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Samsung Transform

The Samsung Transform has the same vulnerability as the Epic (joeykrim-root.sh works to get root).

So how would I go about rooting? Would I use the same process as the EPIC 4g?

if you're good with linux, you can follow the directions in this link forum.sdx-developers.com/epic-development/adb-root-exploit-test
(The mount command is slightly different in step 4.)

I'm running a mac. I tried several guides on the sph-m910 rooting for mac osx but it won't let me push any files to the phone with adb.
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Have any of you successfully rooted it using this method?

I have successfully rooted my brother's Transform using the same method I used to root my Epic 4G... same files and everything.

aliendude5300 said:
I have successfully rooted my brother's Transform using the same method I used to root my Epic 4G... same files and everything.
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Here's a link to the zip file containing the exploit that worked: http://www.filedropper.com/ocr

drivers?
What drivers are you guys using? i cant get any drivers to install...

mark920 said:
What drivers are you guys using? i cant get any drivers to install...
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From what I am told and understand it must be mounted and run in linux. I will find out as soon as my local store gets one in, I'm first in line.

aliendude5300 said:
I have successfully rooted my brother's Transform using the same method I used to root my Epic 4G... same files and everything.
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Any link to the method you used?

aliendude5300 said:
Here's a link to the zip file containing the exploit that worked:
I've tried 8 times, cannot get it rooted. Suppose I'll wait just like the rest of us
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berger1980 said:
aliendude5300 said:
Here's a link to the zip file containing the exploit that worked:
I've tried 8 times, cannot get it rooted. Suppose I'll wait just like the rest of us
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I tried it as well. I couldn't get it to work either.
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I got it to work. I tried it under my computer with Windows 7. I had to right click the run.bat and click properties, Click compatibility, Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3. Thanks.

cachorropedorro said:
I got it to work. I tried it under my computer with Windows 7. I had to right click the run.bat and click properties, Click compatibility, Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3. Thanks.
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I don't mean to be a ****, but what app have you installed that requires root access? I have a specific one, roam manager, that will not run. I believe you may have seen visually that it was rooting it, but it does not do squat.

berger1980 said:
I don't mean to be a ****, but what app have you installed that requires root access? I have a specific one, roam manager, that will not run. I believe you may have seen visually that it was rooting it, but it does not do squat.
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apps2sd, I need a new kernel for wifi tethering which is the main thing that I want

Rooting Help
Can someone give some detailed instructions on rooting the Samsung Transform???
I agree with cachorropedorro, I'm looking to root for wifi teathering also..... Tried a few methods also.... No luck.

Guys, I've never rooted a phone before and this is my first android. I looked a the Joeyconway version of root.... I'm having a hard time following the command prompts??? Any suggestions?

Is there going to be a transform category? Are there other pages about rooting this new phone??

I was able to root my transform using the ocr joey krimm root method, the drivers for the epic finally worked after restarting the phone, one thing i noticed about the transform was that the ratc script takes longer to work and does not always work. I modified the bat file to have a longer wait after running the ratc file, however that doesnt even work all the time, if you manually run the ratc script and then run the bat it should work thats what i had to do. I also updated the su bin and the busybox version from the current version of the one click root because the files in the ocr.zip have an older su bin that doesnt use superuser.apk and the busybox is not compatible with ti backup.

Mark920,
Can you give some more detailed directions for all of us that are newbees? Like I said in a earlier post, I've never rooted a phone so some of the things you were talking about like ratc script confuses me. Any detailed steps would be awsome.

PC broke so no odin now what?

My PC crashed on me and its so old I dont think I want to repair it. I have a powermac G4 so I cant even download heimdall because its only for intel based Macs. Ive quickly learned the ins and outs of flashing. I couldnt tell you the last time I bricked my cappy but now that I dont really have an option to recover I dont really want to take any chances. Is there a third option incase **** happens? I really dont want to get a new computer because my G4 is fast enough for the websurfing I do.

Phone a friend?
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curti.nogg said:
Phone a friend?
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+100000000
10chars.

Smallsmx3 said:
My PC crashed on me and its so old I dont think I want to repair it. I have a powermac G4 so I cant even download heimdall because its only for intel based Macs. Ive quickly learned the ins and outs of flashing. I couldnt tell you the last time I bricked my cappy but now that I dont really have an option to recover I dont really want to take any chances. Is there a third option incase **** happens? I really dont want to get a new computer because my G4 is fast enough for the websurfing I do.
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I don't have access to a PPC Mac so I haven't had a chance to test this. However I did attempt to develop Heimdall with support for PPC Macs.
You'll have to download the source package and make the following modifications:
In OutboundPacket.h after line 22:
#define OUTBOUNDPACKET_H
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Add the line:
#define PPC
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In InboundPacket.h after line 22:
#define INBOUNDPACKET_H
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Add the same line:
#define PPC
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Then follow the instructions to compile (don't forget you need the libusb-1.0 SDK) and run Heimdall as usual you should hopefully be able to get Heimdall running on your G4.

Wow thanks! Unfortunately I have no experienc in programming but ill see what I can do
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Well I can add the lines to both files but have no idea how to compile everything. I know you left instructions but it looks like jibberish to me....lol

Smallsmx3 said:
Well I can add the lines to both files but have no idea how to compile everything. I know you left instructions but it looks like jibberish to me....lol
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Yeah. If you have no experience whatsoever compiling software then this might be a bit of a stretch.
First you need to install all the build tools. Whilst all of XCode technically isn't necessary, it's easiest if you just install the whole of XCode using the installer. XCode is probably included on your original OS X disk but if not you can download it for free from Apple's website.
Once you've installed XCode you need to install libusb 1.0.8 (http://www.libusb.org/). Then you need to get the Heimdall intel binaries and follow the instructions to install them. The intel binaries obviously won't work but it also makes some other changes which are required.
Then you need to use terminal to navigate (i.e cd) to the directory where you extracted the Heimdall source code. Once there you need to type:
config
make
sudo make install
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If it complains on the first step, then type the following and retry:
sudo chmod 755 config
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If you need more help it would be good if you could post in the Galaxy S Heimdall thread so other users can easily find and benefit from the answers I give.

Couldnt he setup a virtualbox with windows XP on it... and then Odin will start working again?

avgjoegeek said:
Couldnt he setup a virtualbox with windows XP on it... and then Odin will start working again?
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Assuming Smallsmx3 doesn't mind running a virtual machine, then that is indeed a very good point It might work out to be simpler in this particular circumstance.

I have tried to run virtualbox and im positive its for only intel macs. Guest pc is my only option but I think I would have to buy the software and Im not 100% sure that I could even get odin working through guest pc. I really appreciate the help.

[WARNING] SDK Tools v8 does not contain adb!

Earlier today I decided I wanted to try Gingerbread through the Android Emulator. It required several updates and the SDK was update to v8. It seems that v8 does not contain adb.exe. For anyone who will be working on their phone using adb, this is obviously a problem.
I've provided v7 below for those that need it.
Android SDK v7

xDragod said:
Earlier today I decided I wanted to try Gingerbread through the Android Emulator. It required several updates and the SDK was update to v8. It seems that v8 does not contain adb.exe. For anyone who will be working on their phone using adb, this is obviously a problem.
I've provided v7 below for those that need it.
Android SDK v7
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It does have it, but moved to a new folder. Please read the documentation provided with it.

They changed the location of adb. It's now under /platform-tools

I see... Well, nevermind then.

xDragod said:
I see... Well, nevermind then.
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Good looking out none the less.
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MrSpradlen said:
Good looking out none the less.
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Yeah.. I was kinda scared. I messed with Gingerbread, then started messing with my phone. Had to pull build.prop through android commander and it said ADB wasn't working. I redirected the path and it said not found. ADB wouldn't work in cmd. I was worried others might have the same problem.

that's fresh hero 2.4.....also can u put up sdk 7?

Sparticuz said:
that's fresh hero 2.4.....also can u put up sdk 7?
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Sorry. Link fixed.

I can't find platform tools
BlaqkAudio said:
They changed the location of adb. It's now under /platform-tools
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I don't have that folder in the sdk I downloaded from the website. What am I doing wrong??

lngwstx said:
I don't have that folder in the sdk I downloaded from the website. What am I doing wrong??
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You need to finish installing. Follow step 4: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html

lngwstx said:
I don't have that folder in the sdk I downloaded from the website. What am I doing wrong??
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you didnt watch my video tutorials

if youre going to use draw9patch download swing worker HERE
you wont be able to run draw9patch without it.

[Q] Run Exe in Android ...

Is there any way to run exe file in android with the help of cross platform/layer such as "wine layer" in Linux????

Biswajyoti said:
Is there any way to run exe file in android with the help of cross platform/layer such as "wine layer" in Linux????
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Search before you make a thread - looks quite complicated, probably not worth it.
Xda Thread

Here is a way! According to what I know!
Biswajyoti said:
Is there any way to run exe file in android with the help of cross platform/layer such as "wine layer" in Linux????
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What you can do is this, to run Ubuntu image on your android using any custom ROM kernel as the base i-e Cyanogen Mod! To have this you need to get the required Ubuntu image and also Busy box installed, Go to Google Play and search for ubuntu installer or something like this, there will be a free installed for android by XDA member, Grab that! Install that! Get Busy Box installer too from market! and install busy Box tools using that! After that open ubuntu installer read the instructions and using them you will be able to run ubuntu on your android phone using same base kernel.
Simply after having ubuntu on your screen go back to command application in your android phone Terminal Emulator and install wine using command sudo apt-get install wine amm! I don't remember the name exactly you need wine and wine trick both lol! Well Google this command and try this method it will help you! Best Of luck!
Don't forget to hit thanks after this valuable information! LOL

Great idea.....Thanks a lot....i will try this ...

Did it Worked???
Biswajyoti said:
Great idea.....Thanks a lot....i will try this ...
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Hey could you tell me if that worked.

why do you want to run exe on android????
you have all the required apps in google play

Make sure it doen't ruin your phone/tablet
Biswajyoti said:
Great idea.....Thanks a lot....i will try this ...
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Be careful not to damage ur phone/tablet bcuz running an .exe file on Linux (well in my case I don't wanna say about the others) created some stinky file that corrupted my Linux distribution (ubuntu) so I had to go to recovery everytime to restore it... On the other hand u have everything u need on the market or on google if the market banned it or something. Just be careful.

74274265j said:
Hey could you tell me if that worked.
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illuminatic said:
why do you want to run exe on android????
you have all the required apps in google play
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Do you have to have the custom kernal. Also how do you do this? (Noob).
Jf someone was to just make an app that let you run exe files they could probobly charge so much since its like impossible to do it.

Boot animation

Does anyone have the battlefield 3 intro with sound for the atrix 2 if so i would love the link. thanks

espeyboi said:
Does anyone have the battlefield 3 intro with sound for the atrix 2 if so i would love the link. thanks
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http://www.mediafire.com/?j65rb2ezfvnvhqv
Just download zip and place in system/media using a file manager like Root Explorer is the way to go...simply press and hold on file to extract all...then copy and paste the animation in the system/media folder. Make sure permissions are set to rw-r--r--
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Apex_Strider said:
http://www.mediafire.com/?j65rb2ezfvnvhqv
Just download zip and place in system/media using a file manager like Root Explorer is the way to go...simply press and hold on file to extract all...then copy and paste the animation in the system/media folder. Make sure permissions are set to rw-r--r--
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Try and not use root explorer... It is 100% safer to use adb and the command line to do things like this.... If you want the commands to run to do the job then PM me, and I will give you a rundown.
Too many people with this phone and other phones have had a TON of trouble with root explorer and other file manger apps making more than just permissions changes to files, things like corrupting the files, and even changing their file type bit.

jimbridgman said:
Try and not use root explorer... It is 100% safer to use adb and the command line to do things like this.... If you want the commands to run to do the job then PM me, and I will give you a rundown.
Too many people with this phone and other phones have had a TON of trouble with root explorer and other file manger apps making more than just permissions changes to files, things like corrupting the files, and even changing their file type bit.
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Ah! True, adb would be foolproof to do this. Didn't think to do it that way, but indeed much safer.
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Apex_Strider said:
Ah! True, adb would be foolproof to do this. Didn't think to do it that way, but indeed much safer.
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Yep, I always try to use adb, I am faster with command line. Today I was using windows for a while after being on only linux for weeks. I kept trying to do things with command prompt that were impossible on windows, like "rm" and even more "chmod"

lkrasner said:
Yep, I always try to use adb, I am faster with command line. Today I was using windows for a while after being on only linux for weeks. I kept trying to do things with command prompt that were impossible on windows, like "rm" and even more "chmod"
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Are you running a dual boot Windows/Linux machine? Maybe that's what I need to do, something that can give me options at boot which OS to use. What about Ubuntu vs Linux, which would you recommend?
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Apex_Strider said:
Are you running a dual boot Windows/Linux machine? Maybe that's what I need to do, something that can give me options at boot which OS to use. What about Ubuntu vs Linux, which would you recommend?
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Yep, I have multiple OS's. Ubuntu, Windows 7, Chrome OS, and others at times.
Ubuntu IS linux. It is just one of many builds of it. it is one of the easiest to use, and most supported for android, so for a new user/android developer it is probably the best.

lkrasner said:
Yep, I have multiple OS's. Ubuntu, Windows 7, Chrome OS, and others at times.
Ubuntu IS linux. It is just one of many builds of it. it is one of the easiest to use, and most supported for android, so for a new user/android developer it is probably the best.
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Along with working out my rooted stock 2.3.6 CWM backup this evening, I'll install Ubuntu afterward. I've found an easy enough tutorial on how best to install, so even a knucklehead such as myself should be able to follow it. Lol
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Apex_Strider said:
Are you running a dual boot Windows/Linux machine? Maybe that's what I need to do, something that can give me options at boot which OS to use. What about Ubuntu vs Linux, which would you recommend?
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Apex_Strider said:
Along with working out my rooted stock 2.3.6 CWM backup this evening, I'll install Ubuntu afterward. I've found an easy enough tutorial on how best to install, so even a knucklehead such as myself should be able to follow it. Lol
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LOL, it's not that bad, just make sure you have a windows recovery disk with you incase you screw up the MBR. I have done that, then nothing boots at all. Scary as hell. it's super easy to fix, but you need a windows restore disk. Ignore this and don't be scared unless something bad happens, then run to google and be calm. There is very little you can do that is not easy to fix. Just don't format your whole hard drive or something if you want it working with windows.

lkrasner said:
LOL, it's not that bad, just make sure you have a windows recovery disk with you incase you screw up the MBR. I have done that, then nothing boots at all. Scary as hell. it's super easy to fix, but you need a windows restore disk. Ignore this and don't be scared unless something bad happens, then run to google and be calm. There is very little you can do that is not easy to fix. Just don't format your whole hard drive or something if you want it working with windows.
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Partition the hard drive with the recommended size, right, and that's it? I think I have a recovery disk made, but if I don't or can't find it I'll make one first - before doing anything nutty...
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Apex_Strider said:
Partition the hard drive with the recommended size, right, and that's it? I think I have a recovery disk made, but if I don't or can't find it I'll make one first - before doing anything nutty...
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yep in the setup you can choose manually partition hard drive and resize windows down and create a new partition for ubuntu. It will need to be pretty big if you are gonna get into development. mine is 30GB and I am running out.

lkrasner said:
yep in the setup you can choose manually partition hard drive and resize windows down and create a new partition for ubuntu. It will need to be pretty big if you are gonna get into development. mine is 30GB and I am running out.
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Thanks for the tip! Mind if I PM you if I need any further assistance?
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Apex_Strider said:
Thanks for the tip! Mind if I PM you if I need any further assistance?
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No problem, I'm happy to help.