[General Questions and Answers] nu2android123:
problem while rooting micromax a87

Hi all,

First of all, i would like to thank every1, developers, moderators as well as guests for their informative posts posted in simple way so that noobs like me could also follow!! :)

I recently purchased micromax a87 mobile after lot of research as it is my first android. Knew it had low RAM but couldn't resist d other features at the reasonable price, and thought that I could tweak the RAM by rooting. I followed the steps at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1896665 :

1. Download jdk 32bit only from here, Android sdk from here, Unlock root from here, adb_usb.ini from here and A87 drivers from here.

2. Install jdk

3. install Android sdk, after installing open sdk manager form star and select "android sdk platform-tools" and "google usb driver" unselect the rest, click install packages. After installing put the adb_usb.ini file in "C:\Users\(your PC name)\.android"

4. Now on your phone goto settings>applications>development>enable usb debugging and connect usb cable, it should say usb debugging mode and show a little green android icon on the topleft (if not then reinsert cable or re enable usb debugging)

5. Windows will detect the device, let it stabilize then extract A87 drivers to a location say "C:/drivers"

6. Now goto start type "device manger" open device manager, you wil find "android adb interface" right click upgrade drivers and lead it to a location of your extracted drivers, do the same with other devices you get with an exclamation icon. (dont worry if you dont find other devices, its fine)

7. Install Unlock root, open it and click root, it wil ask for the device select micromax A87 and Your done !!!

8. Press Thanks !! Have a nice day !!

I had installed the "ADT bundle for windows", from the link given to download android sdk. After installing Android sdk, whenever i'm trying to run "sdk manager" from the start button, it opens a command prompt window giving d error msg : "Failed to execute tools\android.bat ; , error 2 The system cannot find the file specified." However, on checking manually, i could find d "android.bat" file present in d "tools" folder.

i uninstalled and reinstalled everything all over again(including jdk). Still, the same problem. However i could launch the sdk manager successfully by selecting "sdk manager" option from the "window" drop down list of the webpage window that opens up automatically on completion of android sdk installation. In the sdk manager, i selected only "google usb driver" option since the "Android SDK platform tools" was already installed during the android sdk installation. (Also, some other packages got pre-installed such as: "android SDK tools", "SDK platform", "ARM EABI v7a System Image" and "Android Support Library".) I left them as they were and installed only "google usb driver".

followed d rest of d steps letter by letter, yet in the final step, when I hit "root", and select my device, (MMX A87), unlock root gives d message : "your device is already rooted. Do you want to root it again?".

I checked d same using d app "Root Checker Basic" which then showed " Sorry! The device does not have proper root access." Still I went ahead with rooting and selected "yes" in "..Do you want to root your device again?" message by unlockroot software. Unlockroot showed "Rooting succeded/successful (don't remember exactly)" and i then hit "yes" when prompted by unlockroot to reboot the phone. However, for some reason the phone didn't reboot automatically, and i had to power it on using the power button. checked root access status again with "Root Checker Basic" app and it showed d same message: " Sorry! The device does not have proper root access."

I really love this mobile and want to utilise its full power by increasing the RAM. PLS HELP!!!

THANX AGAIN.. :)