[HOW TO] Root Motorola Defy

[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

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[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?

 

[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.

 

[evilc]

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.

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).

 

[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

 

[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?

 

[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,

 

[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.

 

[Kamal_halder]

z4root didn't worked for me, I Have USB debug On and rom is Eclair 2.1 Indian Version...

 

[edition-]

z4root didn't worked for me, I Have USB debug On and rom is Eclair 2.1 Indian Version...

Try superoneclick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913709

 

[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....

 

[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!

Sent from my MB502 using XDA App

 

[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?

Sent from my MB525 using XDA App

 

[add.thebad]

Works here

 

[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.

 

[diamond_4g64]

Are you saying that if my defy is unlocked it will be easier to root??

Sent from my MB525 using XDA App

 

[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