Root phone

[bfoster]

I was wondering if someone could send me a link to root my phone. Using bionic with all ota updates installed. I want bloat freezer installed also. The root I found doesn't work on my phone.

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[eye_dea]

Get the latest 5.5 moto-drivers here... USB and PC Charging Drivers - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA
Make sure your device is in USB debugging mode, attach it to your PC.
Then use this to root.. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/63864500/motofail_windows.zip (for windows pc only)
Extract the entire zip file, and execute “run.bat”.

To freeze bloat: use titanium backup pro.

 

[bfoster]

Tried it 3 times and it didn't work. Any other suggestions.

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[Mike.757]

You have to extract the files from the zip folder. I used my desktop. Then run the program from the extracted folder. Also ensure that debugging is selected.

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[eye_dea]

Did you get any errors?
Are you using a windows pc?
Using factory cable?

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[welsalex]

Device set to charge only?

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[bfoster]

Done. No errors.now what's a good bloat freezer.

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[jhom]

Done. No errors.now what's a good bloat freezer.

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I use antTek and it does a good job of freezing bloat. It is free. Most users use Titanium Backup.

 

[jcwilliams]

+1 for tibu!

 

[bfoster]

Thanks. As for the ota updates? Will I still get them or not. If not send me a link please.

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[eye_dea]

Being rooted wont affect updates.
Frozen or deleted bloat will affect updates. When an update is released, just unfreeze your bloat and take the update.

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[bens42608]

Being rooted wont affect updates.
Frozen or deleted bloat will affect updates. When an update is released, just unfreeze your bloat and take the update.

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As long as I've been rooting and flashing and overclockng etc, this has always confused me a little bit. So to be clear, if I root my bionic, I was still get the 904 update OTA? It would only be affected if I screwed with the bloatware or flashed a rom? I've always felt like after rooting, I wont get the ota updates properly

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[bfoster]

Hey my keyboard has flashed so far once. Will it keep doing that? If so how so I fix it. The phone is rooted now. Thanks everyone for the help.

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[eye_dea]

As long as I've been rooting and flashing and overclockng etc, this has always confused me a little bit. So to be clear, if I root my bionic, I was still get the 904 update OTA? It would only be affected if I screwed with the bloatware or flashed a rom? I've always felt like after rooting, I wont get the ota updates properly

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I would recommend that anytime you are flashing custom ROMs or changing anything on the device, that you make a backup of your stock ROM first. Or know how to get back to stock completely.
Just being rooted in general won't affect an OTA.
For the 904 leak, most people are having to be almost completely stock to get it to flash. But being rooted has not affected anyone.

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