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if you took a bootloader unlocked HD and used SBF then you would have a locked bootloader again ???
just wonderring if that would be a way to go back?
thanks

idroidnow said:
if you took a bootloader unlocked hd and used sbf then you would have a locked bootloader again ???
Just wonderring if that would be a way to go back?
Thanks
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good question. My guess would be no. Hopefully since there is a root method for 4.1.2 someone will try and let us know...

it made sense to me that if would lock it again since its not a hardware based unlock and SBF sets it to factory. i know they can relock a bootloader with an OTA so why not a SBF?

idroidnow said:
it made sense to me that if would lock it again since its not a hardware based unlock and sbf sets it to factory. I know they can relock a bootloader with an ota so why not a sbf?
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because when they put the sbf together they werent trying to relock the bootloader. I really have no idea, just speculating.
IF ANYONE HAS A LINK TO THE MAXX HD SBF ID BE WILLING TO TRY IT...

we need someone wiser then us
i just would li ek to know i could go back to locked for testing purposes.

idroidnow said:
we need someone wiser then us
i just would li ek to know i could go back to locked for testing purposes.
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i found the sbf from your other thread, ill try it and let you know

mikeyinid said:
i found the sbf from your other thread, ill try it and let you know
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thanks !!!

iDroidNow said:
if you took a bootloader unlocked HD and used SBF then you would have a locked bootloader again ???
just wonderring if that would be a way to go back?
thanks
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No, SBF will not relock the bootloader. The unlock method for all consumer HD's blows the QFuse, once it's blown it cannot be unblown.
Meaning your device cannot be re-locked. After I unlocked I SBF'd back to ICS, just to start fresh, before loading up CM 10.1. Hope this answers your question.

thanks for the answer. was hoping it would lock it back. ooh well.

idroidnow said:
thanks for the answer. Was hoping it would lock it back. Ooh well.
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doesnt touch bootloader, it stays unlocked

Is there any method to lock it? At all?
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Where is the sbf file at if you don't mind me asking
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dustin4863 said:
Where is the sbf file at if you don't mind me asking
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Take a look here: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/vanquish_u/list.php
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joshua_helm said:
Is there any method to lock it? At all?
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I don't think this is possible and if it is only Motorola knows.
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Can someone please explain to me what are the advantages of having an unlocked boot loader.
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xblackchaosx said:
can someone please explain to me what are the advantages of having an unlocked boot loader.
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for one youll always have a way to root your phone. Fastbooting twrp/cwm means you can flash su even if moto blocks existing exploits. That in itself is good enough for me.

Apparently, the guy who discovered the unlock also answered this: no, it can never be relocked. Unlocking blows a QFuse on the phone that can never be unblown given the physical nature of the fuse.

I'll tell you how, maybe a week or 3 from now, AT&T and Motorola will finish bloating up there update and use some excuse such as security to re lock the bootloader.

Codex01 said:
I'll tell you how, maybe a week or 3 from now, AT&T and Motorola will finish bloating up there update and use some excuse such as security to re lock the bootloader.
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There is no way for moto or anyone to re-lock our bootloaders once they are unlocked. The only thing that can happen now is that Moto can make an update that can prevent us from unlocking/rooting if the new phone comes with this new firmware or we take the ota without being rooted and/or unlocked. No firmware patch/upgrade can re-lock once unlocked...

A few people on the atrix forums says otherwise. It makes me think, but Motorola would be wrong to do that now that they're owned by Google.

Rooting xt925 on 4.1.2 without unlocking the bootloader?

Is that possible? All the root tools threads I seem to be able to find on here and rzr forum have posts that say it doesn't work with the latest OTA update. Am I missing something here? Is Motorola so actively patching everything that there is no way to get root if the device has the latest OTA update?
Thanks.

Root is still possible by rolling back to the older firmware but you can't unlock the bootloader.
Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX

I just picked up a brand new XT925 running 4.1.2 and all the methods I tried failed
Then I tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241788 and bingo rooted and unlocked bootloader
You don't need the monster download the Lite edition is fine
Good luck :good:

deeje00 said:
Root is still possible by rolling back to the older firmware but you can't unlock the bootloader.
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Oh, since it is a 925 (probably international edition), can't I just ask Motorola to unlock the bootloader? https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Also, how does one roll back to older firmware? RSDLite and flashing older stock, like on Atrix HD?
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I just picked up a brand new XT925 running 4.1.2 and all the methods I tried failed
Then I tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241788 and bingo rooted and unlocked bootloader
You don't need the monster download the Lite edition is fine
Good luck :good:
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Nice, I will give this a try. However, why the 900+ MB Lite? Wouldn't the 3 MB Ultra-Lite work for just rooting and unlocking the bootloader? Or did you have to use the stock stuff as well?
Also, did you try the Toolkit 4.0? Did that fail as well? As far as I can see, both use the same methods for unlocking and rooting!

Cant remember now, I tried all the others and none worked and I stumbled across it
I think the micro download was not enough (sorry cant recall what extra was needed) but I remember on the micro the numbers on the menu did not match with the commands (look at the batch file) but the normal was fine

Is yours the developer edition? Otherwise no they won't unlock it.
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deeje00 said:
Is yours the developer edition? Otherwise no they won't unlock it.
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But this is what it says on the Motoroala page:
Currently, the Photon Q 4G LTE, DROID RAZR M(Developer Edition), DROID RAZR HD(Developer Edition CDMA-LTE), MOTOROLA RAZR HD (Rest of World -UMTS/LTE), MOTOROLA RAZR HD (Rogers Canada - UMTS/LTE) and MOTOROLA RAZR i are supported by the Bootloader Unlock site.
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Wouldn't "Rest of World" mean International Edition / GSM?

Maybe. Try the process and find out. Lol
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Ha ha I will once i get the phone today or tomorrow!

You should have received an email with your Unlock Key. If you did not, check you spam folder. Inside the email is a UNIQUE_KEY, a 20-character alphanumeric code that you will use to unlock your device.
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:laugh::laugh::laugh::good::good::good:

dr_strangetrick said:
I just picked up a brand new XT925 running 4.1.2 and all the methods I tried failed
Then I tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241788 and bingo rooted and unlocked bootloader
You don't need the monster download the Lite edition is fine
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I have exactly the same situation XT925 running with 4.1.2 and I have already done root Now I consider to do unlock bootloader.
I've had only install app Superuser from Play store. Works greate

use this guide to root my xt925 with locked bootloader
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/04/0...r-hd-running-android-4-1-2-other-devices-too/
perfect in the 1 try !!

dr_strangetrick said:
I just picked up a brand new XT925 running 4.1.2 and all the methods I tried failed
Then I tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241788 and bingo rooted and unlocked bootloader
You don't need the monster download the Lite edition is fine
Good luck :good:
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Noob here. So I just got my RAZR HD today and it is on 9.20.1. Will this be able to restore my phone back to 9.16? Then will I be able to root?

masterc333 said:
Noob here. So I just got my RAZR HD today and it is on 9.20.1. Will this be able to restore my phone back to 9.16? Then will I be able to root?
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do you have a 926? (dumb question i know, just being sure).

dr_strangetrick said:
I just picked up a brand new XT925 running 4.1.2 and all the methods I tried failed
Then I tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241788 and bingo rooted and unlocked bootloader
You don't need the monster download the Lite edition is fine
Good luck :good:
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bweN diorD said:
do you have a 926? (dumb question i know, just being sure).
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Yep. 9.20.1xt92y on 4.1.2

masterc333 said:
Yep. 9.20.1xt92y on 4.1.2
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this will root that build http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php?/topic/24070-
dont worry about it saying 9.18.79, 9.20.1 is the same build.

Thank you very much! I've been searching for a root method for 9.20.1. I'll try this tonight or tomorrow and let you guys know how it goes or if I have any problems.
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bweN diorD said:
dont worry about it saying 9.18.79, 9.20.1 is the same build.
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Just wondering if you have done this on 9.20.1? I just don't want to brick me phone! Haha thanks again!

masterc333 said:
Thank you very much! I've been searching for a root method for 9.20.1. I'll try this tonight or tomorrow and let you guys know how it goes or if I have any problems.
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Just wondering if you have done this on 9.20.1? I just don't want to brick me phone! Haha thanks again!
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Yes I have tried it. Works fine, although I had to do it 2 times before it stuck.
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bweN diorD said:
Yes I have tried it. Works fine, although I had to do it 2 times before it stuck.
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Sounds good. I'll try it out

Worked perfectly! I now have root on my xt926 running 9.20.1! Now is it possible to unlock the bootloader? Thanks for all the help so far.

Droid Razr HD bootloader (9.18.94)

Hey guys, I have a Motorola Droid Razr HD, 9.18.94.XT926.
Recently there was found an exploit for this version to gain root access. So I did it (using method for samsung galaxy s3, which i found here). Now I do have root access, but I'm interested if I can install custom roms, for example cyanogenmod. As far as I know it needs unlocked bootloader. I'm not sure if my bootloader is unlocked or not, so I cant risk just following instructions from cyanogenmod's website.
So, my question is, how do i check if bootloader is unlocked or not, and if it's not, how do I unlock it, given that when downloading Android SDK from motorola website, where I tried to unblock bootloader, I cant install it, archive is broken or something. Thanks in advance (Sorry for the bad English)

I you're on .94 and never unlocked, you won't be able to now. To check, boot into AP Fastboot and see if says locked or unlocked.

RikRong said:
I you're on .94 and never unlocked, you won't be able to now. To check, boot into AP Fastboot and see if says locked or unlocked.
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When will I be able to unlock it? I mean, what should I be waiting for?

toka793 said:
When will I be able to unlock it? I mean, what should I be waiting for?
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When you "patch" your phone with a pre may 24 build motherboard, or ask vzw for a FRU with the same build date.

aviwdoowks said:
When you "patch" your phone with a pre may 24 build motherboard, or ask vzw for a FRU with the same build date.
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how to patch ?

pvinodnayak said:
how to patch ?
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You on your own.
There is a teardown of the hd on the hd fourm & the m Q & A sec.
Google, now Bing is your friend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2607856

I've been searching around and I have a 9.18.94 xt 926 as well. How do I go about getting root ?
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using xda app-developers app

Pilgrim Mod said:
I've been searching around and I have a 9.18.94 xt 926 as well. How do I go about getting root ?
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General forum

The latest build version that's rootable that I saw is 9.16.6
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Pilgrim Mod said:
The latest build version that's rootable that I saw is 9.16.6
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Look up "safe-root."

So I read up on it...If I'm not horribly mistaken(which is very possible) that root only works for android 4.2 and 4.3 which means that I'd need the OTA for 9.30.1 which my droid doesn't think I need.
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Pilgrim Mod said:
So I read up on it...If I'm not horribly mistaken(which is very possible) that root only works for android 4.2 and 4.3 which means that I'd need the OTA for 9.30.1 which my droid doesn't think I need.
Sent from my xt 926
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.94 and .1 are the same update, just different designations. The HD has never made it past 4.1 in stock form yet, so there is no 4.2 or 4.3. Safe Root will work on your system version.

Sweet ! Please excuse my ignorance. Thank you thank you thank you.
Sent my xt 926

Pilgrim Mod said:
Sweet ! Please excuse my ignorance. Thank you thank you thank you.
Sent my xt 926
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I have an XT926 Maxx HD. Stock. Locked bootloader.
Three days ago, I rooted, installed Safestrap and ROM'd with Nexesque v3.6. All using instructions here on XDA. Root and Safestrap were simple. Getting the ROM loaded was a bit of a challenge, but it worked fine, except for a google.process.gaaps failure message upon rebooting each time. But it doesn't seem to affect anything. But other than that, runs quite quick. Tried RageHD and it didn't work for me at all. Could just be my phone.

Pilgrim Mod said:
Sweet ! Please excuse my ignorance. Thank you thank you thank you.
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No problem and good luck modding.

Need some help guys, been a while since I've done this.

Bit of background...I've had Android phones since the OG Droid. All of them were rooted. The phone I have now is the Razr HD which I've never rooted. Guess I just got out of the game for a while. I want to root it now but unfortunately, it's been so long since I've been around the forums that I don't really know what anything is anymore or what does what.
I'm sure this has been asked before but every search I do, I come up with stuff that I don't understand. Can someone help out?
Phone is running 4.4.2
System version: 183.46.15.XT926
Thanks!

If your boot loader is locked, you can't do anything.
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maverick31210 said:
Bit of background...I've had Android phones since the OG Droid. All of them were rooted. The phone I have now is the Razr HD which I've never rooted. Guess I just got out of the game for a while. I want to root it now but unfortunately, it's been so long since I've been around the forums that I don't really know what anything is anymore or what does what.
I'm sure this has been asked before but every search I do, I come up with stuff that I don't understand. Can someone help out?
Phone is running 4.4.2
System version: 183.46.15.XT926
Thanks!
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Abstract: you wanna root your Motorola Razr HD (xt925) ?
You can't go anymore with the "gentle procedure" - which is using Motochopper, a way to root the 4.1.2 without tearing apart your phone.
So either you go back with a stock 4.1.2 and live happily with motochopper and a slow sys, or you follow Motorola instructions to unlock the phone. Be aware that once you enter the code Motorola will provide you'll void your warranty (if you still are under the grace period).

Graf Schmidt said:
Abstract: you wanna root your Motorola Razr HD (xt925) ?
You can't go anymore with the "gentle procedure" - which is using Motochopper, a way to root the 4.1.2 without tearing apart your phone.
So either you go back with a stock 4.1.2 and live happily with motochopper and a slow sys, or you follow Motorola instructions to unlock the phone. Be aware that once you enter the code Motorola will provide you'll void your warranty (if you still are under the grace period).
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You need to stop putting bad info out there, this unlock only works on the 925. The system version he shows is FW for the 926. You can't unlock the 926 via Moto.
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RikRong said:
You need to stop putting bad info out there, this unlock only works on the 925. The system version he shows is FW for the 926. You can't unlock the 926 via Moto.
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Isn't the Razr HD the xt925?
Or am I getting confused with all those names?
Edit: ah yeah, sorry, I've read only "RAZR HD", and I din't pay attention to sysver. My bad.

Graf Schmidt said:
Isn't the Razr HD the xt925?
Or am I getting confused with all those names?
Edit: ah yeah, sorry, I've read only "RAZR HD", and I din't pay attention to sysver. My bad.
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The 925 is the GSM variant and is unlockable through Moto. The 926 is the CDMA model that is typically used on Verizon and it's not unlockable through Moto.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk

RikRong said:
The 925 is the GSM variant and is unlockable through Moto. The 926 is the CDMA model that is typically used on Verizon and it's not unlockable through Moto.
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Hi, RikRong. I'm also new to this XT926 and on the latest firmware I guess (183.46.15.xt926), is there's any new way to unlock bootloader and root this device? I read an old instruction in another post and just bought this device and now I'm so screwed over .

shallwedance said:
Hi, RikRong. I'm also new to this XT926 and on the latest firmware I guess (183.46.15.xt926), is there's any new way to unlock bootloader and root this device? I read an old instruction in another post and just bought this device and now I'm so screwed over .
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Unfortunately, right now there is no way to root or unlock that build.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk

Is this still the case? My phone was auto-upgraded to 4.4.2... I'm stuck?

Downgrade to JB 4.2.

Hello, I've done a little research and I need your help.
I have Motorola Droid Maxx non-dev with 4.4.4., 21.11.21.obake, SU4.21 and I would like to downgrade to first firmware. I know that I need unlock my bootloader and Sunshine app works with SU4.21 well so I will use it. My problem is I need working root. I can't find any. I tried kingroot and other 2 similar to kingroot with no succes. Please help.
Thanks a lot.

Use the temp root
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Durteedee said:
Use the temp root
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Ok, thanks. And when I'm unlocked I can just flash via rsdlite?

Nope I don't think you can downgrade at all
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Durteedee said:
Nope I don't think you can downgrade at all
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A lot of people are saying if you have unlocked bootloader you can but noone is saying HOW!

Downgrade
fufixiil said:
A lot of people are saying if you have unlocked bootloader you can but noone is saying HOW!
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My maxx is messed up and needs some work so I have been playing with it.
Once your android version gets to 4.4.4 you will get a downgrade security warning and it will not let you proceed with the downgrade. At least I have not found a way.
But... If you use mfastboot you can downgrade 'parts' of it. There are some things like the gpt image that will trigger the warning and not let you flash that part, but I have been able to get my maxx 'partially' downgraded so that the version listed is 4.2.2 using mfastboot by flashing one part at a time.