Sbf_Flash

[Captainflowers91]

Ok, so I've been trying to install sbf_flash to root my droid into Ubuntu and so far no luck. I've downloaded the application from

http://blog.opticaldelusion.org/2010...ures.html#more

then created a new directory and put the file in that. The problem is, I have to idea how to install and run the program. I know this is a novice problem, but I've always installed things through terminal promts, never this way.

[kybKenny]

Hmm, the question is somewhat outdated, but for future reference:

you make the file executable with:

$ chmod o+x ./sbf_flash

(./ thereby referencing to the current directory/folder)

then you run it by calling it directly:

$ sudo ./sbf_flash

all this happens in a terminal (as indicated by the "$")

why the "./" ? Because calling a program without a path to it will need that program to be in a directory that's listed in an environment variable called $PATH. Unlike in DOS, the current directory is normally not part of $PATH in Linux.

[trestevenson]

Hmm, the question is somewhat outdated, but for future reference:

you make the file executable with:

$ chmod o+x ./sbf_flash

(./ thereby referencing to the current directory/folder)

then you run it by calling it directly:

$ sudo ./sbf_flash

all this happens in a terminal (as indicated by the "$")

why the "./" ? Because calling a program without a path to it will need that program to be in a directory that's listed in an environment variable called $PATH. Unlike in DOS, the current directory is normally not part of $PATH in Linux.

Thanks for this!