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Root XPS (63 & 67 FW) [Update: 20.03.12]

For unlocked bootloaders only!
Please use the recovery now to root any firmware!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596285
Just flash the SuperSU cwm zip with recovery and your phone will be rooted. To download SuperSU visit this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
Regards

Bin4ry said:
For unlocked bootloaders only!
Download:
http://eddy.uni-duisburg.de/bin4ry/system_xps_prerooted_63fw.img
Connect device in fastboot mode (blue LED).
Open Command prompt and type:
fastboot flash system system_xps_prerooted_63fw.img
This will give you root immediatly after reboot!
A nicer way will come soon. But this should solve first problems
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ERRRR u beat me to it

Cholek3 said:
Guys, you're asolutely f***ing amazing. Congrats.
Do you mean Command prompt in ADB or windows?
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In Windows command prompt. But ou need fastboot installed.
This is only fist shot. If you dont know really what im talking about, then please wait for another image with good instructions
Jozinek said:
I can confirm, that it work, many thanks.
Edit - it work, but i cant downloads anything from Market, so back to stock version without root. Will wait on new kernel
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If you get market problems go ot Settings -> Apps -> ... -> Search for the market in the list and then delete Data of the App. After that all will work fine.
Regards

Bin4ry said:
In Windows command prompt. But ou need fastboot installed.
This is only fist shot. If you dont know really what im talking about, then please wait for another image with good instructions
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I know roughly what you are talking about. I know command prompt, although I never used fastboot, as I only owned X10 (until I dropped it and USB port snapped ), so never had to/wanted to unlock bootloader this way. But I want to learn, that's why I am reading all this now, and I need to ask about something I am not sure of.

Just go through the unlock bootloader process and then you will know what fastboot is
After that just type my comamnd with my file in the same directory and you will be done.
Regards

If I were you I would wait till I get ICS on the phone then unlock the bootloader and root the phone.

Quick question. It just wonders me. Sony "supports" unlocking bootloader, which is more dangerous than root. Why rooting is not supported then? Is it because we could unistall third party aplications and Sony has some sort of agreements with them and are obligated by law?

Cholek3 said:
Quick question. It just wonders me. Sony "supports" unlocking bootloader, which is more dangerous than root. Why rooting is not supported then? Is it because we could unistall third party aplications and Sony has some sort of agreements with them and are obligated by law?
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No you are getting the idea wrong
Long ago we discussed alot with SonyEricsson and together decided this is the best way of doing it.
The reason is simple:
Rooting alone does not give you access to all partitions etc. pp See X10 Forums for that. Sony is very good in hiding partitions
With a bootloader unlock we get fully workable fastboot. We are able to write all partitions and change what we want. (Root too)
Also Sony(Ericsson) is able to track who unlocks and who not AND is able to provide a check mechanism to forbid unlocking of phones which are not owned by the user (for example provider branded phones in contract, the phone is usually property of the provider).
So this is the reason. Unlocked bootloader gives us nearly full access, so no need to worry I am in this game since X10 times (like you or not ?)and we always got the phones working like we wanted.
Our work for CM9 on XPS has started now too.
Regards

Bin4ry said:
No you are getting the idea wrong
Long ago we discussed alot with SonyEricsson and together decided this is the best way of doing it.
The reason is simple:
Rooting alone does not give you access to all partitions etc. pp See X10 Forums for that. Sony is very good in hiding partitions
With a bootloader unlock we get fully workable fastboot. We are able to write all partitions and change what we want. (Root too)
Also Sony(Ericsson) is able to track who unlocks and who not AND is able to provide a check mechanism to forbid unlocking of phones which are not owned by the user (for example provider branded phones in contract, the phone is usually property of the provider).
So this is the reason. Unlocked bootloader gives us nearly full access, so no need to worry I am in this game since X10 times (like you or not ?)and we always got the phones working like we wanted.
Our work for CM9 on XPS has started now too.
Regards
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See, I was not aware of that "agreement". Now everything seems to make sense. I am android user since I bought X10 back in August 2010. I was more or less following XDA since then as well, but this forum is worldwide community and is almost imposible to keep a track on everything. I would consider myself somewhere between rookie and advanced users. I know how to do certain things (root, how to use ADB, I was changing framwork_res.apk for my own purposes, etc.). My point also is, I am more hardware sort of guy, rather than software. That's why I am glad you guys are here with us.

Will this wipe the phone data or only the system partition ?

Cholek3 said:
My point also is, I am more hardware sort of guy, rather than software. That's why I am glad you guys are here with us.
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Hehe no problem. I'm hardware and software guy
gbil said:
Will this wipe the phone data or only the system partition ?
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Well no. But the first step is that you need to unlock bootloader and THIS WILL wipe your data. To flash the systempartition itself will not wipe userdata.
Cholek3 said:
Yes, I agree. But myself, I will wait for root for phones with locked bootloader as well. I assume I will be happy with phone speed, but when CM9 comes out, then I will consider unlockin bootloader.
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Your choice, i hope too that we will get a nice exploit again soon. But i personally have to time to work on an exploit.
Regards

3Shirts said:
Screw that! There are too many useful reasons for root. My motto:
Got android? Get root!
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True that, after I heard that you can lock back the bootloader and update it via SEUS or PCC, I'm so gonna root it and true again.

thanks sir at all
every thing is ok bootloader is unlocked now and root is ok
just i face a problem when i restored 340 (programs+games) through titanium backup pro ...... and when opening just only setting application my phone force close setting menu .......i dont know why although i still have 330 mb free in app
thanks in advanced

hasan_abeer said:
thanks sir at all
every thing is ok bootloader is unlocked now and root is ok
just i face a problem when i restored 340 (programs+games) through titanium backup pro ...... and when opening just only setting application my phone force close setting menu .......i dont know why although i still have 330 mb free in app
thanks in advanced
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So you restored with Titanium. Since Titanium is a Root app and you don't had Root before i think you are trying to restore a backup from another phone.
If you do that you have to assure that you ONLY RESTORE APPS and NOT SETTINGS! Settings from another phone will be most likely incompatible.
So this wil be your problem!
Regards

Bin4ry said:
So you restored with Titanium. Since Titanium is a Root app and you don't had Root before i think you are trying to restore a backup from another phone.
If you do that you have to assure that you ONLY RESTORE APPS and NOT SETTINGS! Settings from another phone will be most likely incompatible.
So this wil be your problem!
Regards
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thanks sir i do so restore app+data from samsung galaxy note ........what is the best way to restore :
could i reset my phone through setting+pivacy+factory data reset without affecting root or i must reflash this rom in order to save root
thanks again for your hard job
rgrds

hasan_abeer said:
thanks sir i do so restore app+data from samsung galaxy note ........what is the best way to restore :
could i reset my phone through setting+pivacy+factory data reset without affecting root or i must reflash this rom in order to save root
thanks again for your hard job
rgrds
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Restore only Apps in Titanium not Data! If you factory reset the phone root is still there
Regards

does the super one click work after bootloader unlocked?

unic0de said:
does the super one click work after bootloader unlocked?
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I don't think it will, otherwise somebody would already confirmed that I think. At the moment the only way is to flash appropriate firmware (only with unlocked bootloader).

Thread cleaned guys.
Constructive posts only, if you want to say thanks then hit the thanks button.

to whom it concern for call recorder over this rom works like a charm both sides very clear and great loud
just use callrecorder by SKVALEX(green color) from market with choosing recording calls from kernel with 2 way recording patch(root required) option
+wav format
enjoy my friends
great thanks to mr Bin4ry for rooting rom
rgrds

[Q] Can you root without doing the CWM recovery?

All I want to be able to do is install and use Titanium Backup. Can this be done without the whole bootloader unlock / install CWM recovery / Flash SU method?
This is for a GSM GN from the Google Play store.

No. Not that know of exploits like that don't work anymore. But you can just unlock, flash a recovery, flash superuser. Then flash the stock recovery and relock the boot loader.
Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus

the only way you can do that is if you're on 4.0.2, but i would bet you are on 4.0.4

ÜBER™ said:
No. Not that know of exploits like that don't work anymore. But you can just unlock, flash a recovery, flash superuser. Then flash the stock recovery and relock the boot loader.
Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus
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Just 'fastboot boot cwm.img', flash "su.zip", reboot, done.
Sent from my i9250

ÜBER™ said:
No. Not that know of exploits like that don't work anymore. But you can just unlock, flash a recovery, flash superuser. Then flash the stock recovery and relock the boot loader.
Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus
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Wouldn't recommend relocking the bootloader. He'll just have to wipe again next time he needs to unlock.

martonikaj said:
Wouldn't recommend relocking the bootloader. He'll just have to wipe again next time he needs to unlock.
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I would NOT recommend it either.
However, if he feels like he really has to re-lock, we now have a method that can unlock the bootloader without wiping, assuming you have root of course. (But if you ever lose root... you are screwed!
EDIT: I didn't realize that the OP had a Play Store device. Although I don't have one, the Play Store devices are said to NOT wipe when the bootloader is unlocked.

efrant said:
I would NOT recommend it either.
However, if he feels like he really has to re-lock, we now have a method that can unlock the bootloader without wiping, assuming you have root of course. (But if you ever lose root... you are screwed!
EDIT: I didn't realize that the OP had a Play Store device. Although I don't have one, the Play Store devices are said to NOT wipe when the bootloader is unlocked.
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Thanks for the info. And just an FYI, my Play Store device does wipe data when I unlock the bootloader. Not a huge deal, but it does reset it to factory state.

dmarmstr said:
Thanks for the info. And just an FYI, my Play Store device does wipe data when I unlock the bootloader. Not a huge deal, but it does reset it to factory state.
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some people have said it didnt wipe when they unlocked the bootloader when they got theirs from the playstore.
i always assume its going to wipe everything.

I had no idea that unlocking the bootloader would wipe everything, but I knew I had to unlock it first in order to root it so I could backup all my apps with Titanium Backup, so guess what happened..
The thing is, if I hadn't done that, I would have waited for the official Jelly Bean from Samsung for quite a while, for my yakjuxw variant...
Pfff. Everything about this whole affair with ROMs, rooting, backing up, seems so weird and counter-intuitive to me. I just don't understand it!

teomor said:
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Pfff. Everything about this whole affair with ROMs, rooting, backing up, seems so weird and counter-intuitive to me. I just don't understand it!
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That just means you haven't done enough reading. It is actually quite simple and logical once you read and understand how things work.

efrant said:
I would NOT recommend it either.
However, if he feels like he really has to re-lock, we now have a method that can unlock the bootloader without wiping, assuming you have root of course. (But if you ever lose root... you are screwed!
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I just dont like seeing the opened lock icon below the google logo when the phone boots up, But i just want root, and the stock recovery for future ota
So Rooting it and re-locking the bootloader doesn't limit the root functionality right?
and is there a possibility of having root + CWM + Locked bootloader ?
will CWM work that way ?
Plus whats the procedure to unlock bootloader without wiping device if your device has root + locked bootloader?

chandradithya said:
So Rooting it and re-locking the bootloader doesn't limit the root functionality right?
and is there a possibility of having root + CWM + Locked bootloader ?
will CWM work that way ?
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No.
Sent from my i9250

chandradithya said:
I just dont like seeing the opened lock icon below the google logo when the phone boots up
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Seriously? How often do you see the boot screen?
chandradithya said:
So Rooting it and re-locking the bootloader doesn't limit the root functionality right?
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No.
chandradithya said:
and is there a possibility of having root + CWM + Locked bootloader ?
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Yes.
chandradithya said:
will CWM work that way ?
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Yes.
chandradithya said:
Plus whats the procedure to unlock bootloader without wiping device if your device has root + locked bootloader?
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Use segv11's app. It is linked in the "Unlock bootldr w/o wipe" link in my signature.

chandradithya said:
I just dont like seeing the opened lock icon below the google logo when the phone boots up, But i just want root, and the stock recovery for future ota
There is a app to change those splash screen images. (logo me) My kids didn't like seeing the lock either. Used app to change lock icon to black image.
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Just FYI
I have a Google Play GN and my phone did NOT wipe upon unlocking the bootloader

jerrycycle said:
chandradithya said:
I just dont like seeing the opened lock icon below the google logo when the phone boots up, But i just want root, and the stock recovery for future ota
There is a app to change those splash screen images. (logo me) My kids didn't like seeing the lock either. Used app to change lock icon to black image.
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Man, I just don't get how that is that big of a deal.. I think the unlock logo at the bottom is actually cool. My friend said one of his friends didn't want to root his Nexus 7 because he didn't like the unlock symbol on the boot up screen too... I was soo confused. How can it bother you that much?
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No issue for me personally. I change the splash logo on all my oem devices with my personnel symbol. Kids device their name in place of the Google.

efrant said:
Seriously? How often do you see the boot screen?
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Well my previous phone was an android which was never updated officially after eclair. Running Cm7 ports kinda lagged the phone which was pretty noticeable after 24 hours or so,
So i used to reboot it everyday to clear memory. and yeah, I guess old habits die hard and i just love the jellybean boot up animation, so no reason not to reboot it, and thanks a lot for your replies
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jerrycycle said:
There is a app to change those splash screen images. (logo me) My kids didn't like seeing the lock either. Used app to change lock icon to black image.
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Cool Ill give it a try soon.
gregs1213 said:
Man, I just don't get how that is that big of a deal.. I think the unlock logo at the bottom is actually cool. My friend said one of his friends didn't want to root his Nexus 7 because he didn't like the unlock symbol on the boot up screen too... I was soo confused. How can it bother you that much?
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Yeah, i felt it was cool too for the first 3 months of having the Gnex but recently, Every friends non-google device i see (specifically the s2 or the s3) has the triangle on the splash screen, When they see my phone start up without the unlock symbol, they're all like "whoa dude, you still haven't modded your phone?"
then i'll go like "Nah, Why should i do that when i have the purest android ever and there's no need to mod this fast beast"
Long story cut short, i just wanna show off how awesome pure android is

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flash stock firmware with locked device?

I bought my buddy a phone to use while he was working with me. 4 days later he quits and didn't want to give the phone up so he wiped it while logging in locking the phone. I bought the phone used off Facebook perfectly unlocked so no receipts or anything. I know that pretty much stops me from proving this is my phone but my question is if it's possible to just flash the stock firmware over the already stock firmware, wiping the phone? I've done all the little tricks and have gotten in the settings, installed test dpc etc but it has the newest security patch and I can't get it unlocked that way. Any help would be really really appreciated. I don't really like moto phones and id like to recoup some cash from it.

Anyone? I would even take the paid service route if anyone could tell me it's possible. I've gotten into the settings but none of the usual apps or tricks work to bypass the lock. I know this is a grey area because of security issues but man im having a hard time accepting this thing as paper weight

brd912 said:
Anyone? I would even take the paid service route if anyone could tell me it's possible. I've gotten into the settings but none of the usual apps or tricks work to bypass the lock. I know this is a grey area because of security issues but man im having a hard time accepting this thing as paper weight
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Acces the phone into fastboot
Then from ADB (computer)
fastboot erase user data

nosiobadx said:
Acces the phone into fastboot
Then from ADB (computer)
fastboot erase user data
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Already done that. Doesn't format the encrypted memory where the Google info is stored, I'm assuming.

brd912 said:
Already done that. Doesn't format the encrypted memory where the Google info is stored, I'm assuming.
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Flash stock ROM using fastboot commands
There are several threads around about,so maybe that helps

nosiobadx said:
Flash stock ROM using fastboot commands
There are several threads around about,so maybe that helps
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Tried that with no luck also. It seems as though Motorola has this phone locked tight

nosiobadx said:
Flash stock ROM using fastboot commands
There are several threads around about,so maybe that helps
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I've tried all the guides I can find and I get nothing but errors trying to flash any firmware file through adb, fastboot, rsd etc

So I figured this out. Thanks thread can be closed

Does the 7x have a/b partitions?

I want to install magisk, but I still want to be able to take ota updates. I also want to keep the stock recovery if possible. Is there a good way to do this, or will I have to flash TWRP?
Edit: it looks like magisk v15 is bricking 7x's. Should I wait a bit before I try to install it?

I Could Be Dead Wrong But..
epickid37 said:
I want to install magisk, but I still want to be able to take ota updates. I also want to keep the stock recovery if possible. Is there a good way to do this, or will I have to flash TWRP?
Edit: it looks like magisk v15 is bricking 7x's. Should I wait a bit before I try to install it?
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I Do Believe You Need To Be Rooted To Install Magisk...
And to root you have to Unlock your Bootloader.
Your device will Reject Any and All O.T.A.'s with an Unsecure (A.K.A. Unlocked) Bootloader.
That's why you get that hidious *Warning!* message everytime you reboot.. your device knows it's unsecured.
You can sideload all the upcoming O.T.A.'s when someone makes them available.. I kinda doubt that is going to be on day one though.
The Nice thing about those of you that are rooting is, you can just pay the $18.00 bucks and bring your phone back to stock with that D.C. tool that is being discussed in the Q & A.. I assume it works on all variants ?
Anyway.. good luck to you if you do decide to go ahead and unlock that Bootloader.

RaiderWill said:
I Do Believe You Need To Be Rooted To Install Magisk...
And to root you have to Unlock your Bootloader.
Your device will Reject Any and All O.T.A.'s with an Unsecure (A.K.A. Unlocked) Bootloader.
That's why you get that hidious *Warning!* message everytime you reboot.. your device knows it's unsecured.
You can sideload all the upcoming O.T.A.'s when someone makes them available.. I kinda doubt that is going to be on day one though.
The Nice thing about those of you that are rooting is, you can just pay the $18.00 bucks and bring your phone back to stock with that D.C. tool that is being discussed in the Q & A.. I assume it works on all variants ?
Anyway.. good luck to you if you do decide to go ahead and unlock that Bootloader.
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Magisk is a rooting method, I know from experience that you don't already have to have a rooted phone. Also magisk v14 added a feature where you could patch the boot image and flash it via adb.
What's this "D.C. tool"? It sound interesting

Damn.. It's Been So Long..
epickid37 said:
Magisk is a rooting method, I know from experience that you don't already have to have a rooted phone. Also magisk v14 added a feature where you could patch the boot image and flash it via adb.
What's this "D.C. tool"? It sound interesting
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You Are 100% Correct...
You're conversing with an old "SuperSu" guy here.. I totally forgot mag's is a rooter like Su.
But you still have to Unlock that loader to make it happen.. You are not going to get any O.T.A.'s
I know Magisk can hide root for things like netflix... But not to recieve Vendor Updates.. unless things have changed drasticly.. please correct me if I'm wrong..
But again.. sideloading is always an option.

RaiderWill said:
You Are 100% Correct...
You're conversing with an old "SuperSu" guy here.. I totally forgot mag's is a rooter like Su.
But you still have to Unlock that loader to make it happen.. You are not going to get any O.T.A.'s
I know Magisk can hide root for things like netflix... But not to recieve Vendor Updates.. unless things have changed drasticly.. please correct me if I'm wrong..
But again.. sideloading is always an option.
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I'm probably wrong, but from what I've read, you can still take ota's with an unlocked bootloader?

A Virgin...
epickid37 said:
I'm probably wrong, but from what I've read, you can still take ota's with an unlocked bootloader?
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When It Comes To Huawei.. I'm A Virgin...
Every other phone I've seen, the O.T.A. will notify you that your system has been "Modified" and will not attempt the update.
When you root.. Your Phone Becomes Insecure.. and is vernable to Malware, Virus, Hacks and god knows what else.
O.T.A.'s are Signed Packages.. They Ain't Going To Da Hood To Do Business...
Keep it locked if you want everything on day 1.. Then you can Root to your hearts content.

epickid37 said:
I'm probably wrong, but from what I've read, you can still take ota's with an unlocked bootloader?
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Note u definitely can't take OTA updates with Magisk installed. What's worse is the normal recovery doesn't have a proper update option so u'll have to use Huawei's Dload method which fails if u have tampered the system. Restoring to the stock ROM with a locked bootloader is also incredibly hard on Huawei/Honor devices.
Sent from my Honor 8 using XDA Labs

ayush rao said:
Note u definitely can't take OTA updates with Magisk installed. What's worse is the normal recovery doesn't have a proper update option so u'll have to use Huawei's Dload method which fails if u have tampered the system. Restoring to the stock ROM with a locked bootloader is also incredibly hard on Huawei/Honor devices.
Sent from my Honor 8 using XDA Labs
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Here's how to take ota updates with magisk. But what your saying is Huawei doesn't use recovery to update, they use proprietary methods that detect system modifications, right?

epickid37 said:
Here's how to take ota updates with magisk. But what your saying is Huawei doesn't use recovery to update, they use proprietary methods that detect system modifications, right?
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Thats not what I meant, Huawei does use the recovery to update like any other phone but their recovery doesn't let the user to sideload their own OTA files. U'll have to use their Dload method which is an absolute pain.
Further, the Magisk page u posted here mentions the system and vendor must not be modded so that means you can't use any app like Titanium Backup to block or uninstall apps since it tampers the system. Thats really annoying since the whole point of rooting is to modify the system. Also if u used TWRP then u will have a hard time trying to find the right recovery file corresponding to the firmware u r on. It is really hard for Honor devices since u'll have to download a large file and, using a tool on XDA, extract the images u need. IMO rooting this phone is worth it right now especially since it is new and will constantly be recieving OTAs in the coming months.
Sent from my Honor 8 using XDA Labs

ayush rao said:
Thats not what I meant, Huawei does use the recovery to update like any other phone but their recovery doesn't let the user to sideload their own OTA files. U'll have to use their Dload method which is an absolute pain.
Further, the Magisk page u posted here mentions the system and vendor must not be modded so that means you can't use any app like Titanium Backup to block or uninstall apps since it tampers the system. Thats really annoying since the whole point of rooting is to modify the system. Also if u used TWRP then u will have a hard time trying to find the right recovery file corresponding to the firmware u r on. It is really hard for Honor devices since u'll have to download a large file and, using a tool on XDA, extract the images u need. IMO rooting this phone is worth it right now especially since it is new and will constantly be recieving OTAs in the coming months.
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Ah, ok. Thank for your help!

Question I'm very overwhelmed please help

The last time I rooted a phone was 3 years ago, in general whenever I try to root a phone I feel like the entire process has changed and im completely out of the loop.
All i want to do is make it so i can install f.lux and youtube vanced, how do I do this?
I know that I need to install magisk but apparently I also need to enable the bootloader whatever that means?
Sideload, flashing, caprip, boot-image, fastboot, TWRP: these words mean nothing to me, they serve to confuse and demean me.
Is there any resource for figuring out how to go from a new out-of-the-box moto g30 to one which lets me install youtube vanced? Usually I'd look up a tutorial but the only one I found was in spanish and I don't speak spanish.
Thanks for any help you can give.

First things first.
Android has Night Light built in and Youtube Vanced doesn't need root.
But, if you're still serious about rooting and installing magisk to make use of all of the really useful modules, you'll need:
An Unlocked Bootloader: Motorola's Own Guide
Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader will wipe your phone and void its warranty, so be absolutely sure you want to do it and back up your files.
Then you'll need to manually patch a boot.img from your stock ROM (can be found here.) and flash it using ADB (Android Debug Bridge) using your PC.
I rooted mine within 3 days of owning it and have been enjoying it with no problems whatsoever ever since.
I used this guide as reference. If you have any questions you can always just message me here or on Telegram (@Kuntitled).

samjoebobtomted said:
The last time I rooted a phone was 3 years ago, in general whenever I try to root a phone I feel like the entire process has changed and im completely out of the loop.
All i want to do is make it so i can install f.lux and youtube vanced, how do I do this?
I know that I need to install magisk but apparently I also need to enable the bootloader whatever that means?
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Bootloader is small program which runs before Android operating system running. Bootloader is first program to run so It is specific for board and processor. -RootJunky
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Unlocking the bootloader
You can flash a custom system only if the bootloader allows it. Note, though, that the bootloader is locked by default. You can unlock the bootloader, but doing so deletes user data for privacy reasons. After unlocking, all data on the device is erased, that is, both private app data and shared data accessible over USB (including photos and movies). Before attempting to unlock the bootloader, back up any important files on the device. - https://source.android.com/setup/build/running
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samjoebobtomted said:
Sideload,
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Generally sideload means installing an app without the playstore.
samjoebobtomted said:
flashing,
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Flashing usually refers to installing through fastboot mode or recovery
samjoebobtomted said:
caprip,
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codename or development name for Moto G30
samjoebobtomted said:
boot-image
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The boot.img is the fie that creates the boot partition
/boot​This is the boot partition of your Android device, as the name suggests. It includes the android kernel and the ramdisk. The device will not boot without this partition. Wiping this partition from recovery should only be done if absolutely required and once done, the device must NOT be rebooted before installing a new one, which can be done by installing a ROM that includes a /boot partition.
-RootJunky
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samjoebobtomted said:
fastboot,
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Fastboot refers to several things
Fastboot is the fastboot protocol to communicate with an Android device.
Fastboot.exe is the part of SDK Platform-Tools used to communicate with an Android device when it's in fastboot mode.
samjoebobtomted said:
TWRP:
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Twrp is a Custom recovery,
The stock recovery has very limited functions,
a custom recovery has more options
/recovery​This is specially designed for backup. The recovery partition can be considered as an alternative boot partition, that lets the device boot into a recovery console for performing advanced recovery and maintenance operations on it. -RootJunky
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samjoebobtomted said:
these words mean nothing to me, they serve to confuse and demean me.
Is there any resource for figuring out how to go from a new out-of-the-box moto g30 to one which lets me install youtube vanced? Usually I'd look up a tutorial but the only one I found was in spanish and I don't speak spanish.
Thanks for any help you can give.
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I have general Moto rooting instructions here
[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...
forum.xda-developers.com

Kuntitled said:
First things first.
Android has Night Light built in and Youtube Vanced doesn't need root.
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Wait really I didn't even realize I didn't need a root for that lol.
Kuntitled said:
But, if you're still serious about rooting and installing magisk to make use of all of the really useful modules, you'll need:
An Unlocked Bootloader: Motorola's Own Guide
Keep in mind that unlocking the bootloader will wipe your phone and void its warranty, so be absolutely sure you want to do it and back up your files.
Then you'll need to manually patch a boot.img from your stock ROM (can be found here.) and flash it using ADB (Android Debug Bridge) using your PC.
I rooted mine within 3 days of owning it and have been enjoying it with no problems whatsoever ever since.
I used this guide as reference. If you have any questions you can always just message me here or on Telegram (@Kuntitled).
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Hi thanks this really helped me get the grip of things haha.
I managed to unlock the bootloader but I'm a bit confused on what stock ROM you were referring to, the link you sent had a bunch of possibilities, I assume I need a reteu one since that's the name of my phone's software channel but there's a wide variety of them and the guide you sent seems to have their own ROM as well.
Either way thanks for all the help!

samjoebobtomted said:
Wait really I didn't even realize I didn't need a root for that lol.
Hi thanks this really helped me get the grip of things haha.
I managed to unlock the bootloader but I'm a bit confused on what stock ROM you were referring to, the link you sent had a bunch of possibilities, I assume I need a reteu one since that's the name of my phone's software channel but there's a wide variety of them and the guide you sent seems to have their own ROM as well.
Either way thanks for all the help!
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You should check the Build Number under "About Phone" in settings, and match it what you find on that link i sent.