Method to install root for Honeycomb

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oldman_58

oldman_58

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Issue with Busybox

busybox-1.18.2.tar.bz2 does this downloaded directory require a build of some kind..

busybox does not exist in the directories...

TIA
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Balls_Mcafee

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I didn't get the busybox install either. Using the 2Gb honeybunches image right now. So I followed through with the procedure up to su in adb, then ran TiBu to get busybox and it worked fine. The only thing was, at the command
ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
I got the error "link failed File exists". So I guess the way to go is ignore the busybox bit, and have TiBu install it for you at the end. mattcosta7 hooked us up with that tidbit
 
mcp2009

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You know you don't have to push those to /data/local/ then move them to the system folder. Just do adb remount in the beginning and push su to /system/bin/su and superuser to /system/app/ then "Symlink su and set permissions". I used titanium to install busybox. No need to push to /data/local/ and then move to system
 
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seeddemon

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Here is how i got it installed
No need for Superuser, this method will give root access to any app that want it, no need allow permission. BE CAREFUL.

unzip su and place in platform-tools directory.

adb push su /data/local
adb remount
adb shell
cd /data/local
cat su > /system/bin/su
ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
exit

Install titanium backup.
Click "Problems?" -> Click "Yes,do it" to install busybox.
DONE!
 
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j4mm3r

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Well seems like this is quite old, here is the Android.mk from ChainsDD's git hub repository (https://github.com/ChainsDD/android_system_extras/tree/froyo/su):

Code: 
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)

LOCAL_MODULE := su
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := su.c activity.cpp


LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += external/sqlite/dist
LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := liblog libsqlite libandroid_runtime

LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_OPTIONAL_EXECUTABLES)

include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)

So I would say that it is indeed using shared libraries....

jtbnet said:
In

http://howto.ccroms.net/android_project/build/mod/root

I would have though that the purpose of the changes, specifically;

LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE := true

LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libc

Were what should resolve the _mktemp not found?
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RileyGrant

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Balls_Mcafee said:
I didn't get the busybox install either. Using the 2Gb honeybunches image right now. So I followed through with the procedure up to su in adb, then ran TiBu to get busybox and it worked fine. The only thing was, at the command
ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
I got the error "link failed File exists". So I guess the way to go is ignore the busybox bit, and have TiBu install it for you at the end. mattcosta7 hooked us up with that tidbit
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If your getting the "link failed File exists" error after the "ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su" command, the quick fix is to cd to /system/xbin in adb shell and type "rm /system/xbin/su" then cd back to /data/local and redo the "ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su" command. Change permissions using the chmod command as shown by the OP and boom, you have root. Happy hacking. :)

edit: This will only work for v2a and down. v3 does not seem to support this method of rooting. chmod errors on the last step of installing su.

edit: If running v3, use seeddemons method a few posts up, it works.
 
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mmarsman

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I tried to follow the steps that seeddemons gave (I'm using v3) but every time I reboot I am prompted to "Enter a password to decrypt storage".

No matter what I enter, nothing lets me by.

Any suggestions?
 
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sixcoronas

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Nov 27, 2009
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I have root access to all of the usual apps,(titanium,setcpu,terminal,etc) however Root Explorer gives me an error when asking for root rights.

Root Access Failed- Root access could not be obtained because su failed with the following message:
su:access granted, courtesy of www.magicandroid.com
Make sure you granted root permission when requested bu Superuser. If you did, try re-rooting your devices.

Root Explorer will continue in non-root mode.
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Does anyone have any ideas?
 
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ionstorm3

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Jun 5, 2010
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Root on V04

seeddemon said:
Here is how i got it installed
No need for Superuser, this method will give root access to any app that want it, no need allow permission. BE CAREFUL.

unzip su and place in platform-tools directory.

adb push su /data/local
adb remount
adb shell
cd /data/local
cat su > /system/bin/su
ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
exit

Install titanium backup.
Click "Problems?" -> Click "Yes,do it" to install busybox.
DONE!
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I tried to do this method as well as the method in the OP and neither method worked. Can someone please tell me how to get root on my nook color running HoneyComb v04? I am also using a custom kernel from the eclair froyo honeycomb thread. Is the custom kernel possibly messing up the process?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
 
NuroSlam

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Feb 27, 2010
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ionstorm3 said:
I tried to do this method as well as the method in the OP and neither method worked. Can someone please tell me how to get root on my nook color running HoneyComb v04? I am also using a custom kernel from the eclair froyo honeycomb thread. Is the custom kernel possibly messing up the process?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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did you remount /system rw?
are you getting error messages?
 
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mattcosta7

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Jan 2, 2011
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I found a weird thing this morning

Root Explorer doesn't account for root status.

Su File Manager does, Ti backup works fine. Set cpu no problems.

Root Manager gives an error message. I think this is because of the "courtesy of" message.
 
RileyGrant

RileyGrant

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Jan 17, 2011
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wpnyc2009 said:
No. I have no root at all.
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Try my previous post's. Credit goes to Seeddemon, NuroSlam and Chhhaggerty, all I did was devise a little bit of a work around.

RileyGrant said:
For me I ran into a couple problems as well on v4. For some reason it seems like su is present in /system/bin even before attempting root? However I only check ed once so I could be wrong. All I did was cd to the main directories where su would be present (/system/bin, /system/xbin and /data/local) then ran the ls command to look for the su package, if it was there I did the "rm ./su" command to delete it. Once all the su packages were removed from my directories I re-ran the commands noted before, (I think I got most or some of that from Seeddemon) and wala, I had root! If you are still unable to root after following these instructions post here or pm me with whatever errors your getting. A quick way to check whether or not it was successful is to run the command su in adb shell. You should get the message, "su granted: courtesy of magicandroidapps.com"
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RileyGrant said:
First remove all the files youve already installed.

adb shell
cd /system/bin
rm ./su
cd /system/xbin
rm ./su
cd /data/local
rm ./su
cd /system/app
rm ./superuser.apk

do this with any other superuser files you may have installed. (Busybox etc.)

Then run:

adb push su /data/local
adb remount
adb shell
cd /data/local
cat su > /system/bin/su
ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
exit

Then install titanium backup, click problems at the bottom and install the latest busybox.

edit: This is regarding gaining su, not the partition. As for the second part of the question regarding partitions, what OS are you running on your computer? As for the second part of the question regarding partitions, what OS are you running on your computer?
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    chhaggerty
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    Check this thread for updated and improved information, many thanks to j4mm3r

    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=953110




    Credit goes to NuroSlam for coming up with a working method. This requires a functioning adb connection. Using this version of su is not as secure because it will not activate Superuser for your permission to grant root access. In fact, it can work without Superuser.apk installed at all. Hopefully we will soon have an updated su or maybe the next version of Honeycomb will be prerooted. First download the following files:

    1. su http://www.magicandroidapps.com/su.zip
    2. Superuser.apk http://bit.ly/su2361ef
    3. busybox http://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.18.2.tar.bz2

    Extract the above files using your favourite program

    Using adb, install all three files to /data/local:

    adb push su /data/local
    adb push Superuser.apk /data/local
    adb push busybox /data/local

    Use adb remount to open the /system directory

    adb remount

    Use adb shell to move files

    adb shell
    cd /data/local
    cat Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
    cat su > /system/bin/su
    cat busybox /system/xbin/busybox

    Symlink su and set permissions:

    ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
    chmod 06755 /system/bin/su

    Typing su should now work

    su
    su: access granted, courtesy of www.magicdroidapps.com

    Install busybox

    exit from adb shell and using a terminal application (i.e Root Explorer or Better Terminal Emulator) on the nook,

    su
    busybox --install -s /system/xbin

    That should do it, works with Root Explorer, Titanium Backup, LCD Density, Quick Boot and SetCPU.

    Good Luck
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    NuroSlam
    NuroSlam
    chhaggerty said:
    Credit goes to NuroSlam for coming up with a working method. This requires a functioning adb connection. First download the following files:

    1. su http://www.magicandroidapps.com/su.zip
    2. Superuser.apk http://bit.ly/su2361ef
    3. busybox http://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.18.2.tar.bz2.

    Good Luck[/B]
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    i might take credit for gaining root, but the rest is all you
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    j4mm3r
    I hope this helps

    chhaggerty said:
    Credit goes to NuroSlam for coming up with a working method. This requires a functioning adb connection. Using this version of su is not as secure because it will not activate Superuser for your permission to grant root access. In fact, it can work without Superuser.apk installed at all. Hopefully we will soon have an updated su or maybe the next version of Honeycomb will be prerooted.
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    I hope this improves the situation a bit. Here are two versions of su attached.

    USE WITH CAUTION
    su_unsecure.zip contains the completely unsecured su binary which can be used instead of the one in OP's post. Root explorer works because now this one is silent.

    WARNING, this is for advanced users only
    su_secure.zip contains a version which consults the file /etc/su.allow for a list of uid's for which root access is allowed. Find the uid of your favorite application (RootExplorer, Busybox etc) by looking at the output of the following command:

    Code: 
    # adb shell ls -l /data/data
...
...
drwxr-x--x app_36   app_36            2011-02-12 04:00 com.google.android.apps.reader
drwxr-x--x app_32   app_32            2011-02-09 01:26 com.google.android.gsf
drwxr-x--x system   system            2011-02-09 01:17 com.google.android.location
drwxr-x--x app_46   app_46            2011-02-12 04:00 com.google.android.street
drwxr-x--x app_32   app_32            2011-02-09 00:42 com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
drwxr-x--x app_32   app_32            2011-02-09 00:42 com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
drwxr-x--x app_37   app_37            2011-02-12 04:00 com.google.android.youtube
drwxr-x--x app_44   app_44            2011-02-12 04:00 com.metago.astro
...
...

    So if for example if you wanted to get root access for ASTRO, then its uid is 10044 (app_44). First create the su.allow file:
    Code: 
    (to mount /system in r/w)
# adb remount

# adb shell echo 10044 >> /etc/su.allow
# adb shell chmod 644 /etc/su.allow

(For subsequent apps)
# adb shell echo 100XX >> /etc/su.allow
# adb shell echo 100YY >> /etc/su.allow
...
... 
(and so on)

    If the su.allow file is not present then the su binary defaults to the stock behavior i.e it only allows root access if the uid = AID_SHELL (2000).
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    mattcosta7
    oldman_58 said:
    busybox-1.18.2.tar.bz2 does this downloaded directory require a build of some kind..

    busybox does not exist in the directories...

    TIA
    :confused:
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    dont worry about it

    download ti backup. run it, click problems?. install busybox that way
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    chhaggerty
    chhaggerty
    anbradle said:
    I tried this on the 2gb sd image got root. But after I rebooted root was gone.
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    Check your steps, especially permissions and the symlink. Works consistently on reboot for me.
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