[HOW TO] Root Motorola Defy

[pedrodh]

i'm getting a "Unable to chmod exploit.bin: No such file or directory" at step 4, can anyone help me?

This exploit is very old. Use SuperOneClickRoot instead, it works well on both Defy and Defy Plus. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682

 

[Chaos Design]

This exploit is very old. Use SuperOneClickRoot instead, it works well on both Defy and Defy Plus. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682

Just rooted my defy with superoneclick 2.2, download, unzip, launch, root, done.

 

[MobiDroid™]

This exploit is very old. Use SuperOneClickRoot instead, it works well on both Defy and Defy Plus. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682

Hello all,
i have downloaded SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse,
and tried several methods, but all to resulting into the same "hang at step 7" issue.

the methods include:

USB debug on/off trick
removing memory-card entirely from phone

i tried booting into recovery-mode, but couldn't find that, instead i got something called bootloader.
but in that mode nothing happened at all.

So what am i doing wrong, why isn't i working for me straight as for others it has?

My phone, non-modded:
Defy+ 4.5.1-134_DFP-231
Android 2.3.6

 

[joydeep1985]

Hello all,
i have downloaded SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse,
and tried several methods, but all to resulting into the same "hang at step 7" issue.

the methods include:

USB debug on/off trick
removing memory-card entirely from phone

i tried booting into recovery-mode, but couldn't find that, instead i got something called bootloader.
but in that mode nothing happened at all.

So what am i doing wrong, why isn't i working for me straight as for others it has?

My phone, non-modded:
Defy+ 4.5.1-134_DFP-231
Android 2.3.6

you cannot root DFP-231 using superoneclick . It doesnt work on DFP-231,188 etc series sbfs . Instead use Root DFP-231 link go through the 1st post and root it .

 

[Chamelleon]

I updated my thread about rooting it. Full instruction and working links. DFP-188, DFP-231, DFP-2311 BL7 Finally Rooted

 

[MobiDroid™]

you cannot root DFP-231 using superoneclick . It doesnt work on DFP-231,188 etc series sbfs . Instead use Root DFP-231 link go through the 1st post and root it .

thanks, rooted now.

 

[defmetal96]

Hello all,
i have downloaded SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse,
and tried several methods, but all to resulting into the same "hang at step 7" issue.

Have you disabled the anti-virus on your PC? I found that AVG causes superoneclick to hang at step #7 unless disabled as it has a false positive

 

[pgreed]

Have you disabled the anti-virus on your PC? I found that AVG causes superoneclick to hang at step #7 unless disabled as it has a false positive

very kind but very late to answer to that. Useless.

 

[edition-]

very kind but very late to answer to that. Useless.

Why you say that, was only like 10 months late!