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How to root droid 2 global

somebody help me how to root droid 2 global. Thanks so much.

search for z4root. One click app that runs on your phone. Can't get much easier than that

Rooting the droid 2 global is just like rooting the droid 2 the droid X. So any methods for rooting those will work for the D2 G
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newk8600 said:
Rooting the droid 2 global is just like rooting the droid 2 the droid X. So any methods for rooting those will work for the D2 G
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not true. i tried many many many of the d2 root methods and none of them worked on my d2g. only thing that worked for me was z4root.

botnryan said:
not true. i tried many many many of the d2 root methods and none of them worked on my d2g. only thing that worked for me was z4root.
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They all employ the same exploit afaik so they will all work. Please correct me if z4root does something else entirely.
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newk8600 said:
They all employ the same exploit afaik so they will all work. Please correct me if z4root does something else entirely.
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its not that, its the way the d2g's usb connection stays inactive when adb resets in the middle of the process. regular d2's dont do that. im not sure what causes it, but its what always messed up regular d2 root methods on the d2g.

botnryan said:
its not that, its the way the d2g's usb connection stays inactive when adb resets in the middle of the process. regular d2's dont do that. im not sure what causes it, but its what always messed up regular d2 root methods on the d2g.
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EXACTLY! Hopefully the on-phone method works still!

Aaron1017 said:
EXACTLY! Hopefully the on-phone method works still!
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It should as many have rooted and flashed ROM and one may have even soft bricked because you guys don't have the sbf yet.

newk8600 said:
It should as many have rooted and flashed ROM and one may have even soft bricked because you guys don't have the sbf yet.
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I was successful using a terminal emulator on the phone running the same steps! Seems with the D2G the ADB connection never resets and allows a computer to connect again.

I just got a droid 2 global as well, i used z4root also worked like a charm.
Confirmed: the process for rooting the d2 doesnt work for d2g.

Vexorg said:
I just got a droid 2 global as well, i used z4root also worked like a charm.
Confirmed: the process for rooting the d2 doesnt work for d2g.
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It DOES work, you just have to do it on the phone instead of adb through computer.

Droid 2 Global
I just got one of these phone i bought it from Motorola directly and thought it would come unlock but in vain its not the case
Anyone know how to get it unlock? I've called verizon but they ask me for a phone number which is under their line but then i'm not in USA.
So anyone know any possible solution for me to get it unlock?

Update ?
Does the newest OTA update break the root?

firebrain said:
Does the newest OTA update break the root?
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Yes, it did for me.
I used z4root to root.
After the update I tried su in the terminal emulator and got 'permission denied'. Wireless tether also did not work; no superuser request.
Running z4root again after the update fixed it and restored root access.

Z4Root Temporary Root
Has anyone successfully used the Temporary Root option from Z4Root on the D2G?
I already got the OTA update from Verizon for the latest update. I would just like to do a temporary root to remove all that crap Verizon installed on the phone.

My phone is not letting me download z4root.zip
How else can I get this phone rooted? I have the D2G.

tonyd0528 said:
My phone is not letting me download z4root.zip
How else can I get this phone rooted? I have the D2G.
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The stock browser (the one you're using right?) doesn't like to download things unless there is a program that uses that filetype/file extension (i.e. .zip) so if you download a file manager explorer that can manipulate .zip's like Astro or something then you should be able to download it. Or you could always download it from your PC (or mac if that's your fancy) and put it on your sdcard from there.

i use z4Root v1.3 and it`s work for me, and have the option for un-root, it`s easy ..

yup Z4root is what i used on my d2g and it was simple as 123
and it even has an -un-root option which is handy

So... let me show my ignorance. I have downloaded Z4Root 1.30 to my Droid 1. I have seen several tutorilas that mention a backup. several suggest Droid X Recovery or Droid 2 Recovery by Clockwordmod. When I go to teh market to check out Droid 2 Recovery it says I need to be rooted first. What happens if the root goes bad and I don't have a pre-root backup?

[Q] Should I Root my Atrix 2?

Should I root my Atrix 2? The last time a rooted it it wouldn't boot up. It was stuck in a loop. It went to the AT&T logo then restarted again. So I took it back and got another one. Im pretty sure that happened because I flashed cwm recovery for Motorola Atrix 4G not Atrix 2. There was no Atrix 2 chioce probably because my phone is too new. Should I root?

c.yarnell said:
Should I root my Atrix 2? The last time a rooted it it wouldn't boot up. It was stuck in a loop. It went to the AT&T logo then restarted again. So I took it back and got another one. Im pretty sure that happened because I flashed cwm recovery for Motorola Atrix 4G not Atrix 2. There was no Atrix 2 chioce probably because my phone is too new. Should I root?
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yes you can root easily. there is a one click method in the dev section. its a sticky. also there is a method of returning your phone back to stock incase something goes wrong. it is also a stick in the dev section. (fastboot files) never flash stuff from another phone unless a dev gets his/her hands on it and makes it work for our device. anyway hope i helped.any more q's just pm

Ok I rooted. Now what else can I do on the Atrix 2 besides using titaium backup and all those apps?
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c.yarnell said:
Ok I rooted. Now what else can I do on the Atrix 2 besides using titaium backup and all those apps?
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Nothing really...... except freeze apps that you don't want running.
But hopefully this will change soon.

[Q] Can't downgrade to lower SBF after 4.5.692 - phone is bricked

Hi all,
I am asking this question for a friend who is oversea. She have Motorola Droid 2 Global. Initially, she was using SBF 4.5.608 then she upgraded her phone to SBF 4.5.629. Everything works fine and dandy until she decided to downgrade it to 2.330 in order to wipe her phone and reset it. For some reason, the phone is bricked. She can't downgrade to any lower SBF version. She's getting error message upon boot. Charging doesn't seem to work either.
The error message that showed up is:
Bootloader
D2.35
err A50,70,70,00,1F
MEM_MAP Blank
Service Req'd
Battery OK
OK to program
Tranfer Mode: USB.
I am seeking tips and advices from the hive mind and hoping someone can help.
Thank you in advance.
-leapfrog

This is a known problem, threads all over various forums. Basically, until/unless the 4.5.629 SBF gets leaked, nothing can be done. Some people have been able to convince Verizon that the problem was caused by a bad update and get the phone replaced, and Motorola has reflashed it for some as well, but this seems to be on a case by case basis.

are you sure it says
Bootloader
D2.35
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D2G should say
Bootloader
D0.11
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looks like she has R2D2 or Droid 2 not D2G
same problem though, maybe, if she upgraded to 4.5.622.A957 not good
find out for sure what model number A957, A956, A955, or A953
I wrote some differences, it's not real precise or finishedThe Difference Between:
The Droid 2, Milestone2, R2D2,and the Droid 2 Global
I think she flashed wrong SBF, if so just flash correct one, should be fine

silver6054 said:
This is a known problem, threads all over various forums. Basically, until/unless the 4.5.629 SBF gets leaked, nothing can be done. Some people have been able to convince Verizon that the problem was caused by a bad update and get the phone replaced, and Motorola has reflashed it for some as well, but this seems to be on a case by case basis.
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Thanks, I guess it seemed many people have bricked their phone because Verizon decided to stop people from reversing back to older sbf.

sd_shadow said:
are you sure it says
D2G should say
looks like she has R2D2 or Droid 2 not D2G
same problem though, maybe, if she upgraded to 4.5.622.A957 not good
find out for sure what model number A957, A956, A955, or A953
I wrote some differences, it's not real precise or finishedThe Difference Between:
The Droid 2, Milestone2, R2D2,and the Droid 2 Global
I think she flashed wrong SBF, if so just flash correct one, should be fine
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I sent her the question. I think she tried different SBF and no luck so far.
Thanks!!!

i was gonna try the "bad update and send it into verizon" idea and get my phone replaced, since it doesnt come stock .629 . Thus problem solved??

yourdroidsir said:
i was gonna try the "bad update and send it into verizon" idea and get my phone replaced, since it doesnt come stock .629 . Thus problem solved??
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if you get a different phone, it should be on 2.4.33 if new, they may try to give you a refurbished
you are going to send it?
they can just flash 4.5.629 and send back to you
they have the SBF, just won't share

RAZR HD Maxx rootability

Just replaced Samsung Galaxy Nexus with this razor. Should be a step up right? Apparently I'm spoiled. Wife has the bionic so I'm familiar with the basic process.
Doing research, resetting the device like 15 times and reading a ton of threads in the last couple days, it looks like I have the phone itself actually rooted however I'm not able to fully install safe strap.
What's interesting to me is that I can use programs that require root access far as I can tell with no issue, root checker shows root is available as well. Trying to reboot into recovery though does not give me the safety strap splash screen to choose any kind of recovery option. Just rolls into DROID...
Is this pretty normal if the previous owner accepted the OTA update to take me to 9.18.79? Are we stuck?
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Did you open safestrap and install recovery?
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Sure did. Says installed and from all the videos I've seen explaining the install/usage and my wife phone installation, I'm quite sure it's installed.
I've tried multiple versions just to be sure clearing data and uninstalling previous versions etc.
At this point I'm just not sure if this is normal or not because of the OTA version that's on here.
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Thinking that the safe strap process should be the same but realized that there is a set of HD XT926 forums I should probably be posting in. Didn't realize the differences.
Mod move this post if needed.
Thanks anyways.
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You can prove with BMM hmmmmm!!!

vegaIT said:
You can prove with BMM hmmmmm!!!
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Tried to install bmm from the Play Store however it did not seem compatible with my XT 926. Am I missing something?
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Going to try something called philz touch. Let's see if I get better results. Anyone try it?
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Just wondering, it wasn't clear, are you on the 9.18.79 build or not sure? A screen shot of your "about phone" screen could tell unless someone rolled back. Only reason I ask is, safest rap is great if there are no options but unlocked is where the real profit is.
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bweN diorD said:
Just wondering, it wasn't clear, are you on the 9.18.79 build or not sure? A screen shot of your "about phone" screen could tell unless someone rolled back. Only reason I ask is, safest rap is great if there are no options but unlocked is where the real profit is.
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yep, that's the version I'm at. I think I mentioned that in the original post. From everything I'm reading I should be able to install and run safe strap with no issues but it just doesn't ever bring up the menu. At this point I'm looking for alternatives I guess.

grnsl2 said:
yep, that's the version I'm at. I think I mentioned that in the original post. From everything I'm reading I should be able to install and run safe strap with no issues but it just doesn't ever bring up the menu. At this point I'm looking for alternatives I guess.
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are you sure its not already unlocked?
if you havent already, i would flash back to clean stock, not just wipe/"reset", and try again. wiping wont get rid of or fix anything in the system directory.

First off don't attempt to flash any aftermarket recovery if your BL is locked, you might run into issues. Second, SafeStrap doesn't replace your stock recovery because you can't replace your stock recovery if you have a locked BL. To get into SS, just boot your phone normally. Once the phone boots, you'll get the SS screen that allows you to go into SS recovery or boot into OS normally. Once in SS, then you can start running backups, flashing, etc.

i didnt see anyone suggest he flash a stock recovery.
he got the phone used, maybe its already unlocked, i didnt see that possibility confirmed or denied.

bweN diorD said:
are you sure its not already unlocked?
if you havent already, i would flash back to clean stock, not just wipe/"reset", and try again. wiping wont get rid of or fix anything in the system directory.
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When you say UNLOCKED, are you referring to the Boot Loader? If so, I do not believe that it is, just Root at this time.
RikRong said:
First off don't attempt to flash any aftermarket recovery if your BL is locked, you might run into issues. Second, SafeStrap doesn't replace your stock recovery because you can't replace your stock recovery if you have a locked BL. To get into SS, just boot your phone normally. Once the phone boots, you'll get the SS screen that allows you to go into SS recovery or boot into OS normally. Once in SS, then you can start running backups, flashing, etc.
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100% agree with this, should be that simple. Happens properly on the Mrs Bionic so I'm familiar with that process. This phone doesn't produce the menu no matter what version of Safe Strap is installed (tried multiple).
bweN diorD said:
i didnt see anyone suggest he flash a stock recovery.
he got the phone used, maybe its already unlocked, i didnt see that possibility confirmed or denied.
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Planning to go back to stock stock, beyond the wipe. I believe a previous poster mentioned that the standard wipe doesn't remove root. A fresh start may be my next step. Hoping the 1.32 Droid Razr Utility by Mattlgrof http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474393 will do that for me.

grnsl2 said:
When you say UNLOCKED, are you referring to the Boot Loader? If so, I do not believe that it is, just Root at this time.
100% agree with this, should be that simple. Happens properly on the Mrs Bionic so I'm familiar with that process. This phone doesn't produce the menu no matter what version of Safe Strap is installed (tried multiple).
Planning to go back to stock stock, beyond the wipe. I believe a previous poster mentioned that the standard wipe doesn't remove root. A fresh start may be my next step. Hoping the 1.32 Droid Razr Utility by Mattlgrof http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474393 will do that for me.
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just boot into the bootloader screen (vol+power) and see if it says device locked or unlocked (may have to choose "fastboot", to see it i dont recall)
yes Matts utility will clean the phone for you, i updated it to 1.3+ for him

Used the utility to wipe the phone and reflash back to stock, at least that version. All seems good however moto chopper doesn't fully install root with superuser. I get the typical su binary needs to be installed and that fails.I did tried to run the updates in Play Store that was available as well as clearing data etc with no luck. I think the last time that I was able to successfully Foot I used a different Root program, razor maybe?

grnsl2 said:
Used the utility to wipe the phone and reflash back to stock, at least that version. All seems good however moto chopper doesn't fully install root with superuser. I get the typical su binary needs to be installed and that fails.I did tried to run the updates in Play Store that was available as well as clearing data etc with no luck. I think the last time that I was able to successfully Foot I used a different Root program, razor maybe?
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read the post from the utility, the root in the utility is not the one you need to use. the correct one is in the post. (it actually says it in the command window of the tool too)
when i get time, ill try to integrate the new root.

Okay, my apologies, I thought it was updated 2 or 3 times in the last couple days and thought that was updated that as well. :thumbup:
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grnsl2 said:
Okay, my apologies, I thought it was updated 2 or 3 times in the last couple days and thought that was updated that as well. :thumbup:
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np, i did update it a few times, but working 6 days a week, i dont feel like messing with the root right now.

So I've just done option 1 with the factory reset, then ran moto chopper 1.32 and have good root. Confirmed. Ver. 9.20.1
Safe strap seems to be the only issue I keep having. The menu just simply doesn't come up while booting. Doesn't matter if the phone is completely shut off and turned on or rebooted.
Puzzled.
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bweN diorD said:
i didnt see anyone suggest he flash a stock recovery.
he got the phone used, maybe its already unlocked, i didnt see that possibility confirmed or denied.
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Grns did mention that he might try flashing PhilZ recovery, that's why I said what I did. His OP also mentioned that the previous owner took the latest OTA, so it's highly probably that he's locked up (though, not 100% certain). I'm only suggesting these things in advance, so that he doesn't run into problems.
As for your SS issues, that's kind of weird. You should get the options as soon as the phone boots up.

Going back to JB.

I was unlocked on JB and went with the kk ota. I now want to go back to JB. Can I restore from an old 4.1 backup. I was using a different version of twrp when making the backup.
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Bunch of lookers...anybody want ho help a poor guy out?
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Did you search in the forum? Is possible go back to JB I remember I see a guide but I can't remember which post. Maybe an experienced member like @Orphee can help you

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Bunch of lookers...anybody want ho help a poor guy out?
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you can defiantly go back, i just dont know what will happen as far as twrp is concerned.
seems like at some point you would have a compatibility issue with the old software and the new twrp.
but i never tried it, therefore i didnt post to help you with inaccurate information.
there is a guide in my sig (skip down to the relevant parts), that will get you back to jb, but it is a proven method and doesnt involve restoring any backups.

Thanks for the response. I saw the guide. I'm just not that familiar with rsd. Thought restoring an old backup would be much simpler if it would work.
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blindman75 said:
Thanks for the response. I saw the guide. I'm just not that familiar with rsd. Thought restoring an old backup would be much simpler if it would work.
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You can't restore an old backup. You can flash back to stock JB, but at that point, you cannot use any of the old ROMs as they need the old JB bootloader, which is now running the KK bootloader. That is in a trusted partition that you cannot downgrade at all. So, trying to use old JB-based ROMs will no longer work. So, if you were planning on going back to a JB-based custom ROM, it won't work from what I know once you have upgrade to KK.
But, if you want to go back to stock JB, then yes, that is possible.
You can use SamuriHL's RSD Flasher (which is in beta) -> http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/48904-rsd-flasher-beta-windows-only/
Or, you can use his House of Moto tool which is here -> http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/28162-house-of-moto-25/
He lists the instructions in both posts, so read, read and re-read a third time before you even attempt to flash back to JB. Three readings usually causes the light bulb to finally go off and it ensures you understand everything. If at that point you don't understand, then ask questions (and be sure you state you read it three times). Usually, people who do read three times figure it out and have no issues.
That's your only option at this point or stay on KK.

So there's no way to go back to the JB bootloader?
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blindman75 said:
So there's no way to go back to the JB bootloader?
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Like i said, no. It's in a trusted zone. You'll still have the KK bootloader installed, but you'll be able to flash back to stock JB and boot that.
You might be able to make it work, but as @bweN diorD stated, it's not a proven method to flash back to old ROMs nor use old nandroid backups.
I myself use Titanium Backup Pro to backup my apps and data and that works fine.