[How-to] Root Droid Charge**5/19/11**[Windows & Mac] Now with GingerSnap!

[Junebugapril]

Should I even bother trying to root my Droid Charge using a Mac?
This will be my first time rooting a phone; I'm getting the feeling that Mac's not the way to go with this

 

[vicharding]

Re: ADB rooting method

I have tried this root, and got no where with it. I have a build of SCH-1510.FP5. Any suggestions on how to do a root for this build?

 

[urmonator]

Hey there, been trying to root my old Charge with the methods found at the beginning of the thread.
I have .Net Framework 4 and C++ 2008 Redis. installed.
I am running Windows 8 x64
I have downloaded all of the samsung driver updates
I have downloaded the Gingersnap.zip file and unzipped it to my desktop, plugged in my phone in Debugging mode, and ran the Gingersnap utility from the unzipped file.
It just sits on "Stealing the ginger's soul..." (lol) and has been for about 15 minutes.
My phones info is as follows:
Hardware: i510.06
Firmware: 2.3.6
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-FP5
Build: SCHI510.FP5

Is it supposed to take this long? Or am I doing something wrong? Any help would be fantastic!

PS I am a self-proclaimed computer-nerd, but rooting phones is new to me. Sorry for any newb-speak that occurs.

Thanks,
urmonator

 

[Zachary Straub]

Re: ADB rooting method

I've managed to get to this point, but in CMP after the $ prompt shows, I'll enter "/data/local/GingerBreak" and it responds "/data/local/GingerBreak: not found"

...any advice?