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[Q] Rooting won't work on Captivate

First off, I'm really thankful for xda developers and everyone in it who make this site extremely helpful.
I've been running Cog2.2.9b1.3 simply because it was simple to flash with Odin.
(thank you DG)
Now, I want to try other roms that require Clockwork and rom manager. I understand all the steps to do those things, but one problem. I know it's necessary to flash to stock before getting a different rom, so i flash to stock via Odin one click no prob. Then I have to root it, which doesn't work at all.
I downloaded OCLF and opened it, but there is no option to root my phone. The only option is to check phone space. I tried doing it the old fashioned way through installing it through the PC then going into recovery mode and reinstall packages but it says update.zip/BAD.
I master cleared it, hard reset it, everything. No luck. So, I'm thinking it's the Odin one click that's not allowing me to root somehow, but I'm not sure.
If I can't root it in stock will it be okay to install another rom when I have Cognition 2.2b9 on it?

Clockwork issues

I have had a little bit of an issue lately Clockwork mod rebooting my phone so that I can get to it. It just won't do it. I know I still have root...superuser pops up with its usual message...and know CWM is still there....the only way I can access it is to hook the usb up to the computer then put the phone in recovery it pops up like normal. I have flashed a couple of TIMe since this started...and yes I done complete wipes....just don't know what the issue is. I've even tried flashing older versions....multiple times. Any thoughts?......cause I'm out of ideas.
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How do you normally boot into recovery?

I dont know what you would like to do with CWM but maybee you can use the Clockworkmod Manager (as Android App)...

Normally I would install a ROM starting at the ROM Manager, unless a full wipe was recommended. Clockwkorkmod manager app? Where did you find that one? Anyways, I put Android Revolution 4 on my phone last night and all the sudden it was fine. My new issue is with CM7....can't put on G-apps with out going into a boot loop...and it won't let me sideload the Market at all. I really don' know why I keep having issues like this. I do regular full wipes. Maybe it's my phone....don't normally have this problem.....I've rooted about 7 phones now and installed multiple ROMS on all of them. Thanks for the help guys.
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how did you get revolution on your phone? I have the stock rooted rom, (came with Bubby's one click) and have same prob with clockwork. since I cant see the screen cant use clockwork to install android rev. how did you do it?

brokenstring6 said:
how did you get revolution on your phone? I have the stock rooted rom, (came with Bubby's one click) and have same prob with clockwork. since I cant see the screen cant use clockwork to install android rev. how did you do it?
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Have you tried renaming the Android Revolution install file PD98IMG.zip and putting it on your SD card? Then you just hold the volume down button and power on. You might ask some of these guys about using ADB to do all of that stuff on your computer...or just research it yourself. They don't mind answering questions, especially when someone actually takes the time to try to check for themselves first. I can't really help you with ADB yet....I still haven't got it figured out....I just made my laptop into a dual-boot computer so that I could learn a little more about linux by using Ubuntu. Got all my programs up and running and working together...but I'm still trying to figure out how to talk to my phone. Have to add a few little things into the root of my system yet I guess.
Good luck man.

I dont know what you would like to do with CWM but maybee you can use the Clockworkmod Manager

[Q] Rom/kernel installing

Just rooted my captivate which was recently upgraded to Froyo through the official Att release. I'm an exteme rookie when it comes to all this, so I'm looking for some help. I want to install a new rom/kernel. Done some research and I'm thinking of trying Cog4. As I said, I'm rooted, I have titanium backup and rom manager. I'm using one click lag fix, which from my research, everyone says is useless, and that voodoo is the way to go. So the question is, where can I get step by step instructions on the easiest way to load the new rom. Can anyone suggest a better rom? What ever your answer is, remember to dumb it down. I'm a chef not a computer guy. Much thanks for the help. I'm loving learning about all this.

Start reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Make sure you disable lagfix before you flash.
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wonner said:
Start reading here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
Make sure you disable lagfix before you flash.
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Disabling oclf also means installing ext2 tools (just got good measure).
Good luck!

I did my first rom flash last week and chose Firefly due to reliability and smoothness. I read all of the threads about each of the roms for several months and read how people liked them plus features each offered. It will really come down to what you want/need in a rom. Besides using xda, I googled flashing roms for captivate and found many videos, etc. that helped guide me along the way. I watched countless hours to make sure I understood not only one way but many to install a rom. Just remember, save your data before you do anything else. Use titanium backup. It is great. Don't assume everything will go okay.
If you are running 2.2 Froyo stock you probably will have to understand how 3E works. If you don't know what this is, search for it on these forums! You have to change this setting before flashing a rom. Good luck!

mrhaley30705 said:
Disabling oclf also means installing ext2 tools (just got good measure).
Good luck!
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I meant to say UNINSTALLING, not install ext2 tools. Sorry for goof.

froyo has 3e recovery.... ugh... again with this today... good thing i bookmarked it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
you researched OCLF and other stuff correctly so ill help you.
from stock
root / ( & allow non-market apps via oneClickRoot 1.8 if you need to sideload tibu or rootexplorer.)
fix 3e recovery (root explorer method best)
no OCLF.
tibu backup user apps and green system files (green ones ok between different roms)
copy your new rom.zip to sdcard root renamed UPDATE.zip
boot into stock recovery > reinstall package!
tibu restore all
done!
your new rom will have a kernel with CWM built in. no need for rom manager or the CWM update.zip just to flash the rom. rom zips now do a wipe as well.

If the next thread I open ends up being about 3e recovery I'm going to boycott both q&a and general... TRusselo you with me?

I used a different method to fix 3E recovery, did not know about the root explorer method but can't find the link now. I placed the file in pda on odin and put my phone into download mode and placed it on my phone. That was the first time I used odin but it was very easy for me. Would be very interested to try it with root explorer if the need arose.

studacris said:
If the next thread I open ends up being about 3e recovery I'm going to boycott both q&a and general... TRusselo you with me?
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If you guys boycott, I will add in some posts then so I can get my count up!

megatronisabeast said:
I used a different method to fix 3E recovery, did not know about the root explorer method but can't find the link now. I placed the file in pda on odin and put my phone into download mode and placed it on my phone. That was the first time I used odin but it was very easy for me. Would be very interested to try it with root explorer if the need arose.
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congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.

Here is the method I used to root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
It didn't require a fix for 3E since I wasn't flashing a rom but it was painless. I did a lot of research and found the way I thought would be easiest for me to root and flash a rom. The great thing is there are many ways to do it so you really have to not be looking to get one that doesn't work.
Dani897 said:
congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.
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Dani897 said:
congrats you just flashed a kernel!
oh your not the op. but anyway this is how i do it.
i guess you can root then root explorer the 3e recovery then rom manager then flash but how do you root before you fix 3e, doesn't a meathod that doesnt use recovery require a computer anyway? seems like a lot of work and if you are at the computer anyway odin flashing a cwm kernel seems way better. oh well.
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Kinda the same idea here , but I use kernel flasher (i know some say it's a bad thing, but I've never had a problem that wasn't because of my own stupidity).

The only reason I don't use Root explorer or other ones like it is because I only have one phone and can't afford to really mess something up. I play around with Linux on some of my computers but I have more than one and the one I practice code on is a play computer. I think it is good to learn at least some of the coding but for an inexperienced flasher they should either wait until they learn code then flash or use an easier method if they are dead set on rooting and romming their phone.

[Q] I don't think my root worked!

Hey guys,
So today I decided to root my phone. I want to be able to use WiFi tethering without paying their ridiculous monthly fee, so I came here and read all I could about rooting my phone.
I downloaded the "Charge Kit V2" and proceeded with the instructions to install the "EE4stock_DXC.tar.md5" file to my phone. Everything worked as advertised and was completed in less than three minutes. I boot the phone, select the reboot option, and everything appears exactly as I left it.
Thinking I was rooted I downloaded the Android WiFi Tether app, but the thing won't work! So I go back to the FAQ and read that I could check to see if I were rooted by downloading a terminal emulator and typing "SU" into it. I did, and got "Permission Denied". I'm thinking this means I'm not rooted...
Am I rooted? If not, what did I do wrong? If so, why won't my WiFi tether work?
Thanks everyone!
ON edit: Just downloaded a root checker...apparently I'm not rooted. What could have gone wrong? Is the file I installed not rooted?

TomB985 said:
Hey guys,
So today I decided to root my phone. I want to be able to use WiFi tethering without paying their ridiculous monthly fee, so I came here and read all I could about rooting my phone.
I downloaded the "Charge Kit V2" and proceeded with the instructions to install the "EE4stock_DXC.tar.md5" file to my phone. Everything worked as advertised and was completed in less than three minutes. I boot the phone, select the reboot option, and everything appears exactly as I left it.
Thinking I was rooted I downloaded the Android WiFi Tether app, but the thing won't work! So I go back to the FAQ and read that I could check to see if I were rooted by downloading a terminal emulator and typing "SU" into it. I did, and got "Permission Denied". I'm thinking this means I'm not rooted...
Am I rooted? If not, what did I do wrong? If so, why won't my WiFi tether work?
Thanks everyone!
ON edit: Just downloaded a root checker...apparently I'm not rooted. What could have gone wrong? Is the file I installed not rooted?
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I don't think that package is rooted, or at least it didn't root you when flashed (which happens sometimes).. use odin to flash CWM, boot straight into it and flash the superuser apk, when you boot up update the superuser app in the market and update the binary, after that you'll be rooted no problems
http://db.tt/4b3IK0C <--- superuser
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

Thanks for the reply!
Is there a good page with instructions on how to do this? I'm paranoid about bricking my phone and very new at this! Does the CWM load the same way the other.tar.md5 loaded?
What is a CWM?
Tried searching and didn't come up with much.
Thanks!

TomB985 said:
Thanks for the reply!
Is there a good page with instructions on how to do this? I'm paranoid about bricking my phone and very new at this! Does the CWM load the same way the other.tar.md5 loaded?
What is a CWM?
Tried searching and didn't come up with much.
Thanks!
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this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580 is a pretty good info thread on how to flash and what everything is though it's a little dated and most of the roms/CWM files are older, everything else like drivers and Odin versions are fine... CWM is short for ClockWorkMod recovery and along with Odin is what we use to flash roms/kernels/etc. to our phones, and yes in Odin it goes in the same PDA spot as a rom and flashes like normal... however since you don't have a custom kernel to make CWM 'stick' in your system its one time use after you flash it in Odin and you will have to Odin flash it again every time you want to use it, making it perfect if all you want to do is simply root the phone

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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THANKS!!!
After tinkering with it a few times, as well as a scare with a failed flash and temporarily bricked phone, I got it to work! I'm now rooted and have successfully run the tethering app with no errors.
Thank you for your time, you made this easy! And I didn't destroy my shiny new phone!

TomB985 said:
After tinkering with it a few times, as well as a scare with a failed flash and temporarily bricked phone, I got it to work! I'm now rooted and have successfully run the tethering app with no errors.
Thank you for your time, you made this easy! And I didn't destroy my shiny new phone!
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nice glad to hear it, its a piece of cake after you do it once and learn it
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

[Q] How do I root my myTouch 4G Slide without using a computer?

HTC Sense is just not my thing, I don't like it one bit. I need to root so I can flash a ROM onto my phone. I don't need S-OFF because I don't plan on flashing an ICS ROM.
I looked for ways to root but you need a usb cable to proceed with the rooting. Thing is, I don't have one... Is there a way to root without the use of a computer? Perhaps a certain one click root method? My phone is 2.3.4 gingerbread.
Thanks for all the help!

lixfejbarrera said:
HTC Sense is just not my thing, I don't like it one bit. I need to root so I can flash a ROM onto my phone. I don't need S-OFF because I don't plan on flashing an ICS ROM.
I looked for ways to root but you need a usb cable to proceed with the rooting. Thing is, I don't have one... Is there a way to root without the use of a computer? Perhaps a certain one click root method? My phone is 2.3.4 gingerbread.
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You're definitely going to need a computer. Sorry if that's not the answer you were looking for. Luckily you can find a cable like this one pretty cheap.
Good Luck,
Michael

If you already have clockworkmod recovery installed, then you can flash a ROM from your phone without a computer.
If you were S-OFF then you could use one of the custom PG59IMG.zip packages I've made to get clockworkmod recovery onto the device without a computer.
If you are S-ON and stock, then you need a computer to hack your device.
If you can figure out a way of escalating yourself to root level privileges without a computer on a fresh factory device with security enabled, the entire community would love to know about it.
Sent from a digital distance.

Would z4root work?

Just hook it up to a computer. If you're not using any of the OTA patches use Revolutionary. That takes about 15 minutes tops to do. The hardest part is to flash the Superuser.apk through recovery (that has to be tried about five or six times for it to stick).

K7Cobb said:
Would z4root work?
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No

Blue6IX said:
If you already have clockworkmod recovery installed, then you can flash a ROM from your phone without a computer.
If you were S-OFF then you could use one of the custom PG59IMG.zip packages I've made to get clockworkmod recovery onto the device without a computer.
If you are S-ON and stock, then you need a computer to hack your device.
If you can figure out a way of escalating yourself to root level privileges without a computer on a fresh factory device with security enabled, the entire community would love to know about it.
Sent from a digital distance.
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Can u give the link to download the PG59IMG file. I have S-OFF but no access to pc. Also please give me the link to the noob tut to flash the file