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Droid RAZR M Rooted Yet?
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This is bullshit, and it sounds like the kind of crap they'd tell you in the comments of some idiot's fan blog. Don't believe everything you've been told. The developer edition will almost certainly be virtually identical, and everything that works on it will work on the regular phone with little or no effort. Developers are real people too and sometimes buy their phones subsidized or used on ebay like the rest of us. Beyond that, developers don't release root solutions for their own personal convenience most of the time. They do this work so they can foster their community and have a broader audience to use/test their efforts.
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Huh you know nothing why don't you talk to and understand who is working on what
What I reported was fact. Bottom line it is a throw away phone and will never get anything done to it why waste time working on something with a locked boot loader when on Tuesday you have a unlocked phone you can do anything to.
All I know is that their is a new kind of security system in the kernel making it harder to root and that they took away "cat" ,"dd" and one other command line utility.
Dan Rosenberg himself, the guy who has made all of the root exploits says that its unrootable because of the new security system. I don't much else about it.
Further more
that part of the file system that needs to be rooted (or whatever) is in fact located in the kernel, which as we know, unless you have the dev edition, the bootloader is locked. Which means no access to the kernel for root.
So go ahead and call bs some more
What I reported was fact. Bottom line it is a throw away phone and will never get anything done to it why waste time working on something with a locked boot loader when on Tuesday you have a unlocked phone you can do anything to.
All I know is that their is a new kind of security system in the kernel making it harder to root and that they took away "cat" ,"dd" and one other command line utility.
Dan Rosenberg himself, the guy who has made all of the root exploits says that its unrootable because of the new security system. I don't much else about it.
Further more
that part of the file system that needs to be rooted (or whatever) is in fact located in the kernel, which as we know, unless you have the dev edition, the bootloader is locked. Which means no access to the kernel for root.
So go ahead and call bs some more
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OK, I will. That's bullshit. Dan's quote has a certain context- that of his own *past* rooting experiences, and the quote should be interpreted as such. Case in point, he has also recently stated that he's 'not the rooting guy' anymore. Therefore, we should leave the assessments of rootability to the rooting people who replace him. Look back at all of the phones that have been released and quickly deemed as "unrootable" by the rooters of the moment? How many phones are left unrooted? Mark my words, it will happen...and it's a fairly safe bet that having a developer edition of the same hardware in our hands will make the task go a little more smoothly.
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LOL...left yourself quite a bit of wiggle room in that prediction. Don't worry, I'll keep it fair by laughing in your face even if root hits somewhere in the 6-12 month window.
Finally, don't worry about me.. I won't be picking one up until it's rooted...not even the developer edition. While I don't agree with your BS overstatement on rootability or your mistatement on attention (afterall, they're essentially the same device once the sub'd version is rooted), I'm not one to accept a gamble on usability and community support. As much as I like the razr m, I also won't be a part of the demand for a product that stifles the role of custom firmware on android devices.
If they did indeed neuter the kernel, it's probably not rootable. It's definitely not going to be unlockable. I still say the community completely shun Motorola devices until that changes. Dev editions are not the answer, until cell plans credit you for bringing your own phone and being off contract.
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In an ideal world, yea... I'm with you in theory, but the reality is that motorola products are too good to be ignored by battery life, form factor, and durability junkies.
The other reality is that the problem isn't really motorola. It's Verizon leveraging their position as Motorola's former lifeline to get what they want. If they hadn't started this garbage before the Google acquisition, we probably wouldn't have to worry about this...but the damage was done while motorola was in a weak market position and needed verizon badly. Samsung just doesn't give a shit. It's time and money they're not willing to invest because they know verizon wants their products too badly to do anything about it. I believe the verizon chest-thumping from last year where they said "we have enough great products without the galaxy S 2" was a failed effort to pressure samsung on this issue.
I'm hopeful that motorola will come around to a similar frame of mind when their exclusivity deals with verizon start running out, but I still think it's important for the community to draw a line in the sand over this "dev edition" garbage. You're exactly right. They are not the answer. Dev editions marginalize the role of this community by narrowing the audience for custom firmware to non-contract users who happen to be smart enough to seek one out. Can't stress enough how bad that is...
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well said.
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Time will tell, but this may be the first device I don't root. I bought this and am still in my 14-day give it back period, but I'm not sure that I want to. I really like the design and for the price, well, I just don't see an alternative. I don't have the money for a SIII or the patience to wait for the RAZR Maxx HD (because my phone kicked the bucket). I hope this one doesn't get overlooked, but if it happens it happens. I only used root to get rid of bloat and try the occasional rom, so I probably won't miss it too much. I think stock ICS is sexy enough as it is (compared to my GB on Droid 2). If anyone does come up with a method, however unlikely, I hope they will do it on XDA or RW.
Beware of fake root methods out there right now. Last night I found this site: http://androidadvices.com/root-motorola-razr-4g-lte-firmware-tutorial/ which didn't work but I gave it a shot anyway. Didn't affect my phone in anyway, the bat stopped at Daemon running. But I imagine people that want to drive up some population to their sites will likely continue to offer false promises.
Good luck!
Beware of fake root methods out there right now. Last night I found this site: http://androidadvices.com/root-motorola-razr-4g-lte-firmware-tutorial/ which didn't work but I gave it a shot anyway. Didn't affect my phone in anyway, the bat stopped at Daemon running. But I imagine people that want to drive up some population to their sites will likely continue to offer false promises.
Good luck!
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My wife has one of these phones and I really hope a root method is being looked for and eventually found. It's a sick little phone for the price.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/16/droid-razr-hd-razr-m-and-atrix-hd-all-rooted/
Lol facepalm @ vtwinbmx
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Lol facepalm @ vtwinbmx
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Well, I promised I would be back to laugh, so... haha.
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There is also this one: http://androidadvices.com/root-motorola-razr-4g-lte-firmware-tutorial/
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I didn't read that one thoroughly, but it looks like the fake one that was based on the original razr root instructions and likely posted for ad clicks. Best to stick with a forum posting from someone with credibility...
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Looks like someone is working towards getting CWM working. Shouldn't be long:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33022128&postcount=3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33022128&postcount=3
That laugh came pretty quick... I just love our android devs... lol...
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