Root Captivate Root

[chaoscentral]

***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.

Spoiler

Alternatively, if you can not get the timing of using the hardware keys to enter recovery mode, you can use the following command to enter it.

Connected to ADB you can type

adb reboot recovery

into the console to reboot the phone into recovery, alternatively you could also download a terminal emulator on the market and just type

reboot recovery

EDIT: Made the directions easier to follow

 

[t-readyroc]

I'm not gonna be the guinea pig, but I'll sure as hell use it if it does indeed prove to work!

 

[chaoscentral]

I'm not gonna be the guinea pig, but I'll sure as hell use it if it does indeed prove to work!

worst it'll do is say update failed, doesn't remove any system files, just adds su, busybox, and superuser.apk

however with that said, I am NOT responsible for any damage done to your device

 

[maerlim]

Bookmarked and saved for sunday.

 

[Eazail70x7]

Is this confirmed to work on the Vibrant?? Link? Will it work on the Epic?

 

[chaoscentral]

Is this confirmed to work on the Vibrant?? Link? Will it work on the Epic?

won't work on Epic until it's modified and resigned, if you can get me the samsung model number I could do that. But just like all Galaxy S phone's this should work.

and a few people in the Vibrant forums who have the phone are confirming it as working

Root your Vibrant - Page 2 - xda-developers

 

[t-readyroc]

Also a couple replies to your posting @ XDA that say it's not working for them. Gonna be keeping an eye on both threads.

 

[chaoscentral]

Also a couple replies to your posting @ XDA that say it's not working for them. Gonna be keeping an eye on both threads.

which ones say its not working for them? I see ones saying theres still slight lag or they couldnt get their usb or adb working, but no one saying the root didnt work

 

[t-readyroc]

Posts #12 & 15 in the thread (p.2)

 

[chaoscentral]

Posts #12 & 15 in the thread (p.2)

ahhh, might have been my method of signing. gimme a sec

EDIT: Also to the guy in post #12, I think that might be a fascinate seeing as its mentioning Verizon in that screen cap

 

[chaoscentral]

Sorry for the double post, but here's the updated zip file, edited it under ubuntu this time instead of windows, I think it was because I used wordpad last time it added in some funny formatting. Should be all set now I hope lol

SGH-I897 Root Update.zip - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage

 

[maerlim]

Please keep updating this thread with any .. er.. updates, as I don't really watch the xda forums. Good stuff! I'll definitely try this on Sunday.

 

[chaoscentral]

so far on the updated zip i got one guy saying it didnt work and one guy saying it did. so thats a good sign lol

 

[Tasmin]

For those itching to root, just saw this article: Root hack for Samsung Galaxy S also works on U.S. versions – Android and Me.

I'm rooting for you all

 

[t-readyroc]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Best part of that article:

Given that this phone is coming to all four tier 1 carriers in the U.S. (and a couple regional ones), I expect a sizable development community will support this device.

 

[mrdc90]

dumb question but what does root mean? i kinda understand it by researching online but i need a simple answer.

 

[subie41ife]

dumb question but what does root mean? i kinda understand it by researching online but i need a simple answer.

Why Root - Android Wiki

^^^info from this link^^^


What Does Root Give Me?

1. Full control over your system
2. Ability to alter system files. You can replace many parts of the "Android Core" with this including:
   • Themes
   • Core apps (maps, calendar, clock etc)
   • Recovery image
   • Bootloader
   • Toolbox (linux binary that lets you execute simple linux commands like "ls") can be replaced with Busybox (slightly better option)
   • Boot images
   • Add linux binaries
3. Run special apps that need more control over the system
   • SuperUser (lets you approve or deny the use of root access to any program)
   • Task Manager For Root (Lets you kill apps that you otherwise could not kill)
   • Tether apps (like the one found at [android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com])
   • <there are more but I cannot think of any right now>
4. Backup your system
   • You can make a folder on your sdcard and backup all of your .apk files to your sdcard (helps if an author decides to "upgrade" you to a version that requires you to pay to use the version you just had)
5. Relocate your (browser/maps/market) cache to your /sdcard
6. Relocate your installed applications to your /sdcard
7. Reboot your phone from the terminal app easily (su <enter> reboot <enter>)

 

[mrdc90]

thanks!, is there any risks involved? this will be my first android phone, do u recommend me to root?

 

[subie41ife]

yes, there are always risks involved. This will be my first android phone as well, so im not 100% sure about it. I'm going to root mine, does that mean you should? it's your phone and your choice. I would make sure you read up on it and feel comfortable in doing it. I still have reading up on it alot more myself!

I am came from the land of iPhones since the very first iPhone came out, 95% of the time all my iphones(2g, 3g, 3gs) were jailbroken.

 

[t-readyroc]

http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Why_Root^^^info from this link^^^

You forgot the best part: running custom ROMs once they're available

 

[subie41ife]

lol, still a n00b and this android stuff (dont even have one yet, still got my iPhone 4 in my pocket)

I'm trying to read and learn as much as I can about android!

Give me time, i'll be and android/captivate guru in no time!

 

[jhnstn00]

Sorry for the double post, but here's the updated zip file, edited it under ubuntu this time instead of windows, I think it was because I used wordpad last time it added in some funny formatting. Should be all set now I hope lol

SGH-I897 Root Update.zip - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage

This is the good one? Same as one on XDA that worked?

 

[chaoscentral]

This is the good one? Same as one on XDA that worked?

yup

I basically overwrote the last one on my box.net account, so this way the bad ones isnt up online anymore and cant be downloaded by accident

 

[tyte]

instead of wordpad try notepad++ for windows next time

sweet.. i seriously can't wait until sunday...

 

[maerlim]

...and rooted. Thanks for the guide!