How to Root an HTC Tattoo

Universal Androot

1. Open a Web browser on your computer. Type 'blog.23corner.com' and press 'Enter' for the developer's website. Type 'Universal Androot' in the search box on the side and press 'Enter.' Click 'Universal Androot 1.6.1 released' and download the APK file on this page.

2. Turn on the HTC Tattoo and attach the data transfer cable to the phone and your computer. Transfer the APK file to your HTC Tattoo from the computer. Disconnect the cable when you're done.

3. Tap 'All Programs' and launch your file manager program. If your phone does not come with a file manager, launch the Market and install one to your system. Astro File Manager and Linda File Manager work on this phone.

4. Tap the SD card to access its contents. Tap the Universal Androot APK file. Tap 'Install.'

5. Launch Universal Androot. Tap 'Root.' The HTC Tattoo is taken through the rooting procedure by this software and becomes rooted once the procedure is complete.

Root and Recovery

6. Download the HTC Tattoo one-click root files from XDA-developers.com to your computer. Search for the file named 'RootTattoo1Click_Recovery_2010-03-18_Mvx.zip' if you cannot find the HTC Tattoo root download on this website.

7. Drag and drop the zipped file into your C: drive if you have not already saved it there. Right-click the zipped file and choose 'Extract' or 'Unzip.' Extract the files into the root directory on C:.

8. Double-click the extracted Tattoo folder. Connect the HTC Tattoo to the USB ports on your computer.

9. Double-click 'rootTattoo.exe.' Wait for this program to execute completely before restarting your HTC Tattoo. After the restart, you'll have root on the phone.

Manual Root

10. Go to your computer and open a Web browser. Go to 'Addictivetips.com' and enter 'HTC Tattoo rooting files.' Click the first search result. Download the files labeled 'HTC Tattoo rooting files' on this page. Click 'Start' and 'Computer.' Navigate to the folder containing the Android Debug Bridge installation. Double-click 'platform-tools.' Move the HTC Tattoo rooting ZIP file to this folder. Right-click the ZIP file and choose 'Extract' or 'Unzip' to move the unzipped files to this folder.

11. Plug the HTC Tattoo into your computer. Click 'Start' and type 'cmd.exe' in the search box. Press 'Enter.' Type 'adb shell mkdir /data/local/bin' in the command prompt that pops up. Press 'Enter.'

12. Type 'adb push m7 /data/local/bin/' and press 'Enter.' Type 'adb shell' to open a debugging shell and press 'Enter.' Type 'cd /data/local/bin' to switch the 'ADB' directory to the 'bin' folder. Press 'Enter.' Type 'chmod 755 m7' and press 'Enter' to change this folder's permissions. Type 'while ./m7 ; do : ; done' and press 'Enter.' Wait for this process to finish. After a moment, the '#' symbol appears.

13. Type the following commands and press 'Enter' after each one to execute it: 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/system/lib,' 'export PATH=/system/bin,' 'id' and 'exit' to begin the first part of the rooting process, which exports system libraries.

14. Type 'adb push su /data/local/bin/' and press 'Enter' to push the 'superuser' file to the HTC Tattoo. Type 'adb shell' to launch another ADB terminal shell. Press 'Enter.' Type 'cd /data/local/bin/' and press 'Enter.' Type 'chmod 755 su' and press 'Enter.' Type 'while 'true' ; do ./m7 ; done' and press 'Enter.' Type 'chown root.root su' and press 'Enter.' Type 'chmod 4755 su' and press 'Enter.' Type the following two commands and press 'Enter' after each to complete the manual rooting process: 'mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock5 /data' and 'mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system.'