I have an HTC sensation z7z10a. I purchased this phone to be able to get on AT&T's 3&4g frequencies without having to upgrade my unlimited data plan for non smart phones. So far so good, my phone gets 4g and AT$T is not aware that I have a smartphone.
Naturally after spending enough time in XDA and other phone forums to figure this out I became interested in flashing a custom ROM.
I used the revolutionary method to gain S-OFF, installed CWM, and used CWM to create a backup image. I've managed to fully wipe and then restore to my backup image, so CWM is working.
My problem is whenever I go to flash a custom rom I don't understand which file to select in recovery mode. Every zip I have downloaded, (including the one I need to finally get my phone rooted) opens up to a series of subfolders, none of which contain the files I need. The sub folders are typically : System, Data and META-INF. So I can't get rooted without being able to use the recovery mode to flash.
I used my friend's pc netbook in order to run Revolutionary and install CWM. Now I am using my Macbook Pro to download potential Roms zip files and move them onto my phones SD card. Could this be the problem?
I"ve searched and searched for and answer to this issue to no avail, please help me to figure this out. I'm stumped.
The zip you have to flash is the ROM you download...am I missing something?
You do not need to extract the zip file. Just put it on the SD card and then go to the recovery mode and select the option install zip from sd card and install it. I believe if you flash a custom rom, you would be automatically rooted, so no need to root it separately. Hope this helped
aNYthing24 said:
The zip you have to flash is the ROM you download...am I missing something?
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Exactly- I don't understand why it won't work.
SickL1408 said:
You do not need to extract the zip file. Just put it on the SD card and then go to the recovery mode and select the option install zip from sd card and install it. I believe if you flash a custom rom, you would be automatically rooted, so no need to root it separately. Hope this helped
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Thanks for this advice, this is my first time attempting this. I think you are right that most roms come with root access so I may be able to skip that step.
I know what you are saying, don't extract the file, just move the zip over as is. Only on my mac the files are arriving as a folder with subfolders, not a zip package. This HAS to be the problem! I will look harder for Mac info on downloaded zips to see if I can figure out why this is happening. Thanks again.
Update:
So I fixed the folder problem by going into safari settings and unchecking the open safe downloads box. No all the zip files I'm downloading are staying intact as zips.
However I just tried to flash revolution hd with no success. The full wipe zip for this rom was a failure as well. I will now try downloading the root zip again and see if rooting first helps at all.
So now I am rooted. Success!
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Update:
So I fixed the folder problem by going into safari settings and unchecking the open safe downloads box. No all the zip files I'm downloading are staying intact as zips.
However I just tried to flash revolution hd with no success. The full wipe zip for this rom was a failure as well. I will now try downloading the root zip again and see if rooting first helps at all.
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Ah....Steve Jobs and his desire to prevent the user from doing anything useful strikes from beyond the grave.
This is why I won't touch a Mac. They want to do everything for you, even if it's not what you want or need to be done. On the plus side, at least you only have to push 1 button to get the Mac to do the wrong thing!
Glad you figured it out! Be careful with the ROM flashing though. It quickly becomes a life consuming obsession.
Hi guys i've got my phone rooted according to the instruction
WARNING! ONLY USE THIS ON THE GT-I9195 MODEL!
Hello all S4 Mini owners!
I'm happy to finally release ClockworkMod recovery and an insecure kernel for the GT-I9195. With these two installed on your device, obtaining root is easy.
Attached to this post is the necessary files needed for this task. Download the following files:
•Odin_v3.09.zip (if don't have it already)
•recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.7-serranoltexx.tar.zip
• GT-I9195_RootKit_v2.zip
Extract recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.7-serranoltexx.tar.zip file to your computer.
The procedure is as:
1.Copy the "GT-I9195_RootKit_v2.zip" to your device SD card.
2.Turn off the phone.
3.Press and hold home, volume down and power. Download screen should appear.
4.Connect USB cable, and press volume up.
5.Start Odin, uncheck "F. Reset Time", and then click AP button.
6.Select "recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.7-serranoltexx.tar.md5" file that you previously extracted, and press Start button. The phone will reboot when finished.
7.After the phone resets (it vibrates) IMMEDIATELY hold volume up and home buttons to boot into recovery mode.
8.Select the option to install the ZIP file you have previously copied to your device and begin flashing it.
9.After flashing using CWM, reboot into system and enjoy your rooted device.
To get rid of the the warnings about applications doing not permitted actions, delete the following files from system/app
•KNOXAgent.apk
•KNOXStore.apk
•ContainerAgent.apk
and i could not find out where is are this 3 APK hiding at so i decided to reset it back to factory setting but this problem still persist which comes this message:
"Device Information :
The device as detected an application attempting unpermitted actions. To protect your device, it is recommended you reboot."
anyone got anyidea how to find this 3 apk please?
Or how i can revert it back to factory settings without it popping out again ?
Have de same problem!
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Or how i can revert it back to factory settings without it popping out again ?
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Hey friend i have the same problem too, i am still looking for a solution, but if you want to revert it back what you can do is re install the room using Odin, you will have the phone like brand new but without root..... if you find a solution a would apreciate if you share, i will tell you if i find something!!
Actually found this... No credit goes to me I'm just passing the info along...
How to disable ANNOYING messages "DETECTION Information":
Using TITANIUM BACKUP and FREEZING app called SEAndroid.apk DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY!!
DO NOT USE IT, YOUR SYSTEM WILL GO BACK TO CUSTOM AFTER SOME TIME!!! NOT RECOMMENDED!!!!
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1. Use File Manager with root explorer instead and mount SYSTEM as WRITABLE.
2. Go to: /data/data/ look for com.sec.knox.seandroid and rename it to 000.knox.seandroid or whathever you wish.. Same thing applies to com.sec.knox.store
3. Go to: /system/app/ and DELETE: KNOXAgent.apk, KNOXAgent.odex, KNOXStore.apk, KNOXStore.odex
updated:
After few hours of testing (MDL), and all updates there was NO messages at all!!
!!!SOLVED!!!
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This work fine for my, there is the tread if you need it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41469230
Root browser (that i used) from the store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree&hl=bg
Good luck!
So there is a bargain chinese 4G phone called the 'InFocus M512'.
The problem with it is that it comes without Google Apps and also is not rooted (sometimes is). Also it does not have CWM Recovery.
So this quick tutorial shows you how to root, install CWM Recovery and install google apps on the M512.
I'm not responsible for any damage
Rooting:
Method 1
1.Go to settings>>Security>>Check Unknown Sources tap OK.
2.Download this file.
3.Install
4.Run and tap 'get root' or somthing like that.
5.Delete KingRoot and some chinese app, but DO NOT DELETE KingUser!
6.Done!
Method 2
Flash CWM Recovery using the 2nd method from this post. If you have rooted usign the first method use method 1 from that post.
Download UPDATE-SuperSU-x.xx.zip (i used 2.46)
Reboot into CWM.
Select Install zip>choose zip from /sdcard>select UPDATE-SuperSU-x.xx.zip, press power button
Reboot now
GApps
1.Download this zip file
2.Reboot into CWM.
3.Select Install zip>choose zip from /sdcard>select the file, press power button
4.Reboot now.
How to delete KingUser (only if you have SuperSU and it is working)
Download ES File explorer, enable root explorer, go to /system/app and delete KingUser.
So this is how to get root, cwm and gapps on the m512.
First Method no good for me
I put the kingroot file in the adb tools folder and used the install command. It wasn't clear from the above whether the phone needed to be in recovery or some other mode so I tried a few times, in recovery mode and again just connected as an mtp device in the normal way. Either way the result was the same, it said "Invalid APK File: KingRoot.......".
I will have a go at the CWM thing next.
I am still on the 103A ROM that the phone came to me with - I have been trying, on and off, without success to update and then root it , for months.
When trying to flash an update ROM it tells me that the update package has unexpected contents and the there is an error in the update file and then says "Status 7". You can read all about my lack of success on this forum under the threads M512 started by Galaxy Why.
I'm trying, I really am....
Let me start by saying thanks for making the effort to post what you know and so to help people like me, however.
I tried to follow the method 2 (as I don't have root) from your other post (the one linked to above with the words "the 2nd method from this post" but got stuck.
Your instructions in normal my comments in italics.
Method 2: (No root)
1.Connect your phone via USB to your PC. OK
2.Enable MTP. OK
3.Enable USB Debugging. Settings>Developer Options> tick USB Debugging. OK
4.On your computer, 2 drives will appear: One of them is a CD-Rom which contains all drivers. OK
5.Click on that CD-Rom and it will install all drivers. It doesn't, or it may do, but what it definately does is asks me to put a disc in the drive and tries to do some kind of dir_all in windows explorer - I would post a screenshot here but this page only allows URL's- and I'm not sure how to go about that.. but I think I've managed to upload a screenshot....
After waiting for 5 minutes or so to see if something would happen as the green progress bar ground to a halt but the busy circle continued I hit the cancel button on the "please insert a disc dialogue" and then ploughed on anyway ....
6.Plug phone in again. Now this had me confused, I assume you mean unplug AND THEN plug the phone in again.
7.Download the .ZIP file and extract it somewhere. Which/what zip file do you mean exactly?? I couldn't get past this.
8.Click on _install_cwm_6.0.5.1.cmd
9.Your phone will ask you something, just tick "always allow from this computer" and hit OK.
10.Your phone will reboot into DL Mode, then it will reboot again.
11.Recovery is installed.
It's late and I'm tiring so sorry if missed something obvious. Any advice?
androo235 said:
Let me start by saying thanks for making the effort to post what you know and so to help people like me, however.
I tried to follow the method 2 (as I don't have root) from your other post (the one linked to above with the words "the 2nd method from this post" but got stuck.
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Looks like you don't have a adb driver
And... why do you want to root your phone? Installing CWM is not root required.
M512 comes with a unlocked bootloader, just boot into bootloader and you can flash anything you like.
I made a customized stock rom based on version 2280, bloatwares removed and Google Play framework included. (You can download the apps back from Play Store, if you needs those)
Now the phone has 2.09GB free spaces :victory:
If you were interested on it, I can upload it and give you a link.
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Looks like you don't have a adb driver
And... why do you want to root your phone? Installing CWM is not root required.
M512 comes with a unlocked bootloader, just boot into bootloader and you can flash anything you like.
I made a customized stock rom based on version 2280, bloatwares removed and Google Play framework included. (You can download the apps back from Play Store, if you needs those)
Now the phone has 2.09GB free spaces :victory:
If you were interested on it, I can upload it and give you a link.
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I am interested in the custom rom you made for this phone. There's so little info on this model.
Lorien_Silmaril said:
I am interested in the custom rom you made for this phone. There's so little info on this model.
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https://copy.com/3IfoZUCTCna1wa3U
The calendar is not working, you can install Google calendar from Play Store.
PochiMak said:
https://copy.com/3IfoZUCTCna1wa3U
The calendar is not working, you can install Google calendar from Play Store.
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How do I install this?
GalaxyWhy said:
How do I install this?
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Flash this ROM by a "3rd party recovery" = CWM
I just wonder how many of you are still using this device?
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I just wonder how many of you are still using this device?
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Just me, I think.
Can you give another link to your ROM, please, the one you put days ago doesn't works.
Thank you.
it's works for me. thx~
Hello so past few days i had been toying with the idea of rooting and i got around to it last night.
> Rooted using Hasoon's2000 M8 Kit.
> Flashed TWRP 2.7.0.2
>Ran PermRoot
>SuperSU wouldn't work so i had to wipe my cache and devik cache then install a new version of SuperSU (Used this thread)
>Installed xposed
>On 5.0.1 so i had to flash the framework (Used this
>then i had a read around to find out that Snapchat has blocked Rooted users so i went to follow this thread (Link here)
Heres where it got ugly.
>Follow instructions and go to unflash xposed, boot into recovery and flash using the uninstall zip on the xposed 5.0+ thread.
>The flash fails so and i'm prompt to click reboot, do so.
>Startup screen, HTC logo, Then stuck on a black screen for +30 minutes, if i did a reset(held power and vol up) it would just go into the same situation
>Had to plug usb into pc, Hold all 3 buttons then release vol up, booted into recovery and it turned on properly.
However now i can't write to my internal storage it seems?
When i view my phones files on my PC all i can see is _nero_sync, Albums, mobile and Ringtones folders.
I can only find one file in the whole place and that is a ringtone OGG file. I move files from my phone to my PC without a problem. However when i try to move a file into the internal storage (Any folder or main directory) i get errors. If its a file im trying to move it just stays on "Copying" at like 2% on the bar forever. If i try and move a folder i get a big red x icon and "Cannot copy xxx_xxxxxxxxxx File may not exist or cannot be transferred. last of all my phone cannot download anything from the web, apps download okay from the playstore but any type of file i try to dload from online get "Download Unsuccessful) i can't even screenshot due to "Can't take screenshot due to limited storage space or it isn't allowed by the app or your organisation). There is around 4GB of free space on the phone.
Here is a album with screenshots from my computer - http://imgur.com/a/bWZMm
Really struggling with this and it's making my phone pretty unusable, if anyone could shed some light on this i'd be tremendously greatful.
Thanks!
Same problem
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Dooglag said:
Hello so past few days i had been toying with the idea of rooting and i got around to it last night.
> Rooted using Hasoon's2000 M8 Kit.
> Flashed TWRP 2.7.0.2
>Ran PermRoot
>SuperSU wouldn't work so i had to wipe my cache and devik cache then install a new version of SuperSU (Used this thread)
>Installed xposed
>On 5.0.1 so i had to flash the framework (Used this
>then i had a read around to find out that Snapchat has blocked Rooted users so i went to follow this thread (Link here)
Heres where it got ugly.
>Follow instructions and go to unflash xposed, boot into recovery and flash using the uninstall zip on the xposed 5.0+ thread.
>The flash fails so and i'm prompt to click reboot, do so.
>Startup screen, HTC logo, Then stuck on a black screen for +30 minutes, if i did a reset(held power and vol up) it would just go into the same situation
>Had to plug usb into pc, Hold all 3 buttons then release vol up, booted into recovery and it turned on properly.
However now i can't write to my internal storage it seems?
When i view my phones files on my PC all i can see is _nero_sync, Albums, mobile and Ringtones folders.
I can only find one file in the whole place and that is a ringtone OGG file. I move files from my phone to my PC without a problem. However when i try to move a file into the internal storage (Any folder or main directory) i get errors. If its a file im trying to move it just stays on "Copying" at like 2% on the bar forever. If i try and move a folder i get a big red x icon and "Cannot copy xxx_xxxxxxxxxx File may not exist or cannot be transferred. last of all my phone cannot download anything from the web, apps download okay from the playstore but any type of file i try to dload from online get "Download Unsuccessful) i can't even screenshot due to "Can't take screenshot due to limited storage space or it isn't allowed by the app or your organisation). There is around 4GB of free space on the phone.
Here is a album with screenshots from my computer - http://imgur.com/a/bWZMm
Really struggling with this and it's making my phone pretty unusable, if anyone could shed some light on this i'd be tremendously greatful.
Thanks!
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You do realize this fourm is the one for the windows varient of this device?
I'm seeing so many different posts. Is it rootable or not? I wanna purchase the device but don't want to not be able to root it. Please let me know directly. I'm tmo btw
Got it already, on launch. It's fair, no real stutters at all, quick, but smooth(so don't mess with settings in developer options "drawing" section. There used to be a way, you could build, or "nominate", a twrp for your phone. I don't see that option anymore, just statistics. I'd like a twrp blog.
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Got it already, on launch. It's fair, no real stutters at all, quick, but smooth(so don't mess with settings in developer options "drawing" section. There used to be a way, you could build, or "nominate", a twrp for your phone. I don't see that option anymore, just statistics. I'd like a twrp blog.
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I am reading this comment AFTER I replied to your other on a different post and am realizing that your comment was NOT butchered and you DID indeed mean "builder". You can disregard the second half of my comment on that reply because it assumes you meant "build" and an actual "builder" which I had never even heard of. To that note, that actually would be great if there was still one around to utilize for this phone. A TWRP build is much needed to deal with the update problem I am having. The latest update in Lenovo Rescue does not provide the update since it is the same version number. The boot image can not be patched because they are actually different. I guess I can try my hand at capturing the download file if I only knew where it saved it.
There's an experimental build of TWRP for the Edge (NON +). I haven't tried it personally. Mine is BL unlocked and not rooted with Magisk patcher.
Yes the phone is rootable. I got mine a couple days ago - US retail model at BestBuy. Set the phone up, took the update...
Got: XT2063-2_RACER_RETUS_10_QPD30.114-80_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml from a thread here, made a tar archive with boot.img, ran the tar through Magisk, flashed it in fastbootd (I get there by booting the phone to recovery; in recovery hold power button for 3 seconds, keep holding it, hold vol up for 2 seconds, release vol up and there ya go. I 'enter fastboot', which shows fastbootd) - rebooted, opened magisk manager and it told me to continue setup - did. Root. Now, it's mine.
I don't undertand why TWRP is so important - I tried 3.4.0 beta9 on the moto g power last week, what a fuk'n mess. No way I was messing with twrp at all on the edge. AM I missing something? What do we even need twrp for anymore? Make a dump with adb, flash with it, do anything...
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Yes the phone is rootable. I got mine a couple days ago - US retail model at BestBuy. Set the phone up, took the update...
Got: XT2063-2_RACER_RETUS_10_QPD30.114-80_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml from a thread here, made a tar archive with boot.img, ran the tar through Magisk, flashed it in fastbootd (I get there by booting the phone to recovery; in recovery hold power button for 3 seconds, keep holding it, hold vol up for 2 seconds, release vol up and there ya go. I 'enter fastboot', which shows fastbootd) - rebooted, opened magisk manager and it told me to continue setup - did. Root. Now, it's mine.
I don't undertand why TWRP is so important - I tried 3.4.0 beta9 on the moto g power last week, what a fuk'n mess. No way I was messing with twrp at all on the edge. AM I missing something? What do we even need twrp for anymore? Make a dump with adb, flash with it, do anything...
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Could you lay out the process in detail, or link us to an existing step by step with the correct download(s) that will work for the Edge? I'd really like to root but want to minimize my chance of creating a brick. Thanks!
If I remembered how I got to the firmware, I would have linked it, sorry - I do not. The filename is: XT2063-2_RACER_RETUS_10_QPD30.114-80_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip. No doubt I followed a thread here.
1 - obtain firmware, extract the archive, make a .tar archive of the boot.img file
2 - request bootloader unlock code from motorola (you must create an account)
3 - unlock bootloader
4 - install magisk manager
5 - in magisk, top section, install: patch file - feed it the boot.img.tar file you made. It will spit you out a new tar file
6 - in fastbootd, flash the patched boot.img file
you are rooted, unless you flashed in fastboot - you must flash the patched boot.img file in fastbootd
Hi,
could you please give the commands you used?
I have completed steps 1-5
I am not sure how to complete step 6
I have the magisk_patched_j5iak.tar file (there is a bot.img file in the archive)
Should I unpack the created magisk_patched_j5iak.tar file?
Please help
Umm, tell you what - try it both ways and then you'll know.
6: your phone is in fastbootd (I told you how to get there) and you flash the boot.img file that you just patched in magisk.
@bronkish Thanks again! I now have my beloved Titanium Backup again! It's been so long since I was rooted I'm going to have to see what else is available again.
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Titanium looks a bit dated. Is there a better app now for doing what titanium did?
Rock ON!! SO many "I's" to follow....
I use to use Titanium (pro), too. Today I just export data from apps (settings, really) and I host a nextcloud server - which is handy as fuk (add a calendar event, or contact, on my phone, it's on my server, too, and vice-versa): I can 'share' dumps (exported nova settings, say) and data to nextcloud and if I take a picture 'in the field' it is immediately uploaded to my local nextcloud server and deleted (optional) from my phone. One can achieve all manner of function with nextcloud.
I restore and sync my calendar and contacts from nextcloud (dav), call log from sms backup & restore, which works great - although titamium, 3C, and others do the same.
I do keep handy an apk of every app I like to have installed on my phone, which, really isn't that many. I sometimes use app manager to export apks, or I use FX file manager. I use 3C to backup apps/data. I restore few apps/data with it. 3C can import titanium dumps, as well. I have less need for app/data dumps these days, though. DOn't care at all about twrp, but I'd be more inclined to use the twrp and full system dump restore methodology, as in the past, than using an app like titanium or 3c which requires setting up the phone again first, flashing or installing the app and then restoring apps/data - in this scenario a google account is required for some apps to function again (3c restore) or market links are broken as is handy to do in titanium. A restore from a twrp dump negates all this. You could also use adb for system level (phone) dumps/restore; it's fast and easy.
What do you need to backup? Why? Can you use app exports and a cloud or SD card or some connection to a server/desktop/drive? Can you employ dav? DO you even generate data worthy of backing up?
phone logs
firewall settings (as an example of app settings)
apps/apks in order to achieve function, if you even need to have them handy
texts (if you save them, I use signal and export a text dump to a folder on my sd card, if I even do, which is rare)
contacts, if you don't use google, or whatever
calendar
any important or usable generated data, apps likely have dump scenario
Like anything, there are myriad ways to accomplish the task.
If I'm gonna wipe or reset my phone I have common immediate dumps on my sd card (of course, the phone must have the slot). So, on my card is a folder with some app settings for a quick restore. AFWall settings are there. I have notification sounds and whatnot on the sd root so the phone picks them up. There's a contacts file and calendar file in the dump folder in case I'm near no network when restoring, which, would be odd. There's a couple text dumps, too. Hell, one is 2 years old - why do i keep it? lol.
Also on the card is a key file I use with keepassx as well as a keepass database dump, in case I need it - it's old but has what I need to 'start from scratch' if necessary. I typically just open the keepass dump from nextcloud I just reinstalled from the apk and bam, keepass opens on my phone with my thumb - fuk'n handy. The sd card dumps are just jump-starts if necessary, like, no networking, or something. But, they are there because they would be sorely missed if they were not.
I keep from setting up a google account on the phone for as ong as I can - everything restored, firewall tight, apps frozen, snuffed, or otherwise mitigated. I set the google account up to check fo app updates and for that pain in the ass poweramp which needs to hit the playstore every time it's reinstalled. Pfft. The sd maid and fx file manager apps are so much better to restore because no need for google to validate the purchase.
pffft.
bronkish said:
If I remembered how I got to the firmware, I would have linked it, sorry - I do not. The filename is: XT2063-2_RACER_RETUS_10_QPD30.114-80_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip. No doubt I followed a thread here.
1 - obtain firmware, extract the archive, make a .tar archive of the boot.img file
2 - request bootloader unlock code from motorola (you must create an account)
3 - unlock bootloader
4 - install magisk manager
5 - in magisk, top section, install: patch file - feed it the boot.img.tar file you made. It will spit you out a new tar file
6 - in fastbootd, flash the patched boot.img file
you are rooted, unless you flashed in fastboot - you must flash the patched boot.img file in fastbootd
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After doing all of this I'm stuck on the Motorola boot screen. Is there any way to fix this?
bronkish said:
Yes the phone is rootable. I got mine a couple days ago - US retail model at BestBuy. Set the phone up, took the update...
Got: XT2063-2_RACER_RETUS_10_QPD30.114-80_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml from a thread here, made a tar archive with boot.img, ran the tar through Magisk, flashed it in fastbootd (I get there by booting the phone to recovery; in recovery hold power button for 3 seconds, keep holding it, hold vol up for 2 seconds, release vol up and there ya go. I 'enter fastboot', which shows fastbootd) - rebooted, opened magisk manager and it told me to continue setup - did. Root. Now, it's mine.
I don't undertand why TWRP is so important - I tried 3.4.0 beta9 on the moto g power last week, what a fuk'n mess. No way I was messing with twrp at all on the edge. AM I missing something? What do we even need twrp for anymore? Make a dump with adb, flash with it, do anything...
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Question what update is that mine is the same XT2063-2 except mine reads QPDS30.114-80-2
Mine, too.
adbman said:
After doing all of this I'm stuck on the Motorola boot screen. Is there any way to fix this?
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FastbootD
I gave instructions.
I don't mean to be a rude necromancer of posts but, I know nothing of these... tar files you speak of. I tried to do some homework and I see .tar.md5 and .tar.gz. Question 1: Does it make a difference? Is there a post somewhere I can learn from?
Question 2: How does one, or what software is available to, perform this work?
Respectfully,
Me
tar.md5 or, anything.md5 is just a text file containing the md5 hash of the file. You need or want it only if and when you do - if you don't know, then you don't. A .tar file is an archive like a .zip file. a tar.gz, or, .tgz is a compressed tar archive. tar only makes an envelope for the file(s), it doesn't compress unless you tell it to. There's lots of compression schemes - leave all that alone unless you wanna get back to it later. Magisk needs a .tar archive with the boot.img file in it - let's root
Rooting, with stock recovery, is just a couple simple steps. Magisk really makes it easy.
1 - get the firmware and extract it. You'll need the boot.img file.
2 - make an archive (*.tar) to contain the boot.img file. So, on linux, in a terminal, cd into the extracted firmware directory, do: tar -cvf boot-for-magisk.tar boot.img
windows user do your thing. I got a right-click, I don't even know anymore, check my command.
3 - drop that archive you just made onto your phone for magisk to use
4 - get and install magisk , the apk is fine
5 - open magisk. Top section, choose to install (touch the word: install), in next screen, choose select and patch file - feed it the tar achive you made of the extracted boot.img. point to the .tar file. do it.
Magisk will do its thing to the boot image and will spit out a new one that you can install to take advantage; to have root. Wicked. I copy it back to my computer for fastboot action. DO it - copy the new boot image that magisk generated to your computer.
6 - boot your phone to fastbootD - listen....plug your phone into your computer - usb-c cable.
reboot to recovery. In a terminal, do: fastboot devices <return> to check for your phone.
in recovery, press the power button for 3 seconds - at 3(onethousand), press the vol up button as well, for 2 more seconds
after you count 5, release the buttons and you should see a new menu - one of the items says to enter fastboot - that is fastbootD. If you attempt the power and vol up button task and it doesn't work, do it again - it works. SOmetimes it takes a time or 2 to catch it right. In any case, enter this fastboot. one onethousand...
FastbootD!
now, back in your terminal, flash the new boot image that magisk made for you. So: fastboot flash boot FILENAMEOFNEWBOOTIMAGE.img
following the successful flash, enter: fastboot reboot in your terminal - you may unplug your phone.
Success!
bronkish said:
If I remembered how I got to the firmware, I would have linked it, sorry - I do not. The filename is: XT2063-2_RACER_RETUS_10_QPD30.114-80_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip. No doubt I followed a thread here.
1 - obtain firmware, extract the archive, make a .tar archive of the boot.img file
2 - request bootloader unlock code from motorola (you must create an account)
3 - unlock bootloader
4 - install magisk manager
5 - in magisk, top section, install: patch file - feed it the boot.img.tar file you made. It will spit you out a new tar file
6 - in fastbootd, flash the patched boot.img file
you are rooted, unless you flashed in fastboot - you must flash the patched boot.img file in fastbootd
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I remembered how you got to the firmware
Click this link thing down below the here.
lolinet mirrors - firmware, software, iso etc.
lolinet mirrors - powered by h5ai
mirrors.lolinet.com
You'll be rooted in no time. Careful, now.