Much simpler guide for rooting (no pc required)

[okthen]

Rage is one of the files. When I use the terminal emulator and enter cp /sdcard/rage*.bin /tmp/ and enter, or actualy the arrow down and to the left it says it can't find rage.

 

[okthen]

Miss keyed. In post, cp /sdcard/rage*.bin /tmp/

 

[pool_shark]

Are you sure you put all 4 files in the same place? They should be in the root of your SDcard.
If you use the files app and go to phone files, you should see all 4 files right there not in any folder.

 

[okthen]

They are in two folders downloads, droid2root, then I see them. How do I get them to move from that file

 

[pool_shark]

Go to the folders where they are now, hit menu - select multiple - move, then hit the back button until you are in the root of the SDcard and hit move.

 

[okthen]

Thanks pool shark. I figured it was something simple. I am rooted. When I launch the app it dosnt look like the screenshots online though. No enableing permissions. Downloaded wireless teather for root users and it launched. Have a ninja app though and a # app next to it.

 

[USMC.Rabbit]

i havent tried this yet but i vote for the 1 click thing lol. mainly cuz i dont wanna mess up and brick my fone. but what terminal emulator would you suggest cuz idk where to begin when looking for one.

 

[trook]

You can find a free terminal emulator on the market, don't worry, its hard to brick your phone, all you really can do is create more work if you mess up.

 

[okthen]

And you wont have problems as long as you take the files out of droid2root folder and move them to the first page of the sd card individually. So when you open sd card you see all four. Inother words the code you type in is telling it to open sd card and grab this file. You are not telling it to open this then that and grab file. It needs to see it as soon as it opens it. The rest is a piece of cake. I messed up several times and am rooted now. Thanks again all who made this possible.

 

[pool_shark]

i havent tried this yet but i vote for the 1 click thing lol. mainly cuz i dont wanna mess up and brick my fone. but what terminal emulator would you suggest cuz idk where to begin when looking for one.

The place to begin looking for any app is in the market.

 

[nocktherock2010]

I get the friendly # but then when i type this line
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system

i get the output as
Usage: mount [-r] -[w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory

 

[pool_shark]

I get the friendly # but then when i type this line
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system

i get the output as
Usage: mount [-r] -[w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory

You're not putting the - before mount are you?
the - in the beginning is not part of the command.

 

[nocktherock2010]

Nvm

I get the friendly # but then when i type this line
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system

i get the output as
Usage: mount [-r] -[w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory

NVM I got it, I didnt see there was a space before /system
I'M ROOTED!

 

[jsmall88]

So if your like me, the idea of having to use a computer to root your phone just seems like to much of a hassle to bother with. Well good news everyone! I now have a method for rooting that shiny new phone from the phone itself.

So first things first, go get the usual suspects

rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
su
Superuser.apk
Some sort of terminal emulator, there are a couple of free ones in the market.
And until myself or someone who is less lazy rolls a version of rage that doesn't check for adb you will have to enable USB debugging.

Settiings -> applications -> development -> USB debugging.

The links for these guys are in this forum and I'm lazy. Now get those guys on your phone however best you see fit. Most likely they will end up in /sdcard or /sdcard/downloads. Finally, here is the meat.
* EDIT: any line below that starts with a * is optional

- open up your favorite terminal emulator program
- cd /tmp
- cp /sdcard/rage*.bin /tmp/
- chmod 777 rage*.bin
- ./rage*.bin
- ignore it's output, we are thinking outside of the box here, just wait for it to finish and return a $
- now go to settings -> applications -> manage applications -> running -> terminal and force close that girlie
- relaunch the terminal app and you should be greeted with the friendly # symbol. Toda you now have a root shell
- the rest is pretty much the same.
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
- cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su
* cp /sdcard/busybox /system/bin/busybox
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
* chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
- mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- exit

Once your all done, go ahead and reboot your phone. Good luck and happy hacking. If I get bored I'll explain why this works, if I get really bored I'll turn this into a one click app

* EDIT: Undoing the damage, if you decide to unroot.

- open your trusty terminal app
- you should see a $ symbol, now do the following
- su
- now you should see a # symbol
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
- rm /system/bin/su
* rm /system/bin/busybox
- mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- reboot your phone. Toda, no more root

Lazy or not your the man!! I have been struggling with sbf and adb on windows and linux for 2 days after updating and loosing root. I used your method and got things back and restored in 15 minutes while eating lunch in my car.

 

[USMC.Rabbit]

i havent tried this yet but i vote for the 1 click thing lol. mainly cuz i dont wanna mess up and brick my fone. but what terminal emulator would you suggest cuz idk where to begin when looking for one.

The place to begin looking for any app is in the market.

lol yeah i know that. Just didnt know if there was anything in particular i should look for. i found one though. still iffy on actually rooting it though. need to go over everything first to make sure i have it all.
question about the commands though: do i type them exactly as they are shown on the original post? or do i omit the first "-" from each one (not sure if that was used to show that it was a new line or something).
thanks again for the help.