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[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
So I am trying to help the ATT peeps get root on their device. I have an ext4 image for their XT1097 that I can flash with mofo and will boot to my XT1096. I followed the instructions above using SuperSU version 2.46 and it installed w/o any errors.

When I flash new_image.img that was created according to the instructions above to my XT1096, root checker says no root and SuperSu says there is no SU binary installed yet I see in /system/xbin the su and daemonsu and in /system/app I see Superuser.apk. I also see install-recovery.sh in /system/etc. What else should I look for?

Do you think this could be because it is an XT1097 image I am flashing to an XT1096?
[X 2014 General] btdownloads7:
I should actually change that tutorial because I did it differently when I was fixing the original image (I modified the update script and ran it manually in ADB instead of having TWRP install the update zip). I'm not sure that it makes a difference, but at least I know that the second way definitely worked.

Having said that, all bets are off when it comes to flashing a system image from a different phone onto yours, so you may have issues either way.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Ok can you give me the modified update script and instructions on how to do it with ADB? I will redo it and see if it works better. Thanks!!!

Or can I upload the file and then you could do it (if that isn't too much to ask of course)? Whatever is easier.
[X 2014 General] btdownloads7:
I just edited that post, and attached the update script to it,
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Worked great, thanks!!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60710055&postcount=465
[X 2014 General] en_pneumati@netzero.net:
wow. this thread has gone quiet!

i've been running the pre-rooted tether enabled only system for about 2 weeks. all of a sudden i have seen a dramatic drop in battery life.

i checked battery usage, and Google Play Services seems to been using the lion's share, over 40%.

is this app supposed to take this much of the battery power?

i repeatedly tried to kill and this app using Advanced Task Killer, but it keeps coming back.

I also tried force stop, but that didn't work either. and if i try disabling it and/or uninstalling it, i get an error about it being an admin process or something like that.

my only other option is to ante up and buy the Pro version of Titanium Backup and freeze it

QUESTION: is Google Play Services a critical system process that should not be frozen or otherwise stopped?

-mark
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
This has nothing to do with MoFo. It has to do with the 5/23/15 GPS update.
[X 2014 General] en_pneumati@netzero.net:
ok. i wasn't trying to imply it was a MOFO problem, i was just asking in general about disabling or freezing Google Play Services.

so, what can be done to undo this GPS update or its bad consequences? I think i have most of the location services turned off on my phone

feel free to re-direct me to an appropriate thread... i only asked here b/c you all were so helpful ;)
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I am sure on the Nexus 6 forum someone has figured out what you can and cannot do wrt disabling GPS to save battery life. The Nexus 6 forums is where I would go to find out the info. From play store description:

Description

Google Play services is used to update Google apps and apps from Google Play.

This component provides core functionality like authentication to your Google services, synchronized contacts, access to all the latest user privacy settings, and higher quality, lower-powered location based services.

Google Play services also enhances your app experience. It speeds up offline searches, provides more immersive maps, and improves gaming experiences.

Apps may not work if you uninstall Google Play services.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Why don't you try booting into recovery and wiping cache - sometimes that fixes problems.
[X 2014 General] en_pneumati@netzero.net:
just did it. we'll see if that slows the fast drain...
[X 2014 General] Aroch925:
I flashed one of the rooted images and I'm trying to go into recovery but there doesn't seem to be one. Is there anyway to get it back? I don't care if I have to get rid of root
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
New image for OTA update

Hey guys, is there a new image for the OTA update? Tired of getting bothered by the updater. -_-
[X 2014 General] IndySteve:
new out of the box xt1096 w/ 5.1 - mofo(verify) not compatible?

Like the title says, I have a new xt1096 fresh from motorola. It came shipped with 5.1. I ran mofoverify on it last night and it said my phone isn't compatible with mofo (yet). Are my options 1. to downgrade to 5.0, then use mofo to flash 5.1 , 2. wait for mofo to become 5.1 compatible? 3. other?

Thanks in advance...

(I previously rooted my Droid4 and MotoX 1st gen, for hotspot tethering since I was grandfathered in on VZW's unlmtd data)
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
do you see the dead android?
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
MoFo will never be compatible with 5.1 b/c the exploit was closed with the 5.1 bootloader.

What MoFo did was write too much data to the /cache partition - then anything over what the /cache could hold would write to /system partition. That no longer happens with the 5.1 bootloader.

There is no way to downgrade the bootloader.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
You can't downgrade the 5.1 bootloader. MoFo will never become compatible with the 5.1 bootloader.

All you can do is wait for maiko1 or some other dev to find another exploit but there is no predicting that. I wish I had better news for you.

Hopefully there will be a Pure Edition MX15 for Verizon.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I freeze the updater software with Titanium Back-up.
[X 2014 General] IndySteve:
Figures. I knew I should have gone with the Nexus 6. Thanks for the info...
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Never buy a Verizon phone assuming you can root it unless it qualifies for manufacturer bootloader unlock. I bought the MX14 back in December and couldn't use it until April when MoFo was released. I hope the Verizon MX15 has a Pure Edition. These are great phones but I need root for the same reason you do.
[X 2014 General] Aqw3R:
File is not available.

That image is no longer available. I'd like to try it. Is there any way, how to get it? Thx

Edit: No longer needed as I will try one of those with LP 5.1.x
[X 2014 General] trimax84:
Sent you a PM and crossing my fingers!
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
downloading now!
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Doesn't root.

It boots fine and free WiFi is enabled, but when it boots up I get an error message that Unfortunately SuperSu has stopped. Same error when I open Ti B/U. Root checker says no root.

When I use ES File Explorer, I can see the su and daemonsu are in system\xbin. And Superuser.apk is in system\app but when I tap it and hit install, it says Parse error There was a problem parsing the package.

Does anyone have any suggestions on things I should check for diagnostic purposes?
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
This is what I see when I try to check permissions in ES File Explorer.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
This is what I see in the /system/etc folder.
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
Could you possibly send me the image? Go to adb shell and run ls -lh in the places having issues. Maybe manually run su binary from shell.

---------- Post added at 06:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:44 PM ----------

I would love to see a CM 12 image. $30 for anyone who can make a functional 5.0 image for XT1096 that is prerooted.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I PMed trimax84 to ask if he was OK with me posting the link to his image. I think he is busy until tomorrow.

The thing that I am not seeing is a folder /system/etc/init.d and in it a file 99SuperSUDaemon. He is seeing it in the image, but when I flash the image to my device using mofo.exe, I don't see it on my device.

I don't know how to try to run the su binary from a shell :(
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
Oh I am sorry my friend, I use Linux so sometime I forget that most people don't know how to use shell. :)

connect your device and Run "adb shell"

This will bring you the the shell.

Run

ls -lh /system/etc/init.d/

And

su; whoami;

This will hopefully work! If not, saying something like su isn't a command, just reference it by the full path and filename.

The whoami command will just print the user you are running as.

Please show me the output of the ls command!

Best wishes,

bits3rpent
[X 2014 General] switch81:
Super exciting stuff! I still have my Moto X 2014 (been using a 2013 model in the mean time), hopefully someone will post up a super layman's version of the instructions soon for the free tethering - then I can finally switch back to the newer phone!
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
It says

ls: Unknown option '-h'. Aborting.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
The layman's instructions are, go to the paid software forum, read the OP of the MoFo thread, follow the instructions to verify your device and purchase mofo.exe. Then use mofo.exe as shown in Root Junky's video to flash the image with the modified build.prop file.

The problem is that [MENTION=5697730]maiko1[/MENTION] has to open up the verification so that an XT1096 running 5.0 will be allowed to purchase mofo.exe.
[X 2014 General] trimax84:
[MENTION=5983610]JulesJam[/MENTION] - Here's the latest attempt at a rooted 5.0.

If that doesn't work, you could try this one, though I expect you'd have better luck from the other.

Thanks for spending the time loading these!
[X 2014 General] trimax84:
[MENTION=1576439]Slack3r[/MENTION] - how's your progress coming? I've been using the following threads as references to try to accomplish this:

http://su.chainfire.eu/#embed

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-3/general/how-to-root-sm-t113-t3076658

http://www.udoo.org/forum/android-rooted-t1294.html

I seems like I have all of the files in their proper location (I was originally thrown off track a bit by certain sites referring to "/daemon" as "/daemon/" ...maybe my interpretation was just a noob error) and have set permissions accurately. I've been using the ARM7 (and 'common') files from chainfire's superuser zip, except for the chattr.pie file - wasn't sure where that should go and it didn't seem like it was needed...? I'm no programmer, so this has been quite the endeavor learning how to run Linux in a virtual machine and then converting files and editing! Fun stuff.

Feel free to share any tips you have and maybe we can figure this out before the Moto X 3rd Gen is released!
[X 2014 General] Slack3r:
Those guides are following mostly the same process I used, except they don't mention changing the SELinux context which is necessary in 5.0 images. If you check out the SuperSU zip, in META-INF/com/google/android there's an update-binary script with instructions for manual installations which lists the appropriate settings and location for everything. A few things that may not be apparent:

-The 'chcon' command allows you to change the SELinux context. You can use it like 'sudo chcon [context] [file]'

-The 'ln -s' command allows you to make symbolic links which is required for a few steps. You can use it like 'ln -s [target] [link location]'

So far I've basically gone through the updater binary and followed the instructions for a 21+ API with an ARMv7 chipset. If I understand correctly, this means that anything <= 21 needs to be installed unless specifically stated otherwise. Unfortunately the image I sent to JulesJam didn't work, SuperSU crashed on startup and she wasn't able to get root. I'm not sure if I made a mistake or if there's something blocking it in the image, but I'm probably going to hold off making further changes until maiko1 opens things up for 5.0 in order to be able to test locally since I'd be making a lot of minor changes.

I'm also figuring these things out as I go along, been a while since I messed around with linux this much :)
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
she ;)
[X 2014 General] Slack3r:
Fixed, my bad :)
[X 2014 General] trimax84:
Thanks....why don't those other links talk about establishing the symlinks? I was thinking that might not be necessary.

I have a feeling [MENTION=5697730]maiko1[/MENTION] will be opening up MoFo to 2014 X 5.0 users quite soon, I'm sure that will help the cause!
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
No problem! I would assume that at least 95% of the posters on XDA are men. Not sure why but most women don't seem to be into gadgets as much as I am. They sure do love their iPhones, though, lol!

I actually know a lot about iPhones b/c all of my friends have them and my relatives too. I offer to jailbreak them but they are worried that if I do that I will "break" their iPhone.

I did jailbreak my mom's iPhone so she could get free WiFi tether to tether her iPad. She was so nervous that I was doing something "illegal" to her phone. She kept asking me, are you sure this is legal? LOL!

And actually, I bought them all iPhones this fall when there was the UDP Apple glitch, which was awesome. And AppleCare+ policies, too so now when they bother me to help them with their iPhones I just tell them to call 1-800-MyiPhone. Not trying to be mean to them, but they don't even understand the basics and when I try to teach them the basics, they don't want to learn and just want me to do everything for them.
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
Yay for woman developers! :)
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
hahahahaha, I WISH I was a dev. I'm just a flasher, lol!
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
We a have to start somewhere! And haha Jules, you may not want to use the term flasher ^^
[X 2014 General] Haxxa:
JulesJam let us know if you are able to flash any of the new images made?, that's if you get a chance of-course... Understandable that it may not be practical considering your phone well must be feeling more like a test project, than a phone at this stage & the time taken for each flash must be a pain. Hopefully MOFO opens up soon so we can all test and the community can start putting something together. Thanks for all your time and effort Jules, without your testing, we may have never known Lollipop would be hackable on our Moto X's.
[X 2014 General] en_pneumati@netzero.net:
is there a timeframe for getting the pre-rooted KK with tethering enabled listed in the mofo thread?

http://xdaforums.com/general/paid-software/mofo-root-turbo-t3064404
[X 2014 General] tacosrdelicioso:
What about a pure 5.1 image modified to work on Verizon?????
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
That would take more work/knowledge than just rooting the 5.0 system for the XT1096. And so far, we don't have a 5.0 pre-rooted image for the XT1096 that gives root access.

Also, mofo.exe only flashes system not kernel/ramdisk (boot.img). Idk if you could just flash a 5.1 system w/o also flashing the 5.1 boot.img and idk if there are any differences in the PE boot.img compared to the XT1096 boot.img.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I flashed all of the ones that [MENTION=1576439]Slack3r[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2921457]trimax84[/MENTION] made and they all boot and give free WiFi tether but no root access.

It is hard for them and for me to keep testing this way as they have to zip the files and then upload them (which takes quite some time) then I have to download them, unzip them and then flash them (which also takes quite some time). Then they have to rely on what I describe is happening to try to debug. I don't think they are willing to try anymore this way.

I am willing to test any pre-rooted images that anyone comes up with. Just PM me a link.

Perhaps [MENTION=5697730]maiko1[/MENTION] can open MoFo up for those on 5.0 with the understanding that there is no pre-rooted image yet and at this time for those with XT1096 on 5.0, MoFo would be only useful to flash the image with the modified build.prop (which I think a lot of people want) and for testing out pre-rooted images.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
You are welcome! I am happy to have the image with the modified build.prop on it b/c now I can WiFi tether for free. If you have UDP on Verizon that is well worth the $20 for MoFo so I really hope that this will open up soon to everyone.

If you know what you are doing with these images, you can make your own custom ROM and flash it with MoFo.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Is there a pre-rooted KK image with tethering enabled?

Check out the first post of this thread - a poster said you can use the Entitlement Bypass App and get free WiFi tethering. There is a link you can click on in the OP of this thread.
[X 2014 General] bits3rpent:
Yeah, that's it. I have waited long enough for root. I'm going to try to work out some issues and get root on a 5.0 image today. Hopefully my knowledge on Linux and its respective filesystem's will aid me.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Great! Start from the stock 5.0 image that Slack3r provided a link to in his previous post. We know for sure that one boots. Or you could use the one with the modified build.prop, that one boots too.
[X 2014 General] Caketray:
Not to sound like [MENTION=5983610]JulesJam[/MENTION]'s mom, but how legal is this actually? I seem to remember something in Verizon's user agreement about not being allowed to do this sort of thing?
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
nvm - see post below.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I am not sure specifically what you are asking but if you are asking about the free WiFi tether, the issue you need to research is the block C licenses. The reason that Verizon does not throttle us when we have UDP is because they can't due to the licenses they hold on the block C spectrum. They tried to do that back in the fall and the FCC shut them down.

As far as illegal, Verizon was pressuring Google to remove the free tether apps from the playstore and the FCC fined them $1.25M for doing that. They are not allowed to stop us from doing this ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSES. Now I have read some ignorant posts by lawyer wannabes on other forums who try to make a big deal out of it being a consent decree, as if that matters. It does not. They were fined, they tried to make lemons out of lemonade by entering into a consent decree and the FCC agreed to it in order to avoid litigation. Verizon lost, we won.

http://www.fcc.gov/document/order-and-consent-decree-verizon-wireless-pay-125-million

At any time Verizon can eliminate UDP, that is true, but if they do they have to let you out of your contract w/o an ETF. So I keep my UDP lines in contract by using their subsidized upgrades so if Verizon ever decides to get rid of UDP lines, at least I will have gotten a subsidized phone out of them.

http://slickdeals.net/f/7743625-ver...n-or-avoid-a-2-year-data-plan-on-a-basic-line
[X 2014 General] Caketray:
I have done some reading, and I do have a basic understanding, but since all of you understand it better than I do, I want to make sure I'm properly and fully understanding what I'm reading before trying something that could screw up my phone, contract, etc.
[X 2014 General] en_pneumati@netzero.net:
sorry, i should have worded this along the lines of "WHEN will a pre-rooted KK 4.4.4 with tethering be available?"

yes, i know about the Bypass app bases on the discussion in the other thread, but seems like it would be better to just have an img with native tethering, unless i am missing something? e.g., why add need to add another app, if an img with native tethering seems to be a single line change in the img?

i'm patient ;)
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
Someone has to make one. AFAIK no one is working on it.

Well you would have to ask someone to make it for you if you don't know how to do it yourself. Maybe Slack3r would do it if you ask him since he knows how and since the 4.4.4 pre-rooted image works fine and just needs the build.prop file edited. Idk how to do it so idk how much work it is to do that.

I am waiting on a flash drive to come b/c I don't have any room on my SSD on my laptop to add Ubuntu. Then of course I would have to learn how to use it.

The problem is that most of us are on 5.0 already so getting root on 5.0 is the priority. Someone still on 4.4.4 may be willing to do it idk.
[X 2014 General] slogar25:
Yes still working on it myself. As well as planning on getting an image out with exposed, busybox, and other stuff. However it makes no sense at all to get that stuff going without root. We need a pre rooted image to start from first.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
I have already detailed everything I have flashed, including Pure Edition images, and my phone still works so idk what more you need to be convinced that MoFo doesn't mess up your phone.

As for your contract, you should at least read it first. But then you need to be aware of the fact that the block C licenses trump the contract. Regardless, AFAIK Verizon has never taken UDP away from anyone except for those people who use their UDP line's subsidized upgrades and don't follow the methods in that slick deals thread I linked to exactly as written. Even then, you can return the phone and file an inactive pricing request and get your UDP back. If you follow the methods exactly as written, they work to keep UDP. At least for now, we will see what happens in the future.

I did get my entire account shut down during the UDP Apple glitch but then again I AOLed a bunch of UDP lines right after AOLing the account myself and tripped a suspicious activity flag. That has nothing to do with tethering though and obviously, I got my account back intact not to mention 3 new UDP lines and then of course all of the profit from the iPhones I flipped, lol! It did suck spending hours on the phone to get through to the right person though not to mention being w/o cell phone service until I could get the account reinstated.

The main thing to be concerned about IMO is that flashing a rooted image trips the root checker permanently and arguably that could affect warranty. But w/o getting into all the legal ins and outs of whether or not Motorola has a legal leg to stand on to deny warranty service if you root, AFAIK, people have returned MX2013 that were qe 1/1 to Motorola and they did not deny them warranty service. Maybe someone has been denied warranty service and I just haven't read about it, but I read a lot about these things and have never read about that happening to anyone.

And if you go through Verizon to get a CLNR, they don't even bother to check the qe. But I would never go thru Verizon for warranty issues as the CLNRs SUCK!
[X 2014 General] maiko1:
The mofo site now validates 5.0 devices, but it is not officially supported until a valid rooted image is out.
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
:cool::cool::cool::cool:

Thanks!!!!

Here is the link to Slack3r's 5.0 image with the modified build.prop:

https://mega.co.nz/#!CdsgDQLD!eUJl8Kwnc1QCc8wu4yMvqMLoCKapMEFIs0jrotI1NCU

The stock one w/o the modified build.prop is further back.
[X 2014 General] Aroch925:
My moto x 2014 system version is 22.21.11.victara_verizon.verizon.en.US vzw

Would this image work for my phone?
[X 2014 General] JulesJam:
When you go to settings, about phone, does it say Android version 5.0? If so, then you are on 5.0 and can flash the 5.0 image with the modified build.prop using mofo.exe and get free WiFi tether if you have a UDP line. If you are on a More Everything plan, you already get free WiFi tether and so don't need this.
[X 2014 General] firewater88:
I see where he is coming from. I have the same system version, but the build number is 22.46-11. The 5.0 build with free WiFi a few posts back has 22.46-11 in file name, but they say to check SYSTEM version to make sure they match in the video. My build numbers match the one downloaded.

I am at the point of pressing enter to flash this, but want to double/triple check that this is ok to flash.

Thanks.
[X 2014 General] trimax84:
Yes to both of you. It should work. In fact, based on all of the testing JulesJam did, it seems like there isn't much that you can't recover from, making this fairly low risk for permanent brick.
[X 2014 General] firewater88:
Thanks. Pressing enter now...