root method for 5.9.902

**xecuter1004** · 02-14-2012, 08:44 PM

1. Put your phone in USB debugging mode.
2. Connect your Droid Bionic to the computer via usb
3. Download Dan Rosenberg's exploit
http://vulnfactory.org/public/motofail_windows.zip
4. Extract to a folder, and double-click run.bat.
updated from .901 stock

**doogald** · 02-14-2012, 09:51 PM

Just to ask the question, there is no unroot from this yet, right?

**xecuter1004** · 02-15-2012, 06:29 AM

Only way to unroot as of right now that i know of is to roll back to the 5.5.893 fxz

**WebOS Refugee** · 02-16-2012, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by doogald

Just to ask the question, there is no unroot from this yet, right?

I verified today that Pete's one-click will unroot .902 that has been rooted with motofail.

**gmonkey88** · 02-16-2012, 10:46 PM

head over to xda-developers > motorola droid bionic > general > step by step ROOT. There is a full how to when it comes to rooting .902. Did it yesturday, works great.

**agent100usa** · 03-08-2012, 01:15 PM

Is it okay to install update 5.9.902 if my phone already rooted ( not sure if forever root or one click )

Thnak you

**xecuter1004** · 03-08-2012, 08:11 PM

Yes its ok If you dont have forever root after the .902 update you just have to reroot using motofail root method

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**Android_Lee** · 03-08-2012, 11:17 PM

Just be sure to 4ever root it if you want to keep root after an update. :-)

**agent100usa** · 03-09-2012, 03:47 PM

Can somebody tell me to get 4ever root please?

Thank you

**Android_Lee** · 03-10-2012, 12:49 PM

DISCLAIMER: I ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY IF THINGS TO NOT GO WELL!!!

Here are the whole instructions if you are already rooted:

*Open an app such as Root Explorer from the market
*Navigate to the system/bin/mount_ext3.sh
*At the top of the screen press the Mount R/W button
*Long press mount_ext3.sh
*Select copy
*Navigate to sdcard-ext
*Press paste (this will put a clean copy of this file on your sdcard in case things go badly)
*Navigate back to system/bin/mount_ext3.sh
*Long press mount_ext3.sh
*Select Open in Text Editor
*Scroll to the bottom of the file
*Press the the return key on the keyboard to put a empty line
*type the following EXACTLY AS SHOWN:

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 4755 /system/app/Superuser.apk

(note: there is a single space between chmod and 4755 and there is a single space between the 5 and the /.)

*Press save
*Press the Mount R/O button at the top of the page
*Navigate to the mount_ext3.sh file and long press it and select “view as text” in order to confirm the new lines are present in the file.
*Exit and reboot.