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Droid X2 Gingerbread Root Guide
"One Click" method now available, see MikeJ92YJ's post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1234973
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Thanks to drjbliss for finding the Motorola vulnerability that lead to this. Original work here: http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2011/08/25/rooting-the-droid-3/
Follow this guide exactly, and you can root OTA Gingerbread on your Droid X2 That means no more SBF'ing Froyo just so you can root. I have put all the commands into a few simple scripts. Instead of doing everything manually, you can just follow this simple guide. This post assumes you have ADB installed and know how to use it, and that you have the Motorola USB drivers installed.
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Step 1:
METHOD A: Download the attached zip file with the root files, and extract the files somewhere memorable. Plug your phone into AC charger or computer. FOLLOW STEP 2.
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METHOD B: Download the attached zip file with the root files, plug your phone into your computer, and put the phone in USB Mass Storage mode. Then extract the files to the internal storage device a.k.a. MOT. If you choose this method then you can SKIP STEP 2 AND GO TO STEP 3.
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Download: http://www.multiupload.com/B7HPPKOT86
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?t31bnhaiwyulf81
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Step 2 (if you chose METHOD A):
Open Windows command terminal.
Type these commands:
extracted-location = place where you extracted files to, if you are in the same location as the files, then you can omit extracted-location/.
Code:
adb push extracted-location/motoroot-step1.sh /sdcard/
adb push extracted-location/motoroot-step2.sh /sdcard/
adb push extracted-location/motoroot-step3.sh /sdcard/
adb push extracted-location/su /sdcard/
adb push extracted-location/Superuser.apk /sdcard/
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Step 3:
Type these commands:
Code:
adb shell
sh /sdcard/motoroot-step1.sh
Hard reboot your phone.
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Step 4:
Type these commands:
Code:
adb shell
sh /sdcard/motoroot-step2.sh
Hard reboot your phone.
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Step 5:
Type these commands:
Code:
adb shell
sh /sdcard/motoroot-step3.sh
Your phone will reboot itself.
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Step 6:
Type these commands:
Code:
adb shell
su
Accept the Superuser prompt on your phone and allow access. Now any time you want to adb shell, you can type su afterwards and obtain root.
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Congratulations, you are now rooted.
worked great...thank you
Trying it now.
Edit: Script works great, rooted and everything, superuser works.
Worked for me as well !! Thanks +1 . Now if only I could get into my recovery
I tried using P3's new one-click root. It complete successfully, but Titanium is claiming it does not have root access. P3's one-click appears to be doing the same thing listed here. Anyone else?
triplec76 said:
I tried using P3's new one-click root. It complete successfully, but Titanium is claiming it does not have root access. P3's one-click appears to be doing the same thing listed here. Anyone else?
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I just downloaded Titanium and ran it . It tells me that everything is ok .
Is that using P3's one-click or the method here?
Ditto. Worked great. THANKS!
Jason
triplec76 said:
Is that using P3's one-click or the method here?
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The method here .
The step by step method here worked while one-click would not no matter what I tried.
I used the oneclick, no problems at all. Glad i didnt have to go SBF'ing back and forth.
Requested addition to roll up sticky, thanks for posting
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA App
Can someone point me in a good direction to learn ADB. I am reading over and over that the one click method doesn't work for the X2. I have a X2 running pre-rooted GB right now from the old "sbf back then root" method, but it is getting replaced on Tue. Would love to just root it when it arrives rather than sbf and stuff.
unless there is a method to get the one click to work of course....then by all means educate me on that
nerdslogic said:
Can someone point me in a good direction to learn ADB. I am reading over and over that the one click method doesn't work for the X2. I have a X2 running pre-rooted GB right now from the old "sbf back then root" method, but it is getting replaced on Tue. Would love to just root it when it arrives rather than sbf and stuff.
unless there is a method to get the one click to work of course....then by all means educate me on that
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Sure, no problem. Here are some guides found with a quick XDA Google search, I hope they help you (or anyone else) out with ADB. Keep in mind that while this will help you learn how to use ADB and get ADB working, some of the information may be outdated or may not apply.
ADB Easy Tutorial
[GUIDE] ADB Workshop and Guide for everyone
[TUTORIAL/HOW TO] Basics of ADB
Here is a link to Google's official ADB Android page. This has all the commands you need, a good reference.
Hard reset = battery pull?
Also please make a note to put on root of SD Card.
SBF'd GB. Rooted with one click. Worked perfect. Couldn't be easier.
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA App
atrohde said:
SBF'd GB. Rooted with one click. Worked perfect. Couldn't be easier.
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA App
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Me too. Got my 3rd x2 today & it came with gb on it. One-click did the trick.
Sent from my DROID X2 using xda premium
No go
I've been working on this six hours straight, so my mind is pretty tired.
Here's where I am stuck at, and I should know the answer but am burned out:
Ah nevermind......nothing that a couple of cold beers couldn't help! I had it in mass storage mode. Used to HTC, stock Android USB modes....
It worked as advertised. Thank you very much!
sweet no problems
Does this work for 2.3.5 418 from OTA? In other words, I have 2.3.5 418 from OTA updates. Will this method work for that version?
I see random postings from others that also have the Motorola Electrify and was hoping to start a thread where Electrify owners could post a little information as to those things already developed for the Photon that work (or do not work) for our sister phone. Personally, I was a little apprehensive about diving in and applying mods haphazardly without some other brave soul taking the leap first.
I can confirm that the AIO root method by shabbypenguin (LINK) works on the Electrify and I would have commented in that thread, but my noobness on this site did not allow me to do so in the dev topics. I actually saw another Electrify owner's post confirming this, not on xda, but rather in comments on the youtube AIO root Video Instructions (thanks qbking77).
I had previously tried the root with dock method by edgan, but was unsuccessful.
My hope is that mods will allow this post to continue and that other Electrify users might find it useful and likewise contribute.
Thanks
note: I have started to add some links in post #3 below to some Electrify-specific information.
I thought I would mention that my local US Cellular has promotional pricing (-25%) on the HD Dock and Vehicle Navigation Dock for the Electrify which retail for $100 and $60 respectively. I have no idea if these are compatible with those made for the Photon, or vice versa.
Here is some basic info from the About Phone screen for the Motorola Electrify:
Motorola Electrify model MB853
Stock System version 45.1.167.MB853.USC.en.US
Android Version 2.3.4
Baseband Version n_01.10.00s.xj
Webtop Version WT-1.2.0-131-4
Kernel Version 2.6.32.9-00010-ge26b22b
[email protected]#2
Build number 4.5.1A_SUN_USC_16.7
PRL Version 15112
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LINKS:
Link to Motorola Electrify kernel.img: HERE
Link to Stock (USC) Motorola Electrify System Dump (not cwm flashable)
and Deodexed version (cwm flashable - by shabbypenguin) in dev forums.HERE
Team US Cellular Electrify Forum - for confirmation of working mods, many originally posted on XDA.
Stock Motorola Electrify SBF File - for unrooting and re-locking bootloader
Motorola Owner's Forum for ELECTRIFY
Motorola Product Support page for ELECTRIFY
Motorola Media Link for Windows
ZumoCast for Windows by Motorola
If there is other information that might assist devs in determining compatibility for projects already developed or in development, please advise (but please be specific, as I take my noobivity seriously).
try flashing cwm, i would imagine youll be fine from that. but the big test will be if my kernel works/boots yall's phone
A full system dump would be great...
Requirements:
- Rooted Electrify
- Android SDK
Instructions:
- Connect via adb and issue the following commands:
Code:
adb shell
su
busybox tar czvf /sdcard/systemdump.tgz /system
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/systemdump.tgz
- Upload systemdump.tgz to a file sharing host like MultiUpload, Filesonic, etc. and post the link here.
Thanks!
actually a better way to do it would just use dd so i could get stock kernel and see if there is any if at all differences.
Question...is 4G Wimax and on Sprints /Clears wimax network?...im just hoping this phone and the photon in japan on kdd may give some hints or help with fixing the broke wimax when unlocked and also gsm radio rom that will work in the us
Sent from my MB855 using XDA App
Well, now I understand why I'm over here posting in the "General" section and not the development threads
I've spent the last several hours reading and installing the SDK only to discover I can't even figure out how to get it configured properly. I will succeed, but I'm too tired right now to continue and have other things to do later today. I'll try to provide more information as soon as I can get back to it.
And thanks Beach_Head and shabbypenguin for your interest and assistance.
just cheat, in the AIO root there is adb.exe and two dll files, toss them in your user's folder ( C:/Users/yourusernamehere) then you can just hit teh windows key and r. type in cmd hit enter, and you will be in command prompt in a directory with adb available (no sdk installing needed )
Beach_Head said:
A full system dump would be great...
Requirements:
- Rooted Electrify
- Android SDK
Instructions:
- Connect via adb and issue the following commands:
Code:
adb shell
su
busybox tar czvf /sdcard/systemdump.tgz /system
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/systemdump.tgz
- Upload systemdump.tgz to a file sharing host like MultiUpload, Filesonic, etc. and post the link here.
Thanks!
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I get an error using the "busybox tar czvf" entry:
tar: invalid option --z
BusyBox v1.18.0.git multicell binary
??
I'll be away from the computer the rest of the day till late. Thanks again for the help. BTW, following shabbypenguin's adb "cheat" and got command window, but did not realize I needed to open superuser on the device to accept permissions (kept getting denied - duh)
adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/sdcard/eletricfykernel.img
upload that for me please
you can then use dd to copy the rest of the phone
It looks like your BusyBox build doesn't include gzip. Where'd you get it from?
Anyway, download Busybox by Stericson from Market and install a newer BusyBox build.
That command will work guaranteed...
Thanks!
drenner99 said:
I get an error using the "busybox tar czvf" entry:
tar: invalid option --z
BusyBox v1.18.0.git multicell binary
??
I'll be away from the computer the rest of the day till late. Thanks again for the help. BTW, following shappypenguin's adb "cheat" and got command window, but did not realize I needed to open superuser on the device to accept permissions (kept getting denied - duh)
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drenner99 said:
Well, now I understand why I'm over here posting in the "General" section and not the development threads
I've spent the last several hours reading and installing the SDK only to discover I can't even figure out how to get it configured properly. I will succeed, but I'm too tired right now to continue and have other things to do later today. I'll try to provide more information as soon as I can get back to it.
And thanks Beach_Head and shabbypenguin for your interest and assistance.
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You have been a positive contributor, and so I proudly give you your first "Thanks."
shabbypenguin said:
adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/sdcard/eletricfykernel.img
upload that for me please
you can then use dd to copy the rest of the phone
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Here is the file you requested from the Electrify (electrifykernel.zip)
hopefully it contains what we're looking for....
Beach_Head said:
It looks like your BusyBox build doesn't include gzip. Where'd you get it from?
Anyway, download Busybox by Stericson from Market and install a newer BusyBox build.
That command will work guaranteed...
Thanks!
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@Beach_Head, Thanks again. I did as you suggested and installed the newer busybox (1.19.2), but I still get the invalid option ("z") error when I enter the command
"busybox tar czvf /sdcard/systemdump.tgz /system"
from your code, and am then presented with a list of valid options, "z" not being one of them. Are we sure the czvf part of that line is as you intended? I'm still willing to give it a go if it will produce info that is helpful (see post immediately above with kernel.img file).
Thanks once again.
deedscreen said:
You have been a positive contributor, and so I proudly give you your first "Thanks."
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I am truly humbled and can only say, you're welcome!
Yes. The z switch is for gzip...
Anyway, can you try without the z swicth.
So: busybox tar cvf /sdcard/systemdump.tgz /system
And then just zip it up again via WinRar or 7Zip before you upload it here...
Thanks!
drenner99 said:
@Beach_Head, Thanks again. I did as you suggested and installed the newer busybox (1.19.2), but I still get the invalid option ("z") error when I enter the command
"busybox tar czvf /sdcard/systemdump.tgz /system"
from your code, and am then presented with a list of valid options, "z" not being one of them. Are we sure the czvf part of that line is as you intended? I'm still willing to give it a go if it will produce info that is helpful (see post immediately above with kernel.img file).
Thanks once again.
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I'm a moto electrify rooted and bootloader unlocked user.
Everything seems to work (as far as the root/unlock), but shabby's kernals are somewhat unstable on the electrify. Broken wi-fi is my only concern, and even with the wi-fi fix we haven't been able to run it.
one of my issues - now this isn't specifically about shabby's kernal or anything like that, but more of setcpu. Setcpu doesn't give me the option to scale, unfortunately.
my kernels are unstable on the photon so thats nothing new
what wifi fix? wifi is busted in rc2 due to modules needing to be updated. they arent part of the kernel they are instead loaded by the rom but they need to have the config file from the kernel in order to make them properly and thats where its all failing
shabbypenguin said:
my kernels are unstable on the photon so thats nothing new
what wifi fix? wifi is busted in rc2 due to modules needing to be updated. they arent part of the kernel they are instead loaded by the rom but they need to have the config file from the kernel in order to make them properly and thats where its all failing
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Is there anything I can get you to fix the wifi in rc 2?
Moon Shadow's Droid X2 Tutorials - HowTo: Root your Motorola Droid X2
Please keep in mind that this tutorial is specifically for the Motorola Droid X2 running any version of Gingerbread 2.3.4 and below. This procedure MIGHT work for other phones, however, I would not recommend taking the risk of bricking, or even soft bricking, your phone.
Standard disclaimer: I, nor XDA Forums, are responsible for what you do to your phone. Just because these tutorials work for me, does not mean that they will work for you.
I make no claims to be the original owner of this process. I am just consolidating the process into an easy to follow (hopefully) guide that will help everyone from noobs to experienced users.
This tutorial has been adapted from the post: [16/Nov][ROOTING/UNROOTING] DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0](zergRush Exploit by DooMLoRD.
Unrooting is covered at the end of this post.
This method uses Windows! (I know, I'm a Linux guy, but...) If you have a Mac or a Linux box, use Pete's One Click Root for Linux and OSX - Droid 3. I have not tried it as my Linux system crashed several months ago and I do not have the funds to purchase new hardware or fix it. I can try to assist as I am a mixed environment System Administrator, however, I make absolutely no claims of being a guru. I have heard (not substantiated) that people are having success using Virtual Box. I highly recommend Virtual Box as it seems to be the only free virtualizing environment that supports accessing hardware directly, as long as Linux sees the hardware, Virtual Box and use it (for the most part).
I am making some assumptions in this tutorial:
1. You understand and are comfortable with installing software on a Windows computer.
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4. You are willing to read this entire tutorial and ask questions if something is unclear to you, BEFORE you start this process. (Better to be safe than sorry.)
Now, on to the good stuff…
Hints:
Text in green are applications to launch or buttons to push within an application.
Text in red are warnings.
Orange is reserved for text that must be typed or copied. – Specific commands are also listed in code boxes.
This process is for Gingerbread (2.3.x) ONLY! For the Froyo gingerbreak, see booked's thread: [REF] Roms, Root, SBF, RSD, Bootstrap, Mods.
I have performed this method for rooting my Droid X2 from both Windows XP (SP3) and Windows 7 Professional x64. After a system boot file (SBF) restore of 2.3.4. Tutorial on SBF is here: Moon Shadow's Droid X2 Tutorials - How to perform an SBF of your Motorola Droid X2.
1. First download the correct Motorola driver for your Windows system:
a. Windows universal 32-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
b. Windows universal 64-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
2. Next download DooMLoRD's ROOT-zergRush: DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip (Older version: DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip).
3. Install the correct driver and reboot.
4. Once the computer comes back up, extract DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su.zip.
5. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your device. This can be accessed by hitting the Menu key and navigating to: Settings -> Applications -> Development and making sure there is a check mark in the box next to USB Debugging.
6. Plug the USB cable into your phone and computer.
7. Make sure your phone is in “Charge Only” mode:
a. Drag the Pull Down Menu down
b. Tap “USB Connection”
c. Select “Charge Only” mode
d. Click OK
8. From the new folder you created, launch runme.bat.
9. A command prompt window will open, make sure the phone is plugged into computer via the USB cable and press any key.
10. zergRUSH will reboot your phone once it is done. Watch for errors. If there are none, you will be rooted. If there are errors, try re-running zergRUSH again.
11. Once your phone is rooted, open the market and upgrade Superuser and Busybox. Busybox can be upgraded via the app from Stephen (Stericson) or JRummy16. Please, if you use these tools, purchase the Pro versions. This helps support our developers! Thanks!
People have asked about un-rooting their DX2. Here is what I posted in another topic:
I do not know about unrooting using Pete's tool. I haven't tried it. (But ashclepdia says it works just fine.)
There are two options that I know of to unroot your Droid X2. They are:
1. If you already have root privileges (and root/su works), using a root enabled explorer (I use File Expert) mount the /system folder in read/write (rw) mode and delete the following 3 files:
a. /system/xbin/busybox
b. /system/xbin/su
c. /system/app/Superuser.apk
OR
In the adb shell, type the following:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
rm /system/xbin/busybox
rm /system/xbin/su
rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
reboot
(The reboot command will reboot your phone. If you are not done working with your phone or in the adb shell, just type exit, or keep working with ADB.)
2. The easiest, don't screw up your phone, put it back to "as stock as the day you got it", way is to do a data wipe and SBF. Performing a SBF restore is not difficult at all. See my tutorial: Moon Shadow's Droid X2 Tutorials - How to perform an SBF of your Motorola Droid X2.
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Old rooting method (depricated but left in for information):
This tutorial has been adapted from the post: [Gingerbread Root] Pete's Motorola Root Tools by infazzdar who reposted from the original post from Pete Souza at http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/.
This method uses Windows! (I know, I'm a Linux guy, but...) If you have a Mac or a Linux box, Pete posted this:One Click Root for Linux and OSX - Droid 3. I have not tried it as my Linux system crashed several months ago and I do not have the funds to purchase new hardware. I can try to assist as I am a mixed environment System Administrator, however, I make absolutely no claims of being a guru. I have heard (not substantiated) that people are having success using Virtual Box. I highly recommend Virtual Box as it seems to be the only free virtualizing environment that supports accessing hardware directly, as long as Linux sees the hardware, Virtual Box and use it (for the most part).
I am making some assumptions in this tutorial:
1. You understand and are comfortable with installing software on a Windows computer.
2. You understand and are comfortable with downloading programs.
3. You understand and are comfortable with extracting compressed files (*.zip, *.rar *.7z, etc.) (I recommend 7zip to extract all compress files.)
4. You are willing to read this entire tutorial and ask questions if something is unclear to you, BEFORE you start this process. (Better to be safe than sorry.)
Now, on to the good stuff…
Hints:
Text in green are applications to launch or buttons to push within an application.
Text in red are warnings.
Orange is reserved for text that must be typed or copied. – Specific commands are also listed in code boxes.
This process is for Gingerbread 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 ONLY! For the Froyo gingerbreak, see booked's thread: [REF] Roms, Root, SBF, RSD, Bootstrap, Mods.
I have performed this method for rooting my Droid X2 from both Windows XP (SP3) and Windows 7 Professional x64. Both on the initial 2.3.3 Gingerbread load when I received my phone, on the 2.3.4 Gingerbread over the air (OTA) update, and after a system boot file (SBF) restore. Tutorial on SBF is here: Moon Shadow's Droid X2 Tutorials - How to perform an SBF of your Motorola Droid X2.
1. First download the correct Motorola driver for your Windows system:
a. Windows universal 32-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
b. Windows universal 64-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
2. Next download Pete’s Motorola Root Tools: PetesMotorolaRootTools_v1.07.zip
The program still say's "This is version 1.06 of this tool, by Peter Souza IV. Exploit by Dan Rosenberg." What was updated was the version of su and busybox.
3. Install the correct driver and reboot.
4. Once the computer comes back up, extract PetesMotorolaRootTools_v1.07.zip.
5. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your device. This can be accessed by hitting the Menu key and navigating to: Settings -> Applications -> Development and making sure there is a check mark in the box next to USB Debugging.
6. Plug the USB cable into your phone and computer.
7. Make sure your phone is in “Charge Only” mode:
a. Drag the Pull Down Menu down
b. Tap “USB Connection”
c. Select “Charge Only” mode
d. Click OK
8. From the new folder you created, launch Pete's Motorola Root Tools.exe.
9. Click the Root My Phone button.
10. Pete’s Motorola Root Tools will reboot your phone a total of three times. At the end of the last reboot, Pete’s Motorola Root Tools SHOULD tell you that your phone has been rooted successfully. If it does not, follow the steps in the next section. (I had to do this after one SBF.)
11. Once Pete's Motorola Root Tools tells you your phone is rooted successfully, open the market and upgrade Superuser and Busybox. Busybox can be upgraded via the app from Stephen (Stericson) or JRummy16. Please, if you use these tools, purchase the Pro versions. This helps support our developers! Thanks!
Manual root:
If the preceding steps did not root your phone, follow these manual steps (it's kind of ugly, but it works). This process will install the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and the Android Standard Development Kit (SDK). For a specific and customized HowTo on ADB Visit the [HOW-TO] ADB for Dummies(How-To Learner's Guide) post on XDA by VanillaTbone and download either the ADB for Dummies Guide or ADB for Dummies AIO(All In One) App by AndroidSamurai. (I think both VanillaTbone and AndroidSamurai are two different people, but I’m not sure. If anyone can clarify that would be great. Thanks!) Please keep in mind that these manual steps are specifically for the Motorola Droid X2. They might work on other phones, however, I take no responsibility for you bricking or soft bricking your phone by trying this.
1. Download and install the latest Java Development Kit (JDK) from Oracle. (As of this writing, 22OCT2011, Java SE Development Kit 7u1 is the most current version. PM me if there is a newer version so I can update this.)
2. Download and install and configure the latest Android SDK from Google. Once installing the Android SDK, launch SDK Manager and download and install the "SDK Platform-tools". (As of this writing, installer_r14-windows.exe is the most current version. PM me if there is a newer version so I can update this.)
3. For Windows XP and Windos 7 32-bit (i686), add the following to your path statement: C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools. For Windows 7 64-bit (x86_64), add the following to your path statement: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools. The path statement is located by right clicking My Computer in Windows XP or Computer in Windows 7 and selecting Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables and locate PATH under System Variables. Double click the line and add a semicolon to the end, if there is not one there and copy and paste the above line to the end.
4. Reboot your computer.
5. Download DROID 3 easy root script v7.zip.
6. If the following folder does not exsist, create it: C:\TEMP
7. Then create a folder in C:\TEMP called MANUAL_ROOT
8. Extract the Droid 3 easy root script v7.zip into the C:\TEMP\MANUAL_ROOT folder.
9. Once you have rebooted your computer, open a command prompt. Yeah, you know, one of those DOS things… ADB is an Android tool, and Android is a fork of Linux. Get used to it. A bunch of typing is in your future, plus it’s good for you.
10. Type the following command:
Code:
adb shell
11. You should receive an ADB prompt ending with either a # or a $.
12. If the line ends with a $, then run Pete’s Motorola Root Tools.exe.
13. Click the Run Temp. ADB Root Procedure button.
14. The program reboots your phone three times, I think… Hey, I’m an old guy and my memory is failing me. Okay, maybe not that old, but that is my excuse!
15. Once the process is complete, enter the following command:
Code:
adb shell
16. You should now have and adb shell ending with a #. If not, reboot your computer and Droid X2 and start again at step 13.
17. Type the following command: (This remounts the /system directory on the Droid X2 as read/write, because the partition is mounted read only.)
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
18. Type exit until you are back to the DOS C:\> prompt, then type the following: (The first changes directory to the C:\TEMP\MANUAL_ROOT directory, the push commands push the required files for su, busybox and the Superuser.apk app to the Droid X2, the shell commands set the read/write/execute (rwx) permissions on su and busybox and changes the owner and group on the /data folder to system, the reboot command reboots your phone.)
Code:
CD \temp\manual_root
adb push busybox /system/xbin/busybox
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox
adb shell chown system.system /data
adb shell reboot
19. It may take quite a while (5-10 minutes) for your phone to come back up to the home launcher. Sit, relax, or better yet, walk away from your computer.
20. Once the phone has booted, open the market and upgrade Superuser and Busybox. Busybox can be upgraded via the app from Stephen (Stericson) or JRummy16. Please, if you use these tools, purchase the Pro versions. This helps support our developers! Thanks!
21. This concludes the tutorial for rooting your Motorola Droid X2.
Again, if you have any questions, or comments, either post them here, or PM me! Thanks all!
Ciao!
Very nice!
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Great write up, hope this helps the new guys!
THANK YOU!! FINALLY someone got this together.
Now maybe I can stop defending noobs hahahaba.
This is great. Very nice job. I even enjoyed just reading it even though I am already rooted and all that jazz. This is very accurate and very well written. Thanks for ur time. Great job.
question...how easy is it to unroot? like if i need to get my x2 warrantied for any reason. will i have to go through the whole SBF process?
Thanks
neiche said:
question...how easy is it to unroot? like if i need to get my x2 warrantied for any reason. will i have to go through the whole SBF process?
Thanks
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As long as u made a nandroid right after rooting BEFORE doing any mods all u need to do is restore nandroid and use the one click root method again. But use it for unroot.
Personally tho I would just sbf and data wipe as that should get rid of ANY trace of root. And sbf isn't hard. It would take maybe 15 minutes longer than uprooting but u have the security of knowing it is back completely stock afterwards.
Have u done an sbf ever? U will be surprised at how simple it can be once u do it a couple times
neiche said:
question...how easy is it to unroot? like if i need to get my x2 warrantied for any reason. will i have to go through the whole SBF process?
Thanks
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Sbf would be ur best bet. Just to make sure u remove everything (
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Sbf is the "save all" so far for x2. And it's really only like 5 simple steps once u have rsdlite and moto drivers installed
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Sbf is the "save all" so far for x2. And it's really only like 5 simple steps once u have rsdlite and moto drivers installed
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I do not know about unrooting using Pete's tool. I haven't tried it. There are two options that I know of to unroot your Droid X2. They are:
1. Using a root enabled explorer, I use File Expert, mount the /system folder in read/write (rw) mode by typing this:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
and delete the following 3 files:
a. /system/xbin/busybox
b. /system/xbin/su
c. /system/app/Superuser.apk
2. The easiest, don't screw up your phone, put it back to "as stock as the day you got it", way is to do a data wipe and SBF. Performing a SBF restore is not difficult at all. See my tutorial: Moon Shadow's Droid X2 Tutorials - How to perform an SBF of your Motorola Droid X2.
Also, to everyone, I really appreciate the kind words. My intent it to help as much as possible, without being the complete techno-weenie that I am.
Moon Shadow - NM said:
I do not know about unrooting using Pete's tool. I haven't tried it. There are two options available to unroot. They are:
1. Using a root enabled explorer, I use File Expert, mount the /system folder in read/write (rw) mode and delete the floowing 3 files:
a. /system/xbin/busybox
b. /system/xbin/su
c. /system/app/Superuser.apk
2. The easiest, don't screw up your phone, put it back to "as stock as the day you got it", is to do a data wipe and SBF. Performing and SBF restore is not difficult at all and I will be publishing an SBF tutorial here, probably tomorrow.
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Yup. That works also.
But I am also positive that the one click method has an option for unroot as I have seen AND uses the option
Edit:: by the way I want to say thanks again for writing this tutorial and in advance for the sbf tutorial.
this one is very complete and up to date and I look forward to reading ur sbf post.
This should be stickied, would save a lot of member headaches trying to find it to point newbs!
AtLemacks said:
This should be stickied, would save a lot of member headaches trying to find it to point newbs!
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Thanks! Let the mod know... Infact, who is the mod for this forum?
Just an FYI for Windows 7 on the manual rooting method. The default directory the Android SDK installs to is Program Files (86x). In your direction it just says Program Files which would be correct for XP I believe. I had trouble running the Command Prompts because it wouldn't recognize any of the commands until I figured out it was because i put the wrong directory for the PATH for the commands.
Meticode said:
Just an FYI for Windows 7 on the manual rooting method. The default directory the Android SDK installs to is Program Files (86x). In your direction it just says Program Files which would be correct for XP I believe. I had trouble running the Command Prompts because it wouldn't recognize any of the commands until I figured out it was because i put the wrong directory for the PATH for the commands.
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Ahhhh! Thanks! I did forget that! Thanks for the catch! Tutorial has been updated!
Sent from my rooted, deodexed, personalized, stock rom, Motorola Droid X2. What's with the locked bootloader Moto????
Moon Shadow - NM said:
Thanks! Let the mod know... Infact, who is the mod for this forum?
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Thanks arrrghhh!
Moonshadow also has a tutorial for bootstrap and sbf that would make GREAT stickies if u wouldn't mind
ashclepdia said:
Thanks arrrghhh!
Moonshadow also has a tutorial for bootstrap and sbf that would make GREAT stickies if u wouldn't mind
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Heh, ok. Went a little crazy with the sticky threads. Moon Shadow, might want to clean up the thread titles - just a thought. You pretty much own the sticky section now .
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Heh, ok. Went a little crazy with the sticky threads. Moon Shadow, might want to clean up the thread titles - just a thought. You pretty much own the sticky section now .
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Ummmm, really? I own it? Hmmmmm...
Anyhow, I'll remove the self credit in the thread titles and make them specific.
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Ummmm, really? I own it? Hmmmmm....
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Eh I was just teasing. You do have a lot of threads up thar tho .
Can somebody please help me? Running stock 2.3.4 and Windows 7 32-bit
The one click tool does not work for me. I followed the steps exactly but I get this:
"ERROR: adb could not be granted root access via local.prop method"
I tried doing it again and the same thing happened.
Then I followed the SBF tutorial, thinking that would help. I SBF'd and did a factory reset and tried the program again and it still did not work.
Then I tried doing the manual method and followed steps 1 through 4 (step 5 is missing?? or just numbered incorrectly?) and 6 through 11. When I type adb shell in the command prompt, I get " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." preventing me from moving forward with the rest of the steps. I have rebooted both my phone and my computer many times and reinstalled the drivers and everything.
If someone could please explain what I am doing wrong and help me root my phone, I would very much appreciate it. I've been trying for the past three hours now and am getting frustrated.
Thank you.
https://sites.google.com/site/mophocorner/
Site to help with everything Motorola Photon 4G.
Hoping to help with newbies that want to flash, root, unlock, etc. before they get stuck and have to wait for replies to fix there phone, Hopefully this guide will just work and they wont HAVE to post for help. That is the point of this at least! Let me know if there is anything I can add or change and I will gladly give it some thought!
Thanks!
I have updated the page, just so everyone knows!! Check it out!!! Let me know if I am missing anything.
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The photon torpedo method is needed to root the 2.3.5 version just released.
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THANKS!
Thank you for that. Added the Torpedo root method! =]
Thanks for putting all that info into one spot! Definitely helps out that much more as it is somewhat easier to refer to rather than bouncing from one post to another here in the forums! I would imagine it'll help out many people (including me!).
I'm still fairly new to some things and some times the added explanation of certain topics and/or issues is what's needed to get the job done!
Also, as far as the *photon-torpedo* root method goes... I used that method without an issue on Android 2.3.4. After updating to Android 2.3.5 the other day, I used that same method again without issue and it worked perfectly! Unfortunately (at least from what I've read), being that I updated to 2.3.5, I won't be able to unlock the bootloader as if right now. Not really something I'm too concerned about, being that I hadn't prior to the update anyway.
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I hate to be that guy but this is certainly relevant to the discussion at hand. I used the Photon Torpedo method originally when it first came out. Since then I have kept it stock and performed the OTA updates as they come. After each update I just run the last two commands:
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
/data/tmp/install-su.sh
Always worked in the past. I just got updated to the new "2.3.5" and I can't seem to get root back. The photon-torpedo script has multiple errors "libpcprofile.so cannot be loaded as audit interface" and "permission denied". Consequently the install-su script doesn't succeed. Can't mount /system as RW and everything is permission denied.
Worst part is that the SU binary still exists in /system/bin/su but I can't use it. I get permission denied on everything I try.
Am I borked? Is there something I have forgotten?
Jleeblanch, are you using the new update from Motorola from the soak test?
Grep,
To answer your question, yes. The new update unroots your device so you will have to re-root using the photon-torpedo method again.
I was rooted prior to the update with that method and after the update I was un-rooted! Trying to re-root using Terminal Emulator on device wouldn't work. Got "permissions denied" when running the tar command. But, using adb on the computer worked without a problem!
So basically, just redo the torpedo root method from step 1 and you'll successfully get root back guaranteed!!
Hope that helps!
Also, I had the SU binary in place as you did along with other root specific apps. Those apps are pretty much worthless until you gain root again.
It has been confirmed in the "soak" that 2.3.5 update will completely un-root your device...
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nice. should come in handy for others. even me cuz im kind of a noob.... waiting for way around locked bootloader after 2.3.5 ota
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Grep_The_Truth said:
I hate to be that guy but this is certainly relevant to the discussion at hand. I used the Photon Torpedo method originally when it first came out. Since then I have kept it stock and performed the OTA updates as they come. After each update I just run the last two commands:
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
/data/tmp/install-su.sh
Always worked in the past. I just got updated to the new "2.3.5" and I can't seem to get root back. The photon-torpedo script has multiple errors "libpcprofile.so cannot be loaded as audit interface" and "permission denied". Consequently the install-su script doesn't succeed. Can't mount /system as RW and everything is permission denied.
Worst part is that the SU binary still exists in /system/bin/su but I can't use it. I get permission denied on everything I try.
Am I borked? Is there something I have forgotten?
Jleeblanch, are you using the new update from Motorola from the soak test?
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Root
You could always use root-keeper from the market if your lazy like me.
the link to the download torpedo is not working
spursrob said:
the link to the download torpedo is not working
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The Imperium has your back. I will be upping a new guide and Root-Unlock-Relock pack soon but hosting is changing servers so for now torpedo is attached to this post.
Lokifish Marz said:
The Imperium has your back. I will be upping a new guide and Root-Unlock-Relock pack soon but hosting is changing servers so for now torpedo is attached to this post.
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Clearly, I am retarded....I have studied this post 15 times but I can't find any way to see an attachment. Where is it?
cool old lady said:
Clearly, I am retarded....I have studied this post 15 times but I can't find any way to see an attachment. Where is it?
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try it now, post 6. Are you on 2.3.4 or 2.3.5? If you're on 2.3.4 then just use the root/unlock/relock pack (the link is at the top of post 6.
OK - I see it now and I've downloaded it - thank you very much. I am on 2.3.5 from the soak test.
Are these still the correct/only instructions? If so I may still be in trouble...my "favorite method....into /data/tmp"? I don't know any method, much less have a favorite.
Instructions:
Use your favorite method to get photon-torpedo.tar into /data/tmp
Install Superuser from the Market
Install Android Terminal Emulator from the Market
Run Android Terminal Emulator
Run cd /data/tmp
Run /bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
Run /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
Run /data/tmp/install-su.sh
I'm actually on my way to bed. I will write a more detailed walkthrough tomorrow and post it in the Photon Compendium. Eventually I plan to script the entire process but am working on unified webtop stuff right now.
Grep_The_Truth said:
I hate to be that guy but this is certainly relevant to the discussion at hand. I used the Photon Torpedo method originally when it first came out. Since then I have kept it stock and performed the OTA updates as they come. After each update I just run the last two commands:
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
/data/tmp/install-su.sh
Always worked in the past. I just got updated to the new "2.3.5" and I can't seem to get root back. The photon-torpedo script has multiple errors "libpcprofile.so cannot be loaded as audit interface" and "permission denied". Consequently the install-su script doesn't succeed. Can't mount /system as RW and everything is permission denied.
Worst part is that the SU binary still exists in /system/bin/su but I can't use it. I get permission denied on everything I try.
Am I borked? Is there something I have forgotten?
Jleeblanch, are you using the new update from Motorola from the soak test?
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Me to, had to used one click Root (20 times)
Navigate to the Android Market and install the “Superuser” application from ChainsDD
Download and extract 22MB Root-Unlock-Relock.zip from the Imperium website
Go to the "rsd drivers" folder located in the Root-Unlock-Relock folder and install the drivers for your system (32bit or 64bit windows)
Download photon-torpedo.tar
Place photon-torpedo.tar in the "AIO Root" folder located in the Root-Unlock-Relock folder
On your phone, in menu/settings/applications/development make sure usb debugging is checked
Connect your phone to your computer and select "charging" mode from the connections options in notifcations
From the "AIO Root" folder, double click the "Command Prompt" shortcut
Type the following commands:
adb push photon-torpedo.tar /data/tmp
adb shell
cd /data/tmp
/bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
/data/tmp/install-su.sh
Ignore the errors when running torpedo and let the process complete.
Once I get some free time I'll write a single script covering everything from rooting to SBFing back to stock. My goal is to get any given process down to ten keystrokes or less.
Hmph. Well....I think it worked. Root Checker says "congrats" - but wasn't it supposed to wipe all my stuff from the phone or something?
no root doesn't wipe data. (neither does unlock if done right)
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I was enjoying the beauty of having a rooted device, but now that I have received an update from Motorola (which I thought was ICS) I have lost root access.
I have a Photon 4g running 2.3.5, and I did my root using a OCR when I was on 2.3.4. I have tried that OCR again among others and torpedo photon and no luck. Every app I try says that it was denied superuser access (which is still installed). The only exception to this is Play Movies, which says that "This app currently does not support root access, and your device is rooted" I do not know where else to turn. I just want to be part of the cool kids again. Please someone help me.
I have had success with the photon torpedo method on 2.3.5. I recommend trying it again being extra careful to follow the steps exactly.
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Shad0wguy said:
I have had success with the photon torpedo method on 2.3.5. I recommend trying it again being extra careful to follow the steps exactly.
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Photon torpedo was what worked for me, except that I had to push it from the command prompt on my windows 7 laptop. For some reason, I couldn't get it to work with Terminal emulator. Good luck!
I used Motorola DROID 3 one click. Worked great.
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Thank you, I will try the Droid 3 OCR, and if that does not work, see if I can get Torpedo to work, and if that does not work I will send it in to Motorola.
Use torpedo thru terminal emulator on your phone as I did
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What worked for me was to use the command prompt on windows 7 instead of terminal emulator. For some reason, TE could not see the photon-torpedo file in the phone after i had transferred it there. Command prompt did.
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Also remember to reboot after!
I got the OTA update to 2.3.5 yesterday, and photon-torpedo is NOT working for me. After running photon-torpedo.sh, I get the error message, but my prompt doesn't change to # or root. Trying to run install-su.sh doesn't work since I'm not root and gives me permissions errors. Has anybody gotten photon-torpedo to work after yesterday's OTA update?
UPDATE:
I figured out the issue and a fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28669160&postcount=363
JohnH4 said:
Photon torpedo was what worked for me, except that I had to push it from the command prompt on my windows 7 laptop. For some reason, I couldn't get it to work with Terminal emulator. Good luck!
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what commands do I have to enter to get my Windows 7 CP to do things on the Photon? Also, I tried making a data folder in my internal storage, then a tmp, and put the winrar photon torpedo into it and tried following the steps and it didn't work. I'm on 2.3.5 too. What could I be doing wrong?
can someone please help me with my post above?
For those who successfully rooted w/Photon Torpedo... is your 2.3.5 from the May Soak, was it re-soaked last week, or was it 2.3.5'ed for the first time this week?
God, I'm glad I told Moto to fsck off & swore I'd never install another Moto update (soak, push, or otherwise) again. Refusing last week's soak just might have enabled me to grudgingly endure my final 50 days with this miserable excuse for an Android phone.
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bitbang3r said:
For those who successfully rooted w/Photon Torpedo... is your 2.3.5 from the May Soak, was it re-soaked last week, or was it 2.3.5'ed for the first time this week?
God, I'm glad I told Moto to fsck off & swore I'd never install another Moto update (soak, push, or otherwise) again. Refusing last week's soak just might have enabled me to grudgingly endure my final 50 days with this miserable excuse for an Android phone.
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here's an easy way to do Photon Torpedo: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/motorola-photon-4-g-how-to-root-your-phone/
DiamondJay20 said:
what commands do I have to enter to get my Windows 7 CP to do things on the Photon? Also, I tried making a data folder in my internal storage, then a tmp, and put the winrar photon torpedo into it and tried following the steps and it didn't work. I'm on 2.3.5 too. What could I be doing wrong?
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You don't need to create /data/tmp in your phone's internal storage. That folder already exists inside the system partitions. Use ADB to push it in. Follow the instructions in the Photon Torpedo thread.
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I didn't have my phone Rooted before the update to Android 2.3.5 but after trying several different methods I found one that worked with ADB and torpedo program/files with a step by step that actually says to have 2.3.5 I followed the instructions and it worked for me, only problem I had was I unzipped the photon-torpedo.tar file by mistake... it doesn't have to be unzipped into the folder just place the whole file in the folder.
Hears a link to the walk through from gamerguy13
instructables.com/id/How-to-get-root-access-on-your-Motorola-PhotonEle/?ALLSTEPS
Good luck everyone else trying to root or re-root.
DiamondJay20 said:
what commands do I have to enter to get my Windows 7 CP to do things on the Photon? Also, I tried making a data folder in my internal storage, then a tmp, and put the winrar photon torpedo into it and tried following the steps and it didn't work. I'm on 2.3.5 too. What could I be doing wrong?
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The MoPho I rooted is fairly unique, so I can't promise anything, but this is what worked for me. All credit goes to edgan. I didn't develop anything.
Photon Root Instructions
1. Create a folder in the C:/ drive on your Windows 7 machine called Photon root. (You can call it anything you want, but that’s what I called mine and will use for the purpose of this post).
2. Download and install the adb package from here and install them into C:/Photon root.
3. Download photon-torpedo.tar from here and copy it to C:/Photon root in your windows machine. Do not unzip it.
4. On your phone, go to Settings > Applications > Development and select USB Debugging.
5. Plug your phone to your computer and on your phone, set it to USB Mass Storage.
6. Copy photon-torpedo.tar from C:/Photon Root to your phone’s internal storage using Windows 7. Don’t put it in any folder, and leave it zipped.
7. Install Superuser from the Market. (This is absolutely necessary to do before you get started or it won’t work)
8. Open the command prompt (Start >> run “cmd” >> enter)
9. Type the following commands – don’t worry about the errors, it will be all right
• cd C:/photon root
• adb push photon-torpedo.tar /data/tmp
• adb shell
• cd /data/tmp
• /bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
• /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
• /data/tmp/install-su.sh
10. That's it. Reboot and enjoy.
Hey Mopho's - I'm currently running a rooted (via shabby's AIO) stock sprint v 2.3.4 .... System Version : (45.3.6.MB855.Sprint.en.US) / Build number : 4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_6
I've tried downloading the OTA 2.3.5 via wifi, and installation was going ... but upon reboot - it says update failed. Tried this 2x - I didn't see many commenting on going back to an original stock rom before, getting the OTA update, and that rather - rooted devices would be unrooted after 2.3.5 OTA. I've never installed any other ROM besides what came with the phone...
Was there something I needed to do to "unroot" or revert without wiping/losing my current settings / apps ? Basically, what can I do to get this done
rooted apps installed : AdAway / Superuser free / Root Basic Check free / LBE Privacy Guard / Wifitether
Thanks in advance for the info. I realize Shabby's AIO will not re-root my phone, so will need to see the ADB/Torpedo methods posted here after. I just need to get the OTA update working first.
I would think twice before taking that ota update. Currently, under 2.34, your bootloader should be unlockable. The main effect of the 2.35 update is to lock the bootloader.
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Worked for me
JohnH4 said:
The MoPho I rooted is fairly unique, so I can't promise anything, but this is what worked for me. All credit goes to edgan. I didn't develop anything.
Photon Root Instructions
1. Create a folder in the C:/ drive on your Windows 7 machine called Photon root. (You can call it anything you want, but that’s what I called mine and will use for the purpose of this post).
2. Download and install the adb package from here and install them into C:/Photon root.
3. Download photon-torpedo.tar from here and copy it to C:/Photon root in your windows machine. Do not unzip it.
4. On your phone, go to Settings > Applications > Development and select USB Debugging.
5. Plug your phone to your computer and on your phone, set it to USB Mass Storage.
6. Copy photon-torpedo.tar from C:/Photon Root to your phone’s internal storage using Windows 7. Don’t put it in any folder, and leave it zipped.
7. Install Superuser from the Market. (This is absolutely necessary to do before you get started or it won’t work)
8. Open the command prompt (Start >> run “cmd” >> enter)
9. Type the following commands – don’t worry about the errors, it will be all right
• cd C:/photon root
• adb push photon-torpedo.tar /data/tmp
• adb shell
• cd /data/tmp
• /bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
• /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
• /data/tmp/install-su.sh
10. That's it. Reboot and enjoy.
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John was right, just ignore the errors. This method by edgan worked for me.
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bitbang3r said:
For those who successfully rooted w/Photon Torpedo... is your 2.3.5 from the May Soak, was it re-soaked last week, or was it 2.3.5'ed for the first time this week?
God, I'm glad I told Moto to fsck off & swore I'd never install another Moto update (soak, push, or otherwise) again. Refusing last week's soak just might have enabled me to grudgingly endure my final 50 days with this miserable excuse for an Android phone.
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I agree with bitbang, I've had enough of this bullsh*t from Motorola. It's time for me to shop around. Unfortunately for me, I have a little more than a year on my contract! I've heard that Sprint had some kind of buy back or release program where they let you trade in your phone for something new (for a "small" fee, of course). It just might be worth it to get away from Moto. This smartphone technology changes way too fast for 2 year contracts anyway.
It's a shame. When I can get this phone to work properly, it is awesome, I'm sure bitbang even agrees with that but it is definately time to move on. The Samsung Galaxy 3 looks pretty cool!
amlodipine said:
Hey Mopho's - I'm currently running a rooted (via shabby's AIO) stock sprint v 2.3.4 .... System Version : (45.3.6.MB855.Sprint.en.US) / Build number : 4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_6
I've tried downloading the OTA 2.3.5 via wifi, and installation was going ... but upon reboot - it says update failed. Tried this 2x - I didn't see many commenting on going back to an original stock rom before, getting the OTA update, and that rather - rooted devices would be unrooted after 2.3.5 OTA. I've never installed any other ROM besides what came with the phone...
Was there something I needed to do to "unroot" or revert without wiping/losing my current settings / apps ? Basically, what can I do to get this done
rooted apps installed : AdAway / Superuser free / Root Basic Check free / LBE Privacy Guard / Wifitether
Thanks in advance for the info. I realize Shabby's AIO will not re-root my phone, so will need to see the ADB/Torpedo methods posted here after. I just need to get the OTA update working first.
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When the update fails and you see the Android guy with the "!", press and hold both volume up and down. This will show you on the screen why it failed. Common causes for failure are mods to the build.prop file or removal of core apps.