where do i start to root the amazon version of the phone(iknow this is the wrong sec)

[gillmc]

I have the amazon xt1768 version of the moto e4 and I want to root it the Motorola website won't let me unlock the bootloader is there some kind of exploit/think that could be ported? my I unlocked the bootloader of my last phone (blu r1 HD) using something called dirty cow would something like that work?

I know this is the wrong category but I don't have a high enough post count

 

[andMego]

You can't use dirty cow because this phone has much newer security patches. There is currently no known exploit, I don't there will be one for at least a year.

 

[gillmc]

You can't use dirty cow because this phone has much newer security patches. There is currently no known exploit, I don't there will be one for at least a year.

that explains a lot. is there a way to ADB sideload a downgrade to a vulnerable version?

 

[gillmc]

just tried flashing the stock image using ADB sideload however I got error 21 if I could fix this error it might be possible to flash the stock image onto the amazon version

 

[andMego]

just tried flashing the stock image using ADB sideload however I got error 21 if I could fix this error it might be possible to flash the stock image onto the amazon version

The phone came out with relatively recent security patches, you can't roll back to a version that doesn't exist. You won't be able to fix that error.

 

[gillmc]

what about the older version here? https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto E4/Stock/

 

[andMego]

what about the older version here? https://firmware.center/firmware/Motorola/Moto E4/Stock/

Won't work, they aren't that old

 

[gillmc]

can you generate your own bootloader unlock code? if the code is hardcoded into your bootloader and Motorola is able to recall it then there must be some way to reverse engineer the codes

 

[gillmc]

I found something called stack clash that applies to android 7.1.1 does anyone know how I can implement this?

 

[mn1968]

can you generate your own bootloader unlock code? if the code is hardcoded into your bootloader and Motorola is able to recall it then there must be some way to reverse engineer the codes

I too believe/hope that there should be an exploit that allows us to root/bootloader unlock. Unfortunately, I know zilch about programming/coding. I hope you are successful and are able to share a method.

Regards,