Comments on My Brain Hurts: How get root access on the T-Mobile G1

No, RC30 closed the keyboard console shell hole.It...

2008-11-16T03:02:00.000-08:00

No, RC30 closed the keyboard console shell hole.
It also removes the root setuid from all executables on the phone.

To keep root, you need a custom build of RC 30. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443713

Did this method with junkd really work?I've tried ...

2008-11-15T23:18:00.000-08:00

Did this method with junkd really work?
I've tried something similar:
cat telnetd > roottelnetd
chmod 755 roottelnetd

Before the update to rc30 roottelnetd worked perfectly, but then the upgrade changed the user of telnetd and roottelnetd from shell:shell to root:shell. Now (in rc30) I can't start either program from the terminal emulator.

:(

to copy telnetd for future access... start junkd...

2008-11-07T15:36:00.000-08:00

to copy telnetd for future access... start junkd in rc30

cat telnetd > junkd
chmod 755 junkd

have you or do you know if it is possible to do se...

2008-11-06T23:40:00.000-08:00

have you or do you know if it is possible to do serial port communication with the Gphone. I have some sensors that send data via bluetooth and I would like to have the Gphone get that data. I have not been able to find out what Bluetooth Serial Port Profile the phone has, or if there are other ways I can send data to the phone.

Oh my... I restarted my phone and immediately in t...

2008-11-06T15:07:00.000-08:00

Oh my... I restarted my phone and immediately in telnetd and pressed enter... then I started up pTerminal ran ps to check the process list. And there it was...

See http://android.jim.sh/index.php/ConsoleShell f...

2008-11-06T14:44:00.000-08:00

See http://android.jim.sh/index.php/ConsoleShell for an explanation of why this works.