So I posted a question yesterday to see if anyone could instruct me on how to root my phone using a MAC, no PC AT ALL. And then install CWM w/o having to use ODIN, b/c I do not have a PC. Well after some researching on my own I found out how and here is how I did it.
To root: Follow this thread (it requires using adb commands)
http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...s/34188-rooting-using-mac-video-tutorial.html
To install CWM reference this thread, but here are the steps. You must download and install ROM Manager from market and also download zimage file. This also requires adb commands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804248
Copy zImage to the root folder of your SD Card
Open Terminal
$ cd (path to android sdk)/tools
$ ./adb push (path to redbend_ua)/redbend_ua /data/local
$ ./adb shell
$ cd /data/local/tmp
$ chmod 0755 rage.bin
$ ./rage.bin
(username)$ ./adb shell
# mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
# cd /data/local
# chmod 755 redbend_ua
# ./redbend_ua restore /sdcard/zImage /dev/block/bml7
--Phone Reboots--
$ ./adb shell
$ su
# cd /data/local
# ./redbend_ua restore /sdcard/zImage /dev/block/bml8
I know this is vague, but if you know what you are doing and reference the threads you should have no problem. Let me know if you have any questions.
hello
After unlocking the bootloader then installing the recovery image
then from the recovery image
i install this file from sdcard su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip
everything run smoothly and i get installation completed
but then when i boot to the device, the Rom Manager tells that there is no su into /system/bin
how to install su correctly ?
i'm on ubuntu with Nexus S 9023
thank you
even market enabler app tell "we got a problem Huston" that means no root applied
i've mounted the /system from recovery mode but nothing seem to activate the su
help please
Do you have /system/app/Superuser.apk ? Otherwise I would try to flash the zip again from recovery.
no doing /adb shell ls /system/app/
i can't find the Superuser.apk there
even i tried to flash the zip files 3 times
and removed the superuser then installed it from market
still not su
solved
ok, now i fixed this problem
extract the (su and Superuser.apk) from su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip to /sdcard
Code:
./adb reboot bootloader
then choose recovery mode
then
Code:
./adb shell
Code:
export PATH=$PATH:/system/bin
cd /system/app
cat /sdcard/Superuser.apk > Superuser.apk
cd /system/bin
cat /sdcard/su > su
ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
chmod 06755 su
To downgrade your HBOOT to go back to 2.2 visit this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255474
This will allow you to flash 2.2 to perm root the phone
If you wish to help with perm root status for Android 2.3.3, please visit this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218580
Thanks to everyone in this post who has helped get this far. You will need to have the Android SDK installed and working knowledge of ADB and basic file system structure.
Major help from minneyar
TEMP ROOT Instructions:
Download http://tinyw.in/1lI
Unzip if required and put in your ADB folder
Launch command prompt and navigate to your ADB folder
adb push fre3vo /data/local/tmp/
adb shell
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo
/data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start fbb58a00 -end FFFFFFFF (if this doesn't work, try rebooting phone)
Download these 2 files here and put them in your ADB directory: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14927732#post14927732
exit back to command prompt if you aren't there already
adb push Superuser3-beta1.apk /data/app/
adb push su-3.0-alpha7 /data/local/tmp
adb shell (should now see # instead of $)
cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 777 su-3.0-alpha7
./su-3.0-alpha7
cd /
mount -o remount,rw -t rootfs rootfs /
rm vendor
mkdir vendor
mkdir vendor/bin
cat /data/local/tmp/su-3.0-alpha7 > /vendor/bin/su
chmod 4755 /vendor/bin/su
You now have temp root. Disregard any notification about outdated SU binary. Root will go away if you reboot. If you reboot your phone you can obtain root again by just running the following
adb shell
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/fre3vo
/data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start fbb58a00 -end FFFFFFFF
adb shell (should now see # instead of $)
cd /data/local/tmp
chmod 777 su-3.0-alpha7
./su-3.0-alpha7
cd /
mount -o remount,rw -t rootfs rootfs /
rm vendor
mkdir vendor
mkdir vendor/bin
cat /data/local/tmp/su-3.0-alpha7 > /vendor/bin/su
chmod 4755 /vendor/bin/su
I haven't found a way to re-root after rebooting without connecting to a PC
Type su and see if it gives you root permissions
Sent from my MiuiSpeedy
says su: not found.
You are saying you cannot install the superuser app? From reading in the Evo3D forums, you could install Superuser, even without being rooted, but it obviously won't allow root access, until you run a root exploit.
Try rebooting the phone, installing superuser, run fre3vo, and then try the adb shell, and su method.
This is getting interesting. Hopefully you are on to something.
Stuke00 said:
See screenshot. Doesn't the # mean temp rooted? Tho I cannot install SU and Root Explorer isn't working. Anything else I need to do first or something?
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Looks hopeful!
tokuzumi said:
You are saying you cannot install the superuser app? From reading in the Evo3D forums, you could install Superuser, even without being rooted, but it obviously won't allow root access, until you run a root exploit.
Try rebooting the phone, installing superuser, run fre3vo, and then try the adb shell, and su method.
This is getting interesting. Hopefully you are on to something.
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Okay let me clarify
I can install SU but it wouldn't install the binaries. I did all of the above. Says su: not found.
I then tried something else.
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# cat /system/bin/sh > /system/bin/su
# chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
I was then able to get the SU binaries to install but Titanium Backup says:
"Busybox works but the "su" command does not elevate to root: "whoami" reports "app_135" instead of root/uid 0.
then su from the command prompt was saying "link_image[1935]: 3160 missing essential tablesCANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE" and now back to su: not found again....
I don't know enough about linux commands to give you any real info. Like in the other thread, talk to agrabren, to see what he has to say.
tokuzumi said:
I don't know enough about linux commands to give you any real info. Like in the other thread, talk to agrabren, to see what he has to say.
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Yeah I tweeted him with what I could provide with 160 characters. Just waiting now.
Well here's a tweet he put out a couple of hours ago.
@agrabren: For those with the SHIFT, it's a known bug in my code that we missed the address. One too many zeroes in the list. I'll try to fix it soon.
Sent from my PG06100 using XDA App
crump84 said:
Well here's a tweet he put out a couple of hours ago.
@agrabren: For those with the SHIFT, it's a known bug in my code that we missed the address. One too many zeroes in the list. I'll try to fix it soon.
Sent from my PG06100 using XDA App
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Yeah he posted that right after I gave him the memory address for the exploit. Just means that I did it the manual way through debugging. At least I think so... hopefully soon!
Good news, everybody! I have successfully acquired temp root on my Shift!
First, fre3vo has to be pointed at the right address. After copying it over to my phone, I did "adb shell" and then ran it like so:
/data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start fbb58a00 -end FFFFFFFF
That printed out a message that it found an exploit and kicked me out of the shell. After doing "adb shell" again, I got a command prompt. I tried installing the 2.3.6.3 version of Superuser, but it complained about being unable to install "su"; I tried to find a separate su binary and copy it over manually, but it didn't work due to a linker error.
After searching around, I found a beta version of Superuser 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14927732#post14927732
First I uninstalled the old version of Superuser and then used adb to install the new one from that thread. I ran it and it said it was unable to install su, so I downloaded the version of su provided there and installed it manually. The process went something like:
Code:
adb push su-3.0-alpha7 /data/local/tmp
adb shell
# cd /data/local/tmp
# chmod 4755 su-3.0-alpha7
# ./su-3.0-alpha7
# mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p26 /system
# cat su-3.0-alpha7 > /system/bin/su
# chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
I don't know if explicitly running "./su-3.0-alpha7" is necessary, it just seemed like a good idea at the time. I don't know if everybody's block device will be named "mmcblk0p26", I used "mount" to figure out what was mounted at /system.
Anyway, after all that was done, I ran Superuser again and it didn't complain. To test it out, I started up Wireless Tether. It asked me for superuser permissions, which I granted it, and it's working fine.
Root successful!
Good job!!
Sent from my Speedy HTC EVO shift on XDA Premium app
I followed those steps exactly and got what I would call a partial root. Some of the 'you need root' errors are gone but "su" still results in 'not found' even though "mkdir su" results in 'file exists.'
mmcblk0p26 exists on this unit.
The weirdest part is that Adfree will accept the device as rooted and with superuser but says it can't find a partition to modify. And after a reboot root is definitely gone.
I think you're on to it but it isn't quite there yet.
It seems to be fully temprooted to me; I have to redo it if I reboot, but otherwise it's working perfectly. After following the steps I listed above, running "ls -l /system/bin/su" should produce this output:
Code:
# ls -l /system/bin/su
ls -l /system/bin/su
-rwsr-xr-x root root 22228 2011-07-25 19:14 su
If it says "No such file or directory" instead, then the su binary isn't in the right place.
Looking back over what I wrote, I think I left out a step -- if you were following what I listed exactly, it probably won't work, because I forgot to change to the /data/local/tmp directory. I'll update that...
Update: after playing around with it for a while, something is definitely not quite right. Everything works fine at first; I've tested Wireless Tether and Titanium Backup and they're both fine. After leaving my phone for a while and coming back, though, applications that try to get root access mysteriously fail. The dialog prompt doesn't even appear.
Going back into the adb shell, /system/bin/su is still there, but trying to run "su" causes this to happen:
Code:
# su
su
link_image[1935]: 3802 missing essential tablesCANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE
But if I use cat to overwrite su and then chmod it again, everything works. su must somehow be getting modified by something else and replaced with a bad version... but I'm not sure where to look.
I caught something like that.
I think there should be a chmod 777 su-3.0-alpha7 after cd /data/local/tmp
minneyar said:
It seems to be fully temprooted to me; I have to redo it if I reboot, but otherwise it's working perfectly. After following the steps I listed above, running "ls -l /system/bin/su" should produce this output:
Code:
# ls -l /system/bin/su
ls -l /system/bin/su
-rwsr-xr-x root root 22228 2011-07-25 19:14 su
If it says "No such file or directory" instead, then the su binary isn't in the right place.
Looking back over what I wrote, I think I left out a step -- if you were following what I listed exactly, it probably won't work, because I forgot to change to the /data/local/tmp directory. I'll update that...
Update: after playing around with it for a while, something is definitely not quite right. Everything works fine at first; I've tested Wireless Tether and Titanium Backup and they're both fine. After leaving my phone for a while and coming back, though, applications that try to get root access mysteriously fail. The dialog prompt doesn't even appear.
Going back into the adb shell, /system/bin/su is still there, but trying to run "su" causes this to happen:
Code:
# su
su
link_image[1935]: 3802 missing essential tablesCANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE
But if I use cat to overwrite su and then chmod it again, everything works. su must somehow be getting modified by something else and replaced with a bad version... but I'm not sure where to look.
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YES! I have root! I was able to install a screenshot app and test it this is amazing progress! Thanks for that.
So now when I reboot, you have to do the entire thing again? SU and all?
Stuke00 said:
So now when I reboot, you have to do the entire thing again? SU and all?
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Yes, every time you reboot you'll have to redo the whole process, including running fre3vo and then copying su into /system/bin. Hopefully somebody will figure out a permanent root soon.
Wow those SU binaries are disappearing before I even reboot! Already gone and I haven't rebooted the phone
I think I had that issue too. I just couldn't believe the files just disappeared and thought I did something wrong somewhere.
Would a logcat help anyone at all? Anything I should look for?
Hello everyone...
I have a Motorola RAZR 201M(XT902) in Japan and use Motofail2go to root it.But it doesn't work.
(follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32889627)
I installed Sudoku.apk and push the motofail2go to the device(also su,Superuser.apk,busybox).
when
$ run-as com.motorola.bug2go /data/local/tmp/motofail2go prep2
Here is the error message:
"run-as: exec failed for /data/local/tmp/motofail2go Error: Operation not permitted"
and i try $ run-as com.motorola.bug2go
but error message : "run-as: exec failed"
Anyone help? Thanks...
Sorry buddy. Nothing works. We 201m users are SOL.
Have you tried this?
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/15208-root-motochopper-yet-another-android-root-exploit/
Thanks Paul!
No luck with that either. Appreciate the feedback, however.
I hope somebody will study the XT902 root.
goodayoo said:
I hope somebody will study the XT902 root.
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I really want this thing rooted. How do one go about figuring out how to root it? I assume because of it's lack of popularity, no one has done it, but I'm willing to do the grunt work if there's some sort of guide or assistance. I changed over to DoCoMo with the GS4 and now have this paperweight that I would want to actually use.
Thanks!
Almalieque said:
I really want this thing rooted. How do one go about figuring out how to root it? I assume because of it's lack of popularity, no one has done it, but I'm willing to do the grunt work if there's some sort of guide or assistance. I changed over to DoCoMo with the GS4 and now have this paperweight that I would want to actually use.
Thanks!
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There some Japanese guys doing some things to try and get root. They are active. The site has a lot of rather unpleasant (read offensive) advertisements. PM if you are interested (its in Japanese)
root
help!!!
Root and Unlocked bootloaders!
Proceed at yor own risk
hungln03 said:
help!!!
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1)Prep
Android SDKと各種ドライバを導入する。
以下の必要ファイルをC:\***（何でも良い）に配置する。
・XT902_SBMの中身(http://www1.axfc.net/uploader/so/2991543 >>125氏)
・su（http://www1.axfc.net/uploader/so/2918729 password：f10d）
・Superuser.apk（in the above downloaded）
・busybox（in the above downnloaded）
201M Plug the phone into the comp
any port will do
2)adb pushで必要ファイルを/data/local/tmp転送
コマンドプロンプトを開く
C:\Users\（ユーザー名） >cd C:\***
adb push su /data/local/tmp
adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp
adb push unlock_security_module /data/local/tmp
adb push break_setresuid /data/local/tmp/
adb push mole-plough-ccsecurity.so /data/local/tmp/
adb push mole-plough-lsm.so /data/local/tmp/
3)unlock_security_module（temp root）
adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp/
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ chmod 777 *
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./unlock_security_module
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./break_setresuid
（unlock_security_moduleが動いてMIYABIとNANDロック解除）
（色々表示されるので↓が出る間で待つ）
Unlocked LSM.
Do setresuid...
OK.
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp #
（#if done correctly temp root should be achieved）
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4)system putting together su，Superuser.apk，busybox
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp # mount -o rw,remount /system /system
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/su > /system/xbin/su
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp # chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cd /system/xbin
[email protected]:/system/xbin # chown root.root su
[email protected]:/system/xbin # chown root.root busybox
[email protected]:/system/xbin # chmod 6755 su
[email protected]:/system/xbin # chmod 755 busybox
[email protected]:/system/xbin # mount -o ro,remount /system /system
After the opperation is done it is ok to remove the cable from the pc。
check and see if「SuperSU」was installed if it wasn't download chainfire (su) from the play store
⇒SU --> update
Fro the play store download busybox。
⇒busybox -->update
Get the right CWM.img http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298521の201M
put the CWM.img you downloaded in motoapoc file you find here
adb push unlock /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/unlock
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp/
chmod 777 *
./unlock_security_module
./break_setresuid
./unlock
New Command prompt
5)Inserting CWM(PC Operation)
adb shell "su -c 'mount -o remount,rw /system'"
adb shell "su -c 'mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.bak'"
adb shell "su -c 'mv /system/recovery-from-boot.p /system/recovery-from-boot.bak'"
adb push cwm.img /data/local/tmp/cwm.img > nul
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/data/local/tmp/cwm.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery'"
adb shell "su -c 'rm /data/local/tmp/cwm.img'"
adb reboot recovery
You should be in CWM
Cheers! I take 0 credit. Long Live the Developers!!
I don't own the 902, but it's good to see this. I know quite a few people have been looking for this. You should start your own thread with the procedures, so it will get more publicity.
Thank u!
thank u so much.!1
sbeaber4 said:
Proceed at yor own risk
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Get the right CWM.img http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298521の201M
put the CWM.img you downloaded in motoapoc file you find here
adb push unlock /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/unlock
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp/
chmod 777 *
./unlock_security_module
./break_setresuid
./unlock
New Command prompt
5)Inserting CWM(PC Operation)
adb shell "su -c 'mount -o remount,rw /system'"
adb shell "su -c 'mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.bak'"
adb shell "su -c 'mv /system/recovery-from-boot.p /system/recovery-from-boot.bak'"
adb push cwm.img /data/local/tmp/cwm.img > nul
adb shell "su -c 'dd if=/data/local/tmp/cwm.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery'"
adb shell "su -c 'rm /data/local/tmp/cwm.img'"
adb reboot recovery
You should be in CWM
Cheers! I take 0 credit. Long Live the Developers!!
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Can you tell me more about this step
Confirm?
Can confirm if the latest instructions have worked for your 201m?
That your rooted and bootloader unlock.
Thanks a bunch!
Boot loader is unlocked and CWM is installed. Initially I still
Had temp root so I flashed slim beans xt907 rom. It works. I'm unable to test data with it as I don't have a SoftBank sim. Also I still can't connect to the play store.
sbeaber4 said:
Boot loader is unlocked and CWM is installed. Initially I still
Had temp root so I flashed slim beans xt907 rom. It works. I'm unable to test data with it as I don't have a SoftBank sim. Also I still can't connect to the play store.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Still awaiting more confirmation with others. It's a step forward though.
I've had my phone for almost a year now. If I cancel my softbank service or run the contract to the end I want an option to root and unlock the bootloader in the future.
could u provide more friendly filehost?
i can't find the download button there
Root! (temp root that is...)
I'm just posting to confirm I've rooted my 201m (xt902).
Props to sbeaber4!
From my limited knowledge since it's temp root if I restart my phone I lose root access...
Next step in the future unlock bootloader.
Peace y'all.
Quick Tip
zenstarlight said:
I'm just posting to confirm I've rooted my 201m (xt902).
Props to sbeaber4!
From my limited knowledge since it's temp root if I restart my phone I lose root access...
Next step in the future unlock bootloader.
Peace y'all.
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Found that if I a did restart my phone root was lost but I found a quick fix without going through the whole process again.
Just do these steps
unlock_security_module（temp root）
adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp/
[email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./unlock_security_module
Just enter those three steps then you're back to temp root
Also you can just to a quick reboot with link2sd or any other app that just reboots the android ui. You don't have to enter commands every time you reboot unless it's a full reboot.
Help for Gaigin rooting 201M
sbeaber4 said:
Proceed at yor own risk
...
You should be in CWM
Cheers! I take 0 credit. Long Live the Developers!!
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Noob on XDA, and rooted a MT4G in the past wth help from these forums.
Can someone help translate the kanji for rooting the 201M? Will rooting allow you to change the device location and prevent random all Japanese pop-up alerts/"are you sure" messages? Thanks for any help
kprower said:
Noob on XDA, and rooted a MT4G in the past wth help from these forums.
Can someone help translate the kanji for rooting the 201M? Will rooting allow you to change the device location and prevent random all Japanese pop-up alerts/"are you sure" messages? Thanks for any help
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Once CWM is online you might be able to flash a VZW or Aussie stock ROM. Actually, you could probably flash CM... That'll fix the Japanese popups. Of course, it also could very possibly brick it. Proper precautions must be made... On my tablet at the moment, does anyone know if sbf.droid-developers has 902 images?
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