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[user1484]

Thank you.

[WellTrainedVC]

Thank you Very Much!!! It took quite a few tries. But, after a little more reading & a change of USB ports it worked just fine. Again, Thank You very much! Now if Motorola would start making larger devices and put more innovation into their product... of course with Google behind them now, I am certain we all will see some phenomenal things coming from this brand. And maybe some stuff to T-Mo!

[akmjolnir]

Could someone please talk me through rooting my XT907?  I have all the files (I think) I need, but I'm not having any luck.  I'm using a Mac, but I don't think it should matter.  I'm new to this.  

 

Additionally, I'm unsure of where to place the updated files for the Motochopper 1.3 xt907 download.  I replaced the old files in the Droid RAZR M Utility folder with the newly extracted Motochopper 1.3 files, but when I run the utility, it still says that v1.0 of Motochopper is used. 

 

 

Here is a copy/pasta of the text from the Terminal window when I try to root my RAZR M (unsuccessfully)(bold letters are my entered commands):  

 

 

Last login: Mon Sep 23 11:40:28 on ttys001

akmjolnir-MacBook-Pro:~ akmjolnir$ /Users/akmjolnir/Downloads/Android/DROID_RAZR_M_Utility_1.20\ \(1\) 

-bash: /Users/akmjolnir/Downloads/Android/DROID_RAZR_M_Utility_1.20 (1): is a directory

akmjolnir-MacBook-Pro:~ akmjolnir$ open /Users/akmjolnir/Downloads/Android/DROID_RAZR_M_Utility_1.20\ \(1\) 

akmjolnir-MacBook-Pro:~ akmjolnir$ cd /Users/akmjolnir/Downloads/Android/DROID_RAZR_M_Utility_1.20\ \(1\) 

akmjolnir-MacBook-Pro:DROID_RAZR_M_Utility_1.20 (1) akmjolnir$ chmod +x ./LinuxMacUtility.sh

akmjolnir-MacBook-Pro:DROID_RAZR_M_Utility_1.20 (1) akmjolnir$ bash ./LinuxMacUtility.sh

64 bit Mac System

Resetting ADB and Launching Droid RAZR M utility...

   This Isn't A Windoze Tool. XT907 CDMA/Verizon Linux/Mac Utility JB   

 

[1] Flash 4.1.2 Stock System, Kernel, and Radio (Data Wipe)

[2] Flash 4.1.2 Stock Recovery

[3] Flash TWRP 2.323 Custom Recovery by Hashcode - UNLOCKED BL REQUIRED

[4] Flash CWM Custom Recovery by Hashcode - UNLOCKED BL REQUIRED

[5] Motochopper Root Exploit by Dan Rosenberg (djrbliss)

[6] Unlock Bootloader (Install Motopocalypse App)

 

press any key to exit

Make your choice

5

[*]

[*] Motochopper: Android root exploit (Linux/OS X version)

[*] v1.0

[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)

[*]

[*] Tested on the Motorola Razr HD, Razr M, Razr Maxx HD, and Atrix HD.

[*] Supports lots of other devices as well. ;-)

[*]

[*] Before continuing, ensure that USB debugging is enabled and that

[*] your phone is connected via USB.

[*]

[*] WARNING: This will likely void the warranty on your device. I am

[*] not responsible for any damage to your phone as a result using this

[*] tool.

[*]

[*] Press enter to root your phone...

 

[*]

[*] Waiting for device...

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

[*] Device found.

[*] Pushing exploit...

3566 KB/s (1283460 bytes in 0.351s)

[*] Pushing root tools...

3681 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.024s)

3464 KB/s (1867568 bytes in 0.526s)

2966 KB/s (969701 bytes in 0.319s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

Success

[*] Rooting phone...

[+] This may take a few minutes.

[-] Failure.

[*] Cleaning up...

[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to reboot and exit.

 

 

I do this whole procedure twice, as the directions state, but when I run RootChecker, it's still unchanged from stock.  (e.g. Not rooted.)

 

Go easy on me.  I'm not a clever man. 

 

 

 

 

 

[SamuriHL]

Well, the tool you're running is not the tool linked to in the OP, so.....there's that.

[akmjolnir]

Well, the tool you're running is not the tool linked to in the OP, so.....there's that.

 

That's a start.

 

What tool should I be using?  I guess I'm unclear as to what to do to get it running.  I can open the Motochopper folder, and open the run.sh file, and it gives me these directions: 

 

# Instructions:

#

#  1. Put your device in debugging mode

#

#  2. Attach it via USB

#

#  3. Run this script in the same directory as the rest of the extracted

#     zipfile

 

 

I guess I'm confused on #3.  What extracted .zip file is it talking about?  

 

AFAIK, I have to run the Droid RAZR M Utility in order to access the Motochopper function (#5 in the menu).  

[RikRong]

Use the Motochopper 1.3 that is linked in the first post of this thread.

[SamuriHL]

OP = original post.  As in the first post of this thread.

[Caleb]

I've always frozen updater.apk with TiBu.

 

I can't find this updater.apk with rom toolbox...where is it?

[RikRong]

I can't find this updater.apk with rom toolbox...where is it?

It should be in the apps list, but I'm not really sure.  I froze mine with TiBU when I was on stock ROMs, but I'm on a custom ROM right now and there is no .apk in there to even freeze. 

[akmjolnir]

OP = original post.  As in the first post of this thread.

 

Yeah, I've re-read the first post several times now. 

 

Use the Motochopper 1.3 that is linked in the first post of this thread.

 

I've downloaded it, un-zipped it, and followed the limited instructions ("open run.sh and follow directions").  

 

Is the Motochopper 1.3 a stand-alone app?  

[johnthehillbilly]

Yeah, I've re-read the first post several times now.


I've downloaded it, un-zipped it, and followed the limited instructions ("open run.sh and follow directions").

Is the Motochopper 1.3 a stand-alone app?

Yes it is a stand alone......

HD tappin' .... hillbilly style!!

[akmjolnir]

Yes it is a stand alone......

HD tappin' .... hillbilly style!!

 

I guess I should have asked if anyone has successfully done this on a Mac.  

 

From the 1st page: 

 

Instructions:
1. Download Motochopper_1.3_xt907 (done successfully)
2. Extract files (done successfully)
3. Connect the phone to the computer USB 2 port (done successfully)
4. Ensure that USB debugging is enabled (yep)
5. Execute the Run.bat on Windows or Run.sh on Linux/Mac (opened and read)
6. Follow the prompts (These are the instructions/prompts: Instructions:

 

#  1. Put your device in debugging mode

#

#  2. Attach it via USB

#

#  3. Run this script in the same directory as the rest of the extracted

#     zipfile (this is where I'm having the issue.  What directory? What zipfile?)

 

7. Check root - if good then Profit! if not, continue below -
 
If you had previous root, sometimes it is required to clean the system partition of any remnants, so we can do that here:
 
8. Download the proper system.img or system.img.ext4 for your device
9. Place the file in the motochopper_1.3_xt907/system directory
10. Jump back to #3
 

 

When I open the run.sh file in the extracted Motochopper 1.3 folder I get this:

 

 

#!/bin/bash

#########################################################################

#

#  Motochopper: Android root exploit

#  Linux/OS X version

#

#  Copyright © 2013 Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss)

#

#########################################################################

#

# Instructions:

#

#  1. Put your device in debugging mode

#

#  2. Attach it via USB

#

#  3. Run this script in the same directory as the rest of the extracted

#     zipfile

#

#########################################################################

 

echo "[*]"

echo "[*] Motochopper: Android root exploit (Linux/OS X version)"

echo "[*] v1.3"

echo "[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss) - Updated by SamuriHL"

echo "[*]"

echo "[*] Tested on the Motorola Razr HD, Razr M, Razr Maxx HD, and Atrix HD."

echo "[*] Supports lots of other devices as well. ;-)"

echo "[*]"

echo "[*] Before continuing, ensure that USB debugging is enabled and that"

echo "[*] your phone is connected via USB."

echo "[*]"

echo "[*] WARNING: This will likely void the warranty on your device. I am"

echo "[*] not responsible for any damage to your phone as a result using this"

echo "[*] tool."

echo "[*]"

echo "[*] Press enter to root your phone..."

 

read -n 1

 

echo "[*]"

 

platform=`uname`

if [ $(uname -p) = 'powerpc' ]; then

        echo "[-] PowerPC is not supported."

        exit 1

fi

 

if [ "$platform" = 'Darwin' ]; then

        adb="./adb.osx"

fastboot="./fastboot.osx"

        version="OS X"

else

        adb="./adb.linux"

fastboot="./fastboot.linux"

        version="Linux"

fi

chmod +x $adb

chmod +x $fastboot

 

$adb kill-server

 

echo "[*] Waiting for device..."

$adb wait-for-device

 

echo "[*] Device found."

 

echo "[*] Rebooting to AP Fastboot mode..."

$adb reboot bootloader

 

echo "[*] Checking for system.img or system.img.ext4..."

 

if [ -f system/system.img ]; then

echo "[*] Flashing system.img..."

fi

 

if [ -f system/system.img.ext4 ]; then

echo "[*] Flashing system.img.ext4..."

fi

 

if [ -f system/system.img ]; then

$fastboot flash system system.img

fi

 

if [ -f system/system.img.ext4 ]; then

$fastboot flash system system.img.ext4

fi

 

echo "[*] Flashing old boot.img"

$fastboot flash boot boot_old/boot.img

echo "[*] Rebooting..."

$fastboot reboot

 

$adb kill-server

 

echo "[*] Waiting for device..."

$adb wait-for-device

 

echo "[*] Device found."

 

echo "[*] Pushing exploit..."

$adb push pwn /data/local/tmp/pwn

$adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/pwn

 

echo "[*] Pushing root tools..."

$adb push su /data/local/tmp/su

$adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox

$adb install Superuser.apk

 

echo "[*] Rooting phone..."

$adb shell /data/local/tmp/pwn

 

echo "[*] Cleaning up..."

$adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/pwn

$adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/su

$adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/busybox

 

echo "[*] Exploit complete. Press enter to restore boot.img..."

read -n 1

 

echo "[*] Rebooting to AP Fastboot mode..."

$adb reboot bootloader

echo "[*] Restoring boot.img"

$fastboot flash boot boot_new/boot.img

echo "[*] Rebooting..."

$fastboot reboot

 

$adb kill-server

 

echo "[*] Root complete.  Press enter to exit..."

read -n 1

 

 

 

I'm not sure what's happening here. 

[SamuriHL]

Looks like it's opening it in an editor, not actually running it as a script.

[johnthehillbilly]

That's what I was going to say.... you need to open terminal, and CD to the directory where you extracted ..... then type chmod +x run.sh .... then hit enter..... then try running the run.sh again..... HD tappin' .... hillbilly style!!

[akmjolnir]

That's what I was going to say.... you need to open terminal, and CD to the directory where you extracted ..... then type chmod +x run.sh .... then hit enter..... then try running the run.sh again..... HD tappin' .... hillbilly style!!

 

 

Excellent.  It worked.  Thanks for the help. I owe you a beer. 

[MegaGee]

Hello everyone! , sorry if this has been already answered because I've been looking up and down forums all day. I saw that this is for .18 update but does it also support the 98.16.3 update? Thanks and have a great day!

[cruizer8]

Just wanted to say thanks for your work.  Works great.

[puckalicious]

Seems to be hanging on me, phone is in fastboot and says flash failure. Nothing happens after "sending 'boot'"... been over 20 minutes now.

What now?

 

[*]

[*] Motochopper: Android root exploit (Windows version)

[*] v1.3

[*] by Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss) - Updated by SamuriHL

[*]

[*] Tested on the Motorola Razr HD, Razr M, Razr Maxx HD, and Atrix HD.

[*] Supports lots of other devices as well. ;-)

[*]

[*] Before continuing, ensure that USB debugging is enabled, that you

[*] have the latest USB drivers installed, and that your phone

[*] is connected via USB.

[*]

[*] WARNING: This will likely void the warranty on your device. I am

[*] not responsible for any damage to your phone as a result using this

[*] tool.

[*]

[*] Press enter to root your phone...

Press any key to continue . . .

[*]

* server not running *

[*] Waiting for device...

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

[*] Device found.

[*] Rebooting to AP Fastboot mode...

[*] Checking for system.img or system.img.ext4 ...

[*] Flashing old boot.img

< waiting for device >

sending 'boot' (10240 KB)...

[puckalicious]

Seems to have worked now, I switched USB ports and rebooted PC. Thx!

[Skidoo03]

Worked flawlessly first try on my Windows 8 laptop. Thank you so much!