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Root your Moto G - option 1: Superboot


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Guest A_Caligari
Posted

Will the root method work on KitKat 4.4.4 (just had to do a reinstall to update the phone) - thanks.

  • 2 weeks later...
Guest Amlas
Posted

Dear Paul,

 

My Moto G turned off after running superboot on windows.. I have no clue what is happening :( . Can you guide me ? 

Amlas

Guest glossywhite
Posted

Dear Paul,

 

My Moto G turned off after running superboot on windows.. I have no clue what is happening :( . Can you guide me ? 

Amlas

It appears Paul has left the planet - either that or he's ignoring everyone.

  • 2 weeks later...
Guest Simon O
Posted

To be fair this is an old root method and there are many other, easier solutions out there now. And it is very likely that this method does not work on newer Moto G revisions.

  • 2 months later...
Guest qosmio1
Posted

rooted my moto g lte 8gb 4.4.3 with manually fastboot boot boot.superboot.img , thank you :)

  • 1 month later...
Guest misterintredasting
Posted (edited)

I managed to follow this guide fine but then I tried to update to 4.4.4 using OTA which I guessed caused me to lose root access as supersu is no longer in the app draw. I have tried flashing it and downloading from the playstore but it doesn't seem to be working. I have also tried repeating step 5 and 6 of the same guide but doesn't seem to be helping either. Thanks in advance. 

http://www.swedroid....windows.106595/

 

edit: Fixed it by installing supersu from playstore, then running the app until it asked to reboot to recovery and then I fixed root (for the millionth time) but it worked. 

Edited by misterintredasting
  • 8 months later...
Guest JCorominas
Posted

I followed the Motorola procedeure to unlock the bootloader. Then I followed your procedure to unlock successfully root my Moto G first gen XT1032. Thanks! I installed the terminal emulator and was able to invoke su. I installed rootchecker which confirmed I had root access. I then ran the Factory Reset. It left the bootloader unlocked but I lost root access. I am no longer rooted. But the files that were installed by your procedure are still in /system/xbin. I navigated to it to make sure. If I want to root the Moto G again am I safe to follow your procedure all over again even though the files from the first installation is in /system/xbin? If not please suggest what I should do to become rooted again.

Thanks

Jose Alfonso Corominas

  • 1 month later...
Posted

This broke my lolipop moto g. The "sdcard" is now read only.

 

  • 3 months later...
Guest DocEcho
Posted (edited)

I followed the steps as directed. I still don't see the Superuser and Terminal Emulator shows it is still not rooted.

 

Edited by DocEcho
  • 3 months later...
Guest trentbg
Posted

Unfortunately this method is not working with 5.1 and so far I haven't found a working one. 

Guest Aman Samant
Posted

I flashed a SuperSU v2.64 after going into (please forgive my language, I am an absolute beginner) TWRP recovery, and it did seem like it was flashed correctly but then after I chose the 'reboot' device option it didn't reboot. It started but didn't go past that bootloader unlock warning screen. Then I googled desperately and tried formatting and flashing other versions and what not. Same problem. Your superboot batch file seemed to work because the Motorola logo screen with 'powered by android came up' and that's the closest I've gotten to it booting again.

Please please help me asap. :-(

  • 1 month later...
Posted

will this work for zte blade a711/X9? i've been searching and trying for root guides for this phone but they always fail.

  • 5 months later...
Guest dypelec
Posted (edited)

hello from France,

I tried this tip on Moto G 3rd Generation absolutly basic (no SU, nothing rooted...) using a W7 pro absolutly clean and validated. it goes wrong at  :

superboot-windows.bat > boot superboot.img > downloading 'boot.img' .... > OKAY [ 0.267s] > booting... > FAILED (remote failure) > finished. total time 0.271s

In Bootloader there is :

AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure).... > Device is Locked. Status Code: 0 > Software Status: Official > Transfer Mode: USB Connected

 

EDIT : the dumb froggy's back, once the bootloader unlocked : everything goes round and round ! great job when right followed.

Edited by dypelec
when unlock all is good
  • 1 month later...
Posted

Not Found

The requested URL /files/r2-motog-superboot.zip was not found on this server.


Apache/2.4.18 (Ubuntu) Server at wright.modaco.net Port 80
 
this is what is get when I try to download the file. Any help?
  • 3 months later...
Guest MidnightBlue
Posted

Hi Paul, I have a Moto G 1st generation. I tried flashing it as it was not booting and was giving blank screen after Blue M logo. I followed instruction and unlocked the phone successfully. Then When I ran fastboot-windows.bat from the command prompt, it gives following error.

c:\motog-boot\r2-motog-superboot>fastboot-moto-windows.exe boot boot.superboot.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.275s]
booting...
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.286s

On the Phone error message as below.

cmd: download:0078d800

cmd: boot

Guest Plsnt
Posted

sorry but im a newbie

where to extract superboot.....i need do (extract here)

and where i run the words..in adbfastboot

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