[How To] Manually enable sideloading

[gdanko]

First of all, Linux and OS X come with sqlite3 by default. Windows users will need to download the executable. With that said, here is how you can enable sideloading the old-fashioned way.

[[email protected] ~]$ adb shell

$ su
# busybox cp /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db.bak
# chown system.system /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
# ls -l /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db*
# busybox cp /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db /sdcard
# exit
$ exit

[[email protected] ~]$ adb pull /sdcard/settings.db
sqlite3 settings.db
sqlite> SELECT * FROM secure WHERE name="install_non_market_apps";
3|install_non_market_apps|0

sqlite> UPDATE secure SET value=1 WHERE name="install_non_market_apps";
sqlite> SELECT * FROM secure WHERE name="install_non_market_apps";
3|install_non_market_apps|1

sqlite> .quit

[[email protected] ~]$ adb push settings.db /sdcard/
[[email protected] ~]$ adb shell

$ su
# busybox cp /sdcard/settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
# chown system.system /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
# ls -l /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db*
# exit
$ exit

[[email protected] ~]$ adb reboot

You should be all set.

 

[lsxrx7]

thank god for super one click

 

[jug6ernaut]

Script?

Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App

 

[gdanko]

thank god for super one click

1) Great if you use Wind'oh!s which I refuse to do.
2) I like to know how things work.

 

[aksma]

I think this work on only rooted devices. If that case we have one already which will root it and also side load apps.

 

[darkamikaze]

You got the phone gdanko?! Cool
I'll do it this way for kicks when I get my phone lol

 

[norcal einstein]

1) Great if you use Wind'oh!s which I refuse to do.
2) I like to know how things work.

Yes, it's always great to know how things work.

But it looks like SuperOneClick is not just confined to Windows.

It is compatible with:
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Ubuntu Hardy (8.04 LTS)
Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04)
Ubuntu Karmic (9.10)
Ubuntu Lucid (10.04 LTS)
Ubuntu Maverick (10.10)
Debian Lenny (5.0)
Debian Squeeze (testing)
Debian Sid (unstable)
Debian Experimental

 

[agentdr8]

SuperOneClick uses Mono on Linux platforms, so most any of the modern ones should work. I used it on my openSUSE box and it worked just fine for allowing non-market installs.

 

[phro321]

Can anyone do this a little more nood friendly? And/or does this require root?

 

[norcal einstein]

Can anyone do this a little more nood friendly? And/or does this require root?

Yeah, you basically want to get out of this thread and head here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960336

Follow briefmobile's tutorial. And yes, it requires root.

 

[Athailias]

If I am not mistaken gdanko doesnt use any of those operating systems. He uses a mac...

Maybe his old school ways will help uncover some mysterious portal into the Atrix that will allow cracking the bootloader...

 

[__redfox__]

I just finished running superoneclick. I wanted to double check that my phone is now allowing unknown sources, but i dont see the checkbox where it should be. Is this normal? Thanks!

 

[__redfox__]

I just finished running superoneclick. I wanted to double check that my phone is now allowing unknown sources, but i dont see the checkbox where it should be. Is this normal? Thanks!

I guess the check box is not added, but superoneclick did do its job. The phone is communicating with the laptop as expected.

 

[airbillion]

I guess the check box is not added, but superoneclick did do its job. The phone is communicating with the laptop as expected.

Follow this to add the check box: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972760

 

[gdanko]

SuperOneClick uses Mono on Linux platforms, so most any of the modern ones should work. I used it on my openSUSE box and it worked just fine for allowing non-market installs.

Fails on Ubuntu 64. And installing mono and a host of other things for something so trivial is pointless.

 

[marlasinger]

Thank you, I needed this sideloading hack since I've already updated/rooted my phone and couldn't use Gladatrix or aRoot without having to reflash 1.26

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edit: Actually it got my phone stuck in bootloader with my configuration (1.57 update and rooted). SBF flashing now..

 

[Spoofy]

Thank you, I needed this sideloading hack since I've already updated/rooted my phone and couldn't use Gladatrix or aRoot without having to reflash 1.26

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edit: Actually it got my phone stuck in bootloader with my configuration (1.57 update and rooted). SBF flashing now..

Hey How did you root your 1.57?

 

[Ririal]

Hey How did you root your 1.57?

Go to the GladRoot thread linked in my signature below. Please use the search function in the future.

 

[Spoofy]

Go to the GladRoot thread linked in my signature below. Please use the search function in the future.

Lose the attitude buddy.
Don't tell me to search, as I have been googling and searching this forum for over a week and found nothing but SuperOneClick which also required me to downgrade.

I probably missed it due to "Last edited by Ririal; 23rd April 2011 at 01:40 AM. Reason: Updates"

Unfortunately this is still not what I am looking for as I am on 1.57 and am still required to downgrade.

Please have some respect.

EDIT: I'ts also not in the sticky thread
EDIT #2: I just found [HOWTO] Easy Root 1.5.7 using GingerBreak which popped up on the 23rd. WOHOOO, no need to downgrade and risk Wifi issues.

 

[Ririal]

Lose the attitude buddy.
Don't tell me to search, as I have been googling and searching this forum for over a week and found nothing but SuperOneClick which also required me to downgrade.

I probably missed it due to "Last edited by Ririal; 23rd April 2011 at 01:40 AM. Reason: Updates"

Unfortunately this is still not what I am looking for as I am on 1.57 and am still required to downgrade.

Please have some respect.

EDIT: I'ts also not in the sticky thread

It has nothing to do with respect, and I don't have an attitude. Relax, guy.

All the information is readily available, all you need to do is look for it. There's several threads on the first page of the development forum (which you found as you're posting in it) that contain the information you need. One of the threads is even clearly labeled: "[HOWTO] Easy Root 1.5.7 using GingerBreak"

So sorry, I get a little short with people who ask questions that are already answered. Don't take it personally. Here's the breakdown:

There's currently 2 methods of root, one is GladRoot, which requires you to downgrade first. The other is GingerBreak, which formats your phone data. Pick your poison.