The Android Central forum member bitswitch, has successfully rooted the Motorola Devour using some helpful tips from the Droid X rooting method and some files found around the community.
Note:This may vary from mileage to mileage.
*Tip* –> (Run means type the command in quotes [but not the quotes] then press the Enter key)
Step 1: Download the attached archive and expand it to a folder you can find (eg. c:\devour_root)
Step 2: Set up ADB (You’ll need to google this part)
Step 3: On the phone: Home, Menu Button, Settings, Applications, Development: Make sure the “USB debugging” option is enabled/checked.
Step 4: Status bar, USB connection: Make sure “PC Mode” is selected.
Step 5: Open a command prompt (Windows: Start, Run, “cmd”, OK; Linux: Terminal)
Step 6: Run “adb devices”. If you don’t see your device listed under “List of devices attached”, return to step 2 and follow the link to setup ADB (use that topic for support) and return here when “adb devices” lists your X.
Step 7: Run “CD c:\devour_root” (or where ever you expanded the archive)
Step 8: Run “adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk”
Step 9: Run “adb push su /sdcard/su”
Step 10: Run “adb push busybox /sdcard/busybox”
Step 11: Run “adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals/exploid”
Step 12: Run “adb shell”
Step 13: Run “cd sqlite_stmt_journals”
Step 14: Run “chmod 755 exploid”
Step 15: On your phone, navigate to a screen where you can switch wifi/bluetooth on/off easily (settings, or a home screen with a widget)
Step 16: IMMEDIATELY after executing the next step, toggle wifi or bluetooth off and back on
Step 17: Run “./exploid” and follow directions on screen. Once this completes you’ll be back at a shell prompt.
Step 18: Run “rootshell”. You’ll be prompted for a password.
Step 19: Type in password “secretlol” and press Enter then you are root! (You’ll know because your prompt will now be a “#” instead of “$”)
Step 20: Run “mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system”
Step 21: Run “busybox cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk”
Step 22: Run “busybox cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su”
Step 23: Run “busybox cp /sdcard/busybox /system/bin/busybox”
Step 24: Run “chmod 4755 /system/bin/su”
Step 25: Run “chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox”
Step 26: Run “rm /system/bin/rootshell”
Step 27: Run “exit” to drop from root to a non-root user shell (on phone still)
Step 28: Run “exit” to drop back to your machine command prompt (instead of phone)
Confirm root is established by:
* Run “adb shell”
* Run “su” (now you should see the # sign which indicates you are root)
* Watch your screen so you can allow Superuser root access.
“You’re done! feel free to kill the bloat apps and such.
Thanks
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