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Rooting and Flashing a custom ROM

I flashed the leaked froyo firmware I897UCJI6 on my samsung captivate using odin 1-click method. I have a working 2.2 now. My phone is not rooted. I am planning to flash a custom ROM and try other custom ROMs out there in the market. I've gone through a three part video series by mobiletechvideos on how to root and flash a custom ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364). But, i still have a few questions.
1. For rooting, do i need to flash the phone back to the stock JF6?
2. In the xda link given above, i am fine until step #4. Step #5 is a little bit confusing to me. After i copy the root file to the root directory in the internal sd card on my phone, i rename it to update.zip. Also, i copy the clockworkrecovery to the root directory in the internal sd card in the phone and rename it to update.zip. Now, after i am doing with rooting and clockworkrecovery, i have to proceed further to flash the custom ROM. Now, the steps mentioned in the xda forum does not say anything about moving the custom ROM file to the root directory in the internal sd card on the phone. My question is: Do i need to copy the custom ROM zip file into the root directory of the phone? Do i need to rename the custome ROM file to update.zip as well?
Someone please help.

Yes rom goes on sd, no do not rename
If you are on ji6 you will not be able to install clockwork because of 3e recovery. Two option, flash back to stock using
http://www.fileserve.com/file/emnCn2j
One click odin, provided you are at&t and build number is 1009 and lower located under battery
2 look for modded 3e recovery in. development for captivate posted by exist

mcord11758 said:
Yes rom goes on sd, no do not rename
If you are on ji6 you will not be able to install clockwork because of 3e recovery. Two option, flash back to stock using
http://www.fileserve.com/file/emnCn2j
One click odin, provided you are at&t and build number is 1009 and lower located under battery
2 look for modded 3e recovery in. development for captivate posted by exist
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Thanks for the reply. What is 3e recovery by the way? I am able to flash back to stock (jf6) using odin 1-click by following the volume up + down method to download. My build number is not in that 1000 series. Are you referring to s/n number found under the battery? In many threads I have seen ppl saying if u r under 1009 build # then you need to use 3 key combo method. You are saying the opposite. I am confused now. Sorry sir but I think I need.more explanation. I thank you for your time
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Are you on at&t
If you can get into dl mode issuing volume and usb then you have three button combo. Later builds can not use jf6 stock 1010 and up. Your build had to be there, and I do not think it its possible it is not in the 1000s if you have a captivate

mcord11758 said:
Are you on at&t
If you can get into dl mode issuing volume and usb then you have three button combo. Later builds can not use jf6 stock 1010 and up. Your build had to be there, and I do not think it its possible it is not in the 1000s if you have a captivate
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Pls clarify if s/n # found under battery is actually the build number. Also, according to many posts in this forum, three buttom combo is
1. Vol up
+
2. Vol down
+
3. Press Power button
Since when USB slot became a button? I am sorry but I dont understand.
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Sorry for confusion
Recovery uses three burton combo
Volume up and down and power
Download mode uses volume up and down plug in usb
On your phone under battery left side under sn above sku there us your build. Mine is 1008

mcord11758 said:
Sorry for confusion
Recovery uses three burton combo
Volume up and down and power
Download mode uses volume up and down plug in usb
On your phone under battery left side under sn above sku there us your build. Mine is 1008
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Thank you. Mine is 1007. So, now back to the question. I need to flash back to stock JF6 using odin 1-click. Then,i need to root the phone and install.clockworkmod recovery using the info found in the 3 part video series by mobiletechvideos. And,proceed with the custom ROM flash. Is my understanding correct? Thanks for replying patiently to all my queries. Thanks
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No need to root when in stock.
Dl this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=464425&d=1292362952
This update zip gives you clockwork recovery.
When on stock put this on the root of your sd.
Phone off
Three button combo
When at&t comes up let go all three
Blue recovery
Select reinstall packages
Boots to same recovery
Reinstall packages
Green clockwork recovery
Rom should be saved to sd as well.
Select install zip from sd
Choose zip
Rom file
Confirm
done, let it do it's thing
enjoy

mcord11758 said:
No need to root when in stock.
Dl this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=464425&d=1292362952
This update zip gives you clockwork recovery.
When on stock put this on the root of your sd.
Phone off
Three button combo
When at&t comes up let go all three
Blue recovery
Select reinstall packages
Boots to same recovery
Reinstall packages
Green clockwork recovery
Rom should be saved to sd as well.
Select install zip from sd
Choose zip
Rom file
Confirm
done, let it do it's thing
enjoy
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WOW! I clicked on the xda link from my phone and the update.zip got downloaded into the download folder in my internal sd (i deleted it). I see the point now. I need to root only to back up all apps and system data such as contacts, sms,media etc. Otherwise, no need to root. Please conform the steps one last time if you don't mind:
1. Copy the update.zip into the root directory of my phone (how to get to the root directory, by the way! Sorry it is a dumb question). Also, copy the custom ROM zip file to the same root directory.
2. Using 3 button combo, follow the remaining steps.
Now, after I successfully flash the custom ROM, can I use the android market and install all the apps I use.
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antonyvijai said:
WOW! I clicked on the xda link from my phone and the update.zip got downloaded into the download folder in my internal sd (i deleted it). I see the point now. I need to root only to back up all apps and system data such as contacts, sms,media etc. Otherwise, no need to root. Please conform the steps one last time if you don't mind:
1. Copy the update.zip into the root directory of my phone (how to get to the root directory, by the way! Sorry it is a dumb question). Also, copy the custom ROM zip file to the same root directory.
2. Using 3 button combo, follow the remaining steps.
Now, after I successfully flash the custom ROM, can I use the android market and install all the apps I use.
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When you open my files app you are looking at the root of your sd. You will see your download folder, go to it long press either file select move phone will direct you to root if sd, select paste.
You are correct you need root to run programs like titanium backup to backup your apps, but when you flash stock they will all be gone either way. So unless you are rooted now you can not back up your apps. You can dl them again do not restore any system data just user apps. Backup contacts by exporting to ext sd, or sim
I am checking out so I won't be responding again for the night. Good luck

The simplest way there is to root/ flash a rom is to use a one click root program.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
If you use this, it roots your phone for you. After you root with the program in the link above( there are videos on how to use the program if you get confused ) Download Rom Manager from the market. open up rom manager and select flash clockwork mod recovery. After that in the program rom manager click reboot into recovery( easier than holding volume buttons) the stock recovery will pop up when the phone reboots. Click reinstall packages. It will bring you back to the stock recovery, click reinstall packages for a second time and you will have cwm (clock work mod ) recovery. In clockwork mod recovery there is an option to back up your phone. do this before you flash a rom. after you back up turn your phone on. Make sure it is in usb debugging. connect to your computer and on your phone select mount sd. drag the downloaded rom .zip file into the sd. the root of you phone is just what ever drive your phone shows up as. unplug your phone reboot into recovery and in cwm recovery there is an option to factory wipe, do this and after it is done, click the option install zip. then choose zip from sd. highlight the rom . zip file you are flashing and select it. it will take a minute or too and when it is done just reboot the phone. First boot will take a while but once it boots your all set. any questions you can pm me and good luck.

^ That's a way. .... OR you could use my program to do it all (Flash to stock, root, install custom ROM, etc.). Link is in my signature.

bay_wolf said:
^ That's a way. .... OR you could use my program to do it all (Flash to stock, root, install custom ROM, etc.). Link is in my signature.
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also very true^^ his toolbox program has everything you would need in one spot

MaximumPotential said:
The simplest way there is to root/ flash a rom is to use a one click root program.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
If you use this, it roots your phone for you. After you root with the program in the link above( there are videos on how to use the program if you get confused ) Download Rom Manager from the market. open up rom manager and select flash clockwork mod recovery. After that in the program rom manager click reboot into recovery( easier than holding volume buttons) the stock recovery will pop up when the phone reboots. Click reinstall packages. It will bring you back to the stock recovery, click reinstall packages for a second time and you will have cwm (clock work mod ) recovery. In clockwork mod recovery there is an option to back up your phone. do this before you flash a rom. after you back up turn your phone on. Make sure it is in usb debugging. connect to your computer and on your phone select mount sd. drag the downloaded rom .zip file into the sd. the root of you phone is just what ever drive your phone shows up as. unplug your phone reboot into recovery and in cwm recovery there is an option to factory wipe, do this and after it is done, click the option install zip. then choose zip from sd. highlight the rom . zip file you are flashing and select it. it will take a minute or too and when it is done just reboot the phone. First boot will take a while but once it boots your all set. any questions you can pm me and good luck.
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Thanks a lot. This helps a lot. I also saw thw video on toolbox from bay_wolf on mobiletechvideo series. That looks pretty simple for an, amateur like me. The explanation you gave me is also superb. Thank you very much
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bay_wolf said:
^ That's a way. .... OR you could use my program to do it all (Flash to stock, root, install custom ROM, etc.). Link is in my signature.
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Thank you. I have your toolbox program installed in my computer running 64 bit windows 7 home.premium edition. I have a few questions. My phone is running the leaked JI6 2.2 rightnow. What should I choose first from the toolbox? If I choose, flash to stock then do I need to select thw JF6 firmware file from somewhere or the tool itself will do the job? Sameway, if I click root, then do I need to select a root / clockwork files to finish rooting or again the tool itself will do the job? I understand for flashing the custom ROM I need to choose the the ROM .zip file. I watched the video about your program on mobiletechvideos on youtube. I think I need to watch it again or if you don't mind then can you give me the steps to use your toolbox (given what firmware I have currently running). Thank you
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Why ji6? What are the benefits other than the audience chip will work?

[How To] Install Rooted EE4 Update

My phone was in ED2, Vodoo kernel, and this is what I did
I wanted to put it in simple steps, hope it helps others:
1.-disable vodoo from CWM
2.-you will hear the sexy voice converting the file system back to EXT2, let it finish.
3.-verify you disabled vodoo, i used adb shell mount command in my windows machine, but you can run quadrant, if you get about 900, you dont have vodoo anymore.
4. download ED1 File and use odin to flash it, the file is stockrootedED1-20110517.tar.md5 http://www.multiupload.com/MU_JWDLBJO4B2
5-Once you finish flashing reboot, and you will need to setup your phone again, once you finish, you will get the prompt about the system update, EE4, Accept it, and let the phone install the update
6- when it finishes updating you can verify that it updated by going to settings, about phone, it will have in baseband, Two lines, the first one will be I510.06 v. EE4
7. at this point I advise to download and copy this file to your sd card: http://www.androphiles.com/files/android/sdcard_patch_by_kejar31.zip is a patch to fix an issue that makes the sdcard only readable.
8. download, extract and put in your computer this file: http://www.androphiles.com/files/android/EE4dxvodo_DXC.tar.rar
9. flash with odin the CWM, From here : http://www.mediafire.com/?qgy4pm23xp67usj
10.Flash with odin EE4Xvodo_DXC.TAR.
11. reboot your phone to CWM, install the file sdcard_patch that you put in your sdcard in step 7,
12. Restart your phone, you should listen to the sexy voice conveting the file system to ext4, once finished, you are done.!!. If you dont hear the sexy voice look in hour vodoo folder.and delete disable_lagfix file and reboot. Then you will hear the sexy voice
13. you can verify you have root by installing titanium backup, it will ask you for root permission.
hope it helps.

you forgot to add imnuts debloat v4.2.1 in there, although not everyone wants/chooses to debloat.
Thanks for the post. That's the route I did as well. Heck, I think I'm the first to go that route.

yeah, you are right, I just installed the stock EE4, but after all this you can install any rom you want. thanks for pointing that out.

After all this I won't have Voodoo lag fix anymore , right ?
what if I want it back after updating ?

yeah, you will have vodoo, look in step 10, you will hear the sexy voice converting the file system to EXT4, (vodoo)

Thanks,
Downloading,will report back !
BTW you have 2 step 10 !!!

ups, thanks for noting

I have voodoo but there is no disable_lagfix file in its folder !
would that be an issue ?

then just go to CWM, and disable vodoo from the vodoo menu

Thanks ,
this might sound stupid but the only way i can boot into CWR is to use rom manager and then when I get the error on boot I pull out the battery and kepp pressing vol up/down while pressing power !!!
is there any other way to boot straight into CWR ?
Update:
figured it out forgot about the home bottom !

sure, go to this page http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and install the sdk for windows, follow the steps, once you are done, you will end up with a folder in your c:\program files called android, inside, will be a folder called android-sdk, inside a folder called platform tools, which contains a program called adb, right click in computer, click properties, click on advanced system settings, click the environment variables button, below system variables scroll down to find path, select it and click edit, click to the end of the line, put a semicolon ; and put the path to the platform tools folder, something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools, note I have x86 because I have a 64bit windows , if you dont have a 64bit windows, then it will be C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools.
once you do this, go to your phone settings, and enable debuggin in settings, applications, developement, connect your phone and open a command prompt (click start, and type CMD, press enter, then type adb, if you see adb responding with help, then you are good to go, press adb shell rebot recovery this will reboot your phone into recovery.

i just diabled voodoo and installed gummy charge 1.5 (since i was on gummy charge 1.0 already) and then installed most current cwm is that right?? i believe im on ee4 because the build prop says ee4...Am i all wrong?

yeah, you are, some people reported issues when installing EE4 without downgrading first, I just did it this way and it worked perfectly because I installed the update straight from verizon.

i have the new CWM ,
the only thing is everytime that i try to flash VooDoo, I get the yellow CWM nad I press restart and it doesn't install VooDoo !
Any suggestion ?

Look in the voodoo folder and see if you have.the.disable lagfix file if you do delete it

that's it I guess but even though I have flashed Kejar31 sdcard patch my sdcard seems to be read only !
Working on it, will report back !

brandonaspencer said:
i just diabled voodoo and installed gummy charge 1.5 (since i was on gummy charge 1.0 already) and then installed most current cwm is that right?? i believe im on ee4 because the build prop says ee4...Am i all wrong?
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In Settings> About Phone, Baseband Version should be i510.V6 V.EE4, if not, you don't have the full EE4 update.
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Just wanted to thank you, everything seems to be working fine...
just the market is not showing some of the apps and the fix is not working for me !

What rom did tou install?
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GummyCharged 1.5
the market fix worked after 5 tries !
Everything seems to be working fine now, Thanks jorge3687...

[ROM][UXKG3] Stock rooted packages (fixed versions up now)

About:
These are both stock Rogers UXKG3 Gingerbread packages. The Odin package is odexed and the only thing added to it is root. The CWM package has root as well and is also de-odexed.
WARNING:
Neither of these packages includes Gingerbread bootloaders so the rainbow bug will be present on these ROMs unless you own a Rogers Infuse.
Odin Instructions:
1) Make sure the drivers for the Infuse 4G are installed. (Installing Kies is the easiest way to accomplish this.)
2) Download and unzip Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders.zip.
3) Run Odin v1.81 as administrator.
4) Place your phone into download mode. (Pull battery, replace battery, and press and hold both volume buttons while plugging in the USB cable.)
5) Make sure your phone shows up in Odin as COM##.
6) Click the PDA button and choose PDA_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders.tar.md5.
7) Click the PHONE button and choose PHONE_UXKG3.tar.md5.
8) Press Start.
9) If the phone doesn't automatically reboot after it completes the flash, just pull the battery and then replace it and turn on the phone.
10) You should perform a factory reset after it boots. Go to Settings > Privacy and select factory reset. Warning: This will clear everything on your internal SD card, so move everything you want to keep to the external SD card first.
CWM Instructions:
1) You must be rooted and have CWM recovery set up.
2) If you have Voodoo lagfix enabled, disable it. Instructions can be found below.
3) Download CWM-UXKG3-rooted-de-odexed-update.zip and place it on your internal SD card.
4) Power off your phone.
5) With the phone powered off, hold both volume keys and the power button for about 10 seconds and then release. If blue 3e recovery comes up, you need to select reinstall packages. This should boot you into CWM.
6) Select "install zip from sdcard" and select CWM-UXKG3-rooted-de-odexed-update.zip.
7) Once that finishes, select "wipe data/factory reset".
8) Select "reboot system now".
9) If it doesn't boot, it probably means CWM couldn't mount the partitions for a proper install for whatever reason. Apparently this is happening to some after disabling voodoo. You'll need to flash to stock and start from there, but it should work then.
How to Disable Voodoo Lagfix (2 Methods):
-Method 1: Create a file or folder named "disable-lagfix" in the Voodoo folder on your internal SD card and reboot.
-Method 2: Boot into CWM recovery and select "voodoo lagfix" > "disable lagfix" > "reboot system now".
--Downloads--
Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders_v2.zip (177MB)
CWM-UXKG3-rooted-de-odexed-update-v2.zip (173MB)
I do this for fun so you shouldn't feel any obligation to donate, but here's a link if you want to. Donations of any amount are very much appreciated.

Very nice!

gtg465x said:
About:
These are both stock Rogers UXKG3 Gingerbread packages. The Odin package is odexed and the only thing added to it is root. The CWM package has root as well and is also de-odexed.
WARNING:
Neither of these packages includes Gingerbread bootloaders so the rainbow bug will be present on these ROMs unless you own a Rogers Infuse.
Odin Instructions:
1) Make sure the drivers for the Infuse 4G are installed. (Installing Kies is the easiest way to accomplish this.)
2) Download and unzip Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders.zip.
3) Run Odin v1.81 as administrator.
4) Place your phone into download mode. (Pull battery, replace battery, and press and hold both volume buttons while plugging in the USB cable.)
5) Make sure your phone shows up in Odin as COM##.
6) Click the PDA button and choose PDA_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders.tar.md5.
7) Click the PHONE button and choose PHONE_UXKG3.tar.md5.
8) Press Start.
9) If the phone doesn't automatically reboot after it completes the flash, just pull the battery and then replace it and turn on the phone.
10) You should perform a factory reset after it boots. Go to Settings > Privacy and select factory reset. Warning: This will clear everything on your internal SD card, so move everything you want to keep to the external SD card first.
CWM Instructions:
1) You must be rooted and have CWM recovery set up.
2) If you have Voodoo lagfix enabled, disable it. Instructions can be found below.
3) Download CWM-UXKG3-rooted-de-odexed-update.zip and place it on your internal SD card.
4) Power off your phone.
5) With the phone powered off, hold both volume keys and the power button for about 10 seconds and then release. If blue 3e recovery comes up, you need to select reinstall packages. This should boot you into CWM.
6) Select "install zip from sdcard" and select CWM-UXKG3-rooted-de-odexed-update.zip.
7) Once that finishes, select "wipe data/factory reset".
8) Select "reboot system now".
How to Disable Voodoo Lagfix (2 Methods):
-Method 1: Create a file or folder named "disable-lagfix" in the Voodoo folder on your internal SD card and reboot.
-Method 2: Boot into CWM recovery and select "voodoo lagfix" > "disable lagfix" > "reboot system now".
--Downloads--
Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders.zip (191MB)
CWM-UXKG3-rooted-de-odexed-update.zip (173MB)
I do this for fun so you shouldn't feel any obligation to donate, but here's a link if you want to. Donations of any amount are very much appreciated.
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So the dump that you used to create beta 1 was modified already?
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WeezyFBaby17 said:
So the dump that you used to create beta 1 was modified already?
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What do you mean exactly?

gtg465x said:
What do you mean exactly?
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I'm guessing the only reason that dump worked is because someone had already prerooted and changed some files and stuff. The dump that wasn't clean
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I am guessing no Voodoo Lagfix if these are stock?

WeezyFBaby17 said:
I'm guessing the only reason that dump worked is because someone had already prerooted and changed some files and stuff. The dump that wasn't clean
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The first dump we had was clean, but it was a test build so it had a bunch of extra development stuff. All of the extra stuff was removed from my ROM however and the apps and framework in my ROM are based off of this non-test release build. So my ROM is essentially this package plus all of the goodies I added and changes I made.

gtg465x said:
The first dump we had was clean, but it was a test build so it had a bunch of extra development stuff. All of the extra stuff was removed from my ROM however and the apps and framework in my ROM are based off of this non-test release build. So my ROM is essentially this package plus all of the goodies I added and changes I made.
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Sweettt. So were using the rom you are right now?
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The Odin link does not work....

Corvette Dave said:
The Odin links does not work....
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I think id be more comfortable doin the ultimate unbrick and then flashin through cwm like i did for the beta.. just saying
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Hmm. So what would be the advantage of flashing the stock ROM compared to Infused? There wouldn't be any right?
Hows that bootloader situation coming along?
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WeezyFBaby17 said:
Sweettt. So were using the rom you are right now?
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Not exactly. I'm using Infused v2 beta 2, you aren't. Yet.

Terrigno said:
Hmm. So what would be the advantage of flashing the stock ROM compared to Infused? There wouldn't be any right?
Hows that bootloader situation coming along?
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Only disadvantages. You would lose everything listed in the features list for Infused v2.

WeezyFBaby17 said:
I think id be more comfortable doin the ultimate unbrick and then flashin through cwm like i did for the beta.. just saying
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I like Odin. I have never had a problem using it.

gtg465x said:
Not exactly. I'm using Infused v2 beta 2, you aren't. Yet.
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O snap. Lol. Maybe you could let us in on what's in it?
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gtg465x said:
Only disadvantages. You would lose everything listed in the features list for Infused v2.
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Ehhhh no go buddy. Ill stick with your creations
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gtg465x said:
Not exactly. I'm using Infused v2 beta 2, you aren't. Yet.
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Tease tease tease tease
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Corvette Dave said:
I like Odin. I have never had a problem using it.
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Yea. But what im sayin is its like a whole diffirent thing.
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This is our return to stock guy! we need this first then a stable rom gtg is bustin ass for us lol
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Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate: How to Root it.

ALL:
It has been a long time since I posted to this thread. Back then, the Samsung Exhilarate had just come out, and there was no way to root it. Thanks to several other members, most notably j3r3goss and shabbypenguin, I was able to get root on this phone. As of now, this post is very old. The instructions here, are not needed for you to root your Samsung Exhilarate anymore. You are free to read through them, but you should pay attention to the last page (currently page 3). There, j3r3goss posted a link to the the TWRP or CWM recovery files, that you can now use to get root, without following the step-by-step instructions I posted below. I'm leaving the thread up, but for all intents and purposes, consider it closed.
Here's the link to the section you need in order to root your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=32520094
It has been fun, and I've been using my Exhilarate for nearly two years. Because I've been extremely busy, I haven't had time to keep up with the latest changes - but others have. I hope that you found these instructions useful.
In any case, take care and ROOT ON!
Everything past this point is old and no longer applicable
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IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have UPDATED your phone to ICS, and want to root it, these instructions will work. You will not need to do the last part where you need to update the firmware keys!
Do you plan to update your phone from Gingerbread (Android 2.3) to Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). Do that first! Otherwise, you'll just have to root again (not that that's a problem, but why???)
I) How to update to ICS:
1) Download Samsung Kies from here: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/ if you haven't already, and install it, and then run it
2) Put your phone into ODIN (Download mode - see section II below).
3) When Kies detects you phone (your computer will need to install drivers, and then Kies will say it's connecting to your phone, and it will take about 3-4 minutes and finally connect to it), it should let you know that there is an update. Just follow the instructions on Kies and be patient. The phone will update, and once it reboots into normal mode, you'll know it's updated by going to "Settings" and if they are grouped into different sections, then you have ICS. Otherwise, you probably still have GB.
II) How to enter ODIN Mode:
For the Exhilarate I've found it's best to use this sequence:
1) Power phone down
2) Plug the USB cable into your computer (do not plug the phone into the USB cable yet).
3) While pushing and holding both the vol up and vol down buttons, plug the phone into the computer. As soon as you see "SAMSUNG" flash and then dissappear, release the buttons.
4) Phone should boot into ODIN mode.
III) How to Root
What you need:
1) Samsung Galaxy Exhilarate phone (unrooted)
2) microSD Card (any size of 1GB or larger will work)
3) USB cable to connect your phone to your computer
4) Files below
First, download all the files...
1) Download the latest version of ODIN here: ODIN.
2) Download the drivers here: Samsung Galaxy Drivers and run the setup program after unzipping.
3) Download the tar file here: www.Shabbypenguin.com/OUDstuff/Blaze4G/Clockworkmod-Blaze-4G.tar Don't mess with it, just download it somewhere where you can find it later
4) Download SuperUser here: SuperUser Save it somewhere where you can find it later.
Second, conduct the root:
1) Put your phone into Odin (Download mode - see Section II above).
2) With phone in ODIN mode, run Odin.1.85.exe (it's in the folder where you unzipped ODIN too).
3) Odin will launch on your computer. It should show, in the first box under ID:COM, a port in yellow. Mine was Port 5. This means you have successfully connected to your phone.
4) Click the button in ODIN labeled "PDA", and then browse to the .tar file you downloaded above and then select "Open". The file will show up next to the PDA button.
5) Make sure that "Re-Partition" is NOT checked!;
6) Click "Start" and wait till your phone reboots. It should reboot into normal mode. If it doesn't, just power down and reboot into normal mode.
7) Copy the SuperUser.zip file you downloaded above to your phones microSD card.
8) Reboot the phone into recovery mode: While pushing and holding both the vol up and vol down buttons, push the power button. As soon as you see "SAMSUNG" flash, release the buttons. You shouldn't need to have the phone connected to the computer this time. The phone will boot into CWM recovery.
9) using either: the "menu" button to move down and the "home" button to move your selection up; or alternately the volume down button to move down, and the volume up button to move up: highlight "install zip from sdcard". Use the "search" button or power button to select/enter.
10) highlight "choose zip from sdcard" and press the "seach" button to select it.
11) browse to the directory which you copied SuperUser to and select it.
12) scroll down to "Yes - Install Superuser" and select it.
13) Once done, reboot your phone into normal operating mode.
14) If rooting Gingerbread, see Section IV below.
15) If rooting either Gingerbread or ICS, see section V below.
16) If having issues with Root, see section VI below.
IV) Rooting Gingerbread?:
Last: Finish up (Steps 1-4 are ONLY needed if you are still using GingerBread and not Ice Cream Sandwich):
NOTE: Your buttons (the four at the bottom) WILL NOT work at this point. You need to do the following:
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1) Push your phone dialer as if you were going to make a call.
2) Dial *#*#2663#*#*.
3) You will see the attached thumbnail below on your phone (stolen from j3r3goss).
4) press the bottom button that says "Touch key FW update". Wait. Once it's finished, your bottom row of buttons will work again!
Note: If you are on GB, and not ICS, every time you boot into recovery and then back into operational mode, you will need to do the four steps in this section above!
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V) Using either GB or ICS:
You do need to do these last steps (I believe):
5) ADDENDUM/UPDATE: At this point, there is one last thing you need to do!: You must go to "Settings/Applications/Development" and Enable USB Debugging! If you don't do this, you will NOT be able to get root access! Also, if for any reason you turn off USB Debugging, make sure you turn it back on! If you lose root access, check this FIRST! If you still can't get root access, boot into recovery mode and wipe the Dalvik Cache, the regular Cache, and "Fix Permissions". Then double check to make sure USB Debugging is ENABLED!
6) You're done! Your phone is now rooted and you can do whatever you want! :highfive:
VI) TROUBLESHOOTING:
If you run into problems
1) Check to make sure that SuperUser is installed on your phone. Check the apps section first, and then, use RootExplorer and check the System/bin folder. If you see SuperUser is in the system/bin folder, then you are very close to being rooted.
If it is not installed:
a) make sure that you copied the superuser.zip file to the EXTERNAL sdcard.
i) Boot the phone up normally
ii) plug the phone into your computer, pull the notification bar down, select USB connection, and tap the "Connect USB storage" button.
iii) Using Winbloze explorer, copy the SuperUser.zip to the external sdCard (on my computer, it is drive F:, and the Internal is drive G.
iv) disconnect once the copy is finished and use any file explorer on your phone to check the contents of the external sdCard (look in the "sdcard/external_sd" folder)
v) if it's not there, then you are doing something wrong. If it is there, shut down the phone, and boot into CWM recovery.
vi) Use CWM recovery to install the superuser.zip file on your phone.
vii) reboot into normal mode
viii) check to make sure that you have enabled USB Debugging
viii) check again to see if SuperUser is now in your apps, and in the system/bin folder.
ix) Run SuperUser 1x, and then close it out.
x) Run ANY app that requires Root Permissions. You should get a request from SuperUser to "Allow" or "Deny" the app root access. Make sure you allow root access. If you make a mistake, you'll need to launch superuser again and completely remove the app from the denied list.
2) Make sure USB Debugging is enabled.
3) if you still can't get root, boot into CWM Recovery, and try clearing the cache and the Dalvik cache, and resetting permissions, then reboot and check everything again. You may need to do this last step several times.
Beyond that, I don't know what else might be causing you to not gain root access, so keep trying.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to PM me.
V/R
BlackWolf

Thanks for the write-up Black-wolf.
I wasn't aware that the touch key fw needed to be updated each time after booting recovery,hopefully that is something that will be fixed when Shabbypenguin gets his hands on the stock recovery.
Personally I find the easiest, works every time method to get into Download mode is to have the usb cable plugged into the pc, then while holding the volume up/down buttons, plug the cable into the phone, continue holding vol up/down buttons until download mode boots.
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j3r3goss said:
Thanks for the write-up Black-wolf.
I wasn't aware that the touch key fw needed to be updated each time after booting recovery
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Yeah, I figured that out when I went to boot recovery to check something, and then came out of it and the keys weren't working again... :/ At least there's a work around. I suspect, that this is something that an automated app could handle if Shabby or someone else doesn't come up with a permanent fix.
V/R
BlackWolf

Can someone update the links??.....

Fixed
JUSMEJOSE said:
Can someone update the links??.....
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Links are all working now. There was only one broken one that I'm aware of. Let me know if there are others.
BlackWolf

Any update on getting the stock recovery? I blew through rooting my Exhilarate before I noticed the request for help or I would have offered.
The root seems to be working OK for me. JuiceDefender is working great with it to throttle the CPU clock speeds and has really improved my battery life. Also worked OK in blocking all the bloatware apps with the Gemini App Manager. So I don't really have a reason to unroot and go back to stock firmware, but it would be nice to have the option available should I ever hit a problem.
Thanks for all you guys hard work!
DK

I just needed this tutorial!, Good job.
Thanks!

Dream_Killer said:
Any update on getting the stock recovery? I blew through rooting my Exhilarate before I noticed the request for help or I would have offered.
The root seems to be working OK for me. JuiceDefender is working great with it to throttle the CPU clock speeds and has really improved my battery life. Also worked OK in blocking all the bloatware apps with the Gemini App Manager. So I don't really have a reason to unroot and go back to stock firmware, but it would be nice to have the option available should I ever hit a problem.
Thanks for all you guys hard work!
DK
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domobile said:
I just needed this tutorial!, Good job.
Thanks!
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Dream_Killer: No, we have not gotten a stock recovery. I've had several inquiries into it, but so far as I know, Shabby has not been able to help out in this regard. I am willing to try myself, but I'll need an un-rooted (and it must never have been rooted) phone.
domobile: Glad it worked for you.
V/R
BlackWolf

Black-wolf said:
Dream_Killer: No, we have not gotten a stock recovery. I've had several inquiries into it, but so far as I know, Shabby has not been able to help out in this regard. I am willing to try myself, but I'll need an un-rooted (and it must never have been rooted) phone.
domobile: Glad it worked for you.
V/R
BlackWolf
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To get into stock recovery you...
1. open a command terminal on your computer.
2. type cd (where ever you have your ADB located on your computer) for example my is located in desktop/platform-tools so the command would be "cd desktop/platform-tools"
3. type "adb"
4. type "adb reboot recovery"
Presto you are in stock recovery.

ChefAnt said:
To get into stock recovery you...
1. open a command terminal on your computer.
2. type cd (where ever you have your ADB located on your computer) for example my is located in desktop/platform-tools so the command would be "cd desktop/platform-tools"
3. type "adb"
4. type "adb reboot recovery"
Presto you are in stock recovery.
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We know how to boot into the stock recovery. What we need is to pull the stock recovery image off of the phone so that we can restore the phone to stock.
Btw.. pressing both volume keys while turning on the phone will get you there also.

I rooted the exhilarate. Loaded the t mobile blaze cm7 rom. And all works like a charm. The only thing is you can't make a call. You can,you just can't hear. I called my other phone and it went through. The speaker doesn't work. Mms and all works. Just not the speaker...... why? This wud. Be a awsome rom for this phone.. think we can find a fix?

harley1rocker said:
I rooted the exhilarate. Loaded the t mobile blaze cm7 rom. And all works like a charm. The only thing is you can't make a call. You can,you just can't hear. I called my other phone and it went through. The speaker doesn't work. Mms and all works. Just not the speaker...... why? This wud. Be a awsome rom for this phone.. think we can find a fix?
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I'm not exactly sure but it might be just as simple as replacing the audio libs on the blaze rom with the ones from the exhilarate. I'm not sure which files though.
I'm curious if by coming together (blaze and exhilarate users) if there would be enough interest to get official cm support. if the only major diff is audio they could basically support 2 devices for the price of one.
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If i knew/or had the kno how,shoot id do it. Is there a program u need to change the libs?. This is a pretty sweet device.

i think you just need root explorer, and copy the new ones over the old ones. I'll look to see if i can find out which files need swapped. Should be able to make a zip to flash through CWM recovery.
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Man,im good at alotta things,buildin houses,workin on diesels,and flashin roms to my s3 and note,what i cant figure out is building roms. Im sure gettin this speaker workin has somthin 2 do with dismantling blaze cm7 rom and find the fix.
Another words,im good,but not that good. If som1 held my hand thru it,i cud do it. Or just show me

NFC for Exhilarate!
All: rodracruz found a thread for enabling NFC on AT&T phones. Apparently, the Samsung Exhilarate does have NFC - but why the hell AT&T has it disabled, I have not idea... In any case, check out this thread and follow the instructions to enable it on your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545751
There are even links as to some of the things you can do with NFC.
V/R
BlackWolf

Black-wolf said:
All: rodracruz found a thread for enabling NFC on AT&T phones. Apparently, the Samsung Exhilarate does have NFC - but why the hell AT&T has it disabled, I have not idea... In any case, check out this thread and follow the instructions to enable it on your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545751
There are even links as to some of the things you can do with NFC.
V/R
BlackWolf
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Sweet, I was wondering, especially since this phone was released after the skyrocket.

Wolfman
Worked beautifully. You the man!
Thx

j3r3goss said:
I'm not exactly sure but it might be just as simple as replacing the audio libs on the blaze rom with the ones from the exhilarate. I'm not sure which files though.
I'm curious if by coming together (blaze and exhilarate users) if there would be enough interest to get official cm support. if the only major diff is audio they could basically support 2 devices for the price of one.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I577 using xda premium
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I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have anything to do with the audio lib files. More so most likely a kernel, modem, or APN problem.
Edit: not to mention the build.prop is completely written for the blaze. I'm working on some things. I'll let you guys know tonight. I wish there was source for this damn phone.

ChefAnt: There is a stock file from Samsung... read my post (about 2/3 of the way down):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828426
ChefAnt said:
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have anything to do with the audio lib files. More so most likely a kernel, modem, or APN problem.
Edit: not to mention the build.prop is completely written for the blaze. I'm working on some things. I'll let you guys know tonight. I wish there was source for this damn phone.
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How to root the Samsung galaxy tab 4 7.0 T230NU

make sure you backup all your important data before proceeding with this guide. I am not responsible for what happens to your device.
If your looking to root your galaxy tab 4 T230NU, follow these easy steps to gain root access.
1. Download all 4 files below. If you already have samsung usb drivers installed, skip step 2.
2. Extract your driver installation file and click the setup file for your samsung tab, and click Next. Now select your language and country, and click Next. Then, pick your install location and click Install. If you prefer to leave your install location default, just proceed by clicking Install.
3. After you have installed your samsung drivers, put the SuperSU file you downloaded earlier onto your tablet's internal/external memory. Now, extract Odin3_V3.09.zip and open the application. Now, put your tablet in download mode by holding down Power, Vol Down, and Home. You should see a blue box appear at the top left of the Odin page. After you successfully entered your tablet into download mode, untick Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time in Option. Now, click AP, and locate your TWRP file you downloaded earlier, but do not click start yet.
4. Once you click start, Odin will begin flashing your custom recovery. Do not let your tablet boot up by turning off your tablet, or your stock recovery will overwrite TWRP. Once you turned off your tablet, enter TWRP by holding down Power, Vol Up, and home. After you booted into TWRP, click Install and locate your Supersu zip, and flash it. Once the flashing is complete, go back and select Reboot, then select system. Now you have root! Please give a thumbs up if this method worked for you.

Been Waiting for this but stuck
Thank you for this post! I'm anxious to get it going, but I'm a newb to Samsung, Odin, etc., so I need a little more detail. I'm pretty sure I installed the openrecovery file, but now the tablet is back up and I have no idea how to download the SuperSU file. I can't find "install" as you've described. I'm I installing it by selecting something on the device? I dragged the file onto the tablet....please be a specific as you can for a blonde, old lady newb lol

Mag44-5 said:
Thank you for this post! I'm anxious to get it going, but I'm a newb to Samsung, Odin, etc., so I need a little more detail. I'm pretty sure I installed the openrecovery file, but now the tablet is back up and I have no idea how to download the SuperSU file. I can't find "install" as you've described. I'm I installing it by selecting something on the device? I dragged the file onto the tablet....please be a specific as you can for a blonde, old lady newb lol
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All you need to do is reboot into TWRP by holding down Power, Vol Up, and Home. After you have booted into TWRP, click install and locate the SuperSU file on your tablet. Let me know if you run into any more problems. :good:

I added a part in step 3, saying to put the SuperSU file onto your tablet's internal/external memory before you flash TWRP onto your tab.

@_Cristian_
There already is a "how to root your SM-T230" thread here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54551588
The SM-T230 and SM-T230NU are the same device. Only difference is IR baster feature on the 230NU.
Thank you though for the thread.

g_ding84 said:
@_Cristian_
There already is a "how to root your SM-T230" thread here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54551588
The SM-T230 and SM-T230NU are the same device. Only difference is IR baster feature on the 230NU.
Thank you though for the thread.
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I didn't see that. Well, this thread has more thorough directions in case someone needs a little more info on how to root this tab. But thanks for the link.

I did everything that you said to do and I mean everything step by step and I flashed SuperSU and when I pushed reboot after everything was done and I opened root checker to see if I did it. It said it has not been properly done and I also tried a different app and that one said the tablet has not been Rooted please help. email me with any answers please @ [email protected] any help would be greatly appreciated.

_Cristian_ said:
make sure you backup all your important data before proceeding with this guide. I am not responsible for what happens to your device.
If your looking to root your galaxy tab 4 T230NU, follow these easy steps to gain root access.
1. Download all 4 files below. If you already have samsung usb drivers installed, skip step 2.
2. Extract your driver installation file and click the setup file for your samsung tab, and click Next. Now select your language and country, and click Next. Then, pick your install location and click Install. If you prefer to leave your install location default, just proceed by clicking Install.
3. After you have installed your samsung drivers, put the SuperSU file you downloaded earlier onto your tablet's internal/external memory. Now, extract Odin3_V3.09.zip and open the application. Now, put your tablet in download mode by holding down Power, Vol Down, and Home. You should see a blue box appear at the top left of the Odin page. After you successfully entered your tablet into download mode, untick Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time in Option. Now, click AP, and locate your TWRP file you downloaded earlier, but do not click start yet.
4. Once you click start, Odin will begin flashing your custom recovery. Do not let your tablet boot up by turning off your tablet, or your stock recovery will overwrite TWRP. Once you turned off your tablet, enter TWRP by holding down Power, Vol Up, and home. After you booted into TWRP, click Install and locate your Supersu zip, and flash it. Once the flashing is complete, go back and select Reboot, then select system. Now you have root! Please give a thumbs up if this method worked for you.
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ordered a manufacture refurbished tab 4 T230NY from amazon says it comes with 4.4 another customer says theres recently updated to 5.1.1 will this method work if i update to 5.1.1? I would rather have lollipop without installing a rom