Originally Posted by
tdenson:
“I'm not afraid of breaking things
Can you point me to instructions.”
OK, then let's get cracking

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Everything you need you will get from this XDA-Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2542219
We'll first try it without unlocking the bootloader, as the red disclaimer states that this should work without unlocking (which is kind of a hassle in its own).
You need the drivers (if your PC should be Mac or running Linux you don't need drivers) and the mfastboot.zip.
For the firmware there is sadly only the Filefacrory link (I didn't found any else which downloads faster).
Here you need to look out for XT1032 (that's the Global GSM Model) and "cid7" in the file name (as firmwares which match both of these are interchangeable, but others aren't).
The GB Retails are:
5.0.2:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/37an...FC_1FF.xml.zip
4.4.4:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/jd2e...FC_1FF.xml.zip
You should try flashing what was on your phone before it broke, as there might be some problems due to different partition sizes.
Now unzip the firmware and copy the contents of the mfastboot.zip in the unzipped firmware folder.
Install the driver and get your phone into the bootloder (power + vol down at startup) and connect it to your computer.
On Windows in Device Manager there should be "Motorola ADB Interface" entry.
Now go to the firmware folder hold down shift + right click and on "Open command window here" or just open a command window and navigate to the firmware folder.
To test if everything is working properly use this command:
[edit] mfastboot devices[/edit]
(On Mac always replace mfastboot with osx-fastboot and on Linux with linux-fastboot)
If its working correctly it returns something like this:
http://cdn.teamandroid.com/wp-conten...es-600x302.jpg
Then just go through every command in 3b) in the first post of the XDA-Thread.
Make sure everyone returns an [OKAY] at the end. Be a little bit patient here as some of these (especially the system ones) do take some time to process.
The last one restarts your phone.