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[Q] Rooting Samsung Captivate

I'm thinking about rooting my captivate so I can us it as a wifi access for my Ipad. I currently have no experience what so ever about this topic and was looking for advice and help on this. I don't have any desire to brick my phone so good advice is appreciated. Thank you to everyone!

Well first things first download the one click root. Search it. There ya go. If you have any other questions or problems let me know.
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one click root wasn't working for me so i looked around a little more and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
I just rooted my captivate a few minutes ago and it worked perfectly.

billyboy093 said:
one click root wasn't working for me so i looked around a little more and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
I just rooted my captivate a few minutes ago and it worked perfectly.
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Good job!
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how do i tell if my phone is rooted

you will have the superuser application if your rooted

ok i have that on my phone so how do i make it work

Make what work? Your phone is already rooted, you can now get apps for rooted phones and do stuff you normally wouldn't be able to do. Also, please use the search function, I'm sure you'll find the answer you're looking for.

Root

Anybody got any advice on how to root my inc s ? Do I need to wait for somebody cleaverer than me to come up with a guide specifically for this phone, or could I just follow one of the guides for another HTC phone ?
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That actually depends on how brave are you you can test different rooting methods like Super One Click etc. but if you end up with a brick, then you are the only one responsible.

Yeh, not that brave yet, only had the phone for a day, think Ill wait a while
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I just tried to root my IncS by using the unrEVOked method, but got an error message saying 'vivo not supported at this time'. Hope the guys at unrEVOked will add support soon.

Slightly OT but as as the general section is quiet (early days) would any of you lucky Incredible S owners care to take a look and offer your comments on my post / questions HERE?
Thanks and apologies for the OT post.
Edit: Forget this - I now know the answer!

what is the price you got your Incredible S?

gudge said:
Yeh, not that brave yet, only had the phone for a day, think Ill wait a while
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When i had my phone for just half a day, i already tried to root it, with 2 difrent programs, did work though =(

Moved this to general

Currently there is no method of rooting, still busy with this one.
All previous exploits are out of the question, only temproot trough psneuter is useable. RageAgainstTheCage dont work.
Were (l0st.pr0phet and mainly scotty2) currently trying all we can to root this one, but HTC gives us a pretty hard time. And maybe there is no way of rooting... but that is something we will found out then.
See ya soon!

Good luck and thanks for the update.
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Just an update:
First of all: tnx scotty2 for all the work you do!
Second: no root yet. Were still figuring what can be done, most of the things that worked on other devices don't work, only the temp root works until now

timbo007up said:
Just an update:
First of all: tnx scotty2 for all the work you do!
Second: no root yet. Were still figuring what can be done, most of the things that worked on other devices don't work, only the temp root works until now
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How to do a temp root?

Psneuter exploit. It's in superoneclick.
You don't have write permission in the system partition because of the nand-lock. Still working on that.
So currently its kinda useless, except for debugging and that kinda stuff, apps like root explorer probably won't work.

What should I do?

I just got my notice for official update to 2.2. Do I need to unroot,recripple and undo my lagfix first? Please really need your expert help. Also will I be able to reroot and all the other things again if I have to undo them? Thanks for any an all advice an help you can offer.
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Try searching before posting. This is nothing new, just AT$T trying to reach customers who don't hang out in forums like this. This is the same update that was released on 2/24. If you are currently on a custome ROM, you would have to flash back to stock using Odin. beware, if you update to OEM Froyo you will not be able to root or install CWM with the new 3e recovery. I'd suggest you do some reading up on the issues and benefits of stock Froyo before you make up your mind to upgrade.

Thank you for your help, But if I'm not going to be able to root it back then I wont update. Unfortunately I'm not very experienced and I'm afraid of bricking my phone so flashing roms kinda scares me. I'd love to be brave and do all that kind of things. Oh sorry I tried to search but my app kept force closing.
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There is a way to root the stock Froyo, but the old methods either don't work or need to be adjusted. I'd wait until I was at a PC so I could do some searches and read up on the issues. Froyo is definitely better than Eclair and a worthwhile upgrade, but still somewhat lacking compared to what the devs here are cooking up.

Miami_Son said:
There is a way to root the stock Froyo, but the old methods either don't work or need to be adjusted. I'd wait until I was at a PC so I could do some searches and read up on the issues. Froyo is definitely better than Eclair and a worthwhile upgrade, but still somewhat lacking compared to what the devs here are cooking up.
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rooting the stock 2.2 is extremely easy using SUPERONECLICK
on the right hand side of the app is a button that says RAGE...select it and then ROOT
done
/end of line

Pirateghost said:
rooting the stock 2.2 is extremely easy using SUPERONECLICK
on the right hand side of the app is a button that says RAGE...select it and then ROOT
done
/end of line
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You're right, so long as you know that beforehand.

Yes XDA is where I got the wonderful apps to do what changes I have to my Cappy. Super One Click is how I rooted . Thank you all for the fantastic help and great advice. Will I be able to decripple it again?
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Miami_Son said:
You're right, so long as you know that beforehand.
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yeah, that search button can be such a b*tch!

Pirateghost said:
yeah, that search button can be such a b*tch!
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It must have cooties or something.

Ok guys please search before opening a new thread.

Temp Un-Root?

Hey guys
Is there a temp unroot for the HTC one available?
Sky go doesn't let me use it on a rooted device. No idea why they are so picky about jailbroken or rooted devices, bit daft imo
Anyway yeah, any help would be great
Thanks

strongylad28 said:
Hey guys
Is there a temp unroot for the HTC one available?
Sky go doesn't let me use it on a rooted device. No idea why they are so picky about jailbroken or rooted devices, bit daft imo
Anyway yeah, any help would be great
Thanks
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use hide-my-root;
Link to Play store
i use it on my tablet so i can watch TV

tmaniac said:
use hide-my-root;
Link to Play store
i use it on my tablet so i can watch TV
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Awesome. Thank you
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Doesn't work

strongylad28 said:
Doesn't work
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try OTA rootkeeper

seanicca said:
try OTA rootkeeper
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Also doesn't work
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strongylad28 said:
Hey guys
Is there a temp unroot for the HTC one available?
Sky go doesn't let me use it on a rooted device. No idea why they are so picky about jailbroken or rooted devices, bit daft imo
Anyway yeah, any help would be great
Thanks
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This appears to be a conundrum which many have tried to solve on supported (and un-supported) devices. I have searched high and low and have yet to find anybody with a working solution.

bobsie41 said:
This appears to be a conundrum which many have tried to solve on supported (and un-supported) devices. I have searched high and low and have yet to find anybody with a working solution.
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Yeah it's frustrating isn't it because it's so stupid that it won't allow it. Lets hope the geniuses on here work out a way to rectify it
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I used OTA Rootkeeper on my Nexus 7 with Sky Go and it worked fine, esentially temp unroot, and then use 'Root Checker' to see if your phone is actually unrooted. Make sure you fully close the Sky Go app and then try, it works for me. I'll test on my One and post the results in a bit
Edit: Just tried it, didn't work I'm afraid, hopefully another solution will appear soon!

Try this, it's what I have to do to get time warner live tv to work.
Go into system/app and rename superuser to SuperSU.
Next, go into the build.prop and there should be something that says build tags. It should say under that, "release-keys". Delete the words release-keys, leaving that part blank. Reboot. Should work if it's the same root checks as time warner.
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cdordon said:
Try this, it's what I have to do to get time warner live tv to work.
Go into system/app and rename superuser to SuperSU.
Next, go into the build.prop and there should be something that says build tags. It should say under that, "release-keys". Delete the words release-keys, leaving that part blank. Reboot. Should work if it's the same root checks as time warner.
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Does this remove the root at all or will it still function the same and just pass the check?

Should just pass the root check. Root still remains.
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dnydny said:
Does this remove the root at all or will it still function the same and just pass the check?
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You're also going to have to make sure you have a system write capable kernel.
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Has anyone found a way of the temp unroot yet?

[Q] Toolkit for Root and Bootloader?

hi men,
I bought this phone today, and although I've seen videos to unlock root permissions and bootloarder, but i would like to know if there is a toolkit that allowed all this with just a few clicks without follow the whole procedure; and if yes, how can i use it.
thanks to all

Raschild6 said:
hi men,
I bought this phone today, and although I've seen videos to unlock root permissions and bootloarder, but i would like to know if there is a toolkit that allowed all this with just a few clicks without follow the whole procedure; and if yes, how can i use it.
thanks to all
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I haven't heard of one that does it all for you in a couple of clicks where you don't have to do anything.
You can give mine a go if you want. Its in my signature.

Nonono. Toolkits are a bad bad bad idea. It's actually not hard to flash roms and unlocked bootloaders. But it is so worthwhile learning all the commands and doing it yourself. Then if you ever stuff something up you will have an idea how to fix it instead of using a stupid toolkit. There are so many guides on here. They are well worth reading
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nateboi81 said:
Nonono. Toolkits are a bad bad bad idea. It's actually not hard to flash roms and unlocked bootloaders. But it is so worthwhile learning all the commands and doing it yourself. Then if you ever stuff something up you will have an idea how to fix it instead of using a stupid toolkit. There are so many guides on here. They are well worth reading
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ok ok i'll do it, thanks for all :good: