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[Captivate Android Development] jaymoore:
Rooted in 5 minutes.

First of all thank you to the OP for the great guide!

I think some of the confusion as to what to name the update file comes from Windows hiding file extensions. If you have extensions hidden for common file types in windows, when you append .zip to the file you are actually naming it Update.zip.zip. This won't work. So if you DO have extensions hidden, just rename it Update and the hidden .zip extension will be preserved.

I did mine on a linux box, FYI.

I downloaded the update file. Renamed it Update.zip and copied it to the root of the SD. I then powered the phone down and, holding both up and down volume buttons along with the power button until the AT&T logo came up, I got into the boot loader screen just fine and it went without a hitch.

Now I need to read up on how to properly remove all this confounded BLOATWARE AT&T has loaded on this magnificent device.:mad:
[Captivate Android Development] TWiG420:
Thanks very much. Everything went nice and smooth.
[Captivate Android Development] li1on:
Nevermind. I gotz mah r00t!
[Captivate Android Development] sulvand:
Followed these instructions and I have root! Super easy - Took all of 5 minutes.

Titanium backup running for all apps now, just in case I play too too much.
[Captivate Android Development] li1on:
sorry if this has been asked a million and four times, but what can we do with root at this moment?
[Captivate Android Development] Rennoc:
Install Titanium Backup, remove AT&T apps
[Captivate Android Development] gwf1213:
how do you confirm you successful rooted it
[Captivate Android Development] hondaracer574:
Hey guys.. Im new to the Android from WM and I just rooted my phone the other night. Im wondering when Android 2.2 comes out how am I going to be doing the upgrade. Do I have to unroot my phone update it and then root it again or is unrooting possible?
[Captivate Android Development] jkr500:
Thank you very much. I had the same issue. And by doing what you said it worked perfectly ... Thank you again
[Captivate Android Development] lbbo2002:
Thank you very much...quick copy to top director, restart with power/vol controls and you got root access....easy as pie. This place has always rocked.
[Captivate Android Development] li1on:
look in the app drawer/list and see if there's an app called SuperUser with a picture of a ninja
[Captivate Android Development] LockeCPM4:
Thank you OP and everyone else who contributed.

My root took all of 2 minutes!
[Captivate Android Development] manwiththedroid:
I got the ninja but Titanium Backup says it cannot get root permission. I checked the permission and TB should... what am i doing wrong?
[Captivate Android Development] manwiththedroid:
OK so all is working well. Removed AT&T crap and installed Launcher Pro... glad I did as I never noticed how much lag the Samsung UI has. My phone is pretty zippy now. Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] jblazea50:
quick question, since rooting requires just placing the update.zip into the internal sd card and installing by going to recovery, is it necessary to download and install the drivers?

isn't the adb sdk thing just if you want to use the commands and such and isn't necessary to root
[Captivate Android Development] icedude:
thanks a bunch
[Captivate Android Development] orlandoxpolice:
if you have drag and drop access to the phone, then yes just drop it in the main directory and recovery mode it with the volume buttons. but if you want to do more than just rooting then you should get the sdk
[Captivate Android Development] NOSintake:
Thanks OP and everyone for the help and info - successfully rooted! I had a few days to play with it non-rooted, but I was itching to root it for some reason.
[Captivate Android Development] bassahaulic:
First Android phone, but not new to Smart phone software modification.

This made it very easy! Thanks for the help. I think I may stick around. lol
[Captivate Android Development] gordec:
I have droid explorer installed. I think it installed SDK during the processs of. How can I make sure that SDK is there before looting? Or isn't even necessary right now to put SDK on if all I want to do is root?
[Captivate Android Development] acespaid:
can someone help please? i am getting an error and says "error in /sdcard/update.zip (status 7) installation aborted.....
[Captivate Android Development] WheresWaldo:
I am getting the same error on a newly acquired Captivate.

EDIT: Problem solved, the update in this thread did not work. the update.zip in a thread on page 2 worked fine. In that post author mentions editing the file in Ubuntu and signing it in Windows.

It is located in this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7169129&postcount=18
[Captivate Android Development] acespaid:
really what thread?!?!?!!? whats it called?
[Captivate Android Development] theMaginator:
Want to thank everyone here for the help.

After having and an iPhone 2G, 3G,3GS, i almost went to a 4G. But i'm glad I did not. I don't hate apple but have gotten sick of the same thing over and over with all these upgrades.

Followed the Guide:

1. Download Drivers from Samsung

2. Download Android SDK

3. Download The Update

4. Renamed it "update" (Windows automatically ads the .zip)

5. Extracted Android SDK to an folder named Android SDK on drive C:

6. Copied updated.zip to my Captivate (took out the external card, and set phone to USB debugging)

7. Went to CMD prompt made the aforementioned command (adp reboot recovery)

8. Waited for phone to go to the recovery prompt

9. Using the volume keys, navigated to reinstall files

10. Pressed the power to execute

11. Done

THE only question I had was that i did not make a backup prior to the rooting. So, what should I do?
[Captivate Android Development] :
Hi Guys,

Does anyone Know if the newly passed "Congress Law" of legalizing the "Rooting" of the phone would still void the Warranty or not?

Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] aisaev:
Un-rooting?

So I rootef my I897. Now I have to return it back to seller to get a replacement (not because it does not work, but because the contracting issues... long story). I want to return so it would look like it never was modified in any way, and that means I'll have to put the old non-rooted ROM back. Anybody has any idea where I can get default ROM for AT&T Captivate?

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] sfernandez:
Here you go this will help

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989
[Captivate Android Development] jhernand1102:
Yes rooting will void your warranty...The new law only prevents legal actions from being taken against you for hacking into the phones.
[Captivate Android Development] TPA_Droid:
Once rooted, delete or do not delete the update.zip file on the phone?
[Captivate Android Development] john17548:
I want to give you some sort of prize..Iv been up for like 5 days and then I read your post and got it..<333 I love you
[Captivate Android Development] rabbivj:
so when i type su it says permission denied...any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] eatkabab:
After rooting, my phone no longer mounts as a storage device unless its in debug mode. Is this normal? Is there any way to make it as it was, mounting outside of debug mode?

Thank you all for your invaluable resources and knowledge. You are what make these phones what they are.
[Captivate Android Development] maballs:
no mattet what i do when i put the folder which i have renamed "update.zip" in the captivate and restart it in recovery mode i get the message

"E:can't open /sdcard/update.zip

(bad)

installation aborted"

what am i doing wrong?

i tried downloading the file from various places and still got the same result
[Captivate Android Development] Kiserai:
Just leave it in debug mode. It doesn't hurt anything and in fact can save you if you do something to mess up the screen. A guy in the Nexus One forum had a screen go bad and since he had debugging turned off he was no longer able to adb into his phone. Since the screen was bad, he couldn't see what he was doing to turn debugging back on. If he had left that box checked, he could have done a wipe via adb and protected his personal information before sending the phone back to HTC. I don't know how Samsung will be, but HTC has been honoring the warranty for rooted devices as long as it's a hardware defect and has nothing to do with software issues.

If you're on a PC, make sure you didn't accidentally name it update.zip.zip. Sometimes Windows will hide your file extension. A good way to tell for sure what the file looks like is to browse to it using FileGo or Astro on your Captivate. If you select the file and look at the full filename on your android device it should show you whether or not you've got the extra .zip attached.

Looking forward to getting my wife a Captivate over the next week or so...and then promptly jacking it from her at every opportunity and making it "better" for her. :)

Also, anybody who's new to XDA and the Android community; I highly recommend going to check out the Nexus One forum. In a couple of months I believe the Galaxy S devices will be where the Nexus One is now as far as development goes. This phone is going to draw a lot of talent to it and everybody is going to benefit in the end, since devs are always borrowing ideas from other phones and making them work on their own device.

Open Source is so awesome.
[Captivate Android Development] jhnstn00:
I hope you're right. That would be awesome!!! FTW Galaxy S.
[Captivate Android Development] maballs:
i'm actually on a Mac :(
[Captivate Android Development] DevilDogVIKING:
Obviously I'm a newcomer to all this. I don't even have a phone yet, I'm waiting on the Epic, but I have been doing a lot of research on the internet and stores here in Norway messing with the Galaxy S to familiarize myself with the process and the android os. I'm just wondering if I should do a backup before rooting? And also if this method will work on the Epic? I'm thinking it will, I would just like to have a little reassurance from some more experienced members here. Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] max_warheads:
1) Backups never hurt to have extras

2) These backs are small enough to fit on quaint flash drives

3) Not required, but always good :)
[Captivate Android Development] blackjackboy:
Nandroid saved my life, I deleted an important file from Titanium backup, and clockworkmod recovery fixed it for me.
[Captivate Android Development] punjabiest:
Unroot

If i delete the update.zip and then do a hard reset, Will that Unroot my phone ? Thank you
[Captivate Android Development] max_warheads:
just uninstall the Superuser Permissions app, and you're done.
[Captivate Android Development] evil5826:
adb shell #Can be done with adb shell or using the local terminal on the phone.

su

rm -r /system/app/Superuser.apk

rm -r /system/xbin/busybox

rm -r /system/bin/su
[Captivate Android Development] GermanGuy:
I rooted succesfully, but still am not able to edit "localhosts" file. Tried various file explorer and terminal (pulling,editing ok, but does not let me push it back). Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] douglastheduke:
i just wanted to give a hearty thank you for everyone that put this together.

As a lifelong WM user, Android is proving to be a slow learning process for me.

Again, Thank you!
[Captivate Android Development] losingkid345:
when i put adb reboot recovery it says error: device not found anyone know how to fix this?

Edit: nevermind got it to work if anyone is having the same problem just look to page 5 and you'll find the answer
[Captivate Android Development] Molkaas:
Root/OTA

Hi,

Im new to the whole root thing. I managed to root my phone and I have a couple of questions. I would appreciate any help.

Will I get a notification for OTA when Froyo comes out for the Captivate?

Will I loose root?

What will I have to do to get 2.2 and not loose root or my applications or anything else?

Thank You
[Captivate Android Development] benebrady:
Strange error when re-starting phone...

I pressed the Volume Up / Down buttons and pressed the power button to turn on my phone and I was greeted with the following message on the screen:

I get an image of an android digging a hole with a shovel with the "Downloading..." message and a warning to "Do not turn off Target!!!" at the bottom of the screen.

It's been like this for a while now. Did I do something wrong?

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] blackjackboy:
That means you entered download mode, make sure you don't press any of the softkeys during startup (menu, home, back, search)
[Captivate Android Development] diminished5th:
I'm new to Android based phones. I have installed the drivers and everything. But when I 'mount' I can't seem to put the 'update.zip' file onto my phone. The phone doesn't show up on my comp help?
[Captivate Android Development] mkc90:
help

I cant get my captivate rooted

I follow all the steps but somehow when i get to the step when i jave to click run, cmd and enter.

I put the c:\android\tools

It doesnt do anything it wnt reboot and go to recovery
[Captivate Android Development] bsi007:
Unplug the USB cable and put the phone into Mass storage mode..

1. From the home screen menu--look under settings---usb settings.

2. From the home screen menu--look under settings--Applications--Development--check USB debbugging.

Reconnect the USB cable
[Captivate Android Development] mkc90:
help

Hey guys can i just manualy go to recovery mode by pressing the up Nd down volume button when the phone turns on..

Well i .press both of them bottons cuz i forgot which one was it to go to recovery mode.

But .laSt time i did it and took me to recovery mode Nd it sYs updTe zip i think.

I was going to do it but aint sure if this will root my phone ..

Any help please

ThNks
[Captivate Android Development] GuitsBoy:
Has anyone else had trouble communicating with the AT&T update server after rooting their phone? Mine throws an error now instead of the usual "no update available" message. It might be coincidental...
[Captivate Android Development] Rhiannon224:
Yeah, I'm rooted! Thanks this works like a charm. I am new to the Android world and I am so excited. I'm rooted! Super user here I come.
[Captivate Android Development] Rhiannon224:
I am running mine says it can't communicate with the server. Help please. Is this normal?

Does this now mean I will not be able to get the Froyo update?
[Captivate Android Development] GuitsBoy:
Seems like its probably the case.

Might actually be better off this way, since the froyo update might be incompatible. Youll have to flash back to stock rom, then do the upgrade, then apply whatever root patch comes out for the froyo updated phone.
[Captivate Android Development] Rhiannon224:
I haven't flashed.my story l rom, only rooted. Now my browser won't work on at&t 3g nut worked this.morning on my home wifi. Obviously I cancpnmect to.the net using apps bit not the browser any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] Bjd223:
Sorry I did not read the whole thread. Anyway has anyone tried the 2.3.1 update? There is another thread about it where one person said it worked and another said it caused a ton of FCs.

If it works perhaps this thread should be updated with the latest version?
[Captivate Android Development] Rhiannon224:
Okay, sorry for the mispellings, I am still getting used to the touchscreen keyboard and I was having trouble with auto correct.

Anyhow, last night I tooted my phone and it was a success, I then did my back up with Titanium, upgraded to donated version and will back up using that. This morning the web browser worked fine when I was connected to my home wifi network. This afternoon I tried to use the web browser to connect to the internet and I get a message "access to this URL has been blocked" when I was on AT&T 3G and not wifi. Has anyone else experienced this after rooting? I didn't do anything else with the phone besides back up with Titanium. AT&T was trouble shooting it earlier and the phone has all of the proper settings, I will not tell them I rooted it, they are going to have technical support call me at 8:30 for further trouble shooting because I didn't have another phone nearby. If I have to I will un root it with the directions provided in another section on here and return the phone for a new one and try the process again.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

update: I figured out the problem, I put a resriction on app downloads so that I don't accidently click on AT&T crapware and get charged monthly fees for crap I don't use and the idiots also put a block on 3G access. I panicked and set the device to default factory settings and wiped out everything. Thank got for Titanium Backup because I was able to restorn all of my contacts, settings, apps, and data. I even got the donated version, great developers deserve to be paid.
[Captivate Android Development] Zacarous:
my tools action cannot be found in cmd or when extracting
[Captivate Android Development] cookmd:
Root Captivate on Windows 7 Po x64

Sorry to ask, but after 17 pages of posts, I'm all kinds of confused. Thanks for being patient and answering my questions.

I just picked up the Samsung Captivate from AT&T last week, it's my first Android phone. I absolutely hate the AT&T bloatware on it. It is my understanding that the only way to remove it is by rooting my phone. However, I only have access to windows 7 x64 OS, and there seems to be some trouble in rooting the phone with this OS.

#1. How can I root my phone using Windows 7 x64?

#2. How can I remove AT&T Bloatware from it?

#3. What will I need to do to update my phone to Android 2.2 when it is available for my phone?

Thanks everyone!
[Captivate Android Development] eep2378:
Ok I think I'm ready to root my phone and try the various mods that are available. The important question I have is when samsung releases the software update and when froyo comes out, can I still update ota with a rooted phone? Will I have to go back to stock and how much of a pita is it to go back if I need to?
[Captivate Android Development] supertrac:
That person could be right, I tried it and yes nothing but FC on almost everything. But I don't know man, maybe something else caused the FCs.
[Captivate Android Development] balishared:
R.I.P. at&t crapware!

Hello SuperUser!!!

this was easy! dont forget to unmount your phone when installing busybox and using Titanium backup

many thanks to blackjackboy and all android developers

long live android!
[Captivate Android Development] Macaveli918:
HELP!!

None of this is making sense to me, i can't find any of the drivers and such that i need, i downloaded the android sdk and the update but idk where to put em on my computer and so i'm pretty much lost up to this point. can anybody help me?
[Captivate Android Development] max_warheads:
Try the One-Click Root. Should find that much easier for you.
[Captivate Android Development] blackjackboy:
Please, don't thank me, I just write up the guide. All credit goes to the actual devs I mentioned un the op
[Captivate Android Development] captain falcon:
whenever I click on the .zip file it automatically logs me out of my account, is it because i'm new?
[Captivate Android Development] jwoo52:
I can seem to download the root file I click and save it does nothing I click and open It does nothing any suggestions?
[Captivate Android Development] m27315:
how do I unroot, if I used the method described in OP to root?

I used the method described in the OP to root my Captivate. How do I unroot so I can apply new OTA updates? ... Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] hoff724:
when i click reinstall packages on my phone i get error message

E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip

(no such file or directory)

installation aborted.
[Captivate Android Development] jnthurlow18:
I hope someone can help me. Ive been trying to root my Captivate but when ever i download the update.zip it downloads as a zipped folder. is this normal? I know very little about computers. also when i put the update.zip folder in the internal memory of the phone and reboot when i select reinstall packages a message comes up "E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory) Installation aborted" :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] wmwilker:
download Astro File Manager from the market and look at the file. More than likely it's named update.zip.zip.

Erase the last .zip and you should be good to go
[Captivate Android Development] kylegeisler:
great job

thanks this worked well
[Captivate Android Development] jnthurlow18:
Indeed it was labeled as update.zip.zip I got rid of the extra.zip and still no luck. Now it gives me reason code 7......... But I love the app thanx :-)
[Captivate Android Development] Gr8Danes:
I would suspect the location is not correct then that you are adding it to? It should be added to your internal sd root and not your external sd. How are you connecting the phone to your pc? From "Mount"? or from "Kies"?

Hope this helps.
[Captivate Android Development] jnthurlow18:
Indeed it was labeled as update.zip.zip I downloaded astro file manage and renamed it. Now when I instal it says can't install reason code 7. But I love the new app thanx. Of you have any more suggestionsl please help.
[HD2 General] pcmax:
HI,

DOES ANYONE KNOWS ANY APP THAT CAN JUST SEND THE GPS POSITION THROUGH SMS? (NO USE OF A GPS KNOWN SOFTWARE LIKE TOMTOM OR IGO)

THANKS

:rolleyes:
[HD2 General] Yorkshire Yellow:
Try xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=549517
[Desire Themes and Apps] RetroFlux:
Ok, I am looking for a profile app that gives a specific feature, if I can take you back to the days of the nokia 6600:

you had your contacts and you add your contacts to groups- VIPs, friends etc. Then when you did your profile you could set alert for all calls or just from a specific group e.g. VIPs. So when my drunken friends decide to ring me at stupid o clock my phone does not ring but if someone on my VIP list rings me at stupid o clock it would ring. Does this make sense?

So I am looking for an app that will let me do this, there must be something like this, anyone got any suggestions?

Thanks.
[Desire Themes and Apps] RetroFlux:
Anyone?

This has to be possible as the alarm still sounds when the phone is on silent and contacts can be organised into groups.
[Desire Themes and Apps] TorbenKB:
Hi RetroFlux

You might want to try this: https://slideme.org/application/setting-profiles

Price is reasonable and as far as I can see (haven't tested the actual profile) you can make a rule and choose ie. VIP or group of contacts (Coworkers, Family, etc.).

In addition you can make profiles for car, meeting, night, or whatever you want.

Good luck.

:)
[Desire Themes and Apps] Arg0t:
Try Setting Profiles
[Desire Themes and Apps] RetroFlux:
Thanks I'll check it out.
[Desire Themes and Apps] RetroFlux:
Which profiles, the stock ones? Can't achieve what I need with them.
[Desire Themes and Apps] RetroFlux:
Oh wait, did you mean setting profiles as suggested by TorbenKB?
[Desire Themes and Apps] cez10:
yep i also recommend this one, its a bit complicated and has lots n lots features, but if you need them then this app is for you, if you want a simple loud, normal, quiet, night profiles download a free app called simply profiles, very nice and easy to use app :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] RetroFlux:
Just wanted to thank yous :D for your help on this Setting Profiles provides the functionality I need although it doesn't quite work properly. However, I have managed to find similar apps that I am in the process of testing.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] shEEEsh:
Apparently I installed something for free without thinking ... NOTHING IS FREE and now I am getting little banners here and there .. I was going to reset my Streak to

BRAND NEW

and start all over but I am afraid I won't be able to find my way back to installing "swype."

Is there a way to find out which app is putting the banners on my streak ?

What ever the ad is, it started T-Mobile billing me a $10 per month membership to something .. I don't know what, but they canceled it for me ..

I was thinking .. . A good thread or sub-category to add would be applications that attack your android.

Diane