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[Ask] Innos i6c or Andromax U

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i bought this phone without any contract, so i paid it and took it home...period...and for customer freedom, to choose any provider with any services unlocking any phone is never a crime
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Hello All...
first of all, thanks for stopping by and reading my thread...
i'd like to ask if you can make a custom kernel for this phone Innos I6c or Andromax U LE...
this are the specs :
its a CDMA[locked]/GSM dual on phone
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please...please...someone kindly enough who has time....i need to change carrier or unlock my phone...what file do you need to make a custom kernel......thank you...if this post bother you...sorry...just leave it...:good:
For some reason i sold the phone, i dont like to be restricted as a customer, for the thread, it's up to the moderators whether it's going to lock or let it be, so for now on i'm not going to visit this thread, thank you to all who have been involved in this matter
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BR

any help from any devs out there...would be very nice...this phone used by many of us in jakarta...well the phone is cheap, the spec is not bad but the data service is bad, signal reception from the CDMA[locked] is poor, that's why i'd like to change service prov.
thanks...

Please any devs...
Sent from my Andromax U using xda app-developers app

please...android meant to be customized...i dont like when it locked to one provider...please help any devs...unlock our device...

Please...help...
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I'm using Andromax U too... the first edition one, DualCore version...

c3n_dhol said:
I'm using Andromax U too... the first edition one, DualCore version...
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hallo...lets hope that someone out there will help unlock this phone
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my friends did the unlock, but it was unsuccessful and finally my friend's MaxU was hard-bricked ...
change bootsplash also made that phone brick...

anyone....any clue how to unlock this cdma...please...

still waiting

excuse the noobness but, im wondering if it is possible to unlock more bands on either version of this phone to make it useable on more carriers....
i'm still waiting...

I am facing the same problem. I am using Hisense AD685G New Anromax-i Dual with CDMA (locked) and GSM (data disabled). I have rooted it with help of XDA, using Fastboot, but the bootloader is still locked.
Please help

please any devs...be kind to make a custom kernel...

Pos411 said:
excuse the noobness but, im wondering if it is possible to unlock more bands on either version of this phone to make it useable on more carriers....
i'm still waiting...
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it's still possible to change your provider from smartfren to other cdma prov.
but you cant make the GSM into 3G
to change provider : go to kaskus, android subforum, i remembered it well that one stickied thread is about injecting CDMA provider.
that's all i know

read the first post on that forum...they wont let you know how to do it with smartpret phones for some bla...bla...bla reason...i was reading and looking around there before i made the post here in xda...the other version andromax v aka ZTE has been unlocked...but not this innos i6c aka andromax U LE...
Sent from my Andromax U using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Pos411 said:
read the first post on that forum...they wont let you know how to do it with smartpret phones for some bla...bla...bla reason...i was reading and looking around there before i made the post here in xda...the other version andromax v aka ZTE has been unlocked...but not this innos i6c aka andromax U LE...
Sent from my Andromax U using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I have successfully unlocked (*sort of) 1st Gen Andromax U (the dual core version).
*it may hasn't been really unlocked since the slot 1 now won't accept any CDMA RUIM card anymore, but instead accepts all GSM SIM card with HSDPA support (only 2100Mhz though).
the key to unlock it is to flash stock innos i6c kernel and baseband (the original chinese version), but the tricky part is to force flash the kernel and the baseband as it seems that they (andromax u and chinese i6c) have different emmc partition size/layout, I hard-bricked the phone at the first and second attemps (you know, resulting the infamous qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008, but it's easily fixed using jtag), but succeed in the third time I tried.
note:
1. What I've done is proven to make slot1 accepts GSM SIM card with HSDPA 2100Mhz support (not the same as the cheap old trick that the GSM in slot1 is only limited to EDGE).
2. in Indonesia, all GSM network carriers use 2100Mhz as their 3G/3.5G band, so it's a good news anyway.
3. It now doesn't support any CDMA RUIM anymore.
4. It's very likely will void your phone warranty whatever the result you will get.
5. There are some kind of user agreements printed outside the packaging box about unlocking the phone and some other legal consequence things, so read those first before deciding/trying to unlock it.
6. You buy the phone without contract, yes that's true, but smartfren has subsidized the price of it and locked it in order to make (to force) owners of the phones to use their services, it's how they get the revenue.
7. I don't want to share the details of how to flash innos i6c kernel and baseband because of point no. 5.

can u teach me to unlock it
r6680jc said:
I have successfully unlocked (*sort of) 1st Gen Andromax U (the dual core version).
*it may hasn't been really unlocked since the slot 1 now won't accept any CDMA RUIM card anymore, but instead accepts all GSM SIM card with HSDPA support (only 2100Mhz though).
the key to unlock it is to flash stock innos i6c kernel and baseband (the original chinese version), but the tricky part is to force flash the kernel and the baseband as it seems that they (andromax u and chinese i6c) have different emmc partition size/layout, I hard-bricked the phone at the first and second attemps (you know, resulting the infamous qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008, but it's easily fixed using jtag), but succeed in the third time I tried.
note:
1. What I've done is proven to make slot1 accepts GSM SIM card with HSDPA 2100Mhz support (not the same as the cheap old trick that the GSM in slot1 is only limited to EDGE).
2. in Indonesia, all GSM network carriers use 2100Mhz as their 3G/3.5G band, so it's a good news anyway.
3. It now doesn't support any CDMA RUIM anymore.
4. It's very likely will void your phone warranty whatever the result you will get.
5. There are some kind of user agreements printed outside the packaging box about unlocking the phone and some other legal consequence things, so read those first before deciding/trying to unlock it.
6. You buy the phone without contract, yes that's true, but smartfren has subsidized the price of it and locked it in order to make (to force) owners of the phones to use their services, it's how they get the revenue.
7. I don't want to share the details of how to flash innos i6c kernel and baseband because of point no. 5.
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can u teach me to unlock it

okta unbaja said:
can u teach me to unlock it
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i've sent you a private message.
@ all
i won't answer the details on the unlocking procedure in here as i'm not sure if it is a legal thing to do.
however, i will answer it if asked through private message, but i won't provide any singe link to the files and tools that are needed even if you beg me or pay me, unless you've got written permission from smartfren to unlock your andromax u/ andromax u le.
thank you.
in bahasa:
saya tidak akan menjawab secara terperinci tentang prosedur unlocking disini karena saya tidak yakin itu adalah tindakan yang legal.
akan tetapi, saya akan menjawabnya jika ditanyakan melalui private message, tetapi saya tidak akan memberikan satu link pun ke file2 dan alat2 yang diperlukan sekalipun anda memohon atau membayar saya. kecuali jika anda telah mendapat ijin tertulis dari smartfren untuk melakukan unlock pada andromax u/ andromax u le milik anda.
terima kasih.

Still waiting unlock andromax u dualcore...bad signal...bad internet....
Sent from my Andromax U using xda app-developers app

andromax ule
When did this yes u can le 3G I am still waiting with hope: D

How to root LG G Stylo Cricket?

So I got a LG G Stylo from the cricket store and I tried rooting it several times, but to no luck. I was wondering if anyone has a rooting method for an LG G Stylo from cricket, and if not, is anyone currently working on it?
(The LG G Stylos is new to Cricket I think)
Thank you.

CyberVgamer said:
So I got a LG G Stylo from the cricket store and I tried rooting it several times, but to no luck.
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What rooting method did you use? Did you try Kingroot?
I was wondering if anyone has a rooting method for an LG G Stylo from cricket, and if not, is anyone currently working on it?
(The LG G Stylos is new to Cricket I think)
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It is. They don't appear to be selling though, at least according to the Cricket stores I frequent.
As for root...I wish I knew what to tell you. Not enough people have this phone apparently to discover a root exploit. I suspect what a lot of Cricket users do is bring unlocked phones to Cricket instead of buying Cricket-branded phones like the H634.
If root is that important to you (I know it is to me), is it too late to return it for another phone?

RodimusConvoy said:
What rooting method did you use? Did you try Kingroot?
It is. They don't appear to be selling though, at least according to the Cricket stores I frequent.
As for root...I wish I knew what to tell you. Not enough people have this phone apparently to discover a root exploit. I suspect what a lot of Cricket users do is bring unlocked phones to Cricket instead of buying Cricket-branded phones like the H634.
If root is that important to you (I know it is to me), is it too late to return it for another phone?
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you can try the one click method for 5.1.1 or my manual method you just have to have a Windows computer no linux or Mac

6th_Hokage said:
you can try the one click method for 5.1.1 or my manual method you just have to have a Windows computer no linux or Mac
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I think you meant to reply to CyberVgamer, not me. I don't have the phone, I was just trying to offer suggestions to help him.
But now I'm curious. If your root method (that's your root method in your signature, right?) works on the Tmobile/MetorPCS variants, and if it works here (depending on if CyberVgamer uses your method otherwise we won't know), that means there's little difference between the models.
I was wondering where to put this, but why not here:
I wanted to unlock the Tmobile version, since its far more powerful than the Cricket version. But Tmobile blocks the unlock menu and forces you to use their proprietary unlocking app. Sites claim to unlock it using Tmobile's very own unlocking ap, but I'm skeptical.
I saw someone on another forum (or was it here? ) who unlocked the phone as it was intended (waited however many days is required), and once its unlocked the app goes away. Well he had to wipe the phone for whatever reason, and the app came right back. He simply opened it, requested the unlock again, and the app went away again. But that told me that app is baked into the rom.
Soooo playing a hunch I went to a Cricket store and input the code to pull up the unlock menu on LG devices on their version of the G Stylo, the H634. Voila, came right up. Apparently if you try this on the H631 either it won't come up or some nag screen about calling Tmobile customer service will come out, I don't know.
My point? I was going to ask in the H/MS631 root thread if its possible to install the Cricket firmware onto the Tmobile variant. Basically take the stock rom of the H634 and install it via twrp onto the H631. I say was cause when I thought about it, I thought the only thing that could happen was a BRICK since even though its practically the same phone, SOMETHING must be different to prevent this. But if the same root method can possibly be used, now I wonder.

CyberVgamer said:
So I got a LG G Stylo from the cricket store and I tried rooting it several times, but to no luck. I was wondering if anyone has a rooting method for an LG G Stylo from cricket, and if not, is anyone currently working on it?
(The LG G Stylos is new to Cricket I think)
Thank you.
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last time someone wanted to Root this device (Cricket variant) we ask him if there was a KDZ available just to be in the safe side in case you try to Root using any root method , b'cuz you may end up with Root or with a soft-brick device, so keep that in mind.

6th_Hokage said:
you can try the one click method for 5.1.1 or my manual method you just have to have a Windows computer no linux or Mac
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Thanks, i've tried a whole bunch of methods including some 5.1.1 methods but none have worked so far, even some manual ones, but i'll check out you're method

RodimusConvoy said:
What rooting method did you use? Did you try Kingroot?
It is. They don't appear to be selling though, at least according to the Cricket stores I frequent.
As for root...I wish I knew what to tell you. Not enough people have this phone apparently to discover a root exploit. I suspect what a lot of Cricket users do is bring unlocked phones to Cricket instead of buying Cricket-branded phones like the H634.
If root is that important to you (I know it is to me), is it too late to return it for another phone?
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Unfortunately trading in my phone isn't really an option, and yes I have tried kingroot several times, I do frequently to check up on any rooting methods

6th_Hokage said:
you can try the one click method for 5.1.1 or my manual method you just have to have a Windows computer no linux or Mac
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Tried the manual rooting method, didn't work, all I got was this
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anything unseen was just my computers directories and the "Push_File.exe \\.\COM11 busybox /tmp/busybox" command.

CyberVgamer said:
Tried the manual rooting method, didn't work, all I got was this
anything unseen was just my computers directories and the "Push_File.exe \\.\COM11 busybox /tmp/busybox" command.
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it is possible to send to the wrong com port did you check that it said diag1 at the end?

6th_Hokage said:
it is possible to send to the wrong com port did you check that it said diag1 at the end?
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Yeah, I made sure the command I typed into the console had the right port and everything

CyberVgamer said:
So I got a LG G Stylo from the cricket store and I tried rooting it several times, but to no luck. I was wondering if anyone has a rooting method for an LG G Stylo from cricket, and if not, is anyone currently working on it?
(The LG G Stylos is new to Cricket I think)
Thank you.
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You have any luck yet? I'm also on Cricket with the Stylo...

escapemechanic said:
You have any luck yet? I'm also on Cricket with the Stylo...
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Nope sadly, requests are becoming more frequent though

Yes..I'm also in need of root for this device..
Sent from my LG-H634

CyberVgamer said:
Nope sadly, requests are becoming more frequent though
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Hey just wondering what your reason for root is? I have a stylo as well and the only reason I wanna root is to fix my "system data" problem where my phone occupies itself with memory on it's own? You or anyone else having this problem?

Megarcia910 said:
Hey just wondering what your reason for root is? I have a stylo as well and the only reason I wanna root is to fix my "system data" problem where my phone occupies itself with memory on it's own? You or anyone else having this problem?
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Just mostly out of curiosity, but I also like the idea of actually owning my phone, instead of not having access to parts of it.

Something is happening with mine I moved every app I could to SD and constantly get oom can't retrieve messages etc. I hope someone finds a root solution soon
Sent from my LG-H634 using XDA Free mobile app

Main reason i need root because of lack of memory. I like to use link2sd and ad block.
Sent from my LG-H634

This method also fails on LG G Stylo on the Fido network. It doesn't look like the files get uploaded as the folder doesn't even get created

Cricket stylo gets no love...
Sent from my LG-H634

Well hey let's look at it optimistically, the amount of requests on king root has just about quadrupedal since i posted about the phone : D

[GUIDE]How to root knight 2

FIRSTLY I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOUR MOBILE.
PROCEDURE:-
STEP1. YOU NEED TO HAVE A PC WITH ADB & FASTBOOT INSTALLED.
STEP2.NEXT IS TWRP.IMPORTANT NOTE:- YOU CANT FLASH IT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE HOPE I CAN COMPILE IT,BUT NO TIME AND DATA.DOWNLOAD THE TWRP MENTIONED AFTER THE STEPS.
STEP3.DOWNLOAD SUPERSU.ZIP MENTIONED IN THE THREAD.COPY IT TO YOUR INTERNAL MEMORY
STEP4.USE FASTBOOT AND TYPE fastboot boot suraj.img
STEP5.INSTALL SUPERSU.ZIP
STEP6.REBOOT SYSTEM.
STEP7.TO CHECK WHETHER ROOTED OR NOT,INSTALL TERMINAL EMULATOR AND TYPE su and HIT ENTER.GRANT THE PERMISSION.
NOTE:- You can now flash the recovery using flashify app.Thanks to Alex and Raushan.
AND ATLAST YOU ARE ROOTED.THANK ME ,IF NOT YOUR DEVICE COULD NEVER BE ROOTED.
LINKS
TWRP:- https://www.mediafire.com/?gpm6h9i6qt8xpi4
TWRP(with sd support):- http://www.mediafire.com/file/05e9vcaf776ljd3/sd.img
TWRP BLACK THEMED(with sd support)v 3.0.2 r5:- http://www.mediafire.com/file/vgr8ppceerxusxc/sd-3.0.2-r5.img
SUPERSU.ZIP:- https://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip
Credits:-
me(suraj_-b)
chainsfire for super su.zip
xiaomi mi4i device's twrp
Moto g turbo device's twrp
Alex
Raushan
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hi
after step 4, show a message : FAILED (remote:invalid kernel &ramdisk address:image overlap)
can you help?
thank you!

My divice root

dimikord said:
hi
after step 4, show a message : FAILED (remote:invalid kernel &ramdisk address:image overlap)
can you help?
thank you!
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Oh I have never seen such a warning.
Try renaming the image and booting.

Hey guys,
I know this isn't really the place to ask but I've searched the forums here as well as Google searched to no avail.. So I figured it was worth a shot asking here.
My father bought the THL Knight 2 online from China recently and is having issues making and receiving calls. Oddly though, sending and receiving texts works well without issues.
We've tried using 4 different SIM cards from 4 other carriers with the same result. (Canada - Bell, Rogers, Koodo, and Freedom Mobile)
With that being said, I was wondering if anyone else had this issue and if there was a solution?
Would rooting the phone make a difference?

kfonseca said:
Hey guys,
I know this isn't really the place to ask but I've searched the forums here as well as Google searched to no avail.. So I figured it was worth a shot asking here.
My father bought the THL Knight 2 online from China recently and is having issues making and receiving calls. Oddly though, sending and receiving texts works well without issues.
We've tried using 4 different SIM cards from 4 other carriers with the same result. (Canada - Bell, Rogers, Koodo, and Freedom Mobile)
With that being said, I was wondering if anyone else had this issue and if there was a solution?
Would rooting the phone make a difference?
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Routing alone might not help you.

Wrong version firmware
kfonseca said:
Hey guys,
I know this isn't really the place to ask but I've searched the forums here as well as Google searched to no avail.. So I figured it was worth a shot asking here.
My father bought the THL Knight 2 online from China recently and is having issues making and receiving calls. Oddly though, sending and receiving texts works well without issues.
We've tried using 4 different SIM cards from 4 other carriers with the same result. (Canada - Bell, Rogers, Koodo, and Freedom Mobile)
With that being said, I was wondering if anyone else had this issue and if there was a solution?
Would rooting the phone make a difference?
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If you bought from China shop , you had most likely bought a device with a Chinese firmware and/or hardware. The China man normally would not advise you on this risk, they just want to close the deal. Let look at a few details, (I am more versed in MTK SoC, therefore I will give examples from MTK experiences but it is applicable to all models).
I bought 2 pieces of Lenovo Tab a8-50Hx from 2 different source at 2 different time. One was bought with local manufacturer warranty and the other was bought with shop warranty. For Lenovo the firmware is separated into ROW (Rest of the World) and CN (China only) versions. Because the telephone modem (hardware) operates on different band in China.
Coming back to my experience 3 of my Lenovo models are hardware compatible with ROW firmware and one of the Tab A8-50 was using a bastardised China firmware so , I couldnt use my 3G SIM on that device but after careful inspection the board (hardware) part number was the same with my orginal ROW version, so all I had to do is to reflash my ROW firmware over the "bastardised" China firmware and it works perfectly.
However there are devices that are manufactured for PRC market only and not sold elsewhere. These models have their GSM/CDMA/LTE modems that caters to their local market (hardware) and if you try to reflash a stock ROW version firmware on these would at best result in a dead telephone function, no 3G/4G ,no SMS, clls or worst case scenario your device will fail to boot up.
But I believe the Knight 2 uses the same hardware. Please check the box for details, WARNING please check the part number for your device versus the localised (sold by your THL country distributor) part number on the box. If everything is OK you can try to reflash the ROW firmware. (http://en.thl.com.cn/SupportDetails.aspx?id=492) but DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK! If the hardware is the same your US/Canada SIM should work but recommended are AT&T, T-Mobile or their affiliates.
If trying to root I suggest using "Kingroot" + Busybox

Lil brother messed up his Moto G and I'm too dumb to fix.

Hello new friends.
My little brother and his inventive mind were messing around with his phone and this started to show up:
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(btw, I tried what it says on the screen.. did nothing.. also trying to flash a new rom did nothing)
I know little about Motorola phones and rooting in general... all i can do is "root" samsung with silly Odin software (easymode right?)
I gave the phone to a friend and after some examination he said that somehow my little brother managed to "delete and/or corrupt" the phones main partition. whatever that means... He was unable to do a hard reset because at some point the phone said there was a problem with one of the partitions.
Now.. while I dont know much about android and motorola, im great following directions.
is there a humanly possible way to fix this?
I can get to this menu below, but everything I touch goes back to bootloader message:
Additional info with numbers mumblejumble:
Thanks in advance,
Dan.

Hi @dangadelha and welcame to XDA formun!
The Moto G phones are very much, not is only one, you are in the section of the forum of the most popular and old moto G, the phone that changed the history of smartphones. Your Moto G have a date of build of 2014 and a model "xt1066" that means that you bought it in America latina, so brazil or argentina. So you probabily tried to flash a rom of Moto g 2013 into 2014, so doesn't boot, is normal.
You can go on your forum section to find the rom for your model (code name "titan") https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014
I have also find a good guide in your language: https://emersonbarros.com.br/moto-g-4-4-4-reinstalando-firmware-original/
Good Modding, Fernando

SLATE21&MOTOG said:
Hi @dangadelha and welcame to XDA formun!
The Moto G phones are very much, not is only one, you are in the section of the forum of the most popular and old moto G, the phone that changed the history of smartphones. Your Moto G have a date of build of 2014 and a model "xt1066" that means that you bought it in America latina, so brazil or argentina. So you probabily tried to flash a rom of Moto g 2013 into 2014, so doesn't boot, is normal.
You can go on your forum section to find the rom for your model (code name "titan") https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014
I have also find a good guide in your language: https://emersonbarros.com.br/moto-g-4-4-4-reinstalando-firmware-original/
Good Modding, Fernando
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Thank you very much! Will take a look.
hugs from Brazil,
Dan

Have you actually asked your brother as to how he has messed up the phone? The Moto G 2014 IS KNOWN TO HAVE THE PERMA-READ-ONLY EMMC BUG whereby attempting to install anything will not work, and performing a factory reset will result in the defective phone rebooting to the current OS it has on it. What if he unlocked the bootloader to try and fix said bug in an act of desperation? I remember doing this just to try to get it to work, but to no avail.

I'm not sure exactly what is so dire. All that screen means is that the bootloader had been unlocked.
All you have to do to get rid of that warning is search the appropriate forum for your specific phone model and find a modified boot file which removes that annoying message.
You should be on the forums for the Moto G2.

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I'm not sure exactly what is so dire. All that screen means is that the bootloader had been unlocked.
All you have to do to get rid of that warning is search the appropriate forum for your specific phone model and find a modified boot file which removes that annoying message.
You should be on the forums for the Moto G2.
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Speaking of that, if that is all it is, then I say to the OP that either he reinstalls the OS and relock the bootloader, or he goes and follow the instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/fix-remove-unlocked-bootloader-warning-t2875385

Unlocking bootloader on Moto one 5g ace

Please help. Manufacturers website states that my moto one 5g ace cannot have the bootloader unlocked. However, I'd read a thread from a lady, whosenane I forget, that it can be done an she said to message her for help. How do I unlock this phones bootloader

aGuyWith2Feet said:
Please help. Manufacturers website states that my moto one 5g ace cannot have the bootloader unlocked. However, I'd read a thread from a lady, whosenane I forget, that it can be done an she said to message her for help. How do I unlock this phones bootloader
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You might want to look in the forum for your device:
Moto G 5G (Motorola One 5G Ace)
The Moto G 5G is a 6.7" phone with a 1080x2400p resolution display. The Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G chipset is paired with 4/6GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. The main camera is 48+8+2MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 5000mAh capacity.
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aGuyWith2Feet said:
Please help. Manufacturers website states that my moto one 5g ace cannot have the bootloader unlocked. However, I'd read a thread from a lady, whosenane I forget, that it can be done an she said to message her for help. How do I unlock this phones bootloader
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I have moved your thread to the proper forum. Please be careful where you post your messages.
And one piece of advice: please do not respond to posts/PMs offering help via PM since you may end up being robbed.

TNSMANI said:
I have moved your thread to the proper forum. Please be careful where you post your messages.
And one piece of advice: please do not respond to posts/PMs offering help via PM since you may end up being robbed.
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Thank you. I'm new to this.