Root ROOT Acquired!

[IzelTokatl]

ROOT!! Its so nice...

I highly recommend AutoRuns, blocks all the unwanted apps from turning on (even the ones you want that just turn on all by themselves).

now the crashing, flashing, corrupting, and switching crap and staying up until all hours of the day playing with the phone begin.

 

[imnotmikal]

Wireless tether does NOT work guys.

Upon turning on the tethering, it brings up Verizon's built in tethering settings. No bueno.

This is in the newest beta version of Wireless tether. I'll try the latest "stable" release in a minute, but I assume the results will be the same.

edit-
Uh oh.
Really really no bueno at this point.
3G was dropped upon starting the app, and now I can't use data at all.
Now opening my phone's browser simply takes me here.

Be careful. Rebooting my phone to see if 3G is restored. Otherwise, I'm screwed.

edit again-
Phew, dodged that bullet. 3G was restored upon reboot.
So basically NO WIRELESS TETHER.

I might give wired tether a wack in a minute.

 

[IzelTokatl]

I definitely with NOT deleting anything other than maybe skype, and other obvious non-verizon stuffs.

Use Titanium Backup to freeze (or whatever other app you like) and hold off an removing item until you've got a way to flash Nandroid Backup.

 

[slow88lx]

Nice find ^^

I'm going to go ahead and give that a shot. Wish me luck.

Btw, it's ok to post that here with credits:

1. Make sure you have Motorola drivers installed - LINK to x64 drivers
2. Download and unzip 'Droid 3 easy root script v5' - LINK Droid 3 easy root script v5
3. On your phone: Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging(check box)
4. Plug phone into computer and select "Charge Only" mode
5. Navigate to 'Droid 3 easy root' folder and run 'Click to root your Droid 3.bat'
6. Now just follow the instructions in the command window and unlock the phone after each reboot.

You now have a rooted Droid 3 thanks to the hard work of the following:

djrbliss - finding the exploit
framework43 - writing the one click
psouza4 - fixing and refining the one click
krazykrivda - gathering developers and making stuff happen

Not exactly as newer versions are now up at rootzwiki. Version 7 now.

 

[redsox985]

Not exactly as newer versions are now up at rootzwiki. Version 7 now.

I believe they just updated the name in the thread. My download from a few hours ago was v7.

 

[slow88lx]

I believe they just updated the name in the thread. My download from a few hours ago was v7.

No, it's my thread and the link in his post is to v5.

 

[redsox985]

No, it's my thread and the link in his post is to v5.

Whenever you download it, it downloads v7. My original download from 6:27 EST was v7. Even tho the text said v5 the MediaFire link provided v7.

 

[Frisco]

Updating my post with note and [ROOT] Droid 3 root instructions (One Click added for Windows/ Linux/ OSX).

Btw, v5 worked fine on mine after I got the correct driver installed.

 

[IzelTokatl]

Updating my post with note and [ROOT] Droid 3 root instructions (One Click added for Windows/ Linux/ OSX).

Btw, v5 worked fine on mine after I got the correct driver installed.

I used version 7, worked fine.

 

[redsox985]

I was able to start mine (2.0.7) and identify it with my computer and even connect, yet there was no internet access.

 

[slow88lx]

Updating my post with note and [ROOT] Droid 3 root instructions (One Click added for Windows/ Linux/ OSX).

Btw, v5 worked fine on mine after I got the correct driver installed.

Version 3 worked, it just got safer.

 

[mtva24]

noob question, did my phone unroot? I was downloaded titanium backup free, and it detected it, then i deleted because i realized i need pro to freeze bloatware, i couldn't find pro, so i asked for my refund, then i realized i needed titanium backup free in order to download pro...so now whenever i download it, it says it cannot detect root

 

[IzelTokatl]

noob question, did my phone unroot? I was downloaded titanium backup free, and it detected it, then i deleted because i realized i need pro to freeze bloatware, i couldn't find pro, so i asked for my refund, then i realized i needed titanium backup free in order to download pro...so now whenever i download it, it says it cannot detect root

You probably had a superuser time out. Turn on the super user , then back out. now not turn on titanium. If that does not work, reboot and try titanium again.

 

[RentzM63B]

I'm confused. Maybe I'm missing something but I don't have a 3G hotspot app. I have a tethering option (either wi-fi or USB) in wireless and networks options in settings. I've turned this on, and it hasn't increased my phone bill and hasn't added the $20/mo for 3G hotspot. So I guess my question is, what is the big deal with looking for a workaround for tethering, which I've seen people talk about on here and over on xda. And I did this before root...

 

[IzelTokatl]

Doesn't seem like setcpu works, tested with system panel to confirm clock speed. I attempted to set the clock to 800. Definitely have to wait for a modded kernel.

 

[Lars]

Just turning it on doesn't incur a charge. Using it does. Have you used it? It should present the opt in screen to subscribe to the service.

 

[mtva24]

how do you delete mobile hotspot with root explorer, i didn't see it when i was removing all of my other bloatware

 

[redsox985]

Is there a way to remove the start up sound using root explorer?

 

[imnotmikal]

how do you delete mobile hotspot with root explorer, i didn't see it when i was removing all of my other bloatware

as far as I know, it's built into settings.apk, so you can't remove. But you can hide with any launcher that allows you to hide apps.

 

[IzelTokatl]

Has anyone else noticed that the Re-draw of the home launch is basically gone? Freezing bloatware, disabling startup apps, and optimizing memory.... no more redraw issues. I've been using ADW Launcher for the last month. It was constantly redrawing just like it would with blur... of course its only been maybe 8 hrs. we'll see how tomorrow goes.

 

[Frisco]

Quick "don't remove this" report:

- News

- Weather

- DLNA

- Radio

Got force closes on freezing those four only (so far). Others are obvious to us with root experience, i.e., anything "google," etc.

I'm sure many have noted the "safe to remove" threads beginning at XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235325).

 

[bishop0114]

Have you tried to use the tethered internet connection? If you can use it, did you by any chance get a refurbed D3?

 

[Frisco]

I'm going to go ahead and report what's going on with my D3 after this root and after my "house cleaning."

In that post up there from earlier this morning I listed four items that I'd frozen and that elicited FCs. Well, following a restart of the device, no FCs. Not one.

Everything worked fine, so I went ahead and removed those and many more (I'll provide a list in a bit), saw some more FCs here and there, kept hitting the ok button and then restarted the device again.

I've removed over twenty items from /system/app and have halted six services outright, all with no ill effects.. and the thing is showing signs of the snappiness I was looking for.

Right now I'm getting ready to expand the allocated storage area a bit, then have a go with SetCPU for a battery saving profile.

I'd like to hear from users who have touched a few of the Blur items, I have not yet.. I guess I can live with that.

 

[redsox985]

So, now that we have root, what apps should I buy/install to take full advantage of this? I had my DX rooted before, but that was just for tethering at school to bypass the devil that is WebSense.

 

[mtva24]

So, now that we have root, what apps should I buy/install to take full advantage of this? I had my DX rooted before, but that was just for tethering at school to bypass the devil that is WebSense.

I downloaded snapshot er last night...works like a charm unlike no root screenshotit