[TUTORIAL] How to root locked bootloaders PLAY/ARC/NEO

[dh2311]

To start off I want to say, I am NOT claiming to have created this exploit, I am merely letting people know that it works on the arc.

All credit for this goes to Chainfire and The Android Exploid Crew

The origional thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765

Download here


Install the APK and run it.

For people getting "could not extract assets" error execute


adb shell rmdir /data/local/tmp

and then

adb shell mkdir /data/local/tmp

Quote posted by jassired

 

[diggedy]

works for me

 

[Cim_XII]

So just push the apk to the phone, install and you're done?

 

[diggedy]

no need to "push", just stick it on your sd card and install

 

[Cim_XII]

no need to "push", just stick it on your sd card and install

I get the error thing...and I can't find the effing map where I need to remove stuff....

 

[Cim_XII]

where do I find the god damned map to remove the files I need to remove when it only fails to install?????

I've checked every single map on the memory card, going nuts here...

 

[dh2311]

where do I find the god damned map to remove the files I need to remove when it only fails to install?????

I've checked every single map on the memory card, going nuts here...

What do you mean?

 

[dh2311]

double post :s will use this later

 

[Cim_XII]

I have put the .apk in my download map on the sd card of the phone, installed the apk and run it and I get the: "could not extract assets" error execute

and then when I get that I am supposed to remove some files from a map on the sd card, and I cannot find said map....I hava rebooted the phone, and I still cannot find data/local/tmp or what ever map I need to find.....

 

[dh2311]

I have put the .apk in my download map on the sd card of the phone, installed the apk and run it and I get the: "could not extract assets" error execute

and then when I get that I am supposed to remove some files from a map on the sd card, and I cannot find said map....I hava rebooted the phone, and I still cannot find data/local/tmp or what ever map I need to find.....

you need to execute the commands in the origional post via ADB with USB debugging enabled, because the location is in the system and ironicly you dont have the root privelages to delete them

 

[Cim_XII]

I don't even know what ADB is....that's how much I know...

 

[dh2311]

I don't even know what ADB is....that's how much I know...

I have attached it to this post. ADB is the Android Debug Bridge. It is used to excecute commands on android devices. Just extract the zip, then open a command prompt and change to the directory of ADB, then excecute the commands.

 

[Lef.teris]

if you get the error for esset you need to remove all the files inside to /data/local/tmp/

press: adb shell
press ls /data/local/tmp

and remove one by one the files as my example:

$ ls /data/local/tmp/
ls /data/local/tmp/
Superuser.apk
Gingerbreak
runscript
sysrun
$ rm /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
rm /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
$ rm /data/local/tmp/Gingerbreak
rm /data/local/tmp/Gingerbreak
$ rm /data/local/tmp/runscript
rm /data/local/tmp/runscript
$ rm /data/local/tmp/sysrun
rm /data/local/tmp/sysrun

and now try again with app and may it works (in my case, works)

 

[Cim_XII]

I have attached it to this post. ADB is the Android Debug Bridge. It is used to excecute commands on android devices. Just extract the zip, then open a command prompt and change to the directory of ADB, then excecute the commands.

maybe I should've mentioned I'm on a Mac computer with no access to windows....damn, this is so frustrating....

 

[dh2311]

Ah... Its still possible you just have to get the android sdk for mac.

Get the SDK from here

Then in the tools folder ADB should be there

Then its commands as normal I think... not sure tho, don't have a mac.

Search around on here for tutorials, I'm sure someone has put up a tutorial on setting up adb on mac

 

[Cim_XII]

Ah... Its still possible you just have to get the android sdk for mac.

Get the SDK from here

Then in the tools folder ADB should be there

Then its commands as normal I think... not sure tho, don't have a mac.

Search around on here for tutorials, I'm sure someone has put up a tutorial on setting up adb on mac

kewl, and the exact commands is in post #1 right?

 

[robbyf66]

so this root's the OS, title is confusing, does it enable fastboot? allow you to flash custom roms?

 

[dh2311]

should be....

 

[bartbla]

you need to execute the commands in the origional post via ADB with USB debugging enabled, because the location is in the system and ironicly you dont have the root privelages to delete them

did exactly what you said, but get the message

adb: permission denied

 

[dh2311]

No does not enable fastboot