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Let's root the i858 - ADB access is here!

Okay, I have been able to get ADB access to the I-Mobile i858; but I cannot get root. There is an SU program and Busybox pre-installed on this device. I tried changing the permissions of SU to 4755 and 6755 without success. It looked like it was trying but something is interfering with root. Maybe if we work together we can figure this out. I even modified a flash image to set the permissions when it flashed the new image. That still did not give me root.
Here is how you get ADB to connect. It is kind of a pain but at least now we can talk to the device.
1. Install the "Android Terminal Emulator" by Jack Palevich from the Android Market to your device.
2. Download the Android ADB device drivers from this link and un-rar them.
http://www.generalmobile.com/support/dstl1/DSTL1_USB_Driver.rar
3. Open Device Manager on your computer.
4. Make sure debugging is turned off on your device in Settings>Applications>Devices.
5. Open the Terminal Emulator you downloaded in step 1 and type in the following command "<enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter>".
6. Go back to Settings>Applications>Development on your device and turn USB Debugging on. Click OK when prompted to confirm.
7. Plug the USB cable into your i858 and then your computer's USB port. In my tests using a reliable hub is okay.
8. You will see a device under Universal Serial Bus Controllers that says either "USB Mass Storage Device" or "USB Composite Device." Watch that section in Device Manager to see which one is the new one when you plugged in your device.
8. Uninstall the Mass Storage or Composite Device that was added to Device Manager when you plugged in your computer. You do this by right-clicking it and selecting "Uninstall".
9. On Device Manager Click the Actions pull down menu and click "Scan for hardware changes".
10. If you are lucky an unknown Android Device will no be listed in the Device Manager as not working due to no drivers installed. Go to properties of this device and update drivers browsing to the folder when you unzipped the drivers downloaded in step 2 above. The Android ADB drivers will now install.
11. If that doesn't work keep uninstalling the Mass Storage or Composite Device and rescan until the Android Device appears in Device Manager.
12. If you unplug it you will have to go back to step 4 but you can skip step 5.
13. If you reboot or turn off your device you will have go to back to step 4.
14. Unfortunately, I have to do this ritual every time I want to connect to the device by ADB; but heck it sure beats having no ADB access at all.
Now that you guys have ADB access let's rock this device, root it and have some fun. I spent all day trying to root it without success. I did manage to make the phone do some weird things and reboot a couple of times. I was changing permissions for the pre-installed "su" program in "/system/bin" but obviously there is something else that needs to be done to root this device. At least we are one or two steps closer now.

Thanks for sharing with us your work
For me i just delete apps befor i flash the rom because after when the apps installed i can t delet them because there are protected.

closer66 said:
Thanks for sharing with us your work
For me i just delete apps befor i flash the rom because after when the apps installed i can t delet them because there are protected.
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If the device was rooted then you could delete them on the phone.

I-Mobile i858 has been rooted!!!
Okay, the I-Mobile i858 comes pre-rooted but there is something wrong with the way it was setup and root doesn't work. You download a program called Universal Androot and let it re-root the device so that it corrects whatever mistakes the ODM put in that made root not work. In your browser go to the following URL and install the program.
http://bit.ly/cwNm9u
When you run the program it says the device is already rooted; but there is some problem as the rooting is not complete. So you tell the program to root the device again. After it is done the device is rooted and stays rooted after reboot. Programs like Boot Control that require root access now work. There is a SuperUser Authorizer app that will intercede the first time and ask you if you want to give root permission to that app. That is a good thing and will protect you from malicious programs getting root that can cause you all kinds of nightmares.
But, I am root and I still cannot uninstall the pre-installed apps. How do you do that even as root? I am missing something.

hey great new s thanks for your work today i went to the i-mobile shop in samui and there say rom update is official confirm to 2.1 or maybe 2.2 there dont know excactly

Now i have root thanks. But following problem when i try to delete some apps that pre installed.
Says delete it but in real do not delete the app ummm
do you have any id why i can not delete the apps??

closer66 said:
Now i have root thanks. But following problem when i try to delete some apps that pre installed.
Says delete it but in real do not delete the app ummm
do you have any id why i can not delete the apps??
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Any pre-installed apps cannot be deleted the normal way. Install Titanium Backup from the Android Market and let it have root when requested. You can use that program to uninstall pre-installed apps with root.

Rooted! ADB! Now this device gets much more useful! Great work jboxer, thanks!
BTW the rooting app has been updated to v1.6.1
Home page:
http://blog.23corner.com/tag/universalandroot/
Download:
http://bit.ly/aa4jxJ

Follow this Link droidsans.com/node/4018

android rooting without a pc ?

hi, is it conceivably possible to root a fone with something like connect-bot. since it's local command-line shell has access to the directory tree above /mnt/sdcard , couldnt someone download the files needed for the root to the fone via the web browser and copy them to the correct locations with something like connect bot ?
i am new to android so i am wondering if there is a hole in my theory ?
thanks,

Depends on the phone really. Some need to flash files you normally can't while OS is still up. Some, perhaps?

There are root deployment applications which can be ran on some phones
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thanks, i wonder if there is a roster of files that need to be updated/ replaced for rooting a 'samsung galaxy s2 epic 4g touch by sprint' (i hate that name).
the reason why i ask is because since android has a perfectly capable linux command-line and file browser then there is no need for windows. (i managed to install heimdall on fedora but i have a suspicion that the apb just runs the commands as if it was run directly on the fone).

Most of the phones need to connect into PC usb port... unfortunatelly

The way of rooting depends on which android version you are using. Some exploits allow applications to get root privilege; others, like psneuter(2.1) or zergRush(2.3.3) work restarting the ADBd with root privileges by making it believe it's running on a test(rooted) phone.
On the first case, I remember an application called "Universal Androot", which I used to root my first Android phone, SE Xperia X10 mini, when using Android 1.6. That app exploited some security error on the system, and gained root itself, so I rooted my phone without need of a computer. Also, for 2.3 API Level 9, I think GingerBreak has an android app which does the same.
For the second type(the most common), it's necessary to use a computer, as the only way to get the root privilege once exploited is via the ADB console "adb shell". The other processes will remain running with their original privileges.

^ thx for the explanation. kinda' like you cant upgrade the kernal of a running system.

hmm that would be nice if someone sort this out..

Like Z4?
HTC Thunderbolt running MIUI

sort of, but more related to android security: exploits like psneuter & zergRush attack ADBd to make it run as root. other exploits, like gingerbreak, give root privileges to the application which run the exploit(somehow equivalent to running "su" on the terminal)
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Impossible to root? Huawei Ascend Y

Ok so I recently picked up a Huawei Ascend Y (H866C) from Straight talk. Now I'm no noob to rooting and roming but this thing has got me beat, from near as I can tell Huawei has locked the bootloader and disabled fastboot.
Without fastboot I can't flash a recovery, without the recovery I can't get SU, without SU I can't do ADB shell and push anything to /system; so i'm stuck in a never ending loop.
Does anyone know of a way to remount the system in r/w mode without SU, or for that matter maybe just a way to unlock fastboot mode?
Again I'm not some noob whining cause he can't get rooted, I've spent quite a few hours googling, looking up other forums, and running tests myself and have only now come to ask for help. So please no one tell me to google it or to stop whining.
Thanks
Ninja

i know that i am new to rooting but i do really know how to root.
first, try superoneclick.
disable all antivirus and enable usb debugging.
if that doesn't work, use gingerbreak if you are on gingerbread.
also, disable antivirus.
also, try doomlord's easy rooting toolkit.
if that doesn't work, try kingroot.
remember to use the apk.
otherwise, use the root tool at shouji.360 .cn/ root
hope that helps.

Angjinhang said:
i know that i am new to rooting but i do really know how to root.
first, try superoneclick.
disable all antivirus and enable usb debugging.
if that doesn't work, use gingerbreak if you are on gingerbread.
also, disable antivirus.
also, try doomlord's easy rooting toolkit.
if that doesn't work, try kingroot.
remember to use the apk.
otherwise, use the root tool at shouji.360 .cn/ root
hope that helps.
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I believe I already tried superoneclick, but i'll try it again and the others as well.

Ninjaboy837 said:
I believe I already tried superoneclick, but i'll try it again and the others as well.
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Nope, all those were a no go, thanks for the suggestions. Guess I''ll keep looking.

I dont know either but i found this on they site.....maybe is this the way to make such a recovery cwm on this base??
hell this phone is making me grey hairs!
How Can I Perform a Forced Upgrade?
Download the upgrade package from http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/technicaIndex.do. Use the unzipping software on your computer to decompress the upgrade package. Do not change the name and structure of the dload folder that is contained in the upgrade package. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to your computer. Copy the dload folder to the root directory of your microSD™ card. Disable the USB mass storage feature of your phone. Upgrade the software of your phone using the dload folder on your microSD™ Card. a. Power off your phone. b. Press the volume up and volume down keys at the same time. The upgrade screen with a progress bar is displayed. c. When the progress bar reaches 100%, remove the battery from your phone for 3 seconds. d. Reinstall the battery on your phone, power on the phone, and then wait for the system to start up.
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Do any of those temp-root exploits work on the phone? Can you boot the phone into recovery/download mode? Google "manually root android" and try some of the methods there.

Huawei Ascend Y - Pushed files to sdcard need nautilus distro almost rooted
Ive actually found a possible root. it requires a distro of linux with nautlius. also to first adb psuh the particular files to sd card then after doing so booting linux distro with Nautilus copying the files you pushed to root ls. The huawei Mercury has the same root method on Unleashedprepaidsdotcom, The huawei mercury and the ascend y have both pink screens which i have the drivers instaslled for. i have pushed the files to adb push /sdcard sucessfully just dont have distro with nautitlus to complete this.

Success is here
I can't post links yet but I successfully rooted after weeks of trying with the following typed into my browser. unleashedprepaids.com/showthread.php?tid=7645

For those that are still looking Sketchscarz and GiantPune now have a working root method for the H866C
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092712

Huawei Root
Can u plz tell me how to root huawei y201 pro

Non PC root?

I'm trying to help root an Ace 3 S7270 running stock 4.2.2 for someone and have hit a few snags.
-The PC they use has no Internet connection.
-The device drivers aren't installed so obviously cannot transfer files from device.
Is there anything similar to towelroot that I could use to root the device? Or a way to mount the SD card as a mass storage device (like the mounting feature in TWRP).
I'm doing my nut in with this.

This one used to work on my firmware
Maybe you should try "Key Root Master Modded version" . It seems to be written in Indonesia or Chinese or something but when you entered, tap on "Mulai Root". It will prompt something with chances of success, tap "Root". Now you should get root. If you are lucky, you will get a normal SuperSU. If you aren't, you'll get another Superuser app and SuperSU. In that case, remove it manually.

LG phone is showing ROOT not found when I have ROOT access

Hello,
I recently purchased an LG phone that came with root access. When I connect my phone via ADB, I can see I am root user by using the whoami command. However, when I try to use certain Applications that require root access (such as Network Signal Guru), it is saying ROOT not found.
I am assuming applications that require root access look for a certain directory or file which I don't have since this phone came pre-rooted. My question is, how can I get my phone to run those applications and if I need any files, how would I go about obtaining them?

mohhaxs said:
Hello,
I recently purchased an LG phone that came with root access. When I connect my phone via ADB, I can see I am root user by using the whoami command. However, when I try to use certain Applications that require root access (such as Network Signal Guru), it is saying ROOT not found.
I am assuming applications that require root access look for a certain directory or file which I don't have since this phone came pre-rooted. My question is, how can I get my phone to run those applications and if I need any files, how would I go about obtaining them?
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Reroot and check in rootcheaker app.

rajit said:
Reroot and check in rootcheaker app.
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I bought this phone pre-rooted. I don't think there is a method available for rooting my LG Fiesta phone. The Root Checker app says my device is not rooted as well. However, using ADB shell on my phone is showing me as root user. I have root access on my phone and can access directories and view files, that otherwise wouldn't be possible if I was a regular user.

See in developer option root access only abd..Change it to adb and apps. Tap 7 tine in about/build to get developer option