Enable root access, via the "sudo gainroot" command
"sudo gainroot" will work without requiring you to enable R&D mode.
| Authors | Faheem Pervez, Pali Rohár |
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This is the first thing a new user has to install :)
Is there any way to install rootsh without using app manager or atleast without requiring internet connection? My nw has proxy and app manager does not work with proxy right now?
plz i need ur help i dont have internet connection in my n900 can i install rootsh in another way ?
I am sure 'rootsh' is a wonderful thing. If I only would not always get the following error message: "Unable to install 'rootsh'"
I downloaded rootsh 1.5 via appl.manager. log-file says: apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package recorder. required disk space: 3156
thank you for your help! kind regards from freezing germany j.
The one, the only, the original. The best reason to own a Nokia tablet/phone - and in the official repository no less.
I personally use OpenSSH to get root, and enable sudo for use on the device itself (2 characters shorter than rootsh and uniform between Maemo and other systems), but I still applaud the existence of rootsh. More ways to get root.
Simple, light, powerful and easy to install, a must have for Xterm users
Works perfectly without any problems. A must have app for any N900 user
There have been several more-or-less user-friendly schemes over the years to allow root access In Maemo... this one, which appeared I think in Maemo4, is the simplest and easiest to date. Anyone who uses xterm should have it !
There have been several more-or-less user-friendly schemes over the years to allow root access In Maemo... this one, which appeared I think in Maemo4, is the simplest and easiest to date. Anyone who uses xterm should have it !
Not sure why you need this? The OpenSSH package installs SSH and forces a root password change. When you SSH in you can get root that way. This may be useful for local (xterm) usage, but you could always ssh to localhost for that too?
Nice idea. Just don't think it's needed for the N900.
Nokia-N900-42-11:~# apt-get install rootsh Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: n900-fmrx-enabler Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following NEW packages will be installed: rootsh 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded. Need to get 3156B of archives. After this operation, 32,8kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free rootsh 1.5 [3156B] Fetched 3156B in 0s (5547B/s) ySelecting previously deselected package rootsh. (Reading database ... 28522 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking rootsh (from .../archives/rootsh_1.5_armel.deb) ... Setting up rootsh (1.5) ... Nokia-N900-42-11:~# dpkg -r rootsh (Reading database ... 28524 files and directories currently installed.) Removing rootsh ... /var/lib/dpkg/info/rootsh.prerm: line 5: syntax error: "fi" unexpected (expecting "then") dpkg: error processing rootsh (--remove): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: rootsh
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Makes life so much easier, no need to flash developer mode on.
Being root without jailbreaking your device is really good :)
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how do i use this apps? please i need a full detail of that thanks