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Installing ROOT Help

ok i got this far
8. Type the following into Telnet (these commands will give you root access easier in the future):
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd sdcard
flash_image recovery recovery.img
cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
and on the last command i get a error "cannot create /system/recovery.img"
am i rooted already ????? or what needs to be done please help...
files i have on sd card are recovery.img and update.zip

read the threads and follow them step by step....STEP by STEP....

Verify that you command prompt has a "#" in front and not a "$"
# = root
$ = user.
make sure you type in mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system exactly like that. and be sure that it does not return any errors.
again type these in EXACTLY as shown.
cd sdcard
flash_image recovery recovery.img
cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
if you still have the problem, please respond.

i am following everything step by step and cant get it i just get cannot create recovery.img read only file system

if its not working then you arent following the steps correctly.

cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
i get this after ## is that a good thing???

if you are using the crappy built-in windows telnet client.. it will appear like this:
Code:
# # mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# # cd sdcard
# # flash_image recovery recovery.img
# # cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
# #
i recommend you use putty. Putty Homepage
this provides a cleaner telnet interface.
but yes.. that means it worked!
EDIT:
Now to explain just a bit what just happened:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system :: this mounts /dev/block/mtdblock3 in /system (lots of fun stuff available here, but i recommend you leave that to developers
flash_image recovery recovery.img :: this flashes the recovery image with JesusFreke's custom recovery image.
You should now proceed to downloading a modded RC30 (also available on this forum) and place it in the root of your SD card. Rename it to update.zip and turn off your phone.
Press (and hold) the Home and Power(red) keys until you see the recovery screen. Now slide out the keyboard and press ALT+S.
After it's complete press ALT+W, and reboot.
WARNING: this will wipe out all previous custom settings and restore you to factory defaults!

Ok, so I've decided I want to root my G1 too, and I'm having a similar problem. I broke my first G1, huge crack on the screen, but still functional. I have a replacement in hand, but want to test rooting on the old one so I don't risk the new one till I know I get it right. I had OEM RC30 installed and flashed down to OEM RC29. No problems there. Then I restarted, following instructions to the letter. Typed in "telnetd" :enter: No problems there. Downloaded Telnet app from the market and connected to local host on port 23. No problems. I even had the ## prompt. After typing in the commands listed in the tutorial with no problems, I installed HardSPL and update.zip into the sdcard and did all that. Then I upgraded to JF RC30. Now when I open the Terminal Emulator program, I get the $ prompt. What did I miss? Should I flash back down to RC29 and try again? I think I will just in case I'm an idiot, which is entirely possible.

polaris0352 said:
Ok, so I've decided I want to root my G1 too, and I'm having a similar problem. I broke my first G1, huge crack on the screen, but still functional. I have a replacement in hand, but want to test rooting on the old one so I don't risk the new one till I know I get it right. I had OEM RC30 installed and flashed down to OEM RC29. No problems there. Then I restarted, following instructions to the letter. Typed in "telnetd" :enter: No problems there. Downloaded Telnet app from the market and connected to local host on port 23. No problems. I even had the ## prompt. After typing in the commands listed in the tutorial with no problems, I installed HardSPL and update.zip into the sdcard and did all that. Then I upgraded to JF RC30. Now when I open the Terminal Emulator program, I get the $ prompt. What did I miss? Should I flash back down to RC29 and try again? I think I will just in case I'm an idiot, which is entirely possible.
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type su in the terminal emulator. you'll get the # prompt.

Right... I'm just stupid. So I'm running 1.41 on my old G1 now. Nicely done, it feels just like the ota version (no hiccups or bugs so far) and I have multi touch. You're awesome jf!

or do it through pc like intended.. and remount

am having this problem but it says
recovery.img: no such file or directory
##
i am using rc8 uk model please help

For those still having trouble rooting there is an app that can root your G1 with "1 click", that's not what I used to root my phone but I hear it works I bet if you look for it you'll find it

Trying to get root access

I can enter the first two commands, mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system,flash_image recovery recovery.img and cd /sdcard but when i type in the last command i get this
cannot open /system/recovery.img no such file

Don't know what you're typing there.. missing some stuff.
Try this:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system
cat /sdcard/recovery.img > recovery.img
flash_image recovery recovery.img

Did you type SU before??

i did what the first reply did. what do you mean su?

i got it thanks

SU = root access.

Once you have rooted your phone and installed a custom image, you need to type "su" and press enter anytime you go to the command prompt to do something requiring root. Basically root is disabled by default so you don't break things - you need to specifically tell the phone you want root access to try and avoid breaking things by mistake.
Anyway, glad you got it working.

Urgent Help required Rooting

Hi Guys,
I am having a problem with rooting my G1, For the last hour I have been stuck at the point where I have downgraded the phone to the RC7 successfully and am trying to press enter twice and type the telnetd.
At this point I'm not sure if it should give me a sign that it has worked but I then goto telnet command prompt which is showing some questions marks them the # sign but when I type in the commands from the instructions the following happens: Typed exactly as it appears on my screen
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# #cd sdcard
# #flash_image recovery recovery.img
No such file or directory
# #flash_image recovery/sdcard/recovery.img
usage: flash_image partition file.img
# #cat recovery.img > /system/recovery.img
recovery.img: No such file or directory

Try reading this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480
Its sounds like you havent put the recovery image in your sdcard.
read the instructions again.

I placed the recovery image and the zip file in the sd card, but i was thinking of sacking this method and trying the root.apk method.

rename cm-recovery-1.4.img to recovery.img on your sd card
-OR-
flash_image recovery cm-recovery-1.4.img

The file is called recovery.img

Ok I rebooted the phone pressed enter<reboot>enter again and the phone rebooted, so now I have root what next, do I need to do anything else before putting on a rom, what rom should I put on?>?????

http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f12/rooting-your-g1-made-easy-11825/
faster and less complicated

gtrplr71 said:
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f12/rooting-your-g1-made-easy-11825/
faster and less complicated
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Thanks worked

no problem

SuperD latest changing physical layout

I ve noticed that many people have posted having problems with keyboard layouts after flashing a rom. I have a German G1 which was rooted to Cyanogens 4.2.14.1 before, and I never had problems keeping the phone in English but retaining the German keyboard (I ve gotten use to it).
But after flashing Super D just now (which is AWESOME), my keyboard has defaulted back to the U.S keyboard, which is really annoying.
Anyone know exactly why this problem didnt exist in Cyanogens rom and why it does exist with SuperD? Also, Im assuming this is something I have to live with, as I couldnt find an easy fix for it? I really just want the German keyboard back.
Any help would really be appreciated.

1.SuperD isnt Cyanogen
2.Most Likely in the scripts that have to do with the keyboard.
Hope that didnt sound rude but yeah =/ You would probably have to change something in the system/usr directory.

I had the same problem and solved it like so:
1.) DL and unzip the zip file I have attached
2.) copy the file to your SD card root folder
3.) open a Terminal Emulator app and type the following (press Enter after each line and allow if it ask for permission):
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/usr/keychars/
dd if=/sdcard/trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin of=trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin
4.) Reboot your phone.
5.) Profit...
You will have to do this after every ROM flash, but it literally just takes a few seconds, so not worth mentioning.

kugelfish said:
I had the same problem and solved it like so:
1.) DL and unzip the zip file I have attached
2.) copy the file to your SD card root folder
3.) open a Terminal Emulator app and type the following (press Enter after each line and allow if it ask for permission):
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/usr/keychars/
dd if=/sdcard/trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin of=trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin
4.) Reboot your phone.
5.) Profit...
You will have to do this after every ROM flash, but it literally just takes a few seconds, so not worth mentioning.
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This is exactly what I tried, but after the "dd if=/sdcard/trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin of=trout-keypad-v3.kcm.bin" command in terminal, I get an error that says:
"cannot open for write: Read-only file system"
Not sure what Im doing wrong. I unzipped the file, put it on sd card, and entered in the commands.
I heard this method works for everyone, but for some reason I get this error when i try it.

Sadly, I'm not to familiar with linux or coding in general, but I would assume something went wrong when remounting. Your system folder seems to remain read-only...
Maybe someone more qualified can help with the right command line... ?
Edit
make sure there is a space between mtdblock3 and /system like so (shown red):
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3SPACE/system

kugelfish said:
Sadly, I'm not to familiar with linux or coding in general, but I would assume something went wrong when remounting. Your system folder seems to remain read-only...
Maybe someone more qualified can help with the right command line... ?
Edit
make sure there is a space between mtdblock3 and /system like so (shown red):
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3SPACE/system
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Still no luck. I double checked, and its typed correctly. I tried swapping this command:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
for this one:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system (found in another thread)
but it still didnt work. After I tried using the "mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system" command that I found in the other thread, I didnt get the error, and thought this may have fixed the keyboard. But when I rebooted, the keyboard was still wrong.

Sorry dude, that's all I got. All I can say is, it works for me.
Maybe this'll help?
http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/htc_d...ogle_g1_qwertz_tastatur_wiederherstellen.html

try: mount -o rw,remount yaffs2 /system

bubonik said:
try: mount -o rw,remount yaffs2 /system
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It worked!!! Thanks to everybody for all there help. It was this one command line that made all the difference!
So nice to have a keyboard again where all the keys actually display what they are supposed to. It was driving me crazy.
Thanks again guys

[HOWTO] Root any Atrix after .sbf flash

See 2nd post for International users and Fastboot rooting.
For ATT users only:
What this is:
This is a full clean SBF of 2.3.4 or 1.8.3 WITH the BL unlock and rooting built in to /preinstall.
Flashable SBF: Full 2.3.4 with preinstall root and pudding bootloader unlock, full sbf
Flashable SBF: Full 1.8.3 with Bootloader unlock and preinstall root. It's over 9000 (600mb DL service sbf)
1. Flash with RSDLite 5.3.1 or sbf_flash
2. Root your phone from adb
Code:
adb shell
/preinstall/restoresu
3. If you don't have superuser.apk do this as well
Code:
/preinstall/restoresu all
Apparently I am a terrible scripter, so follow eval-s instructions from here:
type in adb ("adb shell") or terminal emulator, exactly:
Code:
/preinstall/dosu
/bin/mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
PATH=/system/bin:$PATH pm install /preinstall/Superuser.apk
The last step is optional (and next-to-last *should* be unnecessary), as you can install Superuser however you like. In fact, if you've installed it, simply typing "/preinstall/su" is another way to root, and you could then mount /system read-write and copy it into /system/bin.
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4. Enjoy
Lastly, you can make your own preinstall pretty easily, include any kind of mod you want P_ROM etc. For instance when I reinstall I always want to install wget and crond, turn off tomoyo permissions and disable the usb plugin sound. You can put apps in /preinstall/app then make a md5sum file in /preinstall/md5 and apks will get loaded on reboot every time you flash. This is more of a fyi for those of you out there cooking up sbfs. you've got a huge partition to play with so I'm sure people out there can come up with creative ways of using it.

Hi guys.. here is a useful little /preinstall for you (attached)
Put phone in fastboot mode, then:
Code:
fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img
fastboot reboot
(older versions maybe need "fastboot -i 0x22b8")
after fastboot & reboot, type in adb ("adb shell") or terminal emulator, exactly:
Code:
/preinstall/dosu
/bin/mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
PATH=/system/bin:$PATH pm install /preinstall/Superuser.apk
The last step is optional (and next-to-last *should* be unnecessary), as you can install Superuser however you like. In fact, if you've installed it, simply typing "/preinstall/su" is another way to root, and you could then mount /system read-write and copy it into /system/bin.
Many thanks to Brandon & The2d for brainstorming this out in a crazy "there's no way it could be possible" rooting session. There were a lot of harder ways... who knew we'd be so lucky! And thanks to Edgan for the great "dosu" =)
You can find fastboot here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138092

Woohoo! 10 char!

Love you long time! Congrats on figuring this out!

i just unlocked my phone and wanted to root, i installed the img but when i try to enter /preinstall/dosu it gives me file path not found. do i need to reboot or something after flashing the img?

Worked a treat with gingerbread! Thanks a lot guys!
For some reasons, could not adb to go, so had to do it with the terminal but it's all good!

neotekz said:
i just unlocked my phone and wanted to root, i installed the img but when i try to enter /preinstall/dosu it gives me file path not found. do i need to reboot or something after flashing the img?
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I am having the same problem, path not found. What can i do?

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Anyone else figure out how to root? Is this only for gingerbread?

-eval, would we just push that SuperUser app to our phone through ADB if we already have Gingerbread on it? Or do we just flash that through fastboot?

airbillion said:
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Anyone else figure out how to root? Is this only for gingerbread?
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This will work for any firmware version

neotekz said:
i just unlocked my phone and wanted to root, i installed the img but when i try to enter /preinstall/dosu it gives me file path not found. do i need to reboot or something after flashing the img?
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Using linux?
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LancerV said:
Using linux?
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I used fastboot from windows.

eval- said:
Hi guys.. here is a useful little /preinstall for you:
http://www.multiupload.com/A9X3718TXK
Put phone in fastboot mode, then:
Code:
fastboot flash preinstall preinstall.img
(older versions maybe need "fastboot -i 0x22b8")
steps:
Code:
/preinstall/dosu
/bin/mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/
PATH=/system/bin:$PATH pm install /preinstall/Superuser.apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138092
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You still need to set the permissions on SU after you copy it from preinstall.
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su

rjohnstone said:
You still need to set the permissions on SU after you copy it from preinstall.
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
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In adb shell when I enter the 2nd command:
adb shell
$
cd /preinstall/dosu
cd: can't cd to /preinstall/dosu
this is my output.

airbillion said:
I used fastboot from windows.
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You have to use the linux version
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LancerV said:
You have to use the linux version
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Ill give it a shot. thanks

airbillion said:
In adb shell when I enter the 2nd command:
adb shell
$
cd /preinstall/dosu
cd: can't cd to /preinstall/dosu
this is my output.
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cd /preinstall
then...
dosu
HTH

the2dcour said:
cd /preinstall
then...
dosu
HTH
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that is what I keep on trying, but it says:
can't dosu

airbillion said:
that is what I keep on trying, but it says:
can't dosu
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might have to wait till tomorrow when I'm done with the sbf with a 1 command install then ^^;

this worked:
Code:
adb shell
cd /preinstall
su
/bin/mount -o remount,rw /system
cp /preinstall/su /system/bin/
reboot