Out of the 4 or so times I've successfully rooted the damn thing, I still am not 100% what I am doing right. Since each time I end up with a headache I've written myself a guide which seems to be almost always wrong along somewhere. I'm curious how wrong my latest discovery is. It seems when I use the 2.2.2 Android sbf I can't follow the usual directions listed on the wiki page. I need to run psneuter from another phone's root hack to give me "busybox, psneuter and su. Then I go back to install the bootmenu. Am I missing anything? Cheers:
II.C. Rooting
[EDIT:: It seems for Froyo 2.2.2 ("CEE sbf") you will probably need to follow the psneuter instructions:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/LG_G2x:_Full_Update_Guide
Then go back and install bootmenu:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Motorola_Defy:_Full_Update_Guide ]
Is there anything else?
II.C.1. Connect Defy via USB and set it to "None." Open up terminal and begin pushing the files over:
Code:
$ adb push $PATH/TO/busybox /data/local/
i.e.
Code:
$ adb push /Users/kg/Android/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools/busybox /data/local/
Push psneuter:
Code:
$ adb push $PATH/TO/psneuter /data/local/
… and su:
Code:
$ dab push $PATH/TO/su /data/local/
Now to change some permissions
Code:
$ adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/busybox
Code:
$ adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/psneuter
Enter into Defy and run psneuter by typing:
Code:
$ adb shell
Code:
$ /data/local/psneuter
Once the command finishes enter:
Code:
$ adb shell
"$" should now be "#."
Code:
# mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
Code:
# mkdir /system/xbin
Should the last command say, "mkdir failed for /system/xbin, File exists" let it be. It tried to create a directory but one with that name already exists. Just move along:
Code:
# /data/local/busybox cp /data/local/su /system/xbin/su
Code:
# chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
Code:
# chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
Code:
# ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
Code:
# exit
One last push:
Code:
$ adb push $PATH/TO/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
Code:
$ adb reboot
Fin.
II.C.2.To Install the Bootmenu by connecting the Defy via USB, allow memory card access.
Drag and drop the bootmenu folder into the SD card
Rename it "bootmenu"
Eject the SD card and on the Defy set the USB mode to "None."
In Terminal start up adb:
Code:
$ adb shell
Now give it SuperUser permissions, enter the following then unlock the screen on the defy and select "allow":
Code:
$ su
The prompt "$" should now be "#."
Code:
# cp -R /sdcard/bootmenu /data/bootmenu
Code:
# cd /data/bootmenu
Code:
# chmod 755 *
Just let this command run the script to the end (when the user prompt, # is given)
Code:
# ./install.sh
Once finished, don't reboot yet:
Code:
# rm -R /data/bootmenu
Now do so:
Code:
# reboot
If you want to see if it worked, upon the first boot animation/logo watch for the LED to flash blue after a good few seconds. Press Volume-Down upon seeing the light. You should be in the bootmenu!
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adb devices
adb push asroot2 /data/local
adb shell chmood 0755 /data/local/asroot2
adb shell
$ /data/local/asroot /system/bin/sh
$ mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock /system (or is it -zero)
$ cd /system/bin
$cat sh > su
$ chmod 4775 su (or 4755?)
$exit
adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img
adb shell
$ su
# flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img
then boot to recovery by typing: reboot recovery while pressing volume down and the when it boots to screen press home?
is this how to do it? help please
Code:
adb devices
adb push asroot2 /data/local
adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img /data/local
adb shell
Code:
chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock /system
cd /system/bin
cat sh > su
chmod 4755 su
flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img
reboot recovery
corrected some stuff for ya make sure asroot2 and recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img is in same directory as adb.exe
and that's good to go
UPDATE: no longer requires a sd card to root + recovery image + made copy/pasteable
fullgrown said:
adb devices
adb push asroot2 /data/local
adb shell chmood 0755 /data/local/asroot2
adb shell
$ /data/local/asroot /system/bin/sh
$ mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock /system (or is it -zero)
$ cd /system/bin
$cat sh > su
$ chmod 4775 su (or 4755?)
$exit
adb push recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img
adb shell
$ su
# flash_image recovery recovery-RA-heroc-v1.2.3.img
then boot to recovery by typing: reboot recovery while pressing volume down and the when it boots to screen press home?
is this how to do it? help please
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Up to the exit is the rooting part, yes. After that you can shell in and type "su" and have root access.
The rest of it is installing a custom recovery image.
thank you!!! now i'm rooted!!!
I have upgraded from 309 to 318.......wanting to root it using z4root and universal androot but both apps dont work for this 318 version.....
does anyone have any clues to what i can do? please advise, thanks
Please Do Not Post the Same Question in 2 Forums i will Lock this one as i have answered the other one
Quoted from fards' thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844966&highlight=rageagainstthecage
Been rooting this way since day 1 -- if you aren't the type in command prompt, you can also just copy and paste the command lines exactly~
GET ECLAIR/FROYO version of Superuser.apk and su
from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828 extract the two files to the directory you're working from..
GET rageagainstthecage from
http://stealth.openwall.net/xSports/RageAgainstTheCage.tgz
extract the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin to the same directory you're working from
open a terminal/command line
adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
adb push su /data/local/tmp/su
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
adb shell chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
adb shell chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/busybox
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp
./rageagainstthecage
******this will kill adb server but manually kill it anyway and restart it ******
adb kill-server
adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
**********Follow the following steps to install Superuser.apk, busybox,su ****************
cd /data/local/tmp
./busybox cp busybox /system/bin/
chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
busybox cp Superuser.apk /system/app/
busybox cp su /system/bin/
chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
exit
exit
then reboot streak
************to remount filesystem as readonly,*************
adb shell
# su
su
#mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
# exit
exit
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Hi,
a pin of my USB connector is broken so I cannot get a USB data connection to a PC (but charging still works ...).
How can I root the official 318 build of froyo ? More specifically, in the new build, there doesn't seem to be any mounted filesystem on which one can copy RATC to run it.
Any hint welcome.
Have you already tried superoneclick, androot, or z4root? If so, then maybe try the below.
I don't know if this will work but you can try fard's instructions to root manually and use "Terminal Emulator" from Market instead of ADB SHELL, but i don't know what will happen when you run rageinthecage~ You will need to change the instruction a bit for your case.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844966&highlight=rageagainstthecage
Instructions:
1. Copy all the needed files (from fards thread) into the SDCARD.
2. run Terminal Emulator
3. cd /sdcard/
4. busybox cp rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
5. busybox cp Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
6. busybox cp su /data/local/tmp/su
7. busybox cp busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
8. chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
9. chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/busybox
10. cd /data/local/tmp
11. ./rageagainstthecage
12. Reset Terminal
13. Start Terminal Emulator again
14. mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
15. follow the rest of the instructions below "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system "
In case you can't find it in the thread, here is the original post by fards:
GET ECLAIR/FROYO version of Superuser.apk and su
from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828 extract the two files to the directory you're working from..
GET rageagainstthecage from
http://stealth.openwall.net/xSports/RageAgainstTheCage.tgz
extract the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin to the same directory you're working from
open a terminal/command line
adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
adb push su /data/local/tmp/su
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
adb shell chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
adb shell chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/busybox
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp
./rageagainstthecage
******this will kill adb server but manually kill it anyway and restart it ******
adb kill-server
adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
**********Follow the following steps to install Superuser.apk, busybox,su ****************
cd /data/local/tmp
./busybox cp busybox /system/bin/
chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
busybox cp Superuser.apk /system/app/
busybox cp su /system/bin/
chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
exit
exit
then reboot streak
************to remount filesystem as readonly,*************
adb shell
# su
su
#mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock6 /system
# exit
exit
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Well...
yes, I have tried all that.
The main problem with the last option (i.e. CLI) is that the directory /data/local/tmp/ is not user writable (actually /data permissions are 751). So I was in search of a another directory (in an executable partition) where I can copy rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin.
Finally found it : "find" was my friend. /firstboot/sqlite/jackpal.androidterm/ is owned by my user (ID 10123)! It's the only one I found in all the filesystems!
Note that "find" is available through /system/bin/busybox_1P8P1. Btw /firstboot/sqlite/jackpal.androidterm/ seems to be linked to the terminal process.
Ran rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin various times to no avail ! It didn't give me root!
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.
Hi all,
I want to root my U8800 under a Linux-OS. Is there a recommended and safe way to do that? Currently my phone ist flashed with V100R001C00B528G001.
I know these threads, but I am unsure if the described methods in these threads are act up on my Linux-System.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423422
Many thanks in advance,
Ponder
So, after some days of reading helpfull threads in this forum I found a way to root my u8800 under my favorite OS archlinux To get access to the smartphone it's important to install some packages previously:
Install some packages from the ArchLinux reposities:
pacman -S abs
pacman -S base-devel
pacman -S jdk7-openjdk
pacman -S openal
pacman -S swt
pacman -S libstdc++5
pacman -S libmtp
Download some files from the AUR "ArchLinux User-Community Repository":
(Don't do this as root, do this as normal user and save the packages in ~/android)
android-sdk
android-sdk-platform-tools
android-udev
Create packages (via makepkg) from the three files above and install them via pacman.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR
After installing the three packages put your user to the group adbusers
Code:
gpasswd -a <your user> adbusers
Figure out the device IDs from u8800:
lsusb
Code:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 12d1:1037 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Ideos
Adding udev rules for the u8800 device:
There is a template file called "51-android.rules" in the folder "android-udev". Search for the String "Huawei" and replace [VENDOR ID] and [PRODUCT ID] with yours. Copy these rules into /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules:
Code:
# Huawei
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="12d1", MODE="0666", GROUP="adbusers"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="1037", SYMLINK+="android_adb"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="12d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="1037", SYMLINK+="android_fastboot"
Then, to reload your new udev rules, execute:
Code:
# udevadm control --reload-rules
Does It Work? After you have setup the udev rules, unplug your device and replug it. After running:
Code:
$ adb devices
you should see something like:
Code:
List of devices attached
404D8E65F146 device
Download B528_ROOT.rar. I found it in this thread (#7):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533922
Prepare your phone for rooting:
1) Dial: *#*#2846579#*#*
2) Go to projectmenu > background settings > log settings > log switch > set Log on
3) Reboot Phone
4) Switch USB Debugging ON
5) Download B528_ROOT.rar (not SuperOneClick v2.3.3).
6) Plug your U8800 into your computer but DO NOT mount SD Card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728
7) Extract B528_ROOT.rar and open the file "B528_root.bat" with an editor.
8) Open a terminal as normal user and change into the directory with the file "B528_root.bat".
9) Copy the following commands step by step into the terminal.
Code:
adb wait-for-device
adb reboot-bootloader
fastboot boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
adb wait-for-device
at this point it seems the procedure get stuck. Try the next commands... :-)
adb remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/.
adb shell "chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox"
adb shell "/data/local/tmp/busybox mount -o remount,rw /system"
adb push makespace /data/local/tmp/.
adb shell "chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/makespace"
adb shell "./data/local/tmp/makespace"
adb shell "dd if=/data/local/tmp/busybox of=/system/xbin/busybox"
adb shell "chown root.shell /system/xbin/busybox"
adb shell "chmod 04755 /system/xbin/busybox"
adb shell "/system/xbin/busybox --install -s /system/xbin"
adb shell "rm -r /data/local/tmp/busybox"
adb push su /system/bin/su
adb shell "chown root.shell /system/bin/su"
adb shell "chmod 06755 /system/bin/su"
adb shell "rm /system/xbin/su"
adb shell "ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su"
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/.
adb shell "cd /data/local/tmp/; rm *"
adb reboot
Now, your smartphone should be rooted.
Some helpfull threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20869699
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18615502
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423422
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Android