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Stock ROM for RAZR HD XT926?

Anyone know where I can get the latest stock ROM for a RAZR HD XT926 from a trusted source? I'm a bit nervous about downloading just any old file that claims to be a stock ROM. Who knows what could be embedded in it.
The latest OTA update from Verizon contains a bug fix that I desperately need, but my phone refuses to apply the update. I've given up working with Verizon and Motorola on this. Motorola level 2 support says they won't help because the phone is rooted, even though it wasn't at the time I spoke to them on the phone.
I've decided to go the route of flashing the ROM myself. I'm now rooted, bootloader is unlocked, safestrap is installed, and I've backed up the my working system with it. I've also installed rootkeeper so I can temporarily unroot before flashing.
Also after doing this will I need to reinstall and reconfigure all my apps? If so is there an easy way to back that all up so all I need to do is restore the backup?

Here you go!
chuckh1958 said:
Anyone know where I can get the latest stock ROM for a RAZR HD XT926 from a trusted source? I'm a bit nervous about downloading just any old file that claims to be a stock ROM. Who knows what could be embedded in it.
The latest OTA update from Verizon contains a bug fix that I desperately need, but my phone refuses to apply the update. I've given up working with Verizon and Motorola on this. Motorola level 2 support says they won't help because the phone is rooted, even though it wasn't at the time I spoke to them on the phone.
I've decided to go the route of flashing the ROM myself. I'm now rooted, bootloader is unlocked, safestrap is installed, and I've backed up the my working system with it. I've also installed rootkeeper so I can temporarily unroot before flashing.
Also after doing this will I need to reinstall and reconfigure all my apps? If so is there an easy way to back that all up so all I need to do is restore the backup?
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Go to sbf dot droid-developers dot org That's where you'll find them!

Thanks. Are you pretty confident that they are clean?

Clean
chuckh1958 said:
Thanks. Are you pretty confident that they are clean?
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Yes. I'm very confident they are. I've always used these to restore mine to stock when needed.

Awesome! Thanks. Now I just need to figure out how to flash the one I want. This is my first time. I'm guessing I just put the zip file on my sdcard and tell SafeStrap to recover using it.
Will I need to reinstall all my apps? Is there a way to prevent that? Mostly I'm concerned about apps that I've spent a lot of time setting up custom configurations for.

Back to Stock
chuckh1958 said:
Awesome! Thanks. Now I just need to figure out how to flash the one I want. This is my first time. I'm guessing I just put the zip file on my sdcard and tell SafeStrap to recover using it.
Will I need to reinstall all my apps? Is there a way to prevent that? Mostly I'm concerned about apps that I've spent a lot of time setting up custom configurations for.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176753
That post will walk you through how to flash back to stock.

So I can't use safestrap to flash the stock ROMs downloaded from sbf dor droid-developers dot org?

Safestrap
chuckh1958 said:
So I can't use safestrap to flash the stock ROMs downloaded from sbf dor droid-developers dot org?
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No you cannot.

I've got RSD Lite installed now and it successfully detects the device is fastboot mode. Next step is to unzip the XML file I downloaded and plug it into RSD Lite. Right?
How much risk do you think there is that I end up bricking the phone? Keep in mind that OTA updates always fail because the hash on the build.prop file doesnt match what its expecting even though I've never changed the build.prop file.
Will I be able to use SafeStrap recovery if the phone gets bricked?
Like I said this is the first time I've tried this and I'm trying to cover all the bases before I do anything dangerous.

chuckh1958 said:
I've got RSD Lite installed now and it successfully detects the device is fastboot mode. Next step is to unzip the XML file I downloaded and plug it into RSD Lite. Right?
How much risk do you think there is that I end up bricking the phone? Keep in mind that OTA updates always fail because the hash on the build.prop file doesnt match what its expecting even though I've never changed the build.prop file.
Will I be able to use SafeStrap recovery if the phone gets bricked?
Like I said this is the first time I've tried this and I'm trying to cover all the bases before I do anything dangerous.
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You don't unzip the .xml, you just flash it in RSD. When you use RSD, you will no longer have SafeStrap installed. SafeStrap is only an app, not a true recovery replacement, it works in conjunction with the stock recovery. You can't use a true recovery replacement since your bootloader is locked.
If you're not comfortable with RSD, try the House of Moto here:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/28162-house-of-moto-20/

RSD Lite failed to flash the phone. Error message was "failed flashing process - unknown fastboot command, (getvar).I do have the latest Android SDK installed (32 bit version) and it's in the my PATH. I can run fastboot from the command line and it does show a getvar command.
Prior to running RSD Lite I did temporarily unroot the phone with rootkeeper. Could that be the problem?

Ok I got to flash by ...
manually extracting the zip file
editing the xml file, and removing 2 lines that contained the text "getvar"
pointed RSDlite to the XML file instead of the zip file
From what I can see everything looks good on the phone. Now I just have to let it finish reinstalling all the apps.
I just wanted to post the steps here in case anyone else stumbles onto this thread and has the same problem.

I did lose root. Any way to get it back?

chuckh1958 said:
I did lose root. Any way to get it back?
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We have root on the newest build now! In the general forum.

[HELP] HTC on e8sd MM update install ERROR

hey guys, yesterdy I got a notification for android 6.0 upgrade and it was a ~100mb file for preparation so i downloaded it and charged my battery and tapped to install it, it reboots and wants to start installing but then goes to recovery menu and gives an error
the phone is all stock, no root or bl unlock or anything
I attached the error msg below:
it's m8sd not e8sd, mistyped in topic

Might be due to bad zip file! Download the update again and try!

Kianush said:
hey guys, yesterdy I got a notification for android 6.0 upgrade and it was a ~100mb file for preparation so i downloaded it and charged my battery and tapped to install it, it reboots and wants to start installing but then goes to recovery menu and gives an error
the phone is all stock, no root or bl unlock or anything
I attached the error msg below:
it's m8sd not e8sd, mistyped in topic
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I had a similar error as yours doing exactly the same thing but mine was a e8sw running LP5 Sense6 rooted stock with xposed.
Even when I uninstalled xposed and disabled supersu, I still could not install the upgrade.
Finally managed to get the upgrade by going all the way back to stock and allow the OTA updates all the way up the MM6 update. Took me nearly 2 days to do that.
I have taken clean twrp backups of all the stock updates and will try and post them here soon.

generalugh28 said:
I had a similar error as yours doing exactly the same thing but mine was a e8sw running LP5 Sense6 rooted stock with xposed.
Even when I uninstalled xposed and disabled supersu, I still could not install the upgrade.
Finally managed to get the upgrade by going all the way back to stock and allow the OTA updates all the way up the MM6 update. Took me nearly 2 days to do that.
I have taken clean twrp backups of all the stock updates and will try and post them here soon.
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thank you for the information, but as I mentioned in op my phone is already all stock, I havent ever moded or rooted or anything, it's stock locked bootloader

Have the exact same issue. My device is compelitely stock. Tried flashing the recovery from the downloaded OTA but still got the sama error. Hopefully someone will be able to resolve the issue.

if you have problems in installing OTA updates, follow these steps
1. check if your CID and MID are matching each other. they should be both for same region. mine are for vietnam. mec_dugl / HTC__057
2.Flash an stock RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-e8/help/htc-one-e8-mid-cid-ruu-ota-twrp-t2903210
3.Skip all registeration process and directly go to update menu.
4.this is a 3 stage update process: a small update for some applications/another 100 MB update for making device ready for main update!! / at last 1 GB main update . each one should be downloaded and installed separately.
5. after downloading 100MB update, DO NOT restart. coneect your phone to PC and go to download folder on phone internal memory, there should be a zip file containing updates(sadly I forgot file name), copy it on your PC and extract recovery.img from it.
6. boot your phone into bootloader and flash stock recovery you've extracted using fastboot.
7. now you have complete stock ROM. go to setting/update again and follow update process.
8.after updating you may flash twrp and supersu.
9. I don't know why, but there is a good chance that after messing with system files in MM you get stuck in several kinds of bootloops and soft-breaks. Don't worry; all you should do is going to recovery and wiping caches. sometimes you need a factory reset too. also have in mind that a complete boot after changing system files may take up to 15 minutes even without wipes.

@sam5154 well thank you for the info, Im gonna try these steps except, I will try to download again and flash recovery and try it before flashing a RUU and lose everything
but I hope it works anyway, btw mine is also vietnam region.

sam5154 said:
if you have problems in installing OTA updates, follow these steps
1. check if your CID and MID are matching each other. they should be both for same region. mine are for vietnam. mec_dugl / HTC__057
2.Flash an stock RUU from http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-e8/help/htc-one-e8-mid-cid-ruu-ota-twrp-t2903210
3.Skip all registeration process and directly go to update menu.
4.this is a 3 stage update process: a small update for some applications/another 100 MB update for making device ready for main update!! / at last 1 GB main update . each one should be downloaded and installed separately.
5. after downloading 100MB update, DO NOT restart. coneect your phone to PC and go to download folder on phone internal memory, there should be a zip file containing updates(sadly I forgot file name), copy it on your PC and extract recovery.img from it.
6. boot your phone into bootloader and flash stock recovery you've extracted using fastboot.
7. now you have complete stock ROM. go to setting/update again and follow update process.
8.after updating you may flash twrp and supersu.
9. I don't know why, but there is a good chance that after messing with system files in MM you get stuck in several kinds of bootloops and soft-breaks. Don't worry; all you should do is going to recovery and wiping caches. sometimes you need a factory reset too. also have in mind that a complete boot after changing system files may take up to 15 minutes even without wipes.
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Hi, thanks for this. I will try this once i got home.
But i have one questions, mine is Vietnam MEC_DUGL with stock lollipop 5.0.2. The RUU only available for stock lollipop 5.0.1. Can I use this RUU or should I look for specific RUU for lollipop 5.02?
Thanks!

Kianush said:
@sam5154 well thank you for the info, Im gonna try these steps except, I will try to download again and flash recovery and try it before flashing a RUU and lose everything
but I hope it works anyway, btw mine is also vietnam region.
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If you gonaa try that, then remeber to unroot and uninstall xposed, and you can use titanium backup for restoring your apps and data of course.

sam5154 said:
If you gonaa try that, then remeber to unroot and uninstall xposed, and you can use titanium backup for restoring your apps and data of course.
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in op I already told that I dont have root or anything and the phone is all stock and it was like this from the begining, that means no xposed or anything else

Kianush said:
in op I already told that I dont have root or anything and the phone is all stock and it was like this from the begining, that means no xposed or anything else
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Have you tried the suggestion above? Let me know the result! Thanks man

sam5154 said:
If you gonaa try that, then remeber to unroot and uninstall xposed, and you can use titanium backup for restoring your apps and data of course.
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and how to check for this mec_dugl / HTC__057?
the first part is ok it shows that in booloader menu, but how to check for HTC__057??

Kianush said:
in op I already told that I dont have root or anything and the phone is all stock and it was like this from the begining, that means no xposed or anything else
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Kianush said:
and how to check for this mec_dugl / HTC__057?
the first part is ok it shows that in booloader menu, but how to check for HTC__057??
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Here you go :
If you want more information, use ADB (if you don't how to get it going, use the search on the forum or Google about it).
While you phone is connected to your PC, type adb reboot bootloader and wait for your phone to reboot into bootloader mode. Once there, you can perform fastboot commands like getvar. Type fastboot getvar all and you will see all the information about the phone, including the product variable which lists the model you have.
Source : http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-m7/320871-how-check-htc-one-variant-model.html

bataskhayal said:
Here you go :
If you want more information, use ADB (if you don't how to get it going, use the search on the forum or Google about it).
While you phone is connected to your PC, type adb reboot bootloader and wait for your phone to reboot into bootloader mode. Once there, you can perform fastboot commands like getvar. Type fastboot getvar all and you will see all the information about the phone, including the product variable which lists the model you have.
Source : http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-m7/320871-how-check-htc-one-variant-model.html
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Thank you for the info
btw I did go through the steps of downloading the 110mb update and flashing its recovery before pressing install and that didnt work and still gives OP error
so I guess I have to use RUU but not gonna do that for a while and also Im not so sure it'll work because the phone is already factory stock!

Kianush said:
Thank you for the info
btw I did go through the steps of downloading the 110mb update and flashing its recovery before pressing install and that didnt work and still gives OP error
so I guess I have to use RUU but not gonna do that for a while and also Im not so sure it'll work because the phone is already factory stock!
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Yes bos, i also did the recovery trick but still cant make it work. So the only solution we havent try is to flash RUU which i doubt also will make it work since my phone also factory stock. So i guess will stay in 5.0.2 for a while.

Kianush said:
Thank you for the info
btw I did go through the steps of downloading the 110mb update and flashing its recovery before pressing install and that didnt work and still gives OP error
so I guess I have to use RUU but not gonna do that for a while and also Im not so sure it'll work because the phone is already factory stock!
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Hi, I have managed to finally update my Vietnam HTC One E8 dual SIM (MEC_DUGL) to Android 6.0. The problem that cause the error is the error recovery file, hence I re-install the RUU to get the correct recovery.img file. Below are the steps :
Note : Try with your own risk
1. My device is currently stock 5.0.2 no root and locked. Before starting the update process please make sure to backup all of your important data. Im using the stock HTC backup software, when you restore your device after you finished your update process, it will re-install your currently installed apps , contacts, settings, etc.
2. Download RUU for your device here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-e8/help/htc-one-e8-mid-cid-ruu-ota-twrp-t2903210
I downloaded :
[Vietnam][DUAL][M8sd][mec_dugl][CID HTC__059][OPAJ20000] :
[Lollipop 5.0.1][2.35.425.2] : LINK
Seems not match with my current software (5.0.2), but eventually it will do the magic.
3. Flash RUU. NOTE : You will lose all of your data in your internal phone memory. Make sure to backup all of your important files.
Steps:
1) Download RUU.
2) Rename RUU to 0PAJIMG.zip (the first character is a zero, NOT A LETTER O)
3) Put renamed 0PAJIMG.zip on your external_SD
4) Boot into your bootloader and make sure your in hboot and let it update its RUU.
5) No PC, no adb, no fastboot, no terminal is needed, just a root explorer to rename and transfer the renamed RUU file to external_sd
6) After you have updated your RUU, make sure to remove the 0PAJIMG.zip from your external_sd because it will ask to update your RUU everytime your reboot to your bootloader which it is technically supposed to do but its unnecessary after you have done it once (unless you are planning on flashing RUU again).
7) Done!
Source : http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-e8/help/htc-one-e8-mid-cid-ruu-ota-twrp-t2903210
4. Reboot your phone, now your phone is back to factory stock, connect it to wifi, no need to set up any account, just go directly to software update from Settings > About > Software Updates. Just install all the available software updates (5.0.2 > 6.0 part 1 > 6.0 part 2).
5. BOOM! Your HTC One E8 now runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
6. Restore your phone from the stock HTC Backup Software.
7. Done

6.0.1 ota with stock rooted 6.0

My v10 downloaded an OTA , which im assuming is 6.0
1. Im rooted on stock 6.0 and unlocked boot loader. Will the OTA work without messing up anything ? Ill have to root again im sure, just want some info before i pull the trigger.

I don't think the update will even proceed being that you're on a rooted ROM. I have that notification too, and i just don't know how to turn it off.

I to am rooted,unlockboot and stock rom. I don't feel like taking a chance. So I used titanium backup to freeze the software update and in the drop down notification if you press it, it's a notification from Google play services if you block it in apps it will disappear from your drop down. I also deleted the update zip in the cache folder.I used es file explorer ,device/cache/update

popwar said:
My v10 downloaded an OTA , which im assuming is 6.0
1. Im rooted on stock 6.0 and unlocked boot loader. Will the OTA work without messing up anything ? Ill have to root again im sure, just want some info before i pull the trigger.
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Okay, I'm assuming you are on H90120e (system version). There is a root exploit for the H90120j update. You just do the following:
Make a backup of your apps and settings
Flash your phone to the new update (H90120j)?
Take a look at either one of these threads to root your device again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/general/step-step-guide-rooting-lg-v10-using-t3382631
OR
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/general/root-android-6-0-h901-t3382819

You can't flash the phone that is already rooted and has TWRP.
I am in this same situation. On stock rom with root and twrp. I want to update to the new update, but do not want to loose all my apps, settings, etc.
Question is, how to do the initial update before having to re-root again?
How do we flash the phone with the new update?

bhagiratha said:
You can't flash the phone that is already rooted and has TWRP.
I am in this same situation. On stock rom with root and twrp. I want to update to the new update, but do not want to loose all my apps, settings, etc.
Question is, how to do the initial update before having to re-root again?
How do we flash the phone with the new update?
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Why can't you flash the phone that is already rooted and has TWRP?
All you are doing is opening the LGUP tool and flashing the new H90120j .kdz file using the "refurbish" option then flashing the H90120j .tot file that has TWRP using the "update" option which will flash the phone regardless of what is running on your phone. The guides on the first link explain that. I believe your concern is keeping all of your settings and apps. Look up Titanium backup, it works for me.

Thank you. I only flash the LGH901AT-01-V20j-310-260-JUL-12-2016-ARB02+0ROOTTWRP tot file and all is good.
Well except that I lost Dolby audio.
I will look for a fix.

jun19inf said:
Okay, I'm assuming you are on H90120e (system version). There is a root exploit for the H90120j update. You just do the following:
Make a backup of your apps and settings
Flash your phone to the new update (H90120j)?
Take a look at either one of these threads to root your device again:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/general/step-step-guide-rooting-lg-v10-using-t3382631
OR
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/general/root-android-6-0-h901-t3382819
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Hi,
Do I have to use LGUP to install the update or can I click install on the dropdown of my phone?
I'm on stock MM 6.0 (H90120e) Rooted and I will not have access to my main PC for another week as I'm traveling.
Thanks,
-NJ

Anyone?

bhagiratha said:
You can't flash the phone that is already rooted and has TWRP.
I am in this same situation. On stock rom with root and twrp. I want to update to the new update, but do not want to loose all my apps, settings, etc.
Question is, how to do the initial update before having to re-root again?
How do we flash the phone with the new update?
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There's a guide in general that tells how to do all this. In fact jun19inf WROTE it.
In a nutshell, do a twrp backup.
Upgrade to 20j by flashing the stock 20j kbz.
Enable usb debugging and oem unlock
flash tot that has twrp in it.
Now you can go into twrp and 1) root via supersu 2) restore ONLY data from your twrp backup taken previously to get your apps etc back. Alternatively Titanium Backup will also do just fine.

njdevils28 said:
Hi,
Do I have to use LGUP to install the update or can I click install on the dropdown of my phone?
I'm on stock MM 6.0 (H90120e) Rooted and I will not have access to my main PC for another week as I'm traveling.
Thanks,
-NJ
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If all is you have is root, you should be able to unroot in the SuperSU settings, and then let the update install. But if you have TWRP, then I can't see any way to do the update without using a PC to flash your phone back to stock ROM and recovery. Although you may check the dev. section to see if Eliminator has a flashable ROM to bring you up to date.
Sent from my LG-H901 using XDA-Developers mobile app

YrrchSebor said:
If all is you have is root, you should be able to unroot in the SuperSU settings, and then let the update install. But if you have TWRP, then I can't see any way to do the update without using a PC to flash your phone back to stock ROM and recovery. Although you may check the dev. section to see if Eliminator has a flashable ROM to bring you up to date.
Sent from my LG-H901 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Ah. Thank you very much!
-NJ

Hi all. I just got my factory warranty back and I attempted to root it. Everything went as it should, until just after the install finished. Instead of rebooting normally, it now will only reboot into TWRP. Once there, when I try to flash a custom ROM (in this case, Bliss, but I don't think it matters, I get an error message that says the zip file is corrupt. Then, while still in recovery, when I tried to wipe everything except the sd card, it says mkfs.fat process ended with error. I then powered down and attempted the factory reset. I scrolled down on both screens and it did not say anything about any errors, so I assumed it took. However, it reboots right back into TWRP recovery. It also boots right to TWRP recovery when I try to boot normally. Of course, adb does not recognize the phone in any mode that I can get into (fastboot/recovery/download), so, I can't use LG Bridge to reflash the original firmware. Does anybody have any ideas for a fix? I know that this replacement phone had 6.0 on it. I thought I did everything to a t? TIA...
OK, not sure how I got there, but when I attempt to reboot from TWRP it says No OS Installed! Are you sure you want to reboot? That at least says what the problem is. Does anybody know how to fix this?

Where can I download the update file?

wbexpress said:
Hi all. I just got my factory warranty back and I attempted to root it. Everything went as it should, until just after the install finished. Instead of rebooting normally, it now will only reboot into TWRP. Once there, when I try to flash a custom ROM (in this case, Bliss, but I don't think it matters, I get an error message that says the zip file is corrupt. Then, while still in recovery, when I tried to wipe everything except the sd card, it says mkfs.fat process ended with error. I then powered down and attempted the factory reset. I scrolled down on both screens and it did not say anything about any errors, so I assumed it took. However, it reboots right back into TWRP recovery. It also boots right to TWRP recovery when I try to boot normally. Of course, adb does not recognize the phone in any mode that I can get into (fastboot/recovery/download), so, I can't use LG Bridge to reflash the original firmware. Does anybody have any ideas for a fix? I know that this replacement phone had 6.0 on it. I thought I did everything to a t? TIA...
OK, not sure how I got there, but when I attempt to reboot from TWRP it says No OS Installed! Are you sure you want to reboot? That at least says what the problem is. Does anybody know how to fix this?
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Did you select refurbish or upgrade?
I believe you need to select upgrade when flashing or you get stuck in TWRP
Sent from my LG-H901 using XDA-Developers mobile app

How to root V10 T-mobile M.M ver V20L
How to root V10 T-mobile M.M ver V20L
Can some one guide me on the following:
1. Can I flash back and downgrade to Software version V20J from V20L.
2. Is there any root method for V10 t-mobile MM ver V20L.

1. It is well explained in this forum, you CANNOT go back without facing a software brick.
2. You can root your phone through Dirty_Cow method or by flash Eliminater74 ROM (Part1 & Part2).
Again, search for that in this section and in development one...

jonsat said:
1. It is well explained in this forum, you CANNOT go back without facing a software brick.
2. You can root your phone through Dirty_Cow method or by flash Eliminater74 ROM (Part1 & Part2).
Again, search for that in this section and in development one...
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Thanks so much for your reply, I was about to flash it to downgrade my V10 from V20L to V20J i even downloaded the files for it Phew....
Okay, I have searched most of the rootings are V20J i have not found a method for rooting and twrp for V20L software update.
Please if u can share the link, that would be helpful...
thanks regards,

I wonder how people perform searches... by the way, few lines under this very thread, there is:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/general/root-20l-dirty-cow-t3498722

jonsat said:
I wonder how people perform searches... by the way, few lines under this very thread, there is:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/general/root-20l-dirty-cow-t3498722
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Awwhh GOD!!! big thanks for your help, u r truly an awesome person. Peace and blessing upon u.
regards,

UPDATE TO 7.0 Nougat XT1650-03 Retus US Version

After Failing over and over, I finally was able to flash the latest NOUGAT Update provided in the other thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z/how-to/android-7-international-rollout-t3510790
Download the update.zip file "Blur_Version.24.21.46.griffin.retail.en.US.zip" from one of the posts
Main issue for me was i was on the wrong firmware, simple flash the "XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45_cid50_subsidy-RGRCA_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml" firmware by grabbing it from
http://www.filefactory.com/folder/c6cdedc45a775d27/?sort=created&order=DESC&show=25
Notice you need the MPL24.246-45 FIRMWARE , the number 45 plays a major role as it will be verified later. I was running the buildnumber MPL24.246-20 instead of 40
once you get that out of the way and are done flashing the MPL24.246-40 firmware, simply adb sideload the Blur_Version.24.21.46.griffin.retail.en.US.zip from your computer, reboot in stock recovery and then hold power and then press volume up and choose the option adb sideload
My sideload failed at 95%, however when i rebooted, it was running nougat
let me know how it goes for you guys
My bootloader is unlocked, and i did not relock it

This is really sad. They said it was going to be this week and a global roll out.
Nothing!
I can't wait until Samsung release the S8E.. Giving this phone to my 8 years old niece to have!

can u make some order here ?
what is your model ?
if u flashed 24.246-45 then u said it needs to be 40
then did u flash the 40 over 45 ?
thanks
hassanman1997 said:
Download the update.zip file "Blur_Version.24.21.46.griffin.retail.en.US.zip" from one of the posts
Main issue for me was i was on the wrong firmware, simple flash the "XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45_cid50_subsidy-RGRCA_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml" firmware by grabbing it from
Notice you need the MPL24.246-45 FIRMWARE , the number 45 plays a major role as it will be verified later. I was running the buildnumber MPL24.246-20 instead of 40
once you get that out of the way and are done flashing the MPL24.246-40 firmware,
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This is really helpful. I hit the same snag when I tried to upgrade from -17 firmware.
Any chance you could upload the Canadian Rogers firmware (-45) to Mega? It's so painful waiting for 9 hours for it to fail a few minutes from the end.

Yeah I can try, but I won't be home until night, the only pain was waiting 9 hours, and the firmware is -45, I accidently wrote -40 , I don't think there is any firmware with-40

I tried all the above. Still fails for me.
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I think because the file has been replaced with a v2 so it's failing verification

I'm uploading the Rogers .45 firmware to mega right now. I'll update this post once its done uploading.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!nssGEDiT!hhLkcTM106hmqbH_fiWfAytEV-fgdlYOhUwpcd_sGJY
Downloaded straight from FileFactory and uploaded directly to Mega

Here is: XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3YYHFxKQxVNTBLeWxadUFZOU0/view?usp=sharing
...Now, can someone help me figure out how to flash it? That would be awesome

svetius said:
Here is: XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3YYHFxKQxVNTBLeWxadUFZOU0/view?usp=sharing
...Now, can someone help me figure out how to flash it? That would be awesome
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Whats the status of your device right now? Are you purely stock? Rooted? Unlocked? TWRP or stock recovery?

Prfndhatrdofman said:
Whats the status of your device right now? Are you purely stock? Rooted? Unlocked? TWRP or stock recovery?
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I flashed XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45 via this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69065373&postcount=14
And while the flash was successful, strangely booting into the OS I'm still on -20.
So then I tried to sideload nougat, and it went up to 87% and failed, causing a bootloop. The bootloop can be fixed by manually flashing -45 again (which is so weird because it actually loads -20).
I am unrooted, bootloader locked.

svetius said:
I flashed XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45 via this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69065373&postcount=14
And while the flash was successful, strangely booting into the OS I'm still on -20.
So then I tried to sideload nougat, and it went up to 87% and failed, causing a bootloop. The bootloop can be fixed by manually flashing -45 again (which is so weird because it actually loads -20).
I am unrooted, bootloader locked.
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You got further than me. ADB Sideload wouldnt even look at the Nougat OTA zip. tried multiple ADB versions too

svetius said:
I flashed XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45 via this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69065373&postcount=14
And while the flash was successful, strangely booting into the OS I'm still on -20.
So then I tried to sideload nougat, and it went up to 87% and failed, causing a bootloop. The bootloop can be fixed by manually flashing -45 again (which is so weird because it actually loads -20).
I am unrooted, bootloader locked.
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Sideload was successful for me, but still completely in a bootloop as well..

for me it worked fine with ADB sideload.

my bootloader is unlocked, i tried locking it back to get official OTA but failed to lock it again.
I tried every method that was mentioned but failed over and over
so here is what I did:
1) removed all the personal files from phone (pictures, videos, texts etc) so i don't lose em
2) flashed the rogers [XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45_cid50_subsidy-RGRCA_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml] firmware by using mfastboot, make sure you grab the mfastbootv2, you can google and download it, use mfastboot and flash the firmware by command lines
3)after flashing, rebooted, set up the device and skipping a few steps to get into homescreen, and then powered off the phone.
4)downloaded Blur_Version.24.21.46.griffin.retail.en.US.zip and placed it in the adb folder, make sure you download the latest adb tools, you can google and find them easily too
5) extract the adb folder and place the Blur_Version.24.21.46.griffin.retail.en.US.zip in side that folder
6) reboot the phone and press volume to navigate to recovery, you should boot into stock recovery as you flashed stock firmware
7) hold power button and press volume up and youll see the menu, select update by ota and connect to the phone
8) open command line in the adb tools and use command to flash ota via adb
9) mine failed at 95% because of system image error, so instead of rebooting it, i used the command again and flashed the ota via adb, it failed again, however when i rebooted i was presented by the new red moto boot animation, there i knew it was updated to android N

*Delete*

hassanman1997 said:
After Failing over and over, I finally was able to flash the latest NOUGAT Update provided in the other thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z/how-to/android-7-international-rollout-t3510790
Download the update.zip file "Blur_Version.24.21.46.griffin.retail.en.US.zip" from one of the posts
Main issue for me was i was on the wrong firmware, simple flash the "XT1650-03_GRIFFIN_ROGERS_MPL24.246-45_cid50_subsidy-RGRCA_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml" firmware by grabbing it from
http://www.filefactory.com/folder/c6cdedc45a775d27/?sort=created&order=DESC&show=25
Notice you need the MPL24.246-45 FIRMWARE , the number 45 plays a major role as it will be verified later. I was running the buildnumber MPL24.246-20 instead of 40
once you get that out of the way and are done flashing the MPL24.246-40 firmware, simply adb sideload the Blur_Version.24.21.46.griffin.retail.en.US.zip from your computer, reboot in stock recovery and then hold power and then press volume up and choose the option adb sideload
My sideload failed at 95%, however when i rebooted, it was running nougat
let me know how it goes for you guys
My bootloader is unlocked, and i did not relock it
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OK, so i got it working. But there were some difficulties.
I was on 24.246-45 already, but i installed TWRP and a custom kernel. I reflashed the recovery and boot from the BELL 24.246.45 firmware, and proceeded sideloading the update. It errored out, saying system was mounted r/w once (after I installed TWRP, but I never altered it beyond that).
So i flashed the system chunks from the firmware ( "mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0" , "mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1" etc.), then i retried the sideload, and it worked. The system information still says the build number is MPL24.246-45, but the android version is 7.0, everything seems to be working, including split screen, the new easter egg, quicklaunch ribbon, and new notifications.

gomisensei said:
... The system information still says the build number is MPL24.246-45, but the android version is 7.0, everything seems to be working, including split screen, the new easter egg, quicklaunch ribbon, and new notifications.
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This should be only a "cosmetic" issue... probably you can fix it by editing build.prop...

enetec said:
This should be only a "cosmetic" issue... probably you can fix it by editing build.prop...
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meh, i'm not really worried about it, at least not enough to guess what the version SHOULD be...

gomisensei said:
meh, i'm not really worried about it, at least not enough to guess what the version SHOULD be...
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:laugh:

Does that actually work for other software channels as well?
I'm from india, my software chanel is retin (retail India) can I still flash the one that came for retus?
Sent from my Moto Z using XDA Labs

Feb 2019 update now available

Hope by performance fixes they mean memory leak fix.

I have not seen os ram usage this low after boot in many months.

Did you have round corner?

yaral said:
Did you have round corner?
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It squared it when I screenshot.

Anybody figure out how to turn off the rounded corners?

Anyone know what the modem sucurity patch is about? Kinda don't want to take it cuz of the sim lock issues awhile back.

enigma2446 said:
Anyone know what the modem sucurity patch is about? Kinda don't want to take it cuz of the sim lock issues awhile back.
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no clue but i fastboot flashed the images because the OTA refused to work, but flashing the images worked. i'm still able to connect to ATT towers from my sprint sim unlocked PH-1.

TomTheGeek3 said:
no clue but i fastboot flashed the images because the OTA refused to work, but flashing the images worked. i'm still able to connect to ATT towers from my sprint sim unlocked PH-1.
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Noob question here: When using fastboot to flash the update image, do you have to worry about the "slot A" vs "slot B" thing?? Can you provide a little more insight? I've been reading around the forum, and I'm a little worried about bricking my phone! (The bootloader on my phone is unlocked and I've rooted the phone, but I haven't flashed a third-party ROM. The OTA update feature gives me a "couldn't update" message.)

adiejg said:
Noob question here: When using fastboot to flash the update image, do you have to worry about the "slot A" vs "slot B" thing?? Can you provide a little more insight? I've been reading around the forum, and I'm a little worried about bricking my phone! (The bootloader on my phone is unlocked and I've rooted the phone, but I haven't flashed a third-party ROM. The OTA update feature gives me a "couldn't update" message.)
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No you don't have to worry about it. The flash all file in the zip will do all the work for you. It wont take update via ota because you have to be on the stock boot.img. the stock boot img has the recovery built into the ramdisk there for if your rooted then there is no stock recovery to use for ota. Be cautious because flashing via fastboot will wipe the phone.

enigma2446 said:
No you don't have to worry about it. The flash all file in the zip will do all the work for you. It wont take update via ota because you have to be on the stock boot.img. the stock boot img has the recovery built into the ramdisk there for if your rooted then there is no stock recovery to use for ota. Be cautious because flashing via fastboot will wipe the phone.
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If I edit the .bat file and remove "format userdata", that will prevent the wipe?

njsges said:
If I edit the .bat file and remove "format userdata", that will prevent the wipe?
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It should without issues but always prepare for hickups.

Anyone else having issues when trying to update to the February release? I tried to sideload the OTA update and that kept giving me the error "adb sideload failed to read command: no error" and then I decided to follow Morphius's suggestion here to just unroot my device by flashing to stock bootloader in order to try to take the OTA update and that OTA keeps failing as well. Anyone else having this issue?

hssxda said:
Anyone else having issues when trying to update to the February release? I tried to sideload the OTA update and that kept giving me the error "adb sideload failed to read command: no error" and then I decided to follow Morphius's suggestion here to just unroot my device by flashing to stock bootloader in order to try to take the OTA update and that OTA keeps failing as well. Anyone else having this issue?
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Are you rooted?

After three days running, memory Leak not fixed.. Bummer

enigma2446 said:
No you don't have to worry about it. The flash all file in the zip will do all the work for you. It wont take update via ota because you have to be on the stock boot.img. the stock boot img has the recovery built into the ramdisk there for if your rooted then there is no stock recovery to use for ota. Be cautious because flashing via fastboot will wipe the phone.
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Again, a very noob question, (and I do apologize) but can I use something like Titanium Backup to make sure I can restore all my apps the way they were after I flash the update via fastboot? Reinstalling everything seems like a gigantic pain in the backside.

adiejg said:
Again, a very noob question, (and I do apologize) but can I use something like Titanium Backup to make sure I can restore all my apps the way they were after I flash the update via fastboot? Reinstalling everything seems like a gigantic pain in the backside.
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Titanium Backup used to require root access. You probably need to be rooted before you update via fastboot and run the backup through Titanium Backup. Then you will need to copy your backup files to a computer because fastboot flashing will erase your phone data. Next apply the fastboot update, root again, copy your backup back to the phone and restore your backup.

enigma2446 said:
Are you rooted?
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I was but I followed all the proper steps but for some reason this morning my computer wouldn't real the OTA zip file. I tried it tonight using a different USB port on my laptop and it is worked first time... so weird...

d14r1 said:
After three days running, memory Leak not fixed.. Bummer
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I don't have memory leak anymore..
1.5gb ram not in usage.
The last time I restarted my phone was after the update.

I'm using my Essential 'phone in the UK having recently purchased it used. On the 7th I had a notice to say that an update was available. When I tried to install it it downloaded, but refused to install saying: Couldn't update... installation problem. As far as I know the 'phone is running the stock software but I noticed that no updates had been installed since October 2018. I unchecked 'allow bootloader unlocking' in case that was the issue, but still couldn't perform the update.
I went onto the Essential website and downloaded the OTA image to my iMac, then, following the guide, sideloaded the update on to the 'phone. This worked well and I now have an updated PH-1. I'll have to see if March's update now installs correctly or not.

so.... am i reading this right... and here is my thinking...
to keep root and still take the OTAs
- go to Essentials site and download the image zip
- (to keep root) copy boot.img to your device, patch it through magisk, then copy it back to your ota folder.
- open flashall.bat, comment the format userdata (to keep your data), change the boot.img line to patched_boot.img
- run flashall.bat
- profit