1. Moto G 4.4.2 (and GP Edition) Unlock/Recovery/Root guide for windows..
The topics are as following:
(1) Turn on USB debugging mode on the phone
(2) Install tools and drivers
(3) Unlock the bootloader
(4) Remove the bootloader unlocked warning
(5) Flash Recovery, ClockworkMod (CWM) and/or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP)
(6) Rooting the Phone
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Please note: This guide is made so you should not need to close your Command Prompt once
opened until you are completely done..
(1) Turn on USB debugging mode on the phone
Settings -> About phone: tap the build number until you are in developer mode.
Then go to settings -> Developer options -> and turn them ON, and then turn on -> USB
debugging
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(2) Install tools and drivers
Unpack the MotoG-Tools.zip open the folder, Install the drivers
MotorolaDeviceManager_2.4.5.exe.
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(3) Unlock the bootloader
Plugin the USB cable in to the Phone and the PC
Hold shift and right click inside the folder where you unpacked the MotoG-Tools.zip files select
Open command prompt windows here
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb devices
Check the tick box on the phone Always allow from this computer
In the command line enter the following again :
Kod:
adb devices
It should now list the device:
Kod:
List of devices attached
TA8900F923 device
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2. Make sure that it is listed..
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for the phone to reboot in to the bootloader mode
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
fastboot oem get_unlock_data
This will return a string of code on five lines like this:
Kod:
(bootloader) 0A40040192024205#4C4D3556313230
(bootloader) 30373731363031303332323239#BD00
(bootloader) 8A672BA4746C2CE02328A2AC0C39F95
(bootloader) 1A3E5#1F53280002000000000000000
(bootloader) 0000000
You need to put this string together so it is all in one line with no spaces like this:
Kod:
0A40040192024205#4C4D355631323030373731363031303332323239#BD008A672BA4746C2CE
02328A2AC0C39F951A3E5#1F532800020000000000000000000000
Enter the long code all in one line on the Motorola website in their step 6 and click the “Can my
device be unlocked?” button. Once you click the button it will enable a 'REQUEST UNLOCK
KEY' button at the bottom of the page. Click the request button and it will email you the unlock
code within a few minutes... Now that you have your unlock code you are ready to unlock the
boot loader.
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY
Wait for it to complete, it should now say unlocked on the phones display it should reboot by it
self.
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(4) Remove the bootloader unlocked warning
This will restore the original Motorola/GPE boot logo instead of the bootloader unlocked
warning logo (this is only optional.. you don't need to do this if you don't want to..)
We will need to reboot the device in to the bootloader again, you might need to enable the USB
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3. debugging mode again if that settings were restored to default. You might need to unplug the
USB cable and plug it back in to the phone as well.
In the folder: MotoG-ToolsRestore boot logo (Remove unlocked warning) you have two
folders:
GPE - (Google Play Edition)
Motorola - (Motorola Version)
Copy the logo.bin for the version of the ROM you are using to the root of MotoG-Tools
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb devices
Make sure that the device is listed and make sure to check the tick box on the phone again if
needed... Always allow from this computer
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for the phone to reboot in to the bootloader mode, once there you should now see this:
Kod:
Device is UNLOCKED. Status code 3
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
Your boot logo should now have been restored to original.
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(5) Flash Recovery, ClockworkMod (CWM) and/or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP)
We will need to reboot the device in to the bootloader again, you might need to enable the USB
debugging mode again if that settings were restored to default. You might need to unplug the
USB cable and plug it back in to the phone as well.
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb devices
Make sure that the device is listed and make sure to check the tick box on the phone again if
needed... Always allow from this computer
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
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4. adb reboot bootloader
Wait for the phone to reboot in to the bootloader mode.
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
fastboot devices
Make sure that it is listed..
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
mfastboot flash recovery file.img
Replace file.img with the recovery you wont to flash, these are the files that are included in the
MotoG-Tools.zip:
Kod:
cwm-6.0.4.6-MotoG4.4.img
cwm-6.0.4.7-MotoG-GPE-4.4.img
twrp-2.6.3.1-MotoG4.4.img
I would recommend using: ClockworkMod (CWM).
After you have flashed the recovery and everything went ok. It is really important that you
don't just reboot the device. Navigate to Recovery by using volume down to scroll, Volume up
is NOT! you scrolling up button!, volume up is the select button.. use that to select the
recovery and boot in to recovery mode. If you don't boot it in to the recovery mode as of now,
the phone will just reflash the stock recovery for you and you have to start all over again with the
recovery flash. No big deal but just so you know..
Now you can go ahead and create a system back up if you want.. (this is only optional, but
recommended..)
Volume up = Scroll up
Volume down = Scroll down
Power = Select
Scroll down to -> Backups and Restore hit the power button to select it, Select the first one ->
Back up to /sdcard from there you can create your system backups.
Now it's safe to reboot the device!, so go ahead and do that now. It will ask you, do you want to
disable recovery flash hit YES on that. This will block the phone from reverting to the original
recovery...
Now you have the Recovery installed, to access it on the phone from powers off state:
Hold volume up and down and then wile holding them down press power as well for 2-3
seconds, then release them simultaneously.
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(6) Rooting the Phone
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5. Hock up the phone to the PC so you can access it's storage, then copy the file: UPDATE-
SuperSU-v1.91.zip from the folder MotoG-Tools.zip to the folder Downloads on your phone.
We will need to reboot the device in to the bootloader again, you might need to enable the USB
debugging mode again if that settings were restored to default. You might need to unplug the
USB cable and plug it back in to the phone as well.
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb devices
Make sure that the device is listed and make sure to check the tick box on the phone again if
needed... Always allow from this computer
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for the phone to reboot in to the bootloader mode.
Before we do this it is good to have that system backup we made earlier... Or you just do one
now...
Scroll up/down with the volume keys, and select with the power key
Install zip
Select zip from /sdcard
Select /0 folder
Go down to Downloads
And select the file: UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.91.zip
and YES to flash
Done
Step back to the first menu and select reboot now, Answer yes to: YES - Root device
Done!
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Links:
MotoG-Tools.zip It seems like the site hosting the file is renaming it to something totally
different once you download it. You need to rename it to: MotoG-Tools.zip again..
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6. Hock up the phone to the PC so you can access it's storage, then copy the file: UPDATE-
SuperSU-v1.91.zip from the folder MotoG-Tools.zip to the folder Downloads on your phone.
We will need to reboot the device in to the bootloader again, you might need to enable the USB
debugging mode again if that settings were restored to default. You might need to unplug the
USB cable and plug it back in to the phone as well.
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb devices
Make sure that the device is listed and make sure to check the tick box on the phone again if
needed... Always allow from this computer
In the command line enter the following:
Kod:
adb reboot bootloader
Wait for the phone to reboot in to the bootloader mode.
Before we do this it is good to have that system backup we made earlier... Or you just do one
now...
Scroll up/down with the volume keys, and select with the power key
Install zip
Select zip from /sdcard
Select /0 folder
Go down to Downloads
And select the file: UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.91.zip
and YES to flash
Done
Step back to the first menu and select reboot now, Answer yes to: YES - Root device
Done!
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Links:
MotoG-Tools.zip It seems like the site hosting the file is renaming it to something totally
different once you download it. You need to rename it to: MotoG-Tools.zip again..
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