Tolino Shine 3: patch adbd to run as root

References http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/android-root-adb.htm https://harrisonsand.com/posts/patching-adb-root/ TL;TR install prerequisites create the script nop.sh extract adbd from initial ramdisk patch adbd ./nop.sh adbd “4f f4 fa 60 0e f0 86 ed 00 28 df d1 4f f4 fa 60 16 f0 47 f8 00 28 d9 d1” && \ cat adbd.patched > adbd && rm adbd.patched ./nop.sh adbd ‘0e … Continue reading Tolino Shine 3: patch adbd to run as root

Tolino Shine 3 – 15.3.0 update

Good news The adbd binary is the same of 14.1.0: $ md5sum tolino-1*/ramdisk/sbin/adbd 1d23e203eba05102e6cb642a117b8d64 tolino-14.1.0/ramdisk/sbin/adbd 1d23e203eba05102e6cb642a117b8d64 tolino-15.3.0/ramdisk/sbin/adbd The direct download link for the new Shine 3 firmware is https://tolinodownload-a.akamaihd.net/ereader/15.3.0/OS44/update.zip. As a sidenote, you can find the latest Tolino updates on the Tolino website. Everything documented is still relevant Tolino Shine 3: TWRP without modifications Tolino … Continue reading Tolino Shine 3 – 15.3.0 update

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Tolino Shine 3: use adb as root

These are the steps I took to get: $ adb shell root@ntx_6sl:/ # id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1009(mount),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats) Disclaimer I am not responsible if you brick / ruin your device in any way. Basic computer skills required. Proceed with caution. I cannot be held responsible if anything goes wrong. Prerequisites We need a patched adbd which … Continue reading Tolino Shine 3: use adb as root