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Stopping an ota

I just picked up my m8 from Verizon. Here's what it's running. Is there a way to stop it from updating to the new ota it's wanting to install?
If I try weaksauce and then firewater can I accept the ota or should I not because it will lock the boot loader down? It's always been don't accept otas when unlocked with the s3.
Can anyone help me with the steps I should use? I'm thinking weaksauce, then firewater, then twrp install, then flash su zip? Then what do I do about otas trying to install? Besides flashing a new Rom?
Also, there is a way to go back to full stock right?
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From what I've read the ota doesn't break anything that would stop you from being able to s-off. However if you want to s-off before taking the ota then you can do so. There should be a thread around here that contains the zip of the latest ota firmware and radios, etc that you can flash and be up to date without going through the hassle of returning the recovery and such to stock.

On the Verizon m8? Cause I'm reading that firewater may not work on the newest ota. Any ideas?

Nobody has any input? Surely some here have experience on this device that they got recently from Verizon?

silver04v said:
Nobody has any input? Surely some here have experience on this device that they got recently from Verizon?
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I used Firewater on mine without doing the OTA and I'd recommend you do the same just incase.

S1L3nTShaDoWz said:
I used Firewater on mine without doing the OTA and I'd recommend you do the same just incase.
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What did you do afterwards to prevent the ota after soff was done? Did you install twrp and flash su in recovery after?

silver04v said:
What did you do afterwards to prevent the ota after soff was done? Did you install twrp and flash su in recovery after?
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I believe after I went S-OFF I just flashed a custom ROM. On the other hand I think flashing SuperSU would make the updates fail in the future if thats good enough to you. & Yes I did that too I think.
I know on the Galaxy S4 you could freeze the app giving you notifications about the OTA updates, not sure if you can do that on the M8 or not as I haven't really needed to do it but you could check that out too if all else fails.

Maybe I'll just stop being a new device wuss and flash clean rom. As I want stable and no fussing right now.
What about going stock? Is it possible to lock it all back up if needed?

silver04v said:
Maybe I'll just stop being a new device wuss and flash clean rom. As I want stable and no fussing right now.
What about going stock? Is it possible to lock it all back up if needed?
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It's not really being a wuss, honestly you're quite smart to ask questions before doing stuff. Let's just say for example, you did everything with no research no questions asked and pretended you were the master of everything you didn't know YET you would eventually screw up if not immediately. Sooo congrats to you for being smart : D!
Yes I'm quite sure you can lock it back up or at least to a point where it'd be extremely hard to tell whether it was or not. If you like trying new things I'd just try a few ROM's and find one you really like before you settle with one and then just set your stuff up and enjoy it
On the other hand if you like stock and prefer it over it then you can use Xposed and get some of the cool stuff you would from a ROM or even stuff you don't see in ROM's.

S1L3nTShaDoWz said:
It's not really being a wuss, honestly you're quite smart to ask questions before doing stuff. Let's just say for example, you did everything with no research no questions asked and pretended you were the master of everything you didn't know YET you would eventually screw up if not immediately. Sooo congrats to you for being smart : D!
Yes I'm quite sure you can lock it back up or at least to a point where it'd be extremely hard to tell whether it was or not. If you like trying new things I'd just try a few ROM's and find one you really like before you settle with one and then just set your stuff up and enjoy it
On the other hand if you like stock and prefer it over it then you can use Xposed and get some of the cool stuff you would from a ROM or even stuff you don't see in ROM's.
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Yeah, I'm all for roms, been flashing since my droidx days. HTC is just new to me. I'm coming from a galaxy s3. So this is a bit different. But I think I'm understanding things.
Just nerve racking since I just paid outright for this to keep my unlimited.

Any other suggestions?
I'm thinking my steps are going to be weaksauce, then firewater, then download twrp and flash it. Then delete weaksauce and supersu then go into twrp and flash a super su zip for permanent root. Then start with cleanrom.
Sound about right?

I did firewater after taking the ota and it worked. Any way you choose to do it is fine. But taking ota definitely does not break the possibility of s-off on vzwM8

silver04v said:
Any other suggestions?
I'm thinking my steps are going to be weaksauce, then firewater, then download twrp and flash it. Then delete weaksauce and supersu then go into twrp and flash a super su zip for permanent root. Then start with cleanrom.
Sound about right?
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That's almost exactly like I did it, except I don't think you have to flash SuperSU after installing TWRP since you will install CleanROM anyway. The rom is rooted out of the box.
The way I understand it (and I'm also new to HTC - have done all my flashing on Asus tablets and Moto phones), flashing a rom will format and overwrite /system anyway. And that's where root lives, right?

Well I got it done. Didn't take the ota and I used weak sauce, then firewater, then fastboot flashed twrp, installed SuperSU zip and I'm off and rolling. Ready to install clean ROM. I'm loving this device.

[Q] How to update rooted Moto G?

Hi,
I hope this has not been covered more than once - I've really searched for it on this forum but couldn't find anything about it.
I rooted my Moto G. All I wanted was to use the "Greenify" App and to fix a wakelok that seems to happen occasionally, getting my battery time back to ~10 days again (I hardly use the phone). I don't need root for anything else.
I am very interested in the Android L update, though, because of a couple of features I have been waiting for for very long.
And of course I would appreciate getting rid of the "update available" notification.
What is the easiest/most foolproof way for me to update my Moto G, possibly using OTA?

fertchen said:
Hi,
I hope this has not been covered more than once - I've really searched for it on this forum but couldn't find anything about it.
I rooted my Moto G. All I wanted was to use the "Greenify" App and to fix a wakelok that seems to happen occasionally, getting my battery time back to ~10 days again (I hardly use the phone). I don't need root for anything else.
I am very interested in the Android L update, though, because of a couple of features I have been waiting for for very long.
And of course I would appreciate getting rid of the "update available" notification.
What is the easiest/most foolproof way for me to update my Moto G, possibly using OTA?
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Download VooDoo OTA RootKeeper on the Google play store, it temporary disables root. After that, you can restore root. Hope that helps.
Sent from my SM-T310

thebestiam said:
Download VooDoo OTA RootKeeper on the Google play store, it temporary disables root. After that, you can restore root. Hope that helps.
Sent from my SM-T310
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Thanks. This seems to be intended to keep root only, though. My problem is (sorry that I was unable to clarify this in my first post) that I can not use the OTA update for my Moto G at all because it is rooted. If I try to apply the OTA update the phone will get stuck in an endless reboot-loop because of some checksum failure or so (as desribed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/help/android-4-4-2-to-4-4-4-failed-t2819308
Is there a foolproof way to get around this issue as well?

This should help you.

I rooted my Moto G using this excellent tutorial: http://www.swedroid.se/forum/showthread.php?t=106595
As I see it, the only reason the OTA update does not work is the fact that the recovery partition was changed and thus the checksum does not match. I also assume that I would just need to restore the stock recovery in order for the OTA updates to work again. Is that correct?
As I said, I am really not interested in any custom tinkering at all. The only thing I wanted was root access and I have grown to like Greenify. It is my understanding that I do not need CWM in order to retain root access. What I would like to achieve now is to install the OTA updates without worries. I could live with having to root the device again after each update, provided that does not involve flashing recovery and unlocking again.
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This should help you.
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Thanks for the pointer. But maybe there is a different way.

fertchen said:
As I said, I am really not interested in any custom tinkering at all. The only thing I wanted was root access and I have grown to like Greenify. It is my understanding that I do not need CWM in order to retain root access. What I would like to achieve now is to install the OTA updates without worries. I could live with having to root the device again after each update, provided that does not involve flashing recovery and unlocking again.
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You could reflash stock recovery and then OTA should work if that's what it was falling over on. If you lose root and need to re-root, you can do so by reflashing the recovery installable zip version of SuperSU from acustom recovery, which of course you now won't have.
However, you can always boot into a custom recovery from a PC without actually flashing it, i.e. get into fastboot mode and do:
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fastboot boot yourfavouritecustomrecovery.img
that should boot you into CWM (or whatever) temporarily without overwriting your stock recovery so you can re-root. You won't need to unlock the bootloader again.
If you upgrade to the premium version of SuperSU it has a feature that attempts to survive OTA updates that may save you having to re-root, but YMMV.

fertchen said:
Hi,
I hope this has not been covered more than once - I've really searched for it on this forum but couldn't find anything about it.
I rooted my Moto G. All I wanted was to use the "Greenify" App and to fix a wakelok that seems to happen occasionally, getting my battery time back to ~10 days again (I hardly use the phone). I don't need root for anything else.
I am very interested in the Android L update, though, because of a couple of features I have been waiting for for very long.
And of course I would appreciate getting rid of the "update available" notification.
What is the easiest/most foolproof way for me to update my Moto G, possibly using OTA?
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You can try to update the OTA by following the steps in the OP of this Post. It worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/general/ota-file-indian-dual-sim-4-4-4-t2810166
Just follow the steps below the text:
REVERT TO STOCK WITHOUT LOSING DATA OR ANYTHING ELSE
Basically you have to do this. Restore stock, do the OTA and than reroot using superboot to root.
Phone is unlocked, rooted and had xposed modules on it

Get back to stock ROM and check for updates

You can also try to find an official 4.4.4 firmware, flash it without wiping anything except the cache partition, and re-root afterwards.
So your phone is being updated, you won't lose anything and you still get root.
I did that with my Moto G 4G/LTE and it works beautifully.
Hope that helps.

Thanks for all your input.
Going back to stock recovery did not fix the OTA update problem/boot loop.
Even though I never installed a custom ROM I ended up re-installing the stock 4.4.2 firmware (without erasing userdata) and then just applying the OTA update.
Now I tried booting into CWM (fastboot boot recovery.img) but that just leads to "waiting for device", so I flashed CWM recovery again, rooted and then restored stock recovery. Works.
And I have learnt quite a bit in the process. That's always nice.
Thank you guys, you reign supreme.

New to Maxx, confused about root.

Could anyone point me in the right direction here? I consider myself 'somewhat' technologically inclined, I have rooted a few devices before but none were this complicated. I am running 4.4, 19.5.3, SU2-3.
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Should I upgrade/change anything, or keep with the current version(s)? What is the easiest, most stable method to obtain root and an unlocked bootloader (if possible)?
One thing to note, my main absolute need for root is WiFi tether, anything else is just a plus.
Thanks in advance for any help, and my apologies for posting such a general question.

Try sunshine app

That's what I was thinking but, again, seems like there are so many variables when it comes to the maxx and obtaining root. Is there a particular starting point you can link me to? Would be much appreciated (I have not used sunshine app before).

Start with sunshine and just Google search for bootloader unlock and sunshine

rg449 said:
That's what I was thinking but, again, seems like there are so many variables when it comes to the maxx and obtaining root. Is there a particular starting point you can link me to? Would be much appreciated (I have not used sunshine app before).
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What sunscape said. Sunshine will unlock your boot loader and you will not have to worry about any of the variables.
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Thanks guys. As soon as I get the time to give it a go, I'll post back with results. Much appreciated.

rg449 said:
Thanks guys. As soon as I get the time to give it a go, I'll post back with results. Much appreciated.
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Here is the link. Sunshine does need root to run but I believe it should be able to get temp root. Download it and run it. If it can gain root it will tell you and ask for $20. If not it will simply fail. If it cant get root, look up slapmymoto which will give you root access. Word of warning unlocking your boot loader voids the warranty.
http://theroot.ninja/download.html
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Thanks chuck. That was one of the things that was throwing me. Will slapmymoto give me perm root, or is it temp? Basically, what do I need to do, if possible, to obtain perm root?

Once you get unlocked via Sunshine, you can install TWRP and get perm root.

Sweet. So, as I understand as of now, I should try sunshine app alone first, if that does not work I should try slapmymoto in order to apply the sunshine unlock. Once that is successful, install twrp, and move forward. Is this correct?

rg449 said:
Thanks chuck. That was one of the things that was throwing me. Will slapmymoto give me perm root, or is it temp? Basically, what do I need to do, if possible, to obtain perm root?
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Slapmymoto is a way to perm root but I'm not sure if it will work for you or not. It has been awhile since I used it and what versions it works for. Try downloading sunshine and run it. It will try and get temp root (which is all it needs) to unlock your boot loader. Once your boot loader is unlocked, you can flash twrp recovery(which installs perm root) and never have to worry about losing root again.
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Nice. Thanks again, I've been looking at these threads for a couple days and haven't come to a conclusion as to what needed be done.
I know this is a lazy question but, will I need a pc for this at any point? Just wondering, as I don't have access to one on hand.

No and yes.
On your phone:
click on the link for sunshine, scroll to the bottom and download the latest version. Once it downloads, run it and agree to the permissions. It will try and gain root access. If it does, then it will run some test and see if it can unlock you boot loader. If it can, it will ask for some money(well worth it in my opinion). Pay the money and it will unlock your boot loader which will allow you to flash anything you want on your phone.
Now the computer comes in.
Download twrp on your pc.. (Just search this forum for the right version) and flash it with adb in fastboot. (Lots of instructions on this as well). Once it's done, reboot into recovery and when you exit twrp recovery it will ask it you want to install superuser(aka root), tell it yes.
I don't think there is a method for rooting your phone with out a PC.
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Perfect. Sounds easy enough.
The reason I asked about the pc, I did not have to use one to root my SG3 but, I figured since this particular phone has given the development such difficulty, they likely hadn't worked it all into process that did not require a pc.
Much gratitude, sir. I will be on this asap. I just got the phone in today, ordered from swappa, and am looking forward to moving my line from that SG3 to this much nicer device. Always did prefer Motorola and I think I made a good choice this time. May end up trying a work around to use my upgrade (unlimited on verizon) to get a Turbo in the near future but I am weary of mucking up my UDP.
Anyways, I'll report back with results as they come.

Question, would it be possible to ins TWRP via their app, instead of the fastboot method? I know that the app install requires root but, I am able to gain temp root via sunshine before I bought the license and was able to run and use root apps such as titanium backup and rom toolbox. That being so, would the twrp app work if I ran the sunshine temp root first? How risky is this or are there any known complications from this being tried before.
Bottom line, I am trying to get around having to use a pc as I do not have quick access to one.

rg449 said:
Question, would it be possible to ins TWRP via their app, instead of the fastboot method? I know that the app install requires root but, I am able to gain temp root via sunshine before I bought the license and was able to run and use root apps such as titanium backup and rom toolbox. That being so, would the twrp app work if I ran the sunshine temp root first? How risky is this or are there any known complications from this being tried before.
Bottom line, I am trying to get around having to use a pc as I do not have quick access to one.
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did you unlock your bootloader via sunshine already?

Yes

Just looked in my app drawer, sunshine app is gone. Does this mean I will not be able to run the 'tests', and acquire temp root via their app, since I have already unlocked?

OK, I reinstalled the sunshine app, ran the test and was told it had gained temp root. However, I was unable to run titanium backup like I was before I unlocked. So, I guess that I maybe should have tried that route before hand. Back to the pc, fastboot method. I have a few questions, as I was at the library earlier but had to leave before I was able to complete the twrp install.
1. Do I need to download and install any drivers if the PC is already able to read my device?
2. Where do I enter the necessary commands on the PC, such as:
From your computer, open a command prompt and type:
adb reboot bootloader
I was a bit rushed and didn't get the time to look over all skd tools, maybe I was supposed to enter the command from there? I would like to get a general idea of how these tools work, or how I am supposed to use them, before I go back to the library so I am not trying to figure all this out while I am in there.
ETA: found most of my answers in post #93 here - http://forums.androidcentral.com/dr...oid-maxx-bootloader-unlocked-root-away-4.html

OK, the last time I had tried to run titanium backup (to confirm root), it wouldn't recognize the root. This apparently was because I had already opened the app and had not closed it. Realized my mistake, closed the app, reopened with root access.
So, I downloaded the TWRP app from Google play, and got so far as completing the download for the install but, did not have the stones to continue further without knowing this has or has not been tried before.
1. Is it safe?
2. I had downloaded the latest version listed within the TWRP app for the motor x (ghost), would this version work?

can anyone help me out with twrp for LG Stylo 2

OK so I'm not a dev and my device is the LG Stylo 2, LS775. I found a way to make the root permanent for our device then another fellow came along asking for the stock recovery so he could port twrp for the Stylo 2 and he did he used the TWRP for the LG Stylo hence why I'm here. It's flashed and booted up just fine touch controls worked great the only problems I was having was it's not reading any partitions what so ever so I cant back up anything or choose files to flash. He tried fixing it and ended up bricking his own device in the process. I'm here to see if any Stylo developer could take a look and possibly fix it he was a newer dev so I believe that's why his device got fried.anyway if you could be so kind it would be much appreciated by me and other stylo 2 owners everywhere. Here is the stock recovery for the Stylo 2 LS775 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Gofg_yEN9-NHNsQ0ZHVEcwQlU/view?usp=drivesdkand here is the ported version that boots fine just doesn't mount partitions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Gofg_yEN9-Z2hqNFZEUHBzNk0/view?usp=drivesdk and here is some pictures of stuff it said in twrp I couldn't take a log as it didn't read a device to save it to
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Any help would be great if not go ahead and kindly ignore this post, thank you.

DirtyPISTOLA said:
OK so I'm not a dev and my device is the LG Stylo 2, LS775. I found a way to make the root permanent for our device then another fellow came along asking for the stock recovery so he could port twrp for the Stylo 2 and he did he used the TWRP for the LG Stylo hence why I'm here. It's flashed and booted up just fine touch controls worked great the only problems I was having was it's not reading any partitions what so ever so I cant back up anything or choose files to flash. He tried fixing it and ended up bricking his own device in the process. I'm here to see if any Stylo developer could take a look and possibly fix it he was a newer dev so I believe that's why his device got fried.anyway if you could be so kind it would be much appreciated by me and other stylo 2 owners everywhere. Here is the stock recovery for the Stylo 2 LS775 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Gofg_yEN9-NHNsQ0ZHVEcwQlU/view?usp=drivesdkand here is the ported version that boots fine just doesn't mount partitions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Gofg_yEN9-Z2hqNFZEUHBzNk0/view?usp=drivesdk and here is some pictures of stuff it said in twrp I couldn't take a log as it didn't read a device to save it to
Any help would be great if not go ahead and kindly ignore this post, thank you.
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How did you get root? I'm on the Metro PCS variant, I'm pretty sure that the software differs enough to not work for me.

mustangtim49 said:
How did you get root? I'm on the Metro PCS variant, I'm pretty sure that the software differs enough to not work for me.
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its pretty universal if you can get kingroot to at least temp root you should be fine follow my guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/boost-varient-permanent-root-t3435543 all i did was get temp root from kingroot then removed kingroot and installed supersu via terminal emulatore after that was done I installed busy box and flashfire then flashed the newest su binary with flashfire if it asks you to reboot just make sure to softboot because you wont lose temp root for that you can get a soft reboot app in the play store, but follow my guide let me know if it works for you that would be great.

DirtyPISTOLA said:
its pretty universal if you can get kingroot to at least temp root you should be fine follow my guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/boost-varient-permanent-root-t3435543 all i did was get temp root from kingroot then removed kingroot and installed supersu via terminal emulatore after that was done I installed busy box and flashfire then flashed the newest su binary with flashfire if it asks you to reboot just make sure to softboot because you wont lose temp root for that you can get a soft reboot app in the play store, but follow my guide let me know if it works for you that would be great.
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In there lies the problem, kingroot does not even get temp root on my variant yet. I have unlocked the bootloader via fastboot already, but with no root or any other development for that matter, doesn't really mean a thing.

mustangtim49 said:
In there lies the problem, kingroot does not even get temp root on my variant yet. I have unlocked the bootloader via fastboot already, but with no root or any other development for that matter, doesn't really mean a thing.
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Yeah that's the problem with a lot of the stylo 2 they patched temp root in v4 of there software and a lot of people updated including me but luckily my wife wanted the same phone so I gave here mine and bought a new one on v3 well GL I hope you get root soon.

[Q] Root for Moto G3 XT155, 5.1.1 Lollipop

Hey, ya'll!
I'm planning to root my Moto G3 XT1550 on 5.1.1.
Can you suggest the best method to root my phone and probably the safest? I tried to look around obviously, but there are too much of topics that I can't even understand.
Also what would be your suggestion? Should I upgrade it to Marshmallow then root it, or whatever.
A quick response would be highly appreciated!
Thank you

If you root it on Lollipop, you will need to restore to stock to upgrade to Marshmallow... If you are going to leave it on Lollipop, rooting it is even easier though, there is nothing special that needs to be done, flash TWRP, then flash SuperSU, and your done.
Personally, I would upgrade it as far as possible first via OTA to the latest Marshmallow, then factory reset, then root. The rooting process is well documented and easy to follow, you should have no issues.
NEVER, NEVER EVER take an OTA when rooted or having custom recovery installed, no exceptions. And backup regularily, especially prior to rooting, in TWRP.

acejavelin said:
If you root it on Lollipop, you will need to restore to stock to upgrade to Marshmallow... If you are going to leave it on Lollipop, rooting it is even easier though, there is nothing special that needs to be done, flash TWRP, then flash SuperSU, and your done.
Personally, I would upgrade it as far as possible first via OTA to the latest Marshmallow, then factory reset, then root. The rooting process is well documented and easy to follow, you should have no issues.
NEVER, NEVER EVER take an OTA when rooted or having custom recovery installed, no exceptions. And backup regularily, especially prior to rooting, in TWRP.
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Hey mate, thank you so much for the detailed explanation. Really appreciate it!
I have upgraded to Marshmallow 6.0.1 now, so if it is not too much to ask can you link me to the rooting process which would work for my phone? also the TWRP. I'm not being lazy here, it's just I don't want to mess anything up by trying different things which I'm not even sure of.
Sorry for the BUMP!

To root stock MM the process is the same as all Moto Marshmallow devices, TWRP use r5, I wrote tutorial the link is in my sig.

acejavelin said:
To root stock MM the process is the same as all Moto Marshmallow devices, TWRP use r5, I wrote tutorial the link is in my sig.
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I did everything mentioned in the tutorial but my phone won't start up now.
There is this message showing up everytime. Help!
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I can boot into TWRP but not into the system

Well, it did manage to boot up to the system after I stayed on that screen for sometime. But oh well, when I checked on Root Checker, it says it's not properly installed. And also there is no SuperSU installed.
What can be done? It can get frustrating at times.

R37X said:
Well, it did manage to boot up to the system after I stayed on that screen for sometime. But oh well, when I checked on Root Checker, it says it's not properly installed. And also there is no SuperSU installed.
What can be done? It can get frustrating at times.
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Flash the beta one supersu the 2.62-3 one

Dude, you're amazing! I flashed the beta SuperSU and it's working fine now.
Thank you so much, really appreciate all that you have done.
Just two quick questions, how do I get rid of the bootloader warning at startup? I mean can I change it with some logo or something since the phone is rooted now?
Also, the main reason for me to root the phone is because of xposed. So shall I install that as a normal apk or do something with twrp?

R37X said:
Dude, you're amazing! I flashed the beta SuperSU and it's working fine now.
Thank you so much, really appreciate all that you have done.
Just two quick questions, how do I get rid of the bootloader warning at startup? I mean can I change it with some logo or something since the phone is rooted now?
Also, the main reason for me to root the phone is because of xposed. So shall I install that as a normal apk or do something with twrp?
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I don't use Xposed, but my understanding is you have to flash it. Make sure to backup first.
For the boot logo you can flash an alternative one or just deal with it... The delay will still exist, it's part of having an unlocked bootloader.