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[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
You do not flash 1.57. Technically, this script should work with 1.52 as well as 1.26 as the base if you have a way of forcing the update through the version mismatch, which I'm not sure is possible. You have to flash 1.26 first, then follow the directions in the first post. At no point should you be flashing 1.57, you will not be able to root if you flash.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Rickroller:
I do see the USB Debugging in my notification list..however..i'm hoping the problem lies in the fact I never had SDK installed on this computer. I'm in the process of installing all of that now..so hopefully once that is done something happens.

At first I would get a "failed to install drivers" notification, so I followed steps in another thread to Enable Media Sync, and then the "Moto Phone Portal", and after that drivers all seemed to be fine. So again..i'm hoping once i install SDK something happens..

EDIT: Nope..nothing changed. Still get the "unable to find a device for adb" error..

EDIT #2: Alright..finally got it to work!. When I connected the usb cable..I went back thru again and first connected for Media Sync, and then again for Motorola Phone Portal, and re-installed all the drivers again. This time when I ran the gladroot, I got up to the psneuter error some have seen. I simply went back, reenabled it to Mass Media (on the usb) and then turned off and on USB debugging, and went thru the gladroot again, and got it to work!

Thanks to the devs for this!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
do "adb devices" from command line to see if the phone shows up. If it doesn't, unplug your phone, disable USB debugging, reboot, enable it, reboot again, wait for the phone to come all the way back up (unlock it and wait for your widgets to load if you have any), and then plug in the USB cable again.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] TinyRK:
That worked, thanks!

BUT... Atrix updated, applied the AfterUpdate.bat and I had root with 1.5.7. Then I did a factory reset and root was gone.

Good to know :D
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
Yeah, factory reset will wipe root. HOWEVER, you can then just run afterupdate.bat again, and you'll have root back. No need to go all the way back to 1.26 :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] -Roze-:
Well seems like the Bell version worked even though Kennethpenn said that it doesn't for Bell. Can you explain this, Ririal?

I just rooted using aRoot by designersgear. How is this root differ from aroot?

Thanks,

Roze
[Atrix 4G Android Development] lorijuan1024:
i went back to 1.26 then did the glad bat and followed everything i dont see SU app and i never got a confirmation of root did i do something wrong
[Atrix 4G Android Development] TinyRK:
I tried it the 1st time, but it didn't work.

Either way...

Reflashed it and now it's working.

Appreciate your help!

Thanks, mate
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
This uses the same method as aRoot. Since designears is no longer developing for the phone, I picked up where he left off and have made a cleaner script. aRoot got the job done, and was quick and dirty. My script has a little more going on behind the scenes to ensure things go smoothly.

What did Kennethpenn say didn't work on the Bell Atrix? Flashing an SBF, as far as I know, will not work on the Bell Atrix. If you flash to 1.26 and it WORKED, I'm sure everyone would be very happy to hear that, as I don't think anyone has been brave enough to try. :)

Do you have an error message you can post or be a little more specific at what step it was failing?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Edprigar:
I am in 1.26 rooted. Some questions before GladRoot to 1.57:

-I have Titaniun Backup with some apps frozen. Do I have to defrost them before this procedure?

-I have installed an external SD card. Do I have to remove it before?

-How can I verify if the custom tethering is already enabled?

Thanks for your answer
[Atrix 4G Android Development] lorijuan1024:
i did not get any error it just said press any key to continue no error message at all
[Atrix 4G Android Development] greenstrat67:
Sorry couldn't stay up any longer and just now getting back but below is what happend that I posted up above after which someone posted that maybe I ran both files without updating. Then two posts from two of us noobs are mixed together so I don't know what to do I haven't had chance to try anything any further. It appears however that nothing has run on my phone - when I ran the terminal program it said daemon started successfully after which I ran gladroot with the same result / unable to detect a device over adb. I haven't gone any further and still get the .57 update prompts every hour. I haven't tried running aRoot or anything else. So I dont know what to do at this point / Cold Reset? Flash to 1.26 where I already am? Thanks again.

It says USB debugging connected and that the USB connection is set to "none" I'm not sure how to run the command. I have terminal emulator and connectbot both of which are to hard to read but connectbot just gives me a list of commands for adb / terminal emulator I can't really read at all.

one of the commands was adb start-server so I typed it and it says adb server is running now "daemon started successfully"

I tried running gladroot again with the same results as above.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] greenstrat67:
Duh. On the Windows 7 side to make sure things were clean and uncluttered and I had nothing running that could interfere with the process I uninstalled some things plus reinstalled all the moto software. I missed something. I did it at another computer where I had previously set everything up and it was all ready to go. From gladroot on everything went perfectly. The update was already downloaded so that only took a couple minutes Ran afterupdate all went perfect. Thanks!!! You guys are incredible.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] punnu35:
thanks

did the flash to stock followed by gladroot and then webtop

works like a charm. cant thank you guys enough :D
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Knuckles328:
Yeah Buddy~

THANK YOU FENRIR!! The help via IRC tonight was greatly appreciated. This guide is spot on. The key is to READ CAREFULLY or you WILL make mistakes and cost yourself time and frustration. Thanks again man. Much appreciated. :D
[Atrix 4G Android Development] madpoet:
Followed the guides and it worked perfectly. Flashed down to stock, then rooted, upgraded, and re-enabled. This is my first Android device so I'm not sure what I should be trying next ;)

That said I'm confused about something. I did this root and enabled the tether so that I could use my grandfathered unlimited plan on my phone with my laptop dock and not incur the new rate. I see the APN listed in my settings as Custom Tether, but somewhere I'm missing how to make it all work together ;) If I plug it in I still get the message that I don't have the right account. I tried switching to that APN but it didn't seem to matter. Any pointers?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] bsinc1962:
Did the sbf flash back to 1.26 which went off no problem. Ran Gladroot which also went fine. Now I'm trying to do the 1.52 update and keep getting an error message: "check for update was not available at this time. Check back later"

Thoughts?

I could just use the deodexed version. But with it being 94mb vs the full 600mb I'm not sure if it matters.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
Select the tethering APN, enable hotspot, switch to another APN, wait 5 seconds, switch back to the tethering APN. This method works for me, I'm not sure what other people are doing to get around it, but this is the only thing that's worked for me.

Not a problem. I post to read the directions 3 times before attempting for a reason ;)

Not sure, I haven't had any issues picking up the update on 1.26. Are you on AT&T?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] bsinc1962:
Yes I'm on ATT.

I did the original OTA back when it came out and lost my root. So today I decided to do the 1.2 sbf flash so I could get it back. I'm wondering if Moto pulled the 1.5 update to close the exploit or if my imei number is already logged as updated.

I'm downloading the 1.5 sbf from another thread right now but its slow. I'm wondering if I run it with RSD if I'll get root. I already ran the first leg of Gladroot.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] madpoet:
Thanks... still can't seem to get it. Mobile hotspot options are greyed out for me.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
No, you will not keep root. Flashing an SBF restores your phone to factory settings, so you will lose any root/sideloading/tethering/webtop/etc. that you have done to your phone.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] madpoet:
Ok, got tethering working with a reboot. Seems a little flaky (sometimes it tells me I'm not authorized, if I try again it works). I'm able to connect to my webtop now, and its working. Very cool :) When I'm not tethering should I switch back to another APN or does it matter?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] itspec81:
This worked perfectly, thanks
[Atrix 4G Android Development] brucewee:
Worked flawlessly, thanks! Tethered to Xoom now.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gerbick:
I had used aRoot, got the 1.57 update (didn't know it would kill the root) and now I have to flash back to 1.26 - unsuccessful so far) and there's no other way?

Not happy with that.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jra89027:
I need help

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I have done all the necessary steps and flashed back to stock, running gingerblur rc1. but it keeps saying im up to date, and im connected to wifi and have 10mb down.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
Gingerblur is not stock. Reflash back to stock. You CANNOT be running ANY mods.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
Unfortunately no. All the current released security holes were patched in the 1.57 update. The only way to get root is to follow the procedure listed here.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] pogo123:
script not available.

Hi:

first post in XDA, the script link seems to be down. Any way to get the same repost or uploaded to a diferent provider. Thanks.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
Just tried it and it downloaded fine.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Knuckles328:
This might help

So, when I figured out what my problem was last night I thought others may be interested in where I got hung up.

The gladroot script does exactly what it is supposed to do but, while running the script I was getting confused when prompted with;

"Are you updating an AT&T Atrix on 1.26 to 1.57? [y/n] "

I thought I was being prompted as follows.

"Are you CURRENTLY updating from 1.2.6 to 1.5.7?"

I was answering no because, I was rooting the 1.2.6 version and did not have 1.5.7 on the phone yet. I did wonder why it was in the script if it was always going to be no...(DUH ME)

I didn't realize that I was actually being asked;

"do you plan to upgrade to 1.5.7?"

Once I figured that out and answered yes, the script was able to do it's job and prep the phone for the 1.5.7 update.

I hope this helps.

Thanks again Fenrir for the awesome scripts and the assist. Good luck guys.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ks2hot4u:
Bell Atrix superoneclick

I have a bell atrix rooted with superoneclick, webtopmod, and freeze on bloatware with titanium. Could you please advise me if I need to use superonclick un-root before using this or can I just go ahead and run it over top?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Knuckles328:
I'd say start by reading the instructions man....

Paragraph 1.

"Basically, there's a ton of misinformation floating around about current root methods. This is your one stop shop for all your root needs. To explain, the SuperOneClick method installs busybox a second time. The Atrix already has busybox installed, so there's no need to install a duplicate. This can cause issues with other mods. GladRoot will take care of everything SuperOneClick did. I've contacted the developer to see if there's a way around this."
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jra89027:
help with update

I was running gingerblur , then flashed back to stock, did all the steps, but when i try to find the update, it says my phone is up to date. does anyone know what to do about this?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ks2hot4u:
...

Thats great chief tho I did read the whole thread and wanted advice from a bell users who has done this or the dev. Also whether or not I will need to unfreeze the bloatware I froze and if I should remove the webtopmod? Pretty sure your not a bell user so thanks but could still use some advice from a bell user who has gone from superoneclick to this method
[Atrix 4G Android Development] D1DAVE:
I just got my Atrix. Want to root, no joy. Link goes to a blank page.

Any suggestions?:(
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jerseykirby:
Just to confirm that I am a moron, if you have updated the phone from stock to the OTA AT&T update you cannot root the phone unless you go back to 1.2.6 or whatever it is called?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] D1DAVE:
Never mind change your settings in XP to allow active x downloads and scripts.:)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
Yes, that is correct.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jerseykirby:
HAHAHA but I have figured it out. Just when I go to move the apk to my device I keep getting a security warning and it will not install. Any ideas?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] banes:
Hotspot tether trick works 100% of the time

Just an FYI for everyone, I actually got my hotspot to work simply by selecting the custom tether APN, turning on the WIFI, and then enabling my hotspot. Works everytime. I rooted using this script from a fresh never flashed before or rooted Atrix. I did however install Gingerblur rom before ever attempting this so I don't know if that had something to do with it.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] greenstrat67:
Swiftks, I was wondering if all the mods you have listed that weren't acquired as part of the procedure are kind of standard necessities. I was just now looking at how to get them done, such as GingerBlur / I haven't looked for an explanation of what it adds to your functionality but many seem to have it. I never could get Adobe Flash working even though there is a version for the Atrix at Adobe it doesn't work. Do you have to copy a special apk to the phone and run it from there? And is CWM Recovery like Titanium Backup or is it better? Has deodexing helped you a lot?

Thanks, -gs

- Running GingerBlur v1.1 (OLYFR_U4_1.57)

- Deodexed

- CWM Recovery

- Webtop Mod

- Adobe Flash Mod
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
You can just go ahead and run it over top. You won't hurt anything. :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] maveriick:
Wow

Ok, So I followed the extremely vague and incomprehensible directions and somehow I was able to get this to work... :D

Just kidding... If the directions were more copious they would have clicked on everything and completed all the steps on my phone...

Thanks Guys!!!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
Ok... I did all my mods individually, and independently of each other. But, if you go ahead with gingerblur, it will deodex your files for you when you install it. You will have to install CWM to even install gingerblur, so that will take care of that. I would wait and do the webtop mod and Adobe Flash mod till after you either have Gingerblur installed or are deodexed, which ever is your flavor. Regardless, I would you this look at this thread for the webtop: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=980193.

This thread for Hotspot/tether: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=980636

And the adobe flash mod, I always do manually to insure no problems.

- uninstall adobe flash (to insure a clean install)

- Download and install Adobe Flash 10.2 from the market.

- Take the attached file, (unzip it, this is not a CWM install), and put it somewhere on your phone or ext sd card where you will be able to find it. Use root explorer to copy the file to /data/data/com.adobeflashplayer/lib/ and replace the current stock file that is there.

- Reboot phone for good measure.

If you have any other questions, just PM me. OP, sorry for all the crap that has nothing to do with your thread. :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] arunsharma7:
Hello - I followed the instruction to flash to stock ROM and then run "gladroot" update and then "afterupdate" every thing went smooth and phone is working just fine, but the Data speed on 3G is now less than even EDGE.

I used to get 3000 Kbps down and 400 Kbps upload speed before this but now when I check the speed is 40 Kbps (yes it is around 40-60 Kbps down) and ~80 kbps upload.

it is really frustating, I tried choosing different APN but that didn't sovle the issue, is anyone else like me? do we have any solution?

thanks for helping me out.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
This process doesn't touch anything to do with the cell radio. It's likely just a coincidence. Reboot your phone and try again.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] arunsharma7:
Thanks OP, but I tried it several time with no success.

I am going to flash it back to stock and check before rooting and updating will let you know my finding.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Norcalz71:
Please forgive my lack of knowledge on this topic, just diving into the SBF/Recovery/Root/etc game.

My atrix is stock with the exception of the original no-root webtop mod. In order to do the root and update to 4.1.57, would I/should I have to flash back to a stock 4.1.26 before using GladRoot, or can I just do those steps straightaway without undoing the webtop mod?

Thanks
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
I can't remember if the webtop mod affects updating to the 1.57 OTA update or not, I'm leaning towards yes... might as well flash 1.26 anyway, b/c once you do the OTA update, I'm fairly certain you will loose the webtop mod anyway; if you are even able to update at all with it. It's only gonna add like 10 mins to the overall process anyway.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Norcalz71:
sounds good. like i said i havent done the flashing thing yet either so like all things, slightly intimidating at first. I'm pretty confident with my abilities to fix things I break, its just that first trial run thats sketchy.

Reading through the entire SBF thread right now, I'll probably just flash to 1.2.6 when I'm confident I've got it all (have RSDLite but I need to DL the actual SBF file) then factory reset/wipe everything and start fresh.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
It's really not that bad... don't worry about doing a factory reset on the phone itself, flashing a fresh sbf will reset everything to stock anyway. I'm sure you know, but you can use Titanium backup to backup all your apps and stuff... just make sure that when you go to restore your stuff, that you only restore the apps and not system data... trust me, you will save yourself headaches down the road; remember just the apps. If you have any sbf questions, seeing how this is your first time to do it, just PM me, I'll be happy to help as best I can.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Norcalz71:
excellent, thanks man. This is my first android phone and for all I had hoped to mess with on it, I've been so swamped at work that I haven't really had time, no TiBackup yet even haha.

So my game plan tonight is flash 4.1.26, GladRoot, Update to 4.1.57 and retain root, TiBackup, Freeze bloat, webtopmod and see how my battery does as it has been truly lacking compared to others testimony I have read on here.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] das8nt:
Webtop Mod definitely blocks the update. You can undo the Webtop Mod or flash to 1.26.

........

Trying to help someone else out... what would be a reason that while doing the afterupdate.bat it starts with Restarting ADB server... and then flashes the PC screen red for a second and jumps straight to Rebooting Phone?

USB debug enabled.

Set to None.

Beforeupdate went as supposed to.

Any ideas?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
That's a first... hhhuummm, all the drivers are installed??? Sounds like a computer problem more than a phone problem.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] das8nt:
Yeah, SBF flashed ok. Beforeupdate ran ok. So, all drivers and such should be good. Tried run as admin and still no go. This is a first on me too.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] moondrius:
I am having the same problem, I just bought my atrix tonight and have not done anything else with it.

Edit: I messed up and did not quite follow the directions. After sbfing and putting the files directly into c:\ it worked just fine.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] das8nt:
Had him disable AV protection and still same result. He recorded the process on video and paused it at the red screen. He can faintly see the line about Allowing Superuser, but it all happens so fast and no request shows up on his phone. Stumped...

Any other thoughts?

Thanks in advance!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] greenstrat67:
Thank you Swiftks.When I was asking about CWM I didn't mention that I already had Titanium Backup installed. So would I need to uninstall it? Or would Gingerblur install with Titanium Backup- or are they too different? I had PdaNet before is HotSpot better? Just downloaded the Flash file thank you.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] urbannnn:
Okay so i flashed back to 1.26 and tried to run the Gladroot but all i get is this.

Preparing your computer and phone for install...

Restarting ADB server...

Checking device state...

Obtaining temporary root access...

Unable to chmod psneuter.

Press any key to continue . . .

any suggestions?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Norcalz71:
followed the directions for both flashing and Gladroot with the update to 1.57, so far everything seems fine going to be back and install all my apps again now and hopefully my battery life has improved.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jtsee2:
Having problems! OK... I will admit - reluctantly - that I am a newb.

Well, I had rooted my phone 3 wks ago and proceeded to install adeo, then Gingerblur 7.2... (I didn't update to Gingerblur RC1 as this came out around the same time)...

I flashed back to 1.2.6 per the link...

Ran beforeupdate.bat... no problems

When I go to "...System updates" I get the message: Your device is up to date! No update is necessary at this time.

This has been happening for over an hour...

I've restarted twice.

Still no OTA update. Any ideas?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
Apologies, anyone that has downloaded prior to this post, please redownload. I left a line of debug code that was skipping the execution of the beforeupdate script.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] nekrosoft13:
also failed for me
[Atrix 4G Android Development] PixoNova:
That means the backup failed. Everything will still work properly.I got the same error.

Root's running fine for me on 1.5.7 now.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] bleuiko:
Restarting ADB server...

Checking device state...

Obtaining temporary root access...

Waiting for root access to kick in...

Mounting /system as read/write...

Are you already rooted? [y/n] y

Do you want to install sideloading? [y/n] y

Enabling sideloading...

Do you want to install custom tethering APN?

(Say NO if you already enabled this, or you will get duplicates) [y/n] n

Pushing backupsu.sh...

retval =

backup failed to execute properly.

I am rooted on 1.2.6 without any mods except aroot.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] nick78ru:
Had this problem. While connected (as USB storage) uncheck USB debugging and and enable it again. Check in Control Panel=>Device manager for ADB Services (should be at the top with sublisting for Motorola usb device or smthing like that).

Then open command promt:

cd\

cd\AndroidSDK(or whatever you called the SDK folder)\tools\

adb devices

Let me know if it helps
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mr_bahal:
Thank YOU!. worked like a charm :)

:D:D
[Atrix 4G Android Development] PixoNova:
Just means the backup failed. Everything will still run perfectly fine.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
Anyone receiving the error

retval =

backup failed to execute properly.

redownload the file.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] nekrosoft13:
can dev confirm?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] nekrosoft13:
ok, downloaded the file again

i'm on stock android, all I had was aroot
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
I can confirm that you should redownload and try again :)