![]() 08/10/2013 at 10:31 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
A friend has a Droid X that they are using till she gets a new iPhone. The thing has too much bloatware on it that it lags like crazy. I need some help finding how to root it. I have rooted a lot of phones in the past, but I don't know what is the most recent and a method that works.
If anyone has recent experience with rooting a Droid X, let me know. Thanks.
![]() 08/10/2013 at 10:33 |
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I'm sure the answer is in here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php…
Check the xda forums; fantastic resource for rooting.
![]() 08/10/2013 at 10:43 |
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I looked at that and I think it's outdated. I was hoping that had done one recently would answer. But thanks anyways.
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Yep, I looked at that. But the thing is that the Droid X, was touted as a unrootable phone. There were a lot of methods that were thrown around. I was looking for someone that had done it recently. Thanks though.
![]() 08/10/2013 at 11:18 |
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I've shared it to whitenoise, maybe they have an idea.
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Thanks dude. Hope it helps.
![]() 08/10/2013 at 11:21 |
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Might take a while because traffic is slower there, but I once had a smartphone related question and I got a ton of very helpful replies.
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the always up to date guide...
http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-al…
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![]() 08/10/2013 at 12:15 |
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No experience with the Droid X, but I do know that rooting methods differ per phone. I have an Alcatel which is also a pain to root, I first have to extract a filesystem image, then edit a file called something.prop at the root of that filesystem image (change a line with "ro.secure=1" to "ro.secure=0"), flash my modified image back and then I can use SuperOneClick to root it. I can imagine this being the same for some other hard-to-root phones, but I don't know if it actually is, and if it is I don't know if it also is for the Droid X. But if there is a line with "ro.secure=1" in your prop file, at least this may at least bring you closer to a working root method.
![]() 08/10/2013 at 12:24 |
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php…
Just download, allow unknown sources, install, open, select top root method (Gimli), reboot phone.
It's verified it works with these Motorola devices running android 2.3.4
Droid 2 (a955), Droid 2 Global (a956), R2D2 (a957), & Droid X (MB810)