Update 1: Thank you all the members for making this thread more simpler.
I will do some more edits as instructed by others to make it more understandable.
As we all know it, this guide is no more "easiest".
First of all, thank you to all the members for the Pre-Rooted ROM's, Tutorials, Ideas etc.
I have just made it simpler for the newbies to understand what the devs are doing to get a rooted-Eclair phone.
It has been discussed many times that the current guides are very difficult for newbies to understand.
So I will tell you step-by-step how to do the stuff.
Though it needs many downloads, bit of thinking, but in the end you will be successful!
Make sure to put the phone in USB Debugging Mode everytime.
For that go to -Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging(Tick the option)
And maximize the Screen Timeout Limit.
Settings>Sound & Display>Screen Timeout(Set it to 30 minutes).
Update: Many people don't know what "Flashmode" is,
For this you need to unplug the phone from PC, take out phone battery for 5-10 seconds, after that put the battery back, keep holding the Back button and plug the phone back(the notification light will turn Green).
First of all Flash Android 1.6 Link and Root it Link.
Download the files required-
(1) Download the latest Firmware files by propc.
Link 1
Link 2
(2) Download newx8rooted.yaffs.7z Link
(3) Extract newx8rooted.unyaffs.7z to the root of your sdcard(there should be 3 files- (i) newx8rooted.yaffs.img
(ii) busybox
(iii) unyaffs)
(4) Download install.sh.zip(see the attachments)
How to get in the ADB Shell-
(1) First of all we need the ADB files. I have put the files in the folder. See the attachments please.
(2) Extract the files and save them in C: drive.
(3) Now open cmd(Command Prompt).
(4) Type-
cd C:\android
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Hit Enter.
(5) Now type-
adb shell
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(6) Remember you must be having Rooted Android 1.6 and 4 files(install.sh, newx8rooted.yaffs.img, busybox, unyaffs) in your SD card at this stage.
After this step the command prompt should be something like this-
C:\android>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
$
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(7) Now type-
su
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**NOW HAVE A LOOK AT PHONE SCREEN, SUPERUSER MUST BE ASKING FOR PERMISSION, CLICK ON "Allow".(And yes, maximize the Screen timeout time for no spoilling.)**
**NOW THERE SHOULD BE A "#" SIGN IN COMMAND PROMPT.
Sometimes the command takes some time to execute so you need to wait for the "#" prompt before typing next command.**
(8) Now type
cd /sdcard
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(9) Now type
sh install.sh
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Update: Many people are facing the problem saying-
# sh install.sh
sh install.sh
sh: Can't open install.sh
#
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For this, you need to take care of few things.
First of all that you don't miss any commands.
Secondly you must have the drivers installed on your PC. If you don't have please see the attachments, and install it via Device Manager.
Thirdly, make sure that the phone is in USB Debugging Mode.
The phone storage should be turned off.
Sometimes if the error repeats itself, it is always advisable to either Restart both PC and device, or try it on another PC.
There should be a lot of line scrolling, Now sit for sometime and relax!
After all this, it should say-
Reboot phone!
Flash 2.1 now, but remove system.sin
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Now just Flash Android 2.1 Flasher by Bin4ry works well! and REMEMBER TO REMOVE "system.sin" from the folder of the firmware!!!
Sit back and relax!!
Now just reboot the phone(1st Reboot will take 5-10 mins.).
And you are done!
Hope that I am helpful!
Edit:Many people don't know what "Root of SD Card is"
This means that the files should be on your SD Card directly, do not put these files in any Folder, simply paste them in you SD Card.
Any suggestions and queries are welcomed.
Update 2:
Guys it is really very difficult to know exactly what the problem is. Because it is working for many and not for few, it is hard to know the
exact mistake.
So I advice you people to please repeat the process again, or try it on another PC, if you dont mind that, I am not a pro, I am here just to sort out few problems.
I am sorry but i really ain't able to get solution for random problems.
Can any other "Senior" help this out?
Special Thanks to-
propc
Bin4ry
a-k-t-w
pullpoff2
You can always appreciate my work by just clicking "Thanks"!
Cheers!
you don't need the Android SDK. ADB shell is already in superoneclick.
thanks for instruction
Botoxopfer said:
you don't need the Android SDK. ADB shell is already in superoneclick.
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I didn't noticed that!!
God! I need to edit it!!
mohakrastogi said:
I didn't noticed that!!
God! I need to edit it!!
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Also change it to , Copy and paste the three adb files into the /system32 folder, that way adb shell can be accessed without cding, (makes it even simpler )
timk1764 said:
Also change it to , Copy and paste the three adb files into the /system32 folder, that way adb shell can be accessed without cding, (makes it even simpler )
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Thank you for the suggestion!
Now that you've put the "$" sign after adb shell, you can also put the "#" sign after su, so they will know when to type again. Sometimes the command takes some time to execute so tell them you need to wait for the "#" prompt before typing next command.
Special thanks for this, it's done.
Now i have rooted 2.1 and Gingerbread Theme.
What I'm doing wrong ?
# sh install.sh
sh install.sh
sh: Can't open install.sh
#
Arkaeris said:
What I'm doing wrong ?
# sh install.sh
sh install.sh
sh: Can't open install.sh
#
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Code:
cd /sdcard
sh install.sh
and make sure your sdcard is not mounted. turn off usb storage on your PC
This guide is great...
But after the last step, flashing 2.1 without system.sin.. My X8 is stuck on "Sony Ericsson" without the logo...
"turn off usb storage on your PC"
sorry, but how to do that ?
Arkaeris said:
"turn off usb storage on your PC"
sorry, but how to do that ?
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ops, turn off USB storage on your phone. drag down the status bar, press Turn off USB storage. press turn off
I have unmount sd card, I have turn off usb storage but..
C:\android>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
C:\android>
Arkaeris said:
I have unmount sd card, I have turn off usb storage but..
C:\android>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
C:\android>
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Install Update Service and PC companion. or download X8 driver at http://developer.sonyericsson.com/
propc said:
Install Update Service and PC companion. or download X8 driver at http://developer.sonyericsson.com/
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okey I have install update service and reinstall pc companion and download x8 drivers.
C:\android>adb shell
$ su
su
# cd /sdcard
cd /sdcard
# sh install.sh
sh install.sh
sh: Can't open install.sh
#
I don't understand where I go wrong.....
Arkaeris said:
okey I have install update service and reinstall pc companion and download x8 drivers.
C:\android>adb shell
$ su
su
# cd /sdcard
cd /sdcard
# sh install.sh
sh install.sh
sh: Can't open install.sh
#
I don't understand where I go wrong.....
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check that you had turn off USB storage, check that you copied the files to the root of your sdcard
propc said:
check that you had turn off USB storage, check that you copied the files to the root of your sdcard
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what does it mean "to the root of your sdcard" ?
is folder name or something like that ?
Maybe my computer has some windows problems ?
Root of SD-Card means that u only put it into the sdcard into no folder. Just click on the sdcard and copy the file in it.
[email protected] said:
Root of SD-Card means that u only put it into the sdcard into no folder. Just click on the sdcard and copy the file in it.
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I'm doing just you said but.. It still Can't open install.sh
Related
i searched and cant seem to find anything on my problem....i connect via mass storage mode , it detects the phone, but for some reason it doesnt let me access the files on the card....in other words ,i cant open them...any help ????
try opening the sd card with root access.
Open the terminal and type:
Code:
sudo nautilus /media/
Then just select one of your sd cards.
If this works to access them then you need to change the permissions to allow ubuntu to access them with read and write without root.
I am using it just fine on Ubuntu 10.4
I connect my phone and it is mounted automagically, and I can move the files from/to the phone.
Do you have se_linux installed?
It also works just fine for me. It may have to do with permissions on the folders when mounted. From a cli you may try running this command with the phone not connected:
sudo chown -R user:user /media
Just replace "user" with your username.
Then connect the phone and see what happens.
thanks, I'll give this a try, let you guys know tomorrow...
Gotta say it works on Ubuntu better then does on Windows XP. You may have some permissions fudged somewhere. Do as the guys above said and let us know.
the3dman said:
try opening the sd card with root access.
Open the terminal and type:
Code:
sudo nautilus /media/
Then just select one of your sd cards.
If this works to access them then you need to change the permissions to allow ubuntu to access them with read and write without root.
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this is not working for me
aksoutherland said:
It also works just fine for me. It may have to do with permissions on the folders when mounted. From a cli you may try running this command with the phone not connected:
sudo chown -R user:user /media
Just replace "user" with your username.
Then connect the phone and see what happens.
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nothign when i enter command
In the phone's USB settings what do you have it set to?
Run
tail -f /var/log/messages
while connecting your phone, and when connected
ls -ltra /media
Post here and we will take a closer look
lqaddict said:
In the phone's USB settings what do you have it set to?
Run
tail -f /var/log/messages
while connecting your phone, and when connected
ls -ltra /media
Post here and we will take a closer look
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nothing again.....i have it set to ask on connection, then i swithced to mass storage mode....... what else should i do?
error message : "could not display" "the file location is not a folder "
Install android-sdk for linux, enable USB debugging under Development settings, try connecting with adb
Code:
/path/to/android-sdk/tools/adb shell
It will drop you to $ prompt
Post here the output of
mount -a
Use
Code:
tags.
lqaddict said:
Install android-sdk for linux, enable USB debugging under Development settings, try connecting with adb
Code:
/path/to/android-sdk/tools/adb shell
It will drop you to $ prompt
Post here the output of
mount -a
Use
Code:
tags.[/QUOTE]
thanks, I appreciate the help, I will give this a try in the morning
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Hello all, I've been really happy with my XPS ever synce I've root it and everything is working clockwork, except there is something eating my battery.
I've used "BetterBatteryStats" app, and i've got a parcial wakelock "AlarmManager" in 1st place.
I've read that to know eacly what app is waking the phone i've got to connect the phone to a Pc, run "ADB" and type "adb shell dumsys alarm > C:\alarm_log.txt".
This will creat a log file that will show what app is generating all those wake numbers, and then unistall or limit it.
The problewm is... what is ADB.EXE??? Where can i get that program for the pc? Does the phone have to be in USB debuggin mode? If someone help me I'll post a guide to anyone in need to find the problematic apps that eat battery for others noobs out there!
Here
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As the above is saying you should search n read a lot... there are guides all over in net in many n here xda as well... Its a good start by learning urself from the help already here..
1. ADB is included in SDK here. get it ...http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Here is a guide to set up SDK... http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/developer/android-sdk-install-guide/
4. Browse to folder platform-tools adb.exe is inside... but u can't just click open it.. adb is used via command prompt (cmd)
5. Easy way to open cmd to adb is Shift+ right click -> click open cmd here
6. To connect phone in adb u have to enable usb debugging mode as u said..
7.Then start typing commands....
Thank you a lot for the aswer!
I DID goodle for the answer, but I had an hard time undestanding what I should do, I'm a pharmacist, not a technician.
That beeing said, the other part of the info I posted I found using the search funcion.
Anyway, thank you a lot for that answer, I'll try it now.
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As the above is saying you should search n read a lot... there are guides all over in net in many in here xda as well... Its a good start by learning urself from the help already here..
1. ADB is included in SDK here. get it ...http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Here is a guide to set up SDK... http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/developer/android-sdk-install-guide/
4. Browse to folder platform-tools adb.exe is inside... but u can't just click open it.. adb is used via command prompt (cmd)
5. Easy way to open cmd to adb is Shift+ right click -> click open cmd here
6. To connect phone in adb u have to enable usb debugging mode as u said..
7.Then start typing commands....
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To perform this actions, is it mandatory that phone needs to be rooted?
Because, i followed all the steps, when i executed the command in cmd prompt, i got below info
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
/system/bin/sh: dumsys: not found
What should i need to do now if phone doesn't needed to be rooted?
For using adb not necessarily ur phone rooted... but if u need to get anything insdie system folder ur phone needs root access... you can pull/push files from adb.. but it makes more easier if u do those for sdcard via windows explorer after connecting via usb..
In short its for rooted devices mostly.....
Ok, still need help on this one.
I've followed all the steps, installed SDK, phone in development, command line accepted, but then I check the log file I get this:
/system/bin/sh: dumsys: not found
So... Why is it now finding my phone? any idea? When am i supposed to connect the phone to the pc?
Thank you for the help!
Miguel Pereira said:
Ok, still need help on this one.
I've followed all the steps, installed SDK, phone in development, command line accepted, but then I check the log file I get this:
/system/bin/sh: dumsys: not found
So... Why is it now finding my phone? any idea? When am i supposed to connect the phone to the pc?
Thank you for the help!
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dumpsys, not dumsys. With a P.
Like me I'm sure many of you were very surprised to log in today, as most have been doing everyday for the past month or so to find that not one, but two methods for obtaining s-off on the DNA were released within minutes of each other. First Revone and then, coincidentally enough, Moonshine was released minutes later. Somebody didn't want somebody else stealing their thunder I'm guessing. I'm just kidding...I'm sure both sides worked extremely hard on their respective methods and deserve mad props for the time spent on this and for waving a middle finger in the face of Verizon. Having said that I have tried both methods and have been unsuccessful so far at each one. I have to pose my questions here because I'm a new member and the development threads are off limits to me.
I tried the Revone Method first and like many were saying in the actual thread, my phone kept auto rebooting after the ./revone.dna -P step. I tried everything I could think of including all of the suggestions from the other users who finally got it to work by trying different things. Has anyone figured out what is causing the auto reboot? There has to be something specific causing this. One thing I have noticed with my phone is that USB Debugging has been very unreliable as of late. It turns itself off and on at random times and a lot of times the box is checked to enable it but it's not on. I don't know if this is playing a role in the process not working for me. I got the "success" message after every step several times but never actually achieved s-off.
I finally gave up on Revone to try Moonshine. I really didn't want to have to fo this route since I don't know a thing about Linux. I decided to go the boot from flash drive route so I downloaded 32 bit Ubuntu 13.04 iso and used universal USB installer to put it on my drive. I am using an external hard drive that is already formatted to fat32. I did NOT format the drive because I didn't think I had to since it was already fat32. Universal USB Installer was successful in putting Ubuntu on the external drive. I then went into my bios and changed the boot sequence to boot from the external drive first but when I rebooted it just loaded up Windows like normal. What am I doing wrong here? I'm running Windows 7 64bit but it was my understanding that this should not be a problem. Do I have to format and/or partition the external hard drive even though it is already fat32 before putting Ubuntu on it?
I'm dying to get one of these methods working but I'm currently stuck. Any newbies like me that can't post in the Development forums have any ideas as to what is going wrong here or would anyone else like to chime in with their own issues? Thanks in advance. I'm sure I'll get there eventually. :good:
Follow this guide for using an external USB device.
Modify the boot sequence like you were doing before, hopefully you'll get in to Ubuntu.
You say you don't have Linux experience, so I'll simplify the process for you:
Once at the desktop, press Control + Shift + T. This will open the Terminal, which is basically the Linux version of Windows' cmd.exe. Once inside, open up Mozilla Firefox (included) by using the side bar, the icon should be there. Download the version of Moonshine for the DNA, and then switch back to the terminal.
Type in these commands:
cd /home/Downloads
tar -zxf moonshine_dlx_2.06.605.1.tgz
sudo ./distiller
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And then let Moonshine do its thing.
Modify the boot sequence like you were doing before said:
Thank you for the response. I saw in the instructions it says to put the moonshine file in the ~Downloads directory. How do I do that? Also, I think I am going to try the disc method instead. Does it matter if its a cd or dvd? And I never did ask if the version of Ubuntu I had downloaded was compatible with this method. I downloaded Ubuntu 13.04 32bit for use on Windows 7 64bit. Will I have any problems? Thanks again!!
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Oh and one other thing I forgot to mention regarding the revone method...the directory \data\local\temp did not exist on my device prior to me creating it when I pushed the revone.dna to my phone. Should I have had that directory on my phone already?
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I am in a similar boat. I am trying to use revone as I can't get ahold of linux. I downloaded the sdk and revone, moved adb to my C: with the revone file. Everything goes smoothly until i reach the -P step. Every single time it reboots after saying success. If I try to run the -s 0 -u command after that I get failed to map memory, success, revone failed = -1. If I try the -P command again, I get the same message with error code 2. If I try to reboot the bootloader, I get error device not found. I've been at this for hours, and Jerry from Android central even walked me through it, everything ended up successful ans when the bootloader rebooted, it was still locked and s on. Help please?
I dont even know what command to type into CMD for Revone. how do i push the file I have revone on my desktop downloaded and SDK installed..
Next step is?
Gorilla* said:
I dont even know what command to type into CMD for Revone. how do i push the file I have revone on my desktop downloaded and SDK installed..
Next step is?
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I moved adb and its two counterparts in a folder named ADB_WIN, in my C: drive. From there, I typed cmd.exe in the search bar, it opened the command box. I typed in adb push revone.dna /data/local/tmp/ ENTER adb shell ENTER cd /data/local/tmp ENTER chmod 755 revone.dna ENTER ./revone.dna -P and that's where my error started coming in. You can try this, not sure if this right, but if its not, hopefully someone will correct me.
Krispenwah said:
Thank you for the response. I saw in the instructions it says to put the moonshine file in the ~Downloads directory. How do I do that? Also, I think I am going to try the disc method instead. Does it matter if its a cd or dvd? And I never did ask if the version of Ubuntu I had downloaded was compatible with this method. I downloaded Ubuntu 13.04 32bit for use on Windows 7 64bit. Will I have any problems? Thanks again!!
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32 bit should work fine. You need a DVD because a CD is too small. ~/Downloads directory is just the current user's downloads folder. So most likely it would get downloaded to there anyway.
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"1. Download revone (above) and push it to your device: adb push revone.dna /data/local/tmp/"
How is this done? I have no idea how to push to the DNA. Anybody help? Thanks
michaelrager said:
"1. Download revone (above) and push it to your device: adb push revone.dna /data/local/tmp/"
How is this done? I have no idea how to push to the DNA. Anybody help? Thanks
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That's the command you use, adb push. Use it in a terminal. So..assuming windows use explorer to go yo where you downloaded the files and have revone.dna then hold shift and right click, choose open prompt here then type
adb push revone.dna /data/local/tmp
If it complains about command not found for adb add the adb.exe and its libraries to the same folder then try again.
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pio_masaki said:
That's the command you use, adb push. Use it in a terminal. So..assuming windows use explorer to go yo where you downloaded the files and have revone.dna then hold shift and right click, choose open prompt here then type
adb push revone.dna /data/local/tmp
If it complains about command not found for adb add the adb.exe and its libraries to the same folder then try again.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
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Thanks for the quick response. I don't have that option when i shift and right click, I only have "open with" Any Ideas?
michaelrager said:
Thanks for the quick response. I don't have that option when i shift and right click, I only have "open with" Any Ideas?
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Hold shift while you right click, can't be on a file, just someplace in the explorer, no folders, etc clicked on, someplace blank.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
pio_masaki said:
Hold shift while you right click, can't be on a file, just someplace in the explorer, no folders, etc clicked on, someplace blank.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
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Got it. I misunderstood what you meant thanks! However, I am getting that error.
I got the error 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Can you elaborate on what to fix? Thanks Again!
michaelrager said:
Got it. I misunderstood what you meant thanks! However, I am getting that error.
I got the error 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Can you elaborate on what to fix? Thanks Again!
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add adb.exe to your command, instead of just adb
Gorilla* said:
add adb.exe to your command, instead of just adb
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Thanks, but the same type of error came up.
michaelrager said:
Thanks, but the same type of error came up.
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Put revone.dna in the same folder that has fastboot and adb then try
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Krispenwah said:
Put revone.dna in the same folder that has fastboot and adb then try
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That worked I got daemon started successfully. Then it says error: device not found
I am in debugging mode.
Any help is much obliged. Thanks!
michaelrager said:
That worked I got daemon started successfully. Then it says error: device not found
I am in debugging mode.
Any help is much obliged. Thanks!
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Try 'adb devices' and see if it recognizes your phone. Do you have usb debugging enabled? If so toggle it off and then back on while the phone is plugged in then wait about 10-15 seconds and try 'adb devices' again to see if its recognized now
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Try 'adb devices' and see if it recognizes your phone. Do you have usb debugging enabled? If so toggle it off and then back on while the phone is plugged in then wait about 10-15 seconds and try 'adb devices' again to see if its recognized now
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Got it!
* daemon started successfully *
3372 KB/s (645920 bytes in 0.187s)
Is it all set so I can move on to the next step?
michaelrager said:
Got it!
* daemon started successfully *
3372 KB/s (645920 bytes in 0.187s)
Is it all set so I can move on to the next step?
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Yeah looks like the file pushed successfully. Now u do "adb shell" then "cd data/local/tmp" then "chmod 755 revone.dna" ....and so forth. Make sure ur adding the extension ".dna" to revone (revone.dna) each time u type it. If u just put revone it won't work ull just get an error
Hi,
Did a search and someone said they were able to root with thecubed method on Mac via Terminal, but I've had no luck so far. Are there any other options for us Mac users?
Thanks
BTW I did see some instructions but it only applies to Verizon. I have the international version D802.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
use virtual machine and use windows?
I haven't found any easy way to do it, other that running bootcamp and windows on the mac..
You can do it via adb just fine on osx (I'm on snow leopard). You can check which commands to run by opening the Windows script as a text document. It's easy to follow what's going on and has sections for each device
xdabbeb said:
You can do it via adb just fine on osx (I'm on snow leopard). You can check which commands to run by opening the Windows script as a text document. It's easy to follow what's going on and has sections for each device
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I opened root.bat as a text file but as far as how to input the commands I'm not sure what to do as it seems to differs from the video. Sorry I'm not that familiar working with Terminal.
If you could help out that would be great.
Thanks
xdabbeb said:
You can do it via adb just fine on osx (I'm on snow leopard). You can check which commands to run by opening the Windows script as a text document. It's easy to follow what's going on and has sections for each device
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Ahhhhh! You know Mavericks is free, right? UPGRADE THAT THING!
On another note... same issue w/ me. I ended up rooting it via my PC, but after that you can use Android File Transfer to manage files and load roms and stuff via OSX.
sell ur POS apple and get a pc...?
digitard said:
Ahhhhh! You know Mavericks is free, right? UPGRADE THAT THING!
On another note... same issue w/ me. I ended up rooting it via my PC, but after that you can use Android File Transfer to manage files and load roms and stuff via OSX.
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Ha! I haven't upgraded because I still feel snow leopard is the best. I don't like how they've integrated so much ios in the last two, and SL is lean/efficient.
If I have some time I'll write down the commands in a reply. Do you have adb already set up?
xdabbeb said:
Ha! I haven't upgraded because I still feel snow leopard is the best. I don't like how they've integrated so much ios in the last two, and SL is lean/efficient.
If I have some time I'll write down the commands in a reply. Do you have adb already set up?
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Yes already have adb set up. Thanks for this. Really appreciate it.
No problem. What version of the G2 do you have?
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Ignore that, I just saw you mentioned the international version
OK, here you go:
1) Go here here and here and thank them both for their work...and read their disclaimers about breaking your phone. The same applies here.
2) Download the attached archive and extract the contents into whatever folder you want...for the purposes of this I'll assume you did so to a directory called ~/D802_OSXroot. If you chose a different directory, modify the steps below accordingly. The archive I attached only contains the appropriate file for the international (D802) LG G2, and I used Chainfire's SuperSU instead of the older ChainsDD su binary and apk. While you're at it, go here and thank him.
3) Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your phone in Settings>Developer Options
4) Connect your phone via usb cable. You'll get the popup asking what type of connection on your phone. Select Internet connection and then Ethernet when asked. You should see the debugging icon in the status bar of your phone
5) Open terminal on your mac
6) To verify that you are properly connected run the following command:
Code:
adb shell "ls -a /"
you should see the contents of the root of your phone...inlcuding a number of init files. If you do, proceed. If you don't, you have an adb/connection problem.
7) Execute the following in the terminal window to go to the directory where the archive has been extracted on your mac:
Code:
cd ~/D802_OSXroot
8) Execute the following to push the loki exploit file to your phone
Code:
adb push ./g2_security /sdcard/g2_security
9) Unplug your usb cable from the phone
10) On your phone go to Settings>Developer Options and disable USB Debugging
11) Re-enable USB Debugging
12) Plug in your USB cable (follow step 4)
13) Verify adb connectivity (follow step 6)
14) Go back to your terminal window, make sure you are still in the same directory with the files from the archive and execute the following commands in order:
Code:
adb shell "mount -o remount,rw /system"
Code:
adb push ./su /system/xbin/su
Code:
adb shell "chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su;chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su;sync;mount -o remount,ro /system"
Code:
adb install superuser.apk
15) Launch the SuperSU app on your phone. It will likely prompt you to update the su binary...let it do so and then reboot your phone. You should be rooted now.
Good luck!
xdabbeb said:
OK, here you go:
1) Go here here and here and thank them both for their work...and read their disclaimers about breaking your phone. The same applies here.
2) Download the attached archive and extract the contents into whatever folder you want...for the purposes of this I'll assume you did so to a directory called ~/D802_OSXroot. If you chose a different directory, modify the steps below accordingly. The archive I attached only contains the appropriate file for the international (D802) LG G2, and I used Chainfire's SuperSU instead of the older ChainsDD su binary and apk. While you're at it, go here and thank him.
3) Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your phone in Settings>Developer Options
4) Connect your phone via usb cable. You'll get the popup asking what type of connection on your phone. Select Internet connection and then Ethernet when asked. You should see the debugging icon in the status bar of your phone
5) Open terminal on your mac
6) To verify that you are properly connected run the following command:
Code:
adb shell "ls -a /"
you should see the contents of the root of your phone...inlcuding a number of init files. If you do, proceed. If you don't, you have an adb/connection problem.
7) Execute the following in the terminal window to go to the directory where the archive has been extracted on your mac:
Code:
cd ~/D802_OSXroot
8) Execute the following to push the loki exploit file to your phone
Code:
adb push ./g2_security /sdcard/g2_security
9) Unplug your usb cable from the phone
10) On your phone go to Settings>Developer Options and disable USB Debugging
11) Re-enable USB Debugging
12) Plug in your USB cable (follow step 4)
13) Verify adb connectivity (follow step 6)
14) Go back to your terminal window, make sure you are still in the same directory with the files from the archive and execute the following commands in order:
Code:
adb shell "mount -o remount,rw /system"
Code:
adb push ./su /system/xbin/su
Code:
adb shell "chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su;chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su;sync;mount -o remount,ro /system"
Code:
adb install superuser.apk
15) Launch the SuperSU app on your phone. It will likely prompt you to update the su binary...let it do so and then reboot your phone. You should be rooted now.
Good luck!
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Has anyone tried this method?
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
xdabbeb said:
OK, here you go:
1) Go here here and here and thank them both for their work...and read their disclaimers about breaking your phone. The same applies here.
2) Download the attached archive and extract the contents into whatever folder you want...for the purposes of this I'll assume you did so to a directory called ~/D802_OSXroot. If you chose a different directory, modify the steps below accordingly. The archive I attached only contains the appropriate file for the international (D802) LG G2, and I used Chainfire's SuperSU instead of the older ChainsDD su binary and apk. While you're at it, go here and thank him.
3) Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your phone in Settings>Developer Options
4) Connect your phone via usb cable. You'll get the popup asking what type of connection on your phone. Select Internet connection and then Ethernet when asked. You should see the debugging icon in the status bar of your phone
5) Open terminal on your mac
6) To verify that you are properly connected run the following command:
Code:
adb shell "ls -a /"
you should see the contents of the root of your phone...inlcuding a number of init files. If you do, proceed. If you don't, you have an adb/connection problem.
7) Execute the following in the terminal window to go to the directory where the archive has been extracted on your mac:
Code:
cd ~/D802_OSXroot
8) Execute the following to push the loki exploit file to your phone
Code:
adb push ./g2_security /sdcard/g2_security
9) Unplug your usb cable from the phone
10) On your phone go to Settings>Developer Options and disable USB Debugging
11) Re-enable USB Debugging
12) Plug in your USB cable (follow step 4)
13) Verify adb connectivity (follow step 6)
14) Go back to your terminal window, make sure you are still in the same directory with the files from the archive and execute the following commands in order:
Code:
adb shell "mount -o remount,rw /system"
Code:
adb push ./su /system/xbin/su
Code:
adb shell "chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su;chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su;sync;mount -o remount,ro /system"
Code:
adb install superuser.apk
15) Launch the SuperSU app on your phone. It will likely prompt you to update the su binary...let it do so and then reboot your phone. You should be rooted now.
Good luck!
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Thanks for this. I'm having an issue at the first step. I have tested adb when I downloaded the SDK and if I direct the command ./adb devices to that specific folder it can read my phone, but just going into terminal and entering adb shell "ls -a /" al I get is -bash: adb: command not found
Also when I connect my phone to the mac I get options on the G2 but none are internet then ethernet. I get: Charge Phone, Media Sync, Tethering, LG Software, Send Images. The Mac does not ask me what connection I want.
ck37 said:
Thanks for this. I'm having an issue at the first step. I have tested adb when I downloaded the SDK and if I direct the command ./adb devices to that specific folder it can read my phone, but just going into terminal and entering adb shell "ls -a /" al I get is -bash: adb: command not found
Also when I connect my phone to the mac I get options on the G2 but none are internet then ethernet. I get: Charge Phone, Media Sync, Tethering, LG Software, Send Images. The Mac does not ask me what connection I want.
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It sounds like the first issue may just be due to you not having adb set up properly. If you execute "echo $PATH" in terminal and don't see the android/tools and android/platform-tools directories there, that's the problem. You can either set your path variable to include those directories or just edit the commands I listed accordingly.
The second issue may be due to a difference in the D802 rom vs the VS980. The important thing is that USB Debugging is enabled and that you can access your phone via adb. The 802 may not prompt you in the same way, but if you fix your adb setup the commands will work the same. The rooting method listed (which is the same as thecubed method) is predicated on that working properly.
xdabbeb said:
It sounds like the first issue may just be due to you not having adb set up properly. If you execute "echo $PATH" in terminal and don't see the android/tools and android/platform-tools directories there, that's the problem. You can either set your path variable to include those directories or just edit the commands I listed accordingly.
The second issue may be due to a difference in the D802 rom vs the VS980. The important thing is that USB Debugging is enabled and that you can access your phone via adb. The 802 may not prompt you in the same way, but if you fix your adb setup the commands will work the same. The rooting method listed (which is the same as thecubed method) is predicated on that working properly.
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I think I figured it out. What I did was transfer the ADB icon from my SDK folder into this one. From there I was able to get access to adb inside the D802 folder. I did have to enter the ./adb as opposed to adb though.
As for the LG I selected tethering as that seemed to be the option similar to the internet/ ethernet choice you mentioned.
All other commands worked accordingly.
Binaries updated for SuperUser as well. At this point how do I get into recovery to upload ROMS etc?
ck37 said:
I think I figured it out. What I did was transfer the ADB icon from my SDK folder into this one. From there I was able to get access to adb inside the D802 folder. I did have to enter the ./adb as opposed to adb though.
As for the LG I selected tethering as that seemed to be the option similar to the internet/ ethernet choice you mentioned.
All other commands worked accordingly.
Binaries updated for SuperUser as well. At this point how do I get into recovery to upload ROMS etc?
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What I did was installed flashify from the market. This app allows you to backup and then flash a new recovery. Make sure you dl the right one for your device!
Sent from my LG-VS980 using Tapatalk
Has anyone had a successful root on a plt7602g. I have tried a couple different methods.
Rooting the PLT7602G
sallanm said:
Has anyone had a successful root on a plt7602g. I have tried a couple different methods.
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Here is a procedure to root the Curtis Proscan PLT7602G tablet (Build number PLT7602G-ANDROID4.2.2-v1.0.0).
1. Install adb on your computer and enable adb on the tablet. http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html
2. Enable ADB on the tablet:
Settings > About Tablet > tap build number 7 times until it says "You are now a developer!"
Developer options > switch On > OK
Check "USB Debugging" > OK
3. Connect USB and wait for ADB drivers to load on the PC. Using the Google drivers installed with ADB, your system may need manual help to find the right drivers: Go into Windows device manager > Update Driver Software > browse My Computer for driver software > 'Let me pick from a list of devices drivers...' > Pick Android ADB Interface from the model list.
4. You will see a notification "USB Debugging Connected" on the tablet.
5. If this is the first time, you will next see a dialog on the tablet asking "Allow USB debugging?" Check "Always allow from this computer" and click OK.
6. At the command prompt on the computer enter "adb devices". You should see the device listed. If not, reboot the PC and repeat steps 1 through 5 as necessary to get everything working together.
C:\Users\entropy>adb devices
List of devices attached
CD1LBROR50 device
C:\Users\entropy>7. Download pwn.zip here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53407127
8. Unzip "pwn" from the zip file to your windows current directory
9. At the command prompt on the computer enter the following sequence of commands:
C:\Users\entropy> adb push pwn /data/local/tmp/pwn
C:\Users\entropy> adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/pwn
C:\Users\entropy> adb shell /data/local/tmp/pwn
Beaups and jcase were here
donations may go here, pleaes say what it was for -> [email protected]
10. After a few seconds, you should hear the USB disconnect sound, followed by the USB connection sound again.
11. At the command prompt, enter “adb devices” and ensure the device is listed as before. If not, wait a few seconds and then repeat this step.
C:\Users\entropy> adb devices
12. At the command prompt, enter:
C:\Users\entropy> adb shell
7. At the shell prompt, enter "su". You should now have a root prompt.
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ #
8. Exit back out to the command prompt:
[email protected]:/ # exit
[email protected]:/ $ exit
C:\Users\entropy>
9. On the tablet, go to the play store, download and install the latest SuperSU, or use the Google Play link in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1538053
10. Open the SuperSU that you just installed. SuperSU will prompt you to install a newer su binary when you run it, so click “Continue” do that, then “Normal”, then “OK”.
11. Reboot the tablet.
The tablet should now be fully rooted. Please let me know if you find any errors or if anything is unclear. I hope you find this useful!
I've downloaded the "Unrevoked" USB driver but the device is not being installed...
Marco Dufal said:
I've downloaded the "Unrevoked" USB driver but the device is not being installed...
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It has been a while since I got this working and I honestly don't remember exactly what I did to make it work.
Try this... install the official Google driver and reboot:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
If i still doesn't work, download the adb_usb.ini from here and replace the adb_usb.ini in c:\users\<yourusername>\.android\adb_usb.ini with this one, then reboot and try again. I verified that this adb_usb.ini contains the necessary device ID, so that should definitely do the trick.
https://github.com/apkudo/adbusbini
If you get it working, please post here so others can benefit.
Sice I had already installed the official Google drivers I proceeded with the adb_usb.ini method, but even after rebooting my pc it didn't work... What worked for me was:
Going into window device manager -> Update Driver Software -> browse my computer for driver software -> 'let me pick from a list of devices drivers...' -> Picked Android ADB Interface (from the model list).
I don't get why it did't install it automatically since the driver is actually compatible; did the same thing with another device (Sony experia E1). I got two of them, the first one got recognized while I had to do this process for the second one... Maybe it's my pc fault..
Anyway thank you very much for your replies and the guide. Am I risking to brick the device by following it ?
P.S.
For those who have android studio installed, to run the guide prompt commands you can set an environment variable called 'adb' with this value 'C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe' and easily replacing 'adb' with '%adb%' .
For example : 'C:\Users\{any directory}>%adb% devices'
Marco Dufal said:
Sice I had already installed the official Google drivers I proceeded with the adb_usb.ini method, but even after rebooting my pc it didn't work... What worked for me was:
Going into window device manager -> Update Driver Software -> browse my computer for driver software -> 'let me pick from a list of devices drivers...' -> Picked Android ADB Interface (from the model list).
I don't get why it did't install it automatically since the driver is actually compatible; did the same thing with another device (Sony experia E1). I got two of them, the first one got recognized while I had to do this process for the second one... Maybe it's my pc fault..
Anyway thank you very much for your replies and the guide. Am I risking to brick the device by following it ?
P.S.
For those who have android studio installed, to run the guide prompt commands you can set an environment variable called 'adb' with this value 'C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe' and easily replacing 'adb' with '%adb%' .
For example : 'C:\Users\{any directory}>%adb% devices'
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I'm glad you got ADB working. Thanks for the additional tips, I'm sure they will be useful to others.
I don't think there is any significant risk of bricking unless you make a horrible mistake, like deleting everything in /system instead of shifting the new file into place. Anything else, like accidentally picking the wrong su binary to install, should be easily recoverable by just rebooting if necessary and then trying again.
maximumentropy said:
I'm glad you got ADB working. Thanks for the additional tips, I'm sure they will be useful to others.
I don't think there is any significant risk of bricking unless you make a horrible mistake, like deleting everything in /system instead of shifting the new file into place. Anything else, like accidentally picking the wrong su binary to install, should be easily recoverable by just rebooting if necessary and then trying again.
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Quick info. I am rooting because of the low storage. Currently this is my storage situation :
total 4GB
Firmware 2.04GB
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Total space 1.96GB
197MB Available
232MB Apps
few KB Cached data & Misc.
There must be something wrong... Anyway my question is. Should I flash a custom rom to free some of the firmware allocated memory ? How is the external card going to be used (can I install app on it) ?
EDIT
I get
`su: not found`
Marco Dufal said:
Quick info. I am rooting because of the low storage. Currently this is my storage situation :
total 4GB
Firmware 2.04GB
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Total space 1.96GB
197MB Available
232MB Apps
few KB Cached data & Misc.
There must be something wrong... Anyway my question is. Should I flash a custom rom to free some of the firmware allocated memory ? How is the external card going to be used (can I install app on it) ?
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I haven't found any custom ROMs for this tablet. If you know of some, please speak up. You could try reflashing the original ROM but that might be overkill. You can use an app like DiskUsage to help you identify what's eating the most space.
Marco Dufal said:
EDIT
I get
`su: not found`
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I can't help you if you give me an error message but no hint of what you entered that caused the message.
maximumentropy said:
I haven't found any custom ROMs for this tablet. If you know of some, please speak up. You could try reflashing the original ROM but that might be overkill. You can use an app like DiskUsage to help you identify what's eating the most space.
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Thanks I will check it up.
maximumentropy said:
I can't help you if you give me an error message but no hint of what you entered that caused the message.
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C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ su
su
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
127|[email protected]:/ $
Marco Dufal said:
Thanks I will check it up.
C:\Users\Marco\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ su
su
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
127|[email protected]:/ $
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Please try entering it with full path:
[email protected]:/ $ /system/xbin/su
maximumentropy said:
Please try entering it with full path:
[email protected]:/ $ /system/xbin/su
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Still negative result :
[email protected]:/ $ /system/xbin/su
/system/xbin/su
/system/bin/sh: /system/xbin/su: not found
127|[email protected]:/ $ ls /system/xbin/
ls /system/xbin/
dexdump
io
[email protected]:/ $
Marco Dufal said:
Still negative result :
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What is your build number in Settings > About Tablet?
maximumentropy said:
What is your build number in Settings > About Tablet?
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PLT7602G-ANDROID4.2.2-v1.0.0
Marco Dufal said:
PLT7602G-ANDROID4.2.2-v1.0.0
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Well, I apologize for being an idiot. That's what I get for trying to document a root procedure I did last year, from memory. I have several similar cheap tablets and I misremembered this one as being pre-rooted as I described.
I just re-flashed from stock and re-rooted it. Fortunately, I had left enough breadcrumbs on my computer that I was able to reconstruct the right procedure.
I will do another full run-through within the next few days as soon as I have some time, to make sure I have everything 100% straight, and will clean this up to update the OP. Meanwhile, if you're feeling brave, here's the notes I took as I did it:
Settings > About Tablet > tap build number until it says you are a developer
Developer options > switch On > OK
USB Debugging > OK
Connect USB
see "USB Debugging Connected" notification
Wait for "Allow USB debugging?" dialog, check "Always allow from this computer" and click OK
adb devices
Download pwn.zip here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53407127
Unzip "pwn" from the zip file to your windows current directory
adb push pwn /data/local/tmp/pwn
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/pwn
adb shell /data/local/tmp/pwn
Hear USB disconnect sound
Wait about 1 minute (may or may not need to disconnect and reconnect USB cable)
adb wait-for-device
adb shell
su (should give a root shell)
exit
Install SuperSU from Play Store
Run it
The SU binary needs to be updated. Continue?
Continue > Normal > OK
Reboot
Don't worry it's ok.. Anyway I am not felling brave at all so I think that I will wait for now...
Marco Dufal said:
Don't worry it's ok.. Anyway I am not felling brave at all so I think that I will wait for now...
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No guts, no glory!
I updated the instructions in post #2 and did another trial run through. Give it a shot at let me know if you run into any trouble. You already have ADB functioning, so you can just skip to step 6 and go from there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59530490&postcount=2
maximumentropy said:
No guts, no glory!
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Just did it and every thing worked ! It was fast and clear... Now I wonder, how many devices can I root with the same procedure ?
Marco Dufal said:
Just did it and every thing worked ! It was fast and clear... Now I wonder, how many devices can I root with the same procedure ?
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Great, I'm glad it worked for you!
The pwn exploit will work with many JellyBean devices. Many of the cheap Chinese tablets don't even need it though, as they will either give you a root prompt immediately when you connect using ADB, or after entering "su" to ADB. The trick then is just to use that access to install an "su" from SuperSU or another full SU package, so that you get full root from the user interface as well as from ADB. You could still use the pwn method on such a device, but I personally prefer to use the least invasive method to get the required access.
maximumentropy said:
Great, I'm glad it worked for you!
The pwn exploit will work with many JellyBean devices. Many of the cheap Chinese tablets don't even need it though, as they will either give you a root prompt immediately when you connect using ADB, or after entering "su" to ADB. The trick then is just to use that access to install an "su" from SuperSU or another full SU package, so that you get full root from the user interface as well as from ADB. You could still use the pwn method on such a device, but I personally prefer to use the least invasive method to get the required access.
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Sorry if this is a newb question but can this be done if your microusb port is broken? I can get the file on the tablet via sd card but I can't seem to perform the steps with Terminal Emulator like I had hoped. This is using the same ProScan PLT7602G as in the OP.
Thanks
Ian1331 said:
Sorry if this is a newb question but can this be done if your microusb port is broken? I can get the file on the tablet via sd card but I can't seem to perform the steps with Terminal Emulator like I had hoped. This is using the same ProScan PLT7602G as in the OP.
Thanks
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I don't think it will work in a terminal emulator because you need to run with uid 2000 (shell) for permission on the /data/local/tmp directory.