How to: Root the PRE

[atlanta]

Hey all heres instructions on how to root the pre..

1. Download the WebOS image
2. Rename this file to .zip, and extract it
3. set the Konami code on your pre (upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart), and put it into dev mode. Plug it into your windows laptop after it's booted
4. Run the driver installer from the extracted file, it is: webosdoctorp100ewwsprint/resources/NovacomInstaller_x86.msi
5. Install Python 2.6
6. Get the rooter from subversion: http://svn.saurik.com/repos/webos-dev/trunk/rooter/
7. Run talk.py inside of the rooter in subversion, it'll output a bunch of lines. If you see an error, join the irc (irc.freenode.net #webos-internals)
8. Turn on the wifi on your pre. Get your pre's IP address, and you can telnet into it (username: root)

Run these commands in the shell

Makes phone writeable.

mount -o remount,rw /

Creates file to run the backdoor to open telnet on boot.
//irix edited the iptables to only allow on eth0 thanks irix.
//eth0 is the WIFI link

cat > /etc/event.d/backdoorscreen << EOF
# -*- mode: shell-script; -*-
# backdoorscreen

description "backdoorscreen"

start on stopped configure
stop on runlevel [!2]

exec screen -d -m /home/backdoorscreen.sh
EOF

Bash file to open up the iptables firewall to telnet and start telnet

cat > /home/backdoorscreen.sh << EOF
#!/bin/sh
while `true`; do
sleep 120
/usr/sbin/telnetd
iptables -i eth0 -D INPUT -p tcp --dport 23 -j ACCEPT
iptables -i eth0 -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 23 -j ACCEPT

done
EOF

Set permissions on the bash file

chmod 755 /home/backdoorscreen.sh

Make the file system read only again.

mount -o remount,ro /

Source:http://predev.wikidot.com/rooting via precentral.

Thanks to irix also..

[atlanta]

P.S. Everything Pre is not responsible for you bricking your phone so try at your own risk

AND I REPEAT I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE AVERAGE END USER TO TRY THIS IN ANY WAY... !!!!!!!!

[atlanta]

http://www.everythingpre.com/forum/p...pre-20032.html

[leez]

I think this is amazing! Hopefully a "cleaner" solution will come along for rookies later particularly one that uses USB.

Currently how badly is WiFi + connection draining the battery?

Best,

[firefly4423]

good thanks. Thanks for that!

[atlanta]

 TESTING

You can do it over your phone EVDO/1x connection also no need for wifi just have to use the browser and go to like cmyip.com and get your external IP

But to make it work like that you have to use

iptables -D INPUT -p tcp --dport 23 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 23 -j ACCEPT

Which is somewhat of a big security concern because if i get ahold on your
external ip i can wipe your device

[stronglikedan]

I think this is amazing! Hopefully a "cleaner" solution will come along for rookies later particularly one that uses USB.

Currently how badly is WiFi + connection draining the battery?

Best,

According to this, enabling wifi may help the battery.

[007onion]

Zealot, why don't you just make this into an app and make yourself some bank$$ I payed for the app on the treo to do this and you could come out nice. (By the way please send my 1% of all sales for giving you the inspiration)

[atlanta]

who is zealot?? lol

oh the ranking thing ....

No im a person of free knowledge. i believe in helping others and always think that it comes back 150 folds stronger

[softspirits]

Ok, I am definately an END USER but this gives me amazing hope that an application will be written that will enable the Pre to teather. This is something my husband will pay for, because it is cruicial to him actually aquiring a Pre. Please guys, get this done because I am so tired of him being jealous of mine .