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[Q] Rooting New Galaxy S 4g

Hello All,
I picked up a Samsung Galaxy S 4g yesterday and I have had the intention of rooting it and installing a custom Rom from the get go. Unfortunately I am having problems getting rooted.
I have tried to use the One Click Root, but without much luck. I get the update.zip installed and it reboots into recovery mode, but on 'reinstall packages' it fails with a signature warning. I supect this is because I have the 3e recovery. I have seen some suggestions for other methods but they seem to but somewhat old or unsupported. I would love to get some advice on this.
Details are as follows
Model: SGH-T959V
Firmware: 2.2.1
Basband: T959VUVKB5
Kernel: 2.6.32.9
Build: Froyo.VUVKB5
If someone could point me in the right direction, that would be very helpful.

*sigh* How many times are we going to see this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966133

I am not terribly sure what you mean by linking. I did actually read this thread along with a ton of others. It seems that it was successful for someone, thats great, but it wasn't for me.
I have followed the instructions, drivers are installed, sd card unmounted, usb debug mode etc. If there is something in that thread that is helpful please point it out. I would love to get this phone rooted.

Happened to me before with rage option on Super One Click Root, what I done was to unroot using same method and restart then use the first option on Super one click and not the rage one then reboot, everything is ok at present with no problem. Hope this help?

It can't hurt to try. I will give it a shot tonight.
Just for other folks I have confirmed that the z4root option does not work on this model. You get through acquiring shell, get a couple of random vibrations and then z4root fails with no root actually happening. There are a couple of other reports of the same result out.
I will try the option the post above suggests and I will see if there are some other approaches to try.

Moved to general as not android development

Just for posterity. One click root 1.7 works just fine as long as you are not trying to do it from a vmware vm.

[Q] Viewpad 4 rooting problem

I purchased this phone yesterday as a replacement for my motorola milestone (the very first droid) that has been giving me headaches recently. In general, Viewpad 4 is a pretty nice phone; the hardware spec is good and the price is relatively low.
However, I'm trying to root this darn phone but none of methods I tried work. The phone is running Android 2.2.2 (yea.. not 2.3/2.4) and after reading some posts on the forum, that google patched up some loop hole after version 2.2.1?
I've tried SuperOneClick, Z4 Root, and Universal Androot 1.6.2-beta 5, but so far none of them works. Is there any other possible way that I can root this phone? thanks in advance!

i have used z4root in a 2.2.2 version and it worked.
did the permanent root, after a few secs, the device restarted and it was rooted.
it's a nice phone. very fast and nice touch screen.

thanks for the reply nexosilva. i've also tried z4root but not getting any luck. the app FC after i click the root button, frustrating. =\

z4root? which version?can i know it?
I also trying to root Viewpad 4, but it was not completely root? so help me please.
Thank you.

psoe htet linn said:
z4root? which version?can i know it?
I also trying to root Viewpad 4, but it was not completely root? so help me please.
Thank you.
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i tried z4root version 1.3.0 but the app will FC half way during temp rooting. i will give it an update if i come across anything... hopefully

[Q] Root - how to?

While I patiently await CM7 for the Triumph, can anyone tell me how to get this thing rooted? I've owned a G1, Eris, and Optimus V. Each one had a different process. How can I do it on this one?

Rezanow said:
While I patiently await CM7 for the Triumph, can anyone tell me how to get this thing rooted? I've owned a G1, Eris, and Optimus V. Each one had a different process. How can I do it on this one?
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There is an app you install called GingerBreak. It is found in the same forum you posted this question in, just look for it, I believe it is right under this thread, actually. It is a simple 1-Click root method.
Hope I helped. If I did, could you help a brother out by clicking the thanks button? It's all I got

Here is a link to the aforementioned GingerBreak: http://www.4shared.com/file/kJ-skGa5/Gingerbread_15.html
After rooting, go to the market and install superuser.

Damn, I thought that was for a custom ROM. Thank you! I'll give proper thanks when I get to my Chromebook.

Well, that was quick. All rooted now. However, you linked something that only put on wallpapers. I had to go find 1.2 of GingerBreak.

Hello, i've tried Gingerbreak, Z4, Universal Androot and SuperOneClick Server is down.
Does anyone know of any other methods to root an android??
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root a motorolla triumph

Besides Gingerbreak 1.2 specifically? Which is right here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
There's an "easy root method" that involves renaming the sudo binary in your phone to su... If you do this, it's strongly recommended you install Superuser when you're done.
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/index.php?topic=17172.0
My ROM (hurrhurr) comes with root already available.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281340

[Q] Droid 2 Global rooting?

Ok, so not to long ago I recieved a notification saying that my Droid 2 Global ws due for an update. My thoughts were "YAY!! NEW STUFF!!!". After I updated it I found out about phone rooting and I did some research on it. I came to the conclusion that I was going to root my phone no matter what. But I have tryed everything I came across. Which was only Gingerbreak, z4root, Petesoneclickroot, and I think thats about it.... Anyways none of those work.
When I tryed the Gingerbreak it would say its rooting but I left it there for like 3 hours while I watched a movie and it still wasnt done... I knew it wasnt going to work because it said it would take "2-3 minutes, 10 minutes at the max".
With the z4root I would install it and click on it and click Pearmanet Root. It would load for a little then it would just stop and go to the home screen of my phone. When I clicked the app again it would say it force clossed and after that it just would not open when I clicked it.
With the Petes one click root it would be going all well until it came to the rebooting stage. Once my phone shut off and started back up it would go into bootloader. And it would stay like that...
Just so you know what my phone is running and stuff its:
Model Number: DROID2 GLOBAL
Android Version: 2.3.3
If theres anything else you need to know just ask and please someone tell me and option to root my phone.

z4root and Gingerbreak won't work.
As it was described multiple times, DROID3 ADB exploit works. Pete's one-click motorola root tools should work; although it might fail if you had z4root.

i was
success to root using superoneclick 2.2(zergrush)

I used Pete's Root Tools for my D2G several times with no problems. It's pretty straight forward. You might need to SBF, because those other apps probably narsed up your ROM.

Also make sure you have the most recent drivers from Motorola. I have heard of problems being because of old drivers. Rootzwiki has some great user/dev threads on installing cm7gb. I would go there and follow the directions you find. Like the others said you may need to sbf to get a factory/known good state.
Remember: double & triple check everything before getting stuck up a creek. And make sure you have a way back before you start down that road...
D2G CM7GB

just used peters root tool.
worked excellent for me

If i had been rooted and then the update unrooted my phone. how can i gain root access. furthermore is their an app and lastly can i do it on a mac?

Look for DROID3 one-click root scripts. There's a version for Mac. This has been discussed many times, and can be found with a quick Google search, too.

phant14 said:
If i had been rooted and then the update unrooted my phone. how can i gain root access. furthermore is their an app and lastly can i do it on a mac?
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This is the thread for rootzwiki I was talking about.
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/4922-CM7-for-Droid2-Global-User's-Thread#entry113470
Droid2 Global CM4D2G-GB-20111217 ***CM7 RevNumbers Kang***

[Q] Root ZTE Rapido Lte

I have the ZTE Rapido Lte from straight talk and was wondering if anyone has found a way to root this phone yet. I have tried program after program and no avail. I am on android 4.1.2. Please any help would be greatly appreciated.

ZTE Rapido
I also just got this phone. I have been religiously trying different root methods. None have worked out for me. I've run out of answers. I imagine there is a dev out there somewhere trying to release a new rev of Framaroot that would cover this phone. As of rootandroid.com this is not rootable of yet. I am not used to having an unrooted phone and I hate not having root. I hope someone else replies so we aren't stuck in the grip and mercy of the manufacturer.

I just got one today, I tried a bunch of methods as well to no avail. If there is anyone that can help I can pull an image from the phone so that others with more technical expertise might be able to go over it and find a way to root it.

More specifically,what kind of image would be needed? Any statistical info is available on the manufacturers website. In the case of a system image, what process and software would be needed? i will image mine if I have a procedure to follow.

I'm very interested in this myself. I just got one a few days ago and am already missing my rooted and ROMed Droid X. Please someone save us.

Same here I have tried framaroot z4root towel root root master root genius poot and none worked. Someone please help
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Damn.
I just bought this phone for my Mom--her first smartphone since Verizon is the only thing in her coverage area. She's having trouble with the ringtones being too flat and not loud enough on the device.
I was hoping someone would've figured out a root for this beautiful little prepaid ZTE so I could somehow increase her ringtone/alert volume level. Maybe I'll poke around with the phone next time I'm near it.
So far she can answer calls and get on Skype

new news
any news on root i want to update it to lollipop

Solved!
I just rooted mine with king root apk. http://androidxda.com/download-kingroot-application or Google it. Make sure you download the latest version and if you don't get success on the first try keep trying it took me three tries. Please confirm if it works for you...

No root
Tried the KingoRoot download. Tried 17 times. Never once got a positive from any root checker app

this phone uses the same board as the zte n9511, and the n9511 has cwm and custom roms. im gonna try zte source flasher and see what happens

yuhas92 said:
this phone uses the same board as the zte n9511, and the n9511 has cwm and custom roms. im gonna try zte source flasher and see what happens
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so it didn't go well?

Has anyone got root for ZTE Rapido LTE Z932L?

Any progress?
Just checking in to see if anybody had any progress on rooting the Z932L.
I haven't seen any posts online on any site of people making any progress or even talking about this phone anymore, but it would still be nice if it was rootable.