The link to the saferoot file isn't working

 

Use this link which appears further down in that post-
[ROOT] Saferoot: Root for VRUEMJ7, MK2, and Android 4.3 - xda-developers
There is a link in the xda thread to download the file, that link is working as of now.

 

Ok,I've i have the lg drivers and the safe root. However, when i open the saferoot and double click runbat i get the black popup screen, it tells me to press any key to continue. I press a key then the black popup screen closes. Am i doing something wrong?

 

Did you unzip the files? It won't run from the zip, you have to extract it first. Also the phone USB mode should be in "charge only".

 

I did it! Thanks alot bro!

 

i have a mac how do you unzipp a file

 

i have a folder that is called saferoot in my downloads i then open it and get a folder called files a file called install.bat and a file called install.sh and their is not folder called tools.

 

No, there isn't a tool folder. However, i didn't need it. Everything was provided with saferoot. Just install the drivers so your cpu recognizes your phone, and run install.bat once extracted and you're good to go

 

I have an old macbook pro and all this down load stuff is hard for me to understand im a little slow .i dont get how to do stuff like extracting files and running them. is their a way to root with out pc, i did it on a zte by cricket it seemed so easy. Oh yeah can anybody tell me what no su bianary meen.
im sorry in advance for my ignorance

 

just follow the steps described for OS X users. Just double click a file to extract it and then follow through with using Terminal... no need to install anything else on OS X ..

 

"invalid Attachment specified. This can happen for a variety of reasons-- most likely because the thread or post you are trying to view has been moved or deleted. Please return to the forum home and browse for another similiar post."

links dead..

 

Get it here-
[ROOT] Saferoot: Root for VRUEMJ7, MK2, and Android 4.3 - xda-developers
(link is already posted earlier in the thread but here it is again)

 

Worrking on Metro Pcs Optimus F3.
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I had the same issues as above at first. Installed the driver set the pc connection type to media sync and the bat stopped when it tried to verify the phone was connected. Then it hit me "DUH" you have to run it as an administrator or it can't access anything. Once I did that it worked like a charm. Hope that helps someone and the OP is corrected to mention this.

If you don't know how what I'm talking about; Right click on the .bat file and select "Run as administrator" from the context menu.

 

it only shows install.sh and install

 

In the folder options on your PC you probably have "Hide extensions for known file types" checked. That would hide the .bat extension. If you click on "install" it should run.

 

So, After I successfully rooted using this method ...a couple hours later my phone bricked .....so I guess over all it wasn't too successful ...anybody have any ideas why? ...my phone was the Lg Optimus F3 with virginmobile

 

I honestly believe that Richard Brandson and Google are spending big money to keep freelance developers at bay. I notice this Optimus F3 isn't the newest phone, so most of the info on the web goes back to mid last year and I have discovered formerly working to now be obsolete. Saferoot, motochopper, and framaroot, whether new or old, used with lg ls720 drivers or not, do not work today, 03/01/14. I even tried some Chinese root app. These don't work.

Yes, it could be me. I'm not perfect. I'm not entirely tech savvy, but following basic directions I can do. I've rooted in the past.

Can someone verify my conflicts with rooting this phone with drivers installed (LG website), debugging enabled, and MTP PC connection? Now some guy on a YouTube video says the sd card must be patitioned. Well, that I didn't do, as he is the first and only person to say that.

I really am trying to get around Android's disabling of tethering. Great difficulty.

 

I can confirm I'm having the same problem: saw the same thing about the SD card will try that this weekend.

 

Got it to work: only thing I did different was change to a different SD card
Now I have to figure out what I want to do with it now that it's rooted...

 

I just rooted with this method on my VM V6 firmware phone. Sorry but the VM forum doesn't seem to have any working roots listed besides this. motochopper didn't work. I hope it won't brick my phone like it did the other guy.