Thread: Any way to backup settings files not done by Nokia 770's own backup/restore?
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karijackson is offline karijackson
2007-01-30 , 00:22
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#17
Originally Posted by fpp View Post
Now, you need a "#" instead of that "$". Yes, that means being "root". Fortunately it's become much easier. Just use the Application Catalog and Manager to install a package aptly named "BecomeRoot". Once you have that, in xterm just type "sudo gainroot" and voilą, there is your pound sign...
I was able to "cp" the file to "/media/mmc1" without being root!

But I figured I'll shortly find something ELSE I want to do that does require root, right? So I went to have a look at BecomeRoot, and its author scared me away! It says "WARNING: This packages could brick the device (by touching /usr/sbin/gainroot file). DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK."

Do I really want to do that?

I don't ever intend to program on this thing, or anything like that. I'm just using it for its originally intended purpose plus a few Maemo applications that I find.....Maybe I won't ever need to be root?

Or is the warning really not as scary as it sounds?