Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
Keyboard Questions
Entering Tabs
Q: I have a phone without a physical keyboard. How do I press “Tab” for command-line auto-complete?
A: In Preferences, enable a shortcut key to issue a “Tab” character. Tab is “^I”, the latest release has this configured by default for the “Focus” key.
Root Access
General: Gaining Root Access with su
Q: I just updated my ADP1 Phone to Cupcake (Android 1.5) and now I can’t use ‘su’ from the terminal emulator to gain root access anymore. I can get root access just fine with ‘adb shell.’ What’s going on?
A: In Android 1.5, the ‘su’ utility shipped with the ADP1 phone only allows the “shell” user to ‘su.’ The way around this is to replace the ‘su’ utility on your phone. There is a solution in the article Droid Root Instructions. You can download the modified ‘su’ utility here. You must chmod 6755 /system/bin/su for this to work.
Root Access on Motorola Droid
Q: I have a Motorola Droid, can I get root access on it?
A: Yes. See Droid Root Instructions from XDA Developers. I tried this on my Droid, and it works. I then tried the instructions on AllDroid.org and they work also, with the added benefit that you don't need to update the su utility manually. Instead, Superuser Whitelist is installed on your phone by the update. I can report that these root exploits worked fine on Android 2.0 and 2.0.1.
Root Access on the Acer A1 Liquid
Q: I have an Acer A1 Liquid, can I get root access on it?
A: Yes. See this page for information on rooting the Liquid. Better Terminal Emulator Pro users will also appreciate the Virtual Direction Pad since the A1 does not have a trackball or DPAD.
Root Access on HTC Magic
Q: I have an HTC Magic, can I get root access on it?
A: Yes. See the following article on Rooting the Magic/Sapphire. Note: I do not have a Magic/Sapphire, so I have not tested this myself!
Root Access on Samsung Galaxy i7500
Q: I have a Samsung Galaxy (i7500,) can I get root access on it?
A: Yes. See the following article: Samsung Galaxy Flashing / Rooting Overview. I tried this, and it works.
Root Access on Motorola Cliq
Q: I have a Motorola Cliq, can I get root access on it?
A: Yes, see this thread on ModMyMoto.com. I tried this on a Cliq, and it worked perfectly. To be able to su from Better Terminal Emulator Pro, you need to install the modified su utility, see above...
Root Access on HTC (Sprint) EVO 4G
Q: I have an EVO 4G, can I get root access on it?
A: Yes, see this thread on xda-developers.com. I tried this on the EVO 4G I received at Google I/O. One thing I initially had problems with was the bootloader did not recognize the PC36IMG.zip that I copied to my SD Card. I was using the 2GB SD Card that Google gave out at I/O along with the EVO 4G. Reformatting the card as FAT32 using Windows, and then copying PC32IMG.zip fixed the problem.
Root Access on HTC (Verizon) Incredible
Q: I have an HTC Incredible, can I get root access on it?
A: Yes, see the Unrevoked RootWiki. I tried this on my HTC Incredible (using Linux) and it mostly worked. I had trouble installing the Superuser Whitelist app, and the *su* utility was returning "Permission Denied." The way I got around this was to replace the ‘su’ utility on the phone with my own. You can download the modified ‘su’ utility here. You must chmod 6755 /system/bin/su for this to work. I don't know why Superuser Whitelist would not install, but this works around it.
Root Access on Motorola (Verizon) Droid-X (shadow)
Q: I have an Motorola Droid-X, can I get root access on it?
A: Yes, here is a YouTube video showing BTEP running on a rooted Droid X. You can root using a PC using the One Click Root over at AllDroid.org. If you don't have a computer handy, you can follow this tutorial on droidforums.net to root directly on the phone using Better Terminal Emulator Pro.
Shell Questions
Shell Updates
Q: How can I update the shell to the latest version?
A: The shell is part BusyBox, which was updated on December 16, 2009. If you installed Better Terminal Emulator Pro before then, your busybox might need an update. To force the shell update to install, see the following: Shell Updates
