PSA: Capture the VZW 5.1 OTA so we can edit the 5.1 image for root with MOFO

[d33dvb]

Title says it all. Before flashing the download, take a look in your /cache folder and see if you can save it.

EDIT: Can you tether with your non verizon sim card?

 

[koftheworld]

Title says it all. Before flashing the download, take a look in your /cache folder and see if you can save it.

Or use adb and grab a logcat.

 

[shane1]

The update has already been posted as the soak. Now a full files are needed for mofo to be tested.

 

[Jhall8]

And I was happy to have that soak file, Shane!

 

[shane1]

No problem. Now I think if someone who has taken the update did a system pull of 5.1 I think that'd be helpful for the developers. You might need root for that though :/ I can't quite remember

 

[Slack3r]

We need the FXZ in order to get the full system.img to use with mofo. Right now the OTA only patches the existing one.

 

[motcher41]

Why not just use the soak? Same build

Sent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk

 

[JulesJam]

We need the FXZ in order to get the full system.img to use with mofo. Right now the OTA only patches the existing one.

Yes but our copies of MoFo won't work if you upgrade the bootloader on your device.

 

[Slack3r]

Yes but our copies of MoFo won't work if you upgrade the bootloader on your device.

Yeah

My current plan is to flash everything except motoboot.img and gpt.bin from the new update and see if it boots in order to preserve the ability to root. I've been checking MDM (finally got it to work!) though and they haven't pushed it out yet.

 

[GatorsUF]

I hope mofo gets working with 5.1

I'm dying to try it, but I need tether now that I have it.

 

[JulesJam]

Yeah

My current plan is to flash everything except motoboot.img and gpt.bin from the new update and see if it boots in order to preserve the ability to root.

Me too but I hope that the boot.img will flash with the 5.0 bootloader and partition table not upgraded.

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I've been checking MDM (finally got it to work!) though and they haven't pushed it out yet.

Just be careful, because the minute MDM downloads and then uncompresses the files, it starts to install them on your device. If you disconnect your device from your computer during the download, I am pretty sure that MDM just stops.

 

[d33dvb]

The reason Im dying for root now, is that before when I had my ATT sim card, I could tether just fine, was enabled and everything, without root. As long as I didnt run a verizon sim I could tether. Now, it stops at communicating with server. I dont understand why they would now block other carriers tethering as well. This was the reason I didnt care much about root, was I figured I would be unaffected. Am I ever regretting buying a verizon device. Never again.

 

[JulesJam]

The reason Im dying for root now, is that before when I had my ATT sim card, I could tether just fine, was enabled and everything, without root. As long as I didnt run a verizon sim I could tether. Now, it stops at communicating with server. I dont understand why they would now block other carriers tethering as well. This was the reason I didnt care much about root, was I figured I would be unaffected. Am I ever regretting buying a verizon device. Never again.

So when you put an AT&T SIM in a Verizon Moto X 2014 running 5.1 it won't tether on AT&T? But it would tether on AT&T on 5.0 with tethering enabled? What AT&T plan are you on?

Have you tried the app HotSpot Control?

 

[d33dvb]

So when you put an AT&T SIM in a Verizon Moto X 2014 running 5.1 it won't tether on AT&T? But it would tether on AT&T on 5.0 with tethering enabled? What AT&T plan are you on?

Have you tried the app HotSpot Control?

Correct, it will not tether on other networks now. I have a Straight talk ATT sim. LTE / HSPA+ I have not tried it, but I will as long as I can without root

 

[JulesJam]

I have a Straight talk ATT sim. LTE / HSPA+ I have not tried it, but I will as long as I can without root

I think this is one of the issues with using Verizon devices on GSM carriers. The build.prop file is set up for Verizon, not the other carrier's system.

If the bootloader is unlocked then you can mess around with the Verizon settings.

With iPhones, Apple can control Verizon but with Androids, Verizon controls the phone manufacturers and gets them to do things Verizon's way. If you can unlock the bootloader, you can take control back. If not, then you are at the mercy of Verizon and their policies.

 

[d33dvb]

I think this is one of the issues with using Verizon devices on GSM carriers. The build.prop file is set up for Verizon, not the other carrier's system.

If the bootloader is unlocked then you can mess around with the Verizon settings.

With iPhones, Apple can control Verizon but with Androids, Verizon controls the phone manufacturers and gets them to do things Verizon's way. If you can unlock the bootloader, you can take control back. If not, then you are at the mercy of Verizon and their policies.

I did try chainfires hotspot control and still no luck. Such a bummer. Makes me want to go back to my moto g with cm12

 

[JulesJam]

I did try chainfires hotspot control and still no luck. Such a bummer. Makes me want to go back to my moto g with cm12

Hopefully maiko1 will be able to crack the 5.1 bootloader.

I too have learned my lesson with these locked down tight phones. I bought my Moto X 2014 on Cyber Monday but it sat unused until April when we got MoFo. I can't live w/o tethering so I will never buy another Verizon phone until a root method exists that can give me free tether. The problem is that it is getting harder and harder for the devs to find ways to do that. I really want to stick with Motorola but if there is no Dev Ed for the MX15, then I won't get it. I worry that there won't be any other options though.

 

[Cuckoo]

Correct, it will not tether on other networks now. I have a Straight talk ATT sim. LTE / HSPA+ I have not tried it, but I will as long as I can without root

I still confused. So, if I have ATT phone (locked bootloader) on T-Mobile network, will tethering be working if I update to 5.1? I am on KK 4.4.4 now and tethering works with no issues.

 

[d33dvb]

I still confused. So, if I have ATT phone (locked bootloader) on T-Mobile network, will tethering be working if I update to 5.1? I am on KK 4.4.4 now and tethering works with no issues.

I was able to tether an ATT sim on 5.0, updated to 5.1 OTA and now cannot.

 

[DJVolt214]

Im on 5.1 and i could tether just fine! I have T-Mobile. Maybe if you disable as many Verizon apps as you can it could work? (and clear their data) That's what I did.