Root Does UNREVOKED erases data?

[ashrack]

I want to try and root stock FROYO.

As I understand the easiest way is using UNREVOKED.
Will this also set my phone to factory defaults or will the phone be the same as before rooting?

 

[Jammy]

Nope, your phone will be the same as it was, just with root access

 

[ashrack]

Nope, your phone will be the same as it was, just with root access

nice. well onto rooting.

 

[kartnite]

It won't wipe data. Just ensure you follow the steps.

Good luck!

 

[ashrack]

did it successfully on linux.

My GF just bought the white HTC Desire.
Will the procedure be the same?

 

[SUroot]

As long as you use a white cable

 

[ashrack]

On my phone I thought I did a successful root and the unrevooked also said done.
But then after I tried to add a line to the 'hosts' file and save it using ASTRO. But after wards when I opened it that line wasn't there. Also the ADFREE ANDROID add doesn't work.

Does this mean that I still do not have root access?

 

[Jammy]

On my phone I thought I did a successful root and the unrevooked also said done.
But then after I tried to add a line to the 'hosts' file and save it using ASTRO. But after wards when I opened it that line wasn't there. Also the ADFREE ANDROID add doesn't work.

Does this mean that I still do not have root access?

Do you have the Superuser app in your app drawer?

 

[ashrack]

yes and under it is the ADFREE with the green circle next to it.

 

[Jammy]

yes and under it is the ADFREE with the green circle next to it.

Then you do have root access

 

[ashrack]

ADFREE just returns an error. So I tried the manual way, being no stranger to linux. But I get stuck again. This guy explained it best, but did not get the answer

Hi,
I have a Desire with stock froyo rooted with unrevocked 3 too and cannot use adb remount:

D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
​

D:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$ remount
remount
remount: permission denied
$
​

I have allowed ADB via the Super user app popup.

Any idea?

 

[ashrack]

Booted into recovery mode and there I mounted the system and from there on it was pretty straight forward for changing the hosts file.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

yeah i was going to say, what you are doing needs s-off when booted into the os
addfree has a symlink option for data/data which works around the issue

 

[jay_kay]

Deleted as in wrong post

 

[zamkat]

It erased my data, but maybe I did it wrong...Idk.

 

[SUroot]

It doesn't erase data. You must have done something else to archivethat