I have a ZTE Grand X Max+ (only a Cricket phone) now. I rooted with kingroot, installed twrp recovery and flashed supersu. Since then, aside from all the exploring of the app store for the only-root apps, I am in desperate need of a verified and fully stable custom rom. If anyone knows of one for me please let me know. I need it so badly.
In the meantime, I am taking advantage of immersive full screen and I have tried 3 paid apps and few of the free too. All either cannot let you fix the brightness on a widget, use the button for recent apps on your custom soft keys or don't let you accept incoming calls. Can someone who is familiar with this whole topic of immersive mode please reply with a fully functional immersive mode/full screen app. As I've said, I have tried from the best of the paid version root immersive apps in the play store.
Thank you to all who have read my requests and all of you should all have an awesome weekend.
Looking forward to your feedback.
Hello,
I looked around for ROMs for you but came up inconclusive due to dead links and ROMs full of issues.
Try posting your question in the forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
The experts there may be able to help, good luck.
Thank you very much for your time and effort. I actually was stuck without a rom after following a rogue set of instructions for something I forgot what for but it said to wipe out certain cache and I didn't have a backup of my stock rom. I went searching for a custom rom and used one for the Grand X Max, an absolute no no and I don't k of what I was thinking. But I flashed it with twrp and it worked, don't know why. There were many bugs in it. Luckily I found the stock rom and flashed, then rooted, flashed twrp and supersu zip again. But my point is that during the time living with no os, I was a madman searching for a rom and didn't find one for my phone. You are a lot more experienced than me, that's a given. If you could find any stable ones, I will definitely follow the directions you gave me. Thank you again. :thumbup:
battle3am said:
Thank you very much for your time and effort. I actually was stuck without a rom after following a rogue set of instructions for something I forgot what for but it said to wipe out certain cache and I didn't have a backup of my stock rom. I went searching for a custom rom and used one for the Grand X Max, an absolute no no and I don't k of what I was thinking. But I flashed it with twrp and it worked, don't know why. There were many bugs in it. Luckily I found the stock rom and flashed, then rooted, flashed twrp and supersu zip again. But my point is that during the time living with no os, I was a madman searching for a rom and didn't find one for my phone. You are a lot more experienced than me, that's a given. If you could find any stable ones, I will definitely follow the directions you gave me. Thank you again. :thumbup:
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If your device is back on stock and working normally and you are rooted, try looking in to using the Xposed installer and its' modules to customize your stock ROM, with the right modules you can make your stock ROM as cool and feature packed as a custom ROM. Try the "L Speed" mod also.
I love learning more and more, day by day about living with my rooted phone. Is it possible that you can please give me basic direction so that I can get started with Xposed?
Sup guys,
I've rooted every phone I've had, but I do it so infrequently that I always have to refresh my memory with it. Current situation is that I have a rooted M8 running mostly stock 4.4.4 ROM, but with a bunch of Xposed mods and a few system tweaks - it's dialed in just the way I want it, but the screen is separating so I've got my hands on another M8 running 4.4.2. I basically want to get the 4.4.2 M8 to the state of my 4.4.4 device. I've already made a complete backup ROM from the 4.4.4 phone and I want to restore that ROM to the 4.4.2 device. With the 4.4.2 device, I plan to:
S-Off (Try Firewater. May or may not work. If doesn't work, try Sunshine)
Install recovery - CWM or TWRP
Flash Super SU
Update firmware from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52017763&postcount=2
Flash my complete backup ROM from my current device
Sanity check? Am I missing anything here? When I rooted my current M8 (4.4.2), weaksauce actually worked, and I flashed CWM recovery and Super SU by placing them on the SD card. That is what I plan to do again since that was so easy. Recommendations?
Cheers guys!
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Sup guys,
I've rooted every phone I've had, but I do it so infrequently that I always have to refresh my memory with it. Current situation is that I have a rooted M8 running mostly stock 4.4.4 ROM, but with a bunch of Xposed mods and a few system tweaks - it's dialed in just the way I want it, but the screen is separating so I've got my hands on another M8 running 4.4.2. I basically want to get the 4.4.2 M8 to the state of my 4.4.4 device. I've already made a complete backup ROM from the 4.4.4 phone and I want to restore that ROM to the 4.4.2 device. With the 4.4.2 device, I plan to:
S-Off (Try Firewater. May or may not work. If doesn't work, try Sunshine)
Install recovery - CWM or TWRP
Flash Super SU
Update firmware from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52017763&postcount=2
Flash my complete backup ROM from my current device
Sanity check? Am I missing anything here? When I rooted my current M8 (4.4.2), weaksauce actually worked, and I flashed CWM recovery and Super SU by placing them on the SD card. That is what I plan to do again since that was so easy. Recommendations?
Cheers guys!
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firewater sever is taken down, even if you have an old version of it laying around it is useless.. you must pay for sunshine.
but other than that everything looks good.
you have your nandroid backup, on the new m8, s-off using sunshine, then update the firmware from 442 to 444, then flash custom recovery (TWRP is recommended), and then wipe and restore the nandroid and you should be good to go. :good:
(no need to flash supersu as the ROM you have backed up using nandroid is already rooted)
Many thanks! A couple of years ago when I did this I remember it being fairly straightforward. Do you personally find any real benefit in upgrading to one of the Lollipop ROMs this go 'round? Seems like it's more trouble than what you gain, though I may be uninformed of course..
Cheers!
j006 said:
Many thanks! A couple of years ago when I did this I remember it being fairly straightforward. Do you personally find any real benefit in upgrading to one of the Lollipop ROMs this go 'round? Seems like it's more trouble than what you gain, though I may be uninformed of course..
Cheers!
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I find many benefits to LP over KK personally.
If you like a stock ROM we have stock based LP ROMs, and firmware.zip you can flash and you are up an running a stock LP ROM within 10 minutes. Sure you need to set things up, but most can be backed up and if you take some screen shots of everything it's pretty easy to get everything set up to your liking.
If you want some customization there are ROMs like mine, that come mostly stock with some benefits like root, busybox, etc, and then offer you a MOD Pack.
See ROM thread here
If you want to customize pretty much every aspect of the ROM you have Venom at your fingertips.
Venom ROM thread
There is the benefit of having all the security updates with the newest firmware.
We also have Marshmallow 6.0 ROMs out already that are rock solid.
A Google Play Edition ROM found here
And a Sense based ROM found here
You can also run some Sense 7 ROMs that are very stable, you can find one in my linked thread posted above, and in the Development area.
I personally would try things out, that's the great benefit of root/s-off/custom recovery/ROMs
You can always make a nandroid backup of your current ROM, and flash the older firmware to get right back where you left off.
Best of luck, enjoy your flashings
I can not install twrp recovery and make root (supersu) in the marhsmallow rom stock of my xt1225, when I install twrp and do root I have an eternal looping .. And I need to add virtual navigation buttons because the capacitive navigation buttons are failing and I need add in the build.prop.
I would be really happy if someone help me with a flashable [slim] stock rom or in any other way.
Thank you in advance for the help.
I'm using bhb27's CrDroid and it comes rooted and has on-screen navigation buttons in the CrDroid settings. Just follow the directions here: (https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...crdroid-android-t3491257/page144#post71458779).
Guth13 said:
I can not install twrp recovery and make root (supersu) in the marhsmallow rom stock of my xt1225, when I install twrp and do root I have an eternal looping.
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Are you using the correct SuperSu? You're using my guide?
UPDATED GUIDE: How to unlock your MOTO MAXX/MOTO TURBO bootloader/install TWRP/root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3455341
If so, then you know with stock Marshmallow from Motorola you NEED a specific beta version of SuperSu for initial root. AFTER that, then you can update to newer versions of SuperSu. Go read that guide if you haven't. It was updated when Motorola released Marshmallow last July (2016).
I do have images with very old TWRP in another thread, but they're 4.4.4 Kitkat images from 2 years ago...
Moto Maxx - Moto Turbo XT1225 factory images (Mexico | Puerto Rico | India | Brazil)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/moto-maxx-moto-turbo-xt1225-factory-t3078274
Be better if you flashed newer TWRP and used the correct SuperSu.
I use this method but I can not understand why infinite looping.
Do you have the rom 6.0.1 with patch of January (2017) ??
Would you like to do something like that in a ROM compatible with our device ??
https://forum.xda-developers.com/dr.../computerfreek274mm1-0-android-6-0-1-t3503634
Guth13 said:
I can not install twrp recovery and make root (supersu) in the marhsmallow rom stock of my xt1225, when I install twrp and do root I have an eternal looping ..
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1) But you can install TWRP recovery, right?
It's just the SuperSu you are having trouble flashing? Please post a screenshot of the SuperSu file you are trying to flash. It should be in your Download folder. This would be the SuperSu file you are trying to "install" in TWRP.
Also post a screenshot of the TWRP version you are using, please.
Guth13 said:
And I need to add virtual navigation buttons because the capacitive navigation buttons are failing and I need add in the build.prop.
I would be really happy if someone help me with a flashable [slim] stock rom or in any other way.
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2) If you want virtual navigation buttons, the easiest way is to install a custom ROM like RR 6.X or even a Nougat custom ROM -- not a stock-based ROM. Virtual buttons are an option in many, if not all the Quark custom ROMs.
3) Right now with TWRP you can flash any of the custom ROMs. You don't need to flash SuperSu. In fact on the RR 7.X, @bhb27 doesn't like SuperSu. You can get root from within the ROM if you want it on 6.X or 7.X ROMs.
4) Tell me why you think a slim stock ROM is what you need. Everything you have said so far points to a custom ROM.
Flashable stock ROMs are mostly for people who either get a custom ROM (LG devices where the bootloader is locked, but they can still get root and flash "images") or stock has some feature like VoLTE that can''t be ported over to custom ROMs (yet). That's the reason for the Verizon stock based ROM you mention below. Even then, many Droid Turbo users are still flocking to the custom ROMs because custom ROMs offer more features than stock -- even Verizon customers who could use VoLTE.
Why do you think there are SIX custom Nougat ROMs for the Quark? And in this forum there are NO "stock-based" ROMs? The only reason there's stock-based ROM over in the Droid Turbo section is because of Verizon VoLTE.
Back in late 2014 and early 2015 I had rooted stock ROM only because there were no custom ROMs. I ran xposed with Gravity Box to emulate a ROM.
I even flashed my Puerto Rico XT1225 and Mexico XT1225 to India Moto Turbo firmware so I could get 5.0.2. Motorola didn't release 5.0.2 until later for the Latin America XT1225, but it launched on Moto Turbo XT1225 in March 2015.
We then got CM12, and CM12.1. When CM12.1 was stable enough, I switched over and stayed on it for well over a year.
I wouldn't go back to stock if you paid me.
Guth13 said:
Would you like to do something like that in a ROM compatible with our device ??
https://forum.xda-developers.com/dr.../computerfreek274mm1-0-android-6-0-1-t3503634
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Because custom ROMs are much better.
Do what I said up top, post the screenshots -- let's figure out your Supersu issues if you want, but it's not necessary to have root before flashing a custom ROM. And once a custom ROM is flashed, there's a root switch built in to most.
ChazzMatt said:
1) But you can install TWRP recovery, right?
It's just the SuperSu you are having trouble flashing? Please post a screenshot of the SuperSu file you are trying to flash. It should be in your Download folder. This would be the SuperSu file you are trying to "install" in TWRP.
Also post a screenshot of the TWRP version you are using, please.
2) If you want virtual navigation buttons, the easiest way is to install a custom ROM like RR 6.X or even a Nougat custom ROM -- not a stock-based ROM. Virtual buttons are an option in many, if not all the Quark custom ROMs.
3) Right now with TWRP you can flash any of the custom ROMs. You don't need to flash SuperSu. In fact on the RR 7.X, @bhb27 doesn't like SuperSu. You can get root from within the ROM if you want it on 6.X or 7.X ROMs.
4) Tell me why you think a slim stock ROM is what you need. Everything you have said so far points to a custom ROM.
Flashable stock ROMs are mostly for people who either get a custom ROM (LG devices where the bootloader is locked, but they can still get root and flash "images") or stock has some feature like VoLTE that can''t be ported over to custom ROMs (yet). That's the reason for the Verizon stock based ROM you mention below. Even then, many Droid Turbo users are still flocking to the custom ROMs because custom ROMs offer more features than stock -- even Verizon customers who could use VoLTE.
Why do you think there are SIX custom Nougat ROMs for the Quark? And in this forum there are NO "stock-based" ROMs? The only reason there's stock-based ROM over in the Droid Turbo section is because of Verizon VoLTE.
Back in late 2014 and early 2015 I had rooted stock ROM only because there were no custom ROMs. I ran xposed with Gravity Box to emulate a ROM.
I even flashed my Puerto Rico XT1225 and Mexico XT1225 to India Moto Turbo firmware so I could get 5.0.2. Motorola didn't release 5.0.2 until later for the Latin America XT1225, but it launched on Moto Turbo XT1225 in March 2015.
We then got CM12, and CM12.1. When CM12.1 was stable enough, I switched over and stayed on it for well over a year.
I wouldn't go back to stock if you paid me.
Because custom ROMs are much better.
Do what I said up top, post the screenshots -- let's figure out your Supersu issues if you want, but it's not necessary to have root before flashing a custom ROM. And once a custom ROM is flashed, there's a root switch built in to most.
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I use RR 5.7.4 based on android 6.0.1 but I'm going to give this device to my mother because I bought a LTE MI4. And a slim rom stock I would add a navbar using a tutorial I saw on youtube. She already used and complained that the custom rom unloads very fast and takes time to load but her main complaint was of force closed. I can not report the closed forces because I use themes and applications with root access as well as I already got to use xposed in a RR (I am not currently using and I still suffer enough closed forces and other bugs). And I also believe that a slim rom stock would be very useful for a lot of us users. I've had several devices and have always seen a flashable rom stock and sometimes with a slim version.
I know how to install twrp, do root and use xposed but I can not do such thing in rom stock since its version with pacth of September 2016 (recently released with patch in January 2017) and in turn I could not do in previous version of android 6.0 .1. And my device has problems with the capacitive buttons.
I also tried copying the build.prop edit (added the capacitive buttons) and flashing via twrp but with no success. I've always used the official twrp. Do you think that if I use a twrp mod (has topic here in xda) can solve my problems ??
Do you disagree that a flash rom [slim] stock would be a way to reinstall the original rom even faster ??
Guth13 said:
I use RR 5.7.4 based on android 6.0.1 but I'm going to give this device to my mother because I bought a LTE MI4. And a slim rom stock I would add a navbar using a tutorial I saw on youtube. She already used and complained that the custom rom unloads very fast and takes time to load but her main complaint was of force closed. I can not report the closed forces because I use themes and applications with root access as well as I already got to use xposed in a RR (I am not currently using and I still suffer enough closed forces and other bugs).
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Sounds like you need to do a clean install of the ROM? My wife and I are using RR 6.X Marshmallow on two XT1225 and we don't have any force closed apps. In fact it's so stable that's why I don't want to go to Nougat right now and I hope @bhb27 does at least one more update of that ROM.
In TWRP, you can clear all caches and reboot and that may help your issue, but since you are giving the phone to your mother, just do a clean install.
That RR 6.X ROM also lets you do virtual buttons. Have you tried using that feature?
Guth13 said:
I know how to install twrp, do root and use xposed but I can not do such thing in rom stock since its version with pacth of September 2016 (recently released with patch in January 2017) and in turn I could not do in previous version of android 6.0 .1.
And my device has problems with the capacitive buttons.
I also tried copying the build.prop edit (added the capacitive buttons) and flashing via twrp but with no success. I've always used the official twrp. Do you think that if I use a twrp mod (has topic here in xda) can solve my problems ??
Do you disagree that a flash rom [slim] stock would be a way to reinstall the original rom even faster ??
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I'm a little confused here. Are you saying you want to go to a previous version of Marshmallow but can't? You obviously have an unlocked bootloader. You can even flash Kitkat if you wish, just omit gpt.bin.
Some patch from Motorola means nothing. You have an unlocked bootloader. You have god powers. I'm not sure why you are blaming some patch on not being able to root an unlocked bootloader phone. No one else has this issue.
You say you know how to root, but I have my doubts since you are having trouble flashing the version of SuperSu which is needed. Have you ever rooted stock Marshmallow on this Motorola device? When you unlocked your bootloader, what version of stock firmware were you on? Lollipop? The procedure has changed. That's why I want to see a screenshot of the version of SuperSu in your download folder you are trying to flash over your stock Marshmallow ROM. You can only root with ONE specific SuperSu version and you haven't convinced me you are using that version.
Guth13 said:
Do you think that if I use a twrp mod (has topic here in xda) can solve my problems ??
Do you disagree that a flash rom [slim] stock would be a way to reinstall the original rom even faster ??
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Modded TWRP is always better than "official" TWRP. Until the recent 3.1 update, the official version was almost a year behind the modded versions. Even now, the modded version can do more stuff.
This is the most recent version as of the date I type this:
twrp-3.1.0-MOD_1-quark.img
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767143958
This is the SuperSu version you should be using and ONLY this version until you achieve initial root. After you have initial root and reboot back and verify, then you can update to newer versions of SuperSu.
Download
BETA-SuperSU-v2.62-3-20151211162651.zip
Guth13 said:
Do you disagree that a flash rom [slim] stock would be a way to reinstall the original rom even faster ??
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Why is how fast you install a ROM the question? How about how the ROM runs, what features it has?
Then why not flash @iiWoodstocK's stock ROM in TWRP? It's based on Brazil stock Marshmallow, but he adapted it so it would install/run on all Quarks, including the Droid Turbo.
[ROM][6.0.1][Stock][Odexed]MPG24.107-70.2 Brazilian 6.0.1 for XT1254[TWRP Flashable]
Stock 6.0.1 MPG24.107-70.2 (Brazil) for Verizon XT1254
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/rom-mpg24-107-70-2-brazilian-6-0-1-t3426234
You keep the radio you already have, but in TWRP you can flash that ROM and have stock Marshmallow Motorola firmware.
That ROM will work on all Quarks (XT1254/XT1250/XT1225). It has a custom kernel, and uses whatever radio you already have. But @iiWoodstocK made it specifically to work on the XT1254, since at that time Verizon had not yet released stock Motorola Marshmallow for the Verizon Droid Turbo.
He includes a script to run which debloats the ROM somewhat to remove apps most people don't need. Go to the thread and read. He obviously directed it to Droid Turbo users, to give them "stock" Marshmallow since it was MONTHS before Verizon did, but it will also work on XT1225.
However, it won't help you use virtual buttons instead of capacitive buttons like a custom ROM will, unless you install something yourself that does that. Custom ROMs like RR already have that functionality built in.
But it's a TWRP flashable stock ROM, which is what you seem to want for reasons I don't understand.
Now you may have solved the problem, I did not know there was a specific version of the supersu. The supersu I wore was the "SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815". I will now test this supersu that indicated me and I will come back to give the feedback. I always do a clean flash of rom marking all the sections restarting recovery, avoiding and doing rom flash, gapps and any necessary file after ..
Guth13 said:
Now you may have solved the problem, I did not know there was a specific version of the supersu. The supersu I wore was the "SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815". I will now test this supersu that indicated me and I will come back to give the feedback. I always do a clean flash of rom marking all the sections restarting recovery, avoiding and doing rom flash, gapps and any necessary file after ..
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I said it many times. You aren't listening. That's why i asked to see screenshot for you to prove to me you were using the right version!
This was my original post to you and even the follow-up:
ChazzMatt said:
Are you using the correct SuperSu? You're using my guide?
UPDATED GUIDE: How to unlock your MOTO MAXX/MOTO TURBO bootloader/install TWRP/root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3455341
If so, then you know with stock Marshmallow from Motorola you NEED a specific beta version of SuperSu for initial root. AFTER that, then you can update to newer versions of SuperSu. Go read that guide if you haven't. It was updated when Motorola released Marshmallow last July (2016).
Be better if you flashed newer TWRP and used the correct SuperSu.
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Yes, all that important stuff was bolded and capitalized on that day.
You replied YES, you were using that.
ChazzMatt said:
1) But you can install TWRP recovery, right?
It's just the SuperSu you are having trouble flashing? Please post a screenshot of the SuperSu file you are trying to flash. It should be in your Download folder. This would be the SuperSu file you are trying to "install" in TWRP.
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But I didn't believe you so I asked for a screenshot of the SuperSu you were using -- and you still said you knew what you were doing. And you wouldn't provide the screenshot, which made me very suspicious.
ChazzMatt said:
I said it many times. You aren't listening. That's why i asked to see screenshot for you to prove to me you were using the right version!
This was my original post to you and even the follow-up:
You said YES, you were using that.
But I didn't believe you so I asked for a screenshot, and you still said you knew what you were doing.
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Congratulations my friend!! You solved my root problem. But
Why only this supersu version compatible?
And why can not I make any changes to build.pop?
Example:
Change DPI - ro.sf.lcd_density = 550
Adding virtual navigation buttons - qemu.hw.mainkeys = 0
rooting Motorola Marshmallow 6.0.1 firmware
Guth13 said:
Congratulations my friend!! You solved my root problem.
But why only this supersu version compatible?
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Well, I solved it April 7, the very day you posted. It just took until April 12 for me to repeat it two more times for you to actually listen.
Using so-called stable or even newer SuperSu for initial root will cause bootloops for Motorola Marshmallow 6.0.1. Only that older beta SuperSu works on many Motorola Marshmallow firmware. I'm not going to say "all" Motorola Marshmallow firmware -- but many, many, many. AFTER you get initial root and confirm that status (after reboot), then you can update to newest SuperSu. It's only an problem on initial (first) root.
We discovered it in the Moto Quark (Moto Maxx/Moto Turbo/Droid Turbo) phones, as well as Moto Kinzie (Moto X Force), and here's even a thread for 2015 Moto G3 with the same issue:
How to get root 2015 Moto G3 With Stock Android Marshmallow 6.0 (XT1541)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/general/root-how-to-root-moto-g-2015-android-t3320113
I wrote the bootloader unlock and rooting guide for the 2014 Moto XT1225 and Moto XT1250 (Moto Turbo/Moto Maxx) and it's in there.
UPDATED GUIDE: How to unlock your MOTO MAXX/MOTO TURBO bootloader/install TWRP/root
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3455341
Months later when the sibling Quark Droid Turbo XT1254 was updated to Marshmallow, that beta SuperSu requirement still applied.
[GUIDE] How to unlock your Droid Turbo bootloader, install TWRP and gain root access
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3292684
Also applies for 2015 Kinzie, the Moto X Force (sibling to the Droid Turbo 2)...
[ROOT][INFO][MARSHMALLOW] How to Root Moto X Force 6.0 [TESTED]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo-2/general/root-how-to-root-moto-x-force-6-0-t3282151
and probably many other Motorola phones.
With the Quark phones, we first discovered it with Moto Maxx/Moto Turbo XT1225 in July 2016. I updated my bootloader unlock/TWRP/root GUIDE for the XT1225 to include that information specific to stock Motorola Marshmallow firmware. The XT1250 Moto Maxx has still not received official Marshmallow but it will apply to them also if/when it happens.
THEN, in December 2016 when the Droid Turbo XT1254 got Marshmallow they ran into the same problem -- but the XT1225 is identical Quark phone except for radio (and the Droid Turbo has a Verizon-mandated locked-down bootloader which has to be jimmied with Sunshine). We XT1225 owners already knew what to do and told them! So, @TheSt33v updated his Droid Turbo guide to convey the same information.
It was the first thing I told you if you look back up the this post thread. I asked if you were using the correct SuperSu for Motorola Marshmallow and that the procedure had changed, so my guide was updated in July 2016 to reflect that. That's why I even put "UPDATED" in my guide title. And I also said after you get initial root (and confirm), then you can update the SuperSu to newest if you wish.
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Guth13 said:
And why can not I make any changes to build.pop?
Example:
Change DPI - ro.sf.lcd_density = 550
Adding virtual navigation buttons - qemu.hw.mainkeys = 0
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What build prop editor are you using? I use this one:
BuildProp Editor
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.build.prop.editor&hl=en
You also have to give your build prop editor app root privileges in SuperSu. Go into the SuperSu settings and see all the apps which have root approval. In the SuperSu logs you can also see the apps which had been denied root privileges. In the SuperSu app settings, I always change the pop up root request to "30 seconds" so I am sure to see the root request.
Do NOT try to do both build prop changes at the same time. Let's keep it simple. Do the DPI change first, reboot, see if it took effect, then do the other. You can easily mess up your phone trying to do too many changes at the same time.
Make sure you have a TWRP backup before doing any build prop changes. It might be the ONLY way to recover from a disaster.
1) DPI
Be careful about messing up your display. For instance Motorola stock Quark DPI is 640, which I actually prefer. But @bhb27 and other ROM developers make the DPI smaller to a default 560 DPI. For instance, in Resurrection Remix in Settings/Display here's the choice to go larger and smaller, if you wish.
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But 550 is NOT one of those choices. Maybe that's a strange DPI our 1440p AMOLED displays can't handle? Try 560 and see what happens. If it still doesn't change, we'll discuss further.
2) VIRTUAL KEYS
Guth13 said:
And why can not I make any changes to build.pop?
Adding virtual navigation buttons - qemu.hw.mainkeys = 0
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You are SURE this is the correct command for our Quarks? There's TWO different commands for virtual button prop edits for Android phones all over the internet:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=390680&p=5262529&viewfull=1#post5262529
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
if this doesn't work for you,
try this one :
same thing do this at the end of your build prop.
"ro.show.navigationbar=yes"
(without the quotes)
save changes, before you close.
Reboot.
to disable, just type "no" in stead of yes.
(without the quotes, again.)
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Which one works with our Quarks? I don't know. Also mentioned in this article:
Disable or Enable The On-screen / Virtual Software keys In Android!
http://www.gizbeat.com/2021/disable-or-enable-the-on-screen-virtual-software-keys-in-android/
I haven't found either command in my build prop editor on Resurrection Remix -- a ROM which allows virtual buttons to be enabled. Maybe because I haven't actually enabled virtual buttons and the ROM would add those commands when I did so? Anyway try BOTH commands -- but not at the same time! Try one, reboot. If it doesn't work, try the other. You may have to add the lines manually in edit mode, but again make a TWRP backup first before making any changes.
If neither command works, then you'll have to ask one of the Quark ROM devs what command they use to permit virtual buttons to be enabled.
ChazzMatt said:
But 550 is NOT one of those choices. Maybe that's a strange DPI our 1440p AMOLED displays can't handle?
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Android and our display will probably use anything (well, within reason, someone should try 100) we throw at it...a perk of having pixels for days.
Insistence on increments of 40 could be a scaling thing for touch detection. I was trying to use odd numbers between 480 and 520 in 7.1 to start with, and it badly screwed up DPI-specific apps (most notably Moto Camera's touch regions were off enough that the tutorials couldn't all be skipped). I finally stopped trying to be a rebel and settled on 480, and while the touch regions are still very slightly off, they're close enough to use without any difficulty.
I'm not really a very advanced user, but always had rooted devices and two that I flashed Custom Roms. This is my first Samsung, finding Touchwiz to be very different from what I used before.
I bought the S7 (930F) and had the news that it was going to be updated to Oreo, so I decided waiting for the update before tinkering with it.. But the update never came. Finally this month Samsung released the update for my region, so I would like to know which would be the best way for me to start finally using my phone that I bought for over 2 months!
My phone is still with Nougat, is it better for me to get the OTA or to flash the Firmware I downloaded from Sammobile? Any of these methods better than the other in preventing errors? I always found in PCs that a fresh clean install was better than an update, but with mobiles I don't have the experience to say.
My main objective is to experiment before doing a debloat as I'm still not sure what might be useful for me on Samsung's bloat (you are welcome to point me what is useful and what is not).
I did see that some of the Customs ROMS have different camera apps and some people were complaining about this, I particularly liked the S7 camera app and the Pro option, that's what holds me back in flashing a Custom ROM atm.
I would like to Root and I find Unlocked Bootloader to be useful to have Xposed Framework and other things that I can do having it.
As I'm a relative newbie, what would you guys recommend me doing? Please help
tl;dr: I want to have Oreo, be able to debloat, want to root and unlock bootloader, not sure about Custom Rom.
Lineage if you want basic and simple (sort of like stock Android). Resurrection Remix if you're a customisation nut (not a slam... I use RR).
If you wonna full samsung u need flash base firmawre custom roms only 8.0 android
If you dnt need samsung integration (pulsometr doesnt work) you can flash 8.1 roms try cosmic os or Lineage 15
Since OxygenOS is really close to Stock Android, is there still a good reason to root or flash custom roms?
The only reason I can think of now is the font. Really hate that there is no option to change it.
my 2 cents about it https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/best-custom-rom-for-8t.4313919/post-85417879
I myself also want to flash a custom ROM because the stock one doesn't have many good options for AOD screen. Aside from that, I see there's no reason for flashing a custom ROM. Sure, in the past Oxygen OS 11 was kind of buggy, which really made me to switch to another ROM but it's now somewhat stable
android is dead since being forced to keep system read only. I used to flash my rom then flash a minimal gapps package but seems like my new phone only has the option to have rom with no gapps or rom with every google app that ever was, completely removing my ability to use aosp versions. maybe im wrong but I don't have the weeks of spare free time to keep up with this cat and mouse bs with google especially now that they've hired mr. wu
ElwOOd_CbGp said:
android is dead since being forced to keep system read only. I used to flash my rom then flash a minimal gapps package but seems like my new phone only has the option to have rom with no gapps or rom with every google app that ever was, completely removing my ability to use aosp versions. maybe im wrong but I don't have the weeks of spare free time to keep up with this cat and mouse bs with google especially now that they've hired mr. wu
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Huh? You can flash minimal Gapps packages, or just the gapps options you want. There are configurable Gapps options? I write and make changes to the system on several of my devices? What do you want to change that you can't?
Personally I wouldn't want to run anything other than a custom ROM, but to each their own. I don't buy devices that don't have LOS support.