How to root Droid 2

[pc747]

This method is outdated please do not use.
see here for latest method as of build 2.3.4 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773391

this is from Xda, I have not tried and was just posted.

How to root the Droid 2 - xda-developers


the op: karnovaran

How to root the Droid 2
Setup:
- Install adb (here) and Motorola drivers (here)
- Download attached archive
- Extract to a directory, I used c:\Droid2Root
- Make sure you have USB degugging enabled
- Change connection to PC Mode

Process:
- Open command prompt
- cd c:/wherever-your-sdk-tools-folder-is
- adb devices (to verify the connection)
- cd c:/Droid2Root
- adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
- adb shell
- cd data/local/tmp
- chmod 0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
- ./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin

- let the process run until it returns you to c:/Droid2Root
- cd c:/wherever-your-sdk-tools-folder-is
- adb devices (to verify the connection)
- adh shell (you should now have a # prompt)
- exit

- cd c:/Droid2Root
- adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
- adb push su /system/bin/su
- adb push busybox /system/bin/busybox
- adb shell
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
- exit

I'm sure there are certain steps that could be streamlined or eliminated, so please feel free to make a suggestion and I'll edit the post.

All credit goes to Sebastian Krahmer at C skills. Please see fit to donate via Paypal to 7-4-3-C@web.de

Additional thanks to @rainabba and AllDroid.org for their excellent Droid X rooting tutorial, which assisted me greatly in this process.

Attached Files

Droid2Root.rar (954.1 KB, 0 views)

 

[gonnadie4thegov]

I am doing it now, will let you know how it turns out

 

[gonnadie4thegov]

Motorola Handset USB Driver for Windows (64-bit) download for Windows Mobile PocketPC / Linux / Symbian / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Java - Softpedia

64bit driver file download

 

[bobby_v]

Whoa . . . seriously?

 

[hookbill]

Motorola Handset USB Driver for Windows (64-bit) download for Windows Mobile PocketPC / Linux / Symbian / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Java - Softpedia

64bit driver file download

It says Linux. Does that mean it will work in a Mac? Or is this just for PC?

 

[pc747]

screen shot posted by djh816

 

[gonnadie4thegov]

end was updated:


- let the process run until it returns you to c:/Droid2Root
- cd c:/wherever-your-sdk-tools-folder-is
- adb devices (to verify the connection)
- adb shell (you should now have a # prompt)
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
- cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su
- cp /sdcard/busybox /system/bin/busybox
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
- mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- exit
- exit




And the driver worked me on windows 7 64

 

[pc747]

so the driver that you posted is needed for the root process.

 

[JoshXpower]

Cool cool cool cool
just as everyone was having doubts

 

[gonnadie4thegov]

so the driver that you posted is needed for the root process.

If you are running 64 bit windows.

I had an older driver on here for my droid 1 but it didnt recognize the droid 2 until i installed the new driver that i posted

 

[mza929]

Mac?

I'd hate to admit it... but i have an imac. Any way to do this?

 

[pc747]

im looking around, but like I told a few others, its a similar process to rooting the droid x, so it wont be long before a one button root process is out.

 

[gonnadie4thegov]

I got it working after about an hour and that was cause I've never installed or used adb before

 

[bossofindy]

Does this work for 2.2.20 screenshot says 2.2

 

[imtheconvict]

i will be trying this shortly this made my day today. Finally ill get rid of all that bloat ware