[Chris Parsons]

Root Stock AT&T 4.5.91 (2.3.4 Gingerbread) unrooted w/ locked bootloader

• Download root image

• Download ADB-Fastboot package

• Unzip the contents of ADB-Fastboot package and root image to your C: Drive under a new folder titled root

• Turn off your device

• Hold down the power button and downward volume button until you see “Fastboot” on your screen – Push the upward volume button to start it

• Open the Command Prompt on your computer

• Type the following commands

cd C:\root
fastboot flash preinstall root.img
fastboot reboot

• Your phone will reboot. Once complete, ensure USB Debugging is enabled

• Select "None" for USB mode. After link is made, return to command prompt and enter these:

adb shell
/preinstall/dosu (You will see this error, but that is ok: "bash: groups: command not found root@localhost:/#")
There are deliberate spaces between some of the paths and the / in this next section
/bin/mount /system -o remount,rw
cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/su
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
PATH=/system/bin:$PATH pm install /preinstall/Superuser.apk

If Superuser is already installed, this part may fail. If you do not already have it and this part fails, download it from the Market.

• Type "exit" and hit enter three times until the command prompt closes.

• Unplug your phone

• You should now be rooted!

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DISCLAIMER: RootzWiki nor Android Central not I are liable or responsible for any damages to your phones, you do so at your discretion

[Silberc]

If I brick my phone, my lawyer will be contacting you.

[jaxom]

I used this same way, works like a charm!

[ISS2]

This works flawlessly! Having so much fun with android right now...

[Jesgrew]

Just one silly question.....
Will rooting my phone stop it from being upgraded in the future by Motorola AT&T?

[bdizzel1982]

Just wondering since we have to flash the root image does this wipe your phone?

[ptfd139]

With new update we can now load apps from any site, that to me was primarily my need for rooting. What other benefits will this give me? Atrix owner from day one but never ventured to rooting, please excuse my ignorance but help with advice.

[quixoticelixer]

With new update we can now load apps from any site, that to me was primarily my need for rooting. What other benefits will this give me? Atrix owner from day one but never ventured to rooting, please excuse my ignorance but help with advice.

go to settings applications and then check unknown sources

[mxmarcus]

I can't wait until the Photon is unlocked!

[mxmarcus]

Just one silly question.....
Will rooting my phone stop it from being upgraded in the future by Motorola AT&T?

Rooting will not affect future upgrade
MM

[ptfd139]

go to settings applications and then check unknown sources

Yes I was stating that since we NOW can do that since update what other benefits are there.

[gzapr]

Mine is root on froyo, can I used this to update my phone to gingerbread and root with out unlocking the bootloader

[Painkiller#CB]

If I wanted for some reason to unroot the phone, what do I do ?

[sk8trix]

This is nicely put together guide props!

[brdwlk]

Root Stock AT&T 4.5.91 (2.3.4 Gingerbread) unrooted w/ locked bootloader

[INFO]

• Download root image

• Download ADB-Fastboot package

• Unzip the contents of ADB-Fastboot package and root image to your C: Drive under a new folder titled root

• Turn off your device

• Hold down the power button and downward volume button until you see “Fastboot” on your screen – Push the upward volume button to start it

• Open the Command Prompt on your computer

• Type the following commands

[/INFO]

[INFO] cd C:\root
fastboot flash preinstall root.img
fastboot reboot
[/INFO]

• Your phone will reboot. Once complete, ensure USB Debugging is enabled

• Select "None" for USB mode. After link is made, return to command prompt and enter these:

[INFO] adb shell
/preinstall/dosu (You will see this error, but that is ok: "bash: groups: command not found root@localhost:/#")
There are deliberate spaces between some of the paths and the / in this next section
/bin/mount /system -o remount,rw
cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/su
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
PATH=/system/bin:$PATH pm install /preinstall/Superuser.apk[/INFO]
If Superuser is already installed, this part may fail. If you do not already have it and this part fails, download it from the Market.

• Type "exit" and hit enter three times until the command prompt closes.

• Unplug your phone

• You should now be rooted!

[TIP]
Courtesy of : [/TIP]

[WARN]DISCLAIMER: RootzWiki nor Android Central not I are liable or responsible for any damages to your phones, you do so at your discretion[/WARN]

Worked flawlessly for me, and this was my first time rooting!

Thanks

[jjhiza]

Quick question, albeit mildly off-topic... could this method possibly work for the Droid 3? Since it ships with 2.3.4, a locked bootloader, and is made by Motorola, my first though is that it might just work. any thoughts?

[jd914]

With new update we can now load apps from any site, that to me was primarily my need for rooting. What other benefits will this give me? Atrix owner from day one but never ventured to rooting, please excuse my ignorance but help with advice.

I too only rooted my Atrix for sideload purposes. Right now I'm back to stock Gingerbread and have no reason to root. Don't get me wrong I'm a rootaholic but with the lack of good custom ROMs for the Atrix I really see no reed to root it. I know there are half baked ROMs out there but I have no interest in them. I also would like to see Clockwork recovery on the Atrix. I guess when Cyanogen figures out how to get the official Cyanogenmod to the Atrix I'll hold off on rooting for now. The only thing I would like to do right now is screen capture but that withing itself isn't reason enough for me to root.

[only1waqas#ac]

When i run the first command in fastboot i get this

C:\root>fastboot flash preintall root.img
sending 'preintall' (32768 KB)... OKAY [ 2.113s]
writing 'preintall'... FAILED (remote: (00030003))
finished. total time: 2.113s

[superkeest]

Any chance this would work on droid 3?

[z3r0s0ulz]

Any tips if we want to unroot later on.

[mattyb1085]

I am chomping at the bit to root my Atrix, but like others have asked. Is there a way to unroot this in the future for ota updates?

[JohnnyUtah]

I too only rooted my Atrix for sideload purposes. Right now I'm back to stock Gingerbread and have no reason to root. Don't get me wrong I'm a rootaholic but with the lack of good custom ROMs for the Atrix I really see no reed to root it. I know there are half baked ROMs out there but I have no interest in them. I also would like to see Clockwork recovery on the Atrix. I guess when Cyanogen figures out how to get the official Cyanogenmod to the Atrix I'll hold off on rooting for now. The only thing I would like to do right now is screen capture but that withing itself isn't reason enough for me to root.

I believe CWM is available. There's a thread on xda that has an automated script to unlock bl, root, enable tethering, enable webtop hack, and install CWM all in one package.

[odub]

When I enter the second command fastboot flash preinstall root.img I get 'fastboot' is not an operable internal or external command. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[samomamo]

Hi its working u have to put the files from the folders in the adb-fastboot and root in the root folder u created in the c drive.

[mattyb1085]

This was my first time rooting and It worked like a charm. I followed the directions exactly and It was surprisingly easy. Thanks!