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I've got a Motorola Atrix 4G on 2.3.6, with 4.5.141
I used this method to unlock my Atrix's bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871.
At first all my files appeared as corrupted and could not be viewed, but they were all there.
Then remembered I had data encryption turned on, now I can't access the backup I made with mybackup app, nor access the internal storage's photos and documents.
I've read somewhere that the Razr would decrypt the data with the PIN, I've set the same passwords, tried enabling and disabling the encryption but had no luck...
I was wondering if there was a way to make the phone decrypt it and restore my backup...
I've found little to no info on this, but I can't be the only one with this problem...
were screwed ( it says unlocked but it actually isnt, i made a thread about this before. After i got my atrix warrantied , they gave me a newer model(piece of ****, excuse my language)that isnt actually unlockable. Does yours have 2 visible lights at the bottom of ur screen in daylight, and does ur screen keep popping up ? mabye im just unlucky
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wasssabi5 said:
were screwed ( it says unlocked but it actually isnt, i made a thread about this before. After i got my atrix warrantied , they gave me a newer model(piece of ****, excuse my language)that isnt actually unlockable. Does yours have 2 visible lights at the bottom of ur screen in daylight, and does ur screen keep popping up ? mabye im just unlucky
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Mine says unlocked, the problem is I made a backup that got encrypted by the system and I fear the key used to encrypt it got deleted, maybe if I search with a data recovery program(I would need the name of the key) so I can replace it and let the system decrypt it like before...
Mine does not have any visible lights at the bottom of the screen, don't think the atrix got them.
Maybe I'll buy an HTC One X and drop this...But I want my data back!
vorith said:
Mine says unlocked, the problem is I made a backup that got encrypted by the system and I fear the key used to encrypt it got deleted, maybe if I search with a data recovery program(I would need the name of the key) so I can replace it and let the system decrypt it like before...
Mine does not have any visible lights at the bottom of the screen, don't think the atrix got them.
Maybe I'll buy an HTC One X and drop this...But I want my data back!
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Factory reset should do it. That's the only way I know to remove encryption.
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Sass86 said:
Factory reset should do it. That's the only way I know to remove encryption.
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Isn't factory reset supposed to delete everything?
I want to decrypt my data, so I can see my photos, documents and backup, does factory reset enables the normal usage of original files?
I need to keep my data intact, so deleting it won't help me get it back.
I've found an interesting information on encryption on Motorla Razr: forums.motorola.com/posts/b027ce4327
But unfortunately it is bad news, and something I hope is not the case in the Atrix...
I've used a data recovery program: Testdisk
And found a lot of files with criptokey extension...If the encryption is based on a key per file, I'll just drop the phone in boiling water, or sell it...
Other thought is that the key is somehow related to the bootloader...It would be good if I could roll back to the original bootloader...Or even use my time machine and stop myself from encrypting my precious data...
I need help on how encryption is implemented on Atrix!
Found an interesting document:
developer.motorola.com/docs/using_the_advanced_encryption_standard_in_android
The problem is that it's app related...
I was wondering, if the Atrix uses the fingerprint to generate the key used to encrypt...
No one knows anything of Atrix's data encryption system?
Maybe it's not AES256...
developer.motorola.com/docs/writing-fingerprint-enabled-apps/
This means that the fingerprint does truly participate in key generation, also that the key will never be the same due to fingerprint images stored will never be the same, meaning that its impossible to re-generate the same key.
Unfortunately this does not talk about location of generated key, nor the name of the key or any useful details about encryption...
Hope is fading away, maybe I should just format everything...Why did I unlock bootloader...Damn app2sd!
vorith said:
Mine says unlocked, the problem is I made a backup that got encrypted by the system and I fear the key used to encrypt it got deleted, maybe if I search with a data recovery program(I would need the name of the key) so I can replace it and let the system decrypt it like before...
Mine does not have any visible lights at the bottom of the screen, don't think the atrix got them.
Maybe I'll buy an HTC One X and drop this...But I want my data back!
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Can you install roms though?mine sits at the dual core screen and some guy told me the newer atrixes were perma locked
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Can you install roms though?mine sits at the dual core screen and some guy told me the newer atrixes were perma locked
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Oh, you must be talking about the "Atrix HD" with encrypted bootloader.
Then you're in the wrong forum, this is about the "Atrix 4G", the first version of the Atrix, which can be unlocked.
The only suggestion I got for you is to try to restore the bootloader, or wait forever till they release a way to unlock it...
www.themorningdump.com/2012/07/11/a...oviding-user-unlock-method-is-motorolas-goal/
I searched the web and unfortunately there's almost no info about restoring the bootloader of the "Atrix HD". Sorry.
vorith said:
Oh, you must be talking about the "Atrix HD" with encrypted bootloader.
Then you're in the wrong forum, this is about the "Atrix 4G", the first version of the Atrix, which can be unlocked.
The only suggestion I got for you is to try to restore the bootloader, or wait forever till they release a way to unlock it...
www.themorningdump.com/2012/07/11/a...oviding-user-unlock-method-is-motorolas-goal/
I searched the web and unfortunately there's almost no info about restoring the bootloader of the "Atrix HD". Sorry.
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I think what he thought was also the atrix 4g,because some guy who send his atrix to the service center, got his atrix locked and cannot unlocked by using existing method...
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bimasakti85 said:
I think what he thought was also the atrix 4g,because some guy who send his atrix to the service center, got his atrix locked and cannot unlocked by using existing method...
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yeah, i sent my atrix in, and got back a NEW atrix, but its locked and its made out of **** materials. I used the cmd looking unlock (petes or something), but the standard wouldnt work, so i used the fix bootloader option and now it says unlocked when i boot it up, but after installing a rom through CWM, it just stays at the boot screen. Is there an alternate unlocking method that you guys can help me with? when i got it back, it has android ver.: 2.3.6, build 4.5.141, and kernel 2.6.32.9
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yeah, i sent my atrix in, and got back a NEW atrix, but its locked and its made out of **** materials. I used the cmd looking unlock (petes or something), but the standard wouldnt work, so i used the fix bootloader option and now it says unlocked when i boot it up, but after installing a rom through CWM, it just stays at the boot screen. Is there an alternate unlocking method that you guys can help me with? when i got it back, it has android ver.: 2.3.6, build 4.5.141, and kernel 2.6.32.9
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Maybe you should try another rom, because if its said unlocked at the boot screen, then your atrix is truly unlocked.
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Notes on the implementation of encryption in Android 3.0 said:
The actual encryption used for the filesystem for first release is 128 AES with CBC and ESSIV:SHA256. The master key is encrypted with 128 bit AES via calls to the openssl library.
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Found this info here:http://source.android.com/tech/encryption/android_crypto_implementation.html
I've tried opening some encrypted files with notepad, and all of them have an interesting header containing almost same parameters...
I still have not found more information about exact Motorola Atrix 4G's encryption...
There have only been a couple of reports of this "new" unlockable bootloader. Given the number of posts we see from people who have not successfully unlocked their bootloader via proven methods and have then unlocked once they have asked for help, I am inclined to believe that there is no new unlockable bootloader, and that there are instead issues with failed unlocks which people are putting down to a new bootloader rather than what could quite possible be just plain old "operator error"! Seems there was an initial few threads on various forums by the same people which has transpired into this theory. I dunno.............but I find it hard to believe that a chosen few are receiving a new bootloader on an old phone model when so many are returning phones daily and receiving repaired phones which are then summarily unlocked again.
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There have only been a couple of reports of this "new" unlockable bootloader. Given the number of posts we see from people who have not successfully unlocked their bootloader via proven methods and have then unlocked once they have asked for help, I am inclined to believe that there is no new unlockable bootloader, and that there are instead issues with failed unlocks which people are putting down to a new bootloader rather than what could quite possible be just plain old "operator error"! Seems there was an initial few threads on various forums by the same people which has transpired into this theory. I dunno.............but I find it hard to believe that a chosen few are receiving a new bootloader on an old phone model when so many are returning phones daily and receiving repaired phones which are then summarily unlocked again.
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Ummm...Seems wasssabi5's problem was somehow passed as mine...
Here is my problem: All of my Atrix's backup files are ENCRYPTED, including all the photos I've taken and all the documents I've written in it...
It happened because I unlocked the bootloader without knowing that Data Encryption was turned on...
I guess the master key got destroyed and a new one was made...Making it impossible to decrypt the old files...Just like encryption on Blackberry devices
I get message on Motorola site that says no to getting unlock key.
MOTO E, bought from Walmart
US Retail Phone;
Android version 4.4.4;
Baseband version MSM8610BP_1803.346.31.00R, TRAC_CDMA_CUST;
Kernel version 3.4.42-g6bc7ff3;
System version 21.12.40.confor_tacfone.trac_cdma.en.US tracfone;
Build number DXC21.5-40.
I have spent many days trying to get some java apps to run on my phone and discovered this whole world of phone development. I am in the computer industry myself and am a Linux Administrator besides having a number of Microsoft and Cisco certifications. I have followed many steps so far in this process but seem to be stuck at the point of getting the bootloader unlocked. I thought that I caught wind of maybe flashing the memory with a different image to get around this. Is this most likely the path I will have to take now. I did try to get the Moto key on two different computers.
What is the next step if Motorola doesn't give unlock key. THANKS
rhcrco
Tracfone is not under Moto's bootloader unlock program...... So I guess it's impossible to unlock your phone...... The only thing u can do is get a phone that's carrier independent (factory unlocked)
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Tracfone is not under Moto's bootloader unlock program...... So I guess it's impossible to unlock your phone...... The only thing u can do is get a phone that's carrier independent (factory unlocked)
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Why are many people talking about unlocking phones successfully if you are saying the only thing to do is buy one that is already unlocked?
IOW, is there a list of phones that will unlock?
If I was to try getting a carrier independent phone, where do you get one and does this automatically mean it will be unlocked?
THANKS MUCH,
Robin Hood
MCSE+I, CCNA, CWNA, LPIC-1, BA from The evergreen State College.
your baseband and version is strange, buying in a wallmart implies an original certified by motorola phone, then unlock key is guaranteed, which your mobile operator? It is possible that the customization that made blocked the boot loader unlock, check this.
rhcrco said:
Why are many people talking about unlocking phones successfully if you are saying the only thing to do is buy one that is already unlocked?
IOW, is there a list of phones that will unlock?
If I was to try getting a carrier independent phone, where do you get one and does this automatically mean it will be unlocked?
THANKS MUCH,
Robin Hood
MCSE+I, CCNA, CWNA, LPIC-1, BA from The evergreen State College.
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Actually, there's a tool called Sunrise that allows u to unlock such phones but it supports only up to KitKat 4.4.3 on all Moto devices..... If u want to get an unlocked phone, it's best to get it straight from Moto's online store
And I think some other carriers allow bl unlocking but I'm not sure which ones
answer your question, thanks
noRetail said:
your baseband and version is strange, buying in a wallmart implies an original certified by motorola phone, then unlock key is guaranteed, which your mobile operator? It is possible that the customization that made blocked the boot loader unlock, check this.
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The mobile provider is kind of locked in with buying this phone thru Walmart, it is Talkatone.
Tried Sunrise
dem0nicbl00d said:
Actually, there's a tool called Sunrise that allows u to unlock such phones but it supports only up to KitKat 4.4.3 on all Moto devices..... If u want to get an unlocked phone, it's best to get it straight from Moto's online store
And I think some other carriers allow bl unlocking but I'm not sure which ones
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thanks for you response, I did try sunrise just to see and it failed on the phone. Also went to HDCdev site to see if that might work, still in that process but I think my phone is not an HC phone.
hi
can anyone tell me if my device is locked or not?
anyway I can't unlock
matteo 06 said:
hi
can anyone tell me if my device is locked or not?
anyway I can't unlock
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Very interesting. Your device is in the Engineering state (where the secure boot fuses are not blown). This is more unlocked than normal unlocked. You can run unsigned bootloaders and TrustZone images, access more logs and features from the bootloader itself, and do some other cool things. One suggestion: NEVER run fastboot oem lock on this device. After locking, you can never go back into engineering state.
May I ask where you got this device? Was it unlocked before and did it turn into this somehow? Or did you buy it like this? Engineering devices are normally not sold to the public.
I gotta know this!
squid2 said:
Very interesting. Your device is in the Engineering state (where the secure boot fuses are not blown). This is more unlocked than normal unlocked. You can run unsigned bootloaders and TrustZone images, access more logs and features from the bootloader itself, and do some other cool things. One suggestion: NEVER run fastboot oem lock on this device. After locking, you can never go back into engineering state.
May I ask where you got this device? Was it unlocked before and did it turn into this somehow? Or did you buy it like this? Engineering devices are normally not sold to the public.
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I had sent it motorola for repair he changed motherboard, yes it was unlocked, now I can't root 100%,only read-only not read-write,for exemple I can't install apk adway
Ps:sorry of it translator Reverso
matteo 06 said:
I had sent it motorola for repair he changed motherboard, yes it was unlocked, now I can't root 100%,only read-only not read-write,for exemple I can't install apk adway
Ps:sorry of it translator Reverso
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Sell it to the highest bidder then buy a new one for $9.99 on BlackFriday @ Bestbuy
matteo 06 said:
I had sent it motorola for repair he changed motherboard, yes it was unlocked, now I can't root 100%,only read-only not read-write,for exemple I can't install apk adway
Ps:sorry of it translator Reverso
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Engineering devices have write protect turned on by default, but it can be disabled by creating a particular utag by issuing a particular command over fastboot. Unfortunately, I've forgotten the exact command though.
You have a very special device on your hands The extra debugging features available on engineering hardware make kernel development significantly easier.
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Engineering devices have write protect turned on by default, but it can be disabled by creating a particular utag by issuing a particular command over fastboot. Unfortunately, I've forgotten the exact command though.
You have a very special device on your hands The extra debugging features available on engineering hardware make kernel development significantly easier.
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I am not able to do debugging,so I prefer a device normal, if somebody helps me to deactivate engineer mode It would be better
matteo 06 said:
I am not able to do debugging,so I prefer a device normal, if somebody helps me to deactivate engineer mode It would be better
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Sell it to Squid2 maybe ?
Squid make him an offer he can't refuse
You got one guy who needs it and the other who just wants a rooted phone..
if i was you Squid i would PM him and offer to buy him a fancy new top of the line Moto X or something LOL
Well... What happened with your special device?
Hi!
I recently purchased a Verizon-build Samsung Galaxy A10e (the "economy Flagship" / little-brother of the A10) but XDA has very little information on this phone. Would this be the best place to try to find/request information?
Thanks for your help!
where can i get more developer information on this phone
Give it some time before developers start posting, since the phone was released only a couple of monthes ago. It will be a good minute before you start seeing significant posts for the galaxy a10 e. Keep updating by searching on a regular basis. Check howardforums or android central as well.
On another note:
Some of us need to know the a10e galaxy update to android 10, anyone got then lastest news on that yet? I got one with metro pcs.
Thx
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yea like alot of sites keep saying galaxy a10e will not be getting android 10 and one ui 2.0 but the fail to see samsung own site says they will probavly in may or june of 2020
Also using an SM-A102U device, I believe the official Android 10 date is sometime in the first half of 2020. I believe March.
What would really help us is pHH-Treble support for these devices and Android 10, which I can't find any info for, aside from a GSI post on the Galaxy a20, which has (essentially) the same Exynos chip.
timba123 said:
On the metro variant I was trying to figure out bootloader unlock and the phone vibrated and a yellow exclamation ! Appeared at bottom of black screen. What is that?
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depends on wat u mean by trying to figure it out lol.. if its like any the other usa variants its not unlockable which is why u dont see oem unlock
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This.
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i dont kno wat that is but seems to be a indicator for your charger.. maybe not fast charging or something.. i assume the device is off when you get this screen.. if its off and plugged in via pc it could simply be indicating its not fast charging as its being charged from the usb port.
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It's not off exactly. Kinda reminds me of system crash on eng fac roms. I've seen articles about older devices and it meaning no battery or no charging like you say. Guess I got over excited for nothing lol. Though it might be a hackable situation etc or different mode of some kind.
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Yea.. and fyi, a common misconception is "eng fac" roms are two completely different things lol.. it's a pet peeve of mine which I owe to all the firmware sites and generic "guides" on the web lol.
They always refer to factory/combo roms as "eng" when they are not eng at all.. fac roms are debuggable (ro.debuggable=1) and permissive and adb enabled by default and dmv disabled with a bare bone os mainly used for testing or fixing issues with the device.
Eng on the other hand is typically a stockish build with su binary by default (allows actual adb root shell) is permissive, verity disabled, contains other high level engineering software etc etc that is supposed to be used by engineers to test their software and things of that nature. My sampwnd root for s8/s8+ for example used eng system.img to gain root. Older devices did have eng boot.img many used to root devices but since s8 and newer they are no longer used because samsung implemented security measures to where u cant flash or run them without an eng token and device being in actual eng mode. Eng tokens are hard to find as they are device specific and need to be generated on samsung servers at which if u can find someone willing to make one they are usually expensive since they need to have a legit business, purchase a signing cert from samsung to be able to generate eng tokens as well as they typically need to also pay for each individual token which just the signing cert alone I've heard various prices from thousands to 100k lol. Then after all that if you have an eng token and device is in eng mode then it's not the same as a bl unlock as you would need to flash eng firmware which is another adventure to locate and probably another pretty penny.
Rant on eng/fac differences is over lmao.
On a side note, I'm working on something that "might" work... according to my dev buddies it will work.. it's a process tho as I need to generate some custom files and I never did this before (I mainly use usa locked snaps) .. but if all goes as planned with some trickery could probably unlock the bl and at the very least root the device.. stay tuned lol
timba123 said:
On the metro variant I was trying to figure out bootloader unlock and the phone vibrated and a yellow exclamation ! Appeared at bottom of black screen. What is that?
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I also tried (with my limited knowledge here) to enable OEM bootloader unlock by changing the settings flag in the phone but have not had luck. I talk about what I tried to do/have a screenshot showing where the system has it looked in this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...rint-oem-lock-developer-t3963898/post80909957
I have also looked at using Tasker/other tools to try to change something here or to see if there's an intent or action or something that will trigger the unlock but haven't had luck.
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So since this is the only A10e root thread. I'll post here. After browsing the internet I found out that Samsung changed some security. Now fac combo cant be flashed with 3.14 odin which newer devices like our A10e will not work with odin 3.13 and before patched or not. A new odin needs to be made. Patched. And the new Security for samsung.
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This isnt new information. I do not think a new/patched odin will work since it uses a token system. Trying to flash will say you need approval to use factory binary.
With that being said you can use a factory bin token which will then allow you to flash combo rom.
There are ways to bypass need for a token but they are not public.
Also tokens are device specific and if you can find someone to get them they are not free.
Side question that's not totally related but I'm finding conflicting answers online:
Does the A10e NOT have USB-OTG capabilities? :-/
I don't have a USB-C OTG cable to test myself. I realize this phone purposely does not have some features/capabilities that I guess are supposedly deemed more "premium," in order to keep this phone in a class I've heard described as "Economy-Flagship," (lol ). Hence: no wireless charging, no fingerprint reader, no gyroscope, no proximity sensor (this exclusion is kind of annoying - surely I can't be the only person experiencing the annoying phenomenon of chronic cheekbone-call-muting? ). But overall, I'm super happy with this phone!
I also wish I could disable Knox but I don't think that's possible without the OEM bootloader unlock setting enabled.
timba123 said:
No not new info but figured alot of people especially new people could use the info. Lol they sure are locking down phones. I wonder what influence the NSA etc have.
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govt contracts are definitely a big part of it.. every device manufacturer wants that govt money lol
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govt contracts are definitely a big part of it.. every device manufacturer wants that govt money lol
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^This makes a lot of sense.
Sorry for my english. I'm looking for help ... i was 3 weeks in US and i lost my phone. So i buyed this A10e with boost mobile but i didn't activate it because they were trying to force me to buy a monthly subscription, wich i didn't... I bring the phone just for wifi use because is a phone with good specs for the price of 90$... and then the horror shows in a form of Harassing message ... trying to make me "accept terms and conditions" and then Boom the phone was restricted from data usage and other things, i tried to unlock the OEM and nothing, also i wipe the phone and it works fine but it keeps harassing with sudden appears of that screen asking if you accept, the icon of that screen is a peace of chess. So my question is ... Can i force an instalation of other rom? in sammobile is a international rom, so, even if i can't unlock the oem , can i install it? is there a way to root the device without the oem unlock? Thanks in advance
reyesergio23 said:
Sorry for my english. I'm looking for help ... i was 3 weeks in US and i lost my phone. So i buyed this A10e with boost mobile but i didn't activate it because they were trying to force me to buy a monthly subscription, wich i didn't... I bring the phone just for wifi use because is a phone with good specs for the price of 90$... and then the horror shows in a form of Harassing message ... trying to make me "accept terms and conditions" and then Boom the phone was restricted from data usage and other things, i tried to unlock the OEM and nothing, also i wipe the phone and it works fine but it keeps harassing with sudden appears of that screen asking if you accept, the icon of that screen is a peace of chess. So my question is ... Can i force an instalation of other rom? in sammobile is a international rom, so, even if i can't unlock the oem , can i install it? is there a way to root the device without the oem unlock? Thanks in advance
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no.. bl is locked.. only stock official firmware can be flashed
timba123 said:
Found a rooted AP tar but gives SHA error using Odin 3.14
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doesnt work.. ur getting error bcuz its modified which cant use bcuz bl is locked
timba123 said:
Seems to be verizon firmware by the bootloader number etc. The firmware I posted pics of. I'd upload it but my browser keeps crashing trying to upload it
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https://support.halabtech.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&c=download&id=200612
Looks like root kernel for metro or tmobile
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correct.. all it is is stock firmware with a rooted/patched kernel for unlockable variants
Combination File, for FRP & bootloop Repair
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ekejzhig7b9zx7r/ROMProvider.COM_SM-A102USQU1ASF1.rar/file
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Combination File, for FRP & bootloop Repair
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ekejzhig7b9zx7r/ROMProvider.COM_SM-A102USQU1ASF1.rar/file
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how do you expect people to flash it without a factory binary token?
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Is OTP similar or related to the factory token? Like a password?
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nope.. otp more of a one time password.. the token is something that uses device specific identifiers that then gets sent to a server where it gets signed and sent back.. then it needs to b physically flashed to the device
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Hi, I have no doubt this is a common question, but I'm here because after researching all day on this website and others, I have heard conflicting narratives and want to see if I can get some clarity with someone who has knowledge on this.
TLDR; I am wondering if all U.S. phones with Snapdragon cannot be normally rooted by just enabling OEM unlock/unlocking bootloader and must be rooted in an expert/costly method. Or if accounts from people saying they enabled OEM unlock on their Moto G Powers I read were not just fictional or with non-U.S. phones.
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I live in the U.S. What I understand is that all U.S. Android phones with the Snapdragon chipset are impossible to easily root because they cannot have their bootloaders unlocked. I found this to be the case with the (unlocked, not carrier-specific) U.S. Moto G Power 2021 phone I just bought. I cannot tick OEM Unlocking in Developer settings, it's greyed out. I found users here and on other forums saying that it's possible to conventionally root Moto G Power 2021 phones, which I thought up till recently because I easily got an ID from the Motorola website, but obviously couldn't proceed with fastboot because OEM Unlocking is disabled and I can't change that. (in CMD fastboot said exactly this: OEM must be unlocked to proceed.)
Oddly, some users said that the option stopped being greyed out after a few days or a week. I contacted Motorola to see if this is a design thing but they were of no help, just telling me not to root as if I was unaware it voids warranty. Notably, just as many users said that the option would always be disabled, which began to make sense given what I learned next.
It was soon after I found people saying that all U.S. Android phones with Snapdragon consciously lock bootloader. All carrier-specific and unlocked varieties. (Consequently, there are services that do it for you, but this costs money and I'm interested in a phone I can root myself for free.) I was surprised it took me as long as I did to hear of this, and afterwards I searched for this specifically to get more clarity but didn't find any articles or documentation. It explains everything, of course, except for why I read some people (including here) were able to enable OEM Unlocking on their Moto G Power 2021 devices. (perhaps they were not U.S. phones but this was not mentioned.)
At this point if there's no way to enable OEM unlock I'm simply going to return the phone as I want a phone that I can root.
Snapdragon Androids disabling OEM unlock/bootloader unlocking is simply because of U.S. company decisions, because non-U.S. Android phones with Snapdragon do allow it. Because of this, I'm looking at international/European GSM Androids with Snapdragon, (such as the Xiaomi Mi A3) which the majority of anywhere-near-recent Androids clearly have, that would allow me to do this. I'm going to be as sure as I can it will be compatible in the U.S. (I use AT&T) and that it will be feasible to root for free.
Thanks for reading, especially if you got this far.
To root a phone's Android it isn't needed to unlock phone's bootloader. Android is rooted as soon as SU binary is present in Android's file system.
jwoegerbauer said:
To root a phone's Android it isn't needed to unlock phone's bootloader. Android is rooted as soon as SU binary is present in Android's file system.
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Motorola system partition is write-protected, the bootloader must be unlocked for permanent root.
KindleMatchLight said:
Hi, I have no doubt this is a common question, but I'm here because after researching all day on this website and others, I have heard conflicting narratives and want to see if I can get some clarity with someone who has knowledge on this.
I live in the U.S. What I understand is that all U.S. Android phones with the Snapdragon chipset are impossible to easily root because they cannot have their bootloaders unlocked...
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See the CID and OEM unlock posts
[Guide]Un/locking Motorola Bootloader
UnLocking and ReLocking Motorola Bootloader https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a Moto Bootloader Unlocking site Re-Locking see Post #4 More about bootloader UnLocking Post #2 Can my...
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If you get the bootloader unlocked
[Guide] Root Motorola with Magisk (UnLocked Bootloader)(Non-TWRP method)
Root Motorola Devices with Magisk Note: This method has been working with most Moto Devices that the Bootloader can be UnLocked. If the Bootloader cannot be Unlocked this method will not work. Please only use this as a reference. If you require...
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sd_shadow said:
Motorola system partition is write-protected, the bootloader must be unlocked for permanent root.
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Absolute nonsense.
KindleMatchLight said:
Hi, I have no doubt this is a common question, but I'm here because after researching all day on this website and others, I have heard conflicting narratives and want to see if I can get some clarity with someone who has knowledge on this.
I live in the U.S. What I understand is that all U.S. Android phones with the Snapdragon chipset are impossible to easily root because they cannot have their bootloaders unlocked. I found this to be the case with the (unlocked, not carrier-specific) U.S. Moto G Power 2021 phone I just bought. I cannot tick OEM Unlocking in Developer settings, it's greyed out. I found users here and on other forums saying that it's possible to conventionally root Moto G Power 2021 phones, which I thought up till recently because I easily got an ID from the Motorola website, but obviously couldn't proceed with fastboot because OEM Unlocking is disabled and I can't change that. (in CMD fastboot said exactly this: OEM must be unlocked to proceed.)
Oddly, some users said that the option stopped being greyed out after a few days or a week. I contacted Motorola to see if this is a design thing but they were of no help, just telling me not to root as if I was unaware it voids warranty. Notably, just as many users said that the option would always be disabled, which began to make sense given what I learned next.
It was soon after I found people saying that all U.S. Android phones with Snapdragon consciously lock bootloader. All carrier-specific and unlocked varieties. (Consequently, this there are services that do it for you, but this costs money and I'm interested in a phone I can root myself for free.) I was surprised it took me as long as I did to hear of this, and afterwards I searched for this specifically to get more clarity but didn't find any articles or documentation. It explains everything, of course, except for why I read some people (including here) were able to enable OEM Unlocking on their Moto G Power 2021 devices. (perhaps they were not U.S. phones but this was not mentioned.)
At this point if there's no way to enable OEM unlock I'm simply going to return the phone as I want a phone that I can root.
Snapdragon Androids disabling OEM unlock/bootloader unlocking is simply because of U.S. company decisions, because non-U.S. Android phones with Snapdragon do allow it. Because of this, I'm looking at international/European GSM Androids with Snapdragon, (such as the Xiaomi Mi A3) which the majority of anywhere-near-recent Androids clearly have, that would allow me to do this. I'm going to be as sure as I can it will be compatible in the U.S. (I use AT&T) and that it will be feasible to root for free.
Thanks for reading, especially if you got this far.
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You must wait, I believe it was several days of the device being online (wifi at least) to get it to permit unlocking the bootloader. I know with mine (US Xfinity Wireless), out of the box, it was gray, but 2 or 3 days later it was able to be toggled and I unlocked and got Magisk installed easily, using the patch stock boot.img method, and flashing it via fastboot beyond that. So you can do it, just can't do it before you activate the thing properly I think is the main block there you're describing. So perhaps those outside the US (with US models they can't toggle) can connect to a VPN'd wifi network and have it look like it's in the US, maybe.
There's a lot that can be done on these with just tinkering to get it there is all. But make sure you have your stock firmware is all, so you can quickly get it back into bootloader and just a flash away to fix anything really.
jwoegerbauer said:
Absolute nonsense.
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Okay. Legit question here... How does one go about injecting SU binary to the system on the moto g 2021 series with secured boot?
Why should SU binary get housed in /system/... ? It's irrelevant where it's located, the main thing is that it's available and executable. Even Magisk doesn't store it in /system/.. but in /data/..
Because folder /data/local/tmp by default is mounted as RW my recommendation is to store it there. Using this storage place isn't conflicting with SELinux and/or AVB.
Code:
adb devices
adb push <FULL-PATH-OF-SU-BINARY-ON-PC-HERE> /data/local/tmp/
adb shell "chmod +x /data/local/tmp/su"
When you have to run a shell command what requires elevated rights, then you run
Code:
adb devices
adb shell "/data/local/tmp/su -c '<SHELL-COMMAND-HERE>'"
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To root a phone's Android it isn't needed to unlock phone's bootloader. Android is rooted as soon as SU binary is present in Android's file system.
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it needs to be unlock