wichita6

After appliying 43v3R root (thinking it applied) I installed the 5.5.886 > 5.8.894. I discovered that root was either broken or was never applied. can I re-root and if so, how?
Thanks

OutOfPhase

You might be able to do the manual method instead of a one click. I will try and find the commands and files.

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OutOfPhase

You will need adb to do this. You can get the download here depending on your operating system. ADB

Download the follow file: it contains the exploit, su, Superuser

Download exploit -->Exploit.zip

1) Unzip contents of folder to your Desktop

2) open a command terminal and navigate to the folder (cd Desktop/Exploit)

3) type the following commands
---> adb push zerg /data/local
---> adb push su /data/local
---> adb push Superuser.apk /data/local
---> adb shell
---> cd /data/local
---> chmod 777 zerg
---> ./zerg

4) Wait for the root to be gained

5) type the following commands
---> adb shell (only type this if you are no longer in shell@targa)
---> mount -o rw,remount /dev/null /system
---> cat /data/local/su > /system/bin/su
---> cat /data/local/Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
---> chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
---> chmod 4755 /system/app/Superuser.apk
---> reboot

This is from P3Droid.

Last edited by OutOfPhase; December 10th, 2011 at 09:07 AM.

wichita6

Exploit.zip leads to a website address...mydroidworld.com...is there something i'm missing?

Last edited by wichita6; December 10th, 2011 at 09:10 AM. Reason: wrrong address info.

OutOfPhase

A download should have started. I will post it to my mediafire account. Give me a min.

exploit.zip

Last edited by OutOfPhase; December 10th, 2011 at 09:31 AM.

wichita6

ok, I got the file and extracted to the desktop but when I open cmd and type the first command I just get; 'adb' is not reconized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file.

Sorry, this is new to me.

johnlgalt

You need to have he Android SDK installed to use this manual method. Go to Android SDK | Android Developers to grab the appropriate SDK for your OS.

Once installed, if you add the path to \android-sdk\platform-tools to your OSs PATH statement then you can run the commands without having to actually change to that directory. Otherwise, after installing, you'll need to first change to the directory \android-sdk\platform-tools before performing these steps.

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wichita6

Ah, the problem was the zip extraction created was...desktop/exploit/exploit and I was trying "desktop/exploit"

Thanks a million to dfib, johnlgalt and P3Droid...it worked and I am now rooted after being blocked by the update!!!

Last edited by wichita6; December 11th, 2011 at 02:24 PM. Reason: vaugely writen

cobra1100

Thanks, dfib! I got re-rooted after the update!!! Great advice! Worked like a charm. I had originally used Pete's One Click Root and like everyone else, I lost it after the update and the One Click Root won't work on the new update. I just hope this update fixes the data drops and the camera. Haven't had much time to test yet. Thanks again!

mswierse

I installed SDK, extracted the Exploit zip file. Then I opened a cmd window and navigated to the directory where I extracted the zip file. When I type "adb push zerg /data/local", I get "error: device not found".

My phone is on charge only and I have the Motorola driver on my pc.

mswierse

OMG, so dumb... flashed back to stock and forgot to put phone back in debugging mode.

johnlgalt

Welcome to the forums.

That's not dumb, that's just being human. I guarantee that more than 80% of us that know this stuff like the back of our hands have one that too.

It happens... At least you caught yourself. lol.

thefnshow66

I saw in another forum that there is a new 1 click root method to be able to get the new OTA rooted. I tried this myself after losing root once I updated and it worked for me. Now a couple of things.

*This method isn't guaranteeing everybody that it'll work for them. Some are saying that the new 1 click method didn't work but the OP on the thread said there might be another way if the 1 click method doesn't work right away.

*Since it's on another websites forum, the only way I know how to download this method and try it for yourself is to sign up to their site. Anyways, here's the link to the thread. I hope this helps.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/bionic-rooting-roms-hacks/141025-updated-lost-root-1-click-root-working.html

Last edited by thefnshow66; December 18th, 2011 at 02:14 PM.

charlie310

Why do you guys make it so difficult? All you need to do is use R3L3AS3DRoot to restore, root, and forever root your Bionic. And, POW! You will have a rooted Bionic once again, without D/L unnecessary software and typing commands. Props to DHacker.

OutOfPhase

Sometimes the one click does not work because of the timing between commands. You then have to do it manually and wait for each command to go through before performing the next command.

johnlgalt

To expand upon this, as it is quite obtuse for someone who does not know how to do it, I'm adding this post.

Once you've got your Android SDK installed / extracted, there are two ways you go about using the tools.

1. The easiest, for those not using the tools often, is to simply open cmd prompt, navigate to the Android SDK folder (installers will see it at either C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk for Windows x64 users or C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk for Windows x86 users), then go to the subdirectory platform-tools, and then run your commands, like so:
   
   Attachment 25825
   
2. The other method involves adding the path (the full directory of that particular location) to an environment variable in Windows called the Path statement. This basically means that you can just open a cmd prompt anywhere and use the adb command without having to change the directory every time.
   
   There are 2 different methods to accomplish this and multiple reasons to pick one or the other.
   
   1. If you use a computer with multiple users, or you do not have administrative rights on your computer, then you can add the path statement to your user variables found as follows:
      
      Note: Only your login will have this path statement, and only when you when you log in, no one else will, and it does not require root..er, administrative privileges to add.
      
      
      1. Open Control Panel --> User Accounts and Family Safety --> User Accounts
         
         Attachment 25826
         
      2. Click on Change my environment variables (left margin) (highlighted in yellow) to get the next dialog box:
         
         Attachment 25827
         
      3. Under User variables for {your user name} Press the New button (highlighted in yellow) to get the next dialog box:
         
         Attachment 25828
         
      4. In Variable name type in
         Code:

         Path

         and in Variable value type in (you can copy here and paste there to make it easy):
         
         
         Code:

         C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools;

   2. If you are the only user on your computer, or you have administrative privileges on the computer and want to make this a global addition to all users (so that ANY user that logs in can open a cmd prompt anywhere and run adb commands) then you add to the existing path statement under System variables:
      
      Note: ALL users on this computer in this OS will have this path statement and will be able to run adb and other Android SDK commands from any command prompt. Use with care.
      
      
      1. Open Control Panel --> System and Security --> System or Shortcut key Windows Key + Pause / break
         
         Attachment 25829
         
      2. Click Advanced System Settings (highlighted in yellow) to get to the next dialog box:
         
         Attachment 25830
         
      3. Click the Environment variables button (highlighted in yellow) to get the next box:
         
         Attachment 25831
         
      4. Under System variables scroll down to Path and the click the Edit button to get the next dialog box:
         
         Attachment 25832
         
      5. In the Variable value field, click anywhere, and then hit the END key on your keyboard to go to the end of the long path value - you will probably see it does not end in a semicolon, so first add a semicolon (;), then add the following (you can copy here and paste there to make it easy):
         
         
         Code:

         C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools;

      6. It should now look something like this:
         
         Attachment 25833
         
         Now your system variable is set up.

HTH

OutOfPhase

Thanks john

johnlgalt

I'm trying to figure out how to get the thumbnails showing for the attachments, since they were actually made in another post - bu the links to the full size pics still work.

NewtG.

Sorry for my newbiness, but I just want to make sure I understand this correctly.
1. get Android SDK installed (done)
2. get exploit and extract to desktop (done)
point CMD to C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk (done)
and then to platform-tools (done)
plug in bionic (in fastboot)
and proceed with the aforementioned code

---> adb push zerg /data/local
---> adb push su /data/local
---> adb push Superuser.apk /data/local
---> adb shell
---> cd /data/local
---> chmod 777 zerg
---> ./zerg
4) Wait for the root to be gained
5) type the following commands
---> adb shell (only type this if you are no longer in shell@targa)
---> mount -o rw,remount /dev/null /system
---> cat /data/local/su > /system/bin/su
---> cat /data/local/Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
---> chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
---> chmod 4755 /system/app/Superuser.apk
---> reboot

This is from P3Droid.

reboot phone.
or do i run the code simply after I plug it in to my computer? (after cmd is pointed in right direction)

2 questions after this
will this give me root with existing programs and data on phone or will it wipe it to factory with current kernel and radio

will I have forever root after this procedure?

Thank You for all the work being done here and is there a way to donate?

moset

Ok, after many errors on my part and lots of help i get to the last step in gaining root)./zerg and it says
[-] cannot copy boomsh. : Permission denied
[1] = Stopped (signal) ./zerg
plus a few other lines after that

Any ideas??

OutOfPhase

Are you waiting for each comand to finish before going to the next one?

annetteboo

1) Unzip contents of folder to your Desktop

2) open a command terminal and navigate to the folder (cd Desktop/Exploit)

3) type the following commands
---> adb push zerg /data/local
---> adb push su /data/local
---> adb push Superuser.apk /data/local
---> adb shell
---> cd /data/local
---> chmod 777 zerg
---> ./zerg

4) Wait for the root to be gained

5) type the following commands
---> adb shell (only type this if you are no longer in shell@targa)
---> mount -o rw,remount /dev/null /system
---> cat /data/local/su > /system/bin/su
---> cat /data/local/Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
---> chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
---> chmod 4755 /system/app/Superuser.apk
---> reboot

This is from P3Droid.[/QUOTE]

Hi there,
I'm a total newbie here so forgive me if this is redundant. I have done all the command prompts up to the adb shell then I get this command prompt "shell@cdma_targa:/$" I try to type in the next prompt which is the "cd /data/local" and it won't go through. It is stuck at the shell@cdma...
How do I get through the rest of the process? I'm basically just trying to root the phone since Verizon is giving me no options and my phone is basically unusable right now.
Thanks!

SNeitzel

+1000 to this. R3L3AS3DROOT failed and failed and failed for me trying to root my phone. Based on some comments I read in various posts here, I went into the .bat file and manually added PAUSE steps between the rooting steps and now it works like a charm for me.

tedblock

Hey John - any way you could lend a hand?

Im running win7 64 bit and trying to root my bionic 2.3.4.

Ive tried Pete's, easyRootScript and R3l3AS3DRoot and haven't had luck with any. The OneClick told me it was successful but it wasnt. Below is the issue Im having. Am I just stuck with an OS update that is going to make it impossible without a new exploit? It is in debug and charge only, im a little lost and thinking im SOL on this one.

Thanks,

Ted

C:\Users\ted\Downloads>cd Exploit

C:\Users\ted\Downloads\Exploit>cd Exploit

C:\Users\ted\Downloads\Exploit\Exploit>adb push zerg /data/local
855 KB/s (22776 bytes in 0.026s)

C:\Users\ted\Downloads\Exploit\Exploit>adb push su /data/local
1085 KB/s (22228 bytes in 0.020s)

C:\Users\ted\Downloads\Exploit\Exploit>adb push Superuser.apk /data/local
1401 KB/s (754980 bytes in 0.526s)

C:\Users\ted\Downloads\Exploit\Exploit>adb shell
shell@cdma_targa:/$ cd /data/local
cd /data/local
shell@cdma_targa:/data/local$ ./zerg
./zerg
./zerg: permission denied
shell@cdma_targa:/data/local$ ./zerg
./zerg
./zerg: permission denied
shell@cdma_targa:/data/local$ ./zerg
./zerg
./zerg: permission denied
shell@cdma_targa:/data/local$ ./zerg
./zerg
./zerg: permission denied
shell@cdma_targa:/data/local$ ./zerg
./zerg
./zerg: permission denied
shell@cdma_targa:/data/local$
C:\Users\ted\Downloads\Exploit\Exploit>

johnlgalt

Actually, since most of the commands are adb commands, the best thing to do is to insert in between commands - this, as it says, waits for device before allowing the next command to process. This has been documented many times, and even in this thread earlier, IIRC.

The Pause commands are entirely dependent upon the user, and if the user presses any key too quickly, the same thing will happen anyway.

It sounds like the files are already there and it is failing when trying to run itself - because maybe it is partially rooted. the best approach here is to try to delete those files (if you can) from he locations you copied them to and then start over.

I'd also skip all the one click stuff now and go with the manual method listed in the sticky (go to the depreciated (should actually be deprecated) section.

SNeitzel

I get ya.
For me, I was having so many problems at one point I put pause commands in and was giving each step 30 sec to complete. Overkill I know, but it got me through and fixed my problems.
If/when I need to re-root I will try the wait for device instead.

rjbathgate

"It sounds like the files are already there and it is failing when trying to run itself - because maybe it is partially rooted. the best approach here is to try to delete those files (if you can) from he locations you copied them to and then start over."

I have a Defy+ with a similar problem -- it is 'partially rooted' and now any attempt to root fails because of permission errors - because the files may already be there...

How do I go about 'deleting' the files created during the original root (which was lost during an OTA).

Cheers

bionic2215

When i try and open link it tells me i do not have significant privaliges even tho i registered with an account. Could someone repost the link or help me out?

RootedNowYay

It worked! Droid Bionic with "no-root" update!

Thanks to all of you guys, now I can use the full features of this device! I am just so happy now! Grueling process, but worth EVERY bit of frustration~!!!!!!!

Menendon

Unfortunately, none of these methods are working for me. I have downloaded the SDK program and files, as well as the Android SDK files (which I moved to the \android-sdk\platform-tools path that was advised so that the file path didn't have to be changed). I downloaded the exploit.zip file and extracted to the desktop. I put in the commands exactly as seen on the screen into the command prompt with my Bionic 2.3.4 (5.5.893) <update> it is actually 5.9.902 </update> connected, with charge mode and usb debugging on. I have also installed the drivers for my Windows 7 32 bit OS.

Here is the left side of my screen so that you may see that I have all the correct items installed and in the right paths (hopefully).
myscreen(left).png

Here's the right side to see the command prompt window.
myscreen(right).png

Sorry I couldn't attach it as one, but it exceeded the size limit.

Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? And if so, how can I correct it so that my device can be rooted?


<update>
Tried the one-click method above, and it gave me the same "[-] Hellions with BLUE flames !" message, followed by "[1] Segmentation fault /data/local/zerg". It then tried to install the root packages, but they all failed because /system/xbin is a read-only file system still. Help!!

Last edited by Menendon; March 27th, 2012 at 10:06 PM. Reason: Found out something was different than I thought it was

OutOfPhase

Try the motoroot that is in the all things root guide, it should work. You might have tried too many different ways to root and might have to flash the fxz for 5.9.902 to wipe the slate clean.