This my be a stupid question but i'm looking for a straight answer. What does rooting do? and why do i want to!
The other thread is a bit confusing
May be someone can start a wifi only and stop mixing the to
If you don't know about it then you probably don't need to do it. Rooting allows access into the areas that the normal user doesn't need access to. With root, you can delete any app or file on the xoom which again if you don't know what your doing you can brick your device. You do need root access if you want to load a custom rom. There is a thread that shows how to root with one click.
rooting will allow you to do things not normally allowed. its really up to you. for example if you root you can use an app to take screenshots, etc
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Hope this is the right place to post this question. I'm so curious my cat has one life left.
How would you root a droid from scratch?
What's the process?
I realize the process would fill volumes, so all i'm looking for is some pointers on where I can find this info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=670
Assuming you mean the moto droid 1
If not just search the device and all that info is in the development section, read the first few posts or "stickies" to learn more
Hope this helps
It did help and thanks.
Please correct me where this is wrong but it seems that:
Rooting is simply the process of granting yourself superuser privileges on the phone.
If that's correct, then what, on a stock phone, is preventing me from getting root access to the phone?
How do I find whatever it is that's blocking root access?
How do I change the 'blocker' to allow root access?
A specific example on the process would be very informative.
Hi,
I hope this isnt a stupid question. I tried searching first but can't seem to find this exact question. From my understanding, by Rooting a device, I provide myself with Root access to modify system files and scripts.
My question is, in theory, just like in any other linux, if I was to get root access (SU) and modify system files (for example the wpa_supplicant fix) and then unroot, shouldnt it keep my rooted changes when I am out of the superuser?
So, what I am asking is, "Is it possible to Root my xoom, make a few quick fixes like the WPA_supplicant and the SD card driver, and then unroot, keeping the changes persistent, but not the rooting? Or, am I misunderstanding a fundamental principal?
I'm not 100% sure why you would want to unroot. If there are other changes that need to be made in the future to the device, you would need to run root scripts again and it adds steps to the process - Adding greater complexity, greater complexity = greater risk.
In theory your changes should stay, because you only need to root permissions when actually writing to that part of the filesystem and as long as it is not something that needs to be reapplied on boot - it should be able to so what it needs to do.
the reason is because, in theory, it wouldnt look "rooted" so if I need service, it should pass the test...
also, I thought that it would allow the updates to still come in...
would these things not be affected?
ethanpil said:
the reason is because, in theory, it wouldnt look "rooted" so if I need service, it should pass the test...
also, I thought that it would allow the updates to still come in...
would these things not be affected?
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Updates definetly won't. Happen if the file structure has bee modified. Regardless of root. Also, before you send it in for service, any tech you talk to will have you factory reset it fist. So it wouldt matter.
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Hi,
I am new to the Atrix, but have a background in software development and was a sys admin on unix for a number of years.
I would like to know if, after a phone is rooted, do all apps run as root? or does routing simple install a setuid "su", and root apps call that when they need root access?
The webtop2sd post looks very complete and also something I will try soon. Do I need to unlock the bootloader to run a modified webtop from my sd card?
I would like to keep my phone as stock as possible, but enable a hacked webtop on the sd card.
Also there are 1000's of root threads, what is the safest canonical method (that can easily be undone)?
Many thanks and sorry for asking for your time. I have not found these answers around, but then again, there is a great amount of mis-information out there.
thx,
Scott.
Don't take this as "authoritative" but I don't believe they do, for 2 reasons.
1) If all the apps were running as root, we wouldn't run into permissions problems and have to run "Fix Permissions" to fix the resulting FC's. But we do.
2) If all the apps were running as root, none of them would need "su" to gain superuser permission but I still get that for certain root apps (Samba, Titanium Back, Rom Manager, etc, etc, etc).
hi guys,
first, i m all time thankful to these developer guys, you make mobile world so genius, yeah it was never genius,
second, something i learn and something i want to learn more is about android always, but here is my question below that is really important. i don't know if it really make sense or not but i would like to know your opinion.
question :- i see there is a way to push files into device without rooting it. is it secure? it is safe? i guess yes. than how can i push titanium backup(data only) of particular app into my device?
example : - i myself after learning lot about apk tool and all that, modded "whatsapp" successfully and which is out of this world according to me, lately i cam to know there is already one called whatsapp GB, but mine is mine. (right now i don't have rooted device so couldn't send screenshot), but what i am trying to figure out is, i can install my modded apk on my non-rooted device and can run it either, problem comes when it is about registering number, what i really thought that if i can push titanium backup of my modded whatsapp.apk (data only - taken perviously when i had rooted device) to this non rooted device via ADB, than i didn't need to root my device ever, and so for any other app that is modded by me or any developers can be executed on non rooted device.
pros - if this is possible than i guess People won't need to root device, will not loose warranties, will not loose device by bricking it, will get out of a procedure of root methods, no one will ask more about root method, soft brick, hard brick, boot loader issues and many more questions like that i guess.
there will left only one tutorial than if this is possible and it will be like this - how to use adb?(step by step : beginner to black hat).
if this is possible than what we need? proper method of how to use adb, most of people easily can learn how to use adb but most of tutorial misses some points like how to push file by changing r/w permission, and where to put new data backup or files in device like some tutorial i have seen gives only command line but people actually don't know where to put the file like /data/data and than what?
Developers and Rooted device owner will become God in fact in this case because they can lead the rest in right path.
is this possible? or am i ridiculously making no sense?
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hi guys,
first, i m all time thankful to these developer guys, you make mobile world so genius, yeah it was never genius,
second, something i learn and something i want to learn more is about android always, but here is my question below that is really important. i don't know if it really make sense or not but i would like to know your opinion.
question :- i see there is a way to push files into device without rooting it. is it secure? it is safe? i guess yes. than how can i push titanium backup(data only) of particular app into my device?
example : - i myself after learning lot about apk tool and all that, modded "whatsapp" successfully and which is out of this world according to me, lately i cam to know there is already one called whatsapp GB, but mine is mine. (right now i don't have rooted device so couldn't send screenshot), but what i am trying to figure out is, i can install my modded apk on my non-rooted device and can run it either, problem comes when it is about registering number, what i really thought that if i can push titanium backup of my modded whatsapp.apk (data only - taken perviously when i had rooted device) to this non rooted device via ADB, than i didn't need to root my device ever, and so for any other app that is modded by me or any developers can be executed on non rooted device.
pros - if this is possible than i guess People won't need to root device, will not loose warranties, will not loose device by bricking it, will get out of a procedure of root methods, no one will ask more about root method, soft brick, hard brick, boot loader issues and many more questions like that i guess.
there will left only one tutorial than if this is possible and it will be like this - how to use adb?(step by step : beginner to black hat).
if this is possible than what we need? proper method of how to use adb, most of people easily can learn how to use adb but most of tutorial misses some points like how to push file by changing r/w permission, and where to put new data backup or files in device like some tutorial i have seen gives only command line but people actually don't know where to put the file like /data/data and than what?
Developers and Rooted device owner will become God in fact in this case because they can lead the rest in right path.
is this possible? or am i ridiculously making no sense?
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hi guys,
first, i m all time thankful to these developer guys, you make mobile world so genius, yeah it was never genius,
second, something i learn and something i want to learn more is about android always, but here is my question below that is really important. i don't know if it really make sense or not but i would like to know your opinion.
question :- i see there is a way to push files into device without rooting it. is it secure? it is safe? i guess yes. than how can i push titanium backup(data only) of particular app into my device?
example : - i myself after learning lot about apk tool and all that, modded "whatsapp" successfully and which is out of this world according to me, lately i cam to know there is already one called whatsapp GB, but mine is mine. (right now i don't have rooted device so couldn't send screenshot), but what i am trying to figure out is, i can install my modded apk on my non-rooted device and can run it either, problem comes when it is about registering number, what i really thought that if i can push titanium backup of my modded whatsapp.apk (data only - taken perviously when i had rooted device) to this non rooted device via ADB, than i didn't need to root my device ever, and so for any other app that is modded by me or any developers can be executed on non rooted device.
pros - if this is possible than i guess People won't need to root device, will not loose warranties, will not loose device by bricking it, will get out of a procedure of root methods, no one will ask more about root method, soft brick, hard brick, boot loader issues and many more questions like that i guess.
there will left only one tutorial than if this is possible and it will be like this - how to use adb?(step by step : beginner to black hat).
if this is possible than what we need? proper method of how to use adb, most of people easily can learn how to use adb but most of tutorial misses some points like how to push file by changing r/w permission, and where to put new data backup or files in device like some tutorial i have seen gives only command line but people actually don't know where to put the file like /data/data and than what?
Developers and Rooted device owner will become God in fact in this case because they can lead the rest in right path.
is this possible? or am i ridiculously making no sense?
This is not the right place.
You were already advised to post in the Ask any Query Newbie Friendly thread last month.
Please post there with all relevant details.
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