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Stop the presses! It looks like the Google Nexus S has just gotten a one-click root, and we're here to give you the skinny. Paul O'Brien, Mr. MoDaCo himself, has released a new superboot that lets users flash the image, and – voila! – instant root access. We saw an adb-based root the day the Nexus S was released, but this makes it easier for those who have the Nexus S, but don't want to get too technical.
For those who do enjoy the technical end of things, it'll be nice to know that the single click method gives you full adb access to both files and folders, as well as adb remounting. Requirements for the Superboot are simple, only in that you need to check your “about” screen in the phone settings to see what version of Superboot you should be using.
Just a word of warning:
Note: If you are using a retail Nexus S, you may need to unlock the bootloader first, using ‘./fastboot-windows oem unlock' (or the appropriate version for your PC). Note that the OEM unlock sequence wipes your device (including the internal SD storage!)
Here's the official instructions from the MoDaCo thread:
Before download, you need to check your device ‘about' screen to determine which superboot version you need.
Superboot for XXJK8 – Superboot – DOWNLOAD (ROMraid Load Balancing) – MD5: 809a8e41ae8f0bb88b870cf1865aedff
How to use Superboot – Windows, Linux and OSX
– Download the Superboot zip file above and extract to a directory
– Put your device in bootloader mode – Turn off the phone then turn on with the ‘volume up' button pressed to enter the bootloader
– WINDOWS – double click ‘install-superboot-windows.bat'
– MAC – Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type ‘chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh' followed by ‘./install-superboot-mac.sh'
– LINUX – Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type ‘chmod +x install-superboot-linux.sh' followed by ‘./install-superboot-linux.sh'
So, if you're ready to get rooted in just a couple easy steps, go ahead! You can hit the source link for the full thread, and, as always, TalkAndroid cannot be held responsible for any damage to your device. Be sure to let us know how it goes in the comments!
[modaco via aliwaqas]
shut the fuck up freak
“We saw an adb-based root the day the Nexus S was released, but this makes it easier for those who have the Nexus S, but don’t want to get too technical.”
Gaining, maintaining and enjoy root access is SUPPOSED to be a technical matter! It’s something that hackers, geeks and techfreaks do.
I feel that all these one-click-root solutions cause too many n00bs to run into problems. Just because it’s been made too easy now. When they come to XDA forums where we tell them to “Search” because the answers are there, they bitch & moan, because they took the easy way out, and don’t really understand what a bootloader is, or a kernel, system image, nandroid, etc.
I miss the days of following a long technical multi-post without a single screenshot, telling you step-by-step how to root.