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In the last night a user of XDA-Developers figured out how to get a root shell on their device running Android. For more information on how to get a root shell on your G1 see this forum post on android-dls.com. The root shell is very interesting on the device because you can now change any setting which is normally restricted. For example you can now modify the “etc/hosts” file to point the device to YOUR update or market page instead of the official ones. Just edit “/etc/hosts” and replace the respective entries with your appropriate server IP.