Follow these instructions, and you should have root and full /system unlock on your Droid Charge in a few minutes. Applauding the Exploid Crew and unnamed testers. No custom recovery, like ClockworkMod is available yet, but we hope it arrives very soon.
Pros:
- Permanent root
- Read/write access to /system
- The bootloader is factory unlocked
- All Droid Charges survived testing
- No data wipe is needed
Cons:
- Voids warranty
- Could brick your phone if you aren’t careful
Procedure:
Step 1: Download the zip archive containing the exploit and other needed files (MD5: c6f2f4119f4a640571c3ab50c3287aae).
Step 2: Unpack the downloaded zip – you should now have 3 files:
- GingerBreak
- su
- Superuser.apk
Step 3: Enable USB debugging on your phone – Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging> Check the box there.
Step 4: Push the files to the phone:
adb push GingerBreak /data/local/
adb push su /data/local/
Step 5: Gain root (it takes over 10 minutes, and if it fails, reboot and try again):
adb shell
Now the shell should display “$”.
Run:
/data/local/GingerBreak
At this point, the shell should display “#”.
Step 6: When your prompt changes from $ to #, you have temp root. Now, make it a permanent root:
At this point, the shell should display “#”.
Run:
mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/block/stl10 /system
cat /data/local/su > /system/xbin/su
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
reboot
Now install SuperUser off the market. Your Charge should now reboot.
Bingo! You’re done. Enjoy permanent root!
Note: If you have a problem, and need to run GingerBreak a second time, delete the temp files by running: adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/*
