Hey Guys ,I will be moving this discussion to the All Things Root Sub-Forum
And probably add some stuff before moving
This Method will work on all Gingerbread and Froyo versions .
Unlike SOC,z4root which use exploits to root ,we are directly updating the system using recovery .
Samsung bml i.e. Stock Recovery is preferred over CWM because Stock ROMs use rfs file system and Clockwork mod usually uses ext2/3/4 filesystems.
That means your Stock Samsung system cant be read by Clockwork
Mod
So if you want to root a stock ROM/firmware then Samsung Stock Recovery is a must.
This method works 99% of times .
The 1% it doesnt work is when carriers or samsung releases a firmware which has less than 2MB of free space in the /system folder .
At that time the superuser.apk and su binary is not copied to the system properly .
Root checkers will say it is rooted but in reality your root wont work .
There is an alternative zip but it varies from carrier to country .
StonyBoy Tony or any otjer member:
Are you sure the Universal Gingerbread Root really roots the GIO using 2.3.4 on the Bell network ? I used the Universal GB root program and got the message at the end saying the phone was now rooted. Yet, I went to install Rom MAnager from the Marketplace and it wouldn't let me because the phone is it thinks the phone is not rooted. Also, if it is rooted, shouldn't I be able to delete the Bell apps (or at least those I don't want)? I can't seem to do that either.
I'm new at this so may you can shed some light.
Thanks
I think your carrier has bloated the system so root is not properly installed .
Hi
I have just bought Galaxy Gio from Canada and decided that it is locked by Virgin mobile company however I can not use other SIM cards from other companies !!
now I want to root it but whenever I want to Get into recovery mode (press Home+Power on/off button) nothing happens!! and after a few minutes it restarted again!
I have only installed Recovery Clockwork from downloading mode and nothing else
then I tried thith SuperOneClickv2.1.1-ShortFuse but it is not responding when i pushed root !!
please tell me what should I do !!
Probably the recovery is broken and you need Stock Samsung recovery to root it without any problems .
Thanks for a newb-comprehensible method.
However, I last flashed a RAZR about 4 years ago so "total newb" is close to describing me!
Question: Do you need to unzip the universal file before loading it onto the sd card?
I didn't - I just copied it to a clean micro and when I started the phone I got a red warning screen first, asking if I really wanted to risk damaging the phone by rooting?, but if so, to begin the install. I then upped the volume key and did not get a menu, but a virtually blank screen with "downloading" on it and no further options. I waited 15 minutes, then finally gave up and tried to turn off the phone. It was completely non-functional - I tried every combination of buttons and times I could think of. Finally, heart in mouth, I took out the battery. Fortunately it rebooted fine as I figured since it didn't appear to have started any install.
Any idea what happened or what to do next? Does my question above contain the answer?
You went into Download Mode instead of recovery Mode