I seen the post on how to root the Droid Pro but I didn't see anything about doing it through the terminal emulator. Is this possible?
rllong1 said:
I seen the post on how to root the Droid Pro but I didn't see anything about doing it through the terminal emulator. Is this possible?
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Not sure. But why wouldn't you want to use Z4Root? It's one-click and quick.
jayhammy said:
Not sure. But why wouldn't you want to use Z4Root? It's one-click and quick.
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I wish I could. I have a school laptop that does not give us admin rights, so I do not have access to adb.
rllong1 said:
I wish I could. I have a school laptop that does not give us admin rights, so I do not have access to adb.
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You don't need a laptop for Z4Root. It's an app you download on your device. It's no longer available in the Market (Google removed it), but you can find it on the internet.
Here's a site to get you started: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...root-app-for-samsung-galaxy-s-android-phones/
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You don't need a laptop for Z4Root. It's an app you download on your device. It's no longer available in the Market (Google removed it), but you can find it on the internet.
Here's a site to get you started: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...root-app-for-samsung-galaxy-s-android-phones/
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OK, In the instructions. It says you have to run adb commands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842074. I went to your link though and read those. I will try that and get back to you. Thanks a lot.
rllong1 said:
OK, In the instructions. It says you have to run adb commands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842074. I went to your link though and read those. I will try that and get back to you. Thanks a lot.
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You only need to do adb if you're doing theming. To just root, you only need the Z4Root app. IN fact, you'll see my question answered in that forum on that very same thing.
Let me know!
z4 worked. Once I found the link. Thanks a lot man.
Glad it worked for you. I'd recommend the following apps as "must-haves":
Titanium backup
Root explorer
Wireless tether
Ok so I downloaded titanium. I did the back up to all user and system alps. Is the root explorer the same as like su? Also, do you have to pay for wireless tether?
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how can this be done so i can run certain apps?
anybody? come on guys ive searched everywhere, can it be done or not?
fixxxer2008 said:
anybody? come on guys ive searched everywhere, can it be done or not?
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What exactly are you trying to run
clules94 said:
What exactly are you trying to run
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screenshot and a cache cleaner. i do see there's a superuser permission app on my build but when i go to the terminal it says im still not root.
well i did alot of searching today and i don't think you can unlock this as technically we don't have a g1 or hero phone. we are running an image from a sd card. i still wonder how i can get root access to run certain apps? has anybody else addressed this issue because i can't find an answer.
fixxxer2008 said:
well i did alot of searching today and i don't think you can unlock this as technically we don't have a g1 or hero phone. we are running an image from a sd card. i still wonder how i can get root access to run certain apps? has anybody else addressed this issue because i can't find an answer.
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umm.....open the terminal and type su?
zenulator said:
umm.....open the terminal and type su?
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i did, it says permission denied!
well i think what im looking for is to become a superuser to be able to run certain market apps such as screenshot and a cache cleaner. ive searched everywhere here and on ppcgeeks with no luck. i did see something about a script that can allow certain apps at launch to run in superuser mode, is there anything like that at all? sorry if i keep asking but it's bugging me to no end and im sorta stuck. how did you guys get apps to run in root mode? is there a command i need to enter int he terminal? i do know i tried su and it said permission denied for me?
by the way what is the superuser permissions app i see on my build of cupcake? i launch it and it does nothing?
fixxxer2008 said:
i did, it says permission denied!
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Using adb will always give you root access, for windows you need to install the adb drivers from my site. Remember we are using a read only root filesystem so apps that modify the root fs won't work. su in the ion build will also give you root.
Seems that Z4root is gone from the marketplace. I am just learning how to do things on an android device, so please bear with me.
I have the U.S. AT&T Galaxy Tab and initial rooted it with Z4 when it was in the marketplace. I then later did the whole flashing to get the Phone and 3G working on the device. Now I want to fix the missing protected apps marketplace issue. In order to do this... the device needs to be rooted.
Now that Z4 is gone... is there another way to get it Z4 or to get rooted in general?
I had the same problem, believe z4root doesn't work with latest rom so I used this which worked like a charm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
moviecouple said:
Seems that Z4root is gone from the marketplace. I am just learning how to do things on an android device, so please bear with me.
I have the U.S. AT&T Galaxy Tab and initial rooted it with Z4 when it was in the marketplace. I then later did the whole flashing to get the Phone and 3G working on the device. Now I want to fix the missing protected apps marketplace issue. In order to do this... the device needs to be rooted.
Now that Z4 is gone... is there another way to get it Z4 or to get rooted in general?
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you can install z4root through applanet
So this app called Applanet is something that I have to download on a computer and then it syncs with the Tab? Is that even safe?
Thank you.
gnasher666 said:
I had the same problem, believe z4root doesn't work with latest rom so I used this which worked like a charm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
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I did try this and it does work on the AT&T GT!
Great work - thanks!
What's stopping you from getting the App from Ryan's topic.
Side Load Works
Manually copy z4root.apk to the internal sd card
my files --> touch the file and let it install.
Activate usb debugging mode and run z4root
Really? You can just manually copy z4root.apk to the internal sd card, click it and install? And it actually works? I have the latest version of it too on my PC.
moviecouple said:
So this app called Applanet is something that I have to download on a computer and then it syncs with the Tab? Is that even safe?
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Search for applanet.apk and you should be golden, if not I will pm you the apk
moviecouple said:
Really? You can just manually copy z4root.apk to the internal sd card, click it and install? And it actually works? I have the latest version of it too on my PC.
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Yep, just get something like astro file manager and click the apk, it'll be installed automatically... after you enable 3rd party app sources of course.
How do I enable 3rd part apps?
You can use superoneclick root as well.
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moviecouple said:
How do I enable 3rd part apps?
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Go to Settings/Applications and tick the top option named "Unknown Sources"
Which says ~ 'Allow install of non-market applications'
Beards said:
Go to Settings/Applications and tick the top option named "Unknown Sources"
Which says ~ 'Allow install of non-market applications'
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Thats how it should be, but didn't the greedy bastards (AT&T) disable sideloading in their preload? I don't have an AT&T tab so I can't check.
Beards said:
What's stopping you from getting the App from Ryan's topic.
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thanks man. That was so easy to get this big boy rooted.
Any good ROM's available or worth trying out?
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milomak said:
thanks man. That was so easy to get this big boy rooted.
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No problem..... Great isn't it.
It would appear that even on the website (which shows At&T blocked apps) that the sideloading wonder machine is gone.
Dang! wish I had got the sideloading machine.
isnt it still available at android central? Those are the guys who wrote it, I thought...
if at was at androidcentral then you would have to sideload it, completely defeating the purpose.
Why don't you just put the .apk on your phone and install it?
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that's sideloading. Anything other than a direct market download is sideloading, and blocked by At&T
Techcruncher said:
that's sideloading. Anything other than a direct market download is sideloading, and blocked by At&T
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Yea...that's what I'm saying. Enable side loading it takes like 30 seconds. It's more of a hassle to use wonder machine.
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It would appear that even on the website (which shows At&T blocked apps) that the sideloading wonder machine is gone.
Dang! wish I had got the sideloading machine.
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http://forum.androidcentral.com/and...40770-ac-sideload-wonder-machine-windows.html
They moved it to only be available on their forum. You have to create a username/password, but the links then become available for download.
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http://forum.androidcentral.com/and...40770-ac-sideload-wonder-machine-windows.html
They moved it to only be available on their forum. You have to create a username/password, but the links then become available for download.
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But I can't Sideload due to At&T so how can I download it from their website. That's sideloading?
I'm confused....
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But I can't Sideload due to At&T so how can I download it from their website. That's sideloading?
I'm confused....
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lol....The Side load wondermachine stays on your computer. You download an .APK file oyu want, plug the phone in and it will side load it to your phone for you. You do not place the APK on the phone at all.
There is also a video on how to use the program:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzs_1DeSgWI&feature=player_embedded
Quote from the website:
"Installation:
Unzip the SWM folder to a conveinent place on your Windows computer. The program, and all files inside the SWM folder need to stay together.
You will need to install the USB driver for your model of Android device. Information about this can be had from your carrier, or from your device manufacturer.
Usage:
Ensure that USB debugging is enabled on your Android device. For most devices, this can be found in menu>settings>applications>development
Plug your Android device into a high speed USB port on your computer.
Start the application, and browse to the apk file you would like to install by clicking the "Choose a file" button.
Once you have chosen the apk to install, the "Go" button will be enabled. Click it, and you'll see the command window which prompts you as it installs the file. "
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But I can't Sideload due to At&T so how can I download it from their website. That's sideloading?
I'm confused....
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Root the phone. It's completely safe. If you follow DG's instructions on the thread it's pretty much idiot proof too. And then sideloading will be enabled!
edit: a bunch of other things will be enabled too. and he also has an unroot script there for you.
Yeah, I don't really get this. Download SuperOneClick. You can root your phone and enable sideloading all at once. If you ever want to go back SuperOneClick will also unroot your phone as well. There's no danger doing it this way.
SuperOneClick isn't the best way to root and enable your phone. There is an issue with Busybox. Designergears recommends using aroot to root and enable sideloading. If you used SuperOneClick to root...simply unroot it.
I'm afraid I don't know enough about software to use superoneclick and such.
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I'm afraid I don't know enough about software to use superoneclick and such.
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Hey, i think the best way for you is to do it like it says in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981866
except if you have a bell atrix, i think than youll have to wait a bit so the devs make it for it (im not sure if its a problem tho)
use aroot. I rooted with super one click and also clicked enable outside apps but it didn't work. I then used aroot and everything worked fine.
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I'm afraid I don't know enough about software to use superoneclick and such.
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You didnt try the Sideload wonder machine? Check out all the links and instructions I posted. It is really easy, especailly if you dont trust yourself enough to root the phone.
iceman4357 said:
You didnt try the Sideload wonder machine? Check out all the links and instructions I posted. It is really easy, especailly if you dont trust yourself enough to root the phone.
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Seriously, he posts that the SWM is down but I don't think he even knows what the SWM is.
And for everyone telling him to root, transferring files with SWM is so much easier that rooting just for side loading is kind of a waste.
You can also sideload via adb without root.
I've used wonder machine and worked beautifully.
you can always use Droidexplorer or adb
and if you can navigate this website and consciously comprehend what is being discussed (aka process the text on the screen in your mind) you should be able to follow DGs root method
I'm not a noob to Android, but I am a noob to this whole ROM scene, or whatever you want to call it.
Basically, I wanted to make my phone able to install apps that i downloaded from my PC. Some quick research told me ok, I gotta check off an option "allow unknown sources." That option isn't there. I do some more research and I find out I gotta root my phone. Ugh, I didn't want to get into this stuff but fine, I'll do it.
This is the tutorial that I followed, to the T. briefmobile [DOT] com/motorola-atrix-4g-root
So I root my Atrix, yay, I should be able to install this neato app I got my SD card now right? No, that "allow unknown sources" option still doesn't exist. What gives?
So after scouring the internet (including a long time lurking this forum) for hours, attempting to use SuperOneClick and freeze one me 3 times, 2 factory resets, and doing bundles of research I've come to the conclusion that I'm completely lost, and scared of doing anything else that I don't know how-to and bricking my phone. So I come to you gentlemen for help. Please don't just post a link to a sticky (which I've probably already read) and send me off reading more gobbly-gook. Please, just help a bro out here.
u have to enable sideloading of apps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016060
follow that
tjjensen23 said:
u have to enable sideloading of apps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016060
follow that
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I'm already on 1.57 and rooted, I don't think either of those 2 sets of directions in that OP pertain to me.
Mecha Kirby said:
I'm already on 1.57 and rooted, I don't think either of those 2 sets of directions in that OP pertain to me.
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try this one then. does the same thing as the other one just only does the sideloading.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1017373
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also on my atrix there is no option to toggle it, but i can still install apps from astro etc. so it could just not be showing up. give Astro File Manager a go to install the APK
^^^^^^^+1.
just follow that. im not sure if you will have the option to check "allowed unknown installation" but you shouldnt need that.
oh yeah and update to 1.83 if u want faster upload speeds..
tjjensen23 said:
try this one then. does the same thing as the other one just only does the sideloading.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1017373
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also on my atrix there is no option to toggle it, but i can still install apps from astro etc. so it could just not be showing up. give Astro File Manager a go to install the APK
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I love you dude, it worked! Thank you so much!
Mecha Kirby said:
I love you dude, it worked! Thank you so much!
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no problem enjoy
Well guys im going to upload the apk i got from some post on here somewhere but it worked for me.
Just uninstall the current SU and then " INSTALL " this one. No rebooting required...
Also not my liability. I haven't noticed anything bad or out of normal. It works for me
you mean install that one. I don't see a flashable zip.
dottat said:
you mean install that one. I don't see a flashable zip.
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Lol Thanks I fixed it. It is a installable apk.
how do you uninstall superuser
Rashadbrandon said:
how do you uninstall superuser
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First of all, if Superuser works for you and you have root privileges and root apps work this wouldn't apply to you.
Well, first I would go to Settings, Applications, Manage Applications, and look for Superuser.
If it is not there, then you might have to dig into ADB commands. Or just reflash ROM.
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Help Cannot uninstall Superuser
How do i uninstall superuser
Rashadbrandon said:
How do i uninstall superuser
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Go to the applications list and choose uninstall on super user.
Or go to the market go to my apps and then find super user click it and select un install.
From there install the 3.0 SU that I have listed and it should work for your device (varies among devices and roms).
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REFLASH ANYTHING. Just re install and it should work . It is what worked for me.
This is super frustrating it does not give me that option i guess i need to root again even though it say S if Off
Rashadbrandon said:
This is super frustrating it does not give me that option i guess i need to root again even though it say S if Off
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Download the APK and use astro or similar to browse to your download folder and find the apk and click and use app manager to install it.
OK I got it Thanks everyone.
Rashadbrandon said:
OK I got it Thanks everyone.
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as always everyone is welcome including you. Thanks for the thanks.
cmsjr123 said:
Well guys im going to upload the apk i got from some post on here somewhere but it worked for me.
Just uninstall the current SU and then " INSTALL " this one. No rebooting required...
Also not my liability. I haven't noticed anything bad or out of normal. It works for me
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Works great for me on Supersonic3D RC1.2-[10/14/2011]-Sense 3.5
Thank you for the apk.........