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[Droid 2 Android Development] softwarestealer0:
So i just did this if i pick the app it opens up to a black screen nothing asks for superuser requests and i cannot choose uninstall on the bloatware apps however i downloaded a file manger and i can edit root files any one have any ideas?
[Droid 2 Android Development] BPMOmega:
The Superuser app will be blank when you open it until you grant superuser permission to another app, then it gets listed there. You have to run an app that requires root (like Barnacle Tether), it'll ask for superuser permissions, and then when you run the Superuser app, that other app is listed there (allowing you to remove permissions to other apps, I believe).
[Droid 2 Android Development] fluegtag:
can someone post the stock droid 2 Phone.apk

i hosed everything by trying to install a custom Phone.apk and now I can't get the stock dialer back on

thanks
[Droid 2 Android Development] TheSteve:
Worked perfectly on the first try, thanks!

It's so nice to have tethering and adfree back!
[Droid 2 Android Development] ZPrimed:
If you can give me a location... I'm looking in /system/app and there is no Phone.apk. A bunch of other Phone[something].apk, but not a single "Phone.apk".

(phoneaddons.apk and phoneconfig.apk)
[Droid 2 Android Development] edufur:
so would this process be followed exactly the same for EVO?
[Droid 2 Android Development] edufur:
i just followed steps all the way up to cp files... cp isnt found. any suggestions?
[Droid 2 Android Development] whodat105:
same here on win7 64
[Droid 2 Android Development] Gibbsinator:
I had success rooting mine with win7 64.

Problems I ran into

.

I had to add my SDK/ADB program to my variables path.

I had to manually kill SDK/ADB from task manager, I didn't have to restart phone.

Big thanks.
[Droid 2 Android Development] edufur:
i added to path as well... but cp: not found... everything else is working up to getting the initial # prompt

what now? im going nuts!
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
Try again and let it sit for at least a minute or two after you run the binary.
[Droid 2 Android Development] max_warheads:
It's hit lifehacker....

http://lifehacker.com/5622420/the-droid-2-sees-its-first-rooting
[Droid 2 Android Development] SniPerfidy:
Success!

Hi! Long time reader first time poster, lol.

Thank you guys SO much for your hard work on this... I now have a rooted Droid 2! :D

I had to reboot my phone a couple times and try running the crack a few times for it to work, but it was a success! :)
[Droid 2 Android Development] Jedidroid:
I dunno why I'm struggling but I'm getting this:

C:\>cd\

C:\>cd android-sdk\tools

C:\android-sdk\tools>adb devices

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

List of devices attached

xxxxxxxxxxxxx device

C:\android-sdk\tools>cd c:\droid2root

c:\Droid2Root>adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

c:\Droid2Root>

Can anyone help me out. Many thanks.
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
You need to add adb to your command path. Read here: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
[Droid 2 Android Development] michael573114:
Adb is not in your path. Add the directory it lives in to your path, or provide the full path to the executable file when you run it.
[Droid 2 Android Development] Jedidroid:
I read that guide, its just I do not have "path" in my user variables. How do I add it?
[Droid 2 Android Development] michael573114:
I wouldn't suggest doing this procedure if you do not understand basic command-line computer usage. Without knowing what you're doing, the potential for screwing something up is great.

As for setting environment variables, I'm sure there are a ton of introductory tutorials on the web on how to use the command-line of your operating system of choice.
[Droid 2 Android Development] Jedidroid:
Ok I got the abd path working now I'm at where a lot people are getting the hang up. I typed adb shell and got a $ instead of the prompt #. What's the fix for this? Thanks.
[Droid 2 Android Development] dragoniusFUZE:
So... Rooted last night and just wondering... anyone else noticing 3G issues when tethering? or is it just my area? I'm in NY.

To be more specific, 3G capping out to 1X and dropping completely.
[Droid 2 Android Development] fluegtag:
well i figured out the problem...the droid 2 uses BlurPhone.apk instead of Phone.apk. All I had to do was delete the Phone.apk I sent to the device and its working again.
[Droid 2 Android Development] marsha12151:
YES!!!!

OK, I know everyone who roots does not have to post but I had to tell someone and my friends don't really care!!!!

I rooted my Droid 2. Thanks to all the help posted so far.

Had some issues with the drivers installing but finally got there. Also telling me to wait, wait after the rageagainstthecage really helped.

Root Explorer was my test and it works fine. Now to Titanium Backup.

You folks are something else! Cannot wait for the theme folks to get going on this.
[Droid 2 Android Development] blubyu87gt:
I think this is a problem with vzdubya. My D1, X, D'Inc and girlfriends D2 have this same problem and I/we travel a lot between South Carolina and California. Just toggle the airplane mode and that seems to fix it.

Also it has only been an issue the last couple weeks where it will just drop the 3G connection while just using data while using it for any connection rooted and non rooted/stock (went back to stock on the other ones to sell them and test the problem)
[Droid 2 Android Development] Jedidroid:
Okay I finally finished all the steps. How do I know if its root or not? I clicked the superuser app and all I get a a blank screen. I never got the superuser accept screen.
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
The superuser app only shows a list of apps that have been given permissions, so it should be blank at first. Download and run a root app like ShootMe, Barnacle, AdFree, or RootExplorer to see the pop up.
[Droid 2 Android Development] djh816:
you wont until a root application needs permission. try drocap2 on the market.
[Droid 2 Android Development] michael573114:
If you can remount /system read-write, then you've got root.

The superuser app is just a helper for other applications.
[Droid 2 Android Development] Jedidroid:
I just download Adfree and it works. Phew.
[Droid 2 Android Development] Bl4kH4t:
- Make sure you have USB degugging enabled

- Change connection to PC Mode

please explain in more detail

sorry I'm noob

also, do I need to have Eclipse?

not sure if I just need to download adb or follow all the quick start instructions on that site
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
- Menu > Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging

- when you connect to usb, drag down the notification, click usb connection, choose pc mode

Don't need eclipse, just quick start
[Droid 2 Android Development] Bl4kH4t:
awesome

thanx
[Droid 2 Android Development] phragg:
Wonder if this will be the same method as the Devour.

Anyone?
[Droid 2 Android Development] renny26e:
there is an sbf file. I just recently used it to recover my fully bricked X. You do need RSD 4.7 + patch to flash tho.
[Droid 2 Android Development] beatified:
Update after Rooting?

Hi everyone I am a noob to android and just got my droid2 a few days ago then got news of being able to root it and so did that last night.

This is my question. My Droid 2 is telling me there is an available update and I am hesitant to update in fear that it will counter act my root privalages and will lock the phone from being able to be rooted in the near future.

This update is accessable from Settings -> About Phone -> System Updates.

I accesed it yesterday before rooting and purposely cancled the update because I thought it might be a fix for rooting.

Thanks,

Stuart
[Droid 2 Android Development] dreys:
.. but there is not sbf for DROID 2 yet
[Droid 2 Android Development] Arachnidus:
Hey, all, I'm attempting a root, but at the first stage when you have to use adb devices, the command prompt hangs and freezes up. I've followed the instructions to a T prior to this.
[Droid 2 Android Development] djh816:
is now. rootzwiki.com
[Droid 2 Android Development] LordAvarice:
I followed all the steps exactly, including receiving a "#" prompt after typing "adb shell". It would appear to have completed successfully. However, the Superuser app does not appear in my app drawer, and other apps cannot obtain superuser rights. Suggestions?

Edit: Tried it a few more times and, despite rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin not kicking me back out to the prompt, it suddenly started working. Fully rooted now. Thanks muchly.
[Droid 2 Android Development] ehstii:
youre awesome. thanks.
[Droid 2 Android Development] Bl4kH4t:
i got root!!!
[Droid 2 Android Development] cklumpp:
Please help

Guys, im new to droid and to the forums. I am having a problem with the root process. I have been able to do every step until i go to

adb shell

All i get is a $ sign. I have tried everything i have seen in this forum and still cant manage to get past it. Has this been proven to work on the Droid 2 with the 2.2 OTA update? I think that might be my problem. If i am wrong then someone please tell me. I have been sitting here for 4 hours working on this and i cannot seem to make it work.

Just to reiterate, I have tried the entire process 27 times, rebooting my phone between tries and the Server. I have tried with admin, without admin. I have tried different variations in the way i reboot my phone, and even tried forcing the exploit to run from a direct command prompt instead of going in to the directory.

I am begging, someone please help. Any new ideas would be greatly appreciated.
[Droid 2 Android Development] mycroft9x:
Originally Posted by netpeer

This thing does not work.

Initially I got stuck @ cp the files from the sdcard to the /system folder..It was saying can't find the files...While doing ls /mnt/sdcard it showed no files...So I rebooted the phone cause it was going slow...I need to say that first time I did get #

Second time did all again but now I dont get a # prompt...

What could be wrong?

I will just wait for the GUI version.

Thanks.

what did you do to fix it? I'm having the same issue as you...now I'm not getting the # prompt....[/QUOTE]

I had this same issue. The problem was ADB wouldn't see my droid x unless it was in USB Storage mode. In this mode it wouldn't let me do the "adb push" commands to the sdcard. So basically what you have to do is place su, Superuser.apk, and busybox into another folder. I used /tmp. (I used FTPServer program that's free on Marketplace, to ftp the files over to the tmp folder) After I had 3 files copied over to /tmp I basically went back and did the rest of these steps starting here;

adb devices (to verify the connection)

- adb shell (you should now have a # prompt, if not return to ./rage step above)

- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system

- cp /tmp/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk

- cp /tmp/su /system/bin/su

- cp /tmp/busybox /system/bin/busybox

- chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

- chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox

- mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system

- exit

- exit

Then after that root was working again. :)
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
Not sure. Did you install the drivers? Are you in PC mode?

Yeah you only need 2.2, if anything.

Yes it works with 2.2. Are you referring to the first or second adb shell?

The first adb shell will give you a $ sign and that's fine.
[Droid 2 Android Development] greg25:
Ok, so on a mac when I type in

cd and the drag my SDK tools file over I get ADB access.

When I type in

cd and drag over the Droid2Root folder to terminal I lose ADB access.

How do I keep ADB access? I need help
[Droid 2 Android Development] cklumpp:
I am referring to the Second adb shell, no matter what i have tried i get the $ sign every time.

Thanks for responding
[Droid 2 Android Development] beatified:
I wonder if this answers my question about weather or not an update from verizon would disable my root access because I got a prompt for updating my phone once last night that I canceled and once this morning that I also canceled because I thought it might keep me from gaining root access or take it away after I had obtained root access.
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
And you're running the binary (the ./rage step) and waiting a minute for it to finish? Are you copying/pasting the commands or retyping?
[Droid 2 Android Development] cklumpp:
Ok, i got it. I dont know what i did, but it worked. THIS DOES WORK EVEN WITH THE NEWEST VZW UPDATES!! I just gave up for a bit and tried again from the top. It worked for me finally. Thank you so much everyone. Now im excited about my phone lol.
[Droid 2 Android Development] nrmerritt:
I don't use a mac but I'm guessing that when you drag the Droid2Root folder into the terminal you are changing your current working directory. If adb commands do not work then you haven't properly setup your "PATH".

I use linux and it's done like this example and may work for a mac??, (of course replace the fields in parentheses with the locations on YOUR computer. This is also temporary and will reset once you close the terminal or logout then login.

Open terminal and type the following:

PATH=/home/"your_name_here"/"sdk_folder_directory_name"/adb

Or you might also try copying the contents of the Droid2Root folder into the tools folder of the sdk. That should work too.
[Droid 2 Android Development] greg25:
also, does updating to the new software kill the chance of root?
[Droid 2 Android Development] SangYuP:
For all of you having issues with rooting, try rebooting your phone whenever you run into a step that doesn't work and kill the adb.exe process in task manager and start over. I had a lot of the same issues that are posted and eventually it worked. Here are a few tips.

Make sure under settings/applications you have unknown sources checked or else superuser will not run.

On the part when you have to wait...even after you get the c:\droid2root prompt to show up...wait a little longer....wait like 30 secs to 1 min just to be on safe side. The phone has to reconnect to the PC after you see the c:\droid2root prompt. Doing it too soon is why a lot of you are having the file/folder not found issue.
[Droid 2 Android Development] rennnsymbol:
Hello I have always been able to tether with my Droid 2 from day 1, does that mean that my phone is already rooted. I use azilink to tether.
[Droid 2 Android Development] Bl4kH4t:
I got root!!
[Droid 2 Android Development] RCars2:
Just gave the root a try and it worked like a champ. However i did run into a hiccup after the chunk of steps below. FYI I'm using Win7 64bit so i dont know if its linked to Win7 or not but from the other posts it seems it might be.

- ./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

- let the process run until it 'kicks' you out (may take a minute or two)

- cd c:/wherever-your-sdk-tools-folder-is

- adb devices (to verify the connection)

- adb shell (you should now have a # prompt, if not return to ./rage step above

I only got the $ and not the #. I tried redoing the ./rage step but no dice after 2 tries. So what i did after that was kill both instances of ADB in the task manager and closed the cmd prompt and rebooted my phone. After that these are the steps i followed.

- Open command prompt

- cd c:/wherever-your-sdk-tools-folder-is

- adb devices (to verify the connection)

- adb shell

- cd data/local/tmp

- ./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

- let the process run until it 'kicks' you out (may take a minute or two)

- cd c:/wherever-your-sdk-tools-folder-is

- adb devices (to verify the connection)

- adb shell (you should now have a # prompt, if not return to ./rage step above)

From here i got the # prompt like i should have and the rest of the steps went like butter. So if anyone else gets stuck i hope this helps ya out.
[Droid 2 Android Development] shoman24v:
Once I get here:

cd c:/Droid2Root

- adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk

I can't push the file, my phone shows up and adb devices :confused:

I didn't install any drivers, since my Incredible is rooted and all drivers *should* already be installed!!
[Droid 2 Android Development] indaduke:
This process works perfect for a 2.2 Droid X as well. Thanks!
[Droid 2 Android Development] nrmerritt:
Okay..I'm determined to help out.

1st step: From the /Library/Droid2Root directory can you successfully run ./adb shell? and shell into the phone. If not then maybe a driver is required for macs.

On my system when I run adb devices i get this

nick@desktop:~$ adb devices

List of devices attached

015D80XXXXXXXXXX	device (replaced the real numbers with x's)

it shows the serial # of the phone, I see yours say's "MY" device?? I think you need to set your PATH still. I found the following instructions here at post #4

Download the Android SDK for Macintosh at: Android SDK | Android Developers
- Extract it
- Download Fastboot for OSX (If not included with SDK)
- Extract fastboot and place it in your /tools folder.
- Open up a terminal window
- type: pico .bash_profile (this will create a .bash_profile)
- type the following in the new screen: export PATH=$
{PATH}:<sdkfolder>/tools
- Hit CNTRL + X
- Hit Y (for yes to save)
- It will return you to the terminal screen… type: exit
- Restart terminal.
- Then you can use your adb commands like you would on a PC. To test this, plug your device in (make sure its in debugging mode), then type "adb devices" in the new terminal window. It should show up with a number. This means you are good to go.

I think you want to have your "{PATH}:<sdkfolder>/tools" look like this {PATH}:/Users/greg24/Desktop/Android/tools

I should have asked this first but did you enable usb debugging??

Good Luck
[Droid 2 Android Development] greg25:
I changed it to say my in the post
[Droid 2 Android Development] djh816:
You should already have added the sdk tools to your PATH. If this HAS already, been done, just get rid of the ./- before the adb. First off, there is no adb executable in the droid 2 directory and second, you most certainly would not call adb if it WAS there with ./-adb, it would just be ./adb (like i said though, you should use JUST adb. If it doesn't work, you still havent added the sdk to your path in terminal.
[Droid 2 Android Development] shoman24v:
thanks darkonion :)
[Droid 2 Android Development] michael573114:
You guys who don't know how to use a command-line really ought to wait until there's a one-click GUI program to do this. I expect soon we'll be seeing lots of posts about people bricking their phones because they didn't understand how to use the shell.
[Droid 2 Android Development] itzkr0me:
I have all the extracted files in my sdk/tools folder, fyi.

c:\asdk\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
015A935C11015016 device

c:\asdk\tools>adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
failed to copy 'Superuser.apk' to '/sdcard/Superuser.apk': Permission denied

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? ADB won't recognize my phone in PC mode so I'm in usb storage mode (with usb debugging enabled.)
[Droid 2 Android Development] shoman24v:
Install, or uninstall and reinstall moto drivers. I had to do that.

Reboot too after your drivers are installed.
[Droid 2 Android Development] witzend:
I would like to say that this method works on my Motorola Milestone running 2.1 update 1 too!

I Now have ROOT!

yeah!
[Droid 2 Android Development] itzkr0me:
Same error message. Uninstalled/rebooted/reinstalled/rebooted
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
I believe your answer is in this thread already:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7859779&postcount=146
[Droid 2 Android Development] omnia38:
Thank you so much. I followed your instructions and I was lead to the promised land. lol. The instructions on the first page confused me, while these were crystal clear, thanks again.
[Droid 2 Android Development] itzkr0me:
Tried that... same issue. when I start with adb shell, I just get a '$'

Continuing on just gives me "operation not permitted errors"
[Droid 2 Android Development] prop7459:
Where is the link to download "Droid2Root.rar"?
[Droid 2 Android Development] darkonion:
Bottom of the first post.
[Droid 2 Android Development] michael573114:
The phone can't see the sdcard in USB storage mode. You cannot be in that mode and expect this to work.

But.... if you're in USB storage mode, you probably have the phone's SD card mounted on your computer, so just copy that apk over to the SD card that way, rather than using 'adb push' for this.

Of course, then you won't be able to see the /sdcard when you 'adb shell' later.....
[Droid 2 Android Development] eighty1:
Anyone use a Mac

Is there anyone that has done this by way of using a Mac? I have a Droid X but have heard this works for rooting our phones on 2.2. I believe that some commands may be entered different using a Mac.

Edit: ( -bash: adb: command not found ) after entering ./adb devices and it recognizing my device is what I get. Any suggestions?
[Droid 2 Android Development] michael573114:
Again, if anyone has 'adb: command not found' on ANY OS, it means that the adb program isn't in your path. Fix that first.
[Droid 2 Android Development] Cyfun:
Had to futz with it a bit, but I got it to work. Hurrah! Now we just need some Cyanogen support. :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melvin_f:
I just switched from a 2.1 ROM (BeHero I believe it was) to the Elelinux_Froyo_2.2_v1.5 ROM on my Hero. One thing I miss is the 2.1 dialer, you know the one where you could enter for example "2662" and it would find all contacts with the letters "anna" and/or with number containing 2662. I really liked that. Dialer One does the same thing, but it is very laggy and slow.

I want the one to the right:

static.whalesalad.com/i/n1_vs_inc/phone_large.jpg

First I thought it was Sence-specific, but after flashing the above ROM but with Sence included, I realised this was not the case.

Anyone know if this is possible?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjay:
Dialer one from market has T9. Froyo is AOSP and it has the default Google Dialer.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hi-Fi:
another suggestion nubdial
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2500726:
This question has been asked EXTREMELY many times AND it's in the wrong section...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winston6969:
Another suggestion is to post in the right place as this is not development... Lol sorry it just gets on peoples nerves so thought i'd jump in there before someone else does :)

Lol bummer seems i was too late :(

Haha...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2500726:
Hehe lol :P People seem to not know that there is a search button...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liorweitz:
you can take the dialer from 2.1 and put it in your rom?

if yes you can try with adb filemanager or update.

but i dont know...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxic-hero:
i had the same problem as i was on elelinux froyo 1.4. i thought that dialer one and nubdial were just two ****ty piececes of software. than i flashed froydVillain and OMFG they both worked brilliantly, no lags, nothing... also everything was just so much better in FV.

i think you should try too.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] welshboy09:
Yep, i use dialer one and it works perfectly. Another app you might want to try (instead of stock android contacts) is phonebook 2.0. downloaded it y/day and its amazing, syncs facebook pics too. Also shows activity, such as calls, messages, facebook updates, lets you reply. Anyway its way better then stock android contact IMO.

These two apps made me feel a lot better about going to froyo without htc apps.
[HD2 General] boogiecornejo:
is there a way for the HD2 to automatically update weather info as soon as you connect to a wifi spot?
[HD2 General] damnshah:
as long as you set it to update and you've blocked all your data using nodata/datacontroller, it'll update as soon as you have a connection