How to Root the Motorola Moto X (AT&T) (Android 5.1)

Before You Begin

1. This could void the warranty of your device. We won’t be held responsible for anything that happens from doing this tutorial so please proceed at your own risk.
2. You must have flashed your device using the ROM given here. Otherwise, the following procedure won’t work for you.
3. You should have a Windows based PC to do this procedure.
4. You should have Motorola Drivers installed on your PC. Install them if they aren’t already.
5. This only works for the AT&T variant of the Moto X that is model numbered as XT1058.
6. This should work on the device running Android 5.1 Lollipop.
7. This should also flash a custom recovery on your device.

How to Root the Motorola Moto X (AT&T) Running on Android 5.1

To root the device, you’ll use a patch file that should go in and gain root on the device. Here’s how:

Downloading Required Files

1. Download Root Patch and save it to your desktop.
   Root Patch (Download link’s given in the first post)
2. Download Python and save it to your desktop.
   Python (Download link’s available in the first post)
3. Download Pyserial and save it to your desktop.
   Pyserial (Download link’s given in the first post)
4. Download DLOAD drivers and save them to your desktop.
   DLOAD Drivers (Download link’s available in the first post)

Rooting the Motorola Moto X (AT&T) Running on Android 5.1 Lollipop

1. Double-click on Python executable and follow the on-screen instructions to install the tool on your PC.
2. Double-click on Pyserial executable and follow the installation wizard to install the tool on your PC.
3. Copy Root Patch archive from your desktop over to the Python directory which is C:\Python27.
4. Open the Python directory and right-click on Root Patch and select Extract here to extract the archive.
5. Turn off your device.
6. Turn your device back on in fastboot mode by holding down Volume DOWN and Power buttons together for a few seconds.
7. When your device reboots in fastboot mode, connect it to your PC using a USB cable.
8. Double-click on BLBROKE.bat located in the Python directory and it should launch.
9. Your device should turn off and go black. But you don’t need to panic as it’s the part of the procedure.
10. Extract DLOAD Drivers by right-clicking on the archive and selecting Extract here.
11. Open Device Manager and install the DLOAD Drivers manually.
12. When the drivers are installed, launch the root utility by double-clicking on root.bat located in the Python directory.
13. The utility should take about 15 to 20 minutes to gain root access on your device.
14. When the utility’s done rooting your device, your device should reboot.
15. Your device should automatically start optimizing apps. Wait for it to do that.
16. Reboot your device when optimization is done.
17. You are now rooted!