root on entourage (pocket) edge

kyhwana · 04-20-2011, 04:12 AM

Hey all,
has anyone had any luck getting root on the latest froyo update?

kyhwana · 04-22-2011, 02:51 AM

OK, so z4root works with temp/perm root, yay!

borisb · 04-22-2011, 11:42 AM

Be sure to post this in the enTourage forums, too. If enTourage goes under we'll all be free to root with impunity

BTW, we'd like details as to where to get z4root and how to use it

CharlieBird · 04-22-2011, 01:36 PM

I've got my QT7 rooted with z4root. I like the option of being able to choose between temporary and permanent root, which I can't do w/the program I used to root my phone...no option for temporary. Be sure you don't uninstall z4root itself after you get superUser capability. I tried freezing it once to see if I could use programs requiring root (was trying to free up space as I've never been able to get a program working that will let me move apps to the SDCard) with just the superUser app. The answer was I couldn't, and had a hell of time getting it unfrozen...in fact I couldn't and had to reinstall it as a new program.

kyhwana · 04-23-2011, 02:23 AM

I downloaded z4root from http://andappstore.com/AndroidApplications/
I tried temp root first and that worked, rebooted and then tried perm root and it worked, it enables superuser too.
It's basically 1-click.

glow · 04-29-2011, 09:59 AM

Glad I saw this post here. Apparently not posted on entourageedge forums, or do such posts get deleted?

sarah11918 · 04-29-2011, 12:40 PM

Don't think it suffered deletion. I don't recognize kyhwana from the other forum, so it's possible just that no one has put this up there.

kyhwana · 04-30-2011, 03:07 AM

Oh, no. I haven't posted it on the entourage forum yet.

Last_of_the_PEs · 05-05-2011, 03:38 PM

I followed the link and downloaded z4root. Thanks for the post.

Hey, what is that 3D barcode I see on so many sites now? Would the camera on the PE be able to get enough of it to read? Is there an app? etc.

SteveK · 05-19-2011, 10:25 PM

If I successfully root the Pocket Edge, would I be able to access the Google Marketplace, or must I also replace the Android firmware? I'm willing to try to root it, but I'm not sure I also want to use different firmware just to have access to more apps.

Thanks in advance for any replies.
SteveK

kyhwana · 05-20-2011, 01:45 AM

I don't think there are any custom ROMs for the pocket edge.

I haven't had any luck getting google market to work on it, I don't think anyone else has, either.

Last_of_the_PEs · 05-20-2011, 02:12 AM

The best way to get at Android Marketplace is to install an emulator on your PC or Mac, then install Market. I spent two days removing excess hair getting it to work, and documented it over on the Entourage forum (Android Apps section). I'm confident you can use those instructions to get it going and get any free apps from Market.

I've been told that market doesn't run on Entourage tablets because Entourage wanted to have their own market and Google got pissy. Don't know if it's true, but it sounds true.

Another workaround is to have a friend with another tablet install a free app, then use either Astro File Explorer or Titanium Backup to back the installed app to a .apk file and send it to you.

geneven1 · 05-21-2011, 01:42 PM

I'm rooted on my very new Pocketable Edge. But now, I would like to know what I can do further? Can I install other versions of Android? Where do I learn about that? Sorry, as I said, I'm quite new.

And can I play with programming languages on my Edge, now that I have a terminal? Such as Ruby, or even something like Squeek or a relative? It looks like Java is a common language used. Where's the best way to learn about doing this stuff on my Edge. I'm not worried about bricking my device -- que sera, sera, as Patti Page once sang.

Filark · 05-21-2011, 10:43 PM

I'll bet you've found it by now, but here is the link to the entourage edge forum: http://www.entourageedge.com/forums/forum.php.

It is still open so you can at least read about other people's experiences. I'm not sure you can sign up to post, though.

Nice to have you aboard!! I liked your "beta" joke!

geneven1 · 05-24-2011, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geneven1

I'm rooted on my very new Pocketable Edge. But now, I would like to know what I can do further? Can I install other versions of Android? Where do I learn about that? Sorry, as I said, I'm quite new.

And can I play with programming languages on my Edge, now that I have a terminal? Such as Ruby, or even something like Squeek or a relative? It looks like Java is a common language used. Where's the best way to learn about doing this stuff on my Edge. I'm not worried about bricking my device -- que sera, sera, as Patti Page once sang.

To answer my own question from above the only programming language I've found so far that I can really play with is Awk, which is by default present in a terminal if you open one.

By the way, I'm using speech to text to type this message and it's pretty thrilling. it's a Nuance program.

04-20-2011, 04:12 AM	#1
kyhwana Member Posts: 13 Karma: 84 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle3	root on entourage (pocket) edge Hey all, has anyone had any luck getting root on the latest froyo update?

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04-22-2011, 02:51 AM	#2
kyhwana Member Posts: 13 Karma: 84 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle3	OK, so z4root works with temp/perm root, yay!

04-22-2011, 11:42 AM	#3
borisb Addict Posts: 212 Karma: 2156 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: enTourage eDGe, Pocket eDGe, Kobo Vox, Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Note	Be sure to post this in the enTourage forums, too. If enTourage goes under we'll all be free to root with impunity BTW, we'd like details as to where to get z4root and how to use it

04-22-2011, 01:36 PM	#4
CharlieBird ¿Huh? Posts: 349 Karma: 1004526 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rural Jalisco Device: HiSense A7 CC, Fire HD6, Kobo Libra2	I've got my QT7 rooted with z4root. I like the option of being able to choose between temporary and permanent root, which I can't do w/the program I used to root my phone...no option for temporary. Be sure you don't uninstall z4root itself after you get superUser capability. I tried freezing it once to see if I could use programs requiring root (was trying to free up space as I've never been able to get a program working that will let me move apps to the SDCard) with just the superUser app. The answer was I couldn't, and had a hell of time getting it unfrozen...in fact I couldn't and had to reinstall it as a new program.

04-23-2011, 02:23 AM	#5
kyhwana Member Posts: 13 Karma: 84 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle3	I downloaded z4root from http://andappstore.com/AndroidApplications/ I tried temp root first and that worked, rebooted and then tried perm root and it worked, it enables superuser too. It's basically 1-click.

04-29-2011, 09:59 AM	#6
glow Book and Gadget Fan Posts: 199 Karma: 19698 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ, USA Device: Nooks GL3, ST w/GL, Color, HD+; Kindles Voyage & Paperwhite; PE, EE	Glad I saw this post here. Apparently not posted on entourageedge forums, or do such posts get deleted?

04-29-2011, 12:40 PM	#7
sarah11918 Tablet Enthusiast Posts: 335 Karma: 30400 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura One (formerly: Asus Eee Note, enTourage eDGe EE, Nokia N810)	Don't think it suffered deletion. I don't recognize kyhwana from the other forum, so it's possible just that no one has put this up there.

04-30-2011, 03:07 AM	#8
kyhwana Member Posts: 13 Karma: 84 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle3	Oh, no. I haven't posted it on the entourage forum yet.

05-05-2011, 03:38 PM	#9
Last_of_the_PEs Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 34 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Entourage PE	I followed the link and downloaded z4root. Thanks for the post. Hey, what is that 3D barcode I see on so many sites now? Would the camera on the PE be able to get enough of it to read? Is there an app? etc.

05-19-2011, 10:25 PM	#10
SteveK Addict Posts: 272 Karma: 1017902 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Kindle PW, PW2, Kindle3, Kobo Glo, tablets, phone	If I successfully root the Pocket Edge, would I be able to access the Google Marketplace, or must I also replace the Android firmware? I'm willing to try to root it, but I'm not sure I also want to use different firmware just to have access to more apps. Thanks in advance for any replies. SteveK

05-20-2011, 01:45 AM	#11
kyhwana Member Posts: 13 Karma: 84 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle3	I don't think there are any custom ROMs for the pocket edge. I haven't had any luck getting google market to work on it, I don't think anyone else has, either.

05-20-2011, 02:12 AM	#12
Last_of_the_PEs Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 34 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Entourage PE	The best way to get at Android Marketplace is to install an emulator on your PC or Mac, then install Market. I spent two days removing excess hair getting it to work, and documented it over on the Entourage forum (Android Apps section). I'm confident you can use those instructions to get it going and get any free apps from Market. I've been told that market doesn't run on Entourage tablets because Entourage wanted to have their own market and Google got pissy. Don't know if it's true, but it sounds true. Another workaround is to have a friend with another tablet install a free app, then use either Astro File Explorer or Titanium Backup to back the installed app to a .apk file and send it to you.

05-21-2011, 01:42 PM	#13
geneven1 Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: P. Edge, Kindle, N800-810-900	I'm rooted on my very new Pocketable Edge. But now, I would like to know what I can do further? Can I install other versions of Android? Where do I learn about that? Sorry, as I said, I'm quite new. And can I play with programming languages on my Edge, now that I have a terminal? Such as Ruby, or even something like Squeek or a relative? It looks like Java is a common language used. Where's the best way to learn about doing this stuff on my Edge. I'm not worried about bricking my device -- que sera, sera, as Patti Page once sang.

05-21-2011, 10:43 PM	#14
Filark Armed with a smile :) Posts: 1,421 Karma: 2463560 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: California, USA Device: enTourage eDGe & Pocket eDGe, Samsung Galaxy Note II	I'll bet you've found it by now, but here is the link to the entourage edge forum: http://www.entourageedge.com/forums/forum.php. It is still open so you can at least read about other people's experiences. I'm not sure you can sign up to post, though. Nice to have you aboard!! I liked your "beta" joke!