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Root access on Nokia N900 with rootsh

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In order to install some applications or run certain programs on our Nokia N900 we need access in Xterm as root, ie., with all possible permissions enabled.

 

rootsh N900 Root access on Nokia N900 with rootsh

 


We need the Rootsh application, you can download it directly from here or from the Extras repository.

 

Once downloaded and installed it, we access Xterm and type: “sudo gainroot”. From that very moment we are connected as root :-) .

 

Root access is an essential step to access in SSH mode, which we explained shortly ;-) .

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7 Responses en “Root access on Nokia N900 with rootsh”

  1. Phone Speaker Switcher for Nokia N900 el 10 Mar 2010 a las 9:03 am #

    [...] sudo gainroot (root access) dpkg -i psswitcher_0.1-1_armel.deb (assuming you are in the same directory as this .deb [...]

  2. Multiple homescreens on Nokia N900 | CooL HunK's Tech Googlies el 15 Mar 2010 a las 3:44 pm #

    [...] You need root access. [...]

  3. FaceBrick for Nokia N900 el 9 Apr 2010 a las 9:46 am #

    [...] sudo gainroot (note: this requires rootsh) – dpkg -i libqfacebook_0.1.1_armel.deb – dpkg -i [...]

  4. Chromium for Nokia N900 el 10 Apr 2010 a las 9:12 am #

    [...] Log in as root, type: [...]

  5. Power-saved for Nokia N900 el 14 May 2010 a las 11:37 am #

    [...] install Power-saved we open xterm and access as root. Then go to the directory where we saved power-saved.sh and execute it, for this [...]

  6. ter Smitten's ยป How to gain root access on the Nokia N900 el 19 May 2010 a las 11:09 am #

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  7. scratchbox nameserver issue after changing NAT vs. bridged | Consuming Full Bandwidth el 28 Jun 2010 a las 8:16 pm #

    [...] IP address” application. Says it was successfully installed. Also chose rootsh per http://www.nokian900applications.com/root-access-on-nokia-n900-with-rootsh/ and finally [...]

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