Can I Root My DNA on a Mac?

[jtb79]

Been considering rooting my DNA to get rid of some of the junk and I really want it to be more like my Nexus 7. Problem is all I have are Mac computers and I haven't found any instructions on how to do it with a Mac or if you even can. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Irvgotti]

Yes. Need to download the android SDK. . then check out how to root the DNA. You can Google it or check out xda.

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[jtb79]

Thanks for the help!

 

[jamiethemorris]

I just want to point out that while the instructions should be the same, there is a slight difference in the way the commands are typed in. In the instructions, anywhere that it says any commands involving adb or fastboot, on a Mac you would use ./adb or ./fastboot. That should be the only difference.

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[macmitten]

I too would like a step by step guide. Googling it turned up nothing. The steps are similar, but better safe than sorry.


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[macmitten]

Oh great... Just found out if you have the OTA update you cannot unlock the bootloader, at least until xda or others figure out a new method.

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[sarasotatim]

That sucks, I was interested in this too....guess we'll have to wait some more and see what happens.

 

[jamiethemorris]

The devs are working hard at getting it unlocked again, it's only a matter of time. Sometimes I feel like the service providers are just wasting their time trying to keep their phones locked down... They never succeed.

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[macmitten]

They never succeed, only delay. I wish they would stop fighting the consumer. Guess it all boils down to dollar signs being lost when people use their phone as hotspots or block bull**** ads. As if we don't fork out enough money every month, plus the rediculous markup for the phone. I for one cannot wait to root this thing and free it of it's chain's.

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[huskers15]

Here's a link to set up adb fastboot on iMac. http://rk00064.blogspot.com/2012/10/easy-way-to-set-up-adb-and-fastboot-on.html?m=1

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