Before the recent 4.4.4 update I had to return to stock, and update. All went fine. But now, after a while I have returned to root, custom recovery etc.
Now, as we are expecting lollipop I am wondering is there anyone rooted with stock 4.4.4 (System version: 210.12.61.falcon_umts.Retail.en.US / Build number KXB21.14-L1.61) recovery. Not recovery from some other 4.4.4 rom (there are differences), but this rom. I would like to get a hang of that img file, so if anyone is there, please post it here...
On this webpage http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14 i don't see the retail us 4.4.4 firmware and there is also no new firmware in http://www.filefactory.com/folder/c6cdedc45a775d27 folder. Is there any other location to consider?
The recovery is available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50355724
Thanks for the info, and one question more: is this the recovery you are talking about?
RETAIL_XT1032_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.61_cid9_CFC.xml.zip
i don't know what this cid9 is all about and i'm afraid i could brick my phone...
The download is smaller in the thread I linked to, but that zip also contains the recovery.img
I have checked both recovery.img from your post and from that zip, and they are not the same. Maybe they do work the same, but nonetheless... Thanks for the heads-up
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Hey Guys,
Me and others do really want the 4.3 firmware, but we can't flash it anymore because of the 4.4.4 firmware update. I tried everything to downgrade but no luck.
So I'm looking for a person who do have the 4.3 firmware, with CWM recovery touch, there is an option inside the recovery to create a image zip. So if you guys know someone running XT1032 with 4.3 firmware, ask him to create zip file please We need it...
I have a zip but Stock 4.3 Kernel will not boot with a newer bootloader and there is no way to downgrade it. I posted a request here for a custom kernel which might work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55307806
So here I am worrying about bricking my device if I go back to stock.
Here is some insight-
I have an unlocked XT1032 US retail moto g running Cyanogenmod 11 m4 snapshot. I am also running clockworkmod recovery and everything is working fine. I have heard of many people bricking their devices when they try and flash stock because the version doesnt match up with the bootloader version or something like that. My bootloader version is reported to be 4111.5 (The bootloader menu version is 41.11) from the "fastboot getvar all". So if I want to flash stock firmware what version do I need to choose. (can someone give me a link to the download?) Also is there any easier way to do this, perhaps can someone give me a clockworkmod backup of stock firmware and i can flash it via restore in the recovery. Also is there a way to get .img files of my whole phone via the dd command on the superuser shell. (Someone please give me a list of those commands to make a full image of my phone) so I can restore incase something goes wrong.
So pretty much all in all can someone please give me a link to the correct stock firmware for my phone that I can flash with NO issues and a list of commands that I can use to flash.
And just wondering what is mfastboot and how is it different from fastboot.
I should have made a backup with cwm recovery before I installed cm11 but I forgot which is why I made this thread. ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED! THANKS!
hey try downloading stock firmware from this link http://sbf.droid-developers.org/download.php?device=14&file=786
then follow instruction from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
if you failed once don't panic... just try another firmware from here http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
just make sure you choose firmware which is for retail US and also choose right version of android... but first try the firmware i have mentioned above...
skyguy126 said:
So here I am worrying about bricking my device if I go back to stock.
Here is some insight-
I have an unlocked XT1032 US retail moto g running Cyanogenmod 11 m4 snapshot. I am also running clockworkmod recovery and everything is working fine. I have heard of many people bricking their devices when they try and flash stock because the version doesnt match up with the bootloader version or something like that. My bootloader version is reported to be 4111.5 (The bootloader menu version is 41.11) from the "fastboot getvar all". So if I want to flash stock firmware what version do I need to choose. (can someone give me a link to the download?) Also is there any easier way to do this, perhaps can someone give me a clockworkmod backup of stock firmware and i can flash it via restore in the recovery. Also is there a way to get .img files of my whole phone via the dd command on the superuser shell. (Someone please give me a list of those commands to make a full image of my phone) so I can restore incase something goes wrong.
So pretty much all in all can someone please give me a link to the correct stock firmware for my phone that I can flash with NO issues and a list of commands that I can use to flash.
And just wondering what is mfastboot and how is it different from fastboot.
I should have made a backup with cwm recovery before I installed cm11 but I forgot which is why I made this thread. ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED! THANKS!
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hey try downloading stock firmware from this link http://sbf.droid-developers.org/download.php?device=14&file=786
then follow instruction from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
if you failed once don't panic... just try another firmware from here http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
just make sure you choose firmware which is for retail US and also choose right version of android... but first try the firmware i have mentioned above...
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Yes what this guy says will work
Almost hard bricked my phone
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Yes what this guy says will work
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during flash gpt.bin it said preflash valadition failed and on the bootloader screen it said partition table downgraded. Used CWM backup to restore and my phone is functioning again but I am still not stock. Please tell me what I am doing wrong? I have attached a screenshot of the command prompt screen.
Q30: i encounter '(bootloader) Preflash validation failed' error message when flashing Firmware Image
You may have updated to Android 4.4.4 via firmware image or OTA update. In this case you now also have the latest version of the Bootloader. That is why you get the above output when attempting to flash a 4.4.2 firmware image. ==> simply flash 4.4.4 images instead.
If the error still occurs, even with a 4.4.4 firmware image, then unlocking bootloader will be necessary.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537119
There is no 4.4.4 Retail US yet. You can flash 4.4.4 Retail EU just fine. Recovery flashable zip here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-rom-collection-t2854688
I have the retail us version though. She. Will the retail us 4.4.4 be available? And one important question when I do go back to stock 4.4.4 with the link you gave me via recovery, will my custom recovery get overwritten with the stock one?
XT1032 is a Global GSM model. you can flash an XT1032 ROM from anywhere in the world and it will work.
It's currently unknown when 4.4.4 US Retail will be available, but I do not think it will take too much longer.
Those zip files only include ROM and Kernel. Recovery will not be changed.
I'll be trying that tomorrow and I'll let you know if it works or not asap. But for now thanks!
You might also need to flash the 4.4.4 EU Retail radio zip available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649763
I read somewhere that when you flash stock ROM even though the recovery is not being changed, the stock ROM will overwrite the custom recovery in start up.
Is this true?
skyguy126 said:
I read somewhere that when you flash stock ROM even though the recovery is not being changed, the stock ROM will overwrite the custom recovery in start up.
Is this true?
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Please help my phone is stuck in CWM recovery during the flash and I think the recovery is frozen. Can I hard reboot back to recovery or is my phone totaled? :crying:
This worked for me - http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...-gpe-4-4-4-t2824377/post55768571#post55768571. Once back to 'base' you can update to 4.4.4 OTA or flash another ROM. And if you get stuck again, re-run this process. Three downloads, a few scripts to run; double-click easy.
Good luck.
Back at stock, just had to give CWM 10mins! Thanks everyone!
I see many noobs like me being confused about how their root and custom recovery status should be before installing or even receivingLollipop OTA.
So my understanding is to receive OTA update and to successfully install it one needs to be on,
1. STOCK firmware of their respective device.
2.Custom recovery ( No TWRP, CWM or any other custom recovery ).
3.Bootloader should be locked.
Am i right?
So, my questions are,
1. I can understand why the first two needs to be done but why should we lock the bootloader?.
2. When i restored to stock firmware( Mine's XT1033 ) KK 4.4.4 from TWRP Recovery with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/rom-stock-motorola-rom-collection-t2854688 TWRP was still installed on my mobile.But when i reverted to stock 4.4.2( not 4.4.4 ) from fastboot using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700502 it successfully deleted TWRP.
So when we flash Stock ROM with Zip file it only installs the stock ROM and won't delete TWRP? and when we flash with fastboot( and .xml.zip file ) it removes TWRP? So am i right with this assumption?
If i am right how do i get back to stock recovery( delete TWRP ) since currently i have Stock 4.4.4 from the above link.
Help me and provide some correct scenarios to get Lollipop OTA.
this mototool has a functionallity of retrieving stock recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50029015
it's pretty straight forward.
and as of what I've read, no need to relock bootloader for OTA to take place.. but I have no experience whatsoever..
I am confused about which Moto G (XT1040) contains the apropriate stock recovery.img for my phone. I want to take the lolipop 5.1 upgrade and am presently at kitkat 4.4.4 The build on my phone is:
KXB21.14-L1.54
System version: 21.1.54-peregrine_retca.retca.en.CA rcica
The link I found here with the closest match is:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/762...SS_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.54_cid14_CFC_1FF.xml.zip
However it's never available and always returns a system load too high from FileFactory, leading me to believe that this file is either behind the paywall, or is no longer on the servers at all.
I am downloading this in the hope it will do the job for me, but only plan to flash over my TWRP recovery: http://www.filefactory.com/file/65m....4.4_KXB21.14-L1.61_cid14_CFC_1FF_SVC.xml.zip
Any comments on whether this archive above and its recovery.img will do the job as stock recovery and properly update me to lolipop 5.1?
Thanks
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diordnAMRZAR said:
I am confused about which Moto G (XT1040) contains the apropriate stock recovery.img for my phone. I want to take the lolipop 5.1 upgrade and am presently at kitkat 4.4.4 The build on my phone is:
KXB21.14-L1.54
System version: 21.1.54-peregrine_retca.retca.en.CA rcica
The link I found here with the closest match is:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/762...SS_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.54_cid14_CFC_1FF.xml.zip
However it's never available and always returns a system load too high from FileFactory, leading me to believe that this file is either behind the paywall, or is no longer on the servers at all.
I am downloading this in the hope it will do the job for me, but only plan to flash over my TWRP recovery: http://www.filefactory.com/file/65m....4.4_KXB21.14-L1.61_cid14_CFC_1FF_SVC.xml.zip
Any comments on whether this archive above and its recovery.img will do the job as stock recovery and properly update me to lolipop 5.1?
Thanks
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For those of you wondering as well, look no further.
Thanks to the generosity of XDA Members, vpnair and lost101, please refer to the following links (Canada versions tested and working for Fido/Rogers):
Android 4.4.4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/xt1039-moto-g-4g-stock-firmware-kxb21-t2805619
Android 5.1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/4g-development/rom-stock-motorola-4g-lollipop-rom-t3142816
Also, you may want to check out Somcom3x's latest TWRP Recovery version that I have been using on this model - works beautifully: http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...ection-somcom3xs-experimental-corner-t2996266
Remember to thank all the members above for their generosity and hard work to put these together for you.
Cheers.
If someone wants to try Full Official Nougat firmware on Lenovo P2 - Here is the link to download and also follow the guide on How to install android 7.0 nougat firmware.
Also for Marshmallow Click here
Feel free to contact me in case if this rom link is already specified in XDA somewhere.
anyone know if its safe to flash this straight over the stock Three UK rom (still no update) or should i flash the ROW MM build first?
Emba4 said:
anyone know if its safe to flash this straight over the stock Three UK rom (still no update) or should i flash the ROW MM build first?
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I was initially on 3's S056_UK firmware. Then I flashed S062_ROW over it, no issues so far. I think flashing the S232 over the S062 won't lead to any problems as well. I suggest first to move to S062 as there is no OTA for S056 to S232. Then flash the OTA. Of course you can also do a clean Nougat install if you wish. This is if you go for the twrp version which I prefer.
The link in this thread is for the fastboot version, so you can full wipe your current rom and install this perfectly fine.
The zip on that site is taken from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/development/7-0-lenovo-p2a42-stock-nougat-update-t3581517
Even the first method is wrong because this zip is for recovery.Method 2 is correct.
Can someone provide me with a twrp restore file? I tried to flash the stock rom but the bat file that came with it tampered with some files and I can't even boot into the stock rom