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temp root with visionary and z4 problem?

for some reason.. whenever I do temp root with visionary or z4... It says its rooting.. then my phone "restarts" does the sprint 4g slaph screen and gets stuck on the big 4G logo...
I ran visionary when I first got the shift(temp root to run titanium backup) but now it's not working. anyone know why?

I tried z4 and visionary+ and it makes my phone run very slow. R ran seepu and saw that the cpu usage at max all the time. My phone got hot.
I want to root for the wifi hotspot but I'm afraid of messing up the perm root and bricking my phone, so temp root would be ideal, but it isn't really working. Am i missing something?

Its pretty hard to brick this phone...
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when i was rooting my shift z4 wouldn't work for me at all. it did the exact same thing you're describing, temp root>reboot>no root. visionary worked like a charm both times i've rooted this (i was having second thoughts on keeping it so i flashed it stock one night when i was drunk). anyways, if you follow the instructions line by line and copy/paste the code to adb shell it's a pretty painless process. you can root, backup wimax keys, and install clockwork recovery in a matter of about 20 minutes. everyone is nervous their first time... but it's really not difficult. the biggest problems i had was getting the usb drivers to install correctly (win7 x64) and getting a good copy of visionary. other than that, it's easy.
what i'm really trying to say is, i would suggest just perm rooting your device... with root and titanium you can delete all the crap you don't like (ie. kindle, amazon, nfl or nascar) and it makes it easier to work with. you can also OC/UV the stock rom for an even sweeter experience.

Yup, Perma-rooted. Got help in the Shift IRC, they are very nice ppl.

I was having difficulty with the ordinary Temproot option of Visionary (it kept rebooting and slowing down instead), so I instead tried Temproot on Boot. It worked great just now--I'm hoping it continues to do so.

Visionary and Z4root
I am unable to find this in the Android market, is it safe to search for the .apk's for both and install?

This should get you on the right track...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953

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This should get you on the right track...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
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Perfect! Thanks for the quick reply.

I sometimes have the same problem with both Visionary+ and Z4Root. I also notice, that when it fails to root, the app also disappears.
For me, If I reboot, the app comes back. If I try a second time, it always works.

At last...Thanks for all the help...

well after weeks of reading i finally got around to rooting my tablet. i noticed that once the vzw update z4root would just hang and would not go past getting root access. so i read about superoneclick 1.7, i was skeptic but i gave it a shot. now the problem with superoneclick is that once i rooted and i try checking if i was fully rooted with root check from the market. well believe it or not i was not fully rooted according to root check. i did not know how to fix it but i knew i needed bootstrap, i was holding back because of all the bad reviews but i gave that a shot and sure enough it worked i had to pay for the app but that was not a problem. after that i did root check and was fully rooted. so my advice for those who root the vzw galaxy tab is to watch how you root your phone as for verizon tab bootstrap might not work. im still trying to figure this out as to why some users have issues and some dont. i just want to thank all who help and all who didnt, word of advice if your going to root your vzw tab to make sure you read ALOT before you do so, if not your going to end like many others with just a brick...once again thanks for all the help...

[Q] Unable to Root

I've been trying to root this Droid 2 all day now using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782556
Watched the video as many times as I need to.
I've rooted phones before so I'm not sure what the problem is here.
It just hangs at the finding device screen or if it does find the device, it fails to root, then can't find the device again.
I've tried two different root tools on two different PCs, USB debugging on, PC mode on for the 1 click and charge only for the other like it says.
No luck.
Running stock 2.3.3.

try Pete's Motorola Root Tools
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258599
old root tools don't work with gingerbread

I ended up getting it, the last 48 hours, I've learned a lot coming from a DINC.
I had to learn how to sbf, how to use stock recovery, all from trial and error haha.

Did you try Z4root?
....Droid Incredible ~MIUI....

sjgeek89 said:
Did you try Z4root?
....Droid Incredible ~MIUI....
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Z4root currently doesn't work for 2.3.3 unless it's been updated for it.

Rooting a D2

Ok,
I feel like a total noob. I'm a droid incredible owner and could tell you everything about rooting and modding an Incredible. My wife owns a D2. Since our counteract is nearing the end, I would like to root it for her. This way if I mess it up, or more likely, she messes it up, she can upgrade.
I have done some reading, but HTC and Moto are VERY different. I need a few pointers before I begin. I've read about SBF. I don't even know what that is. So I'm a total noob when it comes to Moto.
I can tell you with my Dinc, I was able to download unrevoked on my Mac, and it basically did the work for me. It took about 5 minutes, and boom it was rooted. I have CWR installed and can flash any Rom/Kernel I want. Same thing on my Nook color. Been back and forth with CM7 and MIUI for it.
Basically, I need a beginners guide to rooting the D2, with all the vocab defined for me. Can anyone spell it out for me or point me in the right direction? I really just want to give her Titanium backup and wireless tether for her work iPad.
It is updated with the latest Gingerbread OTA, and I know with the Dinc, if you weren't rooted with S-off before the OTA, it is now impossible to Root it. From what I read, that doesn't appear to be the case with the D2

I use a older 1click root app called z4root which works fine on froyo. If shes on gingerbread theres a newer app called superoneclick, which can currently be found on xda's home page. Not sure how it works exactly but it does work for the d2. Good luck hope this helps.

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I use a older 1click root app called z4root which works fine on froyo. If shes on gingerbread theres a newer app called superoneclick, which can currently be found on xda's home page. Not sure how it works exactly but it does work for the d2. Good luck hope this helps.
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I'll have to check it out. She is on Gingerbread. Does z4root give you permanent root? Or does it revert back after a reboot? I'm curious if superoneclick is the same.

Here is the best way to root the phone, I've used it at least 15 times by now.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Motorola_Droid_2:_Full_Update_Guide
Don't pay attention to the part about flashing CM7.

Jesushaxyou said:
Here is the best way to root the phone, I've used it at least 15 times by now.
Don't pay attention to the part about flashing CM7.
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No need to go through the headache of SBFing just to root if he's on a clean install of Ginger Bread. On top of that he will have to set the phone up again and re-install all the old apps. That said, the OP may want to read up on SBFing just so he's clear on how it works.
Just google Droid 3 one click root and browse the rootzwiki result. I'd link it but I don't have enough posts yet.
Pete's Tools is literally as easy as it gets. Download the program, hook your phone to the PC though USB, select charge only, run the program, then click root. It literally is a one-click root.

MissionImprobable said:
No need to go through the headache of SBFing just to root if he's on a clean install of Ginger Bread. On top of that he will have to set the phone up again and re-install all the old apps. That said, the OP may want to read up on SBFing just so he's clear on how it works.
Just google Droid 3 one click root and browse the rootzwiki result. I'd link it but I don't have enough posts yet.
Pete's Tools is literally as easy as it gets. Download the program, hook your phone to the PC though USB, select charge only, run the program, then click root. It literally is a one-click root.
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IIRC, you don't need to SBF while doing this method. Only if you're downgrading to 2.3.2. Otherwise ADB doesn't care if you're clean or not.

SBFing was the first thing it mentioned on that link so I was thinking it was a necessary part of that method. Just didn't want the OP to have to mess with that unnecessarily.

Accidentally unrooted Dx

My friend has the Droid x running the official .605 build from verizon, he was rooted and accidentally accepted the update and it unrooted him. He now has an unrooted DX and is going to upgrade to a newer ICS 4G phone here soon but would like to get his DX rooted again. That way he can backup the apps and app data to be restored on the new phone. But we can't seem to figure out how to re-root without SBFing back to froyo and losing all the data. Especially, since this would completely defeat the purpose of Rooting to back up data.
Help please!

No problems. It's a piece of cake. 1 click root works great. It's detailed in Pete's Moto root thread in this forum. Lots of other step by step instructions out there too. Here's one on Droid life that also has links to the software you'll need:
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/0...roidx2-droidx-and-droid3-running-gingerbread/

Wow, that looks very easy! And it won't erase the data? From what I can tell it won't.

Nope.
Enable USB debugging.
Plug 'er in.
Click.
Wait for the 3 reboots...
Boom:
Root you can haz.

Thanks!