting further.

downloading

XT1032_GPE_5.1_Optimized_v1.1.zip

XT1032_Retail_BR_502_Optimized_v1.2a

and will try them as well.
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
use mfastboot instead.

new bootloader will now only work with mfastboot v2

regular fastboot will NOT work!
[Moto G General] aqswde123:
anyone able to factory reset after flashing this over moto 5.0.2? I'm not able to.
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
actually you can, mfastboot erase cache and mfastboot erase userdata

or do it by restarting the phone into bootloader then recovery and factory reset
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slipudatung:
I don't have root and not going to this time, but I am trying to find where I can turn off the Dolby notification that stays up while music is playing.

Anyone know?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VictorC:
*bump
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteelH:
It's a simple smali edit. Ask you rom dev to do it.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeeDroid:
Now there is a name I haven't seen in a long time! Hope your well mate..

I will be adding said toggle to my tweaks soon... Lots to consider
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteelH:
It's been awhile for sure. Trying to get back into things.

Perhaps you want to make your ROM M8_WHL compatible (Sprint m9)?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeeDroid:
Already added sprint support mate ? will be doing the same for the M9 ?
[Verizon LG G2] Pushkin94:
Hi friends,

I could not find a thread specifically pertaining to this topic so here it is.

I'm planing on buying a Verizon LG g2 tomorrow and needed to clarify this. So will it work and if not, is there a way to unlock it ?

Thanks in advance!

Pushkin
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] toonhead85:
I am looking to get a Galaxy Alpha... Not today, maybe not tomorrow; But very soon. While I wait, I wanted to know a few things:

1) GSM Arena shows that the SM-G850M has the bands for AT&T (700, 1700, 1900) and I wanted to confirm this before I bought it. I did some research and the bands are correct (17, 4, 2 - respectively).

2) Since I believe this phone to be for Vadafone, what kind (if any) Carrier bloatwear is there? Can it be removed? How easy is it? (I do know my way around Android a bit) - FYI, I don't care about the Samsung/Google stuff, that can stay

3) I found CF-Auto-Root for the SM-G850M, is that the easiest way to root? Is there anything I should know before opening the box?

4) Lastly, is there a recovery (either TWRP or CWR) for the SM-G850M?? All I can seem to find is one for the SM-G850F

Thank,

toonhead85
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] kidi:
Hello,

You will notice yourself apps that are bloatware

Yes, indeed, that is the easiest way to root (you have to do it through Odin though)

Yes there are recoveries for the specified model, just google it (and ofc flash it through Odin)

Best regards,

James
[G2 General] tiguy99:
For those of you who've replaced your screens either DIY or via LG warranty replacement...please post how your screen quality and viewing angles compare to the original LCD.

I'll start...

1. On my Current G2, I had a perfect screen. Perfect viewing angles and excellent image quality with no defects

2. Ebay Replacement screen #1 had dead pixels and Mira lines.

3. Ebay replacement screen # 2 had horrible color. Almost black and white

4. Amazon replacement screen has great color & image quality but lesser degree of viewing angles.

It's hard to explain but easy to compare to other G2s and phones when you compare side by side.

After all these screen swaps in the last couple months I've decided to keep this screen and use the phone as is.

How does your replacement screen compare to the original one?
[G2 General] votinh:
I got LG performed a "total refurbished" when I dropped and shattered my screen.

It came back and looked like new, no difference to the original.
[G2 General] laboratik:
After a shattered screen i got it replaced.two months waoting time.now have jdi panel but brightness is very low and have lots of screen bleed around the edges.the repairman did not do a good job but the panel itself is of lower quality.color and contrast ok but luminosity is about 70%of the original...not happy but no money for yet another panel...

Conclusion:dont drop the phone...
[G2 General] sjk971005:
After having touch screen issues on my phone (no-touch zone, ghost touches), I bought a replacement screen for my D800 off eBay.

Got it replaced and so far, the quality (colours, brightness, touch accuracy) is very good. I'd say the screen is slightly more yellow than my original screen but it's by no means an issue.

The screen I got for my "new" Z3, is full of problems. It has press marks(areas on the screen which appear brighter/whiter) and the screen "flickers" on high brightness. My friend can't see it well, but I can very clearly see the screen going bright->dark->bright->dark slightly and very quickly.
[G2 General] Richylitschy:
Dropped mine and got it replaced at a cheap place in Bangkok.

Colours are the same, viewing angles are not as good, but

those doesn't matter to me.

Been 2 months dropped phone again, screen shattert again...

Biggest supprise: Touch is still working perfectly! Seems like the cheap replacement screen doesn't have the NoGap technology like the original ones haha. Seems like win win to me!
[G2 General] tiguy99:
Thanks for the responses guys and sorry to hear about your screens.

Made a new poll. Please participate.

I'm trying to make a case that there are different versions of LCD panels made by different manufacturers.

They don't advertise which is which but we're starting to notice now that we're having out screens replaced.