Motorola Tools Mode Config | Disabled

Visit Motorola’s official unlock site. Not all Motorola models are eligible. If yours is not, stop here—you cannot enable Tools Mode.

Once you have the unlock key, run:

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem get_unlock_data
fastboot oem unlock UNLOCK_KEY
fastboot reboot

When you apply for an official bootloader unlock code from Motorola’s website and run fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY, the process also flips the Tools Mode config to "Enabled." If you revert to a locked bootloader (via fastboot oem lock), the config is disabled again. motorola tools mode config disabled

"Config Disabled" means the bit responsible for enabling Tools Mode is currently set to 0 (off). This configuration is stored in a secure partition (often cid or pst) and is checked by the bootloader every time the device powers on.

You usually see this error when:

The exact error message might appear as:

... INFOConfig disabled!
OKAY [0.002s]

or

(bootloader) tools mode config disabled

If you see the message "Motorola Tools Mode Config Disabled", it usually indicates one of the following: