Droid MAXX - Bootloader unlocked - Root away!

[Keith Garwick]

Same same - I sent him Paypal ($45 now) last night around midnight (night owl) and received the unlock code this morning at 9am. I plugged it in and it works perfectly. Now, all I need to do is figure out the rooting part... LOL..

I was pretty skeptical when I first saw this but after doing a lot of reading in the XDA threads I decided to pull the trigger. Rather than buying through the site I just sent the $40 via paypal to his email address and told him I wanted to purchase the unlock code and included my IMEI and email address. I did this last night and today about noon I sent an email to verify that he had received it and he sent the code about 20 minutes later. The code worked perfectly!

 

[mistermatrix24]

Okay I made the mistake way back when to update un-rooted to 4.4 and have been stuck like many others and I have a few questions I hope someone can help answer.
1. I have a stock 4.4... if I buy the code. Whats the next step I take to rooting and installing cfw? Im not new to rooting(I rooted my Thunderbolt and installed many cfw's on it) but there were never any codes involved and I'm just unsure of what this code allows me to do.
2. My build date is Dec 6 2013 do you think that will be okay?
3. My system version is 19.5.3.obake-maxx_verizon.Verizon.en.US and starting like 5 days ago its been trying to get me to update to the new 19.6.3.obake-maxx_verizon.Verizon.en.US should I continue holding off on that update?

 

[Chris3045]

Can somebody PM me with the guys email address?

 

[Distorted Loop]

Gambled my 2013 phone might get it, but no joy. At least the guy gives quick refunds.

Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

 

[Chris3045]

Gambled my 2013 phone might get it, but no joy. At least the guy gives quick refunds.

Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

What was your build date?

 

[Ab Loonpez]

is they guy still selling the codes? If someone coulds send me his email please......

 

[mvp4him3]

My build is 10-25-2013 it might be close enough to 2014 for the unlocked to work. Can anyone verify this? This is all I am waiting for to purchase.

Posted via my DROID MAXX

 

[CrazyRussian007]

My build is 10-25-2013 it might be close enough to 2014 for the unlocked to work. Can anyone verify this? This is all I am waiting for to purchase.

Posted via my DROID MAXX

The only way you can verify if there is an unlock code for your phone is by paying for it. If the seller does not have a code for your device - you'll get a refund

 

[doogald]

Can somebody PM me with the guys email address?

From what I know, everything you need to know is in this thread: China Middleman Back?? - xda-developers

So, use PayPal to send the money (not as a gift, or you can't get a refund, but as goods/services) to that email address with your IMEI and email address in the notes. It's reported that he will give a refund if your phone is too old to get an unlock code. The phone has to have been assembled in 2014, though some in late 2013 seem to be ok. You can get assembled date from Settings / About phone / Status; at the bottom, it says "Assembled on" with a date.

 

[doogald]

2. My build date is Dec 6 2013 do you think that will be okay?

It's not the build date (that's the build date on the Android version that your phone is running) - it's the assembled on date (the date the phone was actually manufactured, or first loaded with firmware.) Go to settings, tap "about phone" at the bottom, tap "status" toward the top, scroll to the bottom and look for assembled on date. If it is in 2014, you should be all set. If it's late 2013, you might be.

 

[Chris3045]

China middleman back thread worked for me. Unlocked now, received code in about 12 hours.

 

[Chris3045]

Okay I made the mistake way back when to update un-rooted to 4.4 and have been stuck like many others and I have a few questions I hope someone can help answer.
1. I have a stock 4.4... if I buy the code. Whats the next step I take to rooting and installing cfw? Im not new to rooting(I rooted my Thunderbolt and installed many cfw's on it) but there were never any codes involved and I'm just unsure of what this code allows me to do.
2. My build date is Dec 6 2013 do you think that will be okay?
3. My system version is 19.5.3.obake-maxx_verizon.Verizon.en.US and starting like 5 days ago its been trying to get me to update to the new 19.6.3.obake-maxx_verizon.Verizon.en.US should I continue holding off on that update?

1. When you unlock your boot loader flash TWRP with fastboot, and then reboot to recovery. When you exit TWRP it will ask you to install SuperSU and root.
2. Like doogald said check your assembled on date.
3. I held off on the update and everything worked fine for me, so I'm not positive but I would.

 

[Keith Garwick]

OK - got is all up and running now, Droid Maxx (non-DE) is as follows:
-Verizon network
-Assembled on 3/3/2014
-RAM 2GB
-ROM 32GB
-Display 1280x720 HD
-System 19.6.3 obake-maxx_verizon.Verizon.en.US
-Android 4.4
-Baseband MSM8960PRO_BP-2323.031.111.00R
-Kernel 3.4.42-ge1d6506-00006-g9ddacc8 hundsoncm@ilclbld32 #1 (Wed Apr 30 21:18:50 CDT 2014
-Build SU2-3.3

"HOW I DID IT..."
This WILL void your warranty, but who cares - right? This will also FACTORY RESET all of your phones data - you'll be loading up your stuff all over again, but who cares - right?

Commands are in quotation marks - do not include these quotation marks in your commands

Note: Motorola's BOOTLOADER MODE is not particularly intuitive. VOLUME DOWN scrolls down, but VOLUME UP does NOT scroll up- instead it is actually the SELECT key for the highlighted function. POWER kills power, instead of being the SELECT key like in many other devices.

(ADB must be installed on your computer - instructions are all over the place, but NOT HERE!!

1) search for and download TWRP Custom Recovery image "twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img" (others did not work for me). You also need Motorola's custom FASTBOOT called MFASTBOOT - to do this search for and download "ElementalXDesigns-MotoX-Tools.zip"
2) sent email to vendor on the Chinese website (email is really easy to find) stating that I wished to purchase an unlock code for my Droid Maxx XT1080. Reply came within minutes with instructions to send $45.00 USD to specific PayPal account
3) sent $45.00 via PayPal as instructed, along with my phone's IMEI and my email address (I sent PayPal as "SERVICE")
4) received bootloader unlocking code via email approximately 8 hours later
5) entered FASTBOOT mode (turn off phone, then hold VOLUME DOWN button, then press and release POWER key).
6) Plug phone into Windows computer via usb micro. I use Windows 7 on my desktop for no particular reason.
7) activate CMD terminal on computer and confirm ADB bridge (between phone and computer) by typing: "adb devices" - Verify that bridge exists - if not, download fresh USB drivers and reboot computer. If still no bridge then you have a problem with either the USB cord/slot or the ADB bundle installation.
8) verify and flash unlock code: "fastboot unlock oem XXXXXXXXX" (< your code). Phone is still in FASTBOOT mode and you are now BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED (cookies and hugs for everyone...)
9) Install custom recovery via Motorola "MFASTBOOT" command: "mfastboot flash recovery twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img" (normal fastboot will NOT work for a file this large)

****** here's the tricky part*********
10) with phone still in FASTBOOT mode scroll down to Recovery by pressing the VOLUME DOWN key and the VOLUME UP key to select it - the Android will be belly-down with a red alarm over him. While holding down the VOLUME UP key, tap the POWER key to enter TWRP recovery mode
11) make a BACKUP in TWRP mode. Not a terrible idea to then make ANOTHER backup right after the first in case your file ever gets corrupted. (NOTE: I keep a copy of my backup files on BOX and update them from time to time as protection in the event of zombie attack and I lose my phone)
12) reboot system, TWRP will ask you if you want to root phone by installing SuperSU. For the love all all that is sacred, select "YES" Phone will install SuperSU and reboot

If anyone sees any steps ommitted, please advise and I will update. I typed this all up from memory, but I believe it is reasonably accurate.

That was a pain in the neck since no one single forum thread explained ALL of these steps so it was hunt-and-peck for weeks.

Now, I am BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED, ROOTED, AND ON CM11!!!

Getting there is half the fun!

Keith Garwick

p.s. I flip-flop on ROMS all the time so I am always looking for new software to flash. Back on Moto ROM for the shake camera and active notice features. Holler if you find anything interesting.

 

[jfulton67]

Did you loose any features like touchless control?

 

[Keith Garwick]

I didn't lose anything at all while I stayed with the stock Moto OS (actually it is a really good ROM and I reinstalled it after playing around with CM11 for the day).

In CM11..... now, keep in mind that I absolutely LOVE the CM builds.... but I lost my shake-camera and my Active Notices. Sure, there are workarounds for both of these but the CM11 was not a huge step above the Moto ROM.

So, try it out and have fun!

 

[RJS4856899]

I found twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img on an xdk forum about Moto X. Is this the same one you used, or is a different one needed for the XT1080? Also, do you (or does anybody) know whether this unlock will work on a Droid Maxx with assembly date 10/30/13?

 

[mistermatrix24]

My build date was September 10, 2013 and I received a full refund a day after I made my payment with a note saying I needed a MAXX with a 2014 production date. Damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Has anyone heard of anyone else who has the 2013 unlock codes?

 

[jpjw]

I just purchased a Droid Maxx from Amazon and my build date was December 2013 and received a code that worked to unlock my phone.

 

[Cliffsilo]

I'm so doing this. Can someone please pm me the email?

 

[Keith Garwick]

I found twrp-2.6.3.1-ghost-4.4.img on an xdk forum about Moto X. Is this the same one you used, or is a different one needed for the XT1080? Also, do you (or does anybody) know whether this unlock will work on a Droid Maxx with assembly date 10/30/13?

That's the one I used for my Droid Maxx xt1080, I also got my download from that forum but it works perfectly. I have tried TWRP 2.7, also Philz and CWM but those didn't work with my machine.