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[HOWTO] Is Anyone Rooting There Samsung Intercept..?

Hello all..! Love xda..! Love the forums. This is my first post, but long time reader and user of xda. One Question. Is anyone going or have rooted the samsung intercept. Ive checked out sdx and havent really seen much. Just wondering to see if keeping my wifes phone is worth it or just trash it and get something that I can root for her...Thanks in advance..!
"Bill"

ROOT for intercept
xda doent have a page yet but you can find the how to here
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/int...-build-7-for-the-intercept/msg79742/#msg79742

there seems to be no stable recovery yet from what i read. apperantly wiping cache or something bricks the intercept.
is this true?
i want to root my brothers virgin mobile intercept but cant really find a great how to... nor can i find any 2.2 roms.
i met a guy who works at best buy who was actually rooted, he had a live wallpaper running. but he was no help and wanted to charge my brother 100$ for root.
i have rooted well over 70 different phones since my g1 days, and i have always done it for free. appreantly karma didnt have my back that day.
after politely telling the gentleman to fk off, i began researching. hence why i am so confused, so many people advise to use z4, super one click and many others advise and warn against it.
i myself am glad to see this forum here. hopefully we can get some concrete info stickied soon.

I sent you a PM with the link for the rooting tool. I cant post links, I'm a newbie in this forum. Hope that will help you. Please could you post the info and link.
Regards

I rooted my girlfriend's Intercept successfully. The only thing she's used though is wifi tethering with Barnacle Legacy, but that obviously means it's been rooted successfully. Here's the text from the SDX post I used (I think it's for Windows 7 only):
1. Download and install SWUpgrade for the moment from here (http://www6.sprint.com/downloads/samsung/executables/SamsungMoment_Update.exe),
then install LouZiffer's patch (https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B1g2...ThjOTktODUzYTQwNWJhMGU3&export=download&hl=en).
2. Download the recovery file (http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/inxane/intercept/recoveryv14.tar)
and put it in C:\Program Files (Program Files (x86) if you are on 64 bit)\Samsung Electronics\SWUpgrade\Models\Binary.
DELETE THE FILE ALREADY IN THERE OR YOU MAY PERMA-BRICK YOUR INTERCEPT
3. Start your Intercept in Download Mode (Vol Dn + Camera + End) and plug it into the computer. Install the drivers...
4. Open SWUpgrade and walk through the steps.
5. Make the following folders on the SD card:
/sdx/updates
/sdx/zip
/sdx/backup
6. Put
inxane's kernel file: http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/inxane/intercept/inxane0381intercept.zip
in /sdx/zip folder created above
7. Now enter recovery mode (vol dn, talk, end) and select the install zip from sd card option.
8. Reboot and you are good to go.

I strongly advise against any ROM found on sdx. I've tried them all and none of them are even fully working. The one currently on my fiancees phone cannot turn off as holding the power button freezes the phone until the battery is pulled. I have not got SU to work with anything except root explorer and su keeps telling me a newer version is available when it's clearly not. The custom recovery can't even wipe without bricking the phone...
We need some experienced developers to take a crack at this. All the developers currently working on the Intercept are making progress and are getting better and better but right now all rooting is experimental and dangerous. I mean for gods sake, a wipe will brick your phone? WTF?

Hello forum,
I have had my intercept rooted and running basic ROM 1.7 since it became available it did take all day to get it to work right but after boot up and using the ROM manager premium to "fix permissions" i haven't had any issues as of yet

23rdparallel said:
Hello forum,
I have had my intercept rooted and running basic ROM 1.7 since it became available it did take all day to get it to work right but after boot up and using the ROM manager premium to "fix permissions" i haven't had any issues as of yet
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FYI - 1.7.1 is out, but I don't think its in the OP on sdx.

sdx roms after rooting
I have used ubuntdroid for my virgin mobile intercept since it came out, fantastic rom , reminds me of cm mods.
forum.sdx-developers.com/intercept-development/(rom)-ubuntdroid-2-2-1-(di06)

has anyone managed to root after the froyo update? z4 won't work for me

What do you mean it will brick after a wipe???? I have inxanes recovery but havent used it except to flash the kernal. Any way to go back to stock??? Its my wifes phone i cant have it bricked
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

vampir4997 said:
What do you mean it will brick after a wipe???? I have inxanes recovery but havent used it except to flash the kernal. Any way to go back to stock??? Its my wifes phone i cant have it bricked
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
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As I understand, the recovery is a Samsung Moment recovery ported just to be able to flash ROMs. People have reported both - a wipe will brick, and a wipe will not brick. I'm going to -assume- that it depends on either sprint or vm. It is stated all over SDX-Developers that a wipe will brick.
The way I "wipe" is go into file browser on the custom recovery, select data, hit the MENU button, and hit delete. Same can be done for system, but not needed as the ROMs you flash will delete the /system partition anyways.

will there be some way to do it the z4root way ever?

Just posted the easiest way to root your Intercept in this forum.

Yeah, our recovery was ported from the moment. Its not able to do half the things that it should be able to do. You could brick your phone by doing a wipe, and many functions might report an error when you attempt them.

ok i have been having ALOT of trouble...i apreciate anyone in advance if they can help me...I DO NOT RUN WINDOWS UNLESS I HAVE TO, i have a dual boot of windows vista and linux mint 10. i am trying to root my virgin mobile samsung intercept. every way i have tried seems like it just wont work. i logged into my windows vista and read up on the super one click root. when i went to DL the drivers it came back with a message that said my processor is incompatible..i just dont understand how when i have a intel core 2 duo...i am wanting to avoid using windows so if anyone can help with linux mint 10 then PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

Well I did a factory restore of my phone and it did brick my phone but i restored the backup and the phone works like a champ again. Rooted with squealjoy. The only problem I have faced so far is the music skipping in the mp3 payer but I can live with that for free tethering.
Sent from my SPH-M910 using Tapatalk

smojica said:
xda doent have a page yet but you can find the how to here
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/int...-build-7-for-the-intercept/msg79742/#msg79742
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Hello Forum!
I successfully rooted my phone about two weeks ago, just to have 'live wallpaper' on it. (It works but it's a little slow.)
The problem that I've noticed that I'm having now is the delay time of sound. For instance, when I'm playing a video or even a game, the sound is late and off cue. Is this an issue from rooting the phone, or is it deriving from somewhere else?
It's not a BIG problem, but it's getting very annoying and would like it resolved soon. Any advice would be helpful.

fsu311 said:
will there be some way to do it the z4root way ever?
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Z4root works for me on VM Intercept 2.1, well enough to let me run Barnacle for tethering, which is all I need root for at the moment. VM Intercepts get 2.2 in about a month, should make it easier to root and/or tether.

How can i root my sprint intercept, it has froyo and i want custom recovery.
Also what is the fastest rom????

root mytouch slide 3g

In case anyone is having trouble rooting thier mytouch slide. I did it with a mac and it works 100% im using the team fenix rom and it works beautifully.
here is the tutorial on how to do it.
it takes some learning if your new at terminal like i was but it works. My suggestion to anyone who is trying to root thier phone is they dont use the "adb loob.bat" method as I could never figure it out. My device appeared but never in recovery mode as its supposed to. Use the thread above and if you have any questions send me a message. This way works 100 percent!

Hi, I am really stuck and I am curious in how you got it going, can you please post the instructions because I cannot see a link in your post?
thanks in advance

Mallardmytouchslide said:
In case anyone is having trouble rooting thier mytouch slide. I did it with a mac and it works 100% im using the team fenix rom and it works beautifully.
here is the tutorial on how to do it.
it takes some learning if your new at terminal like i was but it works. My suggestion to anyone who is trying to root thier phone is they dont use the "adb loob.bat" method as I could never figure it out. My device appeared but never in recovery mode as its supposed to. Use the thread above and if you have any questions send me a message. This way works 100 percent!
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Can you please do a video or write down step by step instructions on how to root using a Mac? I haven't had any luck rooting with my Mac. I know I can root using Windows since I've done so in the past, but unfortunately I do not have Windows anymore.
Black myTouch Slide w/stock rom
www.GoTeamFriday.com

hey did u ever fig out how to root on mac?

Mallardmytouchslide said:
In case anyone is having trouble rooting thier mytouch slide. I did it with a mac and it works 100% im using the team fenix rom and it works beautifully.
here is the tutorial on how to do it.
it takes some learning if your new at terminal like i was but it works. My suggestion to anyone who is trying to root thier phone is they dont use the "adb loob.bat" method as I could never figure it out. My device appeared but never in recovery mode as its supposed to. Use the thread above and if you have any questions send me a message. This way works 100 percent!
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Can you please link to the instructions? I am very interested.

where is that link?
I am trying to use this set of instructions now and have been struggling with it all day. I rooted my G1 but i guess that was an easy one to do.
I can only get half way thru step 6 to the ADB stuff before my terminal starts saying that there are errors. Gonna keep at it and see if I cant figure it out.
DANG. I have to post 8 times to post a link. This isnt spam it is instructions for rooting a slide. stand by...

Would you mind posting the instructions? I'm having a hard time rooting my phone. I have the Clockwork Recovery mode installed but I can't get any roms to install. When I reboot the phone it goes back to the T-Mobile 2.1 build of android so I think I'm missing something.
Thank you

[Q] Has ANYONE rooted Streak build 12821 ???

Hello,
I have a Dell Streak with Android 2.2, build 12821, Baseband version 318.
I have searched all over the web and seen lots of posts that so and so works, but when I try them, nothing. I'm not sure these successful attempts were done on the same build I have.
Nothing I have tried has worked to root this ^%$#@! thing! I have tried several versions of superoneclick and other options, but nothing is getting it done.
Has anyone successfully rooted this build version? I have the drivers and all installed on my laptop because I have had to use the QDL tool to recover from past rom installs.
Pleeeeeaaasssse help!?!

I followed the instructions for superoneclick and it worked fine. I used version 1.5.5. Same build as yours. That was before I upgraded to streakdroid.
Sent from my Dell Streakdroid 1.6 0

Well, that gives me some hope, but I can't figure out why it's not working. Could you post a link to the post you used, just so I can make sure I am using the right method? Is this the only option for rooting this version?

If superone click isnt working. Uninstall and reinstall all drivers. Trust me i spent days trying to get it to work.

Thanks infamous350, I will try that, though I am not sure I remember where I got the drivers or which to reinstall... This whole process has been such a series of stabs in the dark before I found how to at least fix the near-brick issue using QDL Tool.
My Aria was so much easier to root and mod, but this Streak could be so much more fun.

ROOTED!
It worked! Marvin02 told me that he had take the SD card out of his and then it worked using 1.5.5, and sure enough, it worked for me, too! Oddball solution, but it worked!

spdivr said:
It worked! Marvin02 told me that he had take the SD card out of his and then it worked using 1.5.5, and sure enough, it worked for me, too! Oddball solution, but it worked!
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Your welcome - glad you know where the thanks button is.

New way to downgrade from 2.2 to 2.1

Ok so found by mistake but will help ones with no sd slot to make goldcard
Ok so first dl. Superoneclick root then the auto rooter for 2.1 will let u know what its called later(ultra easy rooter)
Next 1a.open super1click and ulter easy rooter
2a.in super1click do the shell root
3a.the run ulter easy rooter,once finished u will be at the fastboot screen
4a.click fast boot to go to boot loader screen and then hit vol up to update"esrpimg" once that is done u will be back to 2.1.
5a.once the phone has loaded back up to 2.1 and root just go to recovery and load a rom
NOTE: put update.zip on root of sd so u can load cwm other wish u only get root
AND sry still no way to get soff....
HOPE that is better........for the pickie ones

That is by far the longest run on sentence ive ever seen. You should edit and complete your thoughts. As well as add info on to what your actually explaining. Such as a complete history of the problem. And links to the original related post.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA Premium App

Is this just another root method or will this also downgrade H-Boot, allowing someone to achieve S-Off after downgrading from 2.2 and H-Boot 1.0+
Your phone info in your sig says that your mytouch slide is S-Off'd. If it's true that you can achieve S-Off using this method, that would be huge news.

From what I have tryed alparev does not get soff when I did the downgrade all got changed buttbut the bootloader and the hboot will not allow me to get soff so so far no luck
the hoboot i have after downgrade is hboot 1.02.0000
now i dont know what the old hboot was so if anyone knows plz let me know so I can try to push it sum how
Thats sig is because I have muti slides so plz don't mistake it for what I'm posting now all this was tryed on new slide with 2.2.1

Has anyone ever tested this? I don't have a MT3GS anymore but this seems like a pretty awesome and pain free process to gain root.

I would also like to know if this works?

Yes it does work have done it muti times just to check and check YES it works.....

YES this surprisingly does work. The only problem I had was that the update file wasn't on my SD card so I continued to get a signature filed message when I tried to update. All I did was to copy the file from the mtg rooter fille over to my SD card and ran the update and it worked perfectly. I'm rooted and very happy!

Had to get my slide replaced and the new one came with 2.2.1. I used this method and it got me back to a rooted 2.1 state just like it says. Thanks for coming up with this one.

Really quick and easy! Thanks so much. Too bad T-Mobile is shipping these with 2.2.1 on them, no more S-Off...

Outstanding! Thanks for the tip. Worked flawlessly.

This would be awesome if there were links to where to download everything so someone doesn't download the wrong thing by mistake

important links
I agree with the last post ... links are critical here. This was the easiest rooting process I have ever encountered. Below are links left out by OP. Follow OP's instructions with these files and you'll be rooted quickly and painlessly.
super one click (v1.7 worked flawlessly for me)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=526223&d=1298565480
ultra easy rooter (mt3gslide specific)
http://www.fileserve.com/file/y8yFvWb
This method should be the new rooting method for folks receiving replacement or new slides with 2.2. This should, IMO, be in development.

Thank god for this method. My phone up and died and the replacement came with 2.2.1. I tried a few other methods that failed. This one worked like a charm.

nice
wish i would have stopped back here would have saved me from having to downgrade, root, then upgrade back too 2.2 smh.... lol but nice to know yeah!!!!

Very helpful
I am going to try this method soon. Do we need anything else other than those two files to get our phones operational again? I want to try cm7 nightly, but want to make sure the phone would work before trying to put on another rom.

dudas
hello friends xda congratulate you for helping and answering all our Unknowns but I wanted to ask for help with root touch me slide my'm total newbie at this and am having problems with the root of my phone if I do not understand and this is the only place to do this is here and we wanted to have some aid perire video on how to do it : Confused:: Confused:

crazygerz said:
hello friends xda congratulate you for helping and answering all our Unknowns but I wanted to ask for help with root touch me slide my'm total newbie at this and am having problems with the root of my phone if I do not understand and this is the only place to do this is here and we wanted to have some aid perire video on how to do it : Confused:: Confused:
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1. Download the 2 files in post #13/ thanks NJAZ (SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse.zip and mt3srooter.zip)
2. Extract them to their own folders on the desktop of your computer
3. Run the .exe files within each of the folders (open the programs SuperOneClick and mt3srooter--run as admin if using Vista or Win7)
4.In the Super1Click program, click "Shell Root", wait a moment til it does its thing
5.In the mt3gs rooter program, click on "Root Me"
It will tell you to turn on the wifi on your phone, and you must do it within 30 seconds, so hurry
6.Your phone will reboot into bootloader mode if all goes well. Use your volume buttons to navigate down to the fastboot option, and choose it with the power button. The phone will scan your sd card and find ESPRIMG.zip, and take a while checking the file. When it is finished checking the file, press the volume up button to confirm that you want to flash the file. Once it is finished flashing, you're rooted on stock 2.1 Eclair ROM.
I dont know if these programs put the update.zip for CWM onto your sd card too, I already had that and the ESPRIMG.zip on my card when I used this method, so if all else fails you, put a card into your phone with these files on the root of it into your phone and then use the 2 programs to gain root. Dont be afraid to try it a couple of times if it doesn't work the first time, and make sure that you have the correct drivers for your phone installed on your computer. To get into CWM Recovery to be able to flash custom ROMs, boot into bootloade by starting your phone and holding the vol-down button, and you will get a black screen with a red triangle. Then press power and vol-down and choose "Apply Update.zip" and in a moment you will be in CWM Recovery,as long as you have the file on the root of your sd card.
Just thought I'd spell it all out very detailed and simple for anybody less familiar with all this kind of stuff, makes for less "please explain step #...." posts.

ugh
this is soooo lame!!!!!!!!!!! n not ur post but my situation i cant get it!!!! it goes thru the process on ultra easy but one it get to the writting on cmd it says it wasnt "cd /sqlite_stmt_journals" then it says that the exploidcant be found and the rest of the other things that the program tries to push....im getting so frustrated..ived rooted g1 mytouch droid evo ived unlocked jailbroken all iphone models from 1st gen to iphone 4 all ipods unlocked blackberrys gotten to root on hd7 put android and wp7 on a hd2.... but this devices i am having so many problems!!!! ived tried every method and get to the same stop forget this phone im getting on craigslist n trading!

this worked for me....im still having problems with the a2sd tho...

[Q] trouble with SuperOneClick

Ok so I have searched around here and other places for a while and I can't seem to make this work. I apologize if this post is super nooby :/
I am trying to root my wife's continuum. I first tried using z4root and that just keeps freezing mid process every time. Now I am trying to use SuperOneClick and I keep getting stuck at the same spot.
It gets to step 5, and I keep ended up with this
[+] Found a Froyo ! 0x00017108
[*] Scooting ...
[-] Error creating Nydus: Permission denied
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I made sure that the SDcard is not mounted. The phone is set to USB debug mode. The phone recently got the EC09 update from Verizon.
I really don't want to do anything fancy like flashing new roms or themes or anything, I am just trying to get rid of some of the bloatware.
Thanks in advance!

Superoneclick v2. 3. 3 confirmed working on ec09
Sent from my SCH-I400 using xda premium

thanks. that ended up working. I had been on 2.2 I think and every time I tried to find 2.3.3 the site wouldn't exist. Finally found someone mirroring it.

Am i the only one who did it manually with adb? lol,

I would have liked to but my current knowledge is not that great and I didn't want to mess anything up!

abby_nitewolf said:
Am i the only one who did it manually with adb? lol,
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Well, oh great one, show us the way.