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[HTC Aria General] tpbklake:
OK, so you bought it privately and returning is not an option, so how about some more information. Has the phone been rooted? What ROM are you running? Have you tried a full wipe to see if that solves the problem?
[HTC Aria General] slowjett:
I have had the phone for a couple months it just started doing this. I'm running liberated fr007. Rooted. Have not tried hard reset.
[HTC Aria General] SergioCR:
I thing I'm having the same problem.

My touchscreen get crazy completely randomly, sometimes I'm typing an sms and its almost imposible to write, cause it just get stuck even on the "P" letter or on the emoticons thing of the keyboard.

Sometimes I just can't switch between my homescreens (its like the thing refuses to work), what I do is switch off and on the screen (the slide to unlock works, but not the homescreens) and after several attempts it comes back to normal.

But it all started when I installed the latest version (6.1.1) of CyanogenMod.

Did anyone get a solution?

I don't want to roll back to a previous version or try another ROM.

Thanks!
[HTC Aria General] Moh_Jay:
Try to fix superuser permissions idk id probably just try to reinstall after clean swipe and restore everything with my backup pro. Also check the temp of the phone high temps around 100 mess up the touchscreen responding.

Signatures are fancy.
[HTC Aria General] SergioCR:
sorry... but im kind of a noob

How do I check the permisions?

What should I look for?

Thanks!
[HTC Aria General] matt_b:
i would try doing a complete wipe and installing it again. if you've been using your phone with no errors previously, then the issues shouldn't be with your hardware but perhaps with a bad install of the current rom.
[HTC Aria General] SergioCR:
I've done that before.

But it looks like there's a new nightly version of CM... I'll give it a shot, hopefully this is gonna fix it
[HTC Aria General] Nutshell69:
would love to know your outcome on this - as it is happening on my phone as well

running a FR008 - was running perfectly until early this morning - then the same behavior that you were getting.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyc0:
Very easy question, please don't flame since I have searched the forums regarding this. How do you flash a CWM flashable theme? I know how to flash a ROM but do I flash it exactly the same way? e.g. install as a ROM? Thanks in advance!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timur525:
Yes. Themes are flashed through cwm. Also, some roms are flashed through odin.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyc0:
Some reason I have tried to flash it but the theme doesn't install, I still get what I previously had.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
What theme are you trying, what rom are you on
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyc0:
Dark Soul on Perception 4
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Should work, make sure you downloaded the correct file. Op has multiple downloads for different roms. If still failing please list steps as to how your are installing
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyc0:
1. I moved over the theme zip file to the root of my phone\

2. Open ClockWork

3. Chose install ROM

4. Selected zip file

5. It restarts, installs and boots up.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Open rom manager app

Click boot into recovery

Brings you to green clockwork recovery

Select install or apply zip from sd

Scroll using volume up and down

Select zip using power

This should do it, let me know if this works
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyc0:
Did not work...trying the re-download the file and do this again.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
I installed darkness theme over perception build three through clockwork with no issues. I can not speak to the theme you are trying.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
red soul works, but you have to do it from clockworkmod recovery and NOT from within ROM manager...just like any other theme
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyc0:
thanks for your help guys! I think the theme I was trying to use just doesn't install, cause the other ones work..happy holidays!
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
I've seen that there's no topic teaching how to ROOT the phone in the forum yet, so I'm making one myself, I hope this will help users who come here looking for info.

This method was originally found by jboogie3 here http://modmymobile.com/forums/637-motorola-defy-general/557910-motorola-defy-root-droid2method.html

EDIT

: If you have version 2.51 ROOT with another way, check out this topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=889133

Let's get started:

1. Put the phone in Debug Mode: Go to Settings > Applications > Development and check USB debugging box.

2. Extract the files from the zip below, connect the phone via USB, and copy them to the phone via ADB like this:

adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
adb push su /sdcard/su
adb push busybox /sdcard/busybox
adb push exploit.bin /data/local/tmp/exploit.bin

3. Now we enter the phone's internal shell, also using ADB:

adb shell

4. Then we take advantage of the "fake" root exploit:

cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 0755 exploit.bin
./exploit.bin

5. Now after that last command you should be back to your normal console, not the phone one, so we need to connect to it again, and doing so we should now see that we have root permissions since the "#" symbol is displayed instead of "$".

adb shell

6. Now we mount the /system partition as writable and copy the necessary files there, and set them with the right permissions:

mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su
cp /sdcard/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

7. Restart the phone and check if you have ROOT in a terminal by typing the "su" command, or by installing any other app that requires ROOT, and seeing it the SuperUser app pops up.
[Defy Android Development] disturkis4u:
Or, download z4root by ryan in the market. Click permanent root, done.
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Many people reported z4root to work, but somehow it didn't work for me :\, phone reboot 2 times, but root wasn't being recognized system wide. But yeah, there's no problem testing that first, if it works for you it's way simpler ;)
[Defy Android Development] disturkis4u:
Worked well for me. Almost too easy.

Thank you for the great write up though.
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Well, at least this will help people know what's going on in the background for achieving ROOT hehe :)
[Defy Android Development] thomi:
Thanks for posting and distur for the z4root tip, worked for me.
[Defy Android Development] nitewalkergr:
Yep. z4root worked for me as well. Perfect.
[Defy Android Development] Captainkrtek:
Nice writeup! very detailed :)
[Defy Android Development] inteks:
thx !!!:cool:
[Defy Android Development] defysword:
thanks much
[Defy Android Development] ojobojo:
z4root worked for me as well. no issues and running for more than a week now rooted. haven't tried the unroot function yet...
[Defy Android Development] Sqoerk:
I made it also with z4root...no problem so far
[Defy Android Development] htc-xda:
root

are we talking super 1 click, rooted mine 1st day i got it same method as droid no probs so far, all the crap from vodafone gone now, waiting for a nice rom
[Defy Android Development] darkonion:
I heard that the DORoot works as well. There are also links on how to root on the Droid 2. I'd think it would be similar.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=782556
[Defy Android Development] nhuloan:
hi first time android newbie here-

i downloaded and install z4root - how do i confirmed the device was rooted?
[Defy Android Development] nitewalkergr:
After rooting, in your application drawer (middle button that brings up all your apps) you'll see the superuser app. It looks like an android skull and crossbones.
[Defy Android Development] croxley:
I have a Motorola Defy on T-Mobile UK, If I use z4root will this enable me to root my phone.

Exactly what does rooting achieve, Will it allow me to try another rom?
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Yes, z4root will let you achieve root on this phone.

ROOT has nothing or very little to do with custom ROMs, ROOT it's the Unix super user, the administrator per say. With it certain apps that modify system properties will work (search Android Market for "root"), and also it enables you to do all sorts of crazy stuff on the phone, like literaly modify any file. So if for example there's an app that bundles with the phone, and that you normaly couldn't unistall it, with ROOT you can just delete the app, and that's it ;). That's and many more things, although root it's most usufull for developers or hackers than the normal user. It's not like jailbreaking an Iphone, Android it's already open enough for the regular user.
[Defy Android Development] croxley:
If I root the Motorola Defy and I delete some files because I not familiar with this, will I make my Motorola Defy dead.
[Defy Android Development] Sqoerk:
Rooting doesn't delete files ;) If you've rooted your phone, you won't be able to just go to the system folder and delete something. You need tools like "root exporer" for this. This is a payware. When you rooted your phone, this root explorer can ask you for more rights. These are needed to delete needed files. Also you can do it for free with the androidSDK. Have a look here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9456771&postcount=1

but be: don't do thinks where you don't know to get it undone. You CAN brick your phone and then you'll have to spend much time to get it back working. ;)
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Sqoerk Im not sure if that's what he asked. It's true that rooting process doesn't delete files BUT having root you can delete files in a number of different ways, even a terminal will do.just fine. There are some free softwares also, so you dont actually need paid software.

About deleting system apps. Yes you can delete them all. Of course if you do phone wont work but it wont be bricked either. You just put the phone in bootloader mode and go to a computer with windows, start RSD Lite and flash the debranded motorola defy original ROM, and everything will be just ok again.

Now what would brick the phone you would need to.delete the bootloader, but for doing that you would have to explicitly correctly mount its partition first, and thats not easy to find, and its certanly impossible to do by mistake. That said its very hard to brick this phone.

btw systems apps are here /system/app
[Defy Android Development] Sqoerk:
You are right, it's hard to brick the phone. But it isn't that hard to get it in state where you can't boot normaly. This is what I meant with bricked. Sorry for this mistake.

To be onest, when you don't really know about rooting, then a flash with RSD Lite isn't much easier for you. So better read twice what to do. :D:D Another question (I dunno the answer) are your settings gone after flashing with RSD Lite? :confused:
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Yes I have to agree in the being careful part. If you don't know RSD Lite, then get to know how to flash trough there first, and then play with erasing system apps :).

No. From my personal experience RSD Lite just installs what came with the ROM you're flashing. So it will replace system apps with the ones on the ROM file, and it will write other files in other places, but it won't erase existing stuff that the ROM file doesn't contain. So for example, if you've used Gmail, then a file with your account setting will be created, and since that file doesn't come with the ROM it won't be replaced, nor erased. Therefore when you boot the phone after flashing you'll have your account ready to use.

To have the phone completely stock, you have to flash the ROM, then boot, and go to Privacy > Factory Reset , then restart and now everything (apart from sdcard contents) will be gone. To completely erase everything you can also format the SDcard after that.
[Defy Android Development] jboogie3:
I think its bull how these site are giving you credit for rooting this phone even thought i was the first to root this back in october before the phone was even out!I have a thread and everything at m3 http://modmymobile.com/forums/637-motorola-defy-general/557910-motorola-defy-root-droid2method.html

ya i know you can use z4root now but man i sure deserve some props for this smh...
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Look, I never said in the first post that I was the one coming out with the method. I never meant to steal credit from anyone and you're right to be angry about.

When I got the phone I tried successfully to root the phone this way and since by that time the defy section had just opened up and there wasn't yet a post here I decided to share. I forgot to tell where I learned about this though :P.

I'll rewrite the first post and make a reference to you.
[Defy Android Development] croxley:
Thank you for you replies. I will not root my Motorola Defy at the moment because I may somehow not knowingly may damage it.
[Defy Android Development] MOH-A-MMED:
z4root the easiest way
[Defy Android Development] gobble_di_gook:
that may be.... but i cannot find it in the appstore when i search for z4root? and if i try to download from the thread i get an error telling me it is an incompatible version??

EDIT: Installed via an appinstaller... still don't know why i can't find it in appstore
[Defy Android Development] romdroid.:
when u download z4root from market will u autmaticlly get superuser program and then download from e.g appplanet and usb tethering etc?
[Defy Android Development] crazyVII:
top method--- permission denied

if i tried to copy via adb.. i got the message permission denied...

i'd suggest all people to use the z4root app, there,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833953

but thanks anyway :=)

+1 motorola defy out there
[Defy Android Development] Jasper.tw:
Taiwan and Hong Kong version defy is just released recently.

I used z4root (several versions, including a version from the link above) and UniversalAndroot but didn't work.

Then I tried the adb and got permission denial.

As for step 4 code:

cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 0755 exploit.bin
./exploit.bin

It ended but still stay in adb shell.

As for step 6 code:

mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su
cp /sdcard/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

it ends with "operation not permitted."

And I am not the only one who can not get the defy rooted both in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Maybe motorola has changed the lastest rom to stop us modify the phone.

Just a guess...
[Defy Android Development] 7iain7:
I am sure the ROM has been updated. I installed rom JRDNEM_U3_2.51.1

and lost root access.
[Defy Android Development] blackbeans:
Confirmed! z4root worked! Tks 4 sharing! I downloaded it from BlackMarketApp not from default google market!
[Defy Android Development] yiminghung:
I meet the same status with you , Taiwan version seem can't root with this rule?
[Defy Android Development] joyguard:
Who can root the Chinese version of 2.2 ROM?
[Defy Android Development] greenday646:
Hi all,

Unable to root defy experience the same problem as above "operation not permitted", tried various methods but to no success, Z4, Superoneclick, droid2root and the above method all fail. please help. build number JRDNEM_U3_2.51.0
[Defy Android Development] ellendel:
Just update to froyo 2.2 and then downgrade to 2.34 for example and you will be able to root the phone at last.;)
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Check out this method for your version : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=889133
[Defy Android Development] Conzo427:
Rooting your phone can seriously damage it

I had rooted my Defy for the sole reason of slightly overclocking it as it seemed very "laggy" to me. I used z4root to do this. A few weeks after, I started to see the error "the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped unexpectedly. please try again" It seemed random but was certain to happen when I accessed the market or gmail. A few days later, the phone started to reboot itself, again, somewhat randomly, but certainly when I used navigation. (imagine how frustrating THAT was!)

Finally I decided that the only solution was to do a factory reset, not only did this not solve the problems, it seemed to make them worse.

I have just processed a warranty claim on my phone, HOPEFULLY, they don't figure out that I rooted my phone and voided the warranty.

The kicker is that this was the result of a one touch rooting solution, so it isn't as though I did a wrong step.

Just let this serve as a word of caution to those considering rooting their phones. (or an open invitation for some explanation of how to avoid these problems
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
That's easy to fix. Just flash a defy .sbf file, that should do a proper hard reset. Read this to learn about it : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853674
[Defy Android Development] whatn0w:
after step 4 when i try to connect my phone it says "error: device not found" i dont get it its driving me crazy!! win 7 64bit btw. any help is very much appreciated. thank you :(
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Put your phone in bootloader mode, and then connect with RSD Lite. To put on bootloader mode, turn off, and then turn on pressing volume Up and Power key SIMULTANEOUSLY. You should see some white letters on a dark background when you reach bootloader mode.
[Defy Android Development] Conzo427:
Thnx

Thanks for the help, I am afraid to flash the .sbf file as I think it will be more evident that I had been messing around with things. I have already processed the warranty exchange, so I have my fingers crossed.

I also did not see a .sbf file for the US version of the defy. Maybe when 2.3 for US is available, I will go this route.
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
Flash an sbf file it's what they do to fix it hehe. Anyway, if you felt uncertain it's never a bad choice to take the phone to the warranty I guess.
[Defy Android Development] evilc:
VIRUS WARNING!!!

The zip in the attached post is contaminated according to Eset Nod32

exploit.bin contains Android/Exploit.RageCage.A trojan

Other AV scanners show it as "Lootor.g".

http://w.virscan.org/report/5e0380246fd71bc9b008a8393135efc2.html

Is this the (good) rooting exploit showing up or is it an actual virus?
[Defy Android Development] peetr_:
:-) Yes it is and has to be some kind of virus. It's the only way to break the android's security and get root privileges.
[Defy Android Development] evilc:
Look up the definition of virus in a dictionary. To be a virus, it needs to self replicate.

From what I have heard, it is not a virus, but is classed as an exploit (Which I guess it is).
[Defy Android Development] Phaethon1977:
can someone help me...

i have tried to root my defy by using super one click. althought that the application finishes by saying that my phone is rooted, the superuser application of my phone is not working.

i would appreciate if anyone could give me an advise on what should i do to root my phone
[Defy Android Development] r3flux:
z4Root doesn't work for me.

When I try this method, after running the exploit i.e step 7, I attempt step 8 and this is the output I get - 'mount: Operation not permitted'

Any suggestions please?
[Defy Android Development] cmangalos:
guys i want to know if the superoneclick apps is working with defy?

i dont want to use the z4 root,

ive been rooting many devices, and if i use z4 root,

the busy box is not installed on system/xbin

its on system/bin,

and igot some problems if the busybox is on system/bin, it openvpn settings problem,
[Defy Android Development] jc1337:
I'm following all the steps and this is what I'm getting.

jc-macbook:~ jc$ /android/platform-tools/adb shell
$ cd /data/local/tmp
$ chmod 0755 exploit.bin
$ ./exploit.bin
[*] CVE-2010-EASY Android local root exploit (C) 2010 by 743C

[*] checking NPROC limit ...
[+] RLIMIT_NPROC={3984, 3984}
[*] Searching for adb ...
[+] Found adb as PID 9706
[*] Spawning children. Dont type anything and wait for reset!
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[*] adb connection will be reset. restart adb server on desktop and re-login.
$
jc-macbook:~ jc$ /android/platform-tools/adb shell
$ mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
mount: Operation not permitted

Why is the operation not permitted and what can I do to fix it? Everything was going fine until this point.
[Defy Android Development] Kamal_halder:
z4root didn't worked for me, I Have USB debug On and rom is Eclair 2.1 Indian Version...
[Defy Android Development] edition-:
Try superoneclick http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=913709
[Defy Android Development] Kamal_halder:
nop Its not working with Eclair ...... I have tried with Es file Manager Installed and usb debug on.. Can you suggest me how did you root the device I need to root My defy for a particular app to run would be of great help, Friends....
[Defy Android Development] diamond_4g64:
My MB525 does not root. I tried z4root and super one click and it loops and force closes on every try. I could not try the way that was explained in the first post since i don't understand the procedure. I have already rooted the samsung G3 a good couple of times and it was easy but this has to do whit adb and i don't know how it works. Could somebody help me whit the basics of these softwares and where i can get them since i looked a lot and did not find anything that could guide me in getting started... thanks in advance!
[Defy Android Development] ustrucx:
I cant root also, tested on win7, xp and ubuntu. V6.36

After ./exploit.bin, adb cant find my phone, no automatic method worked either.

Whats wrong with my device?
[Defy Android Development] add.thebad:
Works here
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
I guess some people might have a locked version of the Defy, other than that I don't see why other reason the exploit wouldn't work.
[Defy Android Development] diamond_4g64:
Are you saying that if my defy is unlocked it will be easier to root??
[Defy Android Development] mussio:
this version worked for me on stock 2.1 and 2.2 just make sure usb debugging is seclected. its superoneclick 1.6.5

extract from the zip first

http://www.filedropper.com/superoneclick165

i always have to reboot before a program gets granted su because it hangs but after the first reboot always works for me
[Defy Android Development] Junglenutz:
I get error: device not found.... from the begining
[Defy Android Development] ustrucx:
my fw is 6.363."1" <--- i think motorola is trying things again :o

anyways, cant root this by any mean.
[Defy Android Development] pedrodh:
You don't have the Motorola Drivers installed, so the computer doesn't recognize the ADB interface.

Where exactly did you see that firmware version? Can you confirm your bootloader version (to enter bootloader press volume up + power button when turning on). Mine is 9.10 I believe

Locked to network operator has nothing to do with it. But maybe it was locked in firmware in recent version so it is more difficult to ROOT, I've not figured out yet what exactly.
[Defy Android Development] Junglenutz:
Where can I get the drivers
[Defy Android Development] mussio:
http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bda09ec8009a0210VgnVCM1000008806b00aRCRD