[GUIDE] Temp to permanent root, using rage instead of visionary

[smokeymp911]

Sorry need a little bit of help here I got past the part on the computer in the terminal manager when i enter
/data/local/tmp/rage

it gives me "/data/local/tmp/rage" permission denied....

Thanks for anyone who's willing to give me some info before hand

 

[DocMAX]

does it also work on phones with QWERTZ keymap? (i have a german desire z from amazon)

 

[steviewevie]

Sorry need a little bit of help here I got past the part on the computer in the terminal manager when i enter
/data/local/tmp/rage

it gives me "/data/local/tmp/rage" permission denied....

Thanks for anyone who's willing to give me some info before hand

Did this command work ok, i.e. didn't give an error message ?

$ adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*

And you had the asterisk on the end ? No harm in running that again.

 

[smokeymp911]

It worked fine and I checked I had the * at the end I get the error still

 

[steviewevie]

It worked fine and I checked I had the * at the end I get the error still

Try doing "adb shell ls -l /data/local/tmp/rage". That can't do any harm.

 

[alex_canada]

Is this a guide that I could use with a Desire Z bought in Canada from Bell?

Thanks!

 

[steviewevie]

Is this a guide that I could use with a Desire Z bought in Canada from Bell?

Right now there's a separate set of forums for the Desire Z. Hopefully they'll be merged very soon with the G2 ones. But for now, check out the DZ forums regarding rooting your phone.

 

[alex_canada]

Right now there's a separate set of forums for the Desire Z. Hopefully they'll be merged very soon with the G2 ones. But for now, check out the DZ forums regarding rooting your phone.

Thanks for the quick reply...will do that. I came from that forum because that one has way less info.

 

[steviewevie]

Thanks for the quick reply...will do that. I came from that forum because that one has way less info.

I know what you mean

 

[dzerjinski]

Hi,

I tried to follow the instructions for my brand new Desire HD and got the error:
- init_module '/data/local/wpthis-OTA.ko' failed (exec format error)

Can anyone help me, please?

thanks

 

[Crey23]

HELP Cannot find device

OK...I'm beginning to think that rooting is not for me!!!! Getting a bit frustrated!!!

OK, so I installed SDK on my pc (Win XP Ver 2002 SP3), and I cannot get it recognize the device.

I tried the guide for dummies here on XDA, and I follow all the indications, server starts up, I can kill it too....but every time I try to run it I get:

"error: device cannot be found"

The line that I am writing is as follows:

c:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell

and I get the error above.

When I try to see if devices are connected, and Use this:

c:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb devices

I get:

"List of Devices attached", but there is no list!!!!!

But I can see the SDCARD from my computer....I can access the files...

Maybe I can try to pull instead of push, but I'm not sure how that would be written (line wise), not if will work.

BTW...I have never done anything like this on android....very new to this!!!!

umm.. HELP!!!

OK changed pc's,....on this one it does recognize the device, but does not allow me to push anything.....when i try:

 adb push su /sdcard/su

I get adb: permisions denied

...

Thanks!

 

[jorobochi]

worked perfect for me 10x

worked perfect for me 10x

 

[steviewevie]

Hi,

I tried to follow the instructions for my brand new Desire HD and got the error:
- init_module '/data/local/wpthis-OTA.ko' failed (exec format error)

You're in the wrong forum, this is the G2 forum, you need the Desire HD forum.

 

[miked79928]

This worked excellent once I realized that I was typing "adp" instead of "adb".

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

 

[trench619]

A few questions before I start... I'm kind of new to this so go easy on me, I’m scared about fukkin **** up.

1) Before I start imputing any codes in ADB, do I need to type the commands first that are described in the unlocker site on setting up ADB. The commands I’m speaking of are:

cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices

2) When imputing the code as shown in this guide, do I need to press return after each line? Or can I copy and past the entire 7 lines or so at a time...

adb push su /sdcard/su
adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
adb push rage /data/local/tmp/rage
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
adb push root /data/local/tmp/root
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*

Like, could I copy and the past the entire above script? Or do I need to type each line and then press return? Also, after all lines are added do I need to press return?

3) When speaking of the OTA update, are you talking about the update my phone did a month after I bout it? Were it said there was an update and I clicked on it and it installed and rebooted? And if so, if I reset my phone to factory would it be considered “Pre-OTA”?

 

[TheRealEvo]

this is the best tut i have seen in a while , i tried to do the other one with visionary, i ended up doing it 3 times and it didnt work, but i gave this a chance and it worked on the first try! thanks you so much for the excellent tut bro! And thank you to all that supported the G2 scene.

 

[steviewevie]

1) Before I start imputing any codes in ADB, do I need to type the commands first that are described in the unlocker site on setting up ADB. The commands I’m speaking of are:

cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices

Yes, you either need to go specifically to the directory where you installed adb, or you need to add adb to your "PATH" variable in Windows. The first command there needs a space between the "cd" and the "/".

2) When imputing the code as shown in this guide, do I need to press return after each line? Or can I copy and past the entire 7 lines or so at a time...

adb push su /sdcard/su
adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
adb push rage /data/local/tmp/rage
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
adb push root /data/local/tmp/root
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*

Like, could I copy and the past the entire above script? Or do I need to type each line and then press return? Also, after all lines are added do I need to press return?

They are separate commands, not a script. So copy and paste them one at a time, so you can check each one works and if you should get an error message (unlikely) then you know which command it came from. If you copy and paste it reduces the chances of error compared to typing each line manually.

Don't worry too much, those particular commands do need doing, but you really can't mess up your phone if you do them wrong (just that the rooting won't work).

3) When speaking of the OTA update, are you talking about the update my phone did a month after I bout it? Were it said there was an update and I clicked on it and it installed and rebooted? And if so, if I reset my phone to factory would it be considered “Pre-OTA”?

Yes, that's the OTA (Over The Air) update. If you reset your phone to factory then I don't think it'll lose the OTA, just all its settings, but it'll still stay at OTA.

 

[equi_design]

Thanks for the help @Kalipedia and @Trigeek

Just wanted to say thanks! I downloaded ADB today for the first time and managed to figure out how to work this and it looks like it worked!

I also figure I'd try to pay it forward a bit and share with my fellow Mac users a bit of info. The commands will be slightly different from what's in the OP. Also, I just unzipped the file from the OP and then put both the folders on my desktop and worked it from there. The SDK I put in my home folder. FYI, below are the commands I used (obviously my name is 'alex', so you would change that for yourself). NB - these are just the commands that I entered on the Terminal app on my Mac - I'm not including any of the parts you do on the phone since that's the same for everyone.

Anyway, hope this helps someone!


OPEN TERMINAL IN UTILITIES FOLDER:

alexs-macbook:~ Alex$ cd /users/Alex/android-sdk-mac_x86/tools

alexs-macbook:tools Alex$ ./adb push /users/alex/desktop/g2temproot/su /sdcard/su
1853 KB/s (26248 bytes in 0.013s)

alexs-macbook:tools Alex$ ./adb push /users/alex/desktop/g2temproot/superuser.apk /sdcard/superuser.apk
1664 KB/s (27688 bytes in 0.016s)

alexs-macbook:tools Alex$ ./adb push /users/alex/desktop/g2temproot/rage /data/local/tmp/rage
1089 KB/s (5392 bytes in 0.004s)

alexs-macbook:tools Alex$ ./adb push /users/alex/desktop/g2temproot/busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
2610 KB/s (1926944 bytes in 0.720s)

alexs-macbook:tools Alex$ ./adb push /users/alex/desktop/g2temproot/root /data/local/tmp/root
3 KB/s (575 bytes in 0.186s)

alexs-macbook:tools Alex$ ./adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/*


AT THIS POINT YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT PERTAIN TO USING TERMINAL EMULATOR ON YOUR PHONE


alexs-macbook:tools Alex$ ./adb push /users/alex/desktop/vision-perm-root/hboot-eng.img /data/local
2560 KB/s (1048576 bytes in 0.399s)

alexs-macbook:tools Alex$ ./adb push /users/alex/desktop/vision-perm-root/wpthis-ota.ko /data/local
2712 KB/s (108820 bytes in 0.039s)

alexs-macbook:tools Alex$

I just wanted to thank kalipedia and trigeek for the help in rooting my G2. I did my G1 back when it first came out, but for some reason this one was a bit more difficult. I really appreciate Kalipedia's help with the terminal prompts for Mac (since I'm a Mac user too), and for Trigeek's great original tutorial.

My G2 is now rooted, running Wireless tether, and I'm continuing to geek out by researching ROMs.

 

[f4phantomii]

OK changed pc's,....on this one it does recognize the device, but does not allow me to push anything.....when i try:

 adb push su /sdcard/su

I get adb: permisions denied

I was getting the same error. Took me a few minutes to work through it.

Try this:

.\adb push su /sdcard/su

This worked for me.

 

[Crey23]

I was getting the same error. Took me a few minutes to work through it.

Try this:

.\adb push su /sdcard/su

This worked for me.

F4, thanks for the reply...it's a no go! Tried it and got the same error.... permission denied.

I can't get to push while using the terminal emulator on the phone either....loosing confidence on rootability of my device, or the lack of ability that I have to do so....either way it seems destined to be temp-rooted for a while longer.