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Root Whos gonna root the OTA 2.2?

ECFfighter7232

ECFfighter7232

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So which of our glorious people here will attempt to root the OTA 2.2 using the D2 method for us and tell us how it worked out?
Any takers?
 
ECFfighter7232 said:
So which of our glorious people here will attempt to root the OTA 2.2 using the D2 method for us and tell us how it worked out?
Any takers?
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Im not even considering flashing it at this point. I don't want to do anything that could screw up this possible unlocked bootloader thing. Until the bootloader unlock happens or is determined to be bs I dont wanna flash anything that could block it.
 
OMJ said:
Im not even considering flashing it at this point. I don't want to do anything that could screw up this possible unlocked bootloader thing. Until the bootloader unlock happens or is determined to be bs I dont wanna flash anything that could block it.
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Yeah, that's one thing that has been on my mind about the update. But Birdman said he already has Root for the OTA, so maybe he knows if it is safe or not to update.
 
OMJ said:
Im not even considering flashing it at this point. I don't want to do anything that could screw up this possible unlocked bootloader thing. Until the bootloader unlock happens or is determined to be bs I dont wanna flash anything that could block it.
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Do you think the OTA will change anything with the progress being made (or not made if its bs) on the bootloader being unlocked? I hadn't even considered that. I figured worse cause I could always flash sbf again to get back to 2.1 then put on the 2.2 that I have (2.3.9) and be right back to where I am now...
 
ECFfighter7232 said:
Do you think the OTA will change anything with the progress being made (or not made if its bs) on the bootloader being unlocked? I hadn't even considered that. I figured worse cause I could always flash sbf again to get back to 2.1 then put on the 2.2 that I have (2.3.9) and be right back to where I am now...
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A few points

1) They have said it's possible to downgrade the bootloader (as long as Motorola didn't fix that)

2) Since the exploit has been made public I think it would have been too late for them to have patched it.

and 3) I forget what 3 was going to be.
 
yeah I guess if I can always flash back to 2.1 and get myself back to where I am now (which is a whole lot easier now with appbrain) I may give it a try rooting it with the D2 method tomorrow if I'm not too busy at work. Guess I should get all my files in order now for reflashing, rooting, theming and deodexing and all that fun stuff lol.
 
mazz0310 said:
Yes, you can definitely SBF back to 2.1, but that does not downgrade the bootloader!
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OHHHHH I see what your saying... flashing back to 2.1 doesnt bring my updated bootloader back to where it is now which would possibly leave me out of the whole locked/unlocked bootloader thing. THAT makes more sense now. I got it... I think lol
 
mazz0310 said:
Yeah, that's one thing that has been on my mind about the update. But Birdman said he already has Root for the OTA, so maybe he knows if it is safe or not to update.
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Im sure if birdman makes a prerooted rom he will take out any updates to the bootloader.

ECFfighter7232 said:
Do you think the OTA will change anything with the progress being made (or not made if its bs) on the bootloader being unlocked? I hadn't even considered that. I figured worse cause I could always flash sbf again to get back to 2.1 then put on the 2.2 that I have (2.3.9) and be right back to where I am now...
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If its possible to unlock the bootloader the way thats being talked about its also very possible that motorola threw a patch for the bootloader together in this update.

mazz0310 said:
A few points

1) They have said it's possible to downgrade the bootloader (as long as Motorola didn't fix that)
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I have seen a few people say that but I have yet to see any instructions or even an idea of how this is done.
 
I should also mention a tweet from mrbirdman that said he will have a root method up shortly after the release so thats promising atleast on that front of things
 
mazz0310 said:
Yeah, that's one thing that has been on my mind about the update. But Birdman said he already has Root for the OTA, so maybe he knows if it is safe or not to update.
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Then it isn't going to hurt to wait for some one to say for sure. Anyways do you really think it's going to be all that different, if at all, than what we have now?
 
I think nenolod said that they wouldn't patch it because then they would lose their ability to test stuff
 
mazz0310 said:
A few points

1) They have said it's possible to downgrade the bootloader (as long as Motorola didn't fix that)
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Who says? As of now the sbf doesn't downgrade the boot loader

mazz0310 said:
2) Since the exploit has been made public I think it would have been too late for them to have patched it.
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Hopefully

mazz0310 said:
and 3) I forget what 3 was going to be.
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Why not wait for word from those in the know. Why risk it?
 
Well I found out tonight that you very much can get back to the 27.01 bootloader. So dont worry about that part of it guys.
 
ok so if your sworn to secrecy im gonna assume someone somewhere is planning on releasing this eventually.... well i guess its atleast good to know its out there somewhere...
 
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