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Rooting Droid x?

I've been Reading up on the Rooting my New Droid X. Before I try I want to make sure I'm following the correct directions.
Is this what I need to do?
http://alldroid.org/Default.aspx?tabid=40&g=posts&t=493&p=14
or this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=597175
or this?
http://tipsneeded.com/how-to-root-droid-x/
my phone is currently running
Kernel
2.6.32.9-ga42712e
[email protected]#1
Build
VZW
I just want one set of directions that will allow me to get this done. There seem to be different ones, and there not all the same, also many of them are from Jun/July. I dont feel comfortable just testing one after another till I break my phone or Root it.

camero6989 said:
I've been Reading up on the Rooting my New Droid X. Before I try I want to make sure I'm following the correct directions.
Is this what I need to do?
http://alldroid.org/Default.aspx?tabid=40&g=posts&t=493&p=14
or this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=597175
or this?
http://tipsneeded.com/how-to-root-droid-x/
my phone is currently running
Kernel
2.6.32.9-ga42712e
[email protected]#1
Build
VZW
I just want one set of directions that will allow me to get this done. There seem to be different ones, and there not all the same, also many of them are from Jun/July. I dont feel comfortable just testing one after another till I break my phone or Root it.
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Neither.. use z4root. It's faster and you don't need a computer.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/z4root/com.z4mod.z4root
y'welcome!

Thanks that seems to have worked, but I wonder if it worked? I tried removing some of the bloat according to instructions found on droidx.com, but when I try to use the cmd after "su" in abd shell it tells me access denied. It seems to me that if it was rooted I wouldn't have that problem?
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More details
Following Guide found here
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/d...ta-3-ways-super-easy-safe-safe-easy-free.html
What is not working
C:\>SDK\tools\adb shell
$ su
su
Permission denied
$ mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
mount: Operation not permitted
$
Why?
maybe I should not be messing with things I don't fully understand.... but well that how we learn

I've had my Droid X 2.2 for about two months now and had it customized as far as I could unrooted. All the while, I was compiling a list of features that I'd like that required root.
But still, I didn't have the time to go through the process and possibly debug and/or retest all my apps. (I had jailbroken an iPT3 and an iPad earlier this year and remembered the time required to address fallout).
But then yesterday, while reading tweets, I saw z4root mentioned. I immediately got interested, came to this forum and did a little reading.
I said what the heck, root. So I installed z4root from the App Market and 15 minutes later I had root. (It wouldve been 3-5mins but the 1st attempt was blocked by Lookout. Once i killed Lookout, the 2nd attempt was nearly immediate).
I've installed the apps from my "requires root" list and tested all.
Now I know why they say "A rooted Droid X is a happy Droid X".

@ Camero-
Easiest way to verify root is to download a simple droid x root app and see if it works. No need, really, to use adb shell for simple tasks like this. You can program using Terminal Emulator. I just freeze or rename apps using titanium backup pro. Good luck.

Using z4mod will Droid X stay rooted after reboot/battery pull, or do you have to root it again? Also can this root be un done?
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Works for me, I reboot my phone once a day

vudugan said:
Works for me, I reboot my phone once a day
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Do you have Clockwork Recovery Mod installed (icon showing in the apps folder) and if so when you reboot your phone does it just boot up or does it boot in Recovery mode?
On my short lived D2G every time I turned it on I it would show the moto boot logo then launch Boot Strap Recovery, if I rebooted same thing. I just don't wan to turn it on and then have to reboot just to get past the bootstrap recovery unless I choose to invoke it.

Just used that app on my buddies droid x and confirmed it worked.

[Gingerbread Root] Pete's Motorola Root Tools

This does not work with Droid X System Version .621.
(Information on this post was taken from Pete's website: http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/)
NOTE: If you were rooted on the original OTA and took the update to .602 and lost root, read the 'Droid X' notes under the how-to.
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How to: One Click Root for Windows 7/Vista
1. Your phone must be connected via USB data cable to your computer and be recognized.
2. If your phone is connected, but not recognized, you may need to install one of these software drivers:
-Windows universal 32-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
-Windows universal 64-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
3. Download this one-click root package: PetesMotorolaRootTools_v1.08.zip
4. Extract the contents of the one-click root package to a new folder on your computer.
5. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your device. This should be under Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging.
6. From the new folder on your computer, double-click on Pete's_Motrola_Root_Tools.exe to begin the root process.
7. Click 'Root My Phone'.
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Droid X Note:
Droid X Notes
Your phone may need to be in either charging mode or PC mode or you may need to toggle it a number of times for the device to recognized correctly.
If you are trying to root from the OTA Gingerbread update and you were previously rooted, you will probably experience problems with this root method because of the pre-existence of busybox and superuser.apk. For that reason, you may need to attempt both the script method (for Windows XP users) and program executable method (Windows Vista/7 users). If you are still having problems, please follow these instructions:
Open a Command Prompt in the folder where you extracted the one-click root package (see instructions for rooting). If you are using Windows 7, you can just use Shift+Right-Click on the folder you extracted the package and choose to "Open a command prompt here". For other operating systems or versions of Windows, you may require some DOS experience or need to Google how to change directories.
In the command prompt, type the following command:
adb shell
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If you receive any kind of error, then you may not be in the folder where you extracted ADB.exe or you may need to reboot your computer, your phone, or check the connection. You should receive an ADB prompt ending with either a # or a $.
If the line ends with a $, then run the one-click exploit for Windows XP (even if you have Windows Vista or 7) and only complete step 1.
When you have adb shell ending with a #, type the following commands:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
rm /system/bin/su
rm /system/xbin/su
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Ignore any messages that warn you about the file not being found/missing. We're removing old copies of su/superuser which are causing this one-click root method to fail.
(credit: KevlarGibs)
Additionally, during the parts of the one-click root that reboot your phone, your phone will most likely reboot into recovery instead of into the standard Android lock screen. If this is the case, simply unplug the cable and reboot the phone manually. When you are finished rebooting, plug the phone back in again. Some people have had to reboot their PC too.
Finally, some users have mentioned that the root isn't taking affect right away for all apps. Eventually, after several reboots, the phone finally takes root. We're not sure why this is (I don't have a Droid X -- I'm just re-posting this information for brevity).
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Please try the Windows Vista/7 method first! It will work better for most Windows XP users.
Only use this method if the other has not worked yet.
http://www.mediafire.com/?pj5lk8u2s0zhqo8
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Nothing you see here is my work. All credit goes to Pete and everyone he's credited. I simply created this thread on XDA using Pete's information.

Reserved for future information.

Awesome
Great tool, thanks so much!

Confirmed OTA
Works fine!!!

Awesome! Works perfectly!

Nice, I may give it a go (may sbf to 602 for a clean start)
D.

I SBF'd to .602 on my DX and the root was successful but I can't get my phone to boot into CWM Recovery. I tried following the special DX instructions but can't get the ADB Shell to show anything but a $.
Whats next for me to try to get this working?

Hi I'm trying to unroot my x2 and it keeps saying Error: you are missing adb.exe, which was packaged with this program. The adb.exe is in the same folder as all of the other files i extracted to my restore folder. Any ideas?

I will try this at thanksgiving for my dad's X
It was rooted froyo and got the ota GB and wont root. Hopefully this works

choonami said:
I SBF'd to .602 on my DX and the root was successful but I can't get my phone to boot into CWM Recovery. I tried following the special DX instructions but can't get the ADB Shell to show anything but a $.
Whats next for me to try to get this working?
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Your preinstall is full. With Root Explorer go to preinstall/app/ and delete something (NFS). Reflash Clockwork mod. Then try again.
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I have just updated from 602 to 605 ota official.
Did run the process as guided above, but nothing seemed to happen on my droidX, and I cant see any super user. and did try to instal CWM to my device, its said the device has not rooted.
Any one got the same issue?

Greatdane said:
I have just updated from 602 to 605 ota official.
Did run the process as guided above, but nothing seemed to happen on my droidX, and I cant see any super user. and did try to instal CWM to my device, its said the device has not rooted.
Any one got the same issue?
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Were you previously rooted on .602? If so, you may need to follow the Droid X notes.
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This worked perfectly on my Droid X....thanks for making it so easy!!

Finally worked up the cajones to use Pete's Tools and rooted my DX. *whew*
Doing a complete TiBu right now. Couple quick questions.......
1. Is CWM installed? If so, how does one access. If not, ROM Manager perhaps?
2. Renamed blurupdater_VZW.apk to .bak to block updates
3. Any "landmines" I should NOT uninstall?
Sorry if I sound noobish but this is my only phone number and am proceeding cautiously.
Thanks

skeeterpro said:
Finally worked up the cajones to use Pete's Tools and rooted my DX. *whew*
Doing a complete TiBu right now. Couple quick questions.......
1. Is CWM installed? If so, how does one access. If not, ROM Manager perhaps?
2. Renamed blurupdater_VZW.apk to .bak to block updates
3. Any "landmines" I should NOT uninstall?
Sorry if I sound noobish but this is my only phone number and am proceeding cautiously.
Thanks
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First of all, let me reassure you that anything you do to your phone can be reversed with a simple SBF. ^_^
Install ClockworkMod Recovery through Droid 2 Bootstrapper, then use ROM Manager to update it to the latest version.
There is plenty of things that you can remove that will cause issues =P It's pretty much trial and error, there are lists you can look up that will tell you what can and can't be removed, but regardless, always make a backup in CWM.
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Thanks again.
Droid 2 Bootstrapper via Android Market will do it, one presumes?

skeeterpro said:
Thanks again.
Droid 2 Bootstrapper via Android Market will do it, one presumes?
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You are correct.
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I amaze myself sometimes. lol
Has anyone flashed working CWM via ROM Manager?
Can't say I have interest in flashing ROMs. Just want CWM for nandroid system backups actually.

STRANGE!
DroidX, 2.3.3, original Moto ROM, LauncherPro+
First time I did Pete's it worked perfectly.
After .605 OTA it had a problem, so I re-Peted.
Each time Pete tried to reboot the phone, I had to pull the battery. Eventually, the process finished and I had a rooted Droid. It's fast, stable, has fine battery life. TitaniumPro, QuickBoot, and other root-only tools work properly. Various things ask for Superuser permission, and I give it, and they work properly.
But the SUPERUSER app has disappeared. When I go to Market, it says "Installed". It doesn't appear on my app list, and was never frozen. It's there, but invisible.
Everything else works, so should I just leave it alone?

noguru said:
DroidX, 2.3.3, original Moto ROM, LauncherPro+
First time I did Pete's it worked perfectly.
After .605 OTA it had a problem, so I re-Peted.
Each time Pete tried to reboot the phone, I had to pull the battery. Eventually, the process finished and I had a rooted Droid. It's fast, stable, has fine battery life. TitaniumPro, QuickBoot, and other root-only tools work properly. Various things ask for Superuser permission, and I give it, and they work properly.
But the SUPERUSER app has disappeared. When I go to Market, it says "Installed". It doesn't appear on my app list, and was never frozen. It's there, but invisible.
Everything else works, so should I just leave it alone?
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You should be able to find Superuser by using the search key. It's not really important to have, it just manages the superuser permissions. I think of it as a background app.
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[Q] rooting droid 2 a955 v 4.5.601

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer. I'm a newbie to the Droid 2, which I'll be using on Page Plus system, and I'd like to root it so I can manage data use.
Here’s what I’m running:
android version: 2.3.3
system version: 4.5.601
From what I can discern, these are the things I need to do (I've done a lot of research but am not finding any clear up-to-date instructions). Any feedback would be much appreciated.
First step: disabling the auto system-updater:
The dreaded 4.5.629 is lurking and wants to install itself, and I know at some point (either first, or after I root) I need to install an update blocker. Is this the one I want to use (OTA RootKeeper), or is there something better?
Second step: rooting
Steps to Root (this was pulled from some instructions from 2010 so I'm not sure if there's a better way available now).
1. Download the Motorola Droid 2 root pack that corresponds to your Android version. Here are the links: Froyo 2.2 / Gingerbread 2.3 (PetesMotorolaTool) . Save on your PC. [the link to Pete’s Motorola tool is dead, and I’m not sure where the best (virus-free) download site is]
2. Make sure that you have the Motorola Droid 2 drivers installed on your system. Here are the links: 32-bit download/ 64-bit download.
3. create backups of all the video, music, photos, documents and of all the other important files stored on your Droid 2. This needs to be done in case the data gets corrupted or lost during the root.
4. you can choose to save the APN and MMS Settings in case something goes wrong after rooting the phone and you won’t be able to browse the web. [I’m not sure what this means, or how to do it]
5. charge the phone’s battery until it is over 75% so that it won’t discharge while you’re applying the steps in the tutorial.
6. disable or uninstall all the firewalls, antivirus and antimalware apps from your device so that it won’t block the rooting process.
7. enable the USB debugging mode. It can be found on your phone’s Settings menu, Applications and then open Development.
How to root the Motorola Droid 2 running Gingerbread 2.3:
1. Since you’ve already downloaded the rooting package, before getting to the tutorial guide, you can go ahead and extract its contents on your PC.
2. Connect your Droid 2 to your computer via USB cable.
3. Now launch the ‘Pete’s Motorola Tool’ and click the file named ‘Root My Phone’ to begin rooting your phone.
4. Your phone will reboot and when the home screen loads it will feature a rooted Gingerbread 2.3 installation.

I'll post a new link to Pete's Root tools in my list
but superoneclick should work
to block updates you needed to be rooted, then
with a root browser or file manager with root access
Rename /system/app/BlurUpdater_VZW.apk to BlurUpdater_VZW.apk.bak.
Rename /system/app/BlurUpdater_VZW.odex to BlurUpdater_VZW.odex.bak.
my list sd_shadow's [Collection] of Links: FAQs, Guides, Rooting, SBFs, ROMs... - Google Docs
also the update for D2 is 2.3.4/4.5.621 which can be rooted now with magic md5
edit:
Pete's Root Tools link http://www.mediafire.com/?y8okgmfs439iayf

the best method to root kindle

i earned a job in a store that consist of rooting kindle firesecond generation and the hd 7" and 8.9" tablets (all kindle fire tablets) and i dont know which of all is the most secure and efficient method i could use to dont make anything bad !!!!

persano said:
i earned a job in a store that consist of rooting kindle firesecond generation and the hd 7" and 8.9" tablets (all kindle fire tablets) and i dont know which of all is the most secure and efficient method i could use to dont make anything bad !!!!
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Read these ones carefully
<KFHD 7">
7.2.1/7.2.2
use Qemu tools
7.2.3
use Root Many Android And then Qemu tools
Root many Android works but sometimes the device becomes slower and choppy, Using Qemu next fixes this!
7.3.0
Use Root Many Android only
<KFHD 8.9">
All version 8.1.4 through 8.3.0
The root method hasn't changed because the bug in ics that allowed root was never fixed
Use root many android
<KF2>
As i understand it versions 10.2.4 through 10.3.0 are all rooted using this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075959 (Read it carefully but basically you use Root Many Android then Qemu )
Normally i would tell you to use KFFirstAide to root everything, But since it's still in beta and you can't afford to make a mistake here, well... Don't!
Also give me some time i'll try to refine this post a bit, Make it easier for you.
And good luck with your new job :good:

Hmmm...
You may have to restore the devices first. After my first update(7.3.0), none of those methods worked anymore and I was getting a read-only error(Permission denied). The only way to root was to restore first. But because I couldn't access /data/ all my app data was wiped as I couldn't find a way to backup without root access. After the restore though both methods worked. I hope you don't have to root any device with the same problem I had. For me the choice was either root and loose my app data or not root, not be able to install custom recovery or custom launchers and keep my app data.

Easy guide to root your tablet and keep your warranty

I must write this guide because I spent yesterday 6 hours of doing all of following steps (together with 2 useless firmware flashes and other worthless stuff). Why? Because it was really complicated for someone who is not really familiar with all the names, definitions etc. I just wanted to have my tablet rooted, keep my warranty and use my external SD card without limitations. It is not easy but it is DIFFICULT to find these few steps on XDA forum in tens of topics with many information posts and garbage around.
Important thing is that you can do these steps WITHOUT loosing any data! (Which I lost yesterday because of my lacking information.)
Here we go (written without tablet around, so some things can be generalised):
I did it on Z2 Tablet 511, firmware .402 (no need to downgrade as I did at the beginning...)
1. Open up your device’s “Settings”. Now scroll to the bottom and tap “About phone” or “About tablet”. At the “About” screen, scroll to the bottom and tap on “Build number” seven times. Make sure you tap seven times. You will then see a notice that you are now a developer.
2. Now you should have Developer options in the System settings. Go there, enable USB debugging.
3. Again in Settings go to Security options and allow installations from Uknown source.
4. Download Easy Root v5 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53448680 (guide is there also)
5. Download Backup TA v9.11 here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598 (optional for backing up your system info if you will later unlock your phone, install new ROMs etc. But if you need just root, it is not necessary. But it is recommended so you can be sure that you can get your tablet to the default status when it was bought and you can make a complaint in case something else will break down.)
6. Connect your tablet to your pc normally. Just have your tablet switched on and use USB cabel. Let it install all drivers.
7. Run Easy Root v5 (install.bat) and your tablet will be rooted in few seconds
8. For TA backup run Backup-TA.bat. Follow instructions and save your TA files. It will be created in the folder from which you run the applications. It is compressed in one file. Save it somewhere and keep it!
9. Reboot
10. If you want to use external card without limitations, install SD fix https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
For common users who want to install apps which need root and do not want to install custom ROMs or do another tricky stuff this process is enough. Enjoy your tablet now .
There can be maybe some problems with drivers. Then you can try install PC Companion which should install everything for you. http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/tools/pc-companion/
Another thing from @stress40 who had also problems rooting the tablet:
1) I used easy root tool (on windows with Android SDK installed, ADB drivers etc)
2) extract easyroot v5 onto desktop (keeping extracted files together in a folder)
3) download towelroot.apk and put in Files folder of towelroot
4) reboot phone then plug in phone and double kick install.bat (so you get the ADB message on phone) and most importantly DON'T LET YOUR*PHONE*SCREEN*TURN*OFF (mine did so was stuck at waiting for phone but as soon as I turned it on it was fine) I was rooted in a few minutes after double clicking install.bat.

Good job, beats people having 3 tabs open trying to dissect which steps they should be following and then trying to piece together the timeline of events with other people screaming "read and search"
Sorry you lost data though, have you tried out Sony's backup app that for me was embedded in "tools" folder in app drawer? I hadn't noticed it for a while.

GandalfTehGray said:
Good job, beats people having 3 tabs open trying to dissect which steps they should be following and then trying to piece together the timeline of events with other people screaming "read and search"
Sorry you lost data though, have you tried out Sony's backup app that for me was embedded in "tools" folder in app drawer? I hadn't noticed it for a while.
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Not a big issue for me at this time. I just had to reinstall everything but data etc. are on cloud plus I have titanium backup just it was not used . For me tablet must be ready for summer when I will be off home. Now it's ok.
And yeah, there are like 8 topics with 49 pages in 5 subforums and then try and go through it. I don't know why there was no simple guide like this before. Only updated long ago created topics in first post plus other mess around in tens of threads.

Good guide for those who want to root it; and exactly the steps I followed, so I can confirm (again) that this method works like a charm.:good:

Thanks worked great for me installed supersu from the play store and all working great nice to see a clear tutorial . Would be good if development jumped up on this fantastic device
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Thanks a lot for this compilation of all the relevant steps!
It makes things really easy as there is no more need for searching hundreds of postings
Would it be possible, to also have an "easy guide" for noobs, explaining how to go back to a stock unrooted tablet (in case you should need to send it in for warranty reasons)?
Thanks again!

deb10042 said:
Thanks a lot for this compilation of all the relevant steps!
It makes things really easy as there is no more need for searching hundreds of postings
Would it be possible, to also have an "easy guide" for noobs, explaining how to go back to a stock unrooted tablet (in case you should need to send it in for warranty reasons)?
Thanks again!
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There's really no need for that. As you will be sending your device back just use PC Companion to install the latest Sony rom. This will automagically do what you want.
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guhvanoh said:
There's really no need for that. As you will be sending your device back just use PC Companion to install the latest Sony rom. This will automagically do what you want.
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Well, seems that was the "easy guide" :fingers-crossed: Thanks!
In several other threads, I read about the need of the so called dualrecovery, which is not part of the above guide.
Is it optional or should I go for it?
btw.: my SGP512 is now rooted and the guide helped me very much! :good:

deb10042 said:
Well, seems that was the "easy guide" :fingers-crossed: Thanks!
In several other threads, I read about the need of the so called dualrecovery, which is not part of the above guide.
Is it optional or should I go for it?
btw.: my SGP512 is now rooted and the guide helped me very much! :good:
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A recovery makes it easy to 'flash' kernels, roms etc that come in zip files as well as make a nandroid backup. If you see yourself doing this, then yes install a recovery system. As a whole, it doesn't hurt to have one installed.
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guhvanoh said:
A recovery makes it easy to 'flash' kernels, roms etc that come in zip files as well as make a nandroid backup. If you see yourself doing this, then yes install a recovery system. As a whole, it doesn't hurt to have one installed.
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I wanted to have "root" but do not intend to flash any other ROM, therefore, I will leave this part away from my tablet
Thanks for helping!

permission denied
Hey, thanks for a great guide!
All steps went smoothly and for the most part my Tablet Z2 now appears to be rooted.
For instance MyBackup Pro, Tasker, Secure Settings, App Quarantine all work.
However, there are some apps that have issues and they complain about permission denied in /system folder.
Apps are
BusyBox (unable to install binaries),
SuperSU (I was able to install it from Play Store, but as soon as I start it it tries to update to latest version, which fails)
AdAway (fails to apply hosts file)
Any ideas?

Your /system folder is not mounted with r/w permissions.

How do I do that?
I tried this app: Mount /system (rw / ro)
But it did not help
Is the only solution to install a custom recovery? Would be nice to avoid a full wipe if possible.
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Your device is not properly rooted.
Please re-root.
All other attemps only lead to problems.
Perhaps you try the XZDualRecovery (rooting is included in the installation procedure), worked like a charm here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794175

Ok, so you are saying that the method mentioned in the first post in this thread is not the proper way to do it?
The thread you are referring to, the method mentioned there will result in a full wipe, if I understand it correctly?

cewan said:
Ok, so you are saying that the method mentioned in the first post in this thread is not the proper way to do it?
The thread you are referring to, the method mentioned there will result in a full wipe, if I understand it correctly?
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When I updated my Z2 fone to the 314 rom, I needed to reroot. My /system couldn't be mounted rw. I tried multiple ways to remount it rw and none worked. Installing XZDualRecovery solved my problem. No wipe was necessary, nor was one performed. No data was lost either.
HTH
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guhvanoh said:
When I updated my Z2 fone to the 314 rom, I needed to reroot. My /system couldn't be mounted rw. I tried multiple ways to remount it rw and none worked. Installing XZDualRecovery solved my problem. No wipe was necessary, nor was one performed. No data was lost either.
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That is good news! I will try it
I suggest that the author of this thread should add to the description that full rooting will not be possible for the 314 firmware version.

Thanks for your guide. So I don't need to unlock the bootloader? Are there any advantages of having an unlocked bootloader, if I gain root using your guide?

woggly4 said:
Thanks for your guide. So I don't need to unlock the bootloader? Are there any advantages of having an unlocked bootloader, if I gain root using your guide?
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Unlocking your boot loader is only needed off you're going to flash non-stock roms like CM or kernels that require it. If you only need root, there's no need to unlock your bootloader.
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cewan said:
That is good news! I will try it
I suggest that the author of this thread should add to the description that full rooting will not be possible for the 314 firmware version.
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No need. The solution to your problem is to install superuser first and then run the latest version of the easyroot tool. It will root your tablet fully, no need for dual recovery unless that's something you want