Hacking Tip: How To Root An Android Phone

Posted: 8th March 2012 by iluminatu_admin in Uncategorized
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In this episode, we will learn how to root an Android based phone. Jailbreaking your phone is now legal in the US Android SDK – developer.android.com Droid2Root – www.megaupload.com COMMANDS: adb devices (This should list a device as a long number. If it doesnt something is wrong.) adb push c:\droid2root\rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp adb shell cd /data/local/tmp chmod 0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin ./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin (Be patient here. When finished it will return you to c:\droid2root) adb devices adb shell (you should now see a # instead of a $) mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system exit adb push c:\droid2root\Superuser.apk /system/app adb push c:\droid2root\su /system/bin adb push c:\droid2root\busybox /system/bin adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox mv /system/recovery-from-boot.p /system/recovery-from-boot.p.disabled mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system rm /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin exit Now reboot your phone. You should now be rooted! Alternate Instructions – www.droidforums.net Unroot – www.droidforums.net Apps for rooted phones – SetCPU – App used to overclock your device AdFree Android – remove ad’s ShootMe – Take screenshots simply by shaking your phone MeatMorph – Allows you to install custom themes Titanium Backup – Make custom backups of your phone, including Apps. Tutorials for rooted phones: Make A Custom Boot Animation – www.dkszone.net

  1. Alice says:

    haha! i agree with you!

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