Tutorial for root Defy fw. 2.51.1

zephyrteam · Jun 6, 2011

This tutorial is a step-by-step guide valid for fw. JRDNEM 2.51 , JRDNEM 2.51.1 and newest JRDNEM 2.59.0

To make the root is very important to have installed the drivers for you're Defy! You can be found it here -> www motorola com staticfiles Support Experiences Global_Drivers/USB_Drivers_bit_4.9.0.exe and here or h77p:// motofan.ru /files/soft/USB_Drivers_bit_4.9.0.rar -> https:// rsddownload motorola com /download/Motorola_Software_Update.exe .

Prepare the system:
The step 1 to 5 is needed just only the phone is not recognized by windows.
1.Install driver in windows if you don't have installed.
2.After installation restart windows and shutdown the phone.
3.Keep volume up button pressed and start phone, you appear a debug screen with this words ( Bootloader 09.xx - Battery OK - OK to Program - Connect USB data cable ).
4.When windows is started, connect phone with you're USB cable and now windows automatically install driver for it.
5.When the installation it's complete restart windows.
6.Download SuperOneclick 2.1 here -> www megaupload com /?d = 0GGUEBUI this software needs Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0.
You can get it from http:// www microsoft com /downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5

Root the Defy:
7.Connect phone to usb cable, now windows find you're phone.
8.Now you are going to Defy Settings / Application / Development and turn off "USB Debug"
9.Open the SuperOneClick as Administrator (right click Run as ..).
10. Press Root! (See attached image

)
11.When appear on the screen "Waiting for device..." turn on USB Debug in the phone, and wait.
12.If everything it's ok, you appear a small banner "Device is rooted", and Now Restart the Defy.

Good Rooting At All!!!

News: For UNROOT follow this method on the post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955061

shaderider2793 · Feb 14, 2011 1 1 0

Thank YOU!!!!

...thank you so much!!! I've literally spent hours trying to figure out how to root my defy and I wasn't expecting this to work but it has so major props to you

rogier666 · Feb 16, 2011 at 3:39 PM

zephyrteam said:
www motorola com staticfiles Support Experiences Global_Drivers/USB_Drivers_bit_4.9.0.exe

Looks like Motorola has removed this file from its site. Can you upload it to a site like rapidshare or one of the other file hosts out there?

zephyrteam · Jan 2, 2011 18 21 0

you can chose the version 4.8.0 from here -> www motorola com /staticfiles/Support/Experiences/Global_Drivers/USB_Drivers_bit_4.8.0.exe

rogier666 · Feb 16, 2011 at 3:56 PM

OK, I'll try the drivers from
www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/Experiences/Global_Drivers/USB_Drivers_bit_4.8.0.exe
with
www.megaupload.com/?d=0GGUEBUI

(clickable links are easier

)

zephyrteam · Jan 2, 2011 18 21 0

I'm post new link for driver version 4.9.0 in the main thread!!!;-)

rogier666 · Feb 16, 2011

zephyrteam said:
3.Start phone and press vol, you appear a debug screen.

Keep volume UP button pressed and start phone (volume up launches debug, volume down launches recovery mode).

zephyrteam said:
4.When windows is started, connect phone with you're USB cable and now windows automatically install driver for it.

I didn't see anything happening, but my phone got rooted anyway.

zephyrteam said:
6.Download SuperOneclick 2.1 here -> www megaupload com /?d = 0GGUEBUI

SuperOneClick needs Microsoft .NET Framework. The latest version is v4, but SuperOneClick wouldn't run with it.

I managed to run SuperOneClick with .NET version 2.0. You can get it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5

zephyrteam · Jan 2, 2011 18 21 0

ok... i'm add this issue in the main thread! ;-)

recycleHTC · Feb 8, 2009 10 0 0

Worked for my defy, Thanks!

efpob · Dec 25, 2010 99 8 0

Worked for a treat my defy

UK sim free, fw 2.51.1, 2.1 android, rooted via Win7

morr22066 · Feb 20, 2011

SuperOneClick 2.1 worked when Z4Root would not

The SuperOneClick 2.1 method worked well.

I first tried the "noob guide" to root the defy with Z4Root. But no matter what I did it just would not work, I even went so far as to restore my Defy to factory settings and never could get it to work.

This was much easier than I expected and I have not had any problems with my Defy so far.

Next I downloaded the System Recovery App found here at XDA and it also ran smoothly without any problems and I backed up a copy to my SD Card.

Then I downloaded SetVsel from the Market for the Defy to overclock it, it comes with 3 preset Vsel settings for 300, 600 and 800. I kept the first two at 33 / 300 and 48 / 600 then increased the 3rd preset to a 52 / 1000 and the CPU now hits 1000MHz. There is a noticible boost in performance plus battery life is at least as good as it was before. I also ran the stability test just to see if there were any issues and it went well.

Then I downloaded Uninstaller for Root from the market and began deleting the preinstalled bloatware from T-Mobile one at a time and so far I'm not having any problems.

And then Titanium Backup just to be safe. The funny thing is that "after" all of this, now Z4Root works lol.

On the Quadrant Standard benchmark test I am averaging between 1000 and 1209 depending on what is running. And on the speed test I average around 9350 kbps download and 1110 kbps upload speeds, of course it depends on the time of day.

Overall, I have noticed much better performance and it appears to be stable. Thanks for the tutorial, between this and the YouTube walk through for SuperOneClick 2.1 it all went smoothly.

sagar.g.saraf · Feb 20, 2011 1 0 0

rooted successfully - thanks

Tevac · Feb 20, 2011 at 11:26 AM

Dont know if the way via the debug screen is really needed, but if it works for all, this is very helpful.

I did the "simple" superoneclick (without changing USB-debugging inbetween) and it also got root afterwards.

I had the original 2.1 (German version), which was rooted before with SuperoneClick for 2.1. plus Tenfars recovery installed.

After the OTA Update to 2.51.1. the rooting was just one click.
I only needed to install busybox again to make it work.

Dont know, if I just was lucky ...

zephyrteam · Jan 2, 2011 18 21 0

The way with the debug screen is needed just only the phone is not recognized by windows! ;-)
A lot of people have so much problem for the recognized session, just this is the best way for all android phone!

rogier666 · Feb 21, 2011 at 3:45 AM

Addictive Tips has copy/pasted this thread to their site: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-root-motorola-defy-with-superoneclick/ . They host the required files on their own server, so if any of the download links in this thread stop working there's a backup available.

geseeker · Feb 13, 2011 18 3 0

On my defy I just enabled USB debugging, installed driver on Windows and run SuperOneClick, then I got root.

fruktflugan · Feb 17, 2011 16 0 0

Going to try this when I get home...

European/german 2.51.1 defy that defies z4root like a mo...

Everything needs to be free(d)!

fruktflugan · Feb 17, 2011 16 0 0

Finished rooting, but couldn't do it from any of my 2 windows 7 computers so I did it from an old windows XP computah and it worked like a charm.

I love it!

garazi · Feb 22, 2011 at 4:54 PM

fw 2.51.1 French, 2.1 android, successfully rooted via Win7.

just a little problem... titanium backup does not see it has root access...

garazi · Feb 22, 2011 at 5:41 PM

titanium backup finally works too !! I installed busybox purposed by itself in its help dialog and it worked !!

thanks a lot for the tutorial !!

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