I will try to briefly describe the steps I took to get to where I currently to give you an idea of what I tried.
stock
root + 4ever root (R3l3AS3DRoot_Windows_V2.1)
"restore bionic only" option - to upgrade, losing root
OTA Upgrade to .893
root + 4ever root - FAILED
"restore bionic only" option
root + 4ever root - FAILED
pete's moto tools - ROOT FAILED (PetesMotorolaRootTools_v1.07)
pete's moto tools - UNROOT FAILED, cant 'su' of course, trying anything at this point.
What should I do from here?? I want to run .893, rooted. Any other methods I should try?
Code:
********************************************************************************
* *
* dhacker29 and DroidTh3ory Presents: R3L3AS3DRoot for the BIONIC *
* An easier way to Root or Restore your BIONIC on any system Revision *
* This script will give you the option to restore to stock 886 system, *
* root your phone using zergRush, and/or apply 43V3R root *
* *
* A special thanks for the info and files to: *
* http://BriefMobile.com/droid-bionic-recieves-fastboot-recovery-files *
* revolutionary for zergRush https://github.com/revolutionary *
* P3Droid for the 43V3R Root method http://http://www.mydroidworld.com *
* And HUGE thanks to SoulShadow for the procedure!! *
********************************************************************************
*
* PRESS the appropriate number to make your slection and continue
*
* 1. Restore, Root and 43V3R Root a Bionic
* -restores /system to 886 and wipes data and cache
* -roots your phone and installs the 43V3R Root hack
* If you are bootlooping or softbricked you need this option
*
* 2. Root and 43V3RRoot a non-rooted Bionic
* -roots your phone and installs the 43V3R Root hack
* This works with all Bionics (886 and 893 rev).
*
* 3. 43V3RRoot a Rooted Bionic
* This takes a 'rooted' Bionic and installs the 43V3R Root hack
* This works with all Bionics (886 and 893 rev).
*
* 4. Restore Bionic ONLY - No root
* -restores /system, wipes data and cache
* -does NOT root or install 43V3R Root hack
* This works with all Bionics (886 and 893 rev).
* Note that you will still have the same kernel and radio, either .886 or .893
* but your /system partion will be stock .886
*
* 5. Install CheesecakeV2.apk to get the OTA updates
*
* 6. Help - I need more information!
*
* 7. Quit
*
* Type 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 and then press ENTER: 2
********************************************************************************
* *
* DROID BIONIC R3L3AS3D Root and 43V3R Root *
* *
********************************************************************************
*
* and set USB Mode to Charge Only
*
* READY TO ROOT YOUR DROID BIONIC WHEN YOU ARE!
Press any key to continue . . .
"* Running zergRush exploit..."
1406 KB/s (23052 bytes in 0.016s)
[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.
[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.
[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00016118
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings found a way to enter ! 0x18
[+] Overseer found a path ! 0x000161e0
[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings caused crash (good news): 0x40122c5c 0x0074
[*] Researching Metabolic Boost ...
[+] Speedlings on the go ! 0xafd25ac9 0xafd39877
[*] Sending 185 zerglings ...
[-] Bad luck, our rush did not succeed :(
* Wait about 30 seconds for the adb server to restart as root
Press any key to continue . . .
* Installing busybox, su, and SuperUser apk...
remount failed: Operation not permitted
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/xbin/su': Read-only file system
1415 KB/s (754980 bytes in 0.521s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
link failed Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /data: Operation not permitted
* Installing 43V3R Root...
failed to copy 'mount_ext3.sh' to '/system/bin/mount_ext3.sh': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/mount_ext3.sh: Read-only file system
* All done! Your phone should now be 43V3R rooted!
* Why don't you check out Shift[3]R? You're ready to flash it now
********************************************************************************
Press any key to continue . . .
This fixed me this morning.
Look up Bionic Path Saver 1-Click Method
Then look up the runmebbb script and files to pair with the 1 click method or you probably wont retain root.
Thanks, I'll give it a try and see what happens. For anyone else looking for this, I found it at mydroidworld but more specifically on this multiupload dl.
let me know if you have any problems. after about 12 hours of working on mine last night i finally got my bionic back to booting regularly. im not pro but i think i should be able to lend ya a hang.
Find rota893.zip
When on 55893.. root it.. them update to 901 if you want.
BBB
Sleeping is under rated.
I actually ended up following instructions from droid forums for a variation of the 'bionic path saver'. I got up to step 6 or so, but the kin3xt zip I downloaded just wouldn't flash from recovery.
This was when I realized that I needed clockwork mod installed to do this . I've been a little out of the loop on ROM dev here lately, and didn't realize that ability was even possible yet. I found it on the FAQ page, and am now happily rooted and romed up
Thanks for getting me back on my feet !
Related
I was unsuccessful in my search so I am posting my question in this QA forum.
The original thread was in the Revolution Android Development subforum but I am unable to post on that thread as I am a useless noob.
I have a LG Revolution Android version 2.3.4
I followed the directions as posted:
How Do I Root and Install CWM?:
1) Download zip and extract
2) Install drivers if not already installed
3) Click root.bat and watch the magic!!!
I unzipped and was able to update drivers
I was sure to have the USB debugging on (before connecting).
I also set the the USB connection to Internet connection
I clicked root.bat and the following line is repeated almost every other line
'adb' is not recoginized as an internal or external command
At the very end it says:
[*] root complete, enjoy!
[*] Press any key to continue..
When I try to open Titanium backup or Barnacle it says I do not have root
A few other things I'm noticing is that I keep getting usb device not recognized when connecting the phone via usb.
I also noticed a LG software upgrade assistant in my PC tray that I cannot remove.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
With adb not recognized it sounds like you just ran the root.bat without extracting the zip extract the zip to a folder the click on root.bat
Sent from my VS910 4G using xda premium
Yes, I believe I just unzipped the file and clicked the root.bat. Where do I extract the file to?
Thanks for your response.
Doesn't really matter you just need to extract it you can make a new folder and extract to that
Sent from my VS910 4G using xda premium
Beamer, that certainly did the trick.
Confirmed rooted with access to Barnacle and Titanium.
Now I need to figure out the Gingervolt process. Only about 75 more pages to read through.
Lol if you have clockwork mod recovery just download gingervolt put it on your sd card boot into recovery hold power button down and volume down at the same time until you get to the black screen asking to wipe data or something like that hit the power button to confirm this will not wipe your data but will boot into recovery once in recovery use the volume keys to navigate and power button to select then follow all of the directions in the 1st post every step is important.
Sent from my VS910 4G using xda premium
atlsud said:
Beamer, that certainly did the trick.
Confirmed rooted with access to Barnacle and Titanium.
Now I need to figure out the Gingervolt process. Only about 75 more pages to read through.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I appreciate you actually reading instead of instantly asking to be spoon fed!
atlsud said:
I was unsuccessful in my search so I am posting my question in this QA forum.
The original thread was in the Revolution Android Development subforum but I am unable to post on that thread as I am a useless noob.
I have a LG Revolution Android version 2.3.4
I followed the directions as posted:
How Do I Root and Install CWM?:
1) Download zip and extract
2) Install drivers if not already installed
3) Click root.bat and watch the magic!!!
I unzipped and was able to update drivers
I was sure to have the USB debugging on (before connecting).
I also set the the USB connection to Internet connection
I clicked root.bat and the following line is repeated almost every other line
'adb' is not recoginized as an internal or external command
At the very end it says:
[*] root complete, enjoy!
[*] Press any key to continue..
When I try to open Titanium backup or Barnacle it says I do not have root
A few other things I'm noticing is that I keep getting usb device not recognized when connecting the phone via usb.
I also noticed a LG software upgrade assistant in my PC tray that I cannot remove.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
how would one go about downloading
1) Download zip and extract
2) Install drivers if not already installed
3) Click root.bat and watch the magic!!![/I][/B]
AssumedDarkness said:
how would one go about downloading
1) Download zip and extract
2) Install drivers if not already installed
3) Click root.bat and watch the magic!!![/I][/B]
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348557
Follow this post, it's as simple as that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326542&page=54
It's the easiest to understand for me & worked flawlessly.
Ed
please help
AssumedDarkness said:
how would one go about downloading
1) Download zip and extract
2) Install drivers if not already installed
3) Click root.bat and watch the magic!!![/I][/B]
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no im coming up with this and im stuck
Removing Trash and Installing Root Files
rm failed for /system/tmp/su, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/tmp/busybox, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/tmp/Superuser.apk, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, No such file or directory
rmdir failed for /system/tmp, No such file or directory
AssumedDarkness said:
no im coming up with this and im stuck
Removing Trash and Installing Root Files
rm failed for /system/tmp/su, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/tmp/busybox, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/tmp/Superuser.apk, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, No such file or directory
rmdir failed for /system/tmp, No such file or directory
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Copy and paste the whole thing to pastebin and drop a link in here and I will look at it. That small portion could be normal, I would just have to look at the rest to know for sure.
Sent from my VS910 4G using xda premium
I am trying to root my Revolution 2.3.4 ( I am a complete newb)
How will I know it is rooted?
This is what showed up when it was finished:
Rooting the LG Revolution
Tool Built by mtmichaelson
Exploit Built by the Revolutionary Team
Rooting
Press any key to continue . . .
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
Device found
Pushing Zergrush
1279 KB/s (22281 bytes in 0.017s)
Running Zergrush
[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary.
[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.
[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00017118
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings caused crash (good news): 0x40121cd4 0x0054
[*] Researching Metabolic Boost ...
[+] Speedlings on the go ! 0xafd255f1 0xafd39067
[*] Poping 24 more zerglings
[*] Sending 173 zerglings ...
[+] Rush did it ! It's a GG, man !
Removing Trash and Installing Root Files
rm failed for /system/tmp/su, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/tmp/busybox, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/tmp/Superuser.apk, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, No such file or directory
rmdir failed for /system/tmp, No such file or directory
3639 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.006s)
3778 KB/s (828156 bytes in 0.214s)
2550 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.323s)
Removing Trash
Finished Rooting!!!
Press any key to continue . . .
Is that normal?
Is there anything else I need to download on the phone to get rid of bloatware? I am not sure really how to do this.
Thanks!
AprilRevo said:
I am trying to root my Revolution 2.3.4 ( I am a complete newb)
How will I know it is rooted?
This is what showed up when it was finished:
Rooting the LG Revolution
Tool Built by mtmichaelson
Exploit Built by the Revolutionary Team
Rooting
Press any key to continue . . .
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
Device found
Pushing Zergrush
1279 KB/s (22281 bytes in 0.017s)
Running Zergrush
[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary.
[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.
[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00017118
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Trying a new path ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[+] Zerglings caused crash (good news): 0x40121cd4 0x0054
[*] Researching Metabolic Boost ...
[+] Speedlings on the go ! 0xafd255f1 0xafd39067
[*] Poping 24 more zerglings
[*] Sending 173 zerglings ...
[+] Rush did it ! It's a GG, man !
Removing Trash and Installing Root Files
rm failed for /system/tmp/su, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/tmp/busybox, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/tmp/Superuser.apk, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, No such file or directory
rm failed for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, No such file or directory
rmdir failed for /system/tmp, No such file or directory
3639 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.006s)
3778 KB/s (828156 bytes in 0.214s)
2550 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.323s)
Removing Trash
Finished Rooting!!!
Press any key to continue . . .
Is that normal?
Is there anything else I need to download on the phone to get rid of bloatware? I am not sure really how to do this.
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are now rooted, I would install CWM and do a back up before doing anything else though.
Sent from my VS910 4G using xda premium
Do I get CWM from the same file as the root?
If so, I did run the "CWM Recovery" from that file. Is that what you mean?
I also see that I am rooted, I downloaded the titinium backup and was able to uninstall a lot of Verizons app that I never use.
Anything else good to do with a rooted Revo?
Gingervolt it !!!! 2.0 is real good & removes all of the bloat. If you find yourself missing anything from the stock that youo want, get the "Stock app installer" & reload what you want...
\Ed
and i try to unlock uing the megatron....
and i keep getting error..
already tried with 2 comptuers...
[*]
[*] Megatron: LG Optimus 3D/Thrill Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest LG drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
2078 KB/s (564396 bytes in 0.265s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/evil.apk
Success
[*] Owning phone...
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Writing to block device...
4 KB/s (4322 bytes in 1.000s)
[*] Searching block device for string, this may take a minute.
[*] Pushing root tools to device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
1399 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.015s)
2112 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.390s)
[*] Rebooting device again...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Getting root...
cp: cannot create '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
link failed Read-only file system
cp: cannot create '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
[*] Cleaning up...
cp: cannot stat '/data/local/run-as.bak': No such file or directory
su: permission denied
su: permission denied
rm failed for /data/local/run-as.bak, No such file or directory
Success
[*] Rebooting...
error: protocol fault (no status)
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
davidliu21 said:
and i try to unlock uing the megatron....
and i keep getting error..
already tried with 2 comptuers...
[*]
[*] Megatron: LG Optimus 3D/Thrill Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest LG drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
2078 KB/s (564396 bytes in 0.265s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/evil.apk
Success
[*] Owning phone...
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Writing to block device...
4 KB/s (4322 bytes in 1.000s)
[*] Searching block device for string, this may take a minute.
[*] Pushing root tools to device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
1399 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.015s)
2112 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.390s)
[*] Rebooting device again...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Getting root...
cp: cannot create '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
link failed Read-only file system
cp: cannot create '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
[*] Cleaning up...
cp: cannot stat '/data/local/run-as.bak': No such file or directory
su: permission denied
su: permission denied
rm failed for /data/local/run-as.bak, No such file or directory
Success
[*] Rebooting...
error: protocol fault (no status)
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
try this one
that's the one i used....
Try super one click I don't remember how I rooted I can try later maybe I would have to flash it tho
sent from my acidhazard thrill
I rooted m lg thrill with megatron in windows 7. I didnt have any problem. You can try this.
Ok finally ive tried 3 comouters , non of them works all windows 7 and i use a old computer running windows xp. And it works like a charm lol
Sent from my LG-P925 using XDA
I'm glad ya got it working, but it should of worked fine on win7. Ive been on 7 sense it came out and use nothing else.
davidliu21 said:
and i try to unlock uing the megatron....
and i keep getting error..
already tried with 2 comptuers...
[*]
[*] Megatron: LG Optimus 3D/Thrill Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest LG drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
2078 KB/s (564396 bytes in 0.265s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/evil.apk
Success
[*] Owning phone...
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Writing to block device...
4 KB/s (4322 bytes in 1.000s)
[*] Searching block device for string, this may take a minute.
[*] Pushing root tools to device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
1399 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.015s)
2112 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.390s)
[*] Rebooting device again...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Getting root...
cp: cannot create '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
link failed Read-only file system
cp: cannot create '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
[*] Cleaning up...
cp: cannot stat '/data/local/run-as.bak': No such file or directory
su: permission denied
su: permission denied
rm failed for /data/local/run-as.bak, No such file or directory
Success
[*] Rebooting...
error: protocol fault (no status)
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Spent hours and hours spread across many days trying to find out what happened. All you need to do is hard reset your phone and take out Micro SD card. Restart your computer to eliminate any usb driver conflicts (don't really need to do this step but you never know). Then run megatron_windows.
I'm trying to root a new Droid 4 for a friend. I rooted one a month or so ago using Motofail without any trouble. But it's not working for me this time.
I'm running Windows 7 x64.
I installed the latest Motorola drivers.
I connected the phone to USB cable and let it install all the drivers with USB Debugging enabled and with it disabled. I did both in Charge only and Mass Storage.
One thing that is unusual in this situation is that the phone hasn't been activated with Verizon. I'm doing this so my friend can keep using his old phone until I have this one set up. I've done this in the past with several Droid Razrs but the other Droid 4 I rooted was already activated. If you think this is causing the trouble, let me know.
Model Number: DROID4
System Version: 6.13.215.XT894
Android Version: 2.3.6
Build Number: 6.5.1_167_DR4-1_M-215
I get the following in command prompt when attempting to root:
[*]
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, and Droid 4
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest Motorola drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
682 KB/s (501292 bytes in 0.717s)
[*] Owning phone...
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit
[*] Copyright (c) 2012 Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*] Exploit complete.
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
* daemon not running. starting it now *
ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
error: cannot connect to daemon
[*] Attemping persistence...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
error: device not found
[*] Cleaning up...
error: device not found
error: device not found
[*] Rebooting...
error: device not found
error: protocol fault (no status)
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
Can anyone help me? I know you can...
Sounds like your Motorola USB drivers are nonexistent or outdated. I would download the latest USB drivers and try it again. You cannot just go by the drivers Windows 7 downloads, you need to download them from the Motorola website.
---------- Post added at 09:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:43 PM ----------
Here's that link:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-EN/Support-Homepage/Software_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
Thanks for the reply. I downloaded the latest drivers and restarted the computer and now I get this...
[*]
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, and Droid 4
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest Motorola drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
550 KB/s (501292 bytes in 0.889s)
[*] Owning phone...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit
[*] Copyright (c) 2012 Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*] Exploit complete.
[*] Rebooting device...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: protocol fault (no status)
[*] Attemping persistence...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
link failed Read-only file system
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file sy
stem
[*] Cleaning up...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit
[*] Copyright (c) 2012 Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*] Exploit complete.
[*] Rebooting...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: protocol fault (no status)
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
It seems to me to go okay until the phone reboots... at that point the phone trys to activate and I wonder if that's messing up the system. Unless someone has a better solution, I'm going to activate the phone and then try it to see if it will make a difference.
Are you giving the program admin rights?
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I give admin rights by right-clicking on run.bat and selecting Run as administrator? If yes, I've tried that. The problem isn't specific to Droid 4 as I just now tried rooting a Razr with the same results. It's telling me my "adb server is out of date" and then "device not found".
Can any of you guys tell me how to figure out where the problem is and fix it? It's weird because I've rooted 8 Razrs and 1 D4 before without a problem...
Unroot and reroot.
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I was never rooted so how can I unroot?
Also make sure your phone is in charge only mode, and the screen is unlocked and on when the process begins.
Yes my phone was in Charge only with screen unlocked.
Thanks to all who are responding!
Try using the Droid 4 utility instead of just Motofail.
Then, like papi was saying, try running the unroot process to get rid of any trace of the exploit. You may want to boot into fastboot and run a data/cache wipe at this point. Then, run the root option again.
I got it guys!!! I copied five files from the Motofail folder: busybox, motofail, run.bat, su and Superuser.apk to my Android-sdk\platform-tools\ folder. I then ran run.bat as an Adminstrator and everything went off without a hitch. Yay!!!
But please, can someone tell me why it worked. I would really like to use this as a learning experience because I just spent a frustrating 8 hours or so fussing with this.
Thanks guys!
mrbuilder
It could have been that somehow the program couldnt find those files in the previous directory
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Hi all, i was update my droid 3 up to .906. Now i want root my device (never root before), can i use old method like one_click_root?
do a search for motofail. That is the only known method that works for the .906 update.
Failing to Root
I too am attempting to root my Droid 3 for the first time. I tried both motofail from Dan Rosenberg and MotorolaOneClickRoot from Pete Souza. Below is a screen capture of my attempt.
Phone specifics:
Motorola Droid 3 on Verizon Android version 2.3.4 System version 5.7.906.XT862
[*]
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, and Droid 4
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest Motorola drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
cannot stat 'motofail': No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /data/local/motofail: No such file or directory
[*] Owning phone...
/data/local/motofail: not found
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Attemping persistence...
remount failed: Operation not permitted
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
link failed Read-only file system
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file sy
stem
[*] Cleaning up...
/data/local/motofail: not found
rm failed for /data/local/motofail, No such file or directory
[*] Rebooting...
"[*] Exploit complete!"
"[*] Press any key to exit."
Press any key to continue . . .
Thanks in advance,
Bonsai144
Make sure that USB Debugging is selected (under menu->Applications->Development), and also make sure that you select Charge Only mode when you connect to your computer via USB.
For good measure, turn on "Never sleep while charging" or something along those lines. It should be near where you turn of USB Debugging.
linuxgator said:
Make sure that USB Debugging is selected (under menu->Applications->Development), and also make sure that you select Charge Only mode when you connect to your computer via USB.
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LFerryT said:
Hi all, i was update my droid 3 up to .906. Now i want root my device (never root before), can i use old method like one_click_root?
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you can find the sbf,motofail and .906 update all in my thread...link in my sig
You may also be missing drivers for it...
You can download the Moto Device Manager here
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
and this should be able to install the latest, proper drivers. These may not be needed, but it's just one more step in troubleshooting.
Went to root the wife's phone today which has the 905 update on it, tried some of my old methods (pete's, tehRoot) they failed. So then found out the 'new hotness' is motofail. Downloaded that (not sure what version) and it failed as well. Can't seem to find an answer why, here's the output. Yes, Dev is enabled, USB Charging Mode, x64 moto drivers, Unknown Sources checked.
Code:
[*]
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, and Droid 4
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest Motorola drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
push: motofail/Superuser.apk -> /data/local/motofail/Superuser.apk
push: motofail/su -> /data/local/motofail/su
push: motofail/run.bat -> /data/local/motofail/run.bat
push: motofail/motofail -> /data/local/motofail/motofail
push: motofail/busybox -> /data/local/motofail/busybox
push: motofail/AdbWinUsbApi.dll -> /data/local/motofail/AdbWinUsbApi.dll
push: motofail/AdbWinApi.dll -> /data/local/motofail/AdbWinApi.dll
push: motofail/adb.exe -> /data/local/motofail/adb.exe
8 files pushed. 0 files skipped.
2667 KB/s (3972528 bytes in 1.454s)
[*] Owning phone...
/data/local/motofail: permission denied
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Attemping persistence...
remount failed: Operation not permitted
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
link failed Read-only file system
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/xbin/busybox: not found
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file system
[*] Cleaning up...
/data/local/motofail: permission denied
rm failed for /data/local/motofail, Is a directory
[*] Rebooting...
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
Ideas?
Thanks,
Chad
I don't know what to tell you. I used motofail several times on my 905 and had no problems whatsoever.
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Ditto. rooted it first go around after the patch.
Are there different versions of the motofail? Maybe I just have an old one?
Try this one http://www.corusa.com/public/motofail.exe Download to your desktop. Right click downloaded file (run as administrator) follow program prompts. Celebrate your rooted.
Ah That worked! Thanks. I had to go in and manually rm the files in /data/local/motofail and the directory however. Most likely one of the old exploits stuck stuff in there and motofail was unable to overwrite them. Either way. Rooted and Rootkeeper installed.
Thanks,
Chad
Good for you, glad it worked out. :victory: