These are the instructions on how to root the LG Revolution using the rageagainstthecage binary. The process is easier than it looks although if you feel like it may be too much for you to attempt there will likely be a new method available that is even easier since this is the first one available and it is available so quickly.
Before rooting your LG RevolutionYou will need to have adb access so you will need to download the Android SDK for this. Also keep in mind this phone has no recovery at this point, so there is no way to back track. We have faith there will be a flash for this at some point but there isn’t one yet.
Root Instructions for the LG Revolution
- You will need to download the rageagainstthecage binary file ( download file ).
- Place the file in your platform-tools folder of the Android SDK.
- In terminal type:
- adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/temp/rage
- adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/temp/rage
- adb shell ./data/local/temp/rage
- After it roots you will need to push the SU binary which you can download from wikifilez (Download):
- exit adb push su /system/bin adb shell chmod 755 /system/bin/su
You are done with the root process and now just need to download SuperUser to give SU rights to other applications. You can find the superuser app in the Android Market and install it from there. Once your done you will notice that when your device tries to get root access to anything it will popup first and ask you to allow access.
We are excited about this root method being released so soon after the phone itself was released and are starting to see a trend in root access becoming easier for each new phone. Perhaps the manufacturers are realizing that its a waste of time and effort to lock the devices down because no matter what it will get cracked.