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I want install CyanogenMod 12 on my Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen (XT1068) with Lollipop 5.0.2. Please help me on the procedure.

I've tried apps like towelroot, Kingo, etc. but they don't support Lollipop.

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    You don't need to root into install a custom ROM.
    – LJD200
    Commented Jul 2, 2015 at 15:33

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Reset to default
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Follow guide below: This will void your warranty and wipe your device so make a backup. CyanogenMod 12 is still a nightly so there are bugs. Make sure your computer has working fastboot and adb.

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Unlock Bootloader

  1. Enable USB debugging on the device.
  2. Connect the device to the computer through USB.
  3. From a terminal on a computer, type: adb reboot bootloader
  4. Once device booted to fastboot mode, type: fastboot devices
  5. If you don't see your device serial number then fastboot is not working correctly.
  6. If you see no permissions fastboot, try running fastboot as root.
  7. Now type: fastboot oem get_unlock_data
  8. Visit the Motorola Bootloader Unlock website and follow the instructions there to obtain your unlock key.
  9. If the device doesn't automatically reboot, reboot it from the menu. It should now be unlocked.
  10. Since the device resets completely, you will need to re-enable USB debugging on the device to continue.

Step 2: Installing recovery using fastboot

  1. Download TWRP recovery img for your device.
  2. Connect the Moto G 2014 to the computer via USB.
  3. Open a terminal on your PC and type: adb reboot bootloader
  4. Once device is in fastboot mode, type fastboot devices
  5. If you don't see your device serial number then fastboot is not working correctly.
  6. If you see no permissions fastboot, try running fastboot as root.
  7. Install recovery by typing: fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
  8. Once completed: Boot to recovery: Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select.

Note: Some ROMs overwrite recovery at boot time so if you do not plan to immediately boot into recovery to install CyanogenMod, please be aware that this may overwrite your custom recovery with the stock one.

Step 3: Installing CyanogenMod from recovery

  1. Download the CyanogenMod package for your device that you'd like to install to your computer. Optional: Download 3rd party applications packages, like Google Apps which are necessary to download apps from Google Play.
  2. Boot to recovery mode, and connect the phone to your computer through USB.
  3. Hold Volume Down & Power simultaneously. On the next screen use Volume Down to scroll to recovery and then use Volume Up to select
  4. In ClockworkMod Recovery, use the physical volume buttons to move up and down.
  5. Optional (Recommended): Select backup and restore to create a backup of your current ROM.
  6. Select wipe data/factory reset.
  7. Then go to install zip -> install zip from sideload. Now on your PC in the terminal type adb sideload update.zip (Replace update.zip with your cyanogenmod zip)

  8. Optional Install Gapps: go to install zip -> install zip from sideload. Now on your PC in the terminal type adb sideload gapps.zip (Replace gapps.zip with your gapps zip)

  9. Once installation has finished, return to the main menu and select reboot system now. The device will now boot into CyanogenMod.

Note: If you want root access you need to enable it in developer options.

More information: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_titan

Hope my answer helped. (I typed it on my android phone running CyanogenMod 12)

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  • +1. Thank goodness you corrected it. It is readable and useful now. :) However, as I asked @Izzy I'll ask you too: Wouldn't I have to wipe system as well in Step 3.6, or does the ROM has some instructions to wipe the system but not data and cache?
    – Firelord ♦
    Commented May 25, 2015 at 17:35
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    The ROM.zip does automatically wipe /system. That's why you FIRST need to install the ROM and then the GAPPS.
    – Thomas Vos
    Commented May 25, 2015 at 17:37
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    @Firelord if you're going to install a new ROM anyway, wiping /system cannot hurt, can it? :) They have that in several instructions. Whether it's really needed is something else :)
    – Izzy
    Commented May 25, 2015 at 17:41
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    @Izzy It actually hurted my device pretty well :) An year ago I wanted to install Cyanogenmod on my device and was instructed to wipe /system through recovery along with data reset. I did so but the ROM had signature issue so I dropped the idea. I restored my stock ROM backup, and to my surprise my IMEI and Baseband were missing. Nothing helped except the lengthy remedy I wrote in this answer few weeks ago. That's why I asked this silly point to both poster and you.
    – Firelord ♦
    Commented May 25, 2015 at 17:48
  • Ugh! That's harsh. IMEI shouldn't be in /system AFAIK; as that's device-specific, it makes absolutely no sense. Sounds like a Samsung-special (but they use /efs for that), never had that with my Moto nor with my HTC. With the modem/Baseband you might have a point, though I always considered all contents of /system part of the ROM – hence my "cannot hurt" above.
    – Izzy
    Commented May 25, 2015 at 17:58

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