is this really that easy? im about to root my first non htc phone, this seems too good to be true!
Here is the method I discovered for root access that doesn't require a dock.
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Old thread, if you have problems with this
Instructions:
Use your favorite method to get photon-torpedo.tar into /data/tmp
Install Superuser from the Market
Install Android Terminal Emulator from the Market
Run Android Terminal Emulator
Run cd /data/tmp
Run /bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
Run /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
Run /data/tmp/install-su.sh
Download:
Photon Torpedo
Thank you dgood!
Thank you Yay!
I downloaded the tar to my internal storage
installed super user
installed terminal emulator
opened terminal emulator
then typed the following hitting enter after each line
cd sdcard/download
cp *tar /data/tmp/
cd /data/tmp/
chmod 777 photon-torpedo.tar
/bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
/data/tmp/install-su.sh
rooted no pc intervention or adb bs
Ok, I know this is a really old post, but I just wanted to say thanks to both edgan for the method and cornelious2 for the extra instructions (quoted) -- I have a mac, so having this method to do everything from the phone was awesome! Thanks!
Thanks cornelious2I downloaded the tar to my internal storage
installed super user
installed terminal emulator
opened terminal emulator
then typed the following hitting enter after each line
cd sdcard/download
cp *tar /data/tmp/
cd /data/tmp/
chmod 777 photon-torpedo.tar
/bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
/data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
/data/tmp/install-su.sh
rooted no pc intervention or adb bs
Does anyone have a link to the 64-bit drivers? The links I have found to the zip file no longer work. (Or do you need to install the drivers first?)
Thanks!
Can't get download link for Torpedo to work. Can someone post one please? Thanks
Sent from my MB855 using XDA
I'm a noob having just purchased a MoPho last week as my first real Android phone (the 1.6 phone I used briefly a few years ago doesn't count). This is my first time rooting although I used to be quite the modder in ye olde Razr days. As a bit of background, I've been using Moto cell phones since the first brick came out in the mid 80's.
The root process described here worked flawlessly and exactly as advertised. A few VERY basic tips:
Put the tar file and the adb files in a new folder named c:\root
Install the drivers and plug your phone into your PC via your USB cable.
From your PC - Start:Run:cmd:<enter>