Root Cant root prevail with odin

[skids94]

When i try to root my prevail odin gets stuck on "setup connection"

 

[Lordvincent 90]

Do you have it in downloading mode?
Do you have the drivers installed?
Are you running windows?

 

[skids94]

Check, check and check. followed all the directions.

 

[Lordvincent 90]

Try a different USB port.

If you're using a USB hub, dont

 

[skids94]

heres a picture , its still running. no change

 

[Lordvincent 90]

Reboot phone
Reboot computer
Try different cable
Try different port
Uninstall/reinstall drivers
Try different computer


Try different phone?

 

[skids94]

Nothing... any other way to root this phone? 2.3.6

 

[Lordvincent 90]

Sadly no. Odin is the alpha and omega when it comes to Samsung devices. All other exploits have been patched on the prevail

 

[vce2005]

heres a picture , its still running. no change

You DIDN'T follow the directions :

Step seven: Click OPS, and select SPHM820.ops. Click Phone and select the Rooted_PHONE.tar. Click PDA and select the Rooted_PDA.tar. Leave the other ones blank. Those extra files are for fixing broken phones and should not be used.

This is what your window should look like (Click for large version):




Seems like you selected the "Boot.tar" ! DON'T !!! Only the .ops, the Phone and the PDA !!!!

Y

 

[Lordvincent 90]

That shouldn't make a difference, I use all three every time I use odin
(But you could always try anyways for fun)

 

[vce2005]

Well, just looking at the guide and it says "you shouldn't use the other ones ! " I never used the boot.tar, so I can't say if it causes the trouble or not !!

 

[skids94]

You DIDN'T follow the directions :

Step seven: Click OPS, and select SPHM820.ops. Click Phone and select the Rooted_PHONE.tar. Click PDA and select the Rooted_PDA.tar. Leave the other ones blank. Those extra files are for fixing broken phones and should not be used.

This is what your window should look like (Click for large version):




Seems like you selected the "Boot.tar" ! DON'T !!! Only the .ops, the Phone and the PDA !!!!

Y

Did that too. Still nothing. Tried every thing so far.

 

[vce2005]

Might be a dumb question, but are you sure your phone is the Prevail and not the Rush ( also called by some the Prevail 2 ) ???

 

[SParker40]

Theres also the precedent and I was fooled for a minute but it roots the same as the prevail but you need the right ops file. Mine boots like a prevail now and runs fine.

 

[palmtree5]

Try running Odin as an admin (right click and run as administrator). Also, I'm moving this to the All Things Root section

 

[Koumajutsu]

Having kies installed can also interfere with odin. I've had an occasional issue that I seem to consistently work around by getting it all setup, get the phone in download mode, then I unplug the USB cable then plug it back in. It seems to let odin grab control of the com port

 

[SParker40]

yeah cm7 is one of them but the whole thing is that its a sph m828 and not a 820 like the prevail is. I rooted one and only using the sch M828 ops and the rest like the prevail and it worked flawlessly. My precedent thinks its a prevail. No problems to report at all. I put it on ej06 and run ct 3.75 on it