Root Dead thread.

[Caddyman]

OK I was asked by acidbath, speaking for the dev team from XDA, to post updates here on AF of their latest news, findings, etc.

I will post everything I get here in the first post on this thread. Got the first update VIA email last night.

I am merely the messenger, so don't shoot me

NEW UPDATE 2/23/2010

February 23rd 2010.
We have added lots of new faces and Devs to our team
Everyone is working very hard to get Root!
I updated more exploits/methods tried.
Thanks everyone for all the amazing support!
I also added some working exploits for everyone to check out
LET'S ALL STAY POSITIVE!
Our Amazing Developers:
1. Binny1070
2. Pinksocker
3. Raziken
4. Punk.kaos
5. Rigamrts
6. Zifnab06
7. Jamezelle
8. Ht123
9. Zanfur
10. Mainfram3
11: caboos3
12. Captainkrtek
13. Framework43
Support Team:
Video:
CPCookieMan
Pics/Graphics:
Framework43

For all information see XDA thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=617203

UPDATE 2/10/10

February 10th 2010.
Hello all Eris/Desire Users,
Thanks for your patience and support!
The "Eris Root Dev Team" is hard at work, and trying their very best to get Root.
We all want the same thing, and appreciate all the kind words and supoort from this community!

I wanted to release some more Methods/Exploits that have been tried for the community:

1.
Tried:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37068/info Here is some more info on it. Problem Description: Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel: Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via a negative event index in an IOCTL request. (CVE-2009-3080).
Result:
SCSI support hasn't been compiled in for our device

2.
Tried:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901/exploit
Result:
This exploit is better known in the Android community as "asroot2".
Vulnerable Devices:
Hero


Patched Devices:
Droid Eris (Desire)

3:
Tried:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36827/info
Result:
Just a local information disclosure bug; definitely the cocoon of a vulnerability, but not a vulnerability in itself.

4:
Tried:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37806/exploit
Result:
Turns out our device was not vulnerable.

5:
Tried:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37762
Result:
Just a vulnerability against etables, a firewall and internet traffic filtering software.

6:
Tried:
Replacing the stock imgs in the google SDK with that we have gotten from the eris to adb pull files.
Result:
All of what the RUU does can be found in the same place as "rom.zip" after it has been loaded. XDA has a tutorial, I don't remember where just somewhere in %APPDATA%/Temp. The "fastboot oem" commands only work in oem-78 mode (or w/e it is). We still can't push unsigned zip's here though, tried and failed.

There are also some other methods that are being tried and worked, but they are still "In Progress".
I know that to most following this thread or others that dont have a lot of Kernel experience this wont mean much to you, but I want to make sure everyone knows that we are hard at work, and most important I want everyone in this community to feel part of this project!

Thank You again from all of us for your support!
I hope to have great news for all Eris/Desire users in the future

(Older methods/exploits tried can be found at main XDA Root Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=617203)

older VV

January 30th, 2010

Hello all fellow Htc Eris/Desire owners,

As you may or may not know, we have a newly formed Eris Root Dev Team and Website up and running! The site is not open to the public just yet, but it has been up and running for staff and developers for a week now. Once we have made all the necessary preparations, the website will become available for public viewing.

The site and team was created with the sole purpose of bringing developers together in a safe and friendly environment where they can focus on rooting and developing the Eris without distractions. We all know how off topic and random forums can get, so we felt that this was the best solution in order to get our Eris rooted!

The Team has appointed me as the Spokesperson/P.R man for the site and team. It is my job to field any and all questions or concerns, along with updating fellow Eris users on root status and other site news. If you are a developer and would like to become part of our great team please email me, and I will ensure that our developers review your offer to help.

We hope that our developer team will grow and expand, and in the future add more devices. The goal is to create a long term team that will continue to work together to root android devices and possibly chef roms for devices as well.

Root Status:

Currently the effort is going well. Our Developers have obtained 30% of the necessary files, and have a few different plans of attack/exploits being followed up on.

Our Developers:

1. Binny1070

2. Pinksocker

3. Raziken

4. Punk.kaos

5. Rigamrts

6. Zifnab06

And myself.

We appreciate all the support from the various forums and members all over the net! From Xda-developers to Androidforums.com to mydroidworld.com and all the others! We look forward to contributing to the vast and amazing online community of Android Development.

Thanks You and Let’s Root!!

 

[Caddyman]

reserved

 

[dusthead]

glad that website idea took shape. gl guys.

 

[jreed2560]

Go root!

 

[korben dallas]

I got excited for a moment

 

[alprazolam]

I'm "root"ing for all of you!

 

[Pinnacle]

Go root!

Bahahahaha!!!

You said, "Go Root!!"

 

[alprazolam]

I got excited for a moment

Why? Dustheads avatar?

 

[johnLEE]

sweet! good luck guys!

 

[aleis]

i hope we can get to the...root of this

 

[Pinnacle]

i hope we can get to the...root of this

For the love of baby Jesus!!!

 

[Rrrracer]

I'm glad they did this. Private forum? More power to them, considering the amount of bashing they took over there.

I'm amazed at how much these developers get beat up, considering they're trying to help the whole community benefit with no profit in mind for themselves.

It's sad when people have nothing to offer up other than flames and insults in order to pump up their own deflated egos while hiding behind a keyboard... but that seems fairly prevalent on the internet. Etiquette just goes out the door for a few bad apples.. it's easy to be rude to people when they're not right in front of you, ready to punch you in the face

OK, end of rant... good luck to all the developers! I appreciate your efforts as do many others here.

 

[ludist210]

Sweet mother of mystery! A message from one day in the future!

 

[acidbath5546]

Sweet mother of mystery! A message from one day in the future!

LOL....oooops....should of edited John Connors email beofre I forwarded it.....

 

[korben dallas]

Why? Dustheads avatar?

Thought I would be rooting this weekend!

 

[smacky]

Do you have any speculation as to when the Eris will be rooted?

 

[acidbath5546]

Do you have any speculation as to when the Eris will be rooted?

Speculation? No, I dont think that would be helpfull to anyone.
I dont want this to beecome a 2.x update type scenario.
I will forward and update as progress is made, but to be honest it could happen anytime.
We have great Devs working on different avenues of attack/exploit, so speculation would only bring drama, ya know what I mean?

 

[davros]

 

[entelechy3]

Speculation? No, I dont think that would be helpfull to anyone.
I dont want this to beecome a 2.x update type scenario.
I will forward and update as progress is made, but to be honest it could happen anytime.
We have great Devs working on different avenues of attack/exploit, so speculation would only bring drama, ya know what I mean?

Hey, now... that sounds like rational thinking... on the internets!

You, sir, are a revolutionary.


But seriously, keep up the good work... if I could, I'd buy you all a round of coffee or red bull or whiskey... whatever'd help the job along

 

[smacky]

Speculation? No, I dont think that would be helpfull to anyone.
I dont want this to beecome a 2.x update type scenario.
I will forward and update as progress is made, but to be honest it could happen anytime.
We have great Devs working on different avenues of attack/exploit, so speculation would only bring drama, ya know what I mean?

Yeah, I was just poking around to see if there was a date that had been set.

 

[acidbath5546]

Hey, now... that sounds like rational thinking... on the internets!

You, sir, are a revolutionary.


But seriously, keep up the good work... if I could, I'd buy you all a round of coffee or red bull or whiskey... whatever'd help the job along

LOL...we arent revolutionary! Just got lucky and found a group of people that dont want drama! A rarity online these day for sure....
And personally I wouldnt except any money for this! I do any an all work for love of the community and my addiction of messing with phone

Plus I just got back from starbucks anyways...lmao

 

[acidbath5546]

Yeah, I was just poking around to see if there was a date that had been set.

I hear ya...
But its a work in progress, we will not hold back a release date or the root once we get it! It is meant to be for everyone

 

[Ryobi]

If we get root, we get android 2.xx?

 

[megahawk]

Yahooo for rooting.

 

[Solitary]

If we get root, we get android 2.xx?

yes