Long story short, upgraded moto g xt1031 boost mobile to soak test .rooted phone then got a message about a new update.can't install the update cause I was rooted.tried unroofing ,installed a custom recovery to wipe everything then reflashed stock recovery. Then DL the stock lollipop rom and it won't install saying it was expecting 4.4 or something like that.
Anyways how can I get stock lolipop back on my device?
russ722 said:
Long story short, upgraded moto g xt1031 boost mobile to soak test .rooted phone then got a message about a new update.can't install the update cause I was rooted.tried unroofing ,installed a custom recovery to wipe everything then reflashed stock recovery. Then DL the stock lollipop rom and it won't install saying it was expecting 4.4 or something like that.
Anyways how can I get stock lolipop back on my device?
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As far as I know there is NO stock lollipop release for boost mobile moto g. The reason its giving you that message is because its trying to update your boot loader, but your not on the stock KitKat that came with your phone.
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EpicLordPhone said:
As far as I know there is NO stock lollipop release for boost mobile moto g. The reason its giving you that message is because its trying to update your boot loader, but your not on the stock KitKat that came with your phone.
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Yeah, until they release a full firmware I think you would need to fastboot flash back to Boost stock 4.4.4 without root to take an OTA.
If you have 41.19 bootloader, you will have to skip motoboot and gpt, of course
Let us know if you figure it out, as I suspect this will become a common issue once official firmwares start rolling out (if they ever do!)
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Got it back to 4.4..4 by following this thread ,not sure exacty what did it but had fully working KitKat afterwards I upgraded back to lollipop with no issues.
http://androidforums.com/threads/cdma-i-really-need-help-right-now-please.888145/page-2
I had a script based KitKat file ,I got somewhere off XDA awhile back. I used to restore the phone.
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I've rooted my moto G and attempted to install CWM but i think that the stock recovery has flashed itself back, this is because i can only access CWM via the ROM manager. I'm still running the stock ROM that came with the phone but i've removed some apps, will this effect me updating the phone to 4.4 kitkat once i receive the update? Thanks in advance.
It could. It depends on what got updated.
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sidjacksarkari said:
I've rooted my moto G and attempted to install CWM but i think that the stock recovery has flashed itself back, this is because i can only access CWM via the ROM manager. I'm still running the stock ROM that came with the phone but i've removed some apps, will this effect me updating the phone to 4.4 kitkat once i receive the update? Thanks in advance.
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It depends on several factors. If you have an unbranded phone, then you shouldn't have an issue. You should still be able to get the OTA updates.
Every time I download the 4.4.2 update through the phone's menu, it gives me an Error while it is installing and the phone just reboots. I'm guessing it's because the phone is rooted.
What do I do? Phone is a European model if it matters.
I have the same problem.
Any suggestions?
I dont think it makes any difference if its rooted, have u installed a different recovery or kernel? I know u need stock rom, recovery and kernel or it'll bootloop, this happened to me
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The solution that I'm aware of...
Hi there, as far as I know, the only way to be able to update the firmware is by unrooting the phone,
flash the stock ROM, install the update, then re-root it. I know it's a hassle, but otherwise you won't be able to unless you use a custom ROM. Hope that helps!
You need the original recovery
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You need stock recovery.
The KitKat installation script also checks each file that it updates. If a file is found to differ from the stock file then the update fails.
So if you are rooted then at least one file is different from stock. Basically you need to unroot or flash stock before you can update.
Unrooting may still not allow you to update if the unroot process leaves any files different from stock. Best bet is to flash stock ROM then update.
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Download voodoo ota root keeper and use that
Will bear the above in mind, thanks.
Now all varients of the moto g are receiving the stock 4.4.4 update. Can I restore back to that 4.4.4 stock firmware?? Where can I find the XML file or when would it be released?
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In theory, yes. But, if you have a soft-bricked Moto G buy downgrading from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2, is most certain that you lost your IMEI, so if you can resolved the soft-brick, you still have a broken phone withou networt.
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In theory, yes. But, if you have a soft-bricked Moto G buy downgrading from 4.4.4 to 4.4.2, is most certain that you lost your IMEI, so if you can resolved the soft-brick, you still have a broken phone withou networt.
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My phones not bricked,i dont know what it is, but its working, i can flash 4.4.4 roms, any other roms previous to 4.4.4 give me a encryption error? Fastboot gives me bootloader validation errors when trying to flash things.. its wierd man, like my phones in a custom rom comba ahha
So you think when they release the files for the stock 4.4.4 roms i can flash stock 4.4.4?
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My phones not bricked,i dont know what it is, but its working, i can flash 4.4.4 roms, any other roms previous to 4.4.4 give me a encryption error? Fastboot gives me bootloader validation errors when trying to flash things.. its wierd man, like my phones in a custom rom comba ahha
So you think when they release the files for the stock 4.4.4 roms i can flash stock 4.4.4?
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Yes, i think you can flash 4.4.4 ROM's.
I know it sounds so simple but how do you install a lollipop ROM. I was on lollipop gpe and tried flashing a lollipop ROM and I got status 1 error. I then reset my phone back to KitKat and then upgraded it back to lollipop to try again. Tried to flash another ROM but same thing happened. I have tried multiple recoveries and I am getting the same error every single time. Please help me
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hj97 said:
I know it sounds so simple but how do you install a lollipop ROM. I was on lollipop gpe and tried flashing a lollipop ROM and I got status 1 error. I then reset my phone back to KitKat and then upgraded it back to lollipop to try again. Tried to flash another ROM but same thing happened. I have tried multiple recoveries and I am getting the same error every single time. Please help me
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have you tried latest version of twrp?
You should be using mfastboot or fastboot commands to flash each partition back to stock, update the Moto apps via Play store, and then run OTA update.
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have you tried latest version of twrp?
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I've done that. It just says error mounting the system every time i try to flash it.
audit13 said:
You should be using mfastboot or fastboot commands to flash each partition back to stock, update the Moto apps via Play store, and then run OTA update.
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That's what I've been doing
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It had the 41.18 bootloader on my phone and only an older version of philz would work properly without giving me mounts errors.
So what I should do is
1. Go to KitKat gpe
2. Update to lollipop via OTA
3. Flash recovery
4. Flash the ROM
Correct me if I'm wrong
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Download gpe twrp and then try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/development/recovery-twrp-2-8-2-0-touch-recovery-t2980621
Hi,
the title says it all:
How can I apply the 5.0 OTA update on a rooted, unlocked Moto G XT1032 with CWM recovery?
I don't care about root anymore and I have used SuperSU to unroot the phone.
But in order to apply the update I need to install the stock recovery, otherwise the device will get stuck in a bootloop.
How do I do this? I have tried using MotoToolAIO and its "Flash Stock Recovery KitKat" button but get a
Code:
hab check failed for recovery
message every time I try.
Could you guys please tell me how to get the stock recovery installed on this phone? As I said I don't care about losing root and I don't mind relocking the phone if necessary. I would really appreciate any pointers you can give me. Possibly without losing my data & apps. Thank you.
This page apparently is supposed to contain all those stock files but it is broken: http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14
This manual seems to be helpful for similar cases, it did not help me, though: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
Download the stock 4.4.4 ROM for your phone, extract the recovery.img file, and flash it using fastboot commands.
You also need to be unrooted with the stock Motorola apps.
audit13 said:
Download the stock 4.4.4 ROM for your phone, extract the recovery.img file, and flash it using fastboot commands.
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If you think that solves the proble, well...yes. But where do I find that file? As I indicated the only possible source seems to be unavailable currently. I can't find any other.
Does anyone here have an XT1032 DE singleSIM recovery image lying around?
As I am currently living in South Africa and internet is not reall stable it would be amazing if someone could offer just the recovery file instead of the whole 500-600MB dump.
I have a Canadian xt1032 running stock Telus 4.4.4 firmware. Not sure if that recovery would work but I could find it if you want to try it.
Don't forget to unroot too.
I unrooted too using SuperSU and managed to restore the stock recovery using MotoTool (find it on XDA). These are the basic requirements for installing an OTA. But after the OTA is downloaded and I try to install it, the process starts and in about 10 seconds it displays "Error" and boots to 4.4.4 again. Any recommendations?
^^did you remove any of the stock Motorola apps?
No, and Motorola Update Services is updated to the last version.
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I have a Canadian xt1032 running stock Telus 4.4.4 firmware. Not sure if that recovery would work.
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I doubt it - and fear what might happen if it goes wrong, to be honest. But thanks a lot for the offer. I was able to locate a Retail package for the DE version and will try to download the whole beast, hoping that the connection is stable for these 3 hours.
Even though nobody answered me, I found out what's going on. Lollipop OTAs cannot be installed on modified devices.
You could try out some custom ROM if you are unable to get the official 4.4.4. Carbon and CM11 are some customs ROMs I know of.
There are great unofficial ROMs on the moto g xda forum too!! Don't forget to have a look.
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I'm thinking of Resurrection Remix 5.0.2
You could also check out mokee, crdroid, xperience. And don't forget to check out the ROMs in the forum list
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One question man. I have 4.4.4 installed. Do I have to install stock 5.X in order to get lollipop bootloader before installing any ROM?
dimsar2013 said:
Even though nobody answered me, I found out what's going on. Lollipop OTAs cannot be installed on modified devices.
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how did you manage to un-modify your device? I just bought the Moto G (2013) and have unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP and haven't had any luck installing ANY firmware after 4.4.4.... I'm always getting stuck on the bootlogo and have to return back to stock 4.4.4...
pables69 said:
how did you manage to un-modify your device? I just bought the Moto G (2013) and have unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP and haven't had any luck installing ANY firmware after 4.4.4.... I'm always getting stuck on the bootlogo and have to return back to stock 4.4.4...
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You need to have factory firmware and recovery installed in order to update via OTA.
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