Moto G7 Power/Supra [All Versions] [Pie] Magisk Root Guide [OTA/SafetyNet Working]

[Unssin]

For Anyone who love hacking like Network. This phone *Internal* wifi card support monitor mode but it need to be enabled. I currently got the card to get into monitor mode but there is still some problems but the best part is that I somehow enabled monitor mode while was searching and playing around with some terminal commands. I'm still testing it out.

 

[Kelynaw]

read and re-read just in case

I've got a slightly different issue. I had originally rooted with just magisk and everything worked beautifully after the inital looping on canary stock firmware, bought the phone drove straight home and looped it. I flashed the global firmware and havent had any issues until the December magisk update. Now I can't get a good patched boot to save my life, I've even gone back to day 1 since I was using global the entire time, original files everything, magisk manager and framework. Loops Everytime. I haven't cleared the user data partition because I really can't loose what's there. Never used TWRP because I saw no need without SuperSU and that always killed Google pay for me
... Different thread.... Point is I need helped bootloader is unlocked and has been. But in my experience when TWRP gets flashed it'll wipe user data
Is this still correct? Haven't used it for 3norn4 phones now. And if so that's just not an option except absolute last resort. That was an amazingly detailed and we'll written guide btw, could have used you back on my stylo. But I digress. HELP!!! Sorry, without flashing TWRP has anybody been close to my same scenario and found a fix? Anything would help.
G7 power metro variant flashed global months ago, ineligible for any otas. 1955-5, software channel strangely is still metro. And the rest I can't switch over to see because we'll this thing doesn't hold more than one app open in active memory without refreshing.

All worked smooth for my RETUS version G7 Power from Visible. Thanks for the added details.

Running PPOS29.114-134-7-1

I used this link to install adb/fastboot: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/tool-adb-fastboot-installer-tool-windows-t3999445

 

[Miamiquadcore]

gedster314 linked me to a site in another thread where stock ROMS for a lot of devices can be found, including the XT1955 (codename: Ocean).
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ocean/official/

"RETUS" on that page would signify "Retail, US"

hi, can you tell me which rom is for the cricket moto g7 supra? also is the unlimited hotspot cap method listed for metropcs work with cricket variant?

 

[y.farkash]

Unable to install updates after Magisk installation

Hi,

I followed the steps and everything worked great, my phone is rooted, with TWRP and Magisk working well.
I am having issues with the system updates.

First issue is that even though I turned off Automatic Updates under developer options, it keeps trying to update.
Second, when it does attempt to update I know it is doing it because I have a screen pop-up with a "Software update unsuccessful" page.

When I try to initiate the update manually I can see it is trying to update to version PPOS29.114-134-7.

I did try to follow the instructions on the Magisk page as well, by clicking "uninstall" in Magisk and choosing to revert images, but it still fails.

Any ideas how to get the system updates going?
It is extremely annoying as the screen pop ups every couple of minutes!

 

[kiltym]

Hi,

I followed the steps and everything worked great, my phone is rooted, with TWRP and Magisk working well.
I am having issues with the system updates.

First issue is that even though I turned off Automatic Updates under developer options, it keeps trying to update.
Second, when it does attempt to update I know it is doing it because I have a screen pop-up with a "Software update unsuccessful" page.

When I try to initiate the update manually I can see it is trying to update to version PPOS29.114-134-7.

I did try to follow the instructions on the Magisk page as well, by clicking "uninstall" in Magisk and choosing to revert images, but it still fails.

Any ideas how to get the system updates going?
It is extremely annoying as the screen pop ups every couple of minutes!

Not sure if this is of any help. I have not tried it, but Google seems to imply it is possible. Please let us know how it goes.

https://www.the***********.com/install-ota-update-rooted-android-device-guide/

and this post in this thread might help:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80237289&postcount=313

 

[Miamiquadcore]

i tried twice to root and i bricked. the log says mismatched partition size (boot_a)

 

[y.farkash]

Not sure if this is of any help. I have not tried it, but Google seems to imply it is possible. Please let us know how it goes.

https://www.the***********.com/install-ota-update-rooted-android-device-guide/

and this post in this thread might help:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80237289&postcount=313

The second link worked perfectly.
The first one didn't, but i guess I will need to check it with the next update.

 

[Tomspector]

I just got the metro e7 power xt1955-5.
I did have the e5 play was easy to root with magisk.
A buddy of mine bricked his with magisk 20.4.
I have hear magisk 20 to 20.4 causes issues with this phone.
I can root this with magisk 19.4. Zip without any problems?

I do know not to have the Sim or external mem card in. Is this correct?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Unssin]

I have the Havoc OS and magisk 20.4 with no problems.

 

[Tomspector]

That's nice

 

[Kinobody]

I have Verizon's G7 Power XT1955-6

Will this work for this model?

 

[iiPostMaster]

Is it possible to generate the code that Motorola would give you so that you don't have to void your warranty? I know people have made this possible for other older phones, but if it's not possible yet, can someone give me an ETA?

 

[shaitan240]

How do I mount the system to R/W? I tried to look for the path of the system in /proc/mounts but I can't find it thx

 

[7anibal]

Hi, I have a Moto g7 supra from Cricket I want to unlock it to use it overseas with different carrier , any help is appreciated.

 

[hazythe4saken1]

Any luck/news on the G7 Supra from Cricket yet?

 

[777Braveheart]

I have Verizon's G7 Power XT1955-6

Will this work for this model?

I am also wondering the same thing. I suspect it will work but would prefer for someone to confirm first.

 

[roadkill42]

Try going to the overseas lenovo site better luck unlocking Moto boot loaders that is what I have read

 

[clu1688]

Ok I am rooted on an older Build: PPO29.114-134

I followed this link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-power/how-to/moto-g7-power-root-magisk-twrp-t3991951

After a factory reset, reinstall and run Magisk, root stayed.

Question, should I allow Motorola Update Services? I fear these updates may bring Build to a new level and break root. Any comments? Thanks,

Update: disabled ccc.ota, all good. Happy to stay on 9. My moto z play is still on 6 factory version.

 

[pcwizzy37]

Disclaimer: This WILL void your warranty. I am not liable for breaking/bricking your phone, you losing your data, or any nuclear war/other catastrophe. This process WILL totally wipe all data on your phone. Make sure you have a backup! You will also forever see "bad key" displayed in the top left of your screen for a few seconds after a reboot after unlocking the bootloader. There is currently no way around this that I'm aware of (let me know if you have a way)

This guide was assembled from mingkee's G7 guide here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g7/how-to/root-g7-magisk-t3907084

You will need:
1. Your Moto G7 Power (Any hardware version, any carrier, but running Android 9 Pie)
2. A stock boot.img for your hardware version, here are the two that I have. You can just extract the boot.img from a stock ROM for a hardware version not listed, although I'm not sure it actually matters which one you use. Experiment at your own risk.

• XT1955-5 US: https://mega.nz/#!L0sHzSKY!323GrDQ8BTsPmKvrSoU7DV-2kJuVris0cWN8Xt3u_6o
• XT1955-2 LATAM: https://mega.nz/#!uk912I4B!12_EgPML2l5sIXDeDGVqiVDB2RwA6iF6-H-mivNecOo

(Full stock ROM's for both versions will be linked in the next post. )
3. A USB cable to connect your G7 to a computer
4. Motorola USB drivers: https://support.motorola.com/uk/en/...moto-g-family/moto-g7-power/documents/MS98028
4. Your bootloader unlock code from Motorola, more on that below
5. Android SDK

Step 1: Unlocking the bootloader
First we'll need to unlock the bootloader, to do this, you'll need your unlock code from Motorola:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/bootloader
Note that this will require you to register your device with Motorola, and this WILL void your warranty.

Then, download and install the Motorola USB drivers (link above), you may need to reboot your computer after installation.

Next you'll need to download and extract/install the Android SDK
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads
Note that you'll only need the "command line tools" for this guide, unless you really want the whole SDK (huge).
Extract the command line tools to anywhere really, C:\Android is fine for Windows. If you downloaded/installed the whole sdk, the tools you need will be in C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools
Once you have that, open up a powershell window in your tools folder by holding Shift and right-clicking in the folder.

Now, reboot your G7 to fastboot mode by powering off, then holding power+volume down until you're in the bootloader. Now, connect your G7 to your computer with your USB cable.

In powershell, verify your device is recognized by typing "./fastboot devices". Your G7 should show up by its serial number.

Now, type "./fastboot oem unlock [your motorola unlock code]". THIS WILL WIPE ALL DATA ON YOUR PHONE. After that, use the volume up and down buttons and then the power key to restart the bootloader. You should now see "flashing_unlocked" at the bottom of the bootloader screen. Now use the volume/power buttons to select "start" to boot the phone. You will see "bad key" displayed in the top left corner of the screen. This is normal. The phone should boot and bring you to the Android set up wizard. Go ahead and set up the phone as you normally would.
Note that at this time, if you go to "Update" in system settings, it may warn you that "system integrity is compromised" and that you will no longer receive OTA updates. This is also normal, we'll fix that in a bit.

Step 2: Rooting
Now that we have an unlocked bootloader, we can flash things to the phone through fastboot (at the time of this writing, TWRP or other custom recoveries are not available for the G7 Power. Once it is, you can use that to flash the Magisk .zip file instead of using powershell).

Copy the correct *_boot.img for your hardware version to a folder on your phone. I used the downloads folder. (not too sure if the version makes a difference; I was able to flash the entire US XT1955-5 firmware/rom to my Latin America XT1955-2 without a problem, but experiment at your own risk)

Download and install the Magisk Manager APK through Chrome or browser of your choice on your G7
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases
It will ask you if you want to allow [your browser] to install things from unknown sources. Say yes.

Then, open Magisk Manager and tap "Install". Then tap "patch boot image file". Select the *_boot.img you copied earlier and let it run. It will tell you when its done.
Once it completes, copy the patched *_boot.img back to your computer and place it in the same folder as your Android SDK tools (where fastboot.exe and adb.exe live)
Now power off the phone then boot to fastboot, again by holding power + volume down until the bootloader appears.

Now in powershell, type "./fastboot flash boot [the name of your patched boot.img].img" and hit enter. Alternatively, type "./fastboot flash boot" then hit space, then drag your patched *_boot.img into powershell and hit enter.
(Note, if you get an error saying "Invalid partition name boot__a" like I did, add a "_a" to "boot" ie "./fastboot flash boot_a [the name of your patched boot.img]" instead. )
Powershell should tell you "Image signed with key bad key". This is normal.

Now use the volume up/down buttons and power button to start the phone.

Once booted, load up Magisk Manager again. You should see all green checkmarks. Congrats, your G7 is now rooted! One last thing:
Tap where Magisk says "tap to start SafetyNet check". This tests to see if its able to fool Google's checks and let you install OTA updates or use Android Pay. If you did everything properly, this should all check out fine. Confirm by going into Updates in System Settings and verifying that you are up-to-date and it doesnt say anything about "device integrity compromised".

Thanks to everyone who's work I shamelessly paraphrased. I wanted to make a concise guide specifically for the G7 power as I didn't find much online regarding it. (And the stock US rom was ridiculously hard to find and acquire). I'll link stock US and Latin America G7 Power firmwares/roms in the post below in case anyone wants to go back to stock, once the upload finishes. Note: there is no known way at the time of this writing that you can ever get rid of "bad key" being displayed at boot once you unlock the bootloader (again, if anyone knows how, let me know! Thanks!)

Motorola says my device is not eligible to be unlocked. Straight Talk varient.

 

[melaniebotello47]

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