[Q] Is there a way to root a droid ultra? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So let me just start off by saying until yesterday I have never in my life attempted to jailbreak/root a phone or even owned a device that was. But I am no ignorant or otherwise uneducated person I can follow directions just fine and I understand the risk of rooting my phone. That would be IF i could get it rooted in the first place! I s,8 tarted yesterday, attempting to root a phone for the first tim7e, for literally 8 hrs I tried to root m7y android ultra without any success trying different method after method googling up answers to every brick wall i hit a long in the way in each method attempting to get past it before giving up and this infact got me pretty close using pwnmymoto but even that failed at virtually the last step. So I tried again today unwilling to admit defeat. and for the past 4 hours i have kept trying. So in the end now I hav4e spent a total of twelve hours in 2 days trying to root my android ultra in the process learning a lot i didn't know but it STILL isn't rooted. I've tried EVERYTHING from pie to kingo at this point I think I've explored every method of trying to root a droid ultra that isn't literally finding an exploit myself.
tl:dr I have found it impossible to root my droid ultra using every method i can find and would like to know if anyone has had any success with their own droid ultra. and using what? and if not does anyone know if its even possible?
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system info motorola x8 computing system
build number: SU4.21
Also sorry about the complete lack of proper grammar my keyboard is damaged in a way that prevents the use of proper grammar.

willdog94 said:
So let me just start off by saying until yesterday I have never in my life attempted to jailbreak/root a phone or even owned a device that was. But I am no ignorant or otherwise uneducated person I can follow directions just fine and I understand the risk of rooting my phone. That would be IF i could get it rooted in the first place! I s,8 tarted yesterday, attempting to root a phone for the first tim7e, for literally 8 hrs I tried to root m7y android ultra without any success trying different method after method googling up answers to every brick wall i hit a long in the way in each method attempting to get past it before giving up and this infact got me pretty close using pwnmymoto but even that failed at virtually the last step. So I tried again today unwilling to admit defeat. and for the past 4 hours i have kept trying. So in the end now I hav4e spent a total of twelve hours in 2 days trying to root my android ultra in the process learning a lot i didn't know but it STILL isn't rooted. I've tried EVERYTHING from pie to kingo at this point I think I've explored every method of trying to root a droid ultra that isn't literally finding an exploit myself.
tl:dr I have found it impossible to root my droid ultra using every method i can find and would like to know if anyone has had any success with their own droid ultra. and using what? and if not does anyone know if its even possible?
Spec's
system info motorola x8 computing system
build number: SU4.21
Also sorry about the complete lack of proper grammar my keyboard is damaged in a way that prevents the use of proper grammar.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45598648#post45598648

I don't recognize which build version you tried to post, but if you're on the newest one for 4.4.4 then there's no root method for it.
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[Q] Root?

Hello,
I'm coming from the Evo. Got my TB today after looking at this forum and seeing all the ROMs but I realize now that I should have paid more attention to the root part of the situation.
I used unrevoked to root the Evo. I have never used ADB or ABD whichever it is and have no clue how to. I have searched the pages of this forum and can not find an answer to is there a 1-click root for the thunderbolt?
MY TB INFO:
2.2.1
1.13.605.7
I read through the manual root but do not think I have the skills to pull that off. So is there a 1-click root and I'm just being a noob and missing it? And if not I know there is one for the droid x and do you think I should take back the TB and get a droid x instead.
All responses are appreciated! (even if they are smartass which I'm sure some will be lol)
it isn't that bad, honestly. I had no background with ADB (I think its ADB, and not ABD), and I went through the command prompts pretty effortlessly. I got scared when I accidently copied two lines and pasted them into the command prompt, but just re did each line separately and it was okay. Unsure if the root method has changed since I did it but my advice is to heavily research it, and not panic if you do start doing it. I was stressed out about it throughout the entire process, when in reality there wasn't much to be worried about. Good luck kind sir.
There are also YouTube videos of the rooting process for the TB that you can watch to get an idea of what you are in for which isn't that bad but so worth it!
I 2nd the youtube vids, worked flawless. Adb for dummies set up, vids, best walkthrough by far... Thanks Natemil
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There is a 3-click method that i used.
What is this 3-click method you speak of?
s3riph said:
What is this 3-click method you speak of?
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This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005292
I used this one too.
I will give it a shot
The 3-click method is just the manual one with some batch files that do most of the work for you, basically. It's not like an app on your phone. I prefer to do it manually over the one-click apps. It's really not that hard and you can pretty much be guaranteed it's going to work right. Do a little reading and go do it. It's really simple.
Well the majority seems to lean towards the manual root. I guess I will study up on the youtube videos and attempt. I just don't want to brick my phone. The fear sets in....
Just get ready to pause. Youtube video is pretty damn easy!
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s3riph said:
Well the majority seems to lean towards the manual root. I guess I will study up on the youtube videos and attempt. I just don't want to brick my phone. The fear sets in....
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i used the so called "3 click root method" they were talking about and it didn't work for me 2 times so i did it manually. there is also a youtube video that shows how to set up your computer with adb as well since you said you've never used it
s3riph said:
Well the majority seems to lean towards the manual root. I guess I will study up on the youtube videos and attempt. I just don't want to brick my phone. The fear sets in....
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haven't heard of one person actually bricking their phone yet (i'm coming from a droid x that i bricked twice so i was ultra cautious)
the root looks scary but all you got to do is follow instructions...i knew nothing about ADB going into this and now i don't hesitate to flash anything.
good luck man...plenty of people here to help
p.s. i used the "permaroot" method by jcase (check sticky's) and i would not recommend anything else...he is very well trusted around here and i have had zero issues with losing root or flashing rom's, ruu's and kernels...and i flash new ones daily! droid x was a nightmare!!!! you are in good hands lol
Thank you all for your replies! Funny how one community is nicer than another.
All very helpful! I guess I'm just used to the evo forums where it wasn't acceptable to be a noob lol.
I am going to get a good night sleep and attack the manual root tomorrow.
Thanks again!!!!
SUCCESS!! WE HAVE ROOT!!
Took about an hour but if you go through the instructions slowly everything works out just fine. The longest part was getting adb setup correctly for me.
Thanks again for all the help!
ive been rooting all my phones since the droid 1. i have a pretty good understanding of adb and ive still always used the easy root methods. i used the 3 step method and if you follow all the instructions it works perfectly. as long as you dont do exactly what it tells you not to theres no worry about bricking your phone which, with all the devs out there, theres really no need to worry about anymore. you can usually get it up and working again no matter how bad you screw it up.

[Q] CASUAL 417b reliability/stability

I have a Verizon GN2 that is brand new out of a sealed box running VRALL4. I attempted rooting with CASUAL 417b and it crashed at "protocol initalisation failed" (see details in my other post, sorry can't post links yet). I have rooted a few Droid Xs so not a total noob, but I am a little reluctant now to continue messing with this nice phone. With every attempt the risk/reward goes down for me, especially since my Droid X was on it's last leg
Anyway, question is, what is your opinion on CASUAL 417b and it's stability/reliability? If I used it on 100 phones, how many would be bricked, soft or otherwise?
0 bricks.
Wow zero? Seems a bit optimistic lol...seriously though remember it has already crashed on me, and although not a brick, that makes it zero for 1
Your problem is your usb cable. Switch cables and it will run just fine....
Btw the software didnt crash it lost the connection to your phone. Oh and your phone wasnt bricked.
You might want to go back over to the casual thread and read a few post down... it addresses troubleshooting...
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I've used it on several phones and have talked with many others that have done their phone and we had Zero issues.
Your issue is probably because you tried to load a recovery without unlocking first. You can't blame that on the software....

[Q] Is there ANY working way to root a droid ultra?

So let me just start off by saying until yesterday I have never in my life attempted to jailbreak/root a phone or even owned a device that was. But I am no ignorant or otherwise uneducated person I can follow directions just fine and I understand the risk of rooting my phone. That would be IF i could get it rooted in the first place! I s,8 tarted yesterday, attempting to root a phone for the first tim7e, for literally 8 hrs I tried to root m7y android ultra without any success trying different method after method googling up answers to every brick wall i hit a long in the way in each method attempting to get past it before giving up and this infact got me pretty close using pwnmymoto but even that failed at virtually the last step. So I tried again today unwilling to admit defeat. and for the past 4 hours i have kept trying. So in the end now I hav4e spent a total of twelve hours in 2 days trying to root my android ultra in the process learning a lot i didn't know but it STILL isn't rooted. I've tried EVERYTHING from pie to kingo at this point I think I've explored every method of trying to root a droid ultra that isn't literally finding an exploit myself.
tl:dr I have found it impossible to root my droid ultra using every method i can find and would like to know if anyone has had any success with their own droid ultra. and using what? and if not does anyone know if its even possible?
Spec's
system info motorola x8 computing system
build number: SU4.21
Also sorry about the complete lack of proper grammar my keyboard is damaged in a way that prevents the use of proper grammar.

n9521 ROOT? ZTE Boost Max +

I want to know if there is way to root the new MAX+, I had the old one n9520. Now I want to root the new one but can't find a root for it anywhere.If someone could help that would awesome. Iv'e tried Towelroot Kingroot and Framaroot none have worked if anyone can find me a working root method it would be helpful.
Yoboywesley said:
I want to know if there is way to root the new MAX+, I had the old one n9520. Now I want to root the new one but can't find a root for it anywhere.If someone could help that would awesome. Iv'e tried Towelroot Kingroot and Framaroot none have worked if anyone can find me a working root method it would be helpful.
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Did you have any luck achieving root on this device I've got one and have been working on it all day yesterday
No i havent had any luck with it
I have tried kingroot and kingroot.no go.this is with the PC and apk versions. I got up to 70% while using the latest kingroot 4.81.Hang in there and keep posting. So of the devs might pitch in and help us. Please!!!!!
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Hey guys can anyone help please???
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Help
Has anyone found a way to root this phone yet
I rooted mine with the latest Kingo Root pc version.Sadly the root doesn't survive reboot.If some nice developers would help we could succeed!!!!
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DIWE337 said:
Has anyone found a way to root this phone yet
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I used kingo root pc version to get root.You may have to install the kingo root superuser apk first then use the pc version to get root.Let me know the results.
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Is anyone still trying???
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I believe this is a good phone, and think it would be a great phone if we could achieve root. I am not a Dev but I will be glad to help someone smarter than me to push this device in the right direction. Let's not let this one fall through the cracks.
Kingroot 4.95 causes brick.You have to go to recovery and do factory reset!!!
Thanks this is the only root I could get to work zte max N9521
It is a PC root from kingoroot if u can take out the super user app after u get it rooted u could try to install a different su binary file but I don't know how to do that yet so I'm stuck with a half rooted device....
Can anyone help???
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I agree and I'm really surprised this phone hasn't gotten much more attention considering how nice it is. For what is a prepaid phone for many (via Boost), I can lay it down on the table next to my nice Oneplus One and honestly it holds its own for day to day use. Plus, it even has the rare microSD!
But, these Boost and ZTE people apparently have created the only damned unrootable device I personally have ever experienced. I mean, even my darn Nook readers are rooted. And I say unrootable because unlike others (even IOS) that may not be "this version" so we "wait".......apparenlty there has yet to be ANY version of this phone's build that can be rooted.
I'm so confused as to why since the "Kingroot" can get an apparent temporary root, but then for some reason the partitions are "read only" and some other similar phones take a command (makes sense, I'm still following) to first change to R/W, then use the temp root and install perm root like I have on every other device using either TWRP, stock recovery (whoops this phone they removed it), or let SuperSU try it. But, from the many hours I"ve spent trying to force the temp root to get R/W or even get a recovery running on it, it seems to me that the hangup is there is some special sauce in the way that the filesystem is locked and that is the key.
So, for any gurus reading, is it just that this phone isn't "popular" enough, or that it's just not in use in the scene? It sure seems there is always some part of the xda scene that touches every one of these devices even a tad, heck even my ancient crappy 1st gen Nook tablet still get help if I ask LOL.
I'm wondering how many would donate a few bucks if a dev would dedicate some cycles to finding a way to free this really nice ZTE Max+ N9521...I know I would!
WyldWolf said:
I agree and I'm really surprised this phone hasn't gotten much more attention considering how nice it is. For what is a prepaid phone for many (via Boost), I can lay it down on the table next to my nice Oneplus One and honestly it holds its own for day to day use. Plus, it even has the rare microSD!
But, these Boost and ZTE people apparently have created the only damned unrootable device I personally have ever experienced. I mean, even my darn Nook readers are rooted. And I say unrootable because unlike others (even IOS) that may not be "this version" so we "wait".......apparenlty there has yet to be ANY version of this phone's build that can be rooted.
I'm so confused as to why since the "Kingroot" can get an apparent temporary root, but then for some reason the partitions are "read only" and some other similar phones take a command (makes sense, I'm still following) to first change to R/W, then use the temp root and install perm root like I have on every other device using either TWRP, stock recovery (whoops this phone they removed it), or let SuperSU try it. But, from the many hours I"ve spent trying to force the temp root to get R/W or even get a recovery running on it, it seems to me that the hangup is there is some special sauce in the way that the filesystem is locked and that is the key.
So, for any gurus reading, is it just that this phone isn't "popular" enough, or that it's just not in use in the scene? It sure seems there is always some part of the xda scene that touches every one of these devices even a tad, heck even my ancient crappy 1st gen Nook tablet still get help if I ask LOL.
I'm wondering how many would donate a few bucks if a dev would dedicate some cycles to finding a way to free this really nice ZTE Max+ N9521...I know I would!
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I am willing to donate!Why so little dev interest in this phone????
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Bump. How do we perhaps set up a bounty for this phone? I see multiple people have already said they would donate so how do we set up a bounty for root?
Has anyone come up with any way to kill the read-only on the zmax to be able to hold root?

How to root ZTE N9130

Hello...today I wanted to root my ZTE Speed N9130. However, due to the fact it is a rather obscure device, I've been having problems finding anything on how to root it. I've tried all the common methods and they all failed. I've also tried kingroot, which also failed...what's the deal on why nothing is working...it's irritating me to no ends and I've gotten no good answers.
The difficulty high in this one is!
44trent5 said:
Hello...today I wanted to root my ZTE Speed N9130. However, due to the fact it is a rather obscure device, I've been having problems finding anything on how to root it. I've tried all the common methods and they all failed. I've also tried kingroot, which also failed...what's the deal on why nothing is working...it's irritating me to no ends and I've gotten no good answers.
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Man I'm right there with you, I've had this Speed for a while and I'm finally getting around the resources to be able to try and root it. I haven't had a whole lot of luck with it entirely myself, I first tried to get it to root sometime last year I believe it was and tried all those same services myself to no avail. HOWEVER! This morning I did manage to get KingRoot to punch through and finally root myself, it failed several times at first and then I remembered seeing somewhere that someone said taking out the SD card if you have one in it would for some reason make a difference- so I tried that and between the app on android and the desktop download I managed to get it to it through in the first try or two.
Now the drawback so far with this is I haven't managed to get the root access to stay open, it's only been temp so far and therefore shuts off after cycling power for a reboot or anything, but at the same time this is the first time I've ever tried to personally root a device so I feel pretty good about getting that far right now within about an hours time. Hopefully this may offer some pointing in the right direction that will aid you. I'm sure someone has gotten farther than me though by a far distance considering this is my current lack of experience. Lol
I think you should consider rooting. It has pros and cos. Your phone can become a brick if it failed. Your software is also damaged. Be careful!
I had been using Kingoroot, and it kept failing. I think I used iRoot, and it seemed to work with a permanent root. I doesn't seem to support Xposed framework though...

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