Database Develop

Failure of Pete's root on XT860 (Milestone 3)

Pete's root tool is said to have worked on the xt860 (hxxp://androidforums.com/milestone-3-all-things-root/425846-milestone-3-xt860-root-recovery.html) in the past.
It's failed in my case, running the script (v7d) on OS X, on XT860 with the update installed (so 5.2.476.XT860.BellMobility.en.CA):
* Running exploit [part 2 of 3]...
failed on '/data/local.prop' - Permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
cannot create /data/local.prop: permission denied
I have added -xv to the shebang and the script line that fails is:
$adb shell mv /data/local.prop /data/local.prop.bak

(I'm not an android expert but I know my way around linux and OSX.)
I did some debugging using bashdb and adb. In the original exploit (hxxp://vulnfactory.org/blog/2011/08/25/rooting-the-droid-3/) the system would
chown mot_tcmd shell /data/local/12m
during startup and so the script would symlink /data/local/12m to /data causing the system to set favorable permissions on /data. It seems that this is not happening on my device. I also modified the script to see if /data/local/tmp was being chown'd on startup and it also failed.
Possibly this exploit is no longer valid on XT860 with the update installed.

Have you tried zergrush?
Sent from my XT860 using xda premium

The Droid 4 exploit should work http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/

Try zergrush?
Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Sent from my XT860

LaZiODROID said:
Try zergrush?
Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Sent from my XT860
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would recommend zergrush. Works on 2.3.6 bell xt860. Its what I use.
Sent from my XT860 using xda premium

Pete's can't root Bell 2.3.6, zerg/super one click 2.3.3 work OK.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

leobg said:
Pete's can't root Bell 2.3.6, zerg/super one click 2.3.3 work OK.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Indeed, the exploit that was used originally was patched with updates so Pete's doesn't work with updated d3's. Once you get it rooted you could try installing OTA Rootkeeper so you will hopefully keep root after any future over-the-air upgrades

sbwoodside: Confirmed - I just successfully rooted my XT860 (running stock bell 2.3.6) using SuperOneClick 2.3.3 on auto (it selected the zergrush exploit automatically). Try it out

Thanks everyone, I was able to root using zergRush with the Mac OS shell script. Yummy.

[Q] Corrupt SU....

My wife did the OTA upgrade to ICS 4.04 and just mentioned that "root" was no longer working. I checked and she no longer had root access. I tried to root again but it failed. So I was going to manually unroot via ADB(I had to do something similiar for my friends RAZR) when I notied an issue with su. It appears to be corrupt which prevents me from remounting the system as RW. Here is an example of my issue:
C:\>adb shell
[email protected]_maserati:/ $ su
su
/system/bin/sh: su: I/O error
1|[email protected]_maserati:/ $
Any help would be greatly appreicated.

jlucarel said:
My wife did the OTA upgrade to ICS 4.04 and just mentioned that "root" was no longer working. I checked and she no longer had root access. I tried to root again but it failed. So I was going to manually unroot via ADB(I had to do something similiar for my friends RAZR) when I notied an issue with su. It appears to be corrupt which prevents me from remounting the system as RW. Here is an example of my issue:
C:\>adb shell
[email protected]_maserati:/ $ su
su
/system/bin/sh: su: I/O error
1|[email protected]_maserati:/ $
Any help would be greatly appreicated.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would try using the Droid 4 Utility ICS Only and use the Restore Droid 4 Save Data option. If that does not work, use the Restore Droid 4 Erase Data. If you have to go with erase data, make sure you backup anything you don't want to lose first. That should get rid of SU and then you can just re-root using the same utility.
Sent from my Droid 4

kwyrt said:
I would try using the Droid 4 Utility ICS Only and use the Restore Droid 4 Save Data option. If that does not work, use the Restore Droid 4 Erase Data. If you have to go with erase data, make sure you backup anything you don't want to lose first. That should get rid of SU and then you can just re-root using the same utility.
Sent from my Droid 4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That did it without erasing it. Thanks!!!! :victory:

finally got rooted on jb only took me 11 days

guys I finally have been able to root mu atrix hd on jb . this is what worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35905543#post35905543

Did you have partial root previously? If you didn't, a new thread was warranted. If you had partial root, why create a new thread?

After I upgraded ota to jb. Su ceased to work entirely the binary would not update. and all root apps were no longer working. i did have a su-backup but was getting nowhere in my attempts to use the app. i was only able to invoke a root prompt. i looked all over the internet not just the xda forums. i tried mattigriffs root restore. i typed into a command prompt for several hours each day.. all i ever got was a root prompt in adb shell. no prompt on the phone emulator. this is the only page that has worked for me. i noticed right away that the code was written differently than any other that i tried. also the su used is different(it is described as wide open) any way because of this i felt that others who were /are in the same boat. no root. may be able to get root back. I hope that answers your question. have a great day! .

Simple yes or no would have worked. I was hoping that by chance someone was stating that they didn't have root previously and were able to obtain root using this method.

Someone tested if it works on 4.1.1 official without prior recovery Boodoo ota?
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

ashraf sharif said:
After I upgraded ota to jb. Su ceased to work entirely the binary would not update. and all root apps were no longer working. i did have a su-backup but was getting nowhere in my attempts to use the app.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats what happened to me as well

Would this work if i havent rooted my device prior tho official jb update
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

My question too any idea
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

sickkside13 said:
Would this work if i havent rooted my device prior tho official jb update
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If I wasn't at work I would try it.

Lol me 2. I bought the phone online but it already came with jb i didnt knew the bootloader was locked .
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

I think what that is fake
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

i am no expert. and from my reading the forums. the consensus is that if you lost root after the upgrade then you have a chance of regaining it. this method was not meant as a root for atrix hd. but it worked for me. one thing that helps is the abilithy to invoke a root prompt in adb shell. i had a su-backup in /system/usr/we-need-root. ,/su-backup; su i was able to achieve shell root only until today. the the commands used are not identical to the ones i have tried for the past 11 days and the su used is described as 'wide open' whatever that means. Another thing i noticed was that the instructions said to download the su from the play store and update the binary while still in adb shell. , instead of rebooting. when i did this the binary finally gained root.I tried alot of methods none worked except for this one.i was not expecting this to work but it did. I dont know why. all i know is it worked for me. if you choose to try this . best of luck and i sincerely hope it works for you too.

This is gonna sound dumb but, how do I "log in to ADB" (Step 2)? I got the same problem u had and am trying to figure this method out.
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

i got the shell prompt working with these commands found on this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911261
Code:
adb shell:
$ cd /system/usr/we-need-root
$./su-backup; su (that is a semicolon immediately after the ./su-backup)
# mount -o remount,rw /system
(do what needs to be done)
#exit
... su-backup must have permissions as such: (get permissions by typing this into adb shell: ls -l /system/usr/we-need-root ) If you get an error, than this specifically won't work for you.
Code:
Required su-backup permissions for manual root restore
$ ls -l /system/usr/we-need-root/su-backup
-rwsr-sr-x root ... basically, if you can find a su-backup with proper permissions (and cannot restore root with voodoo or supersu), you can manually use that to repair your root access configuration. Maybe this is well known... but to those who don't this could be useful.
Thanks

Man, I cannot figure this out for some reason.
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

logging in to adb
cmdru1980 said:
This is gonna sound dumb but, how do I "log in to ADB" (Step 2)? I got the same problem u had and am trying to figure this method out.
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
download java developement kit and android sdk
the sdk has a section called tools where you will find fastboot and adb unzip the files and install the drivers.your first cmd will be cd or'change directory" to wherever the adb folder is. then type adb shell. this should restart the daemon. good luck

This is what I get.
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

Thank you, Ashraf! I think I got it. I really appreciate it!
Sent from my MB886 using xda premium

I am confused
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app

adolfo778 said:
I am confused
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I'm confused now as well. If the people here did not have partial root to begin with and were running stock Jelly Bean firmware and then went through these steps to get root access, this needs to be made more clear. If these are users that already had root access from a previous attempt but temporarily lost it during the upgrade process, that should be clarified and merged over into another thread and perhaps edited into the first post.

Samba server JB root fail

Hi, when I want to install a samba server, I have an error all the time. I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS liveCD 32bit. What can I do?
[email protected]:~$ mkdir /tmp/share
[email protected]:~$ sudo apt-get install samba
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
samba : Depends: samba-common (= 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2) but 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3 is to be installed
Depends: libwbclient0 (= 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2) but 2:3.6.3-2ubuntu2.3 is to be installed
Recommends: tdb-tools but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app

I ran into that issue but I figured out that the live CD doesn't boot with wifi by default so I ended face palming myself . lol but if your wifi is on try the live usb option.

Try rebooting system and I used Ubuntu 12.10 but I actually had it already installed but try it again with with a wired connection as yesterday I keep getting similar errors til I connected via wired. Also I copy and paste every command instead of typing it my self to avoid mistakes
ATRIX HD running BATAKANG 1.10

Ok I tried with a wired connection and I got the same error I am goin to try with a usb stick with ubuntu 12.04 lts and 12.10

Ok It work with ubuntu 12.10 usbstick but what I have to do to keep the root because I used voodoo OTA RootKeeper v2 and when I reboot and restore root with it I doesnt work root cheker say that i dont have proper root access. What to do to keep root

voodoo ota root keeper isnt responding after I restore root

http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-2111
Is that the latest version from Ubuntu? If it is, I hope they at least patched it for you.

Did u downloaded from the play store and if the root checker doesn't detect it reboot ; but make sure you back up root . Reboot and then install safestrap 3 (its somewhere in this forums its not hard to find )and then once u reboot phone again it should boot into a recovery screen right after Motorola logo you can continue and then check for root .
ATRIX HD running BATAKANG 1.10

LeGenDz R3DeaDz said:
Ok It work with ubuntu 12.10 usbstick but what I have to do to keep the root because I used voodoo OTA RootKeeper v2 and when I reboot and restore root with it I doesnt work root cheker say that i dont have proper root access. What to do to keep root
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
After you get root open superuser app and update binary
Sent from my MotoAHD Maxx

I don't see any update button in the app
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app

It should prompt you with an update window
ATRIX HD running BATAKANG 1.10

LeGenDz R3DeaDz said:
I don't see any update button in the app
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You tap the binary version on the very left screen and it'll pop up with a window to update.
Sent from my MotoAHD Maxx

Thank you
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app

OTA Update! SW Version: 98.72.18-8

Hi, everybody!
Several days ago i've got OTA update from VERIZON. You can download it from attach.
Changelog from official Motorola site
I agreed and installed this update. After it i had 98.72.18-8 SW version.
So, i have had the trouble: i couldn't got root rights by Dan Rosenberg exploit - Motorola fixed the way, we had root on previous JB 98.72.18 and 98.72.18-2 !
After analysing install-script file from OTA update and thinking around it i decided to downgrade with RSDLite to 98.72.18 and do some manipulations with SU binary:
Start point: 98.72.18-2 installed, rooted
Code:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
sleep 5
adb shell su -c "mount -o remount,rw /system"
adb shell su -c "cd /system/bin/ && mv run-as run-as2 && mv /system/xbin/su run-as" #because of script do chmod on this file
adb reboot recovery
#turn on Sideload manually in recovery
adb sideload Blur_Version.98.72.182.XT894.Verizon.en.US.zip
sleep 400
adb kill-server
adb start-serversleep 5
adb shell run-as -c "mount -o remount,rw /system" #i used RUN-AS instead SU =)
adb shell run-as -c "cd /system/bin/ && mv run-as /system/xbin/su && mv run-as2 run-as"
adb shell su -c "chmod 6755 /system/bin/su"
this way gave me root rights for adb Shell, but applications still not getting root.
Any ideas, how to fix?))
Sorry for mistakes, i've tryed to avoid it)

way to fix
So, i fixed it!
1. At the start, we have 98.72.182 system, rooted by Dan Rosenberg exploit
2. Installing Safestrap recovery
3. Downloading on sdcard-ext latest SuperSU
4. Under Safestrap, installing UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.89.zip
5. Reboot to stock Android, bying SuperSu pro key, installing
6. Going to settings, and uncheck Screen block (set NONE)
7. Going to Superuser -> settings, install checkboxes: Survival mode, Enable su during boot, Trust system user
8. Reboot to the stock recovery, installing OTA update
9. Booting to OS.... (After booting you can return screen block )
10. Enjoy!

Orrrrrrrr update su binaries and back up root with voodoo. Temp disable root install update then voodoo. Restore root and enjoy... now I can only say because this is what worked for me without all the extra hoopla
Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk

rruleford said:
Orrrrrrrr update su binaries and back up root with voodoo. Temp disable root install update then voodoo. Restore root and enjoy... now I can only say because this is what worked for me without all the extra hoopla
Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can take a video with Vodoo, which will fail with restoring root.
Before posting, i've tryed voodo ota keeper, and ota keeper function in another superuser software)

Thanks for the heads up on the update breaking root. I'll have to wipe my phone and start fresh before I do the update......unless I go kitkat.
Update.....
I tried voodoo and the OTA would not come through for me. It looks like the update will be more complicated than it's worth so the kitkat rom's will be in my near future.

Voodooo worked for me on latest O.T.A
karlsdroids said:
Thanks for the heads up on the update breaking root. I'll have to wipe my phone and start fresh before I do the update......unless I go kitkat
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Voodooo worked for me on latest O.T.A

rruleford said:
Orrrrrrrr update su binaries and back up root with voodoo. Temp disable root install update then voodoo. Restore root and enjoy... now I can only say because this is what worked for me without all the extra hoopla
Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
mercermtn said:
Voodooo worked for me on latest O.T.A
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Voodoo worked for me too. Just got the OTA notice today from VZW. Followed rruleford's steps and it worked.
This was my first time using Voodoo, and possibly my imagination or possibly not - but something funky happned where I needed to reboot the phone and re-check enable in SuperSU, which was obscured by the fact Voodoo was stating it ~had~ root...

So, is there anything besides these bugfixes in the update? Any Android version updates or maybe a fix for the Shift key behaving like a lunatic?

Dang.
My wife already applied the update to her D4 and now I've lost root on that device. Can anyone advise me what to do? Should I use RSDLite like OP states? I am confused because Moto SBF page says "never flash an older version"...

tried using voodoo and the update wouldn't work...dono what to do.

svrnmnd said:
tried using voodoo and the update wouldn't work...dono what to do.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you disable SuperSU after you backed up w/ Voodoo?

Negative, how do I disable? NOTE I use superuser not superuserSU
Sent from my DROID4 using xda app-developers app

svrnmnd said:
Negative, how do I disable? NOTE I use superuser not superuserSU
Sent from my DROID4 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Im not 100% sure w/Superuser - its probably similar: in settings uncheck 'Enable Superuser'
Also - if anyone out there has info on helping me w/ my wifes D4 here (a couple posts up) I would appreciate it...

bigmatty said:
Im not 100% sure w/Superuser - its probably similar: in settings uncheck 'Enable Superuser'
Also - if anyone out there has info on helping me w/ my wifes D4 here (a couple posts up) I would appreciate it...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Looks like you'll have to wait for a new method to be released orrrrr if another d4 is available that's rooted try downloading voodoo on both devices and backup root on rooted device then copy backup file to unrooted phones voodoo directory and try to restore that way and don't forget to update su binaries
Sent from my XT894 using Tapatalk

rruleford said:
Looks like you'll have to wait for a new method to be released orrrrr if another d4 is available that's rooted try downloading voodoo on both devices and backup root on rooted device then copy backup file to unrooted phones voodoo directory and try to restore that way and don't forget to update su binaries
Sent from my XT894 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome - thanks for the reply! Yes, I have my D4 same as hers, working well and w/ a Voodoo backup... I had considered this, but couldn't find the Voodoo file backup location. Do you by chance know where it is?

Why are y'all struggling so much with this.
1. You don't need to unroot.
2. You don't need to unfreeze anything.
3. RAZR_BLADE root method still works. You have to clear cache and data and force close Smart Actions before re-rooting.
I've done three Droid 4's already. All had different apps/services frozen via Titanium Backup and all were of course rooted. One (mine) got the SOAK at version .188 and the other two got the roll out at version .189.
Install update, clear Smart Actions and re-root with the razr_blade method .bat files.
Simple, works and reauthorizing Titanium Backup will refreeze all the apps you had frozen before the update.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk

bigmatty said:
Awesome - thanks for the reply! Yes, I have my D4 same as hers, working well and w/ a Voodoo backup... I had considered this, but couldn't find the Voodoo file backup location. Do you by chance know where it is?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not to sure as I deleted all mine when installing cm11 on stock ROM slot. Try above method with RAZR blade?
Sent from my XT894 using Tapatalk

tcrews said:
Why are y'all struggling so much with this.
1. You don't need to unroot.
2. You don't need to unfreeze anything.
3. RAZR_BLADE root method still works. You have to clear cache and data and force close Smart Actions before re-rooting.
I've done three Droid 4's already. All had different apps/services frozen via Titanium Backup and all were of course rooted. One (mine) got the SOAK at version .188 and the other two got the roll out at version .189.
Install update, clear Smart Actions and re-root with the razr_blade method .bat files.
Simple, works and reauthorizing Titanium Backup will refreeze all the apps you had frozen before the update.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On 1 & 2 - not entirely sure anyone said to unroot or unfreeze, but I did read where it was advised to 'temp disable root', and when I followed that step voodoo did work great to allow me to update and restore root.
THANK YOU for 3!! I assumed based on some of the other comments that it didn't work. I just tried it on the other phone, and it DID restore root. VERY MUCH appreciated!!

So I use voodoo to unroot I disabled superuser but the update starts and fails everytime, I don't know why, the little android starts to update, then just gets a red x through it...
Sent from my DROID4 using xda app-developers app

I have quite a few apps frozen, but apparently nothing that prevented the install from being downloaded automatically. I unrooted with Voodoo, installed the update, restored root and all is well.