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

[rescueswimmer]

Just wondering but why would someone use this over Altered Beast?

Allows the user to retain stock Rom but root access to debloat the phone, etc.

 

[plong#AC]

Mac Install original post

Did you leave out any steps here? You say to allow gingerbreak to do it's thing... but nowhere in the post did you provide instructions for obtaining gingersnap for mac. Not trying to be a jerk, but I usually assume PC instructions aren't valid in any way for my Mac and unless it's explicitly stated in the Mac post I'm leery about trying anything.

thanks!

 

[DroidXcon]

Did you leave out any steps here? You say to allow gingerbreak to do it's thing... but nowhere in the post did you provide instructions for obtaining gingersnap for mac. Not trying to be a jerk, but I usually assume PC instructions aren't valid in any way for my Mac and unless it's explicitly stated in the Mac post I'm leery about trying anything.

thanks!

i dont understand, what does gingersnap have to do with gingerbreak?

 

[rajko]

hope it works

 

[rodcharge]

thanks for post

 

[AirSushi]

ED2

Does this root work on ED2?

Overall this looks harder to root than my older Motorola Droidx with the locked bootloader. Does the Samsung Charge also have a locked bootloader?

Anyone know if there are others working on Roms besides Altered Beast?
Apex, Liberty, or Cyanogen perhaps?

 

[hepsedam]

Thanks!

 

[Billcrooks]

Hi - will this work on my Verizon droid charge w/froyo?

 

[DroidXcon]

Does this root work on ED2?

Overall this looks harder to root than my older Motorola Droidx with the locked bootloader. Does the Samsung Charge also have a locked bootloader?

Anyone know if there are others working on Roms besides Altered Beast?
Apex, Liberty, or Cyanogen perhaps?

it is much easier to root than DX i just give multiple options on how to do it for ED1.

This will not work on ED2 you must install a custom rom with a kernel/ or a custom rom. and the bootloader is not locked.

there is debloated rom by imnuts and kejar is working on gummy charge rom

Hi - will this work on my Verizon droid charge w/froyo?

yes that is why it is in the Verizon Droid Charge section and it only comes in froyo

 

[stooley]

very nice

 

[eaphx]

thanks

 

[zman6900]

Thanks.

 

[etruscan]

Thank you for this. I look forward to post #6!

 

[plong#AC]

Sorry if my post wasn't clear. I was referencing this part of the mac root post:

[WARN]

The adb shell command will not put you in the phones internal command terminal. This is represented with "$" prompt. You will now execute the GingerBreak exploit. This make take serveral minutes.

/data/local/GingerBreak

After entering the above command Gingerbreak will do its thing. A successful exploit will end with this,"[!] dance forever my only one"
If it ends in anything else or if it hangs for more than 5 minutes pull your battery and attempt to root again.
After exploit is complete you will have a command prompt that looks like this "#". That represents root access. You will now excute shell script then reboot your phone.
​

My question, then, is this: Is gingerbreak just a command that will be recognized, or is there something extra I have to download (In addition to the main download referenced in the beginning of the post).

Thanks​

 

[etruscan]

Something has gone wrong for me with the ADB root method. I am on a phone with ED1.

I ran all the steps, up through /data/local/com.sh. I got the expected output for all steps before that. GingerBreak gave the happy answer and all.

When I ran "/data/local/com.sh" I was immediately kicked off the phone, and it restarted. When it came up, I don't have root permissions, and I don't see a superuser app anywhere.

Any guesses what happened?

 

[DroidXcon]

Sorry if my post wasn't clear. I was referencing this part of the mac root post:



My question, then, is this: Is gingerbreak just a command that will be recognized, or is there something extra I have to download (In addition to the main download referenced in the beginning of the post).

Thanks

if you follow the directions from the start and have reached this point you have already pushed it onto the phone when you enter the adb shell you then call that file to execute. that is what that command represents. if you were on windows you would be basically be double clicking the file

Something has gone wrong for me with the ADB root method. I am on a phone with ED1.

I ran all the steps, up through /data/local/com.sh. I got the expected output for all steps before that. GingerBreak gave the happy answer and all.

When I ran "/data/local/com.sh" I was immediately kicked off the phone, and it restarted. When it came up, I don't have root permissions, and I don't see a superuser app anywhere.

Any guesses what happened?

are you sure you are on ED1. are you basing this on the baseband or the build?

 

[etruscan]

The Baseband version reads:
i510.06 V.ED1
SCH-I510.ED1

The Build number reads:
SCH-I510.ED1

Also, assuming I get it rooted, does an upgrade to ED2 kill root?

Thank you very much for your help!

 

[czastrow]

Custom Rom Installs

it is much easier to root than DX i just give multiple options on how to do it for ED1.

This will not work on ED2 you must install a custom rom with a kernel/ or a custom rom. and the bootloader is not locked.

there is debloated rom by imnuts and kejar is working on gummy charge rom

If I install a custom rom will I lose all the apps and data from my phone (pictures, contact, etc.)

 

[timore]

Thanks!

Awesome post, very detailed instructions.

 

[plong#AC]

if you follow the directions from the start and have reached this point you have already pushed it onto the phone when you enter the adb shell you then call that file to execute. that is what that command represents. if you were on windows you would be basically be double clicking the file.

Thanks, that's what I wanted to know!