Best way to Root MR2

[ghamden]

Best way to Root MR2

I instlled MR2 Full Ruu works great but i really miss being rooted

I would think the original roll back root method is not going to work

since the radio has to be flashed sepreate for the rooted MR2

So hopefully there is work on a way to root MR2

Note so far it works well my intial install was a little quarky so i hardreset twice that seemed to clear up the quarkiness

works grea tnow just need to debloat .....

 

[bbalz]

Im wondering the same thing.

 

[dpham00]

Autoroot method works great. I installed the stock mr2 ruu, but didn't like it, so i used that method to root. http://forum.androidcentral.com/thu...unroot-windows-updated-5-20-w-mr1-update.html

 

[OnlyZuul]

Can anyone else confirm that AUTO root has no ill effects?

 

[SPD]

I used the Mac Auto Root and it worked perfect. After which I upgraded to MR2 and a GB ROM.

 

[jessesmith8888]

I used auto root while on mr2. Worked great! You will have to reflash mr2 after you root to use gb roms. And just a side note: the rooting process leaves a PG05IMG. ZIP(full ruu) on your sd card, delete it! Or the next time you reboot into recovery it will flash that old ruu and you won't be rooted anymore and have to start over! Or just rename it because it is a easy way to unroot.

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[jessesmith8888]

Also make sure when you flash the mr2 that it's the radio only! About 24mb or something, the full ruu will unroot.

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[SpeedJunkie69]

So the auto-root will work if I manually installed MR2 on my stock non-rooted phone?

 

[Cyber Warrior]

So the auto-root will work if I manually installed MR2 on my stock non-rooted phone?

Yes.. once rooted you will be back on the mr1.. from there if you want, you can install the mr2 or mr2.5 radio for rooted users (must be using a gingerbread rom or froyo rom that supports the mr2 radio).
MR2 radios for root users are listed here if you need them: http://forum.androidcentral.com/thu...-backup-restore-install-roms-thunderbolt.html

 

[drstrange462]

I'm giving this a try tomorrow. After rooting, do I have to use a different rom? And I've got to say, after installing the MR2 update, the reboots stopped and my gps locks on lickety split. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[drstrange462]

And which mr2 radio to use? So many to choose from...

 

[Cyber Warrior]

I'm giving this a try tomorrow. After rooting, do I have to use a different rom? And I've got to say, after installing the MR2 update, the reboots stopped and my gps locks on lickety split. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

After rooting, your phone will be back to the MR1 radio so you can stay with your stock rom or use any of the ROMs listed in "The Official Thunderbolt ROMs & Kernel listing" (except for the Gingerbread ROMs).

If you decide to upgrade the radio to the MR2 version for rooted users, then yes, you need to use one of the Gingerbread ROMs.

There's two radios available.. MR2 and a newer version.. MR2.5. You need to see which one works for you best. For my phone, the MR2.5 radio worked better.

All radios, kernels and roms are in the third post of the sticky : http://forum.androidcentral.com/thu...-backup-restore-install-roms-thunderbolt.html

 

[fatboy97]

Personally, I rooted my device using ADB... there is a great thread in the Rooting forum at the top of this forum.

And like Cyber I found MR2.5 Radio to work just fine with my Das BAMF Sense 3.0 RC3 ROM.

 

[Slapnpop826]

This thread is right on time. I will be rooting this weekend.

 

[dpham00]

fyi, i installed das bamf 2.1 and skype and it works great. mr2 radio is much more stable than mr1. i also tried the skypwnd poc on the leaked skype video and was able to harvest my personal info. with the new skype video, i also tried skypwnd, but was not able to harvest my personal info.

 

[drstrange462]

Thank you all soooo much! Time to get rooting!

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[jstewart0131]

I rooted using the auto root w/mr1 thread and it worked perfectly. I loaded up bamf 2.1 and am very happy with the results so far. I quickly figured out that I needed to upload an mr2 or newer radio. The only thigh I have noticed is that my 4g speeds are quite a bit slower now than with the mr2 leak before rooting

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[drstrange462]

And to get s off? how is this achieved? Is it needed?

 

[mannw1977]

I used the Mac Auto Root and it worked perfect. After which I upgraded to MR2 and a GB ROM.

How did you get the second zip to flash. I have tried over and over. I had to load the non rooted mr2 to stop my reboots. I followed ever step to a T with no success.

 

[Slapnpop826]

Rooting now. Keep your fingers crossed.