Root Motorola Droid X - Easy How To Tutorial

Motorola Droid X can now be easily root by using Pete's Motorola Root Tools. But Don't get excited yet, you must first know the Pros and Cons of rooting your phone. The Cons of it is your phone warranty will be void, that's the only cons. The pros of rooting it are you will be able to install root-only apps like Titanium Backup, Rom Manager, Root explorer, etc. You can also change Custom Roms, Overclock your cpu and more. Now that you know the Pros and Cons you are now ready to root your phone. Just follow the simple Steps below.

Note:

Make sure that your device battery is charge atleast 60%
Backup your phone data into your computer.
Turn on USB Debugging, on your homescreen tap Menu> Settings> Application> Development. Then, make sure that USB debugging is checked.

Requirements:

Motorola Droid X
Computer
USB Data Cable

First, download and install this Motorola driver into your computer.
- Windows universal 32-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
- Windows universal 64-bit Motorola drivers version 5.2.0
Then, Download PetesMotorolaRootTools_v1.06.zip
Next, extract it to a new folder via winzip/winrar.
Connect your phone to your computer via its USB data cable, select Charge Only option from notifications drawer.
Next open the new folder with the extracted files, find and double- click the Pete's Motorola Root Tools to run the program.
Lastly, follow the instructions and wait for it to finish.
That’s it, your Motorola Droid X is finally Rooted!

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Comments

Tmacfanmike1021

How long does this take?
- Aid
  
  Less than 5min, assuming you have an Intel i5 processor or greater
Sdrob27

I just re-rooted my droid X and this took only a few minutes and seems to work just great. I had rooted my phone twice before, but due to system “up grades” each time lost root access. This was probably the easiest that I have done yet. Thanks Much!
DJK

MIne just comes back up and says
Bootloader
30.04
Battery OK
OK to program
Transfer Mode:
USB
- DJK
  
  NM, I figured it out. I just had to unplug the USB until the red EYE splash came on and then plug it back in….then everything worked. Eazy Breezy Beautiful.
  - Zanev23
    
    how did you fix this because im getting the same error when trying to root
Ibanezstikit

Thanks!! :)
Ea1459

Is it bad if you didn’t set the phone on charge only?
Bradyanderson9_99

I tried the steps. But I keep getting an Adv error. The DROID is running 4.5.621. Is this not rootable? Help please?
86racer

says the root tools has encountered a problem and needs to close. wont go past this point. suggestions?
Cristan

Since i rooted my phone it wont let me do a system upgrade it keeps failing, what should i do?
Cld51720011

for some reason this doesnt seem to be working for me..i have followed the above instructions to the T, but when hit root it just keeps saying “searching for phone connect it if i havent already
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1275240561 Sean Maverick Murphy
  
  Make sure this root supports your phone and double check that USB Debugging is enabled
  - Cld51720011
    
    hi i did double check, usb debugging is enabled. i do believe that this root is for my phone..droid x android version 2.3.3 and system version 4.5.605. i dont understand what could be going on. any ideas?
    - some guy
      
      did u install the motorola universal drivers first? the .msi that the above instructions ask you to download (in 32 or 64 bit, depending on pc os) – you need to run that first. until you do, pete’s will hang while looking for your phone…
Kevinjhite

Rooting seemed to work. I still can’t unistall bogus apps like blockbuster. What am I doing wrong?
- Kevin Hite
  
  okay I figured this one out too – everthing is cool so far – thanks!
- Kean
  
  How did you manage to uninstall the pre-installed apps like that crappy Madden game and w/e?
Kevinjhite

Market no longer works. How do I get apps. AppBrain doesn’t work either.
- Kevin Hite
  
  This is working – still can’t remove apps using app manager
zach

I’m able to do a temp root but not a full root any ideas what im doing wrong?
Jake

Can u unroot your phone and if so do u get your warranty back?
EeMbl

okay it stopped at “rebooting your phone…”
should i wait?? am i done??
- Chriswatson9180
  
  mt phone shows bootloader 30.04
  battery ok
  ok to program
  transfermode:
  usb
http://twitter.com/EeMbl Hi Im Matt™

okay it stopped at “rebooting your phone…”
should i wait?? am i done??
- Chriswatson9180
  
  im getting the same, i have rooted my bionic xoom and razr maxx and all were fairly easy but this one seems to be a little tricky
Asante218

there was an update for the phone(droid x) and i tried to root it back again and it didnt work what do i do now
Chilly4ever2002

Error tried 3 times got the same error//Then it said maybe your version of gingerbread is one that was fixed…blah blah.. Seems this is a joke.
Boomer539

I think it was fixed :(
Leonard_crockett

will this work for .621?
DNeuwir

No matter what I try, this and several other root tools all give the same error: fails due to being unable to get su props in stage 3. I have System 4.5.621.MB810 (Droid X).
Whitley

How do I do it on a Mac?
- Aid
  
  I have a MacBook Pro that I installed Windows 7 on a HDD partition I created for this sort of use. Doing it on a Mac will require advanced knowledge of the Mac OS. I advise using a windows based system.
Fadetoal

ERROR: adb could not be granted root access via local.prop method
john

cant download petes motorola root tools, goes to drop box error
- JOSHKNOWS
  
  http://www.mediafire.com/?d08bi6yt2145484 here is another link for it
anon

root pack link is dead
Canaan Landis

When I click on the PetesMotorolaRootTools_v1.06.zip link, it sends me to some email provider called dropbox.com. A little help, please?
- Canaan Landis
  
  Ok, so it appears it’s not an email provider, but th link 404s when I click on it.
BMan

How long does the process take from the time I click Root, and is there any sign of progress while it is working? I tried it and it said rooting but then nothing happened for a while and I got scared and bailed out.
Ravnikar610

http://www.4shared.com/zip/0k2yDv9l/petesmotorolaroottools_v106.html
If the link for the root tools isn’t available for you, use this link to get it.
Ravnikar610

Every time i try running Pete’s root tools it says that my phone has a version to work around me rooting it. Is there any way i can still root?!?!?
Colin

Tried to install the 32 bit driver in the directions, but it won’t because I have the newer version. Then tried to install the RootTools but it comes up with a DropBox error (?) Any help, suggestions, advice would be great. Thanks!
Cape

help!!! i think i bricked mine, it now every time i start the phone goes into bootloader, and when i press home and power it just gives me the bootloader…
sal

Root worked for me. DroidX 2.3.3
Thank you.
kevdenz

when i try to run it ”

ERROR: you are missing ADB.EXE, which was packaged with this program.

Make sure that you extract all files with this one-click root package.” what could I be doing wrong?
Ruben

will this work with a droid X that is running 2.3.4? if not where can i find a walk through for that? (its a completely virgin device to any rooting.)

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