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[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msheikh25:
Rooting is pretty simple on this phone using SuperOneClick (just make sure you have drivers for the phone downloaded on your computer): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682

So far the apps I've downloaded that require the phone to be rooted to function (aside from what was needed for unlocking) include titanium backup and shoot me which is a screen capture app. Another thing I've been able to do because my phone is rooted is unlock its built in tethering ability (Moible AP). This is locked by Telus because they probably wan't you to buy a more expensive data plan or something to use it. But if you have a rooted phone, you just go to apps directory, and rename one file an it lets you use built in tethering! Also, you can uninstall some bloatware after you have your phone rooted. I've only had my phone about a month and this is my first android phone. So I'm sure as i use it more, I'll come across other ways of taking advantage of a rooted phone. If someone does eventually develop a ROM for the phone (fingers crossed!) then I know that will definitely require the phone to be rooted.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCrowley39:
Thanks. I am surprised about the tethering as I was told that my phone can create wifi hotspots (tether) and that was the selling point for me over some of the others. I grabbed up the 6GB of $30 (I think the promo is still going until the end of Sept.).

When I search for SuperOneClick I come across all sorts of versions is there any specific version I should use? Or is the program self updating? I really appreciate the tips so far. Are the instructions included, I noticed at the start of this thread someone mentioned about instructions but maybe I overlooked them through scrolling. Thanks again.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkns1:
as i was wondering that same question awhile back.. i came to the answer of rooting was...not really a benefit.. unlocking yes.. was a benefit.. other roms... ditto.. so itraded for the i9000m..now just wondering who got the better deal???
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCrowley39:
after all the headaches I have had with this phone, I think we are at a draw (I googled the i9000m to read more about it.......all I can say is WOW). If my replacement acts the same way, it'll be going straight back too. And too think I was leaning towards the HTC Desire HD before the Telus rep told me about a couple features this fascinate 4g had over the Desire HD, kinda wish I would have went with my gut. If the new phone works better, I may retract that last statement. LOL.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msheikh25:
I'm actually in the US on AT&T but grabbed a Telus fascinate 4g from ebay because it has the same HSDPA bands and can use it on ATT's 3g/4g once unlocked (and without having to use their expensive smartphone data plans :)). So thats why I had to go through the unlocking and disabling of the tethering lock. In the US, AT&T gives 2gb for $25 and if you want to tether, it is $45 for 4gb. So it maybe fine for you since you are on Telus and apparently on a plan that allows tethering.

As far as superoneclick, you should go through the link from my previous reply for instructions. Its pretty simple...really is just "One Click" and it roots the phone for you. Only issue I had was that when I connected the phone to my computer, it would not recognize it because the drivers do not get loaded on the computer automatically. I had to manually download and install them on my computer first.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCrowley39:
Okay I must be having a really bad morning/brain fart because I can't seem to find an earlier post with a link that you posted.

Will Super One Click 1.5.5 (I think it's called) work?

I will search for the Samsung drivers (if you still have them or know of link for them) that would be cool too. Maybe we can create a thread that is just for files and instructions?

Thanks again for your replies.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCrowley39:
Finally had some time to devote to this. Got the phone rooted and busybox installed. Any other tricks and tips that would come in handy? Thanks
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 07blackwater:
I'd like to see some custom roms for this phone too.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 07blackwater:
Weird, I don't have that HEX line in my nv_data.bin file.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCrowley39:
This model has now gone to 2.3 (gingerbread). Will Super One Click still work? Should I update to 2.3 or leave rooted on 2.2?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
I would also like to know, but I already did the update.....and found that super one click didn't work for me.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gremlin007:
Did the phone relock itself after you upgraded? I'm with rogers and currently using the Telus Fascinate 4g. I don't want it to relock and I can't unlock it cuz its not Rootable yet... Did it also wipe out your data?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vcmerritt:
I am running T-Mobile KH2 2.3.4 software on my Telus T959P with CWM and Voodoo. The T959P is definitely not the Vibrant or at least I couldn't get any Vibrant firmware to run on it. The T-Mobile KH2 firmware seems to work excellent on the T959P once you figure out the trick to loading it. I have not found any phone functionality that doesn't work :-) Just can't get my phone to sync with Kies so I can do the reg trick and test reverting back to Telus Bins. Maybe someone could PM me so I can experiment some more.

I went on the adventure of converting because I couldn't get OneClick to work on my T959P, and I wanted to get root to backup the nvram. Started with the Vibrant firmware, and went through probably 40 loads to the phone before finding the T-Mobile 4G firmware that made everything work :-)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] havok442:
I tried it right after upgrading to gingerbread, wouldn't go past step #6... So I'm thinking SuperOneClick isn't adapted to Gingerbread yet
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gremlin007:
Are any of you not with Telus? Because mine is unlocked to use with Rogers and I needed root to desable the tethering manager. If you guys could just tell me if it relocks your phone and re-enables the tethering manager i'd be very grateful!

Thanks!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite-alternity:
I've managed to get a root on my SGH-T959P phone with 2.3.4 gingerbread; I'm in the process of writing up instructions and sorting up the files so I'll try to post something when I have the time (but it's mostly the method for rooting gingerbread T959D, except with the 4G stock).
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] havok442:
I'm looking forward to reading those instructions, this has been bugging me all week hahaha
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite-alternity:
I was going to write up clear-cut instructions but it seems like I don't really have the time at the moment... If you know what you're doing, then it's not that complicated, just follow this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1227618

With one notable exception, use the attached file instead (as the stock kernel).
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Has anyone tried this yet? Particularly on the Telus T959P?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jedimasteryoda:
Yeah I tried it on my Telus fascinate 4g t959p with Gingerbread 2.3.4 and it didn't work, basically after i tried to load the speedmod kernel it softbricked.

Sit back and take a listen errrr Read my story......

I was rooted on froyo 2.2 and life was great..........but Gingerbread came out and everyone said it was da shizz so I said what the heck,...I'll UPGRADE. Alas I lost root. Looked everywhere for a new way to root my phone but alas this T959P is a Black Sheep among android phones. But i found this guys post and had hope.

I took the last file listed in the thread (k15I-t10) and tried to flash it via Odin 1.82, nothing happened, odin stayed stuck at trying to connect but the file never loaded........or so i thought. After multiple attempts at closing and reopening the odin program i gave up and unplugged the usb cable and tried to reboot my phone. Upon powering up the phone I was presented with a screen full of what i like to call "Sprinkles". I had no idea what happened and why my phone wouldn't boot. I took out the battery and sim and sd card, put back just the battery and still nothing but "Sprinkles".......multi colored Sprinkels.

It was 4am and I had work in the morning so I gave up and left the battery out of the phone. 3 1/2 hours later I was up getting ready for work and decided to boot the phone one more time. Wait......whats this.....a white screen....hmmmmm I thought. First I tried to see if I could use kies to recover the firmware but i couldn't get anything from the phone, no recovery mode or download mode......nothing. I remembered that in the instructions was a link to the stock gingerbread kernel which i had downloaded before the speedmod file. How he got it i have no clue but i said to myself why not see if odin will find the phone in its white screen state and try to flash this stock kernel............what do i have to lose? the phone is dead anyway. so i connected the cable and opened odin and sure enough there it is...it found my phone........ok so far so good, loaded the stock kernel and BAM I got my phone back up and running. I don't know if i used the wrong speedmod file or what but i'm so glad the stock kernel went in and fixed my phone.

so to finish my long winded story it didn't work for me, not sure if i did something wrong or used the wrong speedmod but at least I was able to recover from it. What we need now is someone to examine the stock kernel and figure out what they patched and how to get around it. Like I said this T959P is the black sheep among telus phones and no one is devoting much time to it. it differs from it's predecessor (3g) so it'll require special handling.

hopefully someone somewhere will find a way to root this phone on gb with minimal risk.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Hey Jedi,

Thanks for the story, interesting. I think the point of the speedmod is to get you root. Maybe I read the instructions differently. I took them as load the speedmod kernel then right after that flash the stock T959P kernel without rebooting in between. If you say you flashed the stock kernel provided, then theoretically the way I read it "should" work......
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jedimasteryoda:
Well it seems there's a little more to it then that, You see as i understood it the speedmod kernel is not a direct rooting hack upon flashing, it's supposed to be a functional kernel. once flashed to the phone you're supposed to put your phone in recovery mode under this speedmod kernel. once in recovery there's an option to root. once root is complete you flash back to stock kernel.

at least that's how I understood the instructions. because i checked the phone with root checker and there's still no root.

I could have misunderstood but i don't think so. someone else would have to chime in here who more knowledgable when it comes to the speedmod file.

Edit: Here is the breakdown as per me.......

1. First flash the Speedmod kernel via odin [vol down + connect the usb]

2. uncheck repartion, auto reboot option and flash it

so basically steps 1 and 2 are one in the same however once it's flashed you still have to unplug and reboot otherwise you can't move to step 3

3. go to recovery mod [vol up & down + power button]

4. go to speedmod advanced option menu

5. root your device

6. flash back to Stock Telus GB kernel via odin

I can only assume that the speedmod kernel was developed around the 3g model with 2.3.3 and from what i understand that are not interchangeable

someone would have to make a speedmod based on the 2.3.4 kernel that is specific to the t959p.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rb_anl:
Hi jedimasteryoda

I sent you a PM regarding the kernel file for the T959

Thanks again
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jedimasteryoda:
i'm not sure if i'm allowed to get pm's yet, it's not showing up yet, but if not you can always email me.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
I'm thinkin the instructions should be uncheck partiton, uncheck reboot, flash speedmod, boot to recovery, root, flash stock kernel..... can someone confirm this?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
I have re-read the instructions, it doesn't say anything about rebooting back into the speedmod kernel, it just says boot into recovery and root (this would tell me there should be a manual reboot). I guess also what the instructions don't say is that you need to boot back into download mode after this in order to flash the stock kernel. I guess that is just implied.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite-alternity:
Hi, I'm currently in lecture but let me shed a bit of light on what happened:

1) Odin failed to flash the speedmod kernel, if the bar doesn't complete then the kernel never made it to your phone. The sprinkles that result are from a failed exit from download mode after an aborted flash, not an incompatible kernel.

2) speedmod kernel is for 2.3.3/2.3.4, and is for the i9000 model (which generally will work with almost all variations, although I would not recommend using it for anything other than root).

3) I extracted the 2.3.4 firmware (thus kernel) from Kies, it's safe and not an open-source compiled version. (as an aside I'm wondering if someone will make a voodoo, cwm-capable kernel now that we have a source but it never happened for 2.2, so I doubt it... On the bright side, Telus is no longer selling the 3g model so we might grow large enough to warrant attention).

4) Otherwise, the steps you followed and your interpretations are correct.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Hi Infinite,

Thanks for the clarification, that is exactly what I was looking for!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jedimasteryoda:
hi infinite,

would you be so kind as to indicate which version of the speedmod kernel you used as well as the version of odin?

at the same time what would the proper way be to exit the download mode?

i just used the power button to power down

Jedi
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
According to the other guide for rooting the T959D this was written there:

after you flash the speedmod kernel,

unplug the phone and turn it off

. now hold down volume up and down, and then while still holding vol up and down, hold down the power button. continue to hold all 3 buttons until you see a green menu. use the volume buttons to navigate to speedmod advanced menu. use the power button make a selection. choose to root. then go back to the initial menu and select to reboot into download mode. now flash the stock kernel back using odin
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite-alternity:
I used the latest (t10) version of the speedmod kernel and used 1.7 odin.

Also, I used the method that Gage-Hero posted just above. Since it's a i9000 kernel, the volume directions are reversed, but you should be able to select the advanced menu and choose to root (using the power button to select, if I remember correctly).
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Successfully rooted the T959P!!!

Downloaded both files in thread.

Downloaded Odin 1.8.2

Set phone to download mode ..plug in usb, hold in vol up + vol down till goes to download, then press vol up to enter download

In Odin uncheck everything including auto reboot

Add speed mode to PDA box

Click start, let odin do his thing

When Odin says pass and everything is complete press and hold power button till phone shuts down NOTE>>>DO NOT UNPLUG THE PHONE UNTIL IT IS SHUT DOWN!!

Now unplug the phone

Boot to recovery vol up + vol down +power

Scroll through menu by pressing vol up button to advanced menu

Then root menu

Then simple root

confirm

Once done go back to main menu and select reboot to download mode, plug in phone to usb

Load image file to pda box again do not check anything... everything unchecked

Wait for Odin to say pass and everything is done.

Power down phone WITH cable still plugged in.

Unplug phone and reboot.... Voila!!! a rooted Telus Galaxy 4G T959P

Enjoy!!!!!!!!

This is for Gingerbread 2.3.4 T959PTLKH2

BTW this took me 3 times couldn't get past getting into recovery the first 2 times, went back to download mode and flashed image back both times before the third time worked as above. It does work just need to keep trying......
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite-alternity:
Thanks for sharing step-by-step instructions Gage_Hero =)

Exactly what I did, except I was lucky and it went through the first time.

Odin isn't super reliable to begin with and is susceptible to all sorts of tiny things. But if all goes well, it the method does work.

And if somehow things do fail, just re-flash the stock kernel and try again (pull out the battery, remove the USB, wait for a long while, and attempt to reconnect in download mode- even if you can't see the screen or it's distorted, odin can detect it and you can flash it, it just might take a while... even up to six attempts over half an hour. It'll just somehow magically work the seventh time).
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jedimasteryoda:
We now have root on Telus Fascinate 4G SGH-T959P

well paint me green and call me YODA,

It actually worked this time. followed exactly what gage did and confirmed with root checker that su and busybox is in fact installed.

Alot of telus users are gonna be pleased as punch if we can get this stickied.

the only thing i noticed was that at first after booting the speedmod kernal into recovery mode the power button would not select, it would just blank the screen, i had to choose the clockwork option at the bottom first and then i could go into advanced and root. not sure if it's a glitch or a timing issue but i'm just glad to have root back.

infinite and gage i thank you gentlemen greatly for your dedication and effort into bringing root back to this device.

Jedi
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Glad to help Yoda, now if you want some real fun, update busybox, since right now you have 1.6 and version 1.9 is out. Then head over here.. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=991276 I put this script (V6 Supercharger) on my phone and chose option 7. Read the instructiions a few times, it isn't that difficult but works like a dream. I did a quadrant benchmark on my phone and ended up in the high 1500's before rooting and applying the script I was in the mid 900's.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doritos93:
Pretty sure you guys could get MIUi on these. Best ROM imo
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
hey Doritos,

What do ya get on quadrant with miui? I'm getting +1500 with stock and v6 supercharger.....
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
OC Kernel

Hey Infinite,

What do you think the chances are to get someone to overclock this kernel? I was thinking 5 stages, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and maybe even 1.4. The rom itself is good, I have removed a good part of the bloatware, so I am happy with that.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrasquinho:
Hey guys!

I'm stuck at point 7: "Remounting /system with read-write access..."

What can I do? It's so strange!

Best regards
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
If anyone breaks, soft bricks or basically messes up their t959p with this method like I did, mind you I tried too many things in one night, there is a solution. Go here to get your phone from the brink of death to foyo 2.2.1 then back to gingerbread 2.3.4 and completely stock again.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17911285

You will need the files, if you do I can put them up somewhere for you......

Of course this IS at your own risk........
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite-alternity:
I'm not sure if somebody ever will, we kind of missed the boat when it comes to attracting developer interest- the 4g is essentially a short-lived intermediate between the 3g and the SII X.

Maybe we'll get something by Christmas, when the Samsung Galaxy SII X goes into full swing and people will opt for the cheaper choice (our 4g model).

To be honest, I'd just want a kernel with voodoo lagfix and CWM capability (I can live without a rom).

I haven't looked into it myself: What bloatware can you remove without breaking the phone?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aannon:
Hello everyone, I had been seeking help in the SGS4G forums, but a nice man indicated that technically my phone was different... I was so happy to stumble upon this!

This Telus version was easily rooted and unlocked when it was running Froyo, but now that I upgraded to Gingerbread my Super-User app won't run. Super One Click won't work anymore either as you indicated. When I updated to GB some of the bloatware came back and my phone was re-rooted. Any ideas how to root other than using ODIN?

I don't feel comfortable using it because I don't want to ruin my phone. Also, since super one clicked worked before, is thee a chance an updated version could work?

Oh, one last thing, have any of you guys noticed that wifi signals seem weaker after upgrading to GB? I seem to have a harder time picking up the signals I used to... :(
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite-alternity:
All Gingerbread devices will need a custom root method for the foreseeable future.

Check either:

http://shortfuse.org/

or

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682

But it might take a while.

I've noticed the weaker wireless signals as well, might be a side effect of the changes done to the modem.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] havok442:
I also wish Superconductivity would get an update for this badboy, I've learned a lot on my first android adventure but I can't figure out how ODIN actually works, anybody know of a dummies guide to it?

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Of course superconductivity was supposed to read as SuperOneClick, my bad
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vcmerritt:
T959P Stock Kernel with Functional CWM and Root Access

Hi Everyone,

I have been playing with T-Mobile firmware on my T959P and decided to go back to T959P 2.3.4 Stock. The only problem is there is no functioning CWM, or rooted kernel that I can find.

I used the extract.sh script, and kernel_packer to repack the stock 2.3.4 kernel with root permissions and a functioning CWM.

Instructions are as follows:

1) Install Telus Stock 2.3.4 (KH2) for T959P

2) Use Odin to flash the "Telus T959P Stock CWM KH2 Root.tar" file:

http://www.mediafire.com/?tjab8kbc1cae1g6

3) Once the phone boots to the new kernel, go to the market and install Superuser.

4) After Superuser is installed, go to the market and install busybox.

That's it. The CWM backup and recovery both work. In order to do a recovery there is a little bit of a trick but it works. If you are going to restore a CWM backup, the /system partition will not unmount properly as per most of the CWM installs I have tried.

To work around this, I have enabled ADB while in Recovery mode. Simply boot the Android phone and ensure USB DEBUGGING is on. Then at a command line in your windows or other OS with the device attached, type:

adb reboot recovery

When the recovery comes up on the phone ensure it is plugged into your computer, and you will be able to execute an "adb shell". Once attached to the phone with ADB, type "umount -l /system".

Important: Now on the phone go to the mounts and remount system in recovery.

That is it, now you should now be able to restore your CWM backup.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkns1:
to: vcmerrit:i used heimdall its easier for me, but whichever.. did u have a question or does the forum now sends me emails.. lol

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wt..... y you doing something the hard way?? masquinho??? if u want the files pm me..