Redflea
Android Expert
Your SDK install didn't work, then. Glad you got rooted an alternative way.
Help out your fellow D2'ers, and post the link to the alternate process you followed.
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Root One click root
- Thread starter lukesdiesel
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Your SDK install didn't work, then. Glad you got rooted an alternative way.
Help out your fellow D2'ers, and post the link to the alternate process you followed.
pool_shark
Android Expert
Your SDK install didn't work, then. Glad you got rooted an alternative way.
Help out your fellow D2'ers, and post the link to the alternate process you followed.
Didn't know if posting links to other sites was ok or not.
Much simpler guide for rooting (no pc required) - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum
lukesdiesel
Android Enthusiast
rdking
Newbie
This is the way to go so easy
Much simpler guide for rooting (no pc required) - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum
Much simpler guide for rooting (no pc required) - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum
I keep getting [-] Cannot find adb: No such file or directory
What am I missing?
Thanks
jradicle11
That Guy
That's cool and all, but doing it from a computer is much easier and allows for more room for error. While doing it on the computer, all you have to do is copy and paste the commands. Much easier than typing them individual into terminal emulator.
pool_shark
Android Expert
I disagree. I tried doing it with the PC and couldn't get adb to work even after putting it in my path, the adb.exe wasn't there.
Moving the 4 files to the Droid's SDcard and running a few simple commands was much easier. Then again, I'm a Unix guy, I love the command line.
pool_shark
Android Expert
You may still have to have debugging turned on for the Droid, did you do that?
jradicle11
That Guy
Odd, I've had no prior experience with adb and had no issues using it. I just followed the guide and everything was as advertised.
pool_shark
Android Expert
I followed it too, but I still didn't have the adb.exe. It is nowhere on my machine.
jradicle11
That Guy
I extracted mine to C:/android-sdk-windows and just ran "SDK Setup."
pool_shark
Android Expert
So did I, multiple times, it opened and closed the window really fast when I clicked on it from windows explorer, and when I ran it from command line it appeared to have run for about 10 seconds, but still, nothing.
jradicle11
That Guy
Odd, what OS?
pool_shark
Android Expert
vista 32 bit.
jradicle11
That Guy
Hm, no idea. I was on 7 32 bit, there shouldn't have been much of a difference.
lukesdiesel
Android Enthusiast
How do you get all the files u need to your sd card?
jradicle11
That Guy
Use the cable to connect your phone to computer in USB Mass Storage mode and transfer them.
lukesdiesel
Android Enthusiast
I was meaning on the No PC root method.
pool_shark
Android Expert
You still have to get the files to the D2.
The no pc method means you don't have to deal with the SDK, adb push commands.
lukesdiesel
Android Enthusiast
Got ya.... Guess I am still stuck till my USB cable gets here then huh.
pool_shark
Android Expert
There is always email.
lukesdiesel
Android Enthusiast
That is true. I could download droid2root.rar to my computer. Unzip the file then send the 4 files to my email. Open the email on my Droid2 and save the 4 files to my sdcard. Do I need to change the location of these files after I download them to the Droid2?
pool_shark
Android Expert
Yes to follow the instructions exactly. By default when you save files from email they go into the messaging folder. You want them on the root of the SDcard.