[Root][Moto E][Guide HowTo]How to root Moto E [Condor][Noob Friendly]

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TacTieTee

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i followed the steps and entered the command now stuck at green M logo.

---------- Post added at 03:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:40 AM ----------

did it properly. proud user of unlocked and rooted moto e


if i flash stock rom will i get back warranty??
 

shimp208

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i followed the steps and entered the command now stuck at green M logo.

---------- Post added at 03:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:40 AM ----------

did it properly. proud user of unlocked and rooted moto e


if i flash stock rom will i get back warranty??

You do not get your warranty back unfortunately, after flashing the stock ROM. Once you unlock the device's bootloader via the Motorola website, that is it.
 

shimp208

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When i enter the last code on your tutorial i get waiting for device and its stuck der itself, What to do now?

I am guessing your referring the to the step that has the command "fastboot boot recovery-twrp.img". Make sure your device is booted into the bootloader so the fastboot command can be run. If your device is not in the bootloader or you don't have the Motorola USB drivers installed (Which you will have installed in order to get the data to unlock the bootloader) fastboot will return the "waiting for device" message. Let me know if you still have questions.
 

sasaboor64

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I am guessing your referring the to the step that has the command "fastboot boot recovery-twrp.img". Make sure your device is booted into the bootloader so the fastboot command can be run. If your device is not in the bootloader or you don't have the Motorola USB drivers installed (Which you will have installed in order to get the data to unlock the bootloader) fastboot will return the "waiting for device" message. Let me know if you still have questions.
I have moto drivers installed on pc(win 7) and yes I'm in boot loader but it says <waiting for device>,another info I have unlocked the boot loader without issues
 

deej_roamer

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I have moto drivers installed on pc(win 7) and yes I'm in boot loader but it says <waiting for device>,another info I have unlocked the boot loader without issues

On bootloader screen do you see written "USB connected" ?

Also what do you see when you write
Code:
fastboot devices
in the command prompt!
 

sasaboor64

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On bootloader screen do you see written "USB connected" ?

Also what do you see when you write
Code:
fastboot devices
in the command prompt!
Yeah now im in bootloader and i do get "usb connected" and when i type
"fastboot devices" i get
ZX1B323L67 FASTBOOT
i again tried to flash using the code
"fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp.img"
it give me this
"target max-sparse-size: 256MB
error: cannot load 'recovery-twrp.img': No error"
and if i try the code
"fastboot boot recovery-twrp.img"
it gives me this
"cannot load 'recovery': No errorr"
 
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TheStrix

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Yeah now im in bootloader and i do get "usb connected" and when i type
"fastboot devices" i get
ZX1B323L67 FASTBOOT
i again tried to flash using the code
"fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp.img"
it give me this
"target max-sparse-size: 256MB
error: cannot load 'recovery-twrp.img': No error"
and if i try the code
"fastboot boot recovery-twrp.img"
it gives me this
"cannot load 'recovery': No errorr"

Redownload the recovery.img and try...
Download would hav corrupted earlier...

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ViKtory36

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I would like to clarify a few things in OP. People who have troubles getting root on their phones can follow my instructions in this post.
To enter fastboot mode if anyone is struggling with it, it doesn't matter how long you hold the buttons, but in which order you press the buttons. To enter fastboot you need to first press powerbutton, vol down, remove finger from power button and remove finger from voldown. You will then see the fastboot screen. (tested on xt1022 op may still be applicable for other versions).

Secondly, if you would like to permanently flash the recovery (if the commands in op just keeps rebooting your phone or never opens up the recovery and just reboots your phone), then do the following-

-Go into fastboot mode
-Open the cmd box inside the folder as OP has instructed
-Connect the phone to the pc
-Type the following and hit enter:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp.img
-Once that finishes, type the following and hit enter
Code:
fastboot reboot
-Your phone will restart. You can remove the wire now.
-Shut the phone down, and go into fastboot mode again.
-Press volume down to select "recovery", then press volume up to go into recovery mode.
-It will show teamwin's logo. Dont touch the phone and wait for a minute and the screen will go blank. Press power button, swipe to unlock.
-Follow OP's instructions from here on.

OP's commands didn't work for me for some reason. (I believe it's because I used Minimal ADB and Fastboot.)

Also, thank you OP for the guide. Also I hope I helped :)
 
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deej_roamer

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I would like to clarify a few things in OP. People who have troubles getting root on their phones can follow my instructions in this post.
To enter fastboot mode if anyone is struggling with it, it doesn't matter how long you hold the buttons, but in which order you press the buttons. To enter fastboot you need to first press powerbutton, vol down, remove finger from power button and remove finger from voldown. You will then see the fastboot screen. (tested on xt1022 op may still be applicable for other versions).

Secondly, if you would like to permanently flash the recovery (if the commands in op just keeps rebooting your phone or never opens up the recovery and just reboots your phone), then do the following-

-Go into fastboot mode
-Open the cmd box inside the folder as OP has instructed
-Connect the phone to the pc
-Type the following and hit enter:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp.img
-Once that finishes, type the following and hit enter
Code:
fastboot reboot
-Your phone will restart. You can remove the wire now.
-Shut the phone down, and go into fastboot mode again.
-Press volume down to select "recovery", then press volume up to go into recovery mode.
-It will show teamwin's logo. Dont touch the phone and wait for a minute and the screen will go blank. Press power button, swipe to unlock.
-Follow OP's instructions from here on.

OP's commands didn't work for me for some reason. (I believe it's because I used Minimal ADB and Fastboot.)

Also, thank you OP for the guide. Also I hope I helped :)

Point in TIP 2 include flashing the recovery permanent!

Thanks for the help!
 

kramkumar

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Rooted successfully

I successfully unlocked the bootloader, flashed TWRP and Rooted my phone. Now what ? Can I move system programs to SD card ? or can I delete few unwanted sysytem programs like Google pinyin input or HP printer plugins etc ?
 

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    I will update the method as and when newer methods are available!

    So confirmed Root is here presented by @cybojenix
    I am making the thread only for making it Noob friendly, and making the instructions bit more detailed!
    All credit goes to @cybojenix

    DISCLAIMER:
    Code:
    #include <std_disclaimer.h>
    /*
    * Your warranty is now void.
    *
    * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
    * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
    * do some research! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
    * you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
    *
    */

    Procedure
    1. Download mfastboot-v2 extract its content and use that for unlocking Bootloader
    2. Unlock your bootloader From Here
      TIPs:
      1. Unlocking bootloader will wipe your device, Backup your photos, music, contacts using applications in play store or whichvere method you prefer
      2. The motorola site tells us to download the android SDK, You can skip that big download and use the fastboot in step 1
      3. Follow the further steps given on motorola's site, After clicking on Request an Unlock Key, You will get an email which will consist guideline to proceed further!
      4. Clicking on Request an Unlock Key is the point where you lose your warranty
    3. Download The TWRP recovery from here(thread) or here(Goo.im) rename it recovery-twrp.img and move it in the same folder as of step 1
    4. Download The SuperSU from here(thread) or here(chainfire.eu)() and copy it into the root of your internal memory!
    5. Connect your phone to PC and Reboot to bootloader by pressing VolumeDown+Power button for about 6-7 seconds.
    6. Go to the directory in step 1, Do Shift+RightClick in empty space in the folder without selecting anything, Select Open a command window here.
    7. Run following command
      Code:
      fastboot boot recovery-twrp.img
      If facing errors refer to TIP No. 2 and 3
      [*]Now touch doesn't work in recovery straight away, so wait 60 seconds without touching the phone, The phone screen will go blank.
      [*]Press power button and do swipe to unlock to get your touch working again!

      As Motorola released source code for the kernel, @cybojenix has fixed the touch issue, you can skip to step 10 directly!
    8. Select Install, scroll down and find the SuperSU Zip downloaded in step 4.
    9. Swipe to confirm, wait untill the flash is complete and then select reboot, to boot into your phone which is rooted now
    10. Check your app drawer, There should be SuperSU installed. Congratulations you are rooted!

    TIPS:
    1. Downloading things from the thread link is a better option as the hotlinks may get outdated, Thread links will not!
    2. If you want to install twrp rather then just booting into it for once, you can use following command to flash it permanently
      Code:
      fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp.img
    3. If stuck on Boot Logo of Motorola (blue M), @JerryGoyal has provided a Thread Here to solve the problem using CWM instead of TWRP.

      1. According to the method you can download CWM and Rename it to recovery-cwm.img in place of TWRP in step 3. Execute other steps the same
      2. And in step 7 Replace the given code with
        Code:
        fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm.img
      3. In CWM Touch doesn't Work to scroll Use Volume Buttons and Use Power Button to select the choice
      4. in Step 10 you would select Install from sdcard
    4. If you do something wrong and stuck somewhere, The stock firmwares are available for restoring.
      [Condor][Stock Firmware] Restore your Moto E to Stock[Lock Bootloader][Noob Friendly]



    Reply if any issues! I'll try my best to help!
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    having same issue with trying to download the TWRP onto the device.

    Minimal ADB and Fastboot opens cmd.exe is good
    downloading the moto_e_twrp2.7.0.0_v1.2.img onto downloads in firefox is good
    Phone going into fastboot on phone and using fastboot devices showes my device number.
    when i try to flash the phone with fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp.img i get the error

    target reported max download size of 299892736 bytes
    error: cannot load 'recovery-twrp.img': No error

    only thing that does not look correct is when i transfer the moto_e_twrp2.7.0.0_v1.2.img from the firefox download
    to my computer or to the minimal ADB and fastboot file,
    it looses its .img at the end of the file name? so i rename it to recovery-twrp.img

    i dont know if that is the problem?

    It doesn'e lose the .img extension, it should be there, just windows wont be showing it, when you rename, dont put recovery-twrp.img rather just keep recover-twrp i believe that should solve the problem
    If you want to avoid such errors in future i recommend to uncheck "Folder Options> View> hide extension for known file types"
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    Very good effort :thumbup:
    Some newbies actually need it

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    I did a video tutorial showing how to Unlock the Bootloader and Root Motorola Moto E

    Step by step...

    Hope it helps [emoji4]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DGlZLWX0vk



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