[HOW TO] Root the LG Revolution

[stetsonaw]

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[woodsyx]

Superone click worked for me. Download the latest version with gingerbreak support and make sure you use that instead of psneuter or whatever it's called. Keep usb debugging off until after you press root then when it says waiting for device turn on usb debugging and it should work properly because that's what I did. Most of you probably know that being in Internet connection mode is the right one to be in for this process. Let me know if you have problems and sorry it's not in step by step format I'm typing this from my revolution

followed this and it worked fine.

 

[S.Meezy]

when typing in the commands, we don't actually type the # signs bc it's already there or am i crazy? And is that going to just repeat what you type after you put it in...? Kinda remember from rooting my D2, but that was a while ago... lol

 

[stetsonaw]

yeah, leave out the # keys, i put those there to show what your prompt should look like. And yes, once you are in shell, when you put a command in and hit enter, it will repeat it to you, basically to let you know the command completed, otherwise you will get a syntax error of sorts.

 

[S.Meezy]

aaaaaaand done haha... Weird though, bc superuser didn't ask for permissions when opening shootme, but it did for rootexplorer and cachemate for root...

 

[stetsonaw]

ShootMe is on the whitelist, LMK if your screenshots come out purple, mine did!
And if you try drocap2, you have to change a setting in there for colors, i forget what it's called and don't have my phone on me. If you don't change it, they'll come out Red.

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[rav20]

ok so what is safe to remove and what needs to stay on the phone. Can i remove everything Bing and all verizon nav junk?

 

[stetsonaw]

I would recommend using Titanium Backup to freeze apps, rather than deleting until we have the ability to create backups.

 

[S.Meezy]

Quite purple. :/ guess i cn use sdk for now but annoying if not near my computer.

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[rav20]

so is there no clockwork yet?

 

[stetsonaw]

Quite purple. :/ guess i cn use sdk for now but annoying if not near my computer.

drocap2 is free in the Market. Just go into the settings and set it up, make sure the 3rd (i think, got some funny words in it) setting is turned on if you get red pictures.

so is there no clockwork yet?

Not yet, so don't get too ballsy with your root access.

 

[S.Meezy]

Haha yea, got it thx. swap endian, was like the only thing u cn change. I guess i was just so used to shootme from the evo even before root i forgot other things exist. Perfect

 

[stetsonaw]

yeah, that one! you can change the destination folder, output file type and such. I live shootme, because you can take a crapload at once without having to restart the app. I fired off an email to the dev to have him take a look at it.

 

[stetsonaw]

Thank you for contacting LG Electronics


------Reply to Your Inquiry-------


Hi Andy,

LG does not support altering this phone from the original manufacture state or any rooting of this device. To do so will void your warranty with LG Electronics should you need any repair service or software flashes. We will not be releasing any pertinent hardware or software related information. It is at this point considered proprietary. I would hope you understand.


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LGEAI

Not gonna give up. Gonna get them on live chat Tuesday.

 

[dhughey]

Woodsy and Kal are right. SuperOneClick w/ gingerbreak is definitely way to go. i previously owned an lg ally so i already had everything downloaded to my computer. Thx guys. keep up the good work. REVOLUTION ROX!!!

 

[ivalum21]

Were you able to get them on chat? How'd it go??

 

[stetsonaw]

No time today, i'll get them Friday afternoon from work, they're open until 8 in my timezone.

 

[JoeMaz]

Rage Permission Denied - Fix

./data/local/temp/rage: permission denied

did u install the LG bootstrapper ufkal?

To fix this I ran the following command (after the rage file was pushed to the device):

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/temp/rage

This should change your permissions to full access and allow you to run the command.

 

[MarkyD311]

Superone click worked for me. Download the latest version with gingerbreak support and make sure you use that instead of psneuter or whatever it's called. Keep usb debugging off until after you press root then when it says waiting for device turn on usb debugging and it should work properly because that's what I did. Most of you probably know that being in Internet connection mode is the right one to be in for this process. Let me know if you have problems and sorry it's not in step by step format I'm typing this from my revolution

worked PERFECT for me. so easy. thanks!

 

[CarbonRink]

im on a mac and i can't get the su pushed.. keeps saying read only folder... has anyone else got if on a mac?

-Update I got it to push after i mounted it.. now i can;t get busy box to get root.. I rebooted and still nothing.. busy box says phone is rooted but cant get root acces.. What did i mess up?

-Update 2 - ZenMasters instructions worked great.. i had to do them in a weird order which i will explain later. I now have root and time to de-crapify my phone.