Thanks for the one click root script.
Note that I got more than one error trying to use Linux-Mac.sh after extracting it to a folder on a laptop running Linux (SimplyMEPiS 11, which is using a Debian Squeeze base) and runnng it from a terminal.
I didn't su to a root terminal and the script was trying to use sudo if you're not already root. I don't have a sudoers file setup (like you find in ubuntu based distros). But, using su to run Linux-Mac.sh as root from a terminal got around that problem.
I also saw errors because line 46 starts with adb.exe (the windows app, which won't work with Linux).
Editing the Linux-Mac.sh script and changing that line to start with $adb versus adb.exe fixed that problem.
Note that I'm an Android newbie, and only opened my first Android phones last night. I'd never even touched a device running Android before opening our new phones yesterday.
I got two of the Android Galaxy Prevails (one for me, and one for my wife), and it looks like I've have a bit of a learning curve figuring out how to use them. So, TIA for any support.
So far, I can't stand the phones. That's an understatement, and I'm cursing and kicking myself for buying them and canceling my Sprint Service (I switched the Sprint numbers to Boost yesterday afternoon).
These phones are
way too small for me to use the keyboard without "fat fingering" the virtual keys, with a display that's
way too small for me to read much without zooming in (for example, I'd need a magnifying glass to see what I'm typing in a terminal window after I installed a terminal program to use with it). lol
But, before i smash them into pieces with a hammer,, throw them in the trash can, switch back to Sprint and buy different phones (with LARGER displays and/or a real keyboard I can use), I figured I'd give them a chance and see if I can get used to them.
So, thanks again for the One Click Root script, as that should open up the phone for more possibilities.
BTW, I can verify that the script works fine after the Boost Update.
After I charged the phones last night, I let my wife's phone update this morning. This is what the update said if you looked at more info when the notification for it comes up on screen asking if you want to install it:
Samsung Update
(downloaded and verified) 4.2MB
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This update will address a root compromise and secure your phone. A reboot will be required and service will not be available while performing the update.
I let it install and reboot the phone, and used it to make and receive calls, including powering it off and on more than once after the new update was applied.
I then set USB to Debug, plugged it into my wife's laptop, and ran Linux-Mac.sh. I got errors the first couple of tries (see earlier comments in this post about sudo and line 46 calling adb.exe).
But, after I edited the script to correct the line 46 problem, and ran it as root in a terminal (sudo won't work by default on many non ubuntu linux distros), it completed fine with no errors.
Just for giggles, I let it prompt me that an update was available again later and installed the update again, so that I could make sure it would work if someone mistakenly updated it a second time. LOL
No issues, and I was able to run the same Linux-Mac.sh script again on it, verifying the exploit using KillingMeSoftly still got access to root.
I've now replaced her phone's built.prop with one from shabbymod download (as apparently, that's supposed to keep the update from trying to run again from what I saw about it in another thread).
Again, I'm an Android Newbie, so it will probably take me a while to figure out what those types of files are supposed to do and how the changes made to them impact how the phone is recognized by other apps, etc.
I'll hold off a bit before doing much else to it (until I have a better understanding of what I'm modifying and make sure I can "undo" any changes later if need by).
I'm getting ready to do the same thing to my phone now (go ahead and run the one click root exploit on it, and then replace build.prop so that it quits prompting me that new updates are available (the one that is supposed to keep you from getting root access but doesn't really patch it to prevent the exploit from working).
Another milestone! Thanks Interdpth for making one click root possible for phones with ee14!
