Is there a way to root the new OTA 2.2 update like the original method in this thread, without using ADB?
I liked the simplicity of it, and only want to root for wifi tether and some of the other apps on the market for root users.
Thanks for any help!
-Will
Is there a way to root the new OTA 2.2 update like the original method in this thread, without using ADB?
I liked the simplicity of it, and only want to root for wifi tether and some of the other apps on the market for root users.
Thanks for any help!
-Will
Will,
I am almost positive you can. Granted I did not do it this way, I used ADB only to push the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin file. I had copied su and busybox to /system/xbin last night, so I only had to exploit, then copy out of /system/xbin to /system/bin and change permissions. I could have easily done this from terminal on the X instead of adb shell
High level view of what you need to do is this(THIS IS NOT A WALKTHRU):
-dload the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin, su, busybox, and SuperUser.apk to a directory on your sdcard
-move the file to /data/local/tmp
-change permission's on the rage file [chmod 0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin]
-run the file[./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin]
-Let the process run, and at some point it should kick you out of the terminal. Wait a few seconds and try to connect back, see if you get the # prompt
If you have the #prompt you are temporary root, take advantage of it now! =)
-Copy your Superuser.apk to /system/app
-Copy your su to /system/bin
-copy your busybox to /system/bin
-change permissions on su and busybox to 4755
Thanks to whomever wrote the Droid 2.2 root ADB walkthru and rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin exploit!!
See this post:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-hacks/82584-droid-2-root-dx-ota-2-2-a.html
You can get the files from that post and see the walk-thru with adb. I just overwrote mine, but again I did the above link method. I think where you might run into an issue, is getting the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin file into a location that you can run it from on the terminal. When we do the above link method, we copy into data/local/tmp, change permissions, and run it from there to exploit for temporary root permissions. Once you get that, it is just a matter of getting the su/busybox into /system/bin. The Superuser.apk remains. The files in the Droid2.2(su/busybox/Superuser.apk) link above were binary identical to the ones we used for 2.1, only the exploit file is different.
Hey superusers!!! I keep getting permission denied whenever I try to copy files (using ADB push or within terminal) Example:
push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk "Permission Denied"
push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin "Permission Denied"
using Terminal I tried to copy the rage file into the /data/local/tmp directory
cp /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin "Permission Denied"
I was rooted "using the terminal method" on stock the stock android OS which came with the Droid X + the minor update they did about a month ago and then I did the OTA to Froyo yesterday. My SU apk is still there but no root access... :icon_eek: Any help???
Use your pc and then transfer it to your phone.Help i cannot download the file it says not suppourted by this phone.
See this post:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-hacks/82584-droid-2-root-dx-ota-2-2-a.html
You can get the files from that post and see the walk-thru with adb. I just overwrote mine, but again I did the above link method. I think where you might run into an issue, is getting the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin file into a location that you can run it from on the terminal. When we do the above link method, we copy into data/local/tmp, change permissions, and run it from there to exploit for temporary root permissions. Once you get that, it is just a matter of getting the su/busybox into /system/bin. The Superuser.apk remains. The files in the Droid2.2(su/busybox/Superuser.apk) link above were binary identical to the ones we used for 2.1, only the exploit file is different.
You're awesome, thanks soo much!!
Hey superusers!!! I keep getting permission denied whenever I try to copy files (using ADB push or within terminal) Example:
push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk "Permission Denied"
push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin "Permission Denied"
using Terminal I tried to copy the rage file into the /data/local/tmp directory
cp /sdcard/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin "Permission Denied"
I was rooted "using the terminal method" on stock the stock android OS which came with the Droid X + the minor update they did about a month ago and then I did the OTA to Froyo yesterday. My SU apk is still there but no root access... :icon_eek: Any help???
You and I are in the same exact boat, so follow the advice I got from Daali in his quote above (at your own risk of course). I'll be trying this as soon as I have time.
Thanks DF.net! This forums rocks!