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Tenshi Hinanawi edited this page Nov 28, 2012 · 1 revision

Linux (SBF Flash root)

You'll need adb and sbf_flash.

  1. Download the RootDroid2 file, extract it wherever you like.
  2. Using adb enter Code: adb shell ln -s /data/local.prop /data/preinstall_md5/magic.md5
  3. Flash using sbf file in download.
  4. Reboot
  5. adb shell will now be root

Linux (Longer way)

What you need: Stock SBF (thanks to droid-developers.org), custom preinstall.img, adb (from android sdk), and sbf_flash

  1. Enable USB debugging on your phone and send this adb command:

    adb shell ln -s /data/local.prop /data/preinstall_md5/magic.md5

  2. Unpack the custom preinstall file, then reboot your phone into flash mode by holding the up arrow on the keypad. Then send the custom SBF file with sbf_flash:

    sbf_flash -r --preinstall preinstall.img

(For example, I used 1FF-p2a_droid2_cdma_droid2-user-2.3.4-4.5.1_57_DR4-51-120117-release-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf so the command is "sbf_flash -r --preinstall preinstall.img 1FF-p2a_droid2_cdma_droid2-user-2.3.4-4.5.1_57_DR4-51-120117-release-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf")

  1. Wait for phone to boot after flashing, then reboot again one final time.

  2. adb shell should give you a root prompt (# instead of $)

5)Send superuser utils from Superuser

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
adb push su /system/bin/su
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
adb shell mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/system /system

Thanks to Dan Rosenberg (djrbliss) and those that helped him researchhttp://vulnfactory.o...ng-the-droid-3/ for ideas

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