[App] [26.04.2011][v1.2] GingerBreak APK (root for GingerBread)

[DarkNate34]

I can't afford a Samsung ch@t , but don't feel sad for me I flip craigslist . How I got my oneX

Sent from my HTC One X

I said for those who can't not can fool.

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[henslo]

I said for those who can't not can fool.

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Read fool .. I can't

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[sashusmom]

Would like to share this gingerbreak 1.2 worked on my ideos hs7 2.2.2 froyo. I did a bar scan or the QR code, opened browser on tablet, went to downloads, installed gingerbreak, ran the root and worked great.

 

[mofotrucker]

Dont work for mine... 2.3.4

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[sashusmom]

Dont work for mine... 2.3.4

Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app

How did you get gingerbread on your Hs7? And slim or fat?

 

[praveentgm]

non wkg gingerbreak

HTCwildfire A333 ANDROID 2.2.1. WHEN EVER I TRIED TO ROOT I GOT THE NOTIFICATION `SAFE TO REMOVE SD CARD'.THE PHONE REBOOTED WITH IN HALF MINUTE BUT I NEVER FOUND SUPER USER. PLS HELP.

 

[Pop Man]

Error

Hello chainfire, I get getting this message when I open the app.. "data is in an unexpected location" " report on xda" . Could you suggest something that I can do to fix this. Thx.

 

[adrianyujs]

Hello chainfire, I get getting this message when I open the app.. "data is in an unexpected location" " report on xda" . Could you suggest something that I can do to fix this. Thx.

This was outdated....

Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367322

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[ranuhul]

Trojans

NOTICE: Gingerbreak is an exploit that has been fixed in many of the latest Android versions and releases. If it does not work, it does not work. I can't "fix" the exploit, you will have to wait for a new exploit to come out, or root a different way!

About
The GingerBreak APK is a wrapper around the newly released GingerBreak exploit (credits to The Android Exploid Crew), which is meant to attain root access on GingerBread. This specific exploit may work on various Froyo and Honeycomb versions as well.

What the APK and exploit do is as follows:
- The APK puts the right files in the right place to run the exploit
- The APK runs the exploit
- The exploit attempts to attain root access
- If it succeeds, the exploit remounts /system as read-write and runs the installer script
- The installer script attempts to install the su binary and superuser APK, and reboots

Some important things to know:
- You must have USB debugging enabled on your device
- You need to have an SD card (formatted and) inserted - if it doesn't work, try formatting the SD card in your computer, or switching it with a different (or old, etc) SD card
- The APK must be installed to device, NOT SD card
- The exploit may take a while to run, but not more than 10 minutes, if it does, get me a logcat, and reboot the device. In rare occasions, even if the device does not reboot, you may still have root. So check that out after you manually pull battery after 15 minutes or so of being stuck.
- Always reboot between root attempts!
- While (temporary?) root access may be attained, due to locked bootloaders, efuses, S-ON, and whatnot this may still not work on your device. For temproot purposes, use the raw binary exploit (linked below), not this APK.
- The GingerBreak exploit should not be used to attain temproot and continue using the device. It fscks vold, you do not want to be running like that. You want to reboot! So if the root doesn't stick, you (still) have a problem.

Installation
- Optional: Press the Thanks button below this post
- Make sure USB debugging is enabled
- Make sure you have an SD card (formatted and) inserted
- Get the APK on the phone somehow, and install it
- Open the APK, press the root button
- Wait a few minutes. If there are no problems, the device will reboot (note that the reboot itself can take like 10 minutes due to cache wipe)
- Make sure the Superuser app is install and working
- Optional: Install BusyBox from Market (I personally prefer the stericsson installer)
- Optional: Uninstall GingerBreak, you don't need it on your phone anymore
- Optional: Make a donation

WARNING: Apparently on some devices the root exploit causes the SD card (internal or external) to be formatted. Also, if it gets stuck but you do see the card mounting/unmounting, try formatting your SD card yourself and try again (or use a different SD card) - often this works (a fix for both issues is being looked at)

NO IT DOES NOT WORK ON THE GALAXY ACE (yet ?)

WORKS ON A RARE SGS2, BUT NOT ON MOST (seems to be only pre-release devices that are rootable this way)

ACER A500 / ICONIA Look here (click). Will eventually be integrated, I guess

Donate
Donate to Chainfire by PayPal: click this link
Donate to The Android Exploid Crew by PayPal: [email protected]

Report!
Please report back if it does or doesn't work on specific devices. If it doesn't, don't forget to post your logcat as attachment, and mention your device details and GingerBreak version.

Credits
- I made the APK and did some slight modding to the exploit code to install from an APK
- The exploit ("GingerBreak") itself is made by The Android Exploid Crew. Original code can be found here: http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/04/yummy-yummy-gingerbreak.html

Manual rooting
From v1.1 it is no longer possible to manually root the device over an ADB connection using the files from this APK. Please use the original binaries from the c-skills website to do this. There are several guides posted here on XDA about how to do this manually, some are mentioned/linked-to in the first few pages of this thread.

Note
GingerBreak is not specific to any device, but there is code in there that may not work on device X or Y. The exploit is generic, but that does not mean one size fits all, nor does it mean that there will be no firmwares out there that fix this exploit. A special version may need to be compiled for your device, ask your favorite hacker from your specific device's forum. This APK is meant to make the process easier, but also adds dependancies so that it may not work on your device.

AGAIN, THIS DOES NOT WORK ON S-ON DEVICES !

Changelog

26.04.2011: v1.2
- Removed some code that may break operation while the code itself isn't needed
- Added UnRoot option
- The APK now logs exploit output semi-live

22.04.2011: v1.1
- Modded exploit code to not need /data/local/tmp - this should fix the problem extracting assets as well as be more compatible with various devices (in theory). In case the APK notices that this cannot work, it will warn you about this.
- Added some warnings and errors to the APK

21.04.2011: v1.0
- First release of APK
- Slight mods to the exploit source to have it work better from APK

the two attached files at the top don't have apk files and the three down below have trojans in them. I am referring to the second and third file. first again does not have apk file. Thanks to McAfee that saved me. I am novice in rooting my phone and on top of that I got trojans. Can't believe they are there on XDA website...

I am trying to root My Dell Streak with Froyo 2.2.2 and I have tried z4 root and superoneclick to no avail. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[matteosistisette]

Doesn't work on LG P350

Does not work on LG Optimus ME (P350) with Andorid 2.2.2.
It is supposed to, but it doesn't.

I keeps running forever. I have waited more than half an hour and the instructions clearly say it will take 15 minutes at most.
It never reboots.

 

[Nedombs]

MTN Steppa

I really cant root my MTN steppa and it sucks :crying: :crying: :crying:

 

[Gregamatic]

A problem parsing the package...

Attached archive contains the modified sources for the exploit part of this APK. I will publish new versions only when it changes; the APK may be updated to a newer version, this does not necessarily mean the exploit has changed

Also, apologies for the few days delay in posting the source.

I'm trying to root my LG Optimus V...finally.

When I extract the files in the zip, the file extensions are all .c

I tried changing that to .apk, but when I tried to install it via the file explorer on the phone I got an error: "there is a problem parsing the package."

The key is to ignore the attachments at the top of the OP's first post. Rather, go to Chainfire's second post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13086954&postcount=2 and get the file you need from there.

Hope that helps others,
Gregamatic

 

[roxandn]

not work on panasonic 102P 2.3.5 ��

 

[Benfll]

NOTICE: Gingerbreak is an exploit that has been fixed in many of the latest Android versions and releases. If it does not work, it does not work. I can't "fix" the exploit, you will have to wait for a new exploit to come out, or root a different way!

About
The GingerBreak APK is a wrapper around the newly released GingerBreak exploit (credits to The Android Exploid Crew), which is meant to attain root access on GingerBread. This specific exploit may work on various Froyo and Honeycomb versions as well.

What the APK and exploit do is as follows:
- The APK puts the right files in the right place to run the exploit
- The APK runs the exploit
- The exploit attempts to attain root access
- If it succeeds, the exploit remounts /system as read-write and runs the installer script
- The installer script attempts to install the su binary and superuser APK, and reboots

Some important things to know:
- You must have USB debugging enabled on your device
- You need to have an SD card (formatted and) inserted - if it doesn't work, try formatting the SD card in your computer, or switching it with a different (or old, etc) SD card
- The APK must be installed to device, NOT SD card
- The exploit may take a while to run, but not more than 10 minutes, if it does, get me a logcat, and reboot the device. In rare occasions, even if the device does not reboot, you may still have root. So check that out after you manually pull battery after 15 minutes or so of being stuck.
- Always reboot between root attempts!
- While (temporary?) root access may be attained, due to locked bootloaders, efuses, S-ON, and whatnot this may still not work on your device. For temproot purposes, use the raw binary exploit (linked below), not this APK.
- The GingerBreak exploit should not be used to attain temproot and continue using the device. It fscks vold, you do not want to be running like that. You want to reboot! So if the root doesn't stick, you (still) have a problem.

Installation
- Optional: Press the Thanks button below this post
- Make sure USB debugging is enabled
- Make sure you have an SD card (formatted and) inserted
- Get the APK on the phone somehow, and install it
- Open the APK, press the root button
- Wait a few minutes. If there are no problems, the device will reboot (note that the reboot itself can take like 10 minutes due to cache wipe)
- Make sure the Superuser app is install and working
- Optional: Install BusyBox from Market (I personally prefer the stericsson installer)
- Optional: Uninstall GingerBreak, you don't need it on your phone anymore
- Optional: Make a donation

WARNING: Apparently on some devices the root exploit causes the SD card (internal or external) to be formatted. Also, if it gets stuck but you do see the card mounting/unmounting, try formatting your SD card yourself and try again (or use a different SD card) - often this works (a fix for both issues is being looked at)

NO IT DOES NOT WORK ON THE GALAXY ACE (yet ?)

WORKS ON A RARE SGS2, BUT NOT ON MOST (seems to be only pre-release devices that are rootable this way)

ACER A500 / ICONIA Look here (click). Will eventually be integrated, I guess

Donate
Donate to Chainfire by PayPal: click this link
Donate to The Android Exploid Crew by PayPal: [email protected]

Report!
Please report back if it does or doesn't work on specific devices. If it doesn't, don't forget to post your logcat as attachment, and mention your device details and GingerBreak version.

Credits
- I made the APK and did some slight modding to the exploit code to install from an APK
- The exploit ("GingerBreak") itself is made by The Android Exploid Crew. Original code can be found here: http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/04/yummy-yummy-gingerbreak.html

Manual rooting
From v1.1 it is no longer possible to manually root the device over an ADB connection using the files from this APK. Please use the original binaries from the c-skills website to do this. There are several guides posted here on XDA about how to do this manually, some are mentioned/linked-to in the first few pages of this thread.

Note
GingerBreak is not specific to any device, but there is code in there that may not work on device X or Y. The exploit is generic, but that does not mean one size fits all, nor does it mean that there will be no firmwares out there that fix this exploit. A special version may need to be compiled for your device, ask your favorite hacker from your specific device's forum. This APK is meant to make the process easier, but also adds dependancies so that it may not work on your device.

AGAIN, THIS DOES NOT WORK ON S-ON DEVICES !

Changelog

26.04.2011: v1.2
- Removed some code that may break operation while the code itself isn't needed
- Added UnRoot option
- The APK now logs exploit output semi-live

22.04.2011: v1.1
- Modded exploit code to not need /data/local/tmp - this should fix the problem extracting assets as well as be more compatible with various devices (in theory). In case the APK notices that this cannot work, it will warn you about this.
- Added some warnings and errors to the APK

21.04.2011: v1.0
- First release of APK
- Slight mods to the exploit source to have it work better from APK

Microsoft Security Essentials keeps instantly deleting the file when I download it, claiming it is a virus. Is it actually? If it isn't then can you please tell me how I can download this without it deleting it (I know this is the wrong forums website for a tutorial on Microsoft Security Essentials but I can't download it otherwise!)?

 

[PhoneGlow]

Attached archive contains the modified sources for the exploit part of this APK. I will publish new versions only when it changes; the APK may be updated to a newer version, this does not necessarily mean the exploit has changed

Also, apologies for the few days delay in posting the source.

Is there a v1.30 APK (not "source files") out there of GingerBreak (by you, or by someone else)? I tried v1.20 on my refurbished Sprint LG Optimus S™ LS670, Android v2.3.3, and it would not work - it appeared stuck for quite a long time. I watched a you tube video of a boy using GingerBreak, and he said to be sure to download v1.3 to use on android 2.3.3, not v1.2, from 4Shares, and said more than once that v1.2 will not work on Android v2.3.3 (though another user here on xda begs to differ), so v1.3 has to be used. These particular Optimus refurbished phones were made available to the public this year, at least by Kroger/I-Wireless;

The "One Click Root" folks had rooted the phone for $29.95 on 08/25/14, and that was done well, but other issues came up and I-Wireless had to replace the phone, and despite this is just a replacement, they wanted me to pay again, though it was just a few weeks later; and who is to say that this current Optimus won't need to be replaced?

I mean, I don't mind making donations for something that will work for awhile, and even another donation if I decide to root my primary (newer) phone, the Coolpad Quattro II 4G 801ES ... but hard to tell if I ever will, since it has more memory and is quite more flexible in allowing APPs to the external SD Card, way more so than the Optimus even when it is rooted, OTOH, there is the issue of making backups (like with Titanium and/or Nandroid), which as far as I know, it will have to be rooted too.

I have a thread on this at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/rooting-programs-freezing-looping-t2895688

BTW ... you seem so busy and do so much ... so I have to ask: do you sleep any?

Thanks,
Cliff

 

[DerStrom8]

Forgive me if this has been answered already, I didn't take the time to read all the way back.

Is this supposed to work on the Samsung Epic 4G? I tried it but it gets stuck on the screen saying:

"Rooting...
Running exploit...
This may take a few minutes!
Device will reboot on success!"

It's been going for half an hour and there doesn't seem to have been any change. I have heard of others having the same problem. Do you guys have any suggestions? Is there a better (I mean, proven) way to root an Epic 4G?

EDIT: I just noticed someone said it doesn't work on 2.3.3+. I'm running 2.3.3. What are my options at this point?

 

[drewwalton19216801]

Try zergRush: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859

 

[DerStrom8]

Try zergRush: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859

I should specify that I'm trying to root so I can install CM. My phone currently does not support HID profiles, and I would like to upgrade it so that I can. I read that CM might allow me to do that, but in order to install CM I'll need to install CWM, which requires a rooted phone (If I am understanding correctly).

I read that zergRush will not allow CM without first unlocking the bootloader. See this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18618476&postcount=14

I'm a n00b when it comes to phone hacks, so I'm having trouble keeping up with everything that needs to be done.

EDIT: I ran the batch file for zergRush but it was unable to install the Superuser app due to a "Read-Only file system". I have no idea how to fix that...

Thanks!

 

[drewwalton19216801]

I should specify that I'm trying to root so I can install CM. My phone currently does not support HID profiles, and I would like to upgrade it so that I can. I read that CM might allow me to do that, but in order to install CM I'll need to install CWM, which requires a rooted phone (If I am understanding correctly).

I read that zergRush will not allow CM without first unlocking the bootloader. See this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18618476&postcount=14

I'm a n00b when it comes to phone hacks, so I'm having trouble keeping up with everything that needs to be done.

EDIT: I ran the batch file for zergRush but it was unable to install the Superuser app due to a "Read-Only file system". I have no idea how to fix that...

Thanks!

Have you tried looking in the forum specific to your device?

 

[DerStrom8]

Have you tried looking in the forum specific to your device?

I was just thinking that I should do that. I realized I was beginning to hijack this thread. My apologies.

Regards,
Matt