Previously the method to root the Toshiba Thrive Honeycomb Tablet has been shared to the tablet users. The root access of the device was achieved by putting the tablet into fastboot mode. However, when the company rolled out the official Honeycomb 3.2.1 OTA update, some of the Toshiba Thrive users opted to update their tablet with this and hoped that soon the root would come. Unfortunately, due to the addition of DRM for renting of Google Videos, the company removed fastboot from the US and Canadian ROMs and that’s how the entire prediction of rooting the Toshiba Thrive running official Honeycomb was missed. Despite the company offers a roll back to those who already update to the Honeycomb, the fasboot removal still becomes the issue among the tablet users. In case you are one of the Thrive users who still expect a root method for the tablet, lucky for you as tablet ROMs forum member dalepl and @Turnyourbackandrun from thriveforums.org have just shared an automated script for assisting the users to root the Toshiba Thrive device running the Canadian or US ROM.
Here is the statement from the developers regarding the tool for rooting Toshiba Thrive:
“This tool will put fastboot back into the recovery menu. It will then flash a root enabled boot image and ClockWorkMod onto the device. It will also install the su and busybox binaries along with installing the superuser.apk app. Finally it will create the simlinks required for busybox.”
So what do you think? In case you still want to root your device, simply follow the instructions provided below.
Before we move on to the instruction section, it is important for you to know that we are not responsible if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process. Therefore, please practice entire instructions at your own risk.
Requirements for rooting Toshiba Thrive:
• OTA root tool for Canadian ROM.
• OTA root tool for US ROM.
• ADB drivers installed. (Included in the root package.)
Once you have made up your mind to root your tablet device, now you have to follow set of instructions below.
Instructions for rooting Toshiba Thrive:
1. The rooting process begins with downloading the root tool depending on your ROM, from the link above and extracts the contents.
2. Once you have downloaded the required file, now connect your device to the PC via USB and make sure USB debugging is enabled.
3. After this, you need to run command prompt and enter the following command:
adb devices
4. If it results in a device ID, the ADB connection is set up just fine.
5. From the folder where you extracted the root tool contents, run root.bat and simply follow the instructions on the screen.
Once you have finished practicing the entire instructions above and everything goes as planned, now your tablet device has been successfully rooted. In case you are facing some troubles regarding to the rooting method, simply visit the forum thread at Tablet ROMs for the Canadian ROM | US ROM for the solution and further information.
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