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#1 Posted By rainabba : Thursday, July 22, 2010 2:47:22 AM(UTC)
The Download is attached at the bottom, READ THE GUIDE!
REMEMBER WHERE YOU SAW IT FIRST!
(Run means type the command in quotes [but not the quotes] then press the Enter key)
Download the attached archive and expand it to a folder you can find (eg. c:\DroidXRoot_v2)
Set up ADB (Step-by-step guide for Windows Vista/7 HERE. <-- USE THAT THREAD FOR ADB SUPPORT PLEASE.)
On the phone: Home, Menu Button, Settings, Applications, Development: Make sure the "USB debugging" option is enabled/checked.
Status bar, USB connection: Make sure "PC Mode" is selected.
Open a command prompt (Windows: Start, Run, "cmd", OK; Linux: Terminal)
Run "adb devices". If you don't see your device listed under "List of devices attached", return to step 2 and follow the link to setup ADB (use that topic for support) and return here when "adb devices" lists your X.
Run "CD c:\DroidXRoot" (or where ever you expanded the archive)
Run "adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk"
Run "adb push su /sdcard/su"
Run "adb push busybox /sdcard/busybox"
Run "adb push exploid /sqlite_stmt_journals/exploid"
Run "adb shell"
Run "cd sqlite_stmt_journals"
Run "chmod 755 exploid"
On your phone, navigate to a screen where you can switch wifi/bluetooth on/off easily (settings, or a home screen with a widget)
IMMEDIATELY after executing the next step, toggle wifi or bluetooth off and back on
Run "./exploid" and follow directions on screen. Once this completes you'll be back at a shell prompt.
Run "rootshell". You'll be prompted for a password.
Type in password "secretlol" and press Enter then you are root! (You'll know because your prompt will now be a "#" instead of "$")
Run "cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk"
Run "cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su"
Run "cp /sdcard/busybox /system/bin/busybox"
Run "chmod 4755 /system/bin/su"
Run "chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox"
Run "rm /system/bin/rootshell"
Run "exit" to drop from root to a non-root user shell (on phone still)
Run "exit" to drop back to your machine command prompt (instead of phone)
To Confirm root is established:
Run "adb shell"
Run "su" (now you should see the # sign which indicates you are root)
Watch your screen so you can allow Superuser root access.
You're done! feel free to kill the bloat apps snd such.
NOTE: It might be a smart idea to do "rm /system/bin/rootshell" after you have su and superuser in place as ANY program will have access to your root if you leave it (cause everyone will know the password)
As is always the case with this sort of activity, you do this completely at your own risk. AllDroid, Rainabba and Birdman take NO responsibility for the outcome.
Nor Can DroidXforums be held responsible either for any damage this may do to your devices. You do all this at your own risk !!!
Last edited by smalltowngirl13; 11-13-2010 at 03:34 PM.
Reason: Cannot be used on 2.2
I really want to do this to my X, but I am also thinking about returning it. Will it mess with my warranty or ability to return the phone if I decide to? I know if I root it I probably won't want to return it anyway.
Hey guys, I'm a complete noob to the hacking world of Android, so I'm looking for a little clarification... is this a hack to gain root access in order to delete unwanted bloatware and install unsigned software only?
My follow up question is, we can't install custom OSes yet? If not, what do we need in order to install modified OSes? Flash capability?
Thanks!
Edit:
I tried this and followed every step to the letter - no matter what I do, I can't get ADB to list the DX as a device in my command prompt...it's just blank. Everything is set up correctly:
DX -- Connected to PC in PC mode, orange triangle/USB debugging connected notification in bar.
On my PC (Win 7 Home Premium 32-bit) the DX is installed correctly and listed in device manager as "Android Phone / Android ADB device". There are NO conflicts at all in device manager.
To Droid FTW, this is to gain ROOT, which will allow you to install certain Extras / APPs to your DroidX, It doesn not allow you to load CUSTOM ROMS. or, OS's as you put it.
Read the post I borrowed form Taypotts on uninstalling bloatware.
================================================== ========
This thread is going to be for removing all the bloat that is on this phone. This is a good way for us to find how, or what is safe to remove. I'll start:
Safe to remove:
Amazon Mp3
City ID
Skype
MyVerizon
CarDock
Kindle
Blockbuster
NFS
Mobile Hotspot
Verizon Visual Voicemail (if you remove this it WILL disable the Voicemail button on your dialer)
HelpCenter
DO NOT REMOVE:
Verizon Backup Assistant
Blur Files (corp directory, files, voice commands, etc) until we get a SBF File, or until we can do Nandroid backups!
Originally Posted by addroidx
(On DroidForums) Thought I would post this here, it's a tweet from birdman (the guy that figured out root):
DO NOT REMOVE BACKUP ASSISTANT CLIENT if you do, get it back on there NOW! a factory reset will result in a near brick.
The Above was Added By JimMariner-ADMIN
That's all I know right now, because I'm not sure how other "blur" related apps connect with each other. Don't want to screw anything up without nandroid right now.
How to:
Easiest way is to buy "Root Explorer" app from the android market. This app is like astro, but can see all of the system files, and change them.
Open Root Explorer
Find System and open
Find app and open
Click the Mount R/W to change to Mount R/O in the upper right corner
Find the "bloat" app and either delete or change the name to .bak
Example: CityID.apk ---> CityID.bak
The other way is through ADB Shell on your CMD or Terminal
Connect phone (make sure USB Debugging is turned on)
Open CMD/Terminal
Navigate to your Tools folder (from your Android SDK)
Type in "adb shell" you should see a $ sign
Type in su (this gives you permission)
Type in the command that relates to the app you want to remove
Example:
If you wanted to remove CityID:
/system/bin/rm /system/app/CityID.apk
Some Apps like Myverizon are odd it's directory is /data/app/com.vzw.hss.myverizon.apk and is also in /system/app/MyVerizon.apk
In other words, you may have to just search around until you find it.
Post what you have been able to remove without any issues, or conflicts. When you post an app that is safe to remove please post where you found it.
Disclaimer: This is at your own risk. I, nor the Droidxforums Staff take no responsibility to any harm this may cause your phone.
I'm having so much trouble with just getting ADB to list the damn phone from step 6, I've given up... especially if this will only allow me to delete a few bloatware apps saving me, what, maybe a few hundred MB?? It'd be nice to get some extras like the wifi tether, but I wouldn't even use it that much.
Honestly, I'm more interested in being able to tap into the phone to mod things like the appearance of the menus and such...and also install custom ROMs that may potentially make the phone snappier and add more features, like diff variations of Froyo.
What exactly will be required in order to load different ROMs onto the DX, and/or mod things that are hard-coded into the OS like the menu appearance?
Oh and by the way those instructions on how to set up adb suck and need re working. If I get enough requests from peers I'll make a complete beginners guide to everything and have you rooted on less than twenty minuets
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