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Root [Release] Android 2.2 Froyo for the Droid X

Quasse said:
Ok guys. Figured it out.

IF YOU LOST ROOT BECAUSE YOU COPIED su INSTEAD OF MOVING IT:

Full instructions on my blog: here

EDIT: 1. Open terminal and make sure su exists in /system/xbin/su and run it to get a root terminal. You should see a #
2. Run "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/system /system"
3. Run "cp /system/bin/su /system/bin/su.bak"
4. Run "cd /system/bin/"
5. Run "rm su"

You now have root again.

If you screw this up, you will seriously screw things up, so do this at your own risk, and be careful.
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Wish I tried this sooner but I was having trouble with adb before, just ended up doing a sbf
 
bosox2k1 said:
Ok, so I was nervous to do this, but am antsy as hell so I gave it a whirl.

-I deleted logwrapper and renamed the logwrapper.bin, also deleted hijack file
-Reverted back to the old boot animation because I wasn't sure
-removed my overclocking
-removed my theme
-Copied the ADB instructions on how to xfer root to 2.2
-removed bootstrap (assumed with what I did first)
-took me alittle bit to boot into recovery, i had to do a battery pull
-updated the zip!
-that took about 3-5 minutes
-rebooted and i have froyo

Questions
1. Drocap works no problem (can I safely assume I have root?)
2. Titanium Backup says it cannot find root access

What gives? heh

Do I need to perform Quasses troubleshooting even though I did it via adb as stated on alldroid?

Thanks!
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yes you do, I put his directions in the OP too
 
WalmartSecurity said:
For those that have 2.2 up and running on their phones, are there any obvious bugs? Are there any fixes for the issues on DX with 2.1?
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Coming from an unrooted device I'd say overall it's fine but seems to feel a little slower in normal use. I'm not getting a lag-less unlock screen like some others have reported so maybe it's something with my phone. It's not unusable by any means, just not the quickness I was expecting. Flash seems to exceed expectations however, and it's nice to have access to additional 2.2 features/apps, so overall I'm happy. But I'm still wanting an official release.
 
Had a hang up because CarDock.apk was missing somehow, replaced that and i'm not running rooted 2.2 :). However mine did not come with flash installed, does anyone have the apk for flash as I can not find it on the market.
 
from twitter

clockworkmod

Droid X Users: download the new version (1.0.0.3) of the recovery bootstrap, and bootstrap your recovery again. Rooted Froyo zip coming soon
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Okay, I'm about to go past the point of no return (well at least an easy return). Just want to double-check everything before I proceed with the final step. Here is what I have done so far:

1) I was not rooted before today, so I downloaded Universalandroot and got root.

2) Downloaded Titanium Backup and backed everything up to the sd card.

3) Downloaded the Update.zip file and moved it to the root of my sd card.

4) Downloaded Root Explorer and MOVED the su file from my bin to my xbin. Confirmed that it is not in the regular bin folder now, just in xbin.

5) Getting ready to reboot into recovery. This might sound like a stupid question, but to reboot all I have to do is hold down power to power down the device and then hold down Home while pressing power again, right? And of course, hold down Home the whole time until it boots into recovery?

Sound like a plan? Am I missing anything? I want to make sure I maintain root after the update!
 
Travisimo said:
Okay, I'm about to go past the point of no return (well at least an easy return). Just want to double-check everything before I proceed with the final step. Here is what I have done so far:

1) I was not rooted before today, so I downloaded Universalandroot and got root.

2) Downloaded Titanium Backup and backed everything up to the sd card.

3) Downloaded the Update.zip file and moved it to the root of my sd card.

4) Downloaded Root Explorer and MOVED the su file from my bin to my xbin. Confirmed that it is not in the regular bin folder now, just in xbin.

5) Getting ready to reboot into recovery. This might sound like a stupid question, but to reboot all I have to do is hold down power to power down the device and then hold down Home while pressing power again, right? And of course, hold down Home the whole time until it boots into recovery?

Sound like a plan? Am I missing anything?
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You're good to go...
 
Quasse said:
Ok guys. Figured it out.

IF YOU LOST ROOT BECAUSE YOU COPIED su INSTEAD OF MOVING IT:

Full instructions on my blog: here

EDIT: 1. Open terminal and make sure su exists in /system/xbin/su and run it to get a root terminal. You should see a #
2. Run "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/system /system"
3. Run "cp /system/bin/su /system/bin/su.bak"
4. Run "cd /system/bin/"
5. Run "rm su"

You now have root again.

If you screw this up, you will seriously screw things up, so do this at your own risk, and be careful.
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I did it the way alldroid stated, but didnt work.

In my xbin, I have SU---in my bin I also have SU.

I connected to PC in PC Mode and brought up adb. Typed in adb shell and said device was not found....
 
One problem I have now after updating to 2.2 is that ADB no longer works. The current Motorola drivers are no longer good. :(

Device not found, boohoo. Looks like I'll have to use terminal on the phone now...
 
sodaboy581 said:
One problem I have now after updating to 2.2 is that ADB no longer works. The current Motorola drivers are no longer good. :(

Device not found, boohoo. Looks like I'll have to use terminal on the phone now...
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Same for me...wouldn't EVERYBODY get this problem? Not just a few?
 
bosox2k1 said:
I did it the way alldroid stated, but didnt work.

In my xbin, I have SU---in my bin I also have SU.

I connected to PC in PC Mode and brought up adb. Typed in adb shell and said device was not found....
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I did it through terminal emulator and it was easy as pie...I'm now rooted again :D
 
OMG, it worked!!! This is the first time I have every rooted a phone. I have upgraded to 2.2 and kept root! Thanks to all who have provided help.
 
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