I am wondering how to relock boot loader and get warranty back.
I hope some devs will come up for this since it is available for previous moto G gens
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abhijeetc9762 said:
I am wondering how to relock boot loader and get warranty back.
I hope some devs will come up for this since it is available for previous moto G gens
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There are a couple of threads about relocking the BL, especially over on the 1st gen Moto G forums. However, even if you successfully re-lock your BL, the BL will still show that it was unlocked in the past. You can't hide that you have unlocked it. So, once you have unlocked it your phone will never go back to factory condition.
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abhijeetc9762 said:
I am wondering how to relock boot loader and get warranty back.
I hope some devs will come up for this since it is available for previous moto G gens
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I know of no way on previous gens to get the warranty back. Even if the bootloader is relocked, it's still not going to restore the warranty. Just requesting the unlock code voids the warranty.
"once a Device's Unlock Code has been released by Motorola to User, the Device shall thereafter, for all intents and purposes, be deemed to be an Unlocked Device"
Hey man I find the solution after 2h search you must flash the official firmware without bootloader.img do not reboot your smartphone after the flash your control before restart
sorry bad my english
It will still be an unlocked bootloader for warranty purposes. You can never undo that.
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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.
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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.
I just wanna root it so I can delete all the bloatware but I'm afraid my phone will not reconize the service of verizon wireless since I'm unlocking the bootloader. I just wanna know, if I unlock my bootloader, can I still place phone calls, text, and use data like if nothing ever happened
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I just wanna root it so I can delete all the bloatware but I'm afraid my phone will not reconize the service of verizon wireless since I'm unlocking the bootloader. I just wanna know, if I unlock my bootloader, can I still place phone calls, text, and use data like if nothing ever happened
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I just did mine, and had a t-mobile s3 also rooted and unlocked. They still work like they did before they were unlocked / rooted
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5ft24 said:
I just did mine, and had a t-mobile s3 also rooted and unlocked. They still work like they did before they were unlocked / rooted
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lol thank you, i'm not new to rooting or unlocking bootloaders from virgin mobile but I am new on unlocking bootloaders from verizon so thanks
Bootloaders shouldn't affect service at all. Its not like a radio or anything. Also for clarification, in order to flash anything at all the bootloader has to be unlocked. Everyone on this forum has unlocked at some point.
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Its easier for Motorala to tell you how, and why you shouldn't.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
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I don't see the moto g and it says the the warranty will be gone. Is it true? I heard something different those days...
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Hi fella. Yes. You void your warranty. But you can unroot and its good again.
A guy on Modaco said he followed a guide there and unlocked in 5 mins. Not had time to go through it yet as am just got to work. I will ask for confirmation how later.
At least when the official version is up there'll be a link to where.
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alematt said:
I don't see the moto g and it says the the warranty will be gone. Is it true? I heard something different those days..
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Yes your warranty will be gone, even if you later re-lock the bootloader and install a stock ROM. You still retain your consumer rights but getting a defective unit repaired or replaced will not be easy. I works fine for unlocking the Moto G.
I tought to hear something but maybe i was wrong
Btw i unlocked all my devices so no problems
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Is it somehow possible to root the Moto G without unlocking the bootloader ? (Thus loosing warranty ?)
Kisswert said:
Is it somehow possible to root the Moto G without unlocking the bootloader ? (Thus loosing warranty ?)
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Well it's like for any other device then: Waiting for some exploit which the unlocking/rooting tools will then use to do it. That's what I'm waiting for since I don't want to loose my warranty.
You could try that Kingo root app
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You could try that Kingo root app
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Tried it => FAIL! No root
But moto said that zhe warranty stays when unlocking the bootloader.
You can read this here: http://motorola-blog.blogspot.de/2013/11/you-asked-we-listened-announcing.html?m=1
Blablabla Tapatalk 4 blablabla Desire C
Only for developer edition devices.
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Only for developer edition devices.
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Hey Rusty. If we go settings/About Phone and tap 4 times we are all developers
#justSayin
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RestlessScreams said:
But moto said that zhe warranty stays when unlocking the bootloader.
You can read this here: http://motorola-blog.blogspot.de/2013/11/you-asked-we-listened-announcing.html?m=1
Blablabla Tapatalk 4 blablabla Desire C
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It's for the developer edition, isn't it?
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Hey Rusty. If we go settings/About Phone and tap 4 times we are all developers
#justSayin
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Well I also thought that since I couldn't find any "developer edition".
Call me silly if it isn't.
Blablabla Tapatalk 4 blablabla Desire C
It's 7 times
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It's 7 times
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That's what they say, but I never reached 5
Maybe it knows we coming!
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Tip: If you live in the EU you won't loose your statuary warranty for rooting or unlocking the bootloader. You might loose the manufacturers (voluntary) warranty (the "Motorola Warranty"), but the statuary one should cover you for at least two years and for most faults not caused by you. You can't waive the statuary warranty, any manufacturer that tells you otherwise is breaking the law.
I'm not a lawyer, but that is generally how it works. I've had manufacturers (aka HTC) refuse to fix a phone because I've unlocked the bootloader, I stated the EU directive which said I had a warranty and they then repaired it. This only works if you are located in the EU (I don't believe it applies to the EEA) and the seller is also in the EU.
https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/flashingdevices.en.html
Nice to see that the bootloader is unlockable.
Just wait for cwm. (I dont have time to compile it myself.. )
exebreez said:
Nice to see that the bootloader is unlockable.
Just wait for cwm. (I dont have time to compile it myself.. )
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We need kernelsource first, then it ll be pretty easy
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Mr P OB himself gave solution friends. Happy hacking
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?/topic/366771-Superboot---Moto-G-root-solution
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I bought a boost mobile (USA) moto G yesterday. After I followed every step on moto site, it gives the error
Your device does not qualify for bootloader unlocking
What does this mean? Boostmobile device cannot be unlocked, therefore rooted?
please help!
TIA
I got same message but didn't care and pressed the button for unlock code!
My XT1033 is now unlocked and rooted.
That's right...
For now there isn't a way and there are no developers here working on it...
And there's no button on the site after the msg... Your device was probably eligible...
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mailwork said:
I got same message but didn't care and pressed the button for unlock code!
My XT1033 is now unlocked and rooted.
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I don't understand. I don't even see the unlock button ...
There isn't one if you're not eligible...
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ddyourself said:
I bought a boost mobile (USA) moto G yesterday. After I followed every step on moto site, it gives the error
Your device does not qualify for bootloader unlocking
What does this mean? Boostmobile device cannot be unlocked, therefore rooted?
please help!
TIA
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hey guys i just bought my indian version of moto g and yeah i too had this problem!! but i resolved it now my bootloader is unlocked. the site is a perfect working unlocker but the thing is u may have signed into motorola device id option under settings menu. go there unlink ur account and try in the site again. the signing in from device disallows this unlocking thing. but if u unlink the account i am sure u can unlock ur bootloader!!
I signed in with the google account on the device and it worked. :fingers-crossed:
That worked.
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hey guys i just bought my indian version of moto g and yeah i too had this problem!! but i resolved it now my bootloader is unlocked. the site is a perfect working unlocker but the thing is u may have signed into motorola device id option under settings menu. go there unlink ur account and try in the site again. the signing in from device disallows this unlocking thing. but if u unlink the account i am sure u can unlock ur bootloader!!
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Thank you! this worked for me.
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I signed in with the google account on the device and it worked. :fingers-crossed:
That worked.
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ddyourself said:
Thank you! this worked for me.
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click it rather than saying bro !!
Tried it all... It doesn't work, I'm telling you...
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Unlockable Bootloader
Here also fails to more than ten days'm trying to unlock but always says it's not qualifcado not know what else to do. Moto G XT1033.
Still not getting it.
I owe Moto G xt1033. I've unlincked the moto id from my fone n tried to unlock my device again but nothing is happening. I'm getting the same message I was getting earlier saying not qualified for bootloader unlocking. What sahll I do now? Please help.
RohitRamani2312 said:
I owe Moto G xt1033. I've unlincked the moto id from my fone n tried to unlock my device again but nothing is happening. I'm getting the same message I was getting earlier saying not qualified for bootloader unlocking. What sahll I do now? Please help.
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Nothing!
Just sit and wait... Hopefully a developer will find an exploit allowing us at least to root it (Like they did on the Moto X)... Or not... I am quite
The Motorola support forums has a thread up dealing with the issue.
Maybe try there.
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Nothing!
Just sit and wait... Hopefully a developer will find an exploit allowing us at least to root it (Like they did on the Moto X)... Or not... I am quite
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I don't think any developer is trying to find an exploit...if its easily unlockable....they don't need to find one
Well, I've tried everything... I even disabled the Motorola apps on my device and I keep getting the message that my phone is not eligible...
Tried with different email accounts on the site and still nothing...
It is supposed to be easy if they allowed it... This is my sixth android device and the first which I couldn't unlock the bootloader...
And I know that my case isn't the only one... I'll try the forums to see if I get anything different...
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Update:
After going through their forum, they instructed peaople tto send them an email with the fastboot oem get_unlock_data and the fastboot getvar all, as they are constantly having probles with the system... Just did that and will post if I get anything...
It took about 2 days after I got my Moto G for it to let me unlock it. Then, without me doing anything different it worked
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Bootloader unlock works on boost Mobile running aosb now
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There really was a problem with my device...
They are replacing it and I'll let you know when I get it...
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any luck
Has anyone had any luck with this issue?
Hi. I just got my Moto G few days ago and I unlocked bootloader, rooted etc. So because of unlocking bootloader I guess I will not be able to get official motorola updates any more. My phone arrived with kk already, but I had some OTA update as soon as I turned the phone on and now it runs on 176.44.1.falcon_utms.Retail.en.GB. Now I want to explore some custom ROM-s and my question is how to go back to this ROM my phone is running on right now from custom rom? In this link http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14 I can see that the latest ROM I can flash is Blur_Version.174.44.9.falcon_umts.Retail.en.GB. As 176 is higher than 174 I guess that my phone is running on latter ROM.
In general, is there a way to update to latest stock ROM-s from Motorola after unlocking the bootloader?
Yes you can! I recently flash that particular UK ROM and even though it was 4.4.2 I still got an OTA update which had "rare network drops, low sound and etc" in the changelogs, so I'd assume it's the same one you mentioned earlier in your post. Also, I should mention that I didn't receive said update on my Retail Asia ROM or on GPE ROM (that's what I'm currently on). So in the nutshell, unlocking bootloader doesn't stop OTA updates rooting does.
That is good to know, thank you, but why would rooting itself stop OTA? Usually devices lose drm keys after unlocking a bootloader, I don't see why would rooting itself wipe drm... I guess you don't lose drm after unlocking bootloader than... That is very kind of Motorola.
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naga.nino said:
That is good to know, thank you, but why would rooting itself stop OTA? Usually devices lose drm keys after unlocking a bootloader, I don't see why would rooting itself wipe drm... I guess you don't lose drm after unlocking bootloader than... That is very kind of Motorola.
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Well the unlocking bootloader procedure is mentioned on their own website, so that could be it I guess?.
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Well the unlocking bootloader procedure is mentioned on their own website, so that could be it I guess?.
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So it is at Sony mobile website but you still loose drm and official updates.
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