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Atrix 4G Root instructions

Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 4:02AM

I recently broke down and couldn't tolerate a non-rooted Android device in my possesion. THe steps on linux and OSX are quite simple. Eventually when a ROM that suits my taste is out of development, I will detail how to install and a review on what I think of it. Sofar, there is a CyanogenMod v7 ROM out in testing that supposedly is essentially ready for prime time. The fingerprint reader and WebTop do not function, but progress is being made.

On to the rooting!

On your Atrix running Android 2.3.4, goto Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB Debugging and tick that box.
Download and extract the following tools.
Naviagate in a terminal or in the GUI to that location.
Run 'run_to_root_your_droid3.sh' (yes it says Droid3, but works for the Atrix 4G too)
Follow the instructions that the prompt gives you. This is in a terminal window.
For me, I had to set the USB mode to Windows Media Sync for the process to kick in.
The Atrix 4G will reboot several times, if the process doesn't proceed, unlock the phone. It will automatically continue.
If you are uncertain as to the success of the rooting procedure, install and run 'Root Checker Basic' from JOEYKRIM off the App Store and it will say either way the result of your rooting.
Done!

Furter reading:

CyanogenMod Atrix Page

Original Instructions I followed

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I Am A: Neutral Good Human Cleric/Sorcerer (2nd/2nd Level)

Ability Scores:
Strength-11
Dexterity-16
Constitution-11
Intelligence-15
Wisdom-14
Charisma-12

Alignment:
Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. However, neutral good can be a dangerous alignment when it advances mediocrity by limiting the actions of the truly capable.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Primary Class:
Clerics act as intermediaries between the earthly and the divine (or infernal) worlds. A good cleric helps those in need, while an evil cleric seeks to spread his patron's vision of evil across the world. All clerics can heal wounds and bring people back from the brink of death, and powerful clerics can even raise the dead. Likewise, all clerics have authority over undead creatures, and they can turn away or even destroy these creatures. Clerics are trained in the use of simple weapons, and can use all forms of armor and shields without penalty, since armor does not interfere with the casting of divine spells. In addition to his normal complement of spells, every cleric chooses to focus on two of his deity's domains. These domains grants the cleric special powers, and give him access to spells that he might otherwise never learn. A cleric's Wisdom score should be high, since this determines the maximum spell level that he can cast.

Secondary Class:
Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than wizards do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a school of magic. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons. Charisma is very important for sorcerers; the higher their value in this ability, the higher the spell level they can cast.

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