Droid 4 Rooting Issues

[fumeii]

I've had this phone for a while but I am completely new to this rooting concept. I tried some 'one-click' rooting such as motofail and razrs edge but none seem to work. I have made sure to USB Debugging and made sure to connect the phone as a media device. I have installed the latest drivers as well. I have searched for a while now yet I have not found an answer. This is what appears on my command prompt. Please help!


[*]
[*] Motofail: Universal Motorola Android Root Exploit (Windows version)
[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)
[*]
[*] Tested on Droid 3, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, and Droid 4
[*]
[*] Before continuing, ensure USB debugging is enabled, that you
[*] have the latest Motorola drivers installed, and that your phone
[*] is connected via USB.
[*]
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
[*] Device found.
[*] Deploying payload...
failed to copy 'motofail' to '/data/local/motofail': Permission denied
Unable to chmod /data/local/motofail: No such file or directory
[*] Owning phone...
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/motofail: not found
[*] Rebooting device...
[*] Waiting for phone to reboot.
[*] Attemping persistence...
remount failed: Operation not permitted
failed to copy 'su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
link failed Read-only file system
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/xbin/busybox': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/busybox: not found
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Read-only file sy
stem
[*] Cleaning up...
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/motofail: not found
rm failed for /data/local/motofail, No such file or directory
[*] Rebooting...
[*] Exploit complete!
[*] Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .

 

[sd_shadow]

Only razr edge will work on Droid 4 with ics
Edit:
Only razr blade will work on d4s jellybean
Motofail only worked with gingerbread

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[sd_shadow]

For razr blade root
if you are seeing
failed on '/data/logger' - Permission denied
mkdir failed for /data/logger, File Exists
Unable to chmod /data/logger: Operation not permitted

try these steps
-Settings > Apps > Smart Actions > Clear data
-Settings > Storage > ≡ Button > USB computer connection > Select "Media device (MTP)
-Run the exploit again.
every time it says "rebooting" as soon as the device goes off, disconnect usb, waited for device to fully boot before reconnecting usb and then it will continue the process.

It's not unusual for virus scanners, to see rooting tools as viruses or trojans, because they often are.
a Virus scanner may remove the exploit used in gaining root access, without any notification
If rooting is failing, try turning off virus protection before downloading and during rooting.


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[fumeii]

I did exactly what you said, worked perfectly. Thank you so much

 

[Zosoled]

This was what finally worked for me. Thank you!

 

[sd_shadow]

Next time just use Saferoot [Video] Droid 4 root with SafeRoot and installing SafeStrap

 

[taariqq]

Incredible little hint. May Allaah reward you.