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T-Mobile G1 Rooted

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-didn't-take-long dept.

An anonymous reader writes "T-Mobile's G1 phone, the first commercially available Android based phone, has been rooted. The exploit is extremely simple to execute, just requiring you to run telnetd from a terminal on the phone, and then connecting to the phone via telnet."

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  1. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I claim this first root post for Spain!

  2. Rooted? by earthcreed · · Score: 5, Funny

    This just in, all machines that you have root access on rooted! If you have access to run telnetd you already have root.

    1. Re:Rooted? by Deadplant · · Score: 5, Funny

      in related news, researchers have discovered that if you open a root console on any flavour of linux and stick the keyboard out a window anyone walking by will be able to gain root access to you machine.

    2. Re:Rooted? by neowolf · · Score: 4, Funny

      Agreed. Non-story. This is just stupid.

      Excuse me sir... I would like to hack into your phone. Could you please type this in for me...

    3. Re:Rooted? by Koiu+Lpoi · · Score: 4, Funny

      I would honestly bet that a house with a rob me sign would not be robbed. Most burglars would feel it's some kind of trick.

    4. Re:Rooted? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      That reminds me of the van owner that put up a sign saying 'No tools or valuables inside'

      The next morning it had been broken into and the theives had left a note saying 'Just checking'

    5. Re:Rooted? by haystor · · Score: 5, Funny

      Clearly, we should avoid using windows.

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    6. Re:Rooted? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Not a problem. I live in a tower block....

      Oh, damn you spiderman!

    7. Re:Rooted? by SnowZero · · Score: 5, Funny

      Null and void

      These are very different things, at least if you are a C programmer.

    8. Re:Rooted? by pete_norm · · Score: 5, Funny

      How do you know?

    9. Re:Rooted? by lysergic.acid · · Score: 4, Funny

      i dunno. tech support operators have a hard enough time walking the average person through how to run ipconfig on their windows PCs. trying to get the average person to open a terminal in Linux to run anything would be like trying to walk a cow down a flight of stairs.

    10. Re:Rooted? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      No. Needs citation and permanent link to reputable source. We will then run it past the legal department and conduct a full analysis of all facts and observations and, upon filing the requisite forms, of course, only then will we consider your suggestion of "humor". Please allow the standard six to eight weeks for the laugh.

    11. Re:Rooted? by Speare · · Score: 4, Funny

      Your right, dammit. Should be "NULL && void*".

      Wow, that's two languages in which you've completely failed. In less than sixty characters.

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  3. I haven't followed the whole Android business, but by Loibisch · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...wasn't this supposed to be an open platform anyway? I don't quite get it.

  4. Re:hmnn? by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, its a problem if you are both security conscious AND stupid.... oh how I wish that was a much smaller intersection than it actually is....

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  5. Re:Coral to the rescue by Philosinfinity · · Score: 3, Funny

    It could be worse... I chose a domain name with a double hyphen... aleph--null.com Whenever a web form states that my email address is invalid, i realize my folly just a bit more.

  6. Re:Bad Idea by Philosinfinity · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obviously you've never seen this: http://www.garyshood.com/root/

  7. Re:This is like saying... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I found an exploit to alter the root password on Unix systems. It's really simple. You just login or su to root, then run the command 'passwd'. Works every time.

  8. iPod Touch = PDA by SkimTony · · Score: 2, Funny

    That depends on your expansion of "PDA." Have you seen the Apple fanboys making out with their devices in public? I think that counts as PDA as well.

  9. Collective *gasp* by Zarf · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... everyone ready? one... two... three... *gasp*!!!

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  10. Re:BUT TEH GOOGEL BE TEH DUNT BE TEH EVEL!!!111!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where is the -1: WTF? mod?

  11. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  12. Re:BUT TEH GOOGEL BE TEH DUNT BE TEH EVEL!!!111!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    -1: Inbred

  13. Re:Whole lot of stupid going on in these replies . by todrules · · Score: 3, Funny

    People should really read the articles and smarten up.

    You must be new here.

  14. Shut up, Vespucci! by ColdWetDog · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow. Somebody with mod points got it.

    And it's not even Monty Python.

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  15. Re:No, you don't have to run as root first. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    As a robotics guy, I hate the name "Android" being used for a telephone.

    This makes about as much sense as hating Apple because you're a grocery store clerk.

  16. In addition to... by jonaskoelker · · Score: 5, Funny

    So are Terms and Conditions.

    Terms are the things around your pluses and minuses.

    Conditions (in my interpretation) are expressions of an integral type inside a conditional statement.

    I wouldn't want to handle volatile chemicals or long johns or union jacks if I'm about to get struct bylightning. Happened to me once, a long long time ago.

  17. Re:BUT TEH GOOGEL BE TEH DUNT BE TEH EVEL!!!111!!! by xLittleP · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where is the -1: WTF? mod?

    What are you talking about? That could be a great reason for +1, too!

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    When is Slashdot going to add a -1 moderation option for people who actually RTFA?