[How-To] Root LG Optimus S

[s33ker]

If when you get to this step "busybox --install /system/bin" you start having problems then do this.

1) Download superuser (free) from chainsDD in the market
2) Download titanium backup (free) in the market
3) Launch titanium. You should get a request to give it root permissions select always allow. Now in titanium, hit the "problems" button and let it install busybox
4) Reboot phone

Buddie of mine was just having issues with his optimus T and i had him try this and now he's rocking and rolling.

Another successful root! I did have to follow the instructions above to get busybox installed. Thank you so much for your dedication, KSmithInNY. BTW, got any recommended to-do's with CacheMate?

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Another successful root! I did have to follow the instructions above to get busybox installed. Thank you so much for your dedication, KSmithInNY. BTW, got any recommended to-do's with CacheMate?

I would think it depends on how much you use your phone. If you use it a lot have it auto clear more frequently. If you don't do it less. I have mine set to daily, but I just did it so I can't really comment on the differences between frequencies.

 

[KSmithInNY]

Another successful root! I did have to follow the instructions above to get busybox installed. Thank you so much for your dedication, KSmithInNY. BTW, got any recommended to-do's with CacheMate?

I clear everything but I'm a bit obsessive about my space on my phone. Shooooot, when we can download the full version (still not sure why it's only not showing for optimus users) i clean HUNDREDS of caches .... most for stuff I've never installed and never will lmao!!!!!!

 

[s33ker]

I clear everything but I'm a bit obsessive about my space on my phone. Shooooot, when we can download the full version (still not sure why it's only not showing for optimus users) i clean HUNDREDS of caches .... most for stuff I've never installed and never will lmao!!!!!!

The $8.00 paid version of Cachemate is showing up in the market for me.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

The $8.00 paid version of Cachemate is showing up in the market for me.

I've got 3 versions in the market for me...free, $1, and $8.

EDIT: ksmith (the ninja he is) pointed out that the $8 one is a different dev.

 

[KSmithInNY]

The $8.00 paid version of Cachemate is showing up in the market for me.

Not the same developer. I like aaandroid. Good guy, great apps, and it seems like he add's new caches every month or two.

 

[s33ker]

Now Optimus S users need Swype from the Optimus T...

 

[KSmithInNY]

Now Optimus S users need Swype from the Optimus T...

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[sgleason13b]

So far only Me, smcloud, hephaetus, gizmosears, gr8hifi, karnqu, foolforfood, scmastertech, skylacan, and gbhil (and whoever has used these and hasnt posted about it)

I'll post permalinks if you don't feel like reading through the 6 pages. No offense taken BTW

you can add me to that list too.

 

[DygitalGoddess]

i apparently fail as I cant get the first line to work cause of a read only file system *sigh*

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

i apparently fail as I cant get the first line to work cause of a read only file system *sigh*

You mean the plugging your phone in part? What does it say when you do it?

 

[DygitalGoddess]

The phone is plugged up. When I enter the first line to start to start the adb

"adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage"

I get adb server is out of date...killing...*daemon started successfully failed to copy 'rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin': Read-only file system

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Do you have USB debugging enabled?

 

[DygitalGoddess]

Yep..it was

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Yep..it was

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk

You have it set to just charge even it's plugged in to the computer right?

Sent from my Optimus T

 

[Equ1n0x]

Hello, im fairly new here, and completely new to the optimus s [my hero died last week, a noble death.]

First I plugged in the phone with debugging enabled, i did not mount the SD card.

when i got to step 4, I tried it step y step as described on first page, repeatedly i encountered getting "$" after running "./rageagainstthecage".
First time:
ran command, waited until phone reconnected debugging, restarted the SDK manager as instructed, tried adb shell and got "$"
Second time: exactly same as first.
Third time: Tried restarting my phone a while after running "./rageagainstthecage" as suggested by another poster, same outcome.
Fourth time: Launches sdk via command line, closed that cmd, opened a new command line, changed directory to tools, tried step 4, "$" again after "./rageagainstthecage"
Fifth time: tried instructions on second page. received "adb: Permission denied"


Any guidance would be appreciated.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Post you're command prompt when you're done so we can see what's going on.

 

[olmos.lalo]

Umm can someone whipped up a script so we dont have to use all these commands? I'm kinda lazy lol

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Umm can someone whipped up a script so we dont have to use all these commands? I'm kinda lazy lol

surely you have 5 minutes to spend to get root.

 

[olmos.lalo]

Ahh I might as well, but for newbies like Equ1n0x, it'll help alot