Phone Specs and Information
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx
Android Version 4.1.2
Build Number 9.8.2O-72_VZW-16
Service Provider : Verizon
What I'm looking for
I'm looking to gain root access to my phone so that I am able to gain access to all files. I would like to have my phone connect to my PC (Windows 7) through USB and view all my files from my PC using a GUI if possible.
Why do I want Root access
I am a Computer Information Systems major and I would like to explore my Razr Maxx. Eventually I may want to develop apps but for now I want to browse the system and files. I do not want to make any changes, edit files or add things to my phone. I simply want to be able to look around and have the ability to copy files from my Razr Maxx to my PC.
XDA Developers has threads on this, why did you post this?
The reason I am posting this thread and asking for assistance is I wanted to make sure the threads I have found are still relevant to rooting my phone. Some threads I have found are posted years ago, so I am a little skeptical because this is new territory for me. I also want to make sure that for my purposes, viewing and copying files, I am choosing the correct method to suit my needs.
What I have tried / threads I have viewed
1. I tried gaining root access through the Droid SDK Manager. I used the cmd prompt and ran adb.exe but from there I was lost...
2. I installed Android Commander, however Android Commander was stuck at "loading" and couldn't find my phone (I don't have root access or busybox which are required to run that).
3. I viewed this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940630 but I have two concerns with this. 1 it is from 2012 (I'm sure it's still good though) and 2 is it right for me? I'm looking for a GUI on the PC that I can view my Driod files from.
Basically I've been reading different threads on this site and different sites and I'm just looking for some guidance. I've tried to be as thorough in my posting as possible and hope it is formatted and asked correctly for these forums as it is my first post.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light on this subject matter,
Evolved Cactus
You may want to check out the RAZR community you may find more help... this is the RAZR M but the M does not stand for maxx... these are two separate phones... best of luck
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ezknives said:
You may want to check out the RAZR community you may find more help... this is the RAZR M but the M does not stand for maxx... these are two separate phones... best of luck
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Thanks so much, Sorry I misunderstood the "M". Thanks again, I will change forums!
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I tried using easyroot on my new Droid 2 and couldn't get it to work. App says it rooted successfully and need to reboot. After a reboot, it tries to root all over. Also, I noticed it says "prepping to root moto droid x". I'm assuming this mistake is related. Perhaps easyroot doesn't support droid 2?
Anyone have an easy way for a noob to root? Clear instructions on doing it manually would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Thread moved in Droid 2 General.
currently there is no gui way to root the D2
I thought the current way was easy. Its all just copy and paste.....
There is a one click solution right in these forums under android development for droid 2..
I am too new of a user or I would supply link.. real easy to find though
called Easy 1-2-3 Root, first post in that forum at time of this posting
Hi,
i just picked up a new DX and i want to root it. Ive been reviewing a bunch of threads to get info on how to do it, there are plenty available but im not quite sure since info seem to vary from thread to thread.
I found a thread that may work using One Click Root but i dont see the DX as a supported device.
I found another thread that says their method will work on 2.2.19.A955 AND 2.2.20.A955 but when i look at my device i show System Vers:2.3.15 mb810
Android version 2.2
Im familar with the rooting process, I have an Eris that i rooted and installed many different roms so im not a complete noob.
Saying that, I used up a bunch of points with my wife to get this phone so i want to make sure i dont screw it up.
Can anyone provide any insight on if the above will work or if not do you have a link that you found helpful?
Bah... cant link to the threads mentioned above
This is the method I've used many times. If your comfortable with adb.http://destdroid.com/showthread.php?11-Droid-X-2.2-Root-Manual-Method
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Great, thanks!
worked like a charm
Sorry if this type of post has been answered before but I can't find anything on it. I updated my phone the day the new software came out and it crippled my phone for a day. After that my camera and music player are always crashing or just not working. Soooooo I wanted to know if there was a click root for my DX that's on the new 2.2 Froyo (not leaked version). If you can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. Oh, I don't understand all the acronyms and abbreviations so if you could dumb it down for me that would help too. Thanks!!!
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Like you I have not rooteda device before and really don't want mine toasted either. Not sure what you looked for when you did the search but when I typed in "Droid X One Click Root" I found a lot of links and I think this one does what you want http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782556.
Here you go:
Droid X 1-click root, now updated for 2.2
make sure the moto drivers install correctly first. Double check this in device mangler. I had to locate and install v4.7.1 before they loaded correctly on W7.
One click root worked great for me.
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Cool. I will be rooting on via my Mac instead of Win7.
my link was for windows only.
i met this guy at downtown LA and i paid him to flash my droid to Metro PCS. when he was done, he mentioned this website to me, and told me i can install apps from this site. i'm a noob to DROID 2 and all it's rooting interface. he said, my droid 2 is already rooted. what are the programs that i need to install apps/games/themes? he removed the eye animation when i turn on my droid, and put his name and phone number instead, i hate it. is there a guide that i can rely on?
some Info
-Phone: Droid 2
-OS: Android 2.2
-i got this app Superuser Permissions, i dont know what its for.
-i'm using a Windows PC
any help would be appreciated.
thank you.
pogi_c_gio said:
i met this guy at downtown LA and i paid him to flash my droid to Metro PCS. when he was done, he mentioned this website to me, and told me i can install apps from this site. i'm a noob to DROID 2 and all it's rooting interface. he said, my droid 2 is already rooted. what are the programs that i need to install apps/games/themes? he removed the eye animation when i turn on my droid, and put his name and phone number instead, i hate it. is there a guide that i can rely on? thanks.
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Read read and read some more. It's how I learned everything I know about my D2. You can flash a ROM and most have their own boot animation. Here is a good all-in-one tutorial but I encourage you to browse the website about five times and you should have more than enough knowledge to start hacking your D2 and then some .
Superuser just lets root apps have root permission (called superuser access which is the foundation of Unix based systems and the biggest reason they don't deal with the problems caused by viruses (and of course Microsoft's lack of programming abilities lol).
if you do a market search for root apps and install one superuser will ask you if you want it to have access, but until you have an app that needs root your superuser app won't do anything special.
If you have any questions about stuff on that tutorial just post back here and I can do my best to help you.
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Read read and read some more. It's how I learned everything I know about my D2. You can flash a ROM and most have their own boot animation. Here is a good all-in-one tutorial but I encourage you to browse the website about five times and you should have more than enough knowledge to start hacking your D2 and then some .
Superuser just lets root apps have root permission (called superuser access which is the foundation of Unix based systems and the biggest reason they don't deal with the problems caused by viruses (and of course Microsoft's lack of programming abilities lol).
if you do a market search for root apps and install one superuser will ask you if you want it to have access, but until you have an app that needs root your superuser app won't do anything special.
If you have any questions about stuff on that tutorial just post back here and I can do my best to help you.
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*TEARS OF JOY*
thanks for the warm welcome man. i will take ur advice, and keep reading. i have knowledge about hacking PSPs, so i guess, its the same thing. thanks for the your reply, and i'll definitely ask you if ever i encounter something.
newk8600 i got a big problem. you see, there's a new update for droid 2 to 2.3.. i accidentally enabled it and installed the update. now i lost my MMS/WEB on my droid 2. what should i do man? help.
pogi_c_gio said:
newk8600 i got a big problem. you see, there's a new update for droid 2 to 2.3.. i accidentally enabled it and installed the update. now i lost my MMS/WEB on my droid 2. what should i do man? help.
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*nothing to see her people move along*
pogi_c_gio said:
i met this guy at downtown LA and i paid him to flash my droid to Metro PCS. when he was done, he mentioned this website to me, and told me i can install apps from this site. i'm a noob to DROID 2 and all it's rooting interface. he said, my droid 2 is already rooted. what are the programs that i need to install apps/games/themes? he removed the eye animation when i turn on my droid, and put his name and phone number instead, i hate it. is there a guide that i can rely on?
some Info
-Phone: Droid 2
-OS: Android 2.2
-i got this app Superuser Permissions, i dont know what its for.
-i'm using a Windows PC
any help would be appreciated.
thank you.
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Go to my website and get the DOBoot thingy. You can find a bootanimation.zip or use the one that is currently in there (Andy baseball batting an apple) to change your bootscreen.
www.kimete.com/download.html
ok a little backround i switched from a palm pre 4 months ago so i got myself pretty comfortable with the web os and i got the pre the first day it came out so i actually had to root it this was before all the one touch stuff. but there was always the webos dr to help me out if i screwed up. as far as my shift goes unfortunatly ive updated it so i know im gonna have to wait to root it. But can someone point me in the direction of where i can find info on the process. i am by no means a tech guy but i follow directions well. Ive been reading on adb and sdk and i dont quite understand everything i am reading. is there some things i should put on my pc. any advise or help is appreciated thanks
On tapatalk so to lazy to find links but:
One of the stickies on the dev forum is what exactly you're looking for.
Edit: the stuff below does not work according to another thread
Also someone smarter needs to verify this but I believe you can ruu back to an older version which would enable you to root.
Find the one zip unroot thread, also in the dev section. I believe the op has multiple versions now. Find the oldest version, restore your phone to that version and root using the guide mentioned above.
again, not 100% on that so be careful
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Check the dev forum, you also don't need adb or the sdk to root the phone its just easier to copy and past the commands. As soon as root came out for this phone I put the files in the root of my sdcard and used connectbot to run the commands.
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Phandroid has a pretty simple root guide in the Shift forums if you are still running Froyo (2.2). They basically tell you what to do step by step.
"Rooting" the pre was easy. If you tried to but 2.1 on the Sprint Pre, you had to perform some command line functions. Android tends to play nicer with windows in regard to that area.
They don't have the root process for the update yet. So unfortunately, there's nothing to look for.
Evo SHIFT