LG Revolution

LG Revolution
Specification
Manufacturer: LG Released On: May 26, 2011 Android Version: 2.2.2 Shipped With: Not Known Product Model: Not Known Product Device: Not Known Model Number: Not Known P___IMG: N/A Dimensions: N/A Weight: N/A Carriers: Verizon Wireless Display: 4.3" WVGA TFT CPU: Qualcomm MSM8655, 1GHz, Qualcomm MDM9600 GPU: Not Known RAM: Not Known Internal Memory: 16GB emmc + 768 RAM Memory card Memory Card: preinstalled 16 GB microSD (class 4) Mobile Radios: Not Known WiFi: Not Known Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (3.0 when available) FM Radio: Not Known GPS: Not Known Battery: 1500 mAh Camera: 5MP with autofocus, LED Flash (2x LED) Secondary Camera: 1.3MP front facing camera HDMI Out: Yes. USB Connector: Not Included Additional Features: None Rooted: Yes Locked Bootloader: user unlock-able

Device information

LG Revolution Software Breakdown

Before you root

You will need to have [ADB] access. You will also need to understand this phone has no stable recovery, but here you can download a beta build.

You will need to download this file (rageagainstthecage binary) and this file(SU binary). Then place them in your platform-tools folder of the Android SDK.

How to root the LG Revolution (with Linux)

In terminal type:

adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/temp/rage

Then type:

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/temp/rage

Now you are ready for shell, and time to root:

adb shell ./data/local/temp/rage

After it roots it, time to push the SU binary:

exit adb push su /system/bin adb shell chmod 755 /system/bin/su

Thats it! Now head to the market and download SuperUser!

Link - SuperUser

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How to root the LG Revolution (with Windows)

Connect phone in Charge Only Mode, open My Computer, open the LG Bootstrapper (it's being seen as a CD Drive) to install drivers. Once complete, switch your usb mode to Internet Connection

Open Command Prompt

32-bit users: >cd c:\program files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools

64-bit users: >cd c:\program files (x86)\android\android-sdk\platform-tools

Or >cd (whatever directory adb is in)

>adb devices (verifies you are connected)

>adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/temp/rage (Copies rage binary to phone)

(if the above command fails due to read-only, type 'adb usb' then 'adb root' to validate root status)

>adb push su /data/local/temp/su (copies SU Binary to phone)

>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/temp/rage (sets permissions on rage binary)

>adb shell ./data/local/temp/rage (runs rage binary)

>adb shell (if after going into the shell you have a $ instead of a #, type 'su')

#mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p12 /system (Mounts system)

#busybox cp /data/local/temp/su /system/bin/su (Copies SU to system)

#chmod 6755 /system/bin/su (sets permissions on SU)

Verify the file is in place w/correct permissions

#cd /system/bin

#ls -l *su (Displays the below text, permissions, name, access, filesize, date/time, filename, first 4 should match)

-rwsr-sr-x root root 26248 2011-05-29 01:09 su

At this point, you may way to remove the files you put in /data/local/temp (optional):

#rm /data/local/temp/su

#rm /data/local/temp/rage

#reboot

Thats it! Now head to the market and download SuperUser!

Link - SuperUser

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How to root the LG Revolution (with Windows Alternative)

Open ADB shell (Your command prompt should be "$")

kill `busybox pidof adbd`

Re-run ADB shell (your command prompt should change to "#")

#mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p12 /system (Mounts system)

#exit

adb push su /system/bin/su

adb shell

(If you see "$" then just type su and accept on the device)

#chmod 6755 /system/bin/su (sets permissions on SU)

#ls -l *su

It will show: -rwsr-sr-x root root 26248 2011-08-16 05:34 su

Then go to market and install SuperUser

Original posted by thecubed on XDA