How do I keep my root

[CrashnBrn]

Well, I used the voodoo app and I did NOT keep root when I updated. Damn.

I haven't heard a single success case with the voodoo app

 

[evile84]

My phone is rooted now I just want it to stay that way when I update and before I update I want to make sure I am doing it right so I won't lose my free wifi tethering before I go on vacation

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[BePrepared]

My phone is rooted now I just want it to stay that way when I update and before I update I want to make sure I am doing it right so I won't lose my free wifi tethering before I go on vacation

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Well, I lost root but I did keep my free WIFI. I used the method described here:

How to get FREE Wifi Tether Mobile Hotspot on your Droid Bionic! | Droid Bionic Root

 

[IHC]

If you root using ROTA893, it will survive the update to 901 or 902, has root and forever root built in.

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[evile84]

If you root using ROTA893, it will survive the update to 901 or 902, has root and forever root built in.

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I used the method from this link to root my 893 phone
http://www.bionicforums.net/forum/d...es/2045-how-root-re-root-after-5-5-893-a.html

I'm not sure if that is rota893 or something different

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[IHC]

No that is not the one, ROTA893 is from Realbbb. Run a google search for it and it will come right up.

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[smalltowngirl13]

Here is a link...

Root OTA 5.5.893 aka ROTA893 - RootzWiki

 

[evile84]

So i run that first then go a head with the update. Sounds good will do it when i get home

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[evile84]

Do I need to do a factory reset or anything else before I use the above root

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[CrashnBrn]

Similar question.

I did what evile84 was going to do. I was already rooted and I ran ROTA893 over my rooted phone. Minus the reset.

I checked mount_ext3.sh

and it only added

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

but other methods say it needs to add all three lines. Can anyone on 902 confirm what the last line on their mount_ext3.sh file is? (located /system/bin/)

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 4755 /system/app/Superuser.apk

 

[smalltowngirl13]

You shouldn't have to factory reset...

 

[Mamba94]

I was on stock rooted .893 (I was forever rooted via the below method). After the .902 update I still have root. Hope this helps.


RootExplorer Method

go to /system/bin/
open in text editor - mount_ext3.sh
add the following lines to the very bottom

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 755 /system/app/Superuser.apk

 

[IHC]

Similar question.

I did what evile84 was going to do. I was already rooted and I ran ROTA893 over my rooted phone. Minus the reset.

I checked mount_ext3.sh

and it only added

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

but other methods say it needs to add all three lines. Can anyone on 902 confirm what the last line on their mount_ext3.sh file is? (located /system/bin/)

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 4755 /system/app/Superuser.apk

I used the ROTA893 and mine says: chmod 4755 /system/bin/su is the only line it added.

I flashed back to 893 from 901, ran ROTA893 then took 902 OTA and have root.

 

[altspeed]

Mine also was rooted with rota893 and my root also persisted through the update.

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[CrashnBrn]

Thanks for the responses, going to try it out now. Will edit with the results!

@op you and I are in the same situation so we'll know soon.

Edit: I got a nice software update failed. Oh well