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Rooting for 2.3.3

TBH is in the process of right now releasing a leaked Moto build of Gingerbread 2.3.3. As of right now, they have been unable to root it, as all known root methods appear to no longer work. Anyone want to tackle it?

obviously not gonna be easy....if TBH can't do it.. I doubt anyone can

Don't think anything is impossible. They just got the release yesterday. It sometimes takes a collaboration of several devs to get root.

If my download ever finishes I gonna try like hello and throw everything I have at it. Lol.
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i have an idea about getting root but im not sure if it will work or not but pretty much instead of rebooting after installing 2.3.3 you install the su.zip file found somewhere on xda and you should have root but im not 100% sure

luigi90210 said:
i have an idea about getting root but im not sure if it will work or not but pretty much instead of rebooting after installing 2.3.3 you install the su.zip file found somewhere on xda and you should have root but im not 100% sure
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That will soft-brick the phone and you'll have to SBF from RSDLite. You can't install any other zips directly after installing a ROM or it won't pass the signature verification on reboot.
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I'll be waiting in hopes you all find root!!!

Anyone try the SuperUser app in the market... says it worked flawlessly in GB for N1..?

cbaty08 said:
Anyone try the SuperUser app in the market... says it worked flawlessly in GB for N1..?
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Which app is it?

Doesn't the Nexus S on 2.3.3 have root?
Edit: nevermind. Locked bootloader.
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oshigeru said:
Doesn't the Nexus S on 2.3.3 have root?
Edit: nevermind. Locked bootloader.
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Locked bootloader and root access are two different things.

tried SuperOneClick(special), same process for 3.4.2 blur..no go.

has anyone tried z4root?

wmedina1991 said:
has anyone tried z4root?
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Yes, failed too..

wmedina1991 said:
has anyone tried z4root?
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Several times. no luck

rocko73 said:
Locked bootloader and root access are two different things.
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well the nexus s/one use a method which requires the bootloader to be unlocked in order to obtain root so technically speaking they are the same in this case
so far though i have been reading about a gingerbreak exploit from the same guy who released rageinthecage exploit
maybe if we contacted him he might release gingerbreak so we can have root access

that sucks

db306 said:
Which app is it?
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Search the market for "Superuser" and there is an app that has comments stating it worked for GB on N1.
I downloaded it and ran it and it seemed to have done the first part of what it needed to do fine... but now the next step is flash this .zip update that is on the memory card through recovery...... I don't want to be the genea pig as I need my phone atm...
EDIT: Just read luigi's post.. not sure now...

luigi90210 said:
well the nexus s/one use a method which requires the bootloader to be unlocked in order to obtain root so technically speaking they are the same in this case
so far though i have been reading about a gingerbreak exploit from the same guy who released rageinthecage exploit
maybe if we contacted him he might release gingerbreak so we can have root access
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Where did you see this?
Also, I wonder if the below Kernel exploit could be used..
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Dec/85
I may play around with this when I get home tonight. If anyone else wants to in the meantime, feel free.

luigi90210 said:
well the nexus s/one use a method which requires the bootloader to be unlocked in order to obtain root so technically speaking they are the same in this case
so far though i have been reading about a gingerbreak exploit from the same guy who released rageinthecage exploit
maybe if we contacted him he might release gingerbreak so we can have root access
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looks promising, says in his quote he didnt want to release till more 2.3 devices were out ( so they couldnt fix his exploit ) but hopefully he will release it soon ish

GB OTA Update

So obviously the GB OTA update for the DX is coming soon. But my question is that im on stock 2.2 but i AM rooted. So will being rooted block the OTA update when it is finally pushed?
thanks

In past DX updates it has not blocked it, but you would have to re-root. I am not sure about the next update but I assume it will be similar
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did u use z4? if so I just unrooted & did the manual update & everything was fine
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oh plus my buddy @vz says if they do happen 2 change anything from the 588 manual update, when the ota comes it will automatically update my phone... sucks cuz its stock but I'm confident it'll b rooted after the ota lol
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taterDX- did z4root work again after you updated?

P3droid has posted a rooted version of the leak if you want root

rob1035 said:
taterDX- did z4root work again after you updated?
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funny u asked I tried this morning w/no luck, running full stock now which will b ok till I get the mod bug back lol hopefully we'll get another app like it 2 root gingerbread soon
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To get root you need to use the zip files that p3droid posted and install from froyo. And yes you can sbf back

Rooted on 4.1.57 not seeing Update?

My Atrix 4g is rooted on 4.1.57 and I am not seeing the latest 1.8.3 update. help!

Me either. I'm pretty sure its not because of root though since others with root have gotten the update

Thats what I was wondering. I was able to update with the root last time, I don't see why this would be different

So we need to unroot and then update ?
And then root 1.8.3 with Gingerbreak?

Nothing should effect your ability to see it. If you have one of the pseudo roms installed, that will prevent you from installing it, however.

I don't think we need to un-root to see the update - that really shouldn't effect anything. Once we get to 1.8.3 GingerBreak will root it fine, the issue is just getting to that point via OTA Update which we aren't seeing

no root here and I'm still not seeing it yet.

1.8.3 isn't live yet FFS. So much damn misinformation floating around.
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dcarpenter85 said:
1.8.3 isn't live yet FFS. So much damn misinformation floating around.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/30/atandt-brings-hsupa-to-atrix-4g-and-inspire-4g-one-requires-wifi/
frowny face?

And for a more solid piece of evidence that the previously mentioned article cited
http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-center/main.jsp?t=solutionTab&solutionId=KB117611
I would guess they're still in the process of "rolling out" the update. Just give it a little time.

My mom's Atrix is NOT rooted and isn't able to find the update. I have to flash the SBF through RSD Lite.

On a side note, the hell is
These software updates need to be installed in order, and are available to users via Wi-Fi only for the first 100 days
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supposed to mean D:

That makes no sense. Let me use my" 4g" to download the update. But thanks everyone keep up to date if you get the update
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rocketboy6885 said:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/30/atandt-brings-hsupa-to-atrix-4g-and-inspire-4g-one-requires-wifi/
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Rolling out doesn't mean live for everyone. Also, this update isn't official until ken releases Gingerblur 3.0 anyway, since the stock experience is pretty much a joke.

Is GingerBlur the best rom? // easy to install/update?
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Just flash the sbf it doesn't wipe any data of course im not running any mods or "roms" other than root. It did get rid of root though and running gingerRoot wiped my internal storage (like it said it would), but i backed that up no harm ;-)
So my area in NC is not "live" yet it seems.

Not live in Philadelphia either
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The patch isn't live yet folks! It's still being pushed out in testing.
I believe it's not root, but deodexed files which cause issues with updating. People with root have managed to update, but people like me who had GreyBlur had to flash back to 4.1.26, update to 4.1.57, update to 4.1.83, then root and sideload again. Also, before rooting, it's adviseable to use Kennethpenn's deodex flash for 4.1.83 first.

rooted, running gingerblur 2.5.. no update available yet here in south Florida. not too concerned about it though.. i did the HUSPA mod & i'm content for now

Got the Offical GB OTA for my Droid X, How do we root??

So I got the official GingerBread OTA (Build 596) last night but I can't root it using gingerbreak and I use my phone to tether wirelessly on my tablet all day.
So my question is Has anyone rooted these build of GB and how?
Thanks

Does it cost mony to tether with the dx?
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synplex said:
So I got the official GingerBread OTA (Build 596) last night but I can't root it using gingerbreak and I use my phone to tether wirelessly on my tablet all day.
So my question is Has anyone rooted these build of GB and how?
Thanks
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I'm in the same boat as you. (got a replacement phone today and the wife updated it before I got home) I assumed there would be a simple way to root after the OTA but it looks like for now that isn't the case. I'm just going to wait a few days and see what happens.

Luckily .596 uses the same boot loader as froyo .340 so you can simply sbf the phone back to .340 then reroot and update to the prerooted .596 that p3droid posted on mdw.

SBF and root. Then you can flash the rooted version. Pm me if you need instructions on how to SBF.
Tethering using the official app costs money but there are other tethering apps

Oh ok, so like where can i find the other apps, n are they free? Also my phone was rooted n i was runnin the stock rom but i just sbf'd the fone and updated to 2.3 ota, can i still root my fone with the z4root? Or do i have to wait for something else?
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Sbf the phone then follow instructions here (video tutorial included)
http://droidmodderx.wordpress.com/l...4-5-596-upgrade-from-froyo-or-gb-588-591-595/
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Is the pre-rooted .596 exactly the same as the OTA .596?

Rocko yes except its not signed
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No one ever reads the first sticky?
I wonder if people are put of by the word "Noob" in the sticky, maybe it should be renamed Everything you need to know about the DROID X.
Everything is explained in there up to Froyo and SBF

firefly2004 said:
I wonder if people are put of by the word "Noob" in the sticky, maybe it should be renamed Everything you need to know about the DROID X.
Everything is explained in there up to Froyo and SBF
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I sir was not put off by the word NOOB in the thread
That thread has saved my arse dozens of times so far and Im not to proud to say ive it bookmarked and reference it a lot. Thanks a million for that thread

The GB OTA is not rootable.......yet. If you want 596 and root SBF back to 340 and install the pre-rooted 596,or wait for the devs to get it.
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[Q] Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 (4.5.596) Rooting

Hello XDA
I recently updated my phone through Verizon to
Android Version 2.3.3
System Verion 4.5.596
Before I was interested in rooting. I have been researching and tried everything I could find to root this version
but nothing has worked. (gingerbreak, z4root, easyroot, ect.) I did a factory reset/system wipe.
(still 2.3.3 - 4.5.596 on reset)
Am I doing something wrong? Should this version be rooting with GingerBreak or another root program?
(They all are stuck on loading screens never finish or reboot)
or (from what I have read) do I need to rollback to an earlier version to be able to load the 'prerooted'
gingerbread OS?
I am fairly new to this, and am sorry for my ignorance. If it is out there somewhere a link would safice
but as of now I haven't been able to find anything dealing directly with my situation. Thank you for any
and all help.
-Laskowsky

There's no rooting method through stock 2.3.3 yet
you're gonna have to SBF back to stock .340 and flash p3droid's OTA rooted gingerbread ROM

Ok, I was hoping there was a simplier way but expected that for the most part from what I had read. Thank you.

Rooting my Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 (4.5.596) Droid X
I don't want to sound redundant to skate 72w but I have searched the forums up and down.. Is there any other one-click way to root my stock GB 4.5.596 droid x? I found this article
I do not see where it talks about the 4.5.596...
If not, can someone please direct me in the right way to get froyo back so I can have my wireless tether back!
Thanks,
-Nick

There is a rooting method or p3droid would not have been able to root. Wish he would share.
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taweekly said:
There is a rooting method or p3droid would not have been able to root. Wish he would share.
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p3 tends to 'find' things that other folks don't have. He has a rooted .596 but it's achieved through flashing. He has not announced a way to root the OTA, and I think he would do so if he had one.

Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
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Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching [URL=" http://tinyurl.com/5wjfnt"URL]here.[/URL]
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Your link doesn't seem to work.

kent c said:
Your link doesn't seem to work.
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Fail troll is fail

GB OTA is not rootable.........yet. If you want Froyo back you need to SBF back to it.
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Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
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LOL
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LOL
That is awesome....I should share with my staff when they ask me where and how I found an answer...
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@jmoney... that quite literally made me lmfao on the public bus
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Has anyone posted a root for the OTA version yet?

doclee7123 said:
Has anyone posted a root for the OTA version yet?
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Is the sticky still there?

I would consider myself to be a noob when it comes to rooting, all i want it for is the wireless tethering. I have done an sbf once but dont feel very good about doing it again, and am just looking for another one click method to rooting like z4root. I am running on gingerbread 4.5.596 from verizon.

OTA Root
I love my Droid X - hate the VZ CRAPWARE.
I now have the 4.5.596 (2.3.3) OTA update.
The only update method to obtain root is to SBF to Froyo - Root - and install the TBH/P3 Droid pre-rooted update.
At this point, I have too many apps installed and too many settings to reconfigure to take the route.
My main goal is to obtain root (such as a Z4 root style one click) so that I can maintain all my apps and configurations. Once I root, then I can freeze all the VZ Crap (every Google Maps update requires me to choose between GM and VZ Navigator the first time 1 click an address, and having to choose the contacts database EVERY TIME to Google is a PITA - Backup Assistant should be something I can DISABLE).
Sorry for the rant - to the point - does anyone know if ongoing efforts are being made to create a one-click Root for the Droid X? (Or a multi step that preserves data / apps / and settings)

Jmoney47 said:
Everyone questions p3droids methods.
If you want to root: do some searching here.
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Lmao winning
TappaTappaTappa

I also am fairly new to the rooting process as well as the DROID software myself..I had an iphone that I jailbroke and was very familiar with it and how it worked..I updated to 2.3 before I considered rooting..now I want to root..I have read alot on sbfing and returning to froyo ..what does this consist of and how do I do it ? Any help would be great..thanks
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go to the DX wiki and look for FULL sbf it gives u all the details u need and links to the files... helped me out alot when I bootlooped my dx
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guess what sucks about rooting leaks is that it gives the vendors the holes to repair.. if we didnt root the latest.. the ota probably would probably be rootable.