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[How To] Root

TGA_Gunnman created a one click root that new users will want to use, said thread is a sticky in Captivate Development. If you still want to use the old method (and install ADB) please use this one.
I followed my own guide! This works perfectly if you read everything and follow the instructions.
Also: once you are rooted, be EXTREMELY careful! Half of the new threads are people who have screwed up their phones by deleting this or corrupting that. Please, for the sanity of all of the devs and Android veterans, make backups and just be all around careful. Almost all problems that anyone has had are repareable AND PREVENTABLE with a little reading and care. Just to clarify, rooting does not automatically enable sideloading. Please follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738376 to enable sideloading.
Follow these steps exactly and there will be no risk of bricking your Captivate, the worst that may happen is the phone rejecting the update.zip.
HOWEVER:
I take no responsibility if ANYTHING at all happens to your device that you don't like. Don't come crying to me if your brand new phone breaks in any way. Your warranty is also void, but you could have figured that out for yourself.
Now that that's over with, lets get to the fun bit. If you are on Windows, you can follow this procedure, or for TGA_Gunnman's one click root program (only on Windows), you can go ahead and skip to the bottom.
1) You may need Samsung drivers if you are on a PC, which you can learn about here: ADB Drivers at the Unlockr
For 64 bit Windows, you'll need these drivers: http://zedomax.com/blog/2010/07/14/s...iver-download/
Don't proceed until your phone is fully installed on Windows with the drivers!
2) Download the attached zip (at the bottom of the post) and rename it to update or update.zip if you are on a Mac. (If you are on a Mac, DO NOT USE SAFARI to download the file, it automatically unzips any zip file. Use Google Chrome or firefox instead.) Scroll down the notification bar and click "mount" to allow your computer to read the internal memory. Put the file on the INTERNAL SD card of the Captivate, which won't be tough to figure out if you don't have an SD card in the phone.
3) EDIT--There is an easier way to get to recovery, but do this step anyway. Turn the phone off, then hold power, volume up and volume down. If you still want the android SDK (which will be very useful throughout your rooted experiences) follow the old procedure:
This step requires the Android SDK, and Android Debugging enabled. You can get the SDK here: Android SDK. Just download the zip, extract it to something like C:\Android. You won't need the Java dev pack or anything.
You can enable Android Debugging like this: From the homescreen, press Menu, then click Settings. Navigate to Applications>Development and check USB Debugging. Now, hook the phone to the computer. Next,
On a PC, click start>run>"cmd" (in the text box) or on a Mac, spotlight "Terminal". Linux users, you know what to do.
The command you will use is in the tools folder of wherever you extracted it to (IE: C:\android\tools), so be sure your working directory of command prompt is in that tools location!
Finally, type:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
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4) Once the phone is booted into recovery, use the volume keys on the phone to scroll to "Reinstall packages." Use power to select what you have highlighted.
5) Give yourself a pat on the back. You are now rooted. You should see a Superuser application now.
MD5 Sum: 1eb65923281c113e8751a7d8a6faff43

Can we please have more detailed instructions? I don't understand the part where it says "type in the terminal"
I am very new to android as this will be my first Android phone.
Also, after rooting will we be able to install 3rd party applications? Or do we have to do anything else to bypass ATT's restrictions?

adb terminal is software you need to install on your PC , will probably need samsung drivers also , guide is indeed not noob friendly. This will help you get needed bits including ADB
Probably None of us have captivate , so writing a guide is a bit troublesome

Ditto, a guide to the adb terminal please! I will acquire this phone, this Sunday.

Actually, you'd have to install a custom ROM for that. MoDaCo should be coming out with them pretty soon, and so will XDA. It won't be too long. BTW, once you have ADB installed on your computer, you can sideload apps all you want. The command is
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adb install /directory/of/app/on/computer

point me to some functioning samsung drivers and I can do this!

If you cant get it to work on windows, try a ubuntu live cd. All you need to do is go to ubuntu and burn a disc and reboot.

Are there no Windows 64 bit drivers?
Edit- I found some that work. I think. Haven't tried it (yet).
http://zedomax.com/blog/2010/07/14/...ic-4g-and-fascinate-galaxy-s-driver-download/
Edit 2- Just did the root. Seems to have worked (no errors) but how do I know if it did? How do I delete say, ATT Maps?

Thanks for this. I am new to smartphones and plan on purchasing the Samsung Galaxy-S, but don't want to mess it up. I am new to editing the OS of any smartphone, but I think if I have a tutorial I will be fine

For Mac and Linux you put a ./ in front of the adb correct? (./adb install...)

NOSintake said:
For Mac and Linux you put a ./ in front of the adb correct? (./adb install...)
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if you are in the directory above yes. the ./ just saves you from writing out the full path
lets say adb is in "/home/user/Downloads/sdk/tools"
you could type out "/home/user/Downloads/sdk/tools/adb command" regardless of where your terminal window was focused
or if you were currently in the directory "/home/user/Downloads/sdk/tools"
you could use the shortcut "./adb command"

OP I'd change your post based on my experiences... Here's a little more detail and I've rearranged it (you need the drivers before running these commands, for example).
blackjackboy said:
Please let me know if this rooting method works as I have no Captivate to test on. I'm not taking any credit for any of these files, LeshaK made the original file to root the European Galaxy S, Justadude modified it for the T-Mobile Vibrant and chaoscentral edited the file for use on the Captivate.
Follow these steps exactly and there will be no risk of bricking your Captivate, the worst that may happen is the phone rejecting the update.zip.
HOWEVER:
I take no responsibility if ANYTHING at all happens to your device that you don't like. Don't come crying to me if your brand new phone breaks in any way.
Now that that's over with, lets get to the fun bit.
1) You may need Samsung drivers if you are on a PC, which you can learn about here: ADB Drivers at the Unlockr
For 64 bit Windows, you'll need these drivers: http://zedomax.com/blog/2010/07/14/...ic-4g-and-fascinate-galaxy-s-driver-download/
Don't proceed until your phone is fully installed on Windows with the drivers!
2) Download the attached zip (at the bottom of the post) and rename it to update or update.zip if you are on a Mac. Scroll down the notification bar and click "mount" to allow your computer to read the internal memory. Put the file on the INTERNAL SD card of the Captivate, which won't be tough to figure out if you don't have an SD card in the phone.
3) This step requires the Android SDK, and Android Debugging enabled. You can get the SDK here: Android SDK. Just download the zip, extract it to something like C:\Android. You won't need the Java dev pack or anything.
You can enable Android Debugging like this: From the homescreen, press Menu, then click Settings. Navigate to Applications>Development and check USB Debugging. Now, hook the phone to the computer. Next,
On a PC, click start>run>"cmd" (in the text box) or on a Mac, spotlight "Terminal". Linux users, you know what to do.
The command you will use is in the tools folder of wherever you extracted it to (IE: C:\android\tools), so be sure your working directory of command prompt is in that tools location!
Finally, type:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
4) Once the phone is booted into recovery, use the volume keys on the phone to scroll to "Reinstall packages." Use power to select what you have highlighted.
5) Give yourself a pat on the back. You are now rooted. You should see a Superuser application now.
Thank you to LeshaK, Justadude, and chaoscentral. Once again, I didn't discover how to root, that credit goes to LeshaK, bringing it over to the USA was Justadude's doing, and chaoscentral edited the file for use on our Captivates.
MD5 Sum: 1eb65923281c113e8751a7d8a6faff43
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Ubuntu 10.04 - adb
Any step by step instructions just to get adb running enough on 10.04 to root and side load software? I'm getting command not found when I try to run adb, even after downloading packages.

Hi,
Did this thread worked well to Root the Captivate or anyother suggested link? I'll appreciate any help.
Thanks

rerooting captivate
This worked perfectly on my Captivate. I now have the SuperUser Permission on my application screen. Now I can REALLY screw up my Captivate!!!

Thanks for the answer & More Queston
cellgeek said:
This worked perfectly on my Captivate. I now have the SuperUser Permission on my application screen. Now I can REALLY screw up my Captivate!!!
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Hi,
Thanks for your helpful answer. As I'm getting my Cativate tomorrow, can you please just answer yes or no to each of my questions as follow ?
After Rooting will I be able to:
1- download any 3rd party Android application?
2- install any "Samsung Galaxy S" ROM on my Captivate?
3- Recieve any "OTA" update as a "Galaxy S" phone?
Thanks again

Muhamadabdelaall said:
Hi,
Thanks for your helpful answer. As I'm getting my Cativate tomorrow, can you please just answer yes or no to each of my questions as follow ?
After Rooting will I be able to:
1- download any 3rd party Android application?
2- install any "Samsung Galaxy S" ROM on my Captivate?
3- Recieve any "OTA" update as a "Galaxy S" phone?
Thanks again
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1. No. You will have to use adb or the database modification method (which having root access makes possible). Both are described in detail elsewhere in this forum.
2. Rooting means simply getting superuser permissions. Loading a ROM has to do with the bootloader and recovery partition. Unmodded Galaxy S ROMs probably will not work on the Captivate, but be patient.
3. Not sure what you're asking. You will still get any Captivate OTA updates as if you hadn't rooted, but you won't get, for example, the rumored Korean FroYo Galaxy S update OTA when it drops. You'd have to wait for the Captivate OTA FroYo upgrade (or there may be a ROM or patch you can flash by then).
Rooting is basically just allowing programs to run as the superuser account. Many programs like Metamorph, some screenshot apps and some wifi tethering apps require more permission than Android normally gives an app.

Thanks Drachen
Drachen said:
1. No. You will have to use adb or the database modification method (which having root access makes possible). Both are described in detail elsewhere in this forum.
2. Rooting means simply getting superuser permissions. Loading a ROM has to do with the bootloader and recovery partition. Unmodded Galaxy S ROMs probably will not work on the Captivate, but be patient.
3. Not sure what you're asking. You will still get any Captivate OTA updates as if you hadn't rooted, but you won't get, for example, the rumored Korean FroYo Galaxy S update OTA when it drops. You'd have to wait for the Captivate OTA FroYo upgrade (or there may be a ROM or patch you can flash by then).
Rooting is basically just allowing programs to run as the superuser account. Many programs like Metamorph, some screenshot apps and some wifi tethering apps require more permission than Android normally gives an app.
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Thanks alot for taking all this time & energy to reply to me! WOW, it seems like everytime I wanna step up one, I go back 10 steps. All I need is to use my Captivate for installing a Stock Rom of "Galaxy S" & be able to get rid of any "AT&T" restrictions for anything on this phone, what should I do please?
Thanks

Muhamadabdelaall said:
Thanks alot for taking all this time & energy to reply to me! WOW, it seems like everytime I wanna step up one, I go back 10 steps. All I need is to use my Captivate for installing a Stock Rom of "Galaxy S" & be able to get rid of any "AT&T" restrictions for anything on this phone, what should I do please?
Thanks
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The ATT stuff doesn't actually run so they aren't a big deal at this point. I also don't see Amazon MP3 background stuff like some Android devices have, so... There's really not a huge case for rooting yet.
That said, when Custom ROMs for this come out I'll still be getting one.

For those of you having a hard time installing ADB Shell, try this video. It worked for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeWH6Bj1DYw&feature=related

Nicely rooted Nook Touch got "unrooted" - few thoughts

Dear fellows,
I got nicely rooted Nook Touch (and have never asked such dummy questions) with plenty of applications working on it - all of them uploaded and tested via try/error approach. Unfortunately, I did not use it for quite some time.
Now, can see:
1) the left-handed hardware buttons stopped to work - the upper one was used as a "Back" button, the one below it as a "Settings"
2) Cannot connect via adb from my laptop
3) Some programs like AdFree started to push a kind of annoying messages like "Unable to get root. I was unable to get root access, without this you cannot install a replacement hosts file", etc.
1), 2) and 3) make me think that somehow my NST got "unrooted". How can it happen and what I can do ? I am thinking of rooting it again, but will I lost all the .apk-s installed, etc..?
Any ideas really appreciated, many thanks in advance

Any help ?
Thanks in advance!

Sounds to me that your NST got updated.
Go into Settings and check your software version.

Hi ros,
I thought of this as well. Unfortunately I can't remember if it was 1.0.1 prior rooting or just 1.0.0. At the moment it is definitely 1.0.1. I saw that B&N has just released 1.1.0 too ..
As far as I remember xe-autonook.bat had the section that blocks OTA updates,
also after rooting I did not got over the official update procedure (update screens, restarts, etc.), so seems to be something else ...
Anyway, since it already happened - if I choose the option to root it again - will I destroy everything - is it rewriting /system/apps, etc.?
Thanks

nook_touch said:
Hi ros,
Anyway, since it already happened - if I choose the option to root it again - will I destroy everything - is it rewriting /system/apps, etc.?
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Hmm, what root method did you use in the first place?

Autonooter ? The one that is using the xe-autonook.bat - replacing the uRamdisk and then doing few other steps, the bat mentioned above is just automating the procedure.
Now I did check .. and voilla - now the firmware is 1.1.0, so basically the OTA update took place and that's why the NST got unrooted. Do you see any possibilities beside rooting from scratch ? I just want to keep the installed applications and settings
Thanks

nook_touch said:
Autonooter ? The one that is using the xe-autonook.bat - replacing the uRamdisk and then doing few other steps, the bat mentioned above is just automating the procedure.
Now I did check .. and voilla - now the firmware is 1.1.0, so basically the OTA update took place and that's why the NST got unrooted. Do you see any possibilities beside rooting from scratch ? I just want to keep the installed applications and settings
Thanks
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Use TouchNooter, it'll reroot you and you don't have to wipe /data

Great, thanks Gabrial!
Will try 1.11.20, which seems to be compatible to NST 1.1.
Result:
- su on terminal emulator is behaving as expected
- GMail running (never could get it running before)
- Market running (the same as GMail - never got running it before, used Amazon Appstore due to this reason)
...
- thankful, great and nice work, when I saw the bottom left sign on the initial ("Rooted Forever") window - "GabrialDestruir", I just realized who replied to me, cheerz!

Hi guys,
However I am wondering whether should I find a way to disable the OTA updates or whether to wait and receive the B&N and then reroot (as I did now for 1.1) ?
Thanks again

Is there no way of stoping the autoupdate? I worked a lot on that install ...
Thanks!
Gogolo

Gogolo2 said:
Is there no way of stoping the autoupdate? I worked a lot on that install ...
Thanks!
Gogolo
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There is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20069283&postcount=9

Thanks a lot, sorry Im a noob: Where can I get the ip of my simple touch?
Best Regards
edit: I use Adb over Usb : "adb devices" ist then correct?
Ok, worked. Sorry about the post and thanks very much for all your work on this nice device!

Gogolo2 said:
Thanks a lot, sorry Im a noob: Where can I get the ip of my simple touch?
Best Regards
edit: I use Adb over Usb : "adb devices" ist then correct?
Ok, worked. Sorry about the post and thanks very much for all your work on this nice device!
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No problem, but remember, the best way to say thanks is to click the thanks button

[ROOT]HowTo

The Xperia X10 Rooting Toolkit also works flawlessy with the Samsung Galaxy Note and gives you full root access (tested by myself)
Just follow the instructions to root/unroot the device here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319653

Confirmed working!

Since the ice cream sandwich is not out yet, what is the advantage of rooting it now?

clubtech said:
Confirmed working!
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You are using AT&T and have the note,from wish retailer you buy yours?

please excuse my trivial question, but rooting the Note with the instructions you provided is it possible to install any kind of apk file?

finanziere said:
please excuse my trivial question, but rooting the Note with the instructions you provided is it possible to install any kind of apk file?
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You don't need to root to install apks.

wonsanim said:
You are using AT&T and have the note,from wish retailer you buy yours?
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eBay...
10chars

clubtech said:
eBay...
10chars
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Thanks
is a little expencive on ebay

schölli said:
The Xperia X10 Rooting Toolkit also works flawlessy with the Samsung Galaxy Note and gives you full root access (tested by myself)
Just follow the instructions to root/unroot the device here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319653
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could somebody tell me if this root method increase the binary counter??
thanks..

kersh said:
You don't need to root to install apks.
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thanks, but I mean the non official apps or those that are cracked.
is it possible to install these without rooting the device?

m_adnan said:
could somebody tell me if this root method increase the binary counter??
thanks..
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It won't
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Worked for me! It was even easier than rooting an HTC Evo 4G. This thread, or at least the thread referenced in the first post, should be stickied in the Development sub-forum.

I am a Noob and I can Root my Note!
I had experience rooting a Milestone 2 with SuperOneClick and an unbranded Android Tablet with Z4Root. (Thanks to developers of these!)
Unfortunately, both these methods did not work on the Galaxy Note so I came here and found this thread.
Unfortunately, ADB drivers was an issue with the zergRush Exploit on first run. The easiest way to get around this is to install PDANet on Windows and have it install the drivers for you. No need to complete the whole installation, just watch when it's finished installing USB drivers and then when prompted to continue, just cancel. Then re-run the zergRush Exploit and it should do its magic (Again thanks to the developers who work on these!)
While I'm able to freeze some apps with ROM Toolbox, I'm unable to change boot animation or the battery icon. Would appreciate if anyone could help with this!

Rooting hav no relation to install official/crckd version of apk.
Rooting needed for those application which are needed to access your system data e.g backup etc
when you need to install these kinds of application (weather off/unoff) you needs Root.

The optional unrooting package works also perfectly (just for info)...
i have sent back my Galaxy Note to amazon just to wait for the white version of the Note.
This method won't increase your binary counter, so root and unroot it as often as you like
Never either had any problem at all after rooting it, so this method is also stable and won't crash your device in any way or crash any applications...

Root confirmed working here, superuser.apk doesn't have permissions set properly but still works, easy to fix, updates fine from market.

Awesome - confirmed working. This needs to be stickied... other websites are promoting netchips CWN kernel method instead of this MUCH simplier way.

For you noobs with a clean system (that means me!), get the following files:
Note I run a 64 bit windows box, get the 32 bit variants if necessary.
You need:
1) Latest version of Kies
www.samsung.com/ca/kies/index.html
download file for me was: Kies_2.0.3.11082_152_4.exe
2) Java:
www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Click on jdk and download. File for me: jdk-7u1-windows-x64.exe
3) android sdk:
developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
My file was: installer_r15-windows.exe
4) zergrush root script
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859
grab the zip file in that page i.e.
DooMLoRD_v1_UNROOTING.zip
and unzip it to your windows box.
Install 1, 2, 3 in that order.
Find the SDK Manager program in your sdk install directory, double click it, and download/update 'Android SDK Platform Tools'.
Note you can't run the sdk manager program from the command prompt, or it'll complain that directories are being locked.
Now follow the instructions on the zergrush page, i.e. do the 'before you begin' stuff.
Go to the directory where you unzipped the doomlord zip file, run the runme script from a command prompt,and that's it.
To test, download terminal monitor, run it, and do a 'su' then 'id' and see if it says you are root or not.
Good luck!
- Frank

sir can i ask a question?
after i install the cwm and i will make a nandroid back up before rooting the phone.
if i restore the unrooted back up. Will i go back to became un root again and go back to out of the box state?

will this work with the Korean version of the Note? thanks in advance.

{{NEW}} One Click Root [4.1.B.0.587/.431/ 4.0.2.A.0.62] {Arc S / Arc / PRO}

Hi folks
Here is how to root 2011 Xperia running any of the 4.1.B.0.587 4.1.B.0.431 / 4.1.A.0.562 and 4.0.2.A.0.62 firmware . No need to downgrade kernels or anything, just root it straight away
Rooting
Go to settings > Security > Mark "Unknown sources"
Settings > Developer options > Mark USB debugging
Settings > Xperia > connectivity > USB connection mode > select MSC mode
PC Companion installed on your PC.
1) Connect your phone to PC ( IMPORTANT > Skip PC Companion installation pop up on your phone.) and wait for the adb drivers to be installed. If these drivers don't get installed, phone would not be detected by Eroot.
Make sure nothing else ( specially flashtool ) is running on your PC in the background.
2) Download this rooting toolkit. Google Drive /// MediaFire /// 4-Shared and run it. If any downloading starts, cancel it by clicking the green button. Don't let the eroot download anything.
It should now detect your phone and show an option to "-root". Just click on it, wait till it finishes
3)Rooting done ( For confirmation see if any Super User app has been installed )
4) If by chance it fails for the first time, give it another go. it won't harm your phone in any way. If you still face problem, click on show content below
Go to your C:/ Drive / User/Username/AppData/Roaming/ folder and delete the eRoot folder.
If it says cannot be deleted then open up task manager on your PC and kill bec.exe . Then delete eroot folder.
Still not working ? used the archived method to root 2011 Xperia here below the animated Xperia picture.
http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/398771#398771
5) While posting in the thread for help, remember to give details. Don't just write > "it's not working, help please ".
"Confirmed working on" List
( Both Unlocked / Locked Bootloaders )
Xperia SL / S / ION / Acro S
Arc / Arc S
Pro
Neo V / Neo
Ray
Mini / Mini Pro
Live with walkman
Xperia Active
Xperia Play
All Xperias Rooting thread

AW: {Arc S/ Arc / Ray} One Click Root for [4.1.B.0.587 / 4.1.B.0.431 / 4.1.A.0.562 ]
Hey Nabeel,
I still remember you from sony's forum Haha
Nice & easy way rooting :good:
Thanks for your help on the past ^^

jader13254 said:
Hey Nabeel,
I still remember you from sony's forum Haha
Nice & easy way rooting :good:
Thanks for your help on the past ^^
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Hahaha, How can i forgot you man
BTW i'm really happy for what you're today
All the very best with your work jader :good:

AW: {Arc S/ Arc / Ray} One Click Root for [4.1.B.0.587 / 4.1.B.0.431 / 4.1.A.0.562 ]
Nabeel. said:
Hahaha, How can i forgot you man
BTW i'm really happy for what you're today
All the very best with your work jader :good:
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Haha I love you man! I still remember where I posted questions in sony's talk forum, after I firstly flashed ICS and wanted to flash back stock gb...
Can't forget the sentence: "sharing the forum's love" after I was happy you helped me with everything
Haha awesome time...
Oops, this getting into OT...
Maybe we can continue in general talk thread... >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873673
Cheers,
Jader

Thank you for all info,this was simple and fast :laugh:

Did this work on UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER:beer:
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app

omerino said:
Thank you for all info,this was simple and fast :laugh:
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Thanks for posting man
uncle donal said:
Did this work on UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER:beer:
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
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Yes it's for both locked/ unlocked bootloader

Confirm working on neo L
Confirm working on neo L
For neo L with Tigris Kernel,Vengeance ... ( Unlock BL )
Just connect to PC , and do the steps in OP
For neo L Lock BL
1. Enable USB Debugging from (Menu\Settings\Developer Options\Development)
2. Enable Unknown Sources from (Menu\Settings\Security)
3. Enable MSC Mode from (Menu\Setting\Xperia\Connectivity\USB Connection Mode)
4.Then simply flash MT11i_4.1.A.0.562_kernel via Flashtool
5.Then Root using the tool above , after done manually remove and reinsert battery
6.Then flash back MT25i_4.1.B.0.626_KERNEL ONLY_bywewenk or MT25i_4.1.B.0.631_KERNEL ONLY_bywewenk
*If you are on .626 & .587 use .626 kernel , If you are on .631 then use .631 kernel

Awesome
Confirmed working fine on Arc S (LT18i) running 4.1.B.0.587.
Awesome!!!!
Just today I decided to finally root it. I had been looking for some ways to do it here but hadn't decided how to do it yet. I wasn't too enthousiastic about having to downgrade, root, and upgrade again. (Most of all, I didn't want to have to reconfigure my entire phone...)
The primary reason for wanting to root was moving more apps to SD - I'm tired of not being able to install apps and having to decide every week which app I need to uninstall since I'm running out of space.
So - I used this. The menu is in Japanese (I think - correct me if I'm wrong ), but I managed to get it to work after 2 attempts.
If whoever made it could translate the GUI to English and add an option to choose a language. it would be great. But even without that, it did the job for me!
Whoever made this - THANK YOU!

Nabeel Bro, i tested ur signature, it's working fine for me !!

Hi Nabeel.!
This is a really easy way to root.
It works fine in my brother's Xperia Arc S running 4.1.B.0.587.
Thanks a lot!

Saingpor said:
Confirm working on neo L
For neo L with Tigris Kernel,Vengeance ... ( Unlock BL )
Just connect to PC , and do the steps in OP
For neo L Lock BL
1. Enable USB Debugging from (Menu\Settings\Developer Options\Development)
2. Enable Unknown Sources from (Menu\Settings\Security)
3. Enable MTP Mode from (Menu\Setting\Xperia\Connectivity\USB Connection Mode)
4.Then simply flash MT11i_4.1.A.0.562_kernel via Flashtool
5.Then Root using the tool above , after done manually remove and reinsert battery
6.Then flash back MT25i_4.1.B.0.626_KERNEL ONLY_bywewenk or MT25i_4.1.B.0.631_KERNEL ONLY_bywewenk
*If you are on .626 & .587 use .626 kernel , If you are on .631 then use .631 kernel
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So i guess it's a success for that " For neo L with Tigris Kernel,Vengeance " ?? Because on locked bootloader even doomlord kit works by swapping kernel.
Daniel75 said:
Confirmed working fine on Arc S (LT18i) running 4.1.B.0.587.
Awesome!!!!
Just today I decided to finally root it. I had been looking for some ways to do it here but hadn't decided how to do it yet. I wasn't too enthousiastic about having to downgrade, root, and upgrade again. (Most of all, I didn't want to have to reconfigure my entire phone...)
The primary reason for wanting to root was moving more apps to SD - I'm tired of not being able to install apps and having to decide every week which app I need to uninstall since I'm running out of space.
So - I used this. The menu is in Japanese (I think - correct me if I'm wrong ), but I managed to get it to work after 2 attempts.
If whoever made it could translate the GUI to English and add an option to choose a language. it would be great. But even without that, it did the job for me!
Whoever made this - THANK YOU!
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It's Chinese.. Anyways, All this was made possible because of that user wym986 , so i hope you pressed thanks button for him in his thread
Even if you search for Eroot, you won't find no word. it's really him who posted and saved us all
auni said:
Nabeel Bro, i tested ur signature, it's working fine for me !!
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Yeah Auni, hard luck, will contact a mod tomorrow
BajoPrimate said:
Hi Nabeel.!
This is a really easy way to root.
It works fine in my brother's Xperia Arc S running 4.1.B.0.587.
Thanks a lot!
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No problem mate

root 587
no root arcs buil 587
help me

nl2988 said:
no root arcs buil 587
help me
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Arc S was the first phone to be tested and I did that :victory:
Without any problem.
You've to tell us what problems are you facing, then only we could help you.

Not working on windows 8 pro 64 bit
:crying::crying::crying::crying:

jcgechevarria said:
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Man, it works on widnows 8 as well.
Please remember to give details about the problem. So what's exactly happening ?

Nabeel. said:
Man, it works on widnows 8 as well.
Please remember to give details about the problem. So what's exactly happening ?
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I tried all the links, first Bitdefender says that has a virus, second if i disable antivirus, program runs, downloads somthing about 10 mb, and closes.
My phone is an lt15i arc, as you can see on my signature.

jcgechevarria said:
I tried all the links, first Bitdefender says that has a virus, second if i disable antivirus, program runs, downloads somthing about 10 mb, and closes.
My phone is an lt15i arc, as you can see on my signature.
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Yeah,
But what i need to know is, that eroot kit detects your mobile at all ?
It closes on it's own ?
It's probably the antivirus acting up buddy. I just tested again on W8 pc and it works really fine.
First connect your phone to PC with USB debugging on, then wait until the adb driver is installed. Only After that run the rooting toolkit . Cancel that downloading ( 10MB ) as soon as you see it, now see if it shows an option to Root.
If that doesn't help then follow this reply. ( Your antivirus might have removed some file of eroot, that's causing it to close on it's own, so follow this reply and install eroot again , but before that make sure you disable antivirus) >
http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/446240#446240

Nabeel. said:
Yeah,
But what i need to know is, that eroot kit detects your mobile at all ?
It closes on it's own ?
It's probably the antivirus acting up buddy. I just tested again on W8 pc and it works really fine.
First connect your phone to PC with USB debugging on, then wait until the adb driver is installed. Only After that run the rooting toolkit . Cancel that downloading ( 10MB ) as soon as you see it, now see if it shows an option to Root.
If that doesn't help then follow this reply. ( Your antivirus might have removed some file of eroot, that's causing it to close on it's own, so follow this reply and install eroot again , but before that make sure you disable antivirus) >
http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/446240#446240
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First thanks for your replies, no, eroot does not see my phone, and yes it closes on it's own, i will try all you explain may be tomorrow, will report result as soon as i can, only last question, usb mode on msc or mtp, beacouse i see both ways on diferents posts.

I've used MSC.
Good luck.
Sent from my GT-S5830

[TOOL]Playstore, No ADs, Launcher, BusyBox, Root and more! Noob friendly one-click

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WORKS ON 5.1.1 ALSO!
(Link in next reply)
Fully automated and noob friendly. :3
Done:
Root
BusyBox
Disable OTA
Change Launcher
Install full Google Play Functionality
Autoinstall flash player
build.prop optimizations
A few more features...
This may be compatible with other fires, but I have only tested it on the Fire 7" 5th generation.
This is a script I wrote in my spare time.
This script will optimize, root, install google play, and debloat your device.
Enjoy :3 Don't forget to hit thanks.
STEPS
1. In device options, tap on serial number until the developer options appear. If required (which it is likely not, but for some it is. DON'T DO THIS IF IT'S ALREADY WORKING.) install the ADB driver by going into the device manager of windows and rightclick update driver on your device under unkown devices, then point it to the driver folder included in this zip, or, you know, try the driver installer .exe included. Make sure driver signature enforcement is disabled in Windows!
2. Go into the developer options of android and enable Debugging
3. Go to the homescreen on the tablet, EXTRACT the zip on your computer, and run the script 1_ROOT_FIRE.bat in the zip on your computer.
This should only take around five minutes too complete.
YOUR DEVICE WILL REBOOT SEVERAL TIMES.
Easy enough, right? :3
Troubleshooting:
Unless you are running Fire OS 5 or higher, using this script probably won't get you playstore access, but it may root it. This was made primarily for the Amazon Fire 5th Generation 7" Tablet. (The "50 dollar tablet")
Don't run as root or admin.
If your device gets stuck in fastboot:
When the device reboots and goes into fastboot mode the drivers didn't recognise it. Leave the script running and go into Device Manager. Your Kindle will be listed as "Fire" with a yellow icon. Follow same steps to install drivers but instead of directing it to the "usb driver" folder contained in the zip file - select "let me pick from a list of drivers". Then pick adb interface then scroll to the bottom and select the last option.
The script hangs on adb daemon started:
If it hangs there, android debugging on your device isn't communicating with your computer. The fix can range from reconnecting your device, making sure android debugging is enabled in the Device> Developer options, making sure adb drivers are installed, or restarting the script.
Keep in mind, if you give this tablet to a non tech savvy user, open SuperSU, go to options, and click full unroot.
XDA:DevDB Information
AutoRootScript, Tool/Utility for the Amazon Fire
Contributors
glitch3yf0x, JaboJG, KennBr, k4y0z
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 4.14
Created 2015-12-30
Last Updated 2016-04-08

Secondary Download Mirror
(Recommend) REGULAR VERSION:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24352994023705981
NO DEBLOAT version:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24391638059059079
Read the post below to choose the version right for you.

Version diffrences
Regular version: Choose this if you want the full android experience to your tablet with the added features of the script. This will remove all the unwanted Amazon bloatware that fills up the internal storage and will make your tablet feel more like an android tablet.
No debloat version: Choose this if you want to keep the Amazon experience with the added features of the script. This will leave Amazon's features and will make your tablet feel more like an Amazon tablet.
Notice: this script will not wipe or touch any of your files on the internal storage or sd card

Fully stable!
Great news! All bugs have been fixed! As of version 4.14 uploaded 1/5/16, all OS versions have been tested and are confirmed working properly. Enjoy!
If anything goes wrong, such as a USB cable being unplugged or the battery dying, pretty much anything can be fixed by booting into recovery and adb sideloading the latest firmware.bin from amazon.
Thanks for Donating:
Lorenzo
@BarbaraaK

So was the Mac OS X issues fixed?

pride0929 said:
So was the Mac OS X issues fixed?
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I believe so [Old post. Issue fixed with 4.14, if there was one.]

I ran the script using OS X, everything seemed to go well. But the Fire is stuck booting at the "fire" logo.

Mac OS X
jmallow said:
I ran the script using OS X, everything seemed to go well. But the Fire is stuck booting at the "fire" logo.
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Updated issue. [Issue fixed with 4.14, if there was one.]

glitch3yf0x said:
Give it 10 minutes before force rebooting. It may be rewriting cache. This is very odd. Any error messages on the computer?
Don't worry about your tablet. We can adb sideload if anything wen't wrong.
What OS is your tablet running? Is your tablet the Fire 7? It may be an issue with build.prop. I'm retesting it now using the Mac OS X source files. In the mean time, tell me if your Fire boots.
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It's a 5th gen Fire 7 (the one that was released in Sept 2015). I side loaded to get back to factory, but mistakenly used the fire hd .bin file...and now it won't turn on at all. Lol. Might be a dead battery though I think, so its plugged in now. Will try again after a bit.

jmallow said:
It's a 5th gen Fire 7 (the one that was released in Sept 2015). I side loaded to get back to factory, but mistakenly used the fire hd .bin file...and now it won't turn on at all. Lol. Might be a dead battery though I think, so its plugged in now. Will try again after a bit.
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Alright. Best of luck. I tested it on my fire again and there were no problems. If you have problems the second time tell me.

Any results?

glitch3yf0x said:
Any results?
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I bricked it by installing the wrong version by mistake.
Hopefully Amazon warranty will replace it without question.

I've just run the script for my daughters fire 6 5th gen running 5.1.1 and all went smoothly. Has the look and feel of a great wee device now!
Thanks for your efforts ☺

Thread moved from http://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/root-fire-5th-gen-autoroot-script-noob-t3276923

Just installed this without a hitch. So far so good!! Thank you!!

Worked really well on 5.1.1 Thank you so much!
Now the only issue I have is that I want to use Google Now Launcher in place of Nova. Is there a way to do it?
EDIT: Never mind, it asked me which home to set after a reboot.

thehrushi said:
Worked really well on 5.1.1 Thank you so much!
Now the only issue I have is that I want to use Google Now Launcher in place of Nova. Is there a way to do it?
EDIT: Never mind, it asked me which home to set after a reboot.
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I should post a poll. Google Now or Nova.

glitch3yf0x said:
I should post a poll. Google Now or Nova.
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Just add a selector in the script and have it push the appropriate apk

BaT420 said:
Just add a selector in the script and have it push the appropriate apk
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I was gonna suggest the same. Nova after rooting makes sense, since the widgets work. But I like Google Now on left swipe.

Yeahhh
Very good. Fire 7 2015 5.1.1.
Now I've an Android table not a garbage :good:
thanks a lot.