Talk:Root access
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Can we get "easyroot" into Extras as I would like to propose that we do not promote in the Wiki any deb package that is NOT in Extras (and with full source code). Alternatively, whatever happened to "becomeroot" which used to be the defacto package for anyone wanting to get root. All "becomeroot" does is replace the standard gainroot script - does anyone know what easyroot does to the tablet? | Can we get "easyroot" into Extras as I would like to propose that we do not promote in the Wiki any deb package that is NOT in Extras (and with full source code). Alternatively, whatever happened to "becomeroot" which used to be the defacto package for anyone wanting to get root. All "becomeroot" does is replace the standard gainroot script - does anyone know what easyroot does to the tablet? | ||
| - | Many old articles and ITT posts talk about executing "sudo gainroot" to get root, yet easyroot apparently uses another command ("root") to switch to the super user - more than one command to perform the same function is unecessary and confusing, we should stick with "sudo gainroot" | + | == sudo gainroot == |
| + | Many old articles and ITT posts talk about executing "sudo gainroot" to get root, yet easyroot apparently uses another command ("root") to switch to the super user - more than one command to perform the same function is unecessary and confusing, we should where possible stick with "sudo gainroot" as the standard "get root" command as this covers both R&D mode and the "traditional" becomeroot method. | ||
== Package Installation == | == Package Installation == | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 1 July 2008
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easyroot
Should we have Wiki pages promoting non-Extras debs?
Can we get "easyroot" into Extras as I would like to propose that we do not promote in the Wiki any deb package that is NOT in Extras (and with full source code). Alternatively, whatever happened to "becomeroot" which used to be the defacto package for anyone wanting to get root. All "becomeroot" does is replace the standard gainroot script - does anyone know what easyroot does to the tablet?
sudo gainroot
Many old articles and ITT posts talk about executing "sudo gainroot" to get root, yet easyroot apparently uses another command ("root") to switch to the super user - more than one command to perform the same function is unecessary and confusing, we should where possible stick with "sudo gainroot" as the standard "get root" command as this covers both R&D mode and the "traditional" becomeroot method.
Package Installation
This article has the comment "Install easyroot from nitapps.com" but doesn't explain how a deb file or package might be installed - we should have a page devoted to installing applications which can be linked to from other pages discussing the installation of packages etc.
R&D Mode
Can someone more knowledgable than I highlight the downsides of R&D mode in this article - doesn't the device use more battery power when in R&D mode, possibly because it doesn't idle as often as it could?