[Q] rooting samsung - General Questions and Answers

please i want to ask some few questions.
How can i root my samsung galaxy s and be free of complications? i have tried the z4root once and it wasnt able
to root my device........is there anythin i did wrong? i just copied the apk file to the internal memory of the
phone and clicked on root n it started but along the way the phone hanged and i had to put it off and on and
the device was still the same unrooted
Is there any one click method that i can use like the application
z4root and how exactly can i use it cos i have read conflicting guides on how to use some of these one click apps
If i successfully root my samsung galaxy s can i still be eligible for updates? presently i have 2.1 eclair
installed and my kies tells me that i can update the firmware but my internet connection is very very slow and
i have tried like 4 times and cant update thru kies cos the network always times out. please is there any other
safe method of upgrading? i have actually read about odin but dont really get the guidelines straight.

from what I have heard z4 has a habit to hang. At least on the SGS model I have *Samsung Mesmerize*
It will hang once. Pull Battery to reboot and run again. It should take 2nd time.
No clue why .. just seems to be the case.
You know for sure its rooted if afterwards there is a APP called Superuser in your app drawer.
SuperoneClick seems to hang for me also .. Z4 has been the most surefire way I have seen.
Not sure of eligibility or Kies .. Probably have to unroot at least for update then root again. As for Kies I am in the States and not available here.

thanks for the reply
well, am so glad for ur reply. I have tried twice and it hanged ...........i also saw in a post that debugging has to be on. is it necessary to do it with or without a sim card and please how long did it take u to root urs cos mine stays almost 2 hours b4 hanging and i leave it another two hours before putting it off. I havent tried pulling the battery and rebooting and when it hangs i just leave it and dont even try it that same day again.
I will try it out the way u said n see if it will work out. Thanks again for ur reply

As mentioned before z4 will hang, sometimes it needs to be done a few times. It will definitely work on Galaxy S using Android 2.1 but it apparently won't root it successfully on Android 2.2 (Rogers at least, I'm not sure about AT&T).
Click to root and if it doesn't complete within 15 minutes then pull the battery, restart and try again. Do it until it roots, it will work. Don't wait 2 hours, there's no point and there's no harm in pulling the battery.
If you have Android 2.2 you'll probably need SuperOneClick.
EDIT: You have to be using USB Debugging and you can have a SIM card in there.

thanks a lot again i will continue doing it until it roots ...................glad i have someone that can help...........will still get back to u

SuperOneClick will work and i highly recommend it. It can also hang but if you follow these steps you will be fine.
Enable USB Debugging on your device.
Connect device to PC (do not mount USB)
Make sure drivers have installed. (check device manager)
Turn device off
Run SuperOneClick and select 'Root'
When you see 'waiting for device..' , turn device on and wait.
The program should run through until the end now without any further intervention. Congrats, you are rooted!
In this state, (rooted with stock ROM), you will still be able to receive OTA updates. If you want to go furthur, perhaps try a custom ROM or two, i suggest installing Rom Manager from the market. With that you can flash a custom recovery, back-up your entire device (nandroid), and then proceed to flashing a custom ROM. (In that order!)
Just remember that once you have a custom recovery in place you will no longer be able to receive OTA updates. If you have gone ahead and tried it you can always roll back by re-installing your nandroid backup. (Once you are back to your stock ROM a restart will put you back to stock recovery again too).
Hope this helps.

please DirkGently1, i really appreciate ur reply to my post but i am confused on some certain areas
1 Connect devive to PC (do not mount USB)
please what do u mean by do not mounth usb ? do u mean do not mount memory card or something am not getting
2 for the drivers, i already have kies and use it with my galaxy s and i believe the drivers should already be installed ..........else i need to install them again
3 does turn device off device mean the galaxy s should be turned off after it has been already connected to the pc cos ur 2nd step said connect device to pc
please am sorry for asking more questions .............just that am still not very clear on the super one root method. Thanks for your cooperation

Hi mate,
When you connect to PC you will see a new icon in the notification bar. When you pull the bar down you will see the notification 'USB connected' or something similar. Click on the notification and it will give you the option to 'mount USB'. Just ignore it!
I'm not sure what kies is? As long as your PC recognises your phone when it is plugged in you are ok.
Connect the phone to the PC via USB cable with USB Debugging enabled on the phone so that the PC 'sees' it. Then turn it off. Only turn it back on once SuperOneClick is running, 'root' selected and 'waiting for device..' comes up on the PC.
It's easier than it sounds. Good luck my friend.

thanks again for the clearification ...................will give it a try if zroot cant root my galaxy s

ok i have tried it but finally succeded after a lot of unplugging and plugging usb and clicking on debugging but i was asked if i wanted to test and i clicked yes and it stuck on the testing
this is what i got
Killing ADB Server...
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Pushing rageagainstthecage...
9 KB/s (5392 bytes in 0.584s)
OK
chmod rageagainstthecage...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
* server not running *
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
* server not running *
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
* server not running *
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
* server not running *
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
* server not running *
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
* server not running *
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
* server not running *
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
ROOTED
Getting mount path...
/dev/block/stl9
OK
Remounting system with read-write access...
OK
Pushing su...
231 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.111s)
OK
chmod su...
OK
Pushing Superuser.apk...
376 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.510s)
OK
Remounting system with read-only access...
OK
Running a SU test...
it seems not to finish running the SU test, am i rooted?

I'm not sure I haven't used this method, but check your app drawer for the superuser app, if it's there you're rooted

With z4 when the phone reboots, you tried to reopen it? the phone should ask you to give permission to Superuser you click "accept"

yes there is super user ap in my drawer. so how do i speed up my device now that am rooted

First get titanium backup to backup all your stuff then I guess you could go check out oclf (one click lag fix) to speed up the phone. Check out the captivate forum though, there's plenty of suggestions and help in there too. Congrats on the root.

thanks again on the tip i already have titanium backup and its saying my phone isnt rooted............its the only app saying that i wouldnt know why

You have to make sure you allow it root access when you first start the application. If you don't it will tell you that it's not being given root access. Also if you did z4 root did you temp or permanent root it? If you only temp rooted that will go away when you restart your phone. We'll need some more details here.

This is what you're looking for, I have done this myself (Captivate) and it worked perfectly

i didnt get the zroot 2 work 4 me so i used superoneclick and have rebooted a lot of times and still have root access to other apps its still the titanuim backup that is still different

Try opening your superuser app and check if titanium backup was denied root access or not. What does it say in there?
From my captivate to you.

Rooting
Hi Mate, Im not 100% sure, but I think Rageinthecage is a virus. Kasperskys says it is. be careful!

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One Click rooting method hanging

After flashing the PD98IMG.zip in HBOOT the process on the computer hangs and doesn't show to be doing anything the phone reboots. The video instructions don't show anything being changed on the phone after the reboot so I don't know what I'm missing. I have been trying this for hours and am quite tired now but if there is more information needed I will provide it upon request. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The root isn't working? If that is what you mean, I don't know what to tell you. But if your talking about the file that was put on the phone to install the stock ROM is still on the phone post root, just delete it. I had to but now everything is good to go.
Matt
No, what I mean by the video doesn't show any changes to the phone is that after the file is flashed to and updated in HBOOT it must be restarted. After it's restarted the phone goes through its setup process as if it was just opened. The command prompt on the computer after restarting will sit on the lines"
The script will not continue if your phone is not connected.
* daemon no running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Despite remaining connected the entire time it does not progress. Hopefully this explains better what is happening. I am trying to procedure again from stock everything and will post a screen capture of the command prompt to show what I mean
lobanza said:
No, what I mean by the video doesn't show any changes to the phone is that after the file is flashed to and updated in HBOOT it must be restarted. After it's restarted the phone goes through its setup process as if it was just opened. The command prompt on the computer after restarting will sit on the lines"
The script will not continue if your phone is not connected.
* daemon no running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Despite remaining connected the entire time it does not progress. Hopefully this explains better what is happening. I am trying to procedure again from stock everything and will post a screen capture of the command prompt to show what I mean
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Your phone booted up to where it was asking you to set up Google/email, file transfer, etc.?
If so, then it appears you are on the downgraded temporary rom, in which case you skip through all that set-up stuff on the phone, go to your apps and find terminal emulator, and go from there.
If I'm reading where your at correctly...
Sent from my Inspire using XDA Premium

help rooting One X

I'm trying to root my phone using the method here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709424
without much luck... On page 33 one person mentioned getting to Daemon successfully started and having it just hang there, which is my problem, then said it was just dumb user error with never explaining what it was. Several people followed up with the same problem but no answer. Initially I started it up and it would just start up the daemon and sit, so I rebooted my phone to try again and now it doesn't even do that, it just spits out Exploit by beaups, script by designgears and sits there with a blinking cursor.
Phone is in charge only mode, USB Debugging enabled, HTC sync not running, have tried multiple USB cables and ports. I have a mac and am trying this through VirtualBox (and yes, the USB device for the phone is attached - not mounted as a disk). I can only guess this is what's causing the problem but I don't really see why it shouldn't work. Anything I can try?
Did you set the date on the phone forward a day or 2 before you tried again, like the thread says?
I didn't use this root method (rooted back on 1.73). But another person posted having similar troubles. Reinstalling the HTC drivers did the trick for that person.
redpoint73 said:
Did you set the date on the phone forward a day or 2 before you tried again, like the thread says?
I didn't use this root method (rooted back on 1.73). But another person posted having similar troubles. Reinstalling the HTC drivers did the trick for that person.
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Click to collapse
Date doesn't really come into play since the installer doesn't go anywhere. What HTC drivers? There's no mention of those. On a whim I installed HTC Sync and rebooted, I do get farther but don't seem to really get anywhere still. It does more stuff but seems like it keeps killing the server and a check for software updates finds nothing to update.
Exploit by beaups, script by designgears
* server not running *
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon
Go to Settings, ATT Software update, check for updates.
Waiting for device to Reboot...
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
error: more than one device and emulator
Done! Rebooting...
error: more than one device and emulator
Press any key to continue . . .
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Click to collapse
Well I realized that last attempt had HTC Sync running, so I killed that. Now I'm back to sitting at daemon successfully started. For fun I tried to do the non one click root, however indeed after doing the first command I get the more than one device or emulator connected error. adb devices lists my phone once initially, but after running: adb shell rm /data/data/com.redbend.vdmc/lib/libvd*
adb devices lists my phone multiple times and I can go no further. I might have to try and find a real windows computer to use, maybe the vm is just doing something funky here.
chadcf said:
What HTC drivers? There's no mention of those. On a whim I installed HTC Sync and rebooted.
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The drivers get installed with HTC Sync. So re-installing Sync would have fixed the drivers, if that was causing the issue. Sorry I can't help you anymore than the suggestions I've already made. Hopefully, somebody else can help.
chadcf said:
Well I realized that last attempt had HTC Sync running, so I killed that. Now I'm back to sitting at daemon successfully started. For fun I tried to do the non one click root, however indeed after doing the first command I get the more than one device or emulator connected error. adb devices lists my phone once initially, but after running: adb shell rm /data/data/com.redbend.vdmc/lib/libvd*
adb devices lists my phone multiple times and I can go no further. I might have to try and find a real windows computer to use, maybe the vm is just doing something funky here.
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That's a typical VM issue. You can run right from linux or mac with the manual method. Just get the right version of ADB for your O/S and add a ./ before each command that starts with "adb".

[Q] Need help for ViewPad7

Hi guys, I really need your help I've been trying to root my ViewSonic ViewPad7 but still can't.
This is what always happen
SuperOneClick v1.6.5.0
Killing ADB Server...
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Pushing rageagainstthecage...
cannot stat 'C:\Documents and Settings\jakyz\My Documents\Downloads\SuperOneClickv1.6.5-ShortFuse\rageagainstthecage': No such file or directory
OK
chmod rageagainstthecage...
Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage: No such file or directory
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
OK
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
after unplugging and plugging the device back it keeps on looping.. this is what happens which supposedly be followed by an ADB Reset. I have tried SC 1.5,1.65,1.7,1.9 and 2.3.1
***IF IT KEEPS LOOPING, TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW***
Killing ADB Server...
OK
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK
Waiting for device...
OK
Running rageagainstthecage...
Double posting (or in your case, triple posting) is not allowed. Your other threads have been deleted. Please refrain from such activity. Thanks for your cooperation.

can't connect to adb shell

so my tf300 is rooted and unlocked bootloader, im trying to do the disabling journaling
im already at twrp and my tablet is connected to my pc
but everytime im trying the adb shell it says:
daemon could not start, starting at port 5037
daemon started succesfully
error: device not found
what seems to be the problem here? i tried to install my sdk, still no luck.
Using USBDeview (suggested here - comment 7 : http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2676 ) helped me get my TF300 to appear under 'adb devices'.
Still can't seem to access the device via localhost though.
(I'm trying to get access for web-dev purposes - see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966358 )

[Q] lg optimus 3d p925 v2.2.2 help rooting

SuperOneClick v2.3.3.0
Checking drivers...
Killing ADB Server...
OK 1.20s
Starting ADB Server...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
OK 4.20s
Waiting for device...
error: protocol fault (no status) [and stops responding here]
FAILED
what to do?
If all you want is root on GB try Megatron.
how to use megatron
Never tried it. It's something like Super One Click except it works, I guess. I'm just going on something that someone else said. That would probably be the simplest way to only get root for GB.
ththe22 said:
how to use megatron
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Here you go 2nd post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1540163

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