Ok, so I ran sbf to get back to stock Froyo (2.3.340) so that I could prepare to load the rooted GB (596). The sbf ran fine. My problem is when I ran z4 (1.3.0) to root. It remains stuck on "Running exploit in order to obtain root access...".
I've pulled the battery. Un-installed z4 then re-installed, but it stays stuck at the same message. By "stuck" I mean over an hour. I even re-sbf'd. No luck.
I've run this version of z4 before and had no problems - usually only took around 5 minutes.
I've searched several forums, and most say to try the battery pull and/or re-install, but these don't seem to be working for me.
Any help would be appreciated.
DX - Currently 2.3.340
Try using gingerbreak instead of z4root. It is supposed to be able to root froyo as well
Thanks Jmoney,
I looked up alternate methods of rooting and came upon SuperOneClick. Seemed to do the trick. It can be found at shortfuse.org (can't post hyperlinks yet...) for any of those that may run into the same problem.
2 months ago I had to reinstall z4 5 times and reboot phone as many to get it to work. Installed on another x in 2 minutes. Do know why the difference, but never sbf'd to get it to work.
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One of the popular links has a bad copy of Z4, I D/L'd it and it did the same thing (didn't realize that Z4 was bad).
So I redownloaded everything and it did it again, SBF'd and it did it again...so I finally went through my massive download folder, pulled a Z4 I had downloaded a couple of weeks prior and it worked fine.
Someone else also mentioned this - I think I got it from the "how to" .595 video link...but others have linked to it as well.
The z4 that I was using was from an apk that I downloaded a couple of months ago, and it worked then. Don't know why it didn't work this time.
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Adrian449 said:
The z4 that I was using was from an apk that I downloaded a couple of months ago, and it worked then. Don't know why it didn't work this time.
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For alot of phones, you hafta click 'temporary root' first then when that completes, hit 'permanent root' I have used z4 1.3 a few times and that's the only way to make it work.
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I installed the new 2.2.320 sbf from TBH, just to start fresh. I have now tried 6 different programs to root my phone. None of them are working...Is anyone else having this issue? And if you got it working, what steps did you take to fix it? Thanks in advance
Use z4root. Had The same problem. This is a one click root application.
Yup, same problem here too. I was actually going to ask if anyone has the z4 root app because it disappeared from the market. It was the only thing that worked the first time I flashed the new SBF.
ya, after flashing the new SBF, had to manually install Z4 as it wasnt in the market. Also it seems as if the D2 method wasnt working properly.
Thanks for the help everyone...
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ya, after flashing the new SBF, had to manually install Z4 as it wasnt in the market. Also it seems as if the D2 method wasnt working properly.
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I don't know what the reasoning is, but no other root methods seem to work on 2.2.1.
z4root worked fine for me
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z4root worked fine for me
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YEs it works. That was the point of this thread. lol
I had to wipe data to get z4 to work. I don't know why but if I downloaded all my apps again and set everything up it wouldn't work.
Put your phone in airplane mode, reboot, run z4root, let it reboot you phone. Once it powers on take it out of airplane mode and you should be rooted.
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I tried loading z4root on my phone, but every single time I try to download it it say "content not supported on phone".
Any help is much appreciated.
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I tried loading z4root on my phone, but every single time I try to download it it say "content not supported on phone".
Any help is much appreciated.
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I used z4root also make sure debugging is turned on
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I don't know what the reasoning is, but no other root methods seem to work on 2.2.1.
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Rooting through ADB works... z4root is much easier of course.
The .340 OTA installed on my phone today. Lost root.
I tried the DarkOnion batch file (DoRootWin_2.1.4) several times and could not get it to run to completion.
As mentioned, Z4 (in airplane mode) worked fine.
I tried this...my phone is telling me it cannot down the file because the file type is not suported by my phone. What am I missing? Thank you!!!
I too am having issues with rooting after the ota update. I initally was rooted using the rootmyx2 one click gui from sli3ntki11 and did the update, now nothing will give me root access, I tried z4, rootmyx2 (again), and tried the doroot.bat method through the android sdk install. Kinda at a loss. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
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So I believe I figured it out. I have two existing superuser.apk in my system/app folder. This from what I read in some other posts is confusing z4 ( go figure smart enough to root but not to overwrite, lol) but the directory is read only. The other post gave a link to the steps to access it but the page was not found. Can anyone give me the steps to take to gain access to the directly and make it read/write so I can remove those two rogue files and get rooted?
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z4root not supported on my droid X
hi,
i updated my Droid X to the latest version. 2.3.340. and downloaded the z4root through my phone from the link here and i get an error message that the file is not supported on this phone. please help i am new to this and still don't fully understand all of the terms. i tried to download the z4root 1.2 from 4shared.com but the phone hangs and nothing happens. any type of help will be appreciated, thanks.
did you sucessfully install it or did you get the error while trying to install it. you will have to download the apps installer from the market and use it to install the z4root.apk from your sd card.
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did you sucessfully install it or did you get the error while trying to install it. you will have to download the apps installer from the market and use it to install the z4root.apk from your sd card.
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what is the name of the apps installer i need to use the Z4root.
After updating to the.340 ota update I have been experiencing frequent random reboots. I am rooted with z4 root. I have tried 2 factory resets with clearing the cache and it doesn't help. Any suggestions?
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If ur comfortable with an sbf u can try that. Or a good rom like GummyJar.
Just a thought. Or could be bad hardware
I was thinking I was going to have to sbf. Is the file you download called update.zip? If so I have the file and rsd lite, I just can't find good instructions on how to do it. I have done it once before but it has been a while.
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This should help you out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895261
Yes thanks that is what I was looking for. I think that was the instructions I used last time. I didn't have much time to mess with it tonight but when my phone was plugged in and turned off and went into whatever mode when you hold down the volume down and camera button, windows couldn't find the drivers for the device.
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Just wipe data. I had the same problem. Completely wiped and phone is fine now.
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I had the same problem. I had downloaded app killer & found out that Droid X doesn't need it. Once I removed app killer that fixed my issue.
Well I finally sbf'd my phone but it was a .320 instead of the.340. I still am having random reboots and can't figure it out. I have tried to do a manual update to.340 but the phone says I'm up to date. I found the system only .340 update and will update it that way. I thought that launcher pro might be a problem and noticed it was slowing down the system, but I am still rebooting with adw launcher also
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If I'm not having reboots should I update my baseband, kernel and so on to the leak versions?
I got this phone 3 weeks ago, got a update to 2.2.1 then I flashed fission on it after wanting more..
someone help me out here
Im trying to root my D2. Followed the guide on TheUnlockr. Got to one of the final steps (the one where it tells you to download ConnectBot and type cd /data/local/tmp, enter, ./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin).
That works for me. Then it says something like "forked xxxx children". Then I type exit, and it freezes til it force closes. I can't reopen the app after. I have to uninstall/reinstall and usually pull the battery.
I've tried different terminal emulators as well; they all do the same thing.
Has anyone else rooted using this method? am I doing something wrong? Btw, I have a Droid 2 Global (if it matters) running 2.3
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Try this one instead:
http://www.psouza4.com/droid3/
That, or search for Z4Root, it will root a Froyo Droid 2 or D2G, but if you already ran the OTA GB update it will not, you'd need the method above.
Thanks, I'll check it out in a little bit. I did use the Z4 method prior to the recent OTA update. It said it worked, but I couldn't flash a custom rom. Also, when I used a Root Checker from the Market, it said I wasn't rooted either. This is all before I updated.
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Edit: That one-click method didn't work either. It went through, rebooted my phone three times, and said it should be rooted. I used that Root Check app, and it said I didn't have root access. Also went to use Barnacle Wi-Fi Tethering, and that said I didn't have root either, even though I have SU on my phone.
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Thanks, I'll check it out in a little bit. I did use the Z4 method prior to the recent OTA update. It said it worked, but I couldn't flash a custom rom. Also, when I used a Root Checker from the Market, it said I wasn't rooted either. This is all before I updated.
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Edit: That one-click method didn't work either. It went through, rebooted my phone three times, and said it should be rooted. I used that Root Check app, and it said I didn't have root access. Also went to use Barnacle Wi-Fi Tethering, and that said I didn't have root either, even though I have SU on my phone.
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I would SBF back to Froyo and run the OTA again, that will guarantee the root is removed. Then use the link I provided and you should have SU. Running Z4 might have corrupted some files since it's not compatible with OTA GB.
How do u go back to froyo
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How do u go back to froyo
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17244062&postcount=2
So i just odin'd from miui to stock, went to root, everything went fine. except that it kinda didnt. now, whenever i try to use an app that requires root (rom manager, root explorer, etc) it crashes. Superuser does it too.
is there something i'm missing? i've odind many many times, with no problems whatsoever. this time tho, nothing root related works. i've tried re-odining, rerooting, with different files that i've had on my computer for ages, with new ones just downloaded, with AIO. all to no avail.
any ideas?
I've noticed that Superuser has had some updates lately that could be the issue.
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did you reboot the phone right after rooting?
Could you try using my noob guide and my update.zip files.... I prefer B as it is the fastest method. The ROM will give you root access.
Or get old school oneclicklagfix 2.3, I use it every time now. Root zip built in.
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I recommend going back and using the noob guide option recommended above. It has also worked perfectly for me.
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I flashed the PD15IMG.zip that comes with the tutorial on rooting the MT4G and turned on dub mode, turned off fastboot, turned on 3rd party apps, installed the VISIONary apk and ran it, no matter what I do (restart, different settings) it just sticks on "rooting device" forever and never actually does anything.
Any ideas?
Which version of visionary are you using? I remember that using either r11 or r14 would make a difference in it temp rooting successfully.
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r14, do you have a version you used successfully?
figured it out.
My F$%^ing firewall blocked a part of the file from downloading, so after I disabled and downloaded r14 again the filesize was bigger.
root works ftw...
Hang in there man...its a learning process. I was on here a couple months ago like a chicken with its head cut off. I thought I had bricked my phone & I was totally confused. But after the 1st one, I did my spare mt4g and it went much better. A few weeks later, I talked my wife into rooting hers, and I completed it in about 5 minutes. My point is, you will understand what you're doing and be able to accomplish it very quickly once you finish the 1st one....but take your time.
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figured it out.
My F$%^ing firewall blocked a part of the file from downloading, so after I disabled and downloaded r14 again the filesize was bigger.
root works ftw...
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Oh, the most important point, the exploit, was blocked. Lol.
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