hi folks, can i use automateit with temporary root in my wildfire official 2.2.1?
sorry for the bad english but i'm italian.
What do you mean by "temporary root" ?
shell root
Shell root doesn't allow running of any root-only apps if I am not mistaken.
What bonuses does shell root even give?
If i understand what you mean by "shell root" correctly, than i think that this will not be sufficient since for actions that require root, AutomateIt needs to have these permissions at the time the action is executed.
Hope this answers your question...
you can achieve shell root with gingerbreak, but it does not give anything
ok thanks for the answer, i've installed cyanogen mod thank alpharev
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Once you Nooter your Nook and do the SQLite apk install procedure, the easiest way to get root, is to install Z4Root.
I had to reboot twice after running it to get it to work...but it did work.
Others are reporting some other problems.
Discuss.....ready......GO!
does this mean theres a 1 click solution then? o.x;; if so i might have to try =X
Can someone explain why I would use this app? Don't I already have to root the nook to install it in the first place?
Jonbas said:
Can someone explain why I would use this app? Don't I already have to root the nook to install it in the first place?
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some useful apps ( like the soft menu app) require full root
Nooter does give you "full root". What does this app do?
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edembowski said:
Nooter does give you "full root". What does this app do?
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Nooter gives you adb root access, but not su or the superuser whitelist app on the device. Thus, without using z4root or pushing su/superuser.apk to the device, apps that require root won't function properly (like Root Explorer/SetCPU/etc.)
OK, but that's an easy adb push. Let's be clear: you're talking about adding some support utilities only. nooter does give you full root. You can't get any more 'root' than a uid 0 shell.
To sum up: Nooter gives you access to a root shell. It does not, as of right now, allow you to run graphical programs that require root access. This requires installing the su utility, as well as the Superuser Whitelist program, both of which z4root accomplish.
Nooter's developer has said that he would like to add su and Superuser Whitelist installation to Nooter, however.
Tl;dr: right now, both Nooter and z4root are necessary for a 'full root', in the traditional Android sense.
If you've done the su and installed superuser.apk, is it still necessary to install z4root?
As far as I can tell, no.
I pushed SU to my NC but rootexplorer still doesn't have access to the data folder nor does it ask for root rights when opening. Pushing SU to my phone didn't do anything its just there like the other apps.
Is Z4Root necessary? Do you just push it to your NC then open it?
Hello XDA-Forum users,
I ask you a question: How does Android Root works ?
I mean, for example, How does it works in Nexus One ?
This would be an understanding question to know more about how I get root from my Phone (Nexus One, for example) from scratch, from sources.
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Rooting basics:
http://lifehacker.com/5342237/five-great-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone
For details on how to do it on your device, Google or use the forum search. Lots of rooting information that is device dependent out there.
It basically gives your phone permission to do almost anything. It is similar to giving a user in Windows Administrator rights. It is called super user. You can do many things such as removing unwanted apps and overclocking.
This is not what I mean, I asks for an explaining in which the question is "How the root is possible? What active the root ?" Probably a kernel exploit, or stuff like that, to understand the underground passage to take it, from an hack view.
So, How works a root utility (such SuperOneClick) to set gid to 0 ?
Valid question, I am also interested in learning this.
In other words, if I were to perform the rooting manually, where can I find such info?
And some of the question is why su must be in some diredctories, and can't be run from /data/local/tmp for example?
Someone can enlighten us?
diego.stamigni said:
Someone can enlighten us?
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The general approach is taking advantage of bugs in the android OS
The process works something like this
User crafts some special data that contains a "payload" (the script/executable that we want to run)
User runs a system process that has root privileges and gets it to open the special data
The bug causes the system process to get confused by the data, and ends up running the embedded script
The embedded script runs with the same privileges as the system process, and thus can stuff that normal users aren't allowed to do (e.g. installs the SU app)
Commonly, things such as buffer overflows are used
So after gaining root access, which apps can run as root?
Or the user becomes root(as in desktop), and can run all types of apps?
Can root app(run as root) access everything?? Or app permission still applies?
Is it that system exploit is always used to run root apps?
can someone explain in technical details? not how to root.
are rooting programs open source??
What is the root procedure
Bayint Naung said:
So after gaining root access, which apps can run as root?
Or the user becomes root(as in desktop), and can run all types of apps?
Can root app(run as root) access everything?? Or app permission still applies?
Is it that system exploit is always used to run root apps?
can someone explain in technical details? not how to root.
are rooting programs open source??
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Hi guys!
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Hello guys,
I've been seeing this option for a long time and I was wondering.
What is the difference between normal root and shell root? Can shell root be performed on the x10?
Thanks!
I'm not quite sure, but as far as I know, shell root is undone after reboot.
correct me if im wrong, anyone
I'm sure the answer to this question is somewhere there, but I cannot find it. There is plenty of information on how to root your phone or tablet, but not on how the root works on Android.
When I work on my Linux box I usually use a "normal", limited user. Only when I need to install something, I switch to superuser, or root, using "su" or "sudo".What happens on a rooted Android? Do all apps run with root privileges all the time? Or rather some sort of "su" command is unlocked, and an app can access it when required. Can I give and revoke superuser powers to an app?
It is always safer to run all programs or apps with limited privileges, so when they misbehave, the risk to system integrity is minimal. If everything runs in root mode, it might just spectacularly crash one day.
In this context, how does adaway work? Does it start with the system, sitting in the background and using its root privileges to intercept and filter incoming HTTP packages? If I understand this correctly, it should then work with any browser?
Sorry for asking several questions in one topic, but I'd appreciate if someone could briefly explain the whole thing.
There is a superuser app, which seems to be doing the same job as gksu does on a linux desktop. Apps can request root, you can allow/deny. If you use the shell, su works as normal (just no password) - but connectbot needs to be given root privileges in order for this to succeed.
Hello,
I rooted my 8.9" and lose root after i installed busybox. Right now, i cannot install SU binary. I tried factory reset, unroot, and reroot without any success. Is there a way i can install SU binary manually?
Thanks.
anyone???
It appears that I will have to live with it.
Thanks.
auky said:
It appears that I will have to live with it.
Thanks.
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I don't know what or how you did what you did. You won't get many answers without providing specific examples.
I for one have NEVER heard of ANYONE losing root from BusyBox, but everyone I know, including myself, uses BusyBox Pro v. 10.5 currently. Most of the people I know also use SuperSU from Chainfire. Generically saying tha some busybox installation messed with some generic root or SU installation/binary, really does not give anyone much to go on.
You can apply the root exploit again. There is no issue with that, or you can use adb to copy the su binary over, set permissions & ownership & the cp it to the correct directory.
At any rate, there are too many possibilities & possible solutions depending on what you did & how you did it.
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I don't know what or how you did what you did. You won't get many answers without providing specific examples.
I for one have NEVER heard of ANYONE losing root from BusyBox, but everyone I know, including myself, uses BusyBox Pro v. 10.5 currently. Most of the people I know also use SuperSU from Chainfire. Generically saying tha some busybox installation messed with some generic root or SU installation/binary, really does not give anyone much to go on.
You can apply the root exploit again. There is no issue with that, or you can use adb to copy the su binary over, set permissions & ownership & the cp it to the correct directory.
At any rate, there are too many possibilities & possible solutions depending on what you did & how you did it.
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Hi GSLEON3,
You have given me hope. Thank you for the respond. I rooted my HDX 8.9 with no issue. Without knowing if I have busybox, I downloaded and installed the attached busybox apk. After that, I lose root. When I open SuperSU, I was asked to install SU binary, but when I click "Normal", the SU binary installation will fail. I tried unrooting and rerooting (with Bin4ry method as well as manual) without any success. Error messages such as "must be SUID to work properly" when I tried unroot and reroot. Guess i lose write ability. I will really appreciate it if you can tell me how to adb to copy SU binary or help me get root back.
Thanks.