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Z4 root possible?

Has anyone tried to root using the z4 root app? Will it work?
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Yea, I used a method listed here @ XDA to get S-Off and rooted when I had the Nov. Update before unrevoke's revisions. It used zroot to enable the process.
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My friend (idiot couldnt wait for me to do it correctly) rooted his Droid X using Z4. Shortly after he discovered his Droid X wouldn't boot. Soft bricked Droid. Said friend orders another Droid X (warrenty) and still couldn't wait (till AFTER SCHOOL A MATTER OF HOURS!) to root and Z4'ed again. Another soft brick. He's on his 3rd Droid X, unrooted. I've refused to do so for him.

z4root by itself will not permanently root an incredible, it will give you temporary root till the next time you reboot. this information is available in the z4root thread. you might want to try posting this in the droid x forum if you want to know about z4root and a droid x .

Its the Inc that I'm concerned with, my wife's phone to be exact. I have the fascinate & I've rooted, de-binged & de- bloated and want to root her phone for wifi tethering. I used a 1-click root app on my Eris that worked well & was just wondering if something similar would work on this one.
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garywojdan81 said:
Its the Inc that I'm concerned with, my wife's phone to be exact. I have the fascinate & I've rooted, de-binged & de- bloated and want to root her phone for wifi tethering. I used a 1-click root app on my Eris that worked well & was just wondering if something similar would work on this one.
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The best way to get root on the Inc is to use Unrevoked 3.22. There is no one-click method like the Eris to gain permanent root. You will need to get adb (android-sdk) setup on your pc as well as get the correct usb drivers setup for this to work. The instructions are on Unrevoked's website.
While z4root is technically a one-click method it will only give you a temporary root that is lost every time the phone reboots and you have to re-root it. It can be useful if all you want to do is remove some of the crapware and thats it. I did use it to do just that with Titanium Backup Pro but had to re-root my phone about 16 times, re-install busy box each time and it became rather tedious and took a couple hours. Also I wouldn't recommend using it if your going to install a custom ROM or want to do other modding to the phone.
Edit: z4root does not put a custom recovery on the phone and you wouldn't be able to use it anyways if you did as root would be lost as soon as you tried to reboot into recovery. So you couldn't even install a custom ROM with it if you wanted to.

Revoked works. Instructions here. http://jonsuh.com/2010/11/root-your-droid-incredible-how-to/ if using windows, have fun downloading ext2 drivers, if using Linux/MAC, its very easy

kzoodroid said:
z4root by itself will not permanently root an incredible, it will give you temporary root till the next time you reboot. this information is available in the z4root thread. you might want to try posting this in the droid x forum if you want to know about z4root and a droid x .
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Didn't even give temp root on my slcd.

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Didn't even give temp root on my slcd.
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I have an SCLD and it worked for me. But I do believe it actually failed the first time I tried it but after a reboot it worked. I think on the z4root thread it mentions rebooting first before using it.

Okay thanks for the info. My wife's is a slcd I believe so I think I'm going to try it.
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2.1 -Update1 Rooting (VZ Samsung Fascinate)

So i just replaced my iPhone with a Samsung Fascinate. I updated to 2.1 update 1.
I went through the forums looking how to root my phone. I ended up tring the one touch rooting method using the fascinate root v02 and it did not work. (confirment this by going into termanl and typed su to see if i got a # rather than a $.....Nada
Is it possible to root the 2.1 update1? If so can someone point me to a guide?

This is the method that has not failed me no matter what version (except froyo) Rom I have:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8080836
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This is the method i tried....I get a successfully exploited message but my phone is not rooted.

Redo your drivers for your phone. Uninstall in control panel. Are you XP or 7? I uaf this issue and addressed the solution to another user.
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I had the DL09 stock when I rooted my phone with the one click method in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897889

Thanks for all the reply's......i did it manually using this method
forum.androidcentral.com/537335-post3

Glad you got it taken care of. Congrats on the root.
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[Q] How to r00t Samsung GALAXY Tab?

Apologies if there are similar threads.
I am looking for an 'easy way' to root my GALAXY Tab. I have used the android z4root application but it didn't successfully root my device and just hung for a while and did nothing.
I would like to know if there is another way to root the device. I want to have root so that I can slightly overclock the CPU, for now I am not majorly interested in custom ROMS as I know there still in early stages of development.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks peeps!

Same here. Z4root crashes on my device with latest firmware

I installed the tools with OCLF one click lag fix then ran z4root. You can also install busy box with Titanium before you get root.
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red2erni said:
I installed the tools with OCLF one click lag fix then ran z4root. You can also install busy box with Titanium before you get root.
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Thanks, but is there no tutorial on XDA that explains in detail how you can go about rooting your device. I've not be able to find anything with the search tool...?

With z4root being so easy and available on so many devices, alot of the tutorials with adb push (or what ever) or how to manually root have disappeared with few exceptions. Now it seems people find work arounds to Get z4root to work as the alternative is more difficult. It took a very long time to root on my SGT. On my DroidX it took three times to work and root.
And to the poster above about OCLF. I did the Install ext2Tools. The OneClickLagFixv2.2+ became available. When I run the OCLF 2.2+ I get an error with code: Could not mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 onto /dbdata/rfsdata: mount: device or resource Busy.
I rooted with z4root first and then VZW Tab bootstraper by Koush CWM which converted to EXT4, then I ran OCLF EXT2Tools. Would this be an issue? Sorry I'm a bit new to SGT.
And I don't mean to hijack thread. Tia
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Check the sticky in the tab dev section

Thankyou! Found it in the reference Bible. That is a very nice sticky and should keep me busy.
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temp root for g2 easy if have ota

MOD WARNING: See Post #3~TheRomMistress
hi im new here to the G2 forums and have seen a lot of ways to temp and perm root that a lot of new users seem to have problems with due to not knowing how to use adb. well i temp rooted my G2 with ryans Z4 mod. there is an option for perm root also.(didnt try this option). just install apk and follow on screen directions. i hope this helps.

looking for info on the perm root. found nothing in a quick search. This program worked great on my old DX. would be nice to work on the G2

This is not compatible with the HTC vision for permroot.........
Here is a quote from the z4root OP here on XDA developers and it says plain as day "Permanent root option incompatible with the G2" (Desirez / HTC vision), so before you post up zip files in this forum do some research on it first..........
RyanZA said:
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Incompatible with [size=+2]PERMANENT[/size] root option
Desire (requires nand unlock)
Desire HD (requires nand unlock)
Magic (unknown)
Evo (requires nand unlock)
G2 (requires nand unlock)
Archos 70 (unknown)
myTouch 3G (unknown)
Wildfire
Droid Incredible
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z4root OP post:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953

i didnt see that but i clearly stated i didnt try the perm root option, just temp.

For perm root, google search for "VISIONary."
It's made by Paul, he's a member here.
Edit: here's the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808514

I would not recommend using VISIONary. It hasn't been updated for ages, is now very out of date, causes frequent semi-bricks and seems to be unsupported by the developer now.
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Help
if i temp root will it give me wireless tether app working.

Need Help Rooting my Droid X

Phone does not allow me to reboot phone without taking battery out. I am on AOS 2.3.4 Sys Ver. 4.5.621.MB810.Verizion.en.us
Please help I have superuser installed but apps say Phone is not rooted

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800047
This thread should help you!
And if you any other questions please ask on that thread
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shaggytodope71 said:
Phone does not allow me to reboot phone without taking battery out. I am on AOS 2.3.4 Sys Ver. 4.5.621.MB810.Verizion.en.us
Please help I have superuser installed but apps say Phone is not rooted
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Also, a direct rooting method is available at
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31737-possible-root-method-for-droidx-on-621-reported-working/

Can someone tell me if this method is solid on the DROID X? I am wanting to root. I have had my X since August 2010. So 25 months. Crazy. I want to root. But I dont want to mess my phone up because I am waiting for the DROID Razr Max Hd. But the urge to root is coming to the surface! Please any information will help my decision ...
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mxracer9111 said:
Can someone tell me if this method is solid on the DROID X? I am wanting to root. I have had my X since August 2010. So 25 months. Crazy. I want to root. But I dont want to mess my phone up because I am waiting for the DROID Razr Max Hd. But the urge to root is coming to the surface! Please any information will help my decision ...
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The thread covering this topic at Rootz has a lot of people who have been able to root using the new direct root method.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31737-ro...for-234-45621-does-not-require-milestone-sbf/
Any time you do things on the phone, you do run some risk, but the method I linked to should be pretty safe. Barring anything unusual happening, if the root process fails, it should simply fail without causing you any problems. I can't of course guarantee that this will be the case, I haven't heard of any cases of the CD method causing anything negative.
So, a lot of people have found the method I linked to to be solid, and I am not aware of any horror stories.
An advantage this method has is that it doesn't flash software for other phones, and basically only touches the Preinstall partition, other than the necessary root files.

I had a droid X back in the day, and i hated to try and do the CD method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276 Framaroot worked for me.

POOT: This app is a one click root app. No computer needed
Framaroot: Framaroot is a oneclick root app . No computer needed
This is the most popular one!
Z4Root: Z4Root is an oneclick root app . No computer needed
Towelroot: Towelroot is an oneclick root app. No computer needed
Baidu: No information
Vroot: No information
Gingerbreak: This app can root almost all gingerbread devices
Downloads:
Poot - Download the app >>here<<
Framaroot - Download the app inside this XDA Thread - >> CLICK HERE <<
Z4ROOT - Download the app inside this XDA Thread - >> CLICK HERE <<
Towelroot - Download the app inside this XDA Thread - >> CLICK HERE <<
Baidu ROOT - Download the app >> HERE <<
vROOT - Download the app >> HERE <<
Gingerbreak - Download the app inside this XDA Thread - >> CLICK HERE <<
Flash a SU ZIP - Download the ZIP >> HERE << and flash it on your unlocked bootloader phone !
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