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qobi 2009-11-04 01:59

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles (Post 364924)
No. You want rootsh.

R&D mode has additional performance and stability consequences that most users do not want. Please don't recommend it. :)

Just curious: what are those "additional performance and stability consequences", i.e. what are all the things that R&D mode changes?

GeneralAntilles 2009-11-04 02:14

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by qobi (Post 365003)
Just curious: what are those "additional performance and stability consequences", i.e. what are all the things that R&D mode changes?

It enables the serial console (which consumes power), it changes some of the powersaving behaviors and, on the N900, it flashes the keyboard light when it's at 100% CPU, among other things.

Unless you have a specific reason for enabling it (root access doesn't count), don't.

qole 2009-11-04 02:30

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
You can tell by that detailed report that GeneralAntilles had to try it himself, just to see what happened :D ;)

GeneralAntilles 2009-11-04 03:20

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by qole (Post 365024)
You can tell by that detailed report that GeneralAntilles had to try it himself, just to see what happened :D ;)

Nah, I just listened to qwerty12 ***** about it for weeks on end. ;)

qgil 2009-11-04 03:39

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
http://wiki.maemo.org/Root_access

brankomilosevic 2009-11-05 12:52

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by qgil (Post 365046)

Thank you qgil. However, when I try sudo <anything> I am prompted for password. I have no password - not for 'user' nor for 'root'. Is there any default 'user' or 'root' password?

ossipena 2009-11-05 12:58

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by brankomilosevic (Post 366228)
Thank you qgil. However, when I try sudo <anything> I am prompted for password. I have no password - not for 'user' nor for 'root'. Is there any default 'user' or 'root' password?

just follow the wiki pages instructions, please. (and read the disclaimer on top)

e: doesn't passwd work?

eiffel 2009-11-05 13:24

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by brankomilosevic (Post 366228)
when I try sudo <anything> I am prompted for password

Don't run sudo <anything>, run specifically this: sudo gainroot

Then just use the root shell to run <anything>.

Regards,
Roger

brankomilosevic 2009-11-05 14:11

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
I got it. Thank you all. Sorry for disturbing you.

sjgadsby 2009-11-05 14:48

Re: n900 how to become a root
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by brankomilosevic (Post 366280)
I got it.

Keen!

Quote:

Sorry for disturbing you.
No need to apologize, most of the people who responded to this thread were disturbed well before you arrived. Please continue to ask questions when you need assistance.


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