Is there a way to root new OTA 45.4.13.MB855? - Motorola Photon 4G

Is there a way to root the new 45.4.13 OTA that rolled out? I have tried all the root methods listed on: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331601&postcount=5
Without any luck!
I want to add that I was rooted before applying the OTA.

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stevetrooper said:
Is there a way to root the new 45.4.13 OTA that rolled out? I have tried all the root methods listed on: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331601&postcount=5
Without any luck!
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Wait, what? Even photon-torpedo didn't work?

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any updated status with this yet?

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I'm curious too...

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Please keep us apprised and a system dump would be helpful from someone who has the update.
Sent from my MB855 using xda app-developers app

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Shad0wguy said:
Wait, what? Even photon-torpedo didn't work?
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Nope, tried it multiple times.

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Torpedo worked for me this evening.
Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2

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Torpedo worked for me, AIO did not.

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I still laugh when ppl are still using the AIO root when its been so unreliable in the past. The photon-torpedo method has ALWAYS worked and I don't know why people aren't using the torpedo method to root by default.
OP you must be doing something wrong because the torpedo method still works any many folks have confirmed that.

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Glad to hear its still working, here is the error I get:
$ ./photon-torpedo.sh
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libpcprofile.so' cannot be loaded as audit interface: undefined symbol: la_version; ignored.
_XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
./photon-torpedo.sh: line 5: /lib/libphoton-torpedo.so: Permission denied
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libphoton-torpedo.so' cannot be loaded as audit interface: invalid ELF header; ignored.
_XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
Then looking at the log:
$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
_XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETSTATE failed: Bad file descriptor
ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

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following for further developments..

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Reboot has changed the message slightly...
$ /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libpcprofile.so' cannot be loaded as audit interface: undefined symbol: la_version; ignored.
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh: line 5: /lib/libphoton-torpedo.so: Permission denied
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libphoton-torpedo.so' cannot be loaded as audit interface:
invalid ELF header; ignored.
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log

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stevetrooper said:
Reboot has changed the message slightly...
$ /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libpcprofile.so' cannot be loaded as audit interface: undefined symbol: la_version; ignored.
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh: line 5: /lib/libphoton-torpedo.so: Permission denied
ERROR: ld.so: object 'libphoton-torpedo.so' cannot be loaded as audit interface:
invalid ELF header; ignored.
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
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You obviously have not done the root torpedo method before or else you would know that the big ole message you just copied is anticipated and you don't need to worry. You have root successfully.
Just follow this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb3Yh_NmSBk

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ericdabbs said:
You obviously have not done the root torpedo method before or else you would know that the big ole message you just copied is anticipated and you don't need to worry. You have root successfully.
Just follow this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb3Yh_NmSBk
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Unfortunately the script does not give me the # prompt. So when you run the install-su script it fails. I found others that had the same problem and they never figured out how to get it to work.

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ERROR: ld.so: object 'libphoton-torpedo.so' cannot be loaded as audit interface: invalid ELF header; ignored.
Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again.
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help.
ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
$ ./install-su.sh Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory cp: /system/bin/su: Read-only file system Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: Read-only file system Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory rm failed for /lib/libphoton-torpedo.so, Permission denied.

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just a shot in the dark from a total NOOB are you using an terminal emulator on the phone or via computer??? I needed to do it via computer torpedo worked for me.... just trying to help...... sometimes the most obvious things are overlooked

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tiny2nz said:
just a shot in the dark from a total NOOB are you using an terminal emulator on the phone or via computer??? I needed to do it via computer torpedo worked for me.... just trying to help...... sometimes the most obvious things are overlooked
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Thanks, I have tried with Android Terminal Emulator and adb shell from my PC, neither worked.

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tiny2nz said:
just a shot in the dark from a total NOOB are you using an terminal emulator on the phone or via computer??? I needed to do it via computer torpedo worked for me.... just trying to help...... sometimes the most obvious things are overlooked
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That's a very valid point. After the first soak, many people they needed to use computer, not emulator, for it to work. Wonder is s/he has the right computer drivers?
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stevetrooper said:
Thanks, I have tried with Android Terminal Emulator and adb shell from my PC, neither worked.
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Do you have the right drivers? i.e. - do other adb commands work?

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willysp said:
That's a very valid point. After the first soak, many people they needed to use computer, not emulator, for it to work. Wonder is s/he has the right computer drivers?
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Do you have the right drivers? i.e. - do other adb commands work?
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I downloaded the drivers from the photon torpedo thread. adb works just fine, can push the file to the photon, without any errors. I even tried adb on 2 different computers, Windows XP and the other Windows 7.
The photon-torpedo.sh is very simple:
#!/bin/bash
umask 0
LD_AUDIT="libpcprofile.so" PCPROFILE_OUTPUT="/lib/libphoton-torpedo.so" /usr/bin/X
cat /data/tmp/libphoton-torpedo.so > /lib/libphoton-torpedo.so
LD_AUDIT="libphoton-torpedo.so" /usr/bin/X
When I look in /lib the file libphoton-torpedo.so exists and has a timestamp from when I ran, so its catting the file correctly.
I don't get the # prompt, so running install-su.sh does not work.

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Found this in the photon-torpedo thread in Development:
Sparky_McBurning said:
I figured out the problem and a fix.
Problem:
If /lib/libphoton-torpedo.so was not removed from /lib before the OTA update, the permissions are updated to no longer be over-writable, so the /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh step that 'cat's libphoton-torpedo cannot re-write the file with new permissions.
Fix:
Update photon-torpedo.sh to use a different filename for libphoton-torpedo.so. I used libphoton-torpedo2.so. No problems. Just make sure you remove any versions of libphoton-torpedo.so from /lib/ after rooting, and you won't have this problem in the future.
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