Update to 4.4.2 only
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if you phone is not carrier based follow this
1. Unlock your bootloader.
2. If your phone is turned on, power it off. After it is
powered completely off, hold Volume Down and Power
for about 5-10 seconds. Release them, and you
should see the bootloader screen. It says "AP Fastboot
Flash Mode (S)" at the top.
3. Plug your phone into your computer. If Windows
installs any more drivers, just let it finish.
4. Download the TWRP recovery from the link found
here.
5. Put the img file in the folder with your
fastboot.exe file.
6. Open a command window and type this, then hit
Enter:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
7. On your phone, use Volume Down to scroll down
to Recovery, and hit Volume Up to select it. The phone
will reboot into Recovery. You should see
something that looks like this (the version number at
the top will be different).
8. Hit Reboot, and then System. The phone will
reboot back into Android.
9. Download SuperSU to your phone.
10. Reboot to Recovery by following step 2, then step
7.
11. Hit Install, then find the SuperSU zip you
downloaded, and select it. Confirm the install, and wait
for it to finish. Reboot to system.
12. You should now have root. You can check this
with a root check app or something that requires root.
This tutorial does not apply to those on Verizon, AT&T, or Republic Wireless who's carriers forbid motorola from releasing the bootloader unlock code for these models...might ask the OP which model he/she has before posting instructions like this.
If the OP is using one of these carrier-branded devices, any update past 4.4.2 will result in being unable to root.
Can I ask you one more thing? Can the bootloader of model xt1058 be unlocked? I ordered it from China (Aliexpress.com - it was for 235$ new, which is more than half of the prize that I would pay where I live) and I don't have the phone yet and it say that it is xt1058 unlocked SIM. I'm familiar with this procedure of rooting, I just didn't know that the bootloader is unlockable in other than developer edition (for free and I don't want to send it to the Chinese Middleman)... Thank you for your help.
As long as it is not an AT&T XT1058, it should be unlockable. Try the motorola unlock website. Almost all phones are able to be unlocked except for the ones that I listed in my previous post.
If you have any issues, let us know what the firmware version of your phone is (From Settings > About Phone ). You may have to use a specific regional Moto Unlock site.
No. You seem to be confusing "write protection disable" with actually unlocking the BL. HUGE difference. I suggest much more reading...
I did see that...but it is still inaccurate. All carrier based models EXCEPT those that I listed can be unlocked. Sprint, USC, all the European carrier-based variants, all the Brazil carrier-based devices, etc. They can all be unlocked except for AT&T, Verizon, and Republic Wireless. Your post makes it seem as if you must own the Retail devices to unlock - this is not the case.
Also, you suggest a very outdated version of TWRP (not even put out by the official TWRP team) that has been reported to cause issues on some devices. We should all be using the latest version found here: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ghost (2.7.1.1)
Additionally, you have included unnecessary steps. All TWRP versions will root for you - you do not have to download SuperSU and flash from recovery. Simply booting into recovery and clicking exit will cause TWRP to offer to install SuperSu Installer for you with no downloading necessary...
While we all appreciate that you are trying to help, your instructions have quite a few inaccuracies and unnecessary steps.
yes I know what you are trying to say
but I tried to simplify it so I wrote in such a way.
Anyways thanks. I will be cautious next time
link- http://hosting.crackflasher.com/securekey.php?file=Devs/Hashcode0f/motox/twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
press thanks if I helped you.
@yekollulink- http://hosting.crackflasher.com/securekey.php?file=Devs/Hashcode0f/motox/twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
press thanks if I helped you.
That is an older, unofficial link. While it works for 4.4.0, for 4.4.2 and up it is better to use the latest official version -> http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ghost
---------- Post added at 08:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:00 AM ----------
Sorry, old post that I'm replying to... but I want to clarify something.
For the Motorola X, the OTA's are incremental updates. You must be on a specific previous ROM, and "step up." To put it another way... to take the 4.4.4 OTA your phone needs to be on 4.4.2. To take the 4.4.2 OTA, your phone needs to be on 4.4. To take the 4.4 OTA, your phone needs to be on the 4.2.2 w/camera fix version. To take the 4.2.2 w/camera fix OTA, your phone needs to be on the initial shipping ROM version.
Usually you can take the updates one a time, and stop at the version you want. HOWEVER, we have seen cases where OTA's can no longer be deferred and you will be prompted but have no choice but to "install now."
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This tutorial does not apply to those on Verizon, AT&T, or Republic Wireless who's carriers forbid motorola from releasing the bootloader unlock code for these models...might ask the OP which model he/she has before posting instructions like this.
If the OP is using one of these carrier-branded devices, any update past 4.4.2 will result in being unable to root.1
if you phone is not carrier based follow this
1. Unlock your bootloader.
2. If your phone is turned on, power it off. After it is
powered completely off, hold Volume Down and Power
for about 5-10 seconds. Release them, and you
should see the bootloader screen. It says "AP Fastboot
Flash Mode (S)" at the top.
3. Plug your phone into your computer. If Windows
installs any more drivers, just let it finish.
4. Download the TWRP recovery from the link found
here.
5. Put the img file in the folder with your
fastboot.exe file.
6. Open a command window and type this, then hit
Enter:
fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img
7. On your phone, use Volume Down to scroll down
to Recovery, and hit Volume Up to select it. The phone
will reboot into Recovery. You should see
something that looks like this (the version number at
the top will be different).
8. Hit Reboot, and then System. The phone will
reboot back into Android.
9. Download SuperSU to your phone.
10. Reboot to Recovery by following step 2, then step
7.
11. Hit Install, then find the SuperSU zip you
downloaded, and select it. Confirm the install, and wait
for it to finish. Reboot to system.
12. You should now have root. You can check this
with a root check app or something that requires root.1
As long as it is not an AT&T XT1058, it should be unlockable. Try the motorola unlock website. Almost all phones are able to be unlocked except for the ones that I listed in my previous post.
If you have any issues, let us know what the firmware version of your phone is (From Settings > About Phone ). You may have to use a specific regional Moto Unlock site.1
No. You seem to be confusing "write protection disable" with actually unlocking the BL. HUGE difference. I suggest much more reading...1
yes I know what you are trying to say
but I tried to simplify it so I wrote in such a way.
Anyways thanks. I will be cautious next time
