[Root] One Click Root for Samsung Admire (SCH-R720) :: Windows/Mac/Linux :: 9/12/2011

k0nane · September 12th, 2011, 06:24 PM

EDIT 4/23/13: I'm pretty sure this doesn't work any more, look for other root packages in this forum.

Don't bug me about broken links. Direct #1 will be practically infinite in its lifespan - if it disappears, this phone probably has too. I am not responsible for others' domains, including Shabbypenguin's old one, Mr. Rosenberg's, or Mediafire.

@djrbliss, @MikesToolz, and @k0nane present...
One Click Root for SCH-R720

About

Welcome, Admirers! Without the headaches of the package blocking that got in the way on the Samsung Galaxy Indulge, the crew over at the #admire channel have successfully rooted your device.

Actually, @djrbliss (Dan Rosenberg, bliss in #admire) did. Almost all of the credit belongs to him - he discovered the exploit that gives us root, and wrote the Linux/Mac one-click script. Technical info on the exploit can be found here. Enjoy the fruits of his hard work!

How to Install

Your device must be in USB Debugging mode. To turn it on, go to Settings > Applications > Development and check the box.

Linux/Mac: Connect your device to your PC, unpack the archive, and run run.sh. You may need to chmod 755 run.sh.

Windows: Install the Samsung USB drivers (download), unpack the archive, and open run.bat.

Downloads
We do not use file hosts with waiting times or CAPTCHAs!

Windows Download (Direct) | Mirrors :: Direct #2 - Mediafire
Linux/Mac Download (Direct) | Mirrors :: Direct #2 - Direct #3

Credits

All credit for the exploit goes to @djrbliss!

Windows one-click originally by me (@k0nane)
Port to Admire by @MikesToolz
Hosting by @Shabbypenguin, @djrbliss, @k0nane

k0nane · September 12th, 2011, 06:26 PM

P-O-S-T :: R-E-S-E-R-V-E-D

Original artwork by Pendulum via Gasolin3.

...for future use.

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izaksdad · September 12th, 2011, 10:07 PM

Thanks for the speedy work there.
Works as advertised, not a single hiccup.
Bye Bye bloatware!
Annoying HELLO, Hello, hello is BYE, Bye bye 4ever.

aihliift@ · September 12th, 2011, 10:17 PM

you guys rock !!! worked like a charm !!!!! no more metrocrap !!!

smiley313 · September 13th, 2011, 01:10 AM

great i been waiting for this for about 3weeks now worked like a charm

ajshaw77droid · September 13th, 2011, 02:18 AM

having problems: error...device not found...please help

BriteLeaf · September 13th, 2011, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k0nane

@djrbliss, @MikesToolz, and @k0nane present...

One Click Root for SCH-R720

Technical info on the exploit can be found here. Enjoy the fruits of his hard work!

How to Install

Your device must be in USB Debugging mode. To turn it on, go to Settings > Applications > Development and check the box.

Windows: Install the Samsung USB drivers (download), unpack the archive, and open run.bat.

run.bat does not exist in the file I downloaded.

I still get things on my phone saying I have to be rooted to open the files I was trying to open.

BriteLeaf · September 13th, 2011, 05:10 AM

Ok, I went to the Windows Direct Download site, and I got a totally different file. Worked like a charm

I am now among the rooted!

quozzerx · September 13th, 2011, 06:37 AM

Thank you! So nice to have full access to the phone!

marcos.lennis · September 13th, 2011, 08:44 AM

How do I get rid of the bloatware?

Is anyone working on a custom Kernel to OC?

Jaymoney · September 13th, 2011, 10:24 AM

Sorry I am new to the whole smartphone scene. Hats off to the people who worked on this exploit!

Im on a macintosh and the files in the archive are:

adb.linux
adb.osx
admire_root.sh
su
superuser.apk

Which of these do i click to make it work? I dont see a file named run.sh

.

Thanks!

EDIT:

I tried running admire_root.sh through the terminal but nothing happened. Phone is in debug mode with usb storage on.

BriteLeaf · September 13th, 2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaymoney

Sorry I am new to the whole smartphone scene. Hats off to the people who worked on this exploit!

Im on a macintosh and the files in the archive are:

adb.linux
adb.osx
admire_root.sh
su
superuser.apk

Which of these do i click to make it work? I dont see a file named run.sh

.

Thanks!

EDIT:

I tried running admire_root.sh through the terminal but nothing happened. Phone is in debug mode with usb storage on.

I believe you have the Linux version, but since I know next to nothing about Macintrash.... err... I mean Macintosh, I am not certain.

I DO know that Linux ends a lot of it's commands with a .sh though.

I hope this helps.

tripdoc79 · September 13th, 2011, 12:11 PM

osx = mac

Jaymoney · September 13th, 2011, 12:15 PM

Thanks for the replies. I have the phone in USB debug mode and when i run admire_root.sh it tells me it cant find the other files which are in the same folder.

I am sure there is something easy I am missing.

aihliift@ · September 13th, 2011, 02:50 PM

try extracting to a folder

ajshaw77droid · September 13th, 2011, 05:58 PM

Thanks I've been looking forward to getting rid of Metro PCS bloatware. I ran the root program, my phone rebooted and it said that I now have a rooted phone. However, when I downloaded apps that required a rooted phone (Titanium) they cannot work because they do not have access to the root files. I AM STILL STUCK WITH METRO PCS GARBAGE APPS....Please help... What did I do wrong? How can I correct this problem?

edgchacon · September 13th, 2011, 05:59 PM

Open terminal and type cd(press spacebar) ...dont press anything else go to next step

now go back to Finder and go to the folder where you extracted those files
ex. ~/Downloads/Admire

grab the "Admire" folder and drag it to your terminal. then press Enter.

once you are in ~/Downloads/Admire or whatever directory you placed it then type:

./admire_root.sh (or whatever the sh file is called)

ajshaw77droid · September 13th, 2011, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajshaw77droid

Thanks I've been looking forward to getting rid of Metro PCS bloatware. I ran the root program, my phone rebooted and it said that I now have a rooted phone. However, when I downloaded apps that required a rooted phone (Titanium) they cannot work because they do not have access to the root files. I AM STILL STUCK WITH METRO PCS GARBAGE APPS....Please help... What did I do wrong? How can I correct this problem?

I re rooted but still no access to the root even though Juice Defender claims that my phone is rooted
.....PLEASE HELP URGENTLY

k0nane · September 14th, 2011, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajshaw77droid

I re rooted but still no access to the root even though Juice Defender claims that my phone is rooted
.....PLEASE HELP URGENTLY

Make sure Superuser is installed.

Holockau5t · September 14th, 2011, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k0nane

Make sure Superuser is installed.

that worked perfectly (after being a ****** and rooting over and over again, lol) You are effin epic for the post and I appreciate you and everyone who worked on this I'm definitely greatful!!! System tuner finally rooted and working!

xFlow · September 14th, 2011, 05:36 AM

Every time I try I get this, the last step is preventing me from finishing this.

Code:

* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
error: unknown host service
"[*] Triggering core dump..."
[1]   Segmentation fault      app_process /dev...
"[*] Rebooting phone. It may buzz a lot and loop on boot. Don't panic."
remount succeeded
312 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.082s)
link failed File exists
"[*] Installing Superuser.apk. If this hangs, just cancel it with Ctrl+C after a
 few seconds,"
"[*] and you'll be finished rooting your phone.  Reboot and enjoy."
260 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.736s)
Error: Could not access the Package Manager.  Is the system running?
"[*] Persistence complete, enjoy your rooted phone!"
Press any key to exit the script.
Press any key to continue . . .

ajshaw77droid · September 14th, 2011, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k0nane

Make sure Superuser is installed.

I'm sorry but I did that. Even ensured that I downloaded the updated binary...but I still cannot remove Metro PCS stock software. What have I missed?

ajshaw77droid · September 14th, 2011, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajshaw77droid

I'm sorry but I did that. Even ensured that I downloaded the updated binary...but I still cannot remove Metro PCS stock software. What have I missed?

GOT IT...finally. Thanks all yall....

Chiggie · September 14th, 2011, 09:36 AM

I get an unknown host error.
Any ideas.
Running windows one click root
I installed Samsung drivers.
Downloaded and unpacked admire root
Ran the run file.
Then I get the error.
Yes, the phone is in debug mode.
Thanks for any help guys!

Here's a copy of the log
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
error: unknown host service
"[*] Triggering core dump..."
[1] Segmentation fault app_process /dev...
"[*] Rebooting phone. It may buzz a lot and loop on boot. Don't panic."
remount succeeded
312 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.082s)
link failed File exists
"[*] Installing Superuser.apk. If this hangs, just cancel it with Ctrl+C after a
few seconds,"
"[*] and you'll be finished rooting your phone. Reboot and enjoy."
931 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.206s)
Error: Could not access the Package Manager. Is the system running?
"[*] Persistence complete, enjoy your rooted phone!"
Press any key to exit the script.
Press any key to continue . . .

ashamancurtis · September 14th, 2011, 10:35 AM

Dude, works great. You might want to mention that the "superuser.apk" file needs to be installed on the target phone before running the "run.bat" file.

Of course, maybe the rest of you knew that already. I just got this phone, and it's my first android device, so i'm trying to learn quickly here

Jaymoney · September 14th, 2011, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xFlow

Every time I try I get this, the last step is preventing me from finishing this.

Code:

* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
error: unknown host service
"[*] Triggering core dump..."
[1]   Segmentation fault      app_process /dev...
"[*] Rebooting phone. It may buzz a lot and loop on boot. Don't panic."
remount succeeded
312 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.082s)
link failed File exists
"[*] Installing Superuser.apk. If this hangs, just cancel it with Ctrl+C after a
 few seconds,"
"[*] and you'll be finished rooting your phone.  Reboot and enjoy."
260 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.736s)
Error: Could not access the Package Manager.  Is the system running?
"[*] Persistence complete, enjoy your rooted phone!"
Press any key to exit the script.
Press any key to continue . . .

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiggie

I get an unknown host error.
Any ideas.
Running windows one click root
I installed Samsung drivers.
Downloaded and unpacked admire root
Ran the run file.
Then I get the error.
Yes, the phone is in debug mode.
Thanks for any help guys!

Here's a copy of the log
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
error: unknown host service
"[*] Triggering core dump..."
[1] Segmentation fault app_process /dev...
"[*] Rebooting phone. It may buzz a lot and loop on boot. Don't panic."
remount succeeded
312 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.082s)
link failed File exists
"[*] Installing Superuser.apk. If this hangs, just cancel it with Ctrl+C after a
few seconds,"
"[*] and you'll be finished rooting your phone. Reboot and enjoy."
931 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.206s)
Error: Could not access the Package Manager. Is the system running?
"[*] Persistence complete, enjoy your rooted phone!"
Press any key to exit the script.
Press any key to continue . . .

I got this error as well - but then i Installed SuperUser and everything is working fine. I have root access and can remove bloatware and tether the phone.

Download a root checker from the app store to see if you have root access. Thats what I did and it said I had it. Got Titanium Backup running on the phone right now with no issues.

bgdad1972 · September 14th, 2011, 12:22 PM

How do you remove the bloatware? I have it rooted

marixxaa · September 14th, 2011, 01:47 PM

Got root, deleted bloatware. Thanks (: a lot... I'm hoping we can get a recovery rom to flash

Jaymoney · September 14th, 2011, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bgdad1972

How do you remove the bloatware? I have it rooted

You need to install superuser, and then install titanium backup.

Taic00 · September 14th, 2011, 02:56 PM

Hi Guys, I'm a noob so I hope you'll bear with me. I ran the run.bat on y'day and it says the phone was rooted. I installed the superuser.apk today and it also says the phone is rooted. I still cannot delete the bloatware using Astro file manager, do I need to run the .bat file again or is there something else I haven't done correctly? Thanks in advance for all help.

bgdad1972 · September 14th, 2011, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaymoney

You need to install superuser, and then install titanium backup.

thanks alot that worked great!

xFlow · September 14th, 2011, 03:33 PM

Nevermind, fixed it, thanks for your contribution !

Taic00 · September 14th, 2011, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taic00

Hi Guys, I'm a noob so I hope you'll bear with me. I ran the run.bat on y'day and it says the phone was rooted. I installed the superuser.apk today and it also says the phone is rooted. I still cannot delete the bloatware using Astro file manager, do I need to run the .bat file again or is there something else I haven't done correctly? Thanks in advance for all help.

Problem solved after installing Titanium Backup, thanks for the help.

jov0219 · September 14th, 2011, 05:16 PM

i tryed this dose not work i to know how to do step by step

crono209 · September 14th, 2011, 07:11 PM

omg thanks all u guys... rooted with no problem at all... but did u guys get 3G after rooting? is that what this rooting process does? cuz after i rooted my phone all a sudden i have 3G. yes i made sure wifi was off and everything and it runs pretty quick, way faster then 1x.

anthonysing74 · September 14th, 2011, 09:38 PM

ok so i download the root link to my admire set it to usb debugging mode plugged it into my mac and clicked on the zip file it made another file named admire so i tried running the files but it jus opens a text page so i unplugged my phone and installed the superuser app that was included with the root zip file then tried running admire root sh, su, adb osx but my phone keep saying no aplication can proform this task this is my first time trying to root a phone and i really need sum help

nycnyc · September 14th, 2011, 11:51 PM

I think I'm having problems with the USB driver. Uninstalling it and I'll be right back once I do. But right now my laptop's card reader tells me to reformat any card I insert into it and it doesn't recognize any of the devices I connect via USB.

Jaymoney · September 15th, 2011, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anthonysing74

ok so i download the root link to my admire set it to usb debugging mode plugged it into my mac and clicked on the zip file it made another file named admire so i tried running the files but it jus opens a text page so i unplugged my phone and installed the superuser app that was included with the root zip file then tried running admire root sh, su, adb osx but my phone keep saying no aplication can proform this task this is my first time trying to root a phone and i really need sum help

It sounds like you are trying to root the phone on a Mac.

I tried rooting via a mac and i had problems. If you have a windows PC, use the windows version.. thats what I did and it rooted the phone no problem.

If my friend refused to let me root the phone on his PC, i was going to attempt to run the windows exploit via play on mac or another win32 emulator.... no idea if that would have worked or not.

puddlesyj · September 15th, 2011, 06:46 PM

I am so happy to have root. Thanks so much BUT I am having a big problem.

I rooted, and then I have tried multiple programs. However they claim I do not have busy box installed. I have attempted to install multiple versions of busybox and all have failed.

I have used root checker and it says it cannot find busybox, yet titanium backup claims I have 1.18.4-tiitanium. Something is wrong. No program that requires busybox will run.

puddlesyj · September 15th, 2011, 07:18 PM

Okay, so I messed with it some more and found that I can use a root file explorer to assure that the /system/bin folder had proper permissions.

I have now installed properly and have no problems.

ajshaw77droid · September 15th, 2011, 08:09 PM

Now that its rooted, what's the best ROM for the Admire? CM7.1?

alacran1980 · September 16th, 2011, 12:06 AM

anyone can help me? im install superuser fix update from market click on check for updates and off and now I have only black screen

my phone samsung admire

Ancient · September 16th, 2011, 12:08 PM

i enabled USB storage to get my pc to see my phone
and debugg is enabled
i installed the file drivers for Windows users

when my pc finnaly could see my phone after turnning on usb storage tethering

i run the Batch file and it starts soon after the phone restarts Pc MS dos screen disappears
phone turnns back on to SAMSUNG screen & just continues to vabrate this continues for 5 10 15 mins+
i noticed that its not doing anything else & i a sume that appon the phones restart the connection between it and the pc was cut....

please help this is where i am stuck... it seems that it looses connection to the phone while it is vibrating...

Also was i supposed to run the Run batch file from my PC or from the phone.?

i am a noobie at these things any help is greatly appreciated.

rhandall · September 16th, 2011, 03:13 PM

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rhandall · September 16th, 2011, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ancient

i enabled USB storage to get my pc to see my phone
and debugg is enabled
i installed the file drivers for Windows users

when my pc finnaly could see my phone after turnning on usb storage tethering

i run the Batch file and it starts soon after the phone restarts Pc MS dos screen disappears
phone turnns back on to SAMSUNG screen & just continues to vabrate this continues for 5 10 15 mins+
i noticed that its not doing anything else & i a sume that appon the phones restart the connection between it and the pc was cut....

please help this is where i am stuck... it seems that it looses connection to the phone while it is vibrating...

Also was i supposed to run the Run batch file from my PC or from the phone.?

i am a noobie at these things any help is greatly appreciated.

Having exact some problem as you bro just did it today ****KKK!

Ancient · September 16th, 2011, 05:10 PM

well.hopefully we get the solution soon bro i got my fingers crossed mean while i just bare it

rhandall · September 16th, 2011, 05:21 PM

lmao i don't understand, before i had a lg optimus m with 2.2.2 fw and i did it the longway and downgraded it then i would root it and now i go and try to root this phone and this shit happens -.-. Bro try to like post a warning about the phone turning off while in usb and it losing connection to prevent other people from bricking their phone. But if anything i can return to metro piece of shit and get another one

Jaymoney · September 16th, 2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ancient

i enabled USB storage to get my pc to see my phone
and debugg is enabled
i installed the file drivers for Windows users

when my pc finnaly could see my phone after turnning on usb storage tethering

i run the Batch file and it starts soon after the phone restarts Pc MS dos screen disappears
phone turnns back on to SAMSUNG screen & just continues to vabrate this continues for 5 10 15 mins+
i noticed that its not doing anything else & i a sume that appon the phones restart the connection between it and the pc was cut....

please help this is where i am stuck... it seems that it looses connection to the phone while it is vibrating...

Also was i supposed to run the Run batch file from my PC or from the phone.?

i am a noobie at these things any help is greatly appreciated.

What does the program indicate? Does it end with the message "enjoy your rooted phone"?

Ancient · September 16th, 2011, 07:07 PM

no it just ends.. i tryed to reinstall the drivers again using the link provided now... it doesnt even get past

[* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
error: unknown host service
"[*] Triggering core dump..."
[1] Segmentation fault app_process /dev...]

after that it just shuts off.
and the phone is left vibrating until i shut it off and then back on...

aaronmy · September 16th, 2011, 08:54 PM

its suppose to do that. after that it should say something about be patient the phone will boot loop a couple times and vibrate. After that it wil be done