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Old July 12th, 2010, 07:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Captivate Root
***I HOLD NO RESPONSIBILITY OF WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE, WHILE THERE IS LITTLE RISK OF BRICK, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE OTHERWISE***

YOU WILL NOT LOSE ANY SETTINGS OR DATA DOING THIS*

Download the following zip file and rename it to update.zip

Step 1. Connect your phone to your computer and copy the renamed update.zip to the root of your internal memory

Step 2. Turn the phone off after file transfer is complete

Step 3. Hold both Volume Up and Volume Down while powering on the device to enter the recovery menu(note: let go of the power button after seeing initial boot screen, otherwise it'll continue to power cycle)

Step 4. Select Reinstall Packages from the recovery menu using Volume Up and Down to navigate, and Power to select

Step 5. Phone will automatically reboot, and you will have root privileges, and the Superuser program installed.





EDIT: Made the directions easier to follow
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Last edited by chaoscentral; July 20th, 2010 at 02:07 AM. Reason: updated entering recovery mode with button presses
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