yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Photon 4G] nfamisnme:
Thanks Shabbypenguin

I read through all the posts and based off the questions being asked, i was alittle skeptical of using this root method. I have a good base knowledge of rooting and roms, my previous phone was the samsung epic, and i rooted and fully rocked that phone with all kinds of goodies. I tried your root method, and it was flawless!!! Big thanks to you for all your hard work. For anyone out there who is alittle confused....

-Make sure you download the right drivers for your computer. either 32bit or 64bit.

-install the device file drivers, after a successful install, reboot your computer.

-on your phone, click settings,then applications,then developement, and check off usb debugging.

-now use the usb cable to plug up your phone to the computer.

-wait for your computer to fully install the drivers for your phone.

-after your computer fully installs the drivers open the folder photon-4g-ocr

-double click adb, the windows will pop up real fast, in the blink of an eye and disappear

-next double click root

follow the onscreen instructions as you only hit a button once, the program does everything for you.....if all goes well you should see something like this.....
[Motorola Photon 4G] nfamisnme:
although i was getting alittle lag, phone did run alittle slow, however i factory reset the phone and when it turned back on, BAM there my speed was and i didnt lose root!!!

A M A Z I N G!!!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] rockettman:
Has anyone actually done this method on a Mac? If so can you private message me how you went about doing it?
[Motorola Photon 4G] :
For Those Having Issues

I was busting my head wondering why root.bat wasn't working so I went on to edit it so here you guys go give it a try it worked for me with the latest OTA. I renamed it to 5.bat but to upload here i changed the file extension to zip please remember to change it back to .bat and place in the original one click root. thanks to the original creators.
[Motorola Photon 4G] deedscreen:
Can we get something like this to unlock our bootloaders?
[Motorola Photon 4G] foxsdaddy67:
worked great! thanks!
[Motorola Photon 4G] willysp:
Just ran it again after the OTA of a couple weeks ago. Worked perfectly the first time!

To the OP: you might want to either put the new SU v3 in your zip and/or tell folks that they can update to v3 after rooting.

Thanks again!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Major Pain:
I would also appreciate it if someone PM me with instructions. I am having trouble using the mac and/or Linux version of the root.

Thank you
[Motorola Photon 4G] ChrisCowles:
I'm a noob to Android. Am technically proficient enough to root the device once I understand the process. I did that successfully.

Do I understand correctly that I'll need to do this every time there's an OTA? (It seems like one is imminent to resolve the proximity sensor issue.) If so, will the same files work?

Thanks in advance.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ronnienyc:
His dude has videos for all this rooting and flashing stuff.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...rooting-flashing-etc-11-videos-9-28-11-a.html
[Motorola Photon 4G] stesh725:
Download link broken

The link for the AIO root is broken.....

UPDATE:

The link i found is not working the root keeps failing.....
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
ill be doing it over again and re writting it when i get teh chance, minor code cleanup etc

yes tehg link was down ACS is hosted at dreamhost which seems to have a bunch of issues with being stable.. we are in the process of upgrading hosts and even more so than that the team leader just got us a new server 2 x dual core xeon's which is a massive upgrade from my dual core amd 3.0ghz which means kernel compile times should drop from teh 15 mins it takes for each one :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] stesh725:
thanks for all the hard work.....
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
anyone have this for download while shabby get's his server issues worked out? with the format i lost my aio so if someone can provide it i can mirror it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] cornelious2:
I think I still have it I will check when I get home from work.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xzjn9p:
+1 my photon arrives today
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
www.holylivingfuck.com/ACS/stuff/Root/Photon-4G-OCR.zip :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] nyx528:
I'm getting the same message :(
[Motorola Photon 4G] DWake014:
Download superuser from the market. Aio kept giving me the same message over and over
[Motorola Photon 4G] nyx528:
I'm still getting the same message, how does market SU help?
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
redownload it, you are using an old version.. if you read back thru youll see me telling a whole bunch of people that.. just because you downloaded it 5 months ago and 2 months ago i change the title to working means that your copy on your computer is now working
[Motorola Photon 4G] Uncensored:
Thanks

Worked great!
[Motorola Photon 4G] DWake014:
I have no honest idea. I was grabbing at straws and it worked
[Motorola Photon 4G] kohlio18:
Post 237 has the link that worked for me, had to run it 3 times before it gave me root but worked!!!

Thank you!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Uncensored:
Send me a PM if you want temporary hosting. I'm happy to donate/arrange the same. Thanks again for your contribution.
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
i have my own hosting at my gf's site www.holylivingfuck.com but the acs site is where all the links are :(
[Motorola Photon 4G] sirscrubsalot:
Just here to confirm Shabby's AIO root method worked great after loosing root (also from shabby prior) with 10/12 OTA update from a stock photon with no other modifications. - This is all I needed for wifi tethering - so thanks again Shabby-P :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Uncensored:
Even after OFFICIAL OTA! Thanks again.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sarandepp:
Hi, I followed all the instructions on youtube video , The Phone has super user but that root check isn't there, what should i do ?

Saran
[Motorola Photon 4G] Fyahstarter:
AIO worked perfectly prior to update and now when it run it all I get is device not found straight through. I've re-installed drivers, downloaded the new OCR zip file and still no luck. Have no idea what to do. I've read through these posts, but still no luck. Please help.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bricky23:
Is debugging turned on? Are you in charge only mode? Try different usb port, and usb cable.
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
ah ok yea its quirky about all that stuff. im actually puting the finishing touches on a newer version :) ill be uploading here shortly
[Motorola Photon 4G] Fyahstarter:
Good enough. I hate the feeling when you're like "I've done this plenty of times before and there's been no issues, so what's wrong now?" Thanks for the insight!
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
www.holylivingfuck.com/ACS/stuff/Root/Photon-4G-OCR-2.0.zip

lemme know how it goes :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Fyahstarter:
Had my fingers crossed, but no luck. I have no idea what the problem. I did a hard reset on the phone and everything. Updated the Superuser since I can't uninstall it cuz I can't root the phone again. Not sure what to do.
[Motorola Photon 4G] runandhide05:
Is this working on the newest ota?
[Motorola Photon 4G] olegfusion:
Yes
[Motorola Photon 4G] runandhide05:
Sweet!, thanks buddy
[Motorola Photon 4G] yyk981:
Worked like a charm after the latest OTA. The phone keeps getting better and better. Thanks!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Fyahstarter:
Finally got this son of a ***** rooted through terminal emulator. Now I have wireless tethering again. Yippee!
[Motorola Photon 4G] VDub2174:
Been itching to update but was waiting for this to come out, thanks man!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] waxfondlr:
gonna use this to root my GF's MoPho right now, big thanks for the work..
[Motorola Photon 4G] shinedown87:
This was so incredibly simple. Thank you!
[Motorola Photon 4G] VDub2174:
Worked like a charm!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Major Pain:
I also received this error on a Mac. Did anyone get this to work via Mac?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jzuha01:
Does anyone know if this would work on the Artix 2?
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
you guys dont have root?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jzuha01:
Not that I can seem to find anywhere.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ChrisCowles:
Motorola Photon rooted easily

I'd like to report that this worked and did not result in losing the car dock sensor, as happened before. I rooted the phone before the OTA and lost that function. It returned with the OTA. Now, I repeated the root, but still have car dock.

Thanks very much to the folks investing time in this.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Rabidmechanic05:
This works on the Droid 2 global with GB update lol

Sent from one focused mopho
[Motorola Photon 4G] DevalB:
Just to confirm, this method does work if I upgrade to 45.3.6 via OTA correct?
[Motorola Photon 4G] :
Yes it does

Sent from my Magnified Motorola Photon 4G on The "Now" Network
[Motorola Photon 4G] adventuressmalik:
Working Root MoPho

This the correct File. I received errors on all earlier versions but this one worked. Thanks

Recovery here http://forums.acs-developers.com/sh...on-4G-Custom-Bootstrap-Recovery-(ClockworkMod

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[Motorola Photon 4G] drewbuchman:
Not working for me

I got the same thing try the torpedeo manual method worked like a charm for me
[Motorola Photon 4G] kdelinux:
Buy around for all that build

Up and running. I rebooted onces again after completed. and step out side. 4g/WIMAX working and all good.
[Motorola Photon 4G] DevalB:
Thanks, bored with the 3Vo and Epic 4G Touch at the moment so playing around with this phone.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
Thank you for this Mr. Penguin. Worked like a charm on my new Photon, first try.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dsims7_2000:
I said I would not Root again, after watching the video, I did "Just Because." The only thing that I did not see/here in the instructions, I had to reboot one final time. I'm Rooted again!

Since I unrooted in August, I have not been in Development, Can anyone suggest a stable, everything working, fast ROM? I do not use the Sprint Crap, so I can care less if its gone!! Also Ads!
[Motorola Photon 4G] zeguym:
If i use this rooted method, can i use factory reset ?

Does its make to unroot condition ? or its will be error ?
[Motorola Photon 4G] pgill34:
You can do a factory reset with no errors and you won't lose root
[Motorola Photon 4G] zeguym:
Thanks for answer.
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
Link is dead
[Motorola Photon 4G] kusanagi-sama:
Only temporarily dead. The server is having some database problems (It was working last night till maybe 2AM)
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Just in case: HERE
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
yea i use dreamhost as my hosting now (mainly cuz it was free)... but this goes down more then the prom queen... looking at 1and1 they are doing a sale on domains, like to pick one up and start shifting everything on over :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] poktangju:
so im getting device not found when trying to root. im using original moto usb cable...have it set to charge only and have usb debugging enabled. any ideas why its not recognizing my phone? thx
[Motorola Photon 4G] kusanagi-sama:
I got that when I went to re-root my phone after it restarted the final time. I just went and redid it and it worked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] poktangju:
ok used my friends laptop with windows 7 and it worked!! now im trying to figure out why it wouldn't work with my pc. i think it may be the 32 bit moto drivers.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Dsparil:
Worked like a charm. This should be stickied.
[Motorola Photon 4G] malden1:
OSX question

Does anyone know i to get this to work on OSX, i dont have windows installed because i download from where im at and i dont have the time, is there anyway to get this to work with osx

thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] lucidvtec:
Still works like a charm for me...even after tge latest sbf and pudding unlock
[Motorola Photon 4G] corybucher:
So here's a dumb question for you all. After I've done this and want to flash a custom rom/kernel do I still need to do another method to unlock my bootloader?
[Motorola Photon 4G] RockoDev:
Yes sir unlock flash anything
[Motorola Photon 4G] budeone:
Worked great.. Thank you T/B hit
[Motorola Photon 4G] CharFalco:
Worked like a charm. Word of warning though, the updated superuser app from the market doesn't seem to play nice with this, or it didn't for meat least.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gronde481:
am i missing something or is the download link broken...it takes me to a post about someone with an evo 3d
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
frack yea sorry acs forums had a massive meltdown so we moved servers, when we did the thread numbers changed so i have been slowly but surely fixing all of my xda posts to redirect back to their new threads.. :/ sorry its rather slow goings... but regardless its fixed :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gronde481:
well now im having problems with gaining root access...i get through everything and when it is "deleting your ****" it comes up with error items not found all the way down the list and it does not give me root access....tho at the end of it it says u have root access and asks to press any key to close the program....after installing root checker it is confirmed no root access...is there something wrong...i downloaded Photon 4G OCR 2.0
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
This method only works for locked bootloaders. Are you unlocked or not in USB Debugging mode?
[Motorola Photon 4G] xNicoyAx:
Alright, I rarely post on this because I'm pretty good at following instructions on rooting my previous phones, but this one has me stumped.

I've downloaded the drivers, OCR (Both 2.0, and the one found on page 29 off someone's link), but I keep getting the "Error: protocol fault (No status) Error: Device not found". I've tried ADB pushing it, still nothing.

Debug on, even unmounted my SD card like people have recommended. Did a hard reset on my phone, re-installed 198.7, and still nothing.

Any other recommendations on how to ensure it is successful at rooting?
[Motorola Photon 4G] bricky23:
Make sure you have the correct drivers. 32 bit 64 bit. Switch usb cables and ports. Reinstall drivers. Reboot. Make sure you select charge only for usb mode.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gronde481:
dont all photons have locked bootloaders?
[Motorola Photon 4G] kusanagi-sama:
When you get them, yes. After you root them, you can then unlock the bootloader if you wish to flash a ROM.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gronde481:
right and im trying to unlock to flash roms...but when i use this method in question it doesnt work right
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
actually you dont need root to unlock the bootloader... or flash roms :/

this is for people who wish to have root without unlocking
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gronde481:
and thats fine i really dont plan on flashing roms on this (gfs phone) just wanna get her wifi tether....but everytime i run the one click root...it does the temp root thing and then says "server not running" and then reboots and when it comes back says hacking things but under every category says "error"
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gronde481:
this is what i keep getting everytime i try....debugging is on....this is the OCR 2.0 folder is there something im missing....also i know its not the cable or anything becuase when i open adb and search for the device...it comes up with its serial number...so i know its able to connect
[Motorola Photon 4G] dfrick52071:
cant get 32 bit drivers to install. keeps saying invalid charactor
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gronde481:
not sure how this made a difference...but all the problems i was having rooting the phone was happening when i tried it on a computer that needed the 32 bit drivers....once i tried on a different computer with the 64 bit drivers...worked like a charm...so now i have ROOT...thanks to anyone that applied and if anyone else is having problems maybe its as simple as that
[Motorola Photon 4G] carrilloevo:
it worked right away with the 64 bit drivers thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] eeeeeeeeek:
damn, that was stupid easy, thanks a bunch....
[Motorola Photon 4G] tagdat:
This method is not working for me on a mac. This is what I get:

Root for the Moto Photon 4G

By Edgan

One Click Done by

Shabbypenguin

Press any key to continue...Starting adb server

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

You need to enable usb debugging first

Go to settings > applications > development

Copy and run the exploit (may take up to two minutes)

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

RE-boot-en

Hackin Things

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

cannot bind 'tcp:5037'

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: cannot connect to daemon

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

cannot bind 'tcp:5037'

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: cannot connect to daemon

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: cannot connect to daemon

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

cannot bind 'tcp:5037'

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: cannot connect to daemon

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 61: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 62: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 63: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 64: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 65: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 66: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 67: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 68: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 69: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

./Linux-Mac.sh: line 70: /data/local.prop: No such file or directory

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

cannot bind 'tcp:5037'

ADB server didn't ACK

* failed to start daemon *

error: cannot connect to daemon

deleting all yo ****

Wait for phone to reconnect...

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

Copying files onto phone...

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

Setting permissions...

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

Installing busybox...

error: device not found

Cleaning up files...

error: device not found

error: device not found

All done!

Press any key to exit the script.

Phone restart and no root was done. Any suggestion?
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
your device wasnt found... that means it cant do anything to it

not to sure about macs as i dont allow them in my house but shouldnt need any drivers like windows
[Motorola Photon 4G] Osirus71:
Hey fellas. My Buddie just got a Sprint Photon. Im gonna root it for him. I have an EVO 3d and am pretty proficient with the rooting process but reading threads around here, its kind of confusing and very different from the EVO 3d. I read that you had to:

1. sbf the fixed data 198.7 file ,,

2. then rooted

3. then bootstraped

4. then wipe data and cache (this im familiar with...)

5. then flash a custom rom

Question, what is sbf data 198.7??? etc....

Will this thread lead me in the right direction???

What is the most popular/stable rom for the Photon???

Any and all help on these questions is greatly appreciated.....

Thank to anyone that can hook me up!!!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
if you are gunna unlock it then there is no reason to root. however if your looking to keep 4g then you need to root then follow as you outlined :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Osirus71:
so the sbf the fixed data 198.7 file is for unlocking the phone?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Rob the plumber:
Easiest root ever. Thanks!
[Motorola Photon 4G] MadFlava:
Has someone got a mirror to this? I tried to register at ACS and it flagged me as a spammer and they have conveniently removed the "Contact Us" from the footer.

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NM.. all good. ACS took care of me.
[Motorola Photon 4G] carrilloevo:
here is the file
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
just fyi for future, you dont need to be registered to download :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] JordanSiprasoeuth:
Thanks for this one click root. Works like a charm.
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
updated to v3

should work on electrify/2.3.5 now
[Motorola Photon 4G] willysp:
Thanks for the post and thanks to the dev. I will definitely be contributing sooner than later (2.3.5 or ICS since I'm already rooted).
[Motorola Photon 4G] apwillis:
Not sure if it helps or not, but I tired version 3 like 4 times and couldn't get it to work. Then I tried version 2 and it worked on the first try. Might be worth a shot for anyone having trouble.
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
yea i put the link for 2 back up, gutta get in contact with bliss about why motofail is well.... failing lol
[Motorola Photon 4G] robfactory:
Really quick and easy to install.
[Motorola Photon 4G] s13epy:
Getting no luck on Motorola Electrify 2.3.5 used v2 and v3. )):

USB debugging is on. drivers were installed as well.
[Motorola Photon 4G] tetrabyt:
I've have never been able to get v1 or v2 to work... so much for the easy way.... some of us are destined for hard work.... :-)
[Motorola Photon 4G] spleef:
i just sbf'ed the 198_7 in the root/unlock/relock pack then used the ocr method and everything worked like a charm just figured id drop a few lines to let folks know its working
[Motorola Photon 4G] ShawnGotBANDZ:
When I try to do this.. I get this:

* server not running *

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

Getting temp root

RE-boot-en

* server not running *

Hackin Things

deleting all yo ****

error: protocol fault (no status)

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

Copying files onto phone...

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

Setting permissions...

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

error: device not found

Installing busybox...

error: device not found

Cleaning up files...

error: device not found

error: device not found

"You should have root!"

Press any key to continue . . .

I saw some people say they had the same issue on 32 bit comps so maybe I'll go to one of my friends houses that have a 64 bit comp
[Motorola Photon 4G] pkomarnicki:
Switching USB ports and/or cables helped for some having "device not found" issues.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sunilg17:
Trouble encrypting wifi

Hi,

Thanks a lot to shabby penguin. I was able to successfully root the phone and install the hotspot wifi shown in the video. However, the wifi connection cannot be encrypted. If its open I am able to connect to it from my computer but if I choose wpa_supplicant and choose a pass phrase and try to connect from my computer using the pass phrase it won't connect.

I have tried choosing different channels and also iwconfig and auto options. Can someone please help?

Thanks in advance

Regards,
[Motorola Photon 4G] rbeavers:
Finely Worked

Nice Light show.

after 20 tries it worked...?

Going to have to change my Sig.
[Motorola Photon 4G] pbedard:
Why is v2 on the site not v3
[Motorola Photon 4G] TJude:
Rooting and System Version

Does it matter what system version I am using? I'm tired of waiting for Sprint/Moto/Goog to release ICS for the Photon and I love CM9 on my Touchpad, so I thought I'd go for it.

Tried OCRoot first, and it said it worked but it didn't. Root Check tells me it doesn't and Tether won't operate properly.

Thoughts are appreciated
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
due to the 2.3.5 update ill be closing this thread shortly. dont need people posting it doesnt work again and again when the ota patches it :)