How to Root the Motorola Droid 3

The Droid 3 has been out for a little while now and has finally been rooted. The Droid 3 is supposedly one of the most powerful phones currently available with a 1GHz dual-core OMAP Processor running Android Gingerbread 2.3.4. All props go to drjbliss over at XDA for the root method.

UPDATE!!! … There is now a Easy OneClick Root Method available for the Droid 3.  Please go to the following article to Easily Root your Device:
Motorola Droid 3 OneClick Root Method

Insrtuctions to Root the Motorola Droid 3:

1. Log in to the device using “adb shell” and type the following commands:

• mv /data/local/12m /data/local/12m.bak
• ln -s /data /data/local/12m

1. Reboot your Droid 3 by pressing the power button.
2. When it wakes up, log in using “adb shell” again, and type the following:

• rm /data/local/12m
• mv /data/local/12m.bak /data/local/12m
• mv /data/local.prop /data/local.prop.bak
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_netmon_usb=0” > /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_netmon_ih=0” >> /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_res_core=0” >> /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_res_panic=0” >> /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_all_adb=1” >> /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_all_core=0” >> /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_efem=0” >> /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_bp_log=0” >> /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_ap_mot_log=0” >> /data/local.prop
• echo “ro.sys.atvc_allow_gki_log=0” >> /data/local.prop

1. Congrats your Droid 3 is rooted!