[ROOT] G2x Easy Root for Mac and Linux

jnichols959 · May 11, 2011

baykakes said:
My G2x will not unroot with the one click method. It keeps coming up as no device found. I am using the USB Debugging and my phone is plugged in. I would GREATLY appreciate anyones help. I'm sending my phone back because I finally got a decent replacement!

* open Terminal (Applications -> Utilities)
* type the following (that's a zero)

Code:

sudo tail -Fn 0 /var/log/kernel.log

* plug in your phone
* copy the lines that show in Terminal when you plug it in and post them here

Probably something like this:

Code:

May 11 15:54:46 dr kernel[0]: USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 02884207426144d7 0x1004 0x618e 0x9999
May 11 15:54:48 dr kernel[0]: AppleUSBCDCACMData: Version number - 4.0.1, Input buffers 8, Output buffers 16

baykakes · May 12, 2011

jnichols959 said:
* open Terminal (Applications -> Utilities)
* type the following (that's a zero)

Code:

sudo tail -Fn 0 /var/log/kernel.log

* plug in your phone
* copy the lines that show in Terminal when you plug it in and post them here

Probably something like this:

Code:

May 11 15:54:46 dr kernel[0]: USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 02884207426144d7 0x1004 0x618e 0x9999 May 11 15:54:48 dr kernel[0]: AppleUSBCDCACMData: Version number - 4.0.1, Input buffers 8, Output buffers 16

It says:
tail: /var/log/kernel.log: No such file or directory

baykakes · May 12, 2011

I saw something that said EasyTether disables ADB... I had easytether installed... I may have to dig out the files?

VisedMonk · May 12, 2011

Hey OP, just wanted to say thanks for these scripts. Both the root and unroot scripts worked flawlessly for me. Thanks again.

Now, if I could just find a friend with a PC running that crappy ass windows thing... ;-)

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jnichols959 · May 12, 2011

VisedMonk said:
Hey OP, just wanted to say thanks for these scripts. Both the root and unroot scripts worked flawlessly for me. Thanks again.

Now, if I could just find a friend with a PC running that crappy ass windows thing... ;-)

are you looking for a PC to install clockworkmod recovery and flash roms?

i'm doing a little test right now using virtualbox and ubuntu (all free) to test flashing cwm with nvflash. it seems to be working fine (adb can see the phone in the linux virtual machine though i haven't tested nvflash).

VisedMonk · May 12, 2011

jnichols959 said:
are you looking for a PC to install clockworkmod recovery and flash roms?

i'm doing a little test right now using virtualbox and ubuntu (all free) to test flashing cwm with nvflash. it seems to be working fine (adb can see the phone in the linux virtual machine though i haven't tested nvflash).

Yes, exactly. I don't own a PC and I'm lucky enough (depending on your viewpoint) to have a workplace w/ mac as well. I'm intrigued.

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andersb · May 12, 2011

Worked for me

Put phone in dev mode, as instructed.
Took very little time. Was able to browse phone with the adb_linux tool

Remember with usb mode, you should get the little "bug" in the status bar. See attached pic.

Also, FWIW, I rebooted my G2x first before rooting, just to ensure I was in a clean state to begin with.

New at rooting android. Not new to linux.

My linux distro:

Code:

> lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 10.10
Release:	10.10
Codename:	maverick

jnichols959 · May 12, 2011

VisedMonk said:
Yes, exactly. I don't own a PC and I'm lucky enough (depending on your viewpoint) to have a workplace w/ mac as well. I'm intrigued.

Imported from Detroit using XDA Premium App

Alrighty then. I'll see if I can post something for Mac users to flash cwm via a Linux vm using nvflash. Once in the vm it will just be like the nvflash on Linux thread in this forum.

ROne21 · May 12, 2011

ROne21 said:
I got this turned ON but when I double click on root.comman, the phone disconnects from my computer....MAC 10.5.8....is my Mac too old for this?

I did it as instructed, the process completed and got this :

Checking for connected device...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 13: ensureDevice: command not found
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 15: isRooted: command not found
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 24: checkForExitEarly: command not found
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 26: pushAndRunPsneuter: command not found
Waiting for device...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 31: ensureDevice: command not found
Remounting /system read/write...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 38: remount: command not found
Pushing su to /system/bin/su...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 41: push: command not found
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 42: shell: command not found
Pushing busybox to /system/bin/busybox...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 45: push: command not found
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 46: shell: command not found
Installing Superuser.apk android application...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 49: push: command not found
Removing psneuter from device...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 52: removePsneuter: command not found

Rebooting device...
reboot: Operation not permitted

Once device has rebooted you should be rooted.
Press Enter when you're ready to quit:

....but when I check if my phone is rooted, it is not....I'm using the ConnectBot app...when I'm at the $ prompt, I would enter 'su' and I would get "permission denied".

Noob question.....how would my phone look once rooted? What are the obvious things to look for to confirm it being rooted?

jnichols959 · May 12, 2011

ROne21 said:
I did it as instructed, the process completed and got this :

Checking for connected device...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 13: ensureDevice: command not found

...

Removing psneuter from device...
/Users/ruel/Desktop/root.command: line 52: removePsneuter: command not found

Rebooting device...
reboot: Operation not permitted

Once device has rebooted you should be rooted.
Press Enter when you're ready to quit:

....but when I check if my phone is rooted, it is not....I'm using the ConnectBot app...when I'm at the $ prompt, I would enter 'su' and I would get "permission denied".

Noob question.....how would my phone look once rooted? What are the obvious things to look for to confirm it being rooted?

can you explain exactly what you did with the downloaded zip file? it looks like all of the files are on your desktop and not inside the G2xRootMacLinux_v0.5 folder they should be in. when you unzip the G2xRootMacLinux_v0.5.zip file you should end up with this setup

Code:

  G2xRootMacLinux_v0.5 (folder)
      Readme.txt (file inside)
      root.command (file inside)
      unroot.command (file inside)
      files (folder inside)
            ... (lots of files in here)

ROne21 · May 13, 2011

jnichols959 said:
can you explain exactly what you did with the downloaded zip file? it looks like all of the files are on your desktop and not inside the G2xRootMacLinux_v0.5 folder they should be in. when you unzip the G2xRootMacLinux_v0.5.zip file you should end up with this setup

Code:

G2xRootMacLinux_v0.5 (folder) Readme.txt (file inside) root.command (file inside) unroot.command (file inside) files (folder inside) ... (lots of files in here)

I put it on my desktop and what you posted is exactly what I have.....I've tried it over and over, no joy....now, it's saying no device connected.

jnichols959 · May 14, 2011

ROne21 said:
I put it on my desktop and what you posted is exactly what I have.....I've tried it over and over, no joy....now, it's saying no device connected.

are you running EasyTether on your mac? if so re-read the original post - there is a link about EasyTether that may help you. If you're not running EasyTether could you follow the instructions on the original post for getting kernel log output? it would help if you posted with two things: 1) all of the text from Terminal when you double click root.command and 2) the output of the kernel.log as described in the original post.

kev0153 · May 14, 2011

wow that was super easy

baykakes · May 14, 2011

jnichols959 said:
are you looking for a PC to install clockworkmod recovery and flash roms?

i'm doing a little test right now using virtualbox and ubuntu (all free) to test flashing cwm with nvflash. it seems to be working fine (adb can see the phone in the linux virtual machine though i haven't tested nvflash).

Hey, have you finished your testing with NVFlash on Mac? I too don't own a PC or Linux system :-(

jnichols959 · May 15, 2011

baykakes said:
Hey, have you finished your testing with NVFlash on Mac? I too don't own a PC or Linux system :-(

sadly no. life is getting in the way

baykakes · May 15, 2011

jnichols959 said:
sadly no. life is getting in the way

i completely understand....

soxsfan10 · May 17, 2011

Wow, very simple to do!!

I am going to sound like a noob but...now what?

What exactly do I do from here? Suggestions?

hypmatize · May 18, 2011

soxsfan10 said:
Wow, very simple to do!!

I am going to sound like a noob but...now what?

What exactly do I do from here? Suggestions?

Flash a custom recovery http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056847

Then......

Flash one of the custom ROMs in the dev section.... A lot of people are using either EagleBlood by Team Shockwave, Bionix 2 by krylon360, AOSP Gingerbread by faux123 and CM 7 (its still a nightly aka still in beta)

I pretty sure I missed 1 or 2... look into each one and flash the one you want or flash one a day to see which one you like the most

gimiento · May 19, 2011

I blinked, and found I was rooted. Easy peasy. Thank you!

JoreVer · May 21, 2011

G2X is not recognised via USB connection (Mac)

jnichols959 said:
If you're still getting "No connected device found" and you're on a mac, try the following and post the results:

open Terminal (Applications -> Utilities)

type the following: sudo tail -Fn 0 /var/log/kernel.log (that's a zero)

plug the phone into the computer

copy the lines that show up in Terminal and post them here

After doing this, nothing shows up. What can I do for my device to be recognized on my mac? Last time I connected this device, it worked flawlessly. Now that I wanted to root this device for the first time, this problem shows up.

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