Just saw this on a link at XDA-Developers.com. If is it legit, hopefully someone can make a ROM without the AT&T bloatware. 
Got Root on Motorola Backflip? I do. Part I.
Got Root on Motorola Backflip? I do. Part I.
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james27007
Look into my Eye
That has been out foir a while. I hope it is true. The problem is the guy works for motorola, so he has keys and access we do not; and untill he finds out how they work so he can make his own, he will not release anything.
Here is a link to another "programmer " who is working on the root and that guy to try and root the backflip
Backflip#Dev: Lastest Posts
Here is a link to another "programmer " who is working on the root and that guy to try and root the backflip
Backflip#Dev: Lastest Posts
That guy doesn't seem to be helping, and it seems he is BS the only group actively dev'n for this phone is at Backflip#Dev: Lastest Posts they have tried all the known exploits and not are working, but are investigating further.
Yoshiofthewire
Newbie
From looking there is a Dev signing key in the source code on the Moto website.
Or at least there was. I have a copy of that key, and I think that is what he is talking about. What I think he is saying is that the backflip will except roms signed with this key. But I think moto might have pulled the key down, but I still have a copy. That being said, I don't know enough to try it. Also, from looking at the rom notes, I think they crippled source so that if you load a custom rom you break ADB software loading.
Or at least there was. I have a copy of that key, and I think that is what he is talking about. What I think he is saying is that the backflip will except roms signed with this key. But I think moto might have pulled the key down, but I still have a copy. That being said, I don't know enough to try it. Also, from looking at the rom notes, I think they crippled source so that if you load a custom rom you break ADB software loading.
Yoshiofthewire
Newbie
The key is in the build.tgz file, it was in target\product\security named testkey.x509.pem
but, we have 2 problems
from the change log:
commit 9d07afa5c445c892a271b723e34fc60af9c589b1
Author: Fernando Attia <qfa008@motorola.com>
Date: Mon Dec 7 15:49:22 2009 -0800
disabling secure builds
commit cc9b4f4f4730f41fc2ae244dc3a2ba3eb6d42815
Author: Fernando Attia <qfa008@motorola.com>
Date: Thu Dec 3 12:34:51 2009 -0800
bug40251 - disable the adb interface by default for user builds
but, we have 2 problems
from the change log:
commit 9d07afa5c445c892a271b723e34fc60af9c589b1
Author: Fernando Attia <qfa008@motorola.com>
Date: Mon Dec 7 15:49:22 2009 -0800
disabling secure builds
commit cc9b4f4f4730f41fc2ae244dc3a2ba3eb6d42815
Author: Fernando Attia <qfa008@motorola.com>
Date: Thu Dec 3 12:34:51 2009 -0800
bug40251 - disable the adb interface by default for user builds