Root Ginerbread Update, ROM, and Root Woes on Droid X

[epdixon]

Hello folks!

I purchased a used Droid X yesterday to replace my Droid 2 with cracked screen.

I am having some issues with the device I hope someone can possibly point me in the right direction to solve...

• I was told the phone was rooted, but I don't think the guy had done something right because I couldn't install Root apps. I ran a Root Check app and it verified BusyBox was installed, but Superuser couldn't be accessed. I can get the specific details that app gives if needed.
• I have used SuperOneClick to root the phone, which initially appears to do the root, but then I get the same result when I try to run root programs. Superuser app does show up in the apps menu, though it only displays a blank screen.
• The phone has ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.6 installed, which comes up everytime the phone is booted.
• It is running Android 2.2.1, and everytime I try to update the phone (to Gingerbread), it downloads the file, begins installing, then fails.

I would like to get rooted gingerbread running. I don't care about ClockworkMod Recovery, so if it needs to go, that's fine. At this point I cant get an update to work and I can't get root access - those are my priorities.

Can someone help?

 

[VoidedSaint]

sbf the phone back to stock .602 or .340 and retry the rooting process

 

[epdixon]

sbf the phone back to stock .602 or .340 and retry the rooting process

Okay. Can you point me to a process for that? No clue where to begin.

I did actually seem to get root to work just now with Pete's Motorola Root Tools (Pete's Motorola Root Tools)

Ran an unroot, then root. Ran Root Check and it says I'm now rooted.

 

[epdixon]

Okay. Can you point me to a process for that? No clue where to begin.

I did actually seem to get root to work just now with Pete's Motorola Root Tools (Pete's Motorola Root Tools)

Ran an unroot, then root. Ran Root Check and it says I'm now rooted.

Found my own answer

Going through this tutorial now...
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...oot-process-updated-9-9-11-a.html#post2928345

 

[trophynuts]

that is a great guide.


I agree with VS i would probably SBF so you can start fresh.

 

[ylexot]

Also, do the 602->605 update before rooting.

 

[epdixon]

that is a great guide.


I agree with VS i would probably SBF so you can start fresh.

It worked without any issue. Very good guide.

The ONLY thing I had to do that wasn't in the guide was unplug the usb cable as it rebooted each time to prevent it from loading BootLoader every time. For some reason if I try to power on my phone with USB plugged in it always loads there. Unplugging it until the Motorola logo came up worked though.

Off to enjoy my new gingerbread running rooted droid X, so glad I found this forum!

 

[trophynuts]

glad you got what you needed

 

[VoidedSaint]

It worked without any issue. Very good guide.

The ONLY thing I had to do that wasn't in the guide was unplug the usb cable as it rebooted each time to prevent it from loading BootLoader every time. For some reason if I try to power on my phone with USB plugged in it always loads there. Unplugging it until the Motorola logo came up worked though.

Off to enjoy my new gingerbread running rooted droid X, so glad I found this forum!

cant wait to hear more from you with any other questions you may have

sorry i didnt provide the link i was busy watching the saints beat the snot out of the colts

 

[trophynuts]

cant wait to hear more from you with any other questions you may have

sorry i didnt provide the link i was busy watching the saints beat the snot out of the colts

which isn't hard to do.

 

[VoidedSaint]

its hard to imagine, that without peyton, they cannot do anything, but what about the defense allowing all of that to happen? cause that surely should not have been the case last night

 

[bionic2012]

Well if you call motorola to re push the update they can do it for you..
Just call them for the repush 1800-734-5870

 

[VoidedSaint]

the update wasnt the problem, he needed to get his root to work, and it wasnt acknowledging it, so an sbf to clear it out or installing the prerooted ota would have sufficed