yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] Lobowolven:
Hi,

I've looked through as many posts as possible, and although there's many with similar problems, I've not found the same as mine.

I've had my HD2 for about 8 months and no problems at all. It came with a pre installed Energy ROM and I also was running SPB Mobile Shell etc. Anyway, I recently dropped it on a plane journey to the US, so it never fell far and the headphones were plugged in so it landed on it's head with a minor shunt but was still working 100%. Then I found that when I was using WinMo it would keep freezing up however I had Android on the SD card so I could still use that without freezing. Now I'm back in the UK, I keep getting random black screens, no response or lights from the buttons and no light comes on if I connect to mains/USB. If anyone calls me, they get the ringing tone but again nothing from my phone.

I backed up my contacts etc, did a hard reset and I get the same problem. So I thought perhaps it's the OS so I tried flashing another energy ROM and the same problem again, black screen. I thought then since Android worked, then I'll use that in the mean time, but it happened with that too.

Could the slight fall have killed something inside? When it's on, there's no problem at all, it only seems to die when sleeping. So is there anything else that I can do with it or would it be best to see if it needs serviced.

Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DoeBoi:
Hey everyone, so I tried rooting the device with 4zroot and SuperOneClick both methods don't work. With 4zroot, when push root, the program backs out and force closes. With SuperOneClick, the program got stuck at "Waiting for device..." for over 15 minutes. I also gone and double-check every setting is in the correct order. I tried several times with both methods and failed. So do you have any ideas on getting root access on this device. Thank you.

Firmware version: 2.2.2

Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 root@SE-S608#1

Build number: FROYO.DXKF3

Edit1: Rooted successfully!! After trying about every suggestions i could find, i couldn't connect to kies, it said pc suite mode need to be activated, but there's no option for that in the 5.0 wifi, but after internal memory format and factory setting reset, i connect to pc (pc recognize, but kies didn't) i use the SuperOneClick and BAM! it is rooted!!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] saknarong:
You use the program that I want to try some of the root. Now I have a problem with kies it invisible to me to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] WT Ho:
Another rooted Galaxy YP-G70

Device Info:

Model number: YP-G70CW (on the back of the device)

Firmware ver: 2.2.2

Kernel ver: 2.6.32.9 rosguie@curos-desktop #12

Build number: FROYO.ZSKE2

Tools:

1. Install SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones

2. SuperOneClick version 2.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
i confirm, today i've rooted my galaxy s wifi 5 with super one click in a minute!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] ronnieg:
i just got this device it's great the screen is huge, so i'm glad it can be rooted. the question is can i restore it to factory state? how do i backup the ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
in the superoneclick menu there is the voice "unroot", so it's very simple!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] josetup123:
root yp-g70

sorry i have this phone i want to rooted but i don´t know ho to do it anyone can help me
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
You have to use superoneclick. It's so userfriendly, perfect for a newbye.

Don't worry, let's try !

Inviato dal mio YP-G70 usando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mustikasakti:
get give download link for the SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones installer? thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
here it is your drivers! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961956
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] manu17300:
Hello everyone I can not rooter my samsung galaxy s wifi YP-5.0 g70 g70

someone can help me thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
what's the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] os2baba:
Stuck at Step#1

I can't get my Samsung galaxy S 5 wifi rooted either. First I was getting stuck on detecting the device like the OP. Then I installed the latest drivers from the link tapioco2000 provided (Thanks tapioco2000!). Now I can see the device when I type "adb devices". And Super One Click now progresses to Step #1. But now it's stuck there trying to temporary install busybox. I tried the Shell Root method as well. But there I get stuck at step #1 as well.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] j7777v:
got mine rooted! Now what's the best rom to install?!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ishman:
Need to be careful about the ROMS, you can download the stock ROM currently and it is easy to root. Don't forget to enable USB debugging.

I bricked mine after some root tweaking, and was able to restore using ODIN and the original firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] os2baba:
So no one else is stuck with rooting the device? Especially at Step #1 where it can't seem to install busybox?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ishman:
Make sure you are in USB debug mode and have allow non-market installations checked. See if that helps any.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] os2baba:
Yes both are set.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] khakala:
problem root my device - superuser will not install to device?

After rooting i can not find superuser from programs list?

SuperOneClick v2.1.1.0

Checking drivers...

Killing ADB Server...

OK 1,59s

Starting ADB Server...

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

OK 4,06s

Waiting for device...

OK 0,03s

2.2.2

Getting manufacturer...

samsung

OK 0,04s

Getting model...

YP-G70

OK 0,04s

Getting version...

XXKG1

OK 0,04s

Checking if rooted...

True

OK 0,06s

Installing BusyBox (temporary)... - Step #1

708 KB/s (1062992 bytes in 1.465s)

OK 1,51s

Installing BusyBox (temporary)... - Step #2

OK 0,05s

Rooting device... - Step #1

295 KB/s (585731 bytes in 1.937s)

OK 1,97s

Rooting device... - Step #2

OK 0,04s

Rooting device... - Step #3

OK 0,01s

Rooting device... - Step #4

property service neutered.

killing adbd. (should restart in a second or two)

OK 0,06s

Rooting device... - Step #5

OK 8,08s

Remounting /system with read-write access...

OK

OK 0,10s

Creating /system/xbin...

mkdir failed for /system/xbin, File exists

OK 0,05s

Installing su (/system/xbin)... - Step #1

328 KB/s (26264 bytes in 0.078s)

OK 0,54s

Installing su (/system/xbin)... - Step #2

OK 0,05s

Installing su (/system/xbin)... - Step #3

OK 0,04s

Installing SuperUser... - Step #1

176 KB/s (196521 bytes in 1.089s)

OK 1,32s

Checking for busybox

OK 0,04s

Remounting /system with read-only access...

OK

OK 0,34s

Running a SU test...

Test failed!

FAILED
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] madsere:
Did anyone try installing a standard Galaxy S ROM on it? I mean, it seems to be the same hardware sans the phone/3G transmitter, no?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] e0mandaniel:
what kind of roms are available for this device?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] evilh:
nothing as of yet. hoping US availability will change that shortly.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] vanhoivanbinh:
hi there,

Anyone here has tried to root the Galaxy S Wifi 4.0??

Is it the same with the 5 inch version?

I am very curiousssssssssssss
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] lordwolf88:
finally succeeded! first used zergrush to root and then in superoneclick run it and it worked:D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] docfreed:
Steps please
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] lordwolf88:
first: i'm following glenb77 description

and now type in 'adb shell'

type in id

and if

uid=0 (root) gid=0 (root)

type exit

and run SuperOneClick 2.1.1

I hope to help you :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] karl_angel0:
Mine works too...thank you very much to you and all of the people here... :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] docfreed:
Holy Guacamole! We can haz root!!! Many thanks to you sir - you are a genius

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MODS: Can we make this a sticky and please can we have a Samsung Galaxy Player forum???
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chrisgtl:
I'm having trouble with this..

First time I tried it everything worked fine, I got root and was just about to push superuser.apk when my laptop battery died.

So, restarted and did everything exactly the same but now I just get the same error everytime..

/data/local/temp/zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root

[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[-] Cannot copy boomsh.: Permission denied

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] glenb77:
remove the directory you used to push the file

adb shell

rmdir /data/local/tmp

exit

try again
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chrisgtl:
Cheers will try.

Forgot to say when I did it first time (when it worked) I used the data/local/ location. Then when it failed second time I used the data/local/temp like the other user did.

So now I need to remove the temp folder and remove the zergRush file from /data/local

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ok so I used;

rm /data/local/zergRush

rm /data/local/temp/zergRush

rmdir /data/local/temp

Then, tried the steps to install zergRush - but still saying the cannot copy boomsh error.

Damn!!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] glenb77:
you need to remove the directories not just the file.

rmdir /data/local

if that fails then

rm -r /data/local/*

then

rmdir /data/local
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chrisgtl:
Thanks, finally got it to work with your help. But now my superoneclick just hangs on 'Rooting Device - Step #6'
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SirRhor:
Yeah, the same thing for me, it just hangs on Step 6.

I've tried several times from zero, starting by Reseting the device to factory settings.

Thank you for the help.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] docfreed:
Yes, it will hang at Step 6. Did for me but the following worked:

When it hangs, remove the USB cable from the PC and then reinsert it again. SuperOneClick will then move on to Step 7 and continue the root.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] glenb77:
use the zergrush, (you may have to remove the directories again)

then exit adb shell and type

adb remount

type in id and it should read: uid=0 gid=0

exit

and then

Then push Superuser.apk to /system/app and push su to /system/bin. using same command as when you pushed zergrush

Then back into adb shell

chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

you can get those files from the thread on xda or from the superoneclick directory.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SirRhor:
I will try both options, I appreciate the help, wish us both good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SirRhor:
No luck.

I push zerGrush, I do "id", remount, and I get "uid=0 gid=0"

I pushed Superuser.apk, but I found 3 "su" files, v1 v2 and v3, so I pushed v3

Then I used SuperOneClick and it fails.

Then I reset to Factory Default thinking that it would erase everything but the system files, and when the process is complete, I find Superuser App installed, so I guess I did have root access at some point but Root Checker tells me that I have no root access.

I do not know what else to do.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] glenb77:
you don't need to use superone click; if unsure find the superuser apk and su binary in the xda thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=682828 use the ones for froyyo. do not do factory refresh; you had it when you got gid=0 uid=0; just push the two files, change the permissions and you are done. if unsure, type su into shell after you push the files and change the permissions. if it works without error than you are done.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chrisgtl:
wow! This is really annoying me now!!

I'm usually quite good at following instructions but no matter what I try I just get the 'cannot copy boomsh' error.

Doing these;

rmdir /data/local

if that fails then

rm -r /data/local/*

then

rmdir /data/local

Just gives me permission errors or it says no such directory.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SirRhor:
I did everything you just said.

I went into adb shell, wrote "su", and the response was another "su"

Is that the answer that the shell should give me if the machine is rooted correctly?

I'm sorry for all the questions, I just learned to do all this 4 hours ago.

EDIT:

Superuser wanted to update the SU Binaries to 3.0.3, of course I let it do it. I guess I have now a rooted device?

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It failed for me as well.

I assumed that "/data/local" is not a System Folder, so a factory reset would erase it so I can restart the process over again. My mistake was not knowing how to check if the device was rooted or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chrisgtl:
OK, I think i'm rooted now too. Superuser is on the phone, but when I click to update the Su Binary it says checking but doesnt do anything. Its on Su binary v2.3.1-ef

Will this stay rooted when I reboot phone or will it go back to unrooted?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] glenb77:
.

It will stay. Try installing busybox from market. If that works then you are fine. Also util called root checker will tell you
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] nyanyan:
Score. It's nice to have root on the Italian 2.3.5(XET) firmware. Thanks :P
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] SirRhor:
Great, BusyBox was installed perfectly and Root Checker tells me that I have root access after grating permission from Superuser.

Thank you for all your help and patience, I will keep learning.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] elmonica:
The rooting procedure didn't work for me. I am admittedly a noob with Android, but usually good at following directions.

Here are the messages from the terminal windows:

After I type /data/local/zergRush, it never does anything more. It doesn't me a '$' prompt. I eventually control-c in order to get back standard prompt.

Anyone have any troubleshooting suggestions? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] glenb77:
Your line with push zerg is wrong slashes unless typo. Remove dir and try again.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] elmonica:
This actually works to get rid of the zergRush file, but when I try "rmdir /data/local" I receive the message "rmdir failed for /data/local. Permission Denied."

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And for any noobs like me, you can check to see if zergRush file is present in the local directory by typing from the adb shell:

ls /data/local

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You know what i have been experiencing. Often times when I open an adb shell and type a command where I know the syntax is correct, it will just hang. I will often have to ctrl-c, restart the adb shell, recall the command from memory, and run it again, and the second time it will run fine.

I am thinking I need to uninstall the Android SDK and reinstall.

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Well, I think I am making progress since I get the "boomsh" error now

P.S.

I think my prior problem was partly the result of using and old zergRush.zip file. Apparently they didn't think of changing the filename to include the date updated. Any way I recommend downloading zergRush from here:

https://github.com/revolutionary/zergRush/downloads

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I had tried super one click after my last error and it would hang. So I removed the zergRush file once more repeated the steps, adding a temp directory to the local path for the hell of it, typed the following command:

/data/local/tmp/zergRush

And then got the following series of messages.

Then I ran SuperOneClick 2.1.1 and it worked! I am rooted. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
Just to be clear, this technique is working on retail Samsung units purchased in the US, with Gingerbread preinstalled?

These units are not much fun to use Odin with. (The software load apparently needs

Samsung's crypto seal of approval. and Samsung firmware released for the device and available at samsungfirm does not have the @#@$# digital signature and won't boot or recover the unit.)

There's a lot to like about the device but there are some really annoying behaviors, also, that require to address (the illumination of the soft keys is the big one I remember just now.)

so I'd love to have a confidence level that this will work.

It would, hopefully, let me pull a usable recovery firmware from a unit to help address my learning experience :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
Ouch. That link to the github links to the raw C.

This has a more viable link, for those of us not competent or tooled up to compile the tool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18285603#post18285603

(not sure why pointing at the github takes me to a zipfile containing the c...)

adb shell mkdir /data/local/tmp

adb push [path to zergRush]\zergRush /data/local/tmp

adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/zergRush

adb shell /data/local/tmp/zergRush

Win! and to answer my own question, this is viable on the retail player. Which I will never, ever update. Ever.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Hmm, so I open cmd as glenb77 says, type in "adb push C:\[location of zergRush]\zergRush /data/local" as he says, but it gives me " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"?

I have android sdk installed. I am totally new to android so have no idea what "adb shells" are! Please explain in clear English!

EDIT: So, googling, I've managed to find out what a adb shell is :D! I think what I'm doing wrong is testting this out before my 4.0 arrives :S . Am I correct that you need your player plugged in to execute this command in cmd?

Man this makes me look like an idiot, just couldn't wait to try it out!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aillez:
Big Thanks to zergRush

i'm finally rooted 2.3.5. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] rswheaton:
2nd attempt tonight

I am going to try to update my player again tonight using the odin method but before I begin can anyone confirm if this works for the batch of players sold on Woot about a month ago? I noticed my player is physically different than the players now available in the US. My player currently has 2.2.2 and was purchased on Woot.:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] leedr:
Can you clarify what you mean by update? If you mean update to the 2.3.5 XET (italy) Gingerbread firmware floating around, then yes, that will work. I did it on mine.

Even though you can flash the firmware, you may have some issues. My issues could have been do to not fully formatting memory (clearing out apps etc) before the update.

US revision gingerbread firmware will not work because of the physical vs. capacitive home button difference.

If Gingerbread doesn't work well for you, you can also revert to the factory firmware (2.2.2) that it came with (assuming you have the TTT model) using firmware from samfirmware.com.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] rswheaton:
Thanks for the reply... I did not know the 2.3.5 update was for Italy, is that where my unit came from? It makes since though seeing the hardware changes. The biggest feature I want is the video chat via Gmail.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] leedr:
The only firmware I've seen for non-US that is the Gingerbread update was for an XET model. I have a TTT model - you can check by looking at the box the Galaxy Player came in and at the end of the model information you'll see /TTT (international/Korean - so no warranty in US) or /XAA (US - like the ones sold at Best Buy) or some other country code. I'm fairly sure all the Woot ones are /TTT but I could be wrong.

As far as video chat, I tried updating to that XET Gingerbread firmware and Google Talk still didn't support video chat. It should, based on Google Talk video support being available in stock Gingerbread 2.3.4 and higher, but it didn't - not sure if Samsung pulled it out or if it didn't work because of slight differences between different models of the Galaxy Player 5.

The only app I've been able to find that will use the front camera is Skype. And that works even in 2.2 (as of now - I didn't install the latest Skype app update yet). So you don't need to upgrade if all you want is video chat, and upgrading will probably not fix gmail video chat. Vtok is another app that should work, but it crashes/gives "poor network" error messages all the time.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] rswheaton:
Thanks again for the information you saved me allot of time. I will give Skype a try tonight.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
So, people have used zergRush to root this on 2.3.5, but has anyone found a way to unroot (just in case need to send it in to get fixed)?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
@ijim: you need the Android software develoopment kit, or at least one of the rooting toolsets that includes adb.exe, in order to use ADB on your computer.

ADB basically takes input and either hands it to your android device or lets you connect directly to your android device and issue the 'nix commands on the box.

As far as unrooting goes: you'd want to restore to stock before sending a rooted device to Samsung for service. (Power key plus volume up at boot time.)

As far as Odin goes: be very , very careful flashing the retail US units via Odin, even with firmware that is from Samsung. I actually don't think that enough is known about the US units yet for the firmware flashes to be a safe or reversible step.

The rooting works out great, but I still can't figure out how to deal with the capacitive button lights. Annoying during night time reading; far more annoying when watching netflix, as they seem to stay on permanently in the netflix app.

love the sound, the fm tuner's a great add-on -- more valuable to me than the GPS, so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
Have you tried LEDs Hack (ROOT ONLY)?

I hate button lights too! If someone knows how to stop please tell us!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
I have the android sdk, So should I not be getting the " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file" error even with nothing plugged in?

EDIT: I think I figured out I had to change directory to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\", correct?

Man, I am a super noob!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
I have not gotten the cap buttons shut down yet.

I read somewhere last night that Google has decreed that those buttons Are Not To Be Shut Down.

I tried installing the led hack apk; no luck. I tried installing the script that's around on XDA; no luck. I want to keep looking to see if I can find out what device those buttons actually are - I think the script might work if it were pointed at the right device. It's target doesn't exist on the Galaxy Player.

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@ijim: you might find it easier to just put the android tools in your path and call it a day - you can then always use ADB from wherever you have files that you want to push, just open a command prompt and go to the directory you want to be in. I find it to be very helpful.