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Problem running commands in the terminal for android...

Hello, i am trying to boot debian on my nexus one the guide i am using is telling me to run these commands
$ adb remount
$ adb install vnc.apk
$ adb install swapper.apk
$ adb shell
# cd /sdcard/debian
# su
# sh ./debian.sh
# exit (repeat until out of adb)
I am getting to the point where i type the command # cd /sdcard/debian but it tells me cd: can't cd to /sdcard/debian. Anyone know what i am doing wrong? Thanks...
btw i am using ubuntu

[Q]Installing busybox

Hi,
I'm trying to install busybox into a development board by downloading the pre-compiled binary and following the installation steps here. However, after doing so, I'm still unable to use the commands in /system/busybox. For example, when I try to run mknod, it shows me the following error:
Code:
./sh: mknod: not found
Basically, I did the following:
In Linux
Code:
adb root
adb remount
adb push busybox /system/busybox
adb shell
In device adb shell
Code:
cd /system/busybox
./busybox --install .
./sh
cd /system/bin
mv sh sh.android
ln -s /system/busybox/sh sh
It would seem like what I did to install busybox didn't work. May I know what's the correct procedure to install it?
I tried creating symlinks using the same ln command and it works, but do I have to do this manually for every single command?
Thanks!

goister said:
Hi,
I'm trying to install busybox into a development board by downloading the pre-compiled binary and following the installation steps here. However, after doing so, I'm still unable to use the commands in /system/busybox. For example, when I try to run mknod, it shows me the following error:
Code:
./sh: mknod: not found
Basically, I did the following:
In Linux
Code:
adb root
adb remount
adb push busybox /system/busybox
adb shell
In device adb shell
Code:
cd /system/busybox
./busybox --install .
./sh
cd /system/bin
mv sh sh.android
ln -s /system/busybox/sh sh
It would seem like what I did to install busybox didn't work. May I know what's the correct procedure to install it?
I tried creating symlinks using the same ln command and it works, but do I have to do this manually for every single command?
Thanks!
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You didn't add /system/busybox to your PATH
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Hi,
Where would I add it? init.rc or something?

Anyone?
Thanks!

[Guide] Installing Debian on Android 4.2

Requirements:
An ARMv7 chipset (with VPFv3 if using armhf arch)
Loopback kernel support (if using img file as per this guide, otherwise could use dedicated partition on sdcard).
Rooted device
Busybox
Preparing an image:
On a linux machine setup filesystem for mounting on the android device, below I create a 2GB loopback image.
Code:
# dd if=/dev/zero of=wheezy-armhf.img bs=1M count=0 seek=2048
# mkfs.ext4 -F wheezy-armhf.img
# mount -o loop wheezy-armhf.img /debian
Now we populate the filesystem with the files to complete the debian installation.
Code:
# debootstrap --arch=armhf --variant=minbase --foreign wheezy /debian $DEBIANURL
# umount /debian
Complete installation:
Now on the android device we complete the debian installation.
Code:
# mount -o rw,remount rootfs /
# export LINUXROOT=/linux
# mkdir $LINUXROOT
# busybox mknod /dev/block/loop100 b 7 100
# losetup /dev/block/loop100 /path/to/wheezy-armhf.img
# mount -t ext4 /dev/block/loop100 $LINUXROOT
# busybox chroot $LINUXROOT /debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage
# mount -t proc none $LINUXROOT/proc
# mount -t sysfs none $LINUXROOT/sys
# mount -o bind /dev $LINUXROOT/dev
# mount -t devpts none $LINUXROOT/dev/pts
Now you can setup any other mounts you want, for example I bind mount my external USB storage etc. Now to login to the debian environment and install ssh server:
Code:
# export TMPDIR=/tmp
# export USER=root
# export HOME=/root
# export SHELL=/bin/bash
# export TERM=linux
# export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
# export LC_ALL=C
# export LANGUAGE=C
# export LANG=C
# busybox chroot $LINUXROOT /bin/bash
We are now inside debian envrionment and perform some first time setup:
Code:
# passwd root
# groupadd -g 3001 aid_net_bt_admin
# groupadd -g 3002 aid_net_bt
# groupadd -g 3003 aid_inet
# groupadd -g 3004 aid_net_raw
# groupadd -g 3005 aid_net_admin
# groupadd -g 3006 aid_net_bw_stats
# groupadd -g 3007 aid_net_bw_acct
# groupadd -g 3008 aid_net_bt_stack
# echo "deb $DEBIANURL wheezy main" >/etc/apt/sources.list
# apt-get update
# apt-get install openssh-server
# exit
# sync
Now have a SSH service running that allows to login via ssh. Note that if you wish to use networking for other user accounts add them to the aid_inet and aid_net_raw groups. For example for transmission I did:
Code:
# apt-get install transmission-daemon
# usermod -a -G aid_inet,aid_net_raw debian-transmission
# invoke-rc.d transmission-daemon restart

chroot: can't change root directory to '/debootstrap/debootstrap': No such file or di
Hi!
First, thanks for your guide, the only one I've seen for Android 4.2
So I have a nexus 4 on Android 4.3 with Paranoid Android custom ROM and rooted with busybox 1.21 JB bionic (included with the ROM). I've done all the steps above until chroot, which gave me an error:
Code:
[email protected]:/ # busybox chroot $LINUXROOT /debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage
[COLOR="red"]E: No pkgdetails available; either install perl, or build pkgdetails.c from source[/COLOR]
1|[email protected]:/ #
So what now? how do I install Perl for android? Do I have to install microperl from busybox's site?
Please help me, I'm trying to install Debian for 4 days.

Pickout said:
Hi!
First, thanks for your guide, the only one I've seen for Android 4.2
So I have a nexus 4 on Android 4.3 with Paranoid Android custom ROM and rooted with busybox 1.21 JB bionic (included with the ROM). I've done all the steps above until chroot, which gave me an error:
Code:
[email protected]:/ # busybox chroot $LINUXROOT /debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage
[COLOR="red"]E: No pkgdetails available; either install perl, or build pkgdetails.c from source[/COLOR]
1|[email protected]:/ #
So what now? how do I install Perl for android? Do I have to install microperl from busybox's site?
Please help me, I'm trying to install Debian for 4 days.
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I have that same problem. Any solution by now?
Thanks.
m

mickmattes said:
I have that same problem. Any solution by now?
Thanks.
m
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I'll look into it, but it sounds like it has not bootstrapped the image correctly.

Pickout said:
Hi!
First, thanks for your guide, the only one I've seen for Android 4.2
So I have a nexus 4 on Android 4.3 with Paranoid Android custom ROM and rooted with busybox 1.21 JB bionic (included with the ROM). I've done all the steps above until chroot, which gave me an error:
Code:
[email protected]:/ # busybox chroot $LINUXROOT /debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage
[COLOR="red"]E: No pkgdetails available; either install perl, or build pkgdetails.c from source[/COLOR]
1|[email protected]:/ #
So what now? how do I install Perl for android? Do I have to install microperl from busybox's site?
Please help me, I'm trying to install Debian for 4 days.
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No you don't need to install Perl. Something as gone wrong with one of the steps. I'll see what I can figure out. Are you using the armhf arch? Cause I could send you a premade image to see if that has any success for you.

Thanks for your help, I've finally found what's the problem (two weeks ago, I've forgotten this thread), but thanks!
(The problem was that the environment variables were not set up properly)
Thanks to these links, I've managed to install Debian 7 on a rooted Android phone. All credit goes to them:
http://linux-expert.net/?Trucs_et_astuces___Android___Tutoriel_%3A_Chroot_Debian (in french)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45457799
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312013
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631389
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418546
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5671794&postcount=124
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I. On the PC
So first, you have to create the .img file that will contain the OS.
In a GNU/Linux environment (PC) and with the root permissions, type these commands:
Code:
# mkdir debian
# dd if=/dev/zero of=wheezy-armhf.img bs=1M count=0 seek=2048
[COLOR="Red"](NOTE: "of=" will be the name of our .img file and "seek=" the size of the file (MB). Here, we create a file named "wheezy-armhf.img" of 2 GB)[/COLOR]
# mkfs.ext4 -F wheezy-armhf.img
# mount -o loop wheezy-armhf.img /debian
Then we have to fill up the filesystem.
Code:
# debootstrap --foreign --arch=armhf wheezy debian/
# umount debian
Finally, move it to your SD Card. In my case, I moved it on /data/local/
II. On the phone
On your phone, in a terminal emulator and with the root permissions, type the following commands:
Code:
# mount -o rw,remount rootfs /
# export LINUXROOT=/linux
(NOTE: here we'll install Debian on the root of the internal memory, in "/", but we can also install Debian on the SD Card or in /data/loca/linux by changing the path after "LINUXROOT=")
# mkdir $LINUXROOT
# busybox mknod /dev/block/loop100 b 7 100
# losetup /dev/block/loop100 /sdcard/wheezy-armhf.img
# mount -t ext4 /dev/block/loop100 $LINUXROOT
# chroot $LINUXROOT /bin/sh
# export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
# /debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage
The debootstrap's second part should start. Grab a cup of coffee while it's working!
When it's finish, leave the chroot by typing
Code:
# exit
# su
Let's mount the filesystem. We're close!
Code:
# mount -t proc none /proc
# mount -t sysfs none /sys
# mount -o bind /dev /dev
# mount -t devpts none /dev/pts
Now, we have to set the environment variable. Ensure that you have set the correct path of LINUXROOT in case you've chosen another path than /linux.
Code:
# export LINUXROOT=/linux
# export TMPDIR=/tmp
# export USER=root
# export HOME=/root
# export SHELL=/bin/bash
# export TERM=linux
# export LC_ALL=C
# export LANGUAGE=C
# export LANG=C
And finally, chroot.
Code:
# chroot $LINUXROOT /bin/bash
su
Welcome on Debian!
III. DNS and Mirrors
Set a DNS. We'll set the free Google DNS but you can set yours if you want.
Code:
echo -e "domain local\nsearch local\n" >> /etc/resolv.conf
echo -e "# DNS Google\nnameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 8.8.4.4\n" >> /etc/resolv.conf
You can add mirrors to your sources.list if you want. For my case, I'm french so I added french mirrors:
Code:
# echo -e "## Debian Wheezy sources.list\n\n" > /etc/apt/sources.list
# echo -e "## Debian.org FR mirror\ndeb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free\ndeb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free\n\n" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
# echo -e "## Debian security updates\ndeb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free\ndeb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free\n >> /etc/apt/sources.list
IV. VNC
To access your Debian in a graphical environment from your PC or your phone, you have to set up a VNC Server and install a Desktop Environment. Let's install VNC and LXDE.
We'll follow the steps described on the LXDE wiki:
Code:
su
# apt-get update
# apt-get install lxde
# apt-get install tightvncserver
Set up the VNC server by typing the following command, which will ask you to set two passwords (let the second password if you want):
Code:
# vncserver
Kill the session:
Code:
# vncserver -kill :1
Go to /root/.vnc/ and edit the xstartup file: comment out #/etc/X11/xsession and add these two lines:
icewm
lxsession
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To start a VNC session, type "vncserver -geometry <HEIGHT>x<WIDTH>". For the Nexus 4, we would type "vncserver -geometry 1184x768"
To access your Desktop Environment from your phone, download android-vnc-viewer and launch it.
In the password field, type your password. In the address field, type "127.0.0.1", in port type "5901" and select 24-bit color (4bpp).
V. Script
I've made three scripts to mount, launch and unmount Debian. Whenever you reboot your phone, you'll have to mount Debian, set the environment variables and chroot.
VI. Credit
All credit goes to them:
http://linux-expert.net/?Trucs_et_astuces___Android___Tutoriel_%3A_Chroot_Debian (in french)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312013
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=631389
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418546
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5671794&postcount=124
VNC
Sorry for my bad english

Thanks for your work and solution. However I did not try it yet, because I'm trying to do it with the following solution. Perhaps I'll do this one next weekend
http://whiteboard.ping.se/Android/Debian
I really like the idea of it.
Just have a look.
P.S: By the way, I'm running Pacman-Rom (4.3) and it seems to work, if you flash googy-Kernel or some other Kernel. CM-Kernel has
some kind of SElinux restriction, which prevents you from changing the debian root password.

Wow, it sounds amazing! I will sure give it a try next week too.
Thanks for the link!

Pickout said:
Wow, it sounds amazing! I will sure give it a try next week too.
Thanks for the link!
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I got stuck in a bootloop after flashing. I'm quite sure, that I did everything correctly...
I think my Pacman-Rom (JB 4.3) is to blame.

Thanks for the guide, was looking for something like this. I tried it first on an SD card formatted to ext4 (wanted a larger than 4GB .img file) but it failed to work. Went back to fat32 and for now kept a 4GB .img and after following you guide, it worked perfectly.

Where can I find the img ?
Hello,
Thanks for this how too!!
But where can I find the img ? wheezy-armhf.img ?
Thanks for your help,
Cheers,
Mat

matthieuDroid said:
Hello,
Thanks for this how too!!
But where can I find the img ? wheezy-armhf.img ?
Thanks for your help,
Cheers,
Mat
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you make it yourself: the dd-command in the beginning creates a file called wheezy-armhf.img and fills it with zeros.

need enlightenment
hello,
i'm follow the instruction but get stuck with
# chroot $LINUXROOT /bin/sh
chroot: can't execute 'bin/sh': No such file or directory
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pls help
i'm using galaxy note 3 n900 with armv7

[UBUNTU][DEBIAN]Common Commands used in Linux

Common Commands used in Linux.
Since, Android is based on Linux, there is much possibility that there is a need to use a Linux based OS. For such use, UBUNTU
is favoured, for its easy and more user friendly.
Today, I am going to Post a few commands that are very useful to the newbies to development
I myself am new, and have faced many problems with this, so I am posting a this thread, to help all the noobs/newbies find what they need in a single place
Okay so, lets start with some basic commands, which can be classified as general commands, and each Linux user MUST KNOW ALL OF THEM !!
Code:
sudo
It simply means "Superuser do". It requires password.
Code:
sudo apt-get install APPLICATION_name
This installs the application finding it on the internet, and gives you the suitable output(If the app exists or not).
Code:
sudo apt-get remove APPLICATION_name
It Removes the application
Code:
sudo apt-get update
it updates the repositories
Code:
sudo apt-get upgrade
upgrades your installed application with their latest versions from Ubuntu repositories
Code:
killall APPLICATION_NAME
kills (terminates) an application
Code:
ps -e
displays currently running processes
Code:
kill APPLICATION_PID
kills an application; where APPLICATION_PID.
NOTE: YOU CAN FIND "PID" USING EARLIER CODE.
Code:
wget http://path_to_file.com
downloads a file from the web to current directory
Code:
cd /PATH/TO/DIR
changes current directory to DIR. Use cd to change the current directory into any dir
Code:
cd ..
Like ms-dos, goes up one directory
Code:
dir
OR
Code:
ls
lists directory content
Code:
man COMMAND
Displays manual for command.
eg: man sudo
Code:
cp ORIGINALFILE NEWFILE
Copy a file
Code:
mv SOURCE DESTINATION
Moves a file
NOTE: YOU CAN ALSO RENAME A FILE WITH THIS.
EG: mv old_filename new_filename
Code:
mkdir FOLDERNAME
Make a directory/folder
Miscellaneous: Level 2
Code:
du -sh folder name
This calculates the size of the folder
Code:
ps -aux
This shows all the running processes
Code:
chown -R User:User dir
Change owner of files and directories
Code:
chmod 777 yourScript
This makes a shell script ".sh" extension
Code:
netstat -anltp | grep "LISTEN"
See all open ports on your machine
Code:
sudo apt-get install ufw
sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
sudo ufw allow 21/tcp
sudo ufw enable
Ubuntu provides a uncomplicated firewall (ufw). To install it and only allow SSH, FTP, and webtraffic use the following command.
Network Commands
Code:
ifconfig
Shows the network connections
WILL UPDATE REGULARLY AS MUCH I COULD.

Code:
passwd
Run after installing Linux when you see "[email protected]:~$" to set your root pass word
Code:
adduser
Replace and run to add a new user
Code:
adduser sudo
Replace and run to add that user to sudo
Code:
sudo apt-get purge
Replace and run to purge your system of that package
Code:
apt-cache search
Replace and run to search for new packages to install
Note: "wild cards" eg "*" are acceptable
Code:
find -type f -iname 'some-compressed-file*' -print0 | xargs -0 sudo tar -vxpzf
Replace with at least the "root" directory you want to search through and Replace " some-compressed-file " (leave the single quotes ' ' and the wild card *) and run to find every file under the given directory that has that name and the pipe " | " it out to tar so that'll extract to your current directory
Note: "find" does the finding, the "-type -f" tells find to only look for files, the "-iname" tells find to search parts of file names, the ' ' around "some-compressed-file" keeps the * from doing bad things, the "print0" tells find to "scrub" for spaces and such before outputting a result, the " | " pipes the results of find to xargs, the "-0" is because of "print0" in the find side of the pipe, and "sudo tar - vxpzf" is where tar extracts the findings of find.
Code:
find $HOME -type f -iname '*zip' -print0 | xargs -0 ls
Run to find and list every zip file under the home folder
Say you want to make a file to contain some notes wile in the command line
Code:
sudo cat > $HOME/someNotes.txt <<EOF
# place a command here
echo "hello world, I update aptget"
sudo apt-get update -q
EOF
Try editing the part after $HOME; type it in or write a file that contains the combo of " cat > $HOME/someNotes.txt <<EOF " some text or commands " EOF " and you'll find making custom scripts of varying complexity to be easy.
.......
Hope some of these are also found to be useful for others.
Thanks for starting this here thread.
Hit the link in my signature for more help with Linux for new and seasoned users
Edit 08082013- added another useful tip and reformatted commands to better fit the OP's formatting.
Sent from either my SPH-D700 or myTouch3Gs
Debian Kit/QEMU Linux Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Now have working Installers for ARM Java 7 JDK + Maptools + jMonkey

Yo ! Nice Share

To delete contents of a large text file ..
Code:
cat /dev/null > NameOfTheFile

Useful variations of ls command :
Show dir content in a list
Code:
ls -l
Show dir content in a list sorted by modification time (newer first)
Code:
ls -lt
Show dir content in a list sorted by modification time (older first)
Code:
ls -lrt
Show subdirectories recursively
Code:
ls -R
If you want to show files starting with . (hidden file), you can add -a option.
More options with command :
Code:
man ls
Useful variations of grep command :
grep is used to print lines matching a pattern.
Find the entry for current user in file /etc/passwd :
Code:
cat /etc/passwd | grep $USER
Find all the entry except current user entry in file /etc/passwd :
Code:
cat /etc/passwd | grep -v $USER
Find all the numbers in file /etc/passwd :
Code:
cat /etc/passwd|grep '[0-9]*'
Add color to grep command :
Code:
cat /etc/passwd | grep --color $USER
(You can add
Code:
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
in ~/.bashrc to always have colored grep)
Useful variations of tar command :
Create archive_name.tar from dirname :
Code:
tar cvf archive_name.tar dirname/
Create archive_name.tar.gz (compressed) from dirname :
Code:
tar zcvf archive_name.tar.gz dirname/
Extract archive_name.tar.gz :
Code:
tar zxvf archive_name.tar.gz
Useful variations of mkdir command :
Create directory and subdirectories if not existing :
Code:
mkdir -p /tmp/a/b/c
(mkdir /tmp/a/b/c will fail if /tmp/a and /tmp/a/b don't exist)

Useful tip :
Use bash variable "!$" to get the value of the last argument of the last command interpreted.
For example :
Code:
mkdir /tmp/test_a
cd !$ (equivalent cd /tmp/test_a)
or,
Code:
mv /tmp/a /tmp/b
ls !$ (equivalent ls /tmp/b)

Can you root an XT925 without unlocking the bootloader?

Thinking about buying this phone, but don't wanna void my warranty. I've seen a wealth of information, but I am confused as to what is outdated or not.

timmytucker718 said:
Thinking about buying this phone, but don't wanna void my warranty. I've seen a wealth of information, but I am confused as to what is outdated or not.
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My HD is rooted while bootloader is still locked

mr_5kool said:
My HD is rooted while bootloader is still locked
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How did you do it?

timmytucker718 said:
How did you do it?
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I use the method and files from my XT902 but it works. I don't remember the source of this method (Sorry). I made several changes. My HD is OTA updated from 4.0 to 4.1.2. Here is the method (The risk is yours):
1) Preparation
- SDK & USB Drivers
- Download file from the following address: http://www.mediafire.com/download/13htvihh6c2mhs2/HD.rar or scroll down
- Unzip the file to a specific folder (I put HD folder to the root of C drive)
2) Plug your HD to PC (connect as MTP, unknown source and debugging is on, of course)
3) Do these command (at the directory where you put and perform the adb commands)
- adb push C:\HD\su /data/local/tmp/su
- adb push C:\HD\Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
- adb push C:\HD\busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
- adb push C:\HD\auto_root.sh /data/local/tmp/auto_root.sh
- adb push C:\HD\unlock_security_module /data/local/tmp/unlock_security_module
- adb push C:\HD\break_setresuid /data/local/tmp/break_setresuid
- adb push C:\HD\mole-plough-ccsecurity.so /data/local/tmp/mole-plough-ccsecurity.so
- adb push C:\HD\mole-plough-lsm.so /data/local/tmp/mole-plough-lsm.so
If any file is pushed unsuccessfully, you have to re-push it, of course
4) Use unlock_security_module to obtain temporary root
- adb shell
- [email protected]:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp/
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ chmod 777 *
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./unlock_security_module
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./break_setresuid
You’ll see messages about the process. If it fails, then I’m sorry, I don’t know why yet. If it works without “fail”, you success. Here you’ll something like: Unlocked LSM, Do setresuid… I don’t remember them exactly and after all, the command will change from shell ($) to su (#).
5) Load su, Superuser.apk busybox to system
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # mount -o rw,remount /system /system
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/su > /system/xbin/su
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cd /system/xbin
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # chown root.root su
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # chown root.root busybox
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # chmod 6755 su
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # chmod 755 busybox
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # mount -o ro,remount /system /system
6) When it’s done, you can remove the cable from PC. Check and see if SuperSU was installed. If it wasn’t, you can download it (SuperSU) from Play Store. Install busybox from Play Store and do the Smart Install. Your HD is now temporary rooted so do not reboot your phone.
7) Install Script Manager – SManager (devwom) from Play Store. Run SManager and choose Browse as root.
- Navigate to /data/local/tmp/ and open auto_root.sh as Script/Excutable (touch and keep for a while).
- Toggle Su on (the icon will change colour to green) and save.
You can reboot and enjoy your permanent root now.

mr_5kool said:
I use the method and files from my XT902 but it works. I don't remember the source of this method (Sorry). I made several changes. My HD is OTA updated from 4.0 to 4.1.2. Here is the method (The risk is yours):
1) Preparation
- SDK & USB Drivers
- Download file from the following address: http://www.mediafire.com/download/13htvihh6c2mhs2/HD.rar or scroll down
- Unzip the file to a specific folder (I put HD folder to the root of C drive)
2) Plug your HD to PC (connect as MTP, unknown source and debugging is on, of course)
3) Do these command (at the directory where you put and perform the adb commands)
- adb push C:\HD\su /data/local/tmp/su
- adb push C:\HD\Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
- adb push C:\HD\busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
- adb push C:\HD\auto_root.sh /data/local/tmp/auto_root.sh
- adb push C:\HD\unlock_security_module /data/local/tmp/unlock_security_module
- adb push C:\HD\break_setresuid /data/local/tmp/break_setresuid
- adb push C:\HD\mole-plough-ccsecurity.so /data/local/tmp/mole-plough-ccsecurity.so
- adb push C:\HD\mole-plough-lsm.so /data/local/tmp/mole-plough-lsm.so
If any file is pushed unsuccessfully, you have to re-push it, of course
4) Use unlock_security_module to obtain temporary root
- adb shell
- [email protected]:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp/
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ chmod 777 *
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./unlock_security_module
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp $ ./break_setresuid
You’ll see messages about the process. If it fails, then I’m sorry, I don’t know why yet. If it works without “fail”, you success. Here you’ll something like: Unlocked LSM, Do setresuid… I don’t remember them exactly and after all, the command will change from shell ($) to su (#).
5) Load su, Superuser.apk busybox to system
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # mount -o rw,remount /system /system
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/su > /system/xbin/su
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cat /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
- [email protected]:/data/local/tmp # cd /system/xbin
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # chown root.root su
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # chown root.root busybox
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # chmod 6755 su
- [email protected]:/system/xbin # chmod 755 busybox
- shell[email protected]:/system/xbin # mount -o ro,remount /system /system
6) When it’s done, you can remove the cable from PC. Check and see if SuperSU was installed. If it wasn’t, you can download it (SuperSU) from Play Store. Install busybox from Play Store and do the Smart Install. Your HD is now temporary rooted so do not reboot your phone.
7) Install Script Manager – SManager (devwom) from Play Store. Run SManager and choose Browse as root.
- Navigate to /data/local/tmp/ and open auto_root.sh as Script/Excutable (touch and keep for a while).
- Toggle Su on (the icon will change colour to green) and save.
You can reboot and enjoy your permanent root now.
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is this a different method than the saferoot method I have since read about?

timmytucker718 said:
is this a different method than the saferoot method I have since read about?
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I don't know the saferoot method
I've used this method when my M had failed to root by other method
It's worked on my M and HD