[Q] How to Downgrade Droid Mini 4.4 to Rootable FW? - Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've done a lot of reading and googling and the Droid Mini seems to be categorized with the Ultra. Anyhow, would the best option for downgrading to 4.2.2 from 4.4 to root my Droid Mini be flashing a stock firmware with Odin? (currently on 4.4 Blur_Version.19.6.3.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US)
Also I found 2 different stock firmware for 4.2.2 (Blur_Version.12.7.7.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US and Blur_Version.12.15.15.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US) does it matter which one i flash?
Links to noob guides are appreciated

DKKnight said:
I've done a lot of reading and googling and the Droid Mini seems to be categorized with the Ultra. Anyhow, would the best option for downgrading to 4.2.2 from 4.4 to root my Droid Mini be flashing a stock firmware with Odin? (currently on 4.4 Blur_Version.19.6.3.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US)
Also I found 2 different stock firmware for 4.2.2 (Blur_Version.12.7.7.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US and Blur_Version.12.15.15.obake_verizon.Verizon.en.US) does it matter which one i flash?
Links to noob guides are appreciated
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You are so far out there its kind of funny.
First Odin? That's a Samsung thing.
Second if you are on a locked boot loader you cannot downgrade to 4.2.2
Third, you can root 4.4 IIRC using the link below although I vaguely recall it being limited to build 19.5.3. You can FXZ to 19.5.3 from 19.6.3 with a locked boot loader though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2771629

Topsnake said:
You are so far out there its kind of funny.
First Odin? That's a Samsung thing.
Second if you are on a locked boot loader you cannot downgrade to 4.2.2
Third, you can root 4.4 IIRC using the link below although I vaguely recall it being limited to build 19.5.3. You can FXZ to 19.5.3 from 19.6.3 with a locked boot loader though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2771629
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Sorry i have searched and odin was all i could seem to find as far as a program to flash FW, this is my first experience with rooting a phone, I've JTAG'd xbox 360's and jailbroken ps3's and ios devices but never anything with a phone.
So rooting on 4.4 is possible as long as I'm on 19.5.3, and I can get to 19.5.3 from 19.6.3 (how?)

DKKnight said:
So rooting on 4.4 is possible as long as I'm on 19.5.3, and I can get to 19.5.3 from 19.6.3 (how?)
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Using House of Moto (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2450702)

DKKnight said:
Sorry i have searched and odin was all i could seem to find as far as a program to flash FW, this is my first experience with rooting a phone, I've JTAG'd xbox 360's and jailbroken ps3's and ios devices but never anything with a phone.
So rooting on 4.4 is possible as long as I'm on 19.5.3, and I can get to 19.5.3 from 19.6.3 (how?)
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No problem first download the 19.5.3 firmware here
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/download.php?device=4&file=799
Extract it then edit the XML file in notepad, not word. Find the line at the top that reads something to the effect of oemgetvar. Delete that, click save
then download RSD lite which is the odin equivalent for Motorola
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2637338
Next install the drivers, this can be done by installing moto device manager
boot the phone into bootloader, connect to computer, open rsd, point to the extracted firmware file, select the XML file for flashing and flash it. Then when back on 19.5.3 you can run the root I linked above.

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[Q] Motorola RAZR HD XT295 - Android 4.1.2 Reatil Brasil Reboot

Hey people, i need help !
After factory reset on android 4.1.2 brasil reatil my motorola razr hd xt 295 wont start ! Every time android start show the motorola (M red) and show android loading, after that, show android with red "notification" and restart, a cont turn off .... Can you help ??
RichardBR23 said:
Hey people, i need help !
After factory reset on android 4.1.2 brasil reatil my motorola razr hd xt 295 wont start ! Every time android start show the motorola (M red) and show android loading, after that, show android with red "notification" and restart, a cont turn off .... Can you help ??
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Try to use matt's tool to restore to 4.0.4 and then update to 4.1.2 again if you want to.
Edit: or try to reflash a 4.1.2 ROM with RSD Lite
steiger said:
Try to use matt's tool to restore to 4.0.4 and then update to 4.1.2 again if you want to.
Edit: or try to reflash a 4.1.2 ROM with RSD Lite
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Thanks Man, but i need to be rooted or unlock bootloader ?
RichardBR23 said:
Thanks Man, but i need to be rooted or unlock bootloader ?
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You don't need to be rooted (but you can use the tool to root if you want to) and i don't think you need an unlocked bootloader, but I'm not 100% sure. Check it better on matt's tool's thread.
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steiger said:
You don't need to be rooted (but you can use the tool to root if you want to) and i don't think you need an unlocked bootloader, but I'm not 100% sure. Check it better on matt's tool's thread.
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People, i want to share my experience last night, and sorry about my bad english!
First, my razr hd xt295 is on android 4.0.4 now original rom from vivo.
What i done to get back to android 4.0.4 ??
OBS: My bootloader is LOCKED, and no root any time.
OBS2: When i get the xt295 with android 4.0.4 from vivo. I flash by RSD the android 4.0.4 ratail version from brasil, and everything going good. A few days received a message from system to upgrade to JB 4.1.2 retail and i do that. Everything goin normal until i decide to factory reset from android. After that my system going bootloop e and only access android via BP tools i think, from power bottom volume +.
What i done ?
I folow this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1970267
But after flash the 4.0.4 from DROID RAZR HD Utility 1.10 a let the system start. I get somes erros on screm from fast boot, but after the system going up android still on JB4.1.2, but no wireless and radio working, but system stop the bootloop.
So i decide tho flash via rsd the original rom, android 4.0.4 from vivo.. and PASMEM... the i get android 4.0.4 via rsd 6.0 working EVERYTHING with no erros. So i dont kown how, my sistem going back to 4.0.4 with bootloader locked and no root. So with this information(my experience) i think the are an way to go back 4.0.4 with bootloader locked. Question.. ask me. !
RichardBR23 said:
People, i want to share my experience last night, and sorry about my bad english!
First, my razr hd xt295 is on android 4.0.4 now original rom from vivo.
What i done to get back to android 4.0.4 ??
OBS: My bootloader is LOCKED, and no root any time.
OBS2: When i get the xt295 with android 4.0.4 from vivo. I flash by RSD the android 4.0.4 ratail version from brasil, and everything going good. A few days received a message from system to upgrade to JB 4.1.2 retail and i do that. Everything goin normal until i decide to factory reset from android. After that my system going bootloop e and only access android via BP tools i think, from power bottom volume +.
What i done ?
I folow this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1970267
But after flash the 4.0.4 from DROID RAZR HD Utility 1.10 a let the system start. I get somes erros on screm from fast boot, but after the system going up android still on JB4.1.2, but no wireless and radio working, but system stop the bootloop.
So i decide tho flash via rsd the original rom, android 4.0.4 from vivo.. and PASMEM... the i get android 4.0.4 via rsd 6.0 working EVERYTHING with no erros. So i dont kown how, my sistem going back to 4.0.4 with bootloader locked and no root. So with this information(my experience) i think the are an way to go back 4.0.4 with bootloader locked. Question.. ask me. !
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Did the same a week ago. I've been wondering if I was the only one to manage how to safely downgrade and upgrade as I want. Nice, mate.
LivingPerson said:
Did the same a week ago. I've been wondering if I was the only one to manage how to safely downgrade and upgrade as I want. Nice, mate.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2085074
Thanks... i don't update this thread ;p

[Q] HELP! firmware on om my ultra

so I rooted my phone and then had to unroot it because I couldn't use isis, I used RSD lite to put the latest firmware 12.15.15, that I downloaded form Motorola firmwares but the ncfee.access.xml doesn't have the right stuff in there all it say is the instructions and how to write the access. and I cannot find a way to edit the system.img and just edit the file myself. im getting the error isis cannot access the secure element. and does anyone know how to unlock the boot loader, I need a code but the Motorola websites says my phone doesn't qualify. your help is appreciated and this is the site I always got to tho this is the first time im posting . I have droid ultra.
supersailor89 said:
so I rooted my phone and then had to unroot it because I couldn't use isis, I used RSD lite to put the latest firmware 12.15.15, that I downloaded form Motorola firmwares but the ncfee.access.xml doesn't have the right stuff in there all it say is the instructions and how to write the access. and I cannot find a way to edit the system.img and just edit the file myself. im getting the error isis cannot access the secure element. and does anyone know how to unlock the boot loader, I need a code but the Motorola websites says my phone doesn't qualify. your help is appreciated and this is the site I always got to tho this is the first time im posting . I have droid ultra.
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You CANNOT unlock the bootloader on Ultra, only on Developer Edition Maxx and X. Reflash stock firmware using RSD Lite, clearly something went wrong the first time around. That or try a factory reset. DON'T try to mess with the stock firmware you are flashing, it sounds like that is what you are trying to do, that will cause problems
i​Yachter99. I can't its says I canT downgrade when I try RDS lite to put stock firmware
well turns out it was an isis issue that they had to manually change something , and I got a new sim card its all working now im on 4.4

[Q] Carrier Lock?

Hi Guys,
i am from india and recently i have bought factory unlocked Motorola Droid Ultra from USA.
before this one, i was using Motorola Defy Plus with CyanogenMod.
so now i want to install CyanogenMod on Droid Ultra as well.
but before i step ahead and mess up with anything,
i just want to keep a backup file with my self to unbrick my droid ultra in case something goes wrong.
but there was a sbf file (firmware file) for Motorola Defy Plus which we can use with RSD Lite and restore our phone easily.
so my main question is-
Motorola Droid Ultra is a Verizon phone and if i flash latest verizon firmware file from here,
will it lock carrier network to Verizon or not?
if it locks, then is there any patch to unlock it?
and one more question,
as our device supports Moto X firmwares and roms,
can i flash the latest firmware file from here (Android 4.4.2, Blur_Version.164.55.2.ghost_verizon.Verizon.en.US) directly on our Droid Ultra?
will it work or brick?
*Sorry for my bad English.
iAjayIND said:
Hi Guys,
i am from india and recently i have bought factory unlocked Motorola Droid Ultra from USA.
before this one, i was using Motorola Defy Plus with CyanogenMod.
so now i want to install CyanogenMod on Droid Ultra as well.
but before i step ahead and mess up with anything,
i just want to keep a backup file with my self to unbrick my droid ultra in case something goes wrong.
but there was a sbf file (firmware file) for Motorola Defy Plus which we can use with RSD Lite and restore our phone easily.
so my main question is-
Motorola Droid Ultra is a Verizon phone and if i flash latest verizon firmware file from here,
will it lock carrier network to Verizon or not?
if it locks, then is there any patch to unlock it?
and one more question,
as our device supports Moto X firmwares and roms,
can i flash the latest firmware file from here (Android 4.4.2, Blur_Version.164.55.2.ghost_verizon.Verizon.en.US) directly on our Droid Ultra?
will it work or brick?
*Sorry for my bad English.
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If you have an unlocked bootloader you can flash the moto x firmware, just know that there are certain files that once you flash to 4.4.2, they cannot be downgraded back to 4.4.
As far as flashing the stock Droid Ultra firmware, I do not think that it will relock to the carrier. It is my understanding that the carrier lock is not based on the software but is unlocked on verizon's end.
thanks for your reply... i have downloaded the latest firmware but now can see that Verizon is already rolling out 4.4.4... so i will update it first...
iAjayIND said:
thanks for your reply... i have downloaded the latest firmware but now can see that Verizon is already rolling out 4.4.4... so i will update it first...
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I think your 'factory unlocked' phone is carrier unlocked, but the bootloader is still locked.
In that case, once you upgrade to 4.4.4, you won't be able to root since the vulnerability is patched.
So, you have to root before you upgrade to 4.4.4.
You can use a tool called House of Moto to downgrade to 19.5.3 without losing your data. Then you can root.
The site you are using for downloading FXZ is correct.
s_u_n said:
I think your 'factory unlocked' phone is carrier unlocked, but the bootloader is still locked.
In that case, once you upgrade to 4.4.4, you won't be able to root since the vulnerability is patched.
So, you have to root before you upgrade to 4.4.4.
You can use a tool called House of Moto to downgrade to 19.5.3 without losing your data. Then you can root.
The site you are using for downloading FXZ is correct.
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WTF! you mean to say that i was able to downgrade from (4.4 KK) 19.6.3 to 19.5.3? and can root it on a locked bootloader?
Sadly, yesterday i have updated it to 4.4.4 using OTA. now is it possible to flash 4.4 16.5.3 using that tool?
iAjayIND said:
Sadly, yesterday i have updated it to 4.4.4 using OTA. now is it possible to flash 4.4 16.5.3 using that tool?
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Now, it is not possible since the bootloader itself has got updated in 4.4.4. So, you cannot downgrade.
Damn!! When i was on 4.4, everyone told me that 4.4 is not rootable and now after upgrading to 4.4.4, you are telling me that 4.4 was rootable... :'(

[Q] How to get lollipop?

Hi,
I have US purchased Moto Gs, have latest 'Motorola Update Services' installed and tried hundred times to check for update in Settings > About but I'm done waiting now, where can I get the latest version to flash and any guide?
Thanks
What is your model number? Need some basic info to help you out.
XT1032
I think I need Brazailian 5.0.2 ROM? I want to be on stock (lollipop recovery, lollipop bootloader, lollipop radio etc..) so I can recieve future updates. A simple guide would be helpful.
Here's a guide for GPE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/gpe-ota-lrx21z-5-0-1-xt1033-xt1032-t2969847
Here's a guide for Brazilian: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/android-5-0-2-factory-imagebr-t3023020
audit13 said:
Here's a guide for GPE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/gpe-ota-lrx21z-5-0-1-xt1033-xt1032-t2969847
Here's a guide for Brazilian: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/android-5-0-2-factory-imagebr-t3023020
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How do I know if mine is GPE or not?
Thanks
Where did you get the phone? Was it factory unlocked? What ROM is currently on the phone?
Ok got it. I purchased from Amazon so its not GPE.
The above mentioned guide is for completely stock? With stock bootloader, recovery, radio and everything? And will allow me to get OTA updates?
Thanks
I don't know about OTA updates since you'll be flashing a non-US ROM onto your US phone.
You should unlock your bootloader before proceeding so you can flash back if there is a problem.
This cross-flashing business can get quite complicated and you need to remember that any flashing of ROMs can result in a bricked phone.

[Q] Accidentally took OTA update and SVTP tether doesnt work

I have done flashing and rooting in the past on both a Samsung Charge, Nexus and S3, but it's been a while. Ive used Odin, and the TOOLKIT, and am somewhat familiar with both.
I have had my S3 for several years, STOCK, STOCK, STOCK, and liked it just the way it was. I had a WIFI tethering app, SVTP that worked, and didnt take updates for fear it would quit working, well I accidentally took an update, and now it doesnt work.
Id like to reflash the phone back to a previous stock software, I forget which one I had, but currently here is my phone info
SCH-I535
4.3
I535VRUCML1
KERNEL 3.0.31
build JSS15J.I535VRUCML1
hardware I535.10
I believe I had Jellybean, or a 4.0 firmware.
How should I flash this back, and where can I download the files and the correct version of ODIN?
So i attempted to flash an older OS 4.0 i think, with odin, and It said ABOOT FAIL! and I kind of bricked it. Was I supposed to unlock the boot loader or wipe the device before doing this?
Now I got it connected to kies and am in the process of downloading latest Samsung OS to phone, so i can try again.
What did I do wrong?
Nitro169 said:
So i attempted to flash an older OS 4.0 i think, with odin, and It said ABOOT FAIL! and I kind of bricked it. Was I supposed to unlock the boot loader or wipe the device before doing this?
Now I got it connected to kies and am in the process of downloading latest Samsung OS to phone, so i can try again.
What did I do wrong?
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As long as your not on the NC1 or NE1 baseband/firmware you can indeed revert back to an older version. And you do indeed have to unlock the bootloader to revert to a previous version of Android
In my personal opinion your best bet is the casual root/unlock method which will do both for you
Sent from my Nexus 5
so i have NE1 now. Why cant i downgrade anymore?
Tonight im going to reattempt to flash 4.1 with odin, unlocking bootloader first.
my only othed issue is i can find very few versions of Stock OS on web. There should be like 5 or 6 for this phone, ive only found 2 or 3. Please point me in direction of any stock OS files.
Nitro169 said:
so i have NE1 now. Why cant i downgrade anymore?
Tonight im going to reattempt to flash 4.1 with odin, unlocking bootloader first.
my only othed issue is i can find very few versions of Stock OS on web. There should be like 5 or 6 for this phone, ive only found 2 or 3. Please point me in direction of any stock OS files.
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Because your on a locked bootloader and downgrading now would brick your device
Sent from my Nexus 5
Is there no method to unlock these firmwares currently?
if so does anyone have an S3 for sale that has older firmware?
Nitro169 said:
Is there no method to unlock these firmwares currently?
if so does anyone have an S3 for sale that has older firmware?
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Check swappa for that. I know brand new ones have the newest firmware, your better bet is swappa
And no they are locked down tightly, unlocking is nearly impossible
Sent from my Nexus 5
what if i soft brick it on purpose, can i somehow download an older version via kies once soft bricked?
Nitro169 said:
what if i soft brick it on purpose, can i somehow download an older version via kies once soft bricked?
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No, you can't get around the locked bootloader. Your stuck on it
Sent from my Nexus 5
I believe even the 4.3 ML1 update will lock your bootloader. The 4.4.2 NE1 definitely will. There's no known way to revert back to an unlocked bootloader.
MrBrady said:
I believe even the 4.3 ML1 update will lock your bootloader. The 4.4.2 NE1 definitely will. There's no known way to revert back to an unlocked bootloader.
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You are correct. I did a quick search and those who took the 4.3 ML1 OTA are indeed on a locked bootloader
Sent from my Nexus 5

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