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Step by Step for Rooting Rogers Captivate (I896)

Hey Guys
So one of the biggest questions I have seen in the last couple weeks since the Rogers captivate was released is how to root. I figured I would write a nice tutorial for everyone to make it easier!
Method 1: SuperOneClick
This is the easiest way, however most people have not been able to achieve root using this. Try this first if no luck move to method 2. Instructions on how to root using SuperOneClick can be found here
Method 2: Manual Root using ADB and Terminal
This one takes more time and not as easy to do as you have to do everything manually. But haven't heard of any problems with it yet
Step 1: Install <PDANet> Drivers. Just download the file and install. Select Samsung drivers. No need to actually install PDAnet on the Captivate you just need the drivers from the install. Follow the instructions with the installer to properly install the drivers.
Step 2: Download <Andriod SDK>.
- Extract the Android SDK .Zip file to C:\AndroidSDK (this should name the new folder created AndroidSDK in the C directory.
- Go to your start menu and search cmd or click run and type in cmd to open command prompt
- Type the following into command prompt, hitting enter at the end of each line
cd C:\AndroidSKD\Tools
adb devices
- You should see a serial number pop up. This is the serial number of your phone. This means ADB is set up
Step 3: Download <RageagainsttheCage Rooting Files>
- Extract them to the c:\AndroidSDK\tools\ folder. HAS TO BE IN THIS FOLDER FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS TO WORK
Step 4: Unplug phone if it is plugged in. Then, on the phone, go to Settings > Applications > Development and make sure USB Debugging is Checked ON.
Step 5: Plug phone back in to computer. Make sure SD are not mounted
Step 6: Reopen Command prompt if not open. In the command prompt enter the following, pressing enter at the end of each line
cd c:\androidsdk\tools\
adb devices
adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/
adb push su /sdcard/
adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
Step 7: On the phone, go to Marketplace and download Terminal Emulator
Step 8: Leaving the phone plugged in, open the Terminal Emulator on the phone. Type the following, pressing enter at the end of each line
cd /data/local/tmp
./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
Step 9: WAIT. It will take a full minutes for the rage root to install. When finished you will see "Forked Childs". DO NOT DO ANYTHING TILL YOU SEE THIS. Terminal will allow you to type as it goes back to $ while it is installing BUUT DO NOT DO ANYTHING JUST WAIT(Cannot stress this enough)
Step 10: once "Forked Childs" appears, exit the Terminal App, and then reopen it. Instead of $ you should now see #. If not redo Step 7. Otherwise continue.
Step 11: Type the following hitting enter at the end
cat /proc/mounts
This should bring up a list (Easiest to view in landscape mode. Look for the following
/dev/block/XXXXXXXXXX /system YYYY ro 0 0 (the XXXXXXXXX part should be different depending on which device you have. The YYYY part will either be; ext2, ext3 or yaffs2 or something similar. )
My YYYY was rtf , not sure if it will be the same for everyone (though i assume it is)
Step 12: Now in the terminal window, using the info from above, enter the following, hitting enter at the end of each line (Be sure to enter spaces where needed as below)
mount -o rw,remount -t YYYY /dev/block/XXXXXXXXXX /system
cat /sdcard/Superuser.apk > /system/app/Superuser.apk
cat /sdcard/su > /system/bin/su
chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
mount -o ro,remount -t YYYY /dev/block/XXXXXXXXXX /system
exit
Step 13: Close terminal window if still open. Check your app drawer and, assuming everything was completed properly, you should see Superuser. If not redo Step 12, again watching for spaces and using the correct info from Step 11.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I, in no way shape or form, came up with the above method or tools. This method was modified from and composed from the method decribed over at Theunlockr.com for ease of use and to root the Captivate specifically. I big thanks go out to those guys!
ORINGAL LINK CAN BE FOUND HERE
WARNING
I am not responsible for any damage doone to the phone or its file system as a result of this tutorial. It is for educational purposes only. You have been warned!

THANK YOU!
No other method was working for me (not SuperOneClick, not these ADB instructions). Sure enough, using Terminal Emulator, I was able to get #. I wasn't able get this through adb, nor was I through SuperOneClick (infinite loop @ "mount" command).
I noticed a few things:
-When I compared filesizes from your provided Rage Root files, to the ones that were included in this thread (which also come with SuperOneClick—and which I was unable to get working), I noticed major differences. This gave me hope!, as I'd tried everything else that I knew how to prior to this point.
-My "XXXXXXXXXX" was actually only 4 characters: "stl6".
-My "YYYY" was only 3 characters ("rfs").
-SuperUser showed up on my applist without even requiring a reboot.
THANKS AGAIN
I shall now attempt to apply a lagfix; I will report back with results.
--Bah: no luck. RyanZA's OCLF V2.2+ returns error:
Could not mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 onto /dbdata/rfsdata: mount: No such file or directory
--OCLF V1+ returns error:
Could not create /data/linux.ex2 - dd: can't open '/data/linux.ex2': Permission denied
Uh-oh.

PhrProfess said:
THANK YOU!
No other method was working for me (not SuperOneClick, not ). Sure enough, using Terminal Emulator, I was able to get #. I wasn't able get this through adb, nor was I through SuperOneClick (infinite loop @ "mount" command).
I noticed a few things:
-When I compared filesizes from your provided Rage Root files, to the ones that were included in this thread[/url] (which also come with SuperOneClick—and which I was unable to get working), I noticed major differences. This gave me hope!, as I'd tried everything else that I knew how to prior to this point.
-My "XXXXXXXXXX" was actually only 4 characters: "stl6".
-My "YYYY" was only 3 characters ("rfs").
-SuperUser showed up on my applist without even requiring a reboot.
THANKS AGAIN
I shall now attempt to apply a lagfix; I will report back with results.
--Bah: no luck. RyanZA's OCLF V2.2+ returns error:
Could not mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 onto /dbdata/rfsdata: mount: No such file or directory
--OCLF V1+ returns error:
Could not create /data/linux.ex2 - dd: can't open '/data/linux.ex2': Permission denied
Uh-oh.
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Yup same problem here. I was able to root it manually a few days ago, but have as of yet been unable to lag fix it.

Strange. After I rooted I had no problem using RyanZa's Lagfix. Your still using the stock rom after rooted correct?

deacfire said:
Strange. After I rooted I had no problem using RyanZa's Lagfix. Your still using the stock rom after rooted correct?
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Correct. I've tested out quite a few apps from the market, though.
When I mount my device, I notice that there are some files on my internal SDCard:
-su
-Superuser.apk
-nv_data.bin
-busybox (why is this there, I uninstalled that)
-update.zip
...and some folders:
-layar
-twc-cache
-Android -» data -» com.cooliris.media
-Android -» data -» com.google.android.apps.maps
-svox
...These all have subdirectories.
Not knowing what a default internal SD directory ought to look like, I wonder: Could any of these be causing a conflict? I read that some said not to have any apps installed on the SDCard while trying to mess around (with ROMs, I think), so I tried removing what I could, and then rebooting (and some folders respawned), and reapplying the fix—no dice. I've since replaced all of the folders and the files.

Stock rom here as well.

Hrmm not quite sure why lag fix isn't working for you guys. Just a quick question, in RyanZa One Click, is "Un-Root Device" green?
I still have no problems applying RyanZa Lag Fix to my Captivate as I had to redo it last night after i switched back to the Rogers stock rom after testing Cog 2.2. My guess, and it is just a guess, is that the root never applied properly. Have you tried rerooting the device?

deacfire said:
Hrmm not quite sure why lag fix isn't working for you guys. Just a quick question, in RyanZa One Click, is "Un-Root Device" green?
I still have no problems applying RyanZa Lag Fix to my Captivate as I had to redo it last night after i switched back to the Rogers stock rom after testing Cog 2.2. My guess, and it is just a guess, is that the root never applied properly. Have you tried rerooting the device?
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Thought I might give you some info as well since i've been messing with mine for about a week now. I was able to root the device, oneclick did not work originally for this and I used ADB method similar to what you had here. After this I went for the lag fix, everything was green like it was supposed to be, installed the ext2 tools no problem and then get the same error about unable to mount when applying lag fix.
At this point I used OCLF to unroot the device and it did, I then used the oneclick to re-root which it did this time, in terminal I can su properly and again all the tools are green in OCLF. Tried to lagfix and failed again so I started making some changes manually based on the error messages that were out put. Created the folder it was trying to mount to for instance and then set the permission to this to 777 that would allow world write access, this allowed it to create the new partition in ext2 but when mounting the loopback device it fails saying it doesn't exist (which it doesn't I looked) so while I did get a bit further the lag fix still fails. I would gladly apply the lag fix manually through the terminal if I knew everything that was being done to re-format the partitions for ext3 but I can't seem to find that info anywhere.
Next best thing I would guess is to install a stock rom from rogers from someone else and see if there are any differences, I'm guessing based on the devices in the /dev folder that there are more then one image on the devices some set up more similar to AT&T that the lag fix will work on.

mrprefect said:
Thought I might give you some info as well since i've been messing with mine for about a week now. I was able to root the device, oneclick did not work originally for this and I used ADB method similar to what you had here. After this I went for the lag fix, everything was green like it was supposed to be, installed the ext2 tools no problem and then get the same error about unable to mount when applying lag fix.
At this point I used OCLF to unroot the device and it did, I then used the oneclick to re-root which it did this time, in terminal I can su properly and again all the tools are green in OCLF. Tried to lagfix and failed again so I started making some changes manually based on the error messages that were out put. Created the folder it was trying to mount to for instance and then set the permission to this to 777 that would allow world write access, this allowed it to create the new partition in ext2 but when mounting the loopback device it fails saying it doesn't exist (which it doesn't I looked) so while I did get a bit further the lag fix still fails. I would gladly apply the lag fix manually through the terminal if I knew everything that was being done to re-format the partitions for ext3 but I can't seem to find that info anywhere.
Next best thing I would guess is to install a stock rom from rogers from someone else and see if there are any differences, I'm guessing based on the devices in the /dev folder that there are more then one image on the devices some set up more similar to AT&T that the lag fix will work on.
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Try the stock rom in the main Rogers Captivate forum. It is one i used to go from Cog 2.2 back to stock and it applied the root and lag fix without a hitch. Give it a try and let us know!

deacfire said:
Try the stock rom in the main Rogers Captivate forum. It is one i used to go from Cog 2.2 back to stock and it applied the root and lag fix without a hitch. Give it a try and let us know!
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Happen to have a link right to the forum? so many threads to search through...
I'm new to the whole android thing though I've been working with linux for years but its a bit of a learning curve coming from a blackberry.
also what are you using to flash your device?

I'm having the same problem. Let me know if you somehow fix it.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896 using XDA App

I was finally able to get my last night.
Turns out my first root attempt was a failure. I had to unroot via an update.zip method as i did not have the permissions to remove the files from terminal.
Once unrooted i then did the update.zip method for the I897, and modified the script to look for I896 instead. It worked flawlessley. I am now getting the pop-up asking for root permissions. I had never seen it work previously.
I was then able to install OCLF without any problems. (and it popped up asking for root)
I am now rooted and lag fixed. Previous quadrant score was at 860's and i pulled a 2285 last night after the OCLF.

Can you please tell us how to modify script and how to flash back to stock..I need to return my phone and superuse app wont go away after unrooting and factory reset

inningsdefeat500 said:
Can you please tell us how to modify script and how to flash back to stock..I need to return my phone and superuser app wont go away after unrooting and factory reset
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Well i cannot help you flash back to stock as i don't quite know how to do that yet myself. But i can help you unroot, re-root, and lag fix.
I have found the files again and uploaded them to rapid share with the necessary modifications.
Download THIS FILE and once downloaded, rename it to update.zip Be careful not to name it update.zip.zip by accident.
Place the file into the root of your sdcard.
Shutdown the phone with the power button, or pull the battery out and put it back in.
Enter recovery mode:
While holding the volume up and volume down buttons press and hold the power button until you see the white text that says SGH-I896, then release the power button only.
When in recovery mode use the volume down key to highlight reinstall packages, then press the power button. It should say completed and reboot the phone.
Once the phone has rebooted, do the exact same thing again, only use THIS FILE instead. Dont forget to rename the file again!
Then install the OCLF from market. Install the EXT2 tools first. Then run the lag fix installer.
I assume you already know how to enter recovery mode, but this way someone else searching for a fix will have all the info at their disposal here.
EDIT!!!
Some mirrors for the files
For the UN-Root files go HERE
For the ROOT files go HERE

Hi all i am very lost here....i have tried for hours the last few days on how to root this i896 with the super one click method with no luck....anyways i was speaking to my brother earlier and he has done it with his bell vibrant no problem....anyways what i want to know is what is the purpose of rootindg the phone? I thought it was for downloading 3rd party apps or whats the purpose for superuser? The reason why i am asking is that i can download 3rd party apps already...i allow them on my application settings and download a app downloader and works fine? Im lost someone please help.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896 using XDA App

dandroid123 said:
Hi all i am very lost here....i have tried for hours the last few days on how to root this i896 with the super one click method with no luck....anyways i was speaking to my brother earlier and he has done it with his bell vibrant no problem....anyways what i want to know is what is the purpose of rootindg the phone? I thought it was for downloading 3rd party apps or whats the purpose for superuser? The reason why i am asking is that i can download 3rd party apps already...i allow them on my application settings and download a app downloader and works fine? Im lost someone please help.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I896 using XDA App
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Take a look here. It answered alot of my questions.
http://www.androidcentral.com/rooting-it-me-some-qa
Also, if you only follow the second half of my post above you should be able to root it as well.

Thanks deacfire! The one click wouldn't work for me but the second method did.
I am having a really annoying problem though. The superuser.apk that you included just gave me a black screen. So I updated it to this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828&highlight=no+apps+in+list
Which is newer. But now it just says "no apps in list". Tried installing it from the zip, tried from the market no different.
I do have apps that require superuser: ROM Manager, Root Explorer, Adfree. They all work, also have titanium backup but its is telling me it needs root access.
How can I fix this, it is a major issue.
EDIT:Thanks impulser91!! That work and was SUPER easy! Should probably get posted in the original post.

when i copy update.zip into the /sdcard and then try hitting reinstall packages, it results in an error and aborts. any suggestions?
Nevermind....it worked MUAHAHAHAHAHAH LET THE FUN BEGIN!

Sweet, 2 users. Not bad for under 10 posts
I'm glad its working for others. I had one heck of a time finding the right combination of files and process's for the I896. I am an IT professional and it took me a few days of fumbling around all the I896 and I897 posts.
Anyways, glad to hear it worked, and i hope other people find it useful as well. I will keep the originals, so if the links go down someone just PM me and i will load them somewhere else.

impulser91 said:
Well i cannot help you flash back to stock as i don't quite know how to do that yet myself. But i can help you unroot, re-root, and lag fix.
I have found the files again and uploaded them to rapid share with the necessary modifications.
Download and once downloaded, rename it to update.zip Be careful not to name it update.zip.zip by accident.
Place the file into the root of your sdcard.
Shutdown the phone with the power button, or pull the battery out and put it back in.
Enter recovery mode:
While holding the volume up and volume down buttons press and hold the power button until you see the white text that says SGH-I896, then release the power button only.
When in recovery mode use the volume down key to highlight reinstall packages, then press the power button. It should say completed and reboot the phone.
Once the phone has rebooted, do the exact same thing again, only use THIS FILE instead. Dont forget to rename the file again!
Then install the OCLF from market. Install the EXT2 tools first. Then run the lag fix installer.
I assume you already know how to enter recovery mode, but this way someone else searching for a fix will have all the info at their disposal here.
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I could just about kiss you.... but I won't
Thanks for the update files they worked like a charm. I had a similar issue where the device didn't seem to be properly rooted, though it didn't give me any issues with most things when applying the lagfix it would die.
applied both your unroot and then root and it worked flawlessly the first time, lagfix then ran with no issues and my quadrant scores are 2250 now.
Not sure what you did exactly, I've tried rooting from update.zip from oneclick and neither worked I ended up rooting with the ADB and though it seemed to work it apparently did not.
Thanks again

[Q] Where the hell did the "hosts" file go dk28?

I've been trying to get a custom hosts file to the phone but things aren't working out very well. Root explorer is saying that in /system/etc there's not enough free space to complete the operation. I've also tried with other file managers to no avail. I've tried adb push, shell cp and it says permission denied. I know I'm rooted. I looked in /system/etc and there isn't a stock hosts file, in fact a search says there isn't a hosts file in / and sub directories. I've tried su and sudo and it still gives me the finger. Anyone have any suggestions?
I'm doing everything the same way I've done it with my moment, evo, and epic with 2.1 and now it's not working. I thought that maybe there's a update needed for root explorer like was needed when the epic was first released except other file managers aren't working either. Argh

herbthehammer said:
I've been trying to get a custom hosts file to the phone but things aren't working out very well. Root explorer is saying that in /system/etc there's not enough free space to complete the operation. I've also tried with other file managers to no avail. I've tried adb push, shell cp and it says permission denied. I know I'm rooted. I looked in /system/etc and there isn't a stock hosts file, in fact a search says there isn't a hosts file in / and sub directories. I've tried su and sudo and it still gives me the finger. Anyone have any suggestions?
I'm doing everything the same way I've done it with my moment, evo, and epic with 2.1 and now it's not working. I thought that maybe there's a update needed for root explorer like was needed when the epic was first released except other file managers aren't working either. Argh
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I would try running the rageagainstthemachine exploit and then immediately try to adb push to system- right after the exploit abd should run as root and you should not get the permission denied (after reboot abd will no longer run as root)

I opened up the run.bat and edited it. I added the push of the hosts file after the rage and root files and chmod it for good measure. Saved the bat then ran it. Permission denied. It's not letting me push the file into /system/etc in one click 2.5.2
damn
stubborn bugger!
Is it possible that an updated exploit is needed? I tried and failed to run ryanza's z4root prog too. Some progs aren't showing up in the market either... I'm sure that's in a post somewhere else too

try doing it manually- that exploit should work- I'm assuming for protected apps to show in market u will have to wait till google officially recognizes this rom
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Here's what I found out. The version tar I was using was the odin one. I flashed it on top of di18 with everything erased. For some reason there wasn't a hosts file. I got pissed off and clockworked the di18 I had then entered username and password then nandroided a restore point I had before upgrading. It worked fine as it did before. I ran sprint navigation to get the gps working. Then I dl the update 90 mb file that was hosted on google. I applied that in clockwork on top of everything without erasing everything. Then I had to one click and the pus of hosts failed again because it was a read only filesystem. Things didn't look right and it appeared the one click didn't take the first time. I suspect it was because I let the phone lock and turn off screen. Rebooted phone and one clicked again. This time it took. Looked in /system/etc and there was a hosts file. I don't know if it was stock or one lft over from di18. I tried again to copy modded hosts over on top of existing one with root explorer. It took this time. There must have been something wrong with the odin flash. Noobs clockwork modded update locked up my phone hard at the stock recovery screen. Anyways I'm going to give this a try and see what happens. Browsing in stock and dolphin seem much slower putting the page together and moving around. We will have to wait and see if someone runs a diff between this update and the one that comes with sprint and see what's up.

I need to try and remove flash out of here because the web pages are almost bringng the phone to its knees with flash advertisements.

herbthehammer said:
I need to try and remove flash out of here because the web pages are almost bringng the phone to its knees with flash advertisements.
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You try the ondemand setting for plugins within the browser?

I just checked in stock browser and it was on demand. I will try off and see what happens.

Here... flash this and problems solved
http://db.tt/EDNJNdk
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Please Help! Permanently Root MyTouch 4G

Hello,
I have been trying to figure this out for over 24 hours. I feel like I am so close yet so far. I have watched video after video, read guide after guide and still no luck.
I have tried the adb method (no luck whatsoever) and the root folder + visionary and cannot get my phone to permanently.
My android version is 2.2.1
I have Root File Manager installed
I have Super User installed
I have Visionary r.14 installed (tried MULTIPLE versions)
TempRoot works fine until my phone reboots (which is supposed to happen) but when I press Attempt PermRoot my phone reboots and it goes back the to the way it was unrooted.
My goal here is to put a new ROM on my phone (i.e. GingerBread) or something like it.
Can someone PLEASE help me?
Thank you in advance
Matt

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
Use this thread. Follow the instructions to the "T" and you will be fine. It is very simple and pretty much dummy proof. This is the g-free method. I have rooted 3 phones with this method with no issues, and this is my first Android phone. Good luck!

Thank you very much! I did get it rooted and I am working on installing my ROM. That was a very quick response, Thank you

You are very welcome.

i dont mean to sound like a noob, but can you push the gfree files to data local by using the terminal on your phone correct?

LewsTherin006 said:
i dont mean to sound like a noob, but can you push the gfree files to data local by using the terminal on your phone correct?
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I haven't used the gfree method but you need atleast temp root access to make data R/W (read write) so unless you have temp root no. But if you do it'd be easier to just use a root explorer.
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i have temp root right now, but whenever i use file manager, it doesnt show data local for some reason. Im just trying to do everything from my phone. I prolly should just learn adb shell and get it over with.

LewsTherin006 said:
i have temp root right now, but whenever i use file manager, it doesnt show data local for some reason. Im just trying to do everything from my phone. I prolly should just learn adb shell and get it over with.
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you need
1) root permission
2) root explorer
3) root permission for that root explore.
just astro or file manager will not work, they do not have SU access.
try Super Manager...https://market.android.com/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.TaskManager&feature=search_result

Question, i used visionary on my mt4g, but wondering i have to do this on someone elses phone and for the g2 there is the visionary gfree method via phones terminal emulator....is there a similar method for the mt4g? Adb does not want to cooperate with me on my computer so i gave up
sent from the rooty tooty fresh and fruity cm7 nighly powered G2

noob quest about rooting

i cant not post in the developments section, i dont have enough posts..
i was following the "Guide to permaroot, s=off AND s=on!!!!!" i have placed the root folder on the sd card, i have visionaryplus installed.. ive ran visionaryplus and set the r/w option and rooted.. but everytime i go to run terminal emulator, it says
process com.android.term has stopped unexpectedly... any ideas?

Are you using the Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich? I haven't used any others, but this one has never given me problems.
While you're figuring this out, I suggest you take a look at this thread and use the gfree script instead of root.sh to get S-OFF. The process is basically the same: temproot with visionary, run script, permroot with visionary.

instead to put whatever files in the data/local (coz i dont have root explorer and its a paid app) can i just leave all the files in the folder and just execute the mention filename?

ok this is what im doing
downloaded root file and placed it on the root sd card
installed visionary+ (first i was using build 11, not im using the lastest, 14)
i have it temp rooted, got into my terminal emulator
i typed the following
su (got super user)
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
everything on screen is what is should be, i turn off the phone, turned it on while holding the volume down+power but s=on.. ive done this 8-10 times and still the same thing.. it wont go s=off

anyone have any ideas?

Yes, once you've ran the script go to visionary and hit "attempt permroot now"
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gd6noob said:
ok this is what im doing
downloaded root file and placed it on the root sd card
installed visionary+ (first i was using build 11, not im using the lastest, 14)
i have it temp rooted, got into my terminal emulator
i typed the following
su (got super user)
cd /sdcard/root
sh root.sh
everything on screen is what is should be, i turn off the phone, turned it on while holding the volume down+power but s=on.. ive done this 8-10 times and still the same thing.. it wont go s=off
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The funny thing with rooting is different methods work for different phones. I tried that method as well & it would not stick, so I suggest you follows Jdkoren's advice & try the method he copied the link for. Just read through thoroughly & then give it a shot

this is the method that i used and it would not stick untill i figured out it should be "./gfree -f" then it worked fine.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
I'm a noob too and rooted my phone for the first time last weekend. Link above worked flawlessly if followed to the tee.
I also tried the sh root.sh process you cite and never could get it to work. As I said I used the above link but installed Visionary 14 instead 11 and it worked fine. I did however buy RootExplorer and subsequently ROM Manager.
I also flashed the engineering bootloader per some responses to my thread. http://www.teamroyal.net/engboot.html
btw, if you have RootExplorer you don't need to ADB push the file to data/local for this step. I put it on my SD card and used root explorer to move to data/local.
I have RoyalGinger 1.6 installed and loving it. Massively improved battery life compared to original TMO junk. I can probably go for more than a day without charging.
Good luck. Rooting the first time is a bit scary. The entire process probably took me longer than an hour. Now, I feel I could repeat in 10 minutes. Doing it is learning it!

fionalindberg said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
I'm a noob too and rooted my phone for the first time last weekend. Link above worked flawlessly if followed to the tee.
I also tried the sh root.sh process you cite and never could get it to work. As I said I used the above link but installed Visionary 14 instead 11 and it worked fine. I did however buy RootExplorer and subsequently ROM Manager.
I also flashed the engineering bootloader per some responses to my thread. http://www.teamroyal.net/engboot.html
btw, if you have RootExplorer you don't need to ADB push the file to data/local for this step. I put it on my SD card and used root explorer to move to data/local.
I have RoyalGinger 1.6 installed and loving it. Massively improved battery life compared to original TMO junk. I can probably go for more than a day without charging.
Good luck. Rooting the first time is a bit scary. The entire process probably took me longer than an hour. Now, I feel I could repeat in 10 minutes. Doing it is learning it!
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I had some reservations about buying some apps on market, but i would say if you buy any apps for rooting a phone that root explorer is a must. I now use it all the time to move around files for doing themes and reorganizing. Titanium backup is also worth it imo. Havent paid for rom manager though, dont see an immediate need to buy it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035278&highlight=root
I used this method, worked like a charm, uses all free apps

[how-to]Fix android market if it isn't working

Hi,
If your like me and you have had some problems with android market on your Kindle Fire (yes,I got one for christmas and its already rooted ) by following a guide with Vending.apk and though you can browse the market, it is stuck on Starting Download, I have found a solution to the problem... All you need to do is get a new file:bit.ly/tlWjSn
This file is simply an updated version to the Vendor.apk other tutorials provide.
All you do is the following(presuming you have rooted, got root explorer and GO launcher):
1.Copy the file to kindle at an easy to access location.
2.Long-Hold the file and tap move.
3.Navigate to / then system then app.
4.Set it to R/W mount (top left)
5.Paste the file.
6.Set the permissions like all other files(tick first 2 in first row, first 1 in second row and first 1 in third row then tap ok)
7.Reboot the device
8.Go onto GO launcher and add it to the screen (tap the list thing bottom middle of the screen,then tap Add. then select Application followed by Market)
9.Done! Enjoy!

Not sure if I should start a new thread or not.
I'm rooted and have SU. I have confirmed this by running Titainium Backup.
Market stopped working after the latest Kindle update. After I re-rooted, I tried re-installing vender.apk, but it still crashes upon launching it. Also, I am running Go Launcher EX.
When I browse folders while connected to a computer (using Win7), the system folder is hidden.
I never installed Root Explorer on the Fire. Is there a way for me to download and install it directly, or will I need to side load it? I assume if it's in the Market I'll need to side load.

leebo said:
Not sure if I should start a new thread or not.
I'm rooted and have SU. I have confirmed this by running Titainium Backup.
Market stopped working after the latest Kindle update. After I re-rooted, I tried re-installing vender.apk, but it still crashes upon launching it. Also, I am running Go Launcher EX.
When I browse folders while connected to a computer (using Win7), the system folder is hidden.
I never installed Root Explorer on the Fire. Is there a way for me to download and install it directly, or will I need to side load it? I assume if it's in the Market I'll need to side load.
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Unfortunately you will as far as I know, but for $3.99, it is VERY useful when rooting or installing app's. market.android.com/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer&hl=en
Check it out. If you run into anymore problems feel free to PM me as it's easier

Hello guys, I have a little question related to market app that maybe has been already answered so I won't start a new thread.
I have my KF with 6.2.1 rooted and with the full android market installed (EX launcher and so on).
Usually the market works fine, but I always get errors ( process com.android.vending has stopped unexpectedly) and consequent force closes even if I can download stuff and apps. Basically, it happens whenever the market takes an action.
Is it a known issue or ir it "normal" ?
Thank you all in advance.

For me, I am having problems copying the Vending.apk to /system/app folder. I follow the steps in that tutorial but when I paste the.apk in the folder nothing happens. Help??
Got it rooted last night, and I'm using file expert since my cheap ass doesn't want to buy root explorer.

sengokubattosai said:
For me, I am having problems copying the Vending.apk to /system/app folder. I follow the steps in that tutorial but when I paste the.apk in the folder nothing happens. Help??
Got it rooted last night, and I'm using file expert since my cheap ass doesn't want to buy root explorer.
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I'm afraid that without Root Explorer you can't change the /system/app folder permissions from R/O to R/W, therefore you can't paste anything in that folder.

Chiwaz said:
I'm afraid that without Root Explorer you can't change the /system/app folder permissions from R/O to R/W, therefore you can't paste anything in that folder.
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File expert gives you that option too though.

if ur rooted but it wont paste or read and write in root explorer then ur su wasnt pushed properly in ur root process! When i rooted my kindle i deleted my old su and did the whole root process from scratch when i got the new root process. The whole thing went smooth and su showed up in apps when done but it wasnt totally rooted as i couldnt read or write in root explorer. Jcase told me that when the adb command for pushing the su wasnt done right thats what happens. he fixed it for me, great guy.
that was me though