Howto Root Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE Android Jelly Bean

Howto Root Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE Android Jelly Bean

December 31, 2012

Tutorial on How to Root Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE to Use Android Jelly Bean

Announced in July, 2012 Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE is a High Performance Sleek Design Android Mobile Phone from the House of MOTOROLA.

With a Dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor, 1GB RAM it runs like knife on butter displaying on TFT Capacitive 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density). It does come with pre-installed Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Some of the Quick and Cool Features which are commendable and attract are :
Network : 2g, 3g, 4g
Connectivity : microUSB 2.0, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPRS, NFC
Memory : Internal 8GB with 1GB RAM and supports upto 32GB via external microSD Card
Camera : 8 Megapixels with autofocus and Flash with Full HD Recording 1080Px
Battery : Standby Time of 220 Hours, Talk Time of 7 Hours

 

It has all other features that defaults in todays SMART Phones like Accelerometer, proximity, compass, HDMI, GPS and the list continues.

In this howto tutorial we have gathered and have put all the required steps for a successful rooting Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE Android Device, we shall also discuss WHY and HOW can we take the first step.

Why to Root Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE?

  • This will enable your device to achieve greater control and power, you can customize lot, as Android is Opensource can view the source and make applications run add or delete features.
  • Rooting will make your device be upgradable to latest Android OS Version in the future.
  • Rooting will put you out of the proprietary vendor Locking Software.

Now without any further ADO lets start the procedure of Rooting the Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE Android Device, Lets start with the perquisites then the procedure.

Make sure you read and watch the tutorials/howtos articles, videos very very carefully before you start the rooting process. In Case, of any damage to the device Android Custom Firmware takes no responsibility though we have practically done it with our devices with Success, but conditions, methods may vary. ("Please do not Use this tutorials to ROOT any other Android Supporting Mobile Phones."). Do understand the benefits and the consequences of rooting wiz..(Warranty Void, Booting-Loops, Bricking) which may occur in root-related actions.

The Early Baby Steps (Mandatory) :

  • Take backup of all the files on your device as rooting will delete everything. Goo Option to start is
  • Backup of your SMS and MMS using “SMS backup and restore app”
  • Contacts with Gmail or Yahoo
  • Call log History with “Call log & restore”
  • Complete Data stored on your External Card (Use USB Card Reader or Data cable)
  • APN & MMS settings – Jot Down from “Applications > Settings > Wireless & Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
  • Now we need to enable USB debugging which can be achieved by getting into “Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging.
  • Also disable any antivirus or Firewall on your System you will be using to Root the Device which may interrupt the rooting procedure.
  • Your battery Charge should be not less than 60%, lower battery level can get you in trouble like bricking and others.

Once all the above steps are taken care of we shall proceed with Rooting of Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE.

  • We shall start with the Downloading the Rooting and UnRooting Package for the Device from here (dlhg.eternityproject.eu/mtspyder/eprj/pedro/EPRJ_EasyRootICS_MultiOS_v1.5.zip to the computer, Save this file on your desktop so that its easily accesible.
  • Extract the zip file.
  • Download the “Motorola Drivers”
  • On the Device Enable “Unknown Sources” in the device. “Config > Security > Unknown Sources”.
  • Enable “Mock Location” on the device “Config > Developer Options > Mock Location”.
  • Now Connect the phone to your Computer System where you have download the ZIP File using USB Cable which you have received with your Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE and Select Medium as Media Sync – MTP. “Config > Storage > Media Sync”
  • From the Extracted Folder on your computer we have to Run the Batch Script, this is the file with .bat extension.
  • Do Follow along with all the instructions On Screen.
  • Once the whole procedure is Done Disconnect the phone from the Computer System.
  • We can verify the Device for Root status using “Root Checker” which is available on Google Play.

Enjoy Tutorial on How To Root Motorola RAZR M 4G LTE for More Tutorials Visit Android Custom Firmware. Do Write Comments if you are stuck in the middle of the procedure.

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