Root on Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet

    How to get root on the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet:
    The tablet itself has already been mentioned on the hub here and here .

    Below are the instructions and there will be no pictures at all:

    1. Who does NOT have the latest update, ie. The tablet software version is NOT ... 0039_0089_ROW, but an older one.

    We read this topic about getting root on a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet:
    Brief instructions for those who are too lazy to translate:

    1. Check if you have the latest ADB driver installed, and that the device is in USB debugging mode.
    How to install the driver and enable debugging mode is written here .
    2. Download the root-exploit from here on the PC .
    3. Verify that the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet is turned on, connected to the PC via USB, and its screen is unlocked.
    4. Unzip the archive on the PC and run “run.bat”. Follow the instructions on the screen and do not press anything on the tablet until the installation is complete.

    Voila!

    From myself: during the installation process a segmentation fault occurs, but there is nothing wrong with that, which is directly indicated in the batch file:
    echo [*] Note: a segmentation fault is supposed to happen and should be ignored.

    As it turns out, installing root is not enough. We must still be able to save it with subsequent system updates!
    If, after installing root, perform a software update on the version ..0039_0089_ROW, then you will lose root.
    To prevent this from happening, read the topic carefully, and do everything that is written there.
    Brief instructions:

    1. Install root on your ThinkPad Tablet using the exploit as described above.
    2. Verify that the Superuser application is installed ( download and install )
    3. Install the Voodoo OTA RootKeeper application ( download and install )
    4. Run RootKeeper and create a superuser backup.
    5. In the same RootKeeper, perform “Temp. un-root (keeps backup) ”(Temporary unroot) and you will receive the Restore Root option.
    6. Go to Settings / About Tablet / Check for Updates check and install the update ... 0039_0089_ROW. The update takes about 7 minutes.
    7. After the upgrade, verify that you have the Superuser application installed. If not, install it from the Android Market.
    8. Open RootKeeper and select Restore Root.
    9. Congratulations. If you did everything right. then you have the latest update (the so-called OTA2) and a working root.

    2. If you have already updated to ... 0039_0089_ROW, but didn’t have time to root, or forgot to do it ...
    ... then the above instructions for installing root will not work, because Lenovo fixed the hole.

    But it does not matter, there is still the opportunity to install root!
    We carefully read this topic , but better this one right away .
    For the most unreadable in English:
    1. From download.lenovo.com/slates/think/tablet1download the OLD update (for TPT with ROW firmware it is: ThinkPadTablet_A310_02_0024_0065_ROW.zip )
    2. We write it to the SD card and stuff it into the tablet
    3. In the settings we enable USB debugging: [Settings-> Applications-> Developmnet-> USB Debugging]
    4 Download the archive from here and unpack it.

    Attention!
    A small digression should be made here. The original patch does not work quite right. It really allows you to get root, but does not allow it to be installed permanently because of an error.
    We carefully read this topic , especially the 4 page, there is almost the correct file pwn-in.sh, or download the archive from here(there is a fixed pwn-in.sh). All fixes boil down to replacing mv src dest with cat src> dest , and correctly replacing mv /system/app/Superuser.apk / data / local / pwn-bak with cat /system/app/Superuser.apk> / data / local / pwn-bak / Superuser.apk .
    I got all the commands after getting root just stupidly typed manually in adb shell.

    5. Install (if not already done) the Lenovo device driver
    6. Connect the tablet.
    7. Boot into Recovery mode for which:
    - turn off the tablet, turn it on, and start to press the “Volume up” button 1-2 times per second several times.
    - as soon as a white inscription or android icon appears, stop reaping and wait for the recovery mode to load
    - navigate the menu using the volume buttons. Selecting the item - Power button
    - if everything worked out - we reboot into normal mode
    - on the PC we go to the directory where the exploit is unpacked, run run.bat and follow the instructions.

    The instruction is simple, in the style of "press Enter, reboot the device." You only need to perform it correctly.

    At the end of all the actions, you get root on the latest version of the software (the so-called OTA2), and for the future do not forget to use Rootkeeper before installing updates .

    Good luck!
    PS: And yes! Everything that you do - you do at your own peril and risk.

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