I have been trying to install a modded version of Google Wallet onto my Razr HD Maxx on Verizon. Unlocked Bootloader with CM 10.1.
I've been using a guide by vt0r from over in Android Development and Hacking. I have not had any success getting the modded APK to install. I'm not sure if it's a problem with my execution of it or if the method is just not compatible with the system. Does anyone have experience/insight into this or possibly a different guide to try?
Edit: Attached the logcat from an install attempt and fixed guide link
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Hi,
Installed the now defunct Whisper Systems 'Whispercore' Android a while back but want to install the new ICS on my I9020 phone.
Have unlocked the boot loader and gained root using these instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545"
which seemed to work great, and then downloaded the ICS update in the sticky thread on this forum and followed the instructions but only get some message about 'assert' and 'google keys' and how the update failed. I'll only copy it all out if you think it'll help
So do I need to go back to 'vanilla' 2.3.5. and if so as anyone got a link and guide?
thanks
I have the same issue
I too want to get the new vanilla ICS on a rooted phone. I understand that I need to go back to Gingerbread stock rom and work my way up from there. Is there a guide or a procedure that I need to follow? Any help would be appreciated.
I have an unrooted Kindle Fire (1st Gen). My ultimate goal is to run the latest Jelly Bean 4.2.1 on this.
I've read that FFF 1.4a boot loader may allow me to dual-boot which I would do with a CM ROM, but that is not my priority at the moment.
It seems like it's best to get FFF installed first. Then I can install TWRP 2.4 for recovery after which I can install whichever ROM.
I found the following thread with FFF 1.4a, but it seems like its installation assumes that a recovery system is already installed which I do not have. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375
My question at this point is how am I able to get FFF 1.4a onto a virtually virgin/unrooted 1st Gen Kindle Fire with no existing recovery.
Are there Kindle-specific USB drivers that I will need. Will I have to install some ADB application, or is there an easier or more automated way. Also, I'm running Windows 8. If a necessary tool requires an earlier version, I'll have to deal with that as well.
I want to make this progression to JB 4.2.1 as simple as possible, but I am technical, and able to perform the steps if I have the right info in front of me, even if very technical, etc. I just couldn't seem to easily locate the right information for my circumstances.
Any advice and/or links to information on how to get started would truly be appreciated.
Mike
A little help please
It would help greatly just to have someone knowledgeable to point me in the right direction.</bump>
Anyone?
Someone has to know how to do this.
Hi guys, thanks first of all for your amazing work overall and your continued support for noobs like me.
I am trying to flash CM10.2 to my XT926 running stock 4.1.2. My system version is 9.20.1.XT926.Verizon.en.US. I have created an ADB backup as following this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991253). However, I am unable to root my phone using his outdated method or any that I've found on other forums. I am aware that there have been some problems with root this time around.
Is there a way to A) root my phone and continue on B) finish the process without rooting?
Thanks
Well of you have the newest update there is no root or unlock method so your pretty much screwed.
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Go here and read up on this utility that allows you to downgrade from the latest ota back to 9.16: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/23729-rsd-scripts-samurihls-razr-hd-emporium/
From there you should be able to be able to root, but I don't think you can use the safestrap method mentioned in the link you posted to flash cm 10.2 . So you have to unlock your bootloader to do so.
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First off, I know there's no Droid Maxx section, but this is the closest place to post this.
As the title states, I have the Verizon Maxx on 4.2.2 (software version 12.15.15) and it is completely stock (never rooted or anything else). I'm thinking of rooting it and putting it on the 4.4 Kit Kat update. I plan on using RockMyMoto 1.1 to root first using DG4FREE's guide. Then I will use MotoWpNoMo 0.0.4 as needed for SlapMyMoto 1.0.
I think I can do everything up to SlapMyMoto just fine. I just have a few questions about using SlapMyMoto:
1) Before using SlapMyMoto you have to "restore to the 4.2.2 Camera update." This can be done with RSD Lite (or House of Moto), right?
2) If I use RSD, I would use the first file listed here (Blur_Version.12.7.7 ...), correct? (Yes, I do understand Verizon's naming scheme for updates...)
3) Towards the end of SlapMyMoto process, what does "Once the device has rebooted, please take the 4.4 OTA" mean? Do I use the update.zip method to install the 4.4 OTA from the stock recovery or some other method? If so, where can I find a reliable 4.4 OTA zip for the Maxx that won't brick my phone?
4) Going along with question 3, as I have come to understand reading forum posts I will have to run the install update from sdcard using the update.zip twice for Kit Kat to be finally installed. Is that correct? If so, will SlapMyMoto actually keep root from 4.2.2 or not after the second install!?
5) After doing this and successfully getting root on 4.4, will I be able to receive OTA updates in the future after flashing back to stock 4.4 with RSD?
6) Anybody having issues with root on their Ultra/Maxx and Kit Kat 4.4 making it unusable? I don't use other mods at all (i.e. Xposed, etc.), but I do plan on using ART.
If it seems likely that I might brick my phone, I might just stick with updating to 4.4 without root. I don't know yet. Thank you in advance for your help.
PonchoPicasso said:
First off, I know there's no Droid Maxx section, but this is the closest place to post this.
As the title states, I have the Verizon Maxx on 4.2.2 (software version 12.15.15) and it is completely stock (never rooted or anything else). I'm thinking of rooting it and putting it on the 4.4 Kit Kat update. I plan on using RockMyMoto 1.1 to root first using DG4FREE's guide. Then I will use MotoWpNoMo 0.0.4 as needed for SlapMyMoto 1.0.
I think I can do everything up to SlapMyMoto just fine. I just have a few questions about using SlapMyMoto:
1) Before using SlapMyMoto you have to "restore to the 4.2.2 Camera update." This can be done with RSD Lite (or House of Moto), right?
2) If I use RSD, I would use the first file listed here (Blur_Version.12.7.7 ...), correct? (Yes, I do understand Verizon's naming scheme for updates...)
3) Towards the end of SlapMyMoto process, what does "Once the device has rebooted, please take the 4.4 OTA" mean? Do I use the update.zip method to install the 4.4 OTA from the stock recovery or some other method? If so, where can I find a reliable 4.4 OTA zip for the Maxx that won't brick my phone?
4) Going along with question 3, as I have come to understand reading forum posts I will have to run the install update from sdcard using the update.zip twice for Kit Kat to be finally installed. Is that correct? If so, will SlapMyMoto actually keep root from 4.2.2 or not after the second install!?
5) After doing this and successfully getting root on 4.4, will I be able to receive OTA updates in the future after flashing back to stock 4.4 with RSD?
6) Anybody having issues with root on their Ultra/Maxx and Kit Kat 4.4 making it unusable? I don't use other mods at all (i.e. Xposed, etc.), but I do plan on using ART.
If it seems likely that I might brick my phone, I might just stick with updating to 4.4 without root. I don't know yet. Thank you in advance for your help.
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Just to clarify, it's RockMyMoto while on stock 4.2...then MotoWPNoMO...then you need to RSD back to the 12.15.15 camera update...then you run SMM...then you update to 4.4...then you finish SMM commands in ADB...install supersu or superuser...done.
1. Yes
2. Second file, 12.15.15 is the camera update.
3. That means that after SMM and the reboot, you boot to stock recovery and update zip will run just fine. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2577977
4. The update runs twice...sort of...it installs the new recovery (no turning back) and then you will run it again for the update. SMM needs to be finished off with the ADB commands in 4.4 to get root. SMM already planted all the seeds in 4.2.
5. Not so simple, generally speaking...once you have root, especially on a Moto...you'll have to flash back to stock to get any OTA...or just wait a while for someone around here to get a fix...it's usually out by the time a public OTA get's around anyway. If you want to keep root, I would recommend that you never take an OTA from VZW unless you read up on XDA firs and understand the implications.
6. I am rooted 4.4 on my Maxx following this exact process and using the ART runtime...not having any issues at all, I even have SafeStrap re- installed for back ups.
Hope that helps
Lebowski13 said:
Just to clarify, it's RockMyMoto while on stock 4.2...then MotoWPNoMO...then you need to RSD back to the 12.15.15 camera update...then you run SMM...then you update to 4.4...then you finish SMM commands in ADB...install supersu or superuser...done.
1. Yes
2. Second file, 12.15.15 is the camera update.
3. That means that after SMM and the reboot, you boot to stock recovery and update zip will run just fine. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2577977
4. The update runs twice...sort of...it installs the new recovery (no turning back) and then you will run it again for the update. SMM needs to be finished off with the ADB commands in 4.4 to get root. SMM already planted all the seeds in 4.2.
5. Not so simple, generally speaking...once you have root, especially on a Moto...you'll have to flash back to stock to get any OTA...or just wait a while for someone around here to get a fix...it's usually out by the time a public OTA get's around anyway. If you want to keep root, I would recommend that you never take an OTA from VZW unless you read up on XDA firs and understand the implications.
6. I am rooted 4.4 on my Maxx following this exact process and using the ART runtime...not having any issues at all, I even have SafeStrap re- installed for back ups.
Hope that helps
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Thank you so much! That really answered all my questions!
I have just one question to clarify your answer: are you sure it is the second file? I was under the impression that Verizon named their updates for the version from which you are updating from, so the first file there would actually be the 12.15.15 software even though it is named 12.7.7.
PonchoPicasso said:
Thank you so much! That really answered all my questions!
I have just one question to clarify your answer: are you sure it is the second file? I was under the impression that Verizon named their updates for the version from which you are updating from, so the first file there would actually be the 12.15.15 software even though it is named 12.7.7.
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Happy to help! You are correct in the VZW OTA naming conventions...but the files in that link are actually the FXZ files to flash with using RSD, et al...not an OTA zip file, so they are named correctly by their version. 12.15.15, the second file, is definitely the camera update and the correct one to use.
Lebowski13 said:
Happy to help! You are correct in the VZW OTA naming conventions...but the files in that link are actually the FXZ files to flash with using RSD, et al...not an OTA zip file, so they are named correctly by their version. 12.15.15, the second file, is definitely the camera update and the correct one to use.
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Thanks for the clarification on that.
I just wanted to follow up on this thread for anybody else out there who might have been in the same boat as me. After completing this whole process a couple days ago, everything has been running smoothly now that I'm on 4.4 with root. I did not enable ART as I mentioned earlier I would since it turns out I needed to install Xposed to get a particular app that performs a root check to work. Other than that, smooth sailing except having to redo some steps manually.
So I have a Droid Razr HD xt926, and I have been looking all over the place and I have found some good threads but I am just worried about bricking the phone. This is what the phone currently is running:
System Version: 183.46.15
Model: Droid Razr HD
Android Version: 4.4.2
Baseband Version: VANQUISH_BP_100731.020.64.21P
Kernel Version: 3.4.42-g3841824
Build Number: KDA20.62-15.1
So I know the System Version 183.46.15 is not a very good version from rooting from what I have found. But I also found a thread on DroidRazr.com that says it can be done. They say to unlock it before you root it. This is what they said to do:
Download Towel Root by Geohot
Download Unlock (HOLY SNIKES)
Then...
1. Install SuperSU from the playstore
2. Install the Towel Root exploit from the link above (click on the lambda symbol in the middle of the page). It is an APK so you must have unknown sources enabled (which I cannot find any type of developer tools or that option available on my phone).
3. Run the Towel root app and install root...wait for the reboot after 15 seconds.
4. Open SuperSU and allow it to update the su binary
5. Install the motoapocalypse apk from the unlock link above. Run it. (I am not sure about this)?
6. Optionally install TWRP or CWM custom recovery. See below links.
7. ???
And on the thread it also says:
Last UPDATE: 183.46.15 is pushing out to the HD and M as we speak. As promised, I have now closed this thread and will no longer be providing unlock/root support. The information here will work if you're still on build 183.46.10 (yes, 182.46.10 works, as well). Follow along to unlock. If you encounter an issue, read the thread. There's very little chance that someone else hasn't encountered it and had it fixed at this point. If you are on a build above 183.46.10, this thread DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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- This confuses me because in the beginning they make it seem like it will work. So it won;t?
WARNING: I can't stress this enough...if you care at all about root, UNLOCK now. Period. Do not debate it, just do it.
This will work on the HD and the M with 182 or 183!!
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So do you guys think this will work or not? If not what do you guys suggest. I was wondering if I could downgrade the version to something else (not sure to what) and then try to unlock and root it. But I am lost because every thread or article I see says something different.
Please help me! I have been looking this up for days now!!
Did you ask these questions on Droidrzr (I can't open that forum at work)? We're all pretty friendly over there.? Anyway, you can't unlock that system version, and you can't downgrade to the previous version to knock, either. However, you should be able to root with Hydrogen Peroxide (search this forum for that).
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
I'll try!
No I didn't ask that there. I created a login and it wouldn't let me stay logged in, everytime I went to a different page it would say I am not logged in. So I couldn't get it to work.
So you are saying to just use Hydrogen Peroxide and that will allow me to root the system? That seems simple enough...is there a benefit to unlocking it though? Also, could you explain why there are threads that have my system version and then a fix or whatever you call it, and it says to downgrade it to a different version. Why is that?
There should be a root method posted at the end of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2994620 .
The benefit of unlocking is being able to flash custom ROMs. The downgrading refers to people that are unlocked, but you can't downgrade since you're locked. Some people want to downgrade so they can run older ROMs that aren't compatible with the newer firmware.
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So unlocking will allow me to flash custom roms, I wouldn't be able to do this when I root it without unlocking? So what could I do...is it even worth it?
And I believe this is what you are talking about...
Download & install Notepad++
Download the 183.46.15 firmware
Download & install motorola drivers
Download & install rsdlite 6.1.6-or-so
Download Hydrogen Peroxide x926
Boot phone in AP Fastboot mode
Connect phone to computer using original OEM cable
Wait for drivers to finish installing
Unzip your firmware into a folder
Make a backup of the xml file
Edit the xml file using Notepad++ and remove the ENTIRE line that includes "getvar", then save & exit
Open RSDLite & make sure it sees the phone
Click on the 3 dots to select the xml file in your firmware folder
Click on Flash (or something like that)
Wait a long time until it finishes, maybe 5-10 minutes
Once RSD Lite gives you success, close it
Boot the phone (it will take 10 minutes or so)
Run hydrogen peroxide & follow the instructions
But, seeing how my phone is already running the 183.46.15 firmware, would I still have to download it do you think?
No, you won't be able to flash a ROM with just root. However, you'll be able to delete bloat-ware and add tweaks to make the stock ROM run nicely.
You won't need to do all those steps, since you're already on that firmware.
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Thanks
RikRong said:
No, you won't be able to flash a ROM with just root. However, you'll be able to delete bloat-ware and add tweaks to make the stock ROM run nicely.
You won't need to do all those steps, since you're already on that firmware.
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Cool! Thanks for explaining all of this to me. I have rooted a devie before but never really understood what you could do. I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to explain this to me and help me out. Thanks again
Downgrade and root kit kat 4.4.2 version 183.46.15 on Motorola xt926
Hi! I posted a thread about this problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-hd/general/method-to-downgrade-root-183-46-15-t3051019
ciprianv. said:
Hi! I posted a thread about this problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-hd/general/method-to-downgrade-root-183-46-15-t3051019
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Your solution does not apply here because his boot loader is locked.
Root with Hydrogen Peroxide on 182.46.15?
I have an XT926 running Kitkat 182.46.15 and would like to root. Do I have to flash 183.46.15 before running Hydrogen Peroxide exploit, of will it work on this version (182.46.15)?
Thanks...
Download hydrogen Peroxide xt926 from here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzl4LyNrbDJFcFRaMVUxRkpQRzQ/view?pli=1
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58941200&postcount=80
Download VZW_XT926_4.4.2-KDA20.62-15.1_CFC_1FF.xml.zip from here :
http://motofirmware.center/files/category/34-vanquish/
1. Open VZW_XT926_4.4.2-KDA20.62-15.1_CFC_1FF.xml while inside the zip and remove all lines with the word "var"
2. Put phone in fastboot mode
3. Flash zip with RSD Lite v6.1.4 or higher
4. After flashing restart device and install and run hydrogen Peroxide xt 926 . follow all onscreen
instructions , and you're rooted .
Note : hydrogen Peroxide xt 926 will install Towel Root 3. Device must be connected to the internet while towel root is running.
You still need to flash the firmware even if your phone is already running the 183.46.15 firmware or the root process will fail . Also make sure hydrogen Peroxide ends with xt926 or it too will fail
Get Root xt926 KK
You must remove 2 lines that contain the word "var" . Only one line says "get var" the other only says "var" . Everything else in your instructions Is correct .
zap user data too?
This is great - just what I was looking for! Picked up a phone off ebay, but the guy "helpfully" (!) already upgraded it for me
One thing however, as we're not changing versions, what about also removing this line too?
operation="erase" partition="userdata"
Will that save the user data, which I just spent ages setting up, before realising root installation was such a pretty severe process?
Any other lines which could be skipped too?