Can't root?

[Conor18]

Why won't it root? I'm using the aRoot method and its not working. Following all the instructions. Still nothing. Help?

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

SD card mounted as none? USB debugging turned on? Those are the two things that stuck out to me that people would forget and/or pass over when rooting this phone.

 

[Conor18]

yup :/ check all that off. Even have all the drivers installed and SDK...

 

[Conor18]

i run aRoot and it goes through everything like "normal" and my phone reboots but it still isnt root. i read every single post on XDA and nothing has worked for me...

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Hmm...I read through that thread too. Usually they aren't n00b friendly but that doesn't seem to be the case in that thread. I would try posting there.

Also have you tried an app that required root to see what happens?

Sent from my myTouch 4G

 

[Conor18]

Ok I just posted on that thread explaining everything. And what app would require superuser permission? I'm having a brain fart... Today I rooted using the superoneclick and I have superuser and i can sideload apps. I was reading today about how some devices were listed as "offline" in the ADB device thing. Maybe mine is like that? They ended up returning their devices but idk how amazon works with returning... Would I take it to ATT? the only thing is that i didn't activate my phone the "right way" i think. i just threw in my old sim card and left the one it came with on my bed stand.

Forgot to say that after rooting with superoneclick i can download and install third party apps. So i know im rooted. Also, even though im rooted i want to run over it with aRoot to remove the busy box mess and allow for mobile hotspot.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Ok I just posted on that thread explaining everything. And what app would require superuser permission? I'm having a brain fart... Today I rooted using the superoneclick and I have superuser and i can sideload apps. I was reading today about how some devices were listed as "offline" in the ADB device thing. Maybe mine is like that? They ended up returning their devices but idk how amazon works with returning... Would I take it to ATT? the only thing is that i didn't activate my phone the "right way" i think. i just threw in my old sim card and left the one it came with on my bed stand.

Forgot to say that after rooting with superoneclick i can download and install third party apps. So i know im rooted. Also, even though im rooted i want to run over it with aRoot to remove the busy box mess and allow for mobile hotspot.

Hopefully they can help. Seeing as I don't have an atrix I can't be right in front of one to go step by step.

Hopefully it's something simple.

Sent from my myTouch 4G

 

[prothos]

i upgraded to the latest patch that motorola pushed on march 25th. it unrooted my phone and now i can not root it useing oneclick or aroot any ideals

 

[ka3yan]

i upgraded to the latest patch that motorola pushed on march 25th. it unrooted my phone and now i can not root it useing oneclick or aroot any ideals

You can either reflash to a previous update or you can live without root access. Those are your only options ATM.

 

[totalimmortal363#AC]

Mine is fresh out of the box on 4.1.2.6 and I can't get either to go as well. I'm coming from an iPhone and jailbreaking was a lot simpler.....

 

[ka3yan]

The two biggest things it to make sure you have your device set to USB debugging enabled and once you connect your phone to your PC, change your USB setting to "none."

 

[totalimmortal363#AC]

Done and done. Still nada

 

[totalimmortal363#AC]

Downloaded the moto drivers and everything went flawlessly.

NEXT! It says free tethering, is that the mobile hotspot?? Mine is a no go...

 

[Khalsa4G]

I would suggest using RSDlite and flashing back to 4.1.26 again. Then go through the steps to Aroot beforeupdate, then run the 4.1.57 update, then afterupdate and install gingerblur - should work! Good luck!

 

[CabezaGrande]

Aroot script does not work on Motorola Atrix
System Version=4.1.57
Android=2.2.1
BUILD number=OLYFR_U4_1.5.7

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Script stdout (all "> NUL 2>&1" were removed
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C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\AtrixRoot>aRoot_verbose.bat

Getting temporary root access...
1100 KB/s (585731 bytes in 0.520s)
Failed to set prot mask (Inappropriate ioctl for device)

Waiting for 0 seconds, press a key to continue ...

Mounting /system as read/write ...
mount: Operation not permitted

Cleaning up onclickroot mess ...
rm [-rR] <target>
xargs: rm: exited with status 255; aborting
rm failed for /system/xbin/busybox, Read-only file system

Rooting your device ...
failed to copy 'bin/su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

Installing Superuser app ...
1054 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.182s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Success

Installing sqlite3 ...
failed to copy 'bin/sqlite3' to '/system/bin/sqlite3': Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/sqlite3: No such file or directory

Enabling sideloading ...
sqlite3: not found

Enabling tethering ...
sqlite3: not found

Waiting for 0 seconds, press a key to continue ...
/system/bin/sqlite3: not found

Enabling init.d support ...
failed to copy 'bin/install-recovery.sh' to '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh': Read-only file system
mkdir failed for /system/etc/init.d, Read-only file system
failed to copy 'bin/00remount' to '/system/etc/init.d/00remount': No such file or directory
chmod: /system/etc/install-recovery.sh: Read-only file system
chmod: /system/etc/init.d: No such file or directory

Rebooting ...
Press any key to continue . . .
C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\AtrixRoot>

 

[CabezaGrande]

2011/04/10: The current "aRoot" & "SuperOneClickv1.6.5" root procedures will not work on

Motorola Atrix 4G
System Version=4.1.57.MB860.ATT.en.US
Model MB860
Android=2.2.1
build=OLYFR_U4_1.5.7

Why? the psneuter exploit used by aRoot & Super One Click has been block by this Motorola update.

I hate Motorola for blocking this type of stuff. It's my phone, let me do what I want to with it.

 

[Bbock]

As mentioned before, you can do the whole flash to 1.26 root/retain root process. Alternatively, if you are already on 1.57 you now have the option to use android sideload wonder machine in conjunction with the new gingerbreak root method to obtain root directly through 1.57. Best of luck.

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