i got a new atrix today and i thought it was worth noting that they ship them with 2.3.4 and it's stupid easy to safely unlock, push root, install cwm, install cm9
fastboot didn't work initially so i used rsd and the sbf unlocker which immediately put the phone into fastboot which i then used to oem unlock and reboot.
i used pete's moto root tools to push root and from there it's all safe and easy.
anyone want to buy an unlocked atrix with cm9? =D
$5
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6$ +shiping
no deal...
Try ebay. Most people here can do it themselves.
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As the title suggest I cant root my device, i tried Gingerbreak, put in a new SD card
followed the instruction installed the app on the phone ran it didn't restart after 10 mins, pulled battery after 15 mins and the device is not rooted. I then tried Superoneclick, when i ever press root it says not responding and gets stuck on waiting for device...Is there any other way to root this through a simple app?
My android version is 2.3.4 build number GRJ22
thanks for the help.
That is because gingerbreak does not work on 2.3.4. The only way to get root on that build is either unlock your bootloader, or revert to a previous build. Unfortunately both ways will wipe your data..
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I never unlocked my bootloader How would i go about doing that? There isn't another app or method to root the device?
I found this online but not sure if this works, anyone try it?
http://chensun.net/android-development/root-nexus-one-with-android-2-3-3-gingerbread/8/
Read the wiki or one of 18209278382738923782637826 other post that ask the same question.
Look at my signature. Especially the part in caps.
Prepare android sdk, unlock bootloader, then flash a custom recovery, and install su.zip, you rooted.
Remember that unlock bootloader will wipe your data in phone.
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Look at my signature. Especially the part in caps.
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Thanks, I just want to get this straight only way to root phone is either downgrade to 2.3.3 without unlocking bootloader or keep the 2.3.4 and unlock the bootloader. Is their going be an app for 2.3.4 where you can root it without unlocking bootloader? I've had my phone for well over a year so I guess it doesn't matter if i unlock bootloader since warranty is finish?
i'm running froyo, rooted and have unlocked bootloader. i downloaded the ota update as it said i had one available. so downloaded and clicked install. this did not work. sent me into some sort of bootloop.
so i got into recovery. wiped and restored. so now i have unrooted my phone and contemplating doing it over.
or.....going to the Atrix Firmwares superthread and flash via RSD.
and what i want to know is. can i use RSD to update even though i have an unlocked bootloader.
this question has been asked. but there has been no definitive answer.
Many Thanks
wow thats a tuff call Its deffently never a good idea to do ota on custom rom
you Will Brick soo it you can get to fast boot or use moto-fastboot and Wipe EveryThing
Use a fruitcake sbf and never accept ota again.
I would just flash a fruitcake so you could avoid most of the problems associated with hardbricking and RSDLite. Just check out this link to get you started.
Thanks anyway. I just took apart the new firmware and flashed through fastboot.
Do the fruitcakes work well with non AT&T phones I.e my uk retail ATRIX?
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glad to here ya got it fixed
the fruitcakes are the closest thing to stock that we have.
but yea fastboot doesnt like large files
my buddy has a droid x n he wants custom firmware on it, am i able to just find a odin package and downgrade the phone or just flash a custom firmware that way, or do i absulutly have to use ubuntu to root the .621 first?
You have to use Ubuntu. I just did it today. Took me 2 hours because I didn't know I had to type "sudo su" first.
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a) If your buddy wants a custom ROM I'd check and see if he's on .621 or not - a lot of people are having a LOT of trouble with it (I just got off the phone with Verizon, they said other people have reported the same issue as me and the fix is to buy a new phone or have Motorola fix it). If he's not already on .621 I'd skip the headache and just install the ROM without ever upgrading to .621.
b) If he's on .621 basically what you have to do is install a non-Verizon ROM and then root that, and you have to use Linux because otherwise you'll overwrite your radio software and won't be able to use it on Verizon. People have had good luck with the ISOs here which will do it automatically.
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a) If your buddy wants a custom ROM I'd check and see if he's on .621 or not - a lot of people are having a LOT of trouble with it (I just got off the phone with Verizon, they said other people have reported the same issue as me and the fix is to buy a new phone or have Motorola fix it). If he's not already on .621 I'd skip the headache and just install the ROM without ever upgrading to .621.
b) If he's on .621 basically what you have to do is install a non-Verizon ROM and then root that, and you have to use Linux because otherwise you'll overwrite your radio software and won't be able to use it on Verizon. People have had good luck with the ISOs here which will do it automatically.
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He was originally rooted and it was basically a forced update it didn't prompt him for the update then we came across the ISO burned to CD successfully flashed the phone using the ISO then when that was completed it did the auto reboot and got stuck in recovery mode from there we went to boot loader mode flashed the .602 sbf file successfully booted and waiting to try again
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so i don't post on this site ever, and i know next to nothing about rooting a phone aside from what i read
i just hit it up this for info on rooting my atrix i aquired... long story short i found a beta program called rescue root that works
i just rooted my bell atrix 4g, gingerbread 2.3.6, build 4.5.2a-51_oll-17.8
all i did was install motorola device manager program from the moto site, installed rescue root, connected my device and ran the program and rooted in under 10 mins, confirmed by root checker app, titainium backup and other various app requiring superuser permission
also i did not have to unlock the boot loader before i ran the program
robyn402 said:
so i don't post on this site ever, and i know next to nothing about rooting a phone aside from what i read
i just hit it up this for info on rooting my atrix i aquired... long story short i found a beta program called rescue root that works
i just rooted my bell atrix 4g, gingerbread 2.3.6, build 4.5.2a-51_oll-17.8
all i did was install motorola device manager program from the moto site, installed rescue root, connected my device and ran the program and rooted in under 10 mins, confirmed by root checker app, titainium backup and other various app requiring superuser permission
also i did not have to unlock the boot loader before i ran the program
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u still have to unlock to flash custom roms. so it dosent really matter
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you have to unlock the bootloader to flash roms? i must have misunderstood what i read...
i thought you had to unlock the bootloader first in order to root... not root in order to unlock the boot loader, guess i'll hit up moto's website again as theres a unlock your boot loader option there
but either way, just thought i'd share a new quick root method with the world that caters to those less technically gifted like me
i guess they only just released this beta and turns out the developer is actually just across town from me which is kinda cool
forgive the newbish excitment i only just snagged this phone off ebay since i bricked my old android by deleting things i shouldn't have without backing up first
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u still have to unlock to flash custom roms. so it dosent really matter
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I think you have it all completely mixed up.
You have to unlock the bootloader to be able to flash custom ROMs. Rooting is completely separate and has nothing to do with anything else - you don't need to unlock anything to root, and rooting won't help you get anything else (unlocking, flashing) done. It is literally completely separate.
It would probably help you to do more reading on the subject. Getting informed and educated can only ever be a good thing.
I need come help if anyone can help me out... I am trying to unroot my droid razr M and i have 72% battery tryign to run through RSD Lite 6.14 and it has failed on the 6th step out of 19.. now my phone will not turn on and goes straight to the fast boot option if i start it up normally.. Can anybody assist me with getting my device fully unrooted?
I believe SuperSU has a feature in settings that will unroot your device but you need to boot up in order to take advantage of it. is your bootloader unlocked or are you at least able to get into recovery?
flash fail
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I believe SuperSU has a feature in settings that will unroot your device but you need to boot up in order to take advantage of it. is your bootloader unlocked or are you at least able to get into recovery?
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SO i clicked on the full untroot option but my phone still have a different icon for the play store which i used lucky patcher to change to the modded version of it.. not my only question is i am not rooted as what my device says but i would like to go to the stock version of the droid razr m.. IS there any other way to do so?? with out RSD Lite since it is failing my flash
Which firmware are you flashing in rsd? Why are you needing to unroot it? I only ask because of the root checker... Motorola sent my wifes og RAZR back when I was trying to get it fixed on warranty because it was previously rooted...
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