From Crackberry-forums I found out that rooting this device is difficult, because it is so 'closed' system.
Is it so called 'impossibility'?
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I used to work with WM 5 & 6 phones, had plenty of them and enjoyed them all until I discovered the HTC Magic. What a giant leap forward!! Especially when using Google Apps as we do. I am however a bit reluctant to root the magic as it doesn’t seem like a walk in the park. I really miss being able to backup SMS messages and all the other apps that only run on rooted devices.
So my question is if the HERO is a rooted device or not.
Does anybody have an answer to this question? I’m so tempted to preorder one
the answer to the question should be probably yes seing how people have the system dump files. so its just a matter of time
In the meantime, you can back up SMS and MMS with GBackup from Market - backs up to Gmail automatically - can also back up call log and pics...
Dayzz
Apologies for my ignorance but what does rooting the phone mean? I've just come from using a Windows mobile phone - which I have been using since the original SPV!
Root access comes from Unix - Linux operating system speak (which is what Android runs on). Root basically means administrator privileges. So if you can run under root access then you have privileges to change/modify/do anything.
In the phone out of the box you do not have root to protect the phone from modifications that could brick it. People who do modifications under root access need to either know what they are doing, or follow a script from someone who knows what they are doing.
Ofcourse it's not 'rooted' when you unpack it from the box.
Eventually I'll guess the Hero will be rooted, but when and how... we'll just have to wait.
dipje said:
Ofcourse it's not 'rooted' when you unpack it from the box.
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Easy son... He asked, I provided.
barryallott said:
Easy son... He asked, I provided.
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wasn't ment to be offensive in any way ...
barryallott said:
Root access comes from Unix - Linux operating system speak (which is what Android runs on). Root basically means administrator privileges. So if you can run under root access then you have privileges to change/modify/do anything.
In the phone out of the box you do not have root to protect the phone from modifications that could brick it. People who do modifications under root access need to either know what they are doing, or follow a script from someone who knows what they are doing.
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But as in Unix /Linux you use an ordinary login for normal day to operations and su to to use root. You have to consciously change your privelidges which is safer!!
Simon
Lots of useful info on allsorts, including rooting and other hacks here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=542452
Daisy xx
Hi there.
I want to ROOT my HTC Hero, but before i do it, I would like to know what happens with my Hero.
Do I still have my Hero with Danish languege ?
Do I still have all my programs installed ?
All in all, Whitch changes am i gonna accept by ROOTing my Hero.
Second, How is the best way to Root my Hero.
Thanks in advance.
JAKIV
To just root your phone is to gain full access to the operating system. This doesn't modify your phone at all, it just performs an exploit to get you to the shell. The file that does this is called "asroot2" and if you poke around some of the guides to root your phone, that is the least invasive method.
So your phone stays the same but it has one extra file on it that gives you root access to the phone (root is the username of most linux/unix system admin accounts which is where the name comes from).
I found a tutorial on exploiting the most recently released android vulnerability which affects the Google TV platform. This process uses a tool called Cydia Impactor by Saurik which allows execution of commands as the "system" user. On some devices this can easily be leveraged for root and on others there is not a known public privilege escalation available.
Saurik's Analysis of the Bug: http://www.saurik.com/id/17
Exploiting Key Signing Tutorial: http://gtvhacker.com/index.php/Exploiting_Key_Signing_for_Root
This bug is separate from anything we plan to release at DEF CON. If your device is not currently exploitable check back in a few weeks
This thread will be used to help users troubleshoot the exploit process, for updates needing to be made to the wiki in the tutorial, and for anything else relevant to this bug.
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It's pretty dead there so I'm trying to get help here, until I get my issue solved, then maybe once I get my issue solved I'll be able to take what I've learned and help others to go through the same process if need be....
My Issue Is This
Does the root stick after a reboot?
I'm on a logitech revue, like mentioned before...
I think I got it connected but I get a error "more than one device" message, when I try to run any scripts.
What do I do to resolve this connection error, or whatever it is?
First my source:https://www.phonearena.com/news/Android-vulnerability-allowed-PNG-images-execute-malware_id113525
Now my question:
Has anyone any idea how this works and would there be a way to use this as a new root method?
As the article only mentions execution of malware I can only assume this would be a root execution.. but the article is kinda vague. I was curious if enough information is known to even make a root method yet for/with this vulnerability.
[COLOR=var(--darkreader-inline-color)]So recently the oculus go virtual reality headset was bootloader unlocked and adb root was enabled. Given that the headset runs android, we’d like to get it rooted. However no at the moment custom rom exists, nor do I have the skills to develop one, and any custom rom developed would likely require serious modification to get running as the device is a standalone virtual reality headset. We’ve also tried magisk but it doesn’t work.[/COLOR]
The best option I can think of is to manually install a SU binary via adb push. However I’m not entirely sure where to find such a binary nor where to put it.
Please can you offer some assistance. While I’m certainly no Linux or coding noob, I’m pretty inexperienced with android and rooting.
Attached the SU binary ( 32bit & 64bit version )
If you boot into the recovery having Magisk installed doesn't root work?
It's android 7.1.1 "Legacy" SAR. So it should work as said here.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1174392824625676288