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[Droid X General] sheba611:
You need to turn off USB debugging first time you connect DX to PC and let the drivers install. After the drivers install, turn on USB debugging and let the driver installation complete again. Then go in terminal (also make sure you change directory to where the adb application is) and type in "adb devices". If your device does not show up, change USB connection method to Windows Media Sync mode on DX and try again.

I hope that helps because that is the limit of my knowledge on the subject.
[Droid X General] ShakespearesEdge:
No reboot, battery pull, then reboot = weird!

Okay, so after I rooted my DX, I went to reboot it (powered off then back on) and it got stuck on the M screen. So I pulled the battery, reinserted it, and then powered on again. It rebooted fine. So...why the battery pull?? Anyone??
[Droid X General] mavermc:
So i rooted using this method, (finally got it to work, just used it in usb charge mode on a XP machine) Now my phone seems to drop battery like crazy, all I've changed besides the root is install set cpu (and set some profiles to lower the clock with screen off and low battery and hi temp) installed battery life widget and a little white widget that shows what the current clock speed is. oh and wifi teather, any idea why my battery just sucks now? and things like battery info (to show whats using the battery) force closes on me after root, anyone else with these problems?
[Droid X General] gersonpagan:
read-only what? help!!
[Droid X General] wardo5757:
is it ppossible to do this from the device?
[Droid X General] owenbeals:
Will this root work on ota froyo upgrade that we will have in a few days?
[Droid X General] Spiderman_00:
Like many have said it works perfectly if you disable the USB Debugging...install all drivers again and then put it in "Charge Mode"

I finally have my phone rooted...Now I know why my Deodex didnt wanna work. Thanks to all for releasing this and ending my headache :D
[Droid X General] darkonion:
Hi all.

Give a try to my version of the instructions. This is kind of like the holy grail of rooting the Droid 2 at the moment. Much clearer! More info! Enjoy!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7865824&postcount=164
[Droid X General] mtvcc:
One thing I found was after it ran and returned to a cursor, I closed the cmd window and relaunched it and had no issues. Before I restarted I did switch to Charge only w/ USB debug active.
[Droid X General] Pings:
It wouldn't work at all for me until I put the contents of the Droid2Root.rar in my /tools folder. The adb commands would not work as soon as I "cd c:/Droid2Root", but the adb commands would work in the /tools folder. So I just put the contents of the Droid2Root.rar in my /tools folder and it worked just fine. O yea I'm on the OTA 2.2 (2.3.15) that came out today. I also did it under "Charge Only" with debugging.
[Droid X General] droidxguy:
So I take it that the One-Click root will not work withfroyo 2.2 update????:confused:
[Droid X General] Milltac:
i continuously get the money sign even after it kicks me out from the ./rage step and i kill-server then adb shell.

its still there even after 3 attempts at the ./rage step what should i do? it just wont (#) prompt me
[Droid X General] MrDanger:
What happens if you try to enter the 'su' command after ./rage kicks you out?
[Droid X General] thepolishguy:
I used these instructions here bc thebirdman recommended them last night on twitter. Much easier for me bc I an new to android

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8136153&postcount=2

Hope that helps.
[Droid X General] thepolishguy:
Sorry for the double post.
[Droid X General] Pitnefor:
this worked for restoring root when I got the OTA 2.2
[Droid X General] deadpixell:
Same^. I did have 2.1 rooted and did the OTa and followed the instructions. At first su was not present but after a reset it was and the phone was rooted. Thanks for the guide!
[Droid X General] JustinD2473:
no matter what i try, i cannot get my X to connect to ADB
[Droid X General] thepolishguy:
Did you try this? It worked for me. It was a little confusing for me since I am new to Android - but I was able to get it.
[Droid X General] DroidXChat:
I was rooted during OTA, so I had to do this, but I had an additional problem -- I had installed the Superuser market app, which is an updated version of superuser that has bug fixes and more options. I had to remove this and use the provided superuser for rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin to work. Now, to reinstall superuser market app, I have to

mount -o rw...

rm /system/app/Superuser.apk

pm uninstall com.noshufou.android.su

mount -o ro...

Which is fine. But my question is, how does the Superuser market app compare to the provided superuser?
[Droid X General] Sheen160:
Same here.. I've installed the Moto drivers but my computer still won't recognize it with Debugging turned on, therefore adb won't work. Anyone have any suggestions?
[Droid X General] Steebs77:
I'm getting "Unable to chmod rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin: Operation not permitted". Won't let me progress past the chmod 0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin command. Anyone know how I can get past this?
[Droid X General] NegativeOne:
So my phone super user works fine, but I can't get root on my adb shell anymore. what gives?!

My one hunch is that I should copy to xbin and not bin. can someone confirm before I try it and explode my own face? Also, to whomever replies - can you explain the significance of the difference between the two?
[Droid X General] darkonion:
What method are you using? One click?

Chances are you are in the wrong directory when you are in shell. Here are some commands in shell to help you.

cd / Change directory to the root directory.

cd data/local/tmp This is where your rage should be.

pwd Present working directory. It tells you where you are. You want to be in data/local/tmp.
[Droid X General] darkonion:
Have you tried any other different modes. Charge only?
[Droid X General] Steebs77:
Negative, I'm in the correct directory. I know what I'm doing, as I'm very familiar with unix and I've rooted fine before using the leaked froyo, even though my rooted phone changed over to the leaked froyo without losing super user access.

Anyways I'm in the data/local/tmp directory and the files are there, and they are the correct spelling. Phone just won't give me permissions to chmod anything. And yes I'm using adb method. I've tried using the doroot.bat method too. It just hangs and says it can't kill a PID, and I'm imagining since it never started the process it has no process to kill. My only weird symptoms is that debugging mode icon does not display while in PC Mode, and is displayed in all other modes. I've tried uninstalling drivers, disconnecting phone from usb, and using the phone to re-install drivers, didn't fix the issue. I'm not sure if that's related. I have seen that if it didn't work in PC Mode with debugging option, to use Charge Only mode with debugging on, so I tried that... still won't let me chmod. says the same thing. Any ideas now?

edit: oh and fyi.. I downgraded back to 2.1 re-rooted, and then did the official 2.2 update and lost root.
[Droid X General] Sheen160:
Yes I have. It shows that I have USB debugging turned on when I have it plugged in on Charge only but it still can't install the driver.
[Droid X General] NegativeOne:
are you guys putting your su program into bin or xbin? because i put mine into bin and now I don't have adb root.
[Droid X General] JustinD2473:
FINALLY got my computer to install the drivers correctly and ADB worked. That was the most work i've ever had to do to root a phone.
[Droid X General] MrDanger:
I got root on my phone fine. The thing is... I don't remember how. I did use the rooting method that is in the wiki... (not the 1 click).

I also put su and busybox in bin and xbin... just to be safe :/
[Droid X General] NegativeOne:
gonna try to put them there :P

edit: win!
[Droid X General] owenbeals:
Running official OTA 2.2 Rooted with one click method! Now im just wondering how im gonna unroot when its time for gingerbread ota update?
[Droid X General] NegativeOne:
Gingerbread is not gonna happen for DX.

1) because of Moto + VZW

2) Because gingerbread is for tablets i think
[Droid X General] Steebs77:
So frustrating,.. I can't get past this problem. There's still no way to downgrade to 2.1 from OTA 2.2 is there? :/
[Droid X General] darkonion:
Do not do this method because it will apparently brick you phone.

= = =

SBF Recovery using the .sbf's from Rootzwiki's Moto Bomb.

Tutorials on how to flash sbf's on Windows and Linux in Droid 2 section. Not sure if it is the same for Droid X, but I would think it'd be somewhat similar.
[Droid X General] kdkinc:
I did the OTA from a 2.1 setting with no issues. At one time I was rooted with 2.1 but decided to SBF my phone before 2.2 OTA came out.

I have now rooted the OTA 2.2 and intend to wait for the chef's to work some theme magic for the OTA update.

I have a question,it seems that most people that root the first thing they do is get rid of the VZW "crapware".

How much space are they saving on their 8GB storage area by doing this? Is it worth it?

:cool::cool:
[Droid X General] JustinD2473:
DO NOT SBF YOUR PHONE BACK TO 2.1 ONCE YOU HAVE ALREADY UPGRADED TO 2.2 OTA

It WILL brick your phone.
[Droid X General] NegativeOne:
seriously onion, change your post because there are people who stop reading midway through a page.
[Droid X General] owenbeals:
Yea I thought dx was still gonna get 3.0 after october
[Droid X General] thepolishguy:
It is not worth it at all. Bc all you do is create a big headache when the OTA rolls out. Have those guys run quadrants and compare to yours - there will be not difference simply by removing Bloatware. I know none of us like it- but the reality is there is just not that much on there to warrant the effort it takes to back it up, store it, and then restore it when you need it, and then make sure that it goes back exactly where it is supposed to or you kill your OTA.

In my opinion.
[Droid X General] owenbeals:
I just ran quadrant on 2.2 stock with all blur and bloatware present and I got 1408
[Droid X General] darkonion:
Dude, just made a suggestion. No need to cry about it.
[Droid X General] GoldenCyn:
The Droid 2 root method worked for me on the OTA without a hitch. I then installed the leaked 2.3.15 deodexed over the OTA then installed the latest tranquility rom and I have been running smooth since then.
[Droid X General] NegativeOne:
Sorry, that came out harsher than I meant it. I just don't like seeing all the posts about people bricking their phones. How bad would you feel if some guy read your post, closed his browser and bricked his phone?:P

I could be wrong, but what I read in a press release was that gingerbread was gonna be for tablets. Can you tell me what you saw, and preferably where?
[Droid X General] meshdub:
Gingerbread will have

better support

for tablets, but it won't be tablet exclusive. Sorry, can't search for links right now, but basically Google officials said that currently Android isn't really built for tablet format, so they'll make sure to address that in 3.0.

But in any case, I wouldn't count on it for Droid X any time soon.
[Droid X General] NegativeOne:
QFT:p

Anyway, I hope you're right and I'm wrong :)
[Droid X General] darkonion:
Fair enough. My bad, I've spent countless hours helping Droid 2 people root their phones. Now we've taken on the Droid X load as well. It can get a little stressful at times.
[Droid X General] jedikcc:
Same here. I've tried it on 3 different laptops (2 32bit, 1 64 bit). All three computers can ADB to a 2.1 or leaked 2.2 X without any problems with Debugging turned on. None of them can ADB to an X with the OTA 2.2 installed.

I rooted 3 DXs this morning on one of these machines without issue, then connected the DX with OTA 2.2 and could not connect.

Anyone have any suggestions?
[Droid X General] XMotoX:
I keep getting "Permission denied" when trying to push the files onto the SD card?

Ok, I am on a Mac and whenever I connect my phone to the computer, the SD card is removed. Also, my card is under /mnt/sdcard for some reason. The computer will only recognize the phone in debugging mode and "usb mass storage". I keep getting permission denied and file/directory not found...
[Droid X General] 7Fiddy:
Rooted! I did have the "stuck on M" during the reboot. Pulled the battery for about ten seconds and everything is fine now
[Droid X General] silversonic1:
Thanks. I finally got up the courage to do it and it's working great now.
[Droid X General] Ghxoxst:
trying to get this thing rooted for the past couple of hours . All the drivers loaded, adb, sdk etc.

Im on charge only mode, debugging enabled. when i type this in cmd

adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk

it tells me permission is denied...

not sure what to do. I have tried all methods. I go to PC mode but the device is not found, have tried windows media sync also a no go.... help please
[Droid X General] droidXish:
I also was getting stuck at the $ sign and not being able to bring up the #.

I tried the new doroot and the file worked much better!

Rebooted and Koush's bootstrap is asking for root access!

Root Woot!

Thanks all!
[Droid X General] darkonion:
The thread has really slowed down. Must be things are running great for everyone!
[Droid X General] blunt420:
hey darkO glad your on...i tried using your doroot method i downloaded everything moto zip4.7 i think adb and sdk put all folders on desktop took 5 things outta sdk and put in adb and tried charge,usb,sync and pc but it wont go thru a couple time it did say congrats yopu rooted but im not rooted. i did root 2.1 using easy root and do still have su,titantiumn and ad free on my phone but none work can you tell me what im doing wrong?
[Droid X General] blunt420:
whoo hooo im rooted again thank you xda and darkonion im donating darko send me a paypal link i sent you a pm thanks again guys...
[Droid X General] outsid0r:
I have the 2.2 but 2.3 version and am unable to get root at all, cant get my X to even be seen by ADB. I have followed everythign down to the letter and even tried several machines to see if its a driver thing, I have noticed that in my device manager the ADB interface has a ? by it as if the drivers are not installing. Anyone with any ideas please PM me!
[Droid X General] outsid0r:
can ignore my last post, some how had allow mock locations enabled, turned off and worked like a charm!
[Droid X General] IsaacRCCL:
Does anyone know

Is there a Root method for MAC users?
[Droid X General] outsid0r:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8136153&postcount=2 <<<<right here
[Droid X General] Jeremy.Birmingham:
How to UNROOT using this method???

Hello.

This is hard for me to admit, but I am a noob. It hurts, I hate it - but it is true. I THOUGHT I was smart enough to figure out this phone, but apparently, I am not.

I rooted using this method.

I have downloaded ROM Manager, Bootstrap recovery, Root Explorer....

I need to unroot and go back to a stock 2.2 to determine if the problems I am having with my media (photos, video, and music are NOT working at all since 2.2 OTA and subsequent root).

Is there an easy to advise way to accomplish this? I feel that if the unrooting doesn't fix my media issue, I will have to take the phone back to Verizon and have them check the software, so either way, an unroot and back to stock 2.2 is necessary so that they don't recognize my voiding the warranty....

Anyone?
[Droid X General] thepolishguy:
I know this is a lame question- but did you try a simple factory reset/wipe? And check to see if you still were rooted? Go to Settings. Go to "Privacy". Go to "Factory data reset". Perform the reset. Install something like "Wifi for root users". Run it and see if you can grant it SU permission. If not- then you might be good. If you can grant it permission- then you are still rooted (duh).

If a factory reset does not work I am not sure what you would do. Maybe delete the "su" file from "system/bin" or "system/xbin" - whichever place it is stored. Then try another factory reset.

I am really new to android - so hopefully an expert will chime in.

Good luck.
[Droid X General] asaberan:
I cannot get a DX to root. I keep getting to the ".rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin" part where I do get "kicked" which then says adb is going to reboot, at which point it hangs, continuously. I've tried this for hours on two different PCs. I can no longer adb into the phone after this step unless I reboot the phone, and start the whole process again, and then I get stuck in the same spot, every time; I've tried unplugging the phone and replugging it, turning off bluetooth, toggling between PC Mode and Charge Only Mode. I do "adb devices" and it shows no device connected. I've tried other root methods (DoRoot, other "One Click Root" methods) all have the same result.

I should also mention that this phone absolutely refuses to show the debugging icon in "PC Mode" and will only do so in "Charge Only Mode". I've tried to get around this no less than 2 dozen times over the last 2 days.

I had absolutely no problem rooting my Evo in a similar fashion as this thread and I am completely comfortable with command line, so I don't think it's me doing something wrong.
[Droid X General] jgraham4598:
Look for z4root. Cannot beat it. Install to phone then run and press root. If it fails the first time reboot.
[Droid X General] asaberan:
Thanks! Took me three tries and three reboots to get it to work with Z4Root, but it finally did.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnalogX:
Ive tried many of the new and wonderful roms here and i like them a lot but id like to go back to the original rom that came with my phone when i bought it.....is that what they call a radio rom? if anyone can point me to the original rom in English for the HTC HD 2 Id be very grateful.:confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilcovh:
You will find it here?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=623283
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] carlccfc:
I have recently got the X10i after yrs of a N95 ( sorry ), am doing my best to like the phone and am giving it every chance. I have lurked on this site and last week I rooted the phone and made it more personnal for me, thanks to the developers and those who provide the info for rooting.

I quickly removed the moxier stuff and also the messaging app but I am having issues with handcent sms, I wanted it for group/bulk texting tbh but it seems I have to restart the phone to get it to send a text to a group which has got 18 recipients.

Once the phone has started up I can send a group text no probs but the second group text will send to 1 or 2 of my contacts but the rest then fail, so I then restart the phone and resend the text and they get delivered, I have tried chompsms, grouptext and groupui, but each one gives me the same problem.

Has anybody got any ideas or another app I could try to resolve this issue ?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Baldolo:
maybe it could be that the sms apps you use need (or work thanks) the main messaging app which were installed on the phone, the one you uninstalled.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] carlccfc:
I dont think it is that to be honest, I think it is more to do with the amount of contacts in the list, so I am hopeful that somebody confirms this and also gives me a better option.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] iridaki:
Actually this could be true, as you should not remove core system applications, such as messaging.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Baldolo:
so, you can try resetting your phone using Update Service software on your pc. I tried searching for an SMS app in my mobile folder to share with you, but there are several files that may be connected togheter, about messaging, and I am not able to choose the right one (or ones) to share.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Andy S:
I've been trying to find an adapter that will let me use my old wireless 2.5mm plantronic headset that I like with the Evo. It's mono, so it's not that critical that the jack pass stereo audio.

I actually went ahead and ordered one of these from Amazon. It's got the 3 ring 3.5mm plug. My headset only has two rings. Not sure that it matters.

Then I started looking around ebay and Meritline, and I'm still not sure what solution will work properly. I'm thinking I'll get another one or two for my bag or my car if I can find one that works.

I've ordered a lot of cheap stuff from Meritline with no problems, and their free shipping is always nice. This is what they show. I was thinking this or this, both 2 ring adapters.

Any feedback on exactly what will work with an EVO?

Thanks.
[EVO 4G Accessories] backdown:
Radioshack sells them..they're like 5$.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Andy S:
Got one for $3. Didn't work. I can hear through it, but the mic doesn't pass.

And the $6 one I ordered from Amazon didn't work with the same results.

I think Amazon also has Headset Buddy adapters. Maybe those will work, but I think they were nearly $10. Getting to new headset territory prices.
[General Questions and Answers] ColonelZap:
Hi everyone :)

I was wondering if it's possible to use a WM GPS phone as an external bluetooth GPS device for another WM phone?

I just got a WM phone without GPS built in and before I buy an external GPS device, I'd like to test the navigation possibilities, using one of my other wm phones with built in GPS as a BT GPS device.

Thanks for your attention :)
[General Questions and Answers] ColonelZap:
Not possible? :-(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] Park:
I am looking to buy a new 1800 mAh Battery for my "Qtek 9000." I have googled this and also checked on ebay with no luck. If anybody out there has a new leftover 1800 mAh battery they could sell me that would be greatly appreciated. Please, get in touch by private email to me on the forum.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] orb3000:
ebay or XDA marketplace are good options
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] BYM:
I don't know your query, but look what i found (amongst other things ....)

3200mAh's
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sotssax:
Does anyone know of a way to label each screen on the Dinc? I would like to set up a screen for my wife and put her label at the top. I don't mind taking up a row with a widget.

If something does not exist, could someone create one or lead me in the right direction for creating one for myself?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sotssax:
Bueller... Bueller... Bueller...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cole119:
Are you just asking for some text that says your name? If so, then I think I remember seeing an app that could take your wallpaper and make a new one with numbers on the bottom for each screen. You might want to look around on the market for it to see if it has been updated to include custom text, or you could try to edit your wallpaper yourself, but that might be rather difficult to get perfect. Hope this helps.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james.v:
Depending on what you are trying to do, Scenes could suit you. Set up a scene for her.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] ghostlypickel:
In the XML. Look in the "layout" folder of framework-res.apk. I'm not sure whicl file it is. But try this:

Pull every file from the "layout" folder. Open each XML file in a hex editor, like HxD or Hex Workshop. Now in status_bar.xml if you edit it the right way you can change the color of notification, like when you get a text message or when you connect the phone to a computer. That's for notifications though.

So you might want to try other XML files.

Open an random one (in the hex editor), and look for the values 08 00 00 1C, then you have to change the values AFTER that. The are black so that values are going to be 00 00 00 FF. Change the 0's to the color you want, the color you want has to be a hex value.

If that's confusing. PM, and I'll give you my gTalk.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] drewden123:
Yes. He's correct ^^^. I replied to your question in my theme thread and this correlates with what I stated. Look for other status bar xml's. I know there are more than just status_bar.xml
[Droid X Themes and Apps] evilkal:
Please do... I wanna shade those damn notifications black asap lol.