Android

My android device is a htc desire.

useful links desire

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809328

s-off

http://alpharev.nl/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805811

radio firmware

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=687464

root

http://www.tech-exclusive.com/2010/10/17/guide-to-root-android-2-2-on-htc-desire/

shell access

access. /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="0bb4", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="18d1", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb" ID_VENDOR_ID=="05ac", MODE="0666"

start device manager

adb usb

kill device manager

adb kill-server

display devices.

adb devices

get a shell on device

adb shell

run command on device and handle output locally.

adb shell ls /system/bin | less

mount filesystem rw

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o remount,rw /dev/root /

full access to filesystem

Boot device in recovery mode.

Press volume down while pressing power on.

dropbear

Install dropbear.

adb remount adb push dropbear /system/bin/dropbear
adb push dropbearkey /system/bin/dropbearkey
adb push 95dropbear /system/etc/init.d/95dropbear
adb shell chmod 755 /system/bin/dropbear /system/bin/dropbearkey /system/etc/init.d/95dropbear

Change password dropbear

-C cleartext password.

Generate ssh keys

dropbearkey -t rsa -f /data/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key
dropbearkey -t dss -f /data/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key

busybox

adb push busybox /system/xbin/busybox
chmod 4755 busybox
cd /system/xbin
./busybox --install -s .

flash radio

Get root access and boot phone fastboot mode. Flash radio

fastboot flash radio radio.img

flash rom

Get root access.

rsync -aP rom.zip /media/232322/rom.zip

Put phone in charge only and reboot with command.

adb shell reboot recovery

Once in recovery use your trackpad to scroll down to install zip from sdcard Choose choose zip from sdcard Select the ROM to install – your ROM will begin to install Once installed press the back button a couple of times to go back to the main screen of Clockwork Recovery Choose reboot system now