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I'm prompted to confirm the phone is a Google Nexus One and then ROM Manager runs for about 30 seconds (yellow program bar goes all the way) before spitting out An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!. I run ROM Manager and choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery.Next, I download the ROM Manager app from Google Play (looks like it pulled a sneaky and upgraded from Android Market to Google Play here).Now, I download the SuperUser app from the Android Market and open it to make sure it's running. Mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system Mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /systemĪgain, still following the guide, I execute the commands which purportedly set the /system partition back to read-only: Still following the guide, I then execute the commands which purportedly make root permanent: adb shell as above, I get the # prompt, which is purported to indicate that rooting was successful. adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/psneuter adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp/psneuter Download/extract/move Nexus One Softroot files to same directory as adbįrom adb directory, execute the following commands:.
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The problem I am having is that even after following Linux-centric guides, I get to the point of installing the SuperUser app followed by the ROM Manager app, but I'm never prompted to give ROM Manager superuser permissions and so can't flash the ClockworkMod recovery.īelow I describe the steps I've been taking so far, based on the How To Root Nexus One Running Android 2.2.1 From Ubuntu Linux guide. The power button on the device is broken, so any method which requires pressing/holding it is ruled out.The device is running Android 2.2.1 (I downgraded from 2.3.x using the PASSIMG method).The two constraints I'm working with here are as follows: So I'd like to go back to basics - executing as many of the commands as possible from a Linux terminal to get the phone rooted/unlocked/whatever else has to happen to get Cyanogenmod installed. At least in my case, SuperOneClick has proven a complete misnomer. The information on rooting Android devices seems heavily fragmented across the web and the tools unreliable. I am attempting to get Cyanogenmod onto my Nexus One, but am running into far more problems than expected.