Root obtained on Epic 4G

[marioc]

I'm reposting this from the main thread. Seems like its more appropriate in this sub-thread now that it's here.

The folks over at SDX-Developers seem to have found a usable method for rooting the epic. Here's the thread:

adb root exploit - test

http://forum.sdx-developers.com/epic-development/adb-root-exploit-test/

Looks like you lose root when the phone is restarted, but hopefully a few more days will fix that.

Update: That was fast. Looks like a solution for keeping root has already been found. See the last page of the thread.

 

[liquidxit2]

No link.

 

[caliskimmer]

I'm reposting this from the main thread. Seems like its more appropriate in this sub-thread now that it's here.

The folks over at SDX-Developers seem to have found a usable method for rooting the epic. Here's the thread:

adb root exploit - test

Looks like you lose root when the phone is restarted, but hopefully a few more days will fix that.

Update: That was fast. Looks like a solution for keeping root has already been found. See the last page of the thread.

I was about to say it's like a tethered jailbreak for the iPhone, but I read the update and it looks pretty good now. I'll be rooting next week probably!

 

[cr3amy]

cr3amy will be waiting for the 1-click method.

I used to be tech-savvy enough for this type of stuff, but damn... this stuff looks Greek to me. How come every step-by-step guide for root doesn't actually walk you through it. "Run these lines through adb" WHAT?! Whatever, 1-click-root is all the rage now, shouldn't be long.

 

[caliskimmer]

cr3amy will be waiting for the 1-click method.

I used to be tech-savvy enough for this type of stuff, but damn... this stuff looks Greek to me. How come every step-by-step guide for root doesn't actually walk you through it. "Run these lines through adb" WHAT?! Whatever, 1-click-root is all the rage now, shouldn't be long.

I don't feel satisfied with 1-click roots (even though I'd be more than happy to use them). I feel like I accomplished something by translating the "Greek". The best part? After taking computer programming classes this year, this should be as easy to read as the ABCs (or at least most of it).

 

[cr3amy]

I don't feel satisfied with 1-click roots (even though I'd be more than happy to use them). I feel like I accomplished something by translating the "Greek". The best part? After taking computer programming classes this year, this should be as easy to read as the ABCs (or at least most of it).

Hell, I got the best grade in my programming class in a college class when I was in high school, but alcohol and the pursuit of money made me stop caring, haha. I'd rather somebody much smarter than me sets it up so I can't screw it up (because I will).

 

[liquidxit2]

cr3amy will be waiting for the 1-click method.

I used to be tech-savvy enough for this type of stuff, but damn... this stuff looks Greek to me. How come every step-by-step guide for root doesn't actually walk you through it. "Run these lines through adb" WHAT?! Whatever, 1-click-root is all the rage now, shouldn't be long.

This is pretty easy. All you have to do is enter the adb shell and type the commands. Basically download the SDK put it in a file named android on the root of your c:\ drive and then type the following at the command line(type cmd in the search for vista and 7 or type cmd in run for xp) (hit enter after each line):

cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices

Once youre there all you have to is verify that you have the drivers installed for your phone and navigate to the c:\ and type the following:

cd androidsdk\tools
adb shell

This will bring you to the adb shell command line interface and should present you with a '$' prompt. The path above will depend on what you named the android file on the root of c:\.

And just like that youre in the adb shell and all you need to do is enter the commands and they will execute on the android phone.

 

[caliskimmer]

Unbelievable, they just cancelled my computer programming classes this year. Looks like I'll be translating more Greek

 

[marioc]

I'm reposting this from the main thread. Seems like its more appropriate in this sub-thread now that it's here.

The folks over at SDX-Developers seem to have found a usable method for rooting the epic. Here's the thread:

adb root exploit - test

*Confirmed* Root on the Epic - adb root exploit

Looks like you lose root when the phone is restarted, but hopefully a few more days will fix that.

Update: That was fast. Looks like a solution for keeping root has already been found. See the last page of the thread.

Added link. Sorry about that. I thought the link was already there.

 

[caliskimmer]

Added link. Sorry about that. I thought the link was already there.

Thanks!

 

[whippingboy]

This is pretty easy. All you have to do is enter the adb shell and type the commands. Basically download the SDK put it in a file named android on the root of your c:\ drive and then type the following at the command line(type cmd in the search for vista and 7 or type cmd in run for xp) (hit enter after each line):

cd\
cd AndroidSDK\tools\
adb devices

Once youre there all you have to is verify that you have the drivers installed for your phone and navigate to the c:\ and type the following:

cd androidsdk\tools
adb shell

This will bring you to the adb shell command line interface and should present you with a '$' prompt. The path above will depend on what you named the android file on the root of c:\.

And just like that youre in the adb shell and all you need to do is enter the commands and they will execute on the android phone.

LMAO! You lost me at "all you have to do..."

Can't wait to see what they cook up ... and to see how it affects the phone's performance. Would also love to see some benchmarks of it running froyo- but I'm guessing that may not so easy due to TW3 or do I understand that wrong?

 

[cr3amy]

Can't wait to see what they cook up ... and to see how it affects the phone's performance. Would also love to see some benchmarks of it running froyo- but I'm guessing that may not so easy due to TW3 or do I understand that wrong?

I'm assuming they'll figure out how to get the Froyo build on it, with all of the add-ons, and with rotation, pretty quickly. In fact, it'll be interesting to see how quickly this happens, and laugh at the sad fact that it takes Samsung (and HTC and Motorola for that matter) so damn long to do the same thing.

 

[h20squirter]

ok, so its been rooted 2 whole days now, so where are the custom ROM's? i mean seriously guys, this is waaaay too slow for me. the phone comes out in just a couple days and I dont have 10 different ROM's to choose from already, i am not happy about this. i might as well go get an iphone 4. and another thing, why doesnt sprint sell these phones already rooted, i mean that is just complete crap.

 

[liquidxit2]

LMAO! You lost me at "all you have to do..."

Can't wait to see what they cook up ... and to see how it affects the phone's performance. Would also love to see some benchmarks of it running froyo- but I'm guessing that may not so easy due to TW3 or do I understand that wrong?

LOL I will have to do a complete write up about the adb shell. Quite interesting stuff IMHO. VERY porwerful and useful for tweaking and hacking.

 

[caliskimmer]

LOL I will have to do a complete write up about the adb shell. Quite interesting stuff IMHO. VERY porwerful and useful for tweaking and hacking.

No kidding...

 

[BMahecha123#AC]

nice.. Root optained already. good work!

 

[Runningwarrior08]

I guess I must be Greek because i understand it