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ED1/ED2/Rooting ... My head is spinning !!!

My phone is firmware 2.2.1 baseband ver 1510.06.V.ED1 SCH-I510.ED1 Build Number SCH-I510.ED2 ..... is this the ed2 you're referring to? I purchased the phone the day it was released. I want to root to run wifi tethering and want to get it done before VZW turns off the free tethering. NEED it in my big truck !!! On android central rooting directions it says to enable both usb debugging and stay awake. My phone has no stay awake selection available like my original Moto Droid running 2.2.2 FRG83G had. I am thinking this is why I can not install PdaNet ? Any help before I attempt a root to run Barnacle (unless you can give me an easier wifi hack) greatly appreciated.
seeing in another thread that ed2 can't be rooted?? I want to be sure of what I'm doing before I attempt it ..

Looks like ED2.
ED2 can be rooted by using the Odin'd Kernel that gives you Root/Lagfix in the Dev forum.
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092114

Chopstix9 said:
My phone is firmware 2.2.1 baseband ver 1510.06.V.ED1 SCH-I510.ED1 Build Number SCH-I510.ED2 ..... is this the ed2 you're referring to? I purchased the phone the day it was released. I want to root to run wifi tethering and want to get it done before VZW turns off the free tethering. NEED it in my big truck !!! On android central rooting directions it says to enable both usb debugging and stay awake. My phone has no stay awake selection available like my original Moto Droid running 2.2.2 FRG83G had. I am thinking this is why I can not install PdaNet ? Any help before I attempt a root to run Barnacle (unless you can give me an easier wifi hack) greatly appreciated.
seeing in another thread that ed2 can't be rooted?? I want to be sure of what I'm doing before I attempt it ..
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Yes, that is the ED2 we are referring to in those threads. You will need to flash it back to ED1 before you are able to root.
Once rooted, you can update to ED2. It'll break your root, but flash jt's voodoo lagfix and CWM on and you will be rooted again.
Simple stuff, but I understand how it can look very confusing and overwhelming.
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It is confusing that's for sure. I'm glad I didn't accept the ED2 update yesterday when I got my phone. So I will root it while its stock, then update to ED2, then we can root again by doing Root / Voodoo Lagfix / CWM Recovery install. I know what I am doing tomorrow.

yyhd said:
Yes, that is the ED2 we are referring to in those threads. You will need to flash it back to ED1 before you are able to root.
Once rooted, you can update to ED2. It'll break your root, but flash jt's voodoo lagfix and CWM on and you will be rooted again.
Simple stuff, but I understand how it can look very confusing and overwhelming.
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IF I flash the lagfix voodoo will I still be on TouchWiz ?

Okay next question .... 1.) I assume there are instructions around to flash back to ED1 .... 2.) So I flash back, root, install Barnacle or whatever hotspot activation app someone more experienced recommends and update back to ED2 and lose my root. Will the hotspot hack app still work or will it have to be re-rooted to keep the functionality?
I was under the impression the phone would not accept updates pushed to it after it was rooted? After flashing back to ED1 to root, are there any vast improvements resident in ED2 that would make me want to go to it? What happens if they decide to push Gingerbread to the Charge ?

Chopstix9 said:
Okay next question .... 1.) I assume there are instructions around to flash back to ED1 .... 2.) So I flash back, root, install Barnacle or whatever hotspot activation app someone more experienced recommends and update back to ED2 and lose my root. Will the hotspot hack app still work or will it have to be re-rooted to keep the functionality?
I was under the impression the phone would not accept updates pushed to it after it was rooted? After flashing back to ED1 to root, are there any vast improvements resident in ED2 that would make me want to go to it? What happens if they decide to push Gingerbread to the Charge ?
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Root ED1 and use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092114
you'll remain rooted once you flash that on the Charge.

droidxscott said:
IF I flash the lagfix voodoo will I still be on TouchWiz ?
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Yes you will.

HELP !!
My Charge was ED2. I followed all instructions and ran the Stock Rooted ED1. It DID downgrade my phone to ED1. But I am not rooted? I do not have superuser? It is just a fully functioning (so far as I can tell) ED1 Charge. I installed Barnacle (reason for rooting) and it denies permissions saying I need superuser status .... Now what ??

Chopstix9 said:
HELP !!
My Charge was ED2. I followed all instructions and ran the Stock Rooted ED1. It DID downgrade my phone to ED1. But I am not rooted? I do not have superuser? It is just a fully functioning (so far as I can tell) ED1 Charge. I installed Barnacle (reason for rooting) and it denies permissions saying I need superuser status .... Now what ??
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Did you root it? You cant just flash ED1 on and expect it to be rooted already. You gotta run Command and adb push, and make sure adb shell is changed from $ to #. That's when you have root.
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AWESOME and many thanks yyhd !!! I used Gingersnap, nothing like a 30 second automatic root !! Was no need for pushing anything via CMD using Gingersnap. Got superuser and Barnacle works terrific for wifi to the laptop. Need it in the big truck, have lappy on all day.
Next is to figure out how to flash jt's ed2 fix ... I extracted the file and it is a bin file. Odin won't see bin files, do I need to extract it then install with Odin? Thanx tons again !!!

Chopstix9 said:
AWESOME and many thanks yyhd !!! I used Gingersnap, nothing like a 30 second automatic root !! Was no need for pushing anything via CMD using Gingersnap. Got superuser and Barnacle works terrific for wifi to the laptop. Need it in the big truck, have lappy on all day.
Next is to figure out how to flash jt's ed2 fix ... I extracted the file and it is a bin file. Odin won't see bin files, do I need to extract it then install with Odin? Thanx tons again !!!
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if you are seeing a bin file you extracted it when you were not suppose to
odin will see the .tar.md5 file

hmmm .... I followed the link to his thread supplied up at the top of this thread and downloaded the 'attached file' link in that thread that was named VoodooChargeCWM-2.tar (6.27 MB, 450 views) but it unpacks with a file named recovery.bin

Chopstix9 said:
hmmm .... I followed the link to his thread supplied up at the top of this thread and downloaded the 'attached file' link in that thread that was named VoodooChargeCWM-2.tar (6.27 MB, 450 views) but it unpacks with a file named recovery.bin
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Right. Don't extract the .tar file, use it as is.

How do you flash a bin file? Odin does not support that file extension?

Chopstix9 said:
How do you flash a bin file? Odin does not support that file extension?
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You don't flash the bin file, you flash the tar file. Does your browser autoextract the tar on dowload? If so, turn that off and re-download. If you're extracting the tar file on your own, don't, just point to it with Odin.

Rooting OTA Gingerbread

Hey everyone im kinda new to the forums.. Anyways i just downloaded GB 2.3.3 the other day. Well after that i realized my phone wasnt rooted anymore. So i updated simpleoneclick and it wouldnt work. Anyone had any success rooting their g2x after the update?

Another person with a broken search button. Need to get that fixed.
At the present time, there is no root for the GB update. There is a way to root GB but it required going back to 2.2.2 and then loading a custom GB rom.

Ya mine has been broken for awhile.. Ive been trying to fix it but no luck.. Anyways any idea if theyre working on a root for it, and if so how long do you think itll take?

randy954 said:
Hey everyone im kinda new to the forums.. Anyways i just downloaded GB 2.3.3 the other day. Well after that i realized my phone wasnt rooted anymore. So i updated simpleoneclick and it wouldnt work. Anyone had any success rooting their g2x after the update?
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There is a rooted OTA ROM in the development thread. Flash that with recovery and you will have root back and 2.3.3.

gaww said:
There is a rooted OTA ROM in the development thread. Flash that with recovery and you will have root back and 2.3.3.
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So i dont need to flash back to 2.2 first? Ive never flashed a custom rom on this phone so im new to it still.
Thanks

randy954 said:
So i dont need to flash back to 2.2 first? Ive never flashed a custom rom on this phone so im new to it still.
Thanks
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no, you dont need to flash back to 2.2

My device came with 2.3.3 you dont need to downgrade. Just nvflash cwm recovery and flash over top of the default firmware.

ahronzombi said:
My device came with 2.3.3 you dont need to downgrade. Just nvflash cwm recovery and flash over top of the default firmware.
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Just nvflash cmw and flash away!

fcisco13 said:
Just nvflash cmw and flash away!
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Apparently, you can flash with CMW Recovery without being rooted, and also make nandroids and restore them. You will not be able to use apps that require root like titanium backup.

gaww said:
Apparently, you can flash with CMW Recovery without being rooted, and also make nandroids and restore them. You will not be able to use apps that require root like titanium backup.
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I am a noob (first post) but I learned a lot by monitoring the forums the past few days. If you flash a rooted rom, then you can use use apps that require root access. At least that is how my G2x seems to be working.
Cheers

hoopduke said:
I am a noob (first post) but I learned a lot by monitoring the forums the past few days. If you flash a rooted rom, then you can use use apps that require root access. At least that is how my G2x seems to be working.
Cheers
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Yep!
G2X CM7

hoopduke said:
I am a noob (first post) but I learned a lot by monitoring the forums the past few days. If you flash a rooted rom, then you can use use apps that require root access. At least that is how my G2x seems to be working.
Cheers
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Yes - flashing it has rooted your phone. I am somewhat surprised by this however. I would have thought rooting was done at a deeper level then anything in a ROM, but apparently that is not the case.
Good news is whatever the case, it works.

Recovery has nothing to do with the rooted status of your phone. Nvflash and cwm work no matter what.
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gaww said:
Yes - flashing it has rooted your phone. I am somewhat surprised by this however. I would have thought rooting was done at a deeper level then anything in a ROM, but apparently that is not the case.
Good news is whatever the case, it works.
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Having an unlocked/unencrypted bootloader gives us G2X owners a LOT of flexibility with what can be done with our phones in terms of customization. Its one of the main reasons I couldn't wait for this phone to be released. Check out the first post in this thread over in the Atrix forum for a rundown of the differences between locked/unlocked/encrypted bootloaders:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957461.
G2X CM7

ahronzombi said:
My device came with 2.3.3 you dont need to downgrade. Just nvflash cwm recovery and flash over top of the default firmware.
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im sorry for the noob questions but could you elaborate on the steps you took to do this? Im having no luck figuring out so far.
Or if anyone else could explain the process.
I downloaded cwm but it says my phone needs to be rooted just to use it. So im stuck because im with 2.3.3 which isnt rooted. I just wanna go back to 2.2 so i can have root agian or so i can download custom 2.3.3 roms which are rooted already.
thanks

is flashing the rooted rom would root my phone perma or it would be unroot after flashing anything over that rooted rom?

you need one click reovery to flash the cwm with nvflash

Going from Froyo to Gingerbread

This is a totally nOOB question, but can I upgrade from Froyo (which is what is running on my Droid Charge right now) to Gingerbread just by flashing a Gingerbread ROM?

pacino12 said:
This is a totally nOOB question, but can I upgrade from Froyo (which is what is running on my Droid Charge right now) to Gingerbread just by flashing a Gingerbread ROM?
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yes you can, the rom will update your firmware however you'll need to Odin the specific modems (you don't really have to as EE4 modems/radios will work fine but 90% of people on GB say it makes a difference in battery life and reception)
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

anoninja118 said:
yes you can, the rom will update your firmware however you'll need to Odin the specific modems (you don't really have to as EE4 modems/radios will work fine but 90% of people on GB say it makes a difference in battery life and reception)
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
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Ok, so it would be safe to load the new Infinity ROM RAW that Imnuts just developed?
Also, I am thinking of ODINING the newest release of CWM (4.0.0.1.4) before I flash the ROM. I just got the OTA EE4 update from Verizon and it looks like it unrooted my phone in the process. Do I need to worry about any Voodoo issues as far as disabling it before I ODIN CWM?

pacino12 said:
Ok, so it would be safe to load the new Infinity ROM RAW that Imnuts just developed?
Also, I am thinking of ODINING the newest release of CWM (4.0.0.1.4) before I flash the ROM. I just got the OTA EE4 update from Verizon and it looks like it unrooted my phone in the process. Do I need to worry about any Voodoo issues as far as disabling it before I ODIN CWM?
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yes you can flash Infinity right over it though it won't be rooted I don't think... and voodoo doesn't affect Odining CWM
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

anoninja118 said:
yes you can flash Infinity right over it though it won't be rooted I don't think... and voodoo doesn't affect Odining CWM
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
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You just have to get superuser from the market if you wanna root because infinity rom has everything else built in.
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Thanks for the help everyone. I am now rooted under my stock EE4 build. I am currently running 2.2 froyo and I want to update my firmware to EPIW (2.3.4) and then from there load the "DarkCharge TQ" ROM
by BBCrackman and P3Droid. My main question is how do I know if I need to disable lagfix before flashing a ROM like this or a firmware version update to my phone? I've heard that If you flash a ROM through ODIN you don't have to disable lagfix. If that previous statement is not correct, how do I disable lagfix on my charge in order to run this firmware update and load this ROM?

pacino12 said:
Thanks for the help everyone. I am now rooted under my stock EE4 build. I am currently running 2.2 froyo and I want to update my firmware to EPIW (2.3.4) and then from there load the "DarkCharge TQ" ROM
by BBCrackman and P3Droid. My main question is how do I know if I need to disable lagfix before flashing a ROM like this or a firmware version update to my phone? I've heard that If you flash a ROM through ODIN you don't have to disable lagfix. If that previous statement is not correct, how do I disable lagfix on my charge in order to run this firmware update and load this ROM?
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this is true you don't need to disable lagfix if you're using Odin... if you really want to you can download the free voodoo controls app and set it to convert back on boot then reboot phone before odining

anoninja118 said:
this is true you don't need to disable lagfix if you're using Odin... if you really want to you can download the free voodoo controls app and set it to convert back on boot then reboot phone before odining
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Thanks for the useful info! I am going to upgrade to 2.3.4 now and hope everything goes well!

pacino12 said:
Thanks for the useful info! I am going to upgrade to 2.3.4 now and hope everything goes well!
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good luck.. worst case scenario you would just need to Odin to stock with the PIT file then start over and Odin EP1W and flash Darkcharge
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

[Q] Gingerbread Root (Was I too eager)

Hello,
When I first purchased the SGS4G a few months ago I was able to follow a nice and user-friendly tutorial on how to root my phone using super-one-click. I wanted to delete all of the nasty bloatware and also unlock my phone. That worked lovely (thanks by the way) and everything was going well....
That is until I got a message from my friend telling me that Samsung has released an offical update (gingerbread) and that it will provide better battery life ect... I eagery followed the official steps and used something called Kies to update my phone!
Everything seemed fine until I noticed some of the bloatware had returned. No problem I thought, I'll use my titanium backup app to re-delete it, no luck... Basically it seems as if my phone has been re-rooted and SuperUser freezes when I try to open it. Have I hurt my phone by upgrading without putting it back to the factory settings? I don't want to flash my phone or anything fancy, I am just wondering if I can root my phone from gingerbread again (if so how) or if I have to live with the bloatware again.
Thanks in advance!

i wouldnt use kies anymore when you have a forum like this.
we have a ton of GB roms here, so you can look into those on your own. i would recommend following FBis251's GB Starter Pack.
to answer your question, to Root GB, just flash Drhonks GB kernels. that will give you root and CWM

Ok wow, that is a bit confusing to me as I am not super educated in the world of Android manipulation. I searched up some info regarding what you told me and it seems flashing will GIVE me gingerbread, but thats what I have already. Also, not sure what kernel or CWM means, sorry!
Thanks for your help though!

Aannon said:
Ok wow, that is a bit confusing to me as I am not super educated in the world of Android manipulation. I searched up some info regarding what you told me and it seems flashing will GIVE me gingerbread, but thats what I have already. Also, not sure what kernel or CWM means, sorry!
Thanks for your help though!
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GB doesn't come on this phone, either you you don't have a Sgs4g our you have froyo.
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cybok0 said:
GB doesn't come on this phone, either you you don't have a Sgs4g our you have froyo.
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I am confused, but I'm not completely stupid... The whole point of this topic is to figure if it's possible to root a SGS4G with Gingerbread. I know the phone came with froyo, but my provider allowed for an offical update TO Gingerbread so I decided to update.

Aannon said:
I am confused, but I'm not completely stupid... The whole point of this topic is to figure if it's possible to root a SGS4G with Gingerbread. I know the phone came with froyo, but my provider allowed for an offical update TO Gingerbread so I decided to update.
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There isn't a official release of GB for this phone, you must have a different one.
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yea. there is no official gingerbread for this phone yet. what is your model number? (settings -->about phone--> model). also, what is your firmare version and build number? i'll walk you through it

jager555 said:
yea. there is no official gingerbread for this phone yet. what is your model number? (settings -->about phone--> model). also, what is your firmare version and build number? i'll walk you through it
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Ok, though the update may not have been official I did it using Kies so I assumed it was, sorry guys. That being said, here's my info:
Model: SGH-T959P
Firm: 2.3.4
Build#: GINGERBREAD.PTLKH2
I don't know if this helps, but the program I used to unlock the first time was called super-one-click (or something similar) and the program installed on my phone is called Superuser. Now it doesn't work the same and other programs say my phone isn't rooted.
Hope this helps, I really appreciate the attention.

The issue that you are having is that you cannot use superoneclick to root GB.
To do this you must flash Dr honks kernel.
Now you are right when you looked it up and it said that you would flash to get GB. You will also flash to get root with GB. It will not replace the whole rom.
In the Dev section there is a post by Drhonk labelled [Kernel][GB][KG4/KG6/KH2/KI1/KI3] Stock Kernel + CWM + Voodoo EXT4 Lagfix.
Grab one of those kernels from his post. Just for ease say you use the new KI3 kernel.
There are 2 options. The Odin version or the CWM version. I really recommend using ODIN. It is easier in my opinion and you should get comfortable with ODIN anyways.
Once flashed you will not have to do anything additional. It will reboot your phone and as soon as its powered up you again will have root access (which will fix your superuser issues you mentioned as well) and give you red CWM.
Are you familiar with using ODIN at all?

no, jiggly, he has the wrong phone.
aannon, this forum is for the T959V, not p. I think you have a fascinate. look up the info on those forums.
never flash a rom from another phone. it will always brick. use odin to restore your phone to T959P stock and go from there.

Thanks for the heads up, I've done some more digging and because my phone is technically called the Fascinate 4G i think it is indeed slightly different. It's a phone from a Canadian provider, Telus and I think it's a bit of a blacksheep. The phone for all intents and purposes is almost identical to your 4G, but it is different enough to require its own software ect... Thanks for the warning! I may have to live with bloatware for now

Infuse 4G 2.3.6 how to root?

OEM 2.3.6 would like to root keeping everything as close as OEM as possible (don't like the custom ROMs).
Please advise.

Is a Kernel swap possible? Change Kernel to Gain Root then reflash back to Stock kernel?

toshik1 said:
OEM 2.3.6 would like to root keeping everything as close as OEM as possible (don't like the custom ROMs).
Please advise.
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try vagabond 3.5. It's almost completely stock but rooted.
If you follow directions, you can also flash the stock kernel and retain root.
There is no simple conventional method of root like SOC on the Infuse 2.3.6
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If you wanted to retain the odex file system,
you will need to flash a gb insecure kernel.
install superuser and busybox
flash back the stock kernel and fix the vold file.
it will be fun to try

Anyone here ever heard of or used OTA Rootkeeper? I have no clue if it will work on a Kies install method (never actually flashed through Kies) but, with my Transformer Prime, we used said app to retain root privileges after an OTA update from Asus. Worked everytime for me, even when updating to ICS from Honeycomb, so maybe Froyo to GB will be similar.
I don't have my Infuse with me (left it at home) or I would attempt it myself. It would be great if someone with prior kernel flashing knowledge could try it; if it doesn't work you can just flash a kernel to get your root back.
Additionally when we first got GB last summer I remember seeing a how-to from a dev explaining how we would achieve root on GB once AT&T released the update (since SOC only works with Froyo for us)...

I have used the ota rootkeeper on my atrix 2 when it got updated. Its a pain in the ass to use. The infuse does not need it plus i don't think it will work. Rooting the infuse is easy if you use the appropriate kernels.
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tmease1 said:
I have used the ota rootkeeper on my atrix 2 when it got updated. Its a pain in the ass to use. The infuse does not need it plus i don't think it will work. Rooting the infuse is easy if you use the appropriate kernels.
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I actually thought it was pretty friggin simple. Open the app/Protect Root/Temp. Unroot/Install OTA Update/DL Rootkeeper/Open/Restore Root. Seems pretty painless to me
And the OP wants as close to stock as possible, sure to me and you flashing an unsecure kernel is easy to gain root, but most ppl would rather have a one click executable through a PC w/ the right drivers for phone.
Soo I was thinking, the Kies Update shouldn't erase everything (apps, sdcard, etc.), Rootkeeper stores su in a place that isn't wiped during an OTA. I could be wrong, the app might not even be compatible, but I don't have my Infuse to try..
The process, if it works, requires very little knowledge to do and gives you root w/o messing w/ kernels:
1. Start from the latest Froyo stock build/ use SuperOneClick w/ drivers to root.
2. DL Rootkeeper/open/protect root/temp. unroot.
3. Run Kies and install the update
4. On your fresh GB build DL Rootkeeper from market, open/restore root.
5. Open Rootchecker and see if it worked. Done.
If it doesn't work, flash a kernel. (hell, what have we lost anyways, 30 mins?)
This weekend I'm driving home for the weekend, I can try it then; till then, any takers?
Again, if you have to know-how to flash a kernel, do it, I'm just brain storming alternatives for those who don't or don't want to.

I gave my personal Opinion about the ota rootkeeper. I just don't like it. Its easy yes but I personally would rather do it manually with a computer. Plus it will not work with kies. Kies is different than a ota update. The leak lb3 is the exact same as official. He can use kies to update, flash a rooted gingerbread kernel then flash the stock lb3 kernel. He will then be rooted with stock kernel.
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tmease1 said:
He can use kies to update, flash a rooted gingerbread kernel then flash the stock lb3 kernel. He will then be rooted with stock kernel.
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in between, the kernels, there is the su binaries and busybox thingie.

qkster said:
in between, the kernels, there is the su binaries and busybox thingie.
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Im sorry i forgot to add that in.
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Im sorry i forgot to add that in.
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tmease1 said:
I gave my personal Opinion about the ota rootkeeper. I just don't like it. Its easy yes but I personally would rather do it manually with a computer. Plus it will not work with kies. Kies is different than a ota update. The leak lb3 is the exact same as official. He can use kies to update, flash a rooted gingerbread kernel then flash the stock lb3 kernel. He will then be rooted with stock kernel.
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Your right, its your opinion, and Rootkeeper most likely will not play well w/ Kies. Trust me, I would much rather flash a kernel for su, it really is a lot easier than some noobs might think.
As for Kies, I clearly stated that I haven't use Kies for an update, that it might not work and that I could be wrong I'm fully aware Kies is different than OTA; I'm pretty sure it wipes where the su binaries are protected, I only offered a suggestion for the OP, again b/c jumping into flashing things just for root sounds scary. The whole point was to voice possible alternatives, etc, you know, cuz that's what we do here at xda...
@OP, if you want to gain root through a kernel, I would suggest first looking into THESE links as you might have to use some methods listed there.
Also Qk's Back to stock guide HERE can get you to stock B3 w/ custom recovery (rather easy), and his Vagabond Rom has great instructions concerning his rom and stock kernels if need be HERE. Make sure to thank qkster for these. (I guess he has spent a lot of time with the B3 leak. )
We are kind of late to the GB party, it seems things aren't as straight forward as they were in Froyo or GB <= 2.3.5. The links should get you pointed in the right direction to get your phone stock + root. Good luck and READ up!

Root needed
Anyone came up with the rooted version of the following?
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00045587&fm_seq=46249

The latest official release from samsung (UCLB3)? My post right ABOVE yours is me explaining how to root the newest build, links included! Read! You would have quickly found that flashing an insecure kernel is your best bet.
Additionally, I tried the method I was discussing in this thread (ota rootkeeper) and it didn't work. (@tmease, you opinion is now fact )