I'm sure this is covered here more than once but my searches are going nowhere.
I've got a RAZR MAXX HD with 4.4.2 182.46.15 (yes, one eight two, not three). A) how do I root it? B) Is there a pathway to 5.n.n? I need root (for TI and killing bloatware), I'd like Lollipop.
AFAIK, I'm SOL on unlocking the bootloader. How, then, can I move to CM? If at all?
I bought the phone, privately, as it is (no backups or older whatever). I do have the original USB cable (still in an unopened bag!).
So... how screwed am I?
BUMP. I get that this is probably a "we have answered this question too many times!" question, but the record is still fuzzy, at least for me, about whether or not all 4.4.2 installs are cursed or not. And whether my install is cursed, too.
91 looks and nobody has an answer???
Ok, first of all, you cannot get 5.0 on this device unless you are on 182.46.10 which the bootloader is unlockable but since you are on the latest firmware there is no way unlock the bootloader which means no cwm, which also means no custom rom, which also means no 5.0! You can use a tool called KingRoot but it doesnt support super SU. another method is hydrogen peroxide which you can google it.
I'm pretty well bleached out as it is, so worrying about roots with hydrogen peroxide doesn't take me very far. But, hey, nice bit of humor.
If SuperSU doesn't work with this scheme, where does that leave me with TI, Build Prop Editor, FX, etc.?
It looks as though rooting the MAXX HD is like pushing on a rope - not real productive.
What phone, comparable in size and specs, /is/ rootable, etc. Without resorting hydrogen peroxide?
You can root it cleanly with hydrogen peroxide, but before starting that process you must reflash to the 183.46.15 firmware. There's a couple of lines in the flashing file that must be commented out; it's all detailed carefully in the hydrogen peroxide thread. I did it, it worked properly the first time and each time after that (I was playing with some experimental stuff that put me in a bootloop a few times and had to reflash to recover.)
Then you can install Titanium Backup and whatever else; I like Nova Launcher and Xposed Framework with GravityBox.
I don't understand why everyone's so afraid of the hydrogen peroxide method. If you read carefully and follow the steps correctly it works. If you try to flash or root or unlock *any* phone using *any* method without reading carefully and following the steps correctly, it's probably going to fail and cause big problems; that's how stuff like this works.
Whoa! You weren't just messing with me about hydrogen peroxide! I tried googling on it and got lots of info about H²O² but zip about anything that could be flashed, etc. From what you're saying I should be searching inside XDA.
Point me at what I need to know to get back to 183.46.15. BTW, I thought it was .10 not . 15 that was easier to work with. Yes? No?
OK, I'll be quiet for a while. I think this is the thread you were pointing me at. It seems to answer all of my questions. I'll be back once I brick or root. [/hopeful grin]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-hd/general/root-droid-razr-hd-xt926-183-46-15-t3062040
OK, I lied. What is an FXZ? Looking at what I've seen so far, I guess I don't really care, but I am curious... Now I'll be quiet. For a while. Maybe. Sorta. I guess.
I rooted my XT926 using Hydrogen Peroxyde. Look at this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-hd/general/index-motorola-droid-razr-hd-2015-t3167557
Yes, that is the post I used for instructions.
Start near the bottom, just after the screenshot, at the section "Flashing Firmware if Root fails" to get your device up to 183.x before you try and run the hydrogen peroxide stuff. There's a dead link there at "Using RSD Lite", it has moved to http://motofirmware.center/topic/22-how-to-restore-your-device-with-motorola-firmware-plus-unbrick/ instead, you'll need it.
You'll probably have to work through the section "Editing xml" as well, if RSD Lite returns an error during the flashing process. There's a script file with the firmware that has a couple of lines of instruction that causes problems for RSD Lite, you have to remove those lines and then it should work.
Once you're up and running on 183.46.15, then you can go to the top of the post and work through the rooting process.
If there's anything you don't understand, ask and I'll try and explain.
P.S. You shouldn't need any FXZ files for this process.
P.P.S. The x.10 firmware is preferred, because it has an exploit that will allow you to unlock the bootloader. But, since you're already at x.15, you're in a catch-22: The locked bootloader won't let you downgrade to older firmware for "security reasons", and you can't unlock the bootloader without using the older firmware. Nobody's found a method yet to bootstrap this process.
You da man!!! Thanks!
BTW, how do I bump up your thanks counter from here???
ROOT for Droid Razr HD XT926- 183.46.15 w/Kernel date after June 3, 2014 by sd_shadow
Went there, did that, like the t-shirt! [/GRIN]
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I feel monumentally stupid asking this question, but I've run out of options. I have tried searching first, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to phrase the search and most of the search results are for non-Atrix 2 phones, so I don't know how reliable the information is.
My previous phone was an HTC Evo which was fully rootable and unlockable etc., and an HTC Evo 3d which was fully rootable and unlockable at the time I managed to do it (apparently the 3d goes through phases where it is, then phases where it isn't, depending on its updates). My basic and non-technical understanding of the Atrix 2 environment is that becauase the bootloader is currently locked, the backup/restore/flashing solutions have to perform a few tricks to work.
So from what I can tell in the dev forum, there are currently two ways to backup and flash roms. There is safestrap, which apparently isn't quite working yet, which partitions your microSD card and runs everything from there -- essentially when you boot your phone it tells the OS to boot from the microSD card which effectively lets you treat your Atrix 2 as a fully unlocked and rooted device with a remarkably large and well-configured recovery partition. Unfortunately, according to the title of the safestrap thread, it's not quite working yet, and a few of the roms posted in the development forum specifically say not to use it.
OK, so bootstrap. It was updated as of Jan 1. If you have already rooted your Atrix 2 (I have) then it throws up a menu that lets you boot into recovery, and it will install (I think this is my understanding) a custom version of ClockwordMod Recovery? But you can't get there from boot, you have to boot into Android and then reboot back into the recovery environment.
Is that correct?
If that is correct, then my next question is what happens in the hypothetical scenario where you install a rom, something goes wrong, and you want to restore a previous backup but you can't boot into Android?
There's something I'm missing about how all this is supposed to work and it looks like it's something so obvious that nobody actually talks about it in the threads -- or when they're talking about it, I don't actually realize that's what they're talking about so it doesn't register.
Anyway. Thanks for your time.
There's a script in the thread that gives you cwm on boot. The catch is it goes to recovery first EVERYTIME you boot.
ubersoft said:
I feel monumentally stupid asking this question, but I've run out of options. I have tried searching first, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to phrase the search and most of the search results are for non-Atrix 2 phones, so I don't know how reliable the information is.
My previous phone was an HTC Evo which was fully rootable and unlockable etc., and an HTC Evo 3d which was fully rootable and unlockable at the time I managed to do it (apparently the 3d goes through phases where it is, then phases where it isn't, depending on its updates). My basic and non-technical understanding of the Atrix 2 environment is that becauase the bootloader is currently locked, the backup/restore/flashing solutions have to perform a few tricks to work.
So from what I can tell in the dev forum, there are currently two ways to backup and flash roms. There is safestrap, which apparently isn't quite working yet, which partitions your microSD card and runs everything from there -- essentially when you boot your phone it tells the OS to boot from the microSD card which effectively lets you treat your Atrix 2 as a fully unlocked and rooted device with a remarkably large and well-configured recovery partition. Unfortunately, according to the title of the safestrap thread, it's not quite working yet, and a few of the roms posted in the development forum specifically say not to use it.
OK, so bootstrap. It was updated as of Jan 1. If you have already rooted your Atrix 2 (I have) then it throws up a menu that lets you boot into recovery, and it will install (I think this is my understanding) a custom version of ClockwordMod Recovery? But you can't get there from boot, you have to boot into Android and then reboot back into the recovery environment.
Is that correct?
If that is correct, then my next question is what happens in the hypothetical scenario where you install a rom, something goes wrong, and you want to restore a previous backup but you can't boot into Android?
There's something I'm missing about how all this is supposed to work and it looks like it's something so obvious that nobody actually talks about it in the threads -- or when they're talking about it, I don't actually realize that's what they're talking about so it doesn't register.
Anyway. Thanks for your time.
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In the situation that you describe, even the CWM on boot that mtnlion mentioned, still may not get you into CWM. In that case your ONLY option is to flash the fxz file with rsd lite, that will restore you to a full stock out of the box atrix 2, which you then have to re-root, then re-install bootstrap, then restore your backup.
Sorry there is not an easier way right now, but until the bootloader is unlocked we can't flash CWM, so that we can get to it, as you would the default android recovery, because that does require the default recovery to be replaced, and an unlocked bootloader is required for that to work.
Safestrap is really a tool that is only useful to those actually developing, or people that we have asked to test something out, and since lfaber06 and I don't have a version to release to the public that we are happy with yet, that is not an option.
Oh!
So you install bootstrap, then you install the script, and when you do that it basically acts like a grub menu? That makes sense.
ubersoft said:
Oh!
So you install bootstrap, then you install the script, and when you do that it basically acts like a grub menu? That makes sense.
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No, if you get a bad flash you still may not be able to get into CWM, since it requires files that are actually in the Android ROM, to fully work. Read my post above ^^^
Heh. Apparently I started posting at about the same time you posted your detailed explanation...
Thanks for the additional information. Based on that, it looks like I need to wait a bit longer before mucking about with my Atrix 2. Thanks for the update!
ubersoft said:
Heh. Apparently I started posting at about the same time you posted your detailed explanation...
Thanks for the additional information. Based on that, it looks like I need to wait a bit longer before mucking about with my Atrix 2. Thanks for the update!
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No, it is perfectly safe, but the restore is just a little more complex than you had to deal with, with other phones. I have done exactly what I mentioned above SEVERAL times, with out issue, since I am doing a ton of dev work on this phone.
The ROMs that are out there are great right now, and lfaber06s ROM is really good, and I will be releasing a version of CM7 very soon. If you wait for a bootloader unlock, it may never come, or at least it may not be very soon.
The worst thing that happens is that you have to flash the fxz, which it is documented how to do that with RSD lite very well in the noob thread here. then you can restore your backup with out issue, it is just a few extra steps.
Bootstrap is really safe as is all of lfaber06 Roms right now. I have no problem recommending either of his roms to anyone. They are both very good. As Jim has stated the only problems we have is if something wrong happens on boot, but with the fastboot files, RSD lite, and the one click root method you have everything available to get you right back to where you were before you flashed.
I can promise you everything works very good as I have soft bricked my phone so many rimes in the last 2 weeks that I have become very efficient at getting back to stock, rooting and then flashing a backup with bootstrap and can be back in business n around 20 mins. Just always be near a computer when you start flashing things. One thing that will help out is to keep a backup of the bootstrap on tour SD card so if you have something go wrong you don't have to redownload it again.
We have a very good group of people here and if anyone has any problems we can get you through them and back running
Well there we are then!
So after getting a clearer picture of the situation (thanks for the explanation) I blocked off most of the night, installed bootstrap, then installed lfaber06's Supercharged v4. It took forever, but it worked flawlessly.
Thanks everyone for your patience and encouragement.
The goal: Get my sluggish phone (Razr Maxx HD, JB 4.1.2, currently 9.16.6.XT926.Verizon.en.US, rooted, bootloader locked) to be less sluggish.
The proposed method: Wipe phone and start over.
The "problem": Because I am rooted and want to stay that way, I am aware that I can't just do a factory reset. I believe that I need to unroot first, then wipe, then reroot. But there are many more possible methods to do this than there were before and I'm having trouble figuring out which might be the best method for me (or which will even work, at all).
Background: If I had just blindly done what I did the last time I wiped (I think I was starting from ICS 0.7.2 last time, not JB), I would have backed up everything, used DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility1.10 which I have from before (dates appear to be 1/28/2013) to go back to 0.6.25.X926., and, using the zip files I have from before, go from 0.6.25 to 0.7.2 to 9.1.41 to 9.16.6. (I was never able to successfully take OTA updates). Like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024423 BUT, now that I'm on JB, it's not clear to me that I can even do this. One post is telling me that if I'm on 9.16.6, I should NOT use Droid Razr HD Utility 1.10. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33610625#post33610625 and when I found the thread for the 1.21 utility, it also says no 9.16.6.
I've been wandering around the relevant posts that are linked from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247250
but for whatever reason, this is just making my head spin. I'm more confused about what I can and cannot do, than I was before I started. I think too many OTA versions have passed me by... I was happy with the way things were working so I just didn't care about updates, KitKat, etc. I don't have a good feel for how many versions there are between 9.16.6 and current.
My actual question: I think I could really use some help narrowing down my options. Do I have any options at all? If so, can anyone suggest what my realistic options actually are? I don't care if I end up in JB or KitKat at the end; I do want to be able to restore some of the data from some of my apps using Titanium Backup and/or MyBackup Pro; and I want to be rooted when I am done. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, dlc
dlc2001 said:
The goal: Get my sluggish phone (Razr Maxx HD, JB 4.1.2, currently 9.16.6.XT926.Verizon.en.US, rooted, bootloader locked) to be less sluggish.
The proposed method: Wipe phone and start over.
The "problem": Because I am rooted and want to stay that way, I am aware that I can't just do a factory reset. I believe that I need to unroot first, then wipe, then reroot. But there are many more possible methods to do this than there were before and I'm having trouble figuring out which might be the best method for me (or which will even work, at all).
Background: If I had just blindly done what I did the last time I wiped (I think I was starting from ICS 0.7.2 last time, not JB), I would have backed up everything, used DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility1.10 which I have from before (dates appear to be 1/28/2013) to go back to 0.6.25.X926., and, using the zip files I have from before, go from 0.6.25 to 0.7.2 to 9.1.41 to 9.16.6. (I was never able to successfully take OTA updates). Like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024423 BUT, now that I'm on JB, it's not clear to me that I can even do this. One post is telling me that if I'm on 9.16.6, I should NOT use Droid Razr HD Utility 1.10. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33610625#post33610625 and when I found the thread for the 1.21 utility, it also says no 9.16.6.
I've been wandering around the relevant posts that are linked from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247250
but for whatever reason, this is just making my head spin. I'm more confused about what I can and cannot do, than I was before I started. I think too many OTA versions have passed me by... I was happy with the way things were working so I just didn't care about updates, KitKat, etc. I don't have a good feel for how many versions there are between 9.16.6 and current.
My actual question: I think I could really use some help narrowing down my options. Do I have any options at all? If so, can anyone suggest what my realistic options actually are? I don't care if I end up in JB or KitKat at the end; I do want to be able to restore some of the data from some of my apps using Titanium Backup and/or MyBackup Pro; and I want to be rooted when I am done. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, dlc
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to get rid of the slowness of the phone i recommend going to a lolipop rom , LP has to be the quickest my phone has ran... ever.
-step 1 use rsd lite to flash [4.4.2] 183.46.10 fxz (make sure it ends with a 10 not a 14 or 15 or you wont be able to unlock bootloader)
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/45494-fxz-442-1834610/
-step 2 root and unlock use TR.apk (root)and motopocalypse.apk (bootloader unlock)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783912
-step 3 use ADB fastboot to Flash custom recovery, i personally use twrp there are others you can use if you decide to do the research
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/51883-recoverytwrp-2810-11-01-14/
-step 4 flash LP custom rom, i use blisspop, it seems to have the most updates at the moment . it has really impressed me
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/60153-rom502lollipopmsm8960-kkbl-blisspop-official/
that rom comes with supersu built in so you will have root. if your reason for having root is to have exposed, it doesnt work on lolipop so stop at sstep 3 and either flash a KK custom rom or just flash supersu which will give you root on stock kitkat
OK, I will spend a little more time absorbing/reading and then I'll give it a shot, thanks muchly. I want to do some backups just in case, so it'll take a while...
Couple of followup questions based on the reading I've done so far from the links you provided, just so I know what I'm doing before I do it:
1. I think I get Steps 1 and 2. After Step 2 I am rooted and on stock KK, correct? So if I stop there do I still need to "flash supersu" per your comment at the end? Does the root in step 2 put supersu in my apps, and if not can I not just install it from google play?
2. Seems like I can use the Step 1 method to flash back to JB (or any other FXZ I can find) if I want. If I do that, is there any way to root JB, or is this trip I'm about to take, a one-way trip? Just to clarify, JB hasn't always been slow for me... it's just slowed down recently. Not saying I want to go back to JB for sure, but I like to know what options I am closing off when I move forward, and reviews of KitKat are not universally splendid.... I hear you about the custom ROM but for various work-related reasons I may be better off staying stock (well, stock + root) for a while at least.
Again, thank you for your help.
dlc2001 said:
OK, I will spend a little more time absorbing/reading and then I'll give it a shot, thanks muchly. I want to do some backups just in case, so it'll take a while...
Couple of followup questions based on the reading I've done so far from the links you provided, just so I know what I'm doing before I do it:
1. I think I get Steps 1 and 2. After Step 2 I am rooted and on stock KK, correct? So if I stop there do I still need to "flash supersu" per your comment at the end? Does the root in step 2 put supersu in my apps, and if not can I not just install it from google play?
2. Seems like I can use the Step 1 method to flash back to JB (or any other FXZ I can find) if I want. If I do that, is there any way to root JB, or is this trip I'm about to take, a one-way trip? Just to clarify, JB hasn't always been slow for me... it's just slowed down recently. Not saying I want to go back to JB for sure, but I like to know what options I am closing off when I move forward, and reviews of KitKat are not universally splendid.... I hear you about the custom ROM but for various work-related reasons I may be better off staying stock (well, stock + root) for a while at least.
Again, thank you for your help.
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yes you can install it from playstore, but once your bootloader is unlocked you can always root by flashing in custom recovery. you dont need exploits anymore
All done, worked great!
So I have a Droid Razr HD xt926, and I have been looking all over the place and I have found some good threads but I am just worried about bricking the phone. This is what the phone currently is running:
System Version: 183.46.15
Model: Droid Razr HD
Android Version: 4.4.2
Baseband Version: VANQUISH_BP_100731.020.64.21P
Kernel Version: 3.4.42-g3841824
Build Number: KDA20.62-15.1
So I know the System Version 183.46.15 is not a very good version from rooting from what I have found. But I also found a thread on DroidRazr.com that says it can be done. They say to unlock it before you root it. This is what they said to do:
Download Towel Root by Geohot
Download Unlock (HOLY SNIKES)
Then...
1. Install SuperSU from the playstore
2. Install the Towel Root exploit from the link above (click on the lambda symbol in the middle of the page). It is an APK so you must have unknown sources enabled (which I cannot find any type of developer tools or that option available on my phone).
3. Run the Towel root app and install root...wait for the reboot after 15 seconds.
4. Open SuperSU and allow it to update the su binary
5. Install the motoapocalypse apk from the unlock link above. Run it. (I am not sure about this)?
6. Optionally install TWRP or CWM custom recovery. See below links.
7. ???
And on the thread it also says:
Last UPDATE: 183.46.15 is pushing out to the HD and M as we speak. As promised, I have now closed this thread and will no longer be providing unlock/root support. The information here will work if you're still on build 183.46.10 (yes, 182.46.10 works, as well). Follow along to unlock. If you encounter an issue, read the thread. There's very little chance that someone else hasn't encountered it and had it fixed at this point. If you are on a build above 183.46.10, this thread DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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- This confuses me because in the beginning they make it seem like it will work. So it won;t?
WARNING: I can't stress this enough...if you care at all about root, UNLOCK now. Period. Do not debate it, just do it.
This will work on the HD and the M with 182 or 183!!
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So do you guys think this will work or not? If not what do you guys suggest. I was wondering if I could downgrade the version to something else (not sure to what) and then try to unlock and root it. But I am lost because every thread or article I see says something different.
Please help me! I have been looking this up for days now!!
Did you ask these questions on Droidrzr (I can't open that forum at work)? We're all pretty friendly over there.? Anyway, you can't unlock that system version, and you can't downgrade to the previous version to knock, either. However, you should be able to root with Hydrogen Peroxide (search this forum for that).
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I'll try!
No I didn't ask that there. I created a login and it wouldn't let me stay logged in, everytime I went to a different page it would say I am not logged in. So I couldn't get it to work.
So you are saying to just use Hydrogen Peroxide and that will allow me to root the system? That seems simple enough...is there a benefit to unlocking it though? Also, could you explain why there are threads that have my system version and then a fix or whatever you call it, and it says to downgrade it to a different version. Why is that?
There should be a root method posted at the end of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2994620 .
The benefit of unlocking is being able to flash custom ROMs. The downgrading refers to people that are unlocked, but you can't downgrade since you're locked. Some people want to downgrade so they can run older ROMs that aren't compatible with the newer firmware.
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So unlocking will allow me to flash custom roms, I wouldn't be able to do this when I root it without unlocking? So what could I do...is it even worth it?
And I believe this is what you are talking about...
Download & install Notepad++
Download the 183.46.15 firmware
Download & install motorola drivers
Download & install rsdlite 6.1.6-or-so
Download Hydrogen Peroxide x926
Boot phone in AP Fastboot mode
Connect phone to computer using original OEM cable
Wait for drivers to finish installing
Unzip your firmware into a folder
Make a backup of the xml file
Edit the xml file using Notepad++ and remove the ENTIRE line that includes "getvar", then save & exit
Open RSDLite & make sure it sees the phone
Click on the 3 dots to select the xml file in your firmware folder
Click on Flash (or something like that)
Wait a long time until it finishes, maybe 5-10 minutes
Once RSD Lite gives you success, close it
Boot the phone (it will take 10 minutes or so)
Run hydrogen peroxide & follow the instructions
But, seeing how my phone is already running the 183.46.15 firmware, would I still have to download it do you think?
No, you won't be able to flash a ROM with just root. However, you'll be able to delete bloat-ware and add tweaks to make the stock ROM run nicely.
You won't need to do all those steps, since you're already on that firmware.
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Thanks
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No, you won't be able to flash a ROM with just root. However, you'll be able to delete bloat-ware and add tweaks to make the stock ROM run nicely.
You won't need to do all those steps, since you're already on that firmware.
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Cool! Thanks for explaining all of this to me. I have rooted a devie before but never really understood what you could do. I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to explain this to me and help me out. Thanks again
Downgrade and root kit kat 4.4.2 version 183.46.15 on Motorola xt926
Hi! I posted a thread about this problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-hd/general/method-to-downgrade-root-183-46-15-t3051019
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Hi! I posted a thread about this problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-hd/general/method-to-downgrade-root-183-46-15-t3051019
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Your solution does not apply here because his boot loader is locked.
Root with Hydrogen Peroxide on 182.46.15?
I have an XT926 running Kitkat 182.46.15 and would like to root. Do I have to flash 183.46.15 before running Hydrogen Peroxide exploit, of will it work on this version (182.46.15)?
Thanks...
Download hydrogen Peroxide xt926 from here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzl4LyNrbDJFcFRaMVUxRkpQRzQ/view?pli=1
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58941200&postcount=80
Download VZW_XT926_4.4.2-KDA20.62-15.1_CFC_1FF.xml.zip from here :
http://motofirmware.center/files/category/34-vanquish/
1. Open VZW_XT926_4.4.2-KDA20.62-15.1_CFC_1FF.xml while inside the zip and remove all lines with the word "var"
2. Put phone in fastboot mode
3. Flash zip with RSD Lite v6.1.4 or higher
4. After flashing restart device and install and run hydrogen Peroxide xt 926 . follow all onscreen
instructions , and you're rooted .
Note : hydrogen Peroxide xt 926 will install Towel Root 3. Device must be connected to the internet while towel root is running.
You still need to flash the firmware even if your phone is already running the 183.46.15 firmware or the root process will fail . Also make sure hydrogen Peroxide ends with xt926 or it too will fail
Get Root xt926 KK
You must remove 2 lines that contain the word "var" . Only one line says "get var" the other only says "var" . Everything else in your instructions Is correct .
zap user data too?
This is great - just what I was looking for! Picked up a phone off ebay, but the guy "helpfully" (!) already upgraded it for me
One thing however, as we're not changing versions, what about also removing this line too?
operation="erase" partition="userdata"
Will that save the user data, which I just spent ages setting up, before realising root installation was such a pretty severe process?
Any other lines which could be skipped too?
HELLO GUYS
i really need help with my Razr HD , i want to downgrade from kitkat 4.4.2 to jelly bean since the kikat update caused nothing but trouble to me , i am newbie , so please someone help me to downgrade my phone to 4.1.2 step by step and make it simple as possible .
i have RSD lite 6.1 , tried to flash on fastboot mode , got failed flashing process 5/27 error ,
all drivers are installed
i have stock firmware 4.1.1 , 4.1.2 , 4.4.2 xlm files
must mention that my system version is on 183.46.15XT926
Developers mode activated , USB Debugging checked
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You cannot downgrade from 183.46.15 unless you unlocked your bootloader before upgrading to 183.46.15.
You cannot now unlock your bootloader if you have 183.46.15.
What trouble are you having with KitKat? You can get root, and I then installed Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup, and Xposed Framework with GravityBox to customize things the way I like them.
Spott07 said:
You cannot downgrade from 183.46.15 unless you unlocked your bootloader before upgrading to 183.46.15.
You cannot now unlock your bootloader if you have 183.46.15.
What trouble are you having with KitKat? You can get root, and I then installed Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup, and Xposed Framework with GravityBox to customize things the way I like them.
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first thank you for replying to me , My bluetooth is gone , i can't seem to connect or send a file to any device
and now so is my wifi , it says saved but not connected and i know it's not router issue because others can connect to the same router with no problem at all
i have Droid razr hd toolkit 5.0 , couldn't unlock my bootloader with it , also couldn't downgrade to jb
how can i root my device using this toolkit with my bootloader still locked ? any instructions please !
First, I'd try reflashing the stock firmware (183.46.15) and see if that fixes your Bluetooth and WiFi problems. I use RSD Lite and it works well. I know the stock firmware works fine on this phone, that's the same configuration I'm using.
To get root, you can either use the "hydrogen peroxide" method, or kingroot. I'd get your radio problems straightened out first before worrying about root.
Spott07 said:
First, I'd try reflashing the stock firmware (183.46.15) and see if that fixes your Bluetooth and WiFi problems. I use RSD Lite and it works well. I know the stock firmware works fine on this phone, that's the same configuration I'm using.
To get root, you can either use the "hydrogen peroxide" method, or kingroot. I'd get your radio problems straightened out first before worrying about root.
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i tired flashing the stock firmware , but i get this error on the 5th step
i rooted my device , installed superuser , now i am having issue with cmw recovery image
i can't install it on the device
You have to comment a couple of lines out of the install package to get the firmware to flash. There's details in the hydrogen peroxide instructional thread, down where it takes about upgrading from 182.46.15 to 183.46.15.
You can't really install an effective custom recovery (like CWM) with a locked bootloader.
What on earth are you trying to accomplish? If you're trying to fix your WiFi and Bluetooth problems, then both getting root and installing a crippled recovery isn't going to get you there very well. Focus on reflashing the stock firmware first, then come back to root (and don't even waste your time with that broken CWM and the deodexed ROM, they don't gain you anything, and cause more problems than they solve. I soft-bricked my phone three times trying to get anything out of them. The only way to recover from that was to....wait for it....reflash the stock firmware. Notice a pattern here?)
Spott07 said:
You have to comment a couple of lines out of the install package to get the firmware to flash. There's details in the hydrogen peroxide instructional thread, down where it takes about upgrading from 182.46.15 to 183.46.15.
You can't really install an effective custom recovery (like CWM) with a locked bootloader.
What on earth are you trying to accomplish? If you're trying to fix your WiFi and Bluetooth problems, then both getting root and installing a crippled recovery isn't going to get you there very well. Focus on reflashing the stock firmware first, then come back to root (and don't even waste your time with that broken CWM and the deodexed ROM, they don't gain you anything, and cause more problems than they solve. I soft-bricked my phone three times trying to get anything out of them. The only way to recover from that was to....wait for it....reflash the stock firmware. Notice a pattern here?)
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i am trying to install cm 12 custom rom , since flashing the stock failed many times
i used motoeclipse to unlock the bootloader after rooting , don't know if it works or not
now i am giving a shot at custom roms
You cannot unlock the bootloader of 183.46.15. You cannot install custom ROMs, or even older stock ROMs, with a locked bootloader.
You did not unlock the bootloader, and you're lucky you didn't brick your phone trying.
Sorry, but with that phone and that firmware, there's just no way that anyone's discovered to unlock it (and it's been that way so long that very few are even trying any more).
That rudimentary CWM that's available is not designed for your phone, is only barely compatible, will not allow you to flash custom ROMs, and that fact is stated boldly and repeatedly in the post where you found it. You're stuck with a very specific Motorola 4.4.2 kernel in the bootloader and you can't change it, and if you install a ROM that's not perfectly compatible with it (that is, anything other than the 183.46.15 firmware) you'll end up with a phone that won't boot.
You might be "giving it a shot" but your magazine's full of blank ammo.
You must slow down and read carefully before you brick your phone, because you've already missed a lot of important information that you'll need to keep you out of trouble.
Also, if you can't figure out how to flash a stock ROM, you're not qualified to pursue custom ROMs even if you could. What do you think happens if a flash fails and you're stuck with a soft-brick? The only way out of that is to flash a stock ROM and start over.
You have two options at this point: Either accept your phone the way it is without Bluetooth and WiFi, or do the research necessary to learn how to reflash the stock ROM and fix your problem. Here's a hint: I know exactly why your flash attempts failed, and it's quite easy to fix it, and I've already told you where to find the information to do so, in a previous post.
Now you're on your own, as I probably cannot help you any more.
how can i get pass the 5th step is rsd ?
i wanna go back to the same stock firmware4.4.2 or downgrade to 4.1.2 but i cant
sorry sir for bothering you , i am just doing researches haven't done anything passed the root
my phone status now : rooted with superuser , stock recovery still in
bootloader still locked
i have heard of this tool DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility_1.41_KK here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474393
i don't know what to do ?
You must slow down and read carefully. Especially the first paragraph of post #7.
It's not useful to do research if you don't read the results.
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You must slow down and read carefully. Especially the first paragraph of post #7.
It's not useful to do research if you don't read the results.
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thanks , just to let you know , i have found the same stock firmware and flashed successfully , still with wifi and bluetooth issues
i have been told that downgrading to jelly bean will sort all my issues
waiting for advice , don't know what to do next
I don't know who told you that downgrading to JB will help you, but they're wrong, because 1) it's impossible for you to downgrade, and 2) the KK firmware works quite well with very few bugs.
Perhaps the wireless chip inside your phone is damaged. Does the GPS work?
Perhaps the wireless service is disabled in the settings. Do you have airplane mode turned on? Do you have WiFi and Bluetooth disabled? Have you tried deleting or "forgetting" your WiFi connection, and then re-entering it again from the beginning?
i tried all of this , airplane mode , wifi advanced settings , everything
what if i downgraded the kernel from 15 to 10 , would i be able to unlock my bootloader and downgrade to jelly bean ?
You cannot downgrade the kernel. It's within the locked bootloader. I told you that in post #9.
You cannot unlock the bootloader on this phone. End of story. Hundreds of the best developers have tried every possibility they could think of, and have given up.
Perhaps some miracle will occur and someone will find a way, but don't count on it. This phone is old and those with the proper skills have moved on to newer, better things. As of right now, and for the foreseeable future, it is impossible.
Also, you never answered whether your GPS works.
flashed back to stock , now my wifi works outta nowhere
Sorry, I got confused about the conversation, I'll explain below.
it's not like that , first i followed your instructions and flashed the stock 183.46.15 , when nothing worked then i flashed the modified 183.46.10 suddenly wifi started to pick up signals , then drops every once and a while
i have no issues with rooting , i can root the device in minutes which i have
Sorry for being so rude earlier, I got confused.
I usually use the Tapatalk app to read these forums, but right now the login server is down, so I had to log in on the website. When I looked on the website, the screwy timestamps appeared to indicate that you had replied a couple hours ago, so I clicked on the link. (The timestamp options are terribly difficult to find, so I hadn't corrected them for my timezone, and then forgot that fact.) Instead of taking me to the last post in the thread, it displayed the first page of 10 posts (I'm used to seeing 50/page with Tapatalk) and I saw your (old) post at the bottom asking how to get the firmware to flash with RSD. At that point I got frustrated and failed to check any farther, and responded as if that were another repetitious request for the same information.
So, between the Tapatalk login server, the awkward behavior of this site, and my frustration and impatience, I responded very badly.
You didn't deserve that response, and I'm sorry.
I don't know why re-flashing the 183.46.15 firmware didn't work, it has few bugs and is pretty stable for everyone who's stuck with it. I don't know anything about any "modified 183.46.10" firmware that could be flashed on our phones, where did you find that? Are you referring to this? If so, it's great that it works, but it's risky and certainly won't permit you to unlock your bootloader.
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I recently updated to marshmallow, and am currently trying everything to root it. I have done everything from trying to unlock bootloader in fastboot, to using apps such as kingroot and framaroot.... to no avail... can anyone help? It would be much appreciated!! Thanks!!!
I know you can't really do anything using MM, but can anyone help me flash stock firmware on my device? (I AM USING LINUX!!) I tried running the windows programs with wine.... Did not work...
Dropped my previous 6045O, Cricket variant on its screen on a bunch of gravel and cracked the screen. Since I am a klutz, I had taken out the insurance/phone replacement with Asurion. Received my replacement, and discovered it was loaded with MM, only, as others have noted, the fastboot commands are not there....
I've tried all the methods folks have offered, and, apparently Cricket is in collusion with Alcatel not to make it merely difficult to root and administer (worked entirely too many tech-support gigs... the uninformed tend to screw things up even with documentation), but to make it, seemingly at present, impossible. I'm stuck, and none of the previous methods have worked. (and, yes, I've read every applicable thread I see... at this point, nothing seems to work to root the beast. Since the ability's there by default to shove the apps that will allow themselves to be shoved to my 32GB SD.... that gets rid of my need for Link2SD, until the gentleman, Bulent Akpinar, gets around to recognizing that Marshmallow's been out a while. (paid for the Plus, and completely unusable, even as a widget, with the new Cricket variant of 6.0.1
I've tried the ROOT .rar, our other gentleman's Suite, and the various methods, and at this point, I'm just kinda lost.
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Dropped my previous 6045O, Cricket variant on its screen on a bunch of gravel and cracked the screen. Since I am a klutz, I had taken out the insurance/phone replacement with Asurion. Received my replacement, and discovered it was loaded with MM, only, as others have noted, the fastboot commands are not there....
I've tried all the methods folks have offered, and, apparently Cricket is in collusion with Alcatel not to make it merely difficult to root and administer (worked entirely too many tech-support gigs... the uninformed tend to screw things up even with documentation), but to make it, seemingly at present, impossible. I'm stuck, and none of the previous methods have worked. (and, yes, I've read every applicable thread I see... at this point, nothing seems to work to root the beast. Since the ability's there by default to shove the apps that will allow themselves to be shoved to my 32GB SD.... that gets rid of my need for Link2SD, until the gentleman, Bulent Akpinar, gets around to recognizing that Marshmallow's been out a while. (paid for the Plus, and completely unusable, even as a widget, with the new Cricket variant of 6.0.1
I've tried the ROOT .rar, our other gentleman's Suite, and the various methods, and at this point, I'm just kinda lost.
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Nobody searches the forums anymore ,it has been discussed in depth in many threads, you need to downgrade using eluga switch firmware to get back unlocked bootloader n fastboot, then install TWRP and then you can pick whatever rom you like... If you want stock MM with TWRP use the marionettes v1 MM rom, you loose LTE after using Eluga so you need to fix that also I have posted this link several times read all the threads attached and you will get there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ido...de-mm-to-install-custom-t3475961/post69028659
kal250 said:
Nobody searches the forums anymore ,it has been discussed in depth in many threads, you need to downgrade using eluga switch firmware to get back unlocked bootloader n fastboot, then install TWRP and then you can pick whatever rom you like... If you want stock MM with TWRP use the marionettes v1 MM rom, you loose LTE after using Eluga so you need to fix that also I have posted this link several times read all the threads attached and you will get there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ido...de-mm-to-install-custom-t3475961/post69028659
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Actually I did search before posting my comment, and I have the Eluga executable... after expanding it and trying to do the deed, it doesn't see the phone... I've got the OEM unlocking enabled in the Dev. options on my device...
I admit, though, I may not be doing something correctly, and will try it again.
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Silly me... didn't remember I had to have the phone off... for that matter, since it was a while ago that I rooted the previous one, and that it was running Lollipop 5.0.2, I didn't have to jump through as many hoops as with 6.0.1... Alcatel and Cricket don't make it impossible to do with this phone, as Cricket seems to specify with the ZTE device, and the LG Stylo... Just difficult, but not impossible. Working on it as we speak, and will respond in a bit.
BTW... was a little snarky that no one reads the columns... I obviously missed a few things, but I have read... just sayin'...
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Actually I did search before posting my comment, and I have the Eluga executable... after expanding it and trying to do the deed, it doesn't see the phone... I've got the OEM unlocking enabled in the Dev. options on my device...
I admit, though, I may not be doing something correctly, and will try it again.
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Is the phone off? You must have phone off so it can go into download mode.
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Is the phone off? You must have phone off so it can go into download mode.
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Been referring to Alek Dev's (and others') instructions, have booted into the Panasonic rom, in the process of erasing, and will flash the rest going forward.
Thanks for the links, and I admit a "Doh!" about how to go into download mode... a few devices I'm kinda maintaining around here, and each seems to have a different button process to get there.
Thanks again, and I think I've got it from this point (with multiple tabs up in my browser for reference, of course...)
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BTW... was a little snarky that no one reads the columns... I obviously missed a few things, but I have read... just sayin'...
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Sorry, if I seemed rude, been dealing with a few foster children, who want to push every button I have, lol teens.... was just in vent mode I guess....
No need to downgrade to LP, use Alcatel Flasher to flash twrp
Look at this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/development/tool-sahara-firehose-test-alcatel-t3454855
install twrp and roo with supersu.zip. That all.
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No need to downgrade to LP, use Alcatel Flasher to flash twrp
Look at this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/development/tool-sahara-firehose-test-alcatel-t3454855
install twrp and roo with supersu.zip. That all.
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Isn't that still in beta status as test only? The dev has discontinued development?? I have never tried it as I believed it was just still conceptual... I will look into it further..... Was flashing ever implemented??
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Isn't that still in beta status as test only? The dev has discontinued development?? I have never tried it as I believed it was just still conceptual... I will look into it further..... Was flashing ever implemented??
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No, it's not a test, it work. You can read/write boot and recovery on 6039, 6045 and 6055 for all variants
Look at new howto made by decker.su: http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-4s/help/howto-idol-4-6055-installing-twrp-t3486077
You Just have to choose "6045" in the app and twrp recovery for 6045
I used the Panasonic eluga software lol.... That program didn't work for me at all...