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Need link to download the specific software specified in the title of this thread. Came across the one loaded on Google by another xda member but having difficulties downloading it. If you have it mirrored to another cloud service please provide me with the link. I am mostly gunning to get my hands on all of the .img files which come inside it so that I may review them via a hex editor and unlock my bootloader the sneaky way since Huawei refuses to reply back to my emails. Many thanks in advance.
Update: I was able to get my hands on the update.app file. So now will begin extraction and making my changes to hack the bootloader status on my device. If Huawei has responded back to you with your proper bootloader unlock code then you were fortunate. I myself have run out of patience with them and am now handling this on my own personal level.
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Need link to download the specific software specified in the title of this thread. Came across the one loaded on Google by another xda member but having difficulties downloading it. If you have it mirrored to another cloud service please provide me with the link. I am mostly gunning to get my hands on all of the .img files which come inside it so that I may review them via a hex editor and unlock my bootloader the sneaky way since Huawei refuses to reply back to my emails. Many thanks in advance.
Update: I was able to get my hands on the update.app file. So now will begin extraction and making my changes to hack the bootloader status on my device. If Huawei has responded back to you with your proper bootloader unlock code then you were fortunate. I myself have run out of patience with them and am now handling this on my own personal level.
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Having trouble getting the bootloader unlock code? Try this:
Most of the issues are that emails sent outside of Shenzhen China business time during the week are not answered. They go into an email black hole. You'd have to send in the bootloader unlock request email really late here in the US or set up some way to send your email later automatically like I did with the Chrome extension Boomerang to get the code for my second HAM2. Currently sending in a request around 9pm EST to 4am EST Sunday - Thursday is the best time to email for the unlock code Sun-Thurs corresponds to Monday-Friday at Huawei in China.
I have emailed outside of those times and not gotten a response. After figuring out the time difference and setting up boomerang for an automated send later feature with my email the code arrived a couple hours after it was sent and I saw it when I woke up the next morning.
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@arcadesdude, thanks for your input, but unfortunately that route has failed me as well. Been at it with these emails since late last year. My guess is that my emails are getting lost in middle of a bunch of other emails they may be receiving or I'm going to their spam mail which they probably ignore. Either case, all attempts have not been successful. I found the EFI image and boot image inside the update.app last night. So far so good as it looks like I can easily hack this update and finally get my bootloader unlocked so I may do what I need to do with it.
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@arcadesdude, thanks for your input, but unfortunately that route has failed me as well. Been at it with these emails since late last year. My guess is that my emails are getting lost in middle of a bunch of other emails they may be receiving or I'm going to their spam mail which they probably ignore. Either case, all attempts have not been successful. I found the EFI image and boot image inside the update.app last night. So far so good as it looks like I can easily hack this update and finally get my bootloader unlocked so I may do what I need to do with it.
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You can unlock the bootloader without the bootloader unlock code?
Did you try another email address? Another member on here used another address and got through to Huawei.
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You can unlock the bootloader without the bootloader unlock code?
Did you try another email address? Another member on here used another address and got through to Huawei.
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No, the bootloader code is still required. All I am going to do is modify the source via a hex editor so that I can input a code of my choosing and force it to accept that code and thus unlock my bootloader. That is very possible . Should of done this already but I wanted to give Huawei a chance - but they failed.
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No, the bootloader code is still required. All I am going to do is modify the source via a hex editor so that I can input a code of my choosing and force it to accept that code and thus unlock my bootloader. That is very possible . Should of done this already but I wanted to give Huawei a chance - but they failed.
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I didn't know you could do that. Is it essentially just flashing your modified bootloader partition to the phone using adb like we flash the recovery partition?
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I didn't know you could do that. Is it essentially just flashing your modified bootloader partition to the phone using adb like we flash the recovery partition?
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Pretty much, but not with adb. Using fastboot.
also, i guess you also need disable the verification chain? but how? I heard it probably start from very beginning, ROM, a real read only rom. if you flash hacked aboot, sbl probably refuse to boot it, right?
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also, i guess you also need disable the verification chain? but how? I heard it probably start from very beginning, ROM, a real read only rom. if you flash hacked aboot, sbl probably refuse to boot it, right?
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With a bootloader being locked you are presumably limited on what can and cannot be flashed. With that in mind should a modification be incorrectly done for a device with a locked bootloader then it would be safe to say that the flash would be denied and no harm done. Because I will be modifying the source to accept my personal code then this will not have any affect towards flashing. The device will even accept it. Then, when I enter my code and reboot, the device will simply say it is unlocked. The only catch to this though is that if I flash back to the original then the bootloader should technically relock itself. I will open a thread on this procedure down the road when I get time and even include my mods so others may compare it with the stock to see the differences.
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With a bootloader being locked you are presumably limited on what can and cannot be flashed. With that in mind should a modification be incorrectly done for a device with a locked bootloader then it would be safe to say that the flash would be denied and no harm done. Because I will be modifying the source to accept my personal code then this will not have any affect towards flashing. The device will even accept it. Then, when I enter my code and reboot, the device will simply say it is unlocked. The only catch to this though is that if I flash back to the original then the bootloader should technically relock itself. I will open a thread on this procedure down the road when I get time and even include my mods so others may compare it with the stock to see the differences.
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Regarding the limitation, early I thought you are going to modify/repackage the UPDATE.APP, as that way, if (a big if) it works, ideally you can flash to any partition. (There is some thread in xda that discussion about read/repackage the huawei UPDATE.APP)
But as we discussed briefly long time back, this whole thing is really really risky, if the booting path to fastboot got damage, then pretty much the phone is hard bricked.
Probably if you stick with flash with fastboot, then the risk will be lesser but man, this is scary stuff..
Regarding the validation chain, I got info from following article:
http://www.newandroidbook.com/Articles/aboot.html
A few paragraph after the Figure One.
Let's see...
PS, maybe you can continue try some different email address and sent at correct time to Huawei for the code...
PS2, another thought, maybe inject a superSU to the UPDATE.APP system image will work? not sure how strict they are validating when flashing UPDATE.APP and/or when booting the system partition.
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Regarding the limitation, early I thought you are going to modify/repackage the UPDATE.APP, as that way, if (a big if) it works, ideally you can flash to any partition. (There is some thread in xda that discussion about read/repackage the huawei UPDATE.APP)
But as we discussed briefly long time back, this whole thing is really really risky, if the booting path to fastboot got damage, then pretty much the phone is hard bricked.
Probably if you stick with flash with fastboot, then the risk will be lesser but man, this is scary stuff..
Regarding the validation chain, I got info from following article:
http://www.newandroidbook.com/Articles/aboot.html
A few paragraph after the Figure One.
Let's see...
PS, maybe you can continue try some different email address and sent at correct time to Huawei for the code...
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I won't be using the update.app parsay. Merely needed it so I can locate the images I want by viewing it with a hex editor and then extracting them so that I can solely focus on those images using a hex editor and once I make my patch(s) then I will use fastboot to flash those images to their respective partitions on the device. It really isn't that risky as long as you know what to look for. I won't be that guy that says "oops" in this case lol. So, I'm not worried about possibly bricking this device one bit .
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I won't be using the update.app parsay. Merely needed it so I can locate the images I want by viewing it with a hex editor and then extracting them so that I can solely focus on those images using a hex editor and once I make my patch(s) then I will use fastboot to flash those images to their respective partitions on the device. It really isn't that risky as long as you know what to look for. I won't be that guy that says "oops" in this case lol. So, I'm not worried about possibly bricking this device one bit .
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Just curious, what are you planning to do that requires an unlocked bootloader?
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Just curious, what are you planning to do that requires an unlocked bootloader?
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Something lol
I'm not sure why you can't get the code from Huawei ...but I'm kinda glad you can't. seems your gathering nice info about this phone.
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Something lol
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Just in case you're being super extremely nice and kind and trying to make a ROM for us, the other developer has hit a huge roadblock on CM11/12 you should know about.
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Just in case you're being super extremely nice and kind and trying to make a ROM for us, the other developer has hit a huge roadblock on CM11/12 you should know about.
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Even he is not plan to build CM, but as the man who build first recovery for us, I think he wont stop until he can play with his own baby in his phone.
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I won't be using the update.app parsay. Merely needed it so I can locate the images I want by viewing it with a hex editor and then extracting them so that I can solely focus on those images using a hex editor and once I make my patch(s) then I will use fastboot to flash those images to their respective partitions on the device. It really isn't that risky as long as you know what to look for. I won't be that guy that says "oops" in this case lol. So, I'm not worried about possibly bricking this device one bit .
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1. How are you going to flash image via fastboot if your bootloader is locked?
2. You have to hack fastboot image to pass throuth unlock code verification without or with some random code. But even if you do so, you won't be able to flash fastboot image via fastboot even with unlocked bootloader.
I would'nt touch fastboot at all 'cause it's a high risk to get a hard brick.
I have found unlock code in some partition of my device, but I dunno was it there initially or was written there after unlocking. If the first case is and fastboot just compares entered code with saved one in device, then you can try to make update.app with injected su, as xordos offered, to be able to read this partition.
Injecting su into the update.app woukdnt work. The update.app has it's own crc and such. So to simply say, it won't work. You also answered your questions with remarks 1 and 2. One exception is that yes, you can flash the image. As for risks, it's only there if you mess something up - development typically is about taking risks . The fastboot image won't technically brick the device anyways. At best a soft brick may occur, but to be honest since "bricking" is up for discussion; bricking can occur simply by making a change to the build.prop file and not fixing it's permissions prior to rebooting. Unless you "hard" brick the device, then it can always be recovered.
You said the image or images can't be flashed with a locked bootloader, while yes is technically true, but understand that it isn't 100%, because you see, when your device recieves an update initially the devices bootloader is expected to be locked, right? Yet, magically enough the update goes through, the phone reboots, you either hate or love the new update. Something to think about before actually saying an image can't be flashed . Instead, I would have you ask yourself, "how?".
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Even he is not plan to build CM, but as the man who build first recovery for us, I think he wont stop until he can play with his own baby in his phone.
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And best believe, I want to play
Hi I want to know if anyone knows how too root the LG G Pad X 2 10.1 UK750 model and if not then if I can get a hold of a developer who can help. Thank You
Bump-I want to root this thing too, it's a pretty good pad if I could only get the LG crap off of it
Just bought one at US Cellular
I would also like to know this. Seems like a decent tablet for the price I got it
I can supply a system dump I believe, if it will help. If anyone finds anything- please, post it here. Having what few scraps we can find in one spot has to help.
We have to know the bootloader can be unlocked and are all fastboot commands stay intact.
Here's a system dump if that'll help at all.
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We have to know the bootloader can be unlocked and are all fastboot commands stay intact.
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Here's a system dump. ADB works, can't get into fastboot. I have developer options enabled and I CAN enable OEM unlock...but of course LG isn't allowing unlocking on their dev site.
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We have to know the bootloader can be unlocked and are all fastboot commands stay intact.
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I can get into download mode, and adb works. Fastboot doesn't seem to be there. I suppose it might be possible to factory sign a modified .kdz? I don't know enough to know if that's possible, but I'll test it if you try and make one
LG Gpad X II 10.1 REALLY want to ROOT!!
Ok, more stuff. Here's a stock boot image and a patched boot image I extracted with magisk. Can anyone figure out a way to put these together and sign it such that it will install? I really want to root this thing. I am willing to try just about anything that stands a chance of working. If you're a dev and willing to at least give it a try, let me know and I'm ready to go at it. If I brick it trying I'm not going to be worried about it-it's nearly useless to me without root.
I notice the stock .Marshmallow .kdz is out in the world now...is there any way to factory sign a modified .kdz and install that, maybe?
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Ok, more stuff. Here's a stock boot image and a patched boot image I extracted with magisk. Can anyone figure out a way to put these together and sign it such that it will install? I really want to root this thing. I am willing to try just about anything that stands a chance of working. If you're a dev and willing to at least give it a try, let me know and I'm ready to go at it. If I brick it trying I'm not going to be worried about it-it's nearly useless to me without root.
I notice the stock .Marshmallow .kdz is out in the world now...is there any way to factory sign a modified .kdz and install that, maybe?
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The Android 6.0.1 Build is MXB48T" the same android build as the Pixel C, maybe you can make something from the Pixel C.
Hiya!
I'm a decent bugtester, but definitely not a Developer..I'd be more than happy to bugtest anything installable if someone can come up with it. I did find I can get into EDL mode..but have no idea how to work with it.
Also gonna bump this, I don't even need permanent root or anything like that. I only want to change one line in the build prop so that I can use all apps in dual window (persist.splitwindow.support_all), and setprop did not work.
I've sat over this device for hours at a time, trying every obscure one click root tool, method, and app, to no avail. Strange for a device with a 2016 security patch.
I will test anything you guys can find, regardless of brick potential. I need that split window goodness.
Hello everybody.
I have a simple Question about root on this model, is it possible to do?
And if it is possible, tell me how Please.
Best regards
Wojtek
I am looking for the same too
Me too... Looks like it is still impossible
Only paid method and who knows it will be work on my p30 lite......hmm
Hello ppl,
I know this might be a little old.. any way just for the knowledge lets bring this thread back.
I had the same concern for a while, and kind of eager to get mine rooted.. until now.
I managed to unlock mine, and root it succesfully. Latest version of magisk, safty net passed, root essentials running like a charm, I can ADB in to it and su yey!
How? main issue here is my p30 lite MAR-LX3A was already in emui10, and somehow this little sucker wont allow the unlock of the bootloader regardless. I used a unlock tool that is advised to work for this model using testpoint short. how ever it was not working for me, until I read the EMUI had to be downgraded to 9.1.
Once runnig EMUI9.1 I didnt had to re-run the tool it was already unlocked. weird.
Any how the unlocker tool I used was not the ABD/fastboot tools, it was a paid app in case you are still interested in getting it done I can tell you how. Just keep in mind you will need to Open the back cover of the device.
Think is there is no custom recovery image available that works, neither a custom ROM, so all you have is pretty much root access.
I beleive this to be a pretty decent phone so I dont want just to ditch it, I am working to get a TWRP image, if I a managed to so I will get a ROM done as well. Think the whole device has been off the track for dedicated modders and devs, so it has just not been worked on.
which me luck. I'll keep you posted
I used an unlock bootloader service for 15$. First i had to downgrade my emui from 10 to 9.
I can run magisk without problem. My only problem is that i wan't super su. I was able to flash TWRP Recovery 3.2.1.0 (HiSilicon Kirin 710). But i couldn't use it because the folder are encrypted. So if anyone has any idea how to decrypt this let me know
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I used an unlock bootloader service for 15$. First i had to downgrade my emui from 10 to 9.
I can run magisk without problem. My only problem is that i wan't super su. I was able to flash TWRP Recovery 3.2.1.0 (HiSilicon Kirin 710). But i couldn't use it because the folder are encrypted. So if anyone has any idea how to decrypt this let me know
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I'm gonna look for that TWRP img, I didnt find a working one acutally. is there a specific reason why you rather use super su ?
about encryption you usually need to make sure there is no password configured, I read somewhere about a guy that had his Face recognition still configured, and that was the reason he was unable to unencrypt. there are some zips you can flash somwhere around, but never tried them
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I'm gonna look for that TWRP img, I didnt find a working one acutally. is there a specific reason why you rather use super su ?
about encryption you usually need to make sure there is no password configured, I read somewhere about a guy that had his Face recognition still configured, and that was the reason he was unable to unencrypt. there are some zips you can flash somwhere around, but never tried them
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I deactivated all passwords etc. But it didn't work for me. The only reason i need supersu is because i wan't recover some deleted contacts and mails after factory reset. And those Windows applications with real deep scan not works with magisk.
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I deactivated all passwords etc. But it didn't work for me. The only reason i need supersu is because i wan't recover some deleted contacts and mails after factory reset. And those Windows applications with real deep scan not works with magisk.
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why dont you try getting an image of the partition with DD, convert it and mount it in the PC directly, I beleive using the scan software directly against the phone is more complicated than just scanning a directly attached block device.
Hello
Is there any way to decrypt the Huawei P30 Lite?I haven't found anything anywhere.
i have twrp on it but the system is encrypted :-(
i have read some posts about wipe data.. use stock rom etc... But i am to lazy to test it. Let me know if it will works. Be sure to make a backup before playing around
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Is there any way to decrypt the Huawei P30 Lite?I haven't found anything anywhere.
i have twrp on it but the system is encrypted :-(
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there are a few things to try... you can go to wipe menu in TWRP then use the fix/repair option against the system encrypted partition..
-try reparing it
-try changing the partition from ext4 (check first the type usually ext4) to ext2, then change it back to what it was, ext4
last resource:
-wipe all data/factory reset ***** You WILL loose all your personal data if you do this **** just make a backup MANUALLY before doing this.. if you use TWP backup pbby your back will be encrypted too...
I manage to get mine unencrypted with this last step, took a few attempts, but had to reflash Stock so its back to encryption
Maybe we should create our own TWRP version for the p30 lite. There are many tutorials ^^
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Maybe we should create our own TWRP version for the p30 lite. There are many tutorials ^^
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agreed I have been working on one that truely works, but there are a few blanks about how TWRP really works.. and its boot process. I have learned a little this past week, but still think gonna have to reverse engineer a working img to get some answers.... I was actually thinking on building a orange fox image better not sure what would be easier..
I have lots of work so I do this in my free time, but let me know if you want a help perhaps we can get something and port a nice ROM that's worth the device
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there are a few things to try... you can go to wipe menu in TWRP then use the fix/repair option against the system encrypted partition..
-try reparing it
-try changing the partition from ext4 (check first the type usually ext4) to ext2, then change it back to what it was, ext4
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-wipe all data/factory reset ***** You WILL loose all your personal data if you do this **** just make a backup MANUALLY before doing this.. if you use TWP backup pbby your back will be encrypted too...
I manage to get mine unencrypted with this last step, took a few attempts, but had to reflash Stock so its back to encryption
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thank you for the suggestions. unfortunately does not work :-(
Please keep us posted, really excited to see a custom rom for this phone, also could you elaborate on the process of unlocking the bootloader? My back cover is already broken so I have to open it up anyways
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Please keep us posted, really excited to see a custom rom for this phone, also could you elaborate on the process of unlocking the bootloader? My back cover is already broken so I have to open it up anyways
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Sure, ive been busy but will try my best.. about the unlock process I end up paying 19 euros... But try using fastboot unlock first.. may save you the money not sure...
1. Downgrade to emui 9.1 .. just plug the p30 lite to PC, install hsuite... Go for the firmware/software update... A pop up screen will show up with some small letters buttom rigth.. older releases or revert to older firmware something like that.. you will get too choose 9.1 only ... Choose that and apply.. Keep an eye out.. this will delete everything in your phone... Next boot you will be in 9.1.. avoid the automatic upgrade.
2. Turn the phone off, take the back cover and locate the testpoints.. short by using metal wire... The small aluminium wire wraps that come with bread and other bags for easy close are usefull just remove some plastic in each side... connect the usb cable to PC.. leave the phone side unplugged.. Touch test point with the wire while the other side touches a metal cover in the phone.. while doing it plug the phone to the USB cable.. the charging animation should not appear . . . Screen must stay black.. otherwise do it again.. if done right the device manager will detect COM port for your device
Identify the point with this video
3. use either app you want to detect testpoint mode and unlock... I managed to do it with a 3 day unlimited license for HCU client.. that did the trick their website have some tutorials easy to follow.
Hi all,
I have the same problem like a few other people. I unlocked the phone with HCU, and after I tried to root with magisk (by trwp) But the main issue, the phone is encrypted and the installation proccess of the magisk by the trwp got failed. How can I root this phone? Anybode has success with this?
Thank you!
huawei p30 lite device root support please
New here. Didn't see a forum for the Moto G Pure XT2163. Mods - I am sorry. Please move wherever's best.
Discovered that the version Verizon is selling (notably the slickdeals thread on the one from Visible) is different. It's -2 vs. -4.
Looks like VZW disabled most of the bands that T-Mobile/Sprint use - 25, 41, 71, for example.
Looking to see if it's possible to enable those bands. One report on SD thread says they bricked their device trying RETUS version but IDK if the bootloader needs to be unlocked first, or if it would even help. Probably more work to unlock these bands if it's even possible.
Downloads look available here https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/ellis/official/
Haven't messed with flashing a phone in years. May be able to try later but hoping anyone else here can look into this.
I'm going to guess as is the case with most other Android devices branded by Verizon that the bootloader will be restricted from being unlocked. There is really no way around this as it's an OEM based policy. If you want to play with custom ROMs or root based modding, I would highly recommend ditching the Verizon or any other carrier branded variant with the exception of T-Mobile/Metro and Google Fi (there are others) that actually allow OEM unlock. Not only that, but if you're looking for certain connectivity bands, you don't want to settle for a carrier device variant designed to use a particular set of bands which don't include the ones you need. No sense getting a Verizon variant to run on T-Mobile/Sprint bands when you can, you know, get the T-Mobile variant in the first place. Get the global unlocked variant model if you can and start from there. Far easier than the headaches you'll get trying to transform VZW to TMUS.
Cross-flashing is not going to unlock bands, you need to change modem configuration. Throw your SoC(Mediatek) followed by "unlock bands" into Google and see if you have any luck.
I also didn't see a forum for the Moto G Pure and was wondering if anyone knows of a custom bootloader like TWRP or CWM for it? I think I have enough understanding of how to sideload the app, I just need something to send the phone. I tried using a random TWRP mod on it but it fails, invalid signature. I haven't tried doing the phone rooting thing in years now, but I have this Moto G Pure phone without any service on it that I'm willing to experiment on. It can be used as a test bed or data extraction device to put code from it on the internet if someone needs it to help custom rom makers for example by testing stuff on it. Perhaps that's why no one has a custom recovery for it yet.
I don't know exactly how to extract the phones current ROM data so all I've done so far is unlock the bootloader. The phone's carrier based on the unactivated sim card shows it's a T-Mobile branded device, but the T-Mobile and other carrier software is inactive other than the few Moto apps. An article on XDA say's the phone's suck, but that's just not true at least not to me. It's a fine phone like it is, but if I can format it's SSD and only install what I want it to have on it that would be great. It's just a spare sim locked phone that I can't use my active sim card in. So with that it's now a project phone. I would like to mainly just unbloat it and free up all that used space occupied by the recovery partition. I don't necessarily need a whole new ROM, just want to root it. That's the only way to erase those factory files that I know of.
For me unlocking the bootloader wasn't to hard to do. You have to make sure the drivers from Motorola are installed and have a current version of ADB available on a computer. I still had a version of ADB tools that was almost a decade old now so I had to update that for the fastboot oem_unlock_unlockcode (automated code from Motorola support) command to work. To find out if it can be unlocked or not go here:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone%2Fbootloader%2Funlock-your-device-b
At the Moto site they will guide you on how to generate the code they want you to send them. You have to sign in to their site to use that function though. After I finally figured out what to type in the CMD window it generated that code and I edited it down to one long line of numbers and give it to the page. In seconds I had an email with the unlock code inside.
Unlocking it seems to help with uninstalling some of the built in stuff, before I could only disable most of the apps that come with it. The apps are still probably on there I just have to factory reset it and they'll come back. Now however the removed apps don't show as using any internal storage, all the apps info numbers go to 0 bytes, but still even doing that it's still over 10GB of unmovable data. When it should really be more like 2-3 GB for the entire system. I hate how Google just inserts itself in your life even when you don't want it at all.
I anyone passing by reading this post needs more details please let me know and I'll try to get the information or even data files from the phone. Would a copy of it's stock firmware be of any help? If so let me know how I would go about saving a copy of it. I'll keep looking for answers but it seems this phone is not high on the priority list or is new or something. So there is only scam guides trying to tell you "How to unlock your phone" or "Install TWRP on Motorola devices" and other clearly click bait sites. I can't even find the stock rom for it on Motorola's site, just outdated versions from 2016, with different build numbers, that can't be right.
All I know is unlocking the bootloader was the first step on all the guides and I've done that. Got a warranty voided notice and everything. There currently isn't a custom recovery mod for this model as far I can tell. If I can ever find that then I can try Linage or just debloat Android 11 which is probably the safer and easier option provided I can find that Custom Covery'.
When it boots up now, it has to tell me it's unlocked and all the dangers it poses. Dangerous if you cared about what was on it I suppose. There is nothing on it I can't just copy back over to it, other than the stock operating system.
Oh yeah, it's model number and other side of the box information is:
Model Name: Moto G PURE
SKU: MO-XT21634-AJB (MOXT21634AJB)
Software Version RRH31.Q3-46-20
Production date was 12/15/2021
I'm not sure what other information to include.
BrittonCBurton said:
I also didn't see a forum for the Moto G Pure and was wondering if anyone knows of a custom bootloader like TWRP or CWM for it? I think I have enough understanding of how to sideload the app, I just need something to send the phone. I tried using a random TWRP mod on it but it fails, invalid signature. I haven't tried doing the phone rooting thing in years now, but I have this Moto G Pure phone without any service on it that I'm willing to experiment on. It can be used as a test bed or data extraction device to put code from it on the internet if someone needs it to help custom rom makers for example by testing stuff on it. Perhaps that's why no one has a custom recovery for it yet.
I don't know exactly how to extract the phones current ROM data so all I've done so far is unlock the bootloader. The phone's carrier based on the unactivated sim card shows it's a T-Mobile branded device, but the T-Mobile and other carrier software is inactive other than the few Moto apps. An article on XDA say's the phone's suck, but that's just not true at least not to me. It's a fine phone like it is, but if I can format it's SSD and only install what I want it to have on it that would be great. It's just a spare sim locked phone that I can't use my active sim card in. So with that it's now a project phone. I would like to mainly just unbloat it and free up all that used space occupied by the recovery partition. I don't necessarily need a whole new ROM, just want to root it. That's the only way to erase those factory files that I know of.
For me unlocking the bootloader wasn't to hard to do. You have to make sure the drivers from Motorola are installed and have a current version of ADB available on a computer. I still had a version of ADB tools that was almost a decade old now so I had to update that for the fastboot oem_unlock_unlockcode (automated code from Motorola support) command to work. To find out if it can be unlocked or not go here:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone%2Fbootloader%2Funlock-your-device-b
At the Moto site they will guide you on how to generate the code they want you to send them. You have to sign in to their site to use that function though. After I finally figured out what to type in the CMD window it generated that code and I edited it down to one long line of numbers and give it to the page. In seconds I had an email with the unlock code inside.
Unlocking it seems to help with uninstalling some of the built in stuff, before I could only disable most of the apps that come with it. The apps are still probably on there I just have to factory reset it and they'll come back. Now however the removed apps don't show as using any internal storage, all the apps info numbers go to 0 bytes, but still even doing that it's still over 10GB of unmovable data. When it should really be more like 2-3 GB for the entire system. I hate how Google just inserts itself in your life even when you don't want it at all.
I anyone passing by reading this post needs more details please let me know and I'll try to get the information or even data files from the phone. Would a copy of it's stock firmware be of any help? If so let me know how I would go about saving a copy of it. I'll keep looking for answers but it seems this phone is not high on the priority list or is new or something. So there is only scam guides trying to tell you "How to unlock your phone" or "Install TWRP on Motorola devices" and other clearly click bait sites. I can't even find the stock rom for it on Motorola's site, just outdated versions from 2016, with different build numbers, that can't be right.
All I know is unlocking the bootloader was the first step on all the guides and I've done that. Got a warranty voided notice and everything. There currently isn't a custom recovery mod for this model as far I can tell. If I can ever find that then I can try Linage or just debloat Android 11 which is probably the safer and easier option provided I can find that Custom Covery'.
When it boots up now, it has to tell me it's unlocked and all the dangers it poses. Dangerous if you cared about what was on it I suppose. There is nothing on it I can't just copy back over to it, other than the stock operating system.
Oh yeah, it's model number and other side of the box information is:
Model Name: Moto G PURE
SKU: MO-XT21634-AJB (MOXT21634AJB)
Software Version RRH31.Q3-46-20
Production date was 12/15/2021
I'm not sure what other information to include.
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hey i just came up on one of these today, nice phone considering... Any luck with trying to find a custom recovery? I have been looking as well but development seems pretty sparse right now. I am in the same boat as you, unlocked bootloader, locked everything else lol. I cant even find a way to root it without TWRP! I am curious if one of the other moto G series phones would have the same TWRP? Also check this out. It sounds legit but IDK...https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-motorola-g-pure-xt2163/
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hey i just came up on one of these today, nice phone considering... Any luck with trying to find a custom recovery? I have been looking as well but development seems pretty sparse right now. I am in the same boat as you, unlocked bootloader, locked everything else lol. I cant even find a way to root it without TWRP! I am curious if one of the other moto G series phones would have the same TWRP? Also check this out. It sounds legit but IDK...https://www.getdroidtips.com/root-motorola-g-pure-xt2163/
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Well I was able to use Magisk to "root" it with the patched boot file trick, but still that's not the same thing as I did before with a Samsung phone and the CWM recovery deal. That gave the user all the control they wanted. Even though the phone claims I have root access, I'm not sure what to do with Magisk's root trick. I still don't see a way to backup or install a different operating system or just a blank Android 11 OS. My knowledge there is limited and there isn't a custom recovery for this model as far as I can tell.
So I still can't wipe the drive or remove the OEM partition that contains the installers for the bundled stuff. I'd still need some form of interface that has more features than the stock Fastboot and Bootloader modes offer I guess, or I just don't know how to use the software tools correctly. It's still locked even with root as far as I can tell but if there is something more I'm missing or an additional app to install for example, like SU. Is that still a thing? If I'm on the right track let me know.
BrittonCBurton said:
Well I was able to use Magisk to "root" it with the patched boot file trick, but still that's not the same thing as I did before with a Samsung phone and the CWM recovery deal. That gave the user all the control they wanted. Even though the phone claims I have root access, I'm not sure what to do with Magisk's root trick. I still don't see a way to backup or install a different operating system or just a blank Android 11 OS. My knowledge there is limited and there isn't a custom recovery for this model as far as I can tell.
So I still can't wipe the drive or remove the OEM partition that contains the installers for the bundled stuff. I'd still need some form of interface that has more features than the stock Fastboot and Bootloader modes offer I guess, or I just don't know how to use the software tools correctly. It's still locked even with root as far as I can tell but if there is something more I'm missing or an additional app to install for example, like SU. Is that still a thing? If I'm on the right track let me know.
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Thanks for the reply!!! I am speaking from a place of semi-ignorance here but I would thing that you could install SuperSU from inside the system, right? As long as the root binary is there...idk though and from what I hear, chainfire is not responsible for SuperSU anymore so it has become somewhat sketchy. I saw a post (about this phone, I think) that mentioned having to install terminal emulator and running root command from there to achieve legit root after flashing the patched boot.img. I will see if I can find the post again and update you. Is there anyway you could post the boot.img? Or give me a link for it?
Agent_Orange1488 said:
Thanks for the reply!!! I am speaking from a place of semi-ignorance here but I would thing that you could install SuperSU from inside the system, right? As long as the root binary is there...idk though and from what I hear, chainfire is not responsible for SuperSU anymore so it has become somewhat sketchy. I saw a post (about this phone, I think) that mentioned having to install terminal emulator and running root command from there to achieve legit root after flashing the patched boot.img. I will see if I can find the post again and update you. Is there anyway you could post the boot.img? Or give me a link for it?
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Well I can try and learn how to extract the phones information to my computer. I don't know how to do that exactly. The way I was able to get a hold of the phones stock firmware data was by using Lenovo's Smart Rescue and Recovery software.
You have to enable usb debugging mode, attach the phone to the computer with the software running and make sure that you didn't disable/delete Device Help. That app is what makes the Lenovo software work, otherwise the Recovery software fails to see the phone. If it sees the phone correctly then you can see the preselected target firmware it wants you to download under the Rescue tab along the top.
So I did that and grabbed the files it created without actually applying them to the device. The whole thing is a little over 2GB and difficult to host but I put the stock boot.img file here for anyone who needs it. If anyone wants all the files I can try to upload the whole thing one file at at time. That's the way it was sent to me, an uncompressed folder. If I zip it all up and try to upload it most sites will say file size exceeded. Anyway here's the link...
boot
MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.
www.mediafire.com
Thanks I was able to patch it with Magisk and achieve root. It looks like Magisk is an SU manager anyway. I have never used it before so this is a first for me. The root and bootloader unlock seem a little pointless without any recovery or ROM though....I guess it's time to learn how to compile one lol
I just picked up the Moto G Pure (XT2163-4) Android 11 aka Red Velvet Cake *sounds yummy lol*....I've been searching around and not seen any info about any rooting method for this device....besides the "Root All Motorola Phones" crap...and I don't feel like risking making a paper weight with it. Even on here it doesn't show up in the...add device list....was going to add to my profile...but can't.
Agent_Orange1488 said:
Thanks I was able to patch it with Magisk and achieve root. It looks like Magisk is an SU manager anyway. I have never used it before so this is a first for me. The root and bootloader unlock seem a little pointless without any recovery or ROM though....I guess it's time to learn how to compile one lol
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Yeah now we're on the same page then. I thought the same thing, not much use to have an unlocked boot loader and root access without software to make use of it. I gave the phone to my nieces to play with for now, but it's with in arms reach if I need it for instructions yet to be defined. I should receive updates to this post if anyone else responds.
Gamekeeper408 said:
I just picked up the Moto G Pure (XT2163-4) Android 11 aka Red Velvet Cake *sounds yummy lol*....I've been searching around and not seen any info about any rooting method for this device....besides the "Root All Motorola Phones" crap...and I don't feel like risking making a paper weight with it. Even on here it doesn't show up in the...add device list....was going to add to my profile...but can't.
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Yeah appears it was produced in late 2021 or sold at that time so it's new and no one has made any custom firmware's or recoveries for it as far as I know. I don't know how to do that, requires computer programming skills. I don't have any of those.
Gamekeeper408 said:
I just picked up the Moto G Pure (XT2163-4) Android 11 aka Red Velvet Cake *sounds yummy lol*....I've been searching around and not seen any info about any rooting method for this device....besides the "Root All Motorola Phones" crap...and I don't feel like risking making a paper weight with it. Even on here it doesn't show up in the...add device list....was going to add to my profile...but can't.
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I feel your pain! Had mine a few days and of course came to XDA immediately to find the DL on this joint but no luck... Ya I definitely don't recommend one click root method for this. If you want, I can post/link the patched boot.img i made with magisk. Mine boots with it and have confirmed root.
BrittonCBurton said:
Yeah now we're on the same page then. I thought the same thing, not much use to have an unlocked boot loader and root access without software to make use of it. I gave the phone to my nieces to play with for now, but it's with in arms reach if I need it for instructions yet to be defined. I should receive updates to this post if anyone else responds.
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Excellent, it's nice to be caught up with everyone else haha!! I am going to do some digging and posting and whatnot to try to find some info on porting a recovery for this model. I feel like it can't be too different from at least one or two of the other G series phones. I will see updates as well so please post if you come up with anything!!
BTW does anyone know the process of creating a device page for this joint?! I think this phone is definitely worth some development...
Agent_Orange1488 said:
Excellent, it's nice to be caught up with everyone else haha!! I am going to do some digging and posting and whatnot to try to find some info on porting a recovery for this model. I feel like it can't be too different from at least one or two of the other G series phones. I will see updates as well so please post if you come up with anything!!
BTW does anyone know the process of creating a device page for this joint?! I think this phone is definitely worth some development...
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Good luck finding anything that will load onto the phone. Seems like it would be possible to install LineageOS on it if nothing else. You'd think by now installing a phone's operating system would be similar to how operating systems are installed on other computers. All I get is invalid signature, way to much security (for them) on phone OS'es. With phones and PDA's apparently you can't just find the OS you want to use and install it. Where's the generic and bloat free Andriod 11 stock OS/firmware at? No such thing? It's either "Gaggles" way or nothing apparently. (It's ok if you don't know either, maybe someone else has more information about that.)
BrittonCBurton said:
Good luck finding anything that will load onto the phone. Seems like it would be possible to install LineageOS on it if nothing else. You'd think by now installing a phone's operating system would be similar to how operating systems are installed on other computers. All I get is invalid signature, way to much security (for them) on phone OS'es. With phones and PDA's apparently you can't just find the OS you want to use and install it. Where's the generic and bloat free Andriod 11 stock OS/firmware at? No such thing? It's either "Gaggles" way or nothing apparently. (It's ok if you don't know either, maybe someone else has more information about that.)
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Ya I'm definitely not going to try anything on the actual device, (ESPECIALLY if I am trying to put it together myself) but I am pretty sure you can test that stuff on a virtual system. Some kind of android emulator or whatever. As for a stock/debloated/de-odexed ROM, I haven't seen one but that couldn't be all that difficult to put together, right? I mean as long as the patched boot.img is included anyway. I feel like a recovery would be a higher priority though...? BTW, I have never used Lineage before, how is it?
Agent_Orange1488 said:
I feel your pain! Had mine a few days and of course came to XDA immediately to find the DL on this joint but no luck... Ya I definitely don't recommend one click root method for this. If you want, I can post/link the patched boot.img i made with magisk. Mine boots with it and have confirmed root.
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That would be great if you could share that patched boot.img......it is for the XT2163-4 MOTO G PURE correct?
Gamekeeper408 said:
That would be great if you could share that patched boot.img......it is for the XT2163-4 MOTO G PURE correct?
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Agent_Orange1488 said:
I feel your pain! Had mine a few days and of course came to XDA immediately to find the DL on this joint but no luck... Ya I definitely don't recommend one click root method for this. If you want, I can post/link the patched boot.img i made with magisk. Mine boots with it and have confirmed root.
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I would also like the patched boot.img if it is for the XT2163-4. Thanks
Hey boys I actually got rid of the moto g pure...for now at least lol! GREAT phone and I would be willing to get it back once there is some dev work done on it...will definitely be watching the threads on it. Good luck boys!!!
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I read the above posts, and it seems like even if I am able to root it using Magisk, I won't be able to flash it with custom rom?
Thank you Agent_Orange1488 for the posts.
I was trying to bypass Google FRP lock on this phone, after having no success, I went online looking and downloaded Rom2Box to try to bypass frp.. When I was trying to get the program to discover my device, nothing happened, it never discovered it, but while it was attempting to discover it, my phone had a black screen with a red dot and 2 smaller white dots moving around the red dot in a circle pattern while bumping off of each other.. I don't know what it means, I never saw it before.. .. Now it won't turn on, or show that it's being charged so I think this program bricked my phone..?
I guess I'd like to give Odin a shot at fixing it for me.. But I don't know Odin, I never messed with phone's like this.. Is, this my best or only option?
Try MSM Tool
@Princess007 I've got the newest ROMt2Box .. if you need it.
@ScarletWizard
Firmware - https://mega.nz/file/EDwAAAIB#hUVmdbWUFI0bt0WQZVfaenTfVwoOqlfn2oexY5uC-Hs
romtoolboxpro - https://mega.nz/file/tTBSGagI#nYvCwk_prTrkM2E3VGk7Sh9qqw5NCn1PZhc73oxrl6U
Samsung Touch sensitivity is very Awesome..
Where can i find the firmware for oneplus nord n20 5g T-Mobile, current build number is GN2200_11_A.07?
Trying to extract boot.img and patch with Magisk
I can pull a rooted super and should have those already actually but if your system is not already magisk patched then you will not be able to boot. I have lost the stock July somewhere in all my backups but I'm willing to pull the boot and super for you if you need it. It is already RW system
Princess007 said:
I was trying to bypass Google FRP lock on this phone, after having no success, I went online looking and downloaded Rom2Box to try to bypass frp.. When I was trying to get the program to discover my device, nothing happened, it never discovered it, but while it was attempting to discover it, my phone had a black screen with a red dot and 2 smaller white dots moving around the red dot in a circle pattern while bumping off of each other.. I don't know what it means, I never saw it before.. .. Now it won't turn on, or show that it's being charged so I think this program bricked my phone..?
I guess I'd like to give Odin a shot at fixing it for me.. But I don't know Odin, I never messed with phone's like this.. Is, this my best or only option?
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this usually happens because some component of your device is not loading due to either mismatched security pacthes, some system partition has been altered and cannot load or one of many other reasons. i have a device that works perfectly fine and boots with this oneplus logo rather than the tmobile splash that it used to boot with. for me this was caused by mixing components from different systems. i had to flash matching radios, boot, and system, vbmeta disabled to get the device to function with mismatched partitions but the only thing thats still not working is the tmobile splash, which i dont miss and have no desire to try to fix that so i have been running this device in that state for months with 0 problems other than when one of my mods breaks the system and i just have to undo whatever i modified and im back to a functioning state. thedot with 2 dots bouncing around it is fine so long as everything else works, just means that something in vendor is probably different than what it expects so that part doesnt load or some other partition..... disabling verity and verification can usually get me booting again if this happens whether everything else works and is important to you is your decision to fix it or not. going back stock should fix it all. best thing to do if ur gonna mod is make sure u pull backups of EVERY single partition on the device so you have matching images. would suck to lose efs partitions because they are unique and the only people that can get those back for you is the manufacturer
i recommend using partitions backup & restore from playstore. its free and you can pull all of your partitions for restoring in the future. i recommend setting the options to save as raw(.img) rather than archives and then after it pulls all of them, compress them all into one archive. this will save you from having to extract each image from 100 different archives if you need to do a full restore in the future. best of luck and thanks for your contribution
Glitchmob2640 said:
Where can i find the firmware for oneplus nord n20 5g T-Mobile, current build number is GN2200_11_A.07?
Trying to extract boot.img and patch with Magisk
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theres alread an a.07 boot image posted thats already been patched. best to pull your own but if your gonna use one thats not pulled directly from your device you may as well just use the one thats already patched. i have attached the magisk-delta patched boot image that i use on my july device GN2200_11_A.07
magisk-delta patched boot image that i use on my july device GN2200_11_A.07
T-Mobile MSM tool
File folder on MEGA
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T-Mobile MSM tool
File folder on MEGA
mega.nz
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can someone post a link for the msmtool for the N20 from T-Mobile, this link is dead
Is there an MSM tool for the Metro version of the Nord N20 5G? I can't seem to find one anywhere.
ScarletWizard said:
Download MSM Download Tool: Unbrick any OnePlus Device [Video]
From this guide, you could download the MSM Download Tool for every OnePlus device and then use it to unbrick your OnePlus device.
www.droidwin.com
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That one ain't gonna work.. you've gotta download the newest tool..
NewVersion_2.exe
drive.google.com
Does anyone have a link to just the msm tool without the rom?
I've got the rom, but no working tool, and I don't have the internet to download a whole other rom