Hey I’m wondering if anybody already used KernelSU to root a fairphone.
My forums-search gave exactly one result Help With Locking Bootloader After Swap from /e/OS to Android 11 - #3 by Furdiburd (maybe @Furdiburd or @hirnsushi know more?) where KernelSU is shortly mentioned.
I do not really plan to switch to KernelSU I’m more like interested how it works.
To start a bit more simplified and explain what I already know:
- at the end KernelSU replaces, as the name states, the Kernel with a modified one which provides the root capabilites in it (it should have some advantages in regards of the cat and mouse play to hide root - even I personally don’t have that usecase [no banking apps or so on my phone] )
- the Kernel is part of the boot partition, so on a high level it is not that much different compared to Magisk root → a modified boot.img has to be flashed/installed on one or the other way
- Installation is described here: Installation | KernelSU
- I installed the “KernelSU manager APP” (v.0.7.5 - github release of tiann) for the FP5 (I think I ones checked that for the FP4 as well), and it shows “Unsupported”
- so I guess I would need to compile a kernel with KernelSU on my own?
- I installed the “KernelSU manager APP” (v.0.7.5 - github release of tiann) for the FP5 (I think I ones checked that for the FP4 as well), and it shows “Unsupported”
So far what I know. ^^ Can anybody who already did it share a bit more details about the “How?”
Thx
