Much simpler guide for rooting (no pc required)

[solar]

Thanks a bunch! When I get home I'm going to try it.

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[ruvy01]

no problem

 

[random190user44]

Droid2Root.rar - *********** - online file sharing and storage - download

use winrar or 7-zip to open and extract\unzip

forgot to add... some antivirus will detect the rage file as a hacker tool and try to delete it.. i would add to to exceptions or pause antivirus when transferring file

The download is reliably available from the XDA forums here

Easier 1-2-3 Droid 2 Root for Windows / Linux / Mac - xda-developers

The link that the XDA forums gives you is here

http://www.kimete.com/droid/beta/DoRootWin_2.1.4.zip

Download link for root files ↑↑↑

 

[peterdoctor]

Droid R2D2 Rooted!

So if your like me, the idea of having to use a computer to root your phone just seems like to much of a hassle to bother with. Well good news everyone! I now have a method for rooting that shiny new phone from the phone itself.

So first things first, go get the usual suspects

rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
su
Superuser.apk
Some sort of terminal emulator, there are a couple of free ones in the market.
And until myself or someone who is less lazy rolls a version of rage that doesn't check for adb you will have to enable USB debugging.

Settiings -> applications -> development -> USB debugging.

The links for these guys are in this forum and I'm lazy. Now get those guys on your phone however best you see fit. Most likely they will end up in /sdcard or /sdcard/downloads. Finally, here is the meat.
* EDIT: any line below that starts with a * is optional

- open up your favorite terminal emulator program
- cd /tmp
- cp /sdcard/rage*.bin /tmp/
- chmod 777 rage*.bin
- ./rage*.bin
- ignore it's output, we are thinking outside of the box here, just wait for it to finish and return a $
- now go to settings -> applications -> manage applications -> running -> terminal and force close that girlie
- relaunch the terminal app and you should be greeted with the friendly # symbol. Toda you now have a root shell
- the rest is pretty much the same.
- 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

Once your all done, go ahead and reboot your phone. Good luck and happy hacking. If I get bored I'll explain why this works, if I get really bored I'll turn this into a one click app

* EDIT: Undoing the damage, if you decide to unroot.

- open your trusty terminal app
- you should see a $ symbol, now do the following
- su
- now you should see a # symbol
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
- rm /system/bin/su
* rm /system/bin/busybox
- mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- reboot your phone. Toda, no more root

Woohoo!! I used this method to successfully root my R2. After several tries using my PC, I decided to use this terminal method. I type slow, so it took me forever, but it worked the first time. Thanks for the info!!!
dancedroid

 

[solar]

Droid2Root.rar - *********** - online file sharing and storage - download

use winrar or 7-zip to open and extract\unzip

forgot to add... some antivirus will detect the rage file as a hacker tool and try to delete it.. i would add to to exceptions or pause antivirus when transferring file

The download is reliably available from the XDA forums here

Easier 1-2-3 Droid 2 Root for Windows / Linux / Mac - xda-developers

The link that the XDA forums gives you is here

http://www.kimete.com/droid/beta/DoRootWin_2.1.4.zip

Download link for root files ↑↑↑

Thanks or adding this as well. This is a different method then the one posted by the OP? THis looks like a one click method. Have you tried it?

 

[peterdoctor]

I did not get a chance to try the "easy 1 2 3" method. My first attempt was to using this method while having it connected to a PC.

How to root the Droid 2 - xda-developers

I couldn't get it to work, so my next try was to use the non-PC method and it worked.

 

[jabster]

Hi.
Just got my D2 Friday (thanks Free Phone Friday!)...and I did the OTA to 2.2.20. I have not done the 2.3.20 update yet (tho there is now a SBF for that one out there, so it's probably safe now).

Will this no-PC rooting method still work with the latest Motorola 2.3.20?

While I had no problem installing ROMS on my D1, I'm a little more hesitant to do so on the D2, but I do want root.

Thanks,
john

 

[jabster]

Never mind....just found this thread, which says it does work for 2.3.20:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...d-2-hacking-rom-install-class.html#post936986

 

[wooddale]

Root

Im getting a droid2 monday bought it on ebay want to root it from the start Should I do a factory reset before I start? What is the best and easiest root program I bought this phone to play wanna get started any help would be appreciated Larry

 

[piffey]

Just received the OTA update and used the same shell script I wrote for this method to root my phone once again in under a minute. Thanks again!

 

[zanzeroth]

Thanks do a simpler way. Does anyone know of it works on the new ova?

 

[spaz33g]

Thanks do a simpler way. Does anyone know of it works on the new ova?

If your asking if it works after the system update then yes.

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[zanzeroth]

I finally got it rooted. Has anyone else seen increased signal strength after root. I barley got one bar of digital and now im getting about three bars 3g. I asked my father and he isn't seeing any signal increase. Also what is a good backup program for. My rom and does anyone know of a usb tethering program. I have barnicle but id perfer not to broadcast a network.

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[r314bd]

So according to this, this method works on the D2 Global as well. I tried a different method which didn't work so I'm going to try this one and see if I have any luck.

 

[qwertyoo]

Alright so I rooted about 2 months ago using this method when my D2 was running 2.2.20 I got the OTA update to 2.3.20 but before I updated I unrooted using the unroot section here. Now I'm trying to get rooted again using this and from here down

- 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

Nothing works it says the files are read only even with # in the terminal, and the Superuser app cannot be uninstalled (its grayed out) from my phone. I'm thinking of wiping and starting over. Any ideas?