[HACKS] Root Droid 1 - regardless of OS version

[Greyhaven7]

Just rebooted... exact same issue persists...

 

[shatteredhalo0]

Question....
What is your current setup?? Stock? Never been rooted on this phone? I think I have a theory. Can u give me a history quickly?

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I had been rooted using the stock rom for some time (I did this manually pushing all the files using a command prompt which isn't working for me anymore), and then I accidentally accepted an update back in November 2010 probably to FRG83D and lost root, though the superuser icon never went away. Just recently I tried to root again using SuperOneClick and it goes through the process, tells me I'm rooted, but doesn't give me root. Then I tried this method, and still no luck.

 

[guidot]

I had been rooted using the stock rom for some time (I did this manually pushing all the files using a command prompt which isn't working for me anymore), and then I accidentally accepted an update back in November 2010 probably to FRG83D and lost root, though the superuser icon never went away. Just recently I tried to root again using SuperOneClick and it goes through the process, tells me I'm rooted, but doesn't give me root. Then I tried this method, and still no luck.

You are going to have to sbf back to stock frg83g and go from there. I think that might be the only way.

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[shatteredhalo0]

I had been rooted using the stock rom for some time (I did this manually pushing all the files using a command prompt which isn't working for me anymore), and then I accidentally accepted an update back in November 2010 probably to FRG83D and lost root, though the superuser icon never went away. Just recently I tried to root again using SuperOneClick and it goes through the process, tells me I'm rooted, but doesn't give me root. Then I tried this method, and still no luck.

You are going to have to sbf back to stock frg83g and go from there. I think that might be the only way.

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Do you mean a simple or advanced Nandroid restore? When I try to run that, I get "Error: Nandroid exited with status 21"

 

[Greyhaven7]

I think I've tried everything I can find links to around here...

Anyone know how to get around this error in RSD Lite:

Failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. (0x7100); phone connected

 

[guidot]

I had been rooted using the stock rom for some time (I did this manually pushing all the files using a command prompt which isn't working for me anymore), and then I accidentally accepted an update back in November 2010 probably to FRG83D and lost root, though the superuser icon never went away. Just recently I tried to root again using SuperOneClick and it goes through the process, tells me I'm rooted, but doesn't give me root. Then I tried this method, and still no luck.

You are going to have to sbf back to stock frg83g and go from there. I think that might be the only way.

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Do you mean a simple or advanced Nandroid restore? When I try to run that, I get "Error: Nandroid exited with status 21"

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/rescue-squad-guides/20546-nandroid-error-codes.html

Seems the restore folder has a space in it?

But I was referring to using rsdlite to flash an sbf file that would return the phone to out of the box never been touched state.

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[guidot]

I think I've tried everything I can find links to around here...

Anyone know how to get around this error in RSD Lite:

Failed flashing process. Failed flashing process. (0x7100); phone connected

Post #32 (this should be the direct link) http://androidforums.com/1274587-post32.html

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[Greyhaven7]

Android Forums - View Single Post - If you get "Failed Flashing process. (0x7100)" in RSD Lite

That WORKED! Thanks!

Win7 is a fine OS... but still has some damn weird quirks...

Thank you everyone!!!!

 

[teddyearp]

Shattered, you can unroot without rsd lite and root again, or try installing a custom rom. Either of those will format /system and install fresh.

Good luck

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EDIT: the idea is to get rid of your old Superuser.apk somehow, so now see my latest post in this thread . . .

 

[ClumsyNinja21]

What teddy says is what I was gonna recommend. Search unroot on this forum. No pc required.

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[CJM]

Heres a link I had saved just in case I needed It: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/re...ck-2-2-without-sbf-rsd-lite-droid-1-only.html

 

[teddyearp]

So to continue my thought from post #1660 in this thread, you _could_ go ahead and unroot, CJM posted a link to a great guide in the post above mine here, but the whole problem seems to be the pesky left-over Superuser.apk file from your previous root that for some reason the OTA didn't remove. An odd situation indeed. The file(s) that you would use to either flash a custom ROM and/or unroot contain a command that would format /system therefore removing your old Superuser.apk and then since it's a custom ROM and/or a stock ROM, it will then reinstall the necessary stuff back into /system to make your phone work.

HOWEVER, if you want to try something different first, well I might have your solution. I took Motocache1's update.zip file and modded it to add a command that _should_ delete your old Superuser.apk before installing the new one. It might just short-cut your process so you don't have to unroot/install a custom ROM. Here's the direct link:

http://ted.servepics.com/nap/droid/MotoCache1_Complete_Root_v1.1_teddyearp-mod_update.zip


Use it just like the other contained in this guide.


good luck

 

[shatteredhalo0]

So to continue my thought from post #1660 in this thread, you _could_ go ahead and unroot, CJM posted a link to a great guide in the post above mine here, but the whole problem seems to be the pesky left-over Superuser.apk file from your previous root that for some reason the OTA didn't remove. An odd situation indeed. The file(s) that you would use to either flash a custom ROM and/or unroot contain a command that would format /system therefore removing your old Superuser.apk and then since it's a custom ROM and/or a stock ROM, it will then reinstall the necessary stuff back into /system to make your phone work.

HOWEVER, if you want to try something different first, well I might have your solution. I took Motocache1's update.zip file and modded it to add a command that _should_ delete your old Superuser.apk before installing the new one. It might just short-cut your process so you don't have to unroot/install a custom ROM. Here's the direct link:

http://ted.servepics.com/nap/droid/MotoCache1_Complete_Root_v1.1_teddyearp-mod_update.zip


Use it just like the other contained in this guide.


good luck

Thanks for this. I forgot my laptop at home (I'm at work) but I will try to check this out tonight when I get home.

 

[shatteredhalo0]

So to continue my thought from post #1660 in this thread, you _could_ go ahead and unroot, CJM posted a link to a great guide in the post above mine here, but the whole problem seems to be the pesky left-over Superuser.apk file from your previous root that for some reason the OTA didn't remove. An odd situation indeed. The file(s) that you would use to either flash a custom ROM and/or unroot contain a command that would format /system therefore removing your old Superuser.apk and then since it's a custom ROM and/or a stock ROM, it will then reinstall the necessary stuff back into /system to make your phone work.

HOWEVER, if you want to try something different first, well I might have your solution. I took Motocache1's update.zip file and modded it to add a command that _should_ delete your old Superuser.apk before installing the new one. It might just short-cut your process so you don't have to unroot/install a custom ROM. Here's the direct link:

http://ted.servepics.com/nap/droid/MotoCache1_Complete_Root_v1.1_teddyearp-mod_update.zip


Use it just like the other contained in this guide.


good luck

Thanks for this. I forgot my laptop at home (I'm at work) but I will try to check this out tonight when I get home.

I just downloaded it to my phone and tried to flash. It's telling me "E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip (status 6) Installation aborted.

 

[CJM]

It's telling me "E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip (status 6) Installation aborted.

For those that are helping, isn't status 6 error have to do with the updater_script?
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-development/69912-clockwork-update-zip-error-status-6-a.html

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