MOTO E(DEV)

Here is a tutorial to root your device,unlock bootloader,install custom recoveries and flash your favorite rom.

First of all unlock bootloader your device. Here is a guide to do it.

Requirements:

1. Download Motorola Drivers from here and install them.
2. Download minimal adb drivers from here and install them in c:\minimal adb and fastboot
3. Get unlock code of your device from here.
4. To get unlock code follow the instructions provided there.

Procedure:

1. Go to minimal adb and fastboot folder and hold shift and right click and choose open command promt here.
2. Enable usb debugging in developer options.
3. Connect your device to pc with USB cable.
4. Type "adb devices" in command promt.
5. You can see your device.
6. Now type "adb reboot bootloader".
7. Your device will get reboot in fastboot mode.
8. Reconnect your device with USB cable.
9. Type "fastboot device".
10. You can see your device there.
11. Type "fastboot oem get_unlock_data".You will get like this
    
     
12. Copy all selected lines and paste them in a notepad in one line without giving spaces.
13. Open motorola official site from here.
14. Go to bottom and click next.
15. Sign in with your gmail account.
16. After singing in you will be redirected and in the sixth point of the page you are asked to enter that code which you pasted in notepad.
17. If your device bootloader can be unlocked then select accept terms and conditions and click on request unlock key.
18. Then you will get unlock code to your gmail.
19. Copy that code in notepad.
20. Then type this in command prompt "fastboot oem unlock (crazydroid)"
    note:replace (crazydroid) with unlock code.
21. You have successfully unlocked bootloader.
    
    

HOW TO ROOT:

1. Download this zip file.
2. Copy that zip to internal or external storage of your droid.
3. Download recovery.img file from here.
4. Turn the phone off.
5. Turn the device back on by holding down volume down and power at the same time for 6 seconds then let go.
6. In the command prompt that should still be open, type the following with hitting enter at the end of the line:
   Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
7. Tap volume down to highlight recovery on the device and tap volume up to select it.
8. In recovery, choose Install from sdcard using the volume buttons to navigate and power to select.
9. Then install that zip file.
10. Select advanced > reboot to bootloader.
11. Select No if asked to Fix the SuperSU issue.
12. command prompt that should still be open, type the following with hitting enter at the end of the line (yes this is the same as before, now that we have root though, it’ll stick):
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
13. Select reboot device.
14. You have successfully rooted your device.