The moto one-click root should work with this OTA. Instructions (and downloads, including compatible drivers) can be found here:
How to: Root the DROID2, DROIDX2, DROIDX, and DROID3 Running Gingerbread – Droid Life
You need a PC and a USB cable for the Moto one-click root. It should reboot 3 times in the process. You won't be able to use bootstrap until you successfully root.
yes im on a PC and using a USB cable. i only used Gingerbreak V1.2 on my device as a last resort --
so far i tried uninstalling my moto drivers, rebooting, reinstalling moto drivers, rebooting, my PC installed drivers for mass storage and PC mode on my device, rebooted again (motohelper isnt running anymore, hmmm) and now im going to try to root again. my only question is that the link you gave me for rooting says the phone needs to be in "Charge Only mode"...??
how can it root in charge mode? ive tried it in PC mode before and charge mode never worked for anything..
i did the 3 step root already though previously before your link you gave and it rebooted during the steps and said it was successful, but when i checked i was not rooted at all.
i have only an icon of superuser but its the same icon thats been there even since my reflash of the OTA GB from verizon (WiFi).. i was rooted during my OTA flash. hope that didnt break my phone
UPDATE: 'Charge Only mode' doesn't seem to work one bit. it just says searching for phone....(hangs). 'PC mode' is the only way the one-clickRoot detects my Droid. The thread instructions also doesn't say have usb debugging mode on so i have that on.
But even though it detects it, its rooting it and the root ends up not working. it says its successful every time and its clearly not. am i missing something here? (see pic)
View attachment 46132 i am verifying my phone is not rooted by opening up terminal, SU gives no permission, open Droid 2 bootstrapper and it doesnt work and superuser doesn't grant permission to any rooted apps...my Droid is being a Druid :icon_ devil: even Droid Overclock gives me a Root Required! message and forces me to exit..
UPDATE 2: turns out i need to remove old superuser and busybox from my phone which remained on my phone after the Stock ROM and OTA GB 2.3.3 flashes.
it says from recovery, Wipe Data, Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik...but only options in stock recovery is factory reset and wipe cache. where is the Wipe Dalvik, and will that erase superuser and busy box?
one more thing..from the phone itself i did a factory reset and erased my sdcard a few posts back when i couldn't get it to root.
UPDATE 3: SOLVED!!!!!! i followed these directions for Windows 7 opening a CMD window where i extracted Petes One Click (Petes Motorola Root Tools) folder and i removed the old supersuer and busybox through command prompt aimed temp modding the adb.exe's exploit when running on your Android 2:
LINK: http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/
"Your phone may need to be in either charging mode or PC mode or you may need to toggle it a number of times for the device to recognized correctly.
If you are trying to root from the OTA Gingerbread update and you were previously rooted, you will probably experience problems with this root method because of the pre-existence of busybox and superuser.apk. For that reason, you may need to attempt both the script method (for Windows XP users) and program executable method (Windows Vista/7 users). If you are still having problems, please follow these instructions:
- Open a Command Prompt in the folder where you extracted the one-click root package (see instructions for rooting). If you are using Windows 7, you can just use Shift+Right-Click on the folder you extracted the package and choose to "Open a command prompt here". For other operating systems or versions of Windows, you may require some DOS experience or need to Google how to change directories.
- In the command prompt, type the following command: adb shell
- If you receive any kind of error, then you may not be in the folder where you extracted ADB.exe or you may need to reboot your computer, your phone, or check the connection. You should receive an ADB prompt ending with either a # or a $.
- If the line ends with a $, then run the one-click exploit for Windows XP (even if you have Windows Vista or 7) and only complete step 1.
- When you have adb shell ending with a #, type the following commands:
- mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
- rm /system/bin/su
- rm /system/xbin/su
- Ignore any messages that warn you about the file not being found/missing. We're removing old copies of su/superuser which are causing this one-click root method to fail.
- Additionally, during the parts of the one-click root that reboot your phone, your phone will most likely reboot into recovery instead of into the standard Android lock screen. If this is the case, simply unplug the cable and reboot the phone manually. When you are finished rebooting, plug the phone back in again. Some people have had to reboot their PC too.
- Finally, some users have mentioned that the root isn't taking affect right away for all apps. Eventually, after several reboots, the phone finally takes root. We're not sure why this is (I don't have a Droid X -- I'm just re-posting this information for brevity). (credit: KevlarGibs)"
