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Root Root Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G?

gypsybikes

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Feb 6, 2012
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Ok, so I have just purchased my first Android phone: the Samsung Galaxy Attain 4g. I have spent countless hours searching for a successful method to root my new phone to no avail. I have tried superoneclick, and followed the instructions to a "T". It seems that the exploit used to root 2.2 was patched in 2.3. I want to root my phone to remove bloatware and add a few applications that require root. I'm a n00b, but I can follow detailed instructions.
Some specs:
Hardware version
H:R920.03 M.Q
Model number
SCH-R920
Firmware version
2.3.6
Baseband version
CDMA : R920.03 M EL03
LTE: SCH-R920.EL01
Kernel version
2.6.35.7-EL03-CL782871
Build number
SCH-R920.EL03
Any help will be greatly appreciated,
Thank you!
 
Yahhboy It wouldn't work. Stock android version for that phone is 2.3.3 admire has 2.3.6 Google root 2.3.6 on xda and you'll come to a page with a kernal and kernal flashing software. Follow the guide and see if it'll work. I don't have this phone so I can't do it myself. And I plan to get the LG connect so.....
 
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Yahhboy It wouldn't work. Stock android version for that phone is 2.3.3 admire has 2.3.6 Google root 2.3.6 on xda and you'll come to a page with a kernal and kernal flashing software. Follow the guide and see if it'll work. I don't have this phone so I can't do it myself. And I plan to get the LG connect so.....


No way, your crazy, you should never flash a kernel that isn't specifically meant for your phone, thats a sure fire way to a brick, especially when you don't have a custom recovery to fall back on...


gingerbread-2.3.6-root.zip

found the above for the Galaxy Ace, but haven't had a chance to mess with it, as a few things would need modifying to work with the Attain, & thats just a shot in the dark, need alot of research before Id even attempt it...

Its not really a fix, but I just have all that metro junk hidden using launcher pro plus atm, outta sight, outta mind...
http://www.4shared.com/zip/_S6JlU6s/gingerbred-236-root.html
 
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No way, your crazy, you should never flash a kernel that isn't specifically meant for your phone, thats a sure fire way to a brick, especially when you don't have a custom recovery to fall back on...


gingerbread-2.3.6-root.zip

found the above for the Galaxy Ace, but haven't had a chance to mess with it, as a few things would need modifying to work with the Attain, & thats just a shot in the dark, need alot of research before Id even attempt it...

Its not really a fix, but I just have all that metro junk hidden using launcher pro plus atm, outta sight, outta mind...
"http://www.4shared.com/zip/_S6JlU6s/gingerbred-236-root.html"


Yeah I wouldn't have an easy way to flash a kernel anyways lol, I got what he meant to look for 2.3.6 methods and with all that internal storage for apps it doesn't even matter lol
 
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Ok, I have tried several different methods to root my phone. I have tried: superoneclick, gingerbreak apk, and zergRush. I have downloaded and installed the Android SDK, Java/Eclipse, and have become quite proficient in adb commands. As I mentioned in my first post, I can read and follow instructions to a "T". My latest attempt to root using DoomLord's Toolkit resulted in the following:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
$ cd/data/local
cd/data/local
cd/data/local: not found
$ cd /data/local
cd /data/local
$ rm -r tmp
rm -r tmp
$ mkdir tmp
mkdir tmp
$ exit
exit

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push"C:\Program Fi
les (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\zergRush"/data/local
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.29

-d - directs command to the only connected USB devic
e
returns an error if more than one USB device is
present.
-e - directs command to the only running emulator.
returns an error if more than one emulator is r
unning.
-s <serial number> - directs command to the USB device or emulator w
ith
the given serial number. Overrides ANDROID_SERI
AL
environment variable.
-p <product name or path> - simple product name like 'sooner', or
a relative/absolute path to a product
out directory like 'out/target/product/sooner'.

If -p is not specified, the ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT

environment variable is used, which must
be an absolute path.
devices - list all connected devices
connect <host>[:<port>] - connect to a device via TCP/IP
Port 5555 is used by default if no port number
is specified.
disconnect [<host>[:<port>]] - disconnect from a TCP/IP device.
Port 5555 is used by default if no port number
is specified.
Using this command with no additional arguments

will disconnect from all connected TCP/IP devic
es.

device commands:
adb push <local> <remote> - copy file/dir to device
adb pull <remote> [<local>] - copy file/dir from device
adb sync [ <directory> ] - copy host->device only if changed
(-l means list but don't copy)
(see 'adb help all')
adb shell - run remote shell interactively
adb shell <command> - run remote shell command
adb emu <command> - run emulator console command
adb logcat [ <filter-spec> ] - View device log
adb forward <local> <remote> - forward socket connections
forward specs are one of:
tcp:<port>
localabstract:<unix domain socket name>
localreserved:<unix domain socket name>
localfilesystem:<unix domain socket name>
dev:<character device name>
jdwp:<process pid> (remote only)
adb jdwp - list PIDs of processes hosting a JDWP transport

adb install [-l] [-r] [-s] <file> - push this package file to the device and i
nstall it
('-l' means forward-lock the app)
('-r' means reinstall the app, keeping its data
)
('-s' means install on SD card instead of inter
nal storage)
adb uninstall [-k] <package> - remove this app package from the device
('-k' means keep the data and cache directories
)
adb bugreport - return all information from the device
that should be included in a bug report.

adb backup [-f <file>] [-apk|-noapk] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|-nosy
stem] [<packages...>]
- write an archive of the device's data to <file>
.
If no -f option is supplied then the data is wr
itten
to "backup.ab" in the current directory.
(-apk|-noapk enable/disable backup of the .apks
themselves
in the archive; the default is noapk.)
(-shared|-noshared enable/disable backup of the
device's
shared storage / SD card contents; the defau
lt is noshared.)
(-all means to back up all installed applicatio
ns)
(-system|-nosystem toggles whether -all automat
ically includes
system applications; the default is to inclu
de system apps)
(<packages...> is the list of applications to b
e backed up. If
the -all or -shared flags are passed, then t
he package
list is optional. Applications explicitly g
iven on the
command line will be included even if -nosys
tem would
ordinarily cause them to be omitted.)

adb restore <file> - restore device contents from the <file> backup
archive

adb help - show this help message
adb version - show version num

scripting:
adb wait-for-device - block until device is online
adb start-server - ensure that there is a server running
adb kill-server - kill the server if it is running
adb get-state - prints: offline | bootloader | device
adb get-serialno - prints: <serial-number>
adb status-window - continuously print device status for a specifie
d device
adb remount - remounts the /system partition on the device re
ad-write
adb reboot [bootloader|recovery] - reboots the device, optionally into the boo
tloader or recovery program
adb reboot-bootloader - reboots the device into the bootloader
adb root - restarts the adbd daemon with root permissions
adb usb - restarts the adbd daemon listening on USB
adb tcpip <port> - restarts the adbd daemon listening on TCP on th
e specified port
networking:
adb ppp <tty> [parameters] - Run PPP over USB.
Note: you should not automatically start a PPP connection.
<tty> refers to the tty for PPP stream. Eg. dev:/dev/omap_csmi_tty1
[parameters] - Eg. defaultroute debug dump local notty usepeerdns

adb sync notes: adb sync [ <directory> ]
<localdir> can be interpreted in several ways:

- If <directory> is not specified, both /system and /data partitions will be u
pdated.

- If it is "system" or "data", only the corresponding partition
is updated.

environmental variables:
ADB_TRACE - Print debug information. A comma separated list
of the following values
1 or all, adb, sockets, packets, rwx, usb, sync
, sysdeps, transport, jdwp
ANDROID_SERIAL - The serial number to connect to. -s takes prior
ity over this if given.
ANDROID_LOG_TAGS - When used with the logcat option, only these de
bug tags are printed.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
$ chmod 755 /data/local/zergRush
chmod 755 /data/local/zergRush
$ /data/local/zergRush
/data/local/zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00000118
[+] Found a Samsung, running Samsung mode
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sleeping a bit (~40s)...
[*] Waking !
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Sleeping a bit (~40s)...
[*] Waking !
[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...
[-] Hellions with BLUE flames !
$ exit
exit

I am not going to flash a custom kernel ( aka gingerbread-2.3.6-root.zip) to my phone because the OEM version for my phone is not available. If I brick my phone there's no way to revert to the stock ROM.

I am willing to work with anyone that can help, I'll send any information you may need (I may require some instruction, but I know how to follow directions!)

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Gypsybikes
 
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you can try this. follow the link and see if youll suceede. My gf has this phone but she wont let me test it on hers., so if one of you brave souls want to try go ahead.:D

[04/Jan][ROOTING/UNROOTING] DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit [v4.0](zergRush Exploit) - xda-developers

On a side note...i hold no reprehensibility or blame for any harm this may cause to your phone. You (fully and completely) understand the risks when you attempt the above stated method to root your device. :cool:

If it works post your results.
 
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My latest attempt to root using DoomLord's Toolkit resulted in the following:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
$ cd/data/local
cd/data/local
cd/data/local: not found
$ cd /data/local
cd /data/local
$ rm -r tmp
rm -r tmp
$ mkdir tmp
mkdir tmp
$ exit
exit

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push"C:\Program Fi
les (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\zergRush"/data/local
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.29


C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
$ chmod 755 /data/local/zergRush
chmod 755 /data/local/zergRush
$ /data/local/zergRush
/data/local/zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00000118
[+] Found a Samsung, running Samsung mode
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sleeping a bit (~40s)...
[*] Waking !
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Sleeping a bit (~40s)...
[*] Waking !
[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...
[-] Hellions with BLUE flames !
$ exit
exit


Thanks,
Gypsybikes

Trust me, I have tried every "easy" rooting solution and a few not so easy methods. If you have a solution I haven't tried, I'm all ears...
 
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I am a moderator over at AndroidInvasion with MikeToolz and am about to go get the Attain to see if I cant help you guys out. I am also going to be working with Mike to see we can't get what you guys want. would anyone appreciate this at all? I am also a decently prestigious guy over at the Esteem forums so let me know ASAP. whatever is posted when I get back will determine if I buy or not. I have no desire to get this phone but i will to support everyone here.
 
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i got to say... "if the devs will root the weaka$$ admire schr720" p.s. thanks i also have an admire,

then id REALLLLLLLYYYYYYY hope they would be willing to help with the schr920 i love my attain by far the best adroid for prepaid !!!! i love the fact i can make my own ssid password for DIY oneclick tether WITHOUT ROOT :) the phone is awesome on the tethering tip.... i have had my ps3 the schr720 my windows laptop and made a phone call with my attain with NO PROB!! no lag NO OVERR HEATING played for 2hours:) i love this.. only thing its missing is dev love!! and cm7 even the synergy along with other much needed root-only apks. ie. adfree, Titanium Backup, Superuser, AVAST and so-on...

id appreciate the help from YOU AND MIKE to make this hands down metro pcs BEST PHONE EVER :) thank you for your time/money/sacrifice :)
 
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