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Gingersnap Root Utility (one-click ROOT!!!) Multi-Platform
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Unable to download Gingersnap 1.2.1 for Windows. The website is looking for a username and password.
Thanks for the click-to-root![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]Recently I have noticed that Gingersnap is being shared through websites other than Android Central and Androphiles.com that have not been attributed according to the software license governing this software. Please be aware that distributions of Gingersnap Root Utility that do not abide by the software license may contain malware and should not be trusted.[/WARN]
[INFO]Copyright Information:
Gingersnap Root Utility by Drew Walton is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Binary Distribution rules:
You may freely distribute the Gingersnap Root Utility as long as you abide by these simple rules.
1) You may not modify the Gingersnap Root Utility in any way.
2) You may not use the Gingersnap Root Utility for a commercial purpose whether or not any profit is gained.
3) You must attribute your distribution of Gingersnap Root Utility by specifying clearly that Gingersnap Root Utility was designed and built by Drew Walton. You must also include a link to the Team Androphiles website (http://www.androphiles.com).
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[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]
If you are going to post in this thread please DO NOT quote this first post, as it can make pages really long and difficult to read (especially on mobile devices). Thanks for your understanding.
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 WindowsPre-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 your device. 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: 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 -- COMING SOON
For LinuxPre-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 XCOMING 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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Sorry about that, for some reason I stupidly linked to the FTP upload. Not gonna work, doh! Link fixed, should be all good now. Thanks for letting me know!
Next time dont Quote the OP.. takes up needless space. But on the other hand, welcome to AC!
I have a Mac version in development but I'm on vacation in San Francisco at the moment. It's mostly working and I will be releasing it once I get back from vacation.
Thanks! Enjoy the Bay Area! It great weather now! (I'm in Oakland) Sorry about the PM- i sent that b4 posting on this thread...still learning these forum things!
Cheers!
Trying to root my Optimus S, but so far its taken 5 tries, and only once has it rebooted my phone. Once it booted back up there was nothing changed on it, acted like it was never rooted.
Running Gingersnap again and again, is there something I'm doing wrong?
Running Gingersnap again and again, is there something I'm doing wrong?
Make sure you have the drivers for you phone loaded. Plus if you are running x64 there are some having issues with that too. I don't remember how far back it was but you could try searching this thread for it if that is the problem
Sent from my Optimus S using Tapatalk
Sent from my Optimus S using Tapatalk
this is happening to me too. I am on windows 7, rebooted my computer and disabled driver enforcement and it's still not installing the superuser. usb storage is off and usb debugging is on.
If you are truly having issues with Gingersnap please try the manual rooting guide in the stickies. Gingersnap essentially automates the manual rooting guide so you may get errors there that aren't obvious right now.
I am going to try that next. all the other steps work flawlessly, though. thanks for taking the time to make this software and share it!
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