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How to root Samsung Galaxy 4g

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

[Q] Superoneclick (not responding)?

I am trying to root my samsung infuse 4g and it is not allowing me to. I downloaded the superoneclick 1.9.1 shortfuse, turned usb debugging on, plugged the device in but everytime when i press root it goes to the waiting for device and then it says program not responding. I need to know if i have all the files and or programs to get this done. Its supposed to be easy, but its not working out for me. HELP HELP HELP ME PLEASE!!

DaYoung1 said:
I am trying to root my samsung infuse 4g and it is not allowing me to. I downloaded the superoneclick 1.9.1 shortfuse, turned usb debugging on, plugged the device in but everytime when i press root it goes to the waiting for device and then it says program not responding. I need to know if i have all the files and or programs to get this done. Its supposed to be easy, but its not working out for me. HELP HELP HELP ME PLEASE!!
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Did you install the drivers?

DaYoung1 said:
I am trying to root my samsung infuse 4g and it is not allowing me to. I downloaded the superoneclick 1.9.1 shortfuse, turned usb debugging on, plugged the device in but everytime when i press root it goes to the waiting for device and then it says program not responding. I need to know if i have all the files and or programs to get this done. Its supposed to be easy, but its not working out for me. HELP HELP HELP ME PLEASE!!
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You probably dont have drivers installed. They are included with samsungs media companion- kies. Search "kies" on google. Shouldnt be hard to find.

When I plug in my usb cable I see a kies upgrade for my firmware. Should I upgrade to that and will that fix the problem maybe
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Samsung drivers

It's a update nada upgrade sorry for typo
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Can I download this directly to my phone or does it have to be from my laptop
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DaYoung1 said:
Can I download this directly to my phone or does it have to be from my laptop
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download the drivers to your computer and install them

Ok I'm away from it now but I will. But what is the kies firmware update when you plug it up to the computer? Its on the top.
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DaYoung1 said:
Ok I'm away from it now but I will. But what is the kies firmware update when you plug it up to the computer? Its on the top.
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kill kies, you dont want it running. having kies install the drivers. kies is a firmware update tool for updates att wont push over the air

Late to the party. Root 'stalls' @ Step 7
Hey,
So I installed the drivers, disable virus scan & run Superoneclick2.2 and it Goes through several steps Killing..Starting...Waiting...etc... through Step 7, then it goes non-responsive.
I have done this dance three times with superoneclick & twice with InfuseRootUnlock_v4. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
So I am un-rooted. Stock Froyo. - Thanks!

Why dont you save the headache and Odin flash a pre rooted stock rom?? theres gtgx thread and h8rift among more many options....
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koriotto said:
Why dont you save the headache and Odin flash a pre rooted stock rom?? theres gtgx thread and h8rift among more many options....
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I basically want to root just to open the possibility of flashing a GB Rom, but just wanted to perform this step prior to flashing anything.
This is my first Android. Was on EnergyROMs in the WM 6.5 arena.

KevinAlbrecht said:
Hey,
So I installed the drivers, disable virus scan & run Superoneclick2.2 and it Goes through several steps Killing..Starting...Waiting...etc... through Step 7, then it goes non-responsive.
I have done this dance three times with superoneclick & twice with InfuseRootUnlock_v4. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
So I am un-rooted. Stock Froyo. - Thanks!
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I had the same issue, i tried with older version superoneclick1.X, it worked fine.
so use the older version.

KevinAlbrecht said:
I basically want to root just to open the possibility of flashing a GB Rom, but just wanted to perform this step prior to flashing anything.
This is my first Android. Was on EnergyROMs in the WM 6.5 arena.
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Hahaa nice i was same place as you where... I had Fuze and then Touch pro2 running energy roms... Well man you could try an older version of super obe click but.. The new one never gave me trouble.
And if as you say, you want to root to possibly flash a GB ron later the possibukity of Odin flashing a pre rooted Rom its still a good choice if super one click keeps giving you trouble, it will basicly leave your stuff like pics music etc intact and flash a rom with root included ill add you a few thread links when i get to my pc.
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koriotto said:
Hahaa nice ....
And if as you say, you want to root to possibly flash a GB ron later the possibukity of Odin flashing a pre rooted Rom its still a good choice if super one click keeps giving you trouble, it will basicly leave your stuff like pics music etc intact and flash a rom with root included ill add you a few thread links when i get to my pc....
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Thanks koriotto. Very much appreceated. Not sure why I am having the issues. As I said, it is not just superoneclick giving me grief, but I tried a root & unlock_v4 as well.

ok as i said here are some threads for Stock PRE-rooted using odin, install drivers simply by installing samsung kies
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251&highlight=stock
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021&highlight=stock
If you are on Rogers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326143&highlight=stock

atrix4nag said:
I had the same issue, i tried with older version superoneclick1.X, it worked fine.
so use the older version.
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1.9x worked for me also, but there were allot of errors, that I had to click through. Donation made!
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koriotto said:
...ill add you a few thread links when i get to my pc.
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Thanks for the links koriotto. I went with an earlier 1.9x superoneclick for now, but I will get thos links bookmarked!
I do have a question tho. Your links are for ultimate unbrick, right? So basically that is a staock rom for users to flash back to if they go too far down the rabbit hole?
- Thanks, Kevin

It works fine if you don't use zergrush as the exploit.
Zergrush kept hanging for me with latest superoneclick version.
Switched exploit to psneuter and it worked fine

It's kind of a funny story, actually..

So I bought a Captivate off of craigslist. first mistake, i know. but i inspected the phone meticulously and everything had checked out. That is...
Until I got home. I had seen that CM7 nightlies were posted and I use them on my Inspire so i didn't waste anytime rooting and installing CWM. I then downloaded 2 ROMs, one normal 2.2 ROM and CM nightly build 13. I read about cm7 and how it replaces the EFS file system, so the only way to change ROMs is to odin back to stock.
Here's the funny part. Everything I did up up to and including installing CM7 I did WITHOUT using a computer/USB whatsoever. So I install samsung USB drivers on my 2 PC's (win7 and xp) and I go to connect my phone in download mode. no dice. everytime i plug it in, both of my PCs say the dreaded "usb device has malfunctioned"
2 additional details to note:
1. my friend picked up a stock 2.2 captivate at best buy tonight and i threw it in download mode on the same usb port and it connected fine and installed drivers, + odin saw the device. mine still says malfunctioned.
2. I know USB connectivity works because if i go to the CWM recovery I can mount USB storage.
SO what are everyone's thoughts? did i not read a special instruction? am I missing something really stupid? or am i stuck on CM7 nightly builds for the rest of forever? haha.
Edit: found this in the cm7 nightly post:
**Warning : Not for new users, flash this build only if you know what you are doing !!! Make SURE you can get into Download mode using only buttons (no other method, Download mode from just buttons is essential).**
I didn't read that^ whoops. I cannot get into DL mode using only buttons...does that mean i am stuck on CM7?

3buttonfix.zip is floating around here somewhere

ConeyKiller said:
3buttonfix.zip is floating around here somewhere
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His main problem is odin wont reconize his phone once it is in download mode. Three button fix is secondary mainly because you need odin to flash it.

Try getting jiffy with it
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erstad said:
Try getting jiffy with it
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I think you mean jiggy.....as in a jig. Still issue is odin not reconizing phone in download mode.

erstad said:
Try getting jiffy with it
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I don't think peanut butter is gonna do any good ;p

Correct me if im wrong but cm7 flash requires nexus s usb drivers(or did at one point). Your friends new phone would be detected with the captivate drivers while yours would not.
If you just have the wrong drivers installed you can get the right ones from the android sdk. Uninstall current usb drivers.. reboot... install nexus s usb drivers.. reboot... plug in phone.

whiteguypl said:
Correct me if im wrong but cm7 flash requires nexus s usb drivers(or did at one point). Your friends new phone would be detected with the captivate drivers while yours would not.
If you just have the wrong drivers installed you can get the right ones from the android sdk. Uninstall current usb drivers.. reboot... install nexus s usb drivers.. reboot... plug in phone.
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Your correct.
Good luck OP.

studacris said:
I don't think peanut butter is gonna do any good ;p
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Hahaha nice

erstad said:
Try getting jiffy with it
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I carry a jig in my wallet. Not sure I am up to carrying peanut butter too.

Well I hope you get out of your Jam...
Pun intended
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How to root AT&T Nexus S?

So a lot of people must have gotten this phone, but after searching this forum and google, I still cannot find a guide that is specific to this phone. How can I find a good method that is least likely to brick the phone?

if you manage to brick a nexus s then bravo,
as to rooting any nexus s root guide will help, however personally i suggest using borky's one click for for the nexus s

How to search?
How to read?
How to get through life without every answer handed to you?
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Rem3Dy said:
How to search?
How to read?
How to get through life without every answer handed to you?
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How do you get through life being an ass all the time? Or unable to read that I have said I've used search? Now go be an ass to someone local in their face. Oh you can't? I thought so!

shabbypenguin said:
if you manage to brick a nexus s then bravo,
as to rooting any nexus s root guide will help, however personally i suggest using borky's one click for for the nexus s
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Thanks, will give it a try

Thansk again, it worked!
For anyone looking step by step guide:
1. Download the Clockwork 3.0.2.4 file, Clockwork 4.0.1.4 did not work for me (it was able to unlock but would not detect the now unlocked phone)
2. Extract files to C drive or desktop
3. Enable USB Debugging on the phone by going to Settings->Application->Development
4. Run the PDANET installer included in the ZIP
5. Plugin the phone when asked to
6. Once drivers are installed with the phone ON, run the run.bat file included by right clicking and selecting Run As Administrator (If windows 7 or Vista)
7. Follow the prompts
Download from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138755

Help Please?? Can't get back to stock through Heimdall:(

Hi guys.
Was wondering if anyone could help me out with my phone. I'd been running the Unnamed rom for a while then last week the phone started acting up on me. Now I'm trying to return it back to stock and for some reason I'm getting a claiming interface error. It says device connected on Heimdall, and the connection is able to initialize but it keeps failing on the interface part.
Any help would be truly appreciated.

I suggest you try another USB port or even another computer if you can.

try this
this happend to me once but what i did was
1.restart pc
2.take out battery from phone nd put it back in
3.enter download mode
4. put usb cable on a different spot (sometimes odin can interfer with heimdall)
5.open heindall with phone already on download mode
6.reinstall drivers for that usb slot
7.then initiate the flash back to stock
8.after its done reboot phone (mine turns on by itself)
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hope i helped if i did plz click thanks:good::good:
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chacua358 said:
this happend to me once but what i did was
1.restart pc
2.take out battery from phone nd put it back in
3.enter download mode
4. put usb cable on a different spot (sometimes odin can interfer with heimdall)
5.open heindall with phone already on download mode
6.reinstall drivers for that usb slot
7.then initiate the flash back to stock
8.after its done reboot phone (mine turns on by itself)
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hope i helped if i did plz click thanks:good::good:
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Thanks for the assistance man. But i got a question on one step. Could you explain how to reinstall the drivers for the usb slot? I'm on a mac os right now btw, but I could switch over to windows if needed.

itzik2sh said:
I suggest you try another USB port or even another computer if you can.
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Tried multiple other ports still same result. Even tried another comp, but no go.. I'm confused.

Hope you get it working. Here's this in case you somehow missed these.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
Second post on this one
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First thing.... Take a breath and know that everything will be ok
now, you need to try different usb ports
reinstall the sgs4g drivers
make sure you have everything for heimdall
IF NONE OF THESE WORK
it is your cable

dsexton702 said:
First thing.... Take a breath and know that everything will be ok
now, you need to try different usb ports
reinstall the sgs4g drivers
make sure you have everything for heimdall
IF NONE OF THESE WORK
it is your cable
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i agee with dexton but one question so we can help you furthermore what version of stock do you want to go back to (i mean 2.2.1, 2.3.4 , or 2.3.6 )

chacua358 said:
i agee with dexton but one question so we can help you furthermore what version of stock do you want to go back to (i mean 2.2.1, 2.3.4 , or 2.3.6 )
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Thanks so much man! You have saved my life haha. Followed it exactly as you said, worked with no problems. Guess the old drivers just got corrupted and my phone wasn't being recognized anymore. Thanks again, you are awesome. :laugh:

classcsilk said:
Thanks so much man! You have saved my life haha. Followed it exactly as you said, worked with no problems. Guess the old drivers just got corrupted and my phone wasn't being recognized anymore. Thanks again, you are awesome. :laugh:
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hey no problem thats what xda is for is for people to help each other and we have all been on a sticky situation

chacua358 said:
hey no problem thats what xda is for is for people to help each other and we have all been on a sticky situation
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It is always the cord that gets me. I only own one that can one click correctly out of five... Not a fun time downgrading.
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Cooptx said:
It is always the cord that gets me. I only own one that can one click correctly out of five... Not a fun time downgrading.
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the original cable from the phone sucks its too short and thin mine broke 2 months after i bought a motorola droid one and broke like 3 or 4 monts after bought an lg one but all it does is charge the phone no data no flashing no nothing same with a cable from the gas station but the best cable ive used is the mytouchbranded on its been 5 months its the best one yet you should try it mine was from my old mytouch 3g slide:laugh: