How to get a terminal with root access?

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Boot Beagleboard with Android eclair
2.Open Terminal Emulator to get a command prompt
3.In the command prompt, unable to do command such as lsmod, modprobe for 
lacking access right
4. Unable to login as root

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Need to get a command terminal with root access.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

Android eclair on Beagleboard XM

Please provide any additional information below.

I also tried connecting Beagleboard with Linux host through serial port, but in 
that command prompt, I still can not issue command such as modprobe and tree etc

Original issue reported on code.google.com by junzha...@hotmail.com on 17 Nov 2010 at 6:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

>4. Unable to login as root
How can you make sure?

I think you are logged as root already. You need to install busybox in order to 
get these commands.

Original comment by batuoc...@gmail.com on 18 Nov 2010 at 3:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

How to install the busybox?

Original comment by junzha...@hotmail.com on 18 Nov 2010 at 4:32

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