are you suppose to unzip busybux zip folder and then place on the sd card? or just place the zip file on the sd card and install

 

nevermind, i figure it out. this method does works. thank you

 

merryjohn -

THANKS! Picked up a Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G (v. T679UVLG3) from WalMart last night (specifics - Android 2.3.6, kernel 2.6.35, Baseband vers. T679UVLG3, Gingerbread), spent this AM trying different root methods, and yours *worked*. Dead simple, too, and verified to "stick" after a reboot. Now I can start getting rid of all of the 't-Bloat' that litters the phone...

I would like to add a couple of tips where I had a stumble or two, since it was a little vague to me as related in the instructions on the xda-developers site. These things may well be self-evident to others, but when flashing Clockwork Mod:

• Place the Clockwork Mod zip on the phone *internal* storage, not your removable SD card - it's easier to get to there.
• When per the xda-dev site instructions you see the "open white box and droid" graphic (it's a picture/graphic of a box with a yellow/orange arrow coming out of the box, *not* a plain white square of a text box like I was expecting...) of Recovery mode, you press the *bottom left touchscreen button* to get the Recovery options menu, and...
• Use the next button to the right of that one to Select the menu option you have highlighted.
• The third button from left works as "Back"...
• Once Clockwork Mod is working, there is an option in the menu to mount your external SD card, if that is where the Busybox zip file is located.
• Those instructions call the Clockwork Mod file "cwm.galaxy.exhibit.zip", but as of this writing the actual file name to download and use is "cwm.6012.t679.zip".

I think from reading elsewhere that this particular phone model is essentially identical to and simply a re-branding of the Exhibit II, except that it has a newer kernel and OS installed which makes the other rooting methods like 'zerg' not work.


Thanks again for the instructions!

 

Renaming both files to "update.zip" worked for me finally, also putting the cwm.galaxy.exhibit.zip (I renamed to update.zip) on the phone internal storage not the SD, and then placing SU-Busybox-Installer.zip (I renamed to update.zip) on the SD.

Thanks for all the help!

 

Thanks for the great instructions. I need a little help, though....

Clockwork installed just fine. I'm able to boot into clockwork and find the card, mount the card, and stall Busybox. It says that the install is complete, but when I reboot the phone, the root checker is hanging up and not doing anything. Titanium backup is hung on "Asking for root rights..."

Any clue as to what I'm doing wrong?

EDIT: Figured it out. Forget to check "Debugging mode" before I started. Thanks guys.

 

I am SO confused. I just bought my phone, and I am completely new to the Android operating system. Can someone please give me step-by-step instructions on how to root my phone? I have tried zergrush as well, and it will not write the files to the system. I have made sure I have all the right drivers for my phone on my computer as well.

Can someone give me instructions from the very beginning? Starting with what file to download, what folder to put it into, etc. For example, I see you guys mentioning stuff like put the clockwork mod zip file into the removable SD storage, or the internal storage, or whatever... what folder is that? I open up my computer and I see card and I see phone. In card, there are folders that say Android, DCIm, download, media, others, etc. In phone, there are folders that say Android, Lost.dir, DCIm, and usbStorage.

So I have no idea how to begin this and from what I understand, I need to get clockwork on first. So I download the file and drag and drop it into usbStorage. Then I didnt understand what to do, so I downloaded a file manager app for my phone and I tried opening some of the files in the clockwork zip file. This doesnt do anything. I am lost. What do I do? I just want to root my phone!

Please, if someone can give me step-by-step instructions from start to finish, that would be great!

 

That was my problem. I would rename the clockworkmod file to update.zip save it to the phone's internal drive (not to any folder within it, nor would I put it on the SD card), boot up my phone into recovery mode, and it would automatically start doing something. But it would go through it so fast that I could not read it. Then I would attempt to boot it up in recovery mode again thinking that it would go into clockwork recovery, but it would just go into the regular recovery.

So what finally fixed it is that I just left the renaming alone. I left the original file name for both of them. I booted up into recovery mode, used the volume up and down button (which nobody told me... I had to Google that), and I chose the clockworkmod zip file. THEN it successfully installed. After it rebooted and I shut it down and did the same method to get it into recovery, it booted into clockworkmod recovery (it had a little top hat in the top of the screen), and I was able to choose the busybox zip file. Then it installed busy box. I rebooted the phone and VOILA, my phone was rooted!!!

 

After 2 hours of trying to get the frickin MTP Drivers to work, I'm glad I stumbled onto this and now I'm rooted.

 

First, thanks to the person who figured this out. I too am one of many who have tried rooting using the zerg rush method that does not work on the Samsung exhibit 4G. I'm looking forward to giving this a try.

My question is what do I do after it is rooted? The only reason I want to root the phone is to remove some of the pre loaded apps that suck up previous ram and storage. Personally I can't believe it is even legal for Samsung and Tmobile to load that software in such a way it cannot be uninstalled, but whatever i'll bet sooner or later they will face legal challenges for this, but for now its thanks to hackers there are ways around this.

So, once a phone is rooted, what happens next? Will it be totally raw like a PC that has been formatted and new operating system installed in which case all software and drivers need to be reinstalled? Or will the phone be just like it was before the root, including all apps and settings still intact or?

Again thank you for all the hard work.

 

I am rooted!!! just had to read every forum and learn to fix permissions in CWM.

 

Walmart Purchase : Exhibit II SGH-T679 (2.3.6) Gingerbread.uvlg3
Walmart.com Purchase: $30 unlimited data plan.


MerryJohn,
After review the Exhibit II rooting processes I found on the web, yours appeared to be the one to try first. Thanks for the info. I am now rooted.

Here is the process I followed:

(Step 1-Get files)
Download cwm.galaxy.exhibit.zip and SU-Busybox-Installer.zip.
Rename cwm.galaxy.exhibit.zip to update.zip.
Copy both files to root of micro sdcard.

(Step 2-prep for CWM install)
Fully charge battery.
Remove back cover of phone.
Insert sdcard into phone.
Using applications/files:
click extrernal_sd
click and hold update.zip
select copy
confirm location is internal “Home” ie /
select paste here.
Power off the phone.

(Step 3-Boot into recovery)
Press and hold volume up button.
Press and hold power button.
Shortly after the plain white Samsung logo appears, release both buttons.
When you see the open white box and droid, press the menu button (left bottom button of the capacitive menu).

Note: I had to repeat step 3 multiple times. If the phone booted normal, I just pulled the battery and tried again. Timing is important. Hold both for about 2 seconds after the logo appears. If you hold it to long, phone reboots, hold it to short, phone boots normal, hold it just right and you are into recovery menu.

(Step 4-install CWM )
Press volume down button to highlight “Apply update”
Press the home button (2nd to left, looks like a house)


Wait for update to complete. Will be prompted to press home to reboot.
Press home.

(Step 5 – install SU-Busybox)
Follow step 3 again.
If done correctly, you should see the galaxy Exhibit cwm-based recovery Menu.
Press volume down button to select “Install zip from sdcard”
Press home to select.
Press home to select “Choose zip from external sdcard”
press volume down to SU-Busybox-Installer.zip
press home
press volume down to select yes.
Press home to apply.
Wait for completion (Will say Install from sdcard complete).
Press home to reboot.
Confirm Applications/Superuser.


Recommended Apps:

Titanium backup to “Freeze” the bloatware as well as backup the phone. I use it on my droid 4. I t is great.
AdFree to block advertizements.
FoxFi as a hotspot.
SpeedTest.net to benchmark connection speeds.


I hope this helps someone.

Regards.