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[Samsung Moment] Root Instructions

EDIT: This information is out dated now but visit the link below for updated info.
taken from here http://www.samsungmomentforum.com/rooting/root-access-(finally-achieved!)/
1) Partition your SD Card to have first partition as fat16 and second ext3 [this tutorial assumes you have this setup exactly as stated]
2) Boot in Test Mode with Call+Center+Power
3) copy root into your tools directory of the sdk
4) adb push root /system
5) adb shell chmod 0755 /system/root
6) adb shell /system/root
7) unplug usb, remove battery, reboot into test mode when instructed
8) adb shell
9) /system/bin/btld_testmode
10) /system/root

Excellent. It work!. Just do exatly the steps above. Thanks for putting all this info together.
FYI... Samsung post the source code of the samsung moment.

Is this temp or persistent root? For temp root I don't think partitioning the sd card is necessary or at least I didn't partition it when I temp rooted my Moment.

Was a long time WinMo user, I was stuck with a Moto Q9c on sprint for way to long. I'm still stuck with sprint, but got the Moment in hopes of having a badass Android to start with.
Night and Day compared to my Q, the root is key though, custom rom's were so easy on the Q.
soooo im a newb to android, same question as johnbarry3434.
does it stick?
I've got two Moment's(thanks sprint for shipping me 2 and charging me for neither) ?maybe one for test purposes?
Anything I can do to help the rooting process, please let me know

Sorry guys but I'm very new to this android. Only had my phone for a week now. Is rooting like flashing a custom ROM for the Touch Pro?

Does this require seperate adb drivers for the Samsung phone?? If so where can I get them and are there any avaliable for Ubuntu???

Hi guys,
I have just gotten myself a Samsung Spica. Can I use this guide as well? Is there a ROM-update tool for the Spica?
I'm really n00b, so any help is appreciated

I need someone with this rooted phone to contact me, I need to get some data from it so I can work on something for it.
Please contact me at [email protected]
Thanks

hey look i am brand new to this whole root thing i just got my moment two days ago i am used to the simple jailbreak iphone stuff but this is a whole new level
i am on windows vista and i do not understand any of this at all please someone email me some simpler instructions or make a video or something just to help me out in some way please and thank you
my email: [email protected]

use the search Service people

Now that moment is rooted?
Will there be any chance of us getting a custom rom of andorid using sense ui?
i dont really see any point in rooting my phone if there is no MAJOR thing you can do with it..

I cannot get my samsung to root
I have the updated cupcake cl14 and when I boot my phone with talk+center+power, I boot into a test mode that lets me test the screen, keyboard, and so on. I did copy the root file (supplied from the instructions ) to the main part of my card on both partitions, and partitioned it just as it stated in the 1st step. I don't understand what the "adb" is and how to use it. Can this only be down with windows because I'm am using Ubuntu. I know adb is advance debugging bridge but after some google searches I still don't know how to use it. I now a little about chmod 0755 because of Ubuntu but any "hand-holding" instructions would be great thankyou to everyone who is willing to help me and others out with this problem.

Is there still no "real" benefit for root access for the Moment? As in no good reason to root the phone? My girlfriend has one and I was hoping that it was at least close behind my Hero by now in terms of root access benefits....TIA

bbv203 said:
Is there still no "real" benefit for root access for the Moment? As in no good reason to root the phone? My girlfriend has one and I was hoping that it was at least close behind my Hero by now in terms of root access benefits....TIA
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try this
http://forum.samdroid.net/threads/13-How-to-get-Root-on-Samsung-i5700-EN-02-10-v-LK10

just got my phone and can't increase the size of the fonts was told rooting is the only way even with using spare parts.
first of what program can I use to partition the sd card I am running windows XP. and everything I have downloaded today would only see the internal drive.

For those of you still looking for how to root your Samsung Moment (you don't have to use your SDCard either) there are two HOW TOs posted at PPCGeeks under the NON-WM DEVICES>ANDRIOD>SAMSUNG MOMENT
One explains how to root phone with CJ05
The other explains how to root phones that have CL14 out-the-box or officially updated to CL14
I would post a link except I'm not permitted to post an outside link... just go to PPCGeeks(dot)com and click on their forum

So what Now!!!!
Okay I see you have this placed here.. I like... I have a Nexus and 2 Droids, wife and mine.. Nexus ALL mine.. HAHAHA..
My sister, wifes sister, she has the Moment.. I have always wanted to root this just cause of the 800mhz processor... This was the first device to almost meet up with the Nexus before it was even thought up..
Is there Roms, Themes, Kernels, etc.. I see nothing, but a root, useless, without an accommodation, thanks anyway, always good to have the key to the door first..
Somebody, PM me if not on, or reply here, I'll come back around...

cool that i made the front page but the info is out dated now.

yes this info is way outdated. just flash the kernel with speedyrabbit's or joeykrim's kernel and you'll have persistent root, plus a much faster phone.

also, speedyrabbit's kernel has wifi tether and flash_image support. you can download from www(dot)sdx-developers(dot)com.

Samsung Intercept

Will there be a forum for the samsung intercept?

Forum for samsung intercept
I can deal with the un-rooted version, because it's still a great phone for what you pay. However, I have the sprint version of the samsung intercept (assuming there's more than one carrier for this one), and I H-A-T-E all the crap that it comes preinstalled with. I hear people saying that these apps don't take any active RAM, but sysinfo and advanced task manager say otherwise..."sprint zone" is the most nefarious offender...if anyone would develop the root, I would L-O-V-E (guess I'm into spelling to-day) to donate to your efforts.
-Lukewarm Samsung Intercept user/loser.

I really hope we can get a forum for the intercept soon. I know the phone was cheap on contract but its not going to be worth it to me if no one works on a root! Maybe our prayers will be answered soon! *fingers crossed*
Sent from my SPH-M910 using XDA App

PLEASE!!
I just got the samsung intercept and I want to root it.

It would be nice for the Samsung Intercept to have its on forum. The Kernel for it is already out. I don't see why we can't get a little section of our own too. :\

granted i know that this is the bottom of the line android phone but why is it no one will actually root it ? they have already rooted the evo,epic,droid,galaxy s ect..
why is it no one will actually take the time to root the intercept or the moment.
i'm sure it cant be too much different than rooting the epic.
people claim they are going to root it but no one follows through
i dont want to flash the rom

If there won't be a forum for it here, would it be okay for users to post links to sites that have a forum for interecept. I have many questions but no place to ask them and I don't want to fill this thread with them since they don't belong here.

The phone has been rooted now actually. If you go to the sdx developer site you'll see it.

I went there and read the instructions. I am going to try rooting it tonight. Do you know if the amon ra recovery image will work with it? If not, is there an alternative recovery image with similar functionality/options?

I have a friend who has the samsung intercept, and I rooted it using the new one click universal rooter, but it was only a partial root.. The phone is still virtually not rooted... (no Titanium, market access, busybox, tether, etc.) Please help me get this thing fully rooted. He is willing to donate 10 bucks or so.

Why are there no XDA Devs responding?
Weird, its like the twilight zone or something. No support for a newish device. There are far worse phones on here, so not sure what the deal is. Maybe they're all too busy with their sweet new Evo's and the like. I wouldn't want to spend too much time on this one either (I have an Evo), but given people are willing to donate, and aren't asking for anything more than [complete] root, I don't see why not.
I'd like to get this phone for my wife. She won't spend any money and I can get this one for free. I want her on an Android phone to facilitate some mobile functions between the two of us. I see no better way to do it (while staying with Sprint) than with the Instinct. Seems nice enough in the video reviews. She's still using her Instinct! ;-P

All I want is a working recovery. One where I can wipe and not brick this phone. It is possibly the worst piece of junk I've ever layed my hands on. I figured stock would be great for my fiancee, she knows nothing of rooting and wouldn't care if she did. However, the stock ROM that came with this was MISERABLE! (Virgin Mobile, btw, not sure if they did anything different from sprint other than differing bloatware.) That being said, I decided to root the thing for her and see if I would help with the lag issues and other things. Nothing did. All the custom ROMs had an issue where the phone would be so slow I had to pull the battery out to even use it again. It was as if the processor was running at 60MHz and wouldn't get any faster. Superuser would not request permissions for anything except root explorer - everything else automatically were granted access and did not show up in superuser's app list which can be VERY dangerous. Superuser also keept saying it needed to be updated no matter how many times I updated it. Andora ROM wouldn't allow the holding of the power button or it would freeze up. As a final issue, ADB wouldn't recognize it at all. I use ADB for my G2 all the time so I know what I'm doing and I know it's not my PC. It would recognize it in recovery but any command would fail and the device would become unrecognizable again until i issued "adb kill-server." Again, though, any command make the phone unrecognizable.
Now I like the phone for the budget qualities and virgin mobile's plans (great when you're super short on money) and the fact that they have an Android phone so you can still enjoy the greatness of Android on a budget, and I don't even want anything extreme out of this phone other than for it to just work like Android should.
Thank you to all the devs who have devved for this phone so far, and they've came a looooong way and I agree it's better than when I opened the box, but we need a working recovery at least. Yes, the recovery gets the job done but it needs some serious work and at least a working recovery. I think a lot of ROM issues come from not being able to wipe.
I'm not blaming any one for all my issues, I know the devs work hard for nothing but donations and I thank them greatly for that. Its not even really the custom ROMs as it is just the phone. I read up on it before purchasing and saw it had a good amount of RAM and a 800MHz processor and thought this phone was actually going to be able to compare to a G2 (speed-wise) but boy was I wrong. I'm feeling extreme buyers remorse and everything said above was just me getting it off my chest. I actually didn't plan to root it at all. My fiancee doesn't do anything really other than text, play some games, get on facebook, and occasionally look up things on google. The phone does all these extremely well but has so much instability in between doing these things that every time she picks it up it is unknown if she's going to be able to do any of them without the phone crashing or lagging so bad she has to pull the battery.
If we can get this phone running and VANILLA Android, such as cyanogenmod or just a goold-ol-fashioned AOSP build, I think it would be a great phone with much more potential is has now.

wait, so the intersept now has a forum, but not the TRANSFORM? messed up...

the intercept also has 2.2 as of today!!!!!!

r3s-rt said:
If we can get this phone running and VANILLA Android, such as cyanogenmod or just a goold-ol-fashioned AOSP build, I think it would be a great phone with much more potential is has now.
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r3s-rt - the biggest issue is samsung and their RFS filesystem and their proprietary drivers; which is a huge fail to porting over to AOSP or cyanogenmod... plus, there aren't that many devs (they're all working on the higher tiered phones...)

What file system would need to be used for it to be easiest?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Froyo Update
My Samsung Intercept updated to Froyo 2.2 this morning.

I got pushed the 2.2 update but it failed due to my custom inxane recovery, going to revert it to stock and try it again my brothers is on 2.2 and it pushes the stock android theme as well so no more crappy customized theme!

Not sure if this is the place to ask this question, but I will go ahead. 2 Months ago I got the intercept with a new sprint contract. I instantly wanted to root it, but decided to wait for the froyo update. Well, now I have the official froyo update up and running (SOOOO much better!!!!) so I decided to work on rooting it. First problem I had was the USB drivers. over the course of about a week, I discovered that the drivers work fine so long as you don't plug it into your PC through a USB hub (internal OR external). I followed the instructions in sprintdroids. (I read the entire thread several times hoping to learn from other people's experience). I tried both the official samsung drivers and the ones posted with PDAnet. I also tried both the one click root listed elsewhere on this site as well as SuperOneClick. The one click root gave me the following output:
exploit and busybox made by joeykrim and one click installer made by noobnl
Press any key to continue . . .
copy and run the exploit (may take 2 minutes)
37 KB/s (0 bytes in 5392.000s)
0 KB/s (0 bytes in 88.000s)[*] CVE-2010-EASY Android local root exploit (C) 2010 by 743C[*] checking NPROC limit ...
[+] RLIMIT_NPROC={1344, 1344}[*] Searching for adb ...
[+] Found adb as PID 1892[*] Spawning children. Dont type anything and wait for reset![*][*] If you like what we are doing you can send us PayPal money to[*] [email protected] so we can compensate time, effort and HW costs.[*] If you are a company and feel like you profit from our work,[*] we also accept donations > 1000 USD![*][*] adb connection will be reset. restart adb server on desktop and re-login.
make it RW and move files
mount: Operation not permitted
failed to copy 'joeykrim-root.sh' to '/system/bin/joeykrim-root.sh': Read-only f
ile system
failed to copy 'jk-su' to '/system/bin/jk-su': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'playlogo-orig' to '/system/bin/playlogo-orig': Read-only file sy
stem
failed to copy 'playlogo' to '/system/bin/playlogo': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'busybox' to '/system/bin/busybox': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'resolv.conf' to '/system/bin/resolv.conf': Read-only file system
failed to copy 'remount' to '/system/bin/remount': Read-only file system
set permission
Unable to chmod /system/bin/joeykrim-root.sh: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/playlogo: Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/busybox: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/remount: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/playlogo-orig: No such file or directory
push any key to reboot the phone
Press any key to continue . . .
Yes, USB debugging was ON and my screen was not locked.
SuperOneClick did nothing and said my phone was rooted. I am unable to perform any root functions (one touch reboot, delete bloatware, overclock, etc.) therefore I do not believe I am rooted.
I am running Windows XP Media Center Edition. I get the same results no matter which driver I use. Any suggestions?

The easiest way to get root right now would be to either use the one click that's available for the intercept over on sdx-developers.com or to flash a rooted kernel like slapkernel v1.1.
Sent from my SPH-M910 using Tapatalk

Rooted With Skyraider 3.3.3 and OTA update

Ok so I've read through the threads and haven't been able to find an definitive answer. I know I can get rid of the msg by editing a file on the phone, but I am wondering about the update.
I am rooted and s-off and running ClockworkMod 2.0.5.5 with Skyraider 3.3.3.
The OTA update msg is showing up on my phone. Can I update with my current state?
If so, must I wipe data and cache? Will it unroot me and bring the phone back to stock specs?
Thanks
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

Would like an answer too. I just want to know if it would effect my root and so on.
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I actually have stock rom with root and just got the update. When it asked to install it counted down before restarting in recovery but once it hit zero the box disappeared and the phone did nothing. Under software updates it says system is up to date. Idk what happened??
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

Also getting this system update. Skyraider 3.3 sense, dinc.
The details of the update say it is a 17.7mb file with "vcast apps, slacker, and many other improvements for your Droid incredible".
Just looking for a way to get rid of this notification. Thanks

Also getting this system update. Skyraider 3.3 sense, dinc.
The details of the update say it is a 17.7mb file with "vcast apps, slacker, and many other improvements for your Droid incredible".
edit:
Found this over at android forums, much love...
OTA, or “over-the-air”, updates are data packages sent by Verizon to update the Droid’s firmware. They add features, fix problems, and speed up the phone. So why would we want to block these updates? Well, with the update comes a wipe of all our hard work–Root and other hacks alike. Also, with the upcoming 2.1 update comes a patch to remove the loophole used to obtain Root. Until Root is achieved on an official Droid 2.1 firmware, it is necessary to block OTA updates if you want to keep Root.
Disclaimer
(2/5)
Prerequisites: (Please be familiar with the following)
Android Debug Bridge
Unix Commands
USB Debugging
USB Debugging Drivers
Requirements:
USB Data Cable
Step 1: PC Connection
Using the method found in the USB Debugging guide, connect your Droid to a PC via USB and enable USB Debugging.
Step 2: Enabling Airplane Mode
Because we will be modifying a file that will interact with OTA updates, there is a potential problem if the file receives an update while we are working on this hack. For this reason, we will turn on Airplane mode which disables all wireless communications to and from the Droid. Go into the phone settings.
Select Wireless & Networks.
Ensure that Airplane mode is checked.
You will notice the wireless signal icon in the notification bar now has a small airplane on top. You are now ready to modify the OTA update file.
Step 3: ADB Commands
Using the method found in the Android Debug Bridge guide, open Command Prompt and point it at your Android SDK tools folder. You will now be entering in the following commands, please read and copy all lines carefully. If you will be copying and pasting, remember to right click inside of Command Prompt and select “paste”, otherwise it will display your keystrokes. After each line, press enter to input the command.adb shell
Initiate the Unix terminal emulator so that Unix commands may be sent.
su
Connect as a “substitute user” to gain permissions for the following commands.
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
Readies the mtdblock4 and System filesystems.
cd /etc/security
Change to the Security directory on your Droid.
mv otacerts.zip otacerts.zip.bak
Renames otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak.
exit
Exits su session.
exit
Exits shell session.
This hack is very simple; we are merely renaming a file necessary for OTA updates. When Verizon pushes an update, it will look for this file. Because we renamed it, the update will not be pushed to the Droid. You now no longer need to worry about losing Root! Also, at this time, you may disable Airplane mode.
Fortunately, this process is completely reversible.
Optional: Unblock OTA Updates
If by chance you have a change of heart and would like to accept OTA updates, we can easily reverse our hack. Simply follow everything in Step 3 except when you get to the renaming command. Instead, flip the command to rename the file back:mv otacerts.zip.bak otacerts.zip
Renames otacerts.zip.bak to otacerts.zip (the original file name recognized by Verizon OTA updates).
Remember to do everything else in Step 3 exactly.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836120

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/217209-got-rid-ota-update-nag.html
Got rid of mine doing this step above....didn't look promising at first but after reboot #2 I waited till everything booted and synced and now my OTA nag is gone. I have shown no negative recorse yet, but nanned just in case. Good luck...let me know if this worked for everyone else!

It worked for me...
Got rid of mine doing this step above....didn't look promising at first but after reboot #2 I waited till everything booted and synced and now my OTA nag is gone. I have shown no negative recorse yet, but nanned just in case. Good luck...let me know if this worked for everyone else![/QUOTE]
Tried the procedure described in the link and it worked great! Thanks for posting it! I have been looking for this all morning!!

I think the more important question we should be asking is what is actually in this update? Skyraider versions have always blocked ota updates to my knowledge, and included the content in the rom itself.
If there is something in this update that may be useful, I for one say instead of blocking it we should try to find a safe way to apply it.

[Q] Root without z4Root or SuperOneClick? How does it work?

Hey guys, as always, thanks in advance.
I've been playing with the Galaxy Tab for a week or two, and it is fantastic. I was able to easily root it by downloading z4Root, and running that. Now I have a slightly different request. Is there a way to manually get root on the device without the use of programs like z4Root or SuperOneClick?
My assumption is that these programs are running an elaborate series of commands, and it is usually just simpler for most of us to download an existing root exploit, than to do it manually. What I'm looking for, is a way to automate the entire process of rooting a device from Sprint, removing the preinstalled Bloatware, making a few settings changes, and installing a few applications. I want to do this with no need for any interaction on the Galaxy (other than turning on USB debugging and plugging it in), including running z4Root and clicking the buttons.
I'm writing a batch file to send all the adb commands necessary, as I've done on previous Android devices. Say for instance I want to install this on 50 different devices, I'd prefer to not have to run z4Root on each of them by hand. On a previous Android tablet I was able to do something like this:
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
adb shell cat /system/bin/sh > /system/bin/su
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
adb shell reboot
But that doesn't work on the Galaxy obviously. I'm just wondering if there is something similar. Basically, can someone explain to me how the z4Root exploit works? What exactly is going on under the hood? I suspect though, that it may require significantly more complicated logic that could/should be done in a simple batch file.
Here is what I'm looking to have when I'm done:
The Galaxy Tab will be used for an in-house, single purpose app. (Meaning, I don't need custom UI, phone calling hacks, etc).
The app I will be running does not actually need root itself to run even, meaning after I remove the bloatware and change a few settings, I don't even care if I KEEP Root access after things are set up.
I would like to avoid (if possible) adding any more programs/apps/files to the phone than necessary, meaning I'd prefer to not leave a "SuperUser" app in the menu if possible. And I want to find something that won't have a lot of licensing restrictions to my use.
I'm sorry that sounds complicated, and I tend to drone on, giving far more information than is actually needed. In short, lets just start with- "How does z4Root work?" Thanks again as always guys. I appreciate the help.

DavidThompson256 said:
In short, lets just start with- "How does z4Root work?" Thanks again as always guys. I appreciate the help.
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In essence, it uses the "RageAgainstTheCage" exploit
You may find this tutorial that I wrote for the Toshiba AC100 useful, as I'm pretty certain most of it applies to the Tab.
Regards,
Dave
EDIT- or you can just follow this thread instead which does much the same thing, but is Tab specific!

Ah, yes, I just finished reading that thread, and it had EXACTLY what I needed! I feel kind of dumb because that other thread was posted WHILE I was in the process of typing up my post. I guess I just type slow
Anyway, I'm willing to call this one closed already. I was able to find everything I need in blacklevel's post over here.
Thanks for the help.

easyroot+S-off mac/linux

I have made a script of the most popular guide for rooting the Thunderbolt right now.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...he-htc-thunderbolt-and-unlock-its-bootloader/
Long story short, I have not tested this enough to guarantee it will work for everyone. It can run on both Mac and Linux, and only requires that curl is installed (by default on Mac, and most Linux distros). I have made absolutely sure that the script did not run anything what-so-ever that is damaging without letting you verify that you want to continue several times.
Please only test at this time if you know your way around adb, and are willing to run into non-damaging issues (it may fail, but I assure you, no damage is done)
usage
Make sure the phone is plugged in and adb is installed and working, and device is showing. Start a terminal IN the adb directory and put this script in there. Start it as usual in a terminal? (rename oneClick.txt to oneClick.sh)
Both AndroidPolice & AndIRC are nor affiliated with this root process or responsible for it.

has anyone tested this? i have a mac but am not experienced in adb...was going to give it a shot when i got off work today.
@kdb424, is there some way you could provide more detailed instructions for adb noobs? if not, i'll try dbzfanatic's easy root or attempt this after learning adb myself first.

First off, thanks andrew8806 for doing that edit. I knew I had missed something.
Second, the only thing you should have to do on a mac to verify this is going to work is make sure adb is installed, and make sure your device comes up in adb devices.
If that's good, all you need to do is open a terminal and type "cd " and drag and drop the folder that adb is installed into (depending on where you installed it, it could be different or I'd just type it) then put the script in there and run
sh ./oneClick.sh
and follow the instructions in the script.

will this still wipe data?

Yes, absolutely. Long story short is that it requires that an old build be flashed on your phone so that can be hacked. It's the only know method of rooting now. All one clicks are just abusing that and simplifying as much as possible.

just got done rooting with my macbook pro. the script kdb424 wrote worked really well. there were a few hiccups along the way, not sure if they were from my terminal glitching or the script or my phone or whatever, but it worked, flashing clockworkmod right now to change the ROM.
for anyone curious, sometimes the script would just stop because some command missed or something. i would just edit kdb424's script to remove the portion that i already completed and rerun the script essentially starting it up again wherever it messed up. at the end i ran the last few lines myself but overall it was quite helpful to root, especially for someone new to ADB like me.

bkiminfinity said:
just got done rooting with my macbook pro. the script kdb424 wrote worked really well. there were a few hiccups along the way, not sure if they were from my terminal glitching or the script or my phone or whatever, but it worked, flashing clockworkmod right now to change the ROM.
for anyone curious, sometimes the script would just stop because some command missed or something. i would just edit kdb424's script to remove the portion that i already completed and rerun the script essentially starting it up again wherever it messed up. at the end i ran the last few lines myself but overall it was quite helpful to root, especially for someone new to ADB like me.
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Thank you so much. I'm glad to hear success. I know ADB has some issues that I can not resolve. It's the same no matter how you root. Do you remember what portions gave you trouble specifically? I could take a closer look at it and iron hose things out. Once again, thanks again, and glad I could help!

Willing to try this once things get ironed out.

kdb424 said:
Do you remember what portions gave you trouble specifically? I could take a closer look at it and iron hose things out. Once again, thanks again, and glad I could help!
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all of the md5 sums and outputs were correct so there were no brick possibility i think. if i recall correctly, sometimes pushing the PS05IMG.zip would not execute properly and the script would not continue until i reran it. i think that might've happened with both the downgrade and the s-off one, can't say for certain. some parts that hiccuped may have just been my tbolt needing extra reboots so i don't think that was the script's fault. towards the end i would just run the lines myself, i think i had to redo the ./adb shell /data/local/psneuter line the most before it took properly. i believe that was it, like i had said it was quite helpful and greatly expedited the rooting process.

Im expierienced with ADB and I have a mac. Will be trying this out now. Reporting back soon.....
Edit (after using scipt)
While the script is great, the end just turns into a #failfest. It refuses to the final file to my SD card and sites that its read only. The end I am doing manually. The rest of the script is amzing and gets a A+

Thank you so much for your feedback. I'll be looking into that. If I come up with any typos in the script, I'll update and let you know. ADB is known to act odd at times, so it may be pure ADB's fault. Definitely taking a look into though,. Enjoy your root!

I just got root using the OG method on my mac and it was a PITA. I think the big thing to know is you can use every step listed by jcase, but you need to use ./adb instead of JUST adb.
After completing root the long way, I imagine this would expedite things exponentially.