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Root Samsung Infuse 4G Mega Thread [Tutorials]

iLesboHD

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How to "Root" the Samsung Infuse 4G

This is very simple If this does not work you can get Root by installing a Kernel that has been Pre-Rooted. Will not work on new 2.3.6 Gingerbread update, Works on 2.3.5 and under.
1) Download SuperOneClick
2) Open SuperOneClick, Run as Administrator if needed.
3) On phone go to Setting > Application > Developement > Check USB debugging.
4) Connect phone to PC
5) On SuperOneClick make sure the "Exploit" is set to Auto, Then click root.
6) SuperOneClick should then root your device.
7) If you need any other help Send me a Private Message.

How to "Return to Stock"
Make sure you have Odin 1.8 Downloaded. Also Have the Stock Firmware Dowloaded. If you would like to have Stock + Root + 3e Modded Recovery Download This Firmware

1) Make sure the drivers for the Infuse 4G are installed.
2) Unzip the .zip file.
3) Run Odin3 v1.81.exe (as administrator if you are on Windows 7)
4) Place your phone into download mode (pull battery, press and hold both Volume keys, put battery in and plug the USB cable in)
5) Make sure your phone shows up in Odin as COM##.
5) Click the PDA button and choose the .tar.md5 file in the .zip.
6) Press Start.
7) After it completes, it will reboot your device and should boot up like normal.

How to install Modded 3e Recovery & ClockWorkMod


How to successfully install a Rom via Odin & CWM.

Using Odin. Download your Rom(List Below). Have Odin on your Computer. Not this only works with .tar.md5 roms.

1) Select the .tar.md5 file on Odin by clicking the "PDA" button.
2) Put device into download mode(pull battery, press and hold both Volume keys, put battery in and plug the USB cable in)
3)You should connect device to the computer and in Odin see Com##
4) Press start.
5) Your rom should be complete.

Using ClockWorkMod. Download Rom from Below, Make sure CWM is on your phone.

1) Connect phone to PC and move the downloaded rom to your SDCard.
2) Boot phone into recovery(turn off, hold both volume buttons and power at same time, release power when Samsung screen pops up, hold vol buttons for 6 seconds then release)
3) Scroll to "install zip from sdcard"
4) Select "choose zip from sdcard"
5) Scroll using vol keys to the rom placed on sdcard.
6) Hover over rom and hit the power key, then at the next screen scroll down and hit yes.
7) when installation is done, hit "reboot system"

How to flash a Kernel.

Download the kernel you want, Ill post some below. Then depending how you want to flash use the following methods:

Using Odin: Must be .tar extension

1) Put your phone into download mode.
2 ) Open Odin select the .tar file as PDA.
3) Make sure phone is detected as COM##
4) Hit start.

Using CWM: Note must be a .zip extension.

1) Connect phone to PC move kernel to sdcard.
2) Boot phone into recovery.
3) Select "install zip from sdcard"
4) Select "choose zip from sdcard"
5) select the kernel you want.
6) scroll down and hit yes.

Recovery wont show up?

This happend to me just a couple days back. I flashed the Dark Core 2.9.tar kernel listed below using Odin and I was able to boot into recovery. Its I9000 worked for me using I997.

List of Stock Roms

[ROM] I997UCLB3 [19.02.2012][Android 2.3.6] - xda-developers
[ROM] I997UCLB1 [09.02.2012][Android 2.3.6] - xda-developers
[ROM] I997UCKL2 [13.12.2011][Android 2.3.6] - xda-developers
[ROM] I997UCKK3 [21.11.2011][Android 2.3.6] - xda-developers
[ROM] I997UCKK2 [09.11.2011][Android 2.3.6] - xda-developers
[ROM] I997UCKK1 [09.11.2011][Android 2.3.6] - xda-developers
[ROM] I997UCKJ4 [28.10.2011][Android 2.3.6] - xda-developers
[ROM] I997UCKJ2 [14.10.2011][Android 2.3.6] - xda-developers

List of Custom Roms

[ROM] AEON v1.1 - xda-developers
[ROM] MIUI INFUSE EDITION 2.2.24 + SHOCK n AWE[2/29/12]UPDATED - xda-developers
[ROM][2.3.7] SuperCm7-Infuse4g-KANG-V1 [12/31/2011] - xda-developers
[ROM][2.3.7]
 
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