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

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udhy

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Guys plz help me.my phone gone soft brick. When flash a firmware its saying 'preflash validation error'but I m using twrp recovery flash ROM.but I want go back to stock
 
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giaur

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Aug 27, 2013
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My bootloader is unlocked (I did it without any problems). But I can't install recovery. This:

Code: 
fastboot flash recovery recovery-twrp.img

Result:
Code: 
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.240s]
booting...
OKAY [  0.260s]
finished. total time: 0.501s

Now phone stucks on boot logo and nothing happens. If I try to flash recovery, there is no error in console, but I can't boot into recovery - it gives me error: "No command". Any ideas? I tested recovery you linked and a few others - alwasy the same. I'm really confused!
 
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marwet

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problem fastboot twrp

Phone is unlocked, but when issuing step 7 I end up with the split screen (img_0952). Any help appreciated. Tried flashing recovery as well but nothing happens.
 

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marwet

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marwet said:
Phone is unlocked, but when issuing step 7 I end up with the split screen (img_0952). Any help appreciated. Tried flashing recovery as well but nothing happens.
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Flashed twrp, wrote fastboot reboot and held volume down power and booted, selected recovery with up arrow - not power.
 
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keerthi kumar

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May 13, 2015
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is it safe to root moto e???

I'm worried about something happens to my moto e..so plz tell me is it safe.... I'll not do any mistakes as u've given full instructions..
 
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yavapai

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May 4, 2013
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the fast boot link (step 1) is broken i think. help

deej_roamer said:
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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the fast boot link (step 1) is broken i think. help
 
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userfame

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Jan 9, 2014
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The adb download is broken zip or something. I know this isn't place to complain either but what's with Moto needing me to get a key to unlock bootloader anyway Lol
 
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dvrdvr

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Jun 9, 2015
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XT1524 : is it possible to root it ?

Hello everybody,

I have a Moto E XT1524 with Lollipop 5.0.2. I could unlock it with the unlock code, but I can't root it. I tried several images of cmw and twrp (for example twrp-2.7.1.0-condor.img), but each time I boot to bootloader, and I type the command "fastboot boot ....img", I am blocked on the Motorola logo. I am afraid to flash the recovery with that image, I don't want to brick my phone.

I would like to root my phone to move some data on the sd card. For example, I installed NOVA 3, and I would like to put the data on the sd card with link2sd (1.57 gb of data, that's big !). Does someone could help me ?

Thanks in advance
 
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jaspreet.virdi

Senior Member
Sep 13, 2014
206
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amritsar
dvrdvr said:
Hello everybody,

I have a Moto E XT1524 with Lollipop 5.0.2. I could unlock it with the unlock code, but I can't root it. I tried several images of cmw and twrp (for example twrp-2.7.1.0-condor.img), but each time I boot to bootloader, and I type the command "fastboot boot ....img", I am blocked on the Motorola logo. I am afraid to flash the recovery with that image, I don't want to brick my phone.

I would like to root my phone to move some data on the sd card. For example, I installed NOVA 3, and I would like to put the data on the sd card with link2sd (1.57 gb of data, that's big !). Does someone could help me ?

Thanks in advance
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This thread only for moto e 1 gen. I think you flashed wrong recovery because the "condor" code only for moto e 1 gen not for 2nd Gen.

Moto e 2nd Gen recovery link

http://xdaforums.com/moto-e-2015/orig-development/twrp-moto-e-2015-recovery-t3049726

Other useful link for your device.

http://xdaforums.com/moto-e-2015/orig-development
 
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Sigma47

Senior Member
Feb 10, 2008
145
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Can't flash recovery

[Fixed/Solved] Looking on TWRP website. It seems that default firmware will over write the recovery on boot. I had to keep the volume up key pressed for 20 secs when I selected to boot to recovery from boot menu. All good in the hood[/Fixed] I've followed this to a T. I can't get recovery to boot. It flashes but then when I try to reboot to recovery my phone reboots to OS. I am using vol up to select reboot to recovery while in bootloader menu. When I reboot to recovery with power and vol buttons I get into the stock recovery, no command screen. I've tried both TWRP and CWM. I can't believe I've wasted a whole night trying to do this for such a cheap phone. So... how do I get this to work??? XT1022 dual sim on 4.4.4
 
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KaranBhatia

Member
May 30, 2015
37
12
Motorola Edge 30
Not booting

i have just update my moto e to 5.1 and i dont want to flash the twrp recovery. When i run the command "fastboot boot recovery.img" (i renamed the twrp rec to recovery.img), it says downloading okay, booting okay, but my phone gets stuck at boot logo. It does boot normally if i try to get out of it. Please help.
 
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SashaNT86

Member
Jul 2, 2015
6
0
So my device is "not eligible" for the second unlock method for the bootloader. I'm trying to work with Motorola to fix this issue, apparently certain carriers have blocked the ability to unlock your bootloader. AT&T is one of them. (Sidenote: Do we have anybody working on this? Is there a way I can help?)

The second method won't open on my system.

I keep getting this error: "The compressed (zipped) folder *pathname* is invalid", where *pathname* is the full path to the download location. I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. I tried scanning the file to see if my antivirus thought it was malicious and preventing the extraction, but came up with nothing.
Help?
 
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rohitshakti

Senior Member
Oct 25, 2012
344
19
While unlocking Bootloader I am getting the below error, pls Help:

D:\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot oem unlock EWQEND42A5W6ZB______
...
(bootloader) Unlock code = EWQEND42A5W6ZBU-----

(bootloader) Unlock completed! Wait to reboot

(bootloader) Unlock completed! Wait to reboot
Y
lain; charset=utf-8
FAILED (unknown status code)
finished. total time: 19.320s
 
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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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    Reserved!
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    deej_roamer
    kpdopp said:
    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?
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    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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    startracker
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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

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    Hope it helps [emoji4]

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