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For Droid 2's on Gingerbread, click link below to find info to Root your phone
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/0...roidx2-droidx-and-droid3-running-gingerbread/
One Click Root Version for Linux and Works for Mac, too!
This is still a work in progress! Gonna call it 3.3 (I went through 3 previous versions). It takes the 2.2.1 version and adds a user interface. Nice, easy, clean. In order to run this script, you need to chmod (change permission) of the .sh file, and then execute it.
Download the file here: http://kimete.com/droid/beta/dorootv3.sh
It is good for both Linux and Mac. All you have to do is execute it and the script will download all the appropriate files for you!
How to run this in Ubuntu/Linux
How-to video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvlB3e_UE8I
Note: General idea. You no longer need to update android-sdk, though.
1. Download the file.
2. Right-click the file, choose properties, choose the permission tab, and check executing file as program, close window
3. Double-click the file, choose Run in Terminal, and it'll start.
4. Choose 1 for install and root. Choose 2 for root process only. Only good if you've rooted using this method before, or you need to reroot your phone. Choose 3 to unroot. Choose 4 for credits/donation information. Choose 5 to exit. Choosing other numbers...
How-to for Mac
How-to video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7s8dtfYyHI
Note: General idea. You no longer need to download and install android-sdk anymore.
1. Download dorootv3.sh. Best to put it on your desktop.
2. Open a terminal. Go to the magnifying glass and type in terminal, and then select it.
3. Next, you need to change permissions. Type in the terminal chmod 0755 followed with a single space. Then drag the dorootv3.sh into terminal.
You should see something like this chmod 0755 /user/(file path)/dorootv3.sh. Press enter.
4. Now run your file by dragging the file into the terminal again and pressing enter!
5. Now choose and option...
New version of rooting for Linux and Mac! Version 2.2.1!
Linux 2.2.1: http://www.kimete.com/droid/beta/DoRootLinux_221.zip
Mac 2.2.1: http://www.kimete.com/droid/beta/DoRootMac_221.zip
General Instructions:
1. Extract the files.
2. Change the permissions on the doroot.sh file
3. Run doroot.sh file.
Instructions for Linux and Mac
1. Extract the respective files to somewhere accessible. Your home directory or desktop is idea. The file comes in a .zip file. Just open it up and drag and drop the DoRootMac or DoRootLinux folder.
2. Make sure you phone is in PC Mode with USB Debugging enabled
PC Mode: Notification blind -> USB connection -> PC Mode
USB Debugging: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging
You need USB debugging icon showing in notifications. Try Charge Only if you can't get PC Mode to show USB debugging.
3. Navigate to the folder in terminal.
example: [cd /DoRootMac or cd /DoRootLinux]
4. enter [chmod 0755 doroot.sh] then run it [./doroot.sh]
5. Let it run.
6. That's it, you are done.
One Click Root for Windows
Here's the Windows version. Facelessuser pushed this through and worked his magic. Give it a try. Very exciting stuff. I haven't used it yet, but according to him, it should work!
Download here, Ver. 2.1.4:
http://www.kimete.com/droid/beta/DoRootWin_2.1.4.zip
Instruction for Windows:
How-to video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7RGVikpQ8o
1. Extract the folder from the DORoot zip file to your desktop. You should be moving 7 or 8 files into the tools folder.
2. Install Motorola Drivers
(Tip, to stop the launching of the Verizon/Motorola site, go to the MotoConnect icon in the bottom righ, right click, when phone connects, nothing.)
3. Make sure you phone is in PC Mode with USB Debugging enabled
PC Mode: Notification blind -> USB connection -> PC Mode
USB Debugging: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging
You need USB debugging icon showing in notifications. Try Charge Only if you can't get PC Mode to show USB debugging.
4. Double-click and run doroot.bat
5. Let it run.
6. That's it, you are done.
Motorola Drivers (if you are using Windows) which can be found here:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
Many thanks to facelessuser for working his magic!
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How-to Videos
Video of the Rooting Process for D2 and DX by [email protected]
For Windows/Mac/Linux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5l3MDomDSc
Video of the Rooting Process for D2 and DX by DarkOnion
For Windows
New: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7RGVikpQ8o
Old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzlg9a-H42w
How to use the ADBDL.sh file by DarkOnion
For Mac and Linux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cHpGXfEudM
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my anti-virus tell me that the files contain Trojan's?
The files are exploits and hack your phone. Don't worry, they are clean. However, to be safe, do not download from any other source than the ones linked in this post.
I've gotten countless hate mail and comments on Youtube users about rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin being detected as a trojan. It is an EXPLOIT. If you are scared that the files I hosted are going to give your computer a virus. Look else where, like Z4Root, though, my understanding is that Z4Root also uses rage.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853704
What is do these files/programs/scripts do?
These scripts will root your Droid 2 or Droid X phone with the least amount of user input as possible.
Why should we use this method and not another method?
All the methods are based off the same process/procedure. If you feel like doing MORE work, we can't stop you. The reason why we wrote all these scripts is to expedite the process, make the procedure easier, and to reduce human input which reduces the chance of human error.
Is there anything I need to know in order to successfully root my phone?
Yes. READ THE DIRECTIONS. Read the directions first. A lot of people make errors because they don't read the directions. I've also provided links to my video and another video which outlines the root process. Both are only a few minutes long.
Root failed! What do I do?
Run the script again! Most people succeed on the first or second try. Usually the rest by the third try.
Do I have to install Android SDK and update it?
It depends. The new Linux/Mac version does not require you to. The windows one, we are still working on.
Does this work on other phones?
I can't answer that. I know it works for Droid 2 and Droid X.
Wait a minute, this isn't really one-click! What's the deal?
Deal with it. Don't like it, try the 25+ step process.
When I open up the Superuser app, I get a blank screen.
That is NORMAL. Superuser lists the processes/applications that you've allowed superuser access to. If you haven't allowed anything, then it will be blank.
How do I test if I have root or not?
Try downloading an app like Wireless Tether (published by Google), and running it.
What USB connection mode do I set my phone to?
PC Mode or Charge Only. Choose the one that comes up with USB Debugging.
I am not very good with computers. Is this something I can do?
Oh yes! The key to success is following the directions.
How do I update Android SDK?
On Windows, you just need to double click the SDK Manager.exe. On Linux/Mac, you need to go into terminal, navigate to the tools folder in the android sdk folder, and run this command ./android update sdk. More information can be found in the SDK Readme text file. On Windows, double-click and run the SDK Manager.
I am getting stuck at the "daemon not found/daemon is starting" part. What do I do?
You need to fumble with the settings on your phone. You don't need to close the terminal. Change between PC Mode and Charge Only mode until it starts to continue. If that still doesn't work, also try disabling then enabling USB debugging for each mode.
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Reporting an Error or a Problem
You can report errors right here in this thread. Make sure you give us as much information as possible. List what operating system you are on, what phone you have, at what part of the script you had errors, and anything else you may have tried or done. The more information you provide us, the better we understand situations. Posting up pics or logs of the terminal is extremely helpful.
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Change log for 1-2-3 Root
Version 0.0 - 25+ step tutorial on how to root D2 on Windows and Mac
Version 1.0 - Initial scripts to streamline processes and reduce user error in Ver. 0.0.
Version 2.0 - Streamline of multiple scripts into 1 script. Minimal commands. Minimal work. With error checking and reporting.
Version 2.1 - addressed issue where remnants of a previous root would not allow root to complete
Version 2.1.1 -
-Cleanup code.
-Address issue where I thought I was killing a hanging rage, but I wasn't (It was a syntax thing)
-Fix for ERROR6 or ERROR5 (this was drastically different than what I did in windows. I wasn't returning exactly a string in format I thought when doing the check, so I had to do some ridiculous stuff to process it.)
-Better error resolution. (more error checking)
-Refined unroot.
-Reboot if you had files from a previous root
-Now the script will automagically download needed root files if they are not in your folder. (If you are behind a proxy, make sure your mac or linux has curl or wget configured for proxies respectively)
-Longer wait before remount (I had it not remount because it was busy once)
Version 2.1.2 -
Linux and Mac
Contains everything windows 2.1.1
Unroots non bootstrapped phones too
All
Contains option to unroot
Version 2.1.3 - Added dounroot.bat
Vesion 2.1.4 -
-Fix bug where people were getting a false ERROR5 because they already had Superuser.apk
-Hide killing of busybox before unroot
Version 2.1.4 - Files are standalone. No need to download Android SDK anymore.
Version 2.2.0 -
-adb included, no SDK needed
-abort if cannot find adb
-remove alternate busybox at /system/xbin and /system/bin when unrooting
-remove alternate busybox at /system/xbin when rooting and installing busybox at /system/bin
-No more hang in exploit...I hope
-Clean up code
Version 2.2.1 - minor revision to code (curl related)
DarkOnion's DoRootv3
Version 3.0 - set-up menu's, added error checking, will detect which OS you are on
Version 3.1 - fixed issues with ADB SDK User interfaces
Version 3.2 - adapted to DoRoot 2.2.1
Version 3.3 - edited code for easier understanding and modifications
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References:
Original procedure produced by Sebastian Krahmer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7838000&postcount=1
Tutorial/How-to Root Droid 2 on Windows by DarkOnion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7865824&postcount=164
Tutorial/How-to Root Droid 2 on Linux/Mac by DarkOnion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8103311&postcount=340
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Appreciate my work and/or help, feel free to send donations my way! Poor college student here who just got a speeding ticket! Doh!
This is outdated information and should be used as a reference only! All updated versions have moved to POST #1.
Hi all. Made it to the front page of XDA Developers.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/easy-rooting-method-for-droid-2/
I just want to make sure credit is given where due. First of all, the original procedure was produced Sebastian Krahmer. From there I wrote an indepth tutorial to root the Droid 2. I took a vague instruction set and help it grown into something that the average person could understand. Understanding the need to simplify the process, I decided to write scripts to further streamline the process. What started out as a 3 part script that involved 8 or 9 commands eventually became a two part script that involved 3 or 4 commands. I have no programming background, by the way. Having trouble getting the process down into one part, facelessuser volunteered to take my work, and put a bunch of neat things into it to get it to work as one thing with error checking! So, with that said, I'd like to thank everyone that had a part in the project, especially facelessuser for his dark magic arts that made the script run, matt4542 for constantly testing my various scripts, and everyone who directly or indirectly ran the scripts!
We are moving forward!
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Hi all.
We (me), facelessuser, and a few others are working furiously to get an easy one step program out for you guys. In the mean-time, I have a pretty safe, and clean, and easy 2 step method for Windows, Mac, and Linux. I am still cleaning stuff up, but for the most part, it all runs well.
What you need:
Android-SDK for your operating system which can be found here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Motorola Drivers (if you are using Windows) which can be found here:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-...tware_and_Drivers/USB-and-PC-Charging-Drivers
And the files/scripts/programs to root for your OS:
Want to try the one step process, go down to post #2!
Windows [1.0]: http://www.kimete.com/droid/DORootforD2Windows.zip
Mac/Linux [1.0]: http://www.kimete.com/droid/DORootforD2Linux.zip
Instruction for Windows:
GO DOWN TO POST #2 AND DOWNLOAD THE ONE STEP
1. Extract and Update Android SDK package to your computer. The file comes in a zip file. Just open it up and drag and drop the android-sdk-windows folder to your C drive. Next, extract the files from the DORoot zip file to the tools folder of Android SDK. You should be moving 7 or 8 files into the tools folder.
2. Install Motorola Drivers
(Tip, to stop the launching of the Verizon/Motorola site, go to the MotoConnect icon in the bottom right, right click, when phone connects, nothing.)
3. Make sure you phone is in PC Mode with USB Debugging enabled
PC Mode: Notification blind -> USB connection -> PC Mode
USB Debugging: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging
You need USB debugging icon showing in notifications. Try Charge Only if you can't get PC Mode to show USB debugging.
4. Double-click and run doroot1.bat
5. Follow the instructions. You will enter into the shell and be prompted with a $.
6. enter [./data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin] and let it run. Can take up to 15 minutes before it boots you out.
6a. To check if rageagainstthecage worked it's magic, enter the shell with adb shell. You should see a # sign. If you don't, you need to run rageagainstthecage again by entering the command from step six.
6b. If you see the #, exit the shell by typing exit.
7. After being booted from shell and back to DOS, enter or double click doroot2.bat
8. That's it, you are done.
Instruction for Linux and Mac:
GO DOWN TO POST #2 AND DOWNLOAD THE 1-STEP!
1. Extract and Update Android SDK package to your computer. The file comes in a .tar.gz file. Just open it up and drag and drop the android-sdk-linux folder to your home directory or desktop. Next, extract the files from the DORoot zip file to the tools folder of Android SDK. You should be moving 7 or 8 files into the tools folder.
2. Make sure you phone is in PC Mode with USB Debugging enabled
PC Mode: Notification blind -> USB connection -> PC Mode
USB Debugging: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging
You need USB debugging icon showing in notifications. Try Charge Only if you can't get PC Mode to show USB debugging.
3. Navigate to the tools folder of your android-sdk
[cd /android-sdk-linux_x86/tools]
4. enter [chmod 0755 doroot1.sh] then run it [./doroot1.sh]
5. Follow the instructions. You will enter into the shell and be prompted with a $.
6. enter [./data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin] and let it run. Can take up to 15 minutes.
6a. To check if rageagainstthecage worked it's magic, enter the shell with adb shell. You should see a # sign. If you don't, you need to run rageagainstthe cage again by entering the command from step six.
6b. If you see the #, exit the shell by typing exit.
7. After being booted from shell and back to command prompt, [./doroot2.sh]
8. That's it, you are done.
Enjoy my works? Want to show your gratitude? Just want to help a poor college student out, donate via PayPal to: [email protected]. All donations are greatly appreciated. Money will be spent on escorts, food, adult beverages, higher education and its bs fees, paying off my phone, and the wonderful speeding ticket I got this week!
Hey Thanks alot for writing this! I just tried it out and ran until completion.
A few things I found.
In the dos prompt, part2 the program asks user to input a few commands. Commands 2 and 3 should end in .sh. The program dosent mention this.
Thanks again
Typo in the 3rd step. You forgot to add '.sh'.
lockdownx1x said:
Typo in the 3rd step. You forgot to add '.sh'.
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Doh. Good catch y'all. I will take care of that now!
Problem
Everytime i type: $ ./doroot2.sh
i get:
./doroot2.sh
./doroot2.sh: not found
thank for the help!
The " ./ " before doroot.sh tells linux to look in the current directory for the file to run. Make sure you in the tools directory of the sdk and that the script is there as well.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App
Yep i definitaly made sure of that but same error. It doesnt matter though i have rooted my droid 2 through the manual proccess
NiteSite said:
Everytime i type: $ ./doroot2.sh
i get:
./doroot2.sh
./doroot2.sh: not found
thank for the help!
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Did you do cd data/local/tmp in adb shell before doing the chmod and ./doroot2.sh?
Yeah the chmod doroot2.sh worked without a problem. ./doroot2.sh did not tried it several times though
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App
NiteSite said:
Yeah the chmod doroot2.sh worked without a problem. ./doroot2.sh did not tried it several times though
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App
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Weird. I am going to send you a PM. Hit me up on Google Talk.
-Kevin
Should turn this in to a one click root app for D2. Couldn't you essentially do some modifications and run it from the phone?
mjones1052 said:
Should turn this in to a one click root app for D2. Couldn't you essentially do some modifications and run it from the phone?
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I am working on it. Hahaha. I don't have any programming background. So I am learning on the fly, but progress is being made.
Though, I have to say that the process is much much much easier than what it originally began as. So... moving in the right direction.
I'm not much of a programmer. I'm on Windows. Do I need to chmod the files, and if so, how would I do that?
Kenny Strife said:
I'm not much of a programmer. I'm on Windows. Do I need to chmod the files, and if so, how would I do that?
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Just follow the instructions. Launch the doroot1.bat file. The .bat file will launch you into ADB shell. chmod the doroot2.sh file, then run it. adb shell again. chmod the doroot3.sh file and run that. Hope that helps. I am on google talk if you need help.
I'm stuck on the second step. Attempting to contact you through Google Talk...
Thanks, by the way.
please help!
i rooted manually and when i try to open superuser permissions icon i get a black screen...should i follow your steps to root now and will that work ??
chrismouro said:
i rooted manually and when i try to open superuser permissions icon i get a black screen...should i follow your steps to root now and will that work ??
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You are okay. Superuser lists the program you've allowed superuser access to. You haven't given any apps access, therefore blank!
Kenny Strife said:
I'm stuck on the second step. Attempting to contact you through Google Talk...
Thanks, by the way.
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Kenny, did you get this resolved? I am experiencing the same issue.
I'm getting kicked the ./doroot2.sh: not found as well. Anyone get past this point?
Sorry to sound pig ignorant about phones but I am ... my expertise is in PCs. So anyway I want to upgrade the Hero with CyanogenMod.
I backed up my contacts, apps, etc and rooted the phone with unrevoked ... lost everything in memory in the process, but that's OK -- the important stuff is backed up.
Rebooted into stock 21. ROM and skipped all the new user stuff ...
OK, here's where I'm lost ... to load the CyanogenMod ROM I apparently need something like Amon-RA, but to load Amon-RA image file I need to install the SDK pack.
So I downloaded the SDK pack, but it is nothing like what is described in all the install SDK posts I've been able to find. What I have found are instructions about running ASroot and other files that don't exist in the SDK version I have.
So like what do I do now, more important ... is there an A to B thread for doing this mod starting from a stock phone, going to unlocking, than loading SDK, than installing Amon-RA (or equivalent) and than installing CyanogenMOD.
I know all this info is out there, but it seems like most of the files I've found don't interface well in the sense that the ones that talk about doing step one aren't terribly relevant to ones that talk about step 2, etc.
Thanks
Yes. Its a sticky at the top of the page. Search "guides" lol...
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
All you need to do with the sdk is download it and extract it. I just put it in the root of my C: drive. Then open a cmd prompt in windows by going to Start > Run > cmd (press enter). Then in the command prompt you need to change directories to the sdk folder you extracted. For example, mine is in C:\android-sdk-windows. I just type "cd c:\android-sdk-windows" then "cd tools" to get into the directory where you can run the adb program. Make sure your phone is in debugging mode by going to settings > applications > development > check the USB Debugging box. Then you can hook the phone up to the usb and run the command "adb devices". If everything is working correctly then you should see a device serial number show up. If that doesn't work make sure you have the htc drivers installed by downloading htc sync from their website and installing it.
Once adb can see the phone then you should run the command "adb shell" and then when you get a $ prompt type su in order to elevate to root. Make sure you put a recovery image on the phones sd card using step 4 from this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=694572 I think he has a link to download the recovery in that guide but just in case here is a direct download link for the recovery: http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=amon_ra/RECOVERY/&file=recovery-RA-heroc-v1.6.2.img Feel free to rename it to recovery.img so that the commands in the guide can be used as is.
Now you should be able to start at step nine from the guide in that thread (you should be in an adb shell when you start). It should be the adb command to flash a recovery image. Once you do that installing roms is as simple as putting them on your sd card and booting into recovery to select the flash option.
Hi
I have LG Optimus P690 running Android 2.3.4
I wanted to setup my phone installation location to SD
by those familiar step...
adb devices
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
all went fine...
but When I installed a app , it was installed in primary memory
instead of sd memory.
That means those adb steps didn't work... is that so....
doesn't it work on 2.3 version of android.
When ran adb devices on cmd..
I didn't get a serial number starting with 'H', is that a problem....
Help me...
Only certain roms allow making the sd card the default location for installing apps. An example is CyanogenMod. Basically, it can be supported in Android 2.2 and above (since starting from Froyo, applications were able to be moved to the sd card).
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Doing this with stock rom
So there's no way to do this with a rooted stock rom? I'd very much like to do it because I have a low-end P500 and the internal memory is ridiculously small.
You can always move your apps manually.
You can't move all the apps to your SD card unless you've AppsToSD or similar to that installed on your fone. If you already have it in your fone then there is one app (ROM Toolbox) that might help you to move your apps directly to the SD card.
they've two version (FREE and PRO) on the Playstore (choose according to your needs).
Good luck!
If that didn't work, then just install the app to the phone then move to sd in manage applications
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA
^^ Thats how I do it... manage applications, move to phone storage....
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STIDRIVER said:
^^ Thats how I do it... manage applications, move to phone storage....
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great answer
Flash rom... cyanaogenMod 7.2.1.....
Goto CyanogenMod setting> Application>install location> change auto to external..... also check on Allow Application moving
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i tried some of your suggestions......bt may be unfortunately it didn't worked.
Ok.... tell me have u rooted ur phone???.... or hv u installed cm7???
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Root LG get apps to SD move apps to SD card simple
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app2sd default
Dineshbalu said:
Hi
I have LG Optimus P690 running Android 2.3.4
I wanted to setup my phone installation location to SD
by those familiar step...
adb devices
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
all went fine...
but When I installed a app , it was installed in primary memory
instead of sd memory.
That means those adb steps didn't work... is that so....
doesn't it work on 2.3 version of android.
When ran adb devices on cmd..
I didn't get a serial number starting with 'H', is that a problem....
Help me...
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Just follow this step:
To install an app to the SD card on Android, the application itself needs to support it. In my experience though, most current apps can be moved to the external storage. However, the system installs all new applications on your device’s internal memory by default, except for those that explicitly request external installation. Luckily, it’s possible to make your Android 2.2+ phone put apps on the SD card by default instead. Here’s how:
1. First you have to enable USB debugging on your Android device from Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.
2. Now you need to download and install the Android SDK on your computer from the attached file. Once you’ve downloaded and extracted the package to the folder of your choice, run SDK Setup.exe and click on Available Packages to the left. If you get an error message at this point, enable “Force http: in the Settings. From the list of available packages, select “Usb Driver package”, click on the Install Selected button in the bottom right corner and follow the prompts.
3. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB-cable. Your OS will prompt you to install new drivers. Choose to install them from the android-sdk/usb_driver folder. Do not mount your device; you only need to plug-in the cable.
4. Next, run a command prompt and navigate to the Android-SDK\tools folder. In Windows, this is done by selecting Run from the Start Menu (or by pressing Win+R) and typing cmd. You change drives in the command prompt by entering the drive letter followed by a colon (, and change folders with the CD command. For example, to enter the Android-SDK folder, simply type cd android-sdk.
5. In the Android-SDK\tools folder, type in adb devices and you should get a serial number starting with “H” in return. All you have to do next is entering adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2. You’re done! Android will now install apps to the SD card by default.
6. To switch back to storing software on the internal memory, enter adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0.
Steps on how to install app in sd / move app to sd
There are certain tricks to regain a couple of MB here and there, like clearing the cache that some applications use, but for those with a taste for apps and games, the phone storage limitation has been quite a nuisance. Android users with root access have been able to enjoy the Apps2SD utility, but getting it to work is a comparatively complicated process. Frozen yogurt to the rescue!
To install an app to the SD card on Android, the application itself needs to support it. In my experience though, most current apps can be moved to the external storage. However, the system installs all new applications on your device’s internal memory by default, except for those that explicitly request external installation. Luckily, it’s possible to make your Android 2.2+ phone put apps on the SD card by default instead. Here’s how:
1. First you have to enable USB debugging on your Android device from Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.
2. Now you need to download and install the Android SDK on your computer from the attached file. Once you’ve downloaded and extracted the package to the folder of your choice, run SDK Setup.exe and click on Available Packages to the left. If you get an error message at this point, enable “Force http: in the Settings. From the list of available packages, select “Usb Driver package”, click on the Install Selected button in the bottom right corner and follow the prompts.
3. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB-cable. Your OS will prompt you to install new drivers. Choose to install them from the android-sdk/usb_driver folder. Do not mount your device; you only need to plug-in the cable.
4. Next, run a command prompt and navigate to the Android-SDK\tools folder. In Windows, this is done by selecting Run from the Start Menu (or by pressing Win+R) and typing cmd. You change drives in the command prompt by entering the drive letter followed by a colon (, and change folders with the CD command. For example, to enter the Android-SDK folder, simply type cd android-sdk.
5. In the Android-SDK\tools folder, type in adb devices and you should get a serial number starting with “H” in return. All you have to do next is entering adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2. You’re done! Android will now install apps to the SD card by default.
6. To switch back to storing software on the internal memory, enter adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0.
Hello, i just got my new samsung 7 plus with honeycome 3.2 and im loving it
I want to know what is the step by step instruction to rooting my device using adb?
the root.zip i found on here dont work for me. when i save the file to /sdcard and n reboot n go into wher i applie the zip from sdcard it shows no files at all on my card. i bought the 16gb version of this tab so i dont have the externel sdcard. i thought that i read one the forum you can only use the externel card not the interel. i believe they added the folder /sdcard to the internel drive and thats why it not viewing.
The rooting instructions say to put it on an "external" sdcard for a reason as recovery will not recognize the internal storage. Do you have adb installed on your computer and at least know how to use it? If not it is going to be way easier for you to just go and spend the $10 for an 8 GB sdcard and install it that way.
I can at least get you part way, installing the sdk and jdk. Here are the instructions for installing the android sdk (adb) direct from google. You also need the java jdk installed on your commputer and google has a link in their instructions.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
You first need the proper usb drivers installed and not exactly sure on how to do that. I already had the android usb drivers installed on my computer for my phone and I just let the compter install whatever else it needed the first time I connected my tab to it.
You will need usb debugging turned in your settings and then power the tab off. You would then plug the usb cable into the tab and computer then boot it into recovery. Once into recovery Mount/System. You then run adb in a command window and change the drive to the platform-tools directory where adb resides. It would look something like this in a command window (c:\android-sdk-windows\ is how I set my computer up yours may be different):
cd c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
To check and see if your device is recognized by adb run the command:
adb devices
If nothing is listed then adb isn't recognizing the device and you would need to troubleshoot your installation or boot method.
As far as installing the root.zip file I'm not sure as I've never had to do that before as I've always had an external sdcard on my devices. Maybe someone else can take you thru the last step. I believe all you would do is push the file inside the zip folder over to the tab. The su file inside the root.zip folder needs to be in the same directory as adb, platform-tools directory.
adb push su /system/bin
I'm not sure if you need to change permissions on this file or not and that is done thru a chmod command in adb shell but not sure of the proper code to use for the GTab to do this. For my phone setting permissions looks like this:
adb shell
cd /system/bin
chmod 0644 Su
exit
Do not use this chmod as I'm not sure it will work on the GTab or what it will do to it, it just an example.
In summary these are the basic steps you are trying to accomplish:
1. Install Java JDK
2. Install Android SDK
3. Install USB drivers
4. Turn USB debugging on in Tabs settings
5. Boot Tab into recovery while connected to PC
6. Mount/System in recovery
7. ADB push su file to system/bin
8. Set permissions of su???
9. Exit adb
10. Reboot phone and install superuser and busy box from market
Thanks im rooted now. I took the sdcard out of my droidx & it works on my galaxy tab & i used the root.zip file.
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Thanks im rooted now. I took the sdcard out of my droidx & it works on my galaxy tab & i used the root.zip file.
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Yes any sdcard will do and that is the easiest way. Though I think everyone should learn how to use adb anyways as it is useful especially if you get into modding.
Yes i do want to learn how to use adb. My desire is to become a developer.
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Just follow the link I provided previously to the android developers site and follow the instructions. You will first have to have Java JDK installed and a link to that is provided on the android developers website in the link. Once JDK is installed download and install the SDK. It will only put the basic functions onto your computer and you will have to install the rest through SDK Manager, this can take a while, up to an hour or so depending on what packages you want to install. At the minimum you would want the Android 3.2 API (GTab 7+ uses this) and the Google USB drivers and then any other API's for phones you may have. I myself installed all the API's as my first phone had Donut (Android 1.6).
I know this may be a stupid question but why root? what special features does it give you? I am not sure If I want to or not.
Anyone? I'm just curious if I should flash a ROM on here or not I just don't know why because it works fine now after the SwiftKey x and other little apps
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Noah321 said:
Anyone? I'm just curious if I should flash a ROM on here or not I just don't know why because it works fine now after the SwiftKey x and other little apps
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There's a difference between "flashing a ROM" and "adding root access".
A custom ROM implies someone has taken the stock software infrastructure, altered/tailored/customized it, and packaged it for others to easily use.
"Rooting" a device just simply gives you access to certain folders, permissions, files, etc.
It's like giving yourself Admin Rights to your work computer (assuming you're over 18 and/or working).
It allows you to do things that the manufacture probably didn't want you to do - like delete "bloatware" (unwanted apps).
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Now phones having very low memory...can move almost all apps to sd card (not pre-installed apps) without root
some apps like whatsapps, ninjump were quite big and doesn't support app2sd
but now you can move these apps also...
Here's how to do this
1. To download the latest version of Android SDK (which includes adb executable), follow instructions from step 2 in the Installing the SDK article from the official Android development site. Note: you do not need to install any other software such as Eclipse for this procedure.
2. After downloading the archive of the SDK, unzip it to any folder and remember its location (let’s call this folder <sdk>).
3. If you are installing Android SDK on Windows machine, you also need to install USB driver as described in USB driver for Windows section.
4. Connect the phone using USB cable and do not enable USB storage mode. Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development and enable USB debugging.
5.Start terminal window on your computer (on Windows: click Start, type “cmd” and press Enter).
6.In the terminal window, navigate to folder containing file named “adb”:
If using SDK 2.3 or later: navigate to <sdk>\platform-tools folder using this command: cd “full-path-to-sdk-platform-tools” (replace “full-path-to-sdk-platform-tools” with an actual path as shown in the screenshot below).
If using SDK 2.2 or older: navigate to <sdk>\tools folder using this command: cd “full-path-to-sdk-tools”.
7.Type the following lines in the terminal window and press Enter after each line:
"adb devices"
( This checks that the phone is connected and is in the correct mode. You should see one entry in the list of the attached devices. If you get “device not found” error, see Troubleshooting section below.)
"adb shell"
(If you get “cannot find file” error and are using Mac or Linux, instead type: ./adb shell )
"pm setInstallLocation 2"
"exit"
without quotes
8.Now on your phone go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications.
and move all the apps to sd card...
remember not to move apps containing widgets to sd card as the widgets wont work after moving to sd card...
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Thanks for this tip
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