How to Root the Motorola Milestone X

As the time passes by, you get bored with your device and eventually you sell it off and buy a new one. Such isn’t a case with Android devices as they can provide users with so much of fun that you’ll never want to sell your device. And with root-access, it’s like a feather in your cap, it lets you install hundreds if not thousands of root-only apps on your device, flash custom recoveries and there’s a lot you can do once you’re rooted. Here’s how you can root your Motorola Milestone X and enhance its capabilities:

I. Before You Begin:

1. Be aware that rooting voids the warranty of the device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. This procedure works on Windows based PCs only.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. DooMLoRD Toolkit (Download link’s available in the first post)

III. Rooting the Motorola Milestone X:

1. Place the DooMLoRD’s toolkit archive on your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the archive over to your Desktop.

3. Turn ON the USB debugging option on your device by heading to Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging.

4. Enable the Unknown sources option as well by heading to Menu>>Settings>>Applications.

5. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.

6. Now double-click on the file named RUNME.bat available on your Desktop.

7. Follow the on-screen instructions to root your device.

8. And you should be rooted now!

Congrats! Your Milestone X has been rooted and is well-equipped with Superuser app.

IV. Flash a Custom Recovery Image (Optional):

1. If you would like to flash a custom recovery image in order to flash custom ROMs, head to the How To Flash a Custom Recovery Image on the Motorola Milestone X to learn how to do that.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.

If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.

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