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Just rooted and rom manager won't work.

Well I am happy to say that I am really glad XDA exists. I would be lost without you guys. Every time I try to flash clockwork, it says, error downloading make sure you have a stable internet connection to load the servers. I have reinstalled and same crap.
Is it possible its the root?
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It's not the root. I think someone mentioned the server may be down. The update.zip has been posted in several threads. Go to the q&a section and there should be a thread similar to this and has it posted as an attachment.
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Try "Fix Permissions." that's what fixed it for me.

Happened to me last night... shortly after that my phone got hosed

Don't know if it will help, but there is another update to ROM manager on the market this morning.
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Looks like it was just the servers.thanks for the quick response guys
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I just flashed the update.zip and things are working properly now. Thanks for the info.
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App Back Up No Root

Hi,
I am using a Captivate not rooted. If something goes wrong with it and I use a market backup app for NOT rooted phones...
1) When I restore the apps will they appear in the Market under "My Apps" and will it detect updates when available?
2) Will it preserve the settings in each of my apps?
I have so many apps on my Captivate but just scared that something might go wrong and it'll be a pain to restore everything from scratch.
Thank you.
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Which app backups apps without root again?

Which app would you use for non rooted phone?
I know of only two good ways to keep everything and they are only good for root users.
As far as keeping your settings... again the only way to do that would be titanium backup which needs root (but does sync to dropbox)
I have deal with building my phone from the ground up with out TB or App backup....
If you find anything that works for you with out rooting I would love to know.
Rooting for the most part is easy and safe (if you not trying to do coustom ROMS) and very easy to unroot if you ever need to return the phone to at&t. I have dealt with it a few times... if you have any questions feel free to ask..
I'm not all about the ROMs but being able to backup and also install non market apps... like the amazon appstore... with out a computer is very nice
Good Luck
PM me & let me know how it goes
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Yeah you guys are absolutely right it seems like TB and others all require root. I was thinking of using apps like ES Explorer or Astro which has an app backup feature. I guess those don't work the same?
My Captivate is working like a beast right now and it scares me to think if something goes wrong then I'll have to spend hours setting up everything again.
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I would recommend rooting the phone, then you can use any backup method you want.
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Alright I am going to use z4root to root my Captivate on Rogers then use TB to backup.
Z4root seems to be easiest. Am I missing any steps?
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Z4root does not work for the Captivate. If you have a PC the best and easiest way to root is from XDA called Super One Click. I ahec used it to root and un root more than my fair share of time. It is simply and easy to use. And with just one more click it lets you do the off market app install thay I was talking about before. Which you would have to sideload the z4root anyway.
Good Luck
PM me & let me know how it goes
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Thank you for all your help. I will check out SuperOneClick.
I was reading the z4root thread and it said it works for all variants of Galaxy S so I thought that would apply to the Captivate.
I never had any trouble installing non market apps maybe because Rogers in Canada is different from AT&T.
Thanks again.
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Lucky for you to have Rogers... but just wondering how everything went?
Good Luck
PM me & let me know how it goes
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you can backup without root using "mybackup" its free and its in the market, and you can select to backup the app and the data, but if you want to root the "superoneclick" is the best!!

Allmaechtig said:
Z4root does not work for the Captivate. If you have a PC the best and easiest way to root is from XDA called Super One Click. I ahec used it to root and un root more than my fair share of time. It is simply and easy to use. And with just one more click it lets you do the off market app install thay I was talking about before. Which you would have to sideload the z4root anyway.
Good Luck
PM me & let me know how it goes
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Z4 root does work for the captivate I used it numerous times before sgs one click root
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Have not had time to root yet but soon hopefully.
Thanks, maybe I'll try MyBackup first before root.
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Just tried Z4Root and it didn't work on my Captivate. Used it cuz it seemed like the simplest.
Going to use MyBackup but too bad it doesn't restore market links unless you are rooted.
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Yeah... I had the same thing happen to me... the super one click works great... all you need is a pc and be able to follpw simple directions... so I think you're good on that one
Good Luck
PM me & let me know how it goes
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Trying to apply the 2.3 update to TB.

I keep getting an error message saying failure trying to update newer version. Need help or a different like to the full Ruu. Thank you in advance
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Means to say link to re download the update.
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More info please. What did you do?

What makes you believe that the update is for GB v2.3? Is this an OTA update from Verizon?

Sorry my question wasn't worded good. So here it goes LOL, I downloaded one of the leaks of Gb for the TB and I placed the file on my SD card and renamed it and shut the phone off held power and volume. Then I went through the steps and it started updating itself the when it finished it said error failure to update software to new. Once again thank you for responding to this I really appreciate all and any help.
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Rooted or unrooted currently? I assume unrooted?
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If you downloaded the RUU_Mecha_GINGERBREAD_S_VERIZON_WWE_2.10.605.1_Radio_0.01.78.0802w_3_NV_8K_1.41_9K_1.64_release_209273_signed.exe
Do not place on the SD card, is a Windows application to update your TB via Data cable.
Takes about 10-15 mins.
This is exactly as I did and worked without any problems.
On a further note...
A couple of days ago I rooted using the Revolutionary tool and flashed Clockwork recovery using ROM Manager then created a backup. Now I no longer have problems with constant ads, no verizon bloatware, and a full backup img of my rooted Gingerbread TB.

Unrooted can't don't know much about rooting with the method used. Actually I'm kinda scared, now I did root my Eris and my Incredible and LG Ally. But don't glum have to know adb.
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Sorry about the can't in my last post meant to say don't.
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Also don't know much about adb. Sorry about the funny post everyone knows the spell correct makes us sound like we can't talk. And thank's everyone for the post, I waited to post this on here,but couldn't find any info anywhere.
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There should be an unrooted zip file that you could flash via hboot floating around here some where or might look on Rootzwiki site as well.
I would also check the md5 of the files to make sure they match the numbers posted by the OP before I attempted to flash it
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You guys were awesome thanks again. Nice to know when someone gets stuck there are people willing to help. And think I'm going to attempt rooting my TB. I know if I get stuck ill be ok.
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PLEASE HELP...apps running etc...

I have all tgeae apps running that i never opened...ones that don't even need updates...i.e.-Facebook...and because all these apps are running...my memory is super low and my phone is slow as hell ...i tried everything...please help me out...thanks in advance...
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There are apps in the market that prevent memory use, freeze,applications, and uninstall junk apps. Always use caution when doing any of this though.
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I've tried all them clean ram apps...they work until all the apps recollect themselves...
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If you're phone is rooted, download Titanium and just freeze the apps (also take caution when do that)
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If you want to keep the apps available for use but don't want them running unless you open them download autostarts in the market. Its 99 cents but I've been using it for months and its worth it.
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Thanks for the help ill try those apps...I would like to root my phone...can i do it with out a computer...?...and if not how do i do it...i just came from windows...android is still kind of new...when it comes to maybe b ricking my phone i like to really know how to do it...
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Look in the reference Bible, there's guides for everything. Rooting the galaxy s 4g is super easy though, since you can use superoneclick. There's a step by step guide in the Bible along with links for all the necessary downloads.
Reference Bible is in the development section.
Oh yeah, you will need a computer.
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NEED HELP WITH ROOT please read thanks!

Hello XDA members,
Iam new here and got a very burning question.
I want my tablet rooted just to get more out of my tablet.
But i dont know how to do this i have TI backup and Supersu but it keeps
saying your not rooted.
I play alot of games like real racing 3 and just want to make my tablet faster.
Ill write down my specs.
QWARE TABLET PC PRO 3 ( Intertoys netherlands )
1.2 Ghz Cortex A8 Mali 400
1gb DDRIII 4gb flash
Please help me out thanks!
Greets
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Do you have cwm recovery installed on it message me
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU

Hey man,
No i havent you have a link for that app?
And if i have that is that the fix i need?
Thanks for responding
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Hey man,
No i havent you have a link for that app?
And if i have that is that the fix i need?
Thanks for responding
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DeyosBeats said:
Hey man,
No i havent you have a link for that app?
And if i have that is that the fix i need?
Thanks for responding
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My suggestion is that you read up on this. You hardly even know what you're asking for.
Before you root any device you should at least know something about it. Just root it won't make it any better without modding, tweaking etc.
You can end up with a brick.

Rooting won't make it faster. Rooting is like unlocking a door to a control room - it doesn't change anything unless you know how to use the controls.
Look in here or Google for how to root your device if you're sure it's the right choice. You can brick it an thereby make it infinitely slower if you're not careful. You will need to do more than just installing some apps that require you to have already rooted for them to work.
Unless you can install CWM (and look into TWRP before doing that) from a usb connects without root, you're not going to be helped by that at all. It won't make your tablet faster, anyway. Look up what it is before trying to install it or anything else.
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Ok guys thanks for waking me up out of this bad dream! lol
Well you know i take ur advice, read something about it and then decide.
Is there even a good solution to make it a bit faster?
Cause when i play real racing 3 some tracks lags a bit , while with others
it wont.
greets

R: NEED HELP WITH ROOT please read thanks!
Root is a good idea to make your tablet faster. If you want to overclock cpu or gpu or manage services or pretty much do anything to your phone (which can go from normal system cache cleaning to flashing a different, lighter and faster, version of android to your tablet).
So, yes, if you want to make your tablet really faster (a noticeable change) it would be smart to root it...but you gotta search the web understand what you are gonna do how you are gonna do it also if it works most of the times or its a complete fails. Search the web! U will find out all the risks and advantages to modding your android.
If your want to root it look for it on google, youtube, or here (it's surely already been posted somewhere).
Just use these keywords for your search
'Your tablet name/model' 'android version' root.
Before overclokking or whatsoever, know that exceeding your limits (especially if your device is not high end) can lead you to break your tablet completely. too much modding can lead to fast battery drainage, overheating and possibly meltdown of hardware components
So be careful what you do!
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Have you tried odin?

jojoshua1 said:
Have you tried odin?
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Isn't that a Samsung thing?
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Pennycake said:
Isn't that a Samsung thing?
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It is
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Guys i rooted my galaxy nexus. And after that i updated it. The root is is now gone. The superuser is still left there. How can i root it again
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Rojanshr said:
Guys i rooted my galaxy nexus. And after that i updated it. The root is is now gone. The superuser is still left there. How can i root it again
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Just follow a guide from the Galaxy Nexus forum - I'm pretty sure the device was quite popular and has its own entire forum.
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Lol for me there is no subject of my tab..
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Do you know how to enter recovery mode on your tab?
If you do you can try to download a generic-root-signed.zip
No name tablets usually don't have a private key for files so it might work to root it that way. Otherwise you can try Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry.
There are many ways to try...

Hello Tyson
Well iam gonna try it thanks for your advice.
Let you know.
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