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#1 ibolski

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Posted 12 May 2014 - 06:21 PM

Well, the Sqlite hack that allowed tethering has been patched by the KitKat ota. But do not despair, there is a hack to make it work again. Go to the link below and follow the instructions carefully. When you download the apk, it's actually named with a zip extension. Just rename it with an apk extension and then follow the instructions.

 

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You must be rooted in order for this to work since you have to modify files in the /system directory.

 

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Posted 15 May 2014 - 02:48 AM

How did you keep root? I am rooted and locked on 9.30.1.XT926



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Posted 15 May 2014 - 03:14 AM

How did you keep root? I am rooted and locked on 9.30.1.XT926

 

Because I have an unlocked bootloader. If you don't, then you are pretty much SOL at this point until someone finds an exploit to gain root under KK. All current root exploit methods do not work for this update.


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#4 cash29

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Posted 26 August 2014 - 06:30 AM

i installed the pac rom nightly build for kitkat 4.4.4 on my wifes xt912 razr maxx and the root exploit i found to work was towelroot.apk, just google up towelroot.com for info and towelroot.apk file and also HighOnAndroid.com has 2 apk files to download and install for wifi tether hack.. hope that helps :D



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Posted 22 March 2015 - 08:02 AM

I noticed the link you gave was for a Droid Ultra.  I didn't feel comfortable dropping in a build.prop for a different device, so I inspected the file and figured out the one-liner that is needed (probably for all Motorola/Kitkat devices):

 

net.tethering.noprovisioning=true

 

So, here are some slightly revised 'generic' instructions:

 

1) Delete/Freeze VZWEntitlementServices.apk and VZWEntitlementServices.odex in /system/priv-app/

2) Backup /system/build.prop

3) Edit /system/build.prop and insert the line above if it does exist.  I'm not sure if placement matters, but it was on line 309 for me.  Here are the lines above and below it for me:

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4) Double check the permissions are 644 (rw-r--r--) (very important!)
5) Reboot
 
For me I drop in a newly edited build.prop and the permissions were 666 (rw-rw-rw-) and my phone no longer booted--oops.  If you do this, the fix is somewhat easy:
1) plug in phone to computer via USB with it on the blank booting screen
2) fire up a window to run adb (hopefully you set this up already)
3) run

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