[How-To] Root LG Optimus S

[mfldmike]

Can you explainthe steps youare taking

 

[Kazure]

Ok.. somehow it worked this time. I waited an extra few minutes before trying adb shell, and got the # prompt! Time to figure out how to put on the custom rom now! Thanks!

 

[Queueyou]

I'm having a strange issue...

I click on the download link in post #1 and it links me to a gif file... Anyone that could repost that file, or offer a suggestion?

EDIT:
Found answer on page 6 of the post referring to issues with Chromium browsers (v9 if not others too?). Wanted to make sure to edit this for those that look at the last few pages like me for the issue >.>

 

[mfldmike]

Ok.. somehow it worked this time. I waited an extra few minutes before trying adb shell, and got the # prompt! Time to figure out how to put on the custom rom now! Thanks!

Glad it worked for you!!!

 

[drklunk]

Who are you to tell me what to...oh, wait...nevermind. Coming right up.

EDIT: Heh...actually, not coming *right* up...I'm at work at the moment, stuck in Windows land, and I'm going away this weekend, but I'll definitely do it.

Whenever you can, it would be awesome and a huge help


For those of you less patient, Im pretty sure you can just follow the link ccrs8 posted (Setting Up ADB/USB Drivers for Android Devices in Linux (Ubuntu) ? Esau Silva) then, after completing that, just continue from step 4 in this guide. Im not totally sure though. Havent attempted myself, just guessed from reading

 

[shortyjacobs]

Whenever you can, it would be awesome and a huge help


For those of you less patient, Im pretty sure you can just follow the link ccrs8 posted (Setting Up ADB/USB Drivers for Android Devices in Linux (Ubuntu) ? Esau Silva) then, after completing that, just continue from step 4 in this guide. Im not totally sure though. Havent attempted myself, just guessed from reading

Make sure you read my two posts on page 26, the first on the error in that link, the second on how to make ADB work in Maverick, if you're on that, (you need to sudo su start the server, it's kinky).

 

[ltrz]

...people that are asking for the easy way to root.. z4root ..(and can't find it) it has been taken down from the market many times in the last few days..

however you can still find the .apk

i would attach it here. however i don't know the TOS on doing that on this forum. so maybe a mod can do it. but either way a little searching ull find the .apk (rem. current version is 1.3.0)

 

[mfldmike]

...people that are asking for the easy way to root.. z4root ..(and can't find it) it has been taken down from the market many times in the last few days..

however you can still find the .apk

i would attach it here. however i don't know the TOS on doing that on this forum. so maybe a mod can do it. but either way a little searching ull find the .apk (rem. current version is 1.3.0)

It has been in the Market as a free app so I don't think it would be against the forum policy, however the forum admins have already expressed the desire for everyone to learn how do root by ADB posting and it here would essentially destroy that philosophy because everyone would "take the easy way out."

For people that want to use z4root, have tried manually but failed, don't have a computer, ect please see this link Let me google that for you

 

[drklunk]

I dont know what Im doing wrong, I followed the ADB/USB guide for Ubuntu, made the needed changes shortyjacobs provided, my phone is recognized by the adb server, and everything went smoothly... up until I had to enter adb shell a second time and got $ rather than #

I cant figure it out

 

[mfldmike]

Maybe try opening a different command, terminal, or shell window....whatever it's called in Ubuntu for the second one.

When I used Windows I had to do it MULTIPLE times...

 

[shortyjacobs]

I dont know what Im doing wrong, I followed the ADB/USB guide for Ubuntu, made the needed changes shortyjacobs provided, my phone is recognized by the adb server, and everything went smoothly... up until I had to enter adb shell a second time and got $ rather than #

I cant figure it out

Keep trying man, I had to go through the steps three times to make it give me the #.......one thing that seems to help is waiting a while at the "wait two minutes step"

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk

 

[drklunk]

Thanks guys, Ill give it a shot, probably write the "How To" for Linux users while Im at it

 

[ccrs8]

I dont know what Im doing wrong, I followed the ADB/USB guide for Ubuntu, made the needed changes shortyjacobs provided, my phone is recognized by the adb server, and everything went smoothly... up until I had to enter adb shell a second time and got $ rather than #

I cant figure it out

At $, type 'su' (without quotes) and see if that gives you #. If after typing 'su' it pauses for a few seconds and then says permission denied, type it again, but this time make sure your phone's screen is on and unlocked. After typing 'su' a dialog box on your phone may pop up asking you to grant adb shell su permission. Allow this permission on your phone, and you'll see # on your adb shell session.

 

[mfldmike]

I created a screencast video on rooting the Optimus S on a Mac, it should be done uploading soon. It goes by fast because I had to keep it under 10 min but you can pause with video

Here is the link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7abPFRiZ_to

 

[cmyasika1]

I have tried the process several time with no success. I can't get the #.

Any Advice?

 

[Jakon325]

If I type in "su" I get asked for a password.

Everything else I get "access denied".

What gives?

I'm on a Mac, following the steps exactly.

 

[Jakon325]

Got it, just didn't root the first time.

 

[Jakon325]

Here is me trying to root my LS670... Via mac and THIS VIDEO and THIS GUIDE.

I have tried everything, I figured I'd try and enter different commands and whatnot and just mess around a bunch, I've literally tried like 15 times today, doing everything logical and everything not.

Last login: Mon Dec 6 02:11:57 on ttys000
321lh:~ jakobwheeler$ cd /Users/jakobwheeler/Desktop/Android/tools
321lh:tools jakobwheeler$ ./adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
429 KB/s (5392 bytes in 0.012s)
321lh:tools jakobwheeler$ ./adb push su /data/local/tmp/
1279 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.020s)
321lh:tools jakobwheeler$ ./adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/
2313 KB/s (1926944 bytes in 0.813s)
321lh:tools jakobwheeler$ ./adb shell
$ chmod 4755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage
$ chmod 4755 /data/local/tmp/busybox
$ cd /data/local/tmp
$ ./rageagainstthecage su
[*] CVE-2010-EASY Android local root exploit (C) 2010 by 743C

[*] checking NPROC limit ...
[+] RLIMIT_NPROC={3374, 3374}
[*] Searching for adb ...
[+] Found adb as PID 4417
[*] Spawning children. Dont type anything and wait for reset!
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[*] adb connection will be reset. restart adb server on desktop and re-login.
$ 321lh:tools jakobwheeler$ ./adb shell
$

 

[mfldmike]

Make sure your in ADB Shell when you're trying that...and it should work if you follow the steps exactly

 

[Noodle#AC]

Here is me trying to root my LS670... Via mac and THIS VIDEO and THIS GUIDE.

I have tried everything, I figured I'd try and enter different commands and whatnot and just mess around a bunch, I've literally tried like 15 times today, doing everything logical and everything not.

I just rooted my wife's Optimus last night and I tried about 10 times at the point where you are stuck.

What finially worked was I let it sit for almost 15min after the adb disconnect then tried again and I got the # prompt