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[Moto G 2014 LTE General] lucifermorn:
when im flashing

no i meant when flahing it says image file too big..ive tried a lot of methods and firmwares but when it flashes my sim card doesnt show and when i try to turn on the wifi it doesnt work
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] Hemphiz:
That's weird. Never heard of this before. Aslong as you have an XT1072 then it should flash fine... You need to also ensure your flashing the firmware for your region (where you bought the phone)
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] lucifermorn:
help

i bought it in the UK, its moto g2 4G lte. is it the firmware that im tryng to flash is wrong?? im not sure i know what firmware i should be flashing, could you please help

they all look similar
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] Hemphiz:
That sounds like the right one. You need to be using M fastboot. People who report your problem are mostly using fastboot. Must be Mfastboot https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9JdPPX_cXeARFN3VXpXdmxBZ2c/view
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] leahcimewol:
are the recovery images available from the links compatible with the Moto G 2nd Gen LTE 2014 XT1072 GB? I just want to make sure because I bricked my phone, did a factory reset and factory reset is rubbish - no google play store,messaging app or gmail, kind of like a barebones PC , have to start all form scratch wihch is a real drag and I dont really havethat much time available unfortunately, also Id like to reinstall all my googe play store paid for apps?

I look forward to your response thankyou in advance, from an old noob. ;)

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firstly thanks Hemphiz for the upload and the very detailed and straightforward instructions. I made the silly mistake of installing Philz recovery to my Thea not realising that Philz revoery is for Titan, a simple mistake that has cost me hours of mylife now after phone went pete tong on me.

However after having followed your instructions my phone seems to be sitting on the bootloader unlocked warning screen for about 5 minutes now, is this normal? look forward to hearing from you, thanks in advance. :)
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] leahcimewol:
Hi Again, I really dont get what is happening here as last time I used this everything went fine? now stuck in bootloop with bootloader warning for an hour so pressed power and vol down to boot into bootloader/recovery or whatver its called and slected normal powerup - same thing did it again and selected recovery - the resukt was the little android lying down with exclamation mark and no command underneath???? wtf???? what is going on I am about to lose my mind? help someone please. I ned thisphone for tomorrow - work related. cheers
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] Hemphiz:
An hour?... That sounds abit excessive for first boot. It usually take about 20mins though often can take longer. Need to be patient. You get no errors when fastboot flashing? That bootloader warning is common. You can remove it by flashing a different logo after the rom boots fine etc. Try turning off the phone first and see if it boots. Reflash. I've noticed turning my phone off for a little while (15secs seems to sort the boot issue) a reboot fixes a fair few issues funny enough. report back
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] leahcimewol:
Hi Hemphiz, yeah was still stuck on bootloader so I got frustrated and flashed latest TWRP recovery for thea to my phone to see if I can try and sort it out with a graphical ui, well guess what when I went to reboot from twrp it says are you sure you want to reboot - no OS? I dont understand where I have gone wrong? I followed this originally to flash a stock firmware to my phone but I dont understand how Ive got to this point where no OS is flashed on phone? I am about to give up all hope of returning my phone to a usable state?
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] leahcimewol:
I am trying to install the file downloaded from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9J...p=docslist_api via twrp recovery and I just keep getting failed to mount /data (Invalid argument ) and the same for /system

then...done

then INstalling zip file /usb-otg/XT1072_Thea_RETGB....

CHecking for MD5 file...

Skipping MD5 check: no Md5 File Found

Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary in the zip file.

Error installing zip file /usb-otg/THEA......

Updating Partion Details.....

Failed to mount /data (Invalid Argument) etc.. etc...

...done

so I am really befuddled as to what I am doing wrong here could the file I downloaded have become corrupt in the download? or is it only valid for Thea before it upgraded to MM6 becasue that is what I amthinking is the problem and if that is the case how to roll back because LL was actually way better than MM in fact MM is pissing me right off with lack of SD support as far apps to sd is concerned! help? :(
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] leahcimewol:
yeah I guess I was right this image you provide is probably for LL not MM , just would not flash.

so I tried cyanomogen and its flashed it fine? only thing is still no gmail or google play store so back to square one how to get these gmail apps on cyanomog?
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] Hemphiz:
Its definitely MM lol. But I'm glad you got something running. You need to flash Gapps http://opengapps.org

I would recommend micro. As it has all apps it sounds like you need. (more apps = battery drain) you need to always flash these when flashing a custom rom.

If you've already flashed the rom, boot to twrp. Wipe cache/dalvik - flash rom & Gapps then reboot

Edit. You CANT flash the stock firmware via twrp. It must be adb/fastboot
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] leahcimewol:
thanks. you know just goes to show you learn something new everyday.

how dumb was I of course you cant flash stock firmware via twrp its for flashing custom roms isnt it? I think I actually knew that somewhere in the darkest recesses of my mind but had forgotten as one is not in the habit of flashing stuff all the time!

Well I tell you I was enjoying cyanogenmod very much until I tried to update the su binary via twrp now again this time I am stuck in cyanogenmod's bootloop or whatever (the little blue flashing android head) is hooray! this evening just keeps getting better! Now if we coud only fix this whole SD card malarchy everyone could be happy, the reason I hate google! why not just keep the support for apps to SD not everyone can afford the huge flagship phones! :crying:
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] Hemphiz:
Pretty much. Flashing files and backing up your phone. I couldn't live without being able to backup the phone. No worries, this android lark is alot of reading/lessons. Before flashing a file make a quick backup (usually what I do) or daily backups. Im using supersu SR3 http://xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133. As for sd. I use this http://xdaforums.com/android/software/fix-extsd-fix-v1-0b-2016-01-18-t3296266 it allows apps to write to external sd card. But that doesn't mean you can move the apps, but used with this http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/mod-obb-sd-v0-1-t2884004 you can move the big folder from the app to the SD card and it'll work fine :)

But like I said. Lots of reading
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] Arcline:
Seems like after flashing I cant receive new OTA's. I did everything as explained and all seems to be working besides that. All I get is "Your software is up to date" even if there is a new update available. Does anybody else have this problem and have they found a solution to this?
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] Hemphiz:
Firmware and download link updated on post #1
[Moto G 2014 LTE General] LilBob2100:
flashing failed

I know that, this is old phone, but i try to revive my moto g 2014 back to original OS and its the same OS, what did you publish 4 years ago,but I cant install our flash it. When I flash "partition gpt.bin", after the first flashing, it showed "failed" and at my phone, it showed that I downgrade some file, and when I start flash "system system.img_sparsechunk", all 0-4 showed the "failed" sine, and at my phone, it showed "Image is to large', our something on those lines. I have unlocked bootloader and I did install wrong custom OS (titan) by using wrong stock OS (titan) and TWRP (titan), it kinda worked, but somethinks didnt work, like, you cant put sim card, because it does not read it, the camera does not work, wlan1 cant be detected and maybe other problems that I still dont know. Maybe you will help me with this stock OS.
[General Questions and Answers] jdigiacomo35@gmail.com:
How do you root a z828 zte avid plus phone metro pcs?????
[General Questions and Answers] Cyclops757:
It's different than the Avid 4G. You can still get into the FTM, but I'm guessing either the script or the security is different. Mine is on Android 5.1.1 MetroPCS and I've been searching everywhere to no avail. Some help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. :cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] collapsible:
Also desperately looking for a way to root the device. I bought it as a cheap replacement when my last phone was broken, and so far I've enjoyed the phone. This is one major pitfall, though. Ive tried plenty of rooting apps and methods, and I'm willing to test and play with more. Any help is greatly appreciated and I'm offering any assistance I can. Let's find a way to crack this thing.
[General Questions and Answers] wood909:
hi you guys i bought the avid plus from somebody yesterday for $50 and it turned out that the phone is messed up bad it wont boot and when it does it just turns off and its hard to get to go back on, is there anyway you guys can send me a copy of a backup of your phone system files, ive been looking everywhere online for countless hours for any kind of stock file and theres none at all so please i beg you send me a link or email me a few of the main required files please my email is 1986whiteguy@gmail.com thank you so much for helping
[General Questions and Answers] Cyclops757:
ZTE z828

ZTE Open allows you to reinstall and recover all your system files, but you need a PC and the software/directions. Google "ZTE open" z828 and you should be able to find the info you need. :cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] usershack:
Has anyone found a root that works on zte avid plus z828 yet?
[General Questions and Answers] ShadowWeasel:
not yet......kingroot has a request form when you download it on your phone. As of now, there is about 5000 requests and was last seen at queue list 342 and it increase every day. my guesstimate is maybe by the end of July there will be a root program
[General Questions and Answers] e30eternal:
End of July for sneaky Chinese info-thief rooting... Should be at about Android 9.2 by then. Never again owning a ZTE unless is a time machine and/ or comes with a Gremlin.
[General Questions and Answers] ShadowWeasel:
I don't know how successful you can be but if you go to kingoroot.com and try you may have a chance.

Here is what I did, first I downloaded the program for the pc, then attempted to root the device. When it failed, I saved the log and emailed them. After about a week I tried again. By this time I was fooling around with the cable, restarting phone, unplugging the cable and constantly restarted the kingoroot app, then finally after an hour of doing this the root worked!!!

Give it a shot, it may be worth it!!!
[General Questions and Answers] Kazeryed:
I have the same problem too, the reason why many rooting apps failed because the Z828 is not yet rootable. But don't worry, it will be in the future.. just don't know when.
[General Questions and Answers] darkfirekid:
Root

Root successful with kingoroot.

Phone messing up and root gone upon reboot.
[General Questions and Answers] darkfirekid:
Can't use it for anything.
[General Questions and Answers] fcknstar:
I got boot up and running!

Step 1: DOWNLOAD

ADB Drivers - http://adbdriver.com/

ADB Shell (guide and download) - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48915118

kingo root - https://www.kingoapp.com/android-root/download.htm

Step 2: Command Prompt with ADB

run the CMD with admistrator privileges and use the following commands -

adb devices

[hit enter]

adb reboot disemmcwp

[Your device will now reboot with some extra write permissions]

install and run KINGO ROOT! (Yes, it's kingO root, not King) on your pc.

SHAABAAMMMM!!!!

Now we need a custom recovery for it!

PS: o/! Dont try link2sd , because it #$&*#&(*@^*$ your apks, and you can't find it in the 2nd partition.
[General Questions and Answers] Rey_306:
it says that the device is offline what do i do?
[General Questions and Answers] mast3rillusion:
It does work as stated above. Nice job, I've been trying to do this for a while now. I didnt know there was a command to make the phone reboot with more permissions. Very nice!
[General Questions and Answers] theoouy:
Seems to not work for me. I get it to connect and everything, but KingoRoot fails to keep going or it finishes at 100% and tells me that it failed to install Root.

Nevermind, I had to reboot my PC.
[General Questions and Answers] brainwashedgangstalker:
I'm not sure this is a true root. And how do I remove kingosu and replace with SuperSU? Super sume did not work as kingosu refused to give it a permission.
[General Questions and Answers] brainwashedgangstalker:
Yeah its a false root. Had to wipe and factory reset.
[General Questions and Answers] brainwashedgangstalker:
okay. upon third try it rooted! and even root explore r/w worked!

however i deleted the metro apps and tried to install supersu because i hear nasty comms going on between kingouser and chinra.

well i'm bricked now. lol.

wont boot past powered by android splash. possibly because i deleted the MYMETRO folder in system/app.

zte and metro dont provide the update.zip so i cant recover.

any ideas? and dont tell me go to metro because they wont help.
[General Questions and Answers] chillwilllll:
Same problem now bricked can only open recovery

however i deleted the metro apps and tried to install supersu because i hear nasty comms going on between kingouser and chinra.

well i'm bricked now. lol.

wont boot past powered by android splash. possibly because i deleted the MYMETRO folder in system/app.

zte and metro dont provide the update.zip so i cant recover.

any ideas? and dont tell me go to metro because they wont help.
[General Questions and Answers] Xsavi:
Thank You, It works!

​

Thank you so much fuknstar! It works very well!

I have uninstalled almost all the system apps, except MyMetro. So far no brick. (Used Titanium Backup)

What I'm trying to do now is replace Kingo SuperUser with SuperSU. I'm having a little trouble doing so.

But anyway, thank you so much for this!! I'll post an update once I got SuperSU on this thing.

Appreciate ya! :)
[General Questions and Answers] drdeviant:
Use supersu me pro to remove Kingo Superuser
[General Questions and Answers] Xsavi:
Super-sume does not work, I have found a way to get it on there along with Xposed. I will post in a little bit.
[General Questions and Answers] brainwashedgangstalker:
anybody else brick?

i could use a backup or at least a copy of my metro folder in system i can make a zip and sideload to try and unbrick.
[General Questions and Answers] darby77-0:
mr

kingoroot pc version
[General Questions and Answers] Bond...Tyrone Bond:
Root successful. No recovery. Quite simple....

Download ADB Drivers and ADB Shell set up to PC.

Install on PC with Admin privileges

Download latest version Kingo Root to PC

Connect device to PC via USB

Turn on device.

Enable USB debugging

Enter Command Prompt (Admin Privileges)

Exactly.....

adb devices

[enter]

adb reboot disemmcwp

[enter]

Phone will reboot with extra write privileges

Right click on Kingo Root and Run as Administrator.

Wait bout 5 min for the magic to happen.

It was tricky switching to super su. But this worked fine for me after trial.

I simply uninstalled Kingo user then installed super su and updated binary normal. Boom. I'm still holding down root. Over clocked kernel and all. All the credit to ....

fcknstar
[General Questions and Answers] Bond...Tyrone Bond:
Z828 Avid Plus Root Successful

Root successful. No recovery. Quite simple....

Download ADB Drivers and ADB Shell set up to PC.

Install on PC with Admin privileges

Download latest version Kingo Root to PC

Connect device to PC via USB

Turn on device.

Enable USB debugging

Enter Command Prompt (Admin Privileges)

Exactly.....

adb devices

[enter]

adb reboot disemmcwp

[enter]

Phone will reboot with extra write privileges

Right click on Kingo Root and Run as Administrator.

Wait bout 5 min for the magic to happen.

It was tricky switching to super su. But this worked fine for me after trial.

I simply uninstalled Kingo user then installed super su and updated binary normal. Boom. I'm still holding down root. Over clocked kernel and all. All the credit to ....

fcknstar

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Root successful. No recovery. Quite simple....

Download ADB Drivers and ADB Shell set up to PC.

Install on PC with Admin privileges

Download latest version Kingo Root to PC

Connect device to PC via USB

Turn on device.

Enable USB debugging

Enter Command Prompt (Admin Privileges)

Exactly.....

adb devices

[enter]

adb reboot disemmcwp

[enter]

Phone will reboot with extra write privileges

Right click on Kingo Root and Run as Administrator.

Wait bout 5 min for the magic to happen.

It was tricky switching to super su. But this worked fine for me after trial.

I simply uninstalled Kingo user then installed super su and updated binary normal. Boom. I'm still holding down root. Over clocked kernel and all. All the credit to ....

fcknstar Thank you fcknstar

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Root successful. No recovery. Quite simple....

Download ADB Drivers and ADB Shell set up to PC.

Install on PC with Admin privileges

Download latest version Kingo Root to PC

Connect device to PC via USB

Turn on device.

Enable USB debugging

Enter Command Prompt (Admin Privileges)

Exactly.....

adb devices

[enter]

adb reboot disemmcwp

[enter]

Phone will reboot with extra write privileges

Right click on Kingo Root and Run as Administrator.

Wait bout 5 min for the magic to happen.

Links at bottom for Drivers, Shell, and Kingo Root

It was tricky switching to super su. But this worked fine for me after trial.

I simply uninstalled Kingo user then installed super su and updated binary normal. Boom. I'm still holding down root. Over clocked kernel and all. All the credit to ....

fcknstar

ADB Drivers http://adbdriver.com/

ADB Shell http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48915118

KINGO ROOT https://www.kingoapp.com/android-root/download.htm
[General Questions and Answers] richm052569:
Can't Root

Unable to get Kingoroot to finish successfully, 3+ tries, it generally gets as far as 75%, after a couple of reboots, pauses, then finishes quickly with the Root Fail notice. ADB and drivers all installed correctly, latest Kingoroot app being used, as per the thread, etc etc.

One thing, this phone did receive an OTA, dated 9/11/16, bringing it to version V1.0.0B18...per the System Update entry in About Phone menu...[perhaps this update has changed something that effects the exploit?

Can someone who has rooted successfully check their software version as above and see if it matches? Anyone else get that update? Before or after you rooted?

Feedback appreciated
[General Questions and Answers] Dethfull:
You can try different kingroot versions.

Never fully trust on "latest" versions of softwares.
[General Questions and Answers] richm052569:
Dethfull did you successfully root tho? Before or after patching? What's your System software version?
[General Questions and Answers] Dethfull:
In another device, someday, i tried with 3 versions of kingroot, androed 4.4.2, only one worked.

And more, someday, i was searching an app to root a motorola device, on where i found an app called rootDashi . Only one worked , the v2.7 , the new versions none worked.

Only try, (if you are prevented with backups)
[General Questions and Answers] Bond...Tyrone Bond:
Its the update. Factory reset your device back to original settings. Should be a breeze afterwards. Cheers
[General Questions and Answers] richm052569:
Well unfortunately the Factory Reset did NOT roll back the System Update....so the phone is still unrootable for now,

Be aware, anyone who has updated to version V1.0.0B18...the root exploit outlined above will NOT work apparently
[General Questions and Answers] Animu619:
Has anyone found a way out of the brick? I didn't delete MyMetro app, just tried to delete Lookout and MetroAppStore, the process never ended, so I force closed it, and the apps were still working...but when I restarted the phone it got stuck on Powered by Android screen. Been trying to get the stock rom but it's nowhere to be found, can someone help?
[General Questions and Answers] CoolFreeze23:
Been trying to find one too. If you find one that would be amazing cause I'm in the same situation. I finally rooted mine with Kingo Root then I did something and now its stuck on the "powered by android" screen.

Someone plz help me.
[General Questions and Answers] Itzabhaysingj:
Go to the following site:- www.firmwarefile.com

It has firmware file for all of the android devices

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What did you do please tell me then I can help you.
[General Questions and Answers] Dydimos:
Help please

After doing the root, install super su, update binaries and the cell reboot. stuck on the "powered by android" screen.

help please :(
[General Questions and Answers] fcknstar:
<3

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
[General Questions and Answers] Itzabhaysingj:
I have already faced that same problem. Only thing you can do is download firmware file(stock rom) for your android and flash it via sp flash tool. And don't try to replace kingo with super su, it will always result in bootloop, if you want super su then root your android using superuser.zip method...
[General Questions and Answers] Dydimos:
Thanks for answering.

But look for and there is no "stock rom" for the z828 avid plus on the internet.

So days ago, I sold the spare parts phone and bought myself a new one.
[General Questions and Answers] droidzer1:
Got the Z828 rooted with this method on the second time around. Then put on my 'stupid hat' and tried deleting kingoroot superuser.apk and replacing with SuperSU which as I suspected resulted in bootloop. Now I see there are ZERO roms and any way to fix this UNLESS the one or two people here who managed to get SuperSU on. You could put on Flashfire and backup their ROM and put upload it somewhere - Please Please.
[General Questions and Answers] droidzer1:
Or if someone could just back up the bootloader and maybe the system with Flashfire I think I could ADB it onto my brick :(

BTW I even forgot to try installing SuperSu by doing a sideload or update from Recovery off the SD card. Instead I just ran the SuperSU apk and tried to install it while booted into the Android OS. That was a FAIL. I believe someone said it could be updated to SuperSU by sideloading or flashing from recovery.