Root DETAILED Leak Root Tutorial

[scary alien]

noirtest,

Looks like you might not have installed the Android SDK...

You know, there are easier ways to root your Eris (this thread will certainly work and is very instructive, but if you are not comfortable or familiar with the concepts or tools, it might not be the best choice for you).

You might trying having a look at probably the best documented and instructive method out there:

http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/127861-universal-eris-root-dummies.html

Have a read through the first few posts there and see if that makes more sense.

Cheers!

 

[noirtest]

Thanks Scary Alien, but I tried the Universal Root earlier and the File Manager did not unzip the GScript into the two shells it was supposed to. That's why I turned to this approach.
I'll try again when I figure out how to ensure that I've installed SDK. Thanks again!

 

[doogald]

Thanks Scary Alien, but I tried the Universal Root earlier and the File Manager did not unzip the GScript into the two shells it was supposed to. That's why I turned to this approach.
I'll try again when I figure out how to ensure that I've installed SDK. Thanks again!

Seriously, this method is so much harder than using the Universal Root for Dummies or the 1-click root app. Though I have to say that perhaps you missed this post: http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/127861-universal-eris-root-dummies-18.html#post2774699

It looks to me like you were trying to unzip the wrong file. Try reading through that procedure more carefully.

The 1-click app method is documented, far less well than the Universal Root for Dummies, here: http://androidforums.com/eris-all-t...is-app-apk-no-pcs-no-scripts-needed-easy.html

(However, rather than downloading and manually installing the app from that in step 1, the app is in the market: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.andirc.erisrooter&feature=search_result

After you get root you can use the documentation in post four of the Dummies thread to walk through installing a custom ROM like xtrSENSE.