surgeon0214
Android Enthusiast
I don't believe it is a hoax, I just think it is a very hard process and you have to be pretty lucky too with the timing. Hopefully someone will find an easier way more like the regular root for 1.47
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Leaker has achieved root!
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=Luceat Lux Vestra=
If it were not for pointless things going on, perpetrated by walnut sized brains in this world, there would be nothing to write about in the papers or report on the 10 o'clock news.
hallstevenson
Android Expert
People claim to do things like this a lot. It's NOT new. I think some do it just for their own fun.... They can sit back and laugh at the people who try. Hell, one guy has broke his SD card's slot, or at least the release mechanism !!
In the end, dc_striker and hairston can walk away from XDA knowing their little secret. The next day, they sign up as new users and continue on like nothing ever happened.
In the end, dc_striker and hairston can walk away from XDA knowing their little secret. The next day, they sign up as new users and continue on like nothing ever happened.
SyDTRaKKeD
Android Enthusiast
idk whats going on... hairston is claiming to be willing to meet up with people to try and help them out...
Jmtegra
Android Enthusiast
Far from kidding.. Just seems very childish to fake something over the internet like that. You have to be a complete loser and not have much of a life to make something up like this.
hallstevenson
Android Expert
On the big, wide internet, that's an easy offer to make, knowing the odds of someone being close enough to be practical is pretty slim. Of course, I recall seeing at least (2) people from his area take him up on it. Let's see if anything pans out.
And, still being the skeptic, after he does meet up and try, it's easy to say "hmmm, I guess it won't work with your phone/SD Card".
hallstevenson
Android Expert
Yes, yes, yes ... lots of people are childish, lots of people are losers, and lots of people don't have much of a life.
Jmtegra
Android Enthusiast
Zerethusta
Member
Assuming he shows up and doesn't have an emergency ten mins before the meeting time.
I'm working for the next few days, but I SWEAR on wednesday I have the day off I'll meet you then.
I'm working for the next few days, but I SWEAR on wednesday I have the day off I'll meet you then.
hallstevenson
Android Expert
First, he'd have to show up... Second, after 15 minutes of "trying", gives up. That's "alot of work" ?That seems like alot of work for a hoax.
Jmtegra
Android Enthusiast
For someone to take time out of there day to meet someone to act like they can root their phone for absolutely no reason at all.. Yea thats a lot of work to pull off a hoax. Why in the world would someone go through all of that trouble to fake root? I'm assuming you've done something like this since you think that this is normal?
hallstevenson
Android Expert
How 'bout this ? I'll enjoy my rooted phone and you sit tight here and wait for this method to be repeated. Otherwise, shall I come back in 2-3 days, a week, or a month and say "I told you so" ?
Go to the XDA thread. Look for the long-time Eris developers and see how they're participating in that thread. Wait, they're not...
Go to the XDA thread. Look for the long-time Eris developers and see how they're participating in that thread. Wait, they're not...
Jmtegra
Android Enthusiast
Zerethusta
Member
jcase WAS in there a bit, and was participating in the flurry of activity on IRC 
... Was...
... Was...
SyDTRaKKeD
Android Enthusiast
what do you guys think about the new video dc posted over there? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK_A0lH8uFM
it shows hboot 1.49.0000 s-on and then he goes to the recovery and does a reboot to his ROM...
i'm no dev by any means but does that lend any credit that he really has achieved what he says he has?
it shows hboot 1.49.0000 s-on and then he goes to the recovery and does a reboot to his ROM...
i'm no dev by any means but does that lend any credit that he really has achieved what he says he has?
hallstevenson
Android Expert
Someone over at XDA (btb0 ?) mentioned that you can take a rooted phone and then install the "S-On" bootloader. That's not a smart thing to do, of course.
Whether or not this is indeed a fake or not, i think we should have root soon. Theres hundreds of people working on it right now as apposed to the 3 or so before the post. So its not exactly hurting anything even if it is fake. Theres so many ways he couldve faked it, and i think he realizes we know that. So we may as well trust him and try some work on our own while we wait for him to post a more detailed guide, as he said he would soon.
SyDTRaKKeD
Android Enthusiast
ok... so dc_stryker (the OP of the thread over at XDA) has posted new instructions claiming that its the specific way he did it to force adb in recovery and to achieve root...
its too late now but i'm gonna give it a shot tomorrow morning... hopefully it works!
its too late now but i'm gonna give it a shot tomorrow morning... hopefully it works!
xx_bishop_xx
Android Expert
xx_bishop_xx
Android Expert
Thank you for the effort.
Hairston is going to post his version of it soon, so ill try that once it gets posted. And also, a few people have managed to get about 3/4 of the way there using a 1gb class 2/4 sd card. At that point we just need to find a way to expand the 2-3 second window to allow us to push the files. We're soooooooo close its heartbreaking.