Root [TUTORIAL]Simple Gingerbread .602 SBF and Root Process (Updated 9.9.11)

[amandamarieec]

With the bootable linux cd, do I follow the guide or just create the cd and come back to this thread and use the cd I created?

Also, when do I plug my phone back in after SBFing? I would imagine I'd need it plugged in to install z4root, droid2strapper and part 1&2.

 

[SimsDelt]

Make the CD and then come back here and follow the rest of my guide... you need to load z4root, bootstrap and the 2 part files onto your SD Card.

 

[antonlevay]

done all the steps and stuck at z4 root tring to root permanent. im sure i missed something but cant figure out what
oops nooob that was used to ally got a droid x

 

[antonlevay]

welli have tried new roms and two of them i have tried do not let me even have my settings so i cant reinstall bootstrap to redo everything. still new to this so help would be appreciated. i guess just redo sbf and try again?
for some reason my home key and search key does not work and i do not have any kind of settings to adjust

 

[SimsDelt]

Yeah... SBF again and re download the ROM you want to install, you might have a bad download... make sure its a Gingerbread ROM designed for Gingerbread kernel. and not a 2nd-init ROM.

 

[antonlevay]

i have the liberty rom from this thread and all i see is the fist when i reboot. i wiped cache after it installed. do i need to do this before instead of after? it just brings me down to get at same point again just to have to sbf yet again lol, but im learning and after a few more times, i should be able to say i have moved from noob to somewhat knowledgeable on sbf'n. thanks for the help!


im getting places if i just read got back into cwr somewhow after plugging usb back in. and wipe data/factory then reboot. maybe it just takes a long time. yes, i was impatient. thank you devs and helpers and droid gods!

 

[Raw Dodge]

It seems like this method is being superceded by the 4.602 sbf and 1 click root....I just did my dx today ...whole process went smoothly ...

 

[SimsDelt]

Yeah... I need to re-write this... its much easier now... when I get some time I will re-write it some time this week.

 

[SimsDelt]

Going to re-write on Friday when my wife is at work and I'm at home alone...

 

[bsems1000]

It seems like this method is being superceded by the 4.602 sbf and 1 click root....I just did my dx today ...whole process went smoothly ...

I cant find a working link for the DL of petes root exefile

Nevermind: Here is a working link to those who need it.

Petesrootv7

 

[SimsDelt]

Guide has been updated for Gingerbread .602 SBF now.

 

[PGood]

Going to re-write on Friday when my wife is at work and I'm at home alone...

Cool. Looking to try this out. Thanks

 

[PGood]

Guide has been updated for Gingerbread .602 SBF now.

For the download of Microsoft drivers, is that for the PC or the phone? I cant get it to download on either prior to starting this.

 

[SimsDelt]

The driver download is for the computerml.

 

[cougar214]

Nice writeup SimsDelt. This process went off without a hitch. Now I'm gonna give CM7 another try with the .602 and the latest nightly for CM7 GB. Wish me luck with it....this time.....lol

 

[SimsDelt]

Awesome Cougar... make sure once you flash the new CM7 for GB Kernel that you don't use D2 bootstrapper anymore... just use the built in recovery from the power menu..

 

[pedwinkles]

Suggested changes:
Have the user install the phone drivers at the beginning or RSD will not find the phone.
For installing a rom, tell the user to transfer the bootstrapper and rom to the sd card first. Also tell them to allow third party installs or whatever they're called (unsigned?) in order to install the bootstrapper.

This is awesome to have as a sticky to refer to!

 

[pedwinkles]

Oh and maybe mention to use vol up/down and the camera button for navigating bootstrap for total n00bs.

 

[scary alien]

Suggested changes:
Have the user install the phone drivers at the beginning or RSD will not find the phone.
For installing a rom, tell the user to transfer the bootstrapper and rom to the sd card first. Also tell them to allow third party installs or whatever they're called (unsigned?) in order to install the bootstrapper.

This is awesome to have as a sticky to refer to!

Great feedback, pedwinkles.

BTW, the wording I believe you are looking for is:

Settings -> Applications -> Unknown sources (Allow installation of non-Market applications) checkbox

Cheers!

 

[SimsDelt]

Thanks for the alternative/additions to the tutorial... will edit.

 

[SimsDelt]

Also added Aggie12's Linux SBF to the instructions as well since he updated it to .602 as an alternative to RSD Lite.

 

[PGood]

The driver download is for the computerml.

When I try to download the driver, it states that "The instillation package is not supported by this processor type."

Anybody offer any insight?

 

[MtnbikerChk]

When I try to download the driver, it states that "The instillation package is not supported by this processor type."

Anybody offer any insight?

you either downloaded the 64bit file and have a 32bit processor or the opposite.




ok so I have a bionic and I just used that once click root method (same as instructions for droid 3 in the OP). but I didn't have to SBF. Why is it different for the x?

thanks

 

[scary alien]

ok so I have a bionic and I just used that once click root method (same as instructions for droid 3 in the OP). but I didn't have to SBF. Why is it different for the x?

djrbliss uncovered the Droid 3 root exploit just fairly recently and folks realized that the exploit uses the same adb root exploit for all the Moto-class phones.

So, you actually don't have to .SBF back to .340 anymore to root.

Cheers!

edit: SimsDelt just updated these instructions for folks that need or want to .SBF to the newly acquired .602 release. I mentioned .340 because you had to .SBF back to that before to get root for .596 version, but the D3 root exploit was revealed just before .602 came out (I think I got the timing right on that ).

 

[Trooper]

Everything worked for during root except for one problem. My phone for some reason always reboots into bootloader mode. So when I was running the exploit the phone would be reboot, but then get stuck at the bootloader.

So I had to unplug the phone, power up, quickly plug the cable back in, and then unlock when it fully booted. Had to do this twice.

So hope this helps anyone else (if it happens to you)