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Root instructions...

Originally posted by Stetsonaw at androidforums...
Please be aware that I did not write these instructions. I only posted them. Stetsonaw wrote these instructions. While comfortable in ADB and have rooted my phone many times in testing as well as rolled back the versions etc... I have no more insight into how or why it is not working for you. If you followed the directions exactly on a version 4 phone, this should work no problem.
Haxcid
Links to the necessary files are listed at the bottom.
Remember, I am not at fault if you brick your phone, now, proceed.
Connect your phone in charge only mode to install the LG Bootstrapper and drivers, or grab the LG Universal Drivers.
Change your USB Mode to Internet Connection
Go into Settings/Applications/Development and ensure USB Debugging is turned on
If all goes according to plan, you should see the ADB Ladybug icon in your notification bar
I updated the Rootzwiki page with the same info found below.
Busybox actually comes installed by LG on the Revo, how awesome is that??
Download the rageagainstthecage binary
Download the SU binary
Move these files to the same directory your adb.exe is in.
Code:
The > and # characters below illustrate the prompt
you should have, if you have the $ when you go into adb shell,
exit out and type 'adb usb' then go back into adb shell and
you should see the #
Open Command prompt (either use the Windows Key+R and type cmd or start/run, then type cmd)
32-bit users: >cd c:\program files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools
64-bit users: >cd c:\program files (x86)\android\android-sdk\platform-tools
Or >cd (whatever directory adb is in)
>adb devices (verifies you are connected)
>adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/temp/rage
(if the above command fails due to read-only, type 'adb usb' then 'adb root' to validate root status, then 'adb devices' again to verify connection)
>adb push su /data/local/temp/su
>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/temp/rage
>adb shell ./data/local/temp/rage
>adb shell (If this gives you a $ prompt instead of a # prompt, type 'su', if that fails, 'exit', 'adb usb' like above.)
#mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p12 /system
#busybox cp /data/local/temp/su /system/bin/su
#chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
Verify the file is in place w/correct permissions
#cd /system/bin
#ls -l *su
After the ls command you should see the following returned by the system:
-rwsr-sr-x root root 26248 2011-05-29 01:09 su
At this point, you may way to remove the files you put in /data/local/temp (optional):
#rm /data/local/temp/su
#rm /data/local/temp/rage
continue with commands
#reboot
Download and install SuperUser from the Market
Thanks Zennmaster, _mrbirdman_ for finding the linux routes and birdman for helping me out, and droidx8971 for helping me find all the information possible!
http://wikifilez.com/Root Files/revolution/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
http://wikifilez.com/Root Files/revolution/su
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.noshufou.android.su&feature=search_result
http://www.lg.com/us/support/mc-support/drivers/LGAndroidDriver_Ver_1.0_All.exe

Just a note for some. The rageagainstthecage bin file may be detected as a virus/trojan. It is not. You may want to disable your antivirus before downloading the .bin file.
I run avira on my desktop and it caught the file as a virus everytime I downloaded it and then deleted it. Avast on my laptop however did not.
Root is simple if you follow the instructions. You need to make sure that adb recognizes your device. Takes 5 minutes to complete, took me longer to install adb again and update it.

Any reason to not use the one click method? Seems to be working

bwhxeon said:
Any reason to not use the one click method? Seems to be working
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No idea. I have not used the one click. Create a thread for it. I posted what I know which is adb.

Successfully Rooted
with RootzWiki instructions for Windows, needed the remount and busybox lines to overcome the permission denied when pushing su.

Hey guys, either using S1C or ADB Commands, have we found out if it's possible to unroot this as long as you Nand Backup the stock rom then unroot from there yet? Just because I got this phone as a filler/4g unl. lock and got buyback on it from best buy so I could buy a dual/quad later on when they come out .

MXFrodo195 said:
Hey guys, either using S1C or ADB Commands, have we found out if it's possible to unroot this as long as you Nand Backup the stock rom then unroot from there yet? Just because I got this phone as a filler/4g unl. lock and got buyback on it from best buy so I could buy a dual/quad later on when they come out .
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Doing a factory reset I believe will unroot you. There is no nand back up at this time. We are waiting for a recovery mod.

Haxcid said:
Doing a factory reset I believe will unroot you. There is no nand back up at this time. We are waiting for a recovery mod.
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Oh ya I know, I just always keep a stock one, on the Inc if you factory reset from an AOSP rom, you'd bootloop, so you had to make sure you were on a Sense 1.0 or stock rom(from my experience), so I was just making sure it was no big deal to go back.
Any idea when we will have cw on this?

Haxcid said:
Doing a factory reset I believe will unroot you. There is no nand back up at this time. We are waiting for a recovery mod.
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I tried the factory reset. I am still rooted.

navycow said:
I tried the factory reset. I am still rooted.
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That's what i figured. Can anyone verify if you remove SU and Rage through adb will it unroot?
Sent from my VS910 4G using XDA Premium App

MXFrodo195 said:
That's what i figured. Can anyone verify if you remove SU and Rage through adb will it unroot?
Sent from my VS910 4G using XDA Premium App
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If you have to return your device, simply remove the superuser app, after you unfreeze anything you may have frozen then factory reset. They honestly will never know it was rooted. The only way now that you can really tell is the super user app from market.

Just so everyone knows. SuperOneClick can root and unroot this phone ok.

navycow said:
Just so everyone knows. SuperOneClick can root and unroot this phone ok.
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Thank you for confirming this. My revolution just came in the mail today!

Thanks for posting this here for me Haxcid!
Sent from 1885

navycow said:
Just so everyone knows. SuperOneClick can root and unroot this phone ok.
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Cool thanks for checking. Any benefits for ADB over S1C? Can't wait to finally root and freeze half these apps. I think we need a few more twitters to praise koush for a recovery on this beast.
Sent from my VS910 4G using XDA Premium App

Is there recovery for this now? Did I miss something?

stetsonaw said:
Is there recovery for this now? Did I miss something?
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No No, I was saying we need to praise Koush's good work so he will make one faster .
And Stetsonaw, any idea if I root through ADB, can I unroot with S1C, since it uses the same idea.
S1C for whatever reason will not run(tried three computers, a XP, Vista, and Win7 lol), it keeps freezing at the same spot, everytime.

Should be able to, since S1C does what the ADB method does... or you could just delete the 'su' file out of /system/bin and /system/xbin (if it's there) to unroot.
EDIT: I couldn't get S1C to open on my desktop, and my laptop, which would open the program, would bluescreen when i connected the phone, so i had no choice but to do it the ADB way.

stetsonaw said:
Should be able to, since S1C does what the ADB method does... or you could just delete the 'su' file out of /system/bin and /system/xbin (if it's there) to unroot.
EDIT: I couldn't get S1C to open on my desktop, and my laptop, which would open the program, would bluescreen when i connected the phone, so i had no choice but to do it the ADB way.
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Hmmm, ya now my computer for whatever reason won't open up ADB through command. This is getting irritating lol. Should be nice and simple, but it just won't go through. If I downloaded the SDK Manager like 4 months ago, it shouldn't matter, correct?

make sure you change directory to wherever your adb.exe is located... as in:
Code:
cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

[HOWTO] Root HKTW 2.3.4 - The easier way

I don't know if I am the only one who realized there's su binary already in the build. Anyway, this is a shorter route to have root working on your phone. This only works with the HKTW 2.3.4 build! And this instruction have only be tested by me. So, do take precautionary measures.
DOWNLOAD: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6418171/SuperUser.zip
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Extract the zip to your internal storage (i.e. /sdcard)
2. Get into the phone shell i.e.
adb shell
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3. Then, type and press enter:
su
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4. Lastly, copy and paste these whole chunk to your phone shell and press enter:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system && cp /sdcard/SuperUser/su /system/bin/su && chmod 6755 /system/bin/su && cp /sdcard/SuperUser/SuperUser.apk /system/app/SuperUser.apk && mv /system/xbin/su /system/xbin/dosu
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If there's no error with the output, you should have root access on your phone now. Tada! Do report of this works for you!

Will try and report if it works or not
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

Well I know I shouldn't say it here...
But is the HKTW rom blurred or blurless?

Different kind of blur but its still blur
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

Do you mean Blur 4.5?

I don't know what its called lol
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App

Trying it out now. Will report back.
And this has Blur on it. It's not a custom ROM.

Anyone else experiencing issues getting their phone recognize by adb
Sent from my Atrix 4g Ubl 2.3.4

su is throwing me a permission denied
http://pastebin.com/brXVEYDb

i guess i didn't phrase the instruction clearly. sorry. just edited first post.. reread everything and try again.

had to run it a few times.. but it worked! thx!

Works! 10char

reserved *10chars

su: not found
For some reason USB debugging does not seem to be working properly, even with stay awake checked.
EDIT:
An even easier way.
I decided to run beforeupdate.bat and afterupdate.bat and was able to successfully gain root access on hktw-2.3.4.

jimmer411 said:
su: not found
For some reason USB debugging does not seem to be working properly, even with stay awake checked.
EDIT:
An even easier way.
I decided to run beforeupdate.bat and afterupdate.bat and was able to successfully gain root access on hktw-2.3.4.
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having the same issue with SU

Are there any other alternatives to root currently?

jimmer411 said:
su: not found
For some reason USB debugging does not seem to be working properly, even with stay awake checked.
EDIT:
An even easier way.
I decided to run beforeupdate.bat and afterupdate.bat and was able to successfully gain root access on hktw-2.3.4.
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Can you be more specifically on those files? Where to download and how exactly did you go about running those files?

Do I need the SDK for rooting it?

THIS WORKS ON WINDOWS, OSX, AND LINUX
once you type in adb shell then type dosu instead of su and see if that helps

I get an error at the last part when I put it in cmd
Whenever I type in 'su', I get permission denied - and dosu doesn't work either.

[Q] Rooting TELUS Optimus Black

Anyone figured out how to do it? I've tried following the guides with no success (gingerbreak). Model is P970g and software is 10a. Country code is TLS.
Anyone have a Telus OB and been able to root it? How did you do it?

I've rooted a couple of them, both 10a on Telus, one of them was pretty easy using z4root. Another one wouldn't work with z4root, latest superoneclick, gingerbreak or manually using adb shell to gingerbreak, rageaggainstthecage & psneuter. I did finally get the stubborn one to root wither an older superoneclick; version 1.6.5. Attached it below as it doesn't seem available in CLShortFuse's thread anymore.
Goodluck

alexredford said:
I've rooted a couple of them, both 10a on Telus, one of them was pretty easy using z4root. Another one wouldn't work with z4root, latest superoneclick, gingerbreak or manually using adb shell to gingerbreak, rageaggainstthecage & psneuter. I did finally get the stubborn one to root wither an older superoneclick; version 1.6.5. Attached it below as it doesn't seem available in CLShortFuse's thread anymore.
Goodluck
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I tried both z4 and the superoneclick you suggested to no avail.
Do you think it's safe to try flashing another vulnerable rom? 10b or 10c? I'm worried the basebands may be different and the phone will have no voice/data connection.
Running out of ideas.

Attempted to root another one, same model, same version and none of the previous methods worked, was able to root this one as well using a combination of SOC 2.1.1 and the attached ADB Shell.
1. Download and run SuperOneClick 2.1.1, choose psneuter and click Shell Root
2. It should get stuck on step #4, run task manager, end superoneclick and terminate any adb.exe processes. (You should have Shell Root now)
3. Extract ADB.zip and open a command prompt to where you extracted it.
4. Enter the following commands
Code:
adb push su /tmp/
adb push Superuser.apk /tmp/
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
cat /tmp/su > /system/bin/su
cat /tmp/superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
chown root.root /system/bin/su
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
chown root.root /system/app/Superuser.apk
chmod 0644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
reboot
The permissions on /system/bin/su didn't stick the first time for me, and the phone rebooted a couple times, but eventually it all went through. To verify permissions on su, type "adb shell", then "ls -l /system/bin/su". The permission should read -rwsr-sr-x, if it doesn't repeat the shell root process and type
Code:
adb shell
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system
chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
ls -l /system/bin/su

Ok, i've figured out what the problem is. As soon as the adb process from SOC is shut down, the phone soft reboots and I lose temporary root. I've tried the psneuter exploit in the same adb command shell, but it hangs just like SOC. I've tried to be "quick" and get the commands in before the reboot, but it isn't possible.
Suggestions on how I may bypass that? Otherwise i'll wait for the official 2.3 update in september and try again then.

One of the phones I tried it on, did the same thing, ended the adb process and phone would reboot, pushed a file, phone would reboot, set permissions, phone would reboot. Occasionally the phone would appear to hang, buttons flash at the bottom for awhile, phone becomes unresponsive. Just wait a minute or 2 and it should return to normal. I also tried creating a script to do all of the above before the device had time to reboot and it didn't help.
Persistence was the key.

Did you try that ? If following the instructions don't work for you, I let you know how it works for me.
EDIT : Sorry, forget link's thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14458927
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda premium

Hey i am having the same problem and am fearing bricking my phone from making a mistake. is there an easier method than those above mentioned?
Android 2.2.2
software: v10a

Sobralobo said:
Did you try that ? If following the instructions don't work for you, I let you know how it works for me.
EDIT : Sorry, forget link's thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14458927
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda premium
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This method worked when rooting my wife's P970g.

KDZ file
hey does anyone have the Telus firmware KDZ file? i will need it to restore my phone back to original state to cash in on a waranty (ended up bricking it, had to install a german 1&1 firmware to get it back)

s0dhi said:
This method worked when rooting my wife's P970g.
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...which ROM did you use, the v10a EEU from the thread?
I'm worried cause on Telus 970g as well.

The_non_rootable said:
hey does anyone have the Telus firmware KDZ file? i will need it to restore my phone back to original state to cash in on a waranty (ended up bricking it, had to install a german 1&1 firmware to get it back)
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http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=1

[FIX] Phone Bootlooping?

CONFIRMED WORKING ON LINUX.. waiting to hear for windows, mac...
NOTE: Please keep track of what your doing, because if you DON'T know what you broke, your going to have a hard time fixing it.
I'd recommend NOT wiping DATA/factory restore unless you literally have NO other choice (see post 11)
That being said...
Assuming you know what change(s) you made before your bootloop, you are saying to yourself "If i could only boot up so i can UNDO it" ... this IS for you!
Directions:
Battery Pull
Put Battery Back
Hold M button on keyboard then power
Use vol - button to go to BP TOOLS (don't select yet)
Connect via USB to computer with ADB
In terminal on computer...
Code:
adb wait-for-device shell
On phone use vol + button to select BP Tools.. then wait for your terminal to get you into shell (this will happen while the phone is continuously bootlooping)
according to djrbliss root method...
Code:
mv /data/local/12m /data/local/12m.bak
ln -s /data /data/local/12m
exit
9.
Code:
adb reboot
10. wait for the power off then repeat steps 1-7
11. again thanks to djrbliss...
Code:
rm /data/local/12m
mv /data/local/12m.bak /data/local/12m
mv /data/local.prop /data/local.prop.bak
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_netmon_usb=0" > /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_netmon_ih=0" >> /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_res_core=0" >> /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_res_panic=0" >> /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_all_adb=1" >> /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_all_core=0" >> /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_efem=0" >> /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_bp_log=0" >> /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_ap_mot_log=0" >> /data/local.prop
echo "ro.sys.atvc_allow_gki_log=0" >> /data/local.prop
exit
12. then again, repeat steps 1-7
13. You should have root, now go ahead and fix whatever needs fixing and reboot 1 final time
ENJOY
-KrazyKrivda

I followed this exactly but could never get an adb connection. My drivers are good and my adb setup works just fine (I was using it earlier). And idea what I could be doing wrong?
Thank you so much for posting this btw!

one more reason why I choose linux over winblows. Just a personal opinion.

Darksurf said:
one more reason why I choose linux over winblows. Just a personal opinion.
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I tried both Windows and Linux. Are there any special steps in Linux I may be missing to get adb to work in this mode? I tried my OG Droid to test the adb setup and it worked fine.

you need to be in the android group and have adb properly installed and preferrably the current version. I use a gentoo based linux system so this stuff isn't an issue for me.
Ubuntu and debian based systems are a little different. I really dislike the package management system and Ubuntu separates users from the actual "linux" part of linux. its like linux for n00bs. Not saying its a bad distro, its just not my distro of choice.
But, if you are booting up your device correctly, you should be able to do adb start-server and then do a adb remount (if rooted) then push the files to /system/app/
if you have just ran updates, reboot your computer. If you aren't picking up the device, try using other ports (usb ports can go into a suspend mode to save power and sometimes don't like to wake up, it also happens in windows)

Jonny9797 said:
I followed this exactly but could never get an adb connection. My drivers are good and my adb setup works just fine (I was using it earlier). And idea what I could be doing wrong?
Thank you so much for posting this btw!
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Join us in IRC and I will try to talk you through it

please help me!
i am having the same problem. i can get into recovery, fastboot, AP, and BP modes, and my device manager sees the ADB interface, but i cannot execute commands. I get this error "C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb remount error: device not found". i have the latest SDK and moto drivers installed... is there anyway i can install an update.zip from recovery to get me out of the bootloop?

I've updated the OP.. there is no longer a "remount" part... so I'm not sure what you are doing.. again if you can join IRC ( webchat.freenode.com ... #krazyk is the chan ) i'd be more than happy to assist

guys, i need urgent help...
i did some **** by replacing the SystemUI.apk in RootExplorer and it started force closing. i rebooted and i started bootlooping i backed up the apk in a file on my sdcard called 'import'. now i tried BP tools but it wont recognize my device..i had adb working perfectly fine before. what should i do?

Krivda, even in VM ubuntu it still doesn't see my phone... i have jdk, sdk installed... windows and ubuntu both see my xoom but the D3 is not being seen...

if the bootloop is caused due to an issue created in /data then then a factory reset will be fine (if you don't mind losing data).
HOWEVER, if the change it made is in /system.. the factory reset may reset your adb debugging option... which in turn will mean.. you will be stuck in a bootloop without the ability to access adb at all, in which case you are SOL until sbf or a way to run update.zip from recovery.

Yep that's me! I need an sbf lol

royalpunk, let me know if you find a way out... im in the same situation...

yeah, I'm the same as royol and highcee... i guess it just gives us a double incentive to find an sbf

i am also in the same situation ugh

I haven't started to fiddle yet but fear not ill be with yus tomorrow lol
-smc

I know its tempting to foolnaround with files. But no one should be messing with anything till we get an sbf.

suzook said:
I know its tempting to foolnaround with files. But no one should be messing with anything till we get an sbf.
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SHUTUP lol you're making me feel bad

a little clarification.. OP UPDATED

I wanted to say THANK YOU to krazykrivda.
Because of your how-to I have successfully unbricked my Droid3 )) THANKS

HELP! Su was in the folder but device not found!

I followed the instructions exactly but now device not found and I folowed the video exactly, su is in the folder (((
adb shell
rm -r /data/local/tmp
ln -s /data/ /data/local/tmp
exit
adb reboot
adb shell
echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop
exit
abd reboot
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
adb push su /system/xbin/su
The adverts are back on the screen, what do I do please
Its nearly 2am in the morning

device is found now, what point do I pick up the command prompts up at?
please

Rovers82517 said:
please
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ah, man, I'm seriously lost, it fails everytime with these 2 commands,
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
adb push su /system/xbin/su
the su file is definately in the platform-tools folder :/

Rovers82517 said:
ah, man, I'm seriously lost, it fails everytime with these 2 commands,
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
adb push su /system/xbin/su
the su file is definately in the platform-tools folder :/
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If your drivers are installed correctly now, use the root tool in development section. Then there are no mistakes. If you insist on the manual method though, you need to put the su file and superuser.apk in your folder titled carol and Start over completely

onemeila said:
If your drivers are installed correctly now, use the root tool in development section. Then there are no mistakes. If you insist on the manual method though, you need to put the su file and superuser.apk in your folder titled carol and Start over completely
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the files are in there, I've checked and double checked.
when I can get it to see the device again the command prompt has a # instead of a $
I can't afford to brick this thing, I don't know of any other methods, can you tell me what you mean or post the link?
It's gone 2am now I could do with even a little sleep tonight
Thank you for replying
ah, my bad, I know what tool you mean cheers dude

Rovers82517 said:
the files are in there, I've checked and double checked.
when I can get it to see the device again the command prompt has a # instead of a $
I can't afford to brick this thing, I don't know of any other methods, can you tell me what you mean or post the link?
It's gone 2am now I could do with even a little sleep tonight
Thank you for replying
ah, my bad, I know what tool you mean cheers dude
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No problem, sometimes it just takes a lot of banging your head.

still no luck
I've copied both files to 'carol' as well as platform-tools, what have I done wrong?

Fixed but I'm not sure how
It repeatedly said file not found but in the end I decided to skip to step 4 on QemuRoot and it had worked lol very strange
Think I'll leave it a while before I attempt custom roms lol
Thanks for your help peeps

Rovers82517 said:
It repeatedly said file not found but in the end I decided to skip to step 4 on QemuRoot and it had worked lol very strange
Think I'll leave it a while before I attempt custom roms lol
Thanks for your help peeps
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From my personal experience is best way how to root kindle fire by qemu (development part of forum) its quite easy... to solve problem if your device isn't found I had to create folder .android in my “documents“ like it is when you will instantly sdk
You have to create it via command line... mkdir .android
Create there required file how it is described in qemu thread. Reinstal kindle adb drivers and try qemu once more.. that worked for me like a charm.
Tomorrow when I will be on PC I will post step by step guide
Kerbik