Root Motorola Photon 4G without the HD Dock.

[Verichatov]

Excuse my ignorance. I was looking to get this phone and use it as a computer with the dock, bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Does rooting the phone make it so I don't need the dock? Also, like what Statdoc said, what will it do rooted that it cannot do now?

Thanks

 

[Lokifish]

Excuse my ignorance. I was looking to get this phone and use it as a computer with the dock, bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Does rooting the phone make it so I don't need the dock? Also, like what Statdoc said, what will it do rooted that it cannot do now?

Thanks

Root will give you the ability to do the following:
Enable dockless WebTop
Unlock the bootloader
CWM custom recovery
Run a Webtop alternative like Ubuntu
Custom ROMs (not much really available but be patient)

 

[VDub2174]

1. This is AMAZING!!!! Thank you for all your hard work and getting root without having to use the Web Dock.

2. This may sound dumb but can someone post a video of this? I'm more of a visual learner and would greatly appreciate it if someone could record the process

EDIT: Had I realized that there was a 2nd and 3rd page, I would have seen the post of someone saying there was a video on youtube

 

[anon(171363)]

So the only issue I have noticed so far that I didn't have before rooting is my WIFI connection keeps dropping and takes forever to reconnect. Is anyone else having this issue?

 

[taurtex]

Which version of CWM Recovery are you supposed to install for the Photon? I don't see it listed on the supported CWM phones. Thanks.

 

[bcbbanga4l]

So when rooting this phone can it be done on the mac? Custom roms are those like custom os> And can we back up somewhere before we try this root?

 

[statdoc]

Root will give you the ability to do the following:
Enable dockless WebTop
Unlock the bootloader
CWM custom recovery
Run a Webtop alternative like Ubuntu
Custom ROMs (not much really available but be patient)

I appreciate the answer as to what rooting will do. I don't see that I need or could really use any of those things, in preference to the standard firmware. I think I will stick with standard for now.

 

[|-KGB-|CaptHowdy]

curious

Congratulations! You are rooted!

/bin/tar xf /data/tmp/root.tar

is that last part a command we do need to run, not sure why that last bit is there. thanks

 

[mcp6530]

does rooting allow for free hotspot? or do you have to install a custom ROM or more stuff to get the free hotspot to work?

 

[thinknate]

does rooting allow for free hotspot? or do you have to install a custom ROM or more stuff to get the free hotspot to work?

Root is all you need. wireless_tether_2_0_7.apk - android-wifi-tether - Wireless Tether for Root Users 2.0.7 - Wireless Tether for Root Users - Google Project Hosting

 

[geekman2]

I am having trouble with the adb, when I enter the "adb push photon-torpedo.tar /data/tmp" then I get the message "daemon started successfully" after that I get "error: device not found". All the drivers loaded on my system correctly. Any ideas?

Update, I solved this one. I found on other threads that the phone needs ot have "USB Debugging" activated and in "just Charge" mode. Next issue is the error I get when I issue the /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh command. I get "ERROR: ld.so: object 'libpcprofile.so' cannot be loaded as audit interface: undefined symbol: la_version; ignored.
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.x0_lock and start again."

What now?

Update: I kept searching different forums and found that this error message can indicate that you have actually rooted your device. Install the app "APP Checker" from the Android Market. When I ran this app, I was told that I was "rooted".

SUCCESS!

 

[mcp6530]

does this method still work after the update? do i have to do anything different to root? will i lose all of my settings if i root?

 

[VDub2174]

I used the one-click method after the update:

[ACS] Photon 4G AIO root *working* - xda-developers

 

[jayglosodajo]

arrgg, noob here, when i type adb push photon-torpedo.tar /data/tmp in cmd prompt it says "error: device not found"

 

[Septiformus]

arrgg, noob here, when i type adb push photon-torpedo.tar /data/tmp in cmd prompt it says "error: device not found"

Don't just skip to the bottom of a post, look at the top of this page and it was already answered

 

[kyl5002]

:-[ .exe file doesn't work on my mac. is there a mac version of this?

 

[arthurcwillis]

I just did a One click root on my Motorola Photon 4G. Got it from xda today and it worked perfectly.
To simple and everything works.

 

[mcp6530]

I just did a One click root on my Motorola Photon 4G. Got it from xda today and it worked perfectly.
To simple and everything works.

did all your info/apps/settings get wiped or was it all still there after rooting?

 

[ppowerman5000]

I have the phone , just over a week, and I am really enjoying it, ....But why should I root my MOTO PHOTON?

 

[jonathanlc2005]

i got this to work, unfortunatly i have such a tight budget i cant donate otherwise i would.

but what about a lapdock software, is it possible to run one of those?