[Tutorial] Motorola xt701 root and more

[JBoogie3]

THIS ROOT PROCESS IS NO LONGER NEEDED. SIMPLY USE OPENRECOVERY TO ROOT
openrecovery : http://modmymobile.com/forums/545-mo...23-2010-a.html


This is a guide on how to root your moto xt701.Later on i will go back and edit this post to make it more noob friendly but for now here it is.Few are copy and paste from Danation's Cliq Bible thread.There are a few things that need to be downloaded:
1 Need the correct drivers(credit to Sublime) http://modmymobile.com/forums/399-mo...connected.html
2.Need ADB and set it up correctly( credit to Danation) http://modmymobile.com/forums/399-mo...using-adb.html
3.(Skrilax cz) modified kernel xt701-root.zip
4. RSD Lite-- google it! cant post

Now that you have everything needed, extract the zip file(modified kernel)to your desktop.Inside are the .sbf, su, and superuser.apk. With RSD lite flash the .sbf provided.
1. Turn the XT701 off
2. Hold down the camera key ,volume down and the power button
3. plug the phone in and let RSDlite read it
4. Browse for the file and flash it!

Now after reboot
open up the command prompt and type in the following:

adb remount
cd desktop
adb push su /system/xbin
adb push SuperUser.apk /system/app
adb shell
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su

chown 0:0 /system/app/SuperUser.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/SuperUser.apk

reboot.
Now you successfully have root!( skirlax cz)

Metamorph themes.
Themes that work with this device that i have tried are:
Alot of nexus One themes can be used from this thread from xda.
[MetaMorph] Thread for Morphs for the Nexus One. Post Only Morphs Here - xda-developers
just make sure you read if its compatible with all roms or not.
Themes that work with this device that i have tried are:
xda-developers - View Single Post - [ICON PACK] [MORPHS] Droidz Extended |Update: 09.06.|
xda-developers - View Single Post - [MetaMorph] Thread for Morphs for the Nexus One. Post Only Morphs Here
Transparent widgets morphs transparent_widgets (1).zip
[screen shots of my homescreens]



There are a few things that you just wont be able to theme at all at the moment.Cant change the market for some weird reason.All apps are odex in the system


Mods
Here are scripts that are used with GScript from the market.Download this file Free File Hosting Made Simple - MediaFire extract it and put both the customize and gscript folders on your sdcard. superuser will ask for permissions.Next press menu and a list of scripts should pop up for you to add. The scripts contain a mount script, busybox(required for metamorph to work), alot of fonts and bootanimations.
With root explorer or terminal or adb, you can remove alot of useless apps that you might now want and can use for more app space. Here is a list of a some things i deleted from system/app:
also delete the odex files as well
Gestures.apk
Maps.apk
MotAccuWeatherWidget.apk
MotoCAL.apk
MotoGAL.apk
Music.apk ( replaced with this modified music apk Music Mod V1.6 MDPI + HDPI – Pirate Media – Android Application Development )
SoundRecorder.apk
Street.apk
WorldClockWidget.apk
Latin ime.apk ( replaced with HTC_IME.apk- custom theme your own keyboard here with this online kitchen http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/ )
latin ime tutorial.apk
and there is alot more just can remember all the names.This phone does come with alot of useless crap.

Overclocking
MilestoneOverclock from the market works.
I will update this more later on after work
STCU_U2_31.05.0.SBF_TW_BootRooted_Recovery_System
Now if you mess anything up like delete something your werent suppose to flash this sbf STCU_U2_31.05.0_TW_BootRooted_Recovery_System.zip (thx to alex469)

[Cue_32]

Gonna try this now... Thanks JBoogie

During the flashing process in RSDLite I kept getting this error message:
"Failed flashing process. Unable to retrieve interface handle. (0x7027); Phone disconnected"
It appears as though when the phone goes in this bootloader mode the it looses connection with my PC.
Any suggestions?

-----steps taken-----
Installed drivers
adb/test and adb devices successfully recognized phone.
installed latest RSDLite version 4.5.3
with the phone on, USB debugging enabled (selected Phone & Portal, not memory card), plugged in phone.
Launched RSDlite and it detected the phone.
linked to .sbf and clicked <Start>
Phone went in to bootloader mode and after a couple of minutes I got the error.

PLEASE HELP----------------

ok looks like I managed to make it work by making adjustments to the RSDLite settings. BUT, I dont think I still have root.
questions:
1) was the flash supposed to wipe\erase all data on my device? (cause it didn't)
2) if I'm able to adb into my phone and able to push superuser.apk and milestoneoverclock12.apk, I'm assuming that means that I should have root. right??
3) Please have a look at what happened when I ran adb...
A couple of concerns especially during the Chown 0:0 commands

C:\Documents and Settings\Donny\Desktop>adb remount
remount succeeded

C:\Documents and Settings\Donny\Desktop>adb push sy /system/xbin
cannot stat 'sy': No such file or directory

C:\Documents and Settings\Donny\Desktop>adb push su /system/xbin
691 KB/s (0 bytes in 22128.000s)

C:\Documents and Settings\Donny\Desktop>adb push su /system/xbin
1383 KB/s (0 bytes in 22128.000s)

C:\Documents and Settings\Donny\Desktop>adb push superuser.apk /system/app
799 KB/s (0 bytes in 38360.000s)

C:\Documents and Settings\Donny\Desktop>adb shell
# chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
No such user '0:0'
# chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
No such user '0:0'
# chown 6755/system/xbin/su
chown 6755/system/xbin/su
Usage: chown <USER>[.GROUP] <FILE1> [FILE2] ...
# chmod 6755/system/xbin/su
chmod 6755/system/xbin/su
Usage: chmod <MODE> <FILE>
# chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
# chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
No such user '0:0'
# chown 0:0 /system/app/Superuser.apk
chown 0:0 /system/app/Superuser.apk
No such user '0:0'
# chmod 644 /system/app/superuser.apl
chmod 644 /system/app/superuser.apl
Unable to chmod /system/app/superuser.apl: No such file or directory
# chmod 644 /system/app/superuser.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/superuser.apk
# reboot
reboot

WOOOHOOO!!! Everything is working. Thanks again.
New set of questions...
1)How do I install those themes now that I'm rooted?
2)and how do I remove the Milestone overclock app that I've used adb to install. I tried set CPU and it worked fine.

[JBoogie3]

go to the market and download metamorph. download the themes that u want to try and put it on your sdcard in the folder called androidthemes. to remove ur apps you can just go to setting/manage applications and delete it from there

[semsem1969]

hello,
this is my first post here and i would like to say its very nice forums.
i would like to thank JBoogie3 for helping me getting my XT 701 Rooted and overclocked .
thank you so much.

[wp55580691]

could xt701 use recovery to backup the whole rom like other android phone?

[JBoogie3]

could xt701 use recovery to backup the whole rom like other android phone?

At the moment no.. but I think its still being worked on.. they probably gave up since its giving us problems and they don't have the device in there hands

[wp55580691]

Thank you~!
I hope they don't give up.....We all need it...

[vjr021]

Gonna try this tonight... Wish me luck... Anything else I need to know?

[JBoogie3]

Gonna try this tonight... Wish me luck... Anything else I need to know?

if you need any help you can hit me up on GTalk.. just message me if you want

[Cue_32]

if you need any help you can hit me up on GTalk.. just message me if you want

Thanks Again JBoogie...
I didn't see that you updated the 1st link with more instructions to remove cr-apps. I will try this now. Managed to make adb work and detect my device on my work computer.
Shall I say, OVERTIME?!!

JBoogie, I lost your Gtalk account add me DTorrefranca@Gmail.
I see that you added the Droidz icon pack on your list, I've been trying to add the Transparent bar that was created along with this on my Nexus One and I can't get it to work with Metamorph. Wondering if you tried it and had any success.

[JBoogie3]

Thanks Again JBoogie...
I didn't see that you updated the 1st link with more instructions to remove cr-apps. I will try this now. Managed to make adb work and detect my device on my work computer.
Shall I say, OVERTIME?!!

JBoogie, I lost your Gtalk account add me DTorrefranca@Gmail.
I see that you added the Droidz icon pack on your list, I've been trying to add the Transparent bar that was created along with this on my Nexus One and I can't get it to work with Metamorph. Wondering if you tried it and had any success.

Yes those screen shots are actually from my phone, should work. what are your problems with metamorph? i added you on GTalk

[wp55580691]

excuse me
"STCU_U2_31.05.0.SBF_TW_BootRooted_Recovery_System "
is it have some special Functions ？
“Recovery_System”these words make me feel excited
is it have a new recovery？
（my recovery can only use“reboot”“apply update.zip”“wipe....”and"wipe...."）

[JBoogie3]

excuse me
"STCU_U2_31.05.0.SBF_TW_BootRooted_Recovery_System "
is it have some special Functions ？
“Recovery_System”these words make me feel excited
is it have a new recovery？
（my recovery can only use“reboot”“apply update.zip”“wipe....”and"wipe...."）

It's not a custom recovery..its contains root in adb and stock Google apps just in case if u flashed a sbf thats from Hong Kong

[wp55580691]

It's not a custom recovery..its contains root in adb and stock Google apps just in case if u flashed a sbf thats from Hong Kong

o ~~~I understand~thankyou~

I have 2 question more，if you interested in it too,please help me~
1.is there anyone study for change the key which wakeup the screen while the phone is sleeping?(power key to wakeup it now,but it's not Convenient.lots of people think the camera key is better)
i tried with modify the files in system/user/keylayout,add "wake"after"camera"and"focus"(also tried “wake_dropped”),but it only work during the screen is off.after a while , when the phone get into asleep,it doesn't work.

2.do you find wifi is hard to connect?
i used i5700 before,at the same place ,the same open wifi pot（like KFC and so on），i5700 connect fast and worked every time,but XT701 is hard to connect ,very hard.i tried reboot,doesn't work~I flashed sbf from Hong Kong and rooted

thankyou~

[JBoogie3]

o ~~~I understand~thankyou~

I have 2 question more，if you interested in it too,please help me~
1.is there anyone study for change the key which wakeup the screen while the phone is sleeping?(power key to wakeup it now,but it's not Convenient.lots of people think the camera key is better)
i tried with modify the files in system/user/keylayout,add "wake"after"camera"and"focus"(also tried “wake_dropped”),but it only work during the screen is off.after a while , when the phone get into asleep,it doesn't work.

2.do you find wifi is hard to connect?
i used i5700 before,at the same place ,the same open wifi pot（like KFC and so on），i5700 connect fast and worked every time,but XT701 is hard to connect ,very hard.i tried reboot,doesn't work~I flashed sbf from Hong Kong and rooted

thankyou~

I have not looked into changing the key mapping but sounds like a good idea.Also i havent had any issues with wifi, connect easy with out a problem. I did once and i just rebooted and it fixed it.