Hello,
here is a small how to about rooting an android phone using linux environment. So, let's get started!
1) open synaptic and install the package eclipse
2) install sdk tools, which will enable you to install adb (emulator shell), which will help you to issue the commands from ubuntu in order to root your phone
e.g. your android version might be froyo
go here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html and download the SDK Tools, r18 on the left hand side of the page (mind that the number 18 might not be the same)
3) unzpip the file, go into the folder tools and execute ./android
a graphical environment will open and from there install all those packages (click them) which are specific to your phone
4) go then into platform tools and initiate the adb like ./adb
5) follow this guide here: http://blog.mx17.net/2011/08/howto-r...-mini-pro.html
which explains what you do after you have installed the sdk package with the adb emulator shell
ATTENTION
i) connect your phone, do not mount it (I did not)
ii) the first two parts of the provided guide (step 5) should be accomplished from your terminal and NOT from the adb shell
iii) in the end, while rebooting, your phone might not actually reboot, yet just shut down, just open it yourself
6) get rid of the unnecessary apps that eat your memory
follow this: http://ot-990.blogspot.com/2012/03/h...lcatel-ot.html
and install the packages from here:
http://www.apktops.com/es-file-explorer-1-6-1-3.html
http://www.apktops.com/link2sd-2-0-3.html
it is better to move the apps you do not need under /sdcard/backups/apps
the apps that I safely removed were:
vending (android market)
youtube
twidroid
touchpal and all its components (have an alternative keyboard installed though)
shazam
marketupdater
maps
layar
google all
gmail
geniewidget
fbandroid
accuweather
parlingo
more or less 20MB of internal storage and 50MB of internal memory will be freed like that
I noticed that after I had rooted my phone, it became more responsive...
Hope it helped,
Regards!
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