tonytownsend
Member
I own no pc's being that I need them for my job and cannot find a guide to rooting on Mac can anyone point me in the direction of one??
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Root [Verizon] Mac rooting guide help!!!!
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Metfanant
Android Expert
Honestly I've always used Mac's as well... but I have a Windows partition set up through boot camp in case in run into any issues like this...
There is a cross platform utility created by AdamOutler over on the xda forums...but I'm not sure its ready for prime time yet...
tonytownsend
Member
Yeah he took it off line. In agent him a message about it we will see. Does anyone know if anyone is even working on breaking the bootloader?
Metfanant
Android Expert
Yeah...its still being worked on...but I'm not confident in anyway that it will happen...we have workarounds though that make it unnecessary to unlock the bootloader
tonytownsend
Member
Even to load new kernels? I never had a phone that's been locked down like this. Is there history of other androids having locked down boot loaders like this and them being broken?
Metfanant
Android Expert
Yup...we can flash custom kernels just fine...it just has to be done in a different way than normal...
Actually the history suggest it won't be broken...every Motorola phone released on VZW since July 2010(Droid X) has been locked...and non of them have been broken...
However none of those phones ever got custom kernels either...
tonytownsend
Member
So what method allows for custom kernels there's 2 so far correct?
Metfanant
Android Expert
Its called kexec...basically what it all boils down to is that we write the kernel to the recovery partition of the phone...
Yes, there are two standalone kernel options...invisiblek's and imoseyon's...though technically(I believe) CM9 and CM10 have their own CM(AOSP) kernels...
There should be a new kernel soon that the SynergyROM guys are working on
tonytownsend
Member
Imoseyons kernel is good used to use it on galaxy nexus
tonytownsend
Member
Hopefully Franco makes one as well his rock!!!! So you just boot into recovery find the partition and run the zip folder and that's how you flash a new kernel?
Rolo42
Android Enthusiast
HAHA that explains a few things.....
I'll never understand Mac users not having an old Windows PC or partition or emulator (WINE available?). (There's always "Why not a Mac version!?" complaints in every PC game development.)
Personally, I'd run linux if Windows wasn't mandatory for most of my programs.
Back on topic, sorta: I agree, I don't see anyone cracking the VZW bootloader walnut; the only potential chance I see is the FCC busting it if properly compelled by customer advocates/complaints.
Metfanant
Android Expert
HAHA that explains a few things.....
I'll never understand Mac users not having an old Windows PC or partition or emulator (WINE available?). (There's always "Why not a Mac version!?" complaints in every PC game development.)
bootcamp is an amazing thing...
Ricky Babalu
Well-Known Member
tonytownsend
Member
Dang wish I would have gotten this earlier installing xp thru boot camp now. Does this root tool root the kexec method????? So I can flash different kernels?
Metfanant
Android Expert
kexec has nothing to do with root...its the recovery you want to be kexec compatible...
install EZ Recovery from the play store...and then flash CWM 6.0.1.0
tonytownsend
Member
So I'm fine to use the Adams one touch root then download cwm and and flash it?
Metfanant
Android Expert
should work fine
Metfanant
Android Expert
flash CWM from EZ Recovery