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i've looked around this forum for hours..there is a tooon of info on here and im just tired of trying to sort through this.
first off, i recently updated my captivate to froyo 2.2 and lost everything i had on my previous rooted 2.1. before i did the froyo update i made a complete backup with titanium backup. My question is, can I recover that back up on 2.2 if i reroot my phone and run titanium?
if so, whats the best way to root the captivate on froyo 2.2?
sorry for the noooob questions, but all the information on here is a little overwhelming. so i appreciate any information you guys can give me with as little flaming as possilbe
thanks
I think all ROMs (2.2) are rooted since they are all custom made by devs. just install titanium backup and restore
I dont see any superuser permissions (or whatever its called) in my app drawer. And when i try to run titanium backup it wont work
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s13envy said:
i've looked around this forum for hours..there is a tooon of info on here and im just tired of trying to sort through this.
first off, i recently updated my captivate to froyo 2.2 and lost everything i had on my previous rooted 2.1. before i did the froyo update i made a complete backup with titanium backup. My question is, can I recover that back up on 2.2 if i reroot my phone and run titanium?
if so, whats the best way to root the captivate on froyo 2.2?
sorry for the noooob questions, but all the information on here is a little overwhelming. so i appreciate any information you guys can give me with as little flaming as possilbe
thanks
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Did you load a rom or just flash 2.2? If you loaded a rom made by a dev it would be rooted. As far as getting your stuff back all you need to do is use a one click root and run tibu. Or find any 2.2 rom and flash through cwm and run tibu.
This is my Captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine.
I just flashed the leaked version of 2.2. Do you happen to have a link to the one click root for 2,2. I found a couple threads on here. Thanks in advance
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You can try z4 root from the market or try that gunmans thread for one click root in the dev section. Im in my phone so its not easy to give links.
This is my Captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine.
Thanks man. I will do some looking. I appreciate the help
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well i just tried the one click root method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682 and now the phone doesn't seem to work. the phone starts and loads the homepage but i dont get any signal. i'm going through the process of unrooting it and it seems to be stuck. i knew i shouldn't have messsed with this. hahah.
any information to help guys?
Stuck where and how. More info is always helpful
mcord11758 said:
Stuck where and how. More info is always helpful
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well after i did the root and restarted the phone the superuser was there but it wouldn't allow access to titanium backup. so i tried to do the unroot process and now the program is stuck on removing superuser.apk. the phone will will vibrate every so often and the screes pops up "sorry. process system is not responding."
any ideas?
s13envy said:
well after i did the root and restarted the phone the superuser was there but it wouldn't allow access to titanium backup. so i tried to do the unroot process and now the program is stuck on removing superuser.apk. the phone will will vibrate every so often and the screes pops up "sorry. process system is not responding."
any ideas?
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Mac or pc user
If pc go back to stock start over
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
I am sorry but I think this its your best bet. if done right it is easy
If mac eek
Try to pull bat and reboot. good night
update. i unplugged the phone and restarted it...everything seems to be back to the normal unrooted froyo 2.2. im wondering if i did something wrong when trying to root it or what. I've read through the thread and seen some users have had some troubles.
btw, im a pc user.
s13envy said:
update. i unplugged the phone and restarted it...everything seems to be back to the normal unrooted froyo 2.2. im wondering if i did something wrong when trying to root it or what. I've read through the thread and seen some users have had some troubles.
btw, im a pc user.
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My opinion is go back to stock research custom roms
Use the Z4 from the market. Much less messy.
CHorden said:
Use the Z4 from the market. Much less messy.
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ive searched the market for it and havent been able to find anything
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s13envy said:
ive searched the market for it and havent been able to find anything
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It was removed from the market. However, it's available here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Sorry for the confusion
I downloaded it but i can't install bc its not a market app?
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s13envy said:
I downloaded it but i can't install bc its not a market app?
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Here give this a shot. No promises though as I have only used 2.2 custom roms. Rename to update.zip, Copy to phone and reboot into recovery and reinstall packages
s13envy said:
I downloaded it but i can't install bc its not a market app?
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You can also use the Sideload Wonder Machine to install non-Market apps and rooting isn't necessary before hand.
http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
I'm having a really hard time with the rooting of this phone ... I can't get the update.zip to wrk. All it does is starts to unpack the files then goes to a screen with a triangle over the android guy then I have to do a battery pull !!! I keep reading and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong
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Get z4root off here and run it. It will hang up the first time. Pull the battery and restart your phone. Then run z4root again. This time it will root your phone.
Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
I've tried it it hangs everytime even after a battery pull
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Igotno said:
I'm having a really hard time with the rooting of this phone ... I can't get the update.zip to wrk. All it does is starts to unpack the files then goes to a screen with a triangle over the android guy then I have to do a battery pull !!! I keep reading and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong
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You need to be more specific, there are different steps to take if you're working from 2.1-update1 or 2.2, sounds to me like you're following steps for customizing 2.1-update1 when you should be upgrading to 2.2, check out the link in my signature - should be pretty helpful...
Igotno said:
I've tried it it hangs everytime even after a battery pull
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If the second time around it takes a few seconds fir it to finish. If thats not working try super one click on xda.
Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
built2rail said:
If the second time around it takes a few seconds fir it to finish. If thats not working try super one click on xda.
Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
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This would be if you're trying to root from 2.1-update1
just use super one click, it is more reliable i have found.
and i had the same issue with the screen sitting at the android guy with exclamation point.
if you hit the home button again i believe the screen comes back and you can see the messages and the recovery menu.
I'm running 2.2 .... No the home key didn't take me back to recovery had to battery pull each time...I used super one click and it said it was successful but I'm not seeing that I have anymore control or access to stuff!!!
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Igotno said:
I'm running 2.2 .... No the home key didn't take me back to recovery had to battery pull each time...I used super one click and it said it was successful but I'm not seeing that I have anymore control or access to stuff!!!
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And this is why it's important to ask questions before ANSWERING, when you're not sure of what the poster is actually trying to do.
Ignotno, go back and re-read the original thread for the 2.2 leak, it comes pre-rooted so you shouldn't have to do anything. If you're having problems with root, then you should try superoneclick (as noted above).
You're following processes for customizing a stock 2.1-update1 phone, you should go back to my newbie guide and read the steps for customizing 2.2.
Igotno said:
I'm running 2.2 .... No the home key didn't take me back to recovery had to battery pull each time...I used super one click and it said it was successful but I'm not seeing that I have anymore control or access to stuff!!!
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rooting doesnt open up a magic door with all kinds of cool stuff.
Rooting just unlocks the door, you need to open it and do all the cool stuff.
download a tool call Quickreboot from the market.
open it and choose REBOOT
it should ask you for Superuser permission.
tell it yes, and the phone should reboot.
if it tells you you dont have root permission then you are not rooted yet
if it works then you have been rooted and you are probably trying to root the 2.2 rom via the 2.1 method and i do not know if that works.
download the prerooted 2.2 and flash it via odin.
it is already rooted and you do not have to do anything else.
v_lestat said:
rooting doesnt open up a magic door with all kinds of cool stuff.
Rooting just unlocks the door, you need to open it and do all the cool stuff.
download a tool call Quickreboot from the market.
open it and choose REBOOT
it should ask you for Superuser permission.
tell it yes, and the phone should reboot.
if it tells you you dont have root permission then you are not rooted yet
if it works then you have been rooted and you are probably trying to root the 2.2 rom via the 2.1 method and i do not know if that works.
download the prerooted 2.2 and flash it via odin.
it is already rooted and you do not have to do anything else.
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This made me laugh... mostly because when I first started looking at rooting I also thought it would magically make my phone amazing
And just to add a quick point; you would also know you have Root Access if the SuperUser application appears in your application drawer...
Glad I can make you chuckle... yes I did notice it and as far as its concerned does nothing on my phone that I see
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If I remember correctly the first time I used superoneclick I had to download superuser from the market.
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Just when you think you have it idiot proof, they come out with a better idiot.
Its already on the phone musta come with 2.2
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Igotno said:
Its already on the phone musta come with 2.2
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It does. For some reason I was thinking you were on 2.1.
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Igotno said:
Its already on the phone musta come with 2.2
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It doesn't "do" anything per-say, what it does is stores the names of programs which you have given superuser access (once you've done so)
The easiest way to test is (as stated above) to download some sort of ROOT app (root explorer, quick boot, etc.) and when you run them for the first time you should get a screen asking permission for the superuser access, once given this access it has read/write access to your system files (that's basically all root is).
You'll want to do a lot of reading on the forums before you attempt using any of these themes/mods/roms as you'll want a better understanding of the process before you get started.
Nice comment thank you ... You clarified alot abig help.. Yes it is rooted all is well it hangs once while, if I try doing to much!
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Igotno said:
Nice comment thank you ... You clarified alot abig help.. Yes it is rooted all is well it hangs once while, if I try doing to much!
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Since you're rooted (and sounds that you're still on stock 2.2 framework) I would suggest getting the EA11 clockwork recovery installed (if you haven't)
then go over and flash the pick and pack EA11 rom (this is the stock 2.2 framework with all of the bloat programs removed, and i'ts deodexed so that you can then flash theme's over it to customize the appearance)
After you have pnp i would then flash the new EA11 Voodoo kernel (This is a system mod that changes the EXT storage system, which in turn speeds up the phone and saves a little battery life for being faster.) This will fix your hang problems (once you actually enable Voodoo lagfix through the recovery menu) instruction is all posted in threads on the forums here, refer to my newbie guide if needed (link in my signature.)
After that take a look at the EA11 themes you have to choose from, if you're interested in changing appearance.
Good luck!
Pretty simple root method.
1. Download SuperOneClick found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2. Once installed click rage option then Root.
The rage option is if you look on the right of SuperOneClick you will see Exploit and there you will see rageagainstthecage option there. This could be just an SuperOneClick 1.7 option. If you don't see it either upgrade or using just the root button should work.
If it is frozen at waiting for device you will need to install the samsung drivers found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
If all goes well you should be rooted. Pretty simple wasn't?
At this time ClockworkMod nor RecoveryManager work so please don't ask about them. When they get updated we will post it.
darkspadez said:
Pretty simple root method.
1. Download SuperOneClick found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2. Once installed click rage option the Root.
If it is frozen at waiting for device you will need to install the samsung drivers found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
If all goes well you should be rooted. Pretty simple wasn't?
At this time ClockworkMod nor RecoveryManager work so please don't ask about them. When they get updated we will post it.
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whos this guy??? lol
REPOST.
darkspadez said:
Pretty simple root method.
1. Download SuperOneClick found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2. Once installed click rage option the Root.
If it is frozen at waiting for device you will need to install the samsung drivers found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
If all goes well you should be rooted. Pretty simple wasn't?
At this time ClockworkMod nor RecoveryManager work so please don't ask about them. When they get updated we will post it.
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There is already a root topic. Mods please remove.
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troby1986 said:
There is already a root topic. Mods please remove.
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Um, this was the easiest find for me EVER. through the hd2 , g2 , now this.... Is it that big of a deal to leave it?
troby1986 said:
There is already a root topic. Mods please remove.
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true, however that thread doesn't have the links needed to do the root in the OP, so actually this thread is better for those looking to root without the need to go searching throughout the thread.
also when i rooted my device there wasn't a "rage" option for me to choose. i just clicked on root and everything went fine.
They can delete my thread if they want, it's not that big of a deal.
INCORRECT!!!
I did not have to use rage against the cage, i just did default exploit in superoneclick and everything went perfectly!
csdalporto said:
I did not have to use rage against the cage, i just did default exploit in superoneclick and everything went perfectly!
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I also don't know what this Rage option is. I did shell root for temp root and then perm root via the root button on SuperOneClick 1.6.5
The rage option is if you look on the right of SuperOneClick you will see Exploit and there you will see rageagainstthecage option there. This could be just an SuperOneClick 1.7 option. Will update main post.
darkspadez said:
The rage option is if you look on the right of SuperOneClick you will see Exploit and there you will see rageagainstthecage option there. This could be just an SuperOneClick 1.7 option. Will update main post.
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This is the option i used as well. It did take a long time. Also did it on a macbook through parallels.
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Thanks, works great.
Please help o need to return my galaxy s 4g tomorrow and I need help unrooting it....but I can't find the topic..any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
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UnRoot Help
I am pretty sure that SuperOneClick has an unroot option.
svptheyear2011 said:
Please help o need to return my galaxy s 4g tomorrow and I need help unrooting it....but I can't find the topic..any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
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Open super one click, make sure your phone is in debugging. Connect it to the computer. Select rageagainstthecage and click unroot.
It will unroot the phone.
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I get an error message saying that it can't find the file specified. This is my first time rooting a phone and i have no idea what i am doing. I looked at the other thread and tried using the rage thing. Nothing is working.
I connected my phone via usb. Put it in mass storage, as opposed to Media Player or the Kies option.
Not sure where to even begin.
Dont put mass storage. Just leave it charging while having usb debugging.
Just tried that. Saying the same thing. I turn on debugging, connect the device via USB, open SuperOneClick, hit root, and it bring up the same thing.
Saying the system cannot find the file specified.
I just got the phone today and haven't done anything else to it, or added any apps to it or anything. Is there something i need to put on the phone or no?
all right thanks man ill try it out see if it works
rooting with adb/ sdk
Im perdy dang new to rooting and roms. And i just got the SG4G. Im prolly sittin on the short bus with this but I want to know where i can get started with setting up ADB/ SDK for samsung android.
erok910 said:
Im perdy dang new to rooting and roms. And i just got the SG4G. Im prolly sittin on the short bus with this but I want to know where i can get started with setting up ADB/ SDK for samsung android.
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read EVERYTHING here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117554
So I just got and activated this phone 2 days ago. for some reason, the Market app will not update itself. idk why, it's always doen that on my phones automatically before. in fact, when I just gave my friend my old discontinued 600Mhz LG Ally, It auto updated the Market only minutes after he signed in. what could be causing this?
Dunno - This device hasn't updated the market on my end either, had to do it manually.
You can see my sig 'how to script a market update' for info on how to write a system update to put a new market version on, or in the thread you can download the pre-made package. The version is a bit older now, but thereafter it'll automatically update itself like normal.
I believe this is something on Google's end, where they rolled out updating to the new market by product model - I know they were messing with my Nook Color for a while and it was a pain in the ... to get the market to work in any kind of decent capacity for a while. I'd assume they just haven't gotten to forcing an update on Google's end for our phone.
I used to hate having to swap to the new market, and stubbornly tried to keep the old market for as long as I could - but the new one has grown on me and now I prefer it.
I hated the new market when it first came out on my Sidekick, but not because of the style. I hated how buggy and glitchy it was, constantly force closing and screwing up downloads. Made me curse the hell out of Google all the time for not testing their crap. but once they released a few more updates, all of that stopped. took a few months though.
Seriously, it was just awful. there were times I would just leyt my phone sit there for hours while plugged in, having not touched it or turned on any apps literally for many hours. then all of a sudden, the phone would do a "bzz, Bzzbzzbzz" which is a feature Samsung made to let you know something crashed. sure enough, it would be the market, which I never even opened but somehow managed to randomly find an error to crash itself with.
Root your phone and update it manually. The new Market format actually got better after multiple tries by Google.
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I actually just downloaded the .apk from Android Community. I'm wondering though, it it safe to install? I'm not rooted yet, probably won't find the time til the end of the week with finals. I'm wondering about whether installing will cause me to not get further market updates once they're out..
Falkner09 said:
I actually just downloaded the .apk from Android Community. I'm wondering though, it it safe to install? I'm not rooted yet, probably won't find the time til the end of the week with finals. I'm wondering about whether installing will cause me to not get further market updates once they're out..
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It took me 10 minutes total to root. Just make sure you flash Superuser in recovery in spite of the error messages you will get.
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Just get the apk and install. Choose a trustworthy site. My wife won't let me root her glacier. Hers wouldn't uppdate so I copied the system file from my phone and installed on hers just fine. Right over the top.
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just got my new mt4g slide ,and i cant update my market as well, can some one please post the link?is that the only way to update it? i found a link earlier but i couldnt down load it because on the damn goverment lol
g2uzer said:
just got my new mt4g slide ,and i cant update my market as well, can some one please post the link?is that the only way to update it? i found a link earlier but i couldnt down load it because on the damn goverment lol
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Here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/19/download-updated-android-market-v3-3-12/. I have an unrooted MT4GS with s-on and it still installs fine, although I had to reboot, because when I first opened it it kept crashing, but it's fine after a reboot.
g2uzer said:
just got my new mt4g slide ,and i cant update my market as well, can some one please post the link?is that the only way to update it? i found a link earlier but i couldnt down load it because on the damn goverment lol
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If you want to stay local I made a flashable market in this thread a while ago:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268661
It's attached to the bottom of the first post (which explains in detail how to make your own).
If you flash the dark_market file, it will auto-update after the first time you open it and from then forward.
Thanks for the help, and not rooted tho, but thanks for both quick responds ;-) so those are they only ways to update them correct?
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Well, the market is a system app, and the only way to mess with those is to have root that I know of...
Unless you can flash an insecure boot partition somehow and then get adb remount access...
Not sure how to go about that if S-On though.
marc12868 said:
Here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/19/download-updated-android-market-v3-3-12/. I have an unrooted MT4GS with s-on and it still installs fine, although I had to reboot, because when I first opened it it kept crashing, but it's fine after a reboot.
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The download links not working :-(
Edit; just tried it again and it worked, thanks, so this market its sign by Google right? So that makes it safe, right? Lol thanks and sorry to ask so many questions
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Blue6IX said:
Well, the market is a system app, and the only way to mess with those is to have root that I know of...
Unless you can flash an insecure boot partition somehow and then get adb remount access...
Not sure how to go about that if S-On though.
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I flashed the market over my previous market and I have s-on and am not rooted. It said this is a system app are you sure you want to overwrite or something and let me.
g2uzer said:
The download links not working :-(
Edit; just tried it again and it worked, thanks, so this market its sign by Google right? So that makes it safe, right? Lol thanks and sorry to ask so many questions
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Yes, I had no problems with it and it installed fine. And android police is a good source.
I'm updated now thanks
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I'll start at the beginning. I have the crazy search button problem with my captivate once in a while. I need to root to disable that button. I'd like to keep the factory OS (Froyo) there are some things I preferred over GB (which I rooted).
I haven't found a way to root Froyo. I downloaded Z4Root APK but can't sideload it because "it's not on the market".
Is there an easy way to do this?
Try Framaroot. Here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37508806&postcount=1
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4-2ndtwin said:
Try Framaroot. Here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37508806&postcount=1
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Thanks! I actually have the APK for the Z4Root but the problem is that I don't know of a way to run it since my phone is saying that it doesn't allow anything not found in the market as soon as I open the Z4Root app.
Any advice would be great!
Alternatve....
777funk said:
I'll start at the beginning. I have the crazy search button problem with my captivate once in a while. I need to root to disable that button. I'd like to keep the factory OS (Froyo) there are some things I preferred over GB (which I rooted).
I haven't found a way to root Froyo. I downloaded Z4Root APK but can't sideload it because "it's not on the market".
Is there an easy way to do this?
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I used the method from this thread to root and install CWM recovery and custom ROM. It worked beautifully for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266
EDIT: I rooted Froyo with kingo root. Once you're rooted there is an app in Google Play named "Captivate Search Button Fixer". I cant verify that it works, only that it exists.