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[Atrix 4G Android Development] 1.ATRIX-in-PT:
Today I tried to root my ATRIX with aRoot. Was running smooth, but still no root access. I did everything according the information from this threat.

- Motorola applications installed

- aRoot unzipped on hard disk

(Operating system Windoz XP)

The ATRIX is recognized by XP and the Motorola tools. So the drivers should be installed properly.

aRoot ran without failures, ATRIX rebooted, Superuser was installed, but no root access.

Titanium Backup and ROM Manger complained "Sorry I could not acquire root previleges and the application" Root Check displayed the following:

Root Access is not properly configured or was not granted.

Standard su binary location: /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

Standard su binary location: /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory

SU binary not found in the system declared PATH

After some investigation on the Net I noticed, the problem might be my (yesterday) updated system version to 4.1.57

System version: 4.1.57.M860.ATT.en.US

Android version: 2.2.1

Build number: OLYFR_U4_1.5.7

Isn't aRoot still not compatible with this system version ?

Procedure to be done different ?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] GibMcFragger:
Same here. I THINK it's a compatibility issue with the app, not the phone and su. :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Made2Last:
That is the problem. You have to go back to original version, run root, they run the special script before, update, then run another script after to have 4.1.57 rooted.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] masterkan8:
did you read my post there is your answer http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12592640&postcount=296
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 1.ATRIX-in-PT:
I would like to know, what is the problem ? Can anybody explain this please.

- aRoot not compatible with the new 4.1.57 ?

- 4.1.57 blocked in some way to be rooted ?

In case aRoot is not compatible with the new system version, isn't there really a way to fix this. In my opinion it sounds a little bit strange, downgrade to 4.1.26, install aRoot, working fine, update to 4.1.57 and still working fine.

-> So the new update isn't blocked to be rooted in general.

Probably there will be more system updates in the future, this would mean for everybody first to go back to 4.1.26 and than to update ...

Is there an other way via the SDK to do it manually ?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] masterkan8:
i think they have blocked a hole to let it be rooted and aroot dose not work on 4.1.57 in till someone finds another way with out flashing

it still can be rooted but i think they blocked a way to be rooted via how aroot dose it

if you read about the post aroot 1.2.57 they say it should still work for further updates but they are not 100% sure

i dont have the knowledge to answer that
[Atrix 4G Android Development] flaystus:
Installed aroot. Went fine, no errors.

Phone restarted and super user is on the Phone but I still cannot sideload applications.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] k4zyn:
Worked for me, Titanium Backup doesn't work anymore (says it needs busybox or something like that) but I didn't have the paid version anyway so I don't mind too much.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] masterkan8:
everything works for me i dont know why people are having issues with it
[Atrix 4G Android Development] masterkan8:
from what i read its an issue with slideload not the phone
[Atrix 4G Android Development] esimpson1:
How do downgrade?

How do you go back to the previous firmware? I don't mind going back, rooting with aRoot but -- don't know how to.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 1.ATRIX-in-PT:
Hey you are lucky ! k4zyn and masterkan8 as well !

But if you want to please us (still not rooted ones) too, you should supply some technical information about your rooted ATRIX:

System version: 4.1.??.M860.???.??.??

Android version: 2.2.?

Build number: OLYFR_U4_?.?.?

Otherwise it might be not of such an interest. I would really like to get deeper information.

- aRoot not compatible with the new 4.1.57 ?

- 4.1.57 blocked in some way to be rooted ?

- Is there an other way to root via the SDK manually ?

Just "downgrade and try again" might be OK, but is not so satisfaible. May be designgears or someone with such a knowledge could explain.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] masterkan8:
i posted everything you need here. if you read under flash it tells you how to revert your phone.http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12592640&postcount=296

System version: 4.1.57.M860.ATT.en.US

Android version: 2.2.1

Build number: OLYFR_U4_1.5.7
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 1.ATRIX-in-PT:
masterkan8. This is exactly the version my ATRIX has. So could you explain for us 4.1.57 unrooted a little bit (better) what you exactly did:

- You got your ATRIX with 4.1.26 unrooted.

- You got the update to 4.1.57

- You tried to root with aRoot

- You could not get it working

- You downgraded to 4.1.26

- You got root access with aRoot

- You updated to 4.1.57

Is this correct ?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] masterkan8:
flash to 4.1.26 then run the special aroot before update script (link in my post) restart phone then let the phone update then run the after update script restart phone

idk why its so hard to read my post all the instructions are there in detail
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
Yeah, that's all great and everything except your missing the little key step about retaining you root before you update to 1.57 and re-installing it after you update... here, educate yourself: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1016060
[Atrix 4G Android Development] masterkan8:
lol as i kept telling him read my post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12592640&postcount=296 he will not listen. at least you understand

i guess he is trolling? just seems weird i posted the instructions in the post and he dose not listen

or maybe he thinks all aRoot is the same and wont look at my post
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mafiaboy01:
Hi, I can't seem to get the side loading working, I have installed the 1.26 sbf, did the root script for keeping root, updated, restored root.

Then I found out that I could side load so I tried aroot but it still doesn't work.

Any ideas?

** Working **
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Swiftks:
Should be able to enable sideloading... hhumm if you have sqlite & root explorer installed, navigate to /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. sqlite should open the .db, then select "secure". #3 should say "install_non_market_apps and should have a 1 for value. If it has a 0, change it to a 1, and press the back button to get back to root explorer and exit. May require reboot.

I posted this for someone else over on the retain root thread, and it worked for them.

Does "working" mean that it is working now though? :p
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mafiaboy01:
Ya I got it working with super one click, strange that aroot did work as it hasn't fail me yet.

Sent from Motorola Atrix on TELUS.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] 1.ATRIX-in-PT:
Hey masterkan8 ! I am not “trolling“, only would like to get root access on my ATRIX.

I really do not want to offent you, but when I read your post (of course I read it) I noticed that nothing you posted was made by you. Flash from kennethpenn, Root from Ririal and Webtop from godwin1981. Your post is just a collection of other posts. Sorry.

So it seems to me, that you might be not a very experienced Android programmer. Just a user and Junior Member as me. Which is absolutely OK for me, but in this case it is only normal for me to ask again and to ask if you did it exactly in the way I asked you in my post. Nothing more, nothing less.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] masterkan8:
well everyone keeps asking about rooting it, so i posted both. i put a collection and said flash then root. a lot of people got it just weird that it seemed like you didnt
[Atrix 4G Android Development] gambit_pr:
worked like a charm and didnt have any problems nice work
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Rickroller:
Quick question for the Bell users..what software version is on the phone? Is it pre-update software or post update?

EDIT: Does this version of root allow for unlocking as well? Or did some of you just get unlock codes?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
This thread is full of outdated and misinformation. Please refer to this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1016060 for more up to date information.

Mods, can we close this thread as it's very outdated and there are several up-to-date threads on this subject?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Rickroller:
According to the other thread..the root process doesn't work on Bell Atrix's..yet there is people in this thread with Bell phones who have root..

Is there something i'm missing?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
The thread I linked is for updating to 1.57, which Bell users do not have. I'm updating the script right now to support root on all phones.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] -Roze-:
*yay* After 2 weeks with the Atrix, I've finally ROOTED!!!! WOOHOO :D And it wasn't as HARD as I feared it XD *happy Roze*
[Atrix 4G Android Development] -Roze-:
Yeah..it's outdated for AT&T but Bell users are still using it as it's currently the only one method until the Dev updates the other one.

I just rooted my (Bell) Atrix and was wondering if a factory reset is required after you root? I didn't do one, so not sure if it's better if I should. Did you guys/gals do it?

@Rickroller

The Bell Atrix has not gotten any updates yet. So it's the original version.

on my phone it says:

Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 and Baseband version: N_01.77.06P

If you want to unlock your phone, you need to get the unlock code from Bell (very expensive) or from a website. There are a number of threads in the General Atrix forum that talks about this.

Cheers,

Roze-
[Atrix 4G Android Development] riconunez:
Thanks DG!

The script worked perfectly. But when I tried to run some apps that required root access the apps where denied. I opened SU it said it required "New Version of SU" I cancelled it and check the settings without any success. Then I run the update and it said that the automatic update failed. And a zip file (su-2.3.1-bin-signed.zip) was placed on the sd card. Then to reboot into recovery mode and flash it to update the binary. I was wondering if this is normal or if I did something wrong.

Thanks again!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
GladRoot now supports all phones. aRoot is outdated unsupported.

Also, a factory reset will remove root and you'll have to run the script again, for any root method you use.

Again, aRoot is outdated and unsupported. Please use GladRoot for an up-to-date and supported script.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] -Roze-:
Oh I didn't know that :( Maybe you should ask DG to have some kind of warning or take the instructions down and put a link to yoor thread.

So even Gladroot will lose root if you factory reset? :( Do you not recommend that we continue using aRoot? I tried reading your root instructions after I found the Gladroot thread and I found it's a bit confusing and more technical then to what I'm used to or comfortable with doing.

Thanks,

Roze

Rocking my Bell Atrix!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Mr. Clown:
closed by OP request.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] sifuhall:
unroot runs a long time?

I'm running unroot.bat and I get:

but I've been waiting about 20 minutes at the "Removing Superuser app ..." and it doesn't seem to be progressing.

Any ideas?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Djazin:
one idea is your using an obsolete method of root/unroot and should be using the methods here >,> keep up
[Atrix 4G Android Development] joe ferreira:
mr. clown,

Can this thread be locked/closed please?

It is no longer valid and users should be going to threads that are still valid.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Yann_H:
Hello,

Sorry for being a little bit lazy but I didn't read the complete thread.

I'am running a French Orange Atrix on OLYEM_U4_1.3.3 and would like to get root access.

Does aroot work for these French Atrix?

Is it possible to unroot with this script also?

In fact I just want to activate tether and unlock multitouch so I just need to modify corresponding files. After that I would like to unroot...

Thanks for your help
[Atrix 4G Android Development] CC Lemon:
For those of us who have already used the original: Should we DL the new version and run it?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Fixter:
Yes sir, SuperOneClick was giving some problems with Busybox
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Fixter:
That's exactly right.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Djazin:
And would a reset undo this too >,< need to know what block I'm starting off at
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Fixter:
I already told you on the other thread Dj, please don't double posts. If you need any help, please PM me.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] nitewalker033:
Thanks homie....
[Atrix 4G Android Development] abedrn:
How to root the Atrix using a root

Guys,

I am very new to this, I downloaded and installed the necessary drivers etc. I placed my atrix on usb debugging and ran "a root" and nothing happen, no root?

Can someone please post a step by step tutorial?

Thanks in advance
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Fixter:
Did you install the drivers? go to cmd and type your directory for ADB in the android folder.

Ex: cd C:/android-sdk-windows/platform-tools

Make sure that you have Android-SDK installed. After that run adb devices

And you should see your device. Let me know how it goes.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] david81:
Not sure if this will help anyone out, but I couldn't get this to work until I switched back to MotoBlur while running aRoot. If I was running Launcher Pro, I got nothing. Used HomeSwitcher to switch back to MotoBlur and it all went perfectly.

Thanks for making this so easy DG.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] norcal einstein:
That's odd.

I use LauncherPro (used MotoBlur for all of 20 minutes when I first was getting the phone setup). On LauncherPro+, I had no issues running the earlier aRoot scripts, and the lastest aRoot script with init.d support.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] live4nyy:
I also have Launcher Pro + and didn't have any issues.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] david81:
*shrug*

Not sure why that happened for me, but I couldn't get aRoot to do anything until I switched back to MotoBlur. Either way, I'm rooted. Now to figure out what else I can do to this thing (Android virgin here)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] live4nyy:
Whatever works right. I had the N1 and it was too easy, now with the Atrix (or anything by Moto for that matter), that's a different story.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Blind_Guardian:
Anyone else notice that after applying this new aroot when you switch home screens the phone and contact (motoblur) buttons remain?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] blaque72:
ran smooth and quick I think i have a man crush on DG...lol
[Atrix 4G Android Development] eatkabab:
So this all went smoothly (of course thanks to DG), but after the process was completed, I got the blinking red light and my internal SD was unmounted.

I didn't know what to do, but I clicked on the "mount" from the pull down. Shortly after, the phone rebooted itself. Everything seems to be working normally now.

Should I be afraid of anything? Is this normal? I started from the oneclick root, no deodex
[Atrix 4G Android Development] live4nyy:
I'm sure it went fine but you can always rerun the install and be PATIENT. when it says "Rebooting" you have to wait for the reboot.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] designgears:
reboot, might fix it, but that is not happening here..

ummmmmmmmmmmmmm

That is the normal reboot process when you do it thru command.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] KaLiBLeeK:
Worked like a charm on Atrix #2 (coughI'MANIDIOTcough). Gratzi DG.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] smashcz:
I'm new to this, what do I do after I unrar the file (aRoot) ?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] smsparks:
aRoot

Well assuming you have Android SDK installed and configured, you can open the extracted folder and inside you'll see a file called 'aRoot.bat'. Just hold down the 'CTRL' key and double click the 'aRoot.bat' file and wait for the process to complete and your phone to reboot. That's it, your done. :D

P.S. To DG thanks for all the hard work man, you're the best!!!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] eatkabab:
As far as my experience goes, rooting should have no effect on updating either manually, by Moto OTA, or g-d forbid, by ATT OTA. Right?

Just a wonder because I'm pretty sure that deodexing will likely lead to update issues...

Thank you DG! I had the captivate and want the SGS2 but I got the Atrix as a free 4 month upgrade :-/ I wish I could follow you (maybe I can if I can scum Att again)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] designgears:
deodexing will cause issues with the updates, changing files will do that because it hash checks the file and then applies a patch rather then replacing the entire file.

Adding files, changing permissions, etc, will not cause issues with the updates.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Lieutenant_Dan:
I was brought here by another user pointing out that aRoot was created specifically for the Atrix. I have no experience with rooting and i was wondering if there was a complete tutorial on how to use aRoot correctly?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] joyo22:
Well, I'm getting my Atrix in a couple of weeks and I was just wondering if it's possible to have a step-by-step tutorial on how to use aRoot to actually root your Atrix. I mean, you mentioned you had to instal the SDK and run the .bat file. I kinda get it. Could someone help us with the installing steps coming from zero?

Something like:

1. Download Atrix Drivers from...

2. Install drivers..

3. Download SDK from...

4. Install xxxx

Hope someone can really help us noobs! I've been dealing with Motorola Milestone 1 and have never bricked my phone but procedures seem seamless. Atrix has a different procedure and, as I have observed, it's way trickier.

Thanks in advance.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] designgears:
You don't need to install the SDK, the only things you need are aRoot and the drivers installed. Then you extract the aRoot.7z, and run aRoot.bat, wait for it to reboot your phone and you are done.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Lieutenant_Dan:
seems to have worked perfectly.

Thanks +1
[Atrix 4G Android Development] bleuiko:
I downloaded the motorola drivers, then ran aroot with admin privileges on Win7... my phone didn't reboot itself but I rebooted it. I tried to run barnacle but it said it could not 'su'... I'm assuming my root didn't work?

Please help!

EDIT: I read through the other thread on rooting using SuperOneClick(?) and it says to set the USB on Portal which I but this still doesn't work. I don't have the SDK installed. Then I read that you should have it in Media Sync so I am trying that now. When I switched over, it tried to install the driver but failed. I am downloading the huge Moto Media Link software now... which mode should we be in to root?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] domin8:
i didnt even run mine as admin.

prep i did:

download drivers

on phone:

settings > applications > development > enable USB debugging

then plug phone in, pull down menu and select mount as 'none' then i ran the aroot.bat and it worked fine. let it sit long enough to flash red and reboot (takes a minute or two0
[Atrix 4G Android Development] PhillyBlunt474:
Thanks a ton DG! I went ahead and ran this over the SuperOneClick root I had ran when I got the phone and as promised there is no more busybox mess.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] bleuiko:
I don't know how I missed this. Enabling USB debugging mode was key... Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] rlm1967:
Worked perfect for me and thank you once again!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dkirchik:
I dont get, it keeps telling me my device is offline both through ADB devices and in aRoot. Any thoughts on this?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] designgears:
use a usb port on the back of you computer.

if that doesnt work try this...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=974824
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dkirchik:
nevermind I had to uncheck adb debug.. reboot phone, re check adb debug.. Works fine now.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dkirchik:
I got it to work again, thank you DG!!!! :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] t0dbld:
Haha ya thanks DG i didnt know i had to plug it "into" the usb port, duh!

If you are reading this signature it means i should be sleeping because im lying in bed typing it on galaxy tab, tell me to go to bed and that xda will be here tomorrow
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dkirchik:
LOL, I do have it plugged into a USB port. I no longer have adb, no longer am rooted, but do have the adeo backup.tar.gz, i was rooted before i used to adeo mod.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] hotleadsingerguy:
Well it took damn-near forever to restart (it unmounted the SD and sat there doing nothing for about 2 minutes). I figured it got stuck and even checked to make sure Debugging was on...then waited another minute or so and it finally restarted.

Worked perfectly! Wouldn't expect anything less, DG. Nice job!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ahmarchi:
DG, anyway to make this root proccess permanent like super one click?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] norcal einstein:
It is already.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] LTxda:
Thank you

Wanted to say thank you for your contributions bro. Appreciate this one :)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] tuantuti:
this is so much easier than SuperOneClick. Thanks DG for this tool. I won't know what I will get out of the rooted Atrix (since it's still sim-lock :D) but i like to get my Atrix up to date :D

Here's a quick How-to for all new Atrix users:

1- Download and install the lightweight drivers from briefmobile (you don't need to download the Motorola Media Link for your phone to connect to PC)

2- Enable USB Debugging mode on your phone (settings > application > development > USB Debuggin mode)

3- Connect phone to USB, slide the notification bar down, click on USB Connection, choose None)

4- Extract aRoot.7z, and run file aroot.bat, then wait for the phone to reboot, then you DONE.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ahmarchi:
no it isn't bro, if you factory reset then you loose the ROOT... with super one clock i can factory reset as much as i want and its still there only thing i have to re add is enable 3rd party apps....

so i unrooted with super one click and ran a brand new root with aroot.... how ever if i ever decide to factory reset, the root is gone and i have to rerun aroot.... its not that big of an issue to just rerun it since it takes minutes, but if i ever had an emergency to have to reset on the go it be nice to have it maintain.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] hypnero:
OK so I tried running the un-root and it goes through its paces and reboots the phone but my SuperUser is still there when i go to applications. Any reason why? Anyone with an idea. I am sure I am just missing something. Oh before I get any other answers, Yes I have the drivers, yes debugging was enabled, yes I let the process finish. Oh and ahead of time thanks for the help.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] live4nyy:
Which method of root did you use? One-click or aRoot? If you had originally ran the One-click method you might need to do the unroot through that.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] sdlopez83:
Thanks did not see that i had to be on USB (NONE) I had it on moto portal. Did not work . I missed reading that i had to be on none in the first post. If its not there I recommend that it be put in the instructions. Worked great. Thanks
[Atrix 4G Android Development] jdk2:
Couldn't be any simpler. Thanks, DG.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] maveriick:
Very Nervious

Just did the root and my phone appears to have done nothing...

10 Minutes since I ran the file and pressed any key on the PC but no reboot or anything on the phone is this ok? Or should I do something?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] tl_bull:
Install SDK with adb
[Atrix 4G Android Development] sdlopez83:
Even though you know, you have done it recheck the obvious USB Debug and When connected check none. Happened to me. I could have sworn i did it. I'm sure you know but hey do it again.