Disclaimer: This is not one-click. However, it IS relatively short and straightforward, and does not require you to downgrade.
Credits: The 743C exploit, and ChainsDD for Superuser.
You need:
Android SDK installed and working.
The zip attached to this post.
If you're still on Cupcake (Android 1.5) you'll need su and Superuser from http://bit.ly/su2361cd
So, let's get down to business.
Unzip the attached file into your /android-sdk/tools/ directory, it'll make your life (and ours) easier.
Open up your command line, change to the SDK tools directory, and enter these commands:
Code:
adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
Now execute the exploit:
Code:
adb shell
/data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
Wait for the exploit to finish.
Code:
exit
If it doesn't exit cleanly, chances are it worked, just close your terminal or command prompt and open a new one.
Test that it worked:
Code:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb shell
If you see a $, it DID NOT work, execute the exploit again. (Step 3)
If you see a #, it WORKED, continue:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
exit
adb push su /system/xbin
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
adb install Superuser.apk
You may need to ctrl-c once it says Success!
Next time you 'su' in adb shell, make sure to click Allow in Superuser!
You may instead install Superuser from the Market if you wish.
Clean up the exploit:
Code:
adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
If you ever do a "Factory Reset", Superuser will go away, but you DO NOT lose root. Just reinstall Superuser.
What next? The choice is yours! Remove stock apps, get some good 'ol WiFi tethering, or flash something different!
*NOTE*
The above steps DO NOT put a recovery on your phone, though it is VERY EASY.
Once you're rooted, install ROM Manager by Koushik Dutta from the Market. Open it up, click "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery".
Select your model (Hero CDMA), and hit Allow when the Superuser Prompt shows up.
*NOTE*
The above steps DO NOT install Busybox on your phone.
Simply install Busybox from Stephen (Stericson), available on the market.
Start the app and click Allow when prompted by Superuser.
How To Uninstall
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm /system/xbin/su
rm /etc/passwd
rm /etc/group
Uninstall Superuser.apk then reboot, and you're set!
tehdarkknight said:
Disclaimer: This is not one-click. However, it IS relatively short and straightforward.
Credits: The 743C exploit, and ChainsDD for Superuser.
You need:
Android SDK installed and working.
The zip attached to this post.
So, let's get down to business.
Unzip the attached file into your /android-sdk/tools/ directory, it'll make your life (and ours) easier.
Open up your command line, change to the SDK tools directory, and enter these commands:
Code:
adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
Now execute the exploit:
Code:
adb shell
/data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
Wait for the exploit to finish.
Code:
exit
If it doesn't exit cleanly, chances are it worked, just close your terminal or command prompt and open a new one.
Test that it worked:
Code:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb shell
If you see a $, it DID NOT work, execute the exploit again. (Step 3)
If you see a #, it WORKED, continue:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
exit
adb push su /system/xbin
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/xbin/su
adb install Superuser.apk
You may need to ctrl-c once it says Success!
Next time you 'su' in adb shell, make sure to click Allow in Superuser!
That's it!
I won't give directions on installing a recovery or flashing another rom, there are plenty of threads detailing how to do so.
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Pretty straightforward. This will probably help a lot of newer hero owners, because amazingly, people are still buying them every day!
If I get a chance to test it out, I will.
Nice job. Should be stickied so people don't run around searching through all the old rooting threads which aren't as compatible with the newer RUU versions.
Worked nicely on a refurb Hero that Sprint sent due to the dust problem.
Thanks!
Works great for me
Why am I having trouble doing this? I was able to do it on one Hero though not after many retries, but not on another.
tehdarkknight said:
Disclaimer: This is not one-click. However, it IS relatively short and straightforward, and does not require you to downgrade.
Credits: The 743C exploit, and ChainsDD for Superuser.
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Great! I can't live without WiFi tethering my iPad which is why I haven't done the 2.31.651.7 HTC OTA update at all.
So, I take it that this exploit will root the Official RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.31.651.7_signed_release.exe file then too? I ask because I really don't like to do 'update patches'. I prefer to flash and start fresh so I'm planning on flashing the RUU and then doing this root exploit. Yes, No???
DaWeav said:
Great! I can't live without WiFi tethering my iPad which is why I haven't done the 2.31.651.7 HTC OTA update at all.
So, I take it that this exploit will root the Official RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.31.651.7_signed_release.exe file then too? I ask because I really don't like to do 'update patches'. I prefer to flash and start fresh so I'm planning on flashing the RUU and then doing this root exploit. Yes, No???
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I tested it with the very same RUU, it works.
tehdarkknight said:
I tested it with the very same RUU, it works.
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SUPER!
Because when I saw this post, I tried to download the latest OTA patch, but my phone just responds 'Your phone is up to date. There are no updates available for your phone'. Strange, because I'm on 2.27.651.6 and the OTAcerts.ZIP is in tact.
Oh well, FEAR NOT, because after I get back from the store this morning, then get the TV tuned to the split screen with football on one and the baseball playoffs on the other, and get Leo Laporte's TechGuy radio show screaming...it'll be the perfect time to flash my phone to factory fresh.
Thanks.
Works perfectly on latest and "greatest" stock ROM... excellent
DaWeav said:
SUPER!
Because when I saw this post, I tried to download the latest OTA patch, but my phone just responds 'Your phone is up to date. There are no updates available for your phone'. Strange, because I'm on 2.27.651.6 and the OTAcerts.ZIP is in tact.
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Same thing happened to me, that's why I tested this method with the RUU
What are the advantages to ruu'ing to. 7 and rooting again? I rooted my .5 hero and have had no problems....is there something significant that makes the extra work worth it?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
tehdarkknight said:
Same thing happened to me, that's why I tested this method with the RUU
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Well, I just did the RUU, then did this root, then loaded WiFi Tether, and I'm back in business with my iPad tethering.
Vandelay007 said:
What are the advantages to ruu'ing to. 7 and rooting again? I rooted my .5 hero and have had no problems....is there something significant that makes the extra work worth it?
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One reason is that when I tried to download the latest OTA update today, I could not. And another reason is before I RUU'd, I had less than 50MB of available memory, but now I have 96MB available with all of my programs loaded again. So for me, it just seems more and more that Android (or HTC Sense) is like Windows boxes since it seems I have to reload the Android OS every now and then to clean things out.
Vandelay007 said:
What are the advantages to ruu'ing to. 7 and rooting again? I rooted my .5 hero and have had no problems....is there something significant that makes the extra work worth it?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
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Well, if you're using Sprint's official stock .5 rom, with no tweaks applied, you gain the advantage of having an up-to-date rom with the latest bugfixes from Sprint, plus I would say my root method is less invasive and more transparent than other root methods. My personal opinion is that it feels like a root method that can't be abused easily.
SuperOneClick
But I don't need storage space with firerats custom mtd partition....I have over 200mb free with over 50 apps and zero of them on m SD card
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
this isnt working.... I can't get passed step 3... my phones just restarts, and then i can't get any further than that.
devonkosa said:
this isnt working.... I can't get passed step 3... my phones just restarts, and then i can't get any further than that.
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Give us some info. What's your ROM version?
aosp said:
SuperOneClick
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Is SuperOneClick the same method of rooting?
chiill said:
Is SuperOneClick the same method of rooting?
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Yes it is....
Ok guyz, I'm going to help yall out !!!!
Look at this and this works I just did it.... any questions pm me then I will post up on here....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
This is for rooting your hero and other android devices, even at .7 on the Hero.... I just did this and I laughed at out quick and easy this was... Just make sure you are charge only, and you unzip the downloaded file,.. then open up the SuperOneClickv1.3-ShortFuse.zip on your computer somewhere and open up the SuperOneClick program, and bam you are done....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...5&d=1286657043
Does someone knows how to allow the root access on android emulator?
I have root while connecting via adb, but I want to debug my application's features which require the root access.
When I type "su" in the ConnectBot terminal application I got:
$ su
su: uid 10036 not allowed to su
I tried to execute from adb shell:
# chmod 4755 busybox
but the busybox did not become root neither.
Please help!
+1 Funny.. was going to ask the same question today!
stanglx said:
+1 Funny.. was going to ask the same question today!
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Good. If you find the answer, post it here please.
So, no answer to this?
I ended up by running Android-x86 on the Oracle's VirtualBox emulator. There is a stable Donut and even Froyo available for download. The image is rooted, but does not let me remount the system partition, though.
Just curious. I tried to root a Gingerbread emulator with the new Gingerbreak method, but that didn't work.
Typed by Z using the Gingerbread keyboard.
It's rooted by default. What do you want to do?
No it's not, try su-ing in a console.
GaiusM said:
No it's not, try su-ing in a console.
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Code:
$ adb devices
List of devices attached
emulator-5554 device
$ adb shell
# <-- '#' indicates that I'm root.
# umount /cache <-- only root can do that
# su <-- su works too
#
Do you use "adb shell" or some terminal emulator app?
yes the emulator is already rooted, but it cannot run root-required app, like root explorer.
aldee_s said:
yes the emulator is already rooted, but it cannot run root-required app, like root explorer.
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Ok, thread can be closed now.
Typed by Z using the Gingerbread keyboard.
How can I "officially" confirm that I successfully rooted my Samsung GT P7510 tab. I apologize in advance if my question has already been answered.
Thanks....Tom
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/root-checker-application/
there's an even better way that uses the terminal emulator, but i can't remember/find it >_<
download terminal emulator and type "su" (without " ") a window will pop up.Press allow.
Results from Root Check
Congratulations! You have root access!
Superuser.apk - com.noshufou.android.su - version 3.0.6 is installed!
Standard su binary location:
/system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Alternate su binary location:
/sbin/su: Permission denied
Root user id:
uid=0(root)
Root group id:
gid=0(root)
Results provided by Root Checker from joeykrim in the Android Market
[email protected] said:
download terminal emulator and type "su" (without " ") a window will pop up.Press allow.
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that's it! thanks.
I ran the emulator and allowed it. This definitely means my Tab is rooted? What about the denied portion of my previous post? Also, Titanium Backup won't work. Says my device isn't rooted. I have 4 other apps running that require root access and they all work fine. A glitch with Titanium Backup?
TIA,
Tom
mtmerrick said:
that's it! thanks.
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no probzz
Wow, thanks for the answers folks.
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hello,
I am trying to set up a simple batch/ script to "automate" the root process.
I am using the mempodroid exploit to gain root access. The problem is this:
I am using this in my script,
adb shell /data/local/mempodroid 0xd9f0 0xaf47 sh
when I use this I get a return of [email protected]:/ # and the cmd window locks up and I can not enter anything.
however if I manually enter this,
adb shell
I get back [email protected]:/ $
and then I enter,
/data/local/mempodroid 0xd9f0 0xaf47 sh
I get back [email protected]:/ #
and that is what I want.
I don't know how to automate it in a working way. Any thoughts?
finished this up and have a working simpleRoot! check it out at acertabletforums.com
and now i have compiled ClockWorkMod for A200 as well! check it out at the same spot!