I've been reading here at XDA, I can find the instructions - no problem.
However, in the WIKI there are a few things I don't understand.
The problem also is that all the posts assume you know what's going on and they start in the middle of a thread.
Then there's advice to use Odin, not to use Odin, use this, don't use this.
Some say unmount the SD card, some make no mention of SD card.
Then there's different backups. I've seen Titanium mentioned.
There's advice to get the latest drivers from Samsung - The phone isn't even in the dropdown list of phones, and the letters for the model don't match.
There's the custom ROM advice. Since there aren't many for this phone as yet - and all you want to do is remove crap, what do you look for?
I have to get rid of that stupid Doubletwist and airsync before I toss the phone!
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It is rather confusing isn't it...
In a simple answer....
Find the SuperOneClick zip file in one of those threads in the Dev forum & root the phone.Then go get TitaniumBackup ( Pro Recommended ) & you can remove the bloatware. I'd recommend the Pro Version so you can freez the apps you don't delete.
That's what i did on my SGS4G ( and i am not a experianced modder myself )
One problem. I downloaded superoneclick and NET can't find the runtime file.
I'm using XP and ver 4 of NET. I turned off NOD32 and Online Armor.
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zuben el genubi said:
One problem. I downloaded superoneclick and NET can't find the runtime file.
I'm using XP and ver 4 of NET. I turned off NOD32 and Online Armor.
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Uninstalled NET 4 and put in 3. I can open the file, but NOD32 keeps quarantining RAGE. Says it's a trojan.
I don't really want a custom ROM - but would like some more information on Titanium Backup. The Market won't download to the phone, but going to the market on the phone will let me download.
Thanks,
Zuben
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zuben el genubi said:
Uninstalled NET 4 and put in 3. I can open the file, but NOD32 keeps quarantining RAGE. Says it's a trojan.
I don't really want a custom ROM - but would like some more information on Titanium Backup. The Market won't download to the phone, but going to the market on the phone will let me download.
Thanks,
Zuben
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Let it scrub the RAGE file, you need the other one actually to make it work
Which one? PSneuter?
Also some confusion about the Samsung driver. I also have a Galaxy 3. I downloaded Kies and the driver. I downloaded the new driver (did not install it)and stuck it in a folder named Samsung on the Desktop. Kies is in the Samsung folder in programs and I assume that the original driver is in there, too. The driver is listed in Add/Remove programs.
I can either delete Kies or rename that file to something else, and stop Kies from running. So there's 2 drivers, and I suspect they are the same.
Since I can't send a download from the Market on the PC to the phone, I have to download from Market on the phone. I can't install Titanium unless I root, but can I get to Titanium from the phone if I do root?
Thanks
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I use linux... so i have no idea what Kies is or does..
zuben el genubi said:
Which one? PSneuter?
Also some confusion about the Samsung driver. I also have a Galaxy 3. I downloaded Kies and the driver. I downloaded the new driver (did not install it)and stuck it in a folder named Samsung on the Desktop. Kies is in the Samsung folder in programs and I assume that the original driver is in there, too. The driver is listed in Add/Remove programs.
I can either delete Kies or rename that file to something else, and stop Kies from running. So there's 2 drivers, and I suspect they are the same.
Since I can't send a download from the Market on the PC to the phone, I have to download from Market on the phone. I can't install Titanium unless I root, but can I get to Titanium from the phone if I do root?
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So which phone are you trying to Root? Samsung Galaxy 3 or Samsung Galaxy S 4G? If your rooting the S 4G you can find the drivers here http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...728034640796/SGH-t959_Vibrant_USB_Drivers.zip
I have no experience with rooting with XP but I assume it would be essentially the same steps.
If your looking to do stuff on your Galaxy 3 then please go to this forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=868
and do your research over there.
It’s not that difficult to root the SGS 4G Phone. The first thing you need to do is make sure your phone is communicating with your computer. Install the Samsung USB drivers.(make sure you have the right drivers for your O.S. either 32bit or 64bit) In your phone go into Settings/Applications/Development and make sure you check “USB debugging”. Connect your Tethering cable to your phone. On your home screen you should see “USB Connected” popup on top of your screen. You should be able to press USB connected button from the drop-down menu on the home screen and see the external SD card on the computer now. If that works then Turn off USB storage. (leave “USB debugging” checked) Open NOD32 application from your system tray. Go to Settings and select “Temporarily disable antivirus,” put your password in if prompted. Then Download SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse, expand the file and go to SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse Directory. Run the SuperOneClick App. When it opens don’t change anything and just click “Root” and let it run. It should say rooted when done. Then go to the Market on your phone and get Titanium Backup and install it. It will ask for SuperUser permission and accept that on your phone. If that fails press “Problems” button, Then “Get Busybox”. Install the new Busybox. You may have to close and reopen Titanium Backup again. I would say to download and install ClockworkMod after rooting and before getting Titanium Backup, Except ClockworkMod currently does not work for the SGS 4G Yet. So, skip that step for now. You should be able to backup your phone after this.
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It’s not that difficult to root the SGS 4G Phone. The first thing you need to do is make sure your phone is communicating with your computer. Install the Samsung USB drivers.(make sure you have the right drivers for your O.S. either 32bit or 64bit) In your phone go into Settings/Applications/Development and make sure you check “USB debugging”. Connect your Tethering cable to your phone. On your home screen you should see “USB Connected” popup on top of your screen. You should be able to press USB connected button from the drop-down menu on the home screen and see the external SD card on the computer now. If that works then Turn off USB storage. (leave “USB debugging” checked) Open NOD32 application from your system tray. Go to Settings and select “Temporarily disable antivirus,” put your password in if prompted. Then Download SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse, expand the file and go to SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse Directory. Run the SuperOneClick App. When it opens don’t change anything and just click “Root” and let it run. It should say rooted when done. Then go to the Market on your phone and get Titanium Backup and install it. It will ask for SuperUser permission and accept that on your phone. If that fails press “Problems” button, Then “Get Busybox”. Install the new Busybox. You may have to close and reopen Titanium Backup again. I would say to download and install ClockworkMod after rooting and before getting Titanium Backup, Except ClockworkMod currently does not work for the SGS 4G Yet. So, skip that step for now. You should be able to backup your phone after this.
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This is good information, but what about for Mac users? I was previously able to root my Samsung Vibrant just by installing the update.zip file via CWM. Should Mac users wait for this course or can we make it happen now?
Also, what's the benefit of rooting right now? Just to remove bloatware? There's no custom roms yet, right?
Look at the Unix instructions about associating the USB ID with the Mac. I haven't tried it, but I suspect that is the missing step.
Update: Nope -- According to Google, http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html#setting-up
Setup your system to detect your device.
* If you're developing on Windows, you need to install a USB driver for adb. If you're using an Android Developer Phone (ADP), Nexus One, or Nexus S, see the Google Windows USB Driver. Otherwise, you can find a link to the appropriate OEM driver in the OEM USB Drivers document.
* If you're developing on Mac OS X, it just works. Skip this step.
* If you're developing on Ubuntu Linux, you need to add a rules file...
(Emphasis mine)
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I'm wanting to root the 4G. The Galaxy3 was bought unlocked so it doesn't have the crap on it. Like I said, the ROM seems to be ok, it's just the stupid bloatware.
Chamgea said:
This is good information, but what about for Mac users? I was previously able to root my Samsung Vibrant just by installing the update.zip file via CWM. Should Mac users wait for this course or can we make it happen now?
Also, what's the benefit of rooting right now? Just to remove bloatware? There's no custom roms yet, right?
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Macs are out of my Knowledge base. I've taught PC repair at LAUSD in Ca, but haven't studied the Mac thing. It's something I want to learn, just have not got around to it yet.
I switched over to ViperXL and so far it's running great. But I'm having a small problem where I can see the files on my phone just fine with ES File Explorer, and other file explorers, but when connected to the computer, I only see a few folders and the files I loaded just now to my phone. The connection is fine since I can move files in between, but I can't see the vast majority of my files. Was wondering if there was something like a quick refresh toggle I'm missing?
Thanks!
Solved, in case anyone else has this problem, this app did the trick:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bero.sdrescan&hl=en
U can also just go into recovery and mount usb. Windows auto play may ask u want u wanna do, click view files. Hmm files seen es should be same on pc for SD CARD location. Click show hidden files in your windows folders view option . You can also mount system files in recovery also ...
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Solved, in case anyone else has this problem, this app did the trick:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bero.sdrescan&hl=en
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This app didn't work for me, the "preparing..." circle thing just kept turning FOREVER.
solution
this worked for me
go to Device manager on your control panel
look for your android phone driver
probably there is a yellow triangle
means there is a problem in the driver software
any way simply you Uninstall the driver ( right click > uninstall)
then reconnect your phone
it will download a new software for your phone driver
and it shall work fine
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Guaranteed working solution for windows XP+ is to uninstall any HTC drivers and HTC sync and then install the latest HTC Sync. It has the MTP drivers built in.
As the solution above will only work on versions of windows that have MTP device drivers Windows 7 or 8.. maybe vista?
My device seems to have gone into a bootloop - either due to a virus on the device...... or (I believe) due to SPACE - or as a result of it running out of space it has maybe overwritten some of the ROM (if that is at all possible!?) because everything was fine until I did some large downloads and then at some point it just entered into this constant bootloop that I cannot get the device out of, so I cannot backup the files from the device directly. When I try accessing the device from the PC via a USB cable it says it can't find the DRIVER OMAP4430...... tried installing this driver but it did not help.
All I want is to be able to access to my personal datafiles on the device - iot backup them up to the PC (or an SD card in the device itself.....).
I have done some reading on the internet to try get HOW2 on doing this but just find info on HOW2 flashing stuff onto the device, via Odin, etc...... I may need to do this anyway (or do a reset factory settings) which is fine, but I would FIRST like to be able to backup or copy off my personal data from the device.
Any advice and help would be greatly appreciated.
You could flash twrp recovery with odin. After that you can boot into recovery and access your files with twrp file manager (Advanced->file manager).
Installed drivers a few times. Win 10 shows my 6 as windows phone. Didn't before I reloaded windows.
When you plug the phone, be sure to activate the transfer mode in the phone settings.
Drivers are included in a folder as a mounted device in "computer"
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I did that I can see the files on the phone but shows as win phone in devices and shows windows driver
A OK.
Is that a problem?
Yes
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A OK.
Is that a problem?
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*Win 10 no longer sees the phone period. Under file explorer or in devices. Tried reloading phone and usb drivers numerous times.
Kinda sucks as I can't transfer files, root, twtp etc
So it used to work but now it isn't?
It won't solve your problem but if you need to transfer files you can still use a ftp (numerous apps on the store). Just mount it as a network folder using the local ip the app gives you
I give for now
Hello,
I decided to have a shot and try to ask for help here. After many hours of trying and googling I could not find the proper solution how to backup my media files. Whenever I go to recovery mode and connect my phone via usb, using SDK tools I write "adb devices" and it tells me that my Samsung Galaxy S6 is connected via "sideload"?. Is there any way to backup my media using sideload? I am not able to pull data from the phone using "adb pull", but maybe there is some sort of script that I could push that would make my phone do a backup. Hopefully there is a chance to recover my files before I do a full wipe. Photos and memories gathered in 4 years. Would suck to loose all of that.
Gustavvo said:
Hello,
I decided to have a shot and try to ask for help here. After many hours of trying and googling I could not find the proper solution how to backup my media files. Whenever I go to recovery mode and connect my phone via usb, using SDK tools I write "adb devices" and it tells me that my Samsung Galaxy S6 is connected via "sideload"?. Is there any way to backup my media using sideload? I am not able to pull data from the phone using "adb pull", but maybe there is some sort of script that I could push that would make my phone do a backup. Hopefully there is a chance to recover my files before I do a full wipe. Photos and memories gathered in 4 years. Would suck to loose all of that.
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Sideload is a one way street, you can only use sideload to transfer data from PC to your device, not device to PC.
Try booting into recovery and only wipe the cache partition(DO NOT FACTORY RESET), this will not delete your media files, it only deletes temporary files, if your cached files are causing your bootloop, wiping cache will fix it.
If you can't get the device to boot into system, you might be screwed.
One other option is, if your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash TWRP custom recovery for your specific model number then you have a couple of options, you can connect to adb while booted into TWRP and use adb commands to pull copies of your media files, or, you can use the Backup option in TWRP then extract the backup to retreive your files, extracting TWRP backups is kinda tricky though.
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