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[jikobutsu]

But surely if there was some check going on, when I overwrite busybox with xplore app with your busybox, I would have same problem right ? only it takes it fine and there is root still.

Sorry getting confused now lol. So I should put back the original busybox pushed to my device by the rooting exploit ?

edit: Ok I have replaced the busybox and I still have root.

Edited by jikobutsu, 07 October 2012 - 11:15 PM.

[flibblesan]

There is /sbin busybox - the phones default busybox. Required by the system

Pushing busybox puts it in /system/xbin/ and attempts to run busybox -install to set up the symlinks. This will then overwrite the original /sbin busybox symlinks with symlinks for the new busybox. The phone doesn't like this and refuses to boot.

Pushing the original arm busybox doesn't matter because it doesn't execute on the phone so it doesn't take over - thus retaining the original /sbin busybox and it's symlinks.

Assuming the busybox x86 I found isn't bad then the problem can be resolved by not installing any other busybox, or pushing an ADDITIONAL busybox to /system/xbin to add any missing symlinks

If the busybox x86 I found IS bad (as in it won't run properly on the phone) then we need another busybox.

Sorry if this is unclear.. I'm making sense of it all and it's not an easy thing to write.

[jikobutsu]

Yeah I understand, just been a bit to much excitement tonight

So what if I was to delete busybox in xbin ? or am I going down wrong road here.

Edited by jikobutsu, 07 October 2012 - 11:19 PM.

[flibblesan]

jikobutsu, on 07 October 2012 - 11:08 PM, said:

But surely if there was some check going on, when I overwrite busybox with xplore app with your busybox, I would have same problem right ? only it takes it fine and there is root still.

Sorry getting confused now lol. So I should put back the original busybox pushed to my device by the rooting exploit ?

edit: Ok I have replaced the busybox and I still have root.

Yep that's right. Adding the original busybox back, which was ARM, means it won't be installed.

Can you open Superuser and use the option to check it's set up correctly (I forget what the option is called)

jikobutsu, on 07 October 2012 - 11:17 PM, said:

Yeah I understand, just been a bit to much excitement tonight

So what if I was to delete busybox in xbin ? or am I going down wrong road here.

That shouldn't cause a problem leaving it there.

[jikobutsu]

I cannot see any option for that in superuser ?

There is some info on su binary if that is what you mean.

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Edited by jikobutsu, 07 October 2012 - 11:27 PM.

[rickywyatt]

could you not copy the busybox from /sbin and put it in /system/xbin ?

[flibblesan]

'tap to check for updates' and it'll do a quick update test and check if the bin is installed correctly. Also try requesting root on an app that requires root.

[hecatae]

jikobutsu, on 07 October 2012 - 11:25 PM, said:

I cannot see any option for that in superuser ?

There is some info on su binary if that is what you mean.

tap to check for updates and ask it to download the binary and reinstall su

[jikobutsu]

Lol sorry been a while since I had root, yep.binary was out of date now updated.

[flibblesan]

aha. The built-in busybox may be OK then. Superuser just needed to be the right version lol

[jikobutsu]

Does this answer the screen flash when rooting, as the exploit pushes busybox ?

Edited by jikobutsu, 07 October 2012 - 11:46 PM.

[flibblesan]

jikobutsu, on 07 October 2012 - 11:44 PM, said:

Does this answer the screen flash when rooting, as the exploit pushes busybox ?

Yes I believe so.

[jikobutsu]

So if I ran the exploit without the busybox to push, would that still work ?

[flibblesan]

jikobutsu, on 07 October 2012 - 11:49 PM, said:

So if I ran the exploit without the busybox to push, would that still work ?

The script will have to be edited to remove any parts that push busybox.

[jikobutsu]

Ok not something I could do then, never been too good with scripts.


Edit: the system busybox is fine, as rickywyatt suggested, I copied system busybox to xbin and I still have root.

Edited by jikobutsu, 07 October 2012 - 11:56 PM.

[rickywyatt]

could someone not make a bootstrap recovery like on Motorola?

[MrJabbah]

Wait what! OSD has now been rooted!?!

[rickywyatt]

yep

[MrJabbah]

Ahhhhhhh... thought it would never happen. Happy days.

[MrJabbah]

Anyone got the link to the drivers for this device?