Easy Root for Bionic Stock 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

[brownie731]

i got my droid bionic connected on the same smb network as the vbm and it doesnt do anything more once the phrase "daemon started successfully" appears on the vbm screen..help!!!!

 

[bweN diorD]

i got my droid bionic connected on the same smb network as the vbm and it doesnt do anything more once the phrase "daemon started successfully" appears on the vbm screen..help!!!!

this worked great for me, ill just throw some suggestions/comments out there and maybe we can get you fixed up,
-you have all the latest moto drivers installed
-usb debugging is enabled
-you imported the ova file
-you did NOT connect your phone to pc until prompted to by the software
-your not on a usb 3.0 port (not sure if that matters but worth a try)
-you tried different usb ports

 

[bweN diorD]

considering your already on linux you could try this method [ROOT] Motoshare 2: Old Bug, New Exploit - DroidRzr News and Reviews - DroidRzr.com
i spent like 7 hours trying to get this to work before i figured out it wont any more on ubuntu, maybe it will on minimal though.
the problem with ubuntu is they merged and obsoleted these "ia32-libs", and i read every post i could find about it and tried 6 dozen commands to fix it to no avail.
so just a word of advice, if any one step doesnt do what its supposed to do, dont waste your time continuing until you get it to work (if possible).

 

[bweN diorD]

it is curious that you get the network error with this vb method though, i got that error to because i had the phone plugged in before i was supposed to. after i unplugged it and tried, the error went away.

 

[dautley]

Thank you! After trying it with a fail the first time, I actually paused and read the instructions (including the one ones in the script) and it worked flawlessly!

 

[FoxKat]

Amazing what instructions do for you, huh? (this comes from a guy who hates to ask someone for directions and would rather just "keep driving, it's probably right up ahead") :rofl3:

 

[kwest12]

Does this root tool require an sdcard? I just got my ebayed Bionic without the sdcard and I was planning on rooting it so I could get started ROMing as soon as my sdcard arrives...


EDIT: As usual, I got impatient and just tried it. The first time, I didn't read quickly enough and it rebooted before I was able to press any of the buttons. The second time around I was ready, pressed the buttons when I needed to and it worked perfectly. No sdcard is required for root

Thanks!

 

[timma11]

i did exactly as described and i have root! thanks! worked flawlessly.
timma11

 

[arana]

okay - seem to be stuck. I had rooted ics and let the OTA update in without derooting - not sure if that is an issue.

What I am having happen.

Got linux up and running
SMB share connected and confirmed
Phone in USB Debug and MTP mode
Exploit is pushed
It says it is Reinstalling Superuser
then Success
then it says
[+] Rooting phone...

and onward to
[+] Getting root....
[+] Press enter to continue once the device has fully rebooted.


At this point the phone has rebooted once and it does a whole bunch of vibrating.

I wait until I think it is done and press the power button and it vibrates some more. Then I wait some more for it to stop.

I press power button again and it vibrates some more?

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pressing enter on the linux vm and it says

[*] Cleaning up...
[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.

a few seconds later the phone reboots and the linux console says

tc@box:

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Now I open the phone and I have a # in the notification bar saying I need to reinstall Superuser.

The Superuser binary(su) must be updated Please choose an installation method.

Any of the choices result in failure with message

There was an error installing Superuse. Please send a log of the error to the developer.

But there is no log file?!?


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So what do I need to do/where did I go wrong?

i am having this same issue, i have already rooted 7 other bionics with JB, its just this one thats stubborn, i stopped the script and make sure eerything did what it was supposed to do, files were ok, paths were ok, i went to the point of doing the /./storage/rfs0/pwn 1 and the phone said getting root and rebooted (dont know when to press the hardware kkey while doing thismanually) but i now am sure that it is finding the rigth files, so i run everything again, i have tried pressing the VOL key when i get the DROID banner or inmediately after it when the logo shows, no difference i always end up with a "have to update/reinstall superuser" error,

one thing i noticed is no matter how many times i try or if i reset to factory edfaults, thee samba share always contains the files, i never really CLEANS anything as it says its doing, maybe that info is helpful?

please help, the only reason i want to root this is to use a modified builds.prop (i did these to the other 7 made them all GSM) so if theres a way to put my file there even without rooting that would be enough.

 

[kwest12]

Did you flash the latest fxz yet? That would restore the phone to stock and wipe just about everything.

 

[arana]

Did you flash the latest fxz yet? That would restore the phone to stock and wipe just about everything.

wow didnt know there was an FXZ or JB already, i will try that first and try to root again, the phone migth have been messed with before.

is this the last FXZ?
cdma_targa_982O-72_VZW-22_cfcx.zip

 

[arana]

Did you flash the latest fxz yet? That would restore the phone to stock and wipe just about everything.

YOU SIR ARE A GENIUS,
R if society wouldnt think of me as gay i would kiss you LOL, that worked, i guess i was so used to not having trouble at all with all the past phones it never came to my mind that this phone had been messed with somehow, after flashing FXZ (and fafter ixing the XML inside it coz rsd wouldnt take it, this is documented error), worked at first try, in fact i already had the latest fxz, the one i asked you about, because the very first bionic i did was already rooted somehow (i guess from previous rom version and with rootkeeper) so i had to fxz the first one too, and i didnt remember, you are a life saver, THANK YOU, and to all that are having problems i bet the easiest way is to FXZ it to JB and then use the virtual machine to root it, owrks flawlesly.


On the other hand, after so many tries i didnt notice when or how but today that i took the phone to fxz it, it had a missing power button, no idea how that happened, i left it yesterday after one last try and giving up and the button was there lol (i know coz i had to press it many times) and today was gone grrrr, u guys know of any place that sells the single damn button? i found a place but its 9 dlls plus shipping, not gonna happen, oh well at least i got it done and now is more than a paperweigth

 

[indee2025]

Used this step by step method and it worked just fine...at the end the Linux VM sort of hung up but I know enough to recognize I was good to go, I was past delivering the exploit and pressing the hardware button (Vol up/down or Power) and when the device rebooted the VM hung but that's okay as SU was already achieved....

One of the first things I did was use root explorer and went to system (not sys) then app then down to motocare.apk and after entering R/W mode (default is R/O) I simply renamed motocare.apk to motocare.K which keeps the .apk on the device in case I want updates but also prevents the app from being launched....(to switch back just rename from .K to .apk)

Disabling (not removing) motocare.apk will stop this from running constantly which in my case was not only a drain on the battery but also eats up a lot of ram...I used to have at most 230MB to 280 MB free before I disabled motocare.apk and now I've got 423MB free...there is a lot of debate about ram usage on android devices but my device was lagging with the stock jellybean 4.1.2 and things like motocare are completely useless to me...my device is snappy and working great so I appreciate your hard work on this easy root.

Things I did to speed up Droid Bionic (running stock 4.1.2)
Disabled any app I don't use/think I'll use that was allowed under stock (prior to root)
Under developer options I turned of window, transition & animator animations
Under developer options I changed Background process limit to "At most 4 processes"
Rooted the device and disable motocare.apk
Changed permission for Google Play Store and a few other apps to prevent them from turning on at startup or maintaining space in cache (doing this will alow what apps I want to run in cache from being shutdown and apps I don't want taking space in the cache, the shut down start up is linked to battery drainage)

 

[dbarless]

hangs on *daemon started successfully

4th Update 5/2/2013 - Found a bug... Nothing that would affect the overall functionality, but it could cause some users to think that their phone is successfully connected via USB debugging, when it really isn't.

Update: 5/2/2013 - Per user requests, adding link to VirtualBox download site on the original post.

3rd Update 5/1/2013 - I changed the code that 'finds' the exploit file to make sure it get executed successfully. It's now using the "PATH" environment to do this. This is more reliable than the actual Linux 'find' command I was using before. Also added some additional instructions to clarify some steps based on feedback from users. Finally, added code to detect if the network adapter is not configured correctly. It will alert the user to configure the network adapter properly in the VirtualBox application.

2nd Update 5/1/2013 - I added some lines to the script to stress the importance of pressing one of the three hardware buttons on the phone (Volume up, Volume Down, or Power) once the exploit has been executed. After discussing this with the author of the exploit, this is an important step to obtaining root.

UPDATE 5/1/2013 - New and improved .ova file. Contains improved logic in the exploit script to help with some of the problems that have been encountered by users.
If you've had trouble rooting, please download the new version and try again!

Hey folks, I'm a UNIX admin by profession, so I took the challenge over the weekend to come up with an easy root process for Bionic stock Jelly Bean, specifically for those who aren't familiar with Linux.

I decided to build a Linux VM under Oracle VirtualBox on my Windows PC. This seemed like the logical choice since VirtualBox is free, a relatively small download, is easy to install and it's easy to import VMs.

My first attempt was using CentOS Linux. It worked, but the file required for users to download was over 450MB... Back to the drawing board!

Started looking for very small Linux distros and found Tiny Core Linux. This worked well. The file required for download is 46MB.

Everything you need to root the Bionic is here and it is automatic. The process will walk you through connecting to the Samba file share, connecting the phone in USB debugging mode, and OF COURSE, it will run the process to root the phone.

Here are the steps:

1) Install Sun VirtualBox on your Windows PC.
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.12/VirtualBox-4.2.12-84980-Win.exe

Note: We've had one report that this file also works with VMWare Workstation and VMWare Player. If you don't want to install VirtualBox feel free try the file with VMWare.

2) Download the VirtualBox .ova file containing the Linux VM from one of the following links:
http://www.knite.net/Bionic/Root_Bionic_JB_20130501-4.ova

Root_Bionic_JB_20130501-4.ova

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s...fhiAIiSwc0jD1AdVFNY27QdoeKP9ot_7IdDetSvw&dl=1

3) Import the .ova file into VirtualBox. (Click "File" then "Import Appliance".)

4) Start the imported VM in VirtualBox (Click the big "Start" Button. It has a green arrow icon.)

5) Follow the instructions on the Linux console.

That should do it. If you need help I will be monitoring this thread.

Everything seems great until I start to try to push the exploit, then it hangs after saying daemon started successfully. Any ideas?
Thanks!

 

[indee2025]

Everything seems great until I start to try to push the exploit, then it hangs after saying daemon started successfully. Any ideas?
Thanks!

I made sure USB debugging was enabled as well as "alow unknown apps" to install, figured this would prevent a possible hangup, the script isn't flawless as mine hung at the end, try rebooting and running it again from start to finish...