droid 4 root hekp

[hiro47]

Is there a root available fot
Droi 4 98.72.189.xt894.verizon.en.us
Android 4.1.2??

 

[MrCatPC]

Is there a root available fot
Droi 4 98.72.189.xt894.verizon.en.us
Android 4.1.2??

Just a couple quick questions:

Do you mean x.x.189.xt894 or x.x.188.xt894 for the verizon.en.us firmware version? My 4.1.2 AOS is on revision 188.

Were you previously rooted on prior firmware revision? I lost root, technically, during the last OTA update, such that SuperSU still existed but would not operate, RootCheck failed, and root-dependent apps failed permissions.

Specifically, my Droid 4 lost full root after the 98.72.188.xt894.verizon.en.us
Android 4.1.2 OTA update, but was easily re-rooted as follows:

Settings / Apps / SmartActions / Clear Data.

Reboot.

Install Moto latest USB management drivers (Windows 7 is my host OS).

Copy previous razr_blade folder to desktop so that run.bat is in path:
%userprofile%\desktop\razr_blade\run.bat

Connect USB & open Administrator Command Prompt.

Type the DOS command:
%userprofile%\desktop\razr_blade\run.bat
...press ENTER key & follow on-screen instructions.

Side notes:

I was unsuccessful re-rooting first 3 attempts until I followed other root help threads that suggested relocating the razr_blade folder content to actual desktop folder on my Windows machine & I had meanwhile also "updated" the run.bat file with direct file replacement outlined in one of those threads. I'll reference the file here & its mentioning thread if you don't have success. Just let me know, and good luck!

 

[hiro47]

Yes I was rooted before update and I want to re-root

 

[livinginkaos]

You can use this to root

http://www.mediafire.com/download/7jzmv7c7bijvbmn/saferoot-moto.zip

Sent From My DEV X

 

[MrCatPC]

Thanks! Keep us posted if it works for you (or doesn't)... How recently did you get the x.189 update on your Droid 4? I'm not looking forward to re-re-rooting if the link in post above isn't much easier than the original razr_blade method... just curious K

 

[livinginkaos]

Oh it's easier all right.

Sent From My DEV X

 

[MrCatPC]

Oh it's easier all right.

Sent From My DEV X

Excellent! Thanks, livingkaos. I've downloaded per the link you shared & have it ready. I load up & use my Droid 4 heavily, so upon my next need to reapply the stock ROM & root fresh I'll look to this option then first. Assuming a x.189 OTA update is rolling out sometime in the near future I'll have to re-root like ppaustin11 was describing as OP here. Meanwhile:

Is this root utility for x.189+ only, or also applies to my current x.188 firmware version? I don't want to run something out of sequence that would mean having to unbrick (but I'm familiar with that, too)...

I also had Moto SmartActions setup pretty consistently before I had to wipe it out to enable razr_blade exploit. So if this newer option avoids having to rebuild my MSA recipes that would be a big benefit for me. (Truthfully I had one buggy location that said its trigger existed but didn't, probably a Bermuda Triangle GPS situation, so I was considering a voluntary Clear Data of MSA prior to discovering I had to do it anyway for the razr_blade redux.)

 

[livinginkaos]

This works on previous versions as well.

Sent From My DEV X

 

[livinginkaos]

Is there a root available fot
Droi 4 98.72.189.xt894.verizon.en.us
Android 4.1.2??

Did you get root? You should have with what I posted. Let us know, so others know too