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[Motorola Droid Bionic] Trifool:
Transfer taken but now just sitting

Good evening,

I have attempted to root my Bionic tonite by using Marty's exploit to gain Root. I installed the VirtualBox Manager and the OVA file. I followed the instructions and everything went fine. I made sure that I had USB debugging checked and my phone set for MTP. I hit enter. I received "daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037". Then I received "daemon started successfully. I show that I have 7 files in Remote storages>storage>rfs0 and all dated 4/22/2013. The files are:

adb.linux

avd.osx

busybox

pwn

run.sh

su

Superuser.apk

Now the Linux terminal has a blinking cursor under the "daemon started successfully" and has been sitting for about 15 minutes. There has been no activity on my phone since I verified the it was set to MTP.

So I am looking for some assistance on what I should do.

Thank you,,,,,
[Motorola Droid Bionic] egnagrah:
Is this where you press a hardware button on the phone? I am trying to learn about this before doing it, so I can only guess...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Trifool:
I thought of that and tried pushing the volume up/down and also tapped the power button so the phone would wake up. The cursor just sat in the Linux Terminal Window. So I'm at a loss what I'm suppose to do and asking for help.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
I've updated the .ova file again. See the original post for the new link and release notes.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
This means that the phone is not connected to the Linux VM by USB. You'll need to troubleshoot the USB connectivity to your PC and to VirtualBox.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Proxify:
So after a while, I got the virtual box working, but I am having a problem with this.... I'm not quite sure what it means.

I can't pose picture because I haven't posted 10 posts yet -.-

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Nevermind, I got my problem fixed, but I am clueless when it comes to connected to the same SMB file share network???

Another update, I read all of the previous posts, if I ping my phones IP address in the linux terminal, I can send and recieve packets to my phone. But it still says that my phone is not connected to the SMB share. My computer and phone are indeed connected to my router, I am now a little lost on what to do next to troubleshoot.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Proxify:
I am also now getting this problem - Attachment
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
Looks like you need to click the button to configure the adapter and then choose the proper network adapter for your computer.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Windiddy:
ROOT w/o Ubuntu?

Hi is there a ROOT method w/o going through UBUNTU? I dont think I can run Ubuntu on my MacBook pro. :(
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
Update: 5/2/2013 - Per user requests, adding link to VirtualBox download site on the original post.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
The actual exploit that this was based on will work on a Mac in the terminal. You should go to forums on droidrzr and get the original package.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Proxify:
I have the network set up properly, my laptop and phone are connected to the same router, and VirtualBox is reading the network from my Wifi card. So everything should be working properly :'/
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
Yes, it should.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] dravefuss:
PLZ

marty45714, can you help me put it to work in GSM
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I do not believe this is a world phone. CDMA and Verizon LTE only. Sorry.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Trifool:
USB issues

Hello,

I am still having a problem rooting my phone using this exploit. After entering the information for the remote storage I will hit enter. It verifies that the phone is connected to the SMB share and indicates ESTABLISHED. Confirmed! Phone connected to SMB I verify that the phone is set for USB Debugging and has the setting for the MTP. I then hit enter to continue with the script. I then get:

Waiting for phone to be connected to USB...

Please plug in the phone or troubleshoot your VirtualBox USB connectivity

./root_bionic.sh line 71: ./abd.linux: not found

CONFIRMED! Phone connected to USB

Continuing...

[+] Waiting for device...

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

* daemon started successfully *

Even before I start the script I go into the VirtualBox Manager and check the settings under the details. Under the USB device filters it shows that one is active and identifying the Bionic.When I check the USB connection in the terminal window, it does not show any USB connection.

I have tried all 6 of my USB connections on my computer to establish a connection to be identified in the terminal window with no success. I have also tried several different USB cables. I know that the terminal window will see USB devices as it will see my keyboard and my mouse.

So I am lost on how to get my Bionic to show as connected in the terminal window. I am hoping that I can get some help on this...

Thank you.....
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
Sorry to tell you this, but there's a bug in my script. You are not connected successfully to USB like you think you are. You need to get your USB connectivity straightened out between your PC, VirtualBox and the VM. In the meantime, I will fix the bug in the script.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
Found a bug... Nothing that would affect the overall functionality, but it could cause some users to think that their phone is successfully connected via USB debugging, when it really isn't. Adding the new links to the original post now...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] MitchMeister03:
This fixed my issue. Make sure MYGROUP is in all caps. Thanks.

Root is back! You're awesome.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
Congrats! Glad you have root.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] smokedkill:
I did this process this morning and got root back to fully working, where before I had some root things working and others weren't. I noticed that it installed another superuser on to my device (clockwork). I uninstalled it and then root checker said device wasn't rooted so I reinstalled it. Root checker says I'm rooted again. I'm starting to think that my problem before was with the other copy of superuser (ChainsDD). I'm wondering if all I had to do was install Clockwork's superuser to get the things that weren't working to work. Either way, it was nice using this process in case I ever have to do it again.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
Here are some tips for anyone who is having trouble getting a valid IP address. The first thing you should check is the network configuration within VirtualBox. If your computer has more than one network adapter, VirtualBox may be trying to use the wrong one, which would result in the Linux VM being unable to acquire an IP address. Please look at the attached picture. The only thing you should ever change is the drop down box field called "Name:". If you change any other settings, either change them back, or re-import the .ova file again.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
I would say a good portion of the problems encountered with the root process are due to botched Superuser installations. This process works better if you flash your phone back to a stock image first.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] himan1240:
Hey, I was wondering if the virtualbox would installing on Windows 8? I have read a lot of things saying that it can cause boot problems and it is hard to uninstall.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] marty45714:
I don't think that is true. I'm running Windows Server 2012, which is pretty much the same thing as Windows 8. I've had BOTH VirtualBox and VMWare workstation installed with no issues or booting problems. I've had no issue uninstalling VMWare. I haven't uninstalled VirtualBox, but I don't see why it would be a problem.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Trifool:
Slowly getting there...

I have resumed working on getting my phone to root. Now when I run the mouse over the USB connection at the bottom of the terminal window and right click the icon, it does show the Bionic finally. But when I attempt to click on the option I am getting an error in a popup box:

Failed to attach the USB device Motorola XT875 [0216] to the virtual machine Linux Minimal.

USB device "Motorola XT875" with UUID {1b653cf-e41e-4eaf-80ef-2503bd11872b} is busy with a previous request. Please try again later.

I finally decided to do a clean install of the Oracle program, restored my computer to the status of prior to attempting this root. Any files that remained such as the ".VirtualBox" and "VirtualBox VMs" on the machine were archived.I also reset my phone using FXZ. So I started from scratch and reinstalled. Everything runs fine as I can connect using Remote Storage. The phone is seen and connection states established. When I get to the point of attaching the phone via USB cable, the phone is not showing as connected, but if I right click it is showing the phone as an option. I will double check the information that it is the valid current connection of the phone and once I choose it I get the error message stating that the phone is busy with a previous request.

I am guessing that my phone won't be rooted for now. I want to thank you for your help on this. I am at a loss what else I can try. Again, thank you for your help....
[Motorola Droid Bionic] svscott26:
SUCCESS!

Finally I have tried many ways to get root back and this one did it!!! THANKS BUDDY!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] casey225:
YOU ARE DA MAN!!! I can't thank you enough. After once losing root on my Transformer Prime for several months after an update, I held off until there seemed to be a simple and reliable root method. Following Samuri's advice, I switched to Koush's Superuser since he hadn't heard of anyone having problems restoring with Voodoo as opposed to the ChainsDD version. Well, guess who was the first not to have success. Thanks to you, I am happy as a pig in sh*t being fully rooted again!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Androiddsm:
Awesome! I've regained root. Thanks Marty. Now I'm trying to figure out how to overclock again. Any suggestions?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] countryfied2:
Well it won't let me due not having: NVIDIA enforce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet adapter.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] himan1240:
Hey! Thank you so much for simplifying the exploit! Ubuntu wouldn't boot properly so I gave this a whirl and it worked like a dream! The only issue I had was the daemon wouldn't run correctly, but that was because of the port the phone was hooked to, not the machine. Thank you again. Rooted and loving it :)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] njsges:
Wonderfully Successful on Droid Bionic 4.1.2!!!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] virus86:
Thanks! When I upgraded using the file from this forum, I lost root but superuser was still installed. This method worked!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] eztomahawk:
Thanks for the help!!!

I had trouble at first even though it told me it connected and I had the 7 files, but it turned out that I didn't have my Windows 8 PC connected to my wi-fi properly and once I changed the settings everything went through successfully!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bLUE0032:
Stuck on "daemon started successfully" message

I'm not sure what went wrong. I rooted my phone and it worked flawlessly, I then tried to root my wife's phone but it proceed pass the message "daemon started successfully" after connecting the phone to the computer via USB and pressing the enter key. I have USB Debugging turned on and the USB computer connection on Media device (MTP). Any suggestions?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] irish_711:
Woops, wrong thread...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] macza:
This procedure REALLY WORKS!

I only had a problem with setting up the network adapter. The solution: Adapter1 (my wireless card adapter) needed to be duplicated on Adapter2

So, Adapter1 and Adapter2, same settings and it worked just fine! THANK YOU

marty45714

!!!:good:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] meat-rack:
Everything went smooth. Except I don't think I have root. I opened superuser and it said su binary needs updated. Hit install and it gave an error and said contract developer.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] John Charlie:
When I ran for first time, I didn't have root. I did it a second time and now I have root. When I factory reset, super user disappeared but still had root...just had to download from play store.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] BBQnBEER:
Thank you

Very Impressive. Appears to have worked the first time around. I had no problems whatsoever following these instructions. Thank you so much.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] cakessi:
USB to VM Issues

I am having this same issue / same error on my laptop....Asus ROG Core i7, Nvidia 670M, Windows 7 64-bit, USB 3.0. Drivers are installed correctly. I used RSD Lite just last night so I know my drivers are there. It seems that the VM just doesn't want to play nice. Is there supposed to be a "filter" for the XT875 and is it supposed to be active?

Going nuts here. Next option is to try it on my parents old pc but that sounds like a worse option considering it's age/speed.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Gr33nJ1p:
Thanks for putting all this together! It's good to have root back, I was going crazy. First day I tried it, I couldn't get it to work. I quit in frustration. Came back to it a few days later to try again, worked first try. I don't know what I did different. Perhaps I hit the hardware button at the right time this go around.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] fggm86:
me too????
[Motorola Droid Bionic] CobbFC09:
No idea what's going on, but I keep getting "Network Error" when I try to add storage in remote storage. I got past this part last night and nothing has changed to my knowledge. Really bizarre.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Trifool:
Finally gained root

I again tried the exploit after taking a long break from my previous attempts. After connecting remotely and receiving confirmation, I plugged my phone into a USB port. This time Windows popped open a box asking if I wanted to install VirtualBox driver. I decided to do this since all of my previous attempts did not work. Once the driver was installed, I received confirmation in the Oracle program that my phone was being seen. I then hit enter and was able to complete the script to obtain root on my Bionic. Everything is working and now I can go back to get my TB......
[Motorola Droid Bionic] gmilliken37:
i keep getting this message on first boot of the VM.

"Could not start the machine Linux Minimal because the following physical network interfaces were not found:

NVIDIA nForce 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (adapter 1)

You can either change the machine's network settings or stop the machine."

second, third, etc boot it lets me go in without that message, but i get invalid IP and cant proceed. I'm not savvy enough to understand what that error means so if anyone has any idea that'd be great.

thanks
[Motorola Droid Bionic] deanpnet:
Eedit: Never mind; overlooked something.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] technomooney:
problem with the dl... 404?

i have tried to download this.... but it gives me a 404... did you take it down? :confused:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] deanpnet:
I'm stuck on daemon started successfully. USB is in and recognized by VirtualBox. Anyone have any ideas or tips?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] cakessi:
Thanks for the response.

I tried again. I made sure to not plug in the USB until after the WIFI connection but still no luck. I don't know what the hell my problem is. I think I need another PC to "start fresh" on after an FXZ.

Oh, woe is me.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Filthyepic:
Thanks

This finally worked for me.

I had to try three different times.

I was rooted before the OTA update, I updated and lost root just like everyone else. I didn't use any type of rootkeeper or

anything like that.

I struggled with this at first, not with any connectivity problems but only with not gaining root access after the exploit was complete.

I tried it twice with no luck and kept getting the "Superuser needs to install update..." problem but on my third attempt i unplugged other USB

devices and tried plugging the bionic into a different port on the rear of the PC and that time it worked perfectly. I also made sure in pressed

one of the volume buttons right away when the script says so and i pressed a few more times for good measure.

Thanks for all the work, I'm back to rooted goodness.

JOE
[Motorola Droid Bionic] dan46n2:
Just wanted to say thanks, this worked perfectly for me.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] akatko4:
no root access

I followed all the steps that were given and everything seemed to work. After my bionic rebooted i had superuser installed and CWM. However, after i downloaded rom manager and opened the app i got the message that my phone was unrooted and "superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin/su". Use Google Search on your computer to find instructions to root your phone." From there i went to superuser to check that it actually installed correctly and it gave a message that the Superuser binary (su) must be updated. I clicked install but an error came up saying it was unable to install. Finally, i installed root checker to see if the rooting process even work and according to it, i don't have root access. Any ideas as to what I did wrong?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] John Charlie:
That's what happened to me. Do it a second time and it will work.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mkw87:
Excellent root procedure. Yes it requires a couple small downloads and for users to install a VM but it's a quick process that was trouble free.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] obguy99:
will this work w safestrap?

Quick Question please.

I use safestrap and had nicely rooted JB OTA stock VZW on Stock Slot and cyanogen mod 10.1 on Slot #1. Had google calendar app issues (which I still cant resolve) and did a factory data reset. And promptly lost root!

Can I use this method to regain root to my Stock Slot without affecting safestrap or my other ROM?

Any changes to the sequence?

Has anyone had success in this regard? I'm terrified of Linux but am ready to try.

Thank you SO much for your efforts for our Bionics!

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This worked beautifully. I'm a noob and fairly simple and you have really helped me!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] maxion:
Keep trying, change usb port, and you'll get your root back.

Had exactly the same experience!! Third time's the charm.

I think it is because of the different USB ports.

Just to record my journey: I had the USB connection problem on my newer PC and I could not get connection on any of the 4 USB ports. I figured they cannot be all USB3, but I changed to my old laptop with definitely no USB3. Then I get the Superuser needs update problem, twice. I almost gave up until I saw Joe's post about trying 3 times, I changed the USB port and tried one more time. Now, the order of my Bionic universe is restored! :good:

Thanks!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] astralweeks:
worked before, not now

About a month ago this worked perfectly for me! Since then I trashed my bionic and the one I got from Asurian is not connecting to SMB!!!! Please any tips would be most appreciated! What am I not doing?:eek:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rsdown:
What happens to phone if install fails?

Ok, I've finally worked up the guts to try this. ;) My first question (coming from an upgrade of my Nook that took three days to get right) is: If this does not go well & doesn't complete the process, does the phone simply go back to it's original state? Or is it not really functional until you do something to get it there?

I've seen that people have had issues getting it to take on the first try. What was the phone like after that? Still usable or in some sort of limbo?

Thanks!

Signed,

Big Chicken :D
[Motorola Droid Bionic] sagex21:
Troubleshooting

I ran the program, and everything seemed to work, the VM told me it was successful. But then I check my phone, and I don't have root.

Others in the thread have had the problem, and resolved it by simply running it an extra few times. I've now run it over 10 times, to not avail.

The network settings are fine (pings work in both directions, and the VM confirms correct connection over WIFI), the USB connection looks good (recognized by VM), the installation looks like it goes through normally, I hit the volume up button as soon as it tells me to (I've tried volume down and power buttons as well, as well as various combinations of these). Then, the VM tells me to let it reboot the phone, the phone reboots, but Superuser tells me that "The Superuser binary (su) must be updated. Please choose an installation method..." Then, I hit install, and it says "There was an error installing Superuser. Please send a log of the error to the developer." (but it doesn't actually generate a log so idk what's up with that either).

I've tried reinstalling the VM, I've redownloaded .ova file, and I've tried multiple USB ports on my computer. I'm at a loss for what else to do. Any ideas?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] John Charlie:
Are you sure USB debugging is enabled and phone is set as a media device and not a mass storage. Also make sure phone and computer is running on the same WiFi network, and not on a mobile hotspot.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] sagex21:
USB debugging is enabled, phone is set as a media device, phone and computer are on the same WiFi network.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] sagex21:
More info on my problem. I saw OP recommending to run a few tests by typing in some commands into the VM.

I also found screenshots of other users trying this and posting their results.

Here are my results: i[dot]imgur[dot]com/oEx2JvH.png (sorry for the stupid formatting on the link, but I dont have 10 posts yet so I cant post links)

And here's an example of another user's attempt: s51[dot]photobucket[dot]com/user/shhendri/media/LinuxMinimal_6.png.html

So both of us connected successfully by WiFi but did NOT connect by USB, and then entered into command prompt mode (not sure what the formal word is for this). We typed in identical commands, but when he put in the command ./adb.linux shell, the daemon launched and the machine informed him that there is no device connected, whereas my VM could not locate the file. Can someone with more knowledge of the topic help figure out what's going on here?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ishmael345:
Similar issue ....

I have been trying this method for the past few days to no avail. Here is a screen shot of how far and what the terminal output reads ...

http://s1364.photobucket.com/user/Ishmael345/media/screen-shot_zps9a597bc7.jpg.html

I have tried 3 different networks, 4 different computers, and still keep getting this. I am no Linux admin so any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

:eek::rolleyes::D:fingers-crossed:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] firewater88:
I am getting hung up on waiting for USB connection. I am no Linux expert either, but I can't get it to see the Bionic via usb.

Windows 7, 64bit if that matters. I got wifi to connect but waits at dameon started successfully.

Any help?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ishmael345:
Any chance your using a laptop when making this attempt?? If so I ran into a similar issue and it turns out it was because there is only one USB port active when there are no USB 3 or 2 drivers installed. Not sure if this is the case for you or not though, food for thought. :cyclops::)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] imagecolour:
Too good

Just too good and the easiest, Thanks.

Did it for the first time itself
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bobAbooE:
I have a gs3 but just rooted a bionic for a friend. Very easy, thanks.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jmez:
I was experiencing the same thing as others, where it would say it's successful, and then didn't have root. I tried 4 times without success. The adb install superuser spit out a "segmentation fault" so I decided to manually install the included superuser.apk. It didn't really work (as expected), but then rerunning the process again worked, even though it kept saying seg fault...

Don't know if that makes sense to anyone, but thought i'd report in on something else to try to those who this doesn't work for.