New Simple(r)-Root Method 7/25/11 (For devices with 2.2 OTA)

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Ok, this is how to root the 2.2 OTA:

1. Download THIS file
2. Unzip "Root.zip" to your C:/SDK_Tools/Platform-Tools/ directory
3. Double click "Root.bat"
4. You should now have the # sign in Command Prompt
5. Download THIS File THIS file and THIS
7. Mount usb storage
8. copy ESPRIMG.zip and update.zip that you downloaded to the root of your sdcard
9. Unmount usb storage
10. Unzip "eng.zip" to yous platform-tools directory and click eng-prep.bat
11. Type:
cd /data/local
chmod 04755 *
/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/mtd0.img
exit
adb reboot bootloader
11. Press Power when you see the fastboot screen, then press volume up when prompted on the device
12. Reboot into recovery, click apply: update.zip from /sdcard
13. Flash the rom of your chioce!

Your welcome

Thank NBetcher for this method!

It's great that we can root the offcial OTA this way, which is my more quickly than the one that requires goldcard and bunches of other stuffs. However, I know it's a bit too much but is it possible that we can have the rooted official Froyo version that we can flash anytime? Sometimes, I need a stable ROM but flashing the official version and then root it takes too much time. Just show me the way and I will try to do it myself if you don't have time. Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by bearshare

It's great that we can root the offcial OTA this way, which is my more quickly than the one that requires goldcard and bunches of other stuffs. However, I know it's a bit too much but is it possible that we can have the rooted official Froyo version that we can flash anytime? Sometimes, I need a stable ROM but flashing the official version and then root it takes too much time. Just show me the way and I will try to do it myself if you don't have time. Thanks in advance

Just install NB_Mod or CR_Mod, thats exactly what you are asking for :)

Originally Posted by Whoareyou

Just install NB_Mod or CR_Mod, thats exactly what you are asking for :)

The OTA was released later and it's newer (update3 I think). I am just curious and want to play with is for a while. If there's no major difference among those, then I will use those Mod versions. Thanks.

Originally Posted by bearshare

The OTA was released later and it's newer (update3 I think). I am just curious and want to play with is for a while. If there's no major difference among those, then I will use those Mod versions. Thanks.

Someone posted a rooted official OTA but the link no longer works. I managed to grab it while it was available and it works very well, I even flashed Dark Tremor's a2sd to gain way more memory. This is my daily ROM now. This was the post that contained the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1022518

Originally Posted by Fuzi0719

Someone posted a rooted official OTA but the link no longer works. I managed to grab it while it was available and it works very well, I even flashed Dark Tremor's a2sd to gain way more memory. This is my daily ROM now. This was the post that contained the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1022518

Thanks man, but the link is down. If no one cares about it anymore then I skip it.

11. Press Volume Up when prompted on the device... this is the step thats confusing me. I have done everything as said with no errors , root.bat and eng-prep but nowhere have i recieved a prompt to press volume up? and will the prompt be on my phone or on cmd?

Originally Posted by Balem

11. Press Volume Up when prompted on the device... this is the step thats confusing me. I have done everything as said with no errors , root.bat and eng-prep but nowhere have i recieved a prompt to press volume up? and will the prompt be on my phone or on cmd?

I messed up the .bat file, ill look in to it, but the prompt will be on your phone....i will revise the thread :)

Ok so I have tried to move the appropriate file to the specified directory but it doesn't exist?

I dont have a "C:/SDK_Tools/Platform-Tools/" directory. And I just installed android sdk. Do I need a different one?

Am I missing something here?

Originally Posted by EyeAndroid

Ok so I have tried to move the appropriate file to the specified directory but it doesn't exist?

I dont have a "C:/SDK_Tools/Platform-Tools/" directory. And I just installed android sdk. Do I need a different one?

Am I missing something here?

The files need to be unzipped to the Platform-Tools folder in the android sdk directory. Look in the folder that the android sdk is installed in and you will find the platform-tools forlder.