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[Q] Noob can't root moto defy tried z4 and adb

just got back my new motorola defy after warranty I am trying to root tried with z 4 and adb no luck when I try adb it tells me permission denied when I try to push the files. Tried terminal user. No joy. Am trying to get froyo 2.2 after rotting is done.
What am I doing wrong?
Sent from moto defy mb525 2.1

Have you made sure and checked the 'USB debugging' option in the settings?

Yes I
Yes I have

Have you tried this method?

I think youd better try superoneclick for root
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Ok. I bow before the grace your knowledge and what I have learned. Got busybox. Titanium backup running have root. Much appreciated.
would u knows about froyo 2.2 for the defy? Success is it or no good as of yet?

superoneclick can root froyo

shadow813 said:
would u knows about froyo 2.2 for the defy? Success is it or no good as of yet?
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I've been using Froyo on my Defy for a while now, it's fine.
To be honest, overall I wouldn't say it's much of an improvement over Éclair but it's nice to have apps like ChromeToPhone.

When you can't adb push (get permission denied), first make sure you have done:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
and have write permission for everyone(not just root) for the directory in question:
Code:
chmod 777 /system/app

I'm a newbie in android and rooting. read a few threads but still can't figure it out. when I run z4root it comes to aquiring root shell. and then it switches to the normal screen and nothing happends. no reboot. can somebody help me?

What ROM is your handset running just now?

it's Blur_Version.2.51.1.MB525.Retail.en.DE if you mean this (as already said I'm really a newbie..)

Yeah, that's what I meant.
It's a 2.51 ROM so to root it, follow the link I posted earlier in the thread.

The superoneclick root isn't is?
I tried it but it stops at waiting for device and I also switched debugging on and off like mentioned but it just can't find my device... adb also can't...

Try SuperOneClick... search the forum, I believe it's in somewhere
When you do get the software, first install Motorola driver, then make sure that USB debugging is enabled before you try to root.

try superoneclick it worked for me...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913709

have motorola driver and USB debugging enabled still not finding the device...
so SuperOneClick also doesn't work...

did you installed mote defy driver on pc？

okay problem solved-.- thought a friend of mine(who helped me getting into the android stuff) already installed the driver... he didn't. so it rooted now thanks for your help=)

Step666 said:
Have you tried this method?
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hi guys need reply ASAP!! this method can bricked a motorola defy 2.1 when it mis use or mis understand?

Rooted Then Updated Then Lost Root??

I recently rooted my atrix with superoneclick then i accidently updated then i belive i still had my root until i went to install a 3d theme then my phone crashed and wouldnt get past the at&t screen so i had to erase everything now on my phone i still have "super user" in my app draw but i cannot side load apps did i lose my root? what do i have to do to sideload apps again ? and i guess re root my phone
Yes i am a newb i am comming from IOS and an iPhone 4 please dont flame

If you updated, you mean 4.1.57, this is what I did to re-root when I lost mine after updating and SuperOneClick wouldn't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013931

Ok so i read that so basically i have to flash my phone back to default then root again?

Yeap, that's exactly what I did, but in that same thread, I think someone else outlined using aRoot to go over SuperOneClick.
Originally Posted by donbar85
I'm pretty new to Android (two weeks now), and want to ensure I don't end up with a bricked device, so I apologize for the 'noob' question here. I rooted with SuperOneClick. Has anyone else used this script successfully with that root method, or will it only be successful with aRoot?
Also, if I need aRoot, can I run it over top SuperOneClick, or would it be best to unroot, run aRoot (or let the script root) and then run the script?
I appreciate all the hard work I've seen done in these forums and appreciate any help anyone can offer.
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Yes you may safely run aroot over superoneclick. Aroot is the recommended method because it cleans up a lot of things Superroneclick does.
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Originally Posted by DJQ1212
Yes you may safely run aroot over superoneclick. Aroot is the recommended method because it cleans up a lot of things Superroneclick does.
Thank you both. I believe I will try running aRoot over my SuperOneClick root and then try out the script. Thanks again!
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Yup the aRoot script is used in the GladiAtrix and possibly the GingerBlur rom as well. Either way. SOC is crap, not meant for atrix anyway. aRoot was written specifically for the Atrix. If you want to update to 4.1.57 read through the retain root thread over in atrix development.

after update, i can still see "su" installed in /system/bin/
I am unable to use it, getting permissioned denied message, any solutions ?

sam_t610 said:
after update, i can still see "su" installed in /system/bin/
I am unable to use it, getting permissioned denied message, any solutions ?
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This has been explained many times. updating kills root, even though you still have superuser installed. to retain root you need to use the script in the development section when updating from 1.26 to 1.57. flash back to 1.26 and try again.

[Q] Can not root Defy after update, Tried several methods

Hey,
My girlfriend has a Motorla Defy.
When she got it, i wanted to update it from 2.1 to at least 2.2 so foolish me, I went with the idea to see how the Stock 2.2.2 looks like, if it is good she can keep it, and just root it.
Well its not that nice, and now I can not root her phone.
I tried Z4. I tried SuperOneclick (more than one version ) I had usb debugging on, and I tried a manual method i found here on the forums (it basically contained adb usage, as of pushing the files, and then changing the permissions of the exploit and running it)
And now I am out of ideas, as I use Samsung Galaxy didnt think about problems with flashing another rom (anything can be done with Odin).
I want to put miui on her phone, but i dont see it possible without root.
Her software versions are :
system version
version.34.164.3.MB525.Retail.en.FR
model number:
MB525
Firmware version:
2.2.2
Baseband version:
EPU93_U_00.59.00
Kernel version:
[email protected]#1
BPflex version:
UCAJRDNEMARAB1B80AA03A.0R
APflex version:
GAS_EMEA_USAJRDNFRYORTFR_P014
Build number:
3.4.2-164
I think motorola patched the rageagainstthecage exploit in that update. =/
Any idea how to get rid of this rom, where i can use the exploit?
Yea, I can not downgrade, since it was an official upgrade, probably not downgradable....
Any any any idea please?
Thank you in advance to you guys.

You can try gingerbreak or flash clockwork recovery through fastboot
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Try with psneuter.

Thanks
mpiekp said:
Try with psneuter.
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Hey, Thanks!
Well SuperOneClick uses the psneuter exploit now, the newer one that I tried also. And It also didn't work. =/

Weird, superoneclick worked when I updated to 2.2.2

Souldier_ said:
Hey, Thanks!
Well SuperOneClick uses the psneuter exploit now, the newer one that I tried also. And It also didn't work. =/
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Did you enabled "debug usb" mode?

You could reflash the rom and try to root afterwards. personaly i never had problems with rooting my defy.
i followed the steps from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913709

If you read....
carlo93 said:
Did you enabled "debug usb" mode?
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If you read my whole post, yes, I did enable debug mode during the whole process.

Did you use a "portal mode":
from SuperOneClick thread-
Make sure you DO NOT mount your SD card.

Yep
ants40 said:
Did you use a "portal mode":
from SuperOneClick thread-
Make sure you DO NOT mount your SD card.
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To be honest, I don't remember. But I suppose not mounting the SD card is to make it possible to copy the exploit on the phone. That I could do.
I wish my girlfriend still would be here. (We live on different continents...)
She is kinda lazy for these things, but ill make her try a few things out.
The portal mode -you referred to -, is the charge only mode, i suppose.
Maybe i will try to extract the newer exploit from SuperOneClick, and just do what i have to manually.....
This thing is very annoying. =/

i updated to 2.2.2,i found i had to use superoneclick twice and on the second time it rooted

Can you tell me.....
scottie1973 said:
i updated to 2.2.2,i found i had to use superoneclick twice and on the second time it rooted
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Can you tell me, which Superoneclick did you use, and how exactly? Oh, and which exploit?
Thank you in advance.

The "portal mode" is on the top of list (then connected USB, there 4 items - portal mode; charging; SD mount; none (if I remembered correct))

Souldier_ said:
Can you tell me, which Superoneclick did you use
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when I updated to 2.2.2, first I tried z4root - that didn't work. Then I tried SOC 1.9.1, it rooted OK, but failed on "not marked apps". After day or two there was v 1.9.5 and this do a job on "not market apps"

For me
ants40 said:
when I updated to 2.2.2, first I tried z4root - that didn't work. Then I tried SOC 1.9.1, it rooted OK, but failed on "not marked apps". After day or two there was v 1.9.5 and this do a job on "not market apps"
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For me SOC failed every version of it i tried. Z4 was trying but then exited, and nothing happened. Then I went on with pushing the files and the exploit onto the phone, and running the exploit by hand. Well, I didnt get root shell back there either, so I couldnt proceed. That is when I decided to open this topic.

I believe SuperOneClick has two exploits in it, this psneuter, and a certain 'rageagainstthecage'.
Did you try this one?

I used
daniel.galinkin said:
I believe SuperOneClick has two exploits in it, this psneuter, and a certain 'rageagainstthecage'.
Did you try this one?
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In SOC i used psneuter and everywhere else rageagainstthecage.

i used version 1.7 or 1.8 i have both downloaded,bit im sure i used 1.8

It is werid.
Today My friend bought a Motorola (with Chinese rom) and updated on the same way i did with my girlfriends mobile. Then I ran the SuperOneClick for him, and it did the trick for first try....... It is Weiiiird.

i've the same version and the same problem with rooting!! I'm triyng to root it from many hours with a lot of methods but nothing.
Has anyone rooot it and HOW?

Can't root after 6.2 firmware update

First time posting here and sadly I have a problem I need help with.
So I lost root access after the 6.2 update and I haven't been able to root again using Superoneclick root 2.3. I typed adb devices in command prompt and it came up with this:
48F2000600000001 offline
Superoneclick root 2.3 freezes after I try to root. Any ideas?

You can download the update version of SuperOneClick v2.3.1
SuperOneClick v2.3.1
Posted on December 4, 2011
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As promised:
Click here to download SuperOneClick v2.3.1
Let’s see if driver installation is a thing of the past now.
You’ll notice the file size has bumped up to 10mb. This is because the driver folder is now included with the latest (at the time of writing) ADB drivers from Google.
Enjoy!
Update: I have a 5mbit upload so at times the download queue may be full. You might have to be a bit patient with my server. If somebody would like to post a download, you can do so in the comments.
Update2: v2.3.1 is up (had to remove testing code that conflicted with XP systems)
Update3: Links are now mapped to a multiupload sharing. (My internet connection has been slowed ridiculously)
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Connet your Kindle Fire to your PC with USB line, keep it locked.
Run SuperOneClick v2.3.1
Click "Unroot" Button to unroot your KF.
Then click "Root" Button to reroot your device.
I met the same problem with you and I do this way to resolve it.
Also I install newer version of BusyBox if needed.

Superoneclick freezes instantly once I select root or unroot.

Darnit! superoneclick wont work on 6.2 update...any way to back down to 6.1?

6.3? Didnt know they had another update...I just checked and mine is still on 6.2

MayfairDROID said:
6.3? Didnt know they had another update...I just checked and mine is still on 6.2
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My bad...6.2 is what I am on, it updated from 6.1 to 6.2.

[Q] 2.2 -> 2.3 -> ICS | Rooting impossible

I have a problem as I am now in circle of problems.
I need to have a rooted Android to install a clockwork mod.
But I need to have clockwork mod installed so I can install a b518 bootloader
But as clockwork mod installation needs root, I can not install anything.
I have now Official 2.3.5 b526 and I can not download b518 because terrible sharing sites (torrents anyone?), it toke 6 hours to even get the b526 with my nice 10Mibts connection so I don't want to spend next 12 hours trying to get a older version with multiple interrupts and re-downloads with capped speeds.
I have now browsed almost three hours XDA forums about this problem. No one can say directly how to solve thing.
I can return to 2.2 version fine but I don't want. I can root 2.2 fine and install CWM.
With 2.3 I can not root. Not with Z4root, SuperOneClick, Superuser, Superbootloader or any other way. All those say that I have rooted phone and even CWM manager things I have rooted phone but everytime root permissions are needed, everything fails just to errors that permissions are not possible to gain.
I have rooted, unrooted b526 and b136 versions multiple times but never got working root.
So question is very simple.
How to actually get Official 2.3 rooted?

Did you enable logging? That may be the cause: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728

Blefish said:
Did you enable logging? That may be the cause: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728
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Enabled:
Loggin
USB Debug
Mock locations
Allow all sources
And didn't mount MicroSD or NAND while rooting
Oh and tried even what someone said that they needed to disable WiFi so I even enabled it and disabled it.