[HACKS] Root Droid 1 - regardless of OS version

[furbearingmammal]

Jason, I respect your skepticism and respond with a FEH!

It bypasses the OS entirely. It's working directly with the hardware to reinstall the software. The 2C 7C bootloader by default checks the recovery image to see if it matches the stock image. If not, it replaces it. However, by booting into recovery you bypass the check and by installing the update.zip Moto provides it runs a script that turns that check/replacement off. The rest of it just inserts SU access and Busybox into the system to give you root access and busybox so the root-only apps will run.

 

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Would this work with the newest update that came out a few days ago? I know it says for all OS versions, but I'm skeptical.

For the Droid, MotoCache's method will work all the time, regardless of OS version :motdroidhoriz:

 

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Verifying update package...
Installing update...
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 6)
Installation aborted

Any ideas? I'm using mediCkOne's full FRG22D ROM to start with, so all the original system apps should be there.

1. Boot into sprecovery (hold X when powering on)
2. Install..Allow update.zip installation
3. Install..Install /sdcard/update.zip (depreciated)

 

[JasonPurp]

Jason, I respect your skepticism and respond with a FEH!

It bypasses the OS entirely. It's working directly with the hardware to reinstall the software. The 2C 7C bootloader by default checks the recovery image to see if it matches the stock image. If not, it replaces it. However, by booting into recovery you bypass the check and by installing the update.zip Moto provides it runs a script that turns that check/replacement off. The rest of it just inserts SU access and Busybox into the system to give you root access and busybox so the root-only apps will run.

Thank you, I feel a lot better now haha.
So that eliminates my question of if it will work on Gingerbread when it's released.

 

[furbearingmammal]

There's a very good chance you'll need to be rooted in order to put Gingerbread on your phone.

On the other hand, a bunny-eared gingerbread android would look kinda funny.

But this method should root even Gingerbread if it's pushed OTA unless they pull even more crap with the bootloader.

 

[JasonPurp]

There's a very good chance you'll need to be rooted in order to put Gingerbread on your phone.

On the other hand, a bunny-eared gingerbread android would look kinda funny.

But this method should root even Gingerbread if it's pushed OTA unless they pull even more crap with the bootloader.

Well, I hope everything works out with the OG DROID and it's a regular update. I'm willing to unroot my phone just to get it, even if I can't re-root for a while. I want the real deal haha. But let's hope we can upgrade normally and re-root using this method.

 

[CSNeoM4A1]

I rooted my phone using this method for FRG22D, but want the update notification to go away and stay gone forever. Is allowing the update the easiest way, and then re-rooting?

I tried letting the update go thru but it failed.

 

[furbearingmammal]

You have to manually install the update to get it to work. SPRecovery will block it.

Another method is to install the metiCkone rooted stock ROM. Make a backup in SPRecovery, install the full ROM, and see if it takes without issue. If so, you're gold. If not you just pull the battery and restore the backup and we'll see about something else for you.

Or accept the update and redo this as this is currently the only known, working root method.

 

[CSNeoM4A1]

You have to manually install the update to get it to work. SPRecovery will block it.

Another method is to install the metiCkone rooted stock ROM. Make a backup in SPRecovery, install the full ROM, and see if it takes without issue. If so, you're gold. If not you just pull the battery and restore the backup and we'll see about something else for you.

Or accept the update and redo this as this is currently the only known, working root method.

How do I accept it, whenever I do it is blocked.

 

[furbearingmammal]

Probably the easiest method for you would be to download the file from one of the sources on the 'net rather than accepting the push, then do a standard update.zip install. Then redo this root.

 

[jtracker]

I have been looking around but haven't found the answer. Will this root guide work for an alltel Droid Milestone?? Just wondering so I can try it. Thanks!

 

[guidot]

Negative. Not as far as I know.

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[Conscript]

Awesome! Kudos! Itworks!

Kudos to you! I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly on my Droid I and running frodos v2.2. I actually did this in September and forgot to give you my reply then. Sorry about that.

I am currently setting up to download the verizon update out this month. (December 2010). I am thinking it is v2.2.1 not the gingerbread v2.3 version. But, either way i don't think t will be a problem rooting it, again.
I'll let you know what happens.
Once again, your awsome and many thanks.
BTW, where can i donate for your hard work.
dancedroid

 

[furbearingmammal]

I have been looking around but haven't found the answer. Will this root guide work for an alltel Droid Milestone?? Just wondering so I can try it. Thanks!

The Alltell Milestone is a Droid 1 in different guise.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...e-give-me-info-my-phone-alltel-milestone.html

And one I helped out on (you can see that even I am quite fallible):

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/ne...lltel-milestone-rooting-if-even-possible.html

But I don't remember from that thread if we ended up using this method or not. Please come back once you've read those threads and report so we know for sure.

 

[teddyearp]

Wow, furman, you got's some patience. I just read that second thread you linked. I couldn't honestly do that. I'd feel like all I did was just like doing the work for the guy and that he wouldn't really learn anything from it and be pestering me forever everytime he had a problem or wanted to change his phone. I've had people offer me $$ to root their phone(s) for them and I won't for that same reason.

Anyways, the guy in that thread used z4root to root his milestone.