Root the Motorola Atrix 2 Manually

The Motorola Atrix 2 has only been out a short time and it can be easily rooted manually using the method originally developed for the Droid Bionic. This root method was originally created by p3droid at MyDroidWorld and Android Advice takes no credit for the root method. We are just here to make sure you know how to and understand it.

Manual Root Instructions for the Motorola Atrix 2:

1. Download and extract exploit.zip (Download Link)
2. Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder you just extracted
3. Type “adb push zerg /data/local” press enter
4. Type “adb push su /data/local” press enter
5. Type “adb push Superuser.apk /data/local” press enter
6. Type “adb shell” press enter
7. Type “cd /data/local” press enter
8. Type “chmod 777 zerg” press enter
9. Type “./zerg” press enter
10. Wait for it to complete the root process
11. Type “adb shell” press enter (skip if already in shell)
12. Type “mount -o rw,remount /dev/null /system” press enter
13. Type “cat /data/local/su > /system/bin/su” press enter
14. Type “cat /data/local/Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk” press enter
15. Type “chmod 4755 /system/bin/su” press enter
16. Type “chmod 4755 /system/app/Superuser.apk” press enter
17. Type “reboot” press enter
18. Congrats your Motorola Atrix 2 is Rooted

If this root method does not work for you check out the “One Click Atrix 2 Root Method“. Please leave comments letting us know how this works out for you and any issues that you run into if any.