Root SuperOneClick Root -- Anyone try it?

[tom108]

I have a couple of questions. I downloaded the motorola drivers, and the root program last night. Do I need put them in seperate directories or in the same one. Also when I ran the update program some other program popped up and said my 20 of my drivers were not up to date and then wanted me to pay to complete. I deleted everything and ran my virus detector. nothing found but that kinda threw me. I am wanting to root but a bit nervous. I would like to tether without having to being raped for another 20 bucks a month.

thanks

the drivers should not ask you to pay anything to update. get the drivers directly from the motorola site.

 

[shadowfox1450]

It worked for me!
This is what I did to get it to work: I took out the SD Card just to be safe. When hooked up to USB, I put it on Windows Sync Mode. Turned on debugging, of course. Clicked root on the program, and went right through the steps. Took about....I'd say no more than 30 seconds for it to run completely. So now I have a rooted DX, super excite!

 

[droid_freak]

Used it today after flashing the sbf, worked like a champ but does take a few mins to complete. I almost thought it was going to work.

 

[androidb]

Just un rooted my DX and girlfriend's D2 to try this out. Worked perfectly on both. I had Titanium Backup installed on both and just downloaded a new busybox through that app.

 

[rogue_slc_vzw_rep]

Worked like a charm for me. I had my phone connected and set to usb mode. Thanks for the heads up on this

 

[MikeAce00]

Just flashed OTA SBF. Used this app to get root back, WOW super easy!

 

[Outlaw71]

By the way guys, version 1.6 and above of SuperOneClick doesn't include busybox, which is necessary for a lot of root programs (such a Titanium Backup)..

Actually, you can download the busybox through Titanium Backup.

 

[deronee]

I just tried this last night. I was having issues with my computer recognizing the phone but after a couple of DLs of drivers, it actually worked flawlessly. A little too easy if you ask me

 

[odbod]

Is there any downside to doing this? Why do you need to be able to unrooot?

I've used SuperOneClick to root my Samsung Galaxy S on Froyo, apply RyanZA's One click lag fix, and then un-root again...

The un-root is for security. If a rogue app is put on your phone from either the market or elsewhere there's only so much it can do. On a rooted phone, if you give it permission without checking its pedigree it could do all kinds of things.
Android is set up to assume user level apps don't have root access, and there are consequences to this. Check the link:

Android root users passwords saved as plain text

 

[MikeAce00]

Critical Step: USB Debugging needs to be checked. Setting>Application>Development

I had to reflash 2.2 SBF and when re-rooting I was getting hung up at "Waiting for Device" I tried all different USB Modes and rebooted many times to no avail. Then.... realized I hadn't checked USB debugging. Problem Solved- Rooted in < 30 Seconds

 

[usb]

Anyone able to successfully unroot using this?

 

[tjreishus]

I wasn't able to download the file. Registered, but it says I don't have permission.

 

[tjreishus]

I must be doing something wrong. I haven't seen anyone else post having problems downloading the zip file. Each time I try, I get the same message. I do not have permission.

 

[tjreishus]

I knew I was doing something wrong. I had to reply to an email before I could download. Worked fine for me.

 

[LexusBrian400]

This never worked for me, even with a fresh driver install. I've been rooting phones for over a year the manual way, so no biggie. I'd like to see an app made to one click root our phones Hopefully we'll have one soon. I know its harder to do on 2.2 than 2.1, but hopefully someone finds a way around it.

BTW, its better for you to learn the manual way of rooting anyway. Eventually you're gonna have to learn ADB and terminal commands, so why not just read up and learn it now?