Root Captivate Root

[DaMajorPayne]

Tether app is blocked by AT&T. There are several different ways you can install that, posted on the forum.

I am thinking that if you find the side-loading thread mentioned earlier, that you may be able to load it then. If not, another method is to sign up for App Brain, and use thier install. I've read that AT&T didn't block them, and that you don't need to do side loading setup for App Brain. (Not sure if that's true, as I haven't tried myself).

Ohh i was just wondering if i did anything thing wrong for the install. I found a way to install the tether using the androidsdk adb. I was just looking for program to install to make sure my superuser was setup correctly

 

[fapulous]

Worked for me thanks man!

 

[Drazzamatazz]

I'm having next to zero luck connecting the Captivate to the PC. Maybe its just because I'm normally a Mac user but I got the Windows 7 driver connected the phone once, then disconnected it for a moment.
When I then went to connect it again the Captivate says USB Connection on top, but the computer never reads it and the device does not show up anywhere under "Computer"
Maybe I just need to try and connect it with my Mac, are their OS X drivers available someplace other than the Samsung website?

 

[maerlim]

I'm having next to zero luck connecting the Captivate to the PC. Maybe its just because I'm normally a Mac user but I got the Windows 7 driver connected the phone once, then disconnected it for a moment.
When I then went to connect it again the Captivate says USB Connection on top, but the computer never reads it and the device does not show up anywhere under "Computer"
Maybe I just need to try and connect it with my Mac, are their OS X drivers available someplace other than the Samsung website?

Drazz, are you wanting to connect it to the computer just for file transfer, or for ADB access?

 

[Drazzamatazz]

I'm trying for file transfer so that I can move the update.zip file.

 

[Drazzamatazz]

Alright, I got the PC to read it, again here's my ignorance with PC's......It shows the phone itself as a device, then when I click that it shows an "Android" "bluetooth" and "DCIM" folder, searching through all of them I can not find the internal SD storage to transfer the file too.

 

[Drazzamatazz]

And......now I bricked it?? Upon resetting it says "Downloading....Do not turn off Target!!!"
But seems to be stuck like that....bummer.

 

[Drazzamatazz]

Okay, so I think I got it, it rebooted and everything and now has Superuser Permissions.

 

[themogul]

since this is rooted, does it mean somebody would find a way to enable Fm Radio on the captivate. Out of AT&T contract and a iTunes hater and being waiting for something good on AT&T. Like the screen and processor and everything, but for me personally, I need my NPR fix on the commute every morning. FM Radio seems like a must for me

 

[falcon26]

Can you delete the zip file on your captivate once you have rooted it?

 

[SeriousBizznass]

Alright, successfully rooted!

 

[fireonhigh]

maybe someone can make a step by step video and post the link to youtube? you know for us supernubes,lol. i coming from windows 6.5,,so yeah,, i needs to read alot,lol

 

[JAVargas82]

FNG here... Trying to root my new captivate however I am still stuck on my laptop trying to identify the phone through the USB cable... Would appreciate it if someone could guide me.

 

[drscws]

hello all,

I am new to the Android world and the captivate is my first android phone. I rooted it and everything went smooth.

But, being new to android I have know idea what i am able to do. Can someone tell me the benefits of why rooting my phone was the thing to do? is there a website that can explain to me all that i can do now that i have "superuser permissions?"

 

[coldkiller]

Hello all! New to Android and rooting. i am trying to get into recovery mode but can't. I am holding the up/down buttons when turning on the phone. Do I keep holding them or release at some point? thanks!!

Captivate rocks!!!

 

[chaoscentral]

Hello all! New to Android and rooting. i am trying to get into recovery mode but can't. I am holding the up/down buttons when turning on the phone. Do I keep holding them or release at some point? thanks!!

Captivate rocks!!!

let go of the power button once u see the boot logo, then continue holding the volume buttons till it hits recovery menu. otherwise it'll bootloop

 

[Flavio60]

worked for me just fine instructions are as easy as original post dont over complicate it

 

[sirwally]

For those having issues when connecting the Captivate to a PC via USB, here is a little tip. Go into "Settings > Applications > USB Settings" and select "Ask on connection". Now you will be given the choice of connection method each time you connect the phone. Ahh...Much better

 

[t-readyroc]

Can someone tell me the benefits of why rooting my phone was the thing to do? is there a website that can explain to me all that i can do now that i have "superuser permissions?"

Post #17, p.1. This thread.

 

[sonicanatidae]

I rooted mine last night.

A couple things:

1. You MUST install the Samsung USB driver. Without it, the computer will not
recognize the phone.

2. You must MOUNT your memory (using the drop down slider on the phone) or your
system will not allow you to read/write to the card/internal memory.

3. When I got the downloading screen, I waited for a few minutes, then just powered
off the phone. Worked fine. I believe that warning is only an issue when you are actually installing system software. This is a different animal.

4. The way I got mine into recovery was to hold down UP+DOWN+POWER with the
phone unplugged. I got the white AT&T screen, plugged in the phone and reheld UP+DOWN+POWER again. Popped into recovery mode.

5. Make sure you are putting the UPDATE.ZIP file in the right folder. When I copied
mine over to my SD card, it put it in /sdcard/sd It needs to be in /sdcard. I used
the file manager in the phone to move the file to the right folder. After that, it found
the file and ran fine.

6. Took approx 20 secs, then rebooted. When it finished booting I had the SUPERUSER icon in place and voila.

Hope this helps. If you brick your phone following my directions, tough titty, but
this is pretty much exactly how I got mine to work. Good luck!

 

[nessenj]

yeah, I used the original instructions in this post and had mine rooted in 30 seconds. thanks to everyone who has posted instructions here, it's super easy to do!

Jim

 

[kbarsi]

I loaded the update.zip in the root of the onboard storage. I load recovery mode and updated the files and the phone restarted. When the os loaded it was as if nothing had happened and the phone is still not rooted.

Any ideas?

 

[pogiewun]

alright! i am now rooted......now what? lol, excuse my noobness. this is my first android phone and ive done some research on the benefits of rooting. i am having trouble finding what i need to do to personally customize my phone and get rid of the bloat apps from att. when i search i mostly find links on "how to root", but cant seem to find what to do after you are rooted. can someone point me to the right direction? thanks in advance everyone!

 

[t-readyroc]

alright! i am now rooted......now what?

This. & this.

Read the full thread, people. Forum search is your friend.

 

[MrTony]

I did the entire root process straight from my phone! I originally tried to download the update.zip file with the default browser. It said "this content type is not supported"! WTF? Who makes a browser that can't download zip files?

I used Skyfire to download the zip file, then renamed it and put it in the root with file manager. Performed the steps and worked like a champ! I'm running Titanium backup now to get a good backup before I get rid of these AT&Greed apps!