Gingersnap Root Utility (one-click ROOT!!!) Multi-Platform

[colstona1024]

thank you so much

 

[primopapa]

Thanks for Gingersnap. This is my first root job so I though I would take the safe route.

 

[joe_danger]

Thank you.

 

[anon(133774)]

Thanks for this tool, trying it now on my nephews Optimus S.

 

[Infinity]

Well I am not having much luck here. I am on LS670ZVD (updated via OTA) and have followed the directions to the letter and everytime gingersnap says my phone is rooted and the device will reboot, but it doesn't and I don't have root access. I have tried rebooting the computer as well as doing a battery pull and no luck. The process goes quick (less than 10 seconds) and I noticed that adb.exe is still running when I check the task manager. Phone reports it is in debugging mode and the LG tool sees the phone. Any ideas?

 

[drewwalton19216801]

Well I am not having much luck here. I am on LS670ZVD (updated via OTA) and have followed the directions to the letter and everytime gingersnap says my phone is rooted and the device will reboot, but it doesn't and I don't have root access. I have tried rebooting the computer as well as doing a battery pull and no luck. The process goes quick (less than 10 seconds) and I noticed that adb.exe is still running when I check the task manager. Phone reports it is in debugging mode and the LG tool sees the phone. Any ideas?

You don't happen to have USB storage turned on, do you?

 

[Infinity]

Nope.

 

[drewwalton19216801]

Nope.

Can you please use the manual rooting guide and post any errors you receive?

 

[Infinity]

LOL, I was already in the process of that. When I run adb shell I will get a $ sign, there I begin typing the commands but before I can finish it kicks be back to the C:\. Very odd...

 

[Infinity]

Well I finally got it. Not sure what changed, and I still get kicked out of adb shell within a few seconds but gingersnap finally was able to run and rebooted the phone and installed superuser.

 

[drewwalton19216801]

Well I finally got it. Not sure what changed, and I still get kicked out of adb shell within a few seconds but gingersnap finally was able to run and rebooted the phone and installed superuser.

Hmm. I have to ask this because I am also an IT technician but are your USB port(s) going out? Have you tried a different USB port/cable?

 

[Infinity]

Ports are fine. This is the only cable I have, but the whole time it showed it was connected and charging on the phone.

 

[drewwalton19216801]

Ports are fine. This is the only cable I have, but the whole time it showed it was connected and charging on the phone.

Hmm. Not sure why it would be kicking you out of ADB shell then. I would see if you can borrow a friend's cable or perhaps try a different port?

 

[ariwax]

Cool, thanks

 

[ryanb5111]

ryyyyy

[NOTE]Because of the universal nature of the Gingersnap Root Utility, this thread will eventually be closed because Gingersnap will be moving to a different website run by myself and our own DroidXcon. This thread will continue to be updated until the migration and website are complete. Thanks for your understanding.[/NOTE]

[WARN]Gingersnap (along with all other Android modifications) is experimental software and while I have made this as safe as possible, differences in operating environments and natural disasters can cause your device to become unusable. Please make sure you understand this important fact before downloading.

Neither myself, Android Central or any other member of Android Central are responsible for any disasters that occur as a result of any hack or modification you perform on your device. Your use of this application is at your own risk![/WARN]

With that out of the way, I'd like to introduce you to the Gingersnap Root Utility. Gingersnap is a one-click root utility, much like SuperOneClick or Universal Androot.

The nitty gritty: Gingersnap uses a modified version of the famous GingerBreak exploit to automatically root your Android-powered device and installs the necessary files to maintain a permanent root status.

For Windows

Pre-use Requirements: 1) You need the .NET 4 Framework. Not the Client Profile, the full .NET 4 Framework. 2) For some reason you need the Visual C++ 2008 redistributable installed. Don't ask me why. 3) You need proper drivers for the LG Optimus S. Your video card doesn't work without drivers and neither will your phone. 4) Your device needs to have USB debugging enabled. 5) Gingersnap should be used ONLY on a fresh reboot of your device. If you don't know what this means, reboot your phone before using this utility! Download: The filename is Gingersnap-V1.2.1.zip, which is attached to the bottom of this post. Changelog: Gingersnap V1.2 -- Initial release (05-19-2011) Gingersnap V1.2.1 -- Superuser.apk now installed to /data/app to allow future removals (05-21-2011) Gingersnap V1.3 -- COMING SOON

For Linux

Pre-use Requirements: 1) You need GTK+ 2.5.10 or later 2) Your device needs to have USB debugging enabled. 3) Gingersnap should be used ONLY on a fresh reboot of your device. If you don't know what this means, reboot your phone before using this utility! Download: Download Here Changelog: Gingersnap V1.2 -- Initial release (05-19-2011) Gingersnap V1.2.1 -- Superuser.apk now installed to /data/app to allow future removals (05-21-2011) Gingersnap V1.3 -- Added unroot option, root process cleans up better (05-24-2011)

For Mac OS X

COMING SOON

[INFO]Credits:
Gingersnap Utility: Me
GingerBreak exploit: C-Skills (Sebastian)
Autoroot shell script (com.sh): Droidxcon
MAJOR thanks to jondevere for being my personal guinea pig![/INFO]

[TIP]The modified GingerBreak source code is attached to this post. The filename is gingerbreak-mod-gs-src.zip[/TIP]

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it WORKED!!

 

[Mrlive]

Thank You

 

[kalemuuuu]

Thank you, we'll see if this works.

 

[On3wheels]

OK, taking a shot at it with my optimus s. Ive been reading around and seems that this is the best way to go. This is my first post so that I can download files from the site.

 

[lost_puppy]

Thanks for the one click, guys. Helps a lot when you work with like 20 different phones in a day.

 

[Isenggard]

why